Lansing Common FC


Lansing Common Football Club is a Midwest Premier League expansion team that began play in Spring 2021. As a result of Lansing Ignite FC being dissolved in October 2019 due to the ownership's financial strain, a group of fans led by Eric Walcott and Geoff Sykes formed a plan to create the supporter-owned team. They are one of twelve Michigan-based teams playing in the Eastern Division.
The team plays its home games at Eastern [High School (Michigan)|Eastern High School] in Lansing, Michigan.

Colors and crest

The 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. 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.

History

Lansing Common FC joined the Midwest Premier League, 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. Lansing Common FC played their first game on May 15, 2021, ending in a 3–1 win over Fort Wayne Sport Club. 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. They followed up this performance with another second place divisional finish in 2022.

2022 season

Eastern Division

This division contained 11 teams for the 2022 season.
PosTeamPGPGD
1Inter Detroit 21105
2Lansing Common201010
3Tulip City United201010
4Michigan Jaguars18109
5Cedars FC16100
6Grand Haven Admirals14104
7Michigan Stars U2314101
8Livonia City1210-1
9West Michigan Bearings910-7
10Detroit Union610-17
11BiH Grand Rapids510-15

''Rules for classification: P) points; games played; goal differential; Champion''

2021 Fall Season

East Division

This division contained 8 teams for the 2021 season.
PosTeamPGPGD
1Detroit City U23 391429
2Lansing Common311421
3West Michigan Bearings271415
4BiH Grand Rapids20147
5Michigan Stars U2319141
6Livonia City914-18
7Inter Detroit814-18
8LK St Clair514-37

''Rules for classification: P) points; games played; goal differential; Champion''