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| Founded | 2013; 12 years ago (2013) | ||
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| Stadium | Stryker Soccer Complex Wichita, Kansas | ||
| Capacity | 6,100 | ||
| Head Coach | Mauricio Vargas | ||
| League | The League for Clubs | ||
| 2023 | 5th, Heartland Division playoffs: DNQ | ||
| Website | www | ||
FC Wichita is asoccer club based inWichita, Kansas that plays inThe League for Clubs's Central Region. Previously a member of theNational Premier Soccer League, FC Wichita played joined theUSL 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 theWomen's Premier Soccer League.
On January 7, 2017, FC Wichita announced the creation of a women's team.[1] The team played in the WPSL before joining theUnited 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 leagueWPSL 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]
FC Wichita played its home matches from 2015 to 2017 seasons on the 2,200 capacityTommy Peckham Championship Field at Stryker Soccer Complex inWichita, Kansas.[5]
For the 2018 season, FC Wichita was forced to relocate for one season toTrinity 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.
| Year | League | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Regular season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
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| 2015[8] | NPSL | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11 | +24 | 33 | 1st, South Central | Region Semifinal | Did not qualify |
| 2016[9] | NPSL | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 28 | 3rd, South Central | South Central Conference Semifinal | 1st round |
| 2017[10] | NPSL | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 25 | 1st, Heartland | South Region Semifinal | 2nd round |
| 2018[11] | NPSL | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 22 | 1st, Heartland | Heartland Conference Final | 3rd round |
| 2019 | NPSL | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 5th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | FC Wichita did not compete competitively in a league due to COVID-19. | |||||||||||
| 2021 | USL2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 30 | –25 | 0 | 6th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | USL2 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 30 | –9 | 19 | 5th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | USL2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 12 | 5th, Heartland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | FC Wichita did not compete competitively in a league. | |||||||||||
| 2025 | TLC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 9 | 3rd, Mid–American | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020No awards due to no league in 2020.
Larry Inlow was named the first manager for the club in September 2014.[20]
As stated above, the FC Wichita women were announced as the first professional women's club in Wichita first competing in theWomen's Premier Soccer League from 2017 through 2019.
Inlow introducedUniversity of Kansas alum, Whitney Berry;Northern Iowa's Jami Reichenberger;Oklahoma State's Peyton Vincze; andKansas 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 theUnited 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.
| Year | League | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Regular season | Playoffs |
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| 2017 | WPSL | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 19 | 3rd, Heartland | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | WPSL | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 13 | 4th, Heartland | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | WPSL | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 10 | 5th, Heartland | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | FC Wichita did not compete competitively in a league due to COVID-19. | ||||||||||
| 2021 | UWS | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 3rd, Central Conference | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | UWS | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 16 | 2nd, Central Conference | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Independent | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 3 | +17 | n/a | None | |
| 2024 | WPSL | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 12 | 5th, Heartland | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | WPSL | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 12 | 4th, Heartland | Did not qualify |
Inlow announced in the introductory press conferenceHutchinson Community College women's soccer head coach,Sammy Lane, would lead the inaugural season for FC Wichita.
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