Lansing United

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Lansing United | image = Lansing United primary logo.svg | fullname = Lansing United | nickname = LanU, The Hoops | founded = {{Start date and age|2014}} | dissolved = {{Start date and age|2018}} | ground = Archer Stadium East Lansing, MI | capacity = 1,500 | chrtitle = Owner | chairman = Jeremy Sampson | mgrtitle = | manager = | league = | season = 2018 | position = 2nd, Great Lakes Division Playoffs: Conference Semifinals | website = http://www.lanunited.com/

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'''Lansing United''' was an American amateur soccer club based in East Lansing, Michigan that competed in the Premier Development League and the National Premier Soccer League.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Edwards III |first=James L. |date=April 20, 2016 |title=Lansing United partners with Moneyball Sportswear, unveils 2016 jerseys |url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/2016/04/20/video-lansing-united-partners-moneyball-sportswear-unveils-2016-jerseys/83313656/ |newspaper=Lansing State Journal |accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/home/759302.html |title=LANSING JOINS THE NPSL - National Premier Soccer League |accessdate=2014-01-10 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110231453/http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/home/759302.html |archivedate=2014-01-10 }}</ref> The club's men's team folded after the 2018 season, with Lansing Ignite FC beginning play in USL League One. The club continued to field a women's team in United Women's Soccer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lanunited.com/?newspage=lansing-united-announces-formation-womens-team-uws-2018|website=lanunited.com|publisher=Lansing United|accessdate=20 December 2017|title=Lansing United Announces Formation of Womens Team in Uws for 2018}}</ref>

Among their most notable alumni is USMNT and New England Revolution defender DeJuan Jones, who competed for United while playing for Michigan State in 2018.

==History==

===Club Beginnings (2013–2017)=== Lansing United was accepted into the National Premier Soccer League's Great Lakes West Conference of the Midwest Region in Fall of 2013. Ideas for names were solicited from the Greater Lansing community, and Lansing United was chosen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reschstrategies.com/coldoatmeal/|website=reschstrategies|publisher=Resch Strategies|accessdate=20 December 2017|title=The Cold Oatmeal Podcast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053632/http://www.reschstrategies.com/coldoatmeal/|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The club motto is "Pride, Passion and Unity" and is reflected in the team's logo, with the star representing pride, the flame representing passion, and the gear representing unity. The club also uses the Latin phrase "Coniunctis Viribus" which means "With Connected Strength."<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://lanunited.com/team/ |title = TEAM}}</ref>

Lansing United played its inaugural match in the NPSL in May 2014.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://lanunited.com/newspage/first-npsl-match-lansing-united-indiana-fire-draw-0-0/ | title=In first NPSL match, Lansing United and Indiana Fire draw 0-0}}</ref> They finished the regular season by winning the Great Lakes West championship. United went on to win the NPSL's Midwest Region Playoffs before ultimately losing in the semi-finals to eventual champion, New York Red Bulls U-23s.

The following year, the club secured its first U.S. Open Cup victory over Chicago's RWB Adria, before falling 1–0 to Louisville City FC of the USL.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://lanunited.com/team/ |title = TEAM}}</ref>

Both the 2016 & 2017 seasons saw United finish mid-table despite promising starts to each campaign.

===Premier Development League & United Women's Soccer (2017–2018)=== Beginning in May 2018, Lansing United fielded both men's and women's squads. Lansing United men began competing in the United Soccer Leagues' Premier Development League after four years in the NPSL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lanunited.com/?newspage=lansing-united-play-premier-development-league-pdl-2018|website=lanunited.com|publisher=Lansing United|accessdate=20 December 2017|title=Lansing United to Play in Premier Development League (PDL) in 2018}}</ref> They played in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference. Lansing United Women also began competition in the Midwest Division of United Women's Soccer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lanunited.com/?newspage=lansing-united-announces-formation-womens-team-uws-2018|website=lanunited.com|publisher=Lansing United|accessdate=20 December 2017|title=Lansing United Announces Formation of Womens Team in Uws for 2018}}</ref>

== Stadium == The team played its home matches at Archer Stadium located in the East Lansing Soccer Complex. On July 9, 2017, a facility-record 1,388 people watched the team take on Detroit City FC.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://lanunited.com/?newspage=lansing-united-falls-detroit-city-fc-1-2 |title = Lansing United Falls to Detroit City FC 1-2}}</ref>

United sometimes played at DeMartin Stadium on the Michigan State University campus, to facilitate larger crowds. A club-record, 2,014 people watched United secure the Great Lakes West championship over Detroit City FC on July 13, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Haapala|first1=Kelly|title=Detroit City FC's seasons ends with 2–2 tie to Lansing United|url=http://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/soccer/detroit-city-fcs-seasons-ends-with-22-tie-to-lansing-united/26945898|website=clickondetroit|accessdate=2 December 2014|date=2014-07-14}}</ref>

== Head coaches == * {{flagicon|USA}}Eric Rudland (2014–2015) * {{flagicon|USA}}Nate Miller (2015–2018)

== Notable Lansing United Players== *{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Brown formerly of R.C.S. Verviétois, current Youth Coach at Chelsea F.C.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-united-academy-manager-set-12007090 |title = Coventry United Academy manager set to join Chelsea|date = 2016-10-11}}</ref> *{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Cunningham formerly of Harbour View F.C., Waitakere United<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.midwestprocombine.com/brian-cunningham/ |title = Brian Cunningham}}</ref> *{{flagicon|RSA}} Thabiso Khumalo formerly of D.C. United *{{flagicon|CAN}} Tyler Pasher currently with Houston Dynamo *{{flagicon|BVI}} Lewis Jones, member of British Virgin Islands national football team *{{Flagicon|Germany}} Lukas Muszong currently with Bremer SV

==Honors==

===Domestic League=== * '''Midwest Region – Great Lakes West Conference (NPSL)''' ** '''Champions (1):''' 2014 * '''Midwest Region (NPSL)''' ** '''Playoff champions (1):''' 2014

==Team Records== ''As of July 20, 2018''<ref>{{cite web|title=Lansing United Match Notes|url=http://lanunited.com/admin/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/071617-Kalamazoo-notes.pdf|website=lanunited.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref>

===Year-by-year=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Year !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Tier !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|League !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Regular Season !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Playoffs !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|U.S. Open Cup |- |2014 |4 |NPSL |"style="text-align: left;" bgcolor=#ffebad; |1st of 5, Midwest-Great Lakes West (8–2–4) |National Semifinal |''Not eligible'' |- |2015 |4 |NPSL |style="text-align: left;"|6th of 13, Midwest (6–4–2) |''Did not qualify'' |Second Round |- |2016 |4 |NPSL |style="text-align: left;"|4th of 7, Midwest-Great Lakes West (4–4–4) |''Did not qualify'' |''Did not qualify'' |- |2017 |4 |NPSL |style="text-align: left;"|4th of 8, Midwest-Great Lakes (6–7–1) |''Did not qualify'' |''Did not qualify'' |- |2018 |4 |PDL |style="text-align: left;"|2nd of 6, Great Lakes (7–2–5) |Conference Semifinals |''Did not qualify'' |}

===All-Time Appearances=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Rank !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Name !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Total |- |1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} James DeCosemo |43 |- |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Austin Dunn |39 |- |3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Brown |29 |- |4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Hill |27 |- |5 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Alec Greene |26 |- |}

===All-Time Goals=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Rank !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Name !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Total |- |1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Brown |19 |- |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} James DeCosemo |13 |- |3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rafa Mentzingen |9 |- |4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Tumi Moshobane |5 |- |5 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Cunningham |3 |- |5 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Gabe Matteo |3 |- |5 |align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Tyler Pasher |3 |- |}

===All-Time Assists=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Rank !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Name !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Total |- |1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Tyler Pasher |6 |- |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Dewey Lewis |5 |- |3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} James DeCosemo |4 |- |3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Tumi Moshobane |4 |}

===All-Time Clean Sheets=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Rank !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Name !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" scope="col"|Total |- |1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe White |5 |- |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Zach Bennett |4 |- |3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Hague |3 |- |4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Wes Mink |2 |- |}

==Historic Record vs Opponents== {| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;"|Opponent !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;"|Regular Season !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;"|Playoffs !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;"|U.S. Open Cup !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;"|Goals Scored !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;"|Goals conceded !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;"|Goal Differential !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;"|Total !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;"|Played !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;"|Win % |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Michigan}} AFC Ann Arbor | 1–3–0 | * | * | 4 | 5 | −1 | '''1–3–0''' | 4 | 0.250 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ohio}} AFC Cleveland | 0–1–1 | * | * | 2 | 7 | −5 |'''0–1–1''' | 2 | 0.250 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ohio}} Cincinnati Saints | 1–1–0 | * | * | 6 | 4 | +2 |'''1–1–0''' | 2 | 0.500 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ohio}} Dayton Dynamo | 2–0–0 | * | * | 4 | 0 | +4 | '''2–0–0''' | 2 | 1.000 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Michigan}} Detroit City FC | 2–3–3 | * | * | 11 | 10 | +1 | '''2–3–3''' | 8 | 0.437 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} Erie Commodores FC{{Cref2|A}} | 2–0–0 | * | * | 6 | 0 | +6 | '''2–0–0''' | 2 | 1.000 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|New York}} FC Buffalo | 1–1–0 | * | * | 2 | 4 | −2 | '''1–1–0''' | 2 | 0.500 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Indiana}} FC Indiana | 2–0–0 | * | * | 6 | 0 | +6 | '''2–0–0''' | 2 | 1.000 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} Fort Pitt FC Regiment | 1–0–1 | 1–0 | * | 4 | 2 | +2 | '''2–0–1''' | 3 | 0.833 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Michigan}} Grand Rapids FC | 1–2–1 | * | * | 6 | 8 | −2 | '''1–2–1''' | 4 | 0.375 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Indiana}} Indy Eleven NPSL{{Cref2|B}} | 1–0–3 | * | * | 3 | 2 | +1 | '''1–0–3''' | 4 | 0.625 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Michigan}} Kalamazoo FC | 1–2–1 | * | * | 2 | 7 | −5 | '''1–2–1''' | 4 | 0.375 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Kentucky}} Louisville City FC | * | * | 0–1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | '''0–1–0''' | 1 | 0.000 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Wisconsin}} Madison 56ers | 1–0–0 | * | * | 2 | 1 | +1 | '''1–0–0''' | 1 | 1.000 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Michigan}} Michigan Stars FC | 5–3–1 | * | * | 16 | 9 | +7 | '''5–3–1''' | 9 | 0.611 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Wisconsin}} Milwaukee Torrent | 1–1–0 | * | * | 4 | 3 | +1 | '''1–1–0''' | 2 | 0.500 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Minnesota}} Minnesota Twin Stars | 1–0–0 | * | * | 2 | 1 | +1 | '''1–0–0''' | 1 | 1.000 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Minnesota}} Minnesota United FC Reserves | 1–0–0 | 1–0 | * | 8 | 1 | +7 | '''2–0–0''' | 2 | 1.000 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|New Jersey}} New York Red Bulls U-23 | * | 0–1 | * | 0 | 2 | −2 | '''0–1–0''' | 1 | 0.000 |- | style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Illinois}} RWB Adria | * | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | '''0–0–1 (4–2 PKs)''' | 1 | 0.500 |- ! '''Total''' ! 26–18–11 ! 2–1 ! 0–1–1 ! 88 ! 67 ! +21 ! '''28–20–12''' ! 50 ! 0.566 |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:75%" |- !style="background:#003866; color:#90C7E6; border:2px solid #EA0927;" colspan="2"|Legend |-style="text-align: center" | 0-0-0 |Win–loss-draw |-align="center" | 0–0 |Win–loss |-align="center" | * |No games played |} *''Does not include friendlies'' *''Updated to end of 2017 season''<ref>{{cite web|title=Lansing United Match Notes|url=http://lanunited.com/admin/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/071617-Kalamazoo-notes.pdf|website=lanunited.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}</ref> ;Notes

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}} {{Cnote2|A|A formerly Erie Admirals S.C.}} {{Cnote2|B|B formerly Indiana Fire NPSL}} {{Cnote2 End}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website|http://www.lanunited.com/}}

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