Washington Crossfire
| Full name | Washington Crossfire SC |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Burn |
| Founded | 2002 (as Seattle Wolves) |
| Stadium |
Redmond High School Redmond, Washington |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Owners |
Steve Hopp Lance McIntosh Andrew Opatkiewicz |
| Head Coach | Bernie James |
| League | Premier Development League |
| 2016 | 3rd, Northwest Division Playoffs: DNQ |
| Website | Club home page |
Washington Crossfire is an American soccer team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference.
The team plays its home games in the stadium on the campus of Redmond High School in nearby Redmond, Washington, where they have played since 2011. The team's colors are red, black and white.
Prior to 2010 the team was known as the Seattle Wolves, and had competed in the PCSL and PDL under that name for several years. The Wolves and the Washington Crossfire youth soccer organization merged in November, 2009. The larger Washington Crossfire youth organization, which was formed in 1968, has been instrumental in developing young soccer players in the Washington area for over 30 years, and is Washington state's only Nike Premier Club.
Following their establishment in 2002, the original Seattle Wolves burst into the Northwest football scene, quickly moving up four divisions of competitive play within the Greater Seattle Soccer League (GSSL). Since the team's beginning, the Wolves have captured 12 League Titles and 5 Tournament Championships. In the fall of 2006, the club grew out of its infancy as a local amateur team, and expanded to include multiple squads competing in the Starfire Premier Soccer League (SPSL) and several regional semi-professional leagues.
In 2008, the Wolves undertook their first competitive season in the Pacific Coast Soccer League, one of the three national competitions considered to be at the fourth level of the American Soccer Pyramid. They finished their first season in the PCSL in third place behind champions Victoria United.
On 26 January 2009 the Wolves announced that they would be fielding a new senior team in the USL Premier Development League for the 2009 season, thereby becoming the second team to make a PCSL to PDL expansion, following Vancouver Whitecaps Residency in 2008. They were one of four expansion teams in the NW Division of 2009 PDL season along with the Victoria Highlanders, Portland Timbers U23s, and Kitsap Pumas.
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