Year Founded: 2014 (started play in 2015)
Affiliation: Seattle Sounders FC
2016 record, place in Conference standings: 9-8-13, 12th in the Western Conference
2016 playoffs: Did not qualify
Key additions: Javorn Stevens, Shandon Hopeau, Brian Nana-Sinkam
Key departures: Mark O’Ojong, Darwin Jones, Victor Mansaray (on loan to FC Cincinnati)
Projected/ideal starting XI (4-2-3-1): Brian Meredith; Jake Morris, Brian Nana-Sinkam, Riley Grant, Denso Ulysse; Sam Rogers, Ray Saari; Shandon Hopeau, Zach Mathers, Irvin Parra; Javorn Stevens (First Team players in bold; Academy players playing up in italics)
When S2 started play in 2015 there was a lot of uncertainty about what their exact role in the Sounders’ organization would be, at least to the outside observer.