Electric City Football Club Announces First Head Coach In Team History

Michael Marcoccia has become the Electric City Football Club’s (ECFC) inaugural head coach for the men’s and women’s teams announced at a press conference at their headquarters on Thursday.

Rob Jenkins, ECFC President (left) with newly appointed head coach Michael Marcoccia (right). Marcoccia has been the head coach for FC London since 2018 leading the team to a regular-season title at 12-2-2 in his inaugural year with the team. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

“We have been searching for the right Head Coach for this project for over a year and conducted countless interviews with individuals from across North America,” explained Rob Jenkins, ECFC President. “We couldn’t be more pleased to have been able to land such a great coaching talent to lead our project. Michael brings with him a tradition of excellence in League1 Ontario on both the Men’s and Women’s side and has the ambition and ability to take this project to the next level.  We feel very fortunate to have him in Peterborough.”

The London, Ont. native was head coach and technical director at FC London for the past six years where he coached both the Women’s (since 2016) and Men’s (Since 2018) League1 Ontario Teams. 

During that time, he has amassed a record of 100 wins, 14 draws and 28 losses. He has also won more League1 titles than any other coach including three League1 Ontario Championships, five League1 Ontario Regular Season Titles and one League1 Ontario Cup.

Marcoccia was named the 2018 League 1 Men's & Women's Coach of the Year. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

Marcoccia has also earned numerous personal accolades including being named League1 Ontario Coach of the Year three times.

“The first thing that drew me to Peterborough and Electric City FC was the project itself,” Marcoccia shared, “The more I learned from talking to Rob, the more I realized that this project was much bigger than I originally thought and something that I wanted to be a part of at this stage in my career.”

While coaching at FC London, Marcoccia also captured three OCAA Provincial titles and one CCAA National Bronze with the Fanshawe College Falcons Women’s Team. In 2019, he took the side to become the number one ranked team in Canada, for the first time in program history. Marcoccia has also been selected to coach the League1 Ontario All-Stars on 3 separate occasions.

“All I’ve heard so far is how great the community support is here in Peterborough,” Marcoccia continued. “One of the things I’m most looking forward to is diving into the community, getting to know the people, and experiencing the passion.” 

Prior to coaching, the Italian-Canadian spent time with multiple clubs in Italy's Serie C2, Serie D, Eccellenza and in France's Championnat National. Marcoccia also played locally for London City Soccer Club and FC London where he would retire to begin his coaching career.

“With our ambitions set high, it is going to take the whole community getting behind us and in response to that support I think it’s important for this team to be a reflection of this community,” said Marcoccia after addressing his playstyle. “Fans can expect to see a team on the pitch that is hardworking, passionate and dedicated to working together.”

The Italian-Canadian is regarded by many as the next up-and-coming coach in Canada, being touted by the Canadian Premier League’s Marty Thompson as one to watch out for a Canadian Premier League coaching spot in the future. 

“The next steps are to build our team and we are looking for players who have the same ambition to go professional as we do,” Marcoccia concluded. “This is an excellent opportunity for individuals to start in League1 Ontario and work their way with the club to the next level.”

Open Tryouts for Electric City FC are being held on Dec. 1 for both the Men’s and Women’s teams indoors at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan, registration is limited and now open at electriccityfc.com/tryouts.

The team has said they want to focus on not only running an excellent soccer team but grow the game within the coty.

“There’s probably a lot of coaches out in the area doing great things,” said Marcoccia. “The starting point is not to come in and not to change things but Not just find out what they’re doing but offer education to those where needed.”

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