[citation needed] Starting with the 2016 season, AFC Ann Arbor played in the National Premier Soccer League as part of the Midwest Region[3] under manager Eric Rudland, formerly of Lansing United.[4] They finished in second place in the Great Lakes West Division in their first NPSL season, advancing to the national playoffs, but ultimately losing to AFC Cleveland on penalty kicks.[citation needed] The 2017 season brought more success for AFC Ann Arbor as they won their first ever Great Lakes Division Championship and the inaugural Michigan Milk Cup in the process.[5] They again advanced to the NPSL national playoffs defeating the Dayton Dynamo in the second record (having received a bye in the first round) before falling to Detroit City FC 3–2 in extra time in the Midwest regional final.In the 2023 season, the AFCAA men's team found its way back to the postseason with a 2nd-place finish in the USL2 Great Lakes Division behind Flint City Bucks,[18] where they met first round opponents Thunder Bay Chill.