Hibernian Saints
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| Full name | Hibernian and Caledonian F.C. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Saints | ||
| Founded | 1989 | ||
| Ground | Starfire Sports Complex | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Teddy Mitalas | ||
| Manager | Jimmy McAlister | ||
| League | Pacific Coast Soccer League | ||
| 2006 | 6th | ||
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Hibernian Saints were an American soccer team, founded in 1993. The team was a member of the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL), a recognised Division IV league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The Saints last participated in the PCSL in 2006. They were the next best soccer in Seattle besides the Sounders while operating.[1]
The team played in the PCSL under four different names: Seattle FC (1995), Seattle Hibernian (1996-2004), Hibernian & Caledonian (2005), and Hibernian Saints (2006). The team were PCSL champions four times, in 1996, 1999, 2000 and 2001. The womens team were league cup champions in 2001 and 2005.[2] The women's team merged with the Seattle Sounders Women before the start of the 2006 season.[3]
The Saints played their home matches at the Starfire Sports Complex in the city of Tukwila, Washington, 11 miles south of downtown Seattle. The team's colors were white and green.
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 1995 | "3" | PCSL | 8th | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | "3" | PCSL | 1st | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | "3" | PCSL | 3rd | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | "3" | PCSL | 2nd | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | "3" | PCSL | 1st | Champion | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | "3" | PCSL | 1st | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | "3" | PCSL | 1st | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | "3" | PCSL | 4th | Champion | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | "3" | PCSL | 3rd | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | "3" | PCSL | 3rd | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | "3" | PCSL | 2nd, North | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | "3" | PCSL | 6th | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
Source: PCSL Standings[4]
The Seattle Hibernian & Caledonian F.C. of the Pacific Coast Soccer League Men's Division won the 2005 USSF-USASA National Cup Championship in the Mens Amateur category, defeating Region I champions Baltimore Allied 2-1 in the final in Dallas, Texas on Sunday, August 7th, 2005. The Hibernian & Caledonian men's team in June beat Santa Clara Sporting (SCS) from Northern California, 2-1, to win the Region IV championship and earn their spot at the Nationals.[5]
Coaches
- Jim McAlister: 2006
References
- ↑ Falk, David (15 July 2011). "George Singh looks back at his Saints years". goalWA.net. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ http://pcsl.org/trophies.htm
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20051215054436/http://www.pcsl.org/
- ↑ http://www.pcsl.org/
- ↑ Falk, David (6 July 2011). "Hibs-Caley Saints and the Wayback Machine". goalWA.net. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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