United soccer league welcomes pro Iowa to USL championship
The United soccer league has revealed the addition of a USL Championship growth club in Des Moines, Iowa. With a history of success in the pre-professional ranks, pro Iowa will serve as the capstone for a youth-to-professional soccer pathway in the state and plans to kick off its inaugural season in 2024.
The club’s majority owner, Kyle Krause, is the longest-tenured owner in the United soccer League’s ecosystem having presided over the success of present USL league two club the Des Moines Menace because 1998.
For almost a quarter century, Krause has created a successful track record of running soccer clubs Camiseta SC Braga both domestically as well as internationally. A two-time title winner, the Menace are the reigning USL league two champions. Additionally, in 2020 Krause ended up being the owner of Parma Calcio 1913, currently contending in Italy’s Serie B, the second tier of Italian expert soccer.
USL CEO Alec Papadakis, said:
It’s an interesting day for the USL Championship. Iowa has a rich soccer history, as well as pro Iowa will bring a long-awaited national as well as worldwide spotlight to Des Moines. Kyle Krause’s longtime commitment to the game, the community, and the USL are without equal.
He is the very best person to bring expert soccer to Iowa, and the new pro Iowa Stadium will be a crown jewel not just for the USL, but for soccer in the United States.
Krause Group’s experience operating soccer clubs here and in Europe will assist this new franchise become a source of fantastic pride for the Camiseta Selección de fútbol de Alemania people of Des Moines and the specify of Iowa.
Pro Camiseta Selección de fútbol de Corea del Sur Iowa owner Kyle Krause as well as USL COO as well as chief genuine Estate policeman Justin Papadakis. picture courtesy Clay Benjamin / United soccer League
Krause’s holding company, Krause Group, has a diverse company portfolio that includes – in addition to soccer clubs – benefit retail, wineries as well as hospitality, real estate and agriculture. His strong company drive as well as proven leadership led him to the top of Kum & Go L.C., a family-owned benefit store chain established much more than 60 years back that has over 400 places in 11 different states, over 5,000 workers as well as produces $2.5 billion in income annually, as well as is now a essential in the Krause group portfolio.
Pro Iowa Stadium
The professional USL championship club will play its house matches at the pro Iowa Stadium. Located alongside Global Plaza, the stadium is part of a $535m advancement job that will create a multi-use district in Des Moines. Upon completion, the 65-acre site will function over one million square feet of commercial space, multi-unit housing, neighborhood eco-friendly area as well as the sports as well as home entertainment venue.
Kyle Krause said:
This statement has been years in the making. We’re thrilled to bring a new expert soccer club right here with USL. This is a fantastic chance to add one more enticing benefit to living in central Iowa. We are thrilled to showcase Des Moines on a national as well as worldwide stage. We might not have done this without the foundation laid by Iowa’s soccer community. The support for as well as success of the Menace has been a essential element in producing the best atmosphere to support a USL championship club.
The new club’s permanent crest as well as brand will come to life in the months ahead through a series of listening sessions, utilising input of neighborhood members as well as soccer fans, who will play a important function in the advancement process.
Learn much more about pro Iowa by complying with @USLProIowa on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, as well as on the internet at www.uslproiowa.com
Source & imagery, courtesy: United soccer League
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