South Bend Lions

Full name	South Bend Lions Football Club
Founded	November 18, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-11-18)
Stadium	TCU School Field
Capacity	8,000
Owner	Ritchie Jeune
Technical Director	Shek Borkowski
Head coach	Shek Borkowski
League	USL League Two
2023	7th, Great Lakes Division Playoffs: DNQ
Website	Club website

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 National League North, 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	Ethan Villalba	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 that currently (Summer 2023) plays in USL-Academy League play. ^[3]