FC Minneapolis

Full name	Football Club Minneapolis
Nickname(s)	The City Lions [1]
Founded	2014;11 years ago (2014)
Stadium	Crimson Stadium, Maple Grove Senior High School [2]
Capacity	4,000 [3]
Sporting Director	David Adeola Oluwalaanu
Head Coach	Keith Bleyer
League	UPSL
2021	4th, Midwest Conference Playoffs: Division Semis
Website	http://www.fcminneapolis.com
Home colors Away colors
Current season

FC Minneapolis (known informally as FCM or The City Lions) is an American soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 2014, the team plays in the United Premier Soccer League, a national league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

History

Founded in 2014 as a member of the Minnesota Recreational Soccer League, playing in the Sunday Division One, the club's mission was to provide a quality, accessible and equitable pathway to professional football for all players in the United States. As such, in 2015, the club became one of the founding members of the now defunct American Premier League, becoming league champions in their inaugural season and finishing 5th position out of five teams in 2016. The club is partially owned by "supporter group members" who make game related decisions for the team, such as the team jersey, game day amenities, and future opponents for friendly matches. ^{[4] [5]} In 2018, they joined the United Premier Soccer League. ^[6] In 2019, they finished their spring season of the Midwest Conference West Division at four wins, three draws and three losses, good for third place in the league. ^[7] Their first competitive game of the United Premier Soccer League was a 5-4 loss against Granite City FC in St. Cloud, Minnesota. ^[8] The club's first goal of the United Premier Soccer League was scored by Lorestho Banks in their away match, a 5–4 defeat to Granite City FC at Huskys Dome of St. Cloud State University. ^[9]

Honors

• 2019 U.S. National Cup Regional Quarter Finals
• 2020 Minnesota Fall Cup Finals
• 2021 U.S. National Cup Regional Finals
• 2021 UPSL Midwest Conference Division Semi Finals
• 2021 U.S. National Cup Champions of Regions Semi Finals
• 2021 U.S. National Cup Champions of Regions Third Place
• 2022 Minnesota Fall Cup Champions

Season-by-season

Season	Division	League	Wins	Draw	Losses	Regular season	Playoffs	US Open Cup	US National Cup
2014	Recreational	Minnesota Recreational Soccer League (Sunday Division)	0	0	14	8th	Did not qualify	Did not enter	Did not enter
2015	1	American Premier League	4	1	1	1st	Champions [10]	Did not enter	Did not enter
2016	1	American Premier League	0	2	6	5th	Did not qualify	Did not enter	Did not enter
2018	Premier	UPSL (Midwest Conference, North Division)	0	1	9	6th	Did not qualify	Did not enter	Did not enter
2019	Premier	UPSL (Midwest Conference, West Division)	4	3	3	3rd	Did not qualify	Did not enter	Midwest Region Quarterfinals
2021	Premier	UPSL (Midwest Conference, West Division)	4	3	1	4th	Division Semis [11]	Did not enter	Regional Finals [12]
2022	Premier	UPSL (Midwest Conference, West Division)	7	1	2	3rd	Qualified	Did not enter	UPSL Midwest Play Off qualification
2023	Premier	UPSL (Midwest Conference, West Division)	4	0	6	7th	Maintained Position in Premier Division, didn't qualify for playoffs	Did not enter	Did not enter
2024	Premier	UPSL (Midwest Conference, West Division)	1	1	8	10th	Maintained Position in Premier Division, didn't qualify for playoffs	Did not enter	Did not enter
2025	Premier	UPSL (Midwest Conference, West Division)	2	2	6	10th	Did not qualify	Did not enter	Did not enter

Roster

As of 2024 ^[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Nation	Player
1	GK	NGA	Gafar Ayodele
3	DF	LBR	Emmanuel Menniboe
4	DF	USA	Joel Filiatrault
7	MF	UGA	Ian Sendi
8	MF	UGA	Micheal Ssekitoleko
18	MF	LBR	Martin Garr
22	FW	LBR	Aerial Gbalenchey

Technical Team

• KEITH BLEYER - Head Coach
• KPATCHA TOYYISON - Assistant Coach & Strength & Conditioning

Coach ^[14]

• Oluwalaanu David - Sporting Director
• Ian Sendi - DEVELOPMENT COACH

Historic record vs opponents

Legend
0-0-0	Win–loss-draw
0-0	Win–loss
*	No games played

Opponent	Regular season	Friendly	U.S. Open	U.S National Cup	Playoffs	Total
Minneapolis City SC	0-1-0	0-2-0	*	*	0-1-0	0-4-0
Dakota Fusion	*	0-1-0	*	*	*	0-1-0
Granite City FC	3-2-0	6-0-0	*	*	*	9-2-0
FC Fargo	0-2-0	0-1-0	*	*	*	0-3-0
Minnesota Twinstars FC	0-2-0	1-1-0	*	*	*	1-3-0
Duluth FC	0-2-0	*	*	*	*	0-2-0
Lacrosse Aris FC	0-0-2	*	*	*	*	0-0-2
Green Bay United	0-1-1	*	*	*	*	0-1-1
Milwaukee Bavarian	0-2-0	*	*	1-1-0	*	1-3-0
Madison 56ers	0-2-0	*	*	*	*	0-2-0
Croatian Eagles SC	0-2-0	*	*	*	*	0-2-0
Vlora City FC	2-1-1	1-4-0	*	*	1-0-0	4-5-1
Minnesota United Reserve	*	0-1-0	*	*	*	0-1-0
St. Louis Lions FC	*	0-1-0	*	*	*	0-1-0
FC Wichita	*	0-1-0	*	*	*	0-1-0
Turbo Sports	1-0-2	3-1-0	*	*	*	4-1-2
North Central University	*	1-0-0	*	*	*	1-0-0
Minnesota Cranes	1-1-0	*	*	*	*	1-1-0
Brothers FC	1-0-1	*	*	*	*	1-0-1
Midnimo FC	2-0-0	*	*	*	1-0-0	3-0-0
Dakota Young stars FC	2-1-0	*	*	*	*	2-1-0
Rochester FC	1-1-1	*	*	*	*	1-1-1
Barron SC	*	*	*	1-0-0	*	1-0-0
Spring Field FC	*	*	*	0-1-0	*	0-1-0
ASC New Stars	*	*	*	0-1-0	*	0-1-0
Ann Arbor FC	*	*	*	0-1-0	*	0-1-0
Inter Minneapolis	0-0-1	0-0-2	*	*	*	0-0-3
Minnesota Brooklyn Knights	0-0-1	0-0-1	*	*	*	0-0-2
Total	13-19-10	12-13-4	*-*-*	3-4-0	0-1-0	28-37-14

• Updated to mid of August of 2021

References

1. "FC Minneapolis-The City Lions". FC Minneapolis. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
2. "FC Minneapolis finalizes relocation plans to Brooklyn Park". March 21, 2018.
3. "Game Attendance Procedures". Park Center Senior. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
4. "News & Features: FC Minneapolis to defend American Premier League Title". FC Minneapolis. January 16, 2016.
5. "Soccer Club Nixes Trip To Uganda Over Travel Ban Concerns". WCCO CBS Minnesota. March 19, 2018.
6. "SSC United Premier Soccer League Announces Midwest Conference Expansion with FC Minneapolis". fcminneapolis.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
7. "Standings". United Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
8. "Granite City FC vs FC Minneapolis" . Retrieved December 16, 2018.
9. "Granite City FC 5, FC Minneapolis 4: Granite City FC vs FC Minneapolis – Granite City FC". April 28, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
10. "FC Minneapolis to defend American Premier League Title". FC Minneapolis. January 16, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
11. "Schedule". UPSL. June 30, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
12. "FC Minneapolis to represent Minnesota in the Champions of Regions Championship". FC Minneapolis. August 13, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
13. "PLAYERS". FC Minneapolis. March 7, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
14. "Confirmed: Mexican striker Miguel Lopez Varela will join FC Minneapolis as player-coach!". FC Minneapolis. February 7, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

External links

• Official website