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Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began play in 2009 as an MLS expansion team. The Sounders are a phoenix club, carrying the same […]
The Sounders earned the No. 2 seed in the MLS Western Conference and qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the 11th straight season. The Sounders play their home games before a 41,000-capacity crowd on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field in downtown Seattle, also the home of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. Do the Seahawks […]
The Sounders played their inaugural match on March 19, 2009, winning 3–0 over the New York Red Bulls. Seattle has been among the league’s most successful teams, winning the U.S. Open Cup four times, the Supporters’ Shield in 2014, and the MLS Cup in 2016 and 2019. What is the Seattle Sounders mascot? Seattle Sounders […]
The Cascadia Cup was contested without Seattle for two seasons after the Sounders entered MLS in 2009, but Portland and Vancouver were awarded expansion teams that began play in 2011. When did Seattle Sounders join the MLS? The Sounders began their inaugural MLS campaign during the 2009 MLS season. Prior to the opening match, the […]
Drew Carey is a stand-up comic turned actor and producer and is now regarded as American soccer’s most recognizable supporter. Carey is an owner of Seattle Sounders FC and serves as chairman of Sounders FC Alliance, the club’s member association. Why is Seattle called the Sounders? Of the more than 14,500 votes received in choosing […]
Of the more than 14,500 votes received in choosing the new team name, 49% of the votes included some form of the name “Sounders“. Upon announcing the name of the club, Hanauer acknowledged the significance of keeping with tradition: “The team playing at the highest level in our region has always been called Sounders What […]
In the marquee match of the weekend in Major League Soccer, the Seattle Sounders host Los Angeles FC on Saturday in a game between two of the best teams in the Western Conference. The home side has had a slow start to the campaign due to the focus given to winning the CONCACAF Champions League. […]