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Lansing Common FC
Full nameLansing Common Football Club
Nickname(s)The Robins
FoundedJuly 27, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-07-27)
StadiumEastern High School
Lansing, Michigan
Capacity~2,500
Head coachBrent Sorg
LeagueMidwest Premier League
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Lansing Common Football Club is a Midwest Premier League expansion team that began play in Spring 2021.[1] As a result of Lansing Ignite FC being dissolved in October 2019 due to the ownership's financial strain,[2] a group of fans led by Eric Walcott and Geoff Sykes formed a plan to create the supporter-owned team.[3] They are one of twelve Michigan-based teams playing in the Eastern Division.

The team plays its home games at Eastern High School in Lansing, Michigan.

Colors and crest[edit]

The club colors are brown, red-orange, and turquoise. The club crest was designed by founder Sykes, who is also the director of team branding and design for Lansing-based Moneyball Sportswear.[3] The crest is a roundel featuring an American Robin, the Michigan state bird, standing in front of Lansing's famous three smoke stacks known as Wink'n, Blink'n, and Nod.[4]

History[edit]

Lansing Common FC joined the Midwest Premier League (MWPL), a semi-professional and amateur league who operates under a partnership agreement with the National Independent Soccer Association, a USSF Division 3 professional league, which includes pathways for both players and clubs to go fully pro.[5][6] Lansing Common FC played their first game on May 15, 2021, ending in a 3–1 win over Fort Wayne Sport Club.[7] Lansing Common FC finished their inaugural season second in their division, with Eastern Illinois University forward Shady Omar winning the 2021 Golden Boot with 8 goals scored for The Robins.[8] They followed up this performance with another second place divisional finish in 2022.

2022 season[edit]

Eastern Division[edit]

This division contained 11 teams for the 2022 season.

Pos Team P GP GD
1 Inter Detroit (C) 21 10 5
2 Lansing Common 20 10 10
3 Tulip City United 20 10 10
4 Michigan Jaguars 18 10 9
5 Cedars FC 16 10 0
6 Grand Haven Admirals 14 10 4
7 Michigan Stars U23 14 10 1
8 Livonia City 12 10 -1
9 West Michigan Bearings 9 10 -7
10 Detroit Union 6 10 -17
11 BiH Grand Rapids 5 10 -15

Rules for classification: P) points; (GP) games played; (GD) goal differential; (C) Champion

2021 Fall Season[edit]

East Division[edit]

This division contained 8 teams for the 2021 season.

Pos Team P GP GD
1 Detroit City U23 (C) 39 14 29
2 Lansing Common 31 14 21
3 West Michigan Bearings 27 14 15
4 BiH Grand Rapids 20 14 7
5 Michigan Stars U23 19 14 1
6 Livonia City 9 14 -18
7 Inter Detroit 8 14 -18
8 LK St Clair 5 14 -37

Rules for classification: P) points; (GP) games played; (GD) goal differential; (C) Champion

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New soccer club Lansing Common F.C. coming spring 2021". WILX. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  2. ^ By, Graham Couch. "Couch: Why Lansing Ignite went belly-up – a look at what killed our pro soccer club". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  3. ^ a b By, Phil Friend. "How a group of fans created Lansing Common Football Club, a team owned by its supporters". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  4. ^ "https://twitter.com/lansingcommonfc/status/1287794883328192514?s=20". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-03-23. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  5. ^ "NISA Grows Amateur Affiliations in Partnership with Newly-Minted Midwest Premier League". www.nisasoccer.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. ^ "MWPL Joins Forces with NISA". Midwest Premier League. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. ^ Vigna, Jake (2021-05-15). "Lansing Common Football Club kicked off their first game with a win against Fort Wayne Sport Club". WILX. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  8. ^ "https://twitter.com/midwestpl/status/1438185850865532932?s=20". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-03-23. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

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