Ballard FC joined the ever-growing list of Seattle soccer champions, beating Lionsbridge FC 2-1 in the USL-2 championship game on a last-minute goal in front of nearly 3,500 fans at Starfire Stadium on Saturday.
Being a rather new team which plays in a league that was itself renamed only a few years ago, though, it would make sense if the general soccer fan doesn’t really know much about them. Let’s change that...
Can you start with the basics?
Ballard FC first began play in 2022, shortly after announcing themselves. They were an immediate success, regularly selling out 1,500-seat Interbay Stadium and advancing to the USL League 2 Western Conference finals.