USL1 Spokane

USL1 Spokane is a planned American professional soccer team based in Spokane, Washington. First announced in 2021, the team plans to play in USL League One beginning in 2024.

USL1 Spokane
Founded2021
GroundNew downtown stadium
Capacity5,000
OwnerAequus Sports, LLC
(Ryan and Katie Harnetiaux)
PresidentCindy Wendle
LeagueUSL League One
WebsiteClub website

History

In March 2021, United Soccer League announced a proposal to build a 5,000-seat stadium in downtown Spokane to serve as home to a new USL League One club.[1] In May 2021, the Spokane Public School Board voted to approve the $31 million stadium project.[2][3] In June 2021, Spokane was named as one of the founding cities of the USL W League, a women's league set to begin play in 2022.[4]

In December 2021, the Spokane Public Facilities District met with USL and MLS Next Pro officials over which league would place a team at the city-run stadium.[5]

On October 7, 2022, the team announced that their men's team would start play in USL League One in 2024. The new ownership group, Aequus Sports, LLC (led by Ryan and Katie Harnetiaux), was also announced.[6][7]

Affiliated team

A women's team representing Spokane in the USL Super League was announced in May 2023. It will be owned by the USL Spokane ownership group and begin play in August 2024, sharing their home stadium with the men's team.[8]

References
  1. USLSoccer.com Staff (March 2, 2021). "USL, Downtown Spokane Partnership Announce New Proposal for Downtown Stadium". USLSoccer.com.
  2. "Spokane Public Schools board votes to build new stadium downtown". krem.com. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  3. USLLeagueOne.com Staff (May 5, 2021). "New Downtown Spokane Stadium Development Approved by Public School Board". USL League One. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  4. "United Soccer League Announces Addition of a W League Team in Spokane". USL Spokane. June 23, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  5. Allen, Jim (December 13, 2021). "MLS or USL? Decision on professional soccer is up to the Spokane Public Facilities District". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  6. Robertson, Erin (October 7, 2022). "United Soccer League announces addition of men's team to Spokane club-club/". KXLY-TV. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  7. "New USL Spokane Ownership Introduced to Community". uslleagueone.com. October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  8. Allen, Jim (May 16, 2023). "Spokane gets top-tier USL women's soccer team". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 16, 2023.


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