The team was founded in 1998 by father and son Mike and Matt Svanda.[1]
In 2019, the team won the National Amateur Cup for the first time in its history, becoming the second team from Connecticut, & first since 1967, to win the Cup.[2][3] The team beat New Jersey sides Jackson Lions and Cedar Stars Academy to reach the USASA Region I Final against Steel FC (Pennsylvania), which the team won 2–0.[4][5][6][7] In the National Final, the Pride beat RWB Adria (Illinois) in the semifinal before beating Horizon FC (Texas), 4–0, and won both the trophy and $15,000.[8][9]
As National Amateur Cup Champions Newtown also secured a spot in the 2020 Hank Steinbrecher Cup. The team would compete against defending champion Flint City Bucks and the National Champions of both the NPSL and USL 2 (or the furthest advancing amateur team if the champion is a professional side) to determine the "USA National Amateur Champions".[13]
On June 4, 2023, Newtown won the inaugural The Soccer Tournament, a 7-a-side tournament held in Cary, North Carolina. They were the only fully amateur club in the tournament and competed against teams representing professional clubs or those that comprised current and former professional players.[16] Newtown clinched the tournament championship and its $1 million prize by defeating Canada's SLC FC 2–0 in the final.[17] A portion of the prize money was donated by the team to the Newtown Community Center.[18]
^"TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE". Newtown Pride FC. Retrieved January 13, 2020. The club was officially founded in 1998 By head Coach Michael Svanda & Son Matt Svanda.
^"Mesoamerica Advance to USASA National Amateur Cup Final". CalSouth. Retrieved January 13, 2020. Aside from a national title and bragging rights at stake, National Amateur Cup Champions earn a spot in the U.S Open Cup, as well as cash prizes listed below. Champion – $15,000 Runner Up – $10,000 Third Place – $7,500 Fourth Place – $5,000
^"Eighty-Nine Amateur Teams Approved for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Qualifying" (Press release). U.S. Soccer. August 21, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020. Beyond the amateur teams in local qualifying, Newtown Pride FC (Newtown, Connecticut), by virtue of winning the 2019 U.S. Adult Soccer Association National Amateur Cup on Aug. 3, has been awarded a direct slot into the first round of next year's Open Cup and will not compete in local qualifying, the second year running where a first round berth has been reserved for the Amateur Cup champion.
^"Hank Steinbrecher Cup". U.S. Adult Soccer. Retrieved January 13, 2020. The Steinbrecher is a competition between the reigning National Amateur Cup champion, the NPSL champion, the USL Two champion and the previous year's Steinbrecher champion... The three-peat of the USASA national championship ensures that the Bucks will represent again in the 2020 Hank Steinbrecher Cup, but also brought with it some more good news. Tournament Director Duncan Riddle and tournament namesake Hank Steinbrecher confirmed that the Bucks will host the 2020 tournament in Flint next May as the team goes for a record fourth title in a row.