Lansing Ignite FC

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Lansing Ignite FC
Lansing Ignite FC logo.svg
Full nameLansing Ignite Football Club
FoundedOctober 25, 2018;4 years ago (2018-10-25)
DissolvedOctober 21, 2019;3 years ago (2019-10-21)
Stadium Cooley Law School Stadium
Capacity7,527
OwnerTom Dickson
PresidentNick Grueser
General ManagerJeremy Sampson
Coach Nate Miller
League USL League One
Lansing Ignite
2019 season
OwnerTom Dickson
Head coach Nate Miller
Stadium Cooley Law School Stadium
USL League One 2nd
USL1 Playoffs Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup 2nd Round
Top goalscorer Tumi Moshobane (10)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 4,818
(June 22 vs. Orlando City B)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,725
(May 11 vs. Greenville Triumph)
All: 100
(May 8 vs. AFC Ann Arbor (USOC))
Average home league attendance2,758
Biggest win5–0
(September 6 at FC Tucson)
Biggest defeat0–3
(June 8 at Toronto FC II)

Lansing Ignite FC was a professional soccer team based in Lansing, Michigan, United States. The club began play in the newly-formed USL League One in 2019 and ceased operations following their inaugural season.

Contents

History

The formation of USL League One (originally announced as USL Division III) was first announced in April 2017, and league officials began touring the country looking for candidate cities for new soccer clubs. The city of Lansing was already home to Lansing United, an amateur soccer team in the National Premier Soccer League. In 2018, United moved from NPSL to the Premier Development League, another amateur league often considered the fourth tier of American soccer. The move was seen as a step towards establishing a professional team, as the PDL is managed by United Soccer Leagues, the same organization that manages League One as well as the second-tier United Soccer League. [1]

In September 2018, the Lansing State Journal reported that the owners of the Lansing Lugnuts, a local minor league baseball team, had presented plans to Lansing City Council for a professional soccer team to play at Cooley Law School Stadium, also home to the Lugnuts. [2] On October 8, the city council unanimously approved the plans, which are expected to cost the city $1 million over the course of a five-year contract. This also signaled the end of the Lansing United men's team, as United owner Jeremy Sampson became the new club's general manager; however, Lansing United Women would continue to operate as planned. [3]

On October 25, 2018, USL League One officially announced Lansing Ignite FC as its ninth founding member team, to begin play in 2019. [4] On November 14, 2018, Lansing Ignite FC announced Nate Miller as the inaugural head coach. [5] On March 19, 2019, Lansing Ignite FC announced an affiliation agreement with Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. [6]

Lansing played their first USL League One match on 30 March 2019, beating Richmond Kickers 3–2 at City Stadium, Richmond. [7] Lansing finished their first season with a 12–6–10 record, good for second place in USL League One. [8] They fell in the playoff semifinal to Greenville Triumph SC, 1–0. [9] On October 14, 2019, midfielder Marshall Hollingsworth posted on Instagram that the Ignite would be folding and that all players had been released from their contracts. Team President Nick Grueser said that the team would not give an update on the team's future until after the conclusion of the League One final. [10]

On October 21, 2019, it was officially announced by USL League One that, despite a successful first season performance-wise, the Ignite would not be returning for the 2020 season. [11]

Sponsorship

SeasonKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
2019MoneyballLAFCU [12]

2019

First team roster

As of match played March 30, 2019 [13]
No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Signed inPrevious club
Goalkeepers
1 Mike Kirk Flag of the United States.svg GK February 12, 1994 (age 29)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh Riverhounds
13 Kyle Ihn Flag of the United States.svg GK December 10, 1994 (age 28)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Reno 1868
Defenders
2 Rhys Williams Flag of the United States.svg DF August 9, 1995 (age 27)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Real Monarchs
4 Grant Stoneman Flag of the United States.svg DF November 27, 1995 (age 27)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Loyola Ramblers
5 Brandon Fricke Flag of the United States.svg DF March 27, 1992 (age 31)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Des Moines Menace
17 Kevin Coiffic Flag of France.svg DF September 18, 1994 (age 28)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Young Harris Mountain Lions
25 Marshall Hollingsworth Flag of the United States.svg DF August 6, 1993 (age 29)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew
Midfielders
6 Ricardo Perez Flag of Mexico.svg MF May 30, 1995 (age 28)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids
7 Rafael Mentzingen Flag of Brazil.svg MF May 2, 1996 (age 27)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Valparaiso Crusaders
8 Kyle Carr Flag of the United States.svg MF January 21, 1995 (age 28)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Lansing United
10 Xavier Gomez Flag of the United States.svg MF November 21, 1994 (age 28)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago FC United
12 Christian Silva Flag of the United States.svg MF August 2, 1989 (age 33)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Jacksonville Armada
16 Lewis Jones Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg MF December 25, 1994 (age 28)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Lansing United
21 Ivo Cerda Flag of Chile.svg MF October 31, 1995 (age 27)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Michigan Wolverines
23 Tumi Moshobane Flag of South Africa.svg MF September 7, 1994 (age 28)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Lansing United
24 Elma N'For Flag of Cameroon.svg MF 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Asheville City
27 Nathan Lewis Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg MF July 20, 1990 (age 32)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Indy Eleven
Omar Castro Flag of the United States.svg MF February 7, 1996 (age 27)2019 Flag of Germany.svg TSC Vahdet
Forwards
9 Ricky Lopez-Espin Flag of the United States.svg FW December 2, 1995 (age 27)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Real Salt Lake
11 Steeve Saint-Duc Flag of Haiti.svg FW January 8, 2000 (age 23)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC
14 Nick Moon Flag of the United States.svg FW May 31, 1996 (age 27)2019 Flag of the United States.svg Lane United
19 Pato Botello Faz Flag of Mexico.svg FW September 8, 1996 (age 26)2019 Flag of the United States.svg St. Mary's Rattlers
20 Alex Bruce Flag of England.svg FW October 28, 1998 (age 24)2019 Flag of the United States.svg San Antonio FC (loan)

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Nate Miller
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Tim Daniels
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Joel DeLass
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Egypt.svg Wael Zenga

Non-competitive

Preseason friendlies

February 27 Indy Eleven 1–2 Lansing Ignite Westfield, Indiana
2:00 PM EST
  • Ilić Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report Stadium: Grand Park Indoor Arena
Attendance: 300
March 3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–0 Lansing Ignite Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12:00 PM EST Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: Closed door
March 8 Lansing Ignite 7–0 Davenport Panthers Brighton, Michigan
1:00 PM EST
Report Stadium: Legacy Center
Attendance: 200
March 15 Lansing Ignite 3–0 Western Michigan Broncos Brighton, Michigan
1:00 PM EST
Report Stadium: Legacy Center
Attendance: 418

Midseason friendlies

April 16Capital Cup Lansing Ignite 4–0 Michigan State Spartans Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EST Botello Faz Soccerball shade.svg28'
Saint-Duc Soccerball shade.svg50'
N'For Soccerball shade.svg62'
Bruce Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Stanley Yellow card.svg 54'
Pimlott Yellow card.svg 66'
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 3,338
September 24 Lansing Ignite v Chicago Fire SC Reserves Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
September 28 Lansing Ignite v Livonia City FC Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Note: Originally scheduled to play Grand Rapids FC. Change announced on September 4. [14]

Competitive

USL League One

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 North Texas SC 2817565331+2256 Playoffs
2 Lansing Ignite FC 28121064937+1246
3 Greenville Triumph SC 2812793222+1043
4 Forward Madison FC 2812793326+743
5 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 28101083537240
Source: 2019 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28121064937 +12468422816 +124642121 0

Source: USL

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumAAHHAAHHAAAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHHH
ResultWLWLLDDDDWLDWWLDWDDDWWWWWWDL
Position4544989784775466456653222222
Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

March 301 Richmond Kickers 2–3 Lansing Ignite Richmond, Virginia
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,936
Referee: Danielle Chesky
April 62 Greenville Triumph SC 2–1 Lansing Ignite FC Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Legacy Early College
Attendance: 4,014
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
April 133 Lansing Ignite 3–1 Richmond Kickers Lansing, Michigan
5:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 3,369
Referee: Danielle Chesky
April 264 Lansing Ignite 0–2 Toronto FC II Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Stoneman Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Moshobane Yellow card.svg 80'
Report Petrasso Soccerball shade.svg11'
Mohammed Yellow card.svg 24'
Campbell Yellow card.svg 39'
Okello Yellow card.svg 53'
Ovalle Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 1,895
Referee: Nickrod Fateh
April 305 FC Tucson 2–0 Lansing Ignite Tucson, Arizona
9:00 PM Jambga Soccerball shade.svg27'
Somersall Yellow card.svg 38'
Spencer Yellow card.svg 49'
Vega Yellow card.svg 57'Soccerball shade.svg62'
Report Fricke Yellow card.svg 49'Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 702
Referee: Karen Abt
May 46 Richmond Kickers 2–2 Lansing Ignite Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Chin Soccerball shade.svg32'
Shanosky Yellow card.svg 75'
Jackson Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Cerda Yellow card.svg 24'
Stoneman Yellow card.svg 27'
Lopez-Espin Soccerball shade.svg58'
Fricke Soccerball shade.svg70'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,947
Referee: Matt Franz
May 117 Lansing Ignite 1–1 Greenville Triumph SC Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Lopez-Espin Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Boland Yellow card.svg 36'
Polak Yellow card.svg 58'
Ward Soccerball shade.svg68'
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 1,725
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
May 188 Lansing Ignite 2–2 North Texas SC Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Mentzigen Soccerball shade.svg54', Yellow card.svg 56'
Bruce Soccerball shade.svg65', Red card.svg 90+5'
Saint-Duc Yellow card.svg 72'
Stoneman Yellow card.svg 89'
Report Tessmann Yellow card.svg 35'
Jatta Yellow card.svg 51'
Pepi Soccerball shade.svg83'
A. Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg87', Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Almaguer Yellow card.svg 89'
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 2,149
Referee: Calin Radosav
May 259 Tormenta FC 0–0 Lansing Ignite Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Miccaletto Yellow card.svg 42'
Knutson Yellow card.svg 59'
Report Cleveland Yellow card.svg 73'Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,697
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
June 110 Forward Madison FC 0–1 Lansing Ignite Madison, Wisconsin
8:00 PM EDT Banks Yellow card.svg 39'
Núñez Red card.svg 90+7'
Report Moon Soccerball shade.svg47'
Stoneman Yellow card.svg 51'
Cerda Yellow card.svg 80'
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 4,271
Referee: Brad Jensen
June 811 Toronto FC II 3–0 Lansing Ignite Toronto, Ontario
4:00 PM EDT Hundal Soccerball shade.svg29'
Ovalle Yellow card.svg 48'
Dorsey Yellow card.svg 66'
Bunk-Andersen Soccerball shade.svg80'
Perruzza Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Report Stadium: BMO Training Ground
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
June 1512 Greenville Triumph SC 1–1 Lansing Ignite Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Seiler Soccerball shade.svg66' Report Moon Soccerball shade.svg30'
Saint-Duc Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Attendance: 2,715
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
June 1913 Lansing Ignite 1–0 Toronto FC II Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Saint-Duc Yellow card.svg 28', Soccerball shade.svg61'
Bruce Yellow card.svg 87'
Report Mingo Yellow card.svg 27'
Srbely Yellow card.svg 89'
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 2,287
Referee: Becky Pagan
June 2214 Lansing Ignite 2–0 Orlando City B Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Moshobane Yellow card.svg 28'
Moon Soccerball shade.svg51'
Bruce Yellow card.svg 59'
Coiffic Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report Bagrou Yellow card.svg 30'Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 4,818
Referee: Chris Ruska
June 2915 North Texas SC 3–1 Lansing Ignite Frisco, Texas
7:00 PM EDT Tessmann Yellow card.svg 43'
Montgomery Soccerball shade.svg57'
Damus Yellow card.svg 59', Soccerball shade.svg73'
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report Moon Yellow card.svg 59'
Cleveland Yellow card.svg 74'
Faz Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 632
Referee: Marco Vega
July 616 Chattanooga Red Wolves 1–1 Lansing Ignite Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT Cisse Red card.svg 12'
Walls Soccerball shade.svg55'
Report N'For Soccerball shade.svg25'
Fricke Yellow card.svg 30'
Coiffic Red card.svg 45'
Moon Yellow card.svg 57'
Stadium: David Stanton Field
Attendance: 1,766
Referee: Michael Smith
July 917 Lansing Ignite 3–2 Forward Madison FC Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT N'For Soccerball shade.svg17'
Mentzigen Soccerball shade.svg90+2', Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Bruce Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Report Smart Soccerball shade.svg32', Yellow card.svg 50'
Bennett Yellow card.svg 63'
Banks Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 1,871
Referee: Kevin Fikar
July 1318 Lansing Ignite 2–2 FC Tucson Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Moshobane Soccerball shade.svg26' (pen.), Soccerball shade.svg49'
Williams Yellow card.svg 50'
Report Howell Soccerball shade.svg34'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg52' (pen.)
Hauswirth Yellow card.svg 73'
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 4,348
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
July 1919 Toronto FC II 3–3 Lansing Ignite Toronto, Ontario
4:00 PM EDT Perruzza Soccerball shade.svg35'
Dorsey Yellow card.svg 38'
Bunk-Andersen Soccerball shade.svg78'
Romeo Soccerball shade.svg81', Yellow card.svg 84'
Report Faz Soccerball shade.svg41' (pen.)
Fricke Soccerball shade.svg51'
Gomez Soccerball shade.svg54'
Stadium: BMO Training Ground
Referee: Giancarlo Pavone
July 2720 Tormenta FC 1–1 Lansing Ignite Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Knutson Yellow card.svg 16'
Saint-Vil Yellow card.svg 21'
Kadono Soccerball shade.svg88'
Micaletto Yellow card.svg 90'
Morrell Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Report Mentzingen Soccerball shade.svg12', Yellow card.svg 45+3'
Coiffic Yellow card.svg 35'
Stoneman Yellow card.svg 60'
Carr Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,785
Referee: Nickrod Fateh
July 3121 Lansing Ignite 2–0 Chattanooga Red Wolves Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Moshobane Soccerball shade.svg32'
Mentzigen Yellow card.svg 50'
Faz Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report Kendall-Moullin Yellow card.svg 10'
Pineda Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 2,215
Referee: José Lara
August 322 Lansing Ignite 3–0 Orlando City B Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Moshobane Soccerball shade.svg8'
N'For Soccerball shade.svg14'
Mentzingen Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report Tablante Yellow card.svg 37'
Thiago Yellow card.svg 50'
Amer Yellow card.svg 87'
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 3,285
Referee: Carter Brochu
August 1623 Orlando City B 1–2 Lansing Ignite Montverde, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Forbes Yellow card.svg 13'
Tablante Yellow card.svg 42'
Bagrou Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report Gomez Soccerball shade.svg22', Yellow card.svg 82'
Coiffic Yellow card.svg 28'
Mentzingen Soccerball shade.svg54'
Stadium: Montverde Academy
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
August 2224 Lansing Ignite 4–1 North Texas SC Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Faz Soccerball shade.svg8', Soccerball shade.svg69'
Moon Yellow card.svg 31'
N'For Soccerball shade.svg50'
Moshobane Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report Rayo Yellow card.svg 65'
Rodriguez Yellow card.svg 76'
Romero Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.)
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 2,757
Referee: Luis Arroyo
September 625 FC Tucson 0–5 Lansing Ignite Tucson, Arizona
10:30 PM EDT Wheeler-Omiunu Yellow card.svg 28'
Venter Yellow card.svg 62'
Batista Yellow card.svg 76'
Report Moon Yellow card.svg 12'
Faz Soccerball shade.svg16', Soccerball shade.svg26'
Moshobane Soccerball shade.svg33', Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg60'
Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 708
Referee: Omeed Azadpour
September 1426 Lansing Ignite 4–3 Chattanooga Red Wolves Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Mentzingen Soccerball shade.svg8'
Moshobane Soccerball shade.svg18', Soccerball shade.svg90'
Moon Soccerball shade.svg30', Yellow card.svg 79'
Gomez Yellow card.svg 60'
Carr Yellow card.svg 77'
Report Zguro Soccerball shade.svg3', Red card.svg 60'
Hurst Soccerball shade.svg17', Soccerball shade.svg54'
Amponsah Yellow card.svg 35'
Beattie Yellow card.svg 43'
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 2,994
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 2127 Lansing Ignite 1–1 Tormenta FC Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Moon Soccerball shade.svg45+1' Report Dennis Yellow card.svg 19'
Arslan Yellow card.svg 34'
Rowe Soccerball shade.svg67'
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 2,489
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
October 528 Lansing Ignite 0–1 Forward Madison FC Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT N'For Yellow card.svg 20'
Fricke Yellow card.svg 59'
Moshobane Yellow card.svg 73'
Williams Yellow card.svg 87'
Report Omsberg Yellow card.svg 31'
Banks Soccerball shade.svg43'
Núñez Yellow card.svg 66'
Paulo Jr. Yellow card.svg 68'
Díaz Yellow card.svg 81'
Leonard Yellow card.svg 90+4'
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 2,412
Referee: José Lara

USL League One Playoffs

October 12Semifinals Lansing Ignite FC 0–1 Greenville Triumph SC Lansing, Michigan
7:00 p.m. (EDT) Coiffic Yellow card.svg 70'
Cerda Yellow card.svg 74'
Cleveland Yellow card.svg 87'
Report Clowes Yellow card.svg 37'
Mohamed Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Polak Yellow card.svg 46'
Bermudez Soccerball shade.svg59'
Gómez Yellow card.svg 79'
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 2,340
Referee: Matthew Thompson

U.S. Open Cup

May 8 1st Round Lansing Ignite FC Flag of Michigan.svg 2–1 Flag of Michigan.svg AFC Ann Arbor Lansing, Michigan
7:00 pm EDT N'For Soccerball shade.svg29', Soccerball shade.svg72' Report Alexis Yellow card.svg 40', Soccerball shade.svg66'Stadium: Lansing Catholic High School
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nicole Green
Note: Kickoff time and venue changed from 7:00 p.m. at Cooley Law School Stadium due to inclement field conditions.
May 15 2nd Round Indy Eleven Flag of Indiana.svg 1–0 Flag of Michigan.svg Lansing Ignite FC Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT Newton Red card.svg 21'
Enevoldsen Yellow card.svg 51', Soccerball shade.svg57'
Watson Yellow card.svg 62'
Walker Yellow card.svg 88'
Kelly Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Report Stoneman Yellow card.svg 62'Stadium: Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
Attendance: 853
Referee: Adam Behrens

Final roster

Final team roster

As of January 10, 2019. [15]

No.PositionPlayerNation
1 GK Mike Kirk Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2 DF Rhys Williams Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4 DF Grant Stoneman Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 DF Brandon Fricke Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6 MF Ricardo Pérez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
7 MF Rafael Mentzingen Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
8 MF Kyle Carr Flag of the United States.svg  United States
10 MF Xavier Gomez Flag of the United States.svg  United States
11 FW Steeve Saint-Duc Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
12 MF Christian Silva Flag of the United States.svg  United States
13 GK Kyle Ihn Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14 DF Nick Moon Flag of the United States.svg  United States
16 MF Lewis Jones Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands
17 DF Kevin Coiffic Flag of France.svg  France
19 FW Pato Botello Faz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
21 MF Ivo Cerda Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
23 MF Tumi Moshobane Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
24 FW Elma N'For Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
25 DF Marshall Hollingsworth Flag of the United States.svg  United States
27 MF Nathan Lewis Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago

Year-by-year

Lansing Ignite FC
Season USL League One Play-offs U.S. Open Cup Top Scorer 1 Head coach
PWLDGFGAPtsPosPlayerGoals
2019 28126104937462ndNational Semifinals 2R Flag of South Africa.svg Tumi Moshobane 10 Flag of Israel.svg Nate Miller

^ 1. Top Scorer includes statistics from league matches only.

Head coaches

CoachNationalityStartEndGamesWinLossDrawWin %
Nate Miller Flag of Israel.svg  Israel November 14, 2018Present3113810041.94

Average attendance

YearReg. SeasonPlayoffs
20192,7582,340

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The 2020 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC season is the second season in the soccer team's history, where they compete in the third division of American soccer, USL League One, the second season of that competition. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC will also participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC will play their home games at CHI Memorial Stadium in East Ridge, Tennessee, United States, moving from their previous stadium, David Stanton Field. Matches were played under reduced capacity due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and stadium construction.

The 2020 Richmond Kickers season was the club's 28th season of existence, their 16th season in the third tier of American soccer, and their second season in the newly created USL League One. It is the Kickers' second season playing in the third tier of American soccer since 2016, when they were in the United Soccer League. Initially, the preseason began on February 8, 2020 and was scheduled to conclude on March 24, 2020. The regular season was originally scheduled to begin on March 28, 2020 and conclude on September 24, 2020.

2022 FC Tucson season is the twelfth season in the soccer team's history and their fourth in USL League One.

The 2022 Tormenta FC season was the club's seventh season of existence, and their fourth season as a professional club, all of which have been spent in the third tier of American soccer in USL League One. Tormenta FC enter this season following an 11th-place finish the previous season. This will be the club's first season in their new stadium, Optim Health System Field, after spending previous seasons at Eagle Field on the campus of Georgia Southern University.

The 2022 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC season will be the fourth season in the soccer team's history, all of which they've competed in USL League One, a league in the third division of American soccer. They will play their home games at CHI Memorial Stadium in East Ridge, Tennessee. This will be their third season playing for manager Jimmy Obleda. Chattanooga Red Wolves are coming off of a 3rd-place finish from last season, the most successful season in the club's history at the time.

The 2022 Greenville Triumph SC season will be the fourth season in the soccer team's history, all of which they've competed in USL League One, a league in the third division of American soccer. They will play their home games at Legacy Early College Field. John Harkes will be managing the club for his fourth season. Greenville finished in 2nd-place the previous season, losing the 2021 final to Union Omaha.

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