Seattle Storm (soccer) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Football Club Seattle Storm, also known as the F.C. Seattle Storm, was an American soccer team based in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

. F.C. Seattle was a "super club" created to provide Seattle players an opportunity to play at a higher level than the local recreational and semi-pro leagues. In addition to playing exhibition matches against top international teams, F.C. Seattle was a member of the short lived Western Soccer Alliance, was a founding member of the American Professional Soccer League

American Professional Soccer League

The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...

and later spent three seasons in the Pacific Coast Soccer League

Pacific Coast Soccer League

The Pacific Coast Soccer League is a soccer league featuring teams from British Columbia, although the league has also featured teams from Washington in the past as well...

1984: F.C. Seattle Challenge

In 1984, F.C. Seattle hosted the F.C. Seattle Challenge '84. This series pitted F.C. Seattle against three NASL

North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...

teams, the Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL)

The original Vancouver Whitecaps were founded on December 11, 1973 and during the 1970s and 1980s played in the North American Soccer League . The Whitecaps achieved success, winning the 1979 Soccer Bowl. The Whitecaps of that era included international players such as Alan Ball, but also "home...

(2-2 tie), Minnesota Strikers

Minnesota Strikers

The Minnesota Strikers was an American professional soccer team located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. The team played one season in the North American Soccer League and 4 seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League....

(0-3 loss), New York Cosmos

New York Cosmos

The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history...

(1-2 loss), as well as the 1984 U.S. Olympic Team

Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics

The football tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11. It featured only a men's tournament, as women's football had yet to become an Olympic event. It was the first Olympic football competition in which professionals were allowed...

. For this challenge cup, the team filled its roster from local colleges, high schools and semi-pro teams. However, five F.C. Seattle players had previous professional experience: Jack Brand

Jack Brand (soccer)

Jack Brand is a former professional soccer goalkeeper. He holds the record for most shutouts in a season in the North American Soccer League with 15 in 1980. He was born in Braunschweig, West Germany. In 2008, Jack was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame-Soccer career:Brand began his...

, Jerry Cameron

Jerry Cameron

Jerry Cameron is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League.Cameron, a graduate of Ballard High School played three games for the Phoenix Inferno of the Major Indoor Soccer League during the 1981-1982 season. In 1984, Cameron played for F.C....

, Eddie Krueger

Eddie Krueger

Eddie Krueger is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League.In 1977, Krueger graduated from Seattle Preparatory School and signed as a seventeen year old with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League. He spent the first year on...

, Joe James and Robbie Zipp

Robbie Zipp

Robert “Robbie, Robby, Rob or Bob” Zipp is a retired U.S. soccer player who currently serves as a youth soccer referee and is a vice-president of Costco Wholesale....

. The team was coached by former Sounders player Tom Jenkins

Tom Jenkins

Thomas Wayne Jenkins is an American golfer.Jenkins was born in Houston, Texas. He attended the University of Houston, where he was a member of the winning 1970 NCAA Division I golf team. He graduated in 1971 and turned professional. His only PGA Tour victory was the 1975 IVB-Philadelphia Golf...

and played its games in Seattle's Memorial Stadium

Memorial Stadium (Seattle)

The Memorial Stadium in Seattle, Washington, is located in the northeast corner of the Seattle Center grounds. The stadium currently seats approximately 12,000 people. This was expanded to 17,000, during 1974-75, while the Seattle Sounders, of the North American Soccer League, played at Memorial...

. The series averaged just over six thousand fans per game. At the end of it, NASL officials approached F.C. Seattle about entering the NASL for the 1985 season. F.C. Seattle declined, noting that most NASL teams hemorrhaged money. The club's backers preferred to keep it on a semi-professional basis, build a fan base, then work towards taking the team fully professional an indeterminate time in the future.

1985: Western Alliance Challenge Series

In 1985, F.C. Seattle joined with three other independent "super clubs", F.C. Portland

F.C. Portland

Portland Timbers, previously known as F.C. Portland, came into existence in 1985 as an independent U.S. soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. In 1989, the team adopted the name Portland Timbers. Portland was composed of both professional and amateur players. The amateur players largely came...

, San Jose Earthquakes and Victoria Riptides

Victoria Riptides

Victoria Riptides were a soccer team based out of Victoria, British Columbia. The team played a single season in the Western Alliance Challenge Series in 1985.-History:...

, to create the Western Alliance Challenge Series. This series came in response to the cancellation of games F.C. Seattle had scheduled against English teams West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...

and Aston Villa

Aston Villa F.C.

Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...

. In June, FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

had banned English clubs from travelling for international games after Liverpool

Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

fans sparked massive deaths in fan violence in Belgium.

F.C. Portland

F.C. Portland

hosted F.C. Seattle for the first game of the series, a game F.C. Seattle won on the strength of a Bruce Raney hat trick. Other significant F.C. Seattle players included Jeff Durgan

Jeff Durgan

Jeffrey "Jeff" Durgan is a retired U.S. soccer defender who played professionally for the New York Cosmos and seven times for the U.S. national team.-NASL:...

, the Schmetzer brothers - Andy

Andy Schmetzer

Andy M. Schmetzer Andy M. Schmetzer Andy M. Schmetzer (born April 26, 1967 in Seattle, Washington is a former U.S. soccer midfielder and indoor soccer coach.-Youth:Schmetzer grew up in Seattle, Washington where he attended Nathan Hale High School. He learned to play soccer under the tutelage of his...

, Brian

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...

and Walter

Walt Schmetzer

Walter M. Schmetzer is a former U.S. soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Western Soccer Alliance and Major Indoor Soccer League....

, and Peter Hattrup

Peter Hattrup

Peter Hattrup is a retired U.S. soccer player and current youth soccer coach.-Youth and college:Hattrup was a four-year starter as a star player for the Seattle Preparatory School boys' soccer team. He graduated in 1982 and entered Seattle Pacific University.Hattrup was a scoring sensation for...

. However, Bruce Rioch

Bruce Rioch

Bruce David Rioch is an English-born football manager and former player. He was manager of Aalborg BK in the Danish Superliga, until his sacking on 23 October 2008....

, who had replaced Jack Brand as head coach in February, released Durgan from the team after he was ejected for making several flagrant fouls in the game against the Canadian national team

Canada men's national soccer team

The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...

in July.

1986-1989: Western Soccer Alliance/League

In 1986, three of the four teams from 1985, decided to form the Western Soccer Alliance. Only Victoria declined to join the new alliance, but they were replaced by the Edmonton Brickmen

Edmonton Brickmen

The Edmonton Brickmen were an Edmonton, Alberta-based soccer club that competed in two now-defunct leagues: the Western Soccer Alliance and the Canadian Soccer League.-History:...

.

In 1987, the WSA instituted a two game post-season playoff series. F.C. Seattle, which finished second in alliance standings, lost 3-0 to the San Jose Earthquakes in the wild card game.

Up to now F.C. Seattle had also been known as the F.C. Seattle Storm. In 1988, the team officially dropped the F.C. and became the Seattle Storm. However, they were still referred to as the F.C. Seattle Storm throughout the season and the new name was not widely used until the 1989 season. The 1988 season was one of the most successful for the Storm when it cruised to the top of the regular season standings, then crushed the Earthquakes 5-0 in the championship game.

In 1989, the Storm failed to build on its previous year's success and finished out of playoff contention. As a side note, the WSA changed its name to the Western Soccer League.

1990: American Professional Soccer League

In 1990, the Storm, along with the rest of the WSL merged with the American Soccer League

American Soccer League

The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...

to form the American Professional Soccer League

American Professional Soccer League

. Despite Chance Fry

Chance Fry

Chance Fry is a retired U.S. soccer forward who began his career straight out of high school with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League. With the collapse of the NASL, he moved to indoor soccer as well as U.S. minor leagues. Since retiring from playing, Fry has become a college...

leading the league with 17 goals and 5 assists, the Storm finished last in the North Division of the West Conference. Following the season, Greer announced his intention to have the Storm sit out the 1991 season. However, in February 1992, he decided to fold the team.

1993-1995: Pacific Coast Soccer League

In December 1992, Stuart Lee

Stuart Lee

Stuart Lee is a former English football forward. He played professionally in England, Wales and the United States.-Player:...

bought the rights to the team and entered it in the amateur Pacific Coast Soccer League

Pacific Coast Soccer League

The Pacific Coast Soccer League is a soccer league featuring teams from British Columbia, although the league has also featured teams from Washington in the past as well...

. The team competed through the 1995 season then withdrew from senior competitions. It continues to operate as a local soccer club with boys and girls teams in all age competitions.

Yearly Record

Year	Team Name	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1985 1985 Western Alliance Challenge Series History of the 1985 Western Alliance Challenge Series. This series of games which included F.C. Seattle, the Victoria Riptide, F.C. Portland and the San Jose Earthquakes led to the creation of the Western Soccer Alliance which later merged with the American Soccer League to form the American...	F.C. Seattle	WSA	3rd	No playoffs	Did not enter
1986	F.C. Seattle	WSA	3rd	No playoffs	Did not enter
1987	F.C. Seattle Storm	WSA	2nd	Wild Card	Did not enter
1988	Seattle Storm	WSA	1st	Champion	Did not enter
1989	Seattle Storm	WSL	3rd, North	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1990	Seattle Storm	APSL	5th, WSL North	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1993	F.C. Seattle Storm	PCSL			Did not enter
1994	F.C. Seattle Storm	PCSL			Did not enter
1995	F.C. Seattle Storm	PCSL	8th	Did not qualify	Did not enter

Coaches

Record includes both league and exhibition matches.

Name	Nat	From	To	Record
Name	Nat	From	To	P	W	D	L	F	A
Tommy Jenkins Tommy Jenkins Thomas Ernest "Tommy" Jenkins is a retired English footballer. He played professionally in two continents as a gifted winger and is now a soccer coach in the United States.-Early career:...		1984	February 1985	7	1	1	5	6	12
Bruce Rioch Bruce Rioch Bruce David Rioch is an English-born football manager and former player. He was manager of Aalborg BK in the Danish Superliga, until his sacking on 23 October 2008....		February 1985	September 1985	13	6	1	6	23	25
Jimmy Gabriel Jimmy Gabriel James Gabriel is a Scottish former football midfielder who earned two caps with the Scotland national football team. Chiefly associated with English club Everton, Gabriel played extensively in Scotland and England before ending his career with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer...		September 1985		35	14	4	17	49	53
Tommy Jenkins Tommy Jenkins Thomas Ernest "Tommy" Jenkins is a retired English footballer. He played professionally in two continents as a gifted winger and is now a soccer coach in the United States.-Early career:...		1988	1989	39	25	2	12	76	49
Stuart Lee Stuart Lee Stuart Lee is a former English football forward. He played professionally in England, Wales and the United States.-Player:...		1990	1990	26	13	0	13	53	45
Stuart Lee Stuart Lee Stuart Lee is a former English football forward. He played professionally in England, Wales and the United States.-Player:...		1993	1995

Notable players

This list includes those former players who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left.
Scott Benedetti

Scott Benedetti

Scott “Benny” Benedetti is a retired American soccer player. He began his professional career with the semi-professional F.C. Portland in 1986 and ended it with the U.S. second division club Portland Timbers in 2005. While he spent most of his career in the lower U.S...

Rick Davis

Richard Dean Davis is a retired American soccer midfielder, and former captain of the U.S. National Team for much of the 1980s...

Jeff Durgan

Jeffrey "Jeff" Durgan is a retired U.S. soccer defender who played professionally for the New York Cosmos and seven times for the U.S. national team.-NASL:...

Chance Fry

Brent Goulet

Brent Goulet is a retired American soccer forward and later coached SV Elversberg from 2004 to 2008. He began his career in the United States before moving to England and Germany, and also earned eight caps with the U.S. national team. He was the 1987 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year and was a...

Peter Hattrup

Chris Henderson

Christopher "Chris" Henderson is a former American soccer midfielder who earned 79 caps with the U.S. national team. He was part of the U.S...

Eddie Henderson

Eddie Henderson is a retired U.S. soccer player and current Nevada Director of Youth Coaching. Henderson spent two seasons in the Western Soccer League, one in the American Professional Soccer League, one season in Major Soccer League and seven in the National Professional Soccer League. He also...

Bernie James

Bernie James is a former U.S. soccer player and current youth soccer coach. James spent twenty-four years as a professional, both beginning and ending his career with different versions of the Seattle Sounders. He played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American...

Billy Crook 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...

Brian Schmetzer

Jeff Stock

Jeff Stock is a retired U.S. soccer defender who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League and two in the Western Soccer Alliance. He also played in the Major Indoor Soccer League with the Tacoma Stars....

Wade Webber

Wade Webber is a retired U.S. soccer defender who spent most of his career with clubs in the Pacific Northwest. However, he did see three years in Major League Soccer with the Dallas Burn and Miami Fusion before suffering a career ending knee injury...

Exhibition Games

As an independent soccer team, F.C. Seattle original purpose was to play exhibition games. Even after the establishment of the Western Soccer Alliance, exhibition games remained one of the most significant elements of the team's seasons.

1984

June 10: Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL)

2-2

June 21: Minnesota Strikers

Minnesota Strikers

0-3

July 6: New York Cosmos

New York Cosmos

1-2

July 13: 1984 U.S. Olympic Team 1-3

August 4: at Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL)

2-1

September 8: Vancouver Fire 0-1

1985 Results

June 2: Dundee F.C.

Dundee F.C.

Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...

0-1

June 9: Santos

Santos Futebol Clube

Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively....

2-1

June 16: Guadalajara 2-3

June 23: US National Team

United States men's national soccer team

The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...

2-3

1986

April 24: Canadian national team

Canada men's national soccer team

2-3

May 27: Manchester City 0-1

June 6: Dundee F.C.

Dundee F.C.

1-2

July 19: SC Cleveland 2-1

1987

May 31: Hearts

Heart of Midlothian F.C.

Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...

1-1

June 5: Norwich City

Norwich City F.C.

Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...

2-0

June 20: Neza, Mexico City

July 10: Herfølge

Herfølge Boldklub

Herfølge Boldklub is a Danish football club founded in 1921. It is based in Herfølge, a southern suburb of Køge in the eastern part of Zealand. In 2009, the club shared it's licence, and merged it's professional football with Køge BK to form HB Køge....

2-1

July 15: Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL)

0-1

Stormin the Isles Tour of Britain:

July 27: Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

1-2

July 29: A.F.C. Bournemouth

A.F.C. Bournemouth

A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....

0-1

July 31: Queens Park Rangers F.C.

Queens Park Rangers F.C.

Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...

2-2

August 4: Dundee

Dundee F.C.

0-3

August 6: Portsmouth

Portsmouth F.C.

Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...

1-3

1988

May 7: Calgary Strikers 3-1

June 11: Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

2-1

June 26: Atlante

Atlante F.C.

Club de Fútbol Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing in the Mexican First Division League. The club is based in Cancún, Mexico as of the start of the 2007-08 season, when they relocated from Mexico City, and plays its home games in Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo.-Domestic...

August 3: Oldham Athletic 0-2

August 6: Lincoln City F.C.

Lincoln City F.C.

Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....

2-2

August 10: Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

0-3

August 13: Sunderland F.C. 0-3

August 16: Hull F.C. 2-2

1989

May 7: Vancouver 86ers 2-1

August 3: Victorian Vistas 3-0

1990

May 20: A.F.C. Bournemouth

A.F.C. Bournemouth

1-0

May 29: Dnepr

FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...

1-2

August 1: at Vancouver Vistas 0-1

August 5: at Vancouver 86ers 3-5

August 8: Vancouver 86ers 3-2

Goalkeepers

Jack Brand
Jack Brand (soccer)
Jack Brand is a former professional soccer goalkeeper. He holds the record for most shutouts in a season in the North American Soccer League with 15 in 1980. He was born in Braunschweig, West Germany. In 2008, Jack was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame-Soccer career:Brand began his...

: 1984
Sergio Soriano: 1984
Mark Schuur: 1985-1986, 1988
Bill Glandon: 1986
Jeff Koch: 1986-1989
Jeff Storrs
Jeff Storrs
Jeff Storrs is a former U.S. soccer goalkeeper who spent two seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance and one in the American Professional Soccer League.-College:...

: 1987-1990
Rolf Norton: 1988-1989
Jim Neighbors: 1988
Matthew Olson: 1989
Chris Bell: 1990
Jim Brazeau
Jim Brazeau
Jim Brazeau is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. He played one season in the American Professional Soccer League and five in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. He earned the first shutout in CISL history on August 25, 1993. He is currently the head coach of Pacific...

: 1990

Defenders

Doug Backous: 1984
Pat Blann: 1984
Dave Felt: 1984
Eddie Krueger
Eddie Krueger
Eddie Krueger is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League.In 1977, Krueger graduated from Seattle Preparatory School and signed as a seventeen year old with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League. He spent the first year on...

: 1984
Terry McGill: 1984
Steve Englebrick: 1984-1985
Robbie Zipp
Robbie Zipp
Robert “Robbie, Robby, Rob or Bob” Zipp is a retired U.S. soccer player who currently serves as a youth soccer referee and is a vice-president of Costco Wholesale....

: 1984-1985
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...

: 1984, 1986-1989
Joe James
Joe James (soccer)
Joe "Joey" James is a retired U.S. soccer defender who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer Alliance.James, the brother of Bernie James, was born in England, but grew up in Bellevue, Washington. He graduated from O'Dea High School where he was a 1979 Parade...

: 1984, 1989
Jeff Durgan
Jeff Durgan
Jeffrey "Jeff" Durgan is a retired U.S. soccer defender who played professionally for the New York Cosmos and seven times for the U.S. national team.-NASL:...

: 1985
Don Farler: 1985-1990
Peter Fewing: 1985-1990
Dan Pingrey: 1985
Tom Blauhous: 1986-1987
Daryl Green
Daryl Green
Daryl Green is a retired U.S. soccer player who coaches youth soccer. He played four seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance, one in the American Professional Soccer League and two in Major Indoor Soccer League-Youth:...

: 1986-1989
James Hodgson: 1986
Kevin Iverson: 1986
Dave Wittrell: 1986
Randy Hanson: 1987
Kevin O’Keefe: 1987
Jeff Stock
Jeff Stock
Jeff Stock is a retired U.S. soccer defender who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League and two in the Western Soccer Alliance. He also played in the Major Indoor Soccer League with the Tacoma Stars....

: 1987-1989
Billy Crook
Billy Crook (American soccer player)
Billy Crook was a U.S. soccer defender who spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League, eight in Major Indoor Soccer League, two in the Western Soccer Alliance, at least two in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, and four in the American Professional Soccer League. He also earned one...

: 1988
Grant Gibbs
Grant Gibbs
Grant Gibbs is a former U.S. soccer defender who spent his professional career in clubs F.C. Portland, Seattle Storm and Miami Freedom.-Bio:Gibbs grew up in Federal Way, Washington where he attended Thomas Jefferson High School. After graduating from high school in 1982, Webber attended Warner...

: 1988-1990
Rob Goff: 1988, 1989
Bernie James
Bernie James
Bernie James is a former U.S. soccer player and current youth soccer coach. James spent twenty-four years as a professional, both beginning and ending his career with different versions of the Seattle Sounders. He played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American...

: 1988-1989
Ray Evans
Ray Evans (footballer)
Ray Evans is a retired English footballer who played in the position of full back in England and the United States.-Career:...

: 1989
Steve McCrath: 1989-1990
Bob McLaughlin: 1989
Ian MacLean: 1989
Craig Ottosen: 1989
Wade Webber
Wade Webber
Wade Webber is a retired U.S. soccer defender who spent most of his career with clubs in the Pacific Northwest. However, he did see three years in Major League Soccer with the Dallas Burn and Miami Fusion before suffering a career ending knee injury...

: 1990
Garrett Smith
Garrett Smith
Garrett Smith is a former U.S. soccer defender who played professionally in the Western Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Continental Indoor Soccer League. Since 1992, he has served as an assistant coach with the University of Portland’s men’s and...

: 1990

Midfielders

Jerry Cameron
Jerry Cameron
Jerry Cameron is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League.Cameron, a graduate of Ballard High School played three games for the Phoenix Inferno of the Major Indoor Soccer League during the 1981-1982 season. In 1984, Cameron played for F.C....

: 1984
Teddy Metalls: 1984
Tad Willoughby
Tad Willoughby
Tad Willoughby is a retired American soccer midfielder who played four seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance and three in the Major Indoor Soccer League.-Playing:...

: 1984, 1986-1989
Ken Fuegmann: 1985-1988
Dennis Gunnell: 1985-1988
Andy Schmetzer
Andy Schmetzer
Andy M. Schmetzer Andy M. Schmetzer Andy M. Schmetzer (born April 26, 1967 in Seattle, Washington is a former U.S. soccer midfielder and indoor soccer coach.-Youth:Schmetzer grew up in Seattle, Washington where he attended Nathan Hale High School. He learned to play soccer under the tutelage of his...

: 1985
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...

: 1985
Peter Hattrup
Peter Hattrup
Peter Hattrup is a retired U.S. soccer player and current youth soccer coach.-Youth and college:Hattrup was a four-year starter as a star player for the Seattle Preparatory School boys' soccer team. He graduated in 1982 and entered Seattle Pacific University.Hattrup was a scoring sensation for...

: 1986, 1988-1989
Geoff Wall
Geoff Wall
Geoff Wall is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer Alliance....

: 1986, 1987, 1988
Ken Coplin: 1987, 1989
John Hamel
John Hamel
John Hamel is a retired American soccer midfielder who played three seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance, one in the American Professional Soccer League, one in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and at least one in the Major Indoor Soccer League.-Playing:Hamel grew up in Seattle where he...

: 1987-1990
Fran O’Brien
Fran O'Brien (footballer)
Fran O'Brien was an Irish soccer player during the 1970s and 1980s. He was the first player to be capped for the Republic of Ireland playing in U.S., earning a total of four caps.-Player:...

: 1988-1990
Ralph Black
Ralph Black (soccer)
Ralph Black is a retired Scottish-American soccer defender who spent most of his career in indoor soccer.-MISL:...

: 1989
Rick Davis
Rick Davis
Richard Dean Davis is a retired American soccer midfielder, and former captain of the U.S. National Team for much of the 1980s...

: 1989
Chris Henderson
Chris Henderson
Christopher "Chris" Henderson is a former American soccer midfielder who earned 79 caps with the U.S. national team. He was part of the U.S...

: 1989
Jimmy McAlister: 1989
Jim Weber: 1990
Robb Sakamoto: 1990
James Forgette: 1990

Forwards

Eric Knapp: 1984
Sasha Shefts: 1984
Gerard McGlynn
Gerard McGlynn
Gerard McGlynn is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Western Soccer Alliance and Major Indoor Soccer League. He is currently the Vice President of Crossfire Premier Soccer Club....

: 1984-1985
Tom Blahous: 1984-1985
Mike Hiatt: 1984-1985
Bruce Raney: 1984-1986
Sean Connors: 1985
Walt Schmetzer
Walt Schmetzer
Walter M. Schmetzer is a former U.S. soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Western Soccer Alliance and Major Indoor Soccer League....

: 1985
Eric Guise: 1986-1987
Gary Hunter: 1986
Sean McGlynn: 1986, 1987
Sean Connors: 1987
Mike Enneking
Mike Enneking
Mike Enneking is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Western Soccer Alliance and Major Indoor Soccer League. He is currently the Vice President of Crossfire Premier Soccer Club....

: 1987
Chance Fry
Chance Fry
Chance Fry is a retired U.S. soccer forward who began his career straight out of high school with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League. With the collapse of the NASL, he moved to indoor soccer as well as U.S. minor leagues. Since retiring from playing, Fry has become a college...

: 1987-1990
Mark Peterson
Mark Peterson
Mark Peterson was an American soccer forward who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer Alliance. He also earned six caps, scoring one goal, with the United States men's national soccer team.-Youth:Peterson was born and raised in...

: 1987
Eddie Henderson
Eddie Henderson
Eddie Henderson is a retired U.S. soccer player and current Nevada Director of Youth Coaching. Henderson spent two seasons in the Western Soccer League, one in the American Professional Soccer League, one season in Major Soccer League and seven in the National Professional Soccer League. He also...

: 1988-1990
Clint Carnell: 1989
Brent Goulet
Brent Goulet
Brent Goulet is a retired American soccer forward and later coached SV Elversberg from 2004 to 2008. He began his career in the United States before moving to England and Germany, and also earned eight caps with the U.S. national team. He was the 1987 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year and was a...

: 1989
Gary Heale
Gary Heale
Gary John Heale is a former professional football player in both USA and England....

: 1989
John Klein: 1989
Scott Benedetti
Scott Benedetti
Scott “Benny” Benedetti is a retired American soccer player. He began his professional career with the semi-professional F.C. Portland in 1986 and ended it with the U.S. second division club Portland Timbers in 2005. While he spent most of his career in the lower U.S...

: 1990
Jason Russ: 1990
Chris Saari
Chris Saari
Chris Saari is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the American Professional Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League....

: 1990

External links

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