2024 season | ||||
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CEO | Sean Mann | |||
Manager | Danny Dichio | |||
Stadium | Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, Michigan | |||
USL Championship | 3rd (Eastern Conference) | |||
U.S. Open Cup | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | 10 goals: Maxi Rodriguez Ben Morris | |||
Highest home attendance | 7,172 vs Charleston Battery (June 15) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 5,155 vs North Carolina FC (April 6) | |||
Average home league attendance | 6,267 | |||
Biggest win | 0-4 at Miami FC (June 29) | |||
Biggest defeat | 5-1 at Louisville City FC (May 29) | |||
The 2024 Detroit City FC season was the club's sixth professional season since the club was established in 2012, and the team's third season in the USL Championship. The club finished with their best record since joining the league, going 15W-11D-8L to finish with 56 points, an improvement of 15 points from their 2023 campaign and 2 points and 1 win from their 2022 campaign, their previous best finish in the league. They finished 3rd in the Eastern Conference, falling to the Tampa Bay Rowdies on penalties in the first round of the playoffs in their first home playoff game since joining the league. The season includes milestones when Rhys Williams and Michael Bryant played their 100th games for the club, becoming the 5th and 6th City Centurions of the club, and Matt Sheldon having played his 150th game in the league. [1] [2]
Home | Away | Alternate | Pride for Ruth Ellis Center |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff | |
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Head Coach | Danny Dichio |
Assistant Coach | Nick Dasovic |
Sports Performance Coach | Dan Trosper |
Goalkeeper Coach | Emerson Lovato |
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 |
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10 | MF | Ali Coote | Bohemian F.C. | January 9, 2024 | [8] | |
3 | DF | Alex Villanueva | Orange County SC | January 10, 2024 | [8] | |
19 | FW | Elvis Amoh | Hartford Athletic | January 11, 2024 | [8] | |
13 | DF | Matthew Sheldon | Hartford Athletic | Skage Simonsen sent to Hartford Athletic as part of the exchange. | January 24, 2024 | [8] |
6 | MF | James Murphy | Monterey Bay FC | January 25, 2024 | [8] | |
91 | GK | Carlos Saldaña | Sacramento Republic FC | January 30, 2024 | [8] | |
4 | MF | Ryan Williams | AFC Eskilstuna | March 4, 2024 | [8] | |
14 | MF | Daniel Espeleta | Municipal Grecia | March 5, 2024 | [8] | |
7 | FW | Victor Bezerra | Chicago Fire FC | Loan | March 19, 2024 | [8] |
22 | DF | Abdi Salim | Orlando City SC | Loan | July 15, 2024 | [9] |
23 | FW | Jeciel Cedeño | Oakland Roots SC | July 29, 2024 | [10] | |
70 | MF | Laurent Kissiedou | FK Pardubice | Loan | August 20, 2024 | [11] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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7 | FW | Skage Simonsen | Hartford Athletic | Matt Sheldon received from Hartford Athletic as part of the exchange. | January 24, 2024 | [8] |
10 | FW | Ali Coote | Shelbourne FC | June 18, 2024 | [12] | |
24 | MF | Dominic Gasso | Huntsville City FC | Loan | August 3, 2024 | [13] |
February 101 | Grand Canyon Antelopes | 0 - 2 | Detroit City FC | Tucson, Arizona |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
February 132 | New Mexico United | 1 - 0 | Detroit City FC | Tucson, Arizona |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
February 153 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0 - 1 | Detroit City FC | Tucson, Arizona |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
February 224 | Columbus Crew 2 | 1 - 2 | Detroit City FC | Columbus, Ohio |
Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium |
February 295 | Indy Eleven | 3 - 1 | Detroit City FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Stadium: Grand Park |
March 86 | Oakland Golden Grizzlies | 2 - 4 | Detroit City FC | Rochester, Michigan |
Stadium: Oakland University Dome |
June 227 | Detroit City FC | 1-0 | UNAM Pumas | Hamtramck, Michigan |
Salim 54' | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Louisville City FC (S) | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 76 | Playoffs |
2 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 64 | |
3 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 56 | |
4 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 51 | |
5 | Rhode Island FC | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 51 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 56 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 |
Source: Match reports
On December 18, 2024, the USL Championship released the schedule for all 24 teams. [16] [17]
March 161 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1 - 2 | Detroit City FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
8:00 PM EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 6,174 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
March 232 | Detroit City FC | 2 - 1 | Loudoun United FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
4:00 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,231 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
March 303 | Indy Eleven | 1 - 2 | Detroit City FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Referee: Velimir Stefanovic |
April 64 | Detroit City FC | 1 - 0 | North Carolina FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
2:00 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 5,155 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
April 205 | Detroit City FC | 3 - 1 | Oakland Roots SC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
4:00 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 5,620 Referee: Olvin Oliva |
April 276 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 2 - 0 | Detroit City FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
7:00 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 6,099 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
May 47 | Loudoun United FC | 0 - 0 | Detroit City FC | Leesburg, Virginia |
7:00 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 3,017 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
May 118 | Detroit City FC | 1 - 1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
5:00 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,538 Referee: Trevor Wiseman |
May 299 | Louisville City FC | 5 - 1 | Detroit City FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
June 110 | Orange County SC | 3 - 2 | Detroit City FC | Irvine, California |
10:00 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,537 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
June 811 | Rhode Island FC | 0 - 2 | Detroit City FC | Smithfield, Rhode Island |
7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Beirne Stadium Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Elton García |
June 1512 | Detroit City FC | 2 - 0 | Charleston Battery | Hamtramck, Michigan |
4:00 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 7,172 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
June 2613 | Detroit City FC | 1 - 2 | Birmingham Legion FC | Hamtramck Stadium |
7:00 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,244 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
June 2914 | Miami FC | 0 - 4 | Detroit City FC | Miami, Florida |
7:00 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 1,077 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
July 615 | Detroit City FC | 1 - 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Hamtramck, Michigan |
7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,403 Referee: Muhammad Hassan |
July 1316 | Detroit City FC | 0 - 1 | Memphis 901 FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
7:00 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,122 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
July 1917 | North Carolina FC | 1 - 1 | Detroit City FC | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,054 Referee: John Matto |
July 2718 | Detroit City FC | 0 - 1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
7:00 PM EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,039 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
July 3119 | Hartford Athletic | 1 - 0 | Detroit City FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
7:30 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
August 320 | Detroit City FC | 1 - 1 | Rhode Island FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
7:00 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,862 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
August 721 | Detroit City FC | 0 - 0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
7:00 PM EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 7,166 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
August 1022 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 1 - 1 | Detroit City FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
10:30 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Gerald Flores |
August 1623 | Birmingham Legion FC | 0 - 1 | Detroit City FC | Birmingham, Alabama |
8:00 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 4,123 Referee: Calin Radosav |
August 2124 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 - 3 | Detroit City FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,159 Referee: Ricardo Montero |
August 2425 | Detroit City FC | 0 - 1 | FC Tulsa | Hamtramck, Michigan |
7:00 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,124 Referee: Alejo Calume |
August 3126 | Detroit City FC | 1 - 1 | Hartford Athletic | Hamtramck, Michigan |
7:00 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,047 Referee: Servando Berna Rico |
September 727 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0 - 0 | Detroit City FC | El Paso, Texas |
9:00 PM EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,764 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
September 1428 | Detroit City FC | 1 - 0 | New Mexico United | Hamtramck, Michigan |
7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 5,738 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
September 2129 | Detroit City FC | 2 - 1 | Louisville City FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
3:00 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
September 2830 | Monterey Bay FC | 0 - 2 | Detroit City FC | Seaside, California |
10:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 4,742 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
October 531 | Charleston Battery | 2 - 2 | Detroit City FC | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
4:00 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 4,610 Referee: Greg Dopka |
October 1232 | Detroit City FC | 0 - 0 | Indy Eleven | Hamtramck, Michigan |
4:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,240 Referee: Gerald Flores |
October 1933 | Detroit City FC | 3 - 0 | Miami FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
4:00 PM EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,564 Referee: Servando Berna Rico |
October 2634 | San Antonio FC | 1 - 4 | Detroit City FC | San Antonio, Texas |
8:30 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,066 Referee: John Griggs |
Detroit City officially qualified for the playoffs on October 12, following their 0-0 draw with Indy Eleven. [18] The team earned their first home playoff game since joining USL Championship with their victory over Miami FC on October 19, and sealed third place in the Eastern Conference with a 4-1 win against San Antonio in the season finale. [19] [20]
November 2Eastern Quarterfinal | Detroit City FC | 1-1 (1-3 p) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Hamtramck, Michigan |
7:00 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 7,183 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk | |
Penalties | ||||
As a USL Championship club that finished below the top eight in the table in 2023, Detroit City FC entered the competition in the third round.
April 16Third Round | Detroit City FC | 1 - 0 | Michigan Stars FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
7:00 pm EDT | Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Referee: Filip Dujic |
May 7Round of 32 | Houston Dynamo FC | 3 – 3 (9 – 10 p) | Detroit City FC | Houston, Texas |
8:00 pm EDT |
| Report | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 7,540 Referee: Claudiu Badea | |
Penalties | ||||
May 22Round of 16 | Indy Eleven | 3 - 0 | Detroit City FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
7:00 pm EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Referee: Yosuke Araki |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | USA | Nate Steinwascher | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
91 | GK | MEX | Carlos Saldaña | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | USA | Rhys Williams | 31 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | USA | Alex Villanueva | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | IRL | Stephen Carroll | 35 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
13 | DF | USA | Matthew Sheldon | 32 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
17 | DF | CAN | Brett Levis | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | SOM | Abdi Salim | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | DF | USA | Devon Amoo-Mensah | 37 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | MF | ENG | Ryan Williams | 24 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
6 | MF | USA | James Murphy | 35 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | SEN | Abdoulaye Diop | 33 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | SCO | Ali Coote | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
12 | MF | USA | Michael Bryant | 36 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | USA | Daniel Espeleta | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
21 | MF | USA | Maxi Rodriguez | 36 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
24 | MF | USA | Dominic Gasso | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
70 | MF | CIV | Laurent Kissiedou | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
7 | FW | USA | Victor Bezerra | 21 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | ENG | Ben Morris | 37 | 10 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | USA | Connor Rutz | 23 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
19 | FW | GHA | Elvis Amoh | 25 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | FW | ECU | Jeciel Cedeño | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
27 | FW | RSA | Yazeed Matthews | 22 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Rank | Position | Number | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | MF | 21 | Maxi Rodriguez | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
2 | FW | 9 | Ben Morris | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
3 | DF | 2 | Rhys Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FW | 7 | Victor Bezerra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
FW | 11 | Connor Rutz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
FW | 19 | Elvis Amoh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | MF | 4 | Ryan Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
DF | 5 | Stephen Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 8 | Abdoulaye Diop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 70 | Laurent Kissiedou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | GK | 1 | Nate Steinwascher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 10 | Ali Coote | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 12 | Michael Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 13 | Matthew Sheldon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 17 | Brett Levis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 27 | Yazeed Matthews | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
DF | 30 | Devon Amoo-Mensah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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