The Seattle Mitre Eagles were an American soccer club based in Port Orchard, Washington. The club is notable for finishing as runners-up of the 1987 U.S. Open Cup, and participating in the 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup where they lost to Mexico's Cruz Azul 9–0 on aggregate.[1] The Eagles held Cruz Azul to a 0–0 draw in the second leg of the series at Memorial Stadium in Seattle.[2]
History
editThe origin of the club is unknown, but it is likely that the team formed in the mid-1980s. The founders of the team were former University of Washington students, and ex-players who played for FC Seattle Storm.[3] The team played most of their matches at high school stadiums in the Seattle area, including in Shoreline, Washington.[1]
Honors
edit- U.S. Open Cup Runners-up (1): 1987
- Participations in CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1988
References
edit- ^ a b Smith, Jack (February 15, 1988). "Eagles have big soccer date ahead, but no field to match". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. D7.
- ^ MacDonald, Frank (June 3, 1988). "Seattle Mitre-Eagles fight Mexicans to scoreless tie". The Seattle Times. p. D7.
- ^ Falk, David (July 27, 2008). "Eddie Krueger looks back at Seattle soccer career with Sounders, Eagles & FC". GoalSeattle.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
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