# FC Minneapolis

FC Minneapolis (known informally as FCM or The City Lions) is an American soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 2014, the team plays in the United Premier Soccer League, a national league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

## History

Founded in 2014 as a member of the Minnesota Recreational Soccer League, playing in the Sunday Division One, the club's mission was to provide a quality, accessible and equitable pathway to professional football for all players in the United States. As such, in 2015, the club became one of the founding members of the now defunct American Premier League, becoming league champions in their inaugural season and finishing 5th position out of five teams in 2016. The club is partially owned by "supporter group members" who make game related decisions for the team, such as the team jersey, game day amenities, and future opponents for friendly matches. In 2018, they joined the United Premier Soccer League. In 2019, they finished their spring season of the Midwest Conference West Division at four wins, three draws and three losses, good for third place in the league. Their first competitive game of the United Premier Soccer League was a 5-4 loss against Granite City FC in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The club's first goal of the United Premier Soccer League was scored by Lorestho Banks in their away match, a 5–4 defeat to Granite City FC at Huskys Dome of St. Cloud State University.

## Honors

* 2019 U.S. National Cup Regional Quarter Finals
* 2020 Minnesota Fall Cup Finals
* 2021 U.S. National Cup Regional Finals
* 2021 UPSL Midwest Conference Division Semi Finals
* 2021 U.S. National Cup Champions of Regions Semi Finals
* 2021 U.S. National Cup Champions of Regions Third Place
* 2022 Minnesota Fall Cup Champions

## Season-by-season

| Season | Division | League | Wins | Draw | Losses | Regular season | Playoffs | US Open Cup | US National Cup |
| 2014 | Recreational | Minnesota Recreational Soccer League (Sunday Division) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8th | Did not qualify | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | 1 | American Premier League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1st | Champions | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | 1 | American Premier League | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5th | Did not qualify | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Premier | UPSL (Midwest Conference, North Division) | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6th | Did not qualify | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Premier | UPSL (Midwest Conference, West Division) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3rd | Did not qualify | Did not enter | Midwest Region Quarterfinals |
| 2021 | Premier | UPSL (Midwest Conference, West Division) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4th | Division Semis | Did not enter | Regional Finals |
| 2022 | Premier | UPSL (Midwest Conference, West Division) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3rd | Qualified | Did not enter | UPSL Midwest Play Off qualification |
| 2023 | Premier | UPSL (Midwest Conference, West Division) | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7th | Maitained Position in Premier Division, didn't qualify for playoffs | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Premier | UPSL (Midwest Conference, West Division) | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10th | Maitained Position in Premier Division, didn't qualify for playoffs | Did not enter | Did not enter |

## Current roster

    As of 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Gafar Ayodele | Nigeria |
| 3 | DF | Emmanuel Menniboe | Liberia |
| 4 | DF | Joel Filiatrault | United States |
| 7 | MF | Ian Sendi | Uganda |
| 8 | MF | Micheal Ssekitoleko | Uganda |
| 18 | MF | Martin Garr | Liberia |
| 22 | FW | Aerial Gbalenchey | Liberia |

## Technical Team

* Oluwalaanu David - Head Coach
* KEITH BLEYER - Assistant Coach
* KPATCHA TOYYISON - Strength & Conditioning Coach
* VICTOR MACHADO - Head Scout
* DANIEL MENDOZA - DEVELOPMENT COACH

## Historic record vs opponents

Legend :
| 0-0-0 | Win–loss-draw |
| 0-0 | Win–loss |
| * | No games played |
| Opponent | Regular season | Friendly | U.S. Open | U.S National Cup | Playoffs | Total |
| Minneapolis City SC | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | * | * | 0-1-0 | 0-4-0 |
| Dakota Fusion | * | 0-1-0 | * | * | * | 0-1-0 |
| Granite City FC | 3-2-0 | 6-0-0 | * | * | * | 9-2-0 |
| FC Fargo | 0-2-0 | 0-1-0 | * | * | * | 0-3-0 |
| Minnesota Twinstars FC | 0-2-0 | 1-1-0 | * | * | * | 1-3-0 |
| Duluth FC | 0-2-0 | * | * | * | * | 0-2-0 |
| Lacrosse Aris FC | 0-0-2 | * | * | * | * | 0-0-2 |
| Green Bay United | 0-1-1 | * | * | * | * | 0-1-1 |
| Milwaukee Bavarian | 0-2-0 | * | * | 1-1-0 | * | 1-3-0 |
| Madison 56ers | 0-2-0 | * | * | * | * | 0-2-0 |
| Croatian Eagles SC | 0-2-0 | * | * | * | * | 0-2-0 |
| Vlora City FC | 2-1-1 | 1-4-0 | * | * | 1-0-0 | 4-5-1 |
| Minnesota United Reserve | * | 0-1-0 | * | * | * | 0-1-0 |
| St. Louis Lions FC | * | 0-1-0 | * | * | * | 0-1-0 |
| FC Wichita | * | 0-1-0 | * | * | * | 0-1-0 |
| Turbo Sports | 1-0-2 | 3-1-0 | * | * | * | 4-1-2 |
| North Central University | * | 1-0-0 | * | * | * | 1-0-0 |
| Minnesota Cranes | 1-1-0 | * | * | * | * | 1-1-0 |
| Brothers FC | 1-0-1 | * | * | * | * | 1-0-1 |
| Midnimo FC | 2-0-0 | * | * | * | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 |
| Dakota Young stars FC | 2-1-0 | * | * | * | * | 2-1-0 |
| Rochester FC | 1-1-1 | * | * | * | * | 1-1-1 |
| Barron SC | * | * | * | 1-0-0 | * | 1-0-0 |
| Spring Field FC | * | * | * | 0-1-0 | * | 0-1-0 |
| ASC New Stars | * | * | * | 0-1-0 | * | 0-1-0 |
| Ann Arbor FC | * | * | * | 0-1-0 | * | 0-1-0 |
| Inter Minneapolis | 0-0-1 | 0-0-2 | * | * | * | 0-0-3 |
| Minnesota Brooklyn Knights | 0-0-1 | 0-0-1 | * | * | * | 0-0-2 |
| Total | 13-19-10 | 12-13-4 | *-*-* | 3-4-0 | 0-1-0 | 28-37-14 |
* Updated to mid of August of 2021