LAWRENCE, Kan. — From March by means of August, Sporting Kansas Metropolis II will play their dwelling video games at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kansas throughout the first a part of the inaugural MLS NEXT Professional season.
When the College of Kansas ladies’s soccer staff begins their season, SKC II will transition and play remaining dwelling video games at Swope Soccer Village.
“We expect it can present us with a fantastic dwelling area benefit and we’re able to entertain all of our followers in Lawrence,” First yr head coach Benny Feilhaber mentioned.
Rock Chalk Park hosts KU’s soccer, observe and area, softball and tennis matches and is situated close to the I-70 and Ok-10 conjunction.
“It is a nice alternative for Lawrence residents and our campus neighborhood to observe extremely aggressive skilled soccer whereas additionally offering beneficial expertise to KU college students within the sport administration program,” Kansas Deputy Athletics Director Jason Booker mentioned. “We’re thrilled to welcome them to Lawrence.”
MLS NEXT Professional is a brand new developmental league designed to speed up the professional participant pathway for gamers to develop from academies to the professionals.
SKC II is one among 21 founding golf equipment within the new skilled league and are led by former Sporting gamers Feilhaber and Ike Opara.
The MLS NEXT Professional schedule can be launched at a later date and KU College students will be capable to buy tickets at a reduced worth.