Seattle Sounders FC 2 (nicknamed S2) are an American professional soccer team based in Tacoma, Washington that competes in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid, as the reserve team of Seattle Sounders FC. Seattle Sounders FC 2 is operated and managed by Seattle Sounders FC, while 20 percent of the club is fan-owned through the non-profit Sounders Community Trust.
The club has announced it will rebrand in conjunction with its move to Tacoma.
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History
The club was announced on October 14, 2014 at an event held at the Chihuly Garden and Glass museum and began play in 2015 at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. Sounders assistant coach Ezra Hendrickson was named the team's coach on November 13, 2014.
Inaugural season
S2 played its inaugural match on March 21, 2015, winning 4-2 over the defending USL champion Sacramento Republic. Andy Craven notched the first goal in team history. Their second game yielded the team's first shutout, a home game against Whitecaps FC 2 that ended 4-0. Darwin Jones scored the team's first hat-trick during the game.
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Team colors & crest
The team colors are inherited from the first team. The crest inherited the Sounders Rave Green color as well as the unique shape. The first team crest features 3 pieces representing the players, fans, and clubs. The S2 crest matches this shape by flattening the pieces together to represent the clubs dedication to players and fans with continued development and success of the Sounders.
Stadium
S2 plays home matches at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington. The stadium has capacity for 6,500. They played at the Starfire Sports Complex from 2015-2017. The team will still train there. The record for largest attendance at an S2 game was set on March 21, 2015 at Starfire, with an attendance of 2,951.
Ownership and team management
The ownership of the club is composed of two groups. The majority owner is the Sounders FC organization, with the non-profit Sounders Community Trust owning 20%.
Andrew Opatkiewicz was hired as the General Manager in October 2014, having experience with Seattle Wolves FC (now Washington Crossfire). Retired MLS veteran defender and former Assistant Coach and Reserve team coach of Seattle Sounders FC, Ezra Hendrickson, was announced as the head coach of S2 on November 13, 2014.
Opatkiewicz took an indefinite leave of absence from the team in May 2016 and Kurt Schmid, the former Seattle Sounders Head Scout and son of then-coach Sigi Schmid, was named as S2 GM on an interim basis. Prior to the start of the 2017 USL season, Schmid was formally named the S2 GM and John Hutchinson was added as an assistant coach on Hendrickson's staff.
After two years in Tukwila, it was announced that the team would move its business operations and home field to Tacoma, Washington. It was also announced that the Tacoma Rainiers, a Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, would assume the business operations and potentially rename the team that was more specific to Tacoma. The Seattle Sounders would continue to manage the soccer side as co-owner. A new 5,000 seat stadium was also announced with an estimated opening date of 2020. The location of the venue would be on city-owned land adjacent to Cheney Stadium, where the Rainiers play.
Players
Current roster
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of March 14, 2018.
Staff
- As of 30 January 2018
Head coaches
- Includes USL Regular season & USL Play-offs
Statistics
Most Points
- The following players are the club's top point leaders.
- As of January 31, 2018
Bolded players are currently on the Sounders FC 2 roster.
A Two points awarded per goal.
Record
Year by Year
References
External links
- S2 website
- USL Profile
- Sounders Community Trust website
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