The Tacoma Defiance finished their most successful season since their inaugural one in 2015, narrowly missing out on the USL Championship playoffs on the last day of the regular season.
That appears to be the swan song for this current iteration of the team, however.
Although no official announcement has been made, team officials confirmed at the Annual Business Meeting that the Defiance will be exiting the USL Championship for the new MLS Division 3 league, set to launch in 2022. An announcement is expected next week, coinciding with the Commissioner’s State of the League Address, according to a source with knowledge of the announcement.