# Michigan Stars FC

Michigan Stars Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in the Metro Detroit area. The team currently competes in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA). The Michigan Stars play their home games at the 5,000-capacity Barnabo Field in Michigan.

## History

The club was established circa 1998 as Windsor Spartans FC in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. In 2012, the team moved to the Metro Detroit area in Michigan, and joined the National Premier Soccer League as FC Sparta Michigan for the 2013 season. In January 2014, the team was purchased by Dearborn Sports Enterprise (DSE) and rebranded Michigan Stars FC.
The team went on hiatus for the 2018 season, and during this time, George Juncaj purchased a 50% stake in the club. The team returned for the NPSL 2019 season and the 2019 NPSL Members Cup. In the beginning of September, Juncaj purchased the remaining 50% of the club and on September 21, 2019, Michigan Stars FC were announced as a National Independent Soccer Association expansion team that would take part in the Spring half of the league's 2019–20 season.

## Players and staff
### Current roster

    As of April 6, 2024
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Lucas Morefield | United States |
| 2 | DF | Sebastian Capozucchi | Chile |
| 3 | DF | Sacko Konate | United States |
| 4 | DF | Robert Juncaj | United States |
| 5 | GK | Brandon Roeske | United States |
| 6 | MF | Justin Jun | United States |
| 7 | MF | Steven Juncaj | United States |
| 8 | DF | Braydon Walker | United States |
| 9 | FW | Praise Maduekwe | Niger |
| 10 | MF | Daniel Wright | United States |
| 12 | MF | Kyle Healy | United States |
| 13 | DF | Niels Lellouch | France |
| 14 | MF | Colin Stripling | United States |
| 15 | DF | Andrés Chalbaud | Venezuela |
| 16 | GK | Tatenda Mkuruva | Zimbabwe |
| 17 | FW | Nicolas Nikolla | United States |
| 20 | MF | Hunter Olson | United States |
| 22 | MF | Elias McCloud | United States |
| 23 | FW | Nathan Brown | United States |
| 26 | DF | Pierre San Rabens | Haiti |
| 27 | FW | Leon Maric | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 98 | GK | Michael Harre | United States |

## Year-by-year

| Season | League | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts. | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer | Manager |
| Season | League | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts. | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Name | Goals | Manager |
| 2013 | NPSL | Midwest-Great Lakes | 5th | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 8 | Did not qualify | Not Eligible | | | |
| 2014 | NPSL | Midwest-Great Lakes West | 4th | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 13 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | |
| 2015 | NPSL | Midwest | 9th | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 13 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | Mark Christensen |
| 2016 | NPSL | Midwest-Great Lakes West | 3rd | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 19 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | Andy Wagstaff |
| 2017 | NPSL | Midwest-Great Lakes | 5th | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 30 | 15 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | Morris Lupenec |
| 2018 | On Hiatus | On Hiatus | On Hiatus | On Hiatus | On Hiatus | On Hiatus | On Hiatus | On Hiatus | On Hiatus | On Hiatus | On Hiatus | On Hiatus | On Hiatus | On Hiatus | On Hiatus |
| 2019 | NPSL | Midwest-Great Lakes | 6th | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 14 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | George Juncaj |
| 2019 | NPSL | NPSL Members Cup | 5th | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | George Juncaj |
| 2019–20 Spring | NISA | | 8th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Canceled | Canceled | Travis Ward | 1 | Alexander Strehmel |
| 2020–21 Fall | NISA | Eastern | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Group stage | Canceled | Kyle Nuel | 2 | Alexander Strehmel |
| 2020–21 Spring | NISA | | 8th | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | Did not qualify | Canceled | Kyle Nuel | 2 | Alexander Strehmel |
| 2021 | NISA | | 7th | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 21 | Did not qualify | Canceled | Leon Maric Kyle Nuel | 5 | Alexander Strehmel |
| 2022 | NISA | | 3rd | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 38 | Champions | Second round | Vasilios Zogos | 5 | Trevor Banks |
* ↑ Spring season cancelled before completion