Snohomish County Football Club

About Us

The Steelheads Foundation

Est.2017, The Steelheads Foundation, formerly know as “The Snohomish County FC Steelheads” 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Foundation. Our club has served 200+ Members, Players, Staff, Coaches, and Volunteers operating across Snohomish County, the second-largest county in the state. We operate 4+ teams: Men’s Indoor & Outdoor and Women’s Indoor & Outdoor. Our players consist of former & current pros, former & current collegiate athletes, youth club athletes, and recreational players.  

The Steelheads Foundation provides youth and adults with free or subsidized professional training, facilities, technology, and products to the community, specifically BIPOC youth & adults who come from lower socio-economic areas and situations, providing a critical outlet to maintain a healthy lifestyle and provide extracurricular activities to participate. Secondarily, The Club provides support for helping promote and service those athletes who look to take their experience and skills to the next level providing them the critical exposure and leadership training to navigate the competitive athletic landscape. This includes services the club provides around marketing and promotion of players, creating and developing content, making connections to other organizations on behalf of its members, providing coaching clinics, tactical sessions and strategy classes to help give athletes the tools and knowledge to be able to succeed

Snohomish County Football Club Inc.

Est. in 2017, Snohomish County Football Club Inc. is a Washington State Corporation with a powerful vision for the Pacific Northwest’s soccer landscape. Our mission centers on creating opportunities, events, and revenues to support The Steelheads Foundation with free or subsidized professional training, technology, and products to the community. Our dedication extends specifically to BIPOC youth and adults from lower socio-economic backgrounds, offering a critical outlet for healthy lifestyles and extracurricular activities.

We’re committed to nurturing soccer talent and providing leadership training to navigate the competitive athletic landscape. Our support encompasses marketing and promotion, content development, connections to other organizations, and comprehensive coaching clinics. Through our programs, we empower athletes with the tools and knowledge needed for success.

Our secondary goal is to secure a place in USL League Two by harnessing the fervent soccer culture of the Pacific Northwest, we aim to inspire a new era of soccer excellence in Snohomish County.

At Snohomish County Football Club, we stand as a cornerstone of community involvement. Our dedication is evident in diverse events and clinics that foster soccer enthusiasm and build a closely-knit community of loyal supporters. Our social impact initiatives reinforce our role as a catalyst for positive change, transcending beyond the field to serve the greater good.

We believe in strategic partnerships, financial efficiency, and human capital acquisition as our core strategies, we’re poised for success. Our journey involves emulating proven success models, forging robust relationships with local business, soccer clubs, and organizations. We’re dedicated to fiscal responsibility, optimizing operational expenses through digital platforms for cost-effective marketing and operations all to build healthy returns for our investors, stakeholders, partners and community.

Both The Steelheads Foundation & Snohomish County Football Club prides themselves on serving disenfranchised communities including LGBTQ+, BIPOC, immigrants, at-risk youth & adults, and more. Snohomish County partners with local youth clubs to provide an experience like no other. We spend as much time as we can connect with local youth players and kids in the community by inviting them to games, volunteer coaching, walking out with our semi-pro teams at games, performing halftime shows, and even providing some of the older youth the chance to play and train with our first teams. We are a community driven organization and work with local municipalities to provide programming for the community to get involved in the sport.

Values

Physical & Mental Wellness

Emmanuel Escalante vs Eastside fc, Snohomish County Football Club, Steelheads

Physical and Mental wellness is key to promoting the longevity of health of our athletes, staff, and community.

Socio-Economic Diversity

Edmonds College Softball team helps Steelheads with Edmonds School District Foundation Futsal Tournament

Socio-economic diversity in the communities we serve enables those who have not had a voice or opportunities to play the game we love

Community

Steelheads Community on Halloween

Promoting community, local businesses, and connection is how we build a more collaborative, supportive, and holistic community.

Equity

Steelheads Run Edmonds School District Foundation Futsal Tournament

Equity in our training, tryouts, events, and operations so that all community members have what they need to thrive.