Seattle Sounders (1974–83)
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| Full name | Seattle Sounders | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Sounders | ||
| Founded | December 11, 1973 | ||
| Dissolved | September 6, 1983 (1983-09-06) | ||
| Ground | Memorial Stadium Kingdome | ||
| Capacity | 17,000 58,218 | ||
| League | NASL | ||
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The Seattle Sounders were a U.S. professional soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1974, the team belonged to the North American Soccer League where it played both indoor and outdoor soccer. The team folded after the 1983 NASL outdoor season.[1]
Contents
1 History
2 Stadium
3 Supporters
4 Players
5 Year-by-year
6 Honors
6.1 Team honors
6.2 Individual honors
7 Coaches
8 References
9 External links
History
The franchise folded on September 6, 1983, after majority owners Frank and Vince Coluccio struggled to keep the club afloat until the team did not qualify for the playoffs.[2] The Coluccio family bought the franchise in 1979.[3]
Stadium
The Sounders played at Memorial Stadium for their first two seasons before moving to the Kingdome. On April 25, 1976, 58,218 watched the Seattle Sounders and the New York Cosmos in the first sports event held in the Kingdome.[4]
From 1979 to 1982, they competed in three NASL Indoor campaigns, playing their home games also at the Kingdome.
Supporters
The Seattle Sounders were supported by the "Seattle Sounders Booster Club" in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Players
http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Sounders_Rosters.htm
Year-by-year
| Year | League | W | L | T | Pts | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Avg. Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NASL | 10 | 7 | 3 | 101 | 3rd, Western | Did not qualify | 13,434 |
1975 | NASL indoor | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 4th, Region 4 | Did not qualify | N/A |
| 1975 | NASL | 15 | 7 | — | 129 | 2nd, Western Division | Lost Quarterfinal (Portland) | 16,818 |
| 1976 | NASL | 14 | 10 | — | 123 | 2nd, Pacific Conference, Western Division | Won 1st Round (Vancouver) Lost Division Championship (Minnesota) | 23,828 |
| 1977 | NASL | 14 | 12 | — | 123 | 3rd, Pacific Conference, Western Division | Won Division Championship (Vancouver) Won Conference Championship (Minnesota) Won Semifinal (Los Angeles) Lost Soccer Bowl '77 (Cosmos) | 24,226 |
| 1978 | NASL | 15 | 15 | — | 138 | 3rd, National Conference, Western Division | Lost 1st Round (Cosmos) | 22,572 |
| 1979 | NASL | 13 | 17 | — | 125 | 3rd, National Conference, Western Division | Did not qualify | 18,998 |
1979–80 | NASL Indoor | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1980 | NASL | 25 | 7 | — | 201 | 1st, National Conference, Western Division | Won 1st Round (Vancouver Lost Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles) | 24,246 |
1980–81 | NASL Indoor | 9 | 9 | — | — | 4th, Western Division | Did not qualify | 6,751 |
| 1981 | NASL | 15 | 17 | — | 137 | 4th, Northwest | Lost 1st Round (Chicago) | 18,224 |
1981–82 | NASL Indoor | 9 | 9 | — | — | 3rd, National Conference, Northwest Division | Lost 1st Round (Edmonton) | 6,137 |
| 1982 | NASL | 18 | 14 | — | 166 | 1st, Western Division | Won 1st Round (Toronto) Won Semifinal (Ft. Lauderdale) Lost Soccer Bowl '82 (Cosmos) | 12,539 |
| 1982–83 | NASL Indoor | Season cancelled | ||||||
| 1983 | NASL | 12 | 18 | — | 119 | 3rd, Western Division | Did not qualify | 8,181 |
Honors
Team honors
NASL Championships
1977 runner-up
1982 runner-up
NASL Conference Championships
1977 Pacific Conference[5]
NASL Division Championships
1977 Western Division, Pacific Conference[5]
NASL Division Titles (regular season)
1980 Western Division, National Conference
1982 Western Division
Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup
- 1981 Winner
Europac Cup
- 1982 Winner
League MVP
- 1980 Roger Davies
- 1982 Peter Ward
Rookie of the Year
- 1977 Jim McAlister
North American Player of the Year
- 1980 Jack Brand
- 1982 Mark Peterson
Coach of the Year
- 1980 Alan Hinton
NASL Leading Goalkeeper
- 1974 Barry Watling (GAA: 0.80)
- 1976 Tony Chursky (GAA: 0.91, SO: 9)
- 1980 Jack Brand (GAA: 0.91, SO: 15)
Individual honors
All-Star First Team Selections
- 1974 Barry Watling, John Rowlands
- 1975 Mike England, Arfon Griffiths
- 1976 Mike England
- 1977 Mike England
- 1978 Mike England
- 1980 Roger Davies, Bruce Rioch
- 1982 Peter Ward
All-Star Second Team Selections
- 1974 Jimmy Gabriel, Hank Liotart
- 1980 Jack Brand, Alan Hudson, John Ryan
- 1981 Kevin Bond, Alan Hudson
- 1982 Steve Daley, Ray Evans
- 1983 Steve Daley, Ray Evans[6]
All-Star Honorable Mentions
- 1974 Roy Sinclair
- 1975 Dave Gillett, Barry Watling
- 1976 Dave Gillett, Jimmy Robertson
- 1977 Tony Chursky, Jim McAlister, Jimmy Robertson
- 1979 Alan Hudson
- 1980 Tommy Hutchison, David Nish
- 1983 Peter Ward[7]
NASL Indoor All-Stars
- 1981–82 Alan Hudson (Pacific Conference)
U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame
- 2006 Al Trost
Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame
- 2003 Ian Bridge
- 2004 Tony Chursky
- 2008 Jack Brand
- 2014 Chris Bennett[8]
Coaches
John Best 1974–1976
Jimmy Gabriel 1977–1979
Alan Hinton 1980–1982
Laurie Calloway 1983
References
^ "Seattle Sounders folding". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 7, 1983. p. C1..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Smith, Craig (September 6, 1983). "Sounders call it quits". The Seattle Times. p. D1.
^ Garnick, Coral (April 12, 2014). "Frank Coluccio dies; founder of construction company that began in 1953". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ "The Kingdome". King County. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
^ ab "The Year in American Soccer - 1977". Sover.net.
^ http://www.oocities.org/colosseum/Arena/6925/nasl.html
^ Mudry, Richard (September 18, 1983). "Rookie Thompson captures NASL honors". Tampa Tribune. p. 15-D. Retrieved 15 December 2017 – via newspapers.com.
^ http://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/en-us/halloffame/halloffameinducteeannouncements/2014inductees.aspx
External links
- Seattle Sounders All-Time Player Roster
- GOALSeattle.com Sounders Online Museum
