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| Full name | Lansing Common Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Robins |
| Founded | July 27, 2020 (2020-07-27) |
| Stadium | Eastern High School Lansing, Michigan |
| Capacity | ~2,500 |
| Head coach | Brent Sorg |
| League | Midwest Premier League |
| Website | https://lansingcommonfc.com/ |
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
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
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.56 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 10 goals scored for The Robins.8 They followed up this performance with another second place divisional finish in 2022.
2022 season
Eastern Division
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
East Division
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
References
- "New soccer club Lansing Common F.C. coming spring 2021". WILX. January 26, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- By, Graham Couch. "Couch: Why Lansing Ignite went belly-up – a look at what killed our pro soccer club". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- By, Phil Friend. "How a group of fans created Lansing Common Football Club, a team owned by its supporters". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- Lansing Common FC [@lansingcommonfc] (July 27, 2020). "Ugh, fine, if we have to, but only because @LansingMIFacts wouldn't let us get away with not explaining it" (Tweet). Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Twitter.
- "NISA Grows Amateur Affiliations in Partnership with Newly-Minted Midwest Premier League". www.nisasoccer.com. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- "MWPL Joins Forces with NISA". Midwest Premier League. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- Vigna, Jake (May 15, 2021). "Lansing Common Football Club kicked off their first game with a win against Fort Wayne Sport Club". WILX. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- Midwest Premier League [@midwestpl] (September 15, 2021). "The 2021 East Division Golden Boot Winner" (Tweet). Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Twitter.