Michigan Stars Football Club is an American professional

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team based in the

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area. The team currently competes in the

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(NISA). The Michigan Stars play their home games at the 5,000-capacity Barnabo Field in

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History

The club was established circa 1998 as Windsor Spartans FC in

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, Canada. In 2012, the team moved to the

area in Michigan, and joined the

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as FC Sparta Michigan for the 2013 season. In January 2014, the team was purchased by Dearborn Sports Enterprise (DSE) and rebranded Michigan Stars FC. The team went on hiatus for the 2018 season, and during this time, George Juncaj purchased a 50% stake in the club. The team returned for the NPSL 2019 season and the 2019 NPSL Members Cup. In the beginning of September, Juncaj purchased the remaining 50% of the club and on September 21, 2019, Michigan Stars FC were announced as a

expansion team that would take part in the Spring half of the league's 2019–20 season.

Players and staff

Current roster

U-23 Team

Michigan Stars U23 is the under-23 development team of Michigan Stars FC. The team competes in the Midwest Premier League, a regional semi-professional league that provides a competitive platform for emerging talent across the Midwest. Serving as a bridge between the club’s academy system and its senior professional team, Michigan Stars U23 focuses on player development and preparing athletes for higher levels of competition

Year-by-year

References

External links

* {{Michigan Sports Soccer clubs in Michigan National Independent Soccer Association teams Macomb County, Michigan