Western Indoor Soccer League

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Western Indoor Soccer League
Western Indoor Soccer League logo.png
FoundedJune 20, 2014
Country United States
Other club(s) fromN/A
Confederation Western Indoor Soccer League
Number of teams7
Current champions Tacoma Stars Reserves (2021-2022)
Most championshipsBellingham United FC (4 titles)
Website http://wislnews.wordpress.com
Current: 2019–20

The Western Indoor Soccer League (WISL) is an American semi-professional indoor soccer league. It was formed on June 20, 2014 [1] by a group of arena/team owners in the Pacific Northwest. The WISL began its first season on November 15, 2014 with five teams. [2] [3] [4]

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Many of the founding clubs previously competed in the Premier Arena Soccer League.

Teams

TeamCity/AreaArenaCoach
Bellingham United FC Bellingham, Washington Bellingham Sports ComplexBrendan Quilici
Oly-Pen Force Bremerton, Washington Olympic Peninsula CenterSteve Cashmore
Oly Town Artesians Olympia, Washington The Pavilion at The Evergreen State CollegeMatt Herrera
Portland Blacktails [5] Portland, Oregon Portland SoccerPlex
Snohomish County FC [6] Snohomish, Washington Arena Sports, Mill CreekDorian Lair
Snohomish Skyhawks Snohomish, Washington Snohomish Soccer DomeVasco Rubio
Tacoma Narrows FC Tacoma, Washington Tacoma Soccer CenterTBD
Tacoma Stars Reserves Tacoma, Washington Tacoma Soccer Center Darren Sawatzky

Former member clubs

Champions

SeasonChampionsScoreRunner-Up
2014–15 Tacoma Stars Reserves 6–2 [7] Bellingham United FC
2015–16 Bellingham United FC8–5 [8] Olympic Force
2016–17 Bellingham United FC10–4 [9] Olympic Force
2017–18 Bellingham United FC6–5 [10] Tacoma Stars Reserves
2018–19 Tacoma Stars Reserves 7–5Bellingham United FC
2019–20 Bellingham United FC6–4 [11] Tacoma Stars Reserves

Management

Co-Founder: John Crouch

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  2. ↑ "Apply to join the Western Indoor Soccer League". WISL. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Tacoma Stars return home to help start the WISL". WISL. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Stars, Fire win openers as WISL kicks off". goalWA.net. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
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  6. ↑ "Snohomish County FC joins the WISL". Western Indoor Soccer League. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
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