# 2019–20 Detroit City FC season

The 2019–20 season was Detroit City FC's first professional season since the club was established in 2012 and their first in the National Independent Soccer Association.

## Overview

Detroit City FC was accepted in the National Independent Soccer Association on December 11, 2019, and began competing in the 2020 Spring season. After playing a single match, the NISA season was postponed and then ultimately canceled on April 27, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Club
### Roster

As of March 25, 2020.
| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Since |
| 1 | GK | Nathan Steinwascher | (1993-02-15) February 15, 1993 (age 31) | 2016 |
| 5 | DF | Stephen Carroll (captain) | (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 (age 30) | 2017 |
| 7 | MF | Roddy Green | (1997-09-26) September 26, 1997 (age 27) | 2017 |
| 8 | MF | Bakie Goodman | (1995-02-28) February 28, 1995 (age 29) | 2019 |
| 9 | FW | Shawn Lawson | (1994-01-13) January 13, 1994 (age 30) | 2017 |
| 10 | MF | Cyrus Saydee | (1992-03-21) March 21, 1992 (age 32) | 2012 |
| 11 | DF | Connor Rutz | (1997-04-09) April 9, 1997 (age 27) | 2020 |
| 12 | DF | Tendai Jirira | (1991-11-12) November 12, 1991 (age 32) | 2019 |
| 14 | MF | Michael Kafari | (1991-10-30) October 30, 1991 (age 32) | 2020 |
| 17 | MF | James Vaughan | (1994-12-11) December 11, 1994 (age 29) | 2019 |
| 20 | FW | Yazeed Matthews | (1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 |
| 22 | DF | Kevin Venegas | (1989-04-29) April 29, 1989 (age 35) | 2020 |
| 23 | DF | Sebastian Capozucchi | (1995-12-23) December 23, 1995 (age 28) | 2020 |
| 30 | DF | Evans Frimpong | (1989-08-08) August 8, 1989 (age 35) | 2019 |
| 31 | GK | Austin Rogers | (1995-08-10) August 10, 1995 (age 29) | 2020 |
| 57 | FW | Javier Bautista | (1993-03-22) March 22, 1993 (age 31) | 2015 |
| 99 | MF | George Chomakov | (1990-11-19) November 19, 1990 (age 33) | 2014 |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position |
| Trevor James | Head coach and general manager |
| Brie Gauna | Head athletic trainer |
| Armen Tonianse | Assistant and goalkeeper coach |

## Transfers
### Transfers In

| Date from | Position | Player | Last team | Type |
| February 14, 2020 | DF | Kevin Venegas | New York Cosmos | Free transfer |
| February 20, 2020 | MF | Salvatore Barone | New York Cosmos | Loan for Spring Season |
| February 20, 2020 | DF | Matt Lewis | New York Cosmos | Loan for Spring Season |
| February 26, 2020 | DF | Sebastian Capozucchi | Milwaukee Torrent | Free transfer |
| February 26, 2020 | MF | Michael Kafari | New York Cosmos | Free transfer |
| February 27, 2020 | DF | Connor Rutz | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | Free transfer |
| February 27, 2020 | GK | Austin Rogers | KF Tërbuni | Free transfer |
| February 28, 2020 | FW | Isaac Acuña | New York Cosmos | Loan for Spring Season |
| March 11, 2020 | FW | Darwin Espinal | New York Cosmos | Loan for Spring Season |

### Transfers Out

| Date to | Position | Player | Next team | Type |
| March 24, 2020 | DF | Matt Lewis | New York Cosmos | Loan terminated |
| March 24, 2020 | MF | Salvatore Barone | New York Cosmos | Loan terminated |
| March 24, 2020 | FW | Darwin Espinal | New York Cosmos | Loan terminated |
| March 24, 2020 | FW | Isaac Acuña | New York Cosmos | Loan terminated |

## Competitions
### NISA Fall season

Detroit City did not take part in the 2019 NISA Fall season in an official capacity. On August 15, the NISA Board of Governors announced Detroit, along with Chattanooga FC and Oakland Roots SC, had been accepted into the league but would not begin full league play until Spring 2020. The team did play a friendly match against then NISA member Philadelphia Fury on Saturday, August 31 at home. City also hosted a friendly against Liga MX side Atlas F.C. in September and earned the upset win, 2–1, in-front of a sold-out crowd.

### NISA Spring season

Details for the 2020 NISA Spring showcase were announced January 27, 2020. On February 4, 2020, Detroit City FC announced a TV deal with local WMYD TV20 Detroit and the spring season home kickoff times.

#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Oakland Roots SC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 2 | California United Strikers FC (Q) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Detroit City FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Stumptown Athletic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 5 | San Diego 1904 FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Chattanooga FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Los Angeles Force | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 8 | Michigan Stars FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: February 28, 2020. Source: Match reports

#### Matches

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Stadium | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### U.S. Open Cup

Detroit will enter the 2020 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the National Independent Soccer Association teams in the Second Round. It was announced on January 29 that their first opponent would be USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive FC.

## Squad statistics

    As of Match played February 28, 2020

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Spring Season | Spring Season | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Nathan Steinwascher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 31 | GK | USA | Austin Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | USA | Matt Lewis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Stephen Carroll | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 11 | DF | USA | Connor Rutz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 12 | DF | ZIM | Tendai Jirira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 22 | DF | USA | Kevin Venegas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 23 | DF | CHI | Sebastian Capozucchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 30 | DF | GHA | Evans Frimpong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | USA | Roddy Green | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 8 | MF | USA | Bakie Goodman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 10 | MF | LBR | Cyrus Saydee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 14 | MF | GHA | Michael Kafari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| 17 | MF | ENG | James Vaughan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 21 | MF | USA | Salvatore Barone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 99 | MF | BUL | George Chomakov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | JAM | Shawn Lawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 20 | FW | RSA | Yazeed Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 24 | FW | HON | Darwin Espinal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 70 | FW | MEX | Isaac Acuña | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 57 | FW | MEX | Javier Bautista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Spring Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | DF | | 3 | Matt Lewis | 1 | - | 1 |
| 1 | MF | | 7 | Roddy Green | 1 | - | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Spring Season | Spring Season | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 5 | | DF | Stephen Carroll | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Michael Kafari | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |