Founded in 1986, FC Greater Boston Bolts is the oldest club in Massachusetts. The Club boasts a top level, professional coaching staff, recognized and respected nation-wide. Bolts players come from throughout eastern Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire and Rhode Island. A name change in April 2012 has FC Greater Boston retaining the Bolts name, but changing the name to reflect the growth of the club outside of "greater Boston" into NH, RI and beyond as well as acknowledging our professional affiliate Celtic FC. As of April, 2012 we are now FC Bolts Celtic.
Bolts players and alumni have represented numerous colleges and universities across the country, the US National Teams, and Major League Soccer, FCGB Alumni include: Jay Heaps (former New England Revolution player), Charlie Davies (US Soccer National Team & FC Sochaux-Montbeliard-Ligue 1 - France, now with MLS DC United), Sheanon Williams (U18 US National Team & former UNC Tar Heels player) among others. In an unprecedented achievement, Bolts teams advanced out of the round robin and into the semi-finals in EVERY age group, U11- 17 in the 2007 Massachusetts State Cup.
FC Greater Boston was one of the original eleven youth soccer clubs selected for the US Soccer Development Academy. The US Soccer Academy provides our players unprecedented training methods, and the ultimate exposure to college and US National Team coaches. After an extensive review process, the US Soccer Federation coaches hand selected the best clubs in the United States from among hundreds of applicants based on their record of high level youth development, history of success in major tournaments, and quality coaching staffs. Teams will compete in the U16 and U18 age groups. Read more on the Development Academy.
In addition, the club has attracted an impressive staff of coaches, such as former FCGB Technical Director and former US National Team star, Bruce Murray; England’s Ipswich legend, Paul Mariner; Former Revolution defensive Player of the Year, Francis Okaroh, and many others.
The club has been led by a series of recognized soccer figures, such as John Burrill, current Executive Director of Mass Youth Soccer; Ed Kelly, Head Men’s Coach at Boston College; John Kerr, who also is the Head Men’s Coach at Duke University; and current Director of Coaching, Brian Ainscough. Brian is the head men’s soccer coach at Northeastern University.
Beginning with 4 girls teams, the club attracted the finest coaches and players in the Boston area, and rapidly grew to a coed club of national recognition. In 1994, the girls U19 Bolts captured the USYSA National Championship title, becoming the first and only girl’s team from Massachusetts to win the prestigious national title. In 2005, the boys U15 Bolts became the first and only Massachusetts boy’s team to win the title. In its tenure, Bolts teams have earned a spot of national prominence winning more state, regional and national cup competitions, and also other national and international showcase tournaments such as Score at the Shore, the Disney Showcase, Dallas Cup and Surf Cup, than any other Massachusetts team.
In addition to training 2 – 3 per week, Bolts teams compete in the local New England Premiership (NEP), USCS Pre-Academy League, Region 1 Premier League, and our U16 and U18 boys teams compete in the USSF Development Academy. Older Bolts teams also compete in Showcase tournaments around the country. Bolts players and alumni play in college, on the Olympic Development Program, Regional and National pools, and professionally in the US and internationally. FCGB is a Nike Premier partner club.
2X USYSA National Champions
2005 - U15 Boys Adidas-Cup
1994 - U19 Girls Ross Stewart Cup
9X USYSA Region 1 Champions
2006 - U16 Girls
2005 - U13 Boys, U15 Boys
2004 - U18 Boys
1998, 1996, 1994, 1993 - U19 Girls
1991 - U15 Girls
