Detroit City FC Returns to Action
Le Rouge says ticket sales are ahead of last year’s pace.
Detroit City Football Club‘s average home attendance last season was 5,225 fans per game. That’s more than most double- and single-A minor league baseball teams. 2017 promises to be another strong year for the side fans call “Le Rouge”.
“We topped out at 7,200 last year for a match, really exceeding all but the most wild expectations,” says co-owner Alex Wright.
City renovated Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck last year, but Wright says the 80-year-old venue still needs some updates. The team plays its first home game on May 6, a friendly match against Dayton Dynamo. Le Rouge starts the 2017 slate on April 15 with an exhibition contest at Saginaw Valley State University.
The slate includes a friendly against Glentoran FC of Northern Ireland, a team which once played in Detroit.
Click on the audio player to hear Alex Wright’s conversation with WDET’s Pat Batcheller.
