Soccer club based in Des Moines, Iowa
Soccer club
USL Pro Iowa is aprofessional soccer club based inDes Moines, Iowa . Owned byKyle Krause [it ] , it was founded in 2019, and plans to field at the earliest a men's team into theUSL Championship in the 2029 season, and a women's team into theUSL Super League in the 2028–29 season.
USL Pro Iowa was founded in 2019 with a plan to use multiple government aid packages to secure land for, and construct, asoccer-specific stadium .[ 1] [ 2] franchise rights to play in theUSL Championship in 2022, with a plan to commence play in 2024.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
By 2024, the club's debut was indefinitely delayed as they sought additional subsidies to cover a $20 million funding gap for the stadium, which had then been priced at $95 million for its construction.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] Tax incentives to cover the funding gap were approved by Des Moines' municipal government in 2025, paving the way for the stadium's planned two-year construction to commence in 2026. At the earliest, USL Pro Iowa plans to field a men's team into the Championship in the 2029 season, and a women's team into theUSL Super League in the 2028–29 season.[ 10] [ 11]
USL Pro Iowa is owned byKyle Krause [it ] , owner of theDes Moines Menace andParma Calcio 1913 .[ 5]
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