Detroit City FC
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Detroit City FC (DCFC) men’s team is an American professional soccer club based in Detroit, Michigan, that competes in the USL Championship. The club played in the National Premier Soccer League from 2012 to 2019 and the National Independent Soccer Association in 2020 and 2021. Detroit City plays its home matches at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck, an enclave of Detroit.[1]
Nickname(s) | Le Rouge Bears | |||
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Founded | 2012; 12 years ago (2012) | |||
Stadium | Keyworth Stadium Hamtramck, Michigan | |||
Capacity | 7,231 | |||
CEO | Sean Mann | |||
Head coach | Danny Dichio | |||
League | USL Championship | |||
2023 | 8th, Eastern Conference Playoffs: Conference Semifinals | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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The team's nickname is Le Rouge, derived from Detroit's French roots and the River Rouge that flows through Detroit and many of its suburbs. As well as fielding a men's professional team, Detroit City also fields women's senior sides in the USL W League[2] and the Premier Arena Soccer League,[3] a reserve and academy team competing in United Premier Soccer League and USL Academy,[4][5] and various youth teams throughout Metro Detroit.