Welcome to Spindles
Spindles United Football Club is an amateur soccer club based in Cohoes, NY.
The club currently hosts a men’s side in the Capital District Soccer League (CDSL).
Also known as “The Spins”, the club exists to push the barriers of soccer in the Capital Region and beyond.
Change is good, and sport can drive change.
Up the Spins!
Passion
Spindles is what happens when dozens of very passionate individuals come together.
Sporting, creativity, management.
Spindles looks to cultivate everyones passions and make an impact.
We are Grassroots.
Spindles United is the example of Grassroots Football.
Built from nothing but passion and community, the club is nothing without people.
3 years into the project, the club held the 2024 Grassroots Cup. A celebration of Grassroots Football.
The event saw more than 350 spectators at Lansing Park in Cohoes, NY.
Read the full event recap below.
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Spindles United FC exists because and for the local community in and around Cohoes, NY.
The club takes part in several community events every year to volunteer our support and teach the youth the game of soccer.
Our most notable partnership began in 2023 with the Cohoes Recreational Soccer Inc.
With this relationship, the club has overtaken the league's 4-6 age group, Soccer Tots every Fall.
Other partnerships have included the City of Cohoes, Russell Sage College and other a dozen local businesses.
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Football in the U.S. is complicated, but it doesn't have to be in the Capital Region.
NYC, Philadelphia, Austin, and many more. Cities all across the country are cultivating a new soccer culture.
Affordable, grassroots, accessible and community-based soccer leagues will be the driving force to grow the beautiful game in the U.S.
Clubs like Spindles exist to push this agenda in their respective homes. For us, the New York State Capital.
Join us on this journey of supporting a better football for the future.
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The Capital District Soccer League (CDSL) has existed in the Albany area for more than 30 years.
The league consists of 8 local amateur clubs, with a 10 week regular season from May - July.
In 2023, Spindles second season in the CDSL, the club made its first playoff final appearance.
In 2024, Spindles finished second place during the regular season, the club's highest seed to date.
What do we do?
A Club for the Community.
Building this club within our local community is our most important value.
The Founders
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Jarron Frangie
OWNER
Cohoes High School 19'
SUNY ESF 23'
ESF Men's Soccer 21' - 23'
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Jordan Prouty
HEAD COACH
Cohoes High School 21'
Russell Sage 24'
Sage Men's Soccer 21' - 23'
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Jad Essoulaimani
PLAYER
Cohoes High School 22'
University at Albany 26'
Spindles Captain 22' - 24'
Founded in 2022
A Historic Crest
After a rebrand in 2023, the Spindles United Crest is a representation of the history of Cohoes, NY.
Using a Victorian Gothic font from the cities 17th century architecture, lifestyle, and branding.
The lady silhouette in the center badge honors the thousands of young women and children that were overworked and underpaid in the Cohoes Mills during the Industrial Revolution.
