FC Kansas City is Ready For Action

Professional women’s soccer has been on a rough and difficult road, with 3 previous attempts at starting a league, only to be shut down after one or two seasons due to poor attendance and lack of funds. It seems that no one cared about women’s soccer, but that is all about to change. In November of 2012, the United States Soccer Federation announced that they would be making yet another attempt at a professional women’s league by creating the National Women’s Soccer League. After our United States Women’s National Team’s gold medal success in the 2012 Olympics, the USSF is hoping to capitalize on the buzz and excitement about the team. Renowned players such as Abby Wambach, Hope Solo, and Alex Morgan will be included. The league, which is comprised of 8 teams, will feature well-known American, Mexican, and Canadian national team players, as well as allowing for the teams to draft local players. The USSF wanted the teams to be fair, so they allocated an equal amount of the national teams’ players to each team in the NWSL. That way, one team isn’t stacked with all of the best players. It will make for a more entertaining season for the players and the fans!

Kansas City was lucky to be chosen as host city for one of the 8 teams being created. The team will be named FC Kan^th and 17^th for your opportunity to show the coaching stuff what you’re made of! The season begins in April 2013, though the schedule has not been released for the public. Each team will be playing 22 regular season games, half of which will be on their home turf. There will also be an exhibition game versus an international team, though the specific team has not been announced yet. You may still purchase season tickets through the FCKansasCity.com website, or wait for March 18^th when single-game tickets become available. The home stadium for the team is going to be the Shawnee Mission District Stadium in Overland Park, Kansas. The stadium holds just over 6,000 fans. Surprisingly, even with the low capacity, FC Kansas City has the 3^rd highest capacity stadium in the entire NWSL. Okay, so the league isn’t going to be as big as the MLS… not yet. 

sas City, and includes high-quality players such as Lauren Cheney and Desiree Scott. As the team prepares for the start of the season, they continue to sign more players to the roster, building a great team that will (hopefully) bring success to the line of Kansas City sports failures. Several of the players that have been drafted by FC Kansas City are local college-age players, so be sure to come out to support them! Think you have what it takes to play? Well, you may be in luck! FC Kansas City is hold open tryouts, hosted by University of Missouri-Kansas City. All you have to do is pre-register and show up to Stanley H. Durwood Soccer Stadium on February 16