USL Pro Iowa

{{short description|Professional men's soccer team}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2023}}

{{Football club infobox

| clubname = USL Pro Iowa

| fullname = USL Pro Iowa

| image = USL Pro Iowa logo.png

| founded = 2019

| stadium = Pro Iowa Stadium (proposed)
Des Moines, Iowa

| capacity = 6,300

| chairman =

| mgrtitle = Head coach

| manager = TBD

| league = USL Championship

| season = TBD

| position = Inaugural season

| American = yes

}}

USL Pro Iowa is a proposed American professional soccer club located in Des Moines, Iowa. The club was planned to debut in the USL Championship in 2025.{{Cite news |last=Jett |first=Tyler |date=January 27, 2022 |title=USL Championship awards long-sought pro soccer franchise to Des Moines' Krause Group |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2022/01/28/des-moines-iowa-pro-soccer-team-krause-group-lands-usl-championship-franchise-mls/9199375002/ |work=The Des Moines Register |access-date=October 5, 2022}}{{Cite web |date=January 27, 2022 |title=United Soccer League Welcomes Pro Iowa to USL Championship |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1205747-united-soccer-league-welcomes-pro-iowa-to-usl-championship |access-date=October 5, 2022 |website=USL Championship}} The team plans to play its games in a brand-new soccer-specific stadium that was originally scheduled to be completed in 2024.{{Cite news |title=Stadium for Des Moines' new pro soccer team just one part of massive redevelopment plan |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2022/01/28/pro-soccer-stadium-des-moines-team-usl-kruase-redevelopment-big-grove/9233329002/ |work=The Des Moines Register |access-date=October 5, 2022}}

Despite initially announcing plans for the stadium in 2019 with a 2022 start date and multiple government aid packages,{{cite news |last=Cannon |first=Austin |date=December 30, 2019 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/12/30/proposed-usl-soccer-stadium-land-cost-des-moines-kyle-krause-blackacre-developer-pays-8-million/2776028001/ |title=Land for possible des Moines soccer stadium cost developer almost $8 million |work=The Des Moines Register |accessdate=June 18, 2024}} the team has been delayed repeatedly and as of July 2023 was seeking additional subsidies.{{Cite web |last=Jett |first=Tyler |date=July 17, 2023 |title=Kyle Krause seeks more public funding for Des Moines soccer stadium as costs increase |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2023/07/17/krause-group-seeks-more-public-funding-for-des-moines-soccer-stadium-ieda-polk-county-usl-kum-and-go/70390750007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230720153646/https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2023/07/17/krause-group-seeks-more-public-funding-for-des-moines-soccer-stadium-ieda-polk-county-usl-kum-and-go/70390750007/ |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |access-date=September 14, 2023 |work=The Des Moines Register}} {{As of|February 2024}}, the stadium is estimated to cost $95 million to construct and has been delayed indefinitely.{{cite news |last=Jett |first=Tyler |date=February 28, 2024 |title=Price for Krause Group's Italian soccer stadium soars amid Des Moines incentive talks |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2024/02/28/cost-to-build-kyle-krause-italian-soccer-stadium-parma-calcio-1913-rises-by-more-than-half/72743334007/ |work=The Des Moines Register |accessdate=June 18, 2024}} In August 2024, it was announced that a proposal for the stadium had been submitted; however, a funding gap of nearly $20 million remains, further delaying the proposed club.{{Cite web |last=Jett |first=Tyler |last2=Lathers |first2=Addison |title=Des Moines’ proposed USL soccer stadium preparing to claim $23 million in state funding |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/development/2024/08/19/des-moines-soccer-stadium-moving-forward-krause-group-usl-championship-league/74858641007/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=The Des Moines Register |language=en-US}}