2021 Midwest Premier League season

Last updated
Midwest Premier League
DatesApril 17 - August 1
Champions Milwaukee Bavarian SC (Western Conference)
Detroit City U23 (Eastern Conference)
Matches played122
Goals scored450 (3.69 per match)
Top goalscorerJordan Walker (FC Diablos)
(15 goals)
Biggest home win Milwaukee Bavarian SC 8-0 Union Dubuque
(May 12)
Biggest away winLK St.Clair 0-8 Lansing Common
(Jul 11)
Highest scoringLK St.Clair 2-7 Detroit City U23
(Jul 14)
2022

The 2021 Midwest Premier League season has been the first season of the Midwest Premier League.

Contents

The season have seen 20 founder teams divided in two divisions and the two toppers of each division have been crowned champions. Milwaukee Bavarian SC have won the West Division and Detroit City U23 topped the East Division.

Teams

Location map

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Red pog.svg
Edgewater
Berber
Athletic
Mustangs
RWB Adria
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Cedar Rapids
Red pog.svg
Dubuque
Red pog.svg
Rockford
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Diablos
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BiH GR
WM Bearings
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Lansing
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Inter
Detroit City
Stars
Livonia
St. Clair
Current team locations:
  • Red pog.svg West Division
  • Blue pog.svg East Division
TeamCityStadiumFounded
West Division
Berber City FC Chicago, IL Lions for Hope Sports Complex2013
Cedar Rapids Inferno [1] Fairfax, IA Fairfax Sports & Park Complex2019
Chicago Athletic FC Bensenville, IL Redmond Recreational Complex
Chicago Mustangs Crystal Lake, IL MAC Athletic Complex2012
DeKalb County United DeKalb, IL NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex 2017
FC Diablos Bloomington, IL Tucci Stadium2019
Edgewater Castle FC Chicago, IL CIBC Fire Pitch2017
Milwaukee Bavarian SC Glendale, WI Heartland Value Fund Stadium1929
RWB Adria Chicago, IL Hales Franciscan High School 1959
Rockford FC Rockford, IL Auburn High School 2019
Steel City FC Joliet, IL DuPage Medical Group Field 2020
Union Dubuque FC Dubuque, IA Dubuque Soccer Complex2017
TeamCityStadiumFounded
East Division
BiH Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, MI Midwest United Complex2018
Detroit City FC U23 Hamtramck, MI Keyworth Stadium 2020
Inter Detroit Auburn Hills, MI Evolution Sportsplex2017
Lansing Common FC Lansing, MI Eastern High School Stadium 2020
Livonia City FC Livonia, MI Schoolcraft College 2015
LK St. Clair Mount Clemens, MI Mount Clemens High School 2017
Michigan Stars U23 Washington Township, MI Michigan Stars Sports Center1982
West Michigan Bearings Byron Center, MI South Christian High School 2020

Standings

East Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Detroit City U23 (C)1413014011+2939
2 Lansing Common FC 1410133514+2131
3 West Michigan Bearing 148333318+1527
4 BiH Grand Rapids 146262720+720
5 Michigan Stars U23 145452423+119
6 Livonia City FC 142391230189
7 Inter Detroit 141581432188
8 LK St. Clair 1412111350375
Source: http://midwestpl.com/2021-standings/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for
(C) Champion

West Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Milwaukee Bavarian SC (C)119113511+2428
2 RWB Adria 119113211+2128
3 Steel City FC 116322720+721
4 Berber City FC 116232723+420
5 Cedar Rapids Inferno 115151618216
6 Union Dubuque FC 114341826815
7 FC Diablos 114252725+214
8 Chicago Mustangs 113441918+113
9 Edgewater Castle FC 113351622612
10 Rockford FC 11308122199
11 DeKalb County United 112181631157
12 Chicago Athletic FC 11119726194
Source: http://midwestpl.com/2021-standings/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for
(C) Champion

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References

  1. Douglas Miles, "Cedar Rapids Inferno Joins New Midwest Premier League", Cedar Rapids Gazette, 9 October 2019