{{Short description|Semi-Professional Soccer team in Lansing, Michigan, U.S.}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox football club | clubname = Lansing Common FC | image = Lansing_Common_Logo.png | fullname = Lansing Common Football Club | founded = {{Start date and age|2020|07|27}} | stadium = Eastern High School<br />Lansing, Michigan | capacity = ~2,500 | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = Brent Sorg | league = Midwest Premier League | website = https://lansingcommonfc.com/ | current = 2023 MWPL season | upright = 0.8 | season = 2nd in Eastern Division | nickname = The Robins }}
'''Lansing Common Football Club''' is a Midwest Premier League expansion team that began play in Spring 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-26 |title=New soccer club Lansing Common F.C. coming spring 2021 |url=https://www.wilx.com/2021/01/26/new-soccer-club-lansing-common-fc-coming-spring-2021/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=WILX |language=en-US}}</ref> As a result of Lansing Ignite FC being dissolved in October 2019 due to the ownership's financial strain,<ref>{{Cite web |last=By |first=Graham Couch |title=Couch: Why Lansing Ignite went belly-up – a look at what killed our pro soccer club |url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/columnists/graham-couch/2019/10/22/lansing-ignite-folds-look-what-killed-our-usl-soccer-franchise-lansing-united/4053341002/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Lansing State Journal |language=en}}</ref> a group of fans led by Eric Walcott and Geoff Sykes formed a plan to create the supporter-owned team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=By |first=Phil Friend |title=How a group of fans created Lansing Common Football Club, a team owned by its supporters |url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/2020/07/27/lansing-common-football-club-crest-colors-symbol-supporter-owned-team/5517281002/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Lansing State Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> They are one of twelve Michigan-based teams playing in the Eastern Division.
The team plays its home games at Eastern High School in Lansing, Michigan.
== Colors and crest == The club colors are brown, red-orange, and turquoise. The club crest was designed by founder Sykes, who is also the director of team branding and design for Lansing-based Moneyball Sportswear.<ref name=":0" /> The crest is a roundel featuring an American Robin, the Michigan state bird, standing in front of Lansing's famous three smoke stacks known as Wink'n, Blink'n, and Nod.<ref>{{Cite tweet |title=Ugh, fine, if we have to, but only because @LansingMIFacts wouldn't let us get away with not explaining it. |author=Lansing Common FC |user=lansingcommonfc |number=1287794883328192514 |date=2020-07-27 |access-date=2023-03-23}}</ref>
== History == '''Lansing Common FC''' joined the Midwest Premier League (MWPL), a semi-professional and amateur league who operates under a partnership agreement with the National Independent Soccer Association, a USSF Division 3 professional league, which includes pathways for both players and clubs to go fully pro.<ref>{{cite web |title=NISA Grows Amateur Affiliations in Partnership with Newly-Minted Midwest Premier League |url=https://www.nisasoccer.com/news/2020/09/03/nisa-grows-amateur-affiliations-in-partnership-with-newly-minted-midwest-premier-league |access-date=3 September 2020 |website=www.nisasoccer.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MWPL Joins Forces with NISA |url=https://midwestpl.com/news/nisaaffiliation |access-date=3 September 2020 |website=Midwest Premier League }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Lansing Common FC played their first game on May 15, 2021, ending in a 3–1 win over Fort Wayne Sport Club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vigna |first=Jake |date=2021-05-15 |title=Lansing Common Football Club kicked off their first game with a win against Fort Wayne Sport Club |url=https://www.wilx.com/2021/05/16/lansing-common-football-club-kicked-off-their-first-game-with-a-win-against-fort-wayne-sport-club/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=WILX |language=en}}</ref> Lansing Common FC finished their inaugural season second in their division, with Eastern Illinois University forward Shady Omar winning the 2021 Golden Boot with 10 goals scored for The Robins.<ref>{{Cite tweet |title=The 2021 East Division Golden Boot Winner |author=Midwest Premier League |user=midwestpl |number=1438185850865532932 |date=2021-09-15 |access-date=2023-03-23}}</ref> They followed up this performance with another second place divisional finish in 2022.
=== 2022 season ===
==== Eastern Division ==== This division contained 11 teams for the 2022 season. {| class="wikitable" !Pos !Team !P !GP !GD |- |1 |Inter Detroit (C) |21 |10 |5 |- |'''2''' |'''Lansing Common''' |'''20''' |'''10''' |'''10''' |- |3 |Tulip City United |20 |10 |10 |- |4 |Michigan Jaguars |18 |10 |9 |- |5 |Cedars FC |16 |10 |0 |- |6 |Grand Haven Admirals |14 |10 |4 |- |7 |Michigan Stars U23 |14 |10 |1 |- |8 |Livonia City |12 |10 | -1 |- |9 |West Michigan Bearings |9 |10 | -7 |- |10 |Detroit Union |6 |10 | -17 |- |11 |BiH Grand Rapids |5 |10 | -15 |} ''Rules for classification: P) points; (GP) games played; (GD) goal differential; (C) Champion''
=== 2021 Fall Season ===
==== East Division ==== This division contained 8 teams for the 2021 season. {| class="wikitable" !Pos !Team !P !GP !GD |- |1 |Detroit City U23 (C) |39 |14 |29 |- |'''2''' |'''Lansing Common''' |'''31''' |'''14''' |'''21''' |- |3 |West Michigan Bearings |27 |14 |15 |- |4 |BiH Grand Rapids |20 |14 |7 |- |5 |Michigan Stars U23 |19 |14 |1 |- |6 |Livonia City |9 |14 | -18 |- |7 |Inter Detroit |8 |14 | -18 |- |8 |LK St Clair |5 |14 | -37 |} ''Rules for classification: P) points; (GP) games played; (GD) goal differential; (C) Champion''
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== External links == * {{official website|https://lansingcommonfc.com/}}
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