The Seattle BigFoot were an American
soccer
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team based in
Seattle, Washington. They were founded in 1995 as the Everett BigFoot and played in the
USISL Pro League with home matches at
Everett Memorial Stadium. They merged with the Puget Sound Hammers of the
USISL Premier League to become the Puget Sound BigFoot who played in the
USISL PDSL
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during the 1997 season at
West Seattle Stadium. The Hammers were previously based in the southern
Puget Sound region and played home matches in 1995 at
high school stadiums in
Sumner
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New Zealand
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,
Tacoma, and on
Vashon Island. They played in 1996 at
Peninsula High School in
Gig Harbor with a roster of players from local colleges.
The team moved to Seattle for their final season; in February 1999, owner Bill Hurme announced that the team would be renamed to the
Seattle Sounders Select
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as part of an affiliation with the
Seattle Sounders of the A-League, who had already used them as an unofficial development squad in the past.
Everett BigFoot Year-by-year
Puget Sound Hammers Year-by-year
Puget Sound/Seattle BigFoot Year-by-year
References
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1995 establishments in Washington (state)
1998 disestablishments in Washington (state)
Soccer clubs in Washington (state)
Association football clubs disestablished in 1998
Association football clubs established in 1995