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Members of Grand Rapids FC display their team banner during a recent uniform unveiling.

(Joel Bissell | MLive.com)

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Grand Rapids FC, a first-year soccer club, announced Thursday a 14-game schedule for its inaugural season.

The team has six home matches, along with an exhibition against Aquinas on May 1 at MVP Fieldhouse in its first appearance.

Regular-season games will be played at Houseman Field. All of the home games this season will be Fridays or Saturdays.

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"We're excited about it," club owner Matt Roberts said. "We wanted to make sure we had a league schedule that is competitive and challenging, but we also wanted to play some local teams as well."

Admission into the home games will be $7 presale and $10 at the gate, Roberts said.

Grand Rapids FC is a member of the Great Lakes Premier League, which includes four home and four away matches.

The supporter-funded club has sold more than 450 paid supporter memberships, Roberts said.

The team's updated website is expected to unveiled early next week.

The yet-unnamed supporters group will unite under the rally cry of, "One city, one club!" and sport the team's royal and navy blue crest.



George Moni will be GRFC's head coach.

Here is the schedule:

Friday, May 1 - **vs. Aquinas College at MVP Fieldhouse, 3 p.m.

Saturday, May 9- at Lansing United, 8 p.m.

Friday, May 22 - *at Oakland United, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 30 - *AFC Ann Arbor, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 5- *Croatian Eagles, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 12 - Bloomfield Force, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 26 - *at AFC Ann Arbor, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 27 - Lansing United, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, July 3 - *RWB Adria, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 12 - *at RWB Adria, 5 p.m.

Friday, July 17 - *Oakland United, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 25 - *at Croatian Eagles, 3:30 p.m.

Friday, July 31 - Muskegon Risers, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 1 - at Muskegon Risers, 6 p.m.

** - Exhibition

*-Great Lakes Premier League

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