Eastside Football Club is a soccer club from
Issaquah, Washington
Issaquah ( ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 40,051 at the 2020 census. Located in a valley and bisected by Interstate 90, the city is bordered by the Sammamish Plateau to the north and the " Issaquah ...
that fields boys' and girls' teams in the
Elite Clubs National League
The Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) is a national youth soccer developmental league in the United States. It was founded in 2009 as a girls' league and added a boys' league in 2017.
Competition format
The ECNL is divided by age groups from U- ...
and Washington State's Regional Club League.
They formerly competed in the Northwest Division of
USL League Two
USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...
.
Eastside FC was founded in 1970 as a youth soccer club. In 2016, they became an affiliate club of
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional Association football, soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system. It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada, and is sanc ...
team
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...
.
After the
2019 USL League Two season
The 2019 USL League Two season was the 25th season of what was formerly the Premier Development League, and the first under the new League Two brand. The regular season started on May 3 and ended on July 14, consisting of 72 teams playing across 1 ...
, the Sounders decided to withdraw their
U-23 team from the league, where they would be replaced by Eastside FC, who would use their own name and branding, rather than the
Sound FC name.
Year-by-year
References
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USL League Two teams
1970 establishments in Washington (state)
Issaquah, Washington
Association football clubs established in 1970
Soccer clubs in Washington (state)
Sports in King County, Washington