Sporting Cascades FC
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| Full name | Sporting Cascades Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 18, 2024 |
| Ground | Civic Stadium |
| Capacity | 3,500 |
| Owner | Sat Dhinsa |
| League | USL League One |
| Website | sportingcascades |
Sporting Cascades FC is an upcoming professional soccer club based in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Founded in April 2024, the club plans to make its USL League One debut in 2026.
History
[edit]On April 18, USL League One announced that a franchise would be granted to Eugene, Oregon.[1] The team plans to play at Civic Park, at the former site of Civic Stadium in Eugene for the 2025 USL League One season, which was rebuilt after a damaging fire in 2015. [2][3] The join date was later pushed back to the 2026 USL League One season.[4]
Club identity and crest
[edit]The club's Sporting Cascades FC branding was unveiled on August 22, 2025.[5] The region identifier references the Cascades mountain range, the mountain range that spans from British Columbia to Northern California. In the crest, which is shaped like a shield, features the Three Sisters mountain peaks that are in Lane County, as well as the McKenzie and Willamette rivers.[6]
Stadium
[edit]Sporting Cascades will play their matches at Civic Park, a new soccer-specific stadium built on the footprint of the former Civic Stadium. Opened on May 1, 2025, at a cost of $30 million dollars,[7] the stadium features a main grandstand and a field house, with a phase two planned to add a scoreboard and a food court.[8] The capacity of the stadium is around 3,500, and has a turf field.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "USL Eugene announces plans to bring professional soccer to Eugene, Ore". OurSports Central. April 19, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "Eugene Embraces a New Era: Professional Soccer Ambitions Arrive with the Completion of Civic Park Stadium". USL Eugene. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Rodriguez, Julio Mora (April 18, 2024). "New soccer stadium set to be completed this November in Eugene". KEZI 9 News. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Gillette, Alexandra (September 26, 2024). "A Gooooaaaal for Youth Sports". Eugene Weekly. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- ^ "Sporting Cascades FC reveals brand identity". USL League One. August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
- ^ "Our Identity". Sporting Cascades. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
- ^ Rothman, Stephanie (October 2, 2018). "Civic Park breaks ground". KMTR. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
- ^ Weston, Eve (May 1, 2025). "From Ashes to Light". Eugene Weekly. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
- ^ Lonergan, Ben (October 13, 2023). "What's that construction at Civic Park in South Eugene?". subscribe.registerguard.com. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
