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FC Wichita is a soccer club based in Wichita, Kansas that plays in USL League Two's Heartland Conference. The club was a member of the Heartland Conference in the National Premier Soccer League, a national semi-professional league at the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, up until the end of the 2019 season.

On January 7, 2017, FC Wichita announced the creation of a women's team.[1]

On January 19, 2021, FC Wichita announced it was joining USL League Two [2] after five seasons In the NPSL.

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.[3]

For the 2018 season, FC Wichita was forced to relocate for one season to Trinity Academy.[4] Stryker Soccer Complex underwent a $22 million renovation.[5]

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

Year League GP W L T GF GA GD PTS Regular Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
2015[6] NPSL 14 11 3 0 35 11 +24 33 1st, South Central Region Semifinal Did not qualify
2016[7] NPSL 12 9 2 1 31 11 +20 28 3rd, South Central South Central Conference Semifinal 1st round
2017[8] NPSL 10 8 1 1 27 11 +16 25 1st, Heartland South Region Semifinal 2nd round
2018[9] 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

Men's Honors

2015

  • NPSL South Central conference champions
  • Lamar Hunt US Open Cup berth
  • NPSL Staples “Make More Happen” Goal of the Year – Kevin Ten Eyck[10]
  • All-NPSL first team – Kevin Ten Eyck & Matt Clare[11]
  • 2015 NPSL Supporters XI First Team – Kevin Ten Eyck & Matt Clare[11]
  • Mitre National Player of the Week for week 12 of the NPSL – Matt Clare[12]

2016

  • 2016 NPSL Staples “Make More Happen” Goal of the Year – Mark Weir
  • 201 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup berth[13]
  • 2016 All-Conference First Team – Kevin Ten Eyck, James Togbah, Leo Sosa
  • 2016 All-Conference Honorable Mention – Jeffrey Kyei, Richard Osterloh
  • 2016 NPSL Showcase Invitation – James Togbah

2017

  • 2017 Heartland Conference champions
  • 2017 Heartland Conference tournament champions
  • 2017 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup berth[14]
  • Mitre National Player of the Week for week 16 of the NPSL - Matt Clare[15]
  • 2017 All-Conference first team – Deri Corfe, James Togbah, Mark Weir
  • 2017 All-Conference honorable mention – Matt Clare, Leo Sosa

2018

  • 2018 US Open Cup round 3 – Wins over OKC Energy U-23 & Tulsa Roughnecks (now FC Tulsa).
  • 2018 Heartland Conference champions
  • 2018 All-Conference first team – Nelson Landaverde, Leo Sosa, Uzi Tayou, James Togbah[16]
  • 2018 All-Conference honorable mention – Franck Tayou, Thomas Wells, Mark Weir[16]

2019

  • 2019 All-conference first team — Thomas Wells[17]

2020No awards due to no league in 2020.

Head coaches

Larry Inlow was named the first manager for the club in September 2014.[18]

  • Larry Inlow (2015)
  • John Markey (2016)
  • Steve Ralos (2017)
  • Blake Shumaker (2018–2019)
  • Bryan Perez (2019–2021)
  • Gonzalo Carranza (2022-present)

Men's Fixtures

All times are Central Standard unless otherwise stated

2015 season

Date Time Opponent Site Result Record Type
May 15, 2015 7:00 p.m. Demize NPSL Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 0–1 0–1–0, 0 points South Central Conference
May 17, 2015 7:00 p.m. Liverpool Warriors Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 4–1 1–1–0, 3 points South Central Conference
May 31, 2015 7:00 p.m. Liverpool Warriors John Clark Field – Plano, Texas. W 1–0 2–1–0, 6 points South Central Conference
June 4, 2015 7:00 p.m. Fort Worth Vaqueros FC Texas Women's University – Denton, Texas W 5–0 3–1–0, 9 points South Central Conference
June 6, 2015 7:00 p.m. Dallas City FC Roffino Stadium – Dallas, Texas L 0–2 3–2–0, 9 points South Central Conference
June 9, 2015 7:00 p.m. Dallas City FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 3–1 4–2–0, 12 points South Central Conference
June 13, 2015 7:00 p.m. Tulsa Athletic Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 4–2 5–2–0, 15 points South Central Conference
June 19, 2015 7:00 p.m. Corinthians FC of San Antonio Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 4–0 6–2–0, 18 points South Central Conference
June 21, 2015 7:00 p.m. Houston Regals SCA Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 2–1 7–2–0, 21 points South Central Conference
June 26, 2015 7:00 p.m. Corinthians FC of San Antonio Alamo Stadium – San Antonio, Texas W 2–1 8–2–0, 24 points South Central Conference
June 28, 2015 7:00 p.m. Houston Regals SCA Primavera Soccer Complex – Houston, Texas W 3–0 9–2–0, 27 points South Central Conference
July 3, 2015 7:30 p.m. Demize NPSL Hershewe Field – Joplin, Missouri W 2–0 10–2–0, 30 points South Central Conference
July 10, 2015 7:30 p.m. Tulsa Athletic Athletics Stadium – Tulsa, Oklahoma L 1–2 10–3–0, 30 points South Central Conference
July 12, 2015 7:00 p.m. Fort Worth Vaqueros FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 4–0 11–3–0, 33 points South Central Conference
July 18, 2015 7:00 p.m. Myrtle Beach Mutiny Ashley Booth Field – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina L 3–1 eliminated South Region Semifinal
11–4–0 overall

2016 season

Date Time Opponent Site Result Record Type
March 19, 2016 7:00 p.m. Tulsa Roughnecks FC ONEOK Field – Tulsa, Oklahoma L 2–3 Friendly
May 6, 2016 7:00 p.m. Little Rock Rangers War Memorial Stadium – Little Rock, Arkansas W 2–0 1–0–0, 3 points South Central Conference
May 11, 2016t 7:00 p.m. Des Moines Menace Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 1–2 2016 U.S. Open Cup First round
May 14, 2016 7:00 p.m. Liverpool Warriors Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 5–0 2–0–0, 6 points South Central Conference
May 17, 2016 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma City Energy U-23 Norman North High School – Norman, Oklahoma L 0–1 Friendly
May 21, 2016 7:00 p.m. Dallas City FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 2–1 3–0–0, 9 points South Central Conference
May 24, 2016 7:00 p.m. Sporting Kansas City U23 Kansas City, Missouri L 1–2 Friendly
May 27, 2016 7:30 p.m. Corinthians FC of San Antonio MV Soccer Complex – San Antonio, Texas W 5–3 4–0–0, 12 points South Central Conference
May 29, 2016 7:00 p.m. Houston Regals SCA Kipp High School – Houston, Texas W 2–0 5–0–0, 15 points South Central Conference
June 1, 2016 7:00 p.m. Sporting Kansas City U23 Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 4–2 Friendly
June 10, 2016 7:30 p.m. Tulsa Athletic Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 2–4 5–1–0, 15 points South Central Conference
June 17, 2016 7:00 p.m. Shreveport Rafters FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 2–0 6–1–0, 18 points South Central Conference
June 19, 2016 5:30 p.m. Dutch Lions FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas D 1–1 6–1–1, 19 points South Central Conference
June 21, 2016 7:30 p.m. Fort Worth Vaqueros FC Texas Wesleyan University – Fort Worth, Texas W 3–0 7–1–1, 22 points South Central Conference
June 25, 2016 7:30 p.m. Tulsa Athletic Athletics Stadium – Tulsa, Oklahoma L 0–2 7–2–1, 22 points South Central Conference
July 1, 2016 7:00 p.m. Demize NPSL Hershewe Field – Joplin, Missouri W 3–0 8–2–1, 25 points South Central Conference
July 3, 2016 7:00 p.m. Demize NPSL Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 7–0 9–2–1, 28 points South Central Conference
July 6, 2016 7:00 p.m. Shreveport Rafters FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 3–0 South Central Wildcard
July 9, 2016 7:00 p.m. Dutch Lions FC Athletics Stadium – Tulsa, Oklahoma L 0–5 eliminated South Central Semifinal
11–6–1 Overall

2017 season

Date Time Opponent Site Result Record Type
May 10, 2017 7:00 p.m. Azteca FC Hoyt Athletic Field – Wichita, Kansas W 1–0 (a.e.t.) US Open Cup First round
May 13, 2017 7:00 p.m. Little Rock Rangers Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas D 2–2 0–0–1, 1 point NPSL Heartland Conference
May 17, 2017 7:00 p.m. Saint Louis FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 3–4 (a.e.t.) US Open Cup Second round
May 20, 2017 7:00 p.m. Dallas City FC Greenhill School – Addison, Texas W 2–0 1–0–1, 4 points NPSL Heartland Conference
May 27, 2017 7:30 p.m. Ozark FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 4–3 2–0–1, 7 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 3, 2017 7:30 p.m. Tulsa Athletic LaFortune Stadium – Tulsa, Oklahoma W 3–2 3–0–1, 10 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 10, 2017 7:00 p.m. Ozark FC JBU Soccer Stadium – Siloam Springs, Arkansas W 5–2 4–0–1, 13 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 14, 2017 7:00 p.m. FC Minneapolis Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 6–0 Friendly
June 17, 2017 7:00 p.m. Little Rock Rangers War Memorial Stadium – Little Rock, Arkansas L 1–0 4–1–1, 13 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 21, 2017 7:00 p.m. Tulsa Athletic Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 2–1 5–1–1, 16 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 24, 2017 7:00 p.m. Demize NPSL Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 4–0 6–1–1, 19 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 27, 2017 2:00 p.m. Sporting Kansas City U-23 Kansas City, Missouri W 5–4 Friendly
July 1, 2017 7:00 p.m. Demize NPSL Cooper Stadium – Springfield, Missouri W 2–0 7–1–1, 22 points NPSL Heartland Conference
July 8, 2017 7:00 p.m. Dallas City FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 3–0 8–1–1, 25 points NPSL Heartland Conference
July 12, 2017 7:00 p.m. Dallas City FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 3–2 Heartland Semifinals
July 15, 2017 7:00 p.m. Tulsa Athletic Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 5–1 Heartland Championship
July 22, 2017 7:00 p.m. Midland-Odessa FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 0–1 Eliminated South Region Semifinal
13–3–1 overall

2018 season

Date Time Opponent Site Result Record Type
May 5, 2018 7:30 p.m. Ozark FC Trinity Stadium – Wichita, Kansas W 5–0 1–0–0, 3 points NPSL Heartland Conference
May 9, 2018 7:00 p.m. OKC Energy FC U-23 Trinity Stadium – Wichita, Kansas W 3–1 US Open Cup First round
May 12, 2018 7:30 p.m. Saint Louis Club Atletico Trinity Stadium – Wichita, Kansas W 4–2 2–0–0, 6 points NPSL Heartland Conference
May 16, 2018 7:00 p.m. Tulsa Roughnecks FC Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium – Tulsa, Oklahoma W 4–3 US Open Cup Second round
May 19, 2018 7:30 p.m. Little Rock Rangers Trinity Stadium – Wichita, Kansas W 2–1 3–0–0, 9 points NPSL Heartland Conference
May 23, 2018 7:30 p.m. NTX Rayados Richland College – Dallas, Texas L 2–3 US Open Cup Third round
May 26, 2018 7:30 p.m. Tulsa Athletic Trinity Stadium – Wichita, Kansas W 3–1 4–0–0, 12 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 2, 2018 7:00 p.m. Ozark FC Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium – Springdale, Arkansas W 1–0 5–0–0, 15 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 10, 2018 4:00 p.m. Tulsa Athletic Veteran's Park – Tulsa, Oklahoma W 5–3 6–0–0, 18 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 16, 2018 7:30 p.m. Demize NPSL Cooper Stadium – Springfield, Missouri W 2–0 7–0–0, 21 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 23, 2018 6:00 p.m. Saint Louis Club Atletico St. Mary's High School – Saint Louis, Missouri L 1–2 7–1–0, 21 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 30, 2018 7:00 p.m. Little Rock Rangers War Memorial Stadium – Little Rock, Arkansas L 0–1 7–2–0, 21 points NPSL Heartland Conference
July 7, 2018 7:30 p.m. Demize NPSL Trinity Stadium – Wichita, Kansas D 1–1 7–2–1, 22 points NPSL Heartland Conference
July 11, 2018 7:30 p.m. Saint Louis Club Atletico Trinity Stadium – Wichita, Kansas W 4–0 NPSL Heartland Semifinals
July 14, 2018 7:30 p.m. Little Rock Rangers Trinity Stadium – Wichita, Kansas L 0–0 (5–3 PKs) NPSL Heartland Championship
10–4–1 overall

2019 season

Date Time Opponent Site Result Record Type
May 11, 2019 2:00 p.m. Tulsa Athletic Veteran's Park – Tulsa, Oklahoma D 0–0 0–0–1, 1 point NPSL Heartland Conference
May 19, 2019 7:00 p.m. Saint Louis Club Atletico Saint Louis University High School – Saint Louis, Missouri D 1–1 0–0–2, 2 points NPSL Heartland Conference
May 25, 2019 7:30 p.m. Tulsa Athletic Stryker Stadium – Wichita, Kansas D 2–2 0–0–3, 3 points NPSL Heartland Conference
May 30, 2019 7:30 p.m. Demize NPSL Cooper Stadium – Springfield, Missouri L 1–2 0–1–3, 3 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 8, 2019 7:30 p.m. Demize NPSL Stryker Stadium – Wichita, Kansas D 1–1 0–1–4, 4 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 15, 2019 7:30 p.m. Ozark FC Har-Ber Stadium – Springdale, Arkansas D 1–1 0–1–5, 5 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 19, 2019 7:00 p.m. Little Rock Rangers Stryker Stadium – Wichita, Kansas W 2–1 1–1–5, 8 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 23, 2019 7:00 p.m. Saint Louis Club Atletico Stryker Stadium – Wichita, Kansas W 5–0 2–1–5, 11 points NPSL Heartland Conference
June 29, 2019 7:00 p.m. Little Rock Rangers War Memorial Stadium – Little Rock, Arkansas L 1–4 2–2–5, 11 points NPSL Heartland Conference
July 6, 2019 7:30 p.m. Ozark FC Stryker Stadium – Wichita, Kansas L 1–3 2–3–5, 11 points NPSL Heartland Conference

2020 season

FC Wichita did not compete in league competition due to COVID-19.

2021 season

Date Time Opponent Site Result Record Type
May 22, 2021 7:00 p.m. Kaw Valley FC Trinity Stadium – Wichita, Kansas L 0–3 0–1–0, 0 points USL League 2 Heartland Conference
May 24, 2021 7:00 p.m. St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC World Wide Technology Soccer Park – Fenton, Missouri L 0–2 0–2–0, 0 points USL League 2 Heartland Conference
May 29, 2021 7:30 p.m. Kaw Valley FC Rock Chalk Park – Lawrence, Kansas L 0–2 0–3–0, 0 points USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 9, 2021 7:00 p.m. St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC Trinity Stadium – Wichita, Kansas L 2–3 0–4–0, 0 points USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 16, 2021 7:00 p.m. Des Moines Menace Valley Stadium – Des Moines, Iowa L 0–6 0–5–0, 0 points USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 18, 2021 7:00 p.m. Des Moines Menace Valley Stadium – Des Moines, Iowa L 0–1 0–6–0, 0 points USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 20, 2021 2:00 p.m. Chicago FC United Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 0–2 0–7–0, 0 points USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 24, 2021 7:00 p.m. Des Moines Menace Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 1–3 0–8–0, 0 points USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 25, 2021 7:00 p.m. Green Bay Voyageurs FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 0–1 0–9–0, 0 points USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 29, 2021 7:00 p.m. Kaw Valley FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 2–4 0–10–0, 0 points USL League 2 Heartland Conference
July 2, 2021 7:00 p.m. Green Bay Voyageurs FC Capital Park – Green Bay, Wisconsin Cancelled1 USL League 2 Heartland Conference
July 10, 2021 7:30 p.m. Chicago FC United Bridgeview Sports Dome – Bridgeview, Illinois Cancelled2 USL League 2 Heartland Conference

1 Due to plane issues with Delta Airlines, FC Wichita was unable to travel on multiple occasions to Green Bay, Wisconsin. With both teams out of the playoff race, the USL League Two cancelled the match.

2 With Kaw Valley forfeiting Green Bay on the division's final day, USL League Two chose to send Chicago to Green Bay for an exhibition, thus cancelling the match with CUFC.

2022 season

Date Time Opponent Site Result Record Type
May 14, 2022 7:00 p.m. Springfield Athletic Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 1–0 1–0–0, 3 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
May 21, 2022 7:00 p.m. Springfield Athletic Sacred Heart-Griffin High School - Springfield, Illinois L 0–1 1–1–0, 3 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
May 22, 2022 2:00 p.m. St. Louis Lions Missouri Baptist University – Saint, Louis, Missouri L 1–2 1–2–0, 3 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
May 26, 2022 7:00 p.m. Kaw Valley FC Swope Soccer Village – Kansas City, Missouri L 0–5 1–3–0, 3 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 5, 2022 7:00 p.m. Chicago FC United Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 3–4 1–4–0, 3 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 11, 2022 7:00 p.m. Kaw Valley FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 1–3 1–5–0, 3 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 16, 2022 7:00 p.m. Chicago City SC Speer Academy - Chicago, Illinois L 0–3 1–6–0, 3 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 18, 2022 2:00 p.m. Chicago Dutch Lions Wheaton College - Wheaton, Illinois W 3–2 2–6–0, 6 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 25, 2021 7:00 p.m. Chicago FC United Hoyne Field (Loyola University) - Chicago, Illinois L 1–5 2–7–0, 6 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 24, 2022 7:00 p.m. Chicago City SC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 3–1 3–7–0, 9 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
July 2, 2022 7:00 p.m. St. Louis Lions Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 3–1 4–7–0, 12 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
July 3, 2022 2:00 p.m. St. Louis Lions Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 2–1 5–7–0, 15 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
July 8, 2022 7:30 p.m. Chicago Dutch Lions Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 3–01 6–7–0, 18 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
July 9, 2022 7:30 p.m. Kaw Valley FC Swope Soccer Village – Kansas City, Missouri D 2-2 6–7–1, 19 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference

1 Chicago Dutch Lions forfeited due to travel issues prior to the match.

2023 season

Date Time Opponent Site Result Record Type
May 13, 2023 7 p.m. Des Moines Demize Valley Stadium – Des Moines, Iowa L 0-3 0-1-0, 0 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
May 20, 2023 7 p.m. Des Moines Demize Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 1-3 0-2-0, 0 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
May 26, 2023 7:30 p.m. Peoria City FC Shea Stadium — Peoria, Illinois L 0-3 0-3-0, 0 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
May 28, 2023 7 p.m. Springfield Athletic Sacred Heart-Griffin High School - Springfield, Illinois W 4-2 1-3-0, 3 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 4, 2023 2 p.m. Chicago Dutch Lions Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 4-1 2-3-0, 6 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 7, 2023 7 p.m. Peoria City FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 0-2 2-4-0, 6 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 17, 2023 7 p.m. St. Charles FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 3-4 2-5-0, 6 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
June 21, 2023 7 p.m. St. Charles FC Lutheran St. Charles High School — St. Charles, Missouri L 0-3 2-6-0, 6 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
July 6, 2023 7 p.m. Chicago City SC Lions for Hope Sports Complex — Chicago, Illinois L 0-2 2-7-0, 6 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
July 8, 2023 2 p.m. Chicago Dutch Lioins Spartan Athletic Park — Aurora, Illinois L 3-4 2-8-0, 6 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
July 13, 2023 12 p.m. Springfield Athletic Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 5-0 3-8-0, 9 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference
July 15, 2023 7 p.m. Chicago City SC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas[19] W 2-1 4-8-0, 12 pts USL League 2 Heartland Conference

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.

In 2023, due to a scheduling conflict, FC Wichita chose to play an independent schedule.

Women's Year-by-Year

Year League GP W L T GF GA GD PTS Regular Season Playoffs
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

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.

Women's Fixtures

All times are Central Standard unless otherwise stated

2017 season

Date Time Opponent Site Result Record Type
May 13, 2017 4:00 p.m. FC Dallas Women Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 0–1 0–1–0, 0 points WPSL Heartland Conference
May 20, 2017 7:00 p.m. Texas Spurs FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 4–0 1–1–0, 3 points WPSL Heartland Conference
May 26, 2017 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma City FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 8–0 2–1–0, 6 points WPSL Heartland Conference
May 27, 2017 4:00 p.m. Kansas City Courage Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 3–0 Friendly
June 3, 2017 7:00 p.m. Texas Spurs FC Willow Springs Middle School – Lucas, Texas D 2–2 2–1–1, 7 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 10, 2017 7:00 p.m. Tulsa Spirit FC Lafortune Stadium – Tulsa, Oklahoma W 4–1 3–1–1, 10 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 17, 2017 7:00 p.m. FC Dallas Women Dr. Pink – Frisco, Texas L 0–3 3–2–1, 10 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 18, 2017 1:00 p.m. FC Dallas Women Dr. Pink – Frisco, Texas L 0–4 3–3–1, 10 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 24, 2017 4:00 p.m. FC Dallas Women Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 2–0 4–3–1, 13 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 25, 2017 5:00 p.m. Tulsa Spirit FC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 6–0 5–3–1, 16 points WPSL Heartland Conference
July 1, 2017 1:00 p.m. Oklahoma City FC Evangel Field – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma L 1–4 5–4–1, 16 points WPSL Heartland Conference
6–4–1 overall

2018 season

Date Time Opponent Site Result Record Type
May 19, 2018 4:00 p.m. Little Rock Rangers Trinity Stadium – Wichita, Kansas W 7–1 1–0–0, 3 points WPSL Heartland Conference
May 27, 2018 7:00 p.m. Texas Spurs FC Willow Springs Middle School – Lucas, Texas L 1–2 1–1–0, 3 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 1, 2018 7:00 p.m. Texas Spurs FC Trinity Stadium – Wichita, Kansas W 4–2 2–1–0, 6 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 3, 2018 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma City FC Evangel Field – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma W 2–0 3–1–0, 9 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 6, 2018 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma City FC Trinity Stadium – Wichita, Kansas W 2–1 4–1–0, 12 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 9, 2018 7:00 p.m. Fortuna Tulsa FC Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium – Tulsa, Oklahoma L 0–2 4–2–0, 12 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 28, 2018 6:30 p.m. FC Dallas Women South Lakes Soccer Club – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma L 2–3 4–3–0, 12 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 30, 2018 7:00 p.m. Little Rock Rangers War Memorial Stadium – Little Rock, Arkansas D 1–1 4–3–1, 13 points WPSL Heartland Conference
July 7, 2018 4:00 p.m. Fortuna Tulsa FC Trinity Stadium – Wichita, Kansas L 0–1 4–4–1, 13 points WPSL Heartland Conference

2019 season

Date Time Opponent Site Result Record Type
May 19, 2019 11:30 a.m. Gretna Elite Academy Caniglia field – Omaha, Nebraska L 0–2 0–1–0, 0 points WPSL Heartland Conference
May 30, 2019 7:00 p.m. Springfield Lady Demize Cooper Stadium – Springfield, Missouri W 4–0 1–1–0, 3 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 1, 2019 5:30 p.m. St. Louis Lions Tony Glavin Soccer Complex – St. Charles, Missouri L 2–3 1–2–0, 3 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 2, 2019 2:00 p.m. Fire & Ice Soccer Club Althoff Catholic High School – Bellevlle, Illinois L 1–2 1–3–0, 3 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 8, 2019 4:00 p.m. Springfield Lady Demize Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 4–2 2–3–0, 6 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 9, 2019 5:00 p.m. Kansas City Courage Rockhurst University – Kansas City, Kansas W 3–1 3–3–0, 9 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 14, 2019 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma City FC Evangel Field – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma L 0–8 Friendly
June 22, 2019 4:00 p.m. Fire & Ice Soccer Club Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 0–1 3–4–0, 9 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 23, 2019 2:00 p.m. St. Louis Lions Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 1–3 3–5–0, 9 points WPSL Heartland Conference
June 26, 2019 7:00 p.m. Kansas City Courage Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 1–2 3–6–0, 9 points WPSL Heartland Conference
July 6, 2019 4:00 p.m. Gretna Elite Academy Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 2–3 3–7–0, 9 points WPSL Heartland Conference
3–8–0 overall

2020 season

FC Wichita women did not field a team due to COVID-19 In 2020.

2021 season

FC Wichita announced their first year in the United Women's Soccer League

Date Time Opponent Site Result Record Type
May 22, 2021 5:00 p.m. Kansas City Courage Avila University – Kansas City, Kansas W 2–1 1–0–0, 3 points UWS Central Conference
June 16, 2021 7:00 p.m. St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 0–1 1–1–0, 3 points UWS Central Conference
June 17, 2021 7:00 p.m. Kansas City Courage Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 2–1 2–1–0, 6 points UWS Central Conference
June 24, 2021 7:00 p.m. Springfield Lady Demize Cooper Stadium – Springfield, Missouri W 3–1 3–1–0, 9 points UWS Central Conference
June 26, 2021 7:00 p.m. St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC World Wide Technology Soccer Park – Fenton, Missouri D 2–2 3–1–1, 10 points UWS Central Conference
June 30, 2021 5:00 p.m. Gretna Elite Academy Papillion Landing – Papillion, Nebraska L 0–2 3–2–1, 10 points UWS Central Conference
July 3, 2021 7:00 p.m. Springfield Lady Demize Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 3–01 4–2–1, 13 points UWS Central Conference
June 10, 2021 2:00 p.m. Gretna Elite Academy Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 0–4 4–3–1, 16 points UWS Central Conference

1 Springfield had COVID-19 and had to forfeit.

2022 season

Date Time Opponent Site Result Record Type
May 14, 2022 3:00 p.m. Side FC 92 Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 3–0 1–0–0, 3 pts UWS Central Conference
May 20, 2022 6:00 p.m. Side FC 92 Case Community Soccer Complex – Sand Springs, Oklahoma W 2–1 2–0–0, 6 pts UWS Central Conference
May 28, 2022 4:00 p.m. Arkansas Wolves Lewis Stadium - Benton, Arkansas W 1–0 3–0–0, 9 pts UWS Central Conference
June 5, 2022 3:00 p.m. Gretna Elite Academy Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas L 1–2 3–1–0, 9 pts UWS Central Conference
June 11, 2022 3:00 p.m. Arkansas Comets Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 6–0 4–1–0, 12 pts UWS Central Conference
June 15, 2022 5:00 p.m. Sporting Nebraska Papillion Landing – Papillion, Nebraska D 1–1 4–1–1, 13 pts UWS Central Conference
June 25, 2022 3:00 p.m. Kansas City Courage Rockhurst University – Kansas City, Kansas L 1–3 4–2–1, 13 pts UWS Central Conference
July 2, 2022 3:00 p.m. Arkansas Wolves Stryker Soccer Complex – Wichita, Kansas W 2–0 5–2–1, 16 pts UWS Central Conference

2023 season

Date Time Opponent Site Result Record Type
June 10, 2023 7 p.m. vs. Springfield Demize Stryker Soccer Complex — Wichita, Kansas W 3-1 1-0-0 Friendly
June 11, 2023 2 p.m. vs. FC Wichita U-18s Stryker Soccer Complex — Wichita, Kansas D 2-2 1-0-1 Friendly
June 21, 2023 5 p.m. at Sunflower FC Blue Valley High School — Overland Park, Kansas W 3-0 2-0-1 Friendly
June 24, 2023 7 p.m. WSA Tulsa Stryker Soccer Complex — Wichita, Kansas D 0-0 2-0-2 Friendly
June 24, 2023 7 p.m. FC Wichita U-18s Stryker Soccer Complex — Wichita, Kansas W 12-0 3-0-2 Friendly
June 24, 2023 7 p.m. WSA Tulsa Stryker Soccer Complex — Wichita, Kansas D 0-0 3-0-3 Friendly

The rest of the matches will be added when schedule is finalized.

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External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Wichita