Seattle Sounders
Full name	Seattle Sounders
Nickname(s)	Sounders
Founded	1974 reconstituted 1994
Ground	Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington
Capacity	67,000
Chairman	Adrian Hanauer
Manager	Brian Schmetzer
League	USL First Division
2006	7th
Home colours Away colours

The Seattle Sounders are a U.S. professional soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1974 and reconstituted in 1994, the men's team belongs to the USL First Division league, the second overall division of American soccer. The women's team, founded in 2000, belongs to the W-League soccer league. The Sounders "Crossfire" Women play their home matches at Starfire Sports Complex. club logo of the Seattle Sounders Soccer team File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... This be the Danster with a few new trickoms ahahahahahahahahahahahahah Hace fun life life // January 1 - NAFTA goes into effect. ... Qwest Field is a football stadium in Seattle, Washington. ... “Seattle” redirects here. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Brian Schmetzer (born August 18, 1962 in Seattle, Washington) is a retired U.S. soccer player who played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer League. ... The United Soccer Leagues First Division (often referred to as simply, USL-1) is a professional mens soccer league in North America. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... “Seattle” redirects here. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... This be the Danster with a few new trickoms ahahahahahahahahahahahahah Hace fun life life // January 1 - NAFTA goes into effect. ... The United Soccer Leagues First Division (often referred to as simply, USL-1) is a professional mens soccer league in North America. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... The W-League is the first modern womens soccer league in the United States pyramid. ...

USL

History

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. Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... North American Soccer League or (NASL) was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This be the Danster with a few new trickoms ahahahahahahahahahahahahah Hace fun life life // January 1 - NAFTA goes into effect. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Richmond Kickers are an American soccer team, founded in 1993. ... Qwest Field is a football stadium in Seattle, Washington. ...

Stadium

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. Qwest Field is a football stadium in Seattle, Washington. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Memorial Stadium in Seattle, Washington is located in the northeast corner of the Seattle Center grounds. ... The Kingdome, officially known as the King County Domed Stadium, and often referred to as simply The Dome, was owned and operated by King County, Washington. ... The Tacoma Dome (constructed by Tacoma Dome Associates, led by McGranahan Messenger Architects a design build enity) is an indoor arena located in Tacoma, Washington, USA. Completed in 1983 for $44 millon and opened on April 21, the arena seats 17,100 for basketball. ...

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. Starfire Sports Complex is a sporting facility in Tukwila, Washington outside of Seattle. ... Tukwila (pronounced ) is a city located in King County, Washington, about 6 miles south of Seattle. ...

Rival Clubs

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. The Sounders won the trophy in 2006 and 2007. The Portland Timbers are the only team of the three to never raise the cup. The Portland Timbers are Portland, Oregons entry in the USL First Division, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States. ... The Whitecaps (officially Whitecaps F.C.) are a Canadian professional soccer team, which currently plays in the USL First Division (formerly the A-League) of the United Soccer Leagues (USL), the largest system of national soccer leagues in North America. ... The Cascadia Cup logo, designed by James Bullen. ...

Supporters

The Seattle Sounders were first supported by the "Seattle Sounders Booster Club" in the 1970's and early 1980's. When the club returned in 1994 another supporters group started up. Eventually that group called itself "The Pod" in honor of the club mascot, an Orca whale. In 2005, after the earlier group went moribund, the "Emerald City Supporters" were born. They drafted the motto "No Equal" that same season as the club won the USL-1 title. In 2007, a social group called the Sounders Legion was started.

Current squad

As of August 22, 2007

No. Position Player 1 GK Ben Dragavon 2 DF Noah Merl 3 DF Jacob Besagno 4 DF Danny Jackson 5 FW Andre Schmid 6 MF Nate Boyden 7 MF Leighton O'Brien 8 MF Sébastien Le Toux 9 FW Craig Tomlinson 10 MF Santa Maria Rivera 11 FW Nathan Knox 12 MF Gabe Sturm

No. Position Player 14 FW Colin Rigby 15 MF Kevin Sakuda 16 MF Kenji Treschuk 17 DF Zach Scott 18 FW Roger Levesque 20 FW Greg Howes 21 DF Adam West 22 GK Chris Eylander 26 DF Taylor Graham 31 FW Josh Gardner 77 MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar

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Year-by-year

Coaches

• Alan Hinton 1994-1995
• Neil Megson 1996-2000
• Bernie James 2001
• Brian Schmetzer 2002-

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Titles & Trophies

• Commissioner's Cup (Top of the Table) - 1994 (APSL)
• League Champion - 1995 (APSL/A-League)
• League Champion - 1996 (APSL/A-League)
• Pacific Division Champion - 2000 (A-League)
• Commisioner's Cup (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)
• Cascadia Cup - 2006 (USL-1)
• Cascadia Cup - 2007 (USL-1)
• Commissioner's Cup (Top of the Table) - 2007 (USL-1)

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League Honors

MVP

• 1995 Peter Hattrup
• 1998 Mark Baena
• 2002 Leighton O'Brien

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• 1995 Peter Hattrup
• 1998 Mark Baena
• 1999 Niall Thompson
• 2006 Cam Weaver (Goals Scored)
• 2007 Sebastien Le Toux (Goals Scored)

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• 1994 Marcus Hahnemann
• 1995 Marcus Hahnemann
• 1997 Dusty Hudock

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• 2005 Taylor Graham

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• 1994 Alan Hinton
• 2000 Neil Megson
• 2002 Brian Schmetzer

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• 1994 Jason Dunn
• 2000 Greg Howes
• 2006 Cam Weaver

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• 1994 Marcus Hahnemann, Neil Megson, Shawn Medved Chance Fry
• 1995 Marcus Hahnemann, Peter Hattrup
• 1996 Wade Webber
• 1997 Dusty Huddock, Mark Watson
• 1998 Mark Baena
• 1999 Mark Baena
• 2000 Darren Sawatzky
• 2001 Darren Sawatzky
• 2002 Andrew Gregor, Leighton O'Brien, Brian Ching
• 2003 Danny Jackson, Andrew Gregor
• 2005 Taylor Graham

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Notable players

• Mark Baena
• Preston Burpo
• Brian Ching
• Jason Farrell
• Chance Fry
• Maykel Galindo
• Herculez Gomez
• Taylor Graham
• Marcus Hahnemann
• Peter Hattrup
• Dominic Kinnear
• C.J. Klaas
• Sebastien Le Toux
• Ian Russell
• George Singh
• Craig Waibel
• Welton Melo
• Cam Weaver

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NASL: Seattle Sounders I (1974-1983)

Year-by-year

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Honors

• 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

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Coaches

• John Best 1974-1976
• Jimmy Gabriel 1977-1979
• Alan Hinton 1980-1982
• Laurie Calloway 1983

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Notable players

• Kevin Bond
• 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
• Dave Smith (1976)
• Jeff Stock
• Peter Ward

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External links

• Emerald City Supporters
• Seattle Sounders Trophy Case
• Official Site
• GOALSeattle.com
• The Seattle Pitch
• Sounder Nation
• GOALSeattle.com Museum
• Current Club Roster
• Latest Results
• Current USL-1 Standings
• GOALSeattle.com Photo Galleries
• Seattle Crossfire Sounders (W-League Women's Club)
• Qwest Field
• Starfire Sports Complex
• League Honors

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Atlanta Silverbacks | California Victory | Carolina RailHawks FC | Charleston Battery | Miami FC | Minnesota Thunder | Montreal Impact | Portland Timbers | Puerto Rico Islanders | Rochester Raging Rhinos | Seattle Sounders | Vancouver Whitecaps The United Soccer Leagues (USL) is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA). ... The United Soccer Leagues First Division is a professional mens soccer league in North America. ... The Atlanta Silverbacks are an American professional soccer club who currently play in the USL First Division, a division of the United Soccer Leagues, and the second division in the US Soccer hierarchy. ... The California Victory is a USL First Division professional soccer team based in San Francisco, California. ... Carolina RailHawks Football Club is a professional soccer team located in Cary, North Carolina playing in the USL First Division in the United States. ... The Charleston Battery is a U.S. professional mens soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina. ... Miami FC is an American professional soccer club in First Division of the United Soccer Leagues, the second overall division of American soccer. ... The Minnesota Thunder is a professional mens soccer team based out of St Paul, Minnesota. ... The Montreal Impact (French: Impact de Montréal) is a soccer team in the North American USL First Division. ... The Portland Timbers are Portland, Oregons entry in the USL First Division, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States. ... Puerto Rico Islanders are a Puerto Rican soccer team, founded in 2003. ... The Rochester Raging Rhinos are a USL First Division professional soccer team in Rochester, New York. ... The Whitecaps (officially Whitecaps F.C.) are a Canadian professional soccer team, which currently plays in the USL First Division (formerly the A-League) of the United Soccer Leagues (USL), the largest system of national soccer leagues in North America. ...
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