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.
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. The league adopted its current logo, a silhouetted soccer player over a map of Washington, in September 2013. 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.
The inaugural season was won by the Spokane Shadow. The Shadow went on to win the second season with only a single defeat in their 13 matches, finishing with 32 points.
Everett Jets FC was announced as the league's 12th team in 2020.
On November 15th 2025, it was announced that former EPLWA club FC Olympia, who now play in USL 2, will field a reserve team, both men's and women's.
In 2025, the EPLWA debuted the EPLWA Championship Division as a lower-tier competition. The division is a staging ground for teams looking to eventually join the main Premier Division. Later that year, EPLWA introduced the EPLWA Premier Women's, a new elite semi-professional women's league. Teams are still pending. On December 19th, 2025, Port Orchard FC announced that the team was planning on switching leagues from Cascadia Premier League, for the 2026 season. In 2022, Port Orchard FC won the 2nd Division of the Cascadia Premier League, gaining promotion to the top division of the Cascadia Premier League, and they have won numerous CPL championships, gaining recognition, thus making Port Orchard a top contender to join EPLWA.
Teams Team City Stadium Founded Joined Titles Bellevue Athletic 2 Bellevue Bellevue College Soccer FieldRobinswood Community Park 2022 0 Bellingham United FC Bellingham 2011 2 Rat City FCWhite Center Steve Cox Memorial Complex 2024 October 17, 2019 0 FC Olympia Reserves Olympia Tenino Beaver Stadium 2022 0 Skagit Athletic FC Mount Vernon Sedro-Woolley High School 2015 2020 0Vancouver Victory Vancouver Harmony Sports Complex 2013 1 Washington East SurfMeadUnion Stadium 2023 March 12, 20240 Yakima United FC Yakima SOZO Sport Complex 2010 1
Former teams Team City Stadium Founded Joined Folded WestSound FC Silverdale 2013 2015 Everett Jets FC Everett 2013 2013 2025 Wenatchee FC Wenatchee 2013 2016 Spokane Shadow Spokane Spokane Polo Grounds 1996 2025 OlyTown FC Artesians Olympia The Pavilion at The Evergreen State College 2014 Moved to USL League TwoTri-Cities BadgersRichlandFran Rish Stadium (9,000)202320232025
Hiatus Team City Stadium Founded Joined Start of Hiatus Titles Seattle Stars FC Tukwila 2011 1 (2017) Tacoma Narrows FC Tacoma Silas High School 2018 October 15, 2019 0 Tri-Cities Alliance FC Kennewick 2017 0
Seasons . Season Winner Runner-up Highest goalscorer Average attendance Total attendance 2014 Spokane Shadow (1) South Sound FC Tyler Bjork (Bellingham) 13 298 16,695 2015 Spokane Shadow (2) South Sound FC Eleazar Galvan (Wenatchee) 11 237 13,372 2016 Vancouver Victory FC (1) Bellingham United Tyler Bjork (Seattle) 14 — — 2017 Seattle Stars FC (1) Bellingham United Tyler Bjork (Seattle) 14 — — 2018 Washington Premier FC (1) Seattle Stars FC Brandon Madsen (WPFC) 10 — — 2019 Washington Premier FC (2) Bellingham United FCTyler Bjork (PacNW) 12 — — 2020Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Bellingham United FC (1) Pacific Northwest SCTyler Bjork (PacNW) 6 — — 2022Bellingham United FC (2)Washington Premier FC Ale Tomasi (Bellingham)8—— 2023Spokane Shadow (3)Yakima United FC 2024Yakima United FC (1)Everett Jets FCMuhammed Darboe (Everett)11 2025Yakima United FC (2)Washington East Surf FCJP Warnell (Vancouver Victory)10
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References
External links
EPLWA at GoalWA USASA Profile