Puget Sound Gunners FC

Puget Sound Gunners FC
Full name Puget Sound Gunners Football Club
Nickname(s) Gunners
Founded 2010 (as North Sound SeaWolves)
Dissolved 2015
Stadium Issaquah High School
Issaquah, Washington
Ground Capacity 2,500
Owner Alex Silva
Head Coach Alex Silva
League Premier Development League
Website Club home page

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
0 United States GK Evan Gaul
1 Romania GK Claudio Lazar
2 Canada DF Christian Strangis
3 United States DF Zane Meehen
4 United States DF Gene Tibbetts
5 United States MF Renato Bandiera
6 United States FW Jesse Klug
7 United States MF Junpei Tsuji
8 Canada MF Mark Conrad
9 United States FW Quinton Beasley
10 Trinidad and Tobago DF Nasyir Rodriguez
11 United States MF Brady Ballew
13 United States MF Joshua Hamilton
No. Position Player
14 United States DF Kevin Cook
15 The Gambia DF Buba Jammeh
16 United States MF Jordan Correa
17 Ethiopia FW Abdul Aman
18 United States DF Ryan Blair
19 United States MF Josh Otusanya
20 United States DF Devin Thomas
21 United States MF Marshall Kosaka
23 United States MF Andrew Hill
24 United States FW Tody Tolo
25 United States MF Giancarlo Santoro
United States MF David Hill
10 El Salvador MF Edgardo Mira
Original SeaWolves logo 2011–12
SeaWolves logo 2012-2014

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 http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html and http://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?p=6037

References

External links

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