Tacoma Defiance

Tacoma Defiance, formerly Seattle Sounders FC 2, is an American professional soccer team based in Puget Sound region of Tukwila, Washington, U.S. that competes in the MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer league system, as the reserve team of Seattle Sounders FC. Formerly, 20 percent of the club was fan-owned through the non-profit Sounders Community Trust.

This article is about the soccer team. For the park and geographic feature, see Point Defiance Park.
Tacoma Defiance
Nickname(s)Defiance
FoundedOctober 14, 2014 (2014-10-14) (as Seattle Sounders FC 2)
StadiumStarfire Sports Complex
Capacity4,500
OwnerSeattle Sounders FC
Head coachHervé Diese
LeagueMLS Next Pro
20232nd, Western Conference
Playoffs: Conference Semifinals
WebsiteClub website

The club was established in 2014 as Seattle Sounders FC 2 (S2) and originally played at Starfire Sports in Tukwila, Washington. The team moved to Tacoma's Cheney Stadium in 2018 and was rebranded as the Defiance the following season. The Defiance plans to move to the new Sounders headquarters and training facility at Longacres in Tukwila in 2024.

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