Seattle Mitre Eagles
The Seattle Mitre Eagles were an American soccer club based in Port Orchard, Washington. The club is notable for making the finals of the 1987 U.S. Open Cup, and participating in the 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup where they lost to Mexico's Cruz Azul 9-0 on aggregate.[1] The Eagles held Cruz Azul to a 0-0 draw in the second leg of that tie. [2]
History[edit]
The origin of the club is unknown, but it is likely that the team formed in the mid-1980s. The founders of the team were former University of Washington students, and ex-players who played for FC Seattle Storm.[3]
Honors[edit]
- U.S. Open Cup Runners-up (1): 1987
- Participations in CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1988
References[edit]
- ^ Smith, Jack (February 15, 1988). "Eagles have big soccer date ahead, but no field to match". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. D7.
- ^ https://twitter.com/frankmSounders/status/1532383346654777344?s=20&t=RWpoLwI9-MJGjEEShevJZA [bare URL]
- ^ Falk, David (July 27, 2008). "Eddie Krueger looks back at Seattle soccer career with Sounders, Eagles & FC". GoalSeattle.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
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