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.
8-673: 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 . Beginning with the 2017 season, SSC Shadow also fielded a team in NPSL . This article about a soccer club from Washington state
16-605: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tacoma F.C. Sound FC is an American soccer team based in Tacoma, Washington . Founded in 2006, the team most recently played in USL League Two , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid . The Tacoma team was introduced into the league at very short notice in 2006, when it was announced that the now-defunct Spokane Shadow franchise
24-626: The field. A 4–3 loss to the Kitsap Pumas on the final day of the season left the Tide in seventh place, a full 20 points behind divisional champions Kitsap, and out of the playoffs for the first time in three years. Rory Agu was again Tacoma's top scorer, hitting the net 11 times, while Leighton O'Brien provided 4 assists. 2010 began with a change in coaching with former Canadian national team player Gerry Gray replacing Greg Howes. 2010 also saw
32-493: The receiving end of a 4–1 final score. Rory Agu and Spencer Schomaker ended the year as Tide's top marksmen, with 11 and 9 goals respectively, with Schomaker also contributing 5 assists. O'Brien was replaced as head coach by former Rochester Rhinos and Seattle Sounders midfielder Greg Howes in 2009, and the change in leadership, combined with the excellence of the expansion teams in the Northwest, seemed to affect Tacoma on
40-404: The regular season, Tacoma sat in second place in the Northwest division. Rory Agu was again one of Tide's top marksmen with 7 goals, while MLS-bound Ciaran O'Brien notched an impressive 7 goals and 5 assists. Tacoma was looking to build on their impressive sophomore season in 2008. The Conference Final saw them face divisional rivals Vancouver Whitecaps Residency for a third time. Tacoma was on
48-407: The team acquire several new players, as well as see some players return from other teams. Chris Sanders joined after a stint with FC Nuremberg and Mark Conrad joined from Kitsap Pumas. Raphael Cox rejoined the team after a year with Real Salt Lake and an MLS Championship. With the two playoff spots locked up by Kitsap and Portland the last game of the season against Kitsap was for pride only. The season
56-503: Was nonetheless an improvement from 2009 with the team finishing third and only narrowly missing out on a playoff spot. In August 2011, ownership of the team was reorganized as the club sought new investors. On January 25, 2012, it was announced that the Tide will re-brand as Seattle Sounders FC U-23 . On January 9, 2020, it was announced that the Seattle Sounders FC had decided to terminate its branding agreement with
64-460: Was suspending operations for the season. During their first season, they were simply referred to as Tacoma FC . Under the leadership of Mike Jennings as head coach, Tacoma finished 5th in the Northwest table, 16 points off the leaders. Rory Agu was the top scorer with 5 goals, while Spencer Schomaker registered 3 assists. 2007 began with a new official name, the Tacoma Tide . By the end of
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