Grand Rapids SC is an American
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
club based in
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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, established in 2024. The club participates in the
Midwest Premier League
The Midwest Premier League (MWPL) is an American amateur and semi-professional soccer league. The league spans primarily the eastern and central portions of the Midwestern United States.
History
The league was founded by four clubs which were ...
.
History
Grand Rapids Soccer Club (GRSC) was established in 2024 by leaders of various local youth clubs aiming to sustainably develop professional soccer in the Grand Rapids area. An initial fundraising event was held on January 17, 2024 in Grand Rapids, MI. In July 2024, the club acquired coaches and players from existing competitive local soccer teams, and was accepted into the
United Premier Soccer League
The United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) is an American for-profit soccer league that was founded in Santa Ana in Southern California, with teams in regionalized conferences throughout the United States, and recently Canada and Mexico. The leagu ...
for the Fall 2024 season.
Following the Fall 2024 season where GRSC secured third place, the club declared on December 17, 2024, their intention to join the Midwest Premier League, aligning with a robust group of Michigan teams.
Crest and colors
On July 29, 2024, GRSC representatives launched a contest for designing the club's crest, allowing community members to contribute designs and vote on the final badge. The chosen design was then used to shape the club's identity. The crest is circular, centered by a shield displaying "GRSC" in capital letters with a wave pattern below. Encircling the shield, "Grand Rapids Soccer Club" is written. The wave motif honors the
La Grande Vitesse, an
Alexander Calder
Alexander "Sandy" Calder (; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobile (sculpture), mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, hi ...
sculpture in Calder Plaza, Grand Rapids. The badge features red in homage to the sculpture, blue symbolizing the
Grand River, and gold as a tribute to Grand Rapids' thriving brewery scene.
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Year-by-year
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Soccer clubs in Michigan
Sports in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Association football clubs established in 2024
2024 establishments in Michigan