Michigan Stars FC
Soccer club
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Michigan Stars Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in the Metro Detroit area. The team currently competes in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA). The Michigan Stars play their home games at the 5,000-capacity Barnabo Field in Michigan.
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| Full name | Michigan Stars Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | Stars | ||
| Founded | 1982 | ||
| Stadium | Barnabo Field[1] | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | George Juncaj | ||
| Head Coach | Enis Dokovic | ||
| League | NISA | ||
| 2024 | 2nd of East Conference Playoffs: lost on semifinals | ||
| Website | mi-stars.com | ||
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History
The club was established circa 1998 as Windsor Spartans FC in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.[2] In 2012, the team moved to the Metro Detroit area in Michigan, and joined the National Premier Soccer League as FC Sparta Michigan for the 2013 season.[3] In January 2014, the team was purchased by Dearborn Sports Enterprise (DSE) and rebranded Michigan Stars FC.[4]
The team went on hiatus for the 2018 season, and during this time, George Juncaj purchased a 50% stake in the club.[5] The team returned for the NPSL 2019 season and the 2019 NPSL Members Cup. In the beginning of September, Juncaj purchased the remaining 50% of the club and on September 21, 2019, Michigan Stars FC were announced as a National Independent Soccer Association expansion team that would take part in the Spring half of the league's 2019–20 season.[6] Following the 2024 NISA season, the team has been inactive and in an unofficial period of hiatus.
Players and staff
Current roster
- As of March 25, 2025[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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U-23 Team
Michigan Stars U23 is the under-23 development team of Michigan Stars FC. The team competes in the Midwest Premier League, a regional semi-professional league that provides a competitive platform for emerging talent across the Midwest. Serving as a bridge between the club’s academy system and its senior professional team, Michigan Stars U23 focuses on player development and preparing athletes for higher levels of competition
Year-by-year
| Season | League | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts. | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |
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| 2013 | NPSL | Midwest-Great Lakes | 5th | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 8 | Did not qualify | Not Eligible[8] | |||
| 2014 | Midwest-Great Lakes West | 4th | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 13 | Did not qualify | |||||
| 2015 | Midwest | 9th | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 13 |  Mark Christensen | |||||
| 2016 | Midwest-Great Lakes West | 3rd | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 19 |  Andy Wagstaff | |||||
| 2017 | Midwest-Great Lakes | 5th | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 30 | 15 | Morris Lupenec | |||||
| 2018 | On Hiatus | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | NPSL | Midwest-Great Lakes | 6th | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 14 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |  George Juncaj | ||
| NPSL Members Cup | 5th | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | |||||||
| 2019–20 Spring[a] | NISA | 8th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Canceled | Canceled | Travis Ward |
1 |  Alexander Strehmel | |
| 2020–21 Fall | Eastern | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Group stage | Canceled | Kyle Nuel |
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| 2020–21 Spring | 8th | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2021 | 7th | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 21 | Leon Maric Kyle Nuel |
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| 2022 | 3rd | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 38 | Champions | Second round |  Vasilios Zogos |
5 | Trevor Banks | ||
| 2023 | 2nd | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 46 | Runners-up | Second round |  Leon Maric |
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| 2024 | East | 2nd | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 36 | Semifinals | Third round | Leon Maric |
5 | Enis Dokovic | |
