2011 Seattle Sounders FC season

The 2011 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's third season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. It was the Sounders FC organization's third year of existence; including all previous clubs, it was the 31st season of a soccer team bearing the Sounders name.

Seattle Sounders FC
2011 season
General managerAdrian Hanauer
Head coachSigi Schmid
StadiumCenturyLink Field
(Qwest Field until June 23)
Major League SoccerConference: 2nd
Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupWinners
CONCACAF Champions LeagueQuarterfinals
Cascadia CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Fredy Montero (12)
All: Fredy Montero (18)
Highest home attendance64,140 (Oct. 15 vs. San Jose)
Lowest home attendance35,940 (vs. Salt Lake (Sep. 10)
Average home league attendance38,496
Biggest winLeague: 6–2 vs. Columbus (Aug. 27)[1]
Biggest defeatLeague: 0–2 vs. Philadelphia (Oct. 8)[1]
← 2010
2012 →

Background edit

The 2011 season is the third season for Seattle Sounders FC who began play in 2009 as the league's 15th team. In their inaugural season, Sounders FC became the second MLS expansion team in league history (Chicago was first) to win the U.S. Open Cup tournament in their first season. They did so by defeating D.C. United 2–1 on the road at RFK Stadium. In winning the U.S. Open Cup tournament, Sounders FC qualified for the preliminary round of the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League. During the preliminary round, they were paired up with the defending Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador winners, Isidro Metapán. After winning the first leg by a score of 1–0, Seattle went to El Salvador to play the second.

Review edit

November edit

On November 22, 2010, Seattle made a trade with the Colorado Rapids for defenders Julien Baudet of France and Danny Earls of the Republic of Ireland for Peter Vagenas.[2] Also, the list of the ten protected players for the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft was decided by the club. The draft took place on November 24, 2010, when both the Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC selected ten players from the Major League Soccer teams, including Sanna Nyassi (who was later traded to Colorado) and Nathan Sturgis (who was later traded to Toronto) from Seattle Sounders FC.[3] Vancouver later traded Jamaican international O'Brian White to Seattle.[4]

December edit

On December 9, 2010, Swedish club, BK Häcken reported that midfielder, Erik Friberg completed a three-year deal with the Seattle Sounders FC, bringing him over to the team. They also have announced a contract extension with captain Kasey Keller. On December 15, 2010, the Sounders selected Chris Seitz of the Philadelphia Union in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[5] The goalkeeper was later traded to FC Dallas for a fourth round pick of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.[6] Defender Tyrone Marshall was also selected in the draft by the Colorado Rapids.[5]

February edit

The team traveled to Casa Grande, Arizona, just like before the 2010 season for preseason training.

March edit

On March 9, 2011, the Seattle Sounders FC played the defending MLS Cup champions, Colorado Rapids in the second Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield. The game was at Qwest Field, now called CenturyLink Field.[7]

The Sounders opened up the 2011 regular season against the defending Supporters' Shield titleholders, Los Angeles Galaxy at Qwest Field. It was the third-consecutive MLS season that the league had its opening game in Seattle. The match was held on March 15.[8]

Match results edit

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason edit

February 4, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC   1–0   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Casa Grande, Arizona
15:00 PST, 35' x 35' x 35' Training Game Alonso   22'
Evans   63'
Match Report Koffie   32' Stadium: Grande Sports World
Attendance: +30
February 8, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC   3–3   Real Salt Lake Casa Grande, Arizona
11:00 PST 45' x 35' x 30' Training Game Neagle   3'
Carrasco   60'
Alonso   69'
White   90'
Montero   110' (pen.)
Match Report Olave   29'
Grabavoy   32'   69'
Morales   36'
Araujo Jr.   76'
Warner   87'   88'
Stadium: Grande Sports World
February 10, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC   0–3   Columbus Crew Phoenix, Arizona
10:00 PST 45' x 45' x 30' Training Game Match Report Mendoza   20'
Scott   106' (o.g.)
Cunningham   108'
Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex
Referee: Alex Prus
February 12, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC   1–0   Chivas USA Casa Grande, Arizona
9:30 PST Training Game Wahl   30'
Estrada   75'
Match Report Valentin   56' Stadium: Grande Sports World
Attendance: 150+
February 21, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC   0–2   FC Dallas Orlando, Florida
15:30 PST Training Game Earls   26'
Carrasco   33'
Tetteh   70'
Match Report Chávez   20'
Shea   27'
Jacobson   75'
Stadium: ESPN Complex
Attendance: 20+
February 22, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC   2–2   Houston Dynamo Orlando, Florida
11:00 PST Training Game Montero   62' (pen.)
Tetteh   69'
Report Weaver   11'
Ching   57'
Stadium: ESPN Complex
February 24, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC   7–0   UCF Knights Bradenton, Florida
13:00 PST Training Game Noonan   39'   43'
UCF Knights   57' (o.g.)
White   59'   63'
Estrada   61'
Fucito   75'
Levesque   80'
Match Report Robson   80'
Hunt   84'
Stadium: IMG Soccer Academy
February 26, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC   1–0   Chicago Fire Bradenton, Florida
14:00 PST 45' x 45' x 30' Training Game Rosales   55'
Montaño   72'
Carrasco   120'
Match Report Gibbs   28'   55' Stadium: IMG Soccer Academy

Cascadia Summit edit

March 4, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC   0–2   Portland Timbers Tukwila, Washington
19:30 PDT Alonso   5'
Hurtado   54'
Match Report Perlaza   21'
Jewsbury   69'
Cooper   93+'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Dave Gantar
March 6, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC   2–3   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tukwila, Washington
15:00 PDT Graham   10'
Levesque   45'
Montaño   77'
Report Salgado   6'
Teibert   12'
Khalfan   18'
Camilo   47'
Cannon   81'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,100

Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield edit

March 9, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC   3–1   Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington
19:00 PDT González   57'
Hurtado   60'
Montero   67'   78'
Friberg   86'
Larentowicz   63' (pen.) Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 7355
Referee: Yader Reyes

MLS regular season edit

Table edit

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 46 42 +4 49
6 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
8 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
Source: MLS
League
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy (S, C) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 51
6 Houston Dynamo 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49 CONCACAF Champions League
7 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 49
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47
10 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
11 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
12 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
13 D.C. United 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3 39
14 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
15 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
16 Toronto FC 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23 33 CONCACAF Champions League
17 New England Revolution 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20 28
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHAHAAHAAHHHAAHAHHAAHAAHAHHHAAHHA
ResultLLTTWTWWLTTWLWTTWWWTWWLWTWWLWWWLWW
Conference7878677566647454444443333222222222
Overall13171617131211910910610677545443333222222222
Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2011. Source: 2011 Major League Soccer season
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results edit

  Win   Tie   Loss

March 15, 2011 Match 1 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Seattle
18:30 PDT Friberg   44'
González   46'
(Report) Birchall   24'
Juninho   58'
Beckham   93'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,443
Referee: Alex Prus
March 25, 2011 Match 3 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo Seattle
19:00 PDT Ianni   43'
González   73'
Zakuani   80'
(Report) Freeman   2'
Palmer   30'
Cameron   42'
Cameron   46'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,204
Referee: Ramón Hernández
April 2, 2011 Match 4 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC Santa Clara, California
19:30 PDT Leitch   6'
Dawkins   32'
Stephenson   52'
(Report) Evans   18'
White   42'
Jaqua   71'
González   80'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,276
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
April 9, 2011 Match 5 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire Seattle
19:30 PDT White   7'
Zakuani   25'
Riley   32'
Hurtado   47+'
(Report) Chaves   8'
Robinson   71'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,223
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 16, 2011 Match 6 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Chester, Pennsylvania
16:00 EDT Ruiz   32'
Miglioranzi   55'
Okugo   65'
Valdes   88'
(Report) Alonso   30'
Fernández   91+'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 15,149
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 22, 2011 Match 7 Colorado Rapids 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado
19:30 MDT Mullan   3'
Folan   75'
(Report) Montero   19'   81' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,185
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
April 30, 2011 Match 8 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Toronto FC Seattle
19:00 PDT Fernández   9'
Alonso   45'
Evans   52'   75' (p.k.)
(Report) de Guzman   54' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,287
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 4, 2011 Match 9 D.C. United 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT White   13'
Wolff   31'
Davies   35'   52'
(Report) Jaqua   55'
Evans   71' (p.k.)
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 11,254
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
May 7, 2011 Match 10 Columbus Crew 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, Ohio
18:30 CDT Rentería   67' (p.k.)
Miranda   75'
(Report) Montero   7'   44'
Carrasco   38'
González   53'
Fernández   64'
Levesque   90'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 7,148
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
May 14, 2011 Match 11 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers Seattle
20:00 PDT Fernández   52' (Report) Danso   65' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,593
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 21, 2011 Match 12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Seattle
19:00 PDT Fernández   44'
Carrasco   51'
Rosales   64'
Alonso   84'
Parke   93'
(Report) Smith   49' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,098
Referee: Geoff Gamble
May 25, 2011 Match 13 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 FC Dallas Seattle
19:00 PDT Scott   81' (Report) Shea   18'
John   44'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,026
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 28, 2011 Match 14 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
19:00 MDT Johnson   28'
Olave   58'
Wingert   65'
Gonzalez   88'
(Report) Ianni   71'
Riley   81'
Neagle   84'
Wahl   90'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14,474
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
June 4, 2011 Match 15 Chicago Fire 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 CDT Chaves   46+' (Report) Fucito   33'
Wahl   36'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,839
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 11, 2011 Match 16 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle
19:30 PDT Rosales   81'
Alonso   47+'   84'
(Report) Hassli   29' (pen.)   85'
Rochat   46+'
Camilo   55'
Leathers   71'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,502
Referee: Mark Geiger
June 18, 2011 Match 17 Toronto FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Toronto, Ontario, Canada
19:00 EDT Harden   18'
Borman   26'
Yourassowsky   65'
Cordon   93+'
(Report) Hurtado   34'   49'
Montero   90'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 21,839
Referee: Yader Reyes
June 23, 2011 Match 18 Seattle Sounders FC 4–2 New York Red Bulls Seattle
19:00 PDT Friberg   11'
Alonso   12'   60'
Riley   52'
Levesque   67'   78'
González   90'
(Report) Tainio   28'
Richards   31'
Da Luz   50'
Scott   58' (o.g.)
De Rosario   93+'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 46,065
Referee: Michael Kennedy
June 26, 2011 Match 19 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 New England Revolution Seattle
13:00 PDT Carrasco   26'
Wahl   34'   87'
Fernández   40'
(Report) Nyassi   3'
Phelan   23'
Cochrane   72'
Lekić   78'
Soares   90'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,212
Referee: Geoff Gamble
July 10, 2011 Match 21 Portland Timbers 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
13:00 PDT Parke   46' (o.g.)
Marcelin   56'
Perlaza   69'
Brunner   81'
(Report) Montero   57'   58'   74'
Alonso   63'   83' (pen.)
Rosales   78'
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 18,627
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
July 16, 2011 Match 22 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 Colorado Rapids Seattle
13:00 PDT Fernández   7'
Montero   27'   82'
Levesque   69'   48'
Rosales   84'
(Report) Thompson   1'   79'
Mastroeni   18'
Casey   25'
Larentowicz   42'
Folan   90'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,424
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
July 30, 2011 Match 23 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
19:30 CDT Clark   7'
Ching   23'   71'
Weaver   34'
Davis   76'
(Report) Fernández   36' (pen.)   38'
Fucito   87'
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 18,465
Referee: Niko Bratsis
August 6, 2011 Match 24 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Kamara   20'
Diop   37'
Bravo   59'
(Report) Rosales   90'
Neagle   92+'
Stadium: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Attendance: 17,493
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 13, 2011 Match 25 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Chivas USA Seattle
13:00 PDT Wahl   23'
Friberg   89'
(Report) LaBrocca   34'
Elliott   45'
Jazic   80'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,364
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 20, 2011 Match 26 FC Dallas 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Frisco, Texas
20:00 CDT Cruz   3'   56'
Ihemelu   27'
(Report) Friberg   6'
Rosales   15'
Montero   60'
Hurtado   62'
Scott   94+'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 11,635
Referee: Dave Gantar
August 27, 2011 Match 27 Seattle Sounders FC 6–2 Columbus Crew Seattle
13:00 PDT Neagle   4'   21'   70'
Rosales   16' (pen.)
Fucito   40'
Parke   73'
Gardner   74' (o.g.)
Scott   81'
(Report) Cunningham   59' (pen.)
Burns   64'
Gardner   73'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,364
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 10, 2011 Match 28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake Seattle
13:00 PDT Carrasco   38'
Hurtado   39'
Montero   47+'
Alonso   94+'
(Report) Beltran   20'   35'
Keller   13' (o.g.)
Saborio   56'
Williams   68'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 35,940
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
September 17, 2011 Match 29 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 D.C. United Seattle
18:00 PDT Fucito   35'
Wahl   41'
Fernández   47+'   60'
(Report) Ngwenya   16'
da Luz   63'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,242
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 24, 2011 Match 30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
19:30 PDT Camilo   9'
DeMerit   32'
Hassli   70'
(Report) Evans   31'   33' (pen.)
Montero   64'   67'
Parke   77'
Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Paul Ward
October 1, 2011 Match 31 New England Revolution 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 EDT Fagundez   35'
Caraglio   84'
(Report) Montero   28'   36'   48' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,022
Referee: Geoff Gamble
October 8, 2011 Match 32 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union Seattle
19:00 PDT Neagle   63' (Report) Adu   60'
Carroll   70'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,304
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 15, 2011 Match 33 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle
19:30 PDT Ianni   48'
Ochoa   82'
Montero   87'
(Report) Morrow   6'
Wondolowski   24'
Ring   40'
Hernandez   57'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 64,140
Referee: Michael Kennedy
October 22, 2011 Match 34 Chivas USA 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
19:30 PDT Zemanski   5'
Estupinan   83'
(Report) Levesque   40'
Boyens   53' (o.g.)
Fernández   68'
Ochoa   73'
Evans   78'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 22,137
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

October 29, 2011 Conference
Semi-finals
Real Salt Lake 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm PDT Espindola   30'
Saborio   43', 53'
Grabavoy   88'
(Report) Alonso   54'
Montero   90'
Friberg   90+3'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,067
Referee: Mark Geiger
November 2, 2011 Conference
Semi-finals
Seattle Sounders FC 2–0
(2–3 agg.)
Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm PDT Alonso   56'
Neagle   61'
(Report) Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,021
Referee: Jair Marrufo

U.S. Open Cup edit

June 28, 2011 Third round Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Kitsap Pumas Tukwila, Washington
7:00 pm PDT Fucito   39'   62' (Report) Hyde   43'
Besagno   71'
Scott   80'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,811
Referee: Tyler Ploeger
July 13, 2011 Quarterfinals Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Tukwila, Washington
7:00 pm PDT Jaqua   4'
Alonso   22'
Montero   25'   54'
Parke   55'
Neagle   74'
Fucito   90'
(Report) Cristman   40'
Cardozo   59'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,322
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 30, 2011 Semifinals Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 FC Dallas Tukwila, Washington
7:00 pm PDT González   35'
Montero   40'
Evans   58'
(Report) Cruz   12'
Hernández   22'
Villar   63'
Santos   63'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,593
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
October 4, 2011 Final Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Chicago Fire Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm PDT Montero   78'   90'
Alonso   90'   90+6'
(Report) Nyarko   27'
Anibaba   90'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 35,615
Referee: Alex Prus

CONCACAF Champions League edit

Preliminary round edit

July 26, 2011 First leg San Francisco   1–0   Seattle Sounders FC Panama City, Panama
18:00 PDT Brown   17'   28' (pen.)
Panezo   73'
(Report) Parke   26'
Alonso   70'
Fernández   78'
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 700
Referee: David España Rivas
August 3, 2011 Second leg Seattle Sounders FC   2–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)
  San Francisco Seattle, Washington
19:00 PDT Fernández   41'
Alonso   60'
Rosales   61'
Jaqua   98'
Friberg   110'
Keller   110'
(Report) Brown   46+'
de Avila   63'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 21,233
Referee: Jeffrey Solis (Costa Rica)

Group stage edit

August 16, 2011 1 Seattle Sounders FC   4–1   Comunicaciones Seattle, United States
19:00 PDT Ianni   16'
Evans   35'
Riley   47+'
González   54'
Neagle   55'
Fucito   61', 67'
Hurtado   69'
Gómez   87' (o.g.)
Report Arreola   2'
Morales   9'
Castrillo   50'
Machado   60'
Ramirez   69'
Martinez   80'
Thompson   91+'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 10,017
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Mexico)
August 23, 2011 2 Monterrey   0–1   Seattle Sounders FC Monterrey, Mexico
19:00 CDT (Report) Fernández   38'
Jaqua   47'
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Attendance: 10,234
Referee: Elmar Rodas (Guatemala)
September 14, 2011 3 Herediano   1–2   Seattle Sounders FC Heredia, Costa Rica
19:00CST Cancela   46+' (pen.)
Nunez   53'
(Report) Montero   3', 54'
Scott   36'
Fernández   54'
Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
September 20, 2011 4 Seattle Sounders FC   0–1   Herediano Seattle, United States
Neagle   16'
Ianni   62'
Report Arias   25'   58'
Cordero   35'
Barbosa  67'
Cambronero   77'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 10,613
September 27, 2011 5 Comunicaciones   2–2   Seattle Sounders FC Guatemala City, Guatemala
Montepeque   7'
R. Morales   63'
E. Morales   75'
(Report) Alonso   44', 89'
Hurtado   87'
Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso
Referee: Roberto Garcia
October 18, 2011 6 Seattle Sounders FC   1–2   Monterrey Seattle, United States
22:00 Montero   42'
Scott   58'
Report Carreño   3'
Pérez   41'
Delgado   60'
Meza   75'
Suazo   81'
Morales   90'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 15,866
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Monterrey 6 4 0 2 11 4 +7 12
  Seattle Sounders FC 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
  Comunicaciones 6 2 1 3 8 13 −5 7
  Herediano 6 2 0 4 6 11 −5 6

Friendlies edit

July 20, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC   0–7   Manchester United Seattle, Washington
Owen   15'
Diouf   49'
Rooney   51'   69'   72'
Park   71'
Obertan   88'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 67,052
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Last updated on August 26, 2016.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Regular season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 FW   USA Mike Fucito 29 6 13+6 2 1+1 0 2+2 2 2+2 2
3 MF   USA Brad Evans 26 6 17+3 5 2 0 2 0 2 1
4 DF   USA Patrick Ianni 22 1 12+4 1 0 0 1 0 4+1 0
5 DF   USA Tyson Wahl 26 1 22+1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
6 MF   CUB Osvaldo Alonso 45 7 32+1 3 2 1 4 1 4+2 2
7 DF   USA James Riley 38 0 29 0 1 0 1+1 0 5+1 0
8 MF   SWE Erik Friberg 34 1 23+3 1 1+1 0 0+2 0 4 0
10 MF   ARG Mauro Rosales 30 5 22+4 5 0 0 1 0 2+1 0
11 MF   COD Steve Zakuani 6 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF   CRC Leonardo González 26 0 12+2 0 2 0 4 0 5+1 0
13 FW   JAM O'Brian White 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   GHA Michael Tetteh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 MF   URU Álvaro Fernández 40 11 23+6 9 2 0 3 0 5+1 2
16 MF   USA David Estrada 6 0 1+3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
17 MF   COL Fredy Montero 42 18 27+3 12 2 0 3 3 6+1 3
18 GK   USA Kasey Keller 43 0 34 0 2 0 2 0 5 0
19 FW   USA Sammy Ochoa 9 2 0+4 2 1+1 0 0 0 1+2 0
20 DF   USA Zach Scott 23 0 9+3 0 1 0 3 0 6+1 0
21 FW   USA Nate Jaqua 30 2 7+16 0 0 0 2 1 3+2 1
22 MF   USA Mike Seamon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF   USA Servando Carrasco 19 0 7+5 0 0 0 0+1 0 4+2 0
24 FW   USA Roger Levesque 29 3 9+10 3 0+2 0 0+2 0 5+1 0
25 FW   USA Pat Noonan 17 0 2+7 0 0 0 2+1 0 3+2 0
26 GK   PUR Taylor Graham 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 MF   USA Lamar Neagle 35 7 9+14 5 1+1 1 2+1 1 5+2 0
28 GK   PUR Terry Boss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
29 GK   USA Josh Ford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF   GAM Amadou Sanyang 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
31 DF   USA Jeff Parke 39 1 28 1 2 0 3+1 0 5 0
34 DF   COL Jhon Kennedy Hurtado 31 0 23 0 2 0 2 0 4 0
35 GK   USA Bryan Meredith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players out on loan:
32 MF   COL Miguel Montaño (on loan to Montreal Impact) 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Squads edit

First Team squad edit

Updated August 27, 2011.
No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of birth (age) Signed From
Goalkeepers
18 Kasey Keller (C)   GK (1969-11-29) November 29, 1969 (age 54)   Fulham
28 Terry Boss   GK (1981-09-01) September 1, 1981 (age 42)   New York
29 Josh Ford   GK (1987-11-06) November 6, 1987 (age 36)   UConn
35 Bryan Meredith   GK (1989-08-02) August 2, 1989 (age 34)   Kitsap Pumas
Defenders
4 Patrick Ianni   CB (1985-06-15) June 15, 1985 (age 38)   Houston
5 Tyson Wahl   LFB (1984-02-23) February 23, 1984 (age 40)   Kansas City
7 James Riley   RFB (1982-10-27) October 27, 1982 (age 41)   San Jose
12 Leonardo González   LFB (1980-11-21) November 21, 1980 (age 43)   Municipal Liberia
20 Zach Scott   CB / RFB (1980-07-02) July 2, 1980 (age 43)   Seattle (USL)
26 Taylor Graham   CB (1980-06-03) June 3, 1980 (age 43)   Seattle (USL)
31 Jeff Parke   CB (1982-04-13) April 13, 1982 (age 41)   Vancouver
34 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado   CB (1984-05-16) May 16, 1984 (age 39)   Deportivo Cali
Midfielders
3 Brad Evans   CM / RM (1985-05-20) May 20, 1985 (age 38)   Columbus
6 Osvaldo Alonso   DM (1985-11-11) November 11, 1985 (age 38)   Charleston
8 Erik Friberg   CM / RM (1986-02-10) February 10, 1986 (age 38)   Häcken
10 Mauro Rosales   AM / RM (1981-02-24) February 24, 1981 (age 43)   River Plate
11 Steve Zakuani   LM (1988-02-09) February 9, 1988 (age 36)   Akron
14 Michael Tetteh   LM (1989-01-16) January 16, 1989 (age 35)   UC Santa Barbara
15 Álvaro Fernández   LM (1985-10-11) October 11, 1985 (age 38)   Nacional
16 David Estrada   RM (1988-02-04) February 4, 1988 (age 36)   UCLA
22 Mike Seamon   CM (1988-08-30) August 30, 1988 (age 35)   Villanova
23 Servando Carrasco   CM / RM (1988-08-13) August 13, 1988 (age 35)   California Golden Bears
27 Lamar Neagle   LM (1987-05-07) May 7, 1987 (age 36)   IFK Mariehamn
30 Amadou Sanyang   CM / RM (1991-08-01) August 1, 1991 (age 32)   Toronto
32 Miguel Montaño (on loan to Montreal)   AM / LM (1991-06-25) June 25, 1991 (age 32)   Quilmes
Forwards
2 Mike Fucito   ST (1986-04-29) April 29, 1986 (age 37)   Harvard
13 O'Brian White   CF / ST (1985-12-14) December 14, 1985 (age 38)   Vancouver
17 Fredy Montero   ST (1987-07-26) July 26, 1987 (age 36)   Deportivo Cali
19 Sammy Ochoa   ST (1986-09-04) September 4, 1986 (age 37)   Estudiantes Tecos
21 Nate Jaqua   ST (1981-10-28) October 28, 1981 (age 42)   Houston
24 Roger Levesque   ST (1981-01-22) January 22, 1981 (age 43)   Seattle (USL)
25 Pat Noonan   ST (1980-08-02) August 2, 1980 (age 43)   Colorado

Major League Soccer squad edit

Updated September 12, 2011. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 FW   USA Mike Fucito
3 MF   USA Brad Evans
4 DF   USA Patrick Ianni
5 DF   USA Tyson Wahl
6 MF   CUB Osvaldo Alonso
7 DF   USA James Riley
8 MF   SWE Erik Friberg
10 MF   ARG Mauro Rosales
11 MF   COD Steve Zakuani
12 DF   CRC Leonardo González
13 FW   JAM O'Brian White
14 MF   GHA Michael Tetteh
15 MF   URU Álvaro Fernández
16 MF   USA David Estrada
17 FW   COL Fredy Montero
18 GK   USA Kasey Keller (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   USA Sammy Ochoa
20 DF   USA Zach Scott (vice-captain)
21 FW   USA Nate Jaqua
22 MF   USA Mike Seamon
23 MF   USA Servando Carrasco
24 FW   USA Roger Levesque
25 FW   USA Pat Noonan
26 DF   USA Taylor Graham
27 MF   USA Lamar Neagle
28 GK   PUR Terry Boss
29 GK   USA Josh Ford
30 MF   GAM Amadou Sanyang
31 DF   USA Jeff Parke
32 MF   COL Miguel Montaño (on loan to Montreal)
34 DF   COL Jhon Kennedy Hurtado
35 GK   USA Bryan Meredith

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
November 22, 2010   Julien Baudet DF   Colorado Rapids Acquired for Peter Vagenas [2]
  Danny Earls DF   Colorado Rapids [2]
November 24, 2010   O'Brian White FW   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Acquired for allocation money [4]
December 15, 2010   Chris Seitz GK   Philadelphia Union Re-Entry Draft, subsequently traded [5]
December 16, 2010   Erik Friberg MF   Häcken Undisclosed [9]
March 2, 2011   Lamar Neagle FW   IFK Mariehamn Free [10]
March 18, 2011   Mauro Rosales MF   River Plate Undisclosed [11]
July 30, 2011   Amadou Sanyang MF   Toronto FC Free [12]
August 26, 2011   Sammy Ochoa FW   Estudiantes Tecos Acquired thru allocation process [13]
September 12, 2011   Bryan Meredith GK   Kitsap Pumas Free [14]

Out edit

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
November 22, 2010   Peter Vagenas MF   Colorado Rapids Traded for Julien Baudet and Danny Earls [2]
November 24, 2010   Sanna Nyassi MF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Expansion Draft [3]
  Nathan Sturgis MF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Expansion Draft [3]
December 15, 2010   Tyrone Marshall DF   Colorado Rapids Re-Entry Draft [5]
December 15, 2010   Chris Seitz GK   FC Dallas Traded for a 2012 4th round SuperDraft pick [6]
March 1, 2011   Danny Earls DF   Colorado Rapids Waived, free transfer [15][16]
March 15, 2011   Blaise Nkufo FW None Released, then retired [17][18]

Loan out edit

Date from Date to Name Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
June 29, 2011 July 10, 2011   Michael Tetteh MF   Orlando City S.C. 10-day loan deal [19]
August 15, 2011 End of season   Miguel Montaño FW   Montreal Impact End of season loan deal [20]

Club edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
General Manager   Adrian Hanauer
Head coach   Sigi Schmid
Assistant coach   Brian Schmetzer
Assistant coach   Ezra Hendrickson
Goalkeeper coach   Tom Dutra
Fitness coach   David Tenney
Chief scout   Kurt Schmid
Technical director   Chris Henderson

Updated to match played November 18, 2010
Source: Seattle Sounders FC

Management edit

Majority Owner   Joe Roth
Owners   Paul G. Allen
  Drew Carey
  Adrian Hanauer
Chief Executive Officer   Jo Lynn Allen
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer   Karen Harrison
President   Peter McLoughlin
Senior Vice President of Business Operations   Gary Wright
Ground (capacity and dimensions) CenturyLink Field (35,700 / 104.2x67.7 meters)

Updated to match played November 18, 2010
Source: Seattle Sounders FC

Official sponsors edit

Source: Soundersfc.com

Kits edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home Alternate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Away Alternate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Rave Green Blue Rave Green
Home Alt. Rave Green Rave Green Blue MLS, March 19 against New York
Home Alt. 2 Rave Green Rave Green Rave Green MLS, April 16 against Philadelphia
Away Shale Shale Shale
Away Alt. Shale Shale Rave Green CCL, Group stage, September 27 against Comunicaciones
Third Yellow Yellow Yellow

Recognition edit

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
10   Jeff Parke Sporting Kansas City Player of the Week
17   Fredy Montero Portland Timbers Player of the Week
18   Mauro Rosales Colorado Rapids Player of the Week
24   Lamar Neagle Columbus Crew Player of the Week
30/31   Kasey Keller San Jose Earthquakes Player of the Week

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
4   O'Brian White Chicago Fire Goal Week 4
11   Lamar Neagle Real Salt Lake Goal Week 11
14   Fredy Montero Toronto FC Goal Week 14
15   Tyson Wahl New England Revolution Goal Week 15 Archived August 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
24   Lamar Neagle Columbus Crew Goal Week 24
27   Álvaro Fernández D.C. United Goal Week 27
28   Fredy Montero Vancouver Whitecaps FC Goal Week 28

MLS Save of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
3   Kasey Keller San Jose Earthquakes Save of the Week
4 Chicago Fire Save of the Week
12 Chicago Fire Save of the Week
23 F.C. Dallas Save of the Week
30 Philadelphia Union Save of the Week
31 San Jose Earthquakes Save of the Week

MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Month

Month Player Link
March   Fredy Montero March Humanitarian of the Month Archived January 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

Miscellany edit

Stadium edit

On June 23, 2011, after the completion of CenturyLink's acquisition of Qwest, Qwest Field was renamed CenturyLink Field. CenturyLink picked up the five-year extension in the naming rights contract at that time, extending the contract to June 2019.[21]

Allocation ranking edit

Seattle is in the No. 18 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. Seattle started 2011 ranked No. 11 on the allocation list but on August 26 traded allocation positions with Chicago Fire to acquire Sammy Ochoa.[22][23]

International roster spots edit

Seattle has 7 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Seattle dealt one slot to Portland Timbers on January 14, 2011, for use in the 2011 season.[24] There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[23]

Future draft pick trades edit

Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 4 pick acquired from FC Dallas.
Future picks traded: 2012 SuperDraft Round 3 pick traded to Chicago Fire.

References edit

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  3. ^ a b c MLSsoccer.com (November 24, 2010). "2010 Expansion Draft: pick by pick". Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
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  11. ^ "Sounders FC Signs Argentine Midfielder Mauro Rosales". Sounders FC Public Relations. March 18, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  12. ^ "Sounders FC sign Sanyang". Sounders FC Public Relations. June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on September 17, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
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  18. ^ "Article". soundersfc.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
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  20. ^ "Midfielder Miguel Montano Loaned to Montreal Impact". Sounders FC Public Relations. Soundersfc.com. August 15, 2011. Archived from the original on September 17, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
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  24. ^ "Wilkinson: Three-way trade was a win-win – Major League Soccer".