PEORIA CITY USL League Two • #Path2Pro PEORIA CITY SOCCER NEWS JAN. 30, 2020 | FOR RELEASE AT 3:00 P.M. CT CONTACT: Bobby Parker (
[email protected] • 309-256-4302) Peoria City to Debut as USL League Two Expansion Team PEORIA, Ill. – The United Soccer League (USL) announced Jan. 23 the addition of expansion franchise Peoria City to join League Two for the 2020 season. Peoria City 2020 Schedule Veteran Bradley Soccer head coach Jim DeRose and local developer Kim Date Opponent Time (CT) Blickenstaff made the official announcement to the Peoria community May 9 at Des Moines Menace 7:30p Thursday during a press conference and reception in Peoria Heights. May 16 at Kaw Valley FC 7:30p May 20 at Chicago FC United 7:00p Peoria City will compete in the USL 2 Heartland Division and will play a 14-game May 23 GREEN BAY VOYAGEURS 5:00p May 28 KAW VALLEY FC 7:00p league schedule with home games at Bradley University’s Shea Stadium (1323 June 5 ST. LOUIS LIONS 7:00p W. Nebraska Avenue). After facing three consecutive road games to start its June 7 at St. Louis Lions 5:00p inaugural season, Peoria City will make its Shea Stadium debut Saturday, May June 10 CHICAGO FC UNITED 6:00p 23 against Green Bay Voyageurs. June 14 GREEN BAY VOYAGEURS 2:00p June 18 at FC Manitoba 7:00p “We are extremely excited to have elite pre-professional soccer in Peoria this June 20 at Thunder Bay Chill 6:00p June 26 FC MANITOBA 7:00p summer as a member of League Two,” said DeRose, who is involved with the July 2 THUNDER BAY CHILL 6:00p club in a front office role.