Burlingame Dragons FC

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Ground Capacity 4,000 Website Club home page		Head Coach TBD Founded 2014

Full name Burlingame Dragons Football Club Stadium Burlingame High School Burlingame, California 2016 2nd, Central Pacific Division Playoffs: Conference Semifinals League Premier Development League Owners David Ebersman, Nick Swinmurn Grounds Burlingame High School, Burlingame Profiles Facebook

Burlingame Dragons FC is an American soccer club based in Burlingame, California. Founded in 2014, the team plays in the Premier Development League (PDL). The team is owned by Nick Swinmurn, founder of Zappos.com and a minority investor in the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, and David Ebersman, former CFO of Facebook and Genentech.

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The team plays its home games at Burlingame High School stadium. BDFC signed an affiliation agreement with the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer to be their official U23 team on December 9, 2014. The Dragons replaced the San Jose Earthquakes U23 squad that played in the PDL in 2014. Dana Taylor, former Earthquakes U23 and Cal State Stanislaus coach, was hired as the Dragons first head coach on January 27, 2015. The following season, Eric Bucchere replaced Taylor as head coach. Bucchere resigned after the 2016 season, and the new coach is TBD.

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2015 - Southwest Division Champions

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Burlingame Dragons FC’s inaugural season in the PDL was capped by its first ever division title, a playoff win and an appearance in the Western Conference Final Four.

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In their debut season, the Dragons started strong with wins over the Fresno Fuego and the Golden State Misioneros. On May 29, they suffered their only loss of the season with a 3-0 loss to Ventura County; however, they finished the season strong going 8-0-2 to take the Southwest Division title. In the Western Conference Championships, they avenged their only loss by defeating the Fusion in the first round (1-0) but then lost in the semi-finals to the Seattle Sounders FC U-23 1-0.

The Dragons also played in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup by inheriting the spot earned by the San Jose Earthquakes U23 team. They lost in overtime 2-1 to Sonoma County Sol in the first round.