2020–21 Michigan Stars FC season

Michigan Stars FC
2020–21 NISA season
Manager	George Juncaj
Head coach	Alexander Strehmel
Stadium	Ultimate Soccer Arenas; Pontiac, Michigan
NISA	Fall: Eastern Conf.: 2nd; Spring: TBD
Playoffs	Fall: Group stage; Spring: TBD
U.S. Open Cup	TBD
Top goalscorer	League: Kyle Nuel: 2; All: Gonnie Ben-Tal: 3
Biggest win	NAFC 0–3 MSFC (Sept. 12)
Biggest defeat	OAK 1–0 MSFC; (Sept. 27, Fall Playoffs)
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The 2020–21 Michigan Stars FC season is the club's second season playing in the third division National Independent Soccer Association and first full professional season.

Club

Roster

As of August 18, 2020.^[1]

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Since
1	GK	Arshia Aghababazadeh	(1995-11-05) November 5, 1995 (age 28)	2020
2	DF	Tekodah Lobsiger	(1995-02-14) February 14, 1995 (age 29)	2020
3	DF	Gonnie Ben-Tal	(1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 (age 29)	2019
4	DF	Robert Juncaj	(2001-10-15) October 15, 2001 (age 22)	2019
5	DF	Joseph Aidoo	(1995-08-24) August 24, 1995 (age 29)	2019
6	MF	Remy Tazifor	(1995-03-05) March 5, 1995 (age 29)	2019
7	MF	Steven Juncaj	(1998-03-08) March 8, 1998 (age 26)	2019
8	DF	Brian Vang	(1998-03-17) March 17, 1998 (age 26)	2020
9	DF	Tomas Bernedo	(1996-12-01) December 1, 1996 (age 27)	2020
10	FW	Kyle Nuel (captain)	(1993-07-02) July 2, 1993 (age 31)	2019
11	FW	Travis Ward	(1996-05-09) May 9, 1996 (age 28)	2020
12	GK	Sergio Orozco	(1994-04-09) April 9, 1994 (age 30)	2020
14	FW	Alexander Satrústegui	(1994-01-01) January 1, 1994 (age 30)	2020
15	DF	Andrés Chalbaud	(1994-12-26) December 26, 1994 (age 29)	2020
16	GK	Tatenda Mkuruva	(1996-01-04) January 4, 1996 (age 28)	2019
17	MF	Alexandre Frank	(1995-08-01) August 1, 1995 (age 29)	2020
19	DF	Cameron Schneider	(1997-04-21) April 21, 1997 (age 27)	2020
20	DF	Sebastien Des Pres	(1998-11-11) November 11, 1998 (age 25)	2020
21	MF	Zachary Reynolds	(1994-02-15) February 15, 1994 (age 30)	2020
22	DF	Adil Gowani	(1994-06-02) June 2, 1994 (age 30)	2020
23	DF	Patrick Sullivan	(1994-08-25) August 25, 1994 (age 30)	2019
25	DF	James Abraham	(1993-09-17) September 17, 1993 (age 30)	2019
26	DF	Terence Smith	(1991-09-23) September 23, 1991 (age 32)	2020
29	FW	James Pipe	(1996-03-18) March 18, 1996 (age 28)	2020
30	DF	Devon Amoo-Mensah	(1995-11-27) November 27, 1995 (age 28)	2020
31	MF	Jannik Eckenrode	(1993-12-13) December 13, 1993 (age 30)	2020

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Alexander Strehmel	Head coach

Transfers

Transfers In

Date from	Position	Player	Last team	Type	Ref.
July 23, 2020	DF	Devon Amoo-Mensah	Lewis University	Free transfer	^[2]
July 23, 2020	DF	Tomas Bernedo	Dayton Dutch Lions	Free transfer	^[3]
July 24, 2020	DF	Brian Vang	University of Wisconsin–Green Bay	Free transfer	^[4]
July 24, 2020	DF	Sebastien Des Pres	Orange County SC	Free transfer	^[5]

Transfers Out

Position	Player	Next team	Type
MF	Zanin Mahic	Free agent	Released
MF	Nenad Markovic	Free agent	Released
MF	Nils Valdmanis	Free agent	Released

Friendlies

June 24, 2020 (2020-06-24) Preseason	Michigan Stars FC	v	Inter Detroit (UPSL)	Washington, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT		Broadcast		Stadium: Total Sports Park
Note: Result not published.

July 22, 2020 (2020-07-22) Preseason	Michigan Stars FC	2–0	Livonia City FC (MPL)	Washington, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Total Sports Park

July 25, 2020 (2020-07-25) Preseason	Michigan Stars FC	v	LK St. Clair Soccer (MPL)	Washington, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Total Sports Park
Note: Result not published.

December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08) Friendly	Michigan Stars FC	2–1	Metro Louisville FC (NPSL)	Washington, Michigan
6:00 p.m. EST		Report		Stadium: Total Sports Park

Competitions

NISA Fall season

On June 4, NISA announced the initial details for the 2020 Fall Season with the member teams split into conferences, Eastern and Western.^[6]

Details for the Fall regular season were announced on July 31, 2020.^[7] The Stars will take part as a member of the Eastern Conference.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chattanooga FC	4	3	0	1	8	3	+5	9
2	Michigan Stars FC	4	2	2	0	6	2	+4	8
3	New York Cosmos	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	5
4	Detroit City FC	4	1	2	1	3	2	+1	5
5	New Amsterdam FC	4	0	0	4	1	12	−11	0

Source: NISAofficial.com

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
4	2	2	0	6	2	+4	8	1	1	0	2	1	+1	1	1	0	4	1	+3

Last updated: September 12, 2020.
Source: Match reports

Matches

August 8, 2020 (2020-08-08) Week 1	Michigan Stars FC	2–1	Chattanooga FC	Pontiac, Michigan
7:00 p.m. EDT	Nuel 6', 39' Aidoo 26' S. Juncaj 88', 88' Aghababazadeh 90+4'	NISA Report Stars Report Broadcast	Hernandez 50' McGrath 59' (pen) Carr 90+1'	Stadium: Ultimate Soccer Arenas Outdoor Stadium Attendance: 0
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

August 15, 2020 (2020-08-15) Week 2	New York Cosmos	1–1	Michigan Stars FC	Uniondale, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT	Szetela 53' Bardic 72'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Bernedo 45' Reynolds 90+2'	Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 0
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

August 22, 2020 (2020-08-22) Week 3	Michigan Stars FC	0–0	Detroit City FC	Pontiac, Michigan
7:00 p.m. EDT	Satrústegui 44'	NISA Report Detroit News Report Broadcast	Jirira 27' Kafari 57'	Stadium: Ultimate Soccer Arenas Outdoor Stadium Attendance: 0
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

September 12, 2020 (2020-09-12) Week 4	New Amsterdam FC	0–3	Michigan Stars FC	Warwick, New York
6:00 p.m. EDT	Esche 45+1' Bedoya 49' Vicente 70' Alvarez 89'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Ben-Tal 6', 6' Nuel 45+4' Reynolds 52' S. Juncaj 81' Sullivan 90' Bernedo 90+4'	Stadium: Hudson Sports Complex Attendance: 0
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Fall Playoffs

All eight NISA teams qualified for the 2020 Fall tournament, which will be hosted at Keyworth Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, beginning on September 21 ending with the final on October 2.^[8]

Group Stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Oakland Roots SC	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6	Advance to semifinals
2	Detroit City FC	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6	Advance to semifinals
3	Michigan Stars FC	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
4	New Amsterdam FC	3	0	1	2	4	9	−5	1

Source: NISAofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differential, 3) Goals scored, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Coin toss

September 21, 2020 (2020-09-21) Group stage	Michigan Stars FC	2–0	Detroit City FC	Hamtramck, Michigan
5:00 p.m. EDT	Ben-Tal 52' Bernedo 58' Vang 82'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Clegg 44'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicole Green
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

September 24, 2020 (2020-09-24) Group stage	Michigan Stars FC	2–2	New Amsterdam FC	Hamtramck, Michigan
8:00 p.m. EDT	Satrústegui 21' 23' Ben-Tal 45' Tazifor 53' S. Juncaj 90+6'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Vicente 35', 45+1' Williams 37' Bello 63' Bartley 75' Nastu 90+4'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Fikar
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

September 27, 2020 (2020-09-27) Group stage	Oakland Roots SC	1–0	Michigan Stars FC	Hamtramck, Michigan
5:00 p.m. EDT	Kim 3' Abidor 59'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Mkuruva 90+5'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carter Brochu
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

NISA Spring season

Details regarding the 2021 Spring Season have not been announced.

U.S. Open Cup

As a professional team, Michigan will enter the 2021 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the National Independent Soccer Association. The round it will enter in has not been determined.

Squad statistics

As of Match played September 27, 2020

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Fall Season		Fall Playoffs		Spring Season		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	IRN	Arshia Aghababazadeh	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
12	GK	USA	Sergio Orozco	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
16	GK	ZIM	Tatenda Mkuruva	7	0	4+0	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Tekodah Lobsiger	6	0	0+3	0	0+3	0	-	-	-	-
3	DF	ISR	Gonnie Ben-Tal	7	3	2+2	1	3+0	2	-	-	-	-
4	DF	USA	Robert Juncaj	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
5	DF	LBR	Joseph Aidoo	7	0	4+0	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
8	DF	USA	Brian Vang	5	0	3+0	0	1+1	0	-	-	-	-
9	DF	CHI	Tomas Bernedo	7	2	2+2	1	3+0	1	-	-	-	-
15	DF	VEN	Andrés Chalbaud	7	0	4+0	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
19	DF	USA	Cameron Schneider	6	0	4+0	0	0+2	0	-	-	-	-
20	DF	USA	Sebastien Des Pres	5	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	-	-	-	-
22	DF	USA	Adil Gowani	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
23	DF	USA	Patrick Sullivan	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	-	-	-	-
25	DF	ENG	James Abraham	7	0	4+0	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
26	DF	BRB	Terence Smith	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
30	DF	USA	Devon Amoo-Mensah	7	0	4+0	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
Midfielders
6	MF	CMR	Remy Tazifor	2	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	-	-	-	-
7	MF	USA	Steven Juncaj	7	2	4+0	1	3+0	1	-	-	-	-
17	DF	FRA	Alexandre Frank	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
21	MF	USA	Zachary Reynolds	5	0	2+2	0	1+0	0	-	-	-	-
31	MF	USA	Jannik Eckenrode	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
Forwards
10	FW	USA	Kyle Nuel	6	2	3+0	2	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
11	FW	USA	Travis Ward	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
14	FW	ESP	Alexander Satrústegui	6	0	1+2	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
29	FW	USA	James Pipe	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	-	-	-	-

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Fall Season	Fall Playoffs	Spring Season	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	DF	3	Gonnie Ben-Tal	1	2	-	-	3
2	MF	7	Steven Juncaj	1	1	-	-	2
	DF	9	Tomas Bernedo	1	1	-	-	2
	FW	10	Kyle Nuel	2	0	-	-	2
3	MF	21	Zachary Reynolds	1	0	-	-	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Fall Season		Fall Playoffs		Spring Season		U.S. Open Cup		Total
1		GK	Arshia Aghababazadeh	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
3		DF	Gonnie Ben-Tal	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
6		MF	Remy Tazifor	0	0	0	1	-	-	-	-	0	1
7		MF	Steven Juncaj	2	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	3	0
8		DF	Brian Vang	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
9		DF	Tomas Bernedo	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
10		DF	Kyle Nuel	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
14		FW	Alexander Satrústegui	1	0	2	1	-	-	-	-	3	1
16		GK	Tatenda Mkuruva	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
21		MF	Zachary Reynolds	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
23		DF	Patrick Sullivan	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0

References

^ "Michigan Stars FC Roster". www.michiganstarsfc.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
^ "Michigan Stars FC on Instagram: "Welcome to the Stars Devon! ⭐️ Our new addition to the squad!"". Instagram. Michigan Stars FC. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
^ "Michigan Stars FC on Instagram: "Welcome to the Stars Tomás! ⭐️ Another new addition to the squad!"". Instagram. Michigan Stars FC. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
^ "Michigan Stars FC on Instagram: "Welcome to the Stars Brian! ⭐️"". Instagram. Michigan Stars FC. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
^ "Michigan Stars FC on Instagram: "Welcome to the Stars Sebastien!"". Instagram. Michigan Stars FC. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
^ "NISA Fall Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ "NISA Fall 2020 Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^ "2020 NISA Fall Tournament locks in on Detroit". nisaofficial.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

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[1] "Michigan Stars FC Roster". www.michiganstarsfc.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

[2] "Michigan Stars FC on Instagram: "Welcome to the Stars Devon! ⭐️ Our new addition to the squad!"". Instagram. Michigan Stars FC. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

[3] "Michigan Stars FC on Instagram: "Welcome to the Stars Tomás! ⭐️ Another new addition to the squad!"". Instagram. Michigan Stars FC. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

[4] "Michigan Stars FC on Instagram: "Welcome to the Stars Brian! ⭐️"". Instagram. Michigan Stars FC. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

[5] "Michigan Stars FC on Instagram: "Welcome to the Stars Sebastien!"". Instagram. Michigan Stars FC. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

[6] "NISA Fall Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

[7] "NISA Fall 2020 Schedule Update". www.nisaofficial.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[8] "2020 NISA Fall Tournament locks in on Detroit". nisaofficial.com. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

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