Puget Sound Gunners FC

Puget Sound Gunners FC
Full namePuget Sound Gunners Football Club
Nickname(s)Gunners
Founded2010 (as North Sound SeaWolves)
Dissolved2015
GroundIssaquah High School
Issaquah, Washington
Capacity2,500
OwnerAlex Silva
Head CoachAlex Silva
LeaguePremier Development League
Websitehttp://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.

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

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2011 4 USL PDL 6th, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 4 USL PDL 7th, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
2013 4 USL PDL 7th, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
2014 4 USL PDL 7th, Northwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
2015 4 USL PDL 7th, Northwest Did not qualify Did 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

  • 2011: 182
  • 2012: 135
  • 2013: 234
  • 2014: 133

References

  1. ^ International Inc., Demosphere (November 29, 2010). "North Sound SeaWolves Join PDL". Retrieved 13 June 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 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  4. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  5. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-17.
  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 2015-03-11.