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.
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.
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffsOpen Cup19964USISL Premier1st, Western NorthernDivision Finalsdid not qualify19974USISL PDSL1st, NorthwestQuarterfinalsdid not qualify19984USISL PDSL1st, NorthwestDivision Semifinalsdid not qualify19994USL PDL2nd, NorthwestRunner-up2nd Round20004USL PDL2nd, NorthwestConference Semifinalsdid not qualify20014USL PDL3rd, Northwestdid not qualifydid not qualify20024USL PDL2nd, NorthwestConference Semifinalsdid not qualify20034USL PDL1st, NorthwestConference Semifinalsdid not qualify20044USL PDL2nd, NorthwestConference Semifinals1st Round20054USL PDL2nd, Northwestdid not qualifydid not qualify20145EPLWA1stN/Adid not qualify20155EPLWA1stN/Adid not qualify20165EPLWA3rdN/Adid not qualify20174NPSL4th, NorthwestN/Adid not qualify20184NPSL1st, Northwest1st Rounddid not qualify20194NPSL3rd, Northwestdid not qualifydid 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 Einar Thorarinsson (1995–1996) Sean Bushey (1997–1999) Stuart Saunders (2004–2005) Chad Brown (2014–2016) Cameron Bushey (2017–2018) Mike Pellicio (2018–2021) Jay Vela (2022–2022) Mike Pellicio (2022–present)
Stadia Joe Albi Stadium, Spokane, Washington 1996–05 Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, Washington 2014–present Spokane Polo Club Attendances Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from Kenn.com https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-usl-league-two-attendance/ 1996: 1,311 (2nd in PDL) Playoffs: 1,560 Overall : 1,344 1997: 1,358 (2nd in PDL) Playoffs: 1,614 Overall : 1,417 1998: 2,179 (1st in PDL) 1999: 1,967 (1st in PDL) Playoffs: 3,836 Overall : 2,234 2000: 1,452 (2nd in PDL) Playoffs: 1,005 Overall : 1,407 2001: 1,336 (4th in PDL) 2002: 1,330 (4th in PDL) Playoffs: 1,276 Overall : 1,325 2003: 1,027 (4th in PDL) Playoffs: 982 Overall : 1,023 2004: 999 (4th in PDL) 2005: 954 (5th in PDL)
See also Spokane Spiders
References
External links Spokane Shadow – official website USL announces 2007 PDL Divisions (archived)