Spokane Shadow
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| Full name | Spokane Shadow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Shadows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Joe Albi Stadium (Capacity 28,646) |
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| Chairman | Bobby Brett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Stuart Saunders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Premier Development League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 2nd, did not make playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Spokane Shadow was an American soccer team, founded in 1996. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2005, when the franchise was terminated by the PDL after the 10-year old artificial turf at their home ground, Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane, Washington was declared unsafe for play, according to the Spokesman-Review. The astroturf at the stadium was replaced in 2006 with FieldTurf.
Spokane's place in the Western Conference Northwest Division was taken by Tacoma F.C..
The team's colors were white, blue and black.
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 1996 | "4" | USISL Premier | 1st, WESTERN Northern | Division Finals | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | "4" | USISL PDSL | 1st, Northwest | Quarterfinals | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | "4" | USISL PDSL | 1st, Northwest | Division Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | "4" | USL PDL | 2nd, Northwest | Runner-up | 2nd Round |
| 2000 | "4" | USL PDL | 2nd, Northwest | Conference Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | "4" | USL PDL | 3rd, Northwest | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | "4" | USL PDL | 2nd, Northwest | Conference Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | "4" | USL PDL | 1st, Northwest | Conference Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | "4" | USL PDL | 2nd, Northwest | Conference Semifinals | 1st Round |
| 2005 | "4" | USL PDL | 2nd, Northwest | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
