The Midwest Premier League (MWPL) is excited to announce CB Captains Football Club from Council Bluffs (Iowa) as the latest addition to its Gateway Conference for the 2025 season. This expansion marks a significant step for soccer in western Iowa, as CB Captains FC becomes the first club of its kind in the history of Council Bluffs.
Taylor Stanton, President of CB Captains FC, expressed his enthusiasm for the opportunity: “It’s been a long time coming for this club to get an announcement as great as this one. We have been working day by day to create a great product on and off the field and couldn’t be more excited about this opportunity. This club is pioneering a new youthful high-level soccer experience for Council Bluffs, being the first club of this level in this amazing city’s history.”
The addition of CB Captains FC to the Gateway Conference coincides with the recent announcement of AFC Omaha’s entry, located just a few miles away in Nebraska. MWPL President Steve Beckman sees this as a perfect setup for a budding local rivalry: “Pairing CB Captains FC with fellow expansion club AFC Omaha brings exciting opportunities for the MWPL to their area. Having two strong clubs just a few miles apart should foster a lot of camaraderie between them and encourage a derby-like atmosphere when they play each other in the league.”
With CB Captains FC joining the league, the MWPL continues its mission of expanding competitive, community-based soccer across the Midwest, now reaching into Western Iowa and fostering local soccer connections across the region.
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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 2024 season involved 37 clubs from 6 different states and included the league’s first-ever system of promotion and relegation.
The expansion deadline for the 2025 MWPL season is December 1st, 2024. Interested clubs can follow this link for more information.