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Full name | Lansing Common Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Robins |
Founded | July 27, 2020 |
Stadium | Eastern High School Lansing, Michigan |
Capacity | ~2,500 |
Head coach | Brent Sorg |
League | Midwest Premier League |
Website | Club website |
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.
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]
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. [5] [6] 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 8 goals scored for The Robins. [8] They followed up this performance with another second place divisional finish in 2022.
This division contained 11 teams for the 2022 season.
Pos | Team | P | GP | GD |
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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
This division contained 8 teams for the 2021 season.
Pos | Team | P | GP | GD |
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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
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