Hibernian Saints

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Hibernian Saints
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Full nameHibernian and Caledonian F.C.
Nickname(s)The Saints
Founded1989
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, founded in 1993. The team was a member of the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL), a recognised Division IV league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The Saints last participated in the PCSL in 2006. They were the next best soccer in Seattle besides the Sounders while operating. [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]

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

(1) 1996 NANIS Men's National Champions (Columbus, OH)

(2) 1997 NANIS Men's National Champions (Columbus, OH)

(3) 2002 USSF-USASA Men's O-30 National Cup Champions (Philadelphia, PA)

(4) 2003 USASA-USSF Men's O-40 Veterans Cup National Champions (Honolulu, HI)

(5) 2003 USASA-USSF Women's National Cup Champions (Milwaukee, WI)

(6) 2004 USSF-USASA Men's O-30 National Cup Champions (Orlando, FL)

(7) 2005 USSF-USASA Men's O-40 Veterans Cup National Champions (Wilmington, NC)

(8) 2005 USSF-USASA Men's National Cup Champions (Dallas, TX)

(9) 2007 USSF-USASA Men's O-40 Veterans Cup National Champions (Bellingham, WA)

(10) 2008 USSF-USASA Men's O-45 Veterans Cup National Champions (Bellingham, WA)

(11) 2011 HSA-ISSA-WSSA Men's O-40 Masters Fútbol Cup National Soccer Champions (Longview, WA)

(12) 2012 HSA-ISSA-WSSA Men's O-50 Masters Fútbol Cup National Soccer Champions (Bellingham, WA)

13) 2013 USSF-USASA Men's O-50 Veterans Cup National Champions (San Diego, CA)

Source: PCSL Standings [4]

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. [5]

Coaches


Men Players

Tom Boatright (D)

Women Players

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References

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  2. "PCSL - Cups and Trophies". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
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  5. Falk, David (6 July 2011). "Hibs-Caley Saints and the Wayback Machine". goalWA.net. Retrieved 19 April 2013.