Puget Sound Gunners FC

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.

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
WebsiteClub website

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 GK Evan Gaul
1 GK Claudio Lazar
2 DF Christian Strangis
3 DF Zane Meehen
4 DF Gene Tibbetts
5 MF Renato Bandiera
6 FW Jesse Klug
7 MF Junpei Tsuji
8 MF Mark Conrad
9 FW Robin Casillas
10 DF Nasyir Rodriguez
11 MF Brady Ballew
13 MF Joshua Hamilton
No. Position Player
14 DF Kevin Cook
15 DF Buba Jammeh
16 MF Jordan Correa
17 FW Abdul Aman
18 DF Ryan Blair
19 MF Josh Otusanya
20 DF Devin Thomas
21 MF Marshall Kosaka
23 MF Andrew Hill
24 FW Tody Tolo
25 MF Giancarlo Santoro
MF David Hill
10 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
  • Alex Silva (2011–present)

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2011-03-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72011+Elements/Display+E+47116+News/Display/+22407+58149874+14017 Archived 2014-01-17 at Archive.today
  6. "Victoria Highlanders Return to the PDL". Premier Development League (PDL). January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  7. http://pugetsoundgunnersfc.com/team-2/roster/
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