The 2020–21 Michigan Stars FC season was the club's second season playing in the third division National Independent Soccer Association and first full professional season.
Club
Roster As of April 19, 2021.
Name Date of birth (age) 1 GK Micah Bledsoe 2021 2 DF Tekodah Lobsiger 2020 3 MF Grant Elgin 2021 4 DF Robert Juncaj 2019 5 DF Joseph Aidoo 2019 6 FW Bernardo Majano 2021 7 MF Steven Juncaj 2019 8 DF Brian Vang 2020 9 FW Waleed Cherif 2021 10 FW Kyle Nuel (captain) 2019 11 MF Bryant Nardizzi 2021 12 GK Colin Coppola Sneddon 2021 13 FW Tom Suchecki 2021 14 FW Alexander Satrústegui 2020 15 DF Andrés Chalbaud 2020 16 GK Tatenda Mkuruva 2019 17 MF Jay Lee 2021 20 DF Yuki Shibata 2021 21 MF Zachary Reynolds 2020 23 DF Carl Schneider 2021 25 DF James Abraham 2019 30 DF Devon Amoo-Mensah 2020
Coaching staff Name Position Alexander StrehmelHead coach
Transfers
Transfers In Date from Position Player Last team July 23, 2020 DF Devon Amoo-Mensah Lewis University Free transfer July 23, 2020 DF Tomas Bernedo Dayton Dutch Lions Free transfer July 24, 2020 DF Brian Vang University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Free transfer July 24, 2020 DF Sebastien Des Pres Orange County SC Free transfer April 6, 2021 DF Carl Schneider Forward Madison FC Free transfer April 6, 2021 FW Waleed Cherif Duquesne Dukes Free transfer April 7, 2021 FW Tom Suchecki Stumptown Athletic Free transfer April 7, 2021 MF Jay Lee Free Agent Free transfer April 7, 2021 FW Bernardo Majano Virginia United FC Free transfer April 8, 2021 MF Grant Elgin Northeastern Huskies Free transfer April 8, 2021 MF Bryant Nardizzi Framingham State Rams Free transfer April 12, 2021 GK Colin Coppola Sneddon UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Free transfer April 12, 2021 GK Micah Bledsoe Stumptown Athletic Free transfer May 2021 DF Yuki Shibata FK Ibar Free transfer
Transfers Out
Date to Position Player Next team MF Zanin Mahic] Free agent Released MF Nenad Markovic Free agent Released MF Nils Valdmanis Free agent Released November 2020 GK Arshia Aghababazadeh Free agent Not re-signed DF Gonnie Ben-Tal Free agent Not re-signed DF Tomas Bernedo Free agent Not re-signed DF Sebastien Des Pres Free agent Not re-signed MF Jannik Eckenrode Free agent Not re-signed MF Alexandre Frank Free agent Not re-signed DF Adil Gowani Free agent Not re-signed GK Sergio Orozco Free agent Not re-signed FW James Pipe Free agent Not re-signed DF Cameron Schneider Free agent Not re-signed DF Terence Smith Free agent Not re-signed DF Patrick Sullivan Free agent Not re-signed MF Remy Tazifor Free agent Not re-signed FW Travis Ward Stumptown AC Not re-signed
Friendlies
Competitions
NISA Fall season
On June 4, NISA announced the initial details for the 2020 Fall Season with the member teams split into conferences, Eastern and Western.
Details for the Fall regular season were announced on July 31, 2020. The Stars will take part as a member of the Eastern Conference.
Standings
Results summary
Matches
Fall Playoffs
All eight NISA teams qualified for the 2020 Fall tournament, which will be hosted at Keyworth Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, beginning on September 21 ending with the final on October 2.
Group stage
2021 Spring Season
NISA Legends Cup NISA announced initial spring season plans in early February 2021, including starting the season with a tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee with a standard regular season to follow. The tournament, now called the NISA Legends Cup, was officially announced on March 10 and is scheduled to run between April 13 and 25. All nine NISA members teams taking part in the Spring were divided into three team groups and played a round robin schedule. The highest placing group winner automatically qualified for the tournament final, while the second and third highest finishing teams overall played one-another in a semifinal to determine a second finalist.
The Stars were drawn into Group 1 alongside the debuting Maryland Bobcats FC and the returning San Diego 1904 FC.
Standings
Group 1 results
Matches
Regular season The Spring Season schedule was announced on March 18 with each association member playing eight games, four home and four away, in a single round-robin format.
Standings
Results summary
Matches
U.S. Open Cup
As a team playing in a recognized professional league, Michigan would normally be automatically qualified for the U.S. Open Cup. However, with the 2021 edition shorted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NISA has only been allotted 1 to 2 teams spots. On March 29, U.S. Soccer announced 2020 Fall Champion Detroit City FC as NISA's representative in the tournament.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameFall SeasonFall PlayoffsLegends CupSpring SeasonTotal1 FW10Kyle Nuel201252 DF3Gonnie Ben-Tal12--3MF7Steven Juncaj11013FW14Alexander Satrústegui001233 DF9Tomas Bernedo11--24 DF5Joseph Aidoo00101FW13Tom Suchecki00101MF21Zachary Reynolds10--1
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameFall SeasonFall PlayoffsLegends CupSpring SeasonTotal1 GKArshia Aghababazadeh1000----103 DFGonnie Ben-Tal1000----105 DFJoseph Aidoo00003120516 FWBernardo Majano----1000106 MFRemy Tazifor0001--01027 MFSteven Juncaj20100000308 DFBrian Vang00101000209 DFTomas Bernedo1000----1010 DFKyle Nuel100010103014 FWAlexander Satrústegui102100003115 DFAndrés Chalbaud000000101016 GKTatenda Mkuruva001010103021 MFZachary Reynolds100000203023 DFPatrick Sullivan1000----1023 DFCarl Schneider----00101025 DFJames Abraham000010102030 DFDevon Amoo-Mensah0000002020
See also 2020–21 NISA season
References