Michigan Stars Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in the Metro Detroit area. The team currently competes in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA).
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| Full name | Michigan Stars Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Stars | ||
| Founded | 1982, appropriated from Dearborn Stars Circa 1998, as Windsor Spartans FC 2014, as Michigan Stars FC | ||
| Stadium | Barnabo Field[1] | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | George Juncaj | ||
| Head Coach | Enis Dokovic | ||
| League | National Independent Soccer Association | ||
| 2023 | 2nd place playoffs: NISA Runner Up | ||
| Website | http://www.michiganstarsfc.com | ||
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History
editThe club was established circa 1998 as Windsor Spartans FC in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.[2] In 2012, the team moved to the Metro Detroit area in Michigan, and joined the National Premier Soccer League as FC Sparta Michigan for the 2013 season.[3] In January 2014, the team was purchased by Dearborn Sports Enterprise (DSE) and rebranded Michigan Stars FC.[4]
The team went on hiatus for the 2018 season, and during this time, George Juncaj purchased a 50% stake in the club.[5] The team returned for the NPSL 2019 season and the 2019 NPSL Members Cup. In the beginning of September, Juncaj purchased the remaining 50% of the club and on September 21, 2019, Michigan Stars FC were announced as a National Independent Soccer Association expansion team that would take part in the Spring half of the league's 2019–20 season.[6]
Players and staff
editCurrent roster
edit- As of April 6, 2024[7]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | GK | Lucas Morefield |  United States
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| 2 | DF | Sebastian Capozucchi |  Chile
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| 3 | DF | Sacko Konate | United States
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| 4 | DF | Robert Juncaj | United States
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| 5 | GK | Brandon Roeske | United States
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| 6 | MF | Justin Jun | United States
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| 7 | MF | Steven Juncaj | United States
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| 8 | DF | Braydon Walker | United States
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| 9 | FW | Praise Maduekwe |  Niger
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| 10 | MF | Daniel Wright | United States
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| 12 | MF | Kyle Healy | United States
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| 13 | DF | Niels Lellouch |  France
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| 14 | MF | Colin Stripling | United States
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| 15 | DF | Andrés Chalbaud |  Venezuela
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| 16 | GK | Tatenda Mkuruva |  Zimbabwe
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| 17 | FW | Nicolas Nikolla | United States
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| 20 | MF | Hunter Olson | United States
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| 22 | MF | Elias McCloud | United States
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| 23 | FW | Nathan Brown | United States
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| 26 | DF | Pierre San Rabens |  Haiti
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| 27 | FW | Leon Maric |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 98 | GK | Michael Harre | United States
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Year-by-year
edit| Season | League | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts. | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |
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| 2013 | NPSL | Midwest-Great Lakes | 5th | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 8 | Did not qualify | Not Eligible[8] | |||
| 2014 | Midwest-Great Lakes West | 4th | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 13 | Did not qualify | |||||
| 2015 | Midwest | 9th | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 13 | Mark Christensen
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| 2016 | Midwest-Great Lakes West | 3rd | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 19 |  Andy Wagstaff
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| 2017 | Midwest-Great Lakes | 5th | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 30 | 15 | Morris Lupenec | |||||
| 2018 | On Hiatus | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | NPSL | Midwest-Great Lakes | 6th | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 14 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |  George Juncaj
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| NPSL Members Cup | 5th | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | |||||||
| 2019–20 Spring[a] | NISA | 8th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Canceled | Canceled | Travis Ward
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1 |  Alexander Strehmel
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| 2020–21 Fall | Eastern | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Group stage | Canceled | Kyle Nuel
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| 2020–21 Spring | 8th | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2021 | 7th | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 21 | Leon Maric Kyle Nuel
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| 2022 | 3rd | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 38 | Champions | Second round |  Vasilios Zogos
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5 | Trevor Banks
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References
edit- ^ "Tweet". Twitter. Michigan Stars FC. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Sharpe, Fletcher (March 22, 2013). "FC Sparta Michigan joins crowded minor league soccer scene in Metro Detroit". MLive. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "GROWTH CONTINUES FOR NPSL". November 2, 2012. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- ^ "MICHIGAN STARS FC TO COMPETE IN THE NPSL - National Premier Soccer League". 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "NPSL Members Cup competition thanking its lucky stars for Michigan entry". July 26, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer approves Detroit City FC, Michigan Stars to play in pro league NISA". The Detroit News. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Roster". michiganstarsfc.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Josh Hakala (9 April 2013). "Great Lakes Division teams decline 2013 US Open Cup berths as NPSL entries finalized". TheCup.us. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ Kennedy, Paul (28 April 2020). "NISA cancels spring season, sets sights on August start to fall championship". www.socceramerica.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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