Puget Sound Soccer Academy Rapids

Puget Sound Soccer Academy Rapids (more commonly known as PSSA Rapids) was an American soccer team, founded in 2001. The team was a member of the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL), a recognized Division IV league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America, until 2009.

PSSA Rapids
Full namePuget Sound Soccer Academy Rapids
Nickname(s)The Rapids
Founded2001
Dissolved2009
StadiumWhatcom Community College
ChairmanDarren Bell
Tim Busch
ManagerTodd Stauber
LeaguePacific Coast Soccer League
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The team played its home matches in the stadium on the campus of Whatcom Community College in the city of Bellingham, Washington. The team's colors were navy blue and white.

Until 2005 the team competed as Skagit Rapids, and were based in the city of Mount Vernon, Washington, after which they became part of the larger Puget Sound Soccer Academy organisation.

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
  USA Abdul Aman
DF   ENG Nick Bowen
  USA Mike Belisle
DF   USA Ben Coffey
MF   USA Sean Connor
  USA Matt Hardin
  USA Michael Helms
DF   USA Kalen Hemlock
FW   USA Ryan Hopp
MF   USA Oscar Jimenez
  USA Jake Jorgenson
No. Pos. Nation Player
  USA Jason Jorgenson
MF   JPN Shogo Kurihara
MF   USA Josh Krieg
  USA Mike Lockwood
DF   USA Matt Ranten
DF   USA Robert Schaper
  USA Todd Stauber
  USA Kurt Swanson
  USA Haakon Taylor

Year-by-year edit

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs US Open Cup
2001 4 PCSL 9th Did not qualify
2002 4 PCSL 2nd Did not qualify
2003 4 PCSL 5th Did not qualify
2004 4 PCSL 6th Did not qualify
2005 4 PCSL 6th, North Did not qualify Did not qualify
2006 4 PCSL 11th Did not qualify
2007 4 PCSL 10th Did not qualify
2008 4 PCSL 5th Did not qualify
2009 4 PCSL

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