FC Olympia, formerly Oly Town Artesians FC, is an American soccer club from Olympia, Washington. It has a men's outdoor team in USL League Two,[1] a men's indoor team in the Western Indoor Soccer League,[2] a women's outdoor side in the USL W League,[3] and a women's indoor side in the Northwest Premier League.[4]
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| Nickname(s) | Artesians | ||
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| Founded | 2014 | ||
| Stadium | South Sound Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 1,800 | ||
| Owner | Ryan Perkins | ||
| Coach | USL2: Jason Dunn USL W: Ben Willis | ||
| League | Men: USL League Two Women: USL W League | ||
| Men: 2022 | Men: 4th, Northwest Division | ||
| Website | https://olytownfc.com/ | ||
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History
editThe club was founded by Ryan Perkins in 2014 and moved to USL League Two in 2022.[5] In 2023, Oly Town Artesians FC founded a women's team to compete in the USL W League.[3] The men's team hired former Sounders player and Olympia native Jason Dunn as their head coach in January 2024.[5]
The team was renamed to FC Olympia prior to the 2024 season.[6]
Leagues
edit- 2014–present: Men's indoor: Western Indoor Soccer League
- 2017–2022: Men's outdoor: Evergreen Premier League
- 2022–present: Men's outdoor: USL League Two
- 2023-present: Women's outdoor: USL W League
- 2022-present: Women's indoor: Northwest Premier League (Indoor)
References
edit- ^ "United Soccer League Welcomes Oly Town FC to League Two for the 2022 Season". uslleaguetwo.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ Oly Town FC. "Arena". olytownfc.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Oly Town Artesians Hire Clubs First USL Women's Coach". Thurston Talk (Press release). Oly Town FC. January 3, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ Oly Town FC. "2023-24 Arena Women". olytownfc.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Evans, Jayda (January 10, 2024). "Two former Sounders take over as coaches of USL League Two sides". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Zafra, Vince (February 20, 2024). "FC Olympia's outdoor soccer 2024 season schedule set after USL announcement". The Journal of Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
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