The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that FC Baltimore head coach Larry Sancomb has been named the 2019 Coach of the Year. The selection was made through online voting by teams, media members, fans, and supporters.

“Coach of the Year is the cherry on the top,”said Sancomb, a Severn native. “The organization as a whole and the players made the job easy. I couldn’t have asked for a better home base and better group of guys to work with.”

Sancomb led FC Baltimore to an overall record of 12-3-1 in 2019, including a 6-1-1 mark in the NPSL regular season. FC Baltimore also recently had the opportunity to play legendary Portuguese side S.L. Benfica in a closed-door scrimmage.

“Larry is a rare gem,” FC Baltimore General Manager Alex Lubyansky said. “He cares deeply about all of the players on a personal level. His commitment to the cause and passion for the game is second to none and we are honored to have him leading the squad.”

Sancomb comes to FC Baltimore after spectacular success with Christos FC, an Anne Arundel County-based club that made a deep run in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2017. In the fourth round of that year’s edition of the Open Cup, they became a national darling by scoring the first goal against D.C. United of Major League Soccer (MLS).

In addition to his success with Christos FC, Sancomb has been heavily involved with Olympic Development Program (ODP), high school, youth, and college soccer in Baltimore since 1994.