| 2023 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO | Sean Mann | |||
| Manager | Trevor James | |||
| Stadium | Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, Michigan | |||
| USL Championship | 8th (Eastern Conference) | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third Round | |||
| Top goalscorer | 7 goals: Ben Morris | |||
| Highest home attendance | 7,181 v. LVL (8/19) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,293 v. RGV (4/1) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 6,032 | |||
| Biggest win | DET 3-0 HFD (9/23) LDN 0-3 DET (10/7) | |||
| Biggest defeat | PHX 5-0 DET (9/16) | |||
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The 2023 Detroit City FC season was the club's fifth professional season since the club was established in 2012, and the team's second season in the USL Championship.
| Home | Away | Alternate for Detroit's birthday | Pride for Ruth Ellis Center | Charity for Brilliant Detroit |
Final 2023 roster [1]
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nate Steinwascher | |
| 2 | DF | Rhys Williams | |
| 4 | DF | Jalen Robinson | |
| 5 | DF | Stephen Carroll | |
| 7 | FW | Skage Simonsen | |
| 8 | MF | Abdoulaye Diop | |
| 9 | FW | Ben Morris | |
| 11 | FW | Connor Rutz | |
| 12 | MF | Michael Bryant | |
| 13 | GK | Ryan Shellow | |
| 15 | DF | Matt Lewis | |
| 17 | DF | Brett Levis | |
| 19 | MF | Adrian Billhardt | |
| 21 | MF | Maxi Rodriguez | |
| 24 | MF | Dominic Gasso | |
| 26 | MF | Richard Ballard | |
| 27 | FW | Yazeed Matthews | |
| 30 | DF | Devon Amoo-Mensah | |
| 73 | FW | Aaron Bibout (on loan from LA Galaxy II) | |
| 91 | DF | Oniel Fisher | |
| 92 | FW | Darío Suárez |
| Technical staff | |
|---|---|
| Head coach / General manager | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
For transfers in, dates listed are when Detroit City FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Detroit City FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from the Detroit City FC roster.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | FW | | | December 13, 2022 | [3] | |
| 26 | MF | | | January 10, 2023 | [4] | |
| 19 | MF | | | January 19, 2023 | [5] | |
| 4 | DF | | | February 2, 2023 | [6] | |
| 9 | FW | | | February 15, 2023 | [7] | |
| 6 | MF | | | March 8, 2023 | [8] | |
| 99 | MF | | | March 23, 2023 | [9] | |
| 91 | DF | | | March 29, 2023 | [10] | |
| 17 | DF | | | Tommy McCabe sent to FC Tulsa as part of the exchange for Brett Levis and Darío Suárez | June 6, 2023 | [11] |
| 92 | FW | | ||||
| 73 | FW | | | Loan | September 21, 2023 | [12] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | MF | | | Tommy McCabe sent to FC Tulsa as part of the exchange for Brett Levis and Darío Suárez | June 6, 2023 | [13] |
| 14 | MF | | | July 28, 2023 | [14] | |
| 99 | MF | | | July 28, 2023 | [15] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 49 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 46 | |
| 8 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 41 | |
| 9 | Miami FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 41 | |
| 10 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 39 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 |
Source: Match reports
| March 111 | San Diego Loyal SC | 1–0 | Detroit City FC | San Diego, California |
| 11:00 PM EST | Conway Kasanzu Ackon | Report | Carroll Matthews | Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 5,671 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| March 182 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–3 | Detroit City FC | El Paso, Texas |
| 9:30 PM EST | Kostyshyn Calvillo Borelli | Report | Yuma Matthews Rodriguez | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,014 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| March 253 | Detroit City FC | 1–1 | Indy Eleven | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 4:00 PM EDT | Ballard Matthews Williams Carroll Simonsen | Report | Boudadi Asante Martínez Rebellón | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,182 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| April 14 | Detroit City FC | 0–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Simonsen Rodriguez | Report | Nodarse Davila Ricketts | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 4,293 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| April 85 | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Detroit City FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 3:00 PM EDT | Harris | Report | Rodriguez | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| April 156 | Miami FC | 0–0 | Detroit City FC | Miami, Florida |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Salazar | Report | Rodriguez Diop | Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 1,559 Referee: Melvin Rivas |
| April 237 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–0 | Detroit City FC | Sacramento, California |
| 10:00 PM EDT | Felipe Gurr | Report | Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 9,896 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| April 298 | Detroit City FC | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 4:00 PM EDT | Fisher Bryant Amoo-Mensah | Report | Herivaux Dennis Kleemann | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 4,840 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| May 69 | Detroit City FC | 1–1 | FC Tulsa | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Diop Williams Bryant Matthews | Report | Bird Suárez Tetteh | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 5,138 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| May 1310 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 5–1 | Detroit City FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Williams Guillén Ekra Dennis Harris Kleemann Lasso | Report | Diop Bryant Fisher | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,239 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
| May 2011 | Detroit City FC | 1–0 | San Antonio FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Simonsen Bryant | Report | Gomez Hernández Batista | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 5,924 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| May 2712 | Detroit City FC | 1–0 | Birmingham Legion FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 4:00 PM EDT | Rodriguez Williams Matthews Amoo-Mensah | Report | Mensah Lopez Smith Dupont | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,164 Referee: Melvin Rivas |
| June 713 | Charleston Battery | 0–0 | Detroit City FC | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 10:30 PM EDT | Williams | Report | Williams Bryant Fisher | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,196 Referee: John Matto |
| June 1414 | Hartford Athletic | 1–3 | Detroit City FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Rito Hoppenot Edwards Apollon | Report | Morris Simonsen Matthews Rutz Rodriguez | Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 4194 Referee: Alexandra Billeter |
| June 1715 | Memphis 901 FC | 0-0 | Detroit City FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 8:30 PM EDT | Turci Kelly | Report | Fisher Rodriguez Simonsen | Stadium: AutoZone Park Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| June 2516 | Detroit City FC | 0–1 | Orange County SC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 8:30 PM EDT | Williams Lewis Carroll | Report | M. Iloski B. Iloski McNulty Partida Nakkim Scott | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,669 Referee: Alejo Calume |
| June 3017 | FC Tulsa | 3-2 | Detroit City FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 9:00 PM EDT | Goodrum Dyer Yosef Epps | Report | Steinwascher Lewis Gasso Carroll | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 5,565 Referee: Olvin Oliva |
| July 818 | New Mexico United | 1–0 | Detroit City FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 9:00 PM EDT | Bruce Waggoner Hurst | Report | Rodriguez Amoo-Mensah | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,495 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| July 1219 | Detroit City FC | 1–1 | Loudoun United FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Suárez Steinwascher | Report | Turner Houssou Ryan Williamson Leerman | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 5,291 Referee: Austin Saini |
| July 1520 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 2–0 | Detroit City FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Kizza Forbes Ordoñez Fahling | Report | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 5,151 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| July 1921 | Detroit City FC | 2–0 | Louisville City FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Morris Bryant Totsch Rodriguez Steinwascher | Report | Jimenez Charpie Pouwels | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,382 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
| July 2222 | Detroit City FC | 1–0 | Monterey Bay FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 8:36 PM EDT | Levis Diop Lara | Report | Doner | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,928 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| July 2923 | Oakland Roots SC | 1–1 | Detroit City FC | Hayward, California |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Rodriguez | Report | Carroll | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 2,586 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| August 1224 | Detroit City FC | 0-1 | Charleston Battery | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Lewis Bryant Levis | Report | Palma Williams Reedy Booth | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 7,022 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| August 1925 | Detroit City FC | 1–0 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Simonsen Steinwascher Ballard | Report | Tabort Etaka Ingram Bushue | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 7,181 Referee: Olvin Oliva |
| August 2726 | Birmingham Legion FC | 2–3 | Detroit City FC | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Brett Martínez Mensah Lopez | Report | Morris Kavita | Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| September 227 | Detroit City FC | 1-1 | Memphis 901 FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Rutz Amoo-Mensah Gasso | Report | Bruno Lapa Luiz Fernando | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,266 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| September 928 | Detroit City FC | 2–1 | Miami FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Bryant Rodriguez Amoo-Mensah | Report | Zendejas Valot Repetto Segbers Ofeimu | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,528 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| September 1629 | Phoenix Rising FC | 5–0 | Detroit City FC | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 10:30 PM EDT | Trejo Armenakas Arteaga Zambrano Formella | Report | Lewis | Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,887 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| September 2330 | Detroit City FC | 3–0 | Hartford Athletic | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Suárez Bryant Morris | Report | Hoppenot | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,547 Referee: Alejo Calume |
| September 2731 | Detroit City FC | 0–3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Bryant Lewis | Report | Tejada Williams Chapman Musa Skundrich Williams Herrera | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 5,021 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| September 3032 | Indy Eleven | 3-0 | Detroit City FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Martínez Velásquez Molina | Report | Fisher Diop | Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 12,351 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| October 733 | Loudoun United FC | 0-3 | Detroit City FC | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 6:30 PM EDT | Leggett Rocha Fauroux Hegardt | Report | Rodriguez Morris Levis | Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 4,389 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| October 1434 | Detroit City FC | 0–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 4:00 PM EDT | Gasso Diop | Report | Farrell | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,190 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| October 21Round of 16 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0-1 | Detroit City FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Dossantos Dikwa | Report | Lewis Amoo-Mensah Rodriguez Gasso | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 6,123 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| October 28Quarterfinals | Louisville City FC | 4-0 | Detroit City FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Lancaster Ownby Gonzalez | Report | Bryant | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 7,959 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
As a USL Championship club, Detroit City FC entered the competition in the second round.
| April 4Second Round | Detroit City FC | 1–0 | Hamtramck, Michigan | |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Bryant Matthews Robinson | Report | Gibbons Rugova Burris Gatt Boateng | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 1,361 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| April 25Third Round | Detroit City FC | 1–3 | Hamtramck, Michigan | |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Matthews Rodriguez McCabe | Report | Fragapane Iwe Amarilla Hlongwane | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 4,529 Referee: Christian Little |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL | U.S. Open Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Nate Steinwascher | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | GK | Ryan Shellow | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Rhys Williams | 37 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Jalen Robinson | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | DF | Stephen Carroll | 35 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | DF | Matt Lewis | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | DF | Brett Levis | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | DF | Devon Amoo-Mensah | 29 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 91 | DF | Oniel Fisher | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Tommy McCabe | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | MF | Abdoulaye Diop | 30 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | MF | Michael Bryant | 36 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | MF | Cy Goddard | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | MF | Adrian Billhardt | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | MF | Maxi Rodriguez | 36 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | MF | Dominic Gasso | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | MF | Richard Ballard | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 99 | MF | Vincenzo Candela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Skage Simonsen | 26 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | FW | Ben Morris | 35 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | FW | Connor Rutz | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | FW | Yazeed Matthews | 23 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 73 | FW | Aaron Bibout | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 92 | FW | Darío Suárez | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rank | Position | Number | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 9 | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | MF | 21 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DF | 27 | | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5 | DF | 5 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 8 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | 12 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | 30 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | 92 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | DF | 15 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 24 | | 0 | 1 | 0 |