Puget Sound Gunners FC
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{{Infobox football club
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| caption = Logo of the Issaquah Gunners soccer team of the USL Premier Development League
| fullname = Puget Sound Gunners Football Club
| nickname = Gunners
| founded = 2010 (as North Sound SeaWolves)
| dissolved = 2015
| ground = Issaquah High School
Issaquah, Washington
| capacity = 2,500
| chrtitle = Owner
| chairman = Alex Silva
| mgrtitle = Head Coach
| manager = Alex Silva
| league = Premier Development League
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| website = http://www.pugetsoundgunnersfc.com
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Puget Sound Gunners FC was an American soccer team based in Issaquah, Washington, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, from 2011 to 2015.
In 2012, the team played its home games at Edmonds Stadium, but moved to Issaquah High School Stadium for the 2014 season. The team's colors were light blue and white.
History
North Sound SeaWolves was announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on November 29, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/483540.html|title=North Sound SeaWolves Join PDL|first=Demosphere|last=International Inc.|date=November 29, 2010|accessdate=13 June 2013}} The team is, essentially, a replacement for the Yakima Reds franchise, which folded at the end of the 2010 season after over a decade in the league, and which was also owned by SeaWolves owner Alex Silva.
The team announced on February 23, 2011, that they had signed former English Premier League player Adam Nowland as player-coach for the SeaWolves' inaugural season.[http://seawolvesfc.com/2011/02/nowland-added-as-player-assistant-coach-for-seawolves Nowland added as player-assistant coach for Seawolves FC.] 23 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011. Nowland will serve as assistant coach to head coach Alex Silva as well as be a field player for the squad.
The club signed long-time Seattle Sounders (USL) player Craig Tomlinson on 18 March 2011.{{cite web |url=http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/509589.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |accessdate=2011-03-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322200333/http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/509589.html |archivedate=2011-03-22 }}
The SeaWolves played their first competitive game on May 7, 2011, a 0–0 tie with the Washington Crossfire.{{cite web |url=http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2214260.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |accessdate=2011-05-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517101156/http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2214260.html |archivedate=2011-05-17 }}
On January 16, 2013, the club rebranded as Puget Sound Gunners FC after partnering with the Issaquah Soccer Club.{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72011+Elements/Display+E+47116+News/Display/+22407+58149874+14017 |title= United Soccer Leagues (USL)|website=www.uslsoccer.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140117024913/http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72011+Elements/Display+E+47116+News/Display/+22407+58149874+14017 |archive-date=2014-01-17}}
On January 29, 2016, the Gunners PDL franchise rights were sold to the Victoria Highlanders so they could rejoin the PDL.{{cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/605255|title=Victoria Highlanders Return to the PDL|publisher=Premier Development League (PDL)|date=January 29, 2016|access-date=January 30, 2016}}
Players
=Current roster=
Current
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player | no=0 | pos=GK | nat=USA | name=Evan Gaul}}
{{Fs player | no=1 | pos=GK | nat=ROM | name=Claudio Lazar}}
{{Fs player | no=2 | pos=DF | nat=CAN | name=Christian Strangis}}
{{Fs player | no=3 | pos=DF | nat=USA | name=Zane Meehen}}
{{Fs player | no=4 | pos=DF | nat=USA | name=Gene Tibbetts}}
{{Fs player | no=5 | pos=MF | nat=USA | name=Renato Bandiera}}
{{Fs player | no=6 | pos=FW | nat=USA | name=Jesse Klug}}
{{Fs player | no=7 | pos=MF | nat=USA | name=Junpei Tsuji}}
{{Fs player | no=8 | pos=MF | nat=CAN | name=Mark Conrad}}
{{Fs player | no=9 | pos=FW | nat=USA | name=Robin Casillas}}
{{Fs player | no=10 | pos=DF | nat=TRI | name=Nasyir Rodriguez}}
{{Fs player | no=11 | pos=MF | nat=USA | name=Brady Ballew}}
{{Fs player | no=13 | pos=MF | nat=USA | name=Joshua Hamilton}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | pos=DF | nat=USA | name=Kevin Cook}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | pos=DF | nat=GAM | name=Buba Jammeh}}
{{Fs player | no=16 | pos=MF | nat=USA | name=Jordan Correa}}
{{Fs player | no=17 | pos=FW | nat=ETH | name=Abdul Aman}}
{{Fs player | no=18 | pos=DF | nat=USA | name=Ryan Blair}}
{{Fs player | no=19 | pos=MF | nat=USA | name=Josh Otusanya}}
{{Fs player | no=20 | pos=DF | nat=USA | name=Devin Thomas}}
{{Fs player | no=21 | pos=MF | nat=USA | name=Marshall Kosaka}}
{{Fs player | no=23 | pos=MF | nat=USA | name=Andrew Hill}}
{{Fs player | no=24 | pos=FW | nat=USA | name=Tody Tolo}}
{{Fs player | no=25 | pos=MF | nat=USA | name=Giancarlo Santoro}}
{{Fs player | no= | pos=MF | nat=USA | name=David Hill}}
{{Fs player | no=10 | pos=MF | nat=SLV | name=Edgardo Mira}}
{{Fs end}}
Year-by-year
class="wikitable"
!Year !Division !League !Regular Season !Playoffs |
2011
|4 |USL PDL |6th, Northwest |Did not qualify |Did not qualify |
2012
|4 |USL PDL |7th, Northwest |Did not qualify |Did not qualify |
2013
|4 |USL PDL |7th, Northwest |Did not qualify |Did not qualify |
2014
|4 |USL PDL |7th, Northwest |Did not qualify |Did not qualify |
2015
|4 |USL PDL |7th, Northwest |Did not qualify |Did not qualify |
Click on year for team's season wiki.
Head coaches
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Alex Silva (2011–present)
Stadium
- Goddard Memorial Stadium; Everett, Washington (2011)
- Edmonds Stadium; Edmonds, Washington (2012–2013)
- Issaquah High School; Issaquah, Washington (2014–Current)
Average attendance
Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20131208011525/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html and http://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?p=6037
- 2011: 182
- 2012: 135
- 2013: 234
- 2014: 133
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://pugetsoundgunnersfc.com/ Official site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131216005946/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/22407.html#MAIN Official PDL site]
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Category:Association football clubs established in 2010
Category:Soccer clubs in Washington (state)
Category:Sports in Everett, Washington
Category:2010 establishments in Washington (state)
Category:2015 disestablishments in Washington (state)
Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2015