{"id":1112,"date":"2023-12-22T15:31:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T20:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/midlakesunited\/?page_id=1112"},"modified":"2026-02-10T09:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:07:22","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/midlakesunited\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:91px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-theme-primary-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-primary-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/midlakes-united.square.site\/s\/order\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SHOP<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-primary-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vivenu.com\/seller\/midlakes-united-wi53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TICKETS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Midlakes United \u2013 The Eastside\u2019s Home for Elite Soccer<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midlakes United is a soccer team in Bellevue, WA representing the Eastside in the USL League Two. Our games feature top-level, pre-professional players, mostly from NCAA D1 schools, and our season takes place in the late spring and summer. The competition is high-quality, the tickets are affordable, and our fans are passionate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vivenu.com\/seller\/midlakes-united-wi53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get Tickets Here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We offer players and coaches space to develop and grow, often as a stepping stone to professional leagues. Players interested in joining Midlakes <a href=\"https:\/\/midlakes-united.sportngin.com\/register\/form\/541528911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">should fill out this form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our home games bring the diverse Eastside community together in a lively, family-friendly, and inclusive atmosphere at the Bellevue College Soccer Complex. Matches feature food trucks, a beer garden, concessions, merch sales, and, of course, some great soccer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our league, the USL League Two, is the leader in pre-professional soccer in North America. Players train and compete at the highest level while maintaining collegiate eligibility. League Two is the defined and proven pathway for players to progress through the ranks of professional soccer, and its clubs are fixtures in their communities. Midlakes plays in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference, one of the most competitive divisions in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The regular season takes place from May to July. Each team plays fourteen matches against divisional opponents, seven at home and seven away. 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We helped enclose the field with a fence on the south side in 2025,&nbsp; and we are working to install more bleachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make a tax-deductible gift to BCF for the Bleacher Fund,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/host.nxt.blackbaud.com\/donor-form\/?svcid=renxt&amp;formId=3f406cf8-2106-4b2a-be2f-16f8d4b1e135&amp;envid=p-dZzSmbByc0Gj_EzWwBqL5g&amp;zone=usa\">click here<\/a>! Donors who give $10,000 can have signage with their name or business posted on the bleachers for 5 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bellevue College is one of 34 open-access colleges in the state. Nearly 20,000 students pass through its doors each year. 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