American soccer team
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| Full name | Iowa Raptors FC | ||
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| Founded | 2020 | ||
| Stadium | Prairie High School (outdoor) Alliant Energy PowerHouse (indoor) | ||
| Head coach | Jose Michel Fajardo (men's) Curt Lewis (women's) | ||
| League | UPSL and MWPL (men's) WPSL (women's) Major Arena Soccer League 2 (indoor) | ||
| Website | https://www.iowaraptorsfc.com/ | ||
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Iowa Raptors FC are a soccer club based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. They were established in 2019 as a men's team, and formed their women's team in 2021.
Their men's team compete in the Midwest Division of United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) and in the Midwest Premier League. They began play in the 2021 UPSL season playing at Prairie High School's stadium. They had initially been set to join USL League Two for 2021, before switching to the UPSL. The men's team won the 2020 Heartland Super Cup.
Iowa Raptors FC also has a women's team, competing in the Women's Premier Soccer League since the 2022 season.
Beginning in the fall of 2022, Iowa Raptors FC will have an indoor team that will compete as members of the Major Arena Soccer League 2.
Roster
Women's
- As of June 22, 2022
References
- Johnson, Jeff (June 25, 2020). "Semi-pro soccer club forms in Cedar Rapids, will host tournament this weekend". The Gazette (Cedar Rapids).
- "Iowa Raptors getting ready for inaugural season". KCRG-TV. June 21, 2020.
- ^ "THE WPSL WELCOMES IOWA RAPTORS FC FOR THE 2022 SEASON". www.wpslsoccer.com. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Raptors Outdoor League Change and New Men's Head Coach". Iowa Raptors FC. March 22, 2021.
- "Stadium". Iowa Raptors FC. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- Johnson, Jeff (July 8, 2020). "Iowa Raptors FC, new soccer team in Cedar Rapids, joins USL League Two". The Gazette (Cedar Rapids).
- MASL STAR GORDY GURSON WILL LEAD CEDAR RAPIDS BACK TO PRO INDOOR SOCCER IN M2 NEXT FALL, Brian Ackley, MASL website, May 23, 2022
- "Sr. Women's Roster". Iowa Raptors FC. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- "Iowa Raptors FC". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
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