2026 Spokane Velocity season

Spokane Velocity
2026 season
Owner	Aequus Sports, LLC; (Ryan and Katie Harnetiaux)
Head coach	Leigh Veidman
Stadium	One Spokane Stadium
U.S. Open Cup	Second Round
	← 2025 2027 →

Last updated December 23, 2025

The 2026 Spokane Velocity season is the third season in the club's existence as well as their third in USL League One, the third-tier of American soccer.^[1]

Players and staff

Current roster

As of December 17, 2025^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	MF	PER	Collin Fernandez
8	MF	ESP	Nil Vinyals
9	FW	JAM	Neco Brett
10	MF	USA	Luis Gil
12	DF	USA	Camron Miller
13	DF	NGA	Lucky Opara


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	FW	COL	Anuar Peláez
17	FW	GRN	Shavon John-Brown
18	DF	USA	Derek Waldeck
19	MF	ENG	Jack Denton
22	FW	USA	Rocky Wells(^[A])
23	GK	MEX	Carlos Merancio
42	MF	USA	Bryce Meredith

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Staff

As of October 18, 2024

Technical Staff^[3]
Head coach	Leigh Veidman
Assistant coach	Renato Bustamante ^[4]
Goalkeeping coach	Vito Higgins
Front Office Staff^[5]
President, USL Spokane	Katie Harnetiaux^[6]

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Number	Name	from	Type	Fee	Ref.

Out

Date	Position	Number	Name	to	Type	Fee	Ref.
December 9, 2025	DF	15	Ish Jome	NA	Retirement	NA	^[7]
December 17, 2025	MF	11	Pierre Reedy	Sacramento Republic FC	Signing	NA	^[8]

Non-competitive fixtures

Friendlies

Competitive fixtures

Regular Season

March 81	South Georgia Tormenta FC	v	Spokane Velocity	Statesboro, Georgia
				Stadium: Tormenta Stadium

March 152	Spokane Velocity	v	Union Omaha	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

March 213	Spokane Velocity	v	New York Cosmos	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

March 274	Charlotte Independence	v	Spokane Velocity	Charlotte, North Carolina
				Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium

April 45	Athletic Club Boise	v	Spokane Velocity	Garden City, Idaho
				Stadium: The Stadium at Expo Idaho

April 76	Spokane Velocity	v	AV Alta FC	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

April 117	Spokane Velocity	v	Richmond Kickers	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

April 198	Greenville Triumph SC	v	Spokane Velocity	Mauldin, South Carolina
				Stadium: Bridgeway Station Stadium

May 29	Corpus Christi FC	v	Spokane Velocity	Corpus Christi, Texas
				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

May 1010	Spokane Velocity	v	FC Naples	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

May 2411	Spokane Velocity	v	Sarasota Paradise	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

May 3012	Portland Hearts of Pine	v	Spokane Velocity	Portland, Maine
				Stadium: Fitzpatrick Stadium

June 1313	AV Alta FC	v	Spokane Velocity	Lancaster, California
				Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium

June 2014	Spokane Velocity	v	One Knoxville SC	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

June 2415	Spokane Velocity	v	Westchester SC	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

July 116	Spokane Velocity	v	Forward Madison FC	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

July 417	Fort Wayne FC	v	Spokane Velocity	Fort Wayne, Indiana
				Stadium: Fort Wayne FC Park

July 1818	Richmond Kickers	v	Spokane Velocity	Richmond, Virginia
				Stadium: City Stadium

July 2219	Spokane Velocity	v	Charlotte Independence	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

July 2520	Spokane Velocity	v	Fort Wayne FC	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

August 121	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	v	Spokane Velocity	East Ridge, Tennessee
				Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium

August 822	New York Cosmos	v	Spokane Velocity	Paterson, New Jersey
				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium

August 1523	Spokane Velocity	v	Corpus Christi FC	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

August 2224	Spokane Velocity	v	Greenville Triumph SC	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

August 2925	Westchester SC	v	Spokane Velocity	Mount Vernon, New York
				Stadium: The Stadium at Memorial Field

September 526	Sarasota Paradise	v	Spokane Velocity	Lakewood Ranch, Florida
				Stadium: Premier Sports Campus

September 1327	Spokane Velocity	v	South Georgia Tormenta FC	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

September 1628	Union Omaha	v	Spokane Velocity	Omaha, Nebraska
				Stadium: Morrison Stadium

September 2029	Spokane Velocity	v	Athletic Club Boise	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

September 2630	Forward Madison FC	v	Spokane Velocity	Madison, Wisconsin
				Stadium: Breese Stevens Field

October 331	Spokane Velocity	v	Portland Hearts of Pine	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

October 1132	One Knoxville SC	v	Spokane Velocity	Knoxville, Tennessee
				Stadium: Covenant Health Park

October 1733	Spokane Velocity	v	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

October 2434	FC Naples	v	Spokane Velocity	Naples, Florida
				Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex

Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

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USL Cup

April 25Group Stage	Sacramento Republic FC	v	Spokane Velocity	Sacramento, California
				Stadium: Heart Health Park

May 17Group Stage	Spokane Velocity	v	Las Vegas Lights FC	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

June 6Group Stage	Spokane Velocity	v	Athletic Club Boise	Spokane, Washington
				Stadium: One Spokane Stadium

July 11Group Stage	Oakland Roots SC	v	Spokane Velocity	Oakland, California
				Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL League One		Lamar Hunt US Open Cup		USL Cup		USL League One Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
6	MF	PER	Collin Fernandez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ESP	Nil Vinyals	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	JAM	Neco Brett	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	USA	Luis Gil	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	USA	Camron Miller	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	DF	NGA	Lucky Opara	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	FW	COL	Anuar Peláez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	GRN	Shavon John-Brown	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF	USA	Derek Waldeck	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF	ENG	Jack Denton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	USA	Rocky Wells	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	MEX	Carlos Merancio	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	MF	USA	Jackson Buck	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	MF	USA	Bryce Meredith	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Top goalscorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	USL1 Season	U.S. Open Cup	USL Cup	USL League One Playoffs	Total

Assist scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	USL1 Season	U.S. Open Cup	USL Cup	USL League One Playoffs	Total

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player
No.	Pos.	Player	USL League One Regular Season			Lamar Hunt US Open Cup			USL Cup			USL League One Playoffs			Total
6	MF	Collin Fernandez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Nil Vinyals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Neco Brett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Luis Gil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	Camron Miller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	Lucky Opara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Anuar Peláez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	Shavon John-Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	Derek Waldeck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	Jack Denton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	Rocky Wells	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	Carlos Merancio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	DF	Bryce Meredith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Head Coach	Leigh Veidman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

Notes

Citations

↑ Reed, Justin (March 13, 2025). "Spokane Velocity returns after shocking run to championship final during inaugural season". Spokesman. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
↑ "Spokane Velocity to Return 13 Members From Its League One Final Team". USL Spokane. November 27, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
↑ "Meet the Technical Team". February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
↑ "Spokane Velocity FC Hires Assistant Coach, Renato Bustamante". February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
↑ "Meet the Staff: Front Office Team". January 10, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
↑ "Katie Harnetiaux Joins USL Spokane as President". Spokane Velocity Football Club. October 18, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
↑ @SpokaneVelocity (December 10, 2025). "We are excited to announce the retirement of one of our resilient and amazing 2025 Velocity defenders, ISH JOME! Thank you for an outstanding season and we wish you all the best in this next chapter!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ "Republic FC Reinforces Roster with Wingback Pierre Reedy". Sacramento Republic FC. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.

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[1] Reed, Justin (March 13, 2025). "Spokane Velocity returns after shocking run to championship final during inaugural season". Spokesman. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

[2] "Spokane Velocity to Return 13 Members From Its League One Final Team". USL Spokane. November 27, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2025.

[3] "Meet the Technical Team". February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

[4] "Spokane Velocity FC Hires Assistant Coach, Renato Bustamante". February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.

[5] "Meet the Staff: Front Office Team". January 10, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

[6] "Katie Harnetiaux Joins USL Spokane as President". Spokane Velocity Football Club. October 18, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

[7] @SpokaneVelocity (December 10, 2025). "We are excited to announce the retirement of one of our resilient and amazing 2025 Velocity defenders, ISH JOME! Thank you for an outstanding season and we wish you all the best in this next chapter!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[8] "Republic FC Reinforces Roster with Wingback Pierre Reedy". Sacramento Republic FC. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.

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2026 season

Owner	Aequus Sports, LLC (Ryan and Katie Harnetiaux)
Head coach	Leigh Veidman
Stadium	One Spokane Stadium
U.S. Open Cup	Second Round
← 2025 2027 →