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Revision as of 22:15, 22 July 2019
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Full name | Minneapolis City Soccer Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Crows[1] | ||
Founded | 2016 | ||
Stadium | Edor Nelson Field, Augsburg University[2] | ||
Capacity | 1,500[3] | ||
Chairman | Dan Hoedeman | ||
Head coach | Matt vanBenschoten | ||
League | NPSL | ||
2018 | 1st, North Conference Playoffs: Regional semifinal | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Minneapolis City SC (known informally as Mpls City SC or The Crows) is an American soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 2016, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League, a national league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and are the reigning NPSL North Conference champions.
History
Founded in 2016 as an offshoot of Stegman's Soccer Club, team managing director Dan Hoedeman stated that his goal with the team is to re-create the local feeling of the Minnesota Thunder's early days. As such, every player is a Minnesota resident and the team is owned by "members" who make important decisions for the team, such as the league, colors, logo and budget.[4][5]
In their inaugural 2016 season in the Premier League of America,[6] the team finished at three wins, four draws and three losses, good for third place in the league's West Division.[7] Their first competitive game was a scoreless draw against Bavarian SC in Milwaukee.[8] The club's first goal was scored by Matthew Gweh in their first home match, a 2–1 win over Croatian Eagles at Les Barnard Field.[9]
That October, they would win their first qualifying match for the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, defeating league-mates Oakland County FC by a score of 2–1 in extra time.[10]
In 2017 Minneapolis City SC announced it was joining the National Premier Soccer League. The team is a member of the North Conference in the Midwest Region[11]
With the win over Oakland County FC, Minneapolis City became the first amateur team from Minnesota to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup proper, but were disqualified from the tournament for switching leagues.[12]
In 2018, Minneapolis City SC clinched the NPSL North Conference title[13] while going undefeated in conference play, one of only five teams in the NPSL to remain unbeaten in the regular season. Additionally, the Crows were the top offensive team in the entire league with 46 goals scored.
They followed that up with the 2019 NPSL North Conference title. Interestingly, after beating Duluth FC 4-2 in the second-to-last match of the season to clinch the 2018 title, the Crows went to Duluth and beat them 4-2 in the second-to-last match of the season to clinch the 2019 title as well.
Notable players
Minneapolis City players who went on to play at professional level include Brandon Bye (New England Revolution), Miles Stockman-Willis (Vrigstad IF) and Andy Lorei (San Diego Sockers).
Additionally, former Minnesota United player Brian Kallman turned out for the Crows in the 2017 season.
Season-by-season
Season | Division | League | Wins | Draw | Losses | Regular season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 4 | PLA (Western Conference) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3rd | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
2017 | 4 | NPSL (Midwest Region, North Conference) | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3rd | Did not qualify | Disqualified[14] |
2018 | 4 | NPSL (Midwest Region, North Conference) | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1st | Regional semifinal | 3rd qualifying round [15] |
2019 | 4 | NPSL (Midwest Region, North Conference) | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1st | Regional semifinal | Did not enter |
Historic record vs opponents
Opponent | League Record
(W-D-L) |
Open Cup Record
(W-D-L) |
Friendly Record
(W-D-L) |
Biggest
Victory |
Biggest
Defeat |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aurora Borealis* | 0-0-0 | 1–0–0 | 0-0-0 | W 3–2 | N/A |
Cedar Rapids Rampage United* | 0–1–1 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | N/A | L 2-4 |
Croatian Eagles | 1–0–1 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | W 2-1 | L 0-1 |
Dakota Fusion | 5–0–1 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | W 8-0 | L 2-3 |
Des Moines Menace | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0–0–1 | N/A | L 1-3 |
Des Moines Wanderers | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0–1–0 | N/A | N/A |
Detroit City FC | 0-0-1 | 0-0-0 | 0–0–0 | N/A | L 0-2 |
Duluth FC | 2–2–3 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | W 4-2 | L 1-2 |
FC Fargo* | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1–0–0 | W 6-0 | N/A |
FC Minneapolis | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1–0–0 | W 4-1 | N/A |
LaCrosse Aris FC | 5–1–0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | W 8-0 | N/A |
Madison 56ers | 1–1–0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | W 3-2 | N/A |
Rochester Med City FC | 3–1–1 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | W 3-2 | L 1-2 |
Milwaukee Bavarians | 0–1–1 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | N/A | L 0-2 |
Minnesota TwinStars | 3–1–2 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | W 1-0 | L 0-2 |
Minnesota United Reserves | 1–1–0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | W 3-0 | N/A |
Oakland County FC | 0-0-0 | 1–0–0 | 0-0-0 | W 2-1 | N/A |
Rochester Lancers | 0-0-0 | 0–0–1 | 0-0-0 | N/A | L 1-2 |
Sioux Falls Thunder | 5–1–0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | W 6-1 | N/A |
Viejos son los Trapos FC | 4–0–0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | W 5-1 | N/A |
TOTAL | 35–10–14 | 2-0-1 | 2-1-1 | W 8-0 | L 0-2 |
*Team folded
Current roster
- As of 2018[16]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | Matt Elder | United States |
2 | DF | Aaron Olson | United States |
3 | DF | Kevin Hoof | United States |
4 | MF | Arthur Parens | United States |
5 | DF | Myles Norville | Barbados |
6 | MF | Aidan O'Driscoll | United States |
7 | MF | Max Stiegwardt | Paraguay |
8 | FW | Tim Wills | United States |
9 | FW | Justin Oliver | United States |
10 | FW | Whitney Browne | Liberia |
11 | MF | Martin Browne, Jr. | Liberia |
12 | FW | Will Kidd | United States |
13 | GK | Troy Louwagie | United States |
14 | FW | Nick Hutton | United States |
15 | DF | Mark Heydt | United States |
16 | MF | Samuel Ruiz Plaza | United States |
17 | DF | Abdallah Bah | United States |
18 | DF | Trey Benhart | United States |
19 | FW | Juan Louis | Haiti |
20 | DF | Matt Murakami | United States |
21 | MF | Ben Wexler | United States |
22 | DF | Max Kent | United States |
23 | FW | Sekou Kromah | Jamaica |
24 | FW | Luke Haakenson | United States |
25 | DF | Charlie Adams | United States |
26 | FW | Kevin Andrews | United States |
28 | MF | Zuheer Al-Abase | Iraq |
29 | DF | Jonah Garcia | United States |
33 | GK | Jeremy Clark | United States |
Coaching staff
- Matt vanBenschoten – NPSL Head Coach
- Jeremy Handler – U23 Head Coach
- Amin Ahmed – Assistant coach
- Derric Johnson – Assistant coach
- Ryan Nichols – Assistant coach
- Adam Pribyl – Athletics Director
References
- ^ "minneapolis City SC". Premier League of America. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
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(help) - ^ "Minneapolis – City By Nature". Minneapolis Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ Marthaler, Jon (February 12, 2016). "Soccer Insider: Minneapolis City seeks to fill the void left by United". Star Tribune.
- ^ "Punk Rock Soccer: An Interview With Dan Hoedeman of Minneapolis City SC". American Pyramid Blog. February 6, 2016.
- ^ "SSC Minneapolis City Joins PLA". pla-soccer.com. January 13, 2016. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Minneapolis City Draws in Debut: Bavarians 0, Crows 0". Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "Crows 2, Eagles 1: Minneapolis City Grinds Out Victory in Home Debut – FiftyFive.One". May 28, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "Minneapolis City 2, Oakland County 1: Crows Extra-Time Winners in Open Cup Debut – FiftyFive.One". October 23, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "Minneapolis City SC Joins the NPSL" (Press release). National Premier Soccer League. December 14, 2016.
- ^ "Minneapolis City SC Disqualified From U.S. Open Cup – FiftyFive.One". February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "Soccer: Marthaler's Short Takes – Star Tribune". July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ "Minneapolis City Out of U.S. Open Cup". Minneapolis City SC. February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Minneapolis City out of Open Cup as Stegman's fall to Rochester RiverDogz". FiftyFive.One. November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ "THE TEAM". Mpls City SC. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
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