Lansing Common FC
semi-Professional Soccer team in Lansing, Michigan, U.S
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 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 (MWPL), 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.
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