Washington, the team grew out of the Fairfax Spartans which won the 1986 National Amateur Cup. The team, headed by president Gordon Bradley and located in Fairfax, Virginia, hired John Kerr, Sr. as head coach on June 24, 1987. Coach Bradley was the coach of George Mason University (GMU) at that time.
Washington emerged from the Fairfax Spartans, who won the 1986 National Amateur Cup. The team, led by president Gordon Bradley and based in Fairfax, Virginia, hired John Kerr, Sr. as head coach on June 24, 1987. At that time, Coach Bradley was the GMU coach.