Spokane Shadow

Spokane Shadow
Full nameSpokane Soccer Club Shadow
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
StadiumJoe Albi Stadium (1996–2005)
Spokane Falls Community College Stadium (2014 – present)
Capacity4,000[1]
ManagerMike Pellicio
LeagueEvergreen Premier League
National Premier Soccer League
20181st[2]

Spokane Shadow is an American soccer team, founded in 1996. The team competed in the National Premier Soccer League as well as the Evergreen Premier League, one of United States Adult Soccer Association's elite amateur leagues. From 1996 to 2005, the team played in the United Soccer Leagues' Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The men's team folded when the franchise was terminated in 2006 by the PDL after the 10-year-old artificial turf at their home ground, Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane, Washington was declared unsafe for play.[3]

Spokane's place in the Western Conference Northwest Division of the PDL was taken by Tacoma F.C. The team was revived as Spokane Shadow Club Shadow in 2014 as a member of the Evergreen Premier League (EPLWA) and play at Spokane Falls Community College.[4] Beginning with the 2017 season, SSC Shadow also fielded a team in NPSL.[5]

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
1996 4 USISL Premier 1st, Western Northern Division Finals did not qualify
1997 4 USISL PDSL 1st, Northwest Quarterfinals did not qualify
1998 4 USISL PDSL 1st, Northwest Division Semifinals did not qualify
1999 4 USL PDL 2nd, Northwest Runner-up 2nd Round
2000 4 USL PDL 2nd, Northwest Conference Semifinals did not qualify
2001 4 USL PDL 3rd, Northwest did not qualify did not qualify
2002 4 USL PDL 2nd, Northwest Conference Semifinals did not qualify
2003 4 USL PDL 1st, Northwest Conference Semifinals did not qualify
2004 4 USL PDL 2nd, Northwest Conference Semifinals 1st Round
2005 4 USL PDL 2nd, Northwest did not qualify did not qualify
2014 5 EPLWA 1st N/A did not qualify
2015 5 EPLWA 1st N/A did not qualify
2016 5 EPLWA 3rd N/A did not qualify
2017 4 NPSL 4th, Northwest N/A did not qualify
2018 4 NPSL 1st, Northwest 1st Round did not qualify
2019 4 NPSL 3rd, Northwest did not qualify did not qualify

Honors

  • NPSL Northwest Conference Champions 2018
  • EPLWA Champions 2014, 2015, 2023
  • USL PDL Northwest Division Champions 2003
  • USL PDL Western Conference Champions 1999
  • USISL PDSL Northwest Division Champions 1997, 1998
  • USISL Premier League Western-Northern Division Champions 1996

Coaches

Stadia

See also

References

  1. ^ "Spokane Outdoor Sports Facilities". Spokane Sports Commission. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ "SSC Shadow Men's Team". Spokane Soccer Club Shadow. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ^ Brown, Chris (April 15, 2006). "Field of broken dreams". The Spokesman-Review. p. C1. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  4. ^ Allen, Jim (May 1, 2014). "Shadow return, provide Spokane with men's pro soccer team". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Spokane Soccer Club Shadow joins the NPSL" (Press release). National Premier Soccer League. January 19, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2022.



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