Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)
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| Full name | Seattle Sounders | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Sounders | ||
| Founded | 1994 | ||
| Ground | Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington | ||
| Capacity | 67,000 | ||
| Chairman | Adrian Hanauer | ||
| Manager | Brian Schmetzer | ||
| League | USL First Division | ||
| 2005 | 4th; Cup Champions | ||
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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 since 2002. 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.
Titles
- 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)
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
APSL/USL
- Mark Baena
- Preston Burpo
- Brian Ching
- Jason Farrell
- Chance Fry
- Maykel Galindo
- Herculez Gomez
- Taylor Graham
- Marcus Hahnemann
- Danny Jackson
- Dominic Kinnear
- Leighton O'Brien
- Ian Russell
- Craig Waibel
- Welton Melo
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
2005 Championship Photos & Logo History
