Evergreen Premier League
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Founded | 2013 |
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First season | 2014 |
Country | United States |
Confederation | CONCACAF |
Number of teams | 12 |
Level on pyramid | 5 |
Domestic cup(s) | Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup |
Current champions | Washington Premier FC (2nd title) (2019) |
Most championships | Spokane Shadow Washington Premier FC (2 titles) |
Website | eplwa.com |
The Evergreen Premier League (EPLWA) is an amateur men's soccer league in the U.S. state of Washington affiliated with the United States Adult Soccer Association. The league was established in 2013 and is contested by nine teams—six from Western Washington and three from Eastern Washington. The current champions are Washington Premier FC, who won the 2018 season—their first title. The league is headquartered in Bellingham.
History
EPLWA was founded in 2013 and began accepting clubs in August of that year, beginning with Bellingham United transferring from the Pacific Coast Soccer League as the league's founding member.[1] The league adopted its current logo, a silhouetted soccer player over a map of Washington, in September 2013.[2] On May 16, 2014, three weeks into the league's inaugural season, EPLWA was recognized as an "Elite Amateur League" affiliated with the United States Adult Soccer Association.[3]
The inaugural season was won by the Spokane Shadow.[4][5] The Shadow went on to win the second season with only a single defeat in their 13 matches, finishing with 32 points.[6][7]
Everett Jets FC was announced as the league's 12th team in 2020.[8]
Teams
Team | City | Stadium | Founded | Joined | Titles |
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Bellingham United FC | Bellingham | Civic Stadium (4,000) | 2011 | August 6, 2013[1] | 0 |
Everett Jets FC | Everett | Everett Memorial Stadium (4,000) | 2019 | October 17, 2019[9] | 0 |
Oly Town FC Artesians | Olympia | The Pavilion at The Evergreen State College | 2014 | December 7, 2016 | 0 |
Olympic Peninsula Force | Bremerton | Gordon Field (1,500) | 2014 | January 22, 2015[10][11] | 0 |
Pacific Northwest SC | Tukwila | TBA | 2018 | November 29, 2018[12] | 0 |
Spokane Shadow | Spokane | SFCC Stadium (4,000) | 1996 | August 19, 2013[13] | 2 |
Tacoma Narrows FC | Tacoma | Woodrow Wilson High School | 2018 | October 15, 2019[14] | 0 |
Tri-Cities Alliance FC | Kennewick | Neil F. Lampson Stadium (6,800) | 2017 | October 17, 2017[15] | 0 |
Vancouver Victory FC | Vancouver | Harmony Sports Complex | 2013 | September 4, 2013[16] | 1 |
Washington Premier FC | Lakewood | Harry Lang Stadium (3,000) | 2011 | August 11, 2013[17] | 2 |
Yakima United FC | Yakima | Marquette Stadium (2,000) | 2010 | January 21, 2014[18] | 0 |
Former teams
Team | City | Stadium | Founded | Joined | Folded |
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WestSound FC | Silverdale | Silverdale Stadium (2,500) | 2013 | August 14, 2013[19] | 2015 |
Wenatchee FC | Wenatchee | Wenatchee Apple Bowl (3,000) | 2013 | August 12, 2013[20] | 2016 |
Hiatus
Team | City | Stadium | Founded | Joined | Titles |
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Seattle Stars FC | Tukwila | Starfire Sports Complex (4,500)[n 1] | 2011 | August 13, 2013[22] | 1 (2017) |
Seasons
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Highest goalscorer | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | |
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2014 | Spokane Shadow (1) | South Sound FC | Tyler Bjork (Bellingham) | 13 | 298 | 16,695 |
2015 | Spokane Shadow (2) | South Sound FC | Eleazar Galvan (Wenatchee) | 11 | 237 | 13,372[24] |
2016 | Vancouver Victory FC (1) | Bellingham United | Tyler Bjork (Seattle) | 14 | — | — |
2017 | Seattle Stars FC (1) | Bellingham United | Tyler Bjork (Seattle) | 14 | — | — |
2018 | Washington Premier FC (1) | Seattle Stars FC | Brandon Madsen (WPFC) | 10 | — | — |
2019 | Washington Premier FC (2) | Bellingham United FC | Tyler Bjork (PacNW) | 12 | — | — |
Notes
- ^ Beginning in 2015, Seattle Stars FC played some of their home matches at Quil Ceda Stadium in Marysville.[21]
References
- ^ a b Falk, David (August 6, 2013). "Bellingham United FC accepted as founding member of Evergreen Premier League (EPLWA)". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ Falk, David (September 7, 2013). "The official logo of the Evergreen Premier League". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ^ Falk, David (May 16, 2014). "Huge early honor: US Adult Soccer grants EPLWA Premier League status". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ^ Falk, David (July 20, 2014). "Spokane Shadow win EPLWA title in match #56". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ "Spokane Shadow claim inaugural Evergreen Premier League championship". The Spokesman-Review. July 20, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ^ Falk, David (July 26, 2015). "Shadow roll past Force, celebrate second EPLWA championship". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "Area roundup: Adam Talley scores 4 as Shadow cruise past Olympic Force". The Spokesman-Review. July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ Patterson, Nick (January 27, 2020). "Community sports roundup: Everett Jets FC to join men's league". The Everett Herald. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "Everett Jets FC Flies Into Evergreen Premier League". Evergreen Premier League. 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ Falk, David (January 22, 2015). "Bremerton's Olympic Force join the EPLWA". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ Graham, Jeff (January 21, 2015). "Olympic Force joining Evergreen Premier League". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ^ says, Editor (2018-11-29). "PacNW Becomes Tenth Evergreen Premier League Member". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Falk, David (August 19, 2013). "Spokane Shadow to make historic return in 2014". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ "Tacoma Narrows FC Joins Evergreen Premier League". Evergreen Premier League. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ Falk, David (October 17, 2017). "Tri-Cities Alliance accepted into Evergreen Premier League". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ Falk, David (September 4, 2013). "Vancouver Victory FC accepted as eighth EPLWA club". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ Falk, David (August 11, 2013). "South Sound FC becomes second club accepted into Evergreen Premier League". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ Falk, David (January 21, 2014). "Yakima United joins Evergreen Premier League". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ Falk, David (August 14, 2013). "WestSound FC Men join EPLWA, open doors for players on the peninsula". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ Falk, David (August 12, 2013). "Wenatchee United Football Club brings EPLWA soccer to the Valley". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Standings". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ Falk, David (August 26, 2015). "Drawing a crowd harder for EPLWA clubs in league's second season". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 15, 2015.