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Football Club Seattle Storm, also known as the F.C. Seattle Storm, was an American
soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
team based in
Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in bo ...
. 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 Western Soccer Alliance was a professional soccer league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States and Western Canada. The league began in 1985 as the Western Alliance Challenge Series. In 1986, it became the Western Soccer Alli ...
, was a founding member of the
American Professional Soccer League The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...
and later spent three seasons in the
Pacific Coast Soccer League The Pacific Coast Soccer League is an amateur soccer league, currently featuring teams from British Columbia. In the past clubs from Washington and Oregon have competed. PCSL is considered to be British Columbia's premier summer league. The ...
.


History


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 teams, the
Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on March ...
(2–2 tie),
Minnesota Strikers The Minnesota Strikers were an American soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) for the 1984 season and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1984 through 1988. The team was based in Minneapolis/St. Paul metropoli ...
(0–3 loss),
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(1–2 loss), as well as the 1984 U.S. Olympic Team. 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 (born 4 April 1953) 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.Jerry Cameron, Eddie Krueger, Joe James and
Robbie Zipp Robert Zipp is a retired U.S. soccer player who currently serves as a youth soccer referee. Zipp attended O'Dea High School in Seattle, Washington where he was a four year varsity letterman on the boys' soccer team. He was also a two year lett ...
. The team was coached by former Sounders player Tom Jenkins and played its games in Seattle's Memorial Stadium. 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",
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,
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and
Victoria Riptides Victoria Riptides (also known as the RipTides and Riptide) were a professional soccer team based out of Victoria, British Columbia. The team played for two seasons; the 1984 season of the Pacific Coast Soccer League, and 1985 season of the Wester ...
, 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
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and
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. In June,
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had banned English clubs from travelling for international games after
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fans sparked massive deaths in fan violence in Belgium.
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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 Jeffrey "Jeff" Durgan (born August 29, 1961, in Tacoma, Washington) 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 Durgan was born and raised in Tacoma, W ...
, the Schmetzer brothers -
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,
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and
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, and
Peter Hattrup Peter Hattrup (born March 31, 1964) is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL A-League. Player Youth Hattrup was a four-year starter as a star player for the Seattle Preparatory School boys ...
. However,
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, who had replaced
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1986–1989: Western Soccer Alliance/League

In 1986, three of the four teams from 1985, decided to form the
Western Soccer Alliance Western Soccer Alliance was a professional soccer league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States and Western Canada. The league began in 1985 as the Western Alliance Challenge Series. In 1986, it became the Western Soccer Alli ...
. Only Victoria declined to join the new alliance, but they were replaced by the
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. 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
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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 to form the
American Professional Soccer League The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...
. Despite
Chance Fry Chance Fry (born June 29, 1964, in Bellevue, Washington) 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 in ...
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 bought the rights to the team and entered it in the amateur
Pacific Coast Soccer League The Pacific Coast Soccer League is an amateur soccer league, currently featuring teams from British Columbia. In the past clubs from Washington and Oregon have competed. PCSL is considered to be British Columbia's premier summer league. The ...
. 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


Ownership and staff

*
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- Chairman * William C. Sage - President / General Manager


Coaches

''Record includes both league and exhibition matches.''


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 "Benny" Benedetti (born November 13, 1966 in Portland, Oregon) is an American retired 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 ...
*
Rick Davis Richard Dean Davis (born November 24, 1958) is an American former soccer midfielder, and former captain of the U.S. National Team for much of the 1980s. He is considered by fans the best U.S.-born player of the North American Soccer League er ...
*
Jeff Durgan Jeffrey "Jeff" Durgan (born August 29, 1961, in Tacoma, Washington) 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 Durgan was born and raised in Tacoma, W ...
*
Chance Fry Chance Fry (born June 29, 1964, in Bellevue, Washington) 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 in ...
*
Brent Goulet Brent Goulet (born June 19, 1964) is a retired American soccer forward who 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. nat ...
*
Peter Hattrup Peter Hattrup (born March 31, 1964) is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL A-League. Player Youth Hattrup was a four-year starter as a star player for the Seattle Preparatory School boys ...
*
Chris Henderson Christopher Henderson (born December 11, 1970) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. He earned 79 caps with the U.S. national team and part of the U.S. team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. At the time of his ...
* Eddie Henderson * Bernie James * Billy Crook * Rick Blubaugh *
Brian Schmetzer Brian Schmetzer (born August 18, 1962) is an American soccer coach and retired player. He is the head coach of the Seattle Sounders FC, who play in Major League Soccer (MLS), having been assistant coach for the team until Sigi Schmid's departure ...
*
Jeff Stock Jeff Stock (born August 1, 1960 in Baltimore, Maryland) 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 ...
*
Wade Webber Wade Webber (born January 12, 1967) is an American soccer coach and former player 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 befo ...


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


1985 results

June 2:
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0–1
June 9: Santos 2–1
June 16:
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2–3
June 23: US National Team 2–3


1986

April 24: Canadian national team 2–3
May 27:
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0–1
June 6:
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1–2
July 19: SC Cleveland 2–1


1987

May 31: Hearts 1–1
June 5:
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2–0
June 20: Neza, Mexico City
July 10:
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2–1
July 15:
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0–1
Stormin the Isles Tour of Britain: :July 27:
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1–2 :July 29:
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0–1 :July 31:
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2–2 :August 4:
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0–3 :August 6:
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1–3


1988

May 7:
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3–1
June 11:
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2–1
June 26: Atlante
August 3:
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0–2
August 6:
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2–2
August 10:
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0–3
August 13:
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0–3
August 16:
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2–2


1989

May 7:
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2–1
August 3:
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3–0


1990

May 5:
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3–0
May 20:
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1–0
May 29:
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1–2
August 1: at
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1–0
August 5: at
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5–3
August 8:
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3–2


All time roster (1984–1990)


Goalkeepers

:*
Jack Brand Jack Brand (born 4 April 1953) 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.Jeff Storrs: 1987-1990 :* Mark Berry: 1987 :* Rolf Norton: 1988-1989 :* Jim Neighbors: 1988 :* Matthew Olson: 1989 :* Chris Bell: 1990 :* Jim Brazeau: 1990


Defenders

:* Doug Backous: 1984 :* Pat Blann: 1984 :* Dave Felt: 1984 :* Eddie Krueger: 1984 :* Terry McGill: 1984 :* Steve Englebrick: 1984-1985 :*
Robbie Zipp Robert Zipp is a retired U.S. soccer player who currently serves as a youth soccer referee. Zipp attended O'Dea High School in Seattle, Washington where he was a four year varsity letterman on the boys' soccer team. He was also a two year lett ...
: 1984-1985 :* Rick Blubaugh: 1984, 1986-1989 :* Joe James: 1984, 1989 :*
Jeff Durgan Jeffrey "Jeff" Durgan (born August 29, 1961, in Tacoma, Washington) 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 Durgan was born and raised in Tacoma, W ...
: 1985 :* Don Farler: 1985-1990 :* Peter Fewing: 1985-1990 :* Dan Pingrey: 1985 :* Tom Blahous: 1986-1987 :* Daryl Green: 1986-1989 :* James Hodgson: 1986 :* Kevin Iverson: 1986 :* Dave Wittrell: 1986 :* Randy Hanson: 1987 :* Kevin O’Keefe: 1987 :*
Jeff Stock Jeff Stock (born August 1, 1960 in Baltimore, Maryland) 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 ...
: 1987-1989 :* Billy Crook: 1988 :*
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. Biography Gibbs grew up in Federal Way, Washington, where he attended Thomas Jefferson High School. Afte ...
: 1988-1990 :* Rob Goff: 1988, 1989 :* Bernie James: 1988-1989 :*
Ray Evans Raymond Bernard Evans (February 4, 1915 – February 15, 2007) was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and song-writing duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films. Evans wrote the lyrics and Living ...
: 1989 :* Steve McCrath: 1989-1990 :* Bob McLaughlin: 1989 :* Ian MacLean: 1989 :* Craig Ottosen: 1989 :*
Wade Webber Wade Webber (born January 12, 1967) is an American soccer coach and former player 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 befo ...
: 1990 :* Garrett Smith: 1990


Midfielders

:* Jerry Cameron: 1984 :* Teddy Mitalas: 1984 :* Tad Willoughby: 1984, 1986-1989 :* Ken Fuegmann: 1985-1988 :* Dennis Gunnell: 1985-1988 :*
Andy Schmetzer Andy M. Schmetzer (born April 26, 1967) is a former U.S. soccer midfielder and indoor soccer coach. Player Youth Schmetzer grew up in Seattle, Washington, where he attended Nathan Hale High School. He learned to play soccer under the tutelage o ...
: 1985 :*
Brian Schmetzer Brian Schmetzer (born August 18, 1962) is an American soccer coach and retired player. He is the head coach of the Seattle Sounders FC, who play in Major League Soccer (MLS), having been assistant coach for the team until Sigi Schmid's departure ...
: 1985 :* Rob Fossett: 1985-1986 :*
Peter Hattrup Peter Hattrup (born March 31, 1964) is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL A-League. Player Youth Hattrup was a four-year starter as a star player for the Seattle Preparatory School boys ...
: 1986, 1988-1989 :* Geoff Wall: 1986, 1987, 1988 :* Ken Coplin: 1987, 1989 :* John Hamel: 1987-1990 :* Fran O’Brien: 1988-1990 :* Ralph Black: 1989 :*
Rick Davis Richard Dean Davis (born November 24, 1958) is an American former soccer midfielder, and former captain of the U.S. National Team for much of the 1980s. He is considered by fans the best U.S.-born player of the North American Soccer League er ...
: 1989 :*
Chris Henderson Christopher Henderson (born December 11, 1970) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. He earned 79 caps with the U.S. national team and part of the U.S. team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. At the time of his ...
: 1989 :* Jimmy McAlister: 1989 :* Jim Weber: 1990 :* Robb Sakamoto: 1990 :* James Forgette: 1990


Forwards

:* Eric Knapp: 1984 :* Sasha Shefts: 1984 :* Gerard McGlynn: 1984-1985 :* Tom Blahous: 1984-1985 :* Mike Hiatt: 1984-1985 :* Bruce Raney: 1984-1986 :* Sean Connors: 1985 :*
Walt Schmetzer Walter M. Schmetzer (born April 26, 1967 in Seattle, Washington) is a former U.S. soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Western Soccer Alliance and Major Indoor Soccer League. Schmetzer grew up in Seattle, Washington where he attend ...
: 1985 :* Eric Guise: 1986-1987 :* Gary Hunter: 1986 :* Sean McGlynn: 1986, 1987 :* Sean Connors: 1987 :* Mike Enneking: 1987 :*
Chance Fry Chance Fry (born June 29, 1964, in Bellevue, Washington) 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 in ...
: 1987-1990 :* Mark Peterson: 1987 :* Eddie Henderson: 1988-1990 :* Clint Carnell: 1989 :*
Brent Goulet Brent Goulet (born June 19, 1964) is a retired American soccer forward who 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. nat ...
: 1989 :*
Gary Heale Gary John Heale (born 15 July 1958) is a former English professional footballer who played for teams in England, the Netherlands, and the United States. Heale began his career in 1975 with Canvey Island. In 1978, he moved to Luton Town. After o ...
: 1989 :* John Klein: 1989 :*
Scott Benedetti Scott "Benny" Benedetti (born November 13, 1966 in Portland, Oregon) is an American retired 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 ...
: 1990 :* Jason Russ: 1990 :* Chris Saari: 1990


References


External links


GOALSeattle.com FC Seattle Museum Pages
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