Spokane Shadow is an American

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team, founded in 1996. The team competes in the

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as well as the

Evergreen Premier League 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 ten teams— eight from We ...

, one of

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's elite amateur leagues. From 1996 to 2005, they played in the

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(PDL), the fourth tier of the

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. The men's team folded when the franchise was terminated in 2006 by the PDL after the 10-year-old

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at their home ground,

Joe Albi Stadium Joe Albi Stadium is a former outdoor athletic stadium in the northwest United States, located in Spokane, Washington. In the northwest part of the city, just east of the Spokane River, it was primarily used for high school football, and as a secon ...

Spokane, Washington Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canada ...

was declared unsafe for play. Spokane's place in the Western Conference Northwest Division of the PDL was taken by

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The team was revived as Spokane Shadow Club Shadow in 2014 as a member of the

(EPLWA) and play at

Spokane Falls Community College Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC) is a Public college, public community college in Spokane, Washington. It was established in 1967 and is part of the Community Colleges of Spokane. History The land upon which SFCC is located was given to ...

. Beginning with the 2017 season, SSC Shadow also fielded a team in NPSL.

Year-by-year

Honors

* NPSL Northwest Conference Champions 2018 * EPLWA Champions 2014, 2015 * 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) *

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(2022–present)

Stadia

2003–05 *

, Spokane, Washington 2014–present *Spokane Polo Club

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