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Soccer club

Full name

Football Club Minneapolis

Nickname(s)

The City Lions

Founded

2014; 10 years ago (2014)

Stadium

Pride Stadium, Park Center Senior High School

Capacity

4,500

Sporting Director

Ian Sendi

Head Coach

Oluwalaanu David Adeola

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. In 2018, they joined the United Premier Soccer League. 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. Their first competitive game of the United Premier Soccer League was a 5-4 loss against Granite City FC in St. Cloud, Minnesota. 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.

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	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	Did not enter	Regional Finals
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	Maitained Position in Premier Division, didn't qualify for playoffs	Did not enter	Did not enter
2024	Premier	UPSL (Midwest Conference, West Division)	0	1	8	10th	Maitained Position in Premier Division, didn't qualify for playoffs	Did not enter	Did not enter

Current roster

As of 2024

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

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	GK	Gafar Ayodele	Nigeria
3	DF	Emmanuel Menniboe	Liberia
4	DF	Joel Filiatrault	United States
7	MF	Ian Sendi	Uganda
8	MF	Micheal Ssekitoleko	Uganda
18	MF	Martin Garr	Liberia
22	FW	Aerial Gbalenchey	Liberia

Technical Team

Oluwalaanu David - Head Coach
KEITH BLEYER - Assistant Coach
KPATCHA TOYYISON - Strength & Conditioning Coach
VICTOR MACHADO - Head Scout
DANIEL MENDOZA - 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

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

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United Premier Soccer League

Sports teams based in Minnesota

Baseball

MLB: Minnesota Twins
IL: St. Paul Saints
NwL: Duluth Huskies; Mankato MoonDogs; Rochester Honkers; St. Cloud Rox; Willmar Stingers; Minnesota Mud Puppies

Basketball

NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves
WNBA: Minnesota Lynx

Esports

CDL: Minnesota ROKKR

Football

NFL: Minnesota Vikings
TAL: Duluth Harbor Monsters
WFA: Minnesota Minx; Minnesota Vixen

Hockey

NHL: Minnesota Wild
PWHL: Minnesota Frost
NAHL: Austin Bruins; Minnesota Wilderness; St. Cloud Norsemen

Roller derby

WFTDA: Babe City Rollers; Harbor City Roller Dames; Med City Mafia; Minnesota Roller Derby; North Star Roller Derby
MRDA: Minnesota Men's Roller Derby
Independent: Mankato Area Derby Girls; SCAR Dolls

Rugby union

USARNC: Metropolis RFC; Eastside Banshees RFC; Mankato Marauders RFC; Minneapolis Mayhem Rugby; Rochester Boksprings Rugby; St. Paul Pigs Rugby; Twin Cities Amazons Rugby

Soccer

MLS: Minnesota United FC
MLS Next Pro: Minnesota United FC 2
USL2: Minneapolis City SC
USLW: Minnesota Aurora FC
NPSL: Duluth FC; Joy St. Louis Park; Med City FC
WPSL: Fire SC 98; Mankato United SC; MapleBrook Fury; Minnesota Thunder; Rochester United FC; Salvo SC
UPSL: FC Minneapolis; Granite City FC; Inter Minneapolis FC; Minneapolis City SC II; Minnesota Brooklyn Knights FC; Turbo Sports SC; Vlora FC

Ultimate

AUDL: Minnesota Wind Chill
PUL: Minnesota Strike

College athletics

NCAA Division I	Bemidji State Beavers (men's and women's ice hockey) Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (men's and women's ice hockey) Minnesota State Mavericks (men's and women's ice hockey) St. Cloud State Huskies (men's and women's ice hockey) St. Thomas Tommies
NCAA Division II	Bemidji State Beavers Concordia Golden Bears (Saint Paul) Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota State Mavericks Minnesota State–Moorhead Dragons St. Cloud State Huskies Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs Winona State Warriors

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