# 2020–21 Detroit City FC season

The 2020–21 season was Detroit City FC's second professional season since the club was established in 2012 and their first full season in the National Independent Soccer Association.

## Overview

After the cancellation of the 2020 NISA Spring season the association confirmed that the 2020–21 season would take place as normal, under local guidelines for social distancing and restrictions for fan attendance.

## Club
### Roster

As of May 21, 2021.
| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Since |
| 1 | GK | Nathan Steinwascher | (1993-02-15) February 15, 1993 (age 31) | 2016 |
| 2 | DF | James Filerman | (1996-11-11) November 11, 1996 (age 28) | 2020 |
| 3 | DF | Javan Torre | (1993-10-20) October 20, 1993 (age 31) | 2021 |
| 4 | DF | Anthony Manning | (1992-09-04) September 4, 1992 (age 32) | 2021 |
| 5 | DF | Stephen Carroll (captain) | (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 (age 31) | 2017 |
| 6 | FW | Max Todd | (1996-03-05) March 5, 1996 (age 28) | 2020 |
| 7 | MF | Roddy Green | (1997-09-26) September 26, 1997 (age 27) | 2017 |
| 10 | MF | Cyrus Saydee | (1992-03-21) March 21, 1992 (age 32) | 2012 |
| 11 | FW | Connor Rutz | (1997-04-09) April 9, 1997 (age 27) | 2020 |
| 12 | DF | Tendai Jirira | (1991-11-12) November 12, 1991 (age 33) | 2019 |
| 13 | GK | Armando Quezada | (1994-07-06) July 6, 1994 (age 30) | 2019 |
| 14 | MF | Javier Steinwascher | (1998-03-14) March 14, 1998 (age 26) | 2021 |
| 15 | DF | Matt Lewis | (1996-08-01) August 1, 1996 (age 28) | 2020 |
| 17 | FW | Benedek Tanyi | (2001-01-19) January 19, 2001 (age 23) | 2020 |
| 19 | FW | Pato Botello Faz | (1996-09-08) September 8, 1996 (age 28) | 2021 |
| 20 | FW | Yazeed Matthews | (1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 |
| 21 | MF | Maxi Rodriguez | (1995-08-09) August 9, 1995 (age 29) | 2021 |
| 23 | FW | Darwin Espinal | (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 29) | 2021 |
| 22 | DF | Kevin Venegas | (1989-04-29) April 29, 1989 (age 35) | 2020 |
| 47 | MF | Barnabas Tanyi | (2003-01-23) January 23, 2003 (age 21) | 2021 |
| 99 | MF | George Chomakov | (1990-11-19) November 19, 1990 (age 34) | 2014 |

### Coaching staff

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

### Equipment

The club wore different kits for the 2020 and 2021 portions of the season. Adidas was the supplier and Metro-Detroit Chevy Dealers was the sponsor through both halves of the season.
| 2020 Fall Competitions | 2020 Fall Competitions | 2021 Spring Competitions | 2021 Spring Competitions |
| Home | Away | Home | Away |

## Transfers
### In

| Date from | Position | Player | Last team | Type |
| August 11, 2020 | GK | Jean Antoine | San Diego 1904 FC | Free transfer |
| August 11, 2020 | DF | James Filerman | Old Dominion Monarchs | Free transfer |
| August 11, 2020 | MF | Benedek Tanyi | Grosse Ile Red Devils | Free transfer |
| August 11, 2020 | FW | Elijah Rice | Stumptown Athletic | Free transfer |
| August 11, 2020 | FW | Ryan Peterson | Stumptown Athletic | Free transfer |
| August 11, 2020 | FW | Travis Bowen | FC Golden State | Free transfer |
| August 14, 2020 | MF | Ibrahim Conteh | Persipura Jayapura | Free transfer |
| September 8, 2020 | GK | Parker Siegfried | Tormenta FC | Free transfer |
| September 11, 2020 | FW | Max Todd | Detroit City FC (NPSL) | Free transfer |
| September 21, 2020 | DF | Brandon Clegg | James Madison Dukes | Free transfer |
| February 15, 2021 | DF | Anthony Manning | Indy Eleven | Free transfer |
| February 19, 2021 | DF | Javan Torre | Las Vegas Lights | Free transfer |
| March 1, 2021 | MF | Pablo Cruz | Las Vegas Lights | Free transfer |
| March 22, 2021 | MF | Barnabas Tanyi | Grosse Ile Red Devils | Free transfer |
| March 22, 2021 | MF | Maxi Rodriguez | Richmond Kickers | Free transfer |
| March 29, 2021 | DF | Matt Lewis | New York Cosmos | Free transfer |
| March 30, 2021 | MF | Javier Steinwascher | Oakland County FC | Free transfer |
| April 16, 2021 | FW | Pato Botello Faz | Tormenta FC | Free transfer |
| April 20, 2021 | GK | Armando Quezada | San Antonio FC | Free transfer |
| April 30, 2021 | DF | James Filerman | FC Tucson | Free transfer |
| May 21, 2021 | FW | Darwin Espinal | New York Cosmos | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date to | Position | Player | Next team | Type |
| | MF | James Vaughan | Unattached | Released |
| August 23, 2020 | GK | Austin Rogers | KF Vushtrria | Released |
| November 2020 | DF | Evans Frimpong | Unattached | Not re-signed |
| November 2020 | MF | Bakie Goodman | Unattached | Retired |
| November 2020 | FW | Javier Bautista | Joined Detroit City FC coaching staff | Retired |
| November 2020 | FW | Elijah Rice | Unattached | |
| November 2020 | DF | Brandon Clegg | Unattached | |
| November 2020 | FW | Travis Bowen | Unattached | |
| February 16, 2021 | DF | James Filerman | FC Tucson | Not re-signed |
| February 24, 2021 | GK | Jean Antoine | California United Strikers FC | Not re-signed |
| February 24, 2021 | MF | Ibrahim Conteh | Al Ittifaq (Maqaba) | Free transfer |
| March 2021 | FW | Ryan Peterson | FC Motown | Not re-signed |
| March 5, 2021 | DF | Sebastian Capozucchi | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Not re-signed |
| March 17, 2021 | GK | Parker Siegfried | Louisville City FC | Not re-signed |
| April 2021 | MF | Michael Kafari | New Amsterdam FC | Not re-signed |
| April 29, 2021 | FW | Shawn Lawson | Atlético Ottawa | Not re-signed |
| During season | MF | Pablo Cruz | Unattached | |

## Competitions
### 2020 NISA Independent Cup

The NISA Independent Cup was originally unveiled on April 27, 2020, following the 2020 Spring Season's cancellation, as a competition between NISA members and high level amateur clubs. On July 1, the regional tournament was officially announced as a 'pre-season event' with Detroit City taking part alongside three other association members.
Competing within the Great Lakes Region, The team was reunited with Rust Belt Derby rival FC Buffalo and Cleveland SC, against whom Detroit City had lost the 2019 NPSL Midwest Region Finals to in PKs.

#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Detroit City FC (C) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Cleveland SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | FC Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |

#### Matches
### 2020 NISA Fall Season

The schedule for the 2020 NISA Fall Season was released on 31 July 2020. The format consisted of a regionalized East/West divisional competition beginning 8 August, with Detroit playing in the Eastern Conference, and a single-location tournament to be held 21 September through 2 October, resulting in a single Fall champion.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Chattanooga FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Michigan Stars FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 |
| 3 | New York Cosmos | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 | Detroit City FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| 5 | New Amsterdam FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 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: September 9, 2020. Source: Match reports

#### Matches
### Fall Playoffs

Detroit City FC hosted the entirety of the 2020-21 NISA Fall Playoffs at Keyworth Stadium.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Oakland Roots SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Detroit City FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Michigan Stars FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | New Amsterdam FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | |

#### Knock-Out Stage

| Semifinals September 30, 2020 | Semifinals September 30, 2020 | Semifinals September 30, 2020 | Finals October 2, 2020 | Finals October 2, 2020 | Finals October 2, 2020 |
| A1 | Oakland Roots SC | 3 | | | |
| B2 | Chattanooga FC | 2 | | | |
| B2 | Chattanooga FC | 2 | A1 | Oakland Roots SC | 1 |
| | | | A2 | Detroit City FC | 2 |
| B1 | Los Angeles Force | 0 | A2 | Detroit City FC | 2 |
| A2 | Detroit City FC | 1 | | | |
Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score Source: nisaofficial.com

### Spring Season

The Spring season began on April 13, 2021, with a bubble tournament named Legends Cup and hosted by Chattanooga FC, with the winner gaining entry into the Spring 2021 Final. Phase 2, which is scheduled to begin on May 1, 2021, will be a traditional regular season hosted in each team's markets, the winner of which will face the winner of Phase 1 in the Spring 2021 Final, to determine the Spring champion.
Detroit City was assigned to the second group of three. The best team at the end of the group stage qualifies directly to the Legends Cup final, while the second and third seeds will play a semifinal game to determine the second finalist.

#### Group 2

| vte Home \ Away | CAL | DET | STU |
| California United Strikers FC | — | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Detroit City FC | | — | 2–0 |
| Stumptown AC | | | — |

#### Legends Cup Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chattanooga FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Advance to Legends Cup final |
| 2 | Detroit City FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Legends Cup semifinal |
| 3 | San Diego 1904 FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Legends Cup semifinal |
| 4 | Los Angeles Force | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Michigan Stars FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | California United Strikers FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Maryland Bobcats FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Stumptown AC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 9 | New Amsterdam FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |
| Semifinals April 22, 2021 | Semifinals April 22, 2021 | Semifinals April 22, 2021 | Finals April 25, 2021 | Finals April 25, 2021 | Finals April 25, 2021 |
| | | | 1 | Chattanooga FC | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit City FC | 1 | 2 | Detroit City FC | 3 |
| 3 | San Diego 1904 FC | 0 | | | |
Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score Source:

#### Phase 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Detroit City FC (Y, X) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 20 | Advance to season final |
| 2 | Los Angeles Force | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 18 | Advance to spring final |
| 3 | Stumptown AC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 15 | |
| 4 | California United Strikers FC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 13 | |
| 5 | Maryland Bobcats FC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 | |
| 6 | Chattanooga FC (Z) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | Advance to spring final |
| 7 | San Diego 1904 FC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 7 | |
| 8 | Michigan Stars FC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 | |
| 9 | New Amsterdam FC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | |
* ↑ If either 2020 Fall Champion Detroit or 2021 Legends Cup runner-up Chattanooga finish the spring season in first place, or both teams finish in the top two, the spot in the spring final will go to the next best team.

## Squad statistics

    As of Match played June 26, 2021

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Fall Season | Fall Season | Fall Playoffs | Fall Playoffs | Legends Cup | Legends Cup | Spring Season | Spring Season |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Nathan Steinwascher | 15 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | USA | Armando Quezada | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | James Filerman | 15 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Javan Torre | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Anthony Manning | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Stephen Carroll | 21 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 8+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ZIM | Tendai Jirira | 9 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Matt Lewis | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4+0 | 1 | 8+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Kevin Venegas | 19 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 7+0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | USA | Roddy Green | 10 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | LBR | Cyrus Saydee | 16 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 6+2 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Javier Steinwascher | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1+2 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Maxi Rodriguez | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 1 |
| 47 | MF | HUN | Barnabas Tanyi | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | BUL | George Chomakov | 13 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 6 | FW | SCO | Max Todd | 17 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 5+3 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Connor Rutz | 20 | 4 | 4+0 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | HUN | Benedek Tanyi | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | MEX | Pato Botello Faz | 11 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2+1 | 1 | 7+1 | 4 |
| 20 | FW | RSA | Yazeed Matthews | 16 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | HON | Darwin Espinal | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1+2 | 0 |
| Left during season ||||||||||||||
| | GK | HAI | Jean Antoine | 5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| | FW | MEX | Javier Bautista | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| | FW | USA | Travis Bowen | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| | DF | CHI | Sebastian Capozucchi | 6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| | DF | USA | Brandon Clegg | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| | MF | SLE | Ibrahim Conteh | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| | DF | GHA | Evans Frimpong | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| | MF | USA | Bakie Goodman | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| | MF | GHA | Michael Kafari | 9 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| | FW | JAM | Shawn Lawson | 9 | 5 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+5 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| | FW | USA | Ryan Peterson | 7 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| | FW | USA | Elijah Rice | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| | GK | USA | Parker Siegfried | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| | MF | USA | Pablo Cruz | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0+1 | 0 | - | - |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Name | Fall Season | Fall Playoffs | Legends Cup | Spring Season | League Play | All Competitions |
| 1 | Shawn Lawson | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Pato Botello Faz | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Connor Rutz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Max Todd | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Yazeed Matthews | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Kevin Venegas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Anthony Manning | - | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | James Filerman | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Michael Kafari | 0 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ryan Peterson | 0 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Stephen Carroll | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Matt Lewis | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Maxi Rodriguez | - | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Cyrus Saydee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

| Name | Fall Season | Fall Season | Fall Playoffs | Fall Playoffs | Legends Cup | Legends Cup | Spring Season | Spring Season | Total | Total |
| James Filerman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cyrus Saydee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tendai Jirira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Kafari | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Elijah Rice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Ibrahim Conteh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Yazeed Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Venegas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sebastian Capozucchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Clegg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Barnabas Tanyi | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Todd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maxi Rodriguez | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Manning | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darwin Espinal | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |