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, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the

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(PDL), the fourth tier of the

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, from 2011 to 2015. 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

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expansion franchise on November 29, 2010. The team is, essentially, a replacement for the

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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

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player

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as player-coach for the SeaWolves' inaugural season. 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. The SeaWolves played their first competitive game on May 7, 2011, a 0–0 tie with the

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. On January 16, 2013, the club rebranded as Puget Sound Gunners FC after partnering with the Issaquah Soccer Club. On January 29, 2016, the Gunners PDL franchise rights were sold to the

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so they could rejoin the PDL.

Players

Current roster

Current ''Roster as of 2015:

Year-by-year

Click on year for team's season wiki.

Head coaches

* Alex Silva (2011–present)

Stadium

* Goddard Memorial Stadium;

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(2011) * Edmonds Stadium;

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(2012–2013) *

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;

(2014–Current)

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

External links

Official site

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