PDX FC

{{Short description|American soccer club based in Portland, Oregon}}

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| stadium = La Salle Catholic High School Stadium

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| owntitle = Owner

| owner = Footy Dreams Group

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| mgrtitle = Head coach

| manager = Jorge Villafaña

| league = Men: United Premier Soccer League
Women: Cascadia Premier League

| season = Men: 2023

| position = Men: 6th, Northwest Division
Playoffs: DNQ

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PDX Football Club is an American soccer club from Portland, Oregon, United States. The men's club was established in 2017, currently plays in USL League Two, and previously played in the National Premier Soccer League's West Region, Northwest Conference. The women's club was established in 2023 and currently plays in USL W League.

History

PDX FC was founded by Luke Babson, an assistant coach at Western Oregon University, and Max Babson, a media producer for BeIN Sports and the Pac-12 Network. The club was announced as a NPSL expansion team on February 13, 2017, joining the Northwest Conference for the 2017 season. During their inaugural season, the club missed a playoff position by only two points, finishing third in the table.

PDX currently has two championships under their belt, having won the Oregon Open Cup in 2020 and the NISA Independent Cup Pacific Region in 2021.{{Cite web|date=July 27, 2021|title=We Have a Winner (or two)!|url=https://www.protagonistsoccer.com/independent-coverage/cupdate2|url-status=live|work=Protagonist Soccer|access-date=September 23, 2022|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811174134/https://www.protagonistsoccer.com/independent-coverage/cupdate2}} The club also finished 2nd place during the 2021 USL League Two Season{{Cite web|date=August 11, 2021|title=Standings|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/league-standings|url-status=live|work=USL League 2|access-date=September 23, 2022|archive-date=July 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703015205/https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/league-standings}}

In 2021, PDX joined USL League Two.{{cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1157503|title=PDX FC to Join USL League Two for the 2021 Season|date=April 14, 2021|work=USL League Two|access-date=September 23, 2022|archive-date=May 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504103819/https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1157503|url-status=live}}

On February 13, 2023, USL W League announced PDX FC as an expansion club for the 2023 season.{{cite press release |url=https://www.uslwleague.com/news_article/show/1259921 |title=PDX FC announced as final expansion side for the 2023 W League season |date=February 13, 2023 |access-date=April 25, 2023 |publisher=United Soccer League}} The side competes in the Northwest Division against Lane United FC, Capital FC Atletica, Oly Town FC, and United PDX.{{cite press release |url=https://www.laneutd.com/usl-w-league-releases-2023-divisional-alignments/ |title=USL W League Releases 2023 Divisional Alignments |date=February 14, 2023 |access-date=April 25, 2023 |publisher=Lane United FC}}

Club culture

= Supporters =

The Black Hearts Union supporters' group formed in 2019 to support the then-NPSL side PDX FC, and grew in 2021 when the club began playing in USL2 and became supporter-owned. Most of the supporters group's members are stakeholders in the club.{{cite podcast |url=https://player.fm/series/1188598/245467925 |title=Episode 95: PDX FC & Black Hearts Union |date=November 1, 2019 |access-date=April 25, 2023 |work=Soccer Touchdown}} Black Hearts Union joined the Independent Supporters' Council in 2022.{{cite instagram |postid=CdGmF1slNkg |user=iscsupporters |title=We're excited to welcome Black Hearts Union to ISC! |author=Independent Supporters' Council |date=May 3, 2022 |access-date=April 25, 2023}}

Year-by-year

=Men=

class="wikitable"

! Year

! League

! Regular Season (W–L–T)

! Playoffs

! U.S. Open Cup

! Notes

2017

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|NPSL

| 3rd, Northwest Conference (5–4–1)

| did not qualify

| Ineligible

2018

| 5th, Northwest Conference (2–8–2)

| did not qualify

2019

| 5th, Northwest Conference (2–8–0)

| did not qualify

2020

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic{{cite web |last1=Prince-Wright |first1=Joe |title=2020 NPSL season cancelled |url=https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/03/26/2020-npsl-season-cancelled/ |website=ProSoccerTalk |publisher=NBC Sports |access-date=28 May 2020 |date=26 March 2020 |archive-date=October 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232747/https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/03/26/2020-npsl-season-cancelled/ |url-status=live }}

2021

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|USL2

| 2nd, Northwest Division (7–4–1)

| did not qualify

2022

| 6th, Northwest Division (3–8–1)

| did not qualify

2023

| 6th, Northwest Division (1–8–3)

| did not qualify