The Tacoma Dome is an indoor multi-purpose arena in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is located south of Downtown Tacoma, adjacent to Interstate 5 and Tacoma Dome Station. It is currently used for basketball tournaments by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), concerts, and other community events. In its early years, it was primarily used as a venue for minor league ice hockey and indoor soccer, and later temporarily hosted professional teams from Seattle.
The Tacoma Stars were an American professional indoor soccer team that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1983 to 1992. They played at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington.
Román Aureliano Torres Morcillo is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Tacoma Stars in the Major Arena Soccer League.
John Best was a professional soccer player who played as a defender, spending six seasons in the North American Soccer League where he was a five-time first team All Star. He later coached the NASL Seattle Sounders and served as the general manager of the Sounders and the Vancouver Whitecaps. Born in England, he also earned one cap with the United States national team in 1973.
Joseph Waters is an Irish former professional footballer who played in England and the United States. He lives in the United States where he coaches Tacoma Stars of PASL and youth soccer teams.
Darren Sawatzky is an American soccer coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Richmond Kickers in USL League One. He spent four seasons in Major League Soccer, one season in the Major Indoor Soccer League, one in USISL and five in the United Soccer Leagues. He currently holds several coaching positions at the high school, collegiate and professional levels and was the Director of Youth Development for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer. In January 2015, he was named head coach of the Tacoma Stars of the Major Arena Soccer League.
Lamar Neagle is an American professional soccer player who plays for the Tacoma Stars in the Major Arena Soccer League. He has spent most of his career with the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer over the course of several stints; Neagle has also played for Montreal Impact and D.C. United in Major League Soccer, as well as Mariehamn in Finland.
The Tacoma Stars are an American professional indoor soccer team based in Tacoma, Washington, that competes in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). The franchise also operates in USL League Two, a minor outdoor league. Founded in 2003, the indoor team plays its home games at ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington. First playing in 2024, the outdoor men's team and outdoor women's team, the Tacoma Galaxy, play home games at Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma.
Zachery Samuel Banner, nicknamed "the Hulk", is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). At Lakes High School, he was a two-time All-American offensive lineman. He played tackle in college football for the USC Trojans, with whom he was a two-time All-American and first-team All-Pac-12. Banner was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft, and made his NFL debut with the Cleveland Browns the same year. He was also a member of the Carolina Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Travis James Nicklaw is an American-born Guamanian international footballer who currently plays for Chattanooga Red Wolves.
Julie Beth Ertz is an American former professional soccer player. From 2014 to 2021, she played for National Women's Soccer League club Chicago Red Stars, and in 2023 she played for Angel City FC. A member of the United States women's national team from 2013 to 2023, she first appeared for the United States national team during an international friendly against Scotland on February 9, 2013, eventually making 123 total appearances for the team.
Morgan Paige Gautrat is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She first appeared for the United States national team during a friendly against Korea Republic on June 15, 2013. She has made 88 total appearances for the team and scored eight goals.
Nicolas Charles Perera is a Spanish-born American soccer coach, executive, and player who plays for the Tacoma Stars of the MASL. He coached the team from 2018 to 2021.
The Tacoma Defiance, formerly Seattle Sounders FC 2, are an American professional soccer team based in the Puget Sound region in Tukwila, Washington, United States. The team competes in MLS Next Pro, a league in the third tier of the United States soccer league system, as the reserve team of Seattle Sounders FC. Formerly, 20 percent of the club was fan-owned through the non-profit Sounders Community Trust.
Andi Maureen Sullivan is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team.
Katlyn Alicia Johnson Carreón is a former professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Angel City FC. Born in the United States, she represented the Mexico national team.
Justin Dhillon is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for USL Championship club Colorado Springs Switchbacks.
Conner Cappelletti is an association football coach and former player. Previously the head coach at Lane United, Lane Community College, and North Alabama SC, he is an assistant coach for USL League One club Richmond Kickers. Born in the United States, he represented Guam at international level, playing as a defender.
Achille Robin is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu in the Championnat National 3.
Hal Uderitz is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for MLS Next Pro club Colorado Rapids 2.
