FC Motown DOUBLE FEATURE

You may remember from back in May that I visited my local soccer team for the first time - twice!

However, I haven't been able to make it back to see more games. However, since I had a few nights where I was doing nothing (and, again, they're LOCAL), I decided to make a few more visits to FC Motown - one per "squad".

NPSL (7/1/2026)

The NPSL's Keystone Division can be divided into three groups: the top four, the next three, and Hershey (don't ask how their season has been going)¹. As I understand it, the top four enter the playoffs for the divisional title - and FC Motown is part of the top four (though they are in fourth place).

This game represents Motown's final game of the NPSL regular season against division leading Jackson Lions (from the same town as Six Flags Great Adventure), and in a show of "apparently there's quite a bit of parity in this top four", Motown won 4-1 on the back of three early goals.

Also, the team gave out free drinks to fans but had no food (as they mostly sell candy that wouldn't have lasted in the heat).

USL2 (7/2/26)

FC Motown STA was cruising atop the Metropolitan Division and widely regarded as one of the best teams in ALL of USL2 - having won all but one of their games (a 0-0 draw against the Long Island Rough Riders). However, the team saw an undefeated streak that stretched back all the way to 2024 come to an end when Ironbound SC beat them 1-0 last week (in a game which was played IN the Ironbound), and so Motown find themselves looking UP at another team for the first time in a while.

This game was the "reverse fixture" of the Morris Elite game I saw a month ago, and FC Motown somehow managed to DOUBLE the number of goals from that night (winning this game 8-0) - though it helps that one guy got FOUR of those goals.

The team has two games left - one home and one away. Alas, I have a commitment that will prevent me from being able to go, and the away game is a touch too far (and late) for my liking...

(Also, I forgot to mention this last time, but Motown STA is the only USL2 side that sells jerseys specifically to FANS - a few other ones appear to have "online uniform sales", but they're intended for players only)

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With this being the final time I see FC Motown this year, it's interesting to note that not only did they win EVERY one of their games I went to (both home AND away)², they did so rather convincingly (to the tune of a 30-2 goal differential).

Having a "local soccer team" to watch is definitely something I like, as it lets me watch a team without having to pay for too much (i.e. free parking and inexpensive tickets) and not have to worry about getting home after 10 PM (though I did get home after 10 PM after the STA games, as they started at 8).

I realize that this post is WAY shorter than what I normally post on here, and it represents something I'm struggling to figure out how to "deal with": repeat visits in the same season. It's likely that I'm going to see WAY more FC Motown next year (when I'm not so busy with vacation and trying to get out to a bunch of new venues), but having gone over what little there is to say about the stadium and the team, I don't know how I can stretch posts on them - but this is a problem for next year.