Seattle Sounders
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clubname = Seattle Sounders |
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fullname = Seattle Sounders |
nickname = Sounders |
founded =
1994 | ground =
Qwest Field,
Seattle,
Washington |
capacity = 67,000 |
chairman =
Adrian Hanauer | manager =
Brian Schmetzer | league =
USL First Division |
season = 2005 |
position = 4th; Cup Champions|
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Seattle Sounders are a
U.S. professional
soccer team based in
Seattle,
Washington. Founded in
1994, the men's team belongs to the
USL First Division league. The women's team, founded in
2000, belongs to the
W-League soccer league. In 2006 the W-League team combined with a local Pacific Coast League women's side and are now known as the
Seattle Sounder Saints. The Sounder Saints will play their home matches at Starfire Sports Complex.
The Sounders take their name from the original Seattle Sounders soccer team, which played from
1974 to
1983 in the
North American Soccer League. The A-League/USL-1 Sounders have three championships to their credit, winning the league cup in
1995,
1996 and again in
2005. Seattle finished with the best regular season record in the league in
1994 and
2002. The Sounders have numerous division titles and advanced to the league finals in both 2004 and 2005. In 2004 the Sounders lost the championship 2-0 at Montreal. In 2005 Seattle drew the
Richmond Kickers 1-1 at
Qwest Field before claiming the championship 4-3 in penalty kicks.
The Sounders have played at
Qwest Field full-time since
2003. The Sounders played the first-ever sporting event at the stadium on July 28, 2002 before over 25,000 fans. Before this facility was built, the team played at
Memorial Stadium. The NASL Sounders franchise also played at Memorial Stadium for its first two seasons before moving to the
Kingdome. When the Sounders were "reborn" in 1994 they also played a few home matches at the
Tacoma Dome.
More recently the club have played US Open Cup, friendly, USL-1 regular season and playoff matches at the suburban
Starfire Sports Complex in
Tukwila, when Qwest Field has not been available.
The
Emerald City Supporters are the main fan group of the Sounders.
| Year | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs!Open Cup | | 1994 | APSL | 1st | Semifinals | Did not enter |
| 1995 | A-League | 2nd | Champion | Semifinals |
| 1996 | A-League | 3rd | Champion | Quarterfinals |
| 1997 | USISL A-League | 2nd, Pacific | Division Finals | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | USISL A-League | 2nd, Pacific | Conference Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | USL A-League | 3rd, Pacific | Conference Semifinals | 3rd Round |
| 2000 | USL A-League | 1st, Pacific | Conference Semifinals | 2nd Round |
| 2001 | USL A-League | 5th, Western | Did not qualify | 2nd Round |
| 2002 | USL A-League | 1st, Pacific | Conference Semifinals | 3rd Round |
| 2003 | USL A-League | 1st, Pacific | Conference Finals | Quarterfinals |
| 2004 | USL A-League | 4th, Western | Final | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | USL First Division | 4th | Champion | 3rd Round |
The Seattle Sounders have two bitter rivals, the southern club
Portland Timbers and the northern club
Vancouver Whitecaps. These three teams compete in the yearly
Cascadia Cup.
Titles & Trophies
*National Conference Champion -1977 (
NASL)
*Top of the Table -1980 (NASL)
*Western Division Champion -1980 (NASL)
*Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup Champion -1981
*Western Division Champion -1982 (NASL)
*Europac Cup Winners -1982
*Top of the Table -1994 (APSL)
*League Champion - 1995 (APSL/A-League)
*League Champion -1996 (APSL/A-League)
*Pacific Division Champion -2000 (A-League)
*Top of the Table -2002 (A-League)
*Pacific Division Champion -2002 (A-League)
*Pacific Division Champion -2003 (A-League)
*Western Conference Champion - 2004 (A-League)
*League Champion - 2005 (
USL First Division)
Nationality given from place of birth
Year-by-year
| Year | League | W | L | T | Pts | Reg. Season | Playoffs | | 1974 | NASL | 10 | 7 | 3 | 101 | 3rd, Western | Did not qualify |
| 1975 | NASL | 15 | 7 | â€" | 129 | 2nd, Pacific Division | Lost Quarterfinal (Portland) |
| 1976 | NASL | 14 | 10 | â€" | 123 | 2nd, Pacific Conference, Western Division | Won 1st Round (Vancouver)
Lost Division Championship (Minnesota) |
| 1977 | NASL | 14 | 12 | â€" | 123 | 3rd, Pacific Conference, Western Division | Won Division Championship (Vancouver)
Won Conference Championship (Minnesota)
Won Semifinal (Los Angeles)
Lost Soccer Bowl '77 (Cosmos) |
| 1978 | NASL | 15 | 15 | â€" | 138 | 3rd, National Conference, Western Division | Lost 1st Round (Cosmos) |
| 1979 | NASL | 13 | 17 | â€" | 125 | 3rd, National Conference, Western Division | Did not qualify |
| 1979/80 | NASL Indoor | Did not enter |
| 1980 | NASL | 25 | 7 | â€" | 201 | 1st, National Conference, Western Division | Won 1st Round (Vancouver
Lost Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles) |
| 1980/81 | NASL Indoor | 9 | 9 | â€" | â€" | 4th, Western Division | Did not qualify |
| 1981 | NASL | 15 | 17 | â€" | 137 | 4th, Northwest | Lost 1st Round (Chicago) |
| 1981/82 | NASL Indoor | 9 | 9 | â€" | â€" | 3rd, National Conference, Northwest Division | Lost 1st Round (Edmonton) |
| 1982 | NASL | 18 | 14 | â€" | 166 | 1st, Western Division | Won 1st Round (Toronto)
Won Semifinal (Ft. Lauderdale)
Lost Soccer Bowl '82 (Cosmos) |
| 1982/83 | NASL Indoor | Season cancelled |
| 1983 | NASL | 12 | 18 | â€" | 119 | 3rd, Western Division | Did not qualify |
NASL
*
Jack Brand*
Ian Bridge*
Tony Chursky*
Joe Corrigan*
Steve Daley*
Roger Davies*
Mike England*
Jimmy Gabriel*
Roy Greaves*
Geoff Hurst*
Alan Hudson*
Tommy Hutchison*
Jimmy McAlister*
Bobby Moore*
Mark Peterson*
Harry Redknapp*
Bruce Rioch*
Jeff Stock*
Peter WardAPSL/USL
*
Mark Baena*
Preston Burpo*
Brian Ching*
Jason Farrell*
Chance Fry*
Maykel Galindo*
Herculez Gomez*
Taylor Graham*
Marcus Hahnemann*
Peter Hattrup*
Danny Jackson*
Dominic Kinnear*
C.J. Klaas*
Leighton O'Brien*
Ian Russell*
Craig Waibel*
Welton Melo*
Seattle Sounders Trophy Case*
Official Site*
SounderCentral.com*
The Seattle Pitch*
Sounder Nation*
The Puget Sound Pro Soccer Museum*
Seattle Supporters Store*
Emerald City Supporters*
Current Club Roster*
Latest Results*
Current USL-1 Standings*
Photo Galleries*
Seattle Sounder Saints (W-League Women's Club)*
Qwest Field*
Starfire Sports Complex
