FC Minneapolis

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Full nameFootball Club Minneapolis
Nickname(s)The City Lions [1]
Founded2014;10 years ago (2014)
StadiumPride Stadium, Park Center Senior High School [2]
Capacity4,500 [3]
Sporting DirectorAaron Gastafus
Head CoachOluwalaanu David Adeola
League UPSL
2021 (2021) 4th, Midwest Conference
Playoffs: Division Semis
Website Club website
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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.

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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

Season-by-season

SeasonDivisionLeagueWinsDrawLossesRegular seasonPlayoffsUS Open CupUS National Cup
2014RecreationalMinnesota Recreational Soccer League (Sunday Division)00148thDid not qualifyDid not enterDid not enter
20155 American Premier League 4111st Champions [10] Did not enterDid not enter
20165 American Premier League 0265thDid not qualifyDid not enterDid not enter
20184 UPSL (Midwest Conference, North Division)0196thDid not qualifyDid not enterDid not enter
20194 UPSL (Midwest Conference, West Division)4333rdDid not qualifyDid not enterMidwest Region Quarterfinals
20214 UPSL (Midwest Conference, West Division)4314thDivision Semis [11] Did not enterRegional Finals [12]

Current roster

As of 2021 [13]

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

No.PositionPlayerNation
1 GK Gafar Ayodele Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
2 GK Tayjon Campbell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
3 DF Emmanuel Morris Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
4 DF Christopher Apparicio Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
5 DF Garvin Morgan Flag of England.svg  England
6 DF Demba Jameh Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
7 MF Ian Sendi Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
8 MF Layton Blair Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
9 MF Luis Rodriguez Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
10 MF La'el Daniel Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
11 MF Adil Abdirahman Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
12 FW Aaron Takan Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
13 FW Anthony Leo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
14 FW Anthony Huerta Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
15 DF Nalikem Fayose Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
16 MF Zachary Gerdees Flag of the United States.svg  United States
17 FW Victoriano Duque Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
18 FW Malon Jorge Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
19 MF Chala Gemeda Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
20 MF Martin Garr Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
21 FW Brandon Laredo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
22 FW Aerial Gbalenchey Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
23 DF Martin Blessing Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia

Technical Team

Historic record vs opponents

Legend
0-0-0Win–loss-draw
0-0Win–loss
*No games played
OpponentRegular seasonFriendly U.S. Open U.S National Cup PlayoffsTotal
Minneapolis City SC 0-1-00-2-0**0-1-00-4-0
Dakota Fusion *0-1-0***0-1-0
Granite City FC 3-2-06-0-0***9-2-0
FC Fargo 0-2-00-1-0***0-3-0
Minnesota Twinstars FC 0-2-01-1-0***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 FC2-1-11-4-0**1-0-04-5-1
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 1-0-23-1-0***4-1-2
North Central University *1-0-0***1-0-0
Minnesota Cranes1-1-0****1-1-0
Brothers FC1-0-1****1-0-1
Midnimo FC2-0-0***1-0-03-0-0
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 0-0-10-0-2***0-0-3
Minnesota Brooklyn Knights 0-0-10-0-1***0-0-2
Total13-19-1012-13-4*-*-*3-4-00-1-028-37-14

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