GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Grand Rapids FC had 83 players participate in an open tryout Saturday at MVP Fieldhouse in Cascade.

The two-hour workouts resulted in five players being signed with the first-year minor league club. They are:

Ahmad Bah from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Ruben Ornelas-Luna from Aquinas, Cole Dehen from Olivet, Rico Padilla from Aquinas and Zach McCabe from Cornerstone.

"It went fantastic; way more than we expected," said team owner Matt Roberts, who originally expected about 60 participants. "The talent level was very high so we're very excited."

Grand Rapids FC, a member of the fourth division Great Lakes Premier League, already had a roster of 23 players, including local standouts such as former Michigan State and East Kentwod standouts Dominic and Mark Barone and former Davenport standout Tony Deakin, who played in England and Australia.

George Moni is the head coach.

Up next are a pair of scrimmages: 6 p.m. on April 12 at Grand Valley State and 3 p.m. May 1 against Aquinas College at MVP Fieldhouse.

The supporter-funded club, which has sold more than 450 memberships, begins its season May 9 at Lansing United. The first home game is May 30 against AFC Ann Arbor.

Home games will be played at Houseman Field.

Pete Wallner covers sports for MLive/Grand Rapids Press. Email him at pwallner@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.