Evergreen Premier League

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Evergreen Premier League
EPLWA.svg
Founded2013
First season2014
CountryUnited States
Confederation CONCACAF
Number of clubs10
Domestic cup(s) Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup National Amateur Cup
Current championsYakima United FC (1st title)
(2024)
Most championships Spokane Shadow
(3 titles)
Website evergreenpremierleaguewa.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 ten teams— eight from Western Washington and two from Eastern Washington. The current champions are Bellingham United. The league is headquartered in Bellingham.

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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]

In 2025, the EPLWA debuted the EPLWA Championship Division as a lower-tier competition. The division is a staging ground for teams looking to eventually join the main Premier Division.

Teams

TeamCityStadiumFoundedJoinedTitles
Bellingham United FC Bellingham Civic Stadium (4,000)2011August 6, 2013 [1] 2
Rat City FC White Center Steve Cox Memorial Park (N/A)2024October 17, 2019 [9] 0
Bellevue Athletic 2 Bellevue Bellevue College Soccer Field [10] October 17, 2017 [11]
FC Olympia Olympia Tenino Beaver Stadium 2022December 7, 20240
Skagit Athletic FC Mount Vernon Skagit Valley Soccer Field January 22, 2015 [12] [13] 2020
Vancouver Victory Vancouver Harmony Sports Complex2013September 4, 2013 [14] 1
Washington East Surf Mead Union Stadium20230
Yakima United FC Yakima Marquette Stadium (2,000)2010January 21, 2014 [15] 1

Former teams

TeamCityStadiumFoundedJoinedFolded
WestSound FC Silverdale Silverdale Stadium (2,500)2013August 14, 2013 [16] 2015
Everett Jets FC Everett Everett Memorial Stadium201320132025
Wenatchee FC Wenatchee Wenatchee Apple Bowl (3,000)2013August 12, 2013 [17] 2016
Spokane Shadow Spokane Spokane Polo Grounds1996August 19, 2013 [18] 2025
OlyTown FC Artesians Olympia The Pavilion at The Evergreen State College 2014March 4, 2020 [19] Moved to USL League Two
Tri-Cities Badgers Richland Fran Rish Stadium (9,000)202320232025


Hiatus

TeamCityStadiumFoundedJoinedStart of HiatusTitles
Seattle Stars FC Tukwila Starfire Sports Complex (4,500) [n 1] 2011August 13, 2013 [20] [ citation needed ]1 (2017)
Tacoma Narrows FC Tacoma Silas High School 2018October 15, 2019 [21] March 4, 2020 [19] 0
Tri-Cities Alliance FC Kennewick Neil F. Lampson Stadium (6,800)2017October 17, 2017 [22] March 11, 2022 [23] 0

Seasons

As of April 2025. [24]
SeasonWinnerRunner-upHighest goalscorerAverage attendanceTotal attendance
2014Spokane Shadow (1)South Sound FCTyler Bjork (Bellingham)1329816,695
2015Spokane Shadow (2)South Sound FCEleazar Galvan (Wenatchee)1123713,372 [25]
2016Vancouver Victory FC (1)Bellingham UnitedTyler Bjork (Seattle)14——
2017Seattle Stars FC (1)Bellingham UnitedTyler Bjork (Seattle)14——
2018Washington Premier FC (1)Seattle Stars FCBrandon Madsen (WPFC)10——
2019Washington Premier FC (2)Bellingham United FCTyler Bjork (PacNW)12——
2020Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [26]
2021Bellingham United FC (1)Pacific Northwest SCTyler Bjork (PacNW)6——
2022Bellingham United FC (2)Washington Premier FCAle Tomasi (Bellingham)8——
2023Spokane Shadow (3)Yakima United FC
2024Yakima United FC (1)Everett Jets FCMuhammed Darboe (Everett)11

Notes

  1. ↑ Beginning in 2015, Seattle Stars FC played some of their home matches at Quil Ceda Stadium in Marysville.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 Falk, David (August 6, 2013). "Bellingham United FC accepted as founding member of Evergreen Premier League (EPLWA)". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ Falk, David (September 7, 2013). "The official logo of the Evergreen Premier League". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ Falk, David (May 16, 2014). "Huge early honor: US Adult Soccer grants EPLWA Premier League status". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ Falk, David (July 20, 2014). "Spokane Shadow win EPLWA title in match #56". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Spokane Shadow claim inaugural Evergreen Premier League championship". The Spokesman-Review . July 20, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  6. ↑ Falk, David (July 26, 2015). "Shadow roll past Force, celebrate second EPLWA championship". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Area roundup: Adam Talley scores 4 as Shadow cruise past Olympic Force". The Spokesman-Review. July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ Patterson, Nick (January 27, 2020). "Community sports roundup: Everett Jets FC to join men's league". The Everett Herald. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Everett Jets FC Flies Into Evergreen Premier League". Evergreen Premier League. October 17, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Season Microsite". season-microsites.ui.sportsengine.com. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  11. ↑ Falk, David (March 11, 2022). "EPLWA Adds FC Northstar Bellevue for 2022 season". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  12. ↑ Falk, David (January 22, 2015). "Bremerton's Olympic Force join the EPLWA". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  13. ↑ Graham, Jeff (January 21, 2015). "Olympic Force joining Evergreen Premier League". Kitsap Sun . Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  14. ↑ Falk, David (September 4, 2013). "Vancouver Victory FC accepted as eighth EPLWA club". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  15. ↑ Falk, David (January 21, 2014). "Yakima United joins Evergreen Premier League". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  16. ↑ Falk, David (August 14, 2013). "WestSound FC Men join EPLWA, open doors for players on the peninsula". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  17. ↑ Falk, David (August 12, 2013). "Wenatchee United Football Club brings EPLWA soccer to the Valley". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  18. ↑ Falk, David (August 19, 2013). "Spokane Shadow to make historic return in 2014". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  19. 1 2 Falk, David (March 4, 2022). "Club Updates: Artesians Reserves In, Narrows Out". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  20. ↑ Falk, David (August 13, 2013). "Seattle Stars FC will return to statewide play in EPLWA". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Tacoma Narrows FC Joins Evergreen Premier League". Evergreen Premier League. October 15, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  22. ↑ Falk, David (October 17, 2017). "Tri-Cities Alliance accepted into Evergreen Premier League". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  23. ↑ Falk, David (March 11, 2022). "EPLWA Adds FC Northstar Bellevue for 2022 season". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Standings". July 26, 2022.
  25. ↑ Falk, David (August 26, 2015). "Drawing a crowd harder for EPLWA clubs in league's second season". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Evergreen Premier League Cancels 2020 Season". Evergreen Premier League. April 2, 2020.
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