Football team
Tacoma Defiance
Club · United States · MLS Next Pro
«Defiance»
Seattle Sounders FC needed somewhere to put its young players, and in October 2014 it built one: a second team of its own, housed at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. The name said as much — Seattle Sounders FC 2.
That arrangement lasted until 2018, when the team moved south to Tacoma and Cheney Stadium. The following January, after a public campaign inviting supporters to submit ideas, the team became Tacoma Defiance .
In 2022 the Defiance left USL Championship for MLS Next Pro, and in 2024 home matches and training both shifted again, this time to the Sounders' new facility at Longacres in Renton.
What the club has not done is win. Not the USL Championship, not MLS Next Pro. Play-off qualification stayed out of reach through most of the USL years, and the U.S. Open Cup was closed to it entirely — a reserve side does not enter.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 20 Sep | MLS Next Pro |
Portland Timbers II
H
|
1:1 | D |
| 14 Sep | MLS Next Pro |
LA Galaxy II
A
|
0:3 | L |
| 6 Sep | MLS Next Pro |
San Jose Earthquakes II
A
|
2:1 | W |
| 31 Aug | MLS Next Pro |
Real Monarchs
A
|
0:3 | L |
| 25 Aug | MLS Next Pro |
Swope Park Rangers
H
|
4:0 | W |
| 17 Aug | MLS Next Pro |
Los Angeles II
A
|
3:4 | L |
Standing
MLS Next ProGroup stage · Eastern Conference
| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |
San Jose Earthquakes II
|
28 | 14 | 14 | 51:36 | 42 |
| 9 |
 Huntsville City
|
28 | 14 | 14 | 49:47 | 44 |
| 9 |
 Tacoma Defiance
|
28 | 14 | 14 | 40:44 | 41 |
| 10 |
 Orlando City II
|
28 | 15 | 13 | 55:56 | 44 |
| 10 |
 North Texas SC
|
28 | 14 | 14 | 42:41 | 40 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 187| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 187 | 95 | 92 |
| Scored | 344 | 211 | 133 |
| Conceded | 303 | 127 | 176 |
| Scored per game | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Conceded per game | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Difference | +41 | +84 | −43 |
Fixtures of Tacoma Defiance
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20 Sep
Portland Timbers II
H
1:1
D
-
14 Sep
LA Galaxy II
A
0:3
L
-
6 Sep
San Jose Earthquakes II
A
2:1
W
-
31 Aug
Real Monarchs
A
0:3
L
-
25 Aug
Swope Park Rangers
H
4:0
W
-
17 Aug
Los Angeles II
A
3:4
L
-
9 Aug
North Texas SC
A
1:3
L
-
2 Aug
Whitecaps II
H
4:2
W
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- Mark O'Neill Vancouver 25/26
- Osaze De Rosario Inter Toronto 23/24
- Snyder Brunell Seattle Academy 23/24
- Kalani Kossa-Rienzi Seattle 23/24
- S. Gomez Seattle Academy 23/24
- G. Minunov MFK Vyskov 22/23
Departures
- Snyder Brunell Seattle 25/26
- S. Gomez Seattle 25/26
- G. Minunov Seattle 24/25
- Osaze De Rosario Seattle 24/25
- Kalani Kossa-Rienzi Seattle 24/25
- Stuart Hawkins Seattle 23/24