Full name | Spokane Black Widows Soccer Club | ||
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Founded | 2010 | ||
Stadium | Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, Washington | ||
Capacity | 28,646 | ||
Owner | Al Brown | ||
Head Coach | |||
League | Women's Premier Soccer League | ||
Spokane Black Widows were an American soccer team based in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the North Division of the Pacific Conference.
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Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs |
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2010 | 2 | WPSL | 3rd, Pacific-North |
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | California Storm | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 9 | +29 | 33 |
2 | North Bay FC Wave | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 27 |
3 | Spokane Black Widows | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 19 |
4 | BSC Portland Rain | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 18 |
5 | Clovis Sidekicks | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 18 |
6 | San Francisco Nighthawks | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 10 |
7 | FC Sacramento Pride | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 66 | -61 | 0 |
Year | Attendance | Notes |
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2010 | ||
All Time |
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