{"id":10959,"date":"2026-04-29T14:05:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/uslspokane\/?page_id=10959"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:18:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:18:51","slug":"club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/uslspokane\/club\/","title":{"rendered":"OUR CLUB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ghostkit-d-block ghostkit-d-xl-block ghostkit-d-lg-block ghostkit-d-md-none ghostkit-d-sm-none\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<center>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []};\n  googletag.cmd.push(function() {\n    googletag.defineSlot('\/282480843\/Super-league-team-ads', [970, 90], 'div-gpt-ad-1723819082977-0').addService(googletag.pubads());\n    googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();\n    googletag.enableServices();\n  });\n<\/script>\n<!-- \/282480843\/Super-league-team-ads -->\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1723819082977-0' style='min-width: 970px; min-height: 90px;'>\n  <script>\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1723819082977-0'); });\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/center>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ghostkit-d-none ghostkit-d-xl-none ghostkit-d-lg-none ghostkit-d-md-block ghostkit-d-sm-block\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<center>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []};\n  googletag.cmd.push(function() {\n    googletag.defineSlot('\/282480843\/Super-league-team-ads', [320, 50], 'div-gpt-ad-1723818877168-0').addService(googletag.pubads());\n    googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();\n    googletag.enableServices();\n  });\n<\/script>\n<!-- \/282480843\/Super-league-team-ads -->\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1723818877168-0' style='min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;'>\n  <script>\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1723818877168-0'); });\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/center>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"our-club\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spokane,\u00a0Washington\u00a0is a sports city through and through. 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From there, Aequus\u00a0Sports LLC\u00a0and the Inland Northwest community built professional soccer in Spokane from a dream into two standout professional clubs: Spokane Zephyr FC and Spokane Velocity FC.\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\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 is-rounded is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-almost-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/uslspokane\/zephyr-fc-about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About Zephyr FC<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-rounded is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-almost-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/uslspokane\/about-spokane-velocity-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About velocity fc<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Timeline<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>June&nbsp;2021 &#8211; USL expansion to Spokane announced&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November 2021 \u2013 Groundbreaking on ONE Spokane Stadium&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2023 \u2013 Spokane&nbsp;announced as&nbsp;one of eight&nbsp;inaugural clubs&nbsp;in the&nbsp;USL Super League&nbsp;(now Gainbridge Super League),&nbsp;an expansion that doubled&nbsp;professional&nbsp;soccer&nbsp;opportunities for women in the United States&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2023 \u2013 Velocity&nbsp;FC&nbsp;brand&nbsp;revealed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September 2023 \u2013 ONE Spokane Stadium&nbsp;opens&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November&nbsp;2023 \u2013 Zephyr&nbsp;FC&nbsp;brand&nbsp;revealed&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>March 9, 2024 \u2013 Velocity&nbsp;FC plays&nbsp;first ever match&nbsp;at&nbsp;Greenville&nbsp;Triumph SC&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>March 16,&nbsp;2024 \u2013Velocity FC&nbsp;plays&nbsp;first home match&nbsp;in front of a sold-out crowd at ONE Spokane Stadium vs Richmond Kickers&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August&nbsp;17,&nbsp;2024 \u2013 Zephyr FC&nbsp;plays&nbsp;first ever&nbsp;match in front of a sold-out crowd at ONE Spokane Stadium&nbsp;vs Fort Lauderdale United FC&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November 2024 &#8211; Velocity FC makes the USL League One Final in its inaugural season, entering the playoffs as a 7th seed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November 2025 &#8211; Velocity FC makes its second USL League One Final in its second season<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spokane,\u00a0Washington\u00a0is a sports city through and through. 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