The Seattle BigFoot were an American soccer team based in

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, Washington. They were founded in 1995 as the Everett BigFoot and played in the

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with home matches at

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. They merged with the Puget Sound Hammers of the USISL Premier League to become the Puget Sound BigFoot who played in the

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during the 1997 season at

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. The Hammers were previously based in the southern

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and played home matches in 1995 at

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stadiums in

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, Tacoma, and on

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. They played in 1996 at Peninsula High School in

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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 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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