509 Syndicate soccer fan club

The 509 Syndicate is the Spokane Velocity's fan club that shows up, cheers, bangs drums and supports the team from behind the south goal.

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Mon., July 29, 2024

From right, drummers Lena Cooley, Tim Pearson and Elizabeth Wawrzyniak, along with group leader Andres Kehoe, waving a bullhorn, erupt with cheers as the Spokane Velocity soccer team scores a goal at the other end of the pitch inside One Spokane Stadium Saturday, July 27, 2024. The bleachers at the south end of the field are occupied by the 509 Syndicate, the fan group for the Velocity, who wave flags, lead cheers and pound drums throughout the home games.

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Cory Erickson, right, and Andres Kehoe, center, hang an array of flags rpresenting the nationalities of Spokane Veocity players above their bench seats at the south end of the pitch inside One Spokane Stadium Saturday, July 27, 2024. Kehoe and Erickson are part of the 509 Syndicate, the fan group for the Velocity, who wave flags, lead cheers and pound drums throughout the home games.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Alex Quast, left, and Andres Kehoe, right, hang an array of flags representing the nationalities of Spokane Velocity players above their bench seats at the south end of the pitch inside One Spokane Stadium Saturday, July 27, 2024. Quast and Kehoe are part of the 509 Syndicate, the fan group for the Velocity, who wave flags, lead cheers and pound drums throughout the home games.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Andres Kehoe, holding a bullhorn, leads cheers as he walks with the 509 Syndicate, a fan club for the Spokane Velocity, through Riverfront Park from downtown Spokane to One Spokane Stadium Saturday, July 27, 2024. The 509 Syndicate, the fan group for the Velocity, do cheers, sing songs and pound drums during the traditional march 30-45 minutes before the games start. Kehoe is called "capo", a traditional soccer nickname for a fan cheerleader.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
The 509 Syndicate, a fan club for the Spokane Velocity, cheer, sing and drum as they march from from downtown Spokane to One Spokane Stadium Saturday, July 27, 2024. The 509 Syndicate, the fan group for the Velocity, do cheers, sing songs and pound drums during the traditional march 30-45 minutes before the games start.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Andres Kehoe leads cheers with a bullhorn as he walks with the 509 Syndicate, a fan club for the Spokane Velocity, as they march through Riverfront Park from downtown Spokane to One Spokane Stadium Saturday, July 27, 2024. The 509 Syndicate, the fan group for the Velocity, do cheers, sing songs and pound drums during the traditional march 30-45 minutes before the games start. Kehoe is called "capo", a traditional soccer nickname for a fan cheerleader.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
The 509 Syndicate, a fan club for the Spokane Velocity, marches through Riverfront Park from downtown Spokane to One Spokane Stadium Saturday, July 27, 2024. The 509 Syndicate, the fan group for the Velocity, do cheers, sing songs and pound drums during the traditional march 30-45 minutes before the games start.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Martin Alfaro, right, and Elizabeth Wawrzyniak, second from right and Alex Quast, third from right, lay down drum beats as the Spokane Velocity soccer team scores One Spokane Stadium Saturday, July 27, 2024. Alfaro was raised in Nicaragua, where fan groups often lead cheers and pound drums during games to keep fans involved in the long games. The drummers are part of the 509 Syndicate, the fan group for the Velocity, who wave flags, lead cheers and pound drums throughout the home games.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review