South Bend Lions FC

Michiana Fútbol Club formerly South Bend Lions Football Club is an American soccer club based in South Bend, Indiana, that plays in USL League Two, 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 USL League Two that South Bend Lions FC would be the newest team to join the league for their 2020 season, joining the Great Lakes Division.^[1] The logos and colors for the club were also unveiled at a press conference held in South Bend's County-City Building.^[1] 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.^[1] 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.^[1]

Ownership

The club's owner is Ritchie Jeune, who is also the principal owner of Kettering Town, in England's Southern League Premier Division Central, Shantou Lions FC, a club based in China.^[2]

Management team

Position	Name	Nation
Technical director/Head Coach	Shek Borkowski	Poland
Assistant Coach	Nathaniel King	England
Assistant Coach	Erik Castro	Ecuador
Goalkeeper Coach	Alloysius Agu	Nigeria
Equipment Manager	Bobo Galoblow	United States
Head Data Analyst	Michael Bellina	United States

2022 Roster

Position	Name	Nation
Goalkeeper	Jacob Madden	United States
Goalkeeper	Owen Cornell	United States
Goalkeeper	Johnny Guedert	United States
Goalkeeper	Finn Popescu	Germany
Defender	Jack Empson	England
Defender	Daniel Nimick	England
Defender	Jaylen Shannon	United States
Defender	Josh Ramsey	United States
Defender	Jonny Mora	United States
Defender	Diego Rodriguez	United States
Defender	Joao De Oliviera	Brazil
Defender	Lucas Barankiewciz	Brazil
Midfielder	Collins Tanor	Ghana
Midfielder	Brennan Creek	United States
Midfielder	Duvan Canchila	Columbia
Midfielder	Landon Fisher	United States
Midfielder	Tim Noeding	Germany
Midfielder	Gabriel Nyenka Jr	Liberia
Midfielder	Sebastian Green	United States
Midfielder	Daniel Lynch	United States
Forward	Fumiya Shiraishi	Japan
Forward	George Herbert	England
Forward	Kainan Dos Santos	Brazil
Forward	Connor Duggan	England
Forward	Andrew Michael Andrew	Tanzania

Statistics and records

Season-by-season

As of 22 July 2022

Season	USL League Two								Finals	USOC	CONCACAF	Top Scorer
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Position				Player	Goals
2020	Season cancelled due to 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic
2021	14	5	4	5	27	17	26	5th, Great Lakes Division	did not qualify	Ineligible	—	Nana Tuffour	6
2022	14	10	2	2	40	12	32	1st, Valley Division	Conference Quarterfinals	did not qualify	—	Kainan Dos Santos	10
2023	12	0	3	9	8	33	3	7th, Great Lakes Division	did not qualify	did not qualify	—	Sahel Yessen	4

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 womens’ programs to debut (summer 2024) USL W League Lionesses and USL-A womens’ team. ^[3]

See also

• USL League Two

References

External links

• Official website

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USL League Two

Eastern Conference

Northeast	AC Connecticut Albany Rush Black Rock FC Boston Bolts Boston City FC Pathfinder FC Seacoast United Phantoms Vermont Green FC Western Mass Pioneers
Mid Atlantic	Lehigh Valley United Ocean City Nor'easters Philadelphia Lone Star FC Reading United AC Real Central New Jersey West Chester United SC
Metropolitan	Cedar Stars Rush Hudson Valley Hammers Ironbound SC Long Island Rough Riders Manhattan SC Morris Elite SC FC Motown STA New Jersey Copa FC Staten Island Sporting Athletic Club Westchester Flames
Chesapeake	Charlotesville Blues Christos FC Lionsbridge FC Northern Virginia FC Patuxent Football Athletics Virginia Beach United FC Virginia Marauders FC
South Atlantic	Charlotte Eagles Charlotte Independence 2 North Carolina FC U23 North Carolina Fusion U23 Salem City FC South Carolina United Tobacco Road FC Wake FC West Virginia United

Central Conference

Great Lakes	AFC Ann Arbor Flint City Bucks Kalamazoo FC Lansing City Football Michiana Lions Midwest United FC Oakland County FC Union FC Macomb
Valley	Cleveland Force FC Dayton Dutch Lions FC Buffalo Fort Wayne FC Kings Hammer FC Toledo Villa FC
Heartland	Chicago City SC Chicago Dutch Lions Des Moines Menace Peoria City River City FC St. Charles FC Sueno FC FC Wichita
Deep North	Bavarian United SC Minneapolis City SC RKC Third Coast Rochester FC St. Croix Legends Thunder Bay Chill

Southern Conference

South Central	Asheville City SC Athens United Birmingham Legion 2 Dothan United East Atlanta Dutch Lions Southern Soccer Academy Kings Tennessee SC
Southeast	Brevard SC Brooke House FC Florida Elite Soccer Academy Inter Gainesville KF NONA FC Brave SC
South Florida	Miami AC Sarasota Paradise St. Petersburg FC Swan City SC Tampa Bay United Weston FC
Mid South	Blue Goose SC Hattiesburg FC Little Rock Rangers LA Krewe FC Mississippi Brilla FC
Lone Star	AC Houston Sur AHFC Royals Corpus Christi FC Hill Country Lobos Houston FC Twin City Toucans

Western Conference

Mountain	Albion SC Colorado CISA Flatirons Rush SC New Mexico United U-23 Salt City SC Utah United Utah Avalanche
Northwest	Ballard FC Capital FC Atletico Lane United FC Midlakes United FC Olympia Tacoma Stars United PDX West Seattle Junction FC
Nor Cal	Academica SC Almaden FC Davis Legacy SC Marin FC Legends Monterey Bay FC 2 Project 51O San Francisco City SC San Francisco Glens
Southwest	AMSG FC Arizona Arsenal SC Capo FC Cochella FC FC Tucson Redlands FC Southern California Eagles Ventura County Fusion

Seasons

as USISL Premier League	1995 1996
as PDSL	1997 1998
as PDL	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
as USL League Two	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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