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PEORIA CITY 2022 SCHEDULE UNVEILED

PEORIA, IL ( Jan. 27, 2022) – USL League Two unveiled each team’s full schedule for the 2022 season and Peoria City will play two home games each month – May, June and July – during its inaugural campaign.

In addition to the May 14 opener at home against fellow expansion team Minneapolis City SC, Peoria City twice will play host to defending USL League Two champion Des Moines Menace – Friday, May 27 and Wednesday, June 22. Peoria City’s remaining three home games will be played June 3 versus St. Croix SC, July 1 against FC Manitoba and July 3 versus Thunder Bay Chill.

Peoria City’s home games are scheduled to be played at Bradley University’s Shea Stadium and all six games will kick off at 7 o’clock.

The 12-game regular-season schedule also will include six road games against, all against fellow Deep North Division members, beginning with a 2-games-in-3-days trip to Minneapolis for games May 20 at Minneapolis City and May 22 at St. Croix SC. Peoria City will repeat the 2-games-in-3-days scenario when it ventures across the border for games June 10 at Thunder Bay Chill and June 12 at FC Manitoba. Peoria City will visit Minneapolis City a second time June 25, then will close out the regular-season slate July 16 by visiting Des Moines Menace for its third matchup against the league champion.

The club will unveil its franchise branding marks, technical staff, team roster, ticket plans and single-game promotions throughout the winter and spring. Fans are encouraged to follow Peoria City on social media outlets Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for team updates and features.

About USL League Tw0

A part of United Soccer Leagues, LLC, which also operates the USL Championship, USL League One, Super Y League and the new USL Academy, USL League Two is the top pre-professional soccer league in North America, offering a summer platform for aspiring professionals across the United States and Canada. League Two is the defined and proven pathway for players to progress to the ranks of professional soccer, while its clubs become fixtures in the communities where they operate. More than 70 percent of all MLS SuperDraft selections since 2010 have League Two experience, including 66 alumni chosen in 2018 and 61 in 2019. Werder Bremen’s Josh Sargent, Newcastle United’s DeAndre Yedlin, and Atlanta United’s Brad Guzan are among the many U.S. National Team players to have competed in USL League Two before making their professional debuts.

“Peoria will play home to future stars of American soccer.”
- Jim DeRose, Bradley University Head Soccer Coach

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