2019 New York City FC season
The 2019 New York City FC season was the club's fifth season of competition and its fifth in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer. New York City FC played its home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx.
Club
Roster
Player movement
In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred From | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
| 11 | MF |  Valentín Castellanos |  Club Atlético Torque | Free transfer | December 13, 2018 | |
| 15 | MF |  Tony Rocha | Orlando City | Free Transfer | December 14, 2018 | |
| 55 | MF | Keaton Parks |  Benfica | Loan | January 19, 2019 | |
| 12 | MF |  Ebenezer Ofori |  VfB Stuttgart | Loan | January 22, 2019 | |
| 80 | MF | Justin Haak | New York City | Promoted from the Academy | January 24, 2019 | |
| 14 | MF | Juan Pablo Torres |  Lokeren | Free transfer | January 26, 2019 | |
| 28 | MF |  Alexandru Mitriță | Universitatea Craiova | €8 million | February 3, 2019 | |
| 9 | FW |  Héber |  Rijeka | €2,5 million | March 21, 2019 | |
| 17 | MF |  Gary Mackay-Steven | Aberdeen | Free transfer | June 24, 2019 | |
| 5 | DF | Eric Miller | Minnesota United | $50,000 in General Allocation Money | July 29, 2019 |
Out
Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred To | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
| 20 | MF |  Eloi Amagat | UE Olot | Option declined | November 17, 2018 | |
| 7 | FW | David Villa |  Vissel Kobe | Free transfer | December 1, 2018 | |
| 14 | MF |  Kwame Awuah | Forge FC | Free transfer | November 29, 2018 | |
| 15 | MF | Tommy McNamara | Houston Dynamo | Free transfer | November 29, 2018 | |
| 24 | GK | Andre Rawls | Colorado Rapids | Free transfer | November 29, 2018 | |
| 22 | FW |  Rodney Wallace | Sporting Kansas City | Free transfer | November 29, 2018 | |
| 30 | MF |  Yangel Herrera |  Manchester City | Return | November 29, 2018 | |
| 13 | DF | Saad Abdul-Salaam | Seattle Sounders | Trade | November 29, 2018 | |
| 9 | FW |  Jo Inge Berget |  Malmö FF | Option declined | January 25, 2019 | |
| 13 | DF |  Cédric Hountondji |  Levski Sofia | Option declined | January 28, 2019 | |
| 17 | FW | Jonathan Lewis | Colorado Rapids | Trade | May 8, 2019 |
Competitions
Exhibitions
Major League Soccer
Standings
Match results
NYCFC announced their 2019 season schedule on January 7, 2019.Unless otherwise noted, all times in EDT
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
As a member of MLS, NYCFC entered the competition at the fourth round, which was played on June 12, 2019.Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club