Michiana Fútbol Club formerly South Bend Lions Football Club was 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

South Bend South Bend is a city in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. It lies along the St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan), St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. It is the List of cities in ...

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

, that plays in

USL League Two USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

, the American pre-professional soccer league. The club was established on November 18, 2019. The 2022 USL2 campaign was successful by winning the Valley Division.

History

On November 18, 2019, it was announced by

that South Bend Lions FC would be the newest team to join the league for their 2020 season, joining the Great Lakes Division. The logos and colors for the club were also unveiled at a press conference held in

's County-City Building. Ritchie Jeune was introduced as the club's owner while Thiago Pinto, the head coach of Bethel University's soccer team, was introduced as the club's technical director. During the press conference, Jeune stated that South Bend was one of "three or four different locations" that his team visited before deciding to form a team in the city.

Ownership

The club's owner is Ritchie Jeune, who is also the principal owner of

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Latimer Park. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in 1976, and have ...

, in England's Southern League Premier Division Central, Shantou Lions FC, a club based in China.

Management team

2022 Roster

Statistics and records

Season-by-season

Youth development

The Club has grown to include a successful USL-Academy boys team (Summer 2023) that currently plays in USL-Academy League play. As well as women's programs to debut (summer 2024) USL W League Lionesses and USL-A women's team.

References

External links

* {{Indiana Sports Soccer clubs in Indiana Association football clubs established in 2019 2019 establishments in Indiana USL League Two teams Sports in South Bend, Indiana