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Full nameMinneapolis City Soccer Club
Nickname(s)The Crows[1]
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
StadiumEdor Nelson Field, Augsburg University[2]
Capacity1,500[3]
ChairmanDan Hoedeman
Head coachMatt vanBenschoten
LeagueNPSL
20191st, North Conference
Playoffs: Regional semifinal
WebsiteClub website
Current season

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 4–1–2 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 31–10–12 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
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

  • United States Matt vanBenschoten – NPSL Head Coach
  • United States Jeremy Handler – U23 Head Coach
  • United States Amin Ahmed – Assistant coach
  • United States Derric Johnson – Assistant coach
  • United States Ryan Nichols – Assistant coach
  • United States Adam Pribyl – Athletics Director

References

  1. ^ "minneapolis City SC". Premier League of America. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "CITY MOVE TO THE WEST BANK". {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  3. ^ "Minneapolis – City By Nature". Minneapolis Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Marthaler, Jon (February 12, 2016). "Soccer Insider: Minneapolis City seeks to fill the void left by United". Star Tribune.
  5. ^ "Punk Rock Soccer: An Interview With Dan Hoedeman of Minneapolis City SC". American Pyramid Blog. February 6, 2016.
  6. ^ "SSC Minneapolis City Joins PLA". pla-soccer.com. January 13, 2016. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "West Division — 2016". Premier League of America. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Minneapolis City Draws in Debut: Bavarians 0, Crows 0". Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  9. ^ "Crows 2, Eagles 1: Minneapolis City Grinds Out Victory in Home Debut – FiftyFive.One". May 28, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  10. ^ "Minneapolis City 2, Oakland County 1: Crows Extra-Time Winners in Open Cup Debut – FiftyFive.One". October 23, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  11. ^ "Minneapolis City SC Joins the NPSL" (Press release). National Premier Soccer League. December 14, 2016.
  12. ^ "Minneapolis City SC Disqualified From U.S. Open Cup – FiftyFive.One". February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  13. ^ "Soccer: Marthaler's Short Takes – Star Tribune". July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  14. ^ "Minneapolis City Out of U.S. Open Cup". Minneapolis City SC. February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  15. ^ "Minneapolis City out of Open Cup as Stegman's fall to Rochester RiverDogz". FiftyFive.One. November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  16. ^ "THE TEAM". Mpls City SC. Retrieved February 13, 2018.



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