Michigan Stars Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in the Metro Detroit area. The team currently competes in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA). The Michigan Stars play their home games at the 5,000-capacity Barnabo Field in Michigan.
History The club was established circa 1998 as Windsor Spartans FC in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. In 2012, the team moved to the Metro Detroit area in Michigan, and joined the National Premier Soccer League as FC Sparta Michigan for the 2013 season. In January 2014, the team was purchased by Dearborn Sports Enterprise (DSE) and rebranded as Michigan Stars FC.
The team went on hiatus for the 2018 season, and during this time, George Juncaj purchased a 50% stake in the club. The team returned for the NPSL 2019 season and the 2019 NPSL Members Cup. In the beginning of September, Juncaj purchased the remaining 50% of the club and on September 21, 2019, Michigan Stars FC were announced as a National Independent Soccer Association expansion team that would take part in the Spring half of the league's 2019–20 season. Following the 2024 NISA season, the team has been inactive and in an unofficial period of hiatus.
Players and staff
Current roster
U-23 Team Michigan Stars U23 is the under-23 development team of Michigan Stars FC. The team competes in the Midwest Premier League, a regional semi-professional league that provides a competitive platform for emerging talent across the Midwest. Serving as a bridge between the club’s academy system and its senior professional team, Michigan Stars U23 focuses on player development and preparing athletes for higher levels of competition Year-by-year SeasonLeagueDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPts.PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTop goalscorerManager Name Goals 2013NPSL Midwest-Great Lakes 5th 12 2 2 8 10 348Did not qualifyNot Eligible 2014 Midwest-Great Lakes West 4th 14 4 1 9 17 31 13Did not qualify 2015 Midwest 9th 12 4 1 7 17 21 13 Mark Christensen 2016 Midwest-Great Lakes West 3rd 12 5 4 3 17 13 19 Andy Wagstaff 2017 Midwest-Great Lakes 5th 14 3 6 5 26 30 15 Morris Lupenec 2018 On Hiatus 2019 NPSL Midwest-Great Lakes 6th 14 3 5 6 14 17 14 Did not qualify Did not qualify George Juncaj NPSL Members Cup 5th 10 2 2 6 9 17 8 2019–20 SpringNISA 8th 2 0 0 2 1 3 0Canceled Canceled Travis Ward 1 Alexander Strehmel 2020–21 Fall Eastern 2nd 4 2 2 0 6 2 8Group stageCanceled Kyle Nuel 2 2020–21 Spring 8th 8 1 2 5 5 12 5 Did not qualify 2021 7th 18 5 6 7 24 24 21 Leon Maric Kyle Nuel 5 2022 3rd 23 10 8 5 27 15 38Champions Second round Vasilios Zogos 5 Trevor Banks 2023 2nd 24 13 7 4 37 21 46 Runners-up Second round Leon Maric 14 2024 East 2nd 20 11 3 6 38 25 36 Semifinals Third round Leon Maric 5 Enis Dokovic
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