FC Wichita

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FC Wichita
Fc wichita logo.png
Founded2013;12 years ago (2013)
StadiumStryker Soccer Complex
Wichita, Kansas
Capacity6,100
Head Coach Mauricio Vargas
League The League for Clubs
2023 5th, Heartland Division
playoffs: DNQ
Website https://fcwichita.soccershift.com/

FC Wichita is a soccer club based in Wichita, Kansas that plays in The League for Clubs's Central Region. Previously a member of the National Premier Soccer League, FC Wichita played joined the USL League Two in 2021 and played there until the 2023 season. For the 2025 season, FC Wichita joined the inaugural season of The League for Clubs, an amateur league associated with the Women's Premier Soccer League.

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On January 7, 2017, FC Wichita announced the creation of a women's team. [1] The team played in the WPSL before joining the United Women's Soccer League for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. After an independent season in 2023, the team returned to the WPSL and in 2025 joined the professional league WPSL PRO. [2]

On January 19, 2021, FC Wichita announced it was joining USL League Two [3] after five seasons In the NPSL. After not playing in the USL League Two in 2024, the team announced it was joining the new amateur soccer league The League for Clubs. [4]

Stadium

FC Wichita played its home matches from 2015 to 2017 seasons on the 2,200 capacity Tommy Peckham Championship Field at Stryker Soccer Complex in Wichita, Kansas. [5]

For the 2018 season, FC Wichita was forced to relocate for one season to Trinity Academy. [6] Stryker Soccer Complex underwent a $22 million renovation. [7]

FC Wichita returned to Stryker Stadium for their season opener on May 25, 2019. The updated Stryker Stadium seats more than 6,000 fans.

Men's Year-by-Year

YearLeagueGPWLTGFGAGDPTSRegular SeasonPlayoffs U.S. Open Cup
2015 [8] NPSL1411303511+24331st, South CentralRegion SemifinalDid not qualify
2016 [9] NPSL129213111+20283rd, South CentralSouth Central Conference Semifinal1st round
2017 [10] NPSL108112711+16251st, HeartlandSouth Region Semifinal2nd round
2018 [11] NPSL107212411+13221st, HeartlandHeartland Conference Final3rd round
2019NPSL1023515150115th, HeartlandDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2020FC Wichita did not compete competitively in a league due to COVID-19.
2021 USL2 110110530–2506th, HeartlandDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2022USL2146712330–9195th, HeartlandDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2023USL2124802228-6125th, HeartlandDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2024FC Wichita did not compete competitively in a league.

Men's Honors

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020No awards due to no league in 2020.

Head coaches

Larry Inlow was named the first manager for the club in September 2014. [20]

FC Wichita Women

As stated above, the FC Wichita women were announced as the first professional women's club in Wichita first competing in the Women's Premier Soccer League from 2017 through 2019.

Inlow introduced University of Kansas alum, Whitney Berry; Northern Iowa's Jami Reichenberger; Oklahoma State's Peyton Vincze; and Kansas State's Brookelynn Entz, who at the time was a high school player for Newton High. [1]

On January 18, 2021, FC Wichita announced they would join the United Women's Soccer League.

After not playing in a league for the 2023 season, FC Wichita returned to the WPSL for the 2024 season. In 2025, FC Wichita will field a professional team in the newly formed WPSL PRO, and will be one of the 12 inaugural teams taking part.

Women's Year-by-Year

YearLeagueGPWLTGFGAGDPTSRegular SeasonPlayoffs
2017WPSL116413015+15193rd, HeartlandDid not qualify
2018WPSL94411913+6134th, HeartlandDid not qualify
2019WPSL113801827−9105th, HeartlandDid not qualify
2020FC Wichita did not compete competitively in a league due to COVID-19.
2021UWS843112120133rd, Central ConferenceDid not qualify
2022UWS8521177+10162nd, Central ConferenceDid not qualify
2023Independent3303203+17n/aNone
2024WPSL104601517−2125th, HeartlandDid not qualify

Women's Head coaches

Inlow announced in the introductory press conference Hutchinson Community College women's soccer head coach, Sammy Lane, would lead the inaugural season for FC Wichita.

References

  1. 1 2 "FC Wichita introduces Wichita's first outdoor women's soccer team". kansas. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ Staff, WPSL Pro com (2024-09-04). "USL League Two Welcomes FC Wichita". WPSL Pro.
  3. ↑ Staff, USLLeagueTwo com (2021-01-19). "USL League Two Welcomes FC Wichita". USL League Two. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  4. ↑ Lisenbee, Todd (2024-09-11). "Men's Expansion: The League". FC Wichita Soccershift.
  5. ↑ "Stryker Complex becomes FCW Home – FC Wichita". Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Trinity Academy Stadium – NPSL | NPSL Tickets". NPSL Tickets. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Wichita sports complex closes for 2018. Here's what to expect when it reopens". kansas. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ "NPSL 2015 Standings". Archived from the original on May 9, 2015.
  9. ↑ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  11. ↑ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  12. ↑ "2015 Staples Make More Happen Goal of the Year Announced". 23 September 2015.
  13. 1 2 "2015 ALL-NPSL TEAM ANNOUNCED". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  14. ↑ "NPSL – MITRE NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK #12". NPSL. 23 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "2016 US Open Cup schedule". 7 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "2017 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup bracket".
  17. ↑ "MATT CLARE NAMED MITRE NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". NPSL. 4 June 2017.
  18. 1 2 "2018 NPSL awards". 13 July 2018.
  19. ↑ "2019 NPSL awards". 12 July 2019.
  20. ↑ "Larry Inlow announced as Head Coach – FC Wichita". Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
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