Sound FC (women)

The Seattle Sounders of the second-division A-League announced plans for a women's team in April 2000 and hired Chance Fry as head coach.{{cite news |last=Moschetti |first=Mark |date=April 29, 2000 |title=Fry welcomes task of building women's program |work=King County Journal |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1003FAA0A485C398 |via=NewsBank |accessdate=December 24, 2022}} The organization had planned for a women's team for several years and named them Seattle Sounders Select Women as part of their development system, which already included the men's Seattle Sounders Select in the USL Premier Development League.{{cite news |date=April 22, 2000 |title=Sounder Selects to field women's team |page=C9 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}{{cite news |last=Howells |first=Emily |date=June 9, 2000 |title=Seattle has select group of players |page=C8 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}} The team held an open tryout at the end of the month that included 55 players, mostly from Washington state. They played exhibition matches in the provisional Pacific Northwest Division of the USL W-League, with home games primarily at Memorial Stadium in Seattle that would precede men's Sounders games.

The Select Women played their inaugural match on June 10, 2000, against the Spokane Chill at Joe Albi Stadium and won 5–0 with two goals by forward Janelle Munnis.{{cite news |date=June 11, 2000 |title=Select Women win inaugural game, 5-0 |page=C16 |work=The Seattle Times}} The team finished the 2000 season with an undefeated 8–0–3 record and outscored their opponents 40–4 in provisional league matches and friendlies.{{cite news |date=August 31, 2000 |title=Select Sounders wrap up season |url=https://www.valleyrecord.com/sports/select-sounders-wrap-up-season/ |work=Snoqualmie Valley Record |accessdate=December 21, 2022}} The women's team drew approximately 5,000 total spectators at Memorial Stadium, including 2,222 at the home opener on June 29 against the Vancouver Lady 86ers; an additional exhibition game at Mount St. High School in Snoqualmie drew 1,300 in attendance.{{cite news |last=Moschetti |first=Mark |date=September 4, 2000 |title=Stellar start for Sounders women was no joke |work=King County Journal |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1003FB46E4BD5BB1 |via=NewsBank |accessdate=December 21, 2022}} The Select Women formally joined the W-League's 1st Division in 2001 and was placed in the Western Conference alongside the Portland Rain and Vancouver Breakers (successor to the Lady 86ers). Seattle played their home matches at Issaquah High School and finished second in the conference with a 12–4–4 record, but failed to qualify for the playoffs.{{cite web |last=Litterer |first=David A. |date=June 16, 2011 |title=USA – United States Women's Interregional Soccer League (W-League) |website=RSSSF |url=https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/uswisl.html |accessdate=December 21, 2022}}

The Select Women started their 2002 season with a four-match losing streak but recovered to a 7–5–0 record to qualify for the W-League Playoffs.{{cite news |last=Moschetti |first=Mark |date=August 2, 2002 |title=Women's soccer |work=King County Journal |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F100401350E251EF2 |via=NewsBank |accessdate=December 27, 2022}} It was their first season under head coach Dick McCormick, who was also an assistant coach for the men's team and played several matches during the year.{{cite news |last=Massey |first=Matt |date=August 17, 2002 |title=Sounders' McCormick out with broken leg |page=D7 |work=The Seattle Times}} They were the first team to play at the new Seahawks Stadium (now Lumen Field) as part of a doubleheader with the Sounders against their respective Vancouver opponents on July 27, 2002. The Select Women won 4–3 in overtime.{{cite news |last=Rouse |first=Jo'el Steven |date=July 28, 2002 |title=Sounders christen Seahawks Stadium before 25,515 |page=E1 |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Sounders-christen-Seahawks-Stadium-before-25-515-1092351.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |accessdate=December 21, 2022}}{{cite news |last=Massey |first=Matt |date=July 29, 2002 |title=New stadium gets kick-start |page=D5 |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/134502478_soun29.html |work=The Seattle Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021014031301/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/134502478_soun29.html |archive-date=October 14, 2002 |accessdate=December 21, 2022}} The team won 5–1 in their opening playoffs match against the Arizona Heatwave in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, with four goals scored by Shelby Brownfield.{{cite news |last=Rowland |first=Daniel |date=August 3, 2002 |title=Loss ends Heatwave's season |page=C12 |work=The Arizona Republic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115303225/loss-ends-heatwaves-season/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=December 27, 2022}} The Select Women advanced to face hosts Denver Lady Cougars for a semifinal berth, but lost 2–1 in overtime.{{cite news |last=Ewen |first=Steve |date=August 7, 2002 |title=Breakers take on Boston |page=A47 |work=The Province |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115303335/breakers-take-on-boston/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=December 27, 2022}}

The team finished second in the Western Conference in 2003 behind the Vancouver Whitecaps, who they met in the Western Conference Finals.{{cite news |last=Ewen |first=Steve |date=August 1, 2003 |title=Sounders embracing role of the underdog |page=A49 |work=The Province |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115366297/sounders-embracing-role-of-the-underdog/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=December 28, 2022}} The match was tied 2–2 through regulation and extra time and won by the Sounders Women in a penalty shootout; goalkeeper Meghan Miller made three saves in the shootout to clinch the victory for Seattle.{{cite news |last=Ewen |first=Steve |date=August 3, 2003 |title=Caps fail to finish |page=A58 |work=The Province |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115365558/caps-fail-to-finish/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=December 28, 2022}}{{cite news |date=August 5, 2003 |title=Sounders Women reach league semis |page=D2 |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Sounders-women-reach-league-semis-1120951.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |accessdate=December 28, 2022}} The Sounders Women made their first appearance in the W-League Semifinals and lost 4–1 to the Hampton Roads Piranhas.{{cite news |last=White |first=Paul |date=August 9, 2003 |title=Piranhas to face Chicago in W-League Final |page=C3 |work=The Virginian-Pilot}} Seattle won the third-place match against the Ottawa Fury in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and earned their first league honors.{{cite news |last=Desaulniers |first=Darren |date=August 11, 2003 |title=Fury season ends with loss |page=D6 |work=The Ottawa Citizen |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115366332/fury-season-ends-with-loss/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=December 28, 2022}}

The Sounders Women merged with the women's team of amateur club Hibernian Saints in 2006 to form the Seattle Sounders Saints Women.{{cite news |last=Massey |first=Matt |date=May 20, 2006 |title=Soccer star Baumgardt now a mom, playing for kicks |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20060520&slug=baumgardt20 |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=December 28, 2022}} The club was sold to the Tacoma Tides in December 2008 and continued to use the Sounders name following the men's team move to Major League Soccer.{{cite news |date=December 19, 2008 |title=Owner of Tide buys Sounders Women |page=C2 |work=The News Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115003652/owner-of-tide-buys-sounders-women/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=December 28, 2022}} The Sounders organization expressed interest in fielding a team in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) prior to its folding in 2012.{{cite news |last=Bell |first=Jack |date=December 15, 2011 |title=Did W.P.S. Pin Federation in a Corner? |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/did-w-p-s-pin-federation-in-a-corner/ |work=The New York Times |accessdate=December 24, 2023}} The team signed several professional WPS players, including U.S. national team members Hope Solo, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, and Sydney Leroux, for the 2012 season. The national team players trained separately and did not travel for away matches, but helped the Sounders Women draw sold out crowds at Starfire Sports before they left for National Women's Soccer League teams, including the new Seattle Reign FC.{{cite news |last=Pentz |first=Matt |date=October 1, 2020 |title=How a group of USWNT stars found a temporary home on a Seattle amateur team |url=https://theathletic.com/2107998/2020/10/01/how-a-group-of-uswnt-stars-found-a-temporary-home-on-a-seattle-amateur-team/ |work=The Athletic |url-access=subscription |accessdate=April 16, 2023}} After the W-League folded in November 2015,{{cite press release |date=November 6, 2015 |title=W-League Statement |url=http://wleaguesoccer.com/home/899334.html |publisher=USL W-League |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119110213/http://wleaguesoccer.com/home/899334.html |archive-date=November 19, 2015 |accessdate=December 28, 2022}} the Sounders Women moved to the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL). They won a WPSL championship in 2018.{{cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Paul |date=July 23, 2018 |title=Seattle Sounders Women win first WPSL championship |url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/78899/seattle-sounders-women-win-first-wpsl-championship.html |work=Soccer America |url-access=subscription |accessdate=December 28, 2022}} The team terminated their branding agreement with the MLS Sounders in January 2020 and were renamed Sound FC.{{cite press release |date=January 11, 2020 |title=Sounders Women to re-brand |url=http://www.sounderswomen.com/Team/NewsItem/3220 |publisher=Sounders Women |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122235553/http://www.sounderswomen.com/Team/NewsItem/3220 |archive-date=January 22, 2020 |accessdate=December 22, 2022}}

• Issaquah High School (2001), capacity: 2,500{{cite news |last=Taylor |first=Bob |date=February 21, 2001 |title=Issaquah new home for Sounder Select soccer team |page=B4 |work=The Issaquah Press |url=http://ihm.stparchive.com/Archive/IHM/IHM02212001P12.php |via=SmallTownPapers |accessdate=February 16, 2023}}

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• [https://soundfc.org/ Sound FC website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20121011072218/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/22380.html#MAINon USL Soccer profile] (archived)

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