Phone: (347) 380-1028
Website: Socceroof Website
Instagram: @socceroof
In April 2023, the Plei App officially expanded into our 15th region, New York City! 🍏 After months and months of hard work and effort from all of us at Plei, one of our dream destinations for the app finally came true. We were able to witness the great reception from what is truly a huge community of ballers that was itching to have access to our service. 📲
We kicked off this historic expansion by partnering with Socceroof NYC. As part of our ongoing blog series, we will be highlighting all of our partner facilities in every region where Plei has touched down. 🛬
Keep on reading to learn more about this startup company that runs a total of five beautiful locations across New York City! 👇
It’s safe to say that the project has achieved precisely what it proposed way back when it was only an idea in the minds of founders Jean-David Tartour and Jerome Meary. To bring Socceroof to life, they looked to the already-established culture of small-sided, easy-to-access soccer across Europe, focusing specifically on France, their home country.
Prior experience went a long way when it came to Socceroof. Tartour had already established a critically-acclaimed company in France called LE FIVE, which currently runs a grand total of 22 venues across the country. It would be an understatement to say that they essentially dominate the pickup soccer scene there.
The concept of LE FIVE provides players of all ages and backgrounds with easily accessible, top-notch turf fields. Each facility is also equipped with attractive social spaces, sports bars and other amenities so that guests can also sit back, relax and have a good time.
This unique blend of sporting spaces combined with an inviting setting and ambience similar to that of a restaurant, club or lounge is precisely the vision that Tartour and Meary had in mind to recreate. What they quickly realized is that the indoor soccer market in the United States was virtually untouched when it came to providing a genuine experience of the beautiful game.
There was no real name-brand or household name in the country that could be compared to something like LE FIVE in France. Just a bunch of worn-down, cheap facilities that actually do more to take the love and passion out of the game instead of advancing it.
Of course, soccer growth in the United States has seen a steady rise over the last two decades, but it still cannot be compared to the way it is deeply-rooted in the cultures of South America, Europe and Africa, for example. With the 2026 World Cup just 3 years away, it will surely be well-received, but there is still so much work to do.
Tartour and Meary aimed to fix this lack of passion, and looked towards none other than the City That Never Sleeps to begin their American journey.
With this blueprint in mind of creating a refreshing overall experience that goes the extra mile to provide more to a community than just a fun place to play soccer, they officially opened their original Socceroof venue in the industrial waterfront of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, in early 2018.
3 years later, they began production of two brand-new locations midway through 2021, one in Long Island City, Queens and another in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Both facilities opened at the turn of the new year on January 1st, 2022, and have been well-received.
A Socceroof facility can be best described as a diverse, fresh take on soccer. All three venues are located on building rooftops, hence the name, and feature top-quality small-sided fields that are open all year-long. On top of that, there are both indoor and outdoor social spaces for non-playing guests to take advantage of as well, promising plenty of nightlife potential.
Throw in the financial backing of global soccer figures like Manchester United player Anthony Martial and former Paris Saint-Germain owner Patrick Sayer, support from Major League Soccer and partnerships with New York City FC and the New York Red Bulls, and you have a trident of soccer facilities that is here to truly grow the beautiful game in the Big Apple and beyond.
Their mission statement on their website says it best:
Keep scrolling to learn about Socceroof’s sixth and latest expansion, located in New Rochelle, Westchester. 👇
Address: 33 Lecount Pl, New Rochelle, NY 10801
Phone: (646) 477-5982
Website: Socceroof - New Rochelle Page
Hours Of Operation:
10 am to 2 am, 7 days a week
Located inside of the New Roc City mall, this facility once again offers Socceroof’s golden recipe of combining small-sided pickup footy culture with an inviting social atmosphere. This time, though, they’ve taken it a couple steps further. 🙃
We’ll explain what we mean, don’t worry. 🔽
Although not quite boasting the same amount of turf soccer fields as their OG location in Sunset Park, New Rochelle’s six (6) total field spaces puts them as the Socceroof venue with the second-highest field count. 🥈
Socceroof’s sixth facility has six total soccer fields… how poetic is that? ✍️
Keeping in standard with their other locations, New Rochelle’s fields are best suited for 5v5 pickup games. Also similar is the versatility aspect: 2 or 3 fields can be combined to create room for even larger games of up to 7v7. 👌
Although the facility doesn’t stray away from the footy trends that you’d find at other Socceroof locations, it does revolutionize the brand in an entirely different way…
New Rochelle can accommodate other sports! 🙌
That’s right: for the first time ever, Socceroof has installed spaces for other pastimes. Three (3) hard courts are what you’ll find exclusively at Socceroof New Rochelle, for the purposes of pickleball and basketball. 🥒🏀
Oh, and to stay in tune with the beautiful game, futsal can also be played on these courts. 🥅
As a cherry on top, batting cages for baseball and softball players are also available. ⚾🥎
Like the other Socceroof locations, New Rochelle is great for all sorts of occasions, whether it’s to hang out with some friends and family or to watch a live game. Feel free to spend time at their bar & lounge area, and maybe grab a drink or two while you’re at it. 🍻
Other amenities include field rentals, leagues & tournaments for all ages, youth classes and camps and the ability to host birthday parties. 🥳
Finally, an arcade space is coming soon! 🕹️
Check out their website to learn more about all of their offerings. 📲
That’s all we have about Socceroof at New Rochelle! If you want to read about their three other NYC locations available on the Plei App, click any of the following links below. 🔗
Our partnership with Socceroof is still going strong! At this time, we proudly host pickup games at all 4️⃣ of their up-and-running locations throughout NYC. 🍏 Download the Plei App from the App Store or the Google Play Store today and sign up for a pickup game now! ⚽
