Puget Sound Gunners FC

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Puget Sound Gunners FC
Full namePuget Sound Gunners Football Club
NicknameGunners
Founded2010 (as North Sound SeaWolves)
Dissolved2015
Ground Issaquah High School
Issaquah, Washington
Capacity2,500
Owner Alex Silva
Head CoachAlex Silva
League Premier Development League
Website http://www.pugetsoundgunnersfc.com

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.

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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. [1] 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. [2] 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. [3]

The SeaWolves played their first competitive game on May 7, 2011, a 0–0 tie with the Washington Crossfire. [4]

On January 16, 2013, the club rebranded as Puget Sound Gunners FC after partnering with the Issaquah Soccer Club. [5]

On January 29, 2016, the Gunners PDL franchise rights were sold to the Victoria Highlanders so they could rejoin the PDL. [6]

Players

Current roster

Current

Roster as of 2015: [7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evan Gaul
1 GK Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Claudio Lazar
2 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Christian Strangis
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zane Meehen
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gene Tibbetts
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Renato Bandiera
6 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jesse Klug
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Junpei Tsuji
8 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Mark Conrad
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robin Casillas
10 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Nasyir Rodriguez
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brady Ballew
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joshua Hamilton
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Cook
15 DF Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Buba Jammeh
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Correa
17 FW Flag of Ethiopia.svg  ETH Abdul Aman
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Blair
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Otusanya
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Devin Thomas
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marshall Kosaka
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrew Hill
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tody Tolo
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Giancarlo Santoro
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Hill
10 MF Flag of El Salvador.svg  SLV Edgardo Mira

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffs Open Cup
20114USL PDL6th, NorthwestDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20124USL PDL7th, NorthwestDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20134USL PDL7th, NorthwestDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20144USL PDL7th, NorthwestDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20154USL PDL7th, NorthwestDid not qualifyDid not qualify

Click on year for team's season wiki.

Head coaches

Stadium

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

References

  1. ↑ International Inc., Demosphere (November 29, 2010). "North Sound SeaWolves Join PDL" . Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Nowland added as player-assistant coach for Seawolves FC. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on March 22, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  4. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Victoria Highlanders Return to the PDL". Premier Development League (PDL). January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Roster –". pugetsoundgunnersfc.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015.
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