2020–21 Detroit City FC season

Detroit City FC
2020–21 season
CEO	Sean Mann
Manager	Trevor James
Stadium	Keyworth Stadium
NISA	Fall: 4th, Eastern Conf; Spring: 1st
Playoffs	Fall: Champions; Spring: Ineligible ; Season: Champions
U.S. Open Cup	Cancelled
Top goalscorer	League: Connor Rutz, Pato Botello Faz: 4; All: Shawn Lawson, Pato Botello Faz: 5
Highest home attendance	4,741
Lowest home attendance	1,530
Average home league attendance	3,209
Biggest win	DCFC 3–0 NAFC (Sep. 5); Cal United 0–3 DCFC (May 12); DCFC 3–0 Force (Jun. 2)
Biggest defeat	DCFC 0–2 CFC (Aug. 15); MSFC 2–0 DCFC; (Sep. 21, Fall Playoffs)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2019–20 Fall 2021 →

The 2020–21 season was Detroit City FC's second professional season since the club was established in 2012 and their first full season in the National Independent Soccer Association.

Overview[edit]

After the cancellation of the 2020 NISA Spring season the association confirmed that the 2020–21 season would take place as normal, under local guidelines for social distancing and restrictions for fan attendance.^[1]^[2]

Club[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of May 21, 2021.^[3]^[4]

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Since
1	GK	Nathan Steinwascher	(1993-02-15) February 15, 1993 (age 31)	2016
2	DF	James Filerman	(1996-11-11) November 11, 1996 (age 27)	2020
3	DF	Javan Torre	(1993-10-20) October 20, 1993 (age 30)	2021
4	DF	Anthony Manning	(1992-09-04) September 4, 1992 (age 31)	2021
5	DF	Stephen Carroll (captain)	(1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 (age 30)	2017
6	FW	Max Todd	(1996-03-05) March 5, 1996 (age 28)	2020
7	MF	Roddy Green	(1997-09-26) September 26, 1997 (age 26)	2017
10	MF	Cyrus Saydee	(1992-03-21) March 21, 1992 (age 32)	2012
11	FW	Connor Rutz	(1997-04-09) April 9, 1997 (age 27)	2020
12	DF	Tendai Jirira	(1991-11-12) November 12, 1991 (age 32)^[5]	2019
13	GK	Armando Quezada	(1994-07-06) July 6, 1994 (age 29)	2019
14	MF	Javier Steinwascher	(1998-03-14) March 14, 1998 (age 26)	2021
15	DF	Matt Lewis	(1996-08-01) August 1, 1996 (age 27)	2020
17	FW	Benedek Tanyi	(2001-01-19) January 19, 2001 (age 23)	2020
19	FW	Pato Botello Faz	(1996-09-08) September 8, 1996 (age 27)	2021
20	FW	Yazeed Matthews	(1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 (age 28)	2019
21	MF	Maxi Rodriguez	(1995-08-09) August 9, 1995 (age 28)	2021
23	FW	Darwin Espinal	(1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 29)	2021
22	DF	Kevin Venegas	(1989-04-29) April 29, 1989 (age 34)	2020
47	MF	Barnabas Tanyi	(2003-01-23) January 23, 2003 (age 21)^[6]	2021
99	MF	George Chomakov	(1990-11-19) November 19, 1990 (age 33)	2014

Coaching staff[edit]

Name	Position
Trevor James	Head coach and general manager
Brie Gauna	Head athletic trainer
Armen Tonianse	Assistant and goalkeeper coach

Equipment[edit]

The club wore different kits for the 2020 and 2021 portions of the season. Adidas was the supplier and Metro-Detroit Chevy Dealers was the sponsor through both halves of the season.

2020 Fall Competitions		2021 Spring Competitions

Home	Away	Home	Away

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date from	Position	Player	Last team	Type	Ref.
August 11, 2020	GK	Jean Antoine	San Diego 1904 FC	Free transfer	^[7]
	DF	James Filerman	Old Dominion Monarchs	Free transfer
	MF	Benedek Tanyi	Grosse Ile Red Devils	Free transfer
	FW	Elijah Rice	Stumptown Athletic	Free transfer
	FW	Ryan Peterson	Stumptown Athletic	Free transfer
	FW	Travis Bowen	FC Golden State	Free transfer
August 14, 2020	MF	Ibrahim Conteh	Persipura Jayapura	Free transfer	^[8]
September 8, 2020	GK	Parker Siegfried	Tormenta FC	Free transfer	^[9]
September 11, 2020	FW	Max Todd	Detroit City FC (NPSL)	Free transfer	^[10]
September 21, 2020	DF	Brandon Clegg	James Madison Dukes	Free transfer	^[11]
February 15, 2021	DF	Anthony Manning	Indy Eleven	Free transfer	^[12]
February 19, 2021	DF	Javan Torre	Las Vegas Lights	Free transfer	^[13]
March 1, 2021	MF	Pablo Cruz	Las Vegas Lights	Free transfer	^[14]
March 22, 2021	MF	Barnabas Tanyi	Grosse Ile Red Devils	Free transfer	^[15]
March 22, 2021	MF	Maxi Rodriguez	Richmond Kickers	Free transfer	^[16]
March 29, 2021	DF	Matt Lewis	New York Cosmos	Free transfer	^[17]
March 30, 2021	MF	Javier Steinwascher	Oakland County FC	Free transfer	^[18]
April 16, 2021	FW	Pato Botello Faz	Tormenta FC	Free transfer
April 20, 2021	GK	Armando Quezada	San Antonio FC	Free transfer	^[19]
April 30, 2021	DF	James Filerman	FC Tucson	Free transfer	^[20]
May 21, 2021	FW	Darwin Espinal	New York Cosmos	Free transfer	^[21]

Out[edit]

Date to	Position	Player	Next team	Type	Ref.
	MF	James Vaughan	Unattached	Released
August 23, 2020	GK	Austin Rogers	KF Vushtrria	Released	^[22]
November 2020	DF	Evans Frimpong	Unattached	Not re-signed	^[23]
	MF	Bakie Goodman	Unattached	Retired
	FW	Javier Bautista	Joined Detroit City FC coaching staff	Retired
	FW	Elijah Rice	Unattached
	DF	Brandon Clegg	Unattached
	FW	Travis Bowen	Unattached
February 16, 2021	DF	James Filerman	FC Tucson	Not re-signed	^[24]
February 24, 2021	GK	Jean Antoine	California United Strikers FC	Not re-signed	^[25]
February 24, 2021	MF	Ibrahim Conteh	Al Ittifaq (Maqaba)	Free transfer	^[26]
March 2021	FW	Ryan Peterson	FC Motown	Not re-signed	^[27]
March 5, 2021	DF	Sebastian Capozucchi	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Not re-signed	^[28]
March 17, 2021	GK	Parker Siegfried	Louisville City FC	Not re-signed	^[29]
April 2021	MF	Michael Kafari	New Amsterdam FC	Not re-signed	^[30]
April 29, 2021	FW	Shawn Lawson	Atlético Ottawa	Not re-signed	^[31]
During season	MF	Pablo Cruz	Unattached

Friendlies[edit]

March 23, 2021 (2021-03-23) Mid-season	Indy Eleven	3–1	Detroit City	Westfield, Indiana
11:00 a.m. EDT	Arteaga 32' (pen.) Ayoze 78' (pen.), 90'	Report	Venegas 51'	Stadium: Grand Park Sports Campus Attendance: 0
Note: Played behind closed doors

April 6, 2021 (2021-04-06) Mid-season	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–0	Detroit City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 0
Note: Played behind closed doors

Competitions[edit]

2020 NISA Independent Cup[edit]

The NISA Independent Cup was originally unveiled on April 27, 2020, following the 2020 Spring Season's cancellation, as a competition between NISA members and high level amateur clubs.^[32] On July 1, the regional tournament was officially announced as a 'pre-season event' with Detroit City taking part alongside three other association members.^[33]^[34]

Competing within the Great Lakes Region, The team was reunited with Rust Belt Derby rival FC Buffalo and Cleveland SC, against whom Detroit City had lost the 2019 NPSL Midwest Region Finals to in PKs.^[35]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Detroit City FC (C)	2	2	0	6	0	+6	6
2	Cleveland SC	2	1	1	3	4	−1	3
3	FC Buffalo	2	0	2	1	6	−5	0

Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential.
(C) Champion

Matches[edit]

July 31, 2020 (2020-07-31) Match 1	Detroit City	3–0	Cleveland SC	Hamtramck, Michigan
19:30 EST	Peterson 42', 48' Rutz 52' Lawson 65'	Report Broadcast	Termine 21' Manfut 86'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicole Green
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

August 2, 2020 (2020-08-02) Match 2	Detroit City	3–0	FC Buffalo	Hamtramck, Michigan
15:00 EST	Matthews 15' Lawson 31' Rutz 36'	Report Broadcast		Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 NISA Fall Season[edit]

The schedule for the 2020 NISA Fall Season was released on 31 July 2020.^[36] The format consisted of a regionalized East/West divisional competition beginning 8 August, with Detroit playing in the Eastern Conference, and a single-location tournament to be held 21 September through 2 October, resulting in a single Fall champion.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chattanooga FC	4	3	0	1	8	3	+5	9
2	Michigan Stars FC	4	2	2	0	6	2	+4	8
3	New York Cosmos	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	5
4	Detroit City FC	4	1	2	1	3	2	+1	5
5	New Amsterdam FC	4	0	0	4	1	12	−11	0

Source: NISAofficial.com

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
4	1	2	1	3	2	+1	5	1	0	1	3	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0	0

Last updated: September 9, 2020.
Source: Match reports

Matches[edit]

August 15, 2020 (2020-08-15) Week 1	Detroit City	0–2	Chattanooga FC	Hamtramck, Michigan
19:30 EST	Capozucchi 58' Conteh 64' Venegas 90+2'	DCFC Report NISA Report Broadcast	Lom 4' Ferraz 56'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicole Green
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

August 22, 2020 (2020-08-22) Week 2	Michigan Stars	0–0	Detroit City	Pontiac, Michigan
19:00 EST	Satrústegui 44'	DCFC Report NISA Report Broadcast	Jirira 27' Kafari 57'	Stadium: Ultimate Soccer Arena Attendance: 0
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

August 29, 2020 (2020-08-29) Week 3	New York Cosmos	P–P	Detroit City	Uniondale, New York
19:00 EST				Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex
Note: Match was postponed to protest racial injustice after the Shooting of Jacob Blake.

September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05) Week 4	Detroit City	3–0	New Amsterdam FC	Hamtramck, Michigan
19:30 EST	Rutz 7', 53' Lawson 11' Venegas 29' Rice 72'	DCFC Report NISA Report Broadcast	Keita 22' 41' Bedoya 59' O. Williams 82'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

September 9, 2020 (2020-09-09) Week 3 (Replay)	New York Cosmos	0–0	Detroit City	Uniondale, New York
19:00 EST	Cella 21' Szetela 30' Bardic 52' Agolli 68'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Matthews 15' Conteh 35'	Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Christian Centeno
Note: Match was postponed to protest racial injustice after the Shooting of Jacob Blake. Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fall Playoffs[edit]

Detroit City FC hosted the entirety of the 2020-21 NISA Fall Playoffs at Keyworth Stadium.^[37]

Group stage[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Oakland Roots SC	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6	Advance to semifinals
2	Detroit City FC	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6	Advance to semifinals
3	Michigan Stars FC	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
4	New Amsterdam FC	3	0	1	2	4	9	−5	1

Source: NISAofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differential, 3) Goals scored, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Coin toss

September 21, 2020 (2020-09-21) Group A Round 1	Michigan Stars	2–0	Detroit City	Hamtramck, Michigan
17:00 EST	Ben-Tal 52' Bernedo 58' Vang 82'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Clegg 44'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicole Green
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

September 24, 2020 (2020-09-24) Group A Round 2	Oakland Roots	1–2	Detroit City	Hamtramck, Michigan
17:00 EST	Mbumba 39' Fondy 45'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Kafari 36' Matthews 54' Filerman 64' Lawson 80'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jacob Little
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

September 27, 2020 (2020-09-27) Group A Round 3	Detroit City	4–2	New Amsterdam FC	Hamtramck, Michigan
20:00 EST	Venegas 9' Kafari 13' Lawson 70', 76'	NISA Report Broadcast	Bello 73', 84' Nadaner 91'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Joshua Abts
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Knock-Out Stage[edit]

Semifinals September 30, 2020			Finals October 2, 2020

A1	Oakland Roots SC	3

B2	Chattanooga FC	2
			A1	Oakland Roots SC	1

			A2	Detroit City FC	2
B1	Los Angeles Force	0

A2	Detroit City FC	1

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Source: nisaofficial.com

September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30) Semifinals	Los Angeles Force	0–1	Detroit City	Hamtramck, Michigan
20:00 EST		NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Matthews 7' Todd 22', 29'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carter Brochu
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02) NISA Fall Championship	Oakland Roots	1–2	Detroit City	Hamtramck, Michigan
18:00 EST	Rodriguez 26' Harish 54' Navarro 77' Wier 80' Irwin 90'	NISA Report FotMob Report Broadcast	Saydee 16' Lawson 65' Peterson 85'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicole Green
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Spring Season[edit]

The Spring season began on April 13, 2021, with a bubble tournament named Legends Cup and hosted by Chattanooga FC, with the winner gaining entry into the Spring 2021 Final. Phase 2, which is scheduled to begin on May 1, 2021, will be a traditional regular season hosted in each team's markets, the winner of which will face the winner of Phase 1 in the Spring 2021 Final, to determine the Spring champion.^[38]

Detroit City was assigned to the second group of three. The best team at the end of the group stage qualifies directly to the Legends Cup final, while the second and third seeds will play a semifinal game to determine the second finalist.^[39]

Group 2[edit]

v t e Home \ Away	CAL	DET	STU
California United Strikers FC	—	0–0	1–1
Detroit City FC		—	2–0
Stumptown AC			—

Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

April 13, 2021 (2021-04-13) Group 2 Round 1	Detroit City	0–0	Cal United	Chattanooga, Tennessee
17:00 EDT	Bosh Tanyi 56'	Report	North 50'	Stadium: Finley Stadium

April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16) Group 2 Round 2	Detroit City	2–0	Stumptown AC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
12:00 EDT	Matthews 57' Venegas 82' Botello Faz 87'	Report		Stadium: Finley Stadium

April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22) Semi-Finals	Detroit City	1–0	SD 1904	Chattanooga, Tennessee
20:00 EDT	Todd 33' Carroll 43' Rodriguez 90'	Report	Barrios 84'	Stadium: Finley Stadium

April 25, 2021 (2021-04-25) Final	Chattanooga FC	0–3	Detroit City	Chattanooga, Tennessee
20:00 EDT	McGrath 50'	Report	Lewis 11' Todd 34' Venegas 90+4'	Stadium: Finley Stadium

Legends Cup Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chattanooga FC	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	6	Advance to Legends Cup final
2	Detroit City FC	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4	Advance to Legends Cup semifinal
3	San Diego 1904 FC	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	Advance to Legends Cup semifinal
4	Los Angeles Force	2	1	0	1	4	6	−2	3
5	Michigan Stars FC	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
6	California United Strikers FC	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
7	Maryland Bobcats FC	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
8	Stumptown AC	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
9	New Amsterdam FC	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0

Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss

Semifinals April 22, 2021			Finals April 25, 2021

			1	Chattanooga FC	0
2	Detroit City FC	1	2	Detroit City FC	3
3	San Diego 1904 FC	0

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Source: [1]

Phase 2[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Detroit City FC (Y, X)	8	6	2	0	14	3	+11	20	Advance to season final
2	Los Angeles Force	8	6	0	2	11	6	+5	18	Advance to spring final^[a]
3	Stumptown AC	8	4	3	1	8	4	+4	15
4	California United Strikers FC	8	4	1	3	12	10	+2	13
5	Maryland Bobcats FC	8	3	2	3	9	8	+1	11
6	Chattanooga FC (Z)	8	2	2	4	6	8	−2	8	Advance to spring final
7	San Diego 1904 FC	8	2	1	5	8	17	−9	7
8	Michigan Stars FC	8	1	2	5	5	12	−7	5
9	New Amsterdam FC	8	1	1	6	5	10	−5	4

Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss
(X) Spring Legends Cup champion; (Y) Fall Champion, qualifies for season final; (Z) Spring Legends Cup runner-up, qualifies for spring final [2]
Notes:

^ If either 2020 Fall Champion Detroit or 2021 Legends Cup runner-up Chattanooga finish the spring season in first place, or both teams finish in the top two, the spot in the spring final will go to the next best team.

May 1, 2021 (2021-05-01) Week 1	Detroit City	1–0	Maryland Bobcats	Hamtramck, Michigan
19:30 EDT	Manning 90+'	Report Twitter	Brown 26' Dawkins 59'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 1,530^[40] Referee: Brandon Gardner

May 7, 2021 (2021-05-07) Week 2	New Amsterdam FC	0–1	Detroit City	Warwick, New York
19:00 EDT	Vicente 49'	Report	Todd 15' Filerman 20'	Stadium: Hudson Sports Complex Referee: Ernie Constantine

May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12) Week 3	Cal United	0–3	Detroit City	Irvine, California
19:00 PDT	Bowers 10' Bryant 81'	Report	Faz 17' Rutz 44' Rodriguez 67'	Stadium: Championship Stadium Referee: Omeed Azadpour

May 15, 2021 (2021-05-15) Week 4	1904 FC	1–3	Detroit City	Chula Vista, California
17:00 PDT	Ramos 31' Kleszewski 35' Romero 68', 86' (pen.)	Report	Manning 45' Rutz 50' Todd 53' Filerman 84'	Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center Referee: William Randy Hoffman

May 22, 2021 (2021-05-22) Week 5	Michigan Stars	1–1	Detroit City	Washington, Michigan
19:00 EDT	Reynolds 38' Nuel 87' (pen.)	Report	Saydee 50'	Stadium: Michigan Stars Sports Center Referee: Ernie Constantine

June 2, 2021 (2021-06-02) Week 6	Detroit City	3–0	LA Force	Hamtramck, Michigan
19:30 EDT	Faz 46', 71' (pen.) Filerman 65' Todd 76'	Report	Ocegueda 20' Moreno 44'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 3,356 Referee: Matt Geringer

June 5, 2021 (2021-06-05) Week 7	Detroit City	0–0	Stumptown AC	Hamtramck, Michigan
19:30 EDT	Manning 8'	Report	Hines 41' Ward 50' Martinez 72' Kurtz 86'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium

June 26, 2021 (2021-06-26) Week 8	Detroit City	2–1	Chattanooga FC	Hamtramck, Michigan
19:30 EDT	Faz 2' Filerman 19' Espinal 72' Rodriguez 74'	Report	Coleman 15' Oliveira 78'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 4,741 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

July 3, 2021 (2021-07-03) NISA 2020–21 Season Final	Detroit City	1–0	LA Force	Hamtramck, Michigan
19:30 EDT	McLaughlin 62' (o.g.) Botello Faz 73'	Report Broadcast	Gordillo 30' Moran (Ast. Coach) 69' 90+6' Villatoro 70' Pérez 74' Barrera 79' Goñi 84' Chaney 90+2'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 7,231 Referee: Gustavo Solorio
Note: Moran cards not shown on report but seen on stream including post-match, Goñi sub and yellow card not reported but seen on broadcast, report lists Villatoro twice on Force starting XI instead of Villon

Squad statistics[edit]

As of Match played June 26, 2021

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Fall Season		Fall Playoffs		Legends Cup		Spring Season
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Nathan Steinwascher	15	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0	8+0	0
13	GK	USA	Armando Quezada	0	0	-	-	-	-	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	James Filerman	15	2	4+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	7+0	2
3	DF	USA	Javan Torre	3	0	-	-	-	-	1+0	0	0+2	0
4	DF	USA	Anthony Manning	11	2	-	-	-	-	3+0	0	8+0	2
5	DF	IRL	Stephen Carroll	21	1	4+0	0	5+0	0	4+0	1	8+0	0
12	DF	ZIM	Tendai Jirira	9	0	4+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	USA	Matt Lewis	12	1	-	-	-	-	4+0	1	8+0	0
22	DF	USA	Kevin Venegas	19	2	2+1	0	5+0	1	4+0	1	7+0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	USA	Roddy Green	10	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	1+2	0	1+2	0
10	MF	LBR	Cyrus Saydee	16	1	0+0	0	4+1	0	3+0	0	6+2	1
14	MF	USA	Javier Steinwascher	9	0	-	-	-	-	1+2	0	0+6	0
21	MF	USA	Maxi Rodriguez	12	1	-	-	-	-	4+0	0	8+0	1
47	MF	HUN	Barnabas Tanyi	1	0	-	-	-	-	0+1	0	0+0	0
99	MF	BUL	George Chomakov	13	0	2+1	0	1+2	0	1+2	0	4+0	0
Forwards
6	FW	SCO	Max Todd	17	4	0+0	0	5+0	1	3+1	1	5+3	2
11	FW	USA	Connor Rutz	20	4	4+0	2	2+2	0	4+0	0	8+0	2
17	FW	HUN	Benedek Tanyi	5	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
19	FW	MEX	Pato Botello Faz	11	5	-	-	-	-	2+1	1	7+1	4
20	FW	RSA	Yazeed Matthews	16	2	3+0	0	5+0	1	3+1	1	2+2	0
23	FW	HON	Darwin Espinal	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1+2	0
Left during season
	GK	HAI	Jean Antoine	5	0	1+0	0	4+0	0	-	-	-	-
	FW	MEX	Javier Bautista	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
	FW	USA	Travis Bowen	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
	DF	CHI	Sebastian Capozucchi	6	0	2+0	0	1+3	0	-	-	-	-
	DF	USA	Brandon Clegg	2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	-	-	-	-
	MF	SLE	Ibrahim Conteh	7	0	3+1	0	3+0	0	-	-	-	-
	DF	GHA	Evans Frimpong	7	0	3+1	0	0+3	0	-	-	-	-
	MF	USA	Bakie Goodman	5	0	0+0	0	5+0	0	-	-	-	-
	MF	GHA	Michael Kafari	9	1	4+0	0	4+1	1	-	-	-	-
	FW	JAM	Shawn Lawson	9	5	4+0	1	0+5	4	-	-	-	-
	FW	USA	Ryan Peterson	7	1	0+3	0	0+4	1	-	-	-	-
	FW	USA	Elijah Rice	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	-	-	-	-
	GK	USA	Parker Siegfried	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	-	-	-	-
	MF	USA	Pablo Cruz	1	0	-	-	-	-	0+1	0	-	-

Goal scorers[edit]

Place	Name	Fall Season	Fall Playoffs	Legends Cup	Spring Season	League Play	All Competitions
1	Shawn Lawson	1	4	-	-	1	5
1	Pato Botello Faz	-	-	1	4	4	5
3	Connor Rutz	2	0	0	2	4	4
3	Max Todd	0	1	1	2	2	4
5	Yazeed Matthews	0	1	1	0	0	2
	Kevin Venegas	0	1	1	0	0	2
	Anthony Manning	-	-	0	2	2	2
	James Filerman	0	0	-	2	2	2
8	Michael Kafari	0	1	-	-	0	1
	Ryan Peterson	0	1	-	-	0	1
	Stephen Carroll	0	0	1	0	0	1
	Matt Lewis	-	-	1	0	0	1
	Maxi Rodriguez	-	-	0	1	1	1
	Cyrus Saydee	0	0	0	1	1	1

Disciplinary record[edit]

Name	Fall Season		Fall Playoffs		Legends Cup		Spring Season		Total
Name
James Filerman	0	0	1	0	-	-	2	0	3	0
Cyrus Saydee	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tendai Jirira	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Michael Kafari	0	1	1	0	-	-	-	-	1	1
Elijah Rice	0	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	1
Ibrahim Conteh	2	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
Yazeed Matthews	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kevin Venegas	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Sebastian Capozucchi	1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
Brandon Clegg	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
Barnabas Tanyi	-	-	-	-	1	0	0	0	1	0
Max Todd	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
Maxi Rodriguez	-	-	-	-	1	0	1	0	2	0
Anthony Manning	-	-	-	-	0	0	1	0	1	0
Darwin Espinal	-	-	-	-	0	0	1	0	1	0

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[table_note_res_F0.36620167380488-40] If either 2020 Fall Champion Detroit or 2021 Legends Cup runner-up Chattanooga finish the spring season in first place, or both teams finish in the top two, the spot in the spring final will go to the next best team.

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v t e National Independent Soccer Association
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Affiliated leagues	NISA Nation Cascadia Premier League Eastern Premier Soccer League Florida Gold Coast League Metroplex Premier League Mountain Premier League Southwest Premier League

v t e 2020–21 NISA season by team
Playoffs: (Fall, Spring)
Full season	California United Strikers FC Chattanooga FC Detroit City FC Los Angeles Force Michigan Stars FC New Amsterdam FC
Fall 2020 only	New York Cosmos Oakland Roots SC
Spring 2021 only	Maryland Bobcats FC San Diego 1904 FC Stumptown AC