On November 9, 2021, as the 2021 NISA Fall Season championship had been secured, the club made this announcement.
During the following months, players were signed and on March 12, 2022, City played its first USL Championship match in Texas against San Antonio FC.
Overall USL Championship Regular Season Record
Games: 102
Wins: 40
Draws: 31
Losses: 31
Goals for: 120
Goals against: 101
Atlanta United II
Games: 2
Wins: 2
Draws: 0
Losses: 0
Goals For: 7
Goals Against: 1
04/09/22: Atlanta United II 0, Detroit City FC 4
05/21/22: Detroit City FC 3, Atlanta United II 1
Birmingham Legion FC
Games: 6
Wins: 5
Draws: 0
Losses: 1
Goals For: 9
Goals Against: 5
04/15/22: Detroit City FC 1, Birmingham Legion FC 0
08/17/22: Birmingham Legion FC 1, Detroit City FC 2
05/27/23: Detroit City FC 1, Birmingham Legion 0
08/27/23: Birmingham Legion FC 2, Detroit City FC 3
06/26/24: Detroit City FC 1, Birmingham Legion 2
08/16/24: Birmingham Legion 0, Detroit City FC 1
Charleston Battery
Games: 6
Wins: 3
Draws: 2
Losses: 1
Goals For: 8
Goals Against: 3
03/19/22: Detroit City FC 1, Charleston Battery 0
08/27/22: Charleston Battery 0, Detroit City FC 3
06/07/23: Charleston Battery 0, Detroit City FC 0
08/12/23: Detroit City FC 0, Charleston Battery 1
06/15/24: Detroit City FC 2, Charleston Battery 0
10/05/24: Charleston Battery 2, Detroit City FC 2
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
Games: 3
Wins: 2
Draws: 0
Losses: 1
Goals For: 4
Goals Against: 5
09/10/22: Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1, Detroit City FC 2
09/27/23: Detroit City FC 0, Colorado Springs Switchbacks 3
03/16/24: Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1, Detroit City FC 2
El Paso Locomotive
Games: 3
Wins: 1
Draws: 2
Losses: 0
Goals For: 4
Goals Against: 2
06/18/22: Detroit City FC 1, El Paso Locomotive 1
03/18/23: El Paso Locomotive 1, Detroit City FC 3
09/07/24: El Paso Locomotive 0, Detroit City FC 0
FC Tulsa
Games: 5
Wins: 0
Draws: 2
Losses: 3
Goals For: 6
Goals Against: 10
05/07/22: FC Tulsa 3, Detroit City FC 1
09/24/22: Detroit City FC 2, FC Tulsa 2
05/06/23: Detroit City FC 1, FC Tulsa 1
06/30/23: FC Tulsa 3, Detroit City FC 2
08/24/24: Detroit City FC 0, FC Tulsa 1
Hartford Athletic
Games: 6
Wins: 3
Draws: 2
Losses: 1
Goals For: 10
Goals Against: 5
04/23/22: Hartford Athletic 1, Detroit City FC 2
07/06/22: Detroit City FC 1, Hartford Athletic 1
06/14/23: Hartford Athletic 1, Detroit City FC 3
09/23/23: Detroit City FC 3, Hartford Athletic 0
07/31/24: Harford Athletic 1, Detroit City FC 0
08/31/24: Detroit City FC 1, Hartford Athletic 1
Indy Eleven
Games: 6
Wins: 2
Draws: 2
Losses: 2
Goals For: 3
Goals Against: 5
07/09/22: Indy Eleven 0, Detroit City FC 1
09/03/22: Detroit City FC 0, Indy Eleven 0
03/25/23: Detroit City FC 0, Indy Eleven 1
09/30/23: Indy Eleven 3, Detroit City FC 0
03/30/24: Indy Eleven 1. Detroit City FC 2
10/12/24: Detroit City FC 0, Indy Eleven 0
Las Vegas Lights
Games: 3
Wins: 2
Draws: 1
Losses: 0
Goals For: 3
Goals Against: 1
07/02/22: Las Vegas Lights 0, Detroit City FC 1
08/19/23: Detroit City FC 1, Las Vegas Lights 0
08/10/24: Las Vegas Lights 1, Detroit City FC 1
Loudoun United FC
Games: 6
Wins: 4
Draws: 2
Losses: 0
Goals For: 14
Goals Against: 4
05/14/22: Detroit City FC 4, Loudoun United FC 2
10/01/22: Loudoun United FC 0, Detroit City FC 4
07/12/23: Detroit City FC 1, Loudoun United FC 1
10/07/23: Loudoun United FC 0, Detroit City FC 3
03/23/24: Detroit City FC 2, Loudoun United FC 1
04/04/24: Loudoun United FC 0, Detroit City FC 0
Louisville City FC
Games: 6
Wins: 2
Draws: 0
Losses: 4
Goals For: 6
Goals Against: 10
08/20/22: Detroit City FC 0, Louisville City FC 1
10/05/22: Louisville City FC 2, Detroit City FC 1
04/08/23: Louisville City FC 1, Detroit City FC 0
07/19/23: Detroit City FC 2, Louisville City FC 0
05/29/24: Louisville City FC 5, Detroit City FC 1
09/22/24: Detroit City FC 2, Louisville City FC 1
Memphis 901 FC
Games: 5
Wins: 0
Draws: 3
Losses: 2
Goals For: 2
Goals Against: 5
04/02/22: Detroit City FC 1, Memphis 901 FC 1
06/25/22: Memphis 901 FC 2, Detroit City FC 0
06/17/23: Memphis 901 FC 0, Detroit City FC 0
09/02/23: Detroit City FC 1, Memphis 901 FC 1
07/13/24: Detroit City FC 0, Memphis 901 FC 1
Miami FC
Games: 6
Wins: 3
Draws: 2
Losses: 1
Goals For: 10
Goals Against: 3
05/18/22: Miami FC 1, Detroit City FC 1
10/15/22: Detroit City FC 0, Miami FC 1
04/15/23: Miami FC 0, Detroit City FC 0
09/09/23: Detroit City FC 2, Miami FC 1
06/29/24: Miami FC 0, Detroit City FC 4
10/19/24: Detroit City FC 3, Miami 0
Monterey Bay F.C.
Games: 3
Wins: 2
Draws: 1
Losses: 0
Goals For: 3
Goals Against: 0
07/16/22: Monterey Bay F.C. 0, Detroit City FC 0
07/22/23: Detroit City FC 1, Monterey Bay F.C. 0
09/28/24: Monterey Bay F.C. 0, Detroit City FC 2
New Mexico United
Games: 3
Wins: 1
Draws: 1
Losses: 1
Goals For: 3
Goals Against: 3
07/23/22: Detroit City FC 2, New Mexico United 2
07/08/23: New Mexico United 1, Detroit City FC 0
09/14/24: Detroit City FC 1, New Mexico United 0
New York Red Bulls II
Games: 2
Wins: 1
Draws: 1
Losses: 0
Goals For: 2
Goals Against: 0
04/30/22: Detroit City FC 2, New York Red Bulls II 0
09/21/22: New York Red Bulls 0, Detroit City FC 0
North Carolina FC
Games: 2
Wins: 1
Draws: 1
Losses: 0
Goals For: 2
Goals Against: 1
04/06/24: Detroit City FC 1, North Carolina FC 0
07/19/24: North Carolina 1, Detroit City FC 1
Oakland Roots
Games: 3
Wins: 1
Draws: 2
Losses: 0
Goals For: 5
Goals Against: 3
08/13/22: Detroit City FC 1, Oakland Roots 1
07/29/23: Oakland Roots 1, Detroit City FC 1
04/20/24: Detroit City FC 3, Oakland Roots 1
Orange County SC
Games: 2
Wins: 0
Draws: 0
Losses: 2
Goals For: 2
Goals Against: 4
06/24/23: Detroit City FC 0, Orange County SC 1
06/01/24: Orange County SC 3, Detroit City FC 2
Phoenix Rising FC
Games: 2
Wins: 0
Draws: 1
Losses: 1
Goals For: 1
Goals Against: 6
09/16/23: Phoenix Rising FC 5, Detroit City FC 0
05/11/24: Detroit City FC 1, Phoenix Rising FC 1
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Games: 6
Wins: 0
Draws: 4
Losses: 2
Goals For: 2
Goals Against: 6
03/26/22: Detroit City FC1, Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1
06/04/22: Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1, Detroit City FC 1
07/15/23: Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2, Detroit City FC 0
10/14/23: Detroit City FC 0, Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0
04/27/24: Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2, Detroit City FC 0
08/07/24: Detroit City FC 0, Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0
Rhode Island FC
Games: 2
Wins: 1
Draws: 1
Losses: 0
Goals For: 3
Goals Against: 1
06/08/24: Rhode Island FC 0, Detroit City FC 2
08/03/24: Detroit City FC 1, Rhode Island FC 1
Rio Grande Valley FC
Games: 1
Wins: 0
Draws: 0
Losses: 1
Goals For: 0
Goals Against: 1
04/01/23: Detroit City FC 0, Rio Grande Valley FC 1
Sacramento Republic FC
Games: 3
Wins: 0
Draws: 0
Losses: 3
Goals For: 0
Goals Against: 4
06/11/22: Detroit City FC 0, Sacramento Republic 2
04/22/23: Sacramento Republic 1, Detroit City FC 0
07/27/24: Detroit City FC 0, Sacramento Republic 1
San Antonio FC
Games: 3
Wins: 2
Draws: 0
Losses: 1
Goals for: 5
Goals against: 2
03/12/22: San Antonio 1, Detroit City FC 0
05/20/23: Detroit City FC 1, San Antonio 0
10/26/24: San Antonio 1, Detroit City FC 4
San Diego Loyal SC
Games: 1
Wins: 0
Draws: 0
Losses: 1
Goals For: 0
Goals Against: 1
03/11/23: San Diego Loyal SC 1, Detroit City FC 0
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Games: 6
Wins: 2
Draws: 1
Losses: 3
Goals For: 5
Goals Against: 9
08/06/22: Tampa Bay Rowdies 1, Detroit City FC 0
09/17/22: Detroit City FC 1, Tampa Bay Rowdies 0
04/29/23: Detroit City FC 0, Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
05/13/23: Tampa Bay Rowdies 5, Detroit City FC 1
07/06/24: Detroit City FC 1, Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
08/21/24: Tampa Bay Rowdies 2, Detroit City FC 3
USL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS
Games: 4
Wins: 1
Losses: 3
Goals For: 3
Goals Against: 8
Louisville City FC
Games: 1
Wins: 0
Losses: 1
Goals For: 0
Goals Against: 1
10/28/23: Louisville City FC 4, Detroit City FC 0 (Eastern Semi-Final)
Memphis 901 FC
Games: 1
Wins: 0
Losses: 1
Goals For 1
Goals Against: 3
10/22/22: Memphis 901 FC 3, Detroit City FC 1 (Eastern Quarter Finals)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Games: 1
Wins: 1
Losses: 0
Goals For: 1
Goals Against: 0
10/21/23: Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0, Detroit City FC 1 (Eastern Quarterfinals)
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Games: 1
Wins: 0
Losses: 1
Goals For: 1
Goals Against: 1
11/02/24: Detroit City FC 1, Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 (Tampa advances on PKs, 3-1)
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