Lansing Common FC
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. Colors and crestThe 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] HistoryLansing 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 10 goals scored for The Robins.[8] They followed up this performance with another second place divisional finish in 2022. 2022 seasonEastern DivisionThis division contained 11 teams for the 2022 season.
Rules for classification: P) points; (GP) games played; (GD) goal differential; (C) Champion 2021 Fall SeasonEast DivisionThis division contained 8 teams for the 2021 season.
Rules for classification: P) points; (GP) games played; (GD) goal differential; (C) Champion References
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