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Greater Seattle Soccer Association

The original name of the George Washington Tournament sponsoring organization was the Seattle Soccer League which was started by George Parsons in 1927. A variety of different organizations ran the tournament until the Greater Seattle Soccer League was formed in as a non-profit organization in 1976 and became the current sponsoring organization. The GSSL currently provides services to around 3500 members in 172 teams playing in 20 divisions of 4-12 teams each. The league is open to both adult men and women but is primarily made up of competitive and recreational mens teams. The league may be the largest adult men's league in the United States.


 * George Washington Tournament: The winner of the annual tournament has their team name permanently added to a sterling silver trophy, about 30" high and weighing perhaps twenty pounds. The base carries the names of the GWT winners in each division from each year. The trophy is kept at the GSSL office.
 * Divisions
 * Open (Adult players, 5 Divisions)
 * Over 30 (3 Divisions)
 * Over 40 (5 Divisions)
 * Over 50 (3 Divisions)
 * Over 55 (3 Divisions)
 * Over 60 (1 Division)
 * Other Tournaments: GSSL teams represent adult mens soccer in tournaments around the world in all age categories.
 * Leadership: The league is managed by Traci Briggs (Executive Director) who runs a full time staff of 3.  She reports to a 15 member board of directors who are all either current or former players on GSSL teams.
 * League Office: The league currently operates out of it's office located at 9750 Greenwood Avenue North, Unit 101, Seattle WA 98103.
 * You can find out more about the league at www.gssl.org