Midwest United FC

Midwest United FC is an American soccer club based in Grand Rapids, Michigan who play in the Midwest Division of the United Women's Soccer league. The team was founded in 2016 as the women's side to the Grand Rapids FC brand. Their first season was in 2017.[1] In December 2019, Midwest United FC assumed ownership of the team and rebranded it under their name.[2]

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Grand Rapids FC.
Midwest United FC
Founded2016 (as Grand Rapids FC)
StadiumAquinas College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Head CoachLewis Robinson
LeagueUnited Women's Soccer
2021Midwest North Conference: 1st
Playoffs: National semifinal
WebsiteClub website

History

Grand Rapids FC (GRFC) was started in 2014 by a group of Grand Rapids residents as a community-funded project. The men's team's first season was in 2015 in the newly formed Great Lakes Premier League before moving to the National Premier Soccer League. After two successful seasons that showed average attendance figures over 4,000 each season, the owners announced on November 1, 2016 that they would be adding a women's team to the Grand Rapids FC brand. Their first season was in 2017 in the United Women's Soccer league.[1][3]

The Grand Rapids FC women won the 2017 UWS Championship in their inaugural season [4] on July 22, 2017 at their home stadium, defeating the defending champions Santa Clarita Blue Heat 3 goals to 1.

In December 2019, the Grand Rapids FC brand underwent restructuring. The ownership model was changed and the men's team changed leagues. During this time, the ownership of the women's side was transferred to Midwest United FC and their name was changed to reflect this change.[2][5]

Stadium

Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Record attendance
  • 2,814 - July 2, 2017 vs Toledo Villa FC at Houseman Field (second game of a doubleheader following GRFC men, attendance counted both games)
  • 1,034 - July 22, 2017 vs Santa Clarita Blue Heat (single game record)

Players

2021 roster

[6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Gracie VanLangevelde
1 GK  USA Lauren Kozal
1 GK  USA Maia Perez
2 DF  USA Clare Carlson
2 DF  USA Natalie Lunt
3 DF  USA Matea Diekema
4 DF  USA Olivia Albert
5 DF  ENG Paige Eli
6 DF  USA Bree Probst
6 MF  USA Grace Labadie
7 MF  USA Macey Wierenga
8 MF  USA Macy Hollingsworth
9 MF  USA Maya Dean
10 MF  USA Avery Lockwood
11 FW  USA Stephanie Currie
14 MF  USA Anna Bennett
15 FW  USA Hannah Crum
16 DF  USA Merin McDermott
16 DF  USA Bria Schrotenboer
17 FW  USA Jen Blitchok
18 MF  USA Marti Corby
— GK  USA Belle Okoraofo
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  USA Danika Austin
— DF  USA Regan Berg
— DF  USA Raegan Cox
— DF  USA Megan Sullivan
— DF  USA Maddie Myers
— DF  USA Avery Tack
— MF  USA Regan Dalton
— MF  USA Ariana Garcia
— MF  USA Megan Scholten
— FW  USA Kaema Amachree
— FW  USA Elle Otto
— FW  USA Morgan Otteson
— FW  USA Riley Tanner
— FW  USA Amber Tripp
— FW  USA Mary Dziuba
— FW  USA Sydney Shenk
— FW  USA Caitlin Rebera
— DF  POL Oliwia Wos
— FW  USA Emma Berdiner
— MF  USA Olivia Dault
— MF  RSA Karabo Dhlamini

Notable former players

Head coaches
  • Lewis Robinson (2017, 2020–present)
  • Chris Allen (2018)
  • James Gilpin (2018–2019)

Honors

United Women's Soccer

  • National championships (1): 2017
  • Conference season championships (2)
    • Midwest Conference: 2017
    • Midwest North Conference: 2021
  • Conference playoff championships (3)

Minor competitions

  • UWS Stadium Showcase: 2020

Year-by-year
Year Tier League Regular Season Playoffs
2017 2 UWS 1st of 7, Midwest (8–1–1) UWS champions
2018 2 UWS 2nd of 7, Midwest (7–1–2) National semifinal
2019 2 UWS 4th of 6, Midwest (3–5–2) Conference final
2020 2 UWS Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic[7]
2021 2 UWS 1st of 5, Midwest North (9–0–1) National semifinal

Historic record vs opponents
Legend
0–0–0 Win–loss-draw
0–0 Win–loss
* No games played
Opponent League Playoffs MI Cup Played Total GF GA GD Win %
AFC Ann Arbor 1–1 * * 2 1–1 4 6 –2 .500
Chicago KICS 1–0 * * 1 1–0 3 1 +2 1.000
Connecticut Fusion * 0–1 * 1 0–1 1 2 –1 .000
Corktown AFC 2–0 0–0–1 (1–0 PKs) * 3 2–0–1 11 7 +4 .833
Detroit City FC 2–0 * * 2 2–0 5 3 +2 1.000
Detroit Sun FC 4–2 1–0–1 (1–0 PKs) * 8 5–2–1 15 11 +4 .688
FC Indiana 2–0 1–0 * 3 3–0 16 1 +15 1.000
Fort Wayne United FC 4–0 * * 4 4–0 19 1 +18 1.000
Genesee FC 1–0 * * 1 1–0 7 0 +7 1.000
Indiana Elite FC 1–0 * * 1 1–0 12 0 +12 1.000
Indiana Union[B] 3–1–1 0–1 * 6 3–2–1 31 14 +17 .583
Inferno Rush * 0–1 * 1 0–1 3 4 –1 .000
Lansing United 1–3–2 2–0 * 8 3–3–2 18 15 +3 .500
Long Island Rough Riders * 0–0–1 (1–0 PKs) * 1 0–0–1 2 2 0 .500
Michigan Legends FC 2–0–3 * * 5 2–0–3 14 7 +7 .700
Motor City FC * * 0–1 1 0–1 1 3 –2 .000
Muskegon Risers SC 2–0 * * 2 2–0 8 2 +6 1.000
Santa Clarita Blue Heat * 1–0 * 1 1–0 3 1 +2 1.000
St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC * 1–0 * 1 1–0 3 1 +2 1.000
Toledo Villa FC 1–0 * * 1 1–0 4 0 +4 1.000
Total 27–7–6 6–3–3 (3–0 PKs) 0–1 53 33–11–9 180 81 +99 .708
  • Note: Table includes all competitive matches and does not include friendlies.
  • Updated to end of 2021 season.
  1. ^
    B Indy Premier SC was renamed Indiana Union in 2019.

Player records
  • Note: Table includes all competitive matches and does not include friendlies.
  • Updated to end of 2021 season
  • Reference:[8]

References
  1. "GRFC To Field Women's Team in 2017". November 1, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  2. "GRFC Announces Collaboration With Midwest United". December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  3. "Grand Rapids FC launches women's team for 2017 season". November 1, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  4. "Grand Rapids FC beats Santa Clarita, captures United Women's Soccer championship".
  5. "Grand Rapids FC makes move to a new league". December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  6. "Roster". Midwest United FC. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  7. "UWS Provides Update on 2020 Season". Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  8. What If It Rains - All Time Stats
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