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| Full name | Flint City Bucks | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Bucks | |||
| Founded | 1995 (as Mid-Michigan Bucks) | |||
| Stadium | Atwood Stadium Flint, Michigan | |||
| Capacity | 11,000 | |||
| Head coach | Paul Doroh | |||
| League | USL League Two | |||
| 2024 | 1st, Great Lakes Division Playoffs: Conference Finals | |||
| Website | www | |||
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Flint City Bucks is an American soccer team based in Flint, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in USL League Two.
The club was founded in 1995 as the Mid-Michigan Bucks, playing in Saginaw, and began playing in 1996. In 2004, the club changed its name to the Michigan Bucks following a move to Plymouth. In 2008, they moved to Pontiac. In 2019, they moved to Flint and changed their name to the current Flint City Bucks.[1]
Starting in 2019, they began playing their home matches at Atwood Stadium.[2] From 2008 through 2018, the team played its home matches at the soccer-specific Ultimate Soccer Arenas, one of the few teams to play regularly on a full-size indoor soccer field.
Throughout their existence, the Bucks have been one of the most successful amateur soccer teams in the United States, qualifying for eleven U.S. Open Cups, winning eleven divisional championships, and four national titles—the first team to reach that mark in USL League Two. In 2000, the Bucks became the first USL League Two (then known as the Premier Development League) team to defeat an MLS team in the US Open Cup when they beat the New England Revolution at Foxboro Stadium. They won their first PDL championship in 2006, defeating the Laredo Heat 2–1. They defeated the Kitsap Pumas 1–0 at Ultimate Soccer Arenas to win the 2014 PDL championship. In 2016, they defeated the Calgary Foothills FC 3–2.[3]
On August 3, 2019, the Flint City Bucks defeated Reading United AC for their fourth national championship in their inaugural season at Flint's historic Atwood Stadium.[4]
- ^ Ford, Harold C. (February 26, 2020). "Bucks' success continues into off season". East Village Magazine.
- ^ Acosta, Roberto (October 31, 2018). "Soccer franchise to make Atwood Stadium in Flint new home turf". mlive.com.
- ^ "MICHIGAN BUCKS WIN THIRD PDL SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP – SoccerToday". soccertoday.com. August 8, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ O'Connor, Larry (August 4, 2019). "Flint City Bucks win national crown before 7,198 fans". The Detroit News. Retrieved July 4, 2021.