List of Seattle Sounders FC seasons
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Seattle Sounders FC
is a soccer (association football) team based in Seattle, Washington
, that competes in Major League Soccer
(MLS), the most senior soccer league in the United States. Sounders FC was established in 2007 as an MLS expansion team and began play in 2009. In addition to the MLS season, Seattle also competes in the annual U.S. Open Cup
tournament. Depending on the team's performance in these two competitions, they may also qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs
in the same year and the CONCACAF Champions League
or North American SuperLiga
the following year. The CONCACAF Champions League winner qualifies for the next FIFA Club World Cup
.
On September 2, 2009, Sounders FC won the U.S. Open Cup final
by defeating D.C. United
2–1 on the road at RFK Stadium
. They became the second MLS expansion team (Chicago
was first) to win the U.S. Open Cup
tournament in their first season. Seattle successfully defended the cup on October 5, 2010, by winning the U.S. Open Cup final
, 2–1. Seattle hosted the 2010 final at Qwest Field
; the attendance of 31,311 broke the 81-year-old U.S. Open Cup tournament record. Seattle was the first club to repeat as the U.S. Open Cup champion since 1983.
Sounders FC set the MLS average attendance record in 2009 at 30,943 fans per game and sold out every match. In 2010, they broke their own record with an average of 36,173 per match and again sold out every league match.
Sigi Schmid
has been the head coach since the club's inaugural season.
1. Top Scorer and Avg. Attendance include statistics from league matches only.
2. Sounders FC management discussed the possibility of 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League
eligibility should the USL Sounders
have secured an automatic berth by winning the 2008 US Open Cup
.
However, the USL Sounders lost to the Charleston Battery
in the semifinals.
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer club based in Seattle, Washington. The club competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Sounders FC was established in November 2007 as a MLS expansion team, making it the 15th team in...
is a soccer (association football) team based in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, that competes in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
(MLS), the most senior soccer league in the United States. Sounders FC was established in 2007 as an MLS expansion team and began play in 2009. In addition to the MLS season, Seattle also competes in the annual U.S. Open Cup
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing American soccer competition and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League...
tournament. Depending on the team's performance in these two competitions, they may also qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs
MLS Cup Playoffs
The MLS Cup Playoffs is the postseason elimination tournament of Major League Soccer held at the end of the regular season en route to the MLS Cup, the league's championship game. 10 teams in total from the Eastern Conference and Western Conference qualify for the tournament based on regular-season...
in the same year and the CONCACAF Champions League
CONCACAF Champions League
The CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....
or North American SuperLiga
North American SuperLiga
The SuperLiga was an official North American association football competition between teams from the Primera División of Mexico and Major League Soccer of the United States and Canada, the top divisions in each country. The competition was sanctioned by CONCACAF, U.S...
the following year. The CONCACAF Champions League winner qualifies for the next FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
.
On September 2, 2009, Sounders FC won the U.S. Open Cup final
2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final
The 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was played on September 2, 2009, at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. The match determined the winner of the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with the United States...
by defeating D.C. United
D.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...
2–1 on the road at RFK Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Washington, D.C., United States, and the current home of MLS's D.C. United....
. They became the second MLS expansion team (Chicago
Chicago Fire (soccer)
Chicago Fire Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top soccer league in the United States and Canada...
was first) to win the U.S. Open Cup
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing American soccer competition and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League...
tournament in their first season. Seattle successfully defended the cup on October 5, 2010, by winning the U.S. Open Cup final
2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final
The 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was played on October 5, 2010, at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington. The match determined the winner of the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation. This...
, 2–1. Seattle hosted the 2010 final at Qwest Field
Qwest Field
CenturyLink Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Seattle, Washington, United States. It serves as the home field for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League and Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer...
; the attendance of 31,311 broke the 81-year-old U.S. Open Cup tournament record. Seattle was the first club to repeat as the U.S. Open Cup champion since 1983.
Sounders FC set the MLS average attendance record in 2009 at 30,943 fans per game and sold out every match. In 2010, they broke their own record with an average of 36,173 per match and again sold out every league match.
Sigi Schmid
Sigi Schmid
Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid is a German-American soccer coach. Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his family when he was a child. He played college soccer from 1972 to 1975 at the University of California, Los Angeles , where he was a starting midfielder in each...
has been the head coach since the club's inaugural season.
Seasons
| Year | P | Pts | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pos. (Conf.) | Playoffs MLS Cup Playoffs The MLS Cup Playoffs is the postseason elimination tournament of Major League Soccer held at the end of the regular season en route to the MLS Cup, the league's championship game. 10 teams in total from the Eastern Conference and Western Conference qualify for the tournament based on regular-season... |
U.S. Open Cup Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing American soccer competition and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League... |
CONCACAF Champions League CONCACAF Champions League The CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region .... |
Coach | Name | Goals | Team MVP |
Average Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer Major League Soccer Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada... |
Top Scorer | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 30 | 47 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | 4th 2009 Major League Soccer season The 2009 Major League Soccer season was the 14th season of Major League Soccer. The season began on March 19 and ended with Real Salt Lake winning the MLS Cup 2009, on November 22 at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington-Changes from the 2008 season:... (3rd) |
Conf. Semi-finals 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs The 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs is the postseason to Major League Soccer's 2009 season. MLS Cup 2009 concluded the season on November 22, 2009 at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington. Real Salt Lake won the Cup in penalties over the L.A... |
Champions | Did not qualify | Sigi Schmid Sigi Schmid Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid is a German-American soccer coach. Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his family when he was a child. He played college soccer from 1972 to 1975 at the University of California, Los Angeles , where he was a starting midfielder in each... |
Fredy Montero | 12 | Kasey Keller Kasey Keller Kasey Keller is a retired American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.... |
30,943 |
| 2010 2010 Seattle Sounders FC season The 2010 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's second season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. For the Sounders FC franchise, it was their third year of existence, and including all previous franchises, it would be the 30th season of a soccer team... |
30 | 48 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 35 | 6th 2010 Major League Soccer season The 2010 Major League Soccer season was the 98th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 32nd with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, and the 15th in MLS history. It began on March 25 at Seattle's Qwest Field with Seattle Sounders FC defeating the expansion... (4th) |
Conf. Semi-finals 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs The 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs was the postseason tournament subsequent to Major League Soccer's 2010 season. The Colorado Rapids defeated FC Dallas 2–1 at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario.... |
Champions 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final The 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was played on October 5, 2010, at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington. The match determined the winner of the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation. This... |
Group Stage 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League The 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League was the 3rd edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format. The tournament began on July 27, 2010 and ended on April 27, 2011. Monterrey of Mexico won their first title, defeating Real Salt Lake of the United States 3-2 on aggregate in the... |
Sigi Schmid Sigi Schmid Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid is a German-American soccer coach. Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his family when he was a child. He played college soccer from 1972 to 1975 at the University of California, Los Angeles , where he was a starting midfielder in each... |
Fredy Montero Steve Zakuani Steve Zakuani Steve Zakuani is a Congolese footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Born in Zaire , Zakuani grew up in London before attending the University of Akron on a soccer scholarship... |
10 | Osvaldo Alonso Osvaldo Alonso Osvaldo Alonso Moreno is a Cuban footballer who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Professional:... |
36,173 |
| 2011 2011 Seattle Sounders FC season The 2011 Seattle Sounders FC season is the club's third season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. It is the Sounders FC organization's third year of existence; including all previous clubs, it is the 31st season of a soccer team bearing the Sounders... |
34 | 63 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 37 | 2nd 2011 Major League Soccer season The 2011 Major League Soccer season was the 99th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 33rd with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, and the 16th season of Major League Soccer. The season marked the arrival of two new league clubs, Portland Timbers and Vancouver... (2nd) |
Conf. Semi-finals 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs The 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs will be the sixteenth post-season tournament culminating the Major League Soccer regular season. The tournament began on October 26 with the play-in round and will conclude on November 20 with the championship match. It will be the first playoff-series to include ten... |
Champions 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final The 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was played on October 4, 2011 in Seattle, Washington for the second consecutive year. The match saw the Seattle Sounders FC defeat the Chicago Fire 2-0 to be crowned champions in three consecutive years of the 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open... |
TBD | Sigi Schmid Sigi Schmid Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid is a German-American soccer coach. Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his family when he was a child. He played college soccer from 1972 to 1975 at the University of California, Los Angeles , where he was a starting midfielder in each... |
Fredy Montero | 12 | 38,496 | |
| 2012 2012 Seattle Sounders FC season The 2012 Seattle Sounders FC season is the club's fourth season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. For the Sounders FC organization, it is their fourth year of existence, and including all previous clubs, it is the 32nd season of a soccer team bearing the... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD 2012 Major League Soccer season The 2012 Major League Soccer season is the upcoming 100th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 34th with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, and the 17th season of Major League Soccer... (TBD) |
TBD | TBD | TBD | Sigi Schmid Sigi Schmid Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid is a German-American soccer coach. Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his family when he was a child. He played college soccer from 1972 to 1975 at the University of California, Los Angeles , where he was a starting midfielder in each... |
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1. Top Scorer and Avg. Attendance include statistics from league matches only.
2. Sounders FC management discussed the possibility of 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League
eligibility should the USL Sounders
Seattle Sounders (USL)
Seattle Sounders was an American professional soccer team founded in 1994 as a member of the American Professional Soccer League. In 1997, the team became a member of the USL First Division, the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid, until 2008, after which the majority of the team's...
have secured an automatic berth by winning the 2008 US Open Cup
2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
-Schedule:Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.-First round:-----Second round:-----Third round:----...
.
However, the USL Sounders lost to the Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
in the semifinals.
Key
- P = Played
- Pts = Points
- W = Games won
- L = Games lost
- D = Games drawn
- GF = Goals For
- GA = Goals Against
- Pos = Final position
- Conf = Final position in the Western ConferenceMLS Western ConferenceThe Western Conference is one of Major League Soccer's two conferences.-Current members:*Chivas USA*Colorado Rapids*FC Dallas*Los Angeles Galaxy*Portland Timbers*Real Salt Lake*San Jose Earthquakes*Seattle Sounders FC*Vancouver Whitecaps FC...
| Champions | Runners-up |