Nickname(s) | Artesians | ||
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Founded | 2014 | ||
Stadium | South Sound Stadium | ||
Capacity | 1,800 | ||
Owner | Ryan Perkins | ||
Coach | USL2: Jason Dunn USL W: Ben Willis | ||
League | Men: USL League Two Women: USL W League | ||
Men: 2022 | Men: 4th, Northwest Division | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Oly Town Artesians FC is an American soccer club from Olympia, Washington, that fields a men's outdoor side in USL League Two, [1] a men's indoor side in WISL, [2] a women's outdoor side in USL W League, [3] and a women's indoor side in the Northwest Premier League. [4]
The club was founded by Ryan Perkins in 2014 and moved to USL League Two in 2022. [5] In 2023, Oly Town Artesians FC founded a women's team to compete in the USL W League. [3] The men's team hired former Sounders player and Olympia native Jason Dunn as their head coach in January 2024. [5]
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