The Midwest Premier League is proud to announce that First City FC has officially joined the league ahead of the 2026 season, bringing a new community-driven club to the heart of Leavenworth, Kansas.
Founded with a mission to provide high-level opportunities for local players while uniting the community around a shared passion for the game, First City FC enters the MWPL with a strong vision and a commitment to growing the sport in one of the region’s most historic cities.
“As the ownership group of First City Football Club, we are truly grateful for the opportunity to bring semi-professional soccer to Leavenworth, provide local players with a pathway to grow, and unite our community through the pride of supporting a team they can truly call their own.”
— First City FC Ownership
First City FC becomes the league’s newest Kansas-based member, joining a growing contingent of clubs in the greater Kansas City region.
MWPL President Steve Beckman expressed his excitement for the league’s expansion into another vibrant soccer community:
“The addition of First City FC adds to the MWPL’s growing presence in the Kansas City area where we see a lot of potential for community clubs like theirs.”
With the addition of First City FC, the Midwest Premier League continues its commitment to supporting independent, sustainably built clubs and strengthening community-rooted soccer across the Midwest.
The league looks forward to seeing First City FC take the field in 2026.
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The Midwest Premier League is an American regional soccer league run by its member clubs. The goals of the league are to focus on sustainability, the promotion of high-level competition between clubs, and the support of all of its members through the sharing of ideas and best practices. The league’s 2025 season involved 44 clubs from 7 different states, including a promotion-relegation system in the Heartland Conference.
Interested clubs can follow this link for more information.