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| Full name | Des Moines United FC |
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| Founded | 2017 |
| Stadium | MidAmerican Recplex West Des Moines, Iowa |
| League | National Premier Soccer League |
| 2023 | Regular Season: 1st, Gateway Conference Playoffs: Conference Semifinal |
Des Moines United FC is an American soccer club in Des Moines, Iowa.
Des Moines United was founded as a futsal club in 2017 and joined UPSL in 2021. [1] After two seasons in UPSL, they joined NPSL for 2023. [2]
The club also connected to its futsal roots by launching an indoor team. The team played in Major Arena Soccer League 3 in 2021–22; [3] for 2022–23, the club moved to Major Arena Soccer League 2, competing as the Iowa Demon Hawks and playing out of Cedar Rapids. [4]
They returned to Des Moines area for the 2023–24 season, playing at Buccaneer Arena [5] in suburban Urbandale. They would defeat their former co-tenants, the Iowa Raptors, in their first game back in their home metro. [6]
| Year | League | Finish | Record | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 2021 | UPSL | 1st, Midwest South | 5–1–2 | Round of 16 | N/A |
| 2022 | UPSL | 4th, Midwest South | 4–4–2 | Round of 32 | N/A |
| 2023 | NPSL | 1st, Gateway | 8–1–1 | Regional Semifinals | N/A |
| Year | League | Finish | Record | Playoffs |
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| 2021–22 | MASL3 | 1st, Midwest | 3–1–0 | Division Final |
| 2022–23 | MASL2 | 3rd, North | 7–4–1 | DNQ |
| 2023–24 | MASL2 | 1st, North | 12–0–0 | Champions |
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