Spokane Shadow is an American

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team, founded in 1996. The team competed in the

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as well as the Evergreen Premier League, one of

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

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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

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. 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, 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,

2003–05 *

, Spokane, Washington 2014–present *Spokane Polo Club

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