OUR PURPOSE
This is the story of the Greatest Union of Land and Sea. Two forces coming together to build a community; to build a club.
The Monterey region has been waiting for a club to call their own; a professional sports team at the highest levels built with the community and for the community. A club that represents both people and place and embodies all that is the wonder, beauty, magic and diversity of Monterey Bay. That time has come. That time is here.
Monterey Bay FC is committed to elevating the world’s game in a region that has long embraced soccer. Our matches on the campus of California State University, Monterey Bay will be a place to gather as a community, and our crest will be something that we will all want to wear proudly over our hearts.
We are Monterey Bay Football Club
NUESTRO PROPÓSITO
Esta es La Gran Historia de Mar y Tierra. Dos fuerzas que se unen para construir una comunidad; un club.
La región de la Bahía de Monterey ha querido un club que sea suyo, un club deportivo profesional construido para la comunidad y por la comunidad. Un club que represente a su gente, a este hogar y todas sus maravillas, magia y diversidad que tiene la Bahía de Monterey. Ese tiempo ya está aquí.
Monterey Bay FC se comete en elevar el fútbol en una región que ha querido su propio equipo. Nuestros partidos en el campus de la Universidad Estatal de la Bahía de Monterey (CSUMB), será un lugar en donde la comunidad se une y nuestro escudo será algo que todos queramos usar en nuestros corazones.
Somos Monterey Bay Football Club
Monterey Bay Football Club was founded on February 1, 2021 and played its inaugural season in the USL Championship in 2022. Led by Principal Owner and Chairman Ray Beshoff, alongside a dedicated group of local investors, the club worked with the community to craft and develop its official colors – Crisp blue and Kelp blue – as well as its crest, which was unveiled in July 2021. Beshoff, a Dublin, Ireland native, is a resident of Monterey Bay and has deep ties to the region.
The front office is led by President Mike DiGiulio. For over 25 years, DiGiulio led some of the most successful auto dealerships in Northern California. He brings his experience in building enthusiastic and high-performing teams and cultivating long-term partnerships to his role at the club.
The club’s Technical Director is Simon Dawkins, a London-born former Jamaican international who enjoyed a 20-year professional playing career with clubs including Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County, Ipswich Town, and the San Jose Earthquakes, where he was named one of the Quakes’ Top-50 Players of All-Time. Dawkins joined Monterey Bay FC ahead of its inaugural season in 2022, becoming a key player and delivering one of the club’s most memorable moments with his dramatic equalizer against LAFC in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup. After retiring in 2024, he transitioned into a leadership role, where he now oversees the club’s sporting operations and player development, driven by his passion for building a winning culture and fostering connections within the community.
The club’s Head Coach is Jordan Stewart, a former Leicester City, Watford, San Jose Earthquakes, and England U21 National Team defender who began his coaching career in 2022 with the Quakes Academy before being elevated to serve as the first assistant coach for San Jose’s MLS NEXT Pro side Quakes II (now known as The Town FC) in 2023. Stewart became the second manager in Monterey Bay FC history on August 5, 2024.
The club plays at Cardinale Stadium, a 6,000-seat soccer-specific venue located in the middle of the Monterey Peninsula on the campus of California State University, Monterey Bay. Formerly home to the Fort Ord Warriors, a semi-pro American football team composed of military service members, Monterey Bay Football Club invested over $11 million in renovations to transition Cardinale Stadium into its newest era. The home of the Union is lined by the region’s iconic Monterey cypress trees and offers the local community a one-of-a-kind professional soccer experience.
