OSA Seattle FC
OSA Seattle FC, formerly FC Tacoma 253, is an American association football (soccer) club based in the Seattle metro area. The team plays within the Northwest Conference of the National Premier Soccer League, a national league generally considered the fourth-tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.[1]
| Full name | Olympic Soccer Academy Seattle Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 as FC Tacoma 253 |
| Stadium | Starfire Sports Complex Tukwila, Washington |
| Capacity | 6,000 |
| Owner | Giuseppe Pezzano |
| Head Coach | Juan Pablo Murillo |
| League | National Premier Soccer League |
| 2019 | Northwest Conference: 2nd Playoffs: Regional Quarterfinals |
| Website | Club website |
| Current season | |
It is affiliated with a women's team, OSA XF (formerly AC Seattle), which competes in the semi-professional Women's Premier Soccer League. Both are run by OSA Soccer Academy, LLC.[2]
History edit
League edit
FC Tacoma 253 was announced as an National Premier Soccer League expansion team in November 2014, with plans to begin play the following season.[3][4] Tacoma tied Real San Jose, 1-1, at home in its first-ever league match on March 28, 2015. Abdi Galgalo scored the team's first league goal.[5]
The club's first notable signing was of Oussama Essabr, a Moroccan product of the Juventus F.C. Youth Sector. Shortly thereafter, the club acquired Samuele Piccinotti from Serie D A.S. Varese 1910's academy along with Marco Dugo, Gianmarco Peressini, and Stefano Layeni.[6][7][8]
The team finished its inaugural season as champions of the Northwest Conference, which secured qualification for the 2015 NPSL West Region playoffs.[9] However, the team lost to Sacramento Gold FC, 3–2, in extra time in its first match.[10]
During the offseason, following meetings between head coach Filippo Milano and owner Giuseppe Pezzano, the team re-branded to OSA FC with plans to integrate more Italian talent alongside young American players.[11][12] The newly branded team finished the 2016 NPSL season first in the Northwest Conference for a second straight year, defeating Portland Spartans FC, 2–1, on July 2.[13] OSA earned the organizations first playoff win the West Region first round when it beat CD Aguiluchos USA, 3–2, on the road.[14] The team fell to West Region top seed Albion SC Pros in the region semifinal.[15]
Prior to the 2020 NPSL season, the team changed its name to OSA Seattle FC.
U.S. Open Cup edit
Prior to the 2015 regular season's start Tacoma played its inaugural match on February 20, 2015 in a qualifier for the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, in which they defeated fellow Northwest Conference team and Oregon-based Spartans Futbol Club, 2–1, at Starfire Sports.[16] On March 22, 2015, In its second match, FC Tacoma beat Southwest Conference representative San Diego Flash, 6–1, at Memorial Stadium (Seattle), and officially qualified for the 2015 U.S. Open Cup.[17]
Tacoma faced the Kitsap Pumas in the first round of the tournament on May 13, 2015, and lost, 5–2. Steven Wright scored the team's first ever goal in the tournament, while Pedro Milan picked up the second.[18]
The team, now playing under the OSA name, qualified for a second time via an at-large bid based on its 2016 NPSL results. In the 2017 U.S. Open Cup First round, OSA won its first ever tournament game when it defeated Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in a penalty kick shootout, 0-0 (5-3), on May 10, 2017. A week later in the second round, the team played to a second straight penalty kick shootout against United Soccer League side Reno 1868 FC where it lost, 1-1 (3-4).
Stadiums edit
| Name | Location | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Stadium | Seattle, Washington | 2015 1 NPSL match, 1 U.S. Open Cup Qualifying match |
| Starfire Sports Complex | Tukwila, Washington | 2015, 2017–present |
| French Field | Kent, Washington | 2016 |
| Kentlake Stadium | Kent, Washington | 2016 |
| Highline Memorial Stadium | Burien, Washington | 2017, 2019 |
| Renton Memorial Stadium | Renton, Washington | 2019 |
Crest history edit
- FC Tacoma 253
(2015) - OSA FC
(2016–2019) - OSA Seattle FC
(2020–present)
Year-by-year edit
| Year | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NPSL | 1st, Northwest Conference | Regional first round | First round | Lost to Sacramento Gold FC in the West Region First round |
| 2016 | 1st, Northwest Conference | Regional semifinal | did not qualify | Lost to Albion SC Pros in the West Region Semifinal | |
| 2017 | 5th, Northwest Conference | did not qualify | Second Round | ||
| 2018 | 4th, Northwest Conference | did not qualify | did not qualify | ||
| 2019 | 2nd, Northwest Conference | Regional Quarterfinal | did not qualify | Lost to Crossfire Redmond in the West Region Quarterfinal | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[19] | ||||
Honors edit
National Premier Soccer League
- Northwest Conference Champions (2): 2015, 2016
References edit
- ^ . osafootballclub.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015.
- ^ "WOMEN'S PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE - THE LARGEST NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE IN THE WORLD".
- ^ . Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Pentz, Matt. . The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ . Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "FCT 253 reveals first Italian import for NPSL side". goalWA.net. February 14, 2015.
- ^ "FCT 253 building roster ahead of NPSL debut". goalWA.net. March 7, 2015.
- ^ "FCT 253 never stops: Stefano Layeni is the next incoming Italian player". OSA Football Club.
- ^ "FC TACOMA 253 NAMED NORTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS". National Premier Soccer League. July 2, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Dominguez, Ruben. "Gold KO's Tacoma in extra time". sacramentogoldfc. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "OSA FC BRINGS "AN ITALIAN-AMERICAN FUSION" TO THE NPSL". National Premier Soccer League. April 14, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "THE OSA GROUP STARTS AGAIN FROM OSA FC – Giuseppe Pezzano". Giuseppe Pezzano. November 18, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ . Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "OSA FC wins NPSL playoff match in California". goalWA.net. July 10, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Scavuzzo, Diane (July 18, 2016). "ALBION PROS MAKE NPSL WEST REGION FINAL • SoccerToday". SoccerToday. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "2015 US Open Cup qualifying: FC Tacoma one win away after NPSL playoff victory".
- ^ "2015 US Open Cup qualifying: FC Tacoma crushes well-traveled San Diego Flash to complete 2015 tournament field (with complete list)".
- ^ Randy Meeker (May 14, 2015). "Kitsap Pumas defeat FC Tacoma 5-2, advance to second round". Sounder At Heart.
- ^ Prince-Wright, Joe (March 26, 2020). "2020 NPSL season cancelled". ProSoccerTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
External links edit
- Official website