# Midwest United FC

Midwest United FC is an American soccer club based in Grand Rapids, Michigan that fields teams in MLS NEXT and Elite Clubs National League and senior teams in the Great Lakes Division of USL League Two and USL W League. Midwest United FC is a youth academy affiliate of Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew.

## History

Midwest United FC was founded in 1990 under the moniker GRASA (Grand Rapids Area Soccer Association) and was the first youth select soccer club in Grand Rapids. The initial registration was 60 players from around the area.
In 1996, Grand Valley Premier SC was formed and was the area's only premier soccer club for the next 10 years. GRASA and Grand Valley Premier merged in 2007 to form Grand Rapids Crew Juniors, the first junior club affiliate of MLS franchise Columbus Crew. During its time as GR Crew Juniors the club earned a National Championship in 2011 for its U17 Boys.
Grand Rapids Crew Juniors rebranded to Midwest United FC in June 2015. The U16 Girls team earned the title of US Soccer Development Academy National Champions in 2016.
In 2019, the ownership of the women's side Grand Rapids FC was transferred to Midwest United FC. Originally competing in United Women's Soccer, the club has since moved to USL W League. A men's team was added in 2022 to compete in USL League Two.
In 2024, the men's team qualified for the USL League Two playoffs for the first time since it joined the league.

## Home Facility

The team's current home facility is the Midwest United FC Soccer Complex in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

## Players
### Notable current & former players

* Bethany Balcer (2017) now with Seattle Reign FC and called up to the United States national team
* Maddie Pogarch (2017) now with Utah Royals and called up to the United States national U-23 team
* Maia Perez (2018–2021) formerly with Angel City FC
* Riley Tanner (2019–2022) now with Washington Spirit and called up to the Panama national team
* Dylan Sing (2023) now with Crown Legacy FC
* Brad Dunwell (2024-) formerly with Houston Dynamo FC, Oklahoma City Energy, Detroit City FC, Charlotte Independence

## Head coaches

* Joe White (2023–present, USL W League)
* Luke Ruff (2023–present, USL League Two)
* Lewis Robinson (2017, 2020–2022)
* Chris Allen (2018)
* James Gilpin (2018–2019)

## Honors

USL League Two
** Playoffs Qualifiers: 2024
United Women's Soccer
* National championships (1): 2017
* Conference season championships (2)
** Midwest Conference: 2017
** Midwest North Conference: 2021
* Conference playoff championships (3)
** Midwest Conference: 2017, 2018, 2021
Minor competitions
* UWS Stadium Showcase: 2020

## Year-by-year

| Year | Tier | League | Regular Season | Playoffs |
| 2017 | 2 | UWS | 1st of 7, Midwest (8–1–1) | UWS champions |
| 2018 | 2 | UWS | 2nd of 7, Midwest (7–1–2) | National semifinal |
| 2019 | 2 | UWS | 4th of 6, Midwest (3–5–2) | Conference final |
| 2020 | 2 | UWS | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | 2 | UWS | 1st of 5, Midwest North (9–0–1) | National semifinal |
| 2022 | 4 | USLW | 2nd of 8, Great Lakes (7–3–2) | DNQ |
| 2023 | 4 | USLW | 4th of 6, Great Lakes (5–5–2) | DNQ |
| 2024 | 4 | USLW | 3rd of 7, Great Lakes (7–5) | DNQ |

## Historic record vs opponents

Legend :
| 0–0–0 | Win–loss-draw |
| 0–0 | Win–loss |
| * | No games played |
| Opponent | League | Playoffs | MI Cup | Played | Total | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| AFC Ann Arbor | 3–2–1 | * | * | 6 | 3–2–1 | 9 | 11 | –2 | .583 |
| Chicago KICS | 1–0 | * | * | 1 | 1–0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 1.000 |
| Cleveland Force SC | 1–1 | * | * | 2 | 1–1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| Connecticut Fusion | * | 0–1 | * | 1 | 0–1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | .000 |
| Corktown AFC | 2–0 | 0–0–1 (1–0 PKs) | * | 3 | 2–0–1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | .833 |
| Detroit City FC | 6–0 | * | * | 6 | 6–0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 1.000 |
| Detroit Sun FC | 4–2 | 1–0–1 (1–0 PKs) | * | 8 | 5–2–1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | .688 |
| FC Indiana | 2–0 | 1–0 | * | 3 | 3–0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 1.000 |
| Flint City AFC | 1–3–1 | * | * | 5 | 1–3–1 | 14 | 13 | +1 | .300 |
| Fort Wayne United FC | 4–0 | * | * | 4 | 4–0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 1.000 |
| Genesee FC | 1–0 | * | * | 1 | 1–0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 1.000 |
| Indiana Elite FC | 1–0 | * | * | 1 | 1–0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 1.000 |
| Indiana Union | 3–1–1 | 0–1 | * | 6 | 3–2–1 | 31 | 14 | +17 | .583 |
| Indy Eleven | 0–1 | * | * | 1 | 0–1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | .000 |
| Kalamazoo FC | 3–1–1 | * | * | 5 | 3–1–1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | .700 |
| Kings Hammer FC | 1–0–1 | * | * | 2 | 1–0–1 | 3 | 0 | +3 | .750 |
| Inferno Rush | * | 0–1 | * | 1 | 0–1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | .000 |
| Lansing United | 1–3–2 | 2–0 | * | 8 | 3–3–2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | .500 |
| Long Island Rough Riders | * | 0–0–1 (1–0 PKs) | * | 1 | 0–0–1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| Michigan Legends FC | 2–0–3 | * | * | 5 | 2–0–3 | 14 | 7 | +7 | .700 |
| Motor City FC | * | * | 0–1 | 1 | 0–1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | .000 |
| Muskegon Risers SC | 2–0 | * | * | 2 | 2–0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 1.000 |
| Racing Louisville FC | 0–1 | * | * | 1 | 0–1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | .000 |
| Santa Clarita Blue Heat | * | 1–0 | * | 1 | 1–0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 1.000 |
| St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC | * | 1–0 | * | 1 | 1–0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 1.000 |
| Toledo Villa FC | 1–0 | * | * | 1 | 1–0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 1.000 |
| Total | 39–15–10 | 6–3–3 (3–0 PKs) | 0–1 | 77 | 45–19–13 | 231 | 114 | +117 | .700 |
* Note: Table includes all competitive matches and does not include friendlies.
* Updated to end of 2023 season.
* ^ $^B$ Indy Premier SC was renamed Indiana Union in 2019.

## Player records

* Note: Table includes all competitive matches and does not include friendlies.
* Updated to end of 2023 season
* Reference: