SPOKANE, Wash. — Excitement for soccer in Spokane is growing with the announcement of three new teams coming to town. Now, we're getting a first look at the schedule for the Spokane Velocity FC's first season.
The Velocity's first game is slated for Saturday, March 9, 2024, against Greenville Triumph SC in South Carolina. The club's first home game will be the following Saturday, March 16, against the Richmond Kickers at One Spokane Stadium.
Tryouts for the Velocity have taken place in Seattle and Spokane, while Leigh Veidman has been named the team's new head coach.
"I am humbled to be chosen as the first head coach of Spokane Velocity FC and extremely excited about what the future holds for the club and the community of Spokane,” Veidman told KREM 2 News.
The Velocity's 2024 season includes home-and-away games with every League One team, an Expo '74 anniversary special, and a brand new League One cup tournament.
“We’re really excited about the balance in the season schedule, with all the teams playing each other twice,” said USL Spokane owner Ryan Harnetiaux. “It’s going to be really awesome to see how rivalries develop in our first year. While there will be natural rivalries with the teams in the western U.S., we expect we’ll see some intense competition with teams from around League One.”
You can find the complete 2024 schedule for the Spokane Velocity FC below:
- Saturday, March 9th - vs. Greenville Triumph SC at Paladin Stadium
- Saturday, March 16th - vs. Richmond Kickers at One Spokane Stadium
- Saturday, March 23rd - vs. Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC at One Spokane Stadium
- Saturday, March 30th - vs. Charlotte Independence at American Legion Memorial Stadium
- Sunday, April 14th - vs. Lexington Sporting Club at Paladin Stadium
- Saturday, April 20th - vs. Richmond Kickers at City Stadium
- Saturday, April 27th - vs. Central Valley Fuego at One Spokane Stadium (League One cup competition)
- Saturday, May 11th - vs. Union Omaha at One Spokane Stadium (League One cup competition)
- Sunday, May 19th - vs. Forward Madison at One Spokane Stadium
- Saturday, May 25th - vs. Greenville Triumph SC at One Spokane Stadium (League One cup competition)
- Thursday, June 13th - vs. Union Omaha at Werner Park (League One cup competition)
- Sunday, June 23rd - vs. Lexington Sporting Club at One Spokane Stadium
- Saturday, June 29th - vs. Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC at Future Legends Complex (League One cup competition)
- Sunday, July 6th - vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC at One Spokane Stadium
- Friday, July 19th - vs. Central Valley Fuego FC at Fresno State Soccer Stadium (League One cup competition)
- Saturday, July 27th - vs. Charlotte Independence at One Spokane Stadium
- Saturday, August 3rd - vs. South Georgia Tormenta FC at Tormenta Stadium
- Wednesday, August 7th - vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC at CHI Memorial Stadium
- Tuesday, August 13th - vs. Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC at One Spokane Stadium (League One cup competition)
- Saturday, August 24th - vs. One Knoxville SC at Regal Stadium
- Thursday, August 29th - vs. Richmond Kickers at City Stadium
- Wednesday, September 4th - vs. Union Omaha at One Spokane Stadium
- Saturday, September 7th - vs. Central Valley Fuego at One Spokane Stadium
- Saturday, September 14th - vs. South Georgia Tormenta FC at One Spokane Stadium
- Saturday, September 21st - vs. Forward Madison FC at Breese Stevens Field
- Wednesday, October 2nd - vs. Union Omaha at Werner Park
- Wednesday, October 9th - vs. Central Valley Fuego FC at Fresno State Soccer Stadium
- Saturday, October 12th - vs. Greenville Triumph SC at One Spokane Stadium
- Saturday, October 19th - vs. Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC at Future Legends Complex
- Saturday, October 26th - vs. One Knoxville SC at One Spokane Stadium
Tune into KREM 2 News for the latest updates on USL Soccer in the Inland Northwest.
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