Seattle Sounders
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Template:Football club infobox The Seattle Sounders are two U.S. professional soccer teams 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.
They 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.
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Year-by-year
| 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 |
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)
External links
- 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
- George Holland Galleries
Players of note
NASL
- Jack Brand
- Ian Bridge
- 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
- Peter Ward
APSL/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