2026 Spokane Velocity season

Spokane Velocity
2026 season
OwnerAequus Sports, LLC
(Ryan and Katie Harnetiaux)
Head coachLeigh Veidman
StadiumOne Spokane Stadium

The 2026 Spokane Velocity season is the third season in the club's existence as well as their third in USL League One, the third-tier of American soccer.[1]

Players and staff

Current roster

As of March 13, 2026[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Sean Lewis
3 DF  USA Nick Spielman
4 DF  USA Simon Fitch
5 DF  GEO Gagi Margvelashvili
6 MF  PER Collin Fernandez
8 MF  ESP Nil Vinyals
9 FW  JAM Neco Brett
10 MF  USA Luis Gil
12 DF  USA Camron Miller
13 DF  NGA Lucky Opara
14 MF  USA Mark Hernández
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  COL Anuar Peláez
17 FW  GRN Shavon John-Brown
18 DF  USA Derek Waldeck
19 MF  ENG Jack Denton
22 FW  USA Rocky Wells ([A])
23 GK  MEX Carlos Merancio
27 FW  USA Joe Gallardo
33 DF  GHA Moses Mensah
42 MF  USA Bryce Meredith
77 MF  JAM Andre Lewis
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract
    2.

Staff

As of October 18, 2024
Technical Staff[3]
Head coach Leigh Veidman
Assistant coach Renato Bustamante[4]
Assistant coach Neil Hlavaty
Goalkeeping coach Vito Higgins
Front Office Staff[5]
President, USL Spokane Katie Harnetiaux[6]

Transfers

In

Date Position Number Name from Type Fee Ref.
December 23, 2025 DF 27 Joe Gallardo Union Omaha Signing NA [7][8]
January 27, 2026 DF 4 Simon Fitch Richmond Kickers Signing NA [9]
March 9, 2026 DF 3 Nick Spielman Charlotte Independence Signing NA [10]
March 10, 2026 DF 33 Moses Mensah Birmingham Legion FC Signing NA [11]
March 12, 2026 DF 5 Gagi Margvelashvili Oakland Roots SC Signing NA [12]
March 13, 2026 GK 1 Sean Lewis One Knoxville SC Signing NA [13]

Out

Date Position Number Name to Type Fee Ref.
December 9, 2025 DF 15 Ish Jome NA Retirement NA [14]
December 17, 2025 MF 11 Pierre Reedy Sacramento Republic FC Signing NA [15]
December 22, 2025 DF 4 David García Oakland Roots Signing NA [16]
January 9, 2026 DF 3 Jalen Crisler NA Contract Expired NA [17]
January 9, 2026 DF 2 Javier Martín Gil NA Contract Expired NA [18]
January 9, 2026 FW 7 Masango Akale NA Contract Expired NA [19]
January 9, 2026 GK 1 Ryan Bilichuk NA Contract Expired NA [20]

Non-competitive fixtures

Friendlies

February 27 Phoenix Rising FC v Spokane Velocity Phoenix, Arizona
6:30 PM PDT Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

Competitive fixtures

Regular Season

March 8 1 South Georgia Tormenta FC v Spokane Velocity Statesboro, Georgia
12:00 PM PDT Stadium: Tormenta Stadium
Note: Game cancelled following South Georgia Tormenta FC's withdrawal from USL League One.[21]
March 15 2 Spokane Velocity 1–0 Union Omaha Spokane, Washington
3:00 PM PDT
  • Kallman 67' (o.g.)
  • Cáceres  52'
 Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
Attendance: 1,669
March 21 3 Spokane Velocity 3–1 New York Cosmos Spokane, Washington
12:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
Attendance: 1,849
Referee: Kalilou Jarju
March 27 4 Charlotte Independence v Spokane Velocity Charlotte, North Carolina
4:30 PM PDT Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
April 4 5 Athletic Club Boise v Spokane Velocity Garden City, Idaho
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: Stadium at Expo Idaho
April 7 6 Spokane Velocity v AV Alta FC Spokane, Washington
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
April 11 7 Spokane Velocity v Richmond Kickers Spokane, Washington
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
May 2 8 Corpus Christi FC v Spokane Velocity Corpus Christi, Texas
5:30 PM PDT Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex
May 10 9 Spokane Velocity v FC Naples Spokane, Washington
3:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
May 24 10 Spokane Velocity v Sarasota Paradise Spokane, Washington
4:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
May 30 11 Portland Hearts of Pine v Spokane Velocity Portland, Maine
3:30 PM PDT Stadium: Fitzpatrick Stadium
June 13 12 AV Alta FC v Spokane Velocity Lancaster, California
8:00 PM PDT Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium
June 20 13 Spokane Velocity v One Knoxville SC Spokane, Washington
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
June 24 14 Spokane Velocity v Westchester SC Spokane, Washington
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
July 1 15 Spokane Velocity v Forward Madison FC Spokane, Washington
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
July 4 16 Fort Wayne FC v Spokane Velocity Fort Wayne, Indiana
4:30 PM PDT Stadium: Fort Wayne FC Park
July 18 17 Richmond Kickers v Spokane Velocity Richmond, Virginia
4:00 PM PDT Stadium: City Stadium
July 22 18 Spokane Velocity v Charlotte Independence Spokane, Washington
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
July 25 19 Spokane Velocity v Fort Wayne FC Spokane, Washington
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
August 1 20 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC v Spokane Velocity East Ridge, Tennessee
4:00 PM PDT Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
August 8 21 New York Cosmos v Spokane Velocity Paterson, New Jersey
4:00 PM PDT Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium
August 15 22 Spokane Velocity v Corpus Christi FC Spokane, Washington
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
August 22 23 Spokane Velocity v Greenville Triumph SC Spokane, Washington
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
August 29 24 Westchester SC v Spokane Velocity Mount Vernon, New York
4:00 PM PDT Stadium: The Stadium at Memorial Field
September 5 25 Sarasota Paradise v Spokane Velocity Lakewood Ranch, Florida
4:30 PM PDT Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
September 13 26 Spokane Velocity v South Georgia Tormenta FC Spokane, Washington
4:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
Note: Game cancelled following South Georgia Tormenta FC's withdrawal from USL League One.[21]
September 16 27 Union Omaha v Spokane Velocity Omaha, Nebraska
10:00 AM PDT Stadium: Morrison Stadium
September 20 28 Spokane Velocity v Athletic Club Boise Spokane, Washington
4:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
September 26 29 Forward Madison FC v Spokane Velocity Madison, Wisconsin
3:00 PM PDT Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
October 3 30 Spokane Velocity v Portland Hearts of Pine Spokane, Washington
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
October 11 31 One Knoxville SC v Spokane Velocity Knoxville, Tennessee
12:00 PM PDT Stadium: Covenant Health Park
October 14 32 Greenville Triumph SC v Spokane Velocity Mauldin, South Carolina
4:00 PM PDT Stadium: GE Vernova Park
October 17 33 Spokane Velocity v Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Spokane, Washington
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
October 24 34 FC Naples v Spokane Velocity Naples, Florida
4:00 PM PDT Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex

Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

March 17 First Round Ventura County Fusion 1–2 Spokane Velocity Ventura, California
7:30 PM PST
  • Fofanah 79' (pen.)
  • Guerra  80'
  • Alsakati  86'
  • McCune  87'
 Report
Stadium: Ventura College Stadium
Referee: Felix Granados
April 1 Second Round Colorado Springs Switchbacks v Spokane Velocity Colorado Springs, Colorado
5:00 PM PT Stadium: Weidner Field

USL Cup

April 25 Group Stage Sacramento Republic FC v Spokane Velocity Sacramento, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Heart Health Park
May 17 Group Stage Spokane Velocity v Las Vegas Lights FC Spokane, Washington
4:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
June 6 Group Stage Spokane Velocity v Athletic Club Boise Spokane, Washington
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
July 11 Group Stage Oakland Roots SC v Spokane Velocity Oakland, California
12:00 PM PDT Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total USL League One Lamar Hunt US Open Cup USL Cup USL League One Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  USA Sean Lewis 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF  USA Nick Spielman 3 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF  USA Simon Fitch 3 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF  GEO Gagi Margvelashvili 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF  PER Collin Fernandez 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 DF  USA Joe Gallardo 3 1 2+0 0 0+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF  ESP Nil Vinyals 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  JAM Neco Brett 3 1 2+0 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF  USA Luis Gil 3 1 2+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW  GRN Shavon John-Brown 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF  USA Camron Miller 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 DF  NGA Lucky Opara 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF  USA Mark Hernández 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW  COL Anuar Peláez 3 1 0+2 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF  USA Derek Waldeck 3 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF  ENG Jack Denton 3 1 1+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF  USA Rocky Wells 2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 GK  MEX Carlos Merancio 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF  GHA Moses Mensah 3 0 0+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 MF  USA Jackson Buck 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 MF  USA Bryce Meredith 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
77 MF  JAM Andre Lewis 3 0 0+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top goalscorers

Rank Position Number Name USL1 Season U.S. Open Cup USL Cup USL League One Playoffs Total
1 FW 9 Neco Brett 1 0 0 0 1
MF 10 Luis Gil 1 0 0 0 1
MF 19 Jack Denton 1 0 0 0 1
DF 7 Joe Gallardo 0 1 0 0 1
FW 16 Anuar Peláez 0 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1
Total 4 2 0 0 6

Assist scorers

Rank Position Number Name USL1 Season U.S. Open Cup USL Cup USL League One Playoffs Total
1 FW 11 Shavon John-Brown 1 1 0 0 2
2 DF 4 Simon Fitch 1 0 0 0 1
Total 2 1 0 0 3

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player USL League One Regular Season Lamar Hunt US Open Cup USL Cup USL League One Playoffs Total
         
1 GK Sean Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Nick Spielman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Simon Fitch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Gagi Margvelashvili 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Collin Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 DF Joe Gallardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Nil Vinyals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Neco Brett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Luis Gil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Shavon John-Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Camron Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 DF Lucky Opara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Mark Hernández 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Anuar Peláez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Derek Waldeck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Jack Denton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Rocky Wells 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK Carlos Merancio 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 DF Moses Mensah 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
42 DF Bryce Meredith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF Andre Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Head Coach Leigh Veidman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0

Awards and Honors

USL League One Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent Position Ref
2 Carlos Merancio Union Omaha Bench [22]

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ Reed, Justin (March 13, 2025). "Spokane Velocity returns after shocking run to championship final during inaugural season". Spokesman. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Spokane Velocity to Return 13 Members From Its League One Final Team". USL Spokane. November 27, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  3. ^ "Meet the Technical Team". February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Spokane Velocity FC Hires Assistant Coach, Renato Bustamante". February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Meet the Staff: Front Office Team". January 10, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Katie Harnetiaux Joins USL Spokane as President". Spokane Velocity Football Club. October 18, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  7. ^ @SpokaneVelocity (December 23, 2025). "Welcome to the Edge, JOE GALLARDO" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  8. ^ "Spokane Velocity FC Signs Former Champion Joe Gallardo Ahead of 2026 Season". USL Spokane. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  9. ^ "Velocity FC Sign Proven League One Defender Simon Fitch Ahead of 2026 Season". USL Spokane. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  10. ^ "Velocity FC Sign Established Defender Nick Spielman Ahead of 2026 Season". USL Spokane. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  11. ^ "Spokane Sign Former USL Championship Defender Moses Mensah". USL Spokane. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  12. ^ "Velocity FC Add Georgian Native Gagi Margvelashvili Ahead of 2026 Season". USL Spokane. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  13. ^ "Velocity FC Signs Reigning Goalkeeper of the Year Sean Lewis". USL Spokane. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  14. ^ @SpokaneVelocity (December 10, 2025). "We are excited to announce the retirement of one of our resilient and amazing 2025 Velocity defenders, ISH JOME! Thank you for an outstanding season and we wish you all the best in this next chapter!" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  15. ^ "Republic FC Reinforces Roster with Wingback Pierre Reedy". Sacramento Republic FC. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  16. ^ "Oakland Roots SC signs defender David Garcia". USL Championship. December 22, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  17. ^ @spokanevelocityfc; (January 9, 2026). "Roster Update: Velocity FC has officially announced the non-returning players for the upcoming season. Thank you to each one of these players for an incredible 2025 season. Wishing you all the best moving forward!" – via Instagram.
  18. ^ @spokanevelocityfc; (January 9, 2026). "Roster Update: Velocity FC has officially announced the non-returning players for the upcoming season. Thank you to each one of these players for an incredible 2025 season. Wishing you all the best moving forward!" – via Instagram.
  19. ^ @spokanevelocityfc; (January 9, 2026). "Roster Update: Velocity FC has officially announced the non-returning players for the upcoming season. Thank you to each one of these players for an incredible 2025 season. Wishing you all the best moving forward!" – via Instagram.
  20. ^ @spokanevelocityfc; (January 9, 2026). "Roster Update: Velocity FC has officially announced the non-returning players for the upcoming season. Thank you to each one of these players for an incredible 2025 season. Wishing you all the best moving forward!" – via Instagram.
  21. ^ a b O'Donnell, Bernadette (February 23, 2026). "Statement from Tormenta FC on the 2026 Season". TormentaFC.com. South Georgia Tormenta FC. Archived from the original on February 23, 2026. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  22. ^ "USL League One Team of the Week – Week 2". USL League One. March 17, 2026. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
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