With Michigan Panthers’ future in limbo, UFL has talked to DCFC about stadium

DETROIT ― The United Football League’s future in Detroit could be tied to a soccer team.

Detroit City Football Club officials have had informal talks with the UFL about the possibility of sharing its new stadium with the pro spring football league, officials with both entities have confirmed to The News.

There has been rampant speculation about the Michigan Panthers relocating to another market as early as 2026, amid obstacles ― namely, the exorbitant game-day cost ― to continue playing at Ford Field, home of the NFL’s Lions . That’s where the Panthers have played the last three years, one in the United States Football League and the last two in the UFL, which merged the USFL and the XFL.

Detroit City FC is building a new 15,000-seat stadium, AlumniFi Field , set to open in southwes