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Detroit City FC
2024 season
CEOSean Mann
ManagerDanny Dichio
StadiumKeyworth Stadium
Hamtramck, Michigan
USL Championship3rd (Eastern Conference)
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
Top goalscorer10 goals:
Maxi Rodriguez
Ben Morris
Highest home attendance7,172 vs Charleston Battery (June 15)
Lowest home attendance5,155 vs North Carolina FC (April 6)
Average home league attendance6,267
Biggest win0-4 at Miami FC (June 29)
Biggest defeat5-1 at Louisville City FC (May 29)
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The 2024 Detroit City FC season was the club's sixth professional season since the club was established in 2012, and the team's third season in the USL Championship. The club finished with their best record since joining the league, going 15W-11D-8L to finish with 56 points, an improvement of 15 points from their 2023 campaign and 2 points and 1 win from their 2022 campaign, their previous best finish in the league. They finished 3rd in the Eastern Conference, falling to the Tampa Bay Rowdies on penalties in the first round of the playoffs in their first home playoff game since joining the league. The season includes milestones when Rhys Williams and Michael Bryant played their 100th games for the club, becoming the 5th and 6th City Centurions of the club, and Matt Sheldon having played his 150th game in the league.[1][2]

Kits

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Home Away Alternate Pride
for Ruth Ellis Center

Roster

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As of August 21, 2024[3][4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Nate Steinwascher
2 DF United States USA Rhys Williams
3 DF United States USA Alex Villanueva
4 MF England ENG Ryan Williams
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Carroll
6 MF United States USA James Murphy
7 FW United States USA Victor Bezerra (on loan from Chicago Fire)
8 MF Senegal SEN Abdoulaye Diop
9 FW England ENG Ben Morris
11 MF United States USA Connor Rutz
12 MF United States USA Michael Bryant
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF United States USA Matt Sheldon
14 MF United States USA Daniel Espeleta
17 DF Canada CAN Brett Levis
19 FW Ghana GHA Elvis Amoh
21 MF United States USA Maxi Rodriguez
22 DF Somalia SOM Abdi Salim (on loan from Orlando City)
23 FW Ecuador ECU Jeciel Cedeño
27 FW South Africa RSA Yazeed Matthews
30 DF United States USA Devon Amoo-Mensah
70 MF Ivory Coast CIV Laurent Kissiedou (on loan from Pardubice)
91 GK Mexico MEX Carlos Saldaña
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract

Coaching staff

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Technical staff
Head Coach England Danny Dichio
Assistant Coach Canada Nick Dasovic
Sports Performance Coach United States Dan Trosper
Goalkeeper Coach United States Emerson Lovato

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Transfers

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For transfers in, dates listed are when Detroit City FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Detroit City FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from the Detroit City FC roster.

In

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
10 MF Scotland Ali Coote Republic of Ireland Bohemian F.C. January 9, 2024 [8]
3 DF United States Alex Villanueva United States Orange County SC January 10, 2024 [8]
19 FW Ghana Elvis Amoh United States Hartford Athletic January 11, 2024 [8]
13 DF United States Matthew Sheldon United States Hartford Athletic Skage Simonsen sent to Hartford Athletic as part of the exchange. January 24, 2024 [8]
6 MF United States James Murphy United States Monterey Bay FC January 25, 2024 [8]
91 GK Mexico Carlos Saldaña United States Sacramento Republic FC January 30, 2024 [8]
4 MF England Ryan Williams Sweden AFC Eskilstuna March 4, 2024 [8]
14 MF United States Daniel Espeleta Costa Rica Municipal Grecia March 5, 2024 [8]
7 FW United States Victor Bezerra United States Chicago Fire FC Loan March 19, 2024 [8]
22 DF Somalia Abdi Salim United States Orlando City SC Loan July 15, 2024 [9]
23 FW Ecuador Jeciel Cedeño United States Oakland Roots SC July 29, 2024 [10]
70 MF Ivory Coast Laurent Kissiedou Czech Republic FK Pardubice Loan August 20, 2024 [11]

Out

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No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
7 FW Norway Skage Simonsen United States Hartford Athletic Matt Sheldon received from Hartford Athletic as part of the exchange. January 24, 2024 [8]
10 FW Scotland Ali Coote Republic of Ireland Shelbourne FC June 18, 2024 [12]
24 MF United States Dominic Gasso United States Huntsville City FC Loan August 3, 2024 [13]

Competitions

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Preseason and friendlies

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[14][15]

February 10 1 Grand Canyon Antelopes 0 - 2 Detroit City FC Tucson, Arizona
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 13 2 New Mexico United 1 - 0 Detroit City FC Tucson, Arizona
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 15 3 El Paso Locomotive FC 0 - 1 Detroit City FC Tucson, Arizona
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 22 4 Columbus Crew 2 1 - 2 Detroit City FC Columbus, Ohio
Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium
February 29 5 Indy Eleven 3 - 1 Detroit City FC Indianapolis, Indiana
Stadium: Grand Park
March 8 6 Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2 - 4 Detroit City FC Rochester, Michigan
Stadium: Oakland University Dome
June 22 7 Detroit City FC United States 1-0 Mexico UNAM Pumas Hamtramck, Michigan
Salim 54' Stadium: Keyworth Stadium

USL Championship

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Further information: 2024 USL Championship season

Eastern Conference

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Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Louisville City FC (S) 34 24 6 4 86 43 +43 76 Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 34 18 6 10 68 35 +33 64
3 Detroit City FC 34 15 8 11 46 32 +14 56
4 Indy Eleven 34 14 11 9 49 50 −1 51
5 Rhode Island FC 34 12 7 15 56 41 +15 51
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
(S) Players' Shield winner
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 15 11 8 46 32  +14 56 7 6 4 19 12  +7 8 5 4 27 20  +7

Source: Match reports

Matches

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On December 18, 2024, the USL Championship released the schedule for all 24 teams.[16][17]

March
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March 16 1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1 - 2 Detroit City FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 6,174
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
March 23 2 Detroit City FC 2 - 1 Loudoun United FC Hamtramck, Michigan
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,231
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
March 30 3 Indy Eleven 1 - 2 Detroit City FC Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic
April
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April 6 4 Detroit City FC 1 - 0 North Carolina FC Hamtramck, Michigan
2:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 5,155
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
April 20 5 Detroit City FC 3 - 1 Oakland Roots SC Hamtramck, Michigan
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 5,620
Referee: Olvin Oliva
April 27 6 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2 - 0 Detroit City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 6,099
Referee: Kyle Johnston
May
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May 4 7 Loudoun United FC 0 - 0 Detroit City FC Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 3,017
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
May 11 8 Detroit City FC 1 - 1 Phoenix Rising FC Hamtramck, Michigan
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,538
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
May 29 9 Louisville City FC 5 - 1 Detroit City FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
June
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June 1 10 Orange County SC 3 - 2 Detroit City FC Irvine, California
10:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,537
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
June 8 11 Rhode Island FC 0 - 2 Detroit City FC Smithfield, Rhode Island
7:30 PM EDT Report
Stadium: Beirne Stadium
Attendance: 4,108
Referee: Elton García
June 15 12 Detroit City FC 2 - 0 Charleston Battery Hamtramck, Michigan
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 7,172
Referee: Brandon Stevis
June 26 13 Detroit City FC 1 - 2 Birmingham Legion FC Hamtramck Stadium
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,244
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
June 29 14 Miami FC 0 - 4 Detroit City FC Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: FIU Stadium
Attendance: 1,077
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
July
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July 6 15 Detroit City FC 1 - 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,403
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
July 13 16 Detroit City FC 0 - 1 Memphis 901 FC Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,122
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
July 19 17 North Carolina FC 1 - 1 Detroit City FC Cary, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,054
Referee: John Matto
July 27 18 Detroit City FC 0 - 1 Sacramento Republic FC Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,039
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
July 31 19 Hartford Athletic 1 - 0 Detroit City FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
August
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August 3 20 Detroit City FC 1 - 1 Rhode Island FC Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,862
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
August 7 21 Detroit City FC 0 - 0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 7,166
Referee: Brandon Stevis
August 10 22 Las Vegas Lights FC 1 - 1 Detroit City FC Las Vegas, Nevada
10:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 1,990
Referee: Gerald Flores
August 16 23 Birmingham Legion FC 0 - 1 Detroit City FC Birmingham, Alabama
8:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,123
Referee: Calin Radosav
August 21 24 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 - 3 Detroit City FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,159
Referee: Ricardo Montero
August 24 25 Detroit City FC 0 - 1 FC Tulsa Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,124
Referee: Alejo Calume
August 31 26 Detroit City FC 1 - 1 Hartford Athletic Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,047
Referee: Servando Berna Rico
September
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September 7 27 El Paso Locomotive FC 0 - 0 Detroit City FC El Paso, Texas
9:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,764
Referee: Luis Arroyo
September 14 28 Detroit City FC 1 - 0 New Mexico United Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 5,738
Referee: Eric Tattersall
September 21 29 Detroit City FC 2 - 1 Louisville City FC Hamtramck, Michigan
3:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
September 28 30 Monterey Bay FC 0 - 2 Detroit City FC Seaside, California
10:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 4,742
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
October
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October 5 31 Charleston Battery 2 - 2 Detroit City FC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 4,610
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 12 32 Detroit City FC 0 - 0 Indy Eleven Hamtramck, Michigan
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,240
Referee: Gerald Flores
October 19 33 Detroit City FC 3 - 0 Miami FC Hamtramck, Michigan
4:00 PM EDT
Report
  • Rodriguez Yellow card 90+4'
 Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,564
Referee: Servando Berna Rico
October 26 34 San Antonio FC 1 - 4 Detroit City FC San Antonio, Texas
8:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,066
Referee: John Griggs

Playoffs

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Further information: 2024 USL Championship playoffs

Detroit City officially qualified for the playoffs on October 12, following their 0-0 draw with Indy Eleven.[18] The team earned their first home playoff game since joining USL Championship with their victory over Miami FC on October 19, and sealed third place in the Eastern Conference with a 4-1 win against San Antonio in the season finale.[19][20]

November 2 Eastern Quarterfinal Detroit City FC 1-1 (1-3 p) Tampa Bay Rowdies Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 7,183
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Penalties

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club that finished below the top eight in the table in 2023, Detroit City FC entered the competition in the third round.

April 16 Third Round Detroit City FC Michigan 1 - 0 Michigan Michigan Stars FC Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 pm EDT
Report
  • Stripling Yellow card 44'
  • Lellouch Yellow card 56'
  • Olson Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 78'
  • Meram Yellow card 79'
  • Chelbaud Yellow card 90+9'
 Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Referee: Filip Dujic
May 7 Round of 32 Houston Dynamo FC Texas 3 – 3
(9 – 10 p)		 Michigan Detroit City FC Houston, Texas
8:00 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 7,540
Referee: Claudiu Badea
Penalties
May 22 Round of 16 Indy Eleven Indiana 3 - 0 Michigan Detroit City FC Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Referee: Yosuke Araki

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States USA Nate Steinwascher 22 1 22 1 0 0 0 0
91 GK Mexico MEX Carlos Saldaña 15 0 12 0 0 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF United States USA Rhys Williams 31 3 30 3 0 0 1 0
3 DF United States USA Alex Villanueva 37 0 34 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Carroll 35 2 32 2 0 0 3 0
13 DF United States USA Matthew Sheldon 32 1 29 1 0 0 3 0
17 DF Canada CAN Brett Levis 19 1 17 1 0 0 2 0
22 DF Somalia SOM Abdi Salim 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF United States USA Devon Amoo-Mensah 37 1 34 1 0 0 3 0
Midfielders
4 MF England ENG Ryan Williams 24 2 22 1 0 0 2 1
6 MF United States USA James Murphy 35 0 32 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF Senegal SEN Abdoulaye Diop 33 2 30 2 0 0 3 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Ali Coote 11 1 9 1 0 0 2 0
12 MF United States USA Michael Bryant 36 1 33 1 0 0 3 0
14 MF United States USA Daniel Espeleta 14 0 11 0 0 0 3 0
21 MF United States USA Maxi Rodriguez 36 12 33 10 0 0 3 2
24 MF United States USA Dominic Gasso 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
70 MF Ivory Coast CIV Laurent Kissiedou 12 2 10 2 0 0 2 0
Forwards
7 FW United States USA Victor Bezerra 21 3 18 3 0 0 3 0
9 FW England ENG Ben Morris 37 10 34 10 0 0 3 0
11 FW United States USA Connor Rutz 23 3 22 3 0 0 1 0
19 FW Ghana GHA Elvis Amoh 25 3 25 3 0 0 0 0
23 FW Ecuador ECU Jeciel Cedeño 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW South Africa RSA Yazeed Matthews 22 1 19 0 0 0 3 1

Last updated: October 29, 2024.
Source: [1]

Top scorers

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Rank Position Number Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 MF 21 Maxi Rodriguez 10 0 2 12
2 FW 9 Ben Morris 10 0 0 10
3 DF 2 Rhys Williams 3 0 0 3
FW 7 Victor Bezerra 3 0 0 3
FW 11 Connor Rutz 3 0 0 3
FW 19 Elvis Amoh 3 0 0 3
7 MF 4 Ryan Williams 1 0 1 2
DF 5 Stephen Carroll 2 0 0 2
MF 8 Abdoulaye Diop 2 0 0 2
MF 70 Laurent Kissiedou 2 0 0 2
11 GK 1 Nate Steinwascher 1 0 0 1
MF 10 Ali Coote 1 0 0 1
DF 12 Michael Bryant 1 0 0 1
DF 13 Matthew Sheldon 1 0 0 1
DF 17 Brett Levis 1 0 0 1
FW 27 Yazeed Matthews 0 0 1 1
DF 30 Devon Amoo-Mensah 1 0 0 1

Last updated: October 29, 2024.
Source: [2]

References

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  13. ^ "Midfielder Dominic Gasso Joins Hunstville City FC on Loan Until the End of the Season". Detroit City FC. August 3, 2024.
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  15. ^ "Desert Friendlies Presented by Visit Tucson". FC Tucson. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
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