(Note: This report was edited to reflect that, unlike previously reported, the Deltas folding is not yet final.)

A founding executive of the San Francisco Deltas announced his departure from the financially troubled organization just days after the club won the North American Soccer League championship.

The Deltas’ future has been uncertain. Most games drew about 2,500 people and the team told its fans during the season that it could not survive without higher attendance.

In an email Tuesday, titled “Goodbye Deltas,” Ricardo Stanford-Geromel wrote:

“It’s hard to believe how far we’ve come in less than 3 years. In 2015, I had the idea to put a professional soccer team in San Francisco. I pitched the idea to over 100 potential investors, and I was honored that one of them agreed to become the main investor. Hundreds of people embraced the dream and were essential to turning the Deltas into a reality. But that’s not all–in our first season of playing, we won the championship in a sold-out final game against the New York Cosmos at Kezar Stadium last Sunday.

“I want to thank each and every one of you for being a part of this amazing adventure.”

This news organization initially reported that Stanford-Geromel’s email was a sign that the team was shutting down, but he disagreed.

“I didn’t say that the Deltas folded,” he posted on Twitter several hours after his email. “I said that my Deltas email will no longer be working, as I don’t work there anymore.”

The San Francisco club struggled early in its inaugural season schedule before storming back to finish second in the NASL standings before topping North Carolina FC in the semifinal round and defeating the Cosmos in the title match. Notably, their season also included training sessions at San Quentin State Prison and splitting two games with the San Jose Earthquakes.

Still, the club seemingly struggled financially. Citing low attendance and a preference for transparency, club CEO Brian Andrés Helmick penned a piece on Medium pleading Delta fans “just came back with one friend!”

The Deltas surged late in the campaign, outscoring opponents 19-8 on a late-season stretch in which it went 6-0-4 to help negate its 1-3-1 start to the year. Despite then losing its regular season finale, SF shut out North Carolina and New York in the playoffs — the latter victory inspiring fans to storm the field…