There’s a lot on the line as Detroit City FC enters its final match of the 2019 NPSL regular season.
The Boys in Rouge end the season with a visit to Kalamazoo FC on Saturday, July 13. Kickoff is at 3 PM.
City clinched the regular season Great Lakes Conference championship with a 3-1 win at AFC Ann Arbor last Sunday, securing its first conference championship since 2013 and its first playoff berth since 2017, when City went on to win the Midwest Region.
For the 2019 Midwest Region playoffs, the top 2 teams from the Great Lakes Conference, East Conference and North Conference qualify (total of 6). A breakdown of the playoffs format from NPSL.com:
- The 3 conference champions will be seeded 1-3 by PPG
- The remaining 3 teams will be seeded 4-6 by PPG
- Top 2 overall seeds receive a Bye into the Midwest Region Semifinals
- Seeds 3 thru 6 will be split geographically with the two western-most teams playing each other, and the two eastern-most teams playing each other
- #3 Seed will host a quarterfinal match against the team seeded 4-6 that is closest to them, based on the geographical split noted above. The remaining two teams will play each other with the higher seed hosting
- Semifinals & Final to be held at one venue voted upon by Midwest Region club owners; “home” teams are determined by the highest seed in each match
Dates of the NPSL Midwest Region Playoffs:
- 2019 NPSL Midwest Region Quarterfinals – July 16: Each game hosted by higher seed
- #3 seed x #4-6 seed closest geographically
- Highest remaining seed x Lowest remaining seed
- 2019 NPSL Midwest Region Semifinals – July 19: Host TBD (to be voted upon by Midwest Region owners)
- #1 seed x Lowest remaining seed
- #2 seed x 2nd Lowest remaining seed
- 2019 NPSL Midwest Region Final – July 21: Host TBD (to be voted upon by Midwest Region owners)
- Highest remaining seed x Lowest remaining seed
Right now, Detroit sits in third overall in the Midwest Region with 2.3077 PPG. Overall seeding as it stands:
| SEED | TEAM | PTS/GP |
| 1 | MINNEAPOLIS CITY SC ** | 2.5455 |
| 2 | CLEVELAND SC * | 2.3333 |
| 3 | DETROIT CITY FC ** | 2.3077 |
| 4 | MED CITY FC | 2.1818 |
| 5 | ROCHESTER LANCERS * | 2.1111 |
| 6 | AFC ANN ARBOR | 2.0769 |
* denotes clinched playoff berth ** denotes conference champion
Med City visits Minneapolis City at 8 PM ET on Friday, while Cleveland hosts FC Buffalo on Saturday at 4 PM ET. Detroit must win on Saturday in Kalamazoo for the hope of a first-round bye, but that isn’t the only result needed. Take a look at the scenarios for City:
| MINNEAPOLIS WIN OR DRAW & CLEVELAND WIN | MINNEAPOLIS LOSE & CLEVELAND LOSE OR DRAW | MINNEAPOLIS LOSE & CLEVELAND LOSE | MINNEAPOLIS LOSE & CLEVELAND WIN | MINNEAPOLIS WIN OR DRAW & CLEVELAND LOSE OR DRAW | |
| DCFC WINS AT KZOO | QUARTERFINAL MATCH AT KEYWORTH | OVERALL #1 SEED AND FIRST-ROUND BYE | OVERALL #1 SEED AND FIRST-ROUND BYE | OVERALL #2 SEED AND FIRST-ROUND BYE | OVERALL #2 SEED AND FIRST-ROUND BYE |
| DCFC LOSES AT KZOO | QUARTERFINAL MATCH AT KEYWORTH | QUARTERFINAL MATCH AT KEYWORTH | OVERALL #2 SEED AND FIRST-ROUND BYE | QUARTERFINAL MATCH AT KEYWORTH | QUARTERFINAL MATCH AT KEYWORTH |
| DCFC DRAWS AT KZOO | QUARTERFINAL MATCH AT KEYWORTH | OVERALL #2 SEED AND FIRST-ROUND BYE | OVERALL #2 SEED AND FIRST-ROUND BYE | QUARTERFINAL MATCH AT KEYWORTH | OVERALL #2 SEED AND FIRST-ROUND BYE |
We will be releasing ticket details and general information once the 2019 NPSL Midwest Region playoff schedule is confirmed.
