Evergreen_Premier_League

Evergreen Premier League

Evergreen Premier League

Soccer league in Washington (state)

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]

Teams

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Former teams

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Hiatus

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Seasons

As of July 2022.[26]
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Notes

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

References

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    Falk, David (July 20, 2014). "Spokane Shadow win EPLWA title in match #56". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
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    "Spokane Shadow claim inaugural Evergreen Premier League championship". The Spokesman-Review. July 20, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
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    Falk, David (July 26, 2015). "Shadow roll past Force, celebrate second EPLWA championship". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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    "Area roundup: Adam Talley scores 4 as Shadow cruise past Olympic Force". The Spokesman-Review. July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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    Patterson, Nick (January 27, 2020). "Community sports roundup: Everett Jets FC to join men's league". The Everett Herald. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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    "Everett Jets FC Flies Into Evergreen Premier League". Evergreen Premier League. October 17, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
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    Falk, David (March 11, 2022). "EPLWA Adds FC Northstar Bellevue for 2022 season". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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    Falk, David (January 22, 2015). "Bremerton's Olympic Force join the EPLWA". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
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    Falk, David (March 4, 2022). "Club Updates: Artesians Reserves In, Narrows Out". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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    Falk, David (August 13, 2013). "Seattle Stars FC will return to statewide play in EPLWA". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
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    "Tacoma Narrows FC Joins Evergreen Premier League". Evergreen Premier League. October 15, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
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    Falk, David (March 4, 2022). "Club Updates: Artesians Reserves In, Narrows Out". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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    Falk, David (October 17, 2017). "Tri-Cities Alliance accepted into Evergreen Premier League". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
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    Falk, David (March 11, 2022). "EPLWA Adds FC Northstar Bellevue for 2022 season". Evergreen Premier League. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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    "Evergreen Premier League Cancels 2020 Season". Evergreen Premier League. April 2, 2020.
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