On August 15, 2019, Chattanooga FC, Detroit City FC, and Oakland Roots SC were accepted as members of the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA).
On January 27, 2020, NISA announced its spring schedule for the eight teams in the association, with each team playing 14 games (a home-and-home series with each team), to run from February 28th to June 13th.
The February 28th opening day featured 1904 FC visiting Stumptown Athletic, Cal United Strikers FC hosting Michigan Stars, our frenemies Chattanooga FC, flew out to California to play the Oakland Roots, and Detroit City FC played its first pro match in LA against Los Angeles Force. Supporters packed the Detroit City Clubhouse to watch the live-stream of the match, which Detroit City FC won, 2-0, on goals by Matt Lewis and Roddy Green.
Then the pandemic hit.
Detroit City FC’s first home game as a Men’s professional team was to be March 21st, against Oakland Roots. However, due to the pandemic, NISA suspended the season for 30 days on March 12th. Eight days later, in compliance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, NISA suspended the season until May 10th. On April 27th, NISA officially cancelled the Spring/Summer season.
This page is to show the record of Detroit City FC against each team in a NISA competition.
Overall NISA Record
Games: 46
Wins: 35
Draws: 8*
Losses: 3
Goals for: 93
Goals against: 23
*One 0-0 draw due to postponement of 11/13/21 match at LA Force due to COVID outbreak in LA.
1904 FC (San Diego)
Games: 4
Wins: 4
Draws: 0
Losses: 0
Goals for: 9
Goals against: 2
04/22/21: Detroit City FC 1, 1904 FC 0
05/15/21: 1904 FC 1, Detroit City FC 3
08/21/21: Detroit City FC 3, 1904 FC 0
10/16/21: 1904 FC 1, Detroit City FC 2
Cal United Strikers
Games: 4
Wins: 2
Draws: 2
Losses: 0
Goals for: 5
Goals against: 1
04/13/21: Detroit City FC 0, Cal United Strikers 0
05/13/21: Cal United Strikers 0, Detroit City FC 3
08/14/21: Cal United Strikers 1, Detroit City FC 1
10/30/21: Detroit City FC 1, Cal United Strikers 0
Chattanooga FC
Games: 5
Wins: 4
Draws: 0
Losses: 1
Goals for: 9
Goals against: 4
08/15/20: Detroit City FC 0, Chattanooga FC 2
04/25/21: Chattanooga FC 0, Detroit City FC 3 (2021 Legends Cup Final)
06/26/21: Detroit City FC 2, Chattanooga FC 1
09/04/21: Chattanooga FC 1, Detroit City FC 2
11/06/21: Detroit City FC 2, Chattanooga FC 0
Chicago House AC
Games: 2
Wins: 2
Draws: 0
Losses: 0
Goals for: 4
Goals against: 2
08/07/21: Detroit City FC 3, Chicago House AC 2
08/29/21: Chicago House AC 0, Detroit City FC 1
Cleveland SC
Games: 2
Wins: 2
Draws: 0
Losses: 0
Goals for: 7
Goals against: 1
07/31/20: Detroit City FC 3, Cleveland SC 0
08/03/21: Cleveland SC 1, Detroit City FC 4
FC Buffalo
Games: 2
Wins: 2
Draws: 0
Losses: 0
Goals for: 6
Goals against: 1
08/01/20: Detroit City FC 3, FC Buffalo 0
07/14/21: Detroit City FC 3, FC Buffalo 1
Livonia City FC
Games: 1
Wins: 1
Draws: 0
Losses: 0
Goals for: 10
Goals against: 0
07/28/21: Detroit City FC 10, Livonia City 0
Los Angeles Force
Games: 6
Wins: 5
Draws: 1
Losses: 0
Goals for: 8
Goals against: 0
02/28/20: Los Angeles Force 0, Detroit City FC 2
09/30/20: Detroit City FC 1, Los Angeles Force 0
06/02/21: Detroit City FC 3, Los Angeles Force 0
07/03/21: Detroit City FC 1, Los Angeles Force 0 (2020-21 NISA Championship Final)
09/25/21: Detroit City FC 1, Los Angeles Force 0
11/13/21: Los Angeles Force 0, Detroit City FC 0 (postponed due to LA Force positive COVID tests)
Maryland Bobcats FC
Games: 3
Wins: 2
Draws: 1
Losses: 0
Goals for: 5
Goals against: 0
05/01/21: Detroit City FC 1, Maryland Bobcats 0
09/15/21: Maryland Bobcats 0, Detroit City FC 4
10/03/21: Detroit City FC 0, Maryland Bobcats 0
Michigan Stars FC
Games: 5
Wins: 2
Draws: 2
Losses: 1
Goals for: 5
Goals against: 5
08/22/20: Michigan Stars FC 0, Detroit City FC 0
09/21/20: Michigan Stars FC 2, Detroit City FC 0
05/22/21: Michigan Stars 1, Detroit City FC 1
10/09/21: Detroit City FC 1, Michigan Stars 0
11/20/21: Michigan Stars 2, Detroit City FC 3
New Amsterdam FC
Games: 5
Wins: 5
Draws: 0
Losses: 0
Goals for: 16
Goals against: 4
09/05/20: Detroit City FC 3, New Amsterdam FC 0
09/27/20: Detroit City FC 4, New Amsterdam FC 2
05/07/21: New Amsterdam FC 0, Detroit City FC 1
09/11/21: Detroit City FC 2, New Amsterdam FC 1
09/29/21: New Amsterdam FC 1, Detroit City FC 6
New York Cosmos
Games: 1
Wins: 0
Draws: 1
Losses: 0
Goals for: 0
Goals against: 0
09/09/20: New York Cosmos 0, Detroit City FC 0
Oakland Roots
Games: 2
Wins: 2
Draws: 0
Losses: 0
Goals for: 4
Goals against: 2
09/24/20: Detroit City FC 2, Oakland Roots 1
10/02/20: Detroit City FC 2, Oakland Roots 1 (2020 NISA Fall Tournament)
Stumptown AC
Games: 4
Wins: 2
Draws: 1
Losses: 1
Goals for: 5
Goals against: 1
04/16/21: Detroit City FC 2, Stumptown AC 0
06/05/21: Detroit Ciity FC 0, Stumptown AC 0
09/18/21: Detroit City FC 0, Stumptown AC 1
10/23/21: Stumptown AC 0, Detroit City FC 3
Below are the NISA tournaments/seasons results involving Detroit City FC. No links are to the individual matches because they are linked above.
2020 Independent Cup
Great Lakes Conference
- July 29, 2020: FC Buffalo 1, Cleveland SC 3
- July 31, 2020: Detroit City FC 3, Cleveland SC 0
- August 2, 2020: Detroit City FC 3, FC Buffalo 0
2020 NISA Fall Tournament
- September 21, 2020: Michigan Stars 2 vs Detroit City FC 0
- September 21, 2020: Oakland Roots 3 vs New Amsterdam FC 0
- September 22, 2020: Cal United Strikers 2 vs New York Cosmos 0
- September 22, 2020: Chattanooga FC 2 vs Los Angeles Force 0
- September 24, 2020: Oakland Roots 1 vs Detroit City FC 2
- September 24, 2020: Michigan Stars 2 vs New Amsterdam FC 2
- September 25, 2020: Chattanooga FC 0 vs New York Cosmos 0
- September 25, 2020: Cal United Strikers 2 vs Los Angeles Force 3
- September 27, 2020: Oakland Roots 1 vs Michigan Stars 0
- September 27, 2020: Detroit City FC 4 vs New Amsterdam FC 2
- September 28, 2020: Chattanooga FC 1 vs Cal United Strikers 1
- September 28, 2020: New York Cosmos1 vs Los Angeles Force 2
- September 30, 2020: Semi-Finals
- Oakland Roots 3 vs Chattanooga FC 2
- Los Angeles Force 0 vs Detroit City FC 1
- October 2, 2020: Finals
- Detroit City FC 2, Oakland Roots 1
2021 NISA LEGENDS CUP
- April 13, 2021: Michigan Stars 1, 1904 FC 1
- April 13, 2021: Detroit City FC 0, Cal United Strikers 0
- April 13, 2021: Chattanooga FC 4, Los Angeles Force 1
- April 16, 2021: Detroit City FC 2, Stumptown AC 0
- April 16, 2021: Maryland Bobcats 1, 1904 FC 2
- April 16, 2021: New Amsterdam FC 0, Chattanooga FC 3
- April 19, 2021: New Amsterdam FC 2, Los Angeles Force 3
- April 19, 2021: Stumptown AC 1, Cal United Strikers 1
- April 19, 2021: Michigan Stars 1, Maryland Bobcats 1
- April 22, 2021: Stumptown AC 1, New Amsterdam FC 0
- April 22, 2021: Cal United Strikers 3, Maryland Bobcats 2
- April 22, 2021: Los Angeles Force 0, Michigan Stars 2
- April 22, 2021: Detroit City FC 1, 1904 FC 0
- April 25, 2021: Chattanooga FC 0, Detroit City FC 3
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