| 2019–20 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO | Sean Mann | |||
| Manager | Trevor James | |||
| Stadium | Keyworth Stadium | |||
| NISA | Fall: N/A Spring: 3rd | |||
| Playoffs | Fall: N/A Spring: N/A | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: 1 goal each: Matt Lewis Roddy Green[a] All: 1 goal each: Matt Lewis Roddy Green[b] | |||
| Biggest win | 0–2 (against LA Force)[1] | |||
| ||||
The 2019–20 season was Detroit City FC's first professional season since the club was established in 2012 and their first in the National Independent Soccer Association.
Detroit City FC was accepted in the National Independent Soccer Association on December 11, 2019, and began competing in the 2020 Spring season.[2] After playing a single match, the NISA season was postponed and then ultimately canceled on April 27, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5]
Roster
[edit]As of March 25, 2020.[6]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  | Nathan Steinwascher | (1993-02-15) February 15, 1993 | 2016 |
| 5 | DF |  | Stephen Carroll (captain) | (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 | 2017 |
| 7 | MF | | Roddy Green | (1997-09-26) September 26, 1997 | 2017 |
| 8 | MF | | Bakie Goodman | (1995-02-28) February 28, 1995 | 2019 |
| 9 | FW |  | Shawn Lawson | (1994-01-13) January 13, 1994 | 2017 |
| 10 | MF |  | Cyrus Saydee | (1992-03-21) March 21, 1992 | 2012 |
| 11 | DF | | Connor Rutz | (1997-04-09) April 9, 1997 | 2020 |
| 12 | DF |  | Tendai Jirira | (1991-11-12) November 12, 1991[7] | 2019 |
| 14 | MF |  | Michael Kafari | (1991-10-30) October 30, 1991 | 2020 |
| 17 | MF |  | James Vaughan | (1994-12-11) December 11, 1994 | 2019 |
| 20 | FW |  | Yazeed Matthews | (1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 | 2019 |
| 22 | DF | | Kevin Venegas | (1989-04-29) April 29, 1989 | 2020 |
| 23 | DF |  | Sebastian Capozucchi | (1995-12-23) December 23, 1995 | 2020 |
| 30 | DF | | Evans Frimpong | (1989-08-08) August 8, 1989 | 2019 |
| 31 | GK | | Austin Rogers | (1995-08-10) August 10, 1995 | 2020 |
| 57 | FW |  | Javier Bautista | (1993-03-22) March 22, 1993 | 2015 |
| 99 | MF |  | George Chomakov | (1990-11-19) November 19, 1990 | 2014 |
Coaching staff
[edit]| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Trevor James |
Head coach and general manager |
| Brie Gauna |
Head athletic trainer |
 Armen Tonianse |
Assistant and goalkeeper coach |
Transfers
[edit]Transfers In
[edit]| Date from | Position | Player | Last team | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 14, 2020 | DF | Kevin Venegas |
New York Cosmos | Free transfer | [8][9][10] |
| February 20, 2020 | MF | Salvatore Barone |
New York Cosmos | Loan for Spring Season | [11][10] |
| February 20, 2020 | DF | Matt Lewis |
New York Cosmos | Loan for Spring Season | [11][10] |
| February 26, 2020 | DF | Sebastian Capozucchi |
Milwaukee Torrent | Free transfer | [12] |
| February 26, 2020 | MF | Michael Kafari |
New York Cosmos | Free transfer | [12][10] |
| February 27, 2020 | DF | Connor Rutz |
Cincinnati Dutch Lions | Free transfer | [13] |
| February 27, 2020 | GK | Austin Rogers |
 KF Tërbuni |
Free transfer | [13][10] |
| February 28, 2020 | FW | Isaac Acuña |
New York Cosmos | Loan for Spring Season | [14] |
| March 11, 2020 | FW |  Darwin Espinal |
New York Cosmos | Loan for Spring Season |
Competitions
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]Detroit City v FC Juárez
FC Juárez
| July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10) Friendly | Detroit City | 1–3 | FC Juárez | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:30 pm EST |
|
Team Report Detroit News Report |
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,901 |
Detroit City v Indy Eleven
| August 13, 2019 (2019-08-13) Friendly | Detroit City | 0–1 | Indy Eleven | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:30 pm EST | Report |
|
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 4,350 |
Detroit City v Philadelphia Fury
| August 31, 2019 (2019-08-31) Friendly | Detroit City | 1–0 | Philadelphia Fury | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:30 pm EST | Peterson  63' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 5,859 |
Detroit City v Atlas F.C.
Atlas F.C.
| September 7, 2019 (2019-09-07) Friendly | Detroit City | 2–1 | Atlas F.C. | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:30 pm EST | Report |
|
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 7,478 |
Indy Eleven v Detroit City
| February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14) Pre-Season | Indy Eleven | 2–1 | Detroit City | Westfield, Indiana |
|
Stadium: Grand Park | |||
| Note: Closed to public | ||||
NISA Fall season
[edit]Detroit City did not take part in the 2019 NISA Fall season in an official capacity. On August 15, the NISA Board of Governors announced Detroit, along with Chattanooga FC and Oakland Roots SC, had been accepted into the league but would not begin full league play until Spring 2020.[17] The team did play a friendly match against then NISA member Philadelphia Fury on Saturday, August 31 at home.[18] City also hosted a friendly against Liga MX side Atlas F.C. in September and earned the upset win, 2–1, in-front of a sold-out crowd.[19][20][21]
NISA Spring season
[edit]Details for the 2020 NISA Spring showcase were announced January 27, 2020.[22] On February 4, 2020, Detroit City FC announced a TV deal with local WMYD TV20 Detroit[23] and the spring season home kickoff times.[24]
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland Roots SC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 2 | California United Strikers FC (Q) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Detroit City FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Stumptown Athletic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | San Diego 1904 FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Chattanooga FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Los Angeles Force | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 8 | Michigan Stars FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on March 8, 2020. Source: NISAofficial.com
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Last updated: February 28, 2020.
Source: Match reports
Matches
[edit]LA Force v Detroit City
| February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28) Week 1 | LA Force | 0–2 | Detroit City | Los Angeles, California |
| 22:00 EST |
|
Team Report Detroit News Report MyCujoo Broadcast |
Stadium: Jesse Owens Stadium Attendance: 1,132 |
Detroit City v Oakland Roots
| March 21, 2020 (2020-03-21) Week 2 | Detroit City | C–C | Oakland Roots | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 15:00 EDT | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium | |||
| Note: On March 12, NISA announced that it would be suspending its season 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic[25] | ||||
Detroit City v Michigan Stars
| March 28, 2020 (2020-03-28) Week 3 | Detroit City | C–C | Michigan Stars | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 15:00 EDT | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium | |||
| Note: On March 12, NISA announced that it would be suspending its season 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic[25] | ||||
Oakland Roots v Detroit City
| April 4, 2020 (2020-04-04) Week 4 | Oakland Roots | C–C | Detroit City | Oakland, California |
| 20:10 EDT | Stadium: Laney College | |||
| Note: On March 12, NISA announced that it would be suspending its season 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic[25] | ||||
Detroit City v Chattanooga FC
| April 11, 2020 (2020-04-11) Week 5 | Detroit City | C–C | Chattanooga FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 15:00 EDT | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium | |||
| Note: On March 20, NISA announced that it would be extending its suspension of its season to May 10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[26] | ||||
Cal United v Detroit City
| April 19, 2020 (2020-04-19) Week 6 | Cal United | C–C | Detroit City | Irvine, California |
| 19:00 EDT | Stadium: Championship Stadium | |||
| Note: On March 20, NISA announced that it would be extending its suspension of its season to May 10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[26] | ||||
Detroit City v 1904 FC
| April 25, 2020 (2020-04-25) Week 7 | Detroit City | C–C | 1904 FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 15:00 EDT | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium | |||
| Note: On March 20, NISA announced that it would be extending its suspension of its season to May 10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[26] | ||||
Chattanooga FC v Detroit City
| May 2, 2020 (2020-05-02) Week 8 | Chattanooga FC | C–C | Detroit City | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 19:30 EDT | Stadium: Finley Stadium | |||
| Note: On March 20, NISA announced that it would be extending its suspension of its season to May 10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[26] | ||||
1904 FC v Detroit City
| May 9, 2020 (2020-05-09) Week 9 | 1904 FC | C–C | Detroit City | San Diego, California |
| 22:04 EDT | Stadium: Lincoln High School | |||
| Note: On March 20, NISA announced that it would be extending its suspension of its season to May 10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[26] | ||||
Detroit City v LA Force
| May 16, 2020 (2020-05-16) Week 10 | Detroit City | C–C | LA Force | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 19:30 EDT | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium | |||
| Note: On April 27, NISA and the club announced that the spring season would be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] | ||||
Michigan Stars v Detroit City
| May 23, 2020 (2020-05-23) Week 11 | Michigan Stars | C–C | Detroit City | Pontiac, Michigan |
| 19:00 EDT | Stadium: Ultimate Soccer Arena | |||
| Note: On April 27, NISA and the club announced that the spring season would be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] | ||||
Detroit City v Cal United
| May 30, 2020 (2020-05-30) Week 12 | Detroit City | C–C | Cal United | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 19:30 EDT | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium | |||
| Note: On April 27, NISA and the club announced that the spring season would be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] | ||||
Stumptown Athletic v Detroit City
| June 6, 2020 (2020-06-06) Week 13 | Stumptown Athletic | C–C | Detroit City | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 19:04 EDT | Stadium: CSA OrthoCarolina Sportsplex | |||
| Note: On April 27, NISA and the club announced that the spring season would be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] | ||||
Detroit City v Stumptown Athletic
| June 13, 2020 (2020-06-13) Week 14 | Detroit City | C–C | Stumptown Athletic | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 19:30 EDT | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium | |||
| Note: On April 27, NISA and the club announced that the spring season would be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] | ||||
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | |||||||||||||
| Position | 1 |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]Detroit was set to enter the 2020 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the National Independent Soccer Association teams in the Second Round.[27] It was announced on January 29 that their first opponent would be USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive FC.[28] The competition was suspended on March 13 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and officially cancelled on August 17.[29]
Detroit City 
v 
El Paso Locomotive
v El Paso Locomotive
| April 8, 2020 (2020-04-08) Second Round | Detroit City | C–C | El Paso Locomotive | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 19:00 EDT | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium | |||
| Note: On March 13, U.S. Soccer’s Open Cup Committee announced the tournament would be temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic[30] | ||||
[edit]
- As of Match played February 28, 2020
Appearances and goals
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Spring Season | U.S. Open Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA |
Nathan Steinwascher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 31 | GK | USA |
Austin Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | USA |
Matt Lewis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||||||
| 5 | DF | IRL |
Stephen Carroll | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 11 | DF | USA |
Connor Rutz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 12 | DF | ZIM |
Tendai Jirira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 22 | DF | USA |
Kevin Venegas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 23 | DF | CHI |
Sebastian Capozucchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 30 | DF | GHA |
Evans Frimpong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | USA |
Roddy Green | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||||||
| 8 | MF | USA |
Bakie Goodman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 10 | MF | LBR |
Cyrus Saydee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 14 | MF | GHA |
Michael Kafari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 17 | MF | ENG |
James Vaughan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 21 | MF | USA |
Salvatore Barone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 99 | MF | BUL |
George Chomakov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | JAM |
Shawn Lawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 20 | FW | RSA |
Yazeed Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 24 | FW | HON |
Darwin Espinal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 70 | FW | MEX |
Isaac Acuña | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
| 57 | FW | MEX |
Javier Bautista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||||||
Goal scorers
[edit]| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Spring Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF | | 3 | Matt Lewis | 1 | - | 1 |
| MF | | 7 | Roddy Green | 1 | - | 1 | |
Disciplinary record
[edit]| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Spring Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | | DF | Stephen Carroll | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Michael Kafari | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ O'Connor, Larry. "Detroit City FC wins in professional debut, blanks LA Force 2-0". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ↑ White, Max (December 11, 2019). "Detroit City FC officially becomes a professional soccer team with U.S. Soccer approval". WXYZ. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ O'Connor, Larry. "Detroit City FC, Stars join NISA on 30-day hiatus amid coronavirus threat". Detroit News. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NISA OFFICIAL UPDATE". NISA Homepage. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ↑ Crawford, Kirkland. "Detroit City FC first spring season as fully professional team canceled". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Detroit City FC 2020 Roster". Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ↑ "Tendai Jirira". Cincinnati Dutch Lions.
- ↑ "Detroit City FC on Instagram: "Our first new player signing of 2020. Welcome to City, @_venegas! #DCTID"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ↑ Lewis, Michael. "MOTOWN BOUND: Ex-Cosmos Venegas signs with Detroit City FC". www.frontrowsoccer.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Detroit City FC reunites band to take the plunge as professional outfit". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- 1 2 "Matt Lewis, Salvatore Barone join Detroit on loan from New York Cosmos". Detroit City FC. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- 1 2 "We're excited to welcome @SCapozucchi and @realkafari_10 to Detroit for the 2020 season! #DCTID". Twitter. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- 1 2 "Welcome to City, @ConnorRutz and Austin Rogers!". Twitter. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Detroit City FC announces Isaac Acuña on loan from New York Cosmos". Detroit City FC. February 28, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Darwin Espinal's loan to Oakland Roots has been terminated by mutual consent between the player and club. Darwin will now go on loan to Detroit City for the remainder of the #NISA spring season". Twitter. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Due to #NISA's suspension of operations until May 10, all Cosmos players on loan have returned home and will report to Cosmos training on June 1". Twitter. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ↑ "NISA ANNOUNCES CHATTANOOGA FC, DETROIT CITY FC & OAKLAND ROOTS SC". nisasoccer.org. National Independent Soccer Association. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Detroit City FC's lone goal tops Philadelphia Fury, 1-0". detcityfc.com. Detroit City FC. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ↑ III, James L. Edwards. "Detroit City FC welcomes Atlas F.C., and the privilege of..." The Athletic. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ↑ "Visitamos a Detroit City FC". www.atlasfc.com.mx. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ↑ "Detroit City FC stuns Mexican first division Club Atlas 2-1 before 7,478 spectators". Detroit News. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ↑ "Schedule". National Independent Soccer Association. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ↑ White, Max. "TV20 Detroit to air 12 Detroit City FC matches this season as part of new TV deal". WXYZ Detroit. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ↑ "Kickoff times announced for men's spring matches at Keyworth Stadium". Detroit City FC Homepage. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- 1 2 3 "NISA ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF SEASON FOR 30 DAYS". NISA Homepage. National Independent Soccer Association. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "NISA EXTENDS SUSPENSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CDC GUIDELINES". NISA Homepage. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ↑ "RECORD-SETTING 100 TEAMS CONFIRMED FOR 2020 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP, 107TH EDITION OF U.S. SOCCER'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP". ussoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. OPEN CUP SECOND ROUND PAIRINGS AND HOST SCENARIOS". Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Cancelled Due to COVID-19" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ↑ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to Covid-19 Outbreak". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved March 21, 2020.