OSA Seattle FC explained

Clubname:OSA Seattle FC
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Fullname:Olympic Soccer Academy Seattle Football Club
Founded:2008
as FC Tacoma 253
Stadium:Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, Washington
Capacity:6,000
Owntitle:Owner
Owner:Giuseppe Pezzano
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Juan Pablo Murillo
League:National Premier Soccer League
Season:2019
Position:Northwest Conference: 2nd
Playoffs: Regional Quarterfinals
Website:https://osaseattlefc.com
Current:2020 NPSL season
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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]

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

League

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

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

Name Location Years
Memorial StadiumSeattle, Washington2015 1 NPSL match, 1 U.S. Open Cup Qualifying match
Starfire Sports ComplexTukwila, Washington2015, 2017–present
French FieldKent, Washington2016
Kentlake StadiumKent, Washington2016
Highline Memorial StadiumBurien, Washington2017, 2019
Renton Memorial StadiumRenton, Washington2019

Year-by-year

YearLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffsU.S. Open CupNotes
2015NPSL1st, Northwest ConferenceRegional first roundFirst roundLost to Sacramento Gold FC in the West Region First round
20161st, Northwest ConferenceRegional semifinaldid not qualifyLost to Albion SC Pros in the West Region Semifinal
20175th, Northwest Conferencedid not qualifySecond Round
20184th, Northwest Conferencedid not qualifydid not qualify
20192nd, Northwest ConferenceRegional Quarterfinaldid not qualifyLost to Crossfire Redmond in the West Region Quarterfinal
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[19]

Honors

National Premier Soccer League

Northwest Conference Champions (2): 2015, 2016

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OSA Soccer Group returns to its home in Seattle as OSA FC! - OSA Football Club . osafootballclub.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151007005449/http://osafootballclub.com/osa-soccer-group-returns-to-its-home-in-seattle-as-osa-fc/ . 2015-10-07.
  2. Web site: WOMEN'S PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE - THE LARGEST NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE IN THE WORLD.
  3. Web site: FC TACOMA 253 JOINS THE NPSL - National Premier Soccer League. March 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150216042948/http://npsl.info/home/847601.html. February 16, 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: Pentz . Matt . New franchise FC Tacoma 253 to join National Soccer Premier League . The Seattle Times . 9 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402180103/http://blogs.seattletimes.com/soundersfc/2014/11/13/new-franchise-fc-tacoma-253-to-join-national-soccer-premier-league/ . 2 April 2015.
  5. Web site: GAME OF THE WEEK: SOCCER UNDER THE SPACE NEEDLE - National Premier Soccer League. March 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132552/http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/home/869214.html. April 2, 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: FCT 253 reveals first Italian import for NPSL side. goalWA.net. February 14, 2015.
  7. Web site: FCT 253 building roster ahead of NPSL debut. goalWA.net. March 7, 2015.
  8. Web site: FCT 253 never stops: Stefano Layeni is the next incoming Italian player. OSA Football Club.
  9. Web site: FC TACOMA 253 NAMED NORTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS . National Premier Soccer League . 13 June 2020 . 2 July 2015.
  10. Web site: Dominguez . Ruben . Gold KO's Tacoma in extra time . sacramentogoldfc . 13 June 2020 . en.
  11. Web site: OSA FC BRINGS "AN ITALIAN-AMERICAN FUSION" TO THE NPSL . National Premier Soccer League . 13 June 2020 . 14 April 2016.
  12. Web site: THE OSA GROUP STARTS AGAIN FROM OSA FC – Giuseppe Pezzano . Giuseppe Pezzano . November 18, 2015 . 13 June 2020.
  13. Web site: Game of the Week: Osa Fc Defeat Spartans Fc 2-1 in Regular Season Finale . 2016-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510190748/http://www.npsl.com/news_article/show/666309 . 2017-05-10 . dead .
  14. Web site: OSA FC wins NPSL playoff match in California . goalWA.net . 13 June 2020 . en . 10 July 2016.
  15. Web site: Scavuzzo . Diane . ALBION PROS MAKE NPSL WEST REGION FINAL • SoccerToday . SoccerToday . 13 June 2020 . 18 July 2016.
  16. Web site: 2015 US Open Cup qualifying: FC Tacoma one win away after NPSL playoff victory. February 23, 2015 .
  17. Web site: 2015 US Open Cup qualifying: FC Tacoma crushes well-traveled San Diego Flash to complete 2015 tournament field (with complete list). March 23, 2015 .
  18. Web site: Kitsap Pumas defeat FC Tacoma 5-2, advance to second round. Randy Meeker. May 14, 2015. Sounder At Heart.
  19. Web site: Prince-Wright . Joe . 2020 NPSL season cancelled . ProSoccerTalk . NBC Sports . 28 May 2020 . 26 March 2020.