By Michael Heilman

AFC Mobile announced today that they are joining the National Premier Soccer League in the summer of 2020. The NPSL summer season runs from May to August. AFC Mobile was founded in 2015 and previously played in the Gulf Coast Premier League. The team plays their home games at Archbishop Lipscomb Athletic Complex in Mobile, AL.

AFC Mobile head coach Steve Wieczorek on AFC Mobile joining the NPSL saying, “It’s an exciting step for the club. Joining the NPSL gives us the opportunity to compete on the national stage and raises the profile of soccer in this area.”

Also announced was AFC Mobile will be part of a new NPSL conference called the Gulf Coast Conference in the South Region that will feature the Tallahassee SC, Pensacola FC, and Port City FC New Orleans Jesters, and Jacksonville Armada.

AFC Mobile CFO Sean Landry also chimed in on what it means for his club to join the NPSL adding “With a fully professional league office, a national footprint, a direct pipeline to competing against USL and MLS clubs in the US Open Cup, and the ability to keep our rivalries against Port City FC, Pensacola FC and Tallahassee SC intact, NPSL offers us a great platform to continue to advocate for the people and culture of Mobile through our club.”