Seattle Sounders Women

For other similarly named teams, see Seattle Sounders (disambiguation).

Full name

Seattle Sounders Women

Nickname(s)

Sounders

Founded

2001

Ground

Starfire Sports Stadium

Capacity

4,500

Owner

Cliff McElroy, Lane Smith & Mike Jennings

CEO

Lane Smith

Head Coach

Hubert Busby, Jr.

League

USL W-League (2001-2015)
WPSL (2016)

2015

Regular Season:
1st, Western Conference
Playoffs: Lost 1st Round

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

The Seattle Sounders Women is an American women's soccer team, founded in 2001. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States, until 2015 when the league shut down. In 2016 they joined the Women's Premier Soccer League.

The Sounders play their home games at Starfire Sports Stadium in Tukwila, Washington, 6 miles south of downtown Seattle. The team's colors are green and white.

The team was a sister organization of the men's Seattle Sounders team, which played in the USL First Division. Following that team's reorganization into the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer, the team's ownership was taken over by Mike Jennings, owner of the United Soccer League franchise Tacoma Tide (Sounders U-23). In 2011, Cliff McElroy & Lane Smith of Datec Inc. became majority owners while Mike Jennings has maintained a minority stake.^[1]

Players

Roster

As of July 1, 2015.^[2]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Megan Kufeld
2	MF	M'ily Reiter
3	DF	Rachel Melhado
4	MF	Joana Houplin
5	DF	Brooke Gilbert
6	FW	Cara Ledman
7	FW	Elise Wyatt
8	DF	Rachel Pitman
9	FW	Caroline Brown
10	MF	Sharis Lachappelle
12	MF	Nicole Setterlund
13	MF	Olivia Mackey
14	MF	Taylor Comeau
15	DF	Kelsey Hodges

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Lyndsey Patterson
17	FW	Brittany Baxter
19	DF	Annie Sittauer
20	FW	Kennya Cordner
21	MF	Marta Matthews
22	FW	Ifeoma Onomunu
23	FW	Emma Follis
24	DF	Kellyn Farrell
25	DF	Kimmie Krauss
28	FW	Jaclyn Softli
29	DF	Nicole Stewart
31	GK	Anna Maria Picarelli
40	GK	Kayla Klim

Notable former players

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs
2001	2	USL W-League	3rd, Western
2002	2	USL W-League	4th, Western	Western Conference Finals
2003	2	USL W-League	2nd, Western
2004	2	USL W-League	2nd, Western	Western Conference Finals
2005	2	USL W-League	5th, Western
2006	2	USL W-League	2nd, Western	National Semifinals (3rd Place)
2007	2	USL W-League	2nd, Western	National Semifinals (3rd Place)
2008	2	USL W-League	3rd, Western	National Semifinals (4th Place)
2009	2	USL W-League	4th, Western
2010	2	USL W-League	3rd, Western
2011	2	USL W-League	5th, Western	National Semifinals (4th Place)
2012	2	USL W-League	2nd, Western	Western Conference Finals
2013	2	USL W-League	3rd, Western	Did not qualify
2014	2	USL W-League	3rd, Western	Did not qualify
2015	2	USL W-League	1st, Western	Conference Playoff

References

External links

USL W-League - Western

Arizona Strikers FC Colorado Pride Colorado Rush Women Colorado Storm Santa Clarita Blue Heat Seattle Sounders Women

USL W-League seasons

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

U.S. Women's soccer

Overview	Club/Association teams Women's football

Leagues	National Women's Soccer League Women's Premier Soccer League United Women's Soccer

Defunct Leagues	Women's United Soccer Association Women's Professional Soccer Women's Premier Soccer League Elite USL W-League

Cups	Women's Cup Women's Amateur

International	National team Under-23 Under-20 Under-17

Sports teams based in Washington

Baseball	MLB Seattle Mariners PCL Tacoma Rainiers NwL Everett AquaSox Spokane Indians Tri-City Dust Devils WCL Bellingham Bells Cowlitz Black Bears Kitsap BlueJackets Walla Walla Sweets Wenatchee AppleSox Yakima Valley Pippins

Basketball	WNBA Seattle Storm IBL Bellingham Slam Olympia Reign Seattle Flight Vancouver Volcanoes ABA Kitsap Admirals Seattle Mountaineers

Football	NFL Seattle Seahawks IFL Spokane Empire Tri-Cities Fever WFA Everett Reign Seattle Majestics Tacoma Trauma LFL Seattle Mist

Ice hockey	WHL Everett Silvertips Seattle Thunderbirds Spokane Chiefs Tri-City Americans BCHL Wenatchee Wild NPHL Bellingham Blazers Seattle Ravens Tri-City Outlaws Wenatchee Wolves West Sound Warriors WSHL Seattle Totems Vancouver Rangers

Roller derby	WFTDA Division 1 Jet City Rollergirls Oly Rollers Rat City Rollergirls WFTDA Division 3 Bellingham Roller Betties Dockyard Derby Dames Lilac City Roller Girls Port Scandalous Roller Derby Rainy City Roller Dolls Slaughter County Roller Vixens RDCL Tilted Thunder Rail Birds MRDA Puget Sound Outcast Derby

Rugby	RSL Old Puget Sound Beach RFC

Soccer	MLS Seattle Sounders FC NWSL Seattle Reign USL Seattle Sounders FC 2 PDL Kitsap Pumas Puget Sound Gunners FC Seattle Sounders FC U-23 Washington Crossfire NPSL OSA FC MASL Tacoma Stars

College athletics	NCAA Division I Eastern Washington Eagles Gonzaga Bulldogs Seattle Redhawks Washington Huskies Washington State Cougars NCAA Division II Central Washington Wildcats Saint Martin's Saints Seattle Pacific Falcons Western Washington Vikings NCAA Division III Pacific Lutheran Lutes Puget Sound Loggers Whitman Missionaries Whitworth Pirates

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