Zanesville Athletic Football Club has been approved as a member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) for the 2013 season. Zanesville will be joining the Midwest Great Lakes Conference and will be competing against the likes of AFC Cleveland, Detroit City FC, FC Buffalo, the Erie Admirals, and fellow expansion club FC Sparta Michigan. The Cape Coral Hurricanes, Tampa Marauders FC, Miami United SC, Chesterfield United FC, Rock City Soccer Club, the New Orleans Jesters, Virginia FC, and RVA Football