Seattle SeaDogs

Seattle SeaDogs (CISL)
Full name	Seattle SeaDogs
Founded	1995
Ground	Mercer Arena; KeyArena; Seattle,Washington; (Capacity: 5,000-8,000)
League	Continental Indoor Soccer League

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The Seattle SeaDogs are a defunct indoor soccer team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) from 1995 to 1997. They won the last CISL championship in 1997.

[edit] History

In 1995, the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) awarded an expansion franchise to the Ackerly Group. The team, based in Seattle was named the SeaDogs.

The SeaDogs’ first two seasons were miserable as the team failed to break even. However, in 1997, they ran to a 21-7 regular season record, winning the league championship.

At the end of the 1997, the CISL folded. Several teams then jumped to various other indoor soccer league’s, but the SeaDogs elected to remain independent as its ownership explored various options. During this period, Clavijo resigned to take up the head coach position with the Florida ThunderCats of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL).

[edit] Arena

In 1995, the SeaDogs held their home games in the Seattle Center Arena later called Mercer Arena. In 1996 the SeaDogs moved into the rebuilt Seattle Center Coliseum which by this time had been renamed KeyArena also on the grounds of the Seattle Center.