FC Tacoma 253

This article is about the defunct team. For the current active iteration, see OSA FC.
FC Tacoma 253
A blue striped and checkered shield is adorned with the words "FC TACOMA" across the middle and "253" across the top. And below is a yellow Fleur-de-lis.
Full name FC Tacoma 253
Founded 2014
Dissolved 2015 (became OSA FC)
Stadium Seattle
Owner Giuseppe Pezzano
Head Coach Filippo Milano
League National Premier Soccer League
2015 1st place, Northwest Conference
Regional First Round

FC Tacoma 253 was an American association football (soccer) club based in Tacoma, Washington. Founded in 2014, it competed in the Northwest Conference of the National Premier Soccer League, a national league on the fourth-tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. In 2015, after one season of play, the team relocated to Seattle and rebranded as OSA FC.[1][2]

It was affiliated with a women's team of the same name (formerly AC Seattle), which competed in the Women's Premier Soccer League. Both were run by OSA Soccer Academy, LLC, who continues to oversee the new incarnation of the club as OSA FC.[3]

History

The team's inaugural match was on February 20, 2015, in a qualifier for the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, in which the club defeated Oregon-based Spartans Futbol Club 2-1 at Starfire Sports.[4] On March 22, 2015, in its second match, FC Tacoma beat San Diego Flash 6-1 at Memorial Stadium (Seattle), which officially qualified it for the 2015 U.S. Open Cup.[5]

In its first-ever league match, FC Tacoma drew 1-1 against Real San Jose at home on March 28, 2015. Abdi Galgalo scored the team's opening NPSL goal.[6]

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 Italians Marco Dugo, Gianmarco Peressini, and Stefano Layeni.[7][8][9]

FC Tacoma faced the Kitsap Pumas on May 13, 2015 in the first round of the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, in an eventual 5-2 loss. Steven Wright scored FC Tacoma's first ever goal in the tournament, while Pedro Milan picked up the second.[10]

The team finished their first ever season in 1st place in the Northwest Conference, which secured qualification for the 2015 NPSL West Region playoffs.

References

  1. ↑ "FC TACOMA 253 JOINS THE NPSL - National Premier Soccer League".
  2. ↑ "New franchise FC Tacoma 253 to join National Soccer Premier League". The Seattle Times.
  3. ↑ "WOMEN'S PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE - THE LARGEST NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE IN THE WORLD".
  4. ↑ "2015 US Open Cup qualifying: FC Tacoma one win away after NPSL playoff victory".
  5. ↑ "2015 US Open Cup qualifying: FC Tacoma crushes well-traveled San Diego Flash to complete 2015 tournament field (with complete list)".
  6. ↑ "GAME OF THE WEEK: SOCCER UNDER THE SPACE NEEDLE - National Premier Soccer League".
  7. ↑ "FCT 253 reveals first Italian import for NPSL side". goalWA.net.
  8. ↑ "FCT 253 building roster ahead of NPSL debut". goalWA.net.
  9. ↑ "FCT 253 never stops: Stefano Layeni is the next incoming Italian player". OSA Football Club.
  10. ↑ Randy Meeker (May 14, 2015). "Kitsap Pumas defeat FC Tacoma 5-2, advance to second round". Sounder At Heart.

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