Emerald City Football Club
Emerald City Football Club (ECFC) is a Seattle-based select soccer club. ECFC is a premier year-round soccer club with professional coaching. It is one of Seattle's oldest select soccer clubs, having formed in 1979.[1] ECFC is a non-profit, 501c3 organization largely run by volunteers. ECFC teams compete with other premier clubs in Washington State in the Puget Sound Premier League (PSPL[2]). ECFC players come from all different neighborhoods in the Seattle and Puget Sound region, rather than from one specific geographical area. ECFC is a member of US Club Soccer.[3]
Players
Many former and current professional soccer players have spent some time playing for the Emerald City Football Club, including:
- Aaron Kovar (M) - 2009-2010, ECFC
- Henry Wingo (M) - Years?, ECFC
- Jamie Finch (M) - 2005-2007, ECFC
- Sean Morris (M) - 2007, ECFC
- DeAndre Yedlin (M) - 2004-2006, ECFC
- George John (M) - Years?, ECFC
- Ely Allen (M) - Years?, ECFC
- Temryss Lane (F) - 1990-2000, ECFC
Coaches
Effective December 1, 2016, the Director of Coaching is John Hamel, a Seattle-area former professional soccer player and long-time coach for ECFC.[4][5] John is joined by David Smith who serves as Technical Director for the club.
The previous Director of Coaching at ECFC was Bobby Howe, an English footballer who has played for West Ham United and the Seattle Sounders, and also coached for the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers. Bobby is a 2016 recipient of the Dr. Thomas Fleck, US Youth Soccer Excellence in Coaching Education Award.[6] Bobby is still an active coach for ECFC.
Brian Schmetzer, current coach for the Seattle Sounders, spent several years coaching for Emerald City FC in the late 1990's. Brian served as Technical Director and Director of Coaching for ECFC prior to joining the Sounders organization in 2002.[7][8]