Hibernian Saints

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Hibernian Saints
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Full nameHibernian and Caledonian F.C.
Nickname(s)The Saints
Founded1993
Dissolved2006
Stadium Starfire Sports Complex
Capacity2,000
Chairman Teddy Mitalas
Manager Jimmy McAlister
League Pacific Coast Soccer League
20066th

Hibernian Saints was an American soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1993, the team was a member of the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL), a recognized fourth-division league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. The Saints last participated in the PCSL in 2006. They were another soccer team in Seattle besides the Sounders, while they operated. [1]

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The team played in the PCSL under four different names: Seattle FC (1995), Seattle Hibernian (1996–2004), Hibernian & Caledonian (2005), and Hibernian Saints (2006). The team were PCSL champions four times, in 1996, 1999, 2000 and 2001. The women's team were league cup champions in 2001 and 2005. [2] The women's team merged with the Seattle Sounders Women before the start of the 2006 season. [3] [4]

During their final years, the Saints played their home matches at the Starfire Sports Complex in the city of Tukwila, Washington, 11 miles south of Downtown Seattle. The team's colors were white and green.

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
1995"3"PCSL8thDid not qualifyDid not qualify
1996"3"PCSL1stDid not qualifyDid not qualify
1997"3"PCSL3rdDid not qualifyDid not qualify
1998"3"PCSL2ndDid not qualifyDid not qualify
1999"3"PCSL1stChampionDid not qualify
2000"3"PCSL1stDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2001"3"PCSL1stDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2002"3"PCSL4thChampionDid not qualify
2003"3"PCSL3rdDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2004"3"PCSL3rdDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2005"3"PCSL2nd, NorthDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2006"3"PCSL6thDid not qualifyDid not qualify

Notable Championships

Source: PCSL Standings [5]

The Seattle Hibernian & Caledonian F.C. of the Pacific Coast Soccer League Men's Division won the 2005 USSF-USASA National Cup Championship in the Men's Amateur category, defeating Region I champions Baltimore Allied 2-1 in the final in Dallas, Texas on Sunday, August 7, 2005. The Hibernian & Caledonian men's team in June beat Santa Clara Sporting (SCS) from Northern California, 2-1, to win the Region IV championship and earn their spot at the Nationals. [6]

Coaches

Men Players

Women Players

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References

  1. ↑ Falk, David (July 15, 2011). "George Singh looks back at his Saints years". goalWA.net. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "PCSL - Cups and Trophies". Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ "PCSL - Pacific Coast Soccer League". www.pcsl.org. Archived from the original on December 15, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ Massey, Matt (May 20, 2006). "Soccer star baumgardt now a mom, playing for kicks". The Seattle Times . Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Home". pcsl.org.
  6. ↑ Falk, David (July 6, 2011). "Hibs-Caley Saints and the Wayback Machine". goalWA.net. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
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