Midwest Premier League

WE WANT THE CUP. @chicagohouseac.bsky.social continues their story in the illustrious competition with a matchup against fellow Illinois club, Chicago Nation FC. Our journey continues. 🏆

🏆 GAMEDAY. WE WANT THE CUP. Round Two of the 2027 Lamar Hunt US @opencup.ussoccer.com Qualifiers. We take on Ethos United tonight. Saturday, October 3 6 PM CT Lions for Hope Sports Complex $10 at the gate, CASH ONLY #UpTheHouse

WE WANT THE CUP. U.S. Open Cup Qualifiers begin for four Midwest Premier League clubs after receiving a bye. @chicagohouseac.bsky.social & Green Bay Glory get the party started on Saturday, with BOHFS St. Louis & Woodland FC looking to follow suit on Sunday. Our journey begins here. 🏆

🌳 Welcome to the MWPL 🌳 We’re excited to officially welcome Forest Park Rangers FC to the Midwest Premier League! Forest Park Rangers FC will compete in a loaded St. Louis region, as they’ve built a big following in preparation for their inaugural season. Read: www.midwestpl.com/2026/09/10/m...

🚨 2027 EXPANSION WINDOW NOW OPEN We are a member-run soccer league for elite amateur and semi-professional clubs in the Midwest region of the United States. We welcome clubs throughout the entire @usadultsoccer.bsky.social 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐈 for our 7th season as a league in 2027. midwestpl.com/join

𝑪𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑼𝑹𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑪𝑳𝑼𝑩 Cedar Rapids Inferno have become the fourth-ever MWPL Centurion Club. With their 2026 points tally in Heartland Division 1, the Iowa side has now surpassed 100 all-time points in Midwest Premier League play.

Top Goalscorers - Heartland Division 1 Antonio Pinto was the name to watch all season long. With a standout season, the Bavarian United SC forward finishes as the 2026 Heartland Division 1 top scorer, earning the Bob Gansler Sr Golden Boot Award. #midwestgrown

Top Goalscorers - Heartland Division 2 Shady Omar (Steel City FC) is the top goalscorer in the 2026 Heartland Division 2 season, netting 9 goals. For the second season in a row, the Golden Boot resides in Joliet. #midwestgrown

𝑻𝒐𝒑 𝑮𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒓𝒔 - 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑳𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 Luke Nicholson of MDA Lions has won the 2026 Gil Heron Golden Boot Award as the Great Lakes Conference’s top goalscorer. The forward delivered an impressive 11 goal tally to lead all scorers.

O&Y POTM: GLK Luke Nicholson of MDA Lions is your @oliveandyork.com Great Lakes Conference Player of the Month for July 2026. The forward played a key role for his club, contributing 4 goals and 3 assists as he also led the conference in goals. #midwestgrown

O&Y POTM: HRT Sueno FC’s Abraham Horta has been named the @oliveandyork.com Heartland Conference Player of the Month for July 2026. The midfielder was an unstoppable force, racking up 5 goals and 2 assists to close out the season in dominant fashion.

O&Y POTM: GTW Noah Conover of Great Plains FC has been named the @oliveandyork.com Gateway Conference Player of the Month for July 2026. The team's leading scorer delivered 3 goals in July, helping fuel a strong finish to the season for the Gateway Conference Champions.

ℹ️ AFC Roscoe have been relegated to Heartland Division 2 after obtaining 8 points in 10 matches. After enjoying two seasons in the top flight, the club will drop from Heartland Division 1 at the end of the 2026 season. #MidwestGrown

ℹ️ Edgewater Castle FC have been relegated to Heartland Division 2 after obtaining 10 points in 10 matches. Just one season after promotion, the club is one of two sides that will drop from Heartland Division 1 at the end of the 2026 season. #MidwestGrown

𝑮𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒓𝒐 We would like to congratulate BOHFS St. Louis' midfielder Alsadiq Hasan on signing with Iraqi club Mosul SC. The SIUE alumni finished helped BOHFS place in 5th this Gateway Conference season. Best of luck overseas! #midwestgrown

𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 With all MWPL conferences but the Heartland now wrapped up, the final Power Rankings of the 2026 season are here. Two new teams break into the Top 10, a few shifts across the board, and a settled Top 3 as the championship picture is complete. 📈

𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑳𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 Goshen City FC are 2026 Great Lakes Conference Champions! 🏆 The GLK-W winners went on the road and earned a 2-1 win over GLK-E champions FC Pontiac Saturday night to claim the conference crown for the second season in a row. #midwestgrown

𝑮𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 Great Plains FC are 2026 Gateway Conference Champions! 🏆 The West Division winners smoked East Division champions St. Louis Stars 5-0 on Saturday in Columbia to claim the conference title in their debut MWPL season.

Fresh off nationals, we’re back home for our last @midwestpl.bsky.social home game of the season. Let’s keep the momentum going against Cedar Rapids. Sunday, July 26 | 5:00 PM vs. Cedar Rapids Inferno 📍Langhorst Field, Elmhurst 🎥 www.youtube.com/live/tPV1WL0... #UpTheHouse

Great Plains FC wins the Gateway Conference Final! 🦬 Plains 5 - 0 Stars ⭐️ FINAL #MidwestGrown

Undefeated no longer. Back-to-back champs. 🍁 Goshen 2 - 1 Pontiac 🐦‍🔥 FINAL #MidwestGrown

CASTRO STRIKES AGAIN. 🍁 Goshen 2 - 1 Pontiac 🐦‍🔥 82’ Watch Here: www.youtube.com/live/GTF0as5... #MidwestGrown

WE’RE ALL TIED UP! 🍁 Goshen 1 - 1 Pontiac 🐦‍🔥 66’ Watch Here: www.youtube.com/live/GTF0as5... #MidwestGrown

Castro buries the penalty in extra time to send Goshen City to the locker rooms with a lead! 🍁 Goshen 1 - 0 Pontiac 🐦‍🔥 HALF Watch Here: www.youtube.com/live/GTF0as5... #MidwestGrown

We’re live. It’s time. 🍁 Goshen 0 - 0 Pontiac 🐦‍🔥 1’ Watch Here: www.youtube.com/live/GTF0as5... #MidwestGrown

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WAKE UP EVERYBODY!! ☀️ It’s championship game day. 🏆 Goshen City FC vs FC Pontiac - 4PM ET / 3PM CT Great Plains FC vs St. Louis Stars - 8PM ET / 7PM CT Who’s the best in the Midwest? #MidwestGrown

PROMOTED! RKC Third Coast are headed to Heartland Division 1! The Racine-based club clinched Heartland Division 2 - Group B with a 4-1 victory over River Light FC on Thursday night. After finishing 2nd in 2025, they pulled no punches in 2026. #MidwestGrown

Thank you to Chicago House AC for battling to the end and representing us well. 🙏 🏡 House 0 - 2 Farolito 🏮 FINAL #MidwestGrown

Chicago House AC is kept on their heels, and we head to the locker rooms. 🏡 House 0 - 1 Farolito 🏮 HALF Watch Here: www.youtube.com/live/5Qgnkhd... #MidwestGrown

Farolito strikes first after a strong build and finish. 🏡 House 0 - 1 Farolito 🏮 14’ Watch Here: www.youtube.com/live/5Qgnkhd... #MidwestGrown

Providing live coverage for @chicagohouseac.bsky.social in the Amateur Cup Semifinals! We have begun. 🏡 House 0 - 0 Farolito 🏮 1’ Watch Here: www.youtube.com/live/5Qgnkhd... #MidwestGrown

PROMOTED! Czarni Jaslo are headed back to Heartland Division 1! The Chicago-based club clinched Division 2 - Group A and their lone promotion spot with a 7-win season thus far and only allowing 7 goals throughout the summer. The Division Championship comes after a relegation year in 2025.

GREAT LAKES FINAL Goshen City FC (West) vs FC Pontiac (East) Wisner Stadium - Pontiac, MI Saturday 7/25 4PM ET Who's the best in the Midwest? #MidwestGrown

GATEWAY FINAL Great Plains FC (West) vs St. Louis Stars (East) R. Marvin Owens Field - Columbia, MO Saturday, July 25 7PM CDT Who's the best in the Midwest? #MidwestGrown

⁉️ Who Are Ya!: AFC Columbia (MWPL) ▪️Mid-Missouri built for mid-Missourians, AFC Columbia was founded by Columbia locals looking for something to support and nurture. The club gets its colors from the Columbia city flag and has proudly flown them since 2020 www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/who...

GTW-W CHAMPIONS Great Plains FC are 2026 Gateway Conference - West Division Champions! The expansion side from Shawnee, KS is the first ever club from Kansas to clinch a division in the league's history. They did so with a commanding 8-win season. #MidwestGrown

GTW-E CHAMPIONS St. Louis Stars are 2026 Gateway Conference - East Division Champions! The academy club rattled off 8 wins in their first 9 matches to secure a spot in the championship match, finishing 11 points higher than their previous record in the MWPL. #MidwestGrown

HEARTLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Bavarian United SC are the 2026 Heartland Conference Champions! The club based in Glendale, WI have clinched with an undefeated season thus far with only 1 match remaining. A race that was never in doubt. #MidwestGrown

GLK-W CHAMPIONS Goshen City FC are 2026 Great Lakes Conference - West Division Champions! The Indiana-based club goes Back-to-Back in their first two seasons, setting up an anticipated Championship Match vs FC Pontiac on a date to be determined. #MidwestGrown

SELECT USA POWER RANKINGS: July 17th With 7 days before Championship Weekend in the Gateway and Great Lakes Conferences, take a look at the 10 best teams in the league! A perfect record, a few surprises, and 5 of 7 divisions still up for grabs. Swipe to see the best of the best. #MidwestGrown

THIS WEEK: July 13-19 After a rousing weekend in the MWPL, the Great Lakes West and Gateway Divisions turn toward competition for the playoffs, while the Heartland continues to fight tooth and nail for promotion and relegation. ⏭️ Swipe through to see who’s playing this week

June Power Rankings and Player Awards @midwestpl.bsky.social #dothemap youtu.be/2gGvCTw3JKE?...

Happy 4th of July, and Happy Select USA Power Rankings! An undefeated team at the top, and some changes in the middle as the season comes less than 1 month away from closing. Swipe to see the best of the best. #MidwestGrown