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. In December 2019, Midwest United FC assumed ownership of the team and rebranded it under their name.

History

was started in 2014 by a group of Grand Rapids residents as a community-funded project. The men's teams 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.
The Grand Rapids FC women won the 2017 UWS Championship in their inaugural season 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.

Stadium

Grandville High School in Grandville, Michigan

Record attendance

2020 roster

Notable former players

United Women's Soccer
Minor competitions

Historic record vs opponents

OpponentLeaguePlayoffsPlayedTotalWin %
AFC Ann Arbor1-1**21-146–2.500
Detroit Sun FC4-21-0-1 *85-2-11511+4.688
FC Indiana2-01-0*33-0161+151.000
Fort Wayne United FC4-0**44-0191+181.000
Genesee FC1-0**11-070+71.000
Indiana Union3-1-10-1*63-2-13114+17.583
Inferno Rush*0-1*10-134–1.000
Lansing United0-3-12-0*62-3-11211+1.417
Long Island Rough Riders*0-0-1 *10-0-1220.500
Michigan Legends FC2-0-3**52-0-3147+7.700
Motor City FC**0-110-113–2.000
Santa Clarita Blue Heat*1-0*11-031+21.000
Toledo Villa FC1-0**11-040+41.000
Total18-7-55-2-2 0-14023-10-713161+70.663

Goals

Appearances