Seattle SeaDogs
Encyclopedia
The Seattle SeaDogs are a defunct indoor soccer
team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League
(CISL) from 1995 to 1997. They won the last CISL championship in 1997.
(CISL) awarded an expansion franchise to the Ackerly Group. The team, based in Seattle was named the SeaDogs.
The SeaDogs’ first two seasons were miserable as the team failed to break even. However, in 1997, they ran to a 21-7 regular season record, winning the league championship.
At the end of the 1997, the CISL folded. Several teams then jumped to various other indoor soccer league’s, but the SeaDogs elected to remain independent as its ownership explored various options. During this period, Clavijo resigned to take up the head coach position with the Florida ThunderCats
of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL).
. In 1996 the SeaDogs moved into the rebuilt Seattle Center Coliseum which by this time had been renamed KeyArena
also on the grounds of the Seattle Center
.
Goalkeeper of the Year
Coach of the Year
Championship Series MVP
All Star Game MVP
Jean Harbor
Brian Schmetzer
Rick Blubaugh
Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League
Continental Indoor Soccer League
The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.-History:When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to...
(CISL) from 1995 to 1997. They won the last CISL championship in 1997.
History
In 1995, the Continental Indoor Soccer LeagueContinental Indoor Soccer League
The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.-History:When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to...
(CISL) awarded an expansion franchise to the Ackerly Group. The team, based in Seattle was named the SeaDogs.
The SeaDogs’ first two seasons were miserable as the team failed to break even. However, in 1997, they ran to a 21-7 regular season record, winning the league championship.
At the end of the 1997, the CISL folded. Several teams then jumped to various other indoor soccer league’s, but the SeaDogs elected to remain independent as its ownership explored various options. During this period, Clavijo resigned to take up the head coach position with the Florida ThunderCats
Florida ThunderCats
The Florida ThunderCats were an indoor soccer club based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that competed in the National Professional Soccer League. The team folded after one season.-Year-by-year:...
of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL).
Arena
In 1995, the SeaDogs held their home games in the Seattle Center Arena later called Mercer ArenaMercer Arena
Mercer Arena, previously known as the Exposition Building, the Civic Ice Arena and Seattle Center Arena, is a performing arts venue located at the corner of Mercer Street Fourth Avenue North in Seattle, Washington. It was built in 1912 next door to the Seattle Civic Auditorium , as part of the $1...
. In 1996 the SeaDogs moved into the rebuilt Seattle Center Coliseum which by this time had been renamed KeyArena
KeyArena
KeyArena at Seattle Center , is a multipurpose arena, in Seattle, Washington. It is located north of downtown in the entertainment complex known as Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, the Century 21 Exposition...
also on the grounds of the Seattle Center
Seattle Center
Seattle Center is a park and arts and entertainment center in Seattle, Washington. The campus is the site used in 1962 by the Century 21 Exposition. It is located just north of Belltown in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood.-Attractions:...
.
Year-by-year
| Year | Record | Regular Season | Playoffs | Avg. Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12-16 | 4th Western | Did not qualify | 2,341 |
| 1996 | 11-17 | 4th Western | Did not qualify | 3,812 |
| 1997 | 21-7 | 1st Western | Champions | 5,428 |
| 3 | 44-40 | - | - | 3,860 |
Honors
CISL Championship- 1997
Goalkeeper of the Year
- 1997 Juan De La OJuan De La OJuan de la O is a Mexican indoor soccer goalkeeper who played in several U.S. indoor leagues. He was the 1997 Continental Indoor Soccer League Goalkeeper of the Year....
Coach of the Year
- 1997 Fernando ClavijoFernando ClavijoFernando Clavijo is a retired American soccer football defender and former head coach of the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He played three seasons in the American Soccer League, two in the North American Soccer League and ten in the Major Indoor Soccer League...
Championship Series MVP
- 1997 Juan De La OJuan De La OJuan de la O is a Mexican indoor soccer goalkeeper who played in several U.S. indoor leagues. He was the 1997 Continental Indoor Soccer League Goalkeeper of the Year....
All Star Game MVP
- 1997 Jean HarborJean HarborJean Harbor is a former Nigerian American soccer forward who played for numerous teams in Nigeria and the U.S. He earned fifteen caps with the U.S. national team after becoming a U.S. citizen in 1992.-Youth:...
Notable players
Ralph BlackRalph Black (soccer)
Ralph Black is a retired Scottish-American soccer defender who spent most of his career in indoor soccer.-MISL:...
Jean Harbor
Jean Harbor
Jean Harbor is a former Nigerian American soccer forward who played for numerous teams in Nigeria and the U.S. He earned fifteen caps with the U.S. national team after becoming a U.S. citizen in 1992.-Youth:...
Brian Schmetzer
Brian Schmetzer
Brian Schmetzer is a retired U.S. soccer player who played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer League. He coached the Seattle Sounders in the USL First Division for seven seasons, winning two championships. He was the 2002 USL-1 Coach of the Year...
Rick Blubaugh
Rick Blubaugh
Rick Brian Blubaugh is an American former professional soccer player. He spent four seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance, one in the Major Indoor Soccer League and one in the Continental Indoor Soccer League.-Youth:Blubaugh's roots are traced to Lynnwood, Washington, son of Joe and Selva Blubaugh...