List of Detroit City FC seasons explained

Detroit City FC is an American soccer club that competes in the USL Championship, the second division of American soccer. Established in 2012 as an amateur club, the first eight years were spent in the semi-professional National Premier Soccer League, followed by a move to professional soccer with a two-year stint in the third tier National Independent Soccer Association. The following list covers each season of the club's existence, documenting its performance in all competitive competitions.^[1]

Key

Key to competitions

• USL Championship (USLC) – The second division of soccer in the United States, established in 2010 and previously known as USL and USL Pro. The Championship was the third division of American soccer from its founding until its elevation to second division status in 2017.
• National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) – A third division American soccer league that began play in 2019.
• National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) - A semi-professional soccer league in the United States, competing at the top of the amateur league system.
• U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in US soccer, first contested in 1914.
• CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962.

Key to colors and symbols:

style=background:gold	1st or W	Winners
style=background:silver	2nd or RU	Runners-up
style=background:#FFCCCC	Last	Wooden Spoon
style=background:#FAECC8;"	♦	League Golden Boot

Key to league record

• Season = The year and article of the season
• Tier = Level on pyramid
• League = League name
• Conf/Div = Conference or division within the league
• Pld = Games played
• W = Games won
• D = Games drawn
• L = Games lost
• GF = Goals scored
• GA = Goals against
• Pts = Points
• Conf = Conference position
• Ovr = Overall league position

Key to cup record

• DNQ = Did not qualify
• NH = Competition not held or canceled
• R1 = First round
• R2 = Second round
• R3 = Third round
• Ro32 = Round of 32
• Ro16 = Round of 16
• QF = Quarterfinals
• SF = Semifinals
• RU = Runners-up
• W = Winners

Seasons

Season	Record										Position		Playoffs	USOC	Avg. Attendance	Top goalscorer
	Tier	League	Conf/Div	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Conf	Ovr				Name	Goals
2012	-	NPSL	Great Lakes	12	5	5	2	26	10	20	2nd	-	Conf. SF	Ineligible	1,244	Adam Bedell Kyle Bethel^[2]	4
2013		NPSL	Great Lakes	12	11	1	0	35	8	34	1st		Conf. RU	DNQ^[3]	1,591	Zach Myers^[4]	6
2014		NPSL	Great Lakes West	14	8	3	3	30	17	28	2nd		DNQ		R1	2,642	Will Mellors-Blair^[5]	5
2015		NPSL	Midwest	12	8	2	2	30	14	26	2nd		Regional SF		R1	3,306	Will Mellors-Blair^[6]	10
2016		NPSL	Great Lakes West	12	4	4	4	24	21	16	5th		DNQ	R2	5,255	Tommy Catalano Cyrus Saydee^[7]	4
2017		NPSL	Great Lakes	14	9	3	2	29	19	30	2nd		Nat'l SF	DNQ	5,498	Shawn Lawson^[8]	7
2018		NPSL	Great Lakes	12	5	3	4	36	15	18	4th		DNQ	R2	5,946	Shawn Lawson^[9]	6
2019		NPSL	Great Lakes	14	10	3	1	39	6	33	1st		Regional RU	DNQ	6,037	Shawn Lawson^[10]	12
2019–20 Spring	3	NISA		1	1	0	0	2	0	3	-	3rd	NH	NH	5,647	Matt Lewis Roddy Green	1
2020–21 Fall		NISA	Eastern	4	1	2	1	3	2	5	4th	-	W		0	Connor Rutz Pato Botello Faz	4
2020–21 Spring		NISA		8	6	2	0	14	3	20	-	1st	Overall W	NH
2021		NISA		18	14	3	1	35	10	45	-	bgcolor=gold	1st		bgcolor=gold	W	4,280	Maxi Rodriguez	7
2022	2	USLC	Eastern	34	14	12	8	44	30	54	7th	10th	R1	Ro32	6,118	Maxi Rodriguez	9
2023		USLC	Eastern	34	11	8	15	30	39	41	8th	18th	QF	R3	6,032	Ben Morris	7

Notes and References

1. Web site: Detroit City Stats and History.
2. Web site: 2012 Season Results . Boys In Rouge . May 1, 2020 . December 11, 2013.
3. Web site: Great Lakes Division teams decline 2013 US Open Cup berths as NPSL entries finalized . Josh Hakala . TheCup.us . April 9, 2013 . May 7, 2013.
4. Web site: 2013 Season Results . Boys In Rouge . May 1, 2020 . December 11, 2013.
5. Web site: 2014 Season Results . Boys In Rouge . May 1, 2020 . February 12, 2014.
6. Web site: 2015 Season Results . Boys In Rouge . May 1, 2020 . April 19, 2015.
7. Web site: FC . Detroit City . A look back at City's historic 2016 season . Detroit City FC . May 1, 2020 . en-us . October 13, 2016 .
8. Web site: 2017 Season Results . Boys In Rouge . May 1, 2020 . February 2, 2018.
9. Web site: 2018 Season Results . Boys In Rouge . May 1, 2020 . February 7, 2019.
10. Web site: NPSL 2019 Stats . npsl.bonzidev.com . May 1, 2020.