Detroit Besa

Full nameDetroit Besa SC
Founded1974
StadiumKeyworth Stadium
Hamtramck, Michigan

Detroit Besa is an American soccer club based in Hamtramck, Michigan, an enclave of Detroit. The club was founded in 1974 and originally competed in the Second Division of the Detroit Soccer League (DSL). In 1979, the club made the transition to the professional level by becoming the fourth American franchise (Buffalo Blazers, Detroit Canadians, and Detroit Vardar) to compete in Canada's National Soccer League (NSL).[1] After competing in the NSL for three seasons they returned to the amateur level by rejoining the Detroit Soccer League.[2]

Detroit originally played their home matches at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck, Michigan. The club was later renamed Drita S.C. and played in the Michigan Premier Soccer League in 2018.

  1. ^ Litterer, David A. (June 7, 2013). "Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Canadian National Soccer League". RSSSF. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  2. ^ "1979-1982 NSL Seasons" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca.