International Portland Select FC

International Portland Select Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club based in Portland, Oregon playing in the National Premier Soccer League. The team was formerly known as Spartans Futbol Club, Portland Spartans FC, and FC Mulhouse Portland.

International Portland Select FC
Full nameInternational Portland Select Football Club
Short nameIPS FC
Founded1996 (1996)
as Spartans Futbol Club
StadiumKiggins Bowl
Vancouver, Washington
Capacity1,700
OwnerSergio Medel
Head CoachSergio Medel
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
2019Northwest Conference: 2nd
Playoffs: National Semifinal
Overall: 4th
WebsiteClub website

History
Previous logo used by FC Mulhouse Portland

In late 2013, the NPSL announced Spartans Futbol Club as an expansion team ahead of the 2014 season in the then-newly created Northwest Conference.[1][2] The rest of the conference was made up of Gorge FC, Inter United FC, and Seattle Sporting FC. The team won the inaugural Northwest Conference title by going undefeated through 12 regular season games (10-2-0).[3][4] The Spartans fell in their first playoff game against Sonoma County Sol, 3-1.

Ahead of the 2017 season Portland announced a new partnership with french side FC Mulhouse.[5] The partnership included an officially re-branded of the team as FC Mulhouse Portland and allowed both sides to share "curriculum, methodology and marketing strategies."

As a top finishing team from NPSL in 2019, Mulhouse qualified for the 2019 U.S. Open Cup via an at-large bid. In its first tournament game, the team traveled to California to face local qualifying side Cal FC.[6] Freddie Braun scored the only goal for Portland as the team lost, 5-1.[7][8]

In January 2020, the NPSL announced that FCM had merged with local amateur side International Portland Select Football Club and re-branded to follow suit.[9] IPS had previously attempted to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 coming within one win of qualifying on two occasions (2016, 2019).

Stadium

The team plays at Kiggins Bowl Stadium in Vancouver, Washington.

Year-by-year
Year League Regular Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Notes
2014 NPSL 1st, Northwest Conference Regional Semifinal Golden Gate/Northwest Conference Qualifying Playoff Lost to Sonoma County Sol in the West Region Semifinal
2015 2nd, Northwest Conference Did not qualify Northwest Conference Qualifying Final
2016 2nd, Northwest Conference Did not qualify Did not qualify
2017 2nd, Northwest Conference West Region First Round Did not qualify Lost to Kitsap SC in the West Region First Round
2018 2nd, Northwest Conference National Semifinal Did not qualify Lost to FC Motown in the National Semifinal
2019 4th, Northwest Conference Did not qualify First Round
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[10]

Honors

National Premier Soccer League

  • Northwest Conference Champions: 2014
  • West Region Champions: 2018
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2014-01-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "State border club Spartans join NPSL; office in Vancouver, matches in Portland". goalWA.net Archive. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "WEST REGION SEMIFINALS PREVIEW". National Premier Soccer League. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  5. "Portland Spartans FC Rebrands as FC Mulhouse Portland". National Premier Soccer League. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup First Round Pairings Unveiled". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  7. "Cal vs. FCM Portland - 8 May 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  8. "2019 U.S. Open Cup Kicks Off New Era with 10 Matches Broadcast on Opening Night of First Round". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  9. "FCM Portland have rebranded as International Portland Select FC! #NPSL". Facebook. National Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  10. Prince-Wright, Joe (26 March 2020). "2020 NPSL season cancelled". ProSoccerTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved 28 May 2020.


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