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Sounders officially announce plans to move S2 to Tacoma
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November 1, 2017
S2 officially moving to Tacoma for 2018 season
Team will play at Cheney Stadium for now and Rainiers will run business operations.
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October 18, 2017
Sounders 2 moving to Tacoma for 2018 season
S2 will play in Cheney Stadium as stadium quest continues.
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May 8, 2017
What have we actually learned about S2's move to Tacoma?
Saturday’s announcement was a step in the right direction, but nowhere near the final step.
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May 6, 2017
S2 announces plans to move to Tacoma
Sounders will partner with Tacoma Rainiers on a new soccer stadium.
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May 6, 2017
What we know about S2's potential move to Tacoma
Details are still pretty thin, but we have a decent framework for how this might look.
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April 14, 2016
Tacoma's soccer heritage
Tacoma's record-setting soccer fans could provide a unique environment for a USL team, should the Sounders decide to move S2 to the hub of the South Puget Sound.
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April 12, 2016
Rio Grande Valley offers S2 vision of future
If the Tacoma Rainiers buy into S2 they won't be the first split ownership group in USL. The Dynamo control soccer operations while a D-League team handles the business side.
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April 8, 2016
Sounders could move USL team to Tacoma
Team is pursuing partnership with Rainiers to build a soccer-specific stadium that S2 would call home.
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October 14, 2014
Sounders FC launch Sounders 2 in USL PRO
The new minor league team will play at Starfire Sports in Tukwila, is operated by the big club and has an unprecedented ownership arrangement in professional US soccer - fans will own 20% of the team.
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October 9, 2014
Sounders promise 'unprecedented event' today
Most seem to think that the Sounders will be unveiling their USL Pro team, but there appears to be something else in store.
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September 8, 2014
USL PRO Sounders "not quite" 100%, sample roster
Sounders GM/owner Adrian Hanauer spoke to the media today about the prospects of the club running a USL PRO team in 2015. A look at a prospective roster for the team shows just what it can mean for player development.
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July 22, 2014
Sounders Reserves in USL PRO - theory
There are several ways to fill the hole in player development, but the USL PRO path is gaining momentum and seems likely to be the answer for MLS. Seattle needs to be an early adopter in this path to pro.
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May 19, 2014
Future Reserves has gate challenge ahead
The business of lower division soccer is hard. Next year, Seattle Sounders FC will re-enter that business. It will be more difficult than Adrian Hanauer's last time in that league structure, as it will be competing with big league sports.
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May 5, 2014
Case Study: Boise as USL PRO market
After Boise and general Idaho residents declared their interest in hosting a sports team the next thought was fairly simple - is Boise a potential USL PRO market? The answer is pretty simple.
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April 30, 2014
Sounders preparing to launch USL Pro team in 2015
Nothing is finalized, but team will almost certainly play its first year at Starfire.
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March 14, 2014
Sounders 'highly likely' to launch USL Pro team
Sounders GM Adrian Hanauer tells Don Ruiz that team will probably be owned and operated by Sounders and play at Starfire, at least to start.
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January 30, 2014
Galaxy II blazing trail, Sounders likely follow
The USL PRO - MLS partnership is such that every MLS side must either own a team or affiliate by 2015. Wednesday the LA Galaxy became the first club to own a Reserve side in the lower divisions.
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September 11, 2013
Sounders' USL-Pro team will wait until 2015
Adrian Hanauer says team will continue to participate in Reserve League for another season in order to get infrastructure issues sorted.
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August 7, 2013
Sounders to own separate Reserve team in USL PRO
Over the next 18 months every team in MLS will either own a USL PRO team or have an affiliate instead of operating in the Reserve League. Seattle's plan is again along the cutting edge of what's been done.
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May 12, 2013
Sounders Reserves v Orlando City - Gamethread
The big club is providing an audio stream of today's audition of Cheney Stadium and Tacoma as a possible USL Pro team location.
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May 10, 2013
Rainiers owner considering soccer-specific stadium
Sunday's Sounders Reserve game is meant to serve as a test case for the market in an attempt to gauge interest.
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May 6, 2013
Sounders exploring affiliation with Phoenix FC
As the Sounders look at local cities, like Tacoma, they are also in contact with current USL Pro teams about partnering. This last week their talks with Phoenix FC Wolves were publicly confirmed.
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April 30, 2013
Sounders HGP philosophy will stay stable, for now
The recent success of DeAndre Yedlin and now Jordan Morris is not forcing a change in philosophy, but is instead a 'gratifying' symbol that things are working. Change in that philosophy may be coming soon.
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April 18, 2013
Hanauer: Reserves in Tacoma is study of concept
After today's practice General Manager and minority owner Adrian Hanauer spoke with Sounder at Heart about what he hopes to learn from the Sounders Reserve match at the Tacoma Rainiers' Cheney Stadium.
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January 24, 2013
Sounders Reserves will play Orlando City SC
As details continue to come out about the MLS-USL Pro partnership, the Sounders' role continues to come into focus.