2009 Seattle Sounders FC season

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Seattle Sounders FC
2009 season
Seattle Sounders inaugural game ticket.jpg
Match ticket for the Sounders' first game in Major League Soccer
General manager Adrian Hanauer
Head coach Sigi Schmid
Stadium Qwest Field
Major League Soccer Conference: 3rd
Overall: 4th
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup Winners
Top goalscorer Fredy Montero (12)
Highest home attendanceAll: 66,848 (Aug. 5 vs Barcelona)
League: 33,108 (Oct. 24 vs. Dallas)
Playoffs: 35,807 (Oct. 29 vs. Houston) [1]
Lowest home attendance28,548 (Mar. 28 vs. Salt Lake) [1]
Average home league attendance30,943 [2]
Biggest winLeague: 3–0 vs. New York RB (Mar. 19) [1]
Biggest defeatLeague: 0–4 at San Jose (Aug. 2) [1]
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The 2009 season was Seattle Sounders FC's first in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer. It was the 29th season played by a professional team bearing the Sounders name, which was chosen for the MLS expansion team by a fan vote. An MLS franchise was awarded to a group from Seattle in 2007, including Adrian Hanauer, the owner of the second-division incarnation of the Sounders.

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The Sounders hired head coach Sigi Schmid, who had won the MLS Cup with the Columbus Crew in 2008, and retained Hanauer as general manager. The club made their home debut on March 19, 2009, at Qwest Field against MLS Cup runners-up New York Red Bulls and won 3–0. During their inaugural season, the Sounders set MLS records for attendance, averaging 30,943 per match; the highest attendance of 66,848—a Washington state record for soccer—was recorded on August 5 during a friendly against FC Barcelona.

Seattle won the U.S. Open Cup, defeating D.C. United 2–1 in the final in Washington, D.C. The club finished third in the Western Conference and became the first MLS expansion team to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs since 1998. In the first round of the playoffs, they were defeated in the Conference Semifinals by the Houston Dynamo. Colombian forward Fredy Montero scored 12 goals and was the team's top goalscorer; four Sounders players were also named to the All-Star Game roster.

Background

In a press conference on November 13, 2007, MLS awarded an expansion franchise to an ownership group based in Seattle. [3] In 2008, Sounders FC developed the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila and the USL team played most of the 2008 season at the updated facility. At the time, the USL team's management thought that practicing and playing at Starfire could provide more continuity and a smoother transition for those hoping to play for the new MLS franchise. [4]

In late 2008, Seattle Sounders FC interviewed several head coach candidates, including Columbus Crew manager Sigi Schmid, New England assistant Paul Mariner, and Kansas City technical director Peter Vermes. [5] The club offered a contract to Schmid, who had led the Crew to an MLS Cup title that season, but the ownership of the Columbus Crew filed a tampering complaint with the MLS that put the offer on hold. The Crew's ownership complained that Schmid had communicated with Sounders FC during the 2008 season, despite being denied permission to do so, and that he shared confidential information with Sounders FC after leaving the Crew. [6] The MLS ruled that no tampering occurred, but ordered Sounders FC to financially compensate the Crew before signing Schmid. [7] Sounders FC officially introduced Schmid as their first coach on December 16. [8] Former USL Sounders player and head coach Brian Schmetzer was retained as the top assistant coach, and Tom Dutra was selected as goalkeeper coach. [9] [10] Retired Major League Soccer veteran defender Ezra Hendrickson joined the Sounders as an assistant coach in January, 2009. [11] Former MLS player and Everett, Washington, native Chris Henderson was named technical director on January 24, 2008. [12] Joining Henderson in the front office is longtime Seattle Seahawks VP Gary Wright as the senior vice president of business operations. [13] Drew Carey was named the chairman of the Membership Association. [14]

Signings and drafts

Swedish midfielder Freddie Ljungberg was signed as Sounders FC's first Designated Player. Fredrik Ljungberg 2006.jpg
Swedish midfielder Freddie Ljungberg was signed as Sounders FC's first Designated Player.

Seattle Sounders FC was given first negotiation rights to any player that was not drafted in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft and joined the USL Sounders for the 2008 season. The team was also allowed to promote as many players from the 2008 USL Sounders squad as they'd chose, as long as the player's rights were not controlled by another team. [15] Seattle Sounders FC officially announced the 2007 USL First Division MVP and former USL Sounder Sébastien Le Toux as its first signing on May 7, 2008. [16] On August 14, 2008, the Sounders announced in a press conference their second signing for the 2009 season, former United States men's national team goalkeeper Kasey Keller, a Washington native. [17] On September 5, 2008, Seattle Sounders FC announced the third signee for the franchise to be Sanna Nyassi from Gambia. Nyassi, a 19-year-old midfielder, was a member of the Gambia U-20 national team at the 2007 FIFA Championship. Sanna's twin brother, Sainey Nyassi, was signed by the Revolution and is a regular starter in MLS this season. [18] On October 28, 2008, it was officially announced that the Sounders had signed Swedish midfielder Freddie Ljungberg using the Designated Player Rule. He signed a two-year contract reported to be worth $2.5 million per season. [19]

Team building continued with the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft and the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. In the expansion draft, held on November 26, 2008, Seattle Sounders FC selected the following players from other MLS teams: Nate Jaqua (Houston), Brad Evans (Columbus), Stephen King (Chicago), Jeff Parke (RBNY), James Riley (San Jose), Khano Smith (New England), Jarrod Smith (Toronto FC), Nathan Sturgis (Real Salt Lake), Peter Vagenas (LA Galaxy) and Tyson Wahl (Kansas City). [20] As the 2009 expansion team Sounders FC was given the first pick in each round of the SuperDraft. With the number one pick of the first round of the draft, Seattle Sounders FC selected University of Akron forward Steve Zakuani. As the first picks of the second round (16th overall), third round (31st overall), and fourth round (46th overall), Seattle selected Wake Forest University defender Evan Brown, Azusa Pacific University defender Jared Karkas, and Harvard University midfielder/forward Michael Fucito respectively. [21]

The team lineup was adjusted throughout. Defender Jeff Parke was selected in the expansion draft, and reported for training camp after tryouts with teams in Belgium. [22] [23] After training with the club for less than a week, Parke was unable to reach a contract agreement and left to train with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL. [24] FC traded a conditional draft pick to Houston in order to acquire defender Patrick Ianni, who had worked with Seattle's coach Schmid on the under-20 US national team. [25] Seattle also traded allocation money to Toronto FC in exchange for Tyrone Marshall in order to increase their depth on defense. [26] The Sounders also traded away midfielder Khano Smith, another expansion draft selection, to Red Bull New York for allocation money. [27]

Review

Preseason

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Seattle's preseason was broken up into four stages. The team started in southern California, then moved back to the Northwest, then to Argentina, and then finished back in Seattle. [28] On February 9, 2009, in their first ever exhibition game, Sounders FC beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 on a practice field beside The Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Fredy Montero, Roger Levesque and Sanna Nyassi all scored goals in the win. [29] The next day, Sounders FC had their second training match in Ventura, California against Chinese club Shandong Luneng. They won 2–0 with both goals provided by midfielder Sanna Nyassi. [30] The following day, February 11, Sounders FC defeated the Ventura County Fusion of the USL Premier Development League 6–1 in their third preseason match in three days. Steve Zakuani and Nate Jaqua both scored two goals while Fredy Montero and Roger Levesque added one each. [31] On February 14, Sounders FC experienced their first loss of the preseason falling 3–2 to the San Jose Earthquakes while playing on the campus of California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. Fredy Montero scored both of the Sounders FC goals in the loss. [32]

Following their activities in southern California, Sounders FC's returned to the Pacific Northwest to continue their training. On the evening of February 20, 2009, Sounders FC defeated the University of Portland Pilots 4–1. Nate Jaqua and Kasey Keller received a pregame ovation because they both had played collegiate soccer with the Pilots. Jaqua, along with trialist Jeff Clark, Fredy Montero, and Brad Evans scored goals for Seattle. [33] Two days later, the club played their first preseason match at Qwest Field as they defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 4–0. Forwards Nate Jaqua and Fredy Montero scored two goals apiece. [34]

Next the club traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina where they continued training and played 4 more preseason matches. Seattle played the first of these matches against Estudiantes de La Plata on February 27, who they lost to 1–3. [35] On February 28, Sounders FC had their first tie of the preseason, 1–1 against CED, a team made up of local free agent players. [35] [36] The club defeated Argentine second division opponents Tristán Suárez 5–0. Michael Fucito, Fredy Montero, Brad Evans and Zach Scott and Sebastian Le Toux all scored in the victory. [37] One day later, due to heavy rain, an exhibition match against Gimnasia La Plata was canceled. [38] In the club's final preseason match in Argentina, they faced reserve players of River Plate on March 5. They were held scoreless by River Plate with a final score of 1–0. [39]

After completing training exercises in Argentina, the club returned to Seattle for the remainder of the preseason. On March 9, Designated Player Freddie Ljungberg joined practice for the first time. Ljungberg had missed most of the preseason due to hip surgery he had undergone in December. [40] On March 12, Sounders FC played their final preseason match against the Colorado Rapids of the MLS at Qwest Field. Seattle lost 1–0 on a penalty kick by Colorado's Conor Casey. [41] Seattle finished preseason exhibition play with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie.

March

Red Bull New York kick-off to start the 2009 MLS season against Seattle Seattle Sounders v Red Bull New York kick off.jpg
Red Bull New York kick-off to start the 2009 MLS season against Seattle

Prior to the first game of the season, all 22,000 season ticket packages offered by the team were sold, giving the team the most season ticket holders in Major League Soccer. [42] On March 19, Seattle Sounders FC began their first regular season with a 3–0 win over the New York Red Bulls. Fredy Montero scored the first regular season goal in team history, finishing a movement from Sebastien Le Toux and Osvaldo Alonso in the 12th minute. Montero assisted Brad Evans' goal, and also scored the team's third goal. Kasey Keller, a veteran American goalkeeper who had played his entire career abroad, made his MLS debut at 39 years of age, and made two saves to register the team's first regular season shutout. [43]

On March 24 Seattle signed Kevin Forrest as a Senior Developmental player after he was released by Colorado. [44] On March 28 Sounders FC continued the success of their fast start with a second consecutive home shutout, defeating Real Salt Lake 2–0. Designated player Freddie Ljungberg made his first regular season appearance as a substitute in the 61st minute of play. Nate Jaqua scored in the 17th minute, and Fredy Montero scored his league leading third goal of the season in the 77th minute. [45] [46]

March saw Montero winning Player of the Week honors for week 1 and Keller for week 2. [47] [48] Montero won Goal of the Week for the first two games and was named the Player of the Month. [49]

April

After their first two victories at home, Sounders FC played their first away game in history against Toronto FC. The Sounders expected a challenging away environment but were victorious were able to win in another 2–0 shutout. Montero missed the match due to illness. Soon after, reports out of Seattle linked Montero to a sexual assault case with an unidentified woman. In a statement made by Sounders publicist, Montero asserted that the allegations stemmed from a disagreement in which he sought to end the relationship. [50] and a police inquiry resulted in no charges being filed.

After winning their first three games, Seattle Sounders FC suffered their first competitive loss at home against the Kansas City Wizards. Kasey Keller was sent off in the 29th minute for a handball outside the 18-yard box, as the Sounders fell 1–0 to the Wizards. The following week they lost at Chivas USA. Chris Eylander was scored on twice while covering the goal during Keller's suspension. The Sounders again failed to score.

The Sounders returned to their winning ways in a 2–0 home win against the San Jose Earthquakes. [51]

April 28 was the beginning of the team's Open Cup campaign. Schmid asserted that the competition was important and won the first of two qualifying rounds 4–1 against Real Salt Lake. [52] The Sounders have played home games at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. The facility is older and smaller than Qwest Field but the Sounders say the atmosphere is better for smaller cup matches. [53]

May

The following 5 weeks the Sounders managed to gain 5 points in the standings as they tied each game. First, a 1–1 tie at the Chicago Fire in which striker Fredy Montero was sent off in the 48th minute for an elbow to the face of Gonzalo Segares while both players went up for a ball in the air. [54] Then another 1–1 tie the next week at home against the Los Angeles Galaxy in which yet another red card was issued, to James Riley this time, in the 57th minute for a "phantom blow" to Mike Magee as the two got into a scrum. [55] Two more away ties followed, first against FC Dallas 1–1 and then another at Colorado, 2–2. Ljungberg missed three games during this period due to migraine headaches. [56] May 31, 2009 Sounders FC then returned home for their 5th consecutive tie in league play, this time 1–1 against the Columbus Crew in which Tyrone Marshal was ejected in the 92nd minute when he threw what the referee believed was a punch at Steven Lenhart in retaliation for an elbow. The Sounders accumulated another three yellow cards throughout the match. [57] Jaqua's goal received Goal of the Week honors.

On May 26, the Sounders qualified for the U.S. Open Cup by defeating the Colorado Rapids 1–0 at Starfire.

June

Seattle started June with a 1–0 loss at Chivas. Their penalty woes continued as Jhon Kennedy Hurtado accumulated his fifth yellow card and Nate Jaqua received two yellow cards resulting in them both being suspended for the next game. After the first 12 games of the season, Sounders FC were in 5th place overall and were tied for the league lead with 5 red card ejections and 6 disciplinary suspensions.

On June 13, in a rematch with San Jose, Sounders FC began a stretch where 4 of their next 5 games would be played in front of their home crowd at Qwest Field. The match was the first to be counted for the supporter sponsored Heritage Cup. Ljungberg and Montero both scored as the Sounders prevailed with a 2–1 victory.

On June 10 Lamar Neagle was signed as a Senior Developmental player on the official roster. [58]

On June 17, the Sounders blew a 3–1 lead to tie against D.C. United by a score of 3–3. The match was the sixth draw in eight regular season matches. [59] They drew again with a goal a piece at New York the following week.

In week 23, the Sounders defeated the Rapids who had been undefeated in the previous eight games. Jaqua set up the first goal by Montero. Jaqua then scored twice off of assists from Montero to end the game 3–0. [60] Jaqua's performance earned Goal of the Week and Player of the Week.

July

On July 1, Sounders FC traveled to Portland and eliminated the Timbers of the USL in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup. The game was played in front of an emotionally charged sold-out crowd. [61] Roger Levesque—a player Portland fans have had a particular dislike for – scored Seattle's first goal within the opening minute. [62] The following week, in a quarterfinal match, Sounders FC defeated visiting Kansas City on a penalty kick in the 89th minute by Sebastien Le Toux. [63]

It was announced in early July that the Sounders had signed left-footed Costa Rican defender Leonardo González to help at the left back position. The position had been a weak spot in Seattle's defense and filled by three separate players throughout the season. [64]

On July 11, the Sounders hosted the Houston Dynamo at Qwest Field. Brian Schmetzer filled in for Schmid who was at his son's wedding. Ianni scored his first goal of the season on bicycle kick that would earn him the MLS goal of the Week. [65] On the following Tuesday, the Sounders defeated the Dynamo at Strfire in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals. Houston led when Jaqua scored in the 89th minute. King scored a goal five minutes into extra time, thus sending the Sounders FC to the Open Cup finals against D.C. United. [66]

On July 18, 2009, the Seattle Sounders lost 0–2 in a friendly game with Chelsea. All sections of the stadium were open and sold out with a crowd of 65,289 in attendance. [67] The game was the first with the team for Chelsea's new manager, Carlo Ancelotti, and their new forward Daniel Sturridge.[ citation needed ]

Seattle finished July at home with a scoreless draw against Chicago. The Fire went a man down in the 54th minute but Ljungberg was ejected minutes later after protesting a yellow card for what the referee saw as diving in the penalty area. [68]

Keller and Ljungberg were named to the 2009 MLS All-Star Game by votes from fans. Ljungberg lead the MLS in total votes. Hurtado and Montero were later selected for the game held on July 29. Ljungberg missed the final shot in the loss which was decided by penalty kicks. He was later hospitalized due to another migraine.

August

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Kasey Keller making a save against Toronto FC

On August 2, the Sounders were shut out 4–0 by last-place San Jose. Riley received a red card in the 39th minute while the Earthquakes scored three times in the second half. [69] Although Seattle had won the previous two matches, San Jose won the Heritage Cup by goal differential since the first game was not included in the supporter created competition. [70]

In the second international friendly of the season the Sounders lost against FC Barcelona 0–4 on August 5. The attendance set the state's record for a soccer match at 66,848. Thierry Henry compared the crowd to those in Europe and called the fans "amazing". Schmid expressed his hope that the fans were not disappointed by the loss and said "I hope they realize they got to watch a great team". [71]

On August 8, Sounders FC received their third straight shutout in regular season play in a 1–0 loss at Salt Lake. Schmidt called it "a silly loss". [72]

At Los Angeles on August 15, Seattle won for the first time on the road since April 4. Along with the Marshall, the match saw the Galaxy's Beckham and Lewis ejected in a two-goal shutout. Zakuani won Goal of the Week for his goal made after a run into the box and cross from Evans. [73]

Seattle lost at New England 1–0. Ljungberg did not travel with the team due to what would be diagnosed as hypoglycemia. [74]

September

When D.C. United won the US Soccer bidding process to host the tournament's final match, [75] Sounders FC general manager Adrian Hanauer expressed skepticism that D.C.'s bid to host the final had been better than the Seattle bid. He further noted that if Seattle had hosted the match, it likely would have sold out. [76] This prompted a pointed reply from D.C. United president Kevin Payne in which he argued that D.C. United had won the bidding process fairly and that he was offended by Hanauer's comments. [77] On the heels of this public disagreement, D.C. United launched a marketing campaign to sell more tickets to the match which included a web site heralding the club's history of titles as an original MLS franchise, WeWinTrophies.com; an open letter placed in local newspapers declaring that D.C. fans set the standard for support in the league and that Sounders FC and its fans did not think D.C. deserved to host; videos on the team's official blog from local celebrities urging fans to attend and ticket and concession specials for the game. [78] On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Open Cup final was played in Washington D.C.'s RFK Stadium. Sounders FC prevailed 2–1 becoming the second MLS expansion team in league history (Chicago being the first) to win the Cup in their inaugural MLS season. [79]

October

Significance

Sounders FC recorded the highest average attendance during the 2009 season (regular and overall). Major League Soccer Average Attendances 2009 regular-season.svg
Sounders FC recorded the highest average attendance during the 2009 season (regular and overall).

Match results

  Win  Tie  Loss

Preseason

February 9, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy Flag of the United States.svg 1–3 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
15:00 PST Lewis Soccerball shade.svg2' Report Montero Soccerball shade.svg28' (pen.)
Levesque Soccerball shade.svg84'
Nyassi Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
February 10, 2009 Shandong Luneng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 0–2 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Ventura, California
16:00 PST Report Nyassi Soccerball shade.svg56', 75'Stadium: Ventura College
February 11, 2009 Ventura County Fusion Flag of the United States.svg 1–6 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Ventura, California
19:00 PST Aghasyan Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Montero Soccerball shade.svg7'
Zakuani Soccerball shade.svg9', 21'
Jaqua Soccerball shade.svg43', 44'
Levesque Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stadium: Ventura College
February 13, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes Flag of the United States.svg 3–2 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC San Luis Obispo, California
19:00 PST Johnson Soccerball shade.svg7', 22'
Amarikwa Soccerball shade.svg46'
Report Montero Soccerball shade.svg11', 44'Stadium: Alex G. Spanos Stadium
February 20, 2009 Portland Pilots Flag of the United States.svg 1–4 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
19:00 PST Emory Soccerball shade.svg61' Report Jaqua Soccerball shade.svg4'
Ianni Soccerball shade.svg32'
Montero Soccerball shade.svg70' (pen.)
Evans Soccerball shade.svg75'
Stadium: Merlo Field
February 22, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg 4–0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps Seattle, Washington
12:00 PST Jaqua Soccerball shade.svg37', 39'
Montero Soccerball shade.svg66', 67'
Report Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: None (closed to the public)
February 27, 2009 Estudiantes de La Plata Flag of Argentina.svg 1–3 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Buenos Aires, Argentina
11:00 UTC-2 Marshall Soccerball shade.svg20' (o.g.) Report Jaqua Soccerball shade.svg46'
Montero Soccerball shade.svg54', 58'
February 28, 2009 CED Rosario Flag of Argentina.svg 1–1 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Buenos Aires, Argentina
16:00 UTC-2 CED No. 11 Soccerball shade.svg53' (pen.) Report Ferrerya Soccerball shade.svg43'
March 3, 2009 Tristán Suárez Flag of Argentina.svg 0–5 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Buenos Aires, Argentina
10:30 UTC-2 Report Fucito Soccerball shade.svg25'
Montero Soccerball shade.svg33'
Evans Soccerball shade.svg38'
Scott Soccerball shade.svg43'
Le Toux Soccerball shade.svg89'
March 5, 2009 River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 1–0 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Buenos Aires, Argentina
9:30 UTC-2 Lizio Soccerball shade.svg89' Report
March 12, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg 0–1 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington
19:00 PDT Report Casey Soccerball shade.svg38' (pen.)Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: None (closed to the public)

MLS regular season

March 19, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls Seattle, Washington
18:00 PDT Montero Soccerball shade.svg12'Soccerball shade.svg75'
Alonso Yellow card.svg 13'
Evans Soccerball shade.svg25'
Hurtado Yellow card.svg 32'
Nyassi Yellow card.svg 67'
Report Goldthwaite Yellow card.svg 21'Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 32,523
Referee: Jair Marrufo
March 28, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
19:30 PDT Jaqua Soccerball shade.svg17'
Alonso Yellow card.svg 21'
Montero Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report Beckerman Yellow card.svg 10'
Morales Yellow card.svg 22'
Olave Yellow card.svg 45'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 28,548
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 4, 2009 Toronto FC 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC Toronto, Ontario Canada
15:00 EDT Brennan Yellow card.svg 44'
Cronin Yellow card.svg 51'
Report Ljungberg Soccerball shade.svg15'
Hurtado Yellow card.svg 29'
Zakuani Soccerball shade.svg45'
Riley Yellow card.svg 61'
Scott Yellow card.svg 86'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,658
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 11, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Kansas City Wizards Seattle, Washington
19:30 PDT Evans Yellow card.svg 4'
Keller Red card.svg 29'
Report Jewsbury Yellow card.svg 4'
Kraus Yellow card.svg 71'
Arnaud Soccerball shade.svg80'
Hartman Yellow card.svg 91'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 28,746
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
April 18, 2009 Chivas USA 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
19:30 PDT Lillingston Yellow card.svg 20'
Riley Soccerball shade.svg32' (o.g.)
Chijindu Soccerball shade.svg84'
Trujillo Yellow card.svg 86'
Report Scott Yellow card.svg 45'
Montero Yellow card.svg 47'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 15,463
Referee: Alex Prus
April 25, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington
19:30 PDT Alonso Yellow card.svg 30'
Zakuani Soccerball shade.svg42'
Evans Soccerball shade.svg50'
Report Convey Yellow card.svg 4'
Garcia Yellow card.svg 41'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 28,838
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 2, 2009 Chicago Fire 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 CDT Soumare Yellow card.svg 55'
Pappa Soccerball shade.svg68'
Rolfe Yellow card.svg 95+'
Report Marshall Yellow card.svg 1'Soccerball shade.svg74'
Montero Red card.svg 48'
Riley Yellow card.svg 95+'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 10,288
Referee: Jasen Anno
May 10, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Seattle, Washington
12:00 PDT Le Toux Soccerball shade.svg22'
Evans Yellow card.svg 45'
Riley Yellow card.svg 57' Red card.svg 57'
Ljungberg Yellow card.svg 58'
Jaqua Yellow card.svg 80'
Report Gordon Yellow card.svg 32'Soccerball shade.svg35'
Magee Yellow card.svg 59'
Sanneh Yellow card.svg 61'
Miglioranzi Yellow card.svg 83'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 29,025
Referee: Tim Weyland
May 16, 2009 FC Dallas 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Frisco, Texas
19:30 CDT Rocha Yellow card.svg 20'Soccerball shade.svg48+'
Saragosa Yellow card.svg 75'
Guarda Yellow card.svg 80'
Report Hurtado Soccerball shade.svg18'
Zakuani Yellow card.svg 48+'
Marshall Yellow card.svg 64'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 8,247
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 23, 2009 Colorado Rapids 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado
19:30 MDT Clark Soccerball shade.svg26'
Casey Soccerball shade.svg47'
Ihemelu Yellow card.svg 67'
Report Montero Soccerball shade.svg17'
Jaqua Yellow card.svg 28'Soccerball shade.svg76'
Hurtado Yellow card.svg 57'
Vagenas Yellow card.svg 61'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,528
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
May 30, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew Seattle, Washington
19:30 PDT Vagenas Yellow card.svg 37'
Jaqua Soccerball shade.svg58'
Hurtado Yellow card.svg 68'
Ljungberg Yellow card.svg 89'
Marshall Red card.svg 92+'
Report Moreno Soccerball shade.svg12'
Schelotto Yellow card.svg 73'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 29,126
Referee: Michael Kennedy
June 6, 2009 Chivas USA 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
19:30 PDT Lillingston Yellow card.svg 26'Soccerball shade.svg38'
Trujillo Yellow card.svg 90'
Report Ianni Yellow card.svg 48'
Jaqua Yellow card.svg 54' Yellow-red card.svg 88'
Hurtado Yellow card.svg 81'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 13,117
Referee: Kevin Stott
June 13, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington
19:30 PDT Ljungberg Soccerball shade.svg42'Yellow card.svg 94+'
Evans Yellow card.svg 43'
Montero Soccerball shade.svg59'Yellow card.svg 74'
Report Pitchkolan Yellow card.svg 16'
Corrales Yellow card.svg 34'
Ribeiro Yellow card.svg 50'
Huckerby Soccerball shade.svg68'
Wondolowski Yellow card.svg 92+'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 28,999
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 17, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 3–3 D.C. United Seattle, Washington
19:30 PDT Alonso Soccerball shade.svg38'
Burch Soccerball shade.svg45' (o.g.)
Montero Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report Pontius Soccerball shade.svg34'
Gomez Soccerball shade.svg63'
Jakovic Yellow card.svg 84'
Marshall Soccerball shade.svg87' (o.g.)
Namoff Yellow card.svg 92+'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 29,104
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 20, 2009 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC East Rutherford, New Jersey
19:30 EDT Kandji Yellow card.svg 11'
Goldthwaite Yellow card.svg 36'
Angel Soccerball shade.svg40'
Report Montero Soccerball shade.svg48+'
Marshall Yellow card.svg 83'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 14,313
Referee: Paul Ward
June 28, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington
13:00 PDT Ljungberg Yellow card.svg 19'
Montero Soccerball shade.svg23'
Jaqua Soccerball shade.svg48'Soccerball shade.svg68'
Evans Yellow card.svg 71'
Report Ihemelu Yellow card.svg 17'
Mastroeni Yellow card.svg 29'
Palguta Yellow card.svg 41'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 32,526
Referee: Alex Prus
July 11, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
13:00 PDT Montero Soccerball shade.svg32'
Hurtado Yellow card.svg 43'
Ianni Soccerball shade.svg46'
Vagenas Yellow card.svg 64'
Wahl Yellow card.svg 66'
Report Davis Soccerball shade.svg12'
Waibel Yellow card.svg 71'
Kamara Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 32,404
Referee: Mark Geiger
July 25, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Chicago Fire Seattle, Washington
12:00 PDT Hurtado Yellow card.svg 28'
Ianni Yellow card.svg 57'
Ljungberg Yellow card.svg 59' Yellow-red card.svg 59'
Report Segares Yellow card.svg 39'
Thorrington Yellow card.svg 40' Yellow-red card.svg 54'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 32,405
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 2, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 Seattle Sounders FC Santa Clara, California
12:00 PDT Alonso Soccerball shade.svg2' (o.g.)
Hernandez Yellow card.svg 27'
Huckerby Yellow card.svg 37'Soccerball shade.svg78'
Glen Soccerball shade.svg54'
Wondolowski Soccerball shade.svg84'Yellow card.svg 85'
Report Ianni Yellow card.svg 22'
Riley Red card.svg 33'
Montero Yellow card.svg 35'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,919
Referee: Paul Ward
August 8, 2009 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
19:00 MDT Mathis Yellow card.svg 11'
Findley Soccerball shade.svg62'
Beckerman Yellow card.svg 65'
Report Hurtado Yellow card.svg 76'Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14,193
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 15, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
20:00 PDT DeLaGarza Yellow card.svg 14'
Beckham Red card.svg 17'
Lewis Red card.svg 79'
Kirovski Yellow card.svg 94+'
Report Zakuani Soccerball shade.svg22'
Montero Soccerball shade.svg54'Yellow card.svg 81'
Marshall Yellow card.svg 65' Yellow-red card.svg 76'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,162
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 20, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 New England Revolution Seattle, Washington
19:00 PDT Gonzalez Yellow card.svg 40'
Montero Yellow card.svg 54'
Nyassi Yellow card.svg 86'
Report Joseph Soccerball shade.svg21'
Ralston Yellow card.svg 43'
Jankauskas Yellow card.svg 47+'
Heaps Yellow card.svg 49+'
Reis Yellow card.svg 65'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 32,705
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 23, 2009 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
19:30 CDT Boswell Yellow card.svg 19'
Cameron Soccerball shade.svg36'
Report Levesque Yellow card.svg 13'
Jaqua Soccerball shade.svg70'
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 17,063
Referee: Alex Prus
August 29, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Toronto FC Seattle, Washington
13:00 PDT Ljungberg Yellow card.svg 73' Report Attakora Yellow card.svg 41'
Gomez Yellow card.svg 67'
De Rosario Yellow card.svg 67'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 32,679
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 12, 2009 D.C. United 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Washington, D.C. USA
19:30 EDT Wallace Soccerball shade.svg54'Yellow card.svg 57'
Quaranta Yellow card.svg 62'
John Yellow card.svg 93+'
Report Zakuani Soccerball shade.svg5'
Montero Soccerball shade.svg84'
Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 19,592
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
September 19, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Chivas USA Seattle, Washington
12:00 PDT Alonso Yellow card.svg 40'
Marshall Yellow card.svg 78'
Jaqua Yellow card.svg 86'
Report Jazic Yellow card.svg 34'
Nagamura Yellow card.svg 43'
Saragosa Red card.svg 71'
Trujillo Yellow card.svg 76'
Santos Yellow card.svg 77'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 32,719
Referee: Terry Vaughn
September 26, 2009 New England Revolution 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 EDT Joseph Soccerball shade.svg51' (pen.)Soccerball shade.svg87' Report Montero Soccerball shade.svg5'
Jaqua Yellow card.svg 92+'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,961
Referee: Steven DePiero
October 3, 2009 Columbus Crew 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT Moreno Yellow card.svg 55'
O'Rourke Yellow card.svg 65'
Lenhart Yellow card.svg 95+'
Report Levesque Soccerball shade.svg36'
Marshall Yellow card.svg 84'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,372
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
October 17, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Hercegfalvi Soccerball shade.svg51'
Wolff Soccerball shade.svg53'
Report Marshall Soccerball shade.svg27'
Vagenas Yellow card.svg 45'
Levesque Soccerball shade.svg69'
Jaqua Soccerball shade.svg76'
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 10,135
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 24, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 FC Dallas Seattle, Washington
19:30 PDT Alonso Yellow card.svg 57'
Evans Yellow card.svg 60'Soccerball shade.svg84'
Jaqua Soccerball shade.svg61'
Report Harris Soccerball shade.svg14'Yellow card.svg 38'
Pearce Yellow card.svg 26'
Ihemelu Yellow card.svg 70'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 33,108
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 29, 2009 Conf. Semifinals Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
19:00 PDT Montero Yellow card.svg 16'
Alonso Yellow card.svg 64'
Evans Yellow card.svg 68'
Report Onstad Yellow card.svg 16'
Mullan Yellow card.svg 71'
Chabala Yellow card.svg 75'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 35,807
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
November 8, 2009 Conf. Semifinals Houston Dynamo 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–0 agg.)
Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
15:00 CST Chabala Yellow card.svg 44'
Cameron Yellow card.svg 94+'
Ching Soccerball shade.svg96'
Report Marshall Yellow card.svg 24'
Riley Red card.svg 120'
Ljungberg Yellow card.svg 121'
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 27,465
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

U.S. Open Cup

April 28, 2009 Qualification Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Real Salt Lake Tukwila, Washington
19:00 PDT Ianni Yellow card.svg 20'
Le Toux Soccerball shade.svg25' (pen.)Soccerball shade.svg55'
Nyassi Soccerball shade.svg27'Yellow card.svg 71'
King Soccerball shade.svg53'
Report Johnson Soccerball shade.svg32'
Olave Yellow card.svg 41'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,890
May 26, 2009 Qualification Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids Tukwila, Washington
19:00 PDT Forrest Soccerball shade.svg62' Report Harvey Yellow card.svg 78'Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,007
Referee: Tony Russo
July 1, 2009 Third round Portland Timbers (USL-1) 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT Hayes Yellow card.svg 26'
Mandjou Soccerball shade.svg43'
McManus Yellow card.svg 61'
Report Ianni Yellow card.svg 5'
Levesque Soccerball shade.svg1'
King Soccerball shade.svg26'
Nyassi Yellow card.svg 59'
Riley Yellow card.svg 93+'
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 16,382
Referee: Yeder Reyes
July 7, 2009 Quarterfinals Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Kansas City Wizards Tukwila, Washington
19:00 PDT Montero Yellow card.svg 79'
Le Toux Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)
Report Hirsig Yellow card.svg 76' Red card.svg 92+'Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,352
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
July 21, 2009 Semifinals Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 (a.e.t.) Houston Dynamo Tukwila, Washington
19:00 PDT Jaqua Yellow card.svg 62'
Hurtado Yellow card.svg 67' Yellow-red card.svg 110'
Marshall Yellow card.svg 80'
Jaqua Soccerball shade.svg89'
King Soccerball shade.svg95'
Report James Yellow card.svg 30'
Boswell Yellow card.svg 30'
Akinbiyi Soccerball shade.svg32'
Davis Yellow card.svg 43'
Mullan Yellow card.svg 70'
Chabala Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,895
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
September 2, 2009 Final D. C. United 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Wicks Red card.svg 69'
Simms Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Ianni Yellow card.svg 25'
Gonzalez Yellow card.svg 49'
Montero Soccerball shade.svg67'
Vagenas Yellow card.svg 79'
Levesque Soccerball shade.svg86'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,329
Referee: Alex Prus

Friendlies

July 18, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg 0–2 Flag of England.svg Chelsea Seattle, Washington
Report Sturridge Soccerball shade.svg12'
Lampard Soccerball shade.svg35'Yellow card.svg 91+'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 65,289
Referee: Carlos Vences
August 5, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg 0–4 Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona Seattle, Washington
Fucito Yellow card.svg 83' Report Messi Soccerball shade.svg21'Soccerball shade.svg41'
Busquets Yellow card.svg 31'
Jeffrén Soccerball shade.svg75'
Pedro Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 66,848
Referee: Mark Geiger

Competitions

Standings

Western Conference

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 LA Galaxy 30126123631+548 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Houston Dynamo 3013893929+1048
3 Seattle Sounders FC 30127113829+947
4 Chivas USA 30131163431+345
5 Real Salt Lake 30111274335+840
6 Colorado Rapids 301010104238+440
7 FC Dallas 30111365047+339
8 San Jose Earthquakes 30714936501430
Source: MLS
Overall
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Columbus Crew (S)30137104131+1049 CONCACAF Champions League
2 LA Galaxy 30126123631+548
3 Houston Dynamo 3013893929+1048 North American SuperLiga
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30127113829+947 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Chicago Fire 30117123934+545 North American SuperLiga
6 Chivas USA 30131163431+345
7 New England Revolution 30111093337442
8 Real Salt Lake (C)30111274335+840 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Colorado Rapids 301010104238+440
10 D.C. United 3098134344140
11 FC Dallas 30111365047+339
12 Toronto FC 30101193746939 CONCACAF Champions League
13 Kansas City Wizards 3081393342933
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30714936501430
15 New York Red Bulls 30519627472021
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

Summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
3047127113829 +97262110 +115551719 −2

Last updated: October 24, 2009
Source: MLSNet.com (archived January 19, 2010)
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHHAAAHAHAHAAAH
ResultWWWLLWDDDDDLWDDWWDLLWLDDWDLWWW
Conference111222222233333322242343335443
Overall111222222345544323464565556554
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Squad

Statistics are from all MLS matches. Ages are as of March 19, 2009 (the date of their season opener). Source: MLSNet.com Sounders FC Stats. Last updated: October 4, 2009.
NatNoPlayerAgePosStartsAppsGAYellow card.svgRed card.svgAcquired
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 2 Mike Fucito March 29, 1985 (aged 23) FW 000000 SuperDraft
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 3 Brad Evans April 20, 1985 (aged 23) MF 23252240 Expansion Draft
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 4 Patrick Ianni June 15, 1985 (aged 23) DF 10171230Trade
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 5 Tyson Wahl February 23, 1984 (aged 25) DF 9110010 Expansion Draft
Flag of Cuba.svg  CUB 6 Osvaldo Alonso November 11, 1985 (aged 23) MF 24251340Signed
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 7 James Riley October 27, 1982 (aged 26) DF 26260432 Expansion Draft
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 8 Peter Vagenas February 6, 1978 (aged 31) MF 8130230 Expansion Draft
Flag of France.svg  FRA 9 Sébastien Le Toux January 20, 1984 (aged 25) FW 15261300Signed from USL Sounders
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE 10 Freddie Ljungberg April 16, 1977 (aged 31) MF 19202561Signed Designated Player
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD 11 Steve Zakuani February 9, 1988 (aged 21) FW 22274410 SuperDraft
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 12 Nathan Sturgis July 6, 1987 (aged 21) DF 590000 Expansion Draft
Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM 14 Tyrone Marshall November 12, 1974 (aged 34) DF 23241162Trade
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 15 Stephen King March 6, 1986 (aged 23) MF 3100000 Expansion Draft
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 16 Evan Brown May 1, 1987 (aged 21) DF 000000 SuperDraft
Flag of Colombia.svg  COL 17 Fredy Montero July 26, 1987 (aged 21) FW 252512651Signed On Loan
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 18 Kasey Keller November 29, 1969 (aged 39) GK 27270001Signed
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC 19 Leonardo González November 21, 1980 (aged 28) DF 990010Signed
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 20 Zach Scott July 2, 1980 (aged 28) DF 690020Signed from USL Sounders
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 21 Nate Jaqua October 28, 1981 (aged 27) FW 25267761 Expansion Draft
Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM 23 Sanna Nyassi January 31, 1989 (aged 20) MF 2140020Signed
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 24 Roger Levesque January 22, 1981 (aged 28) FW 2121010Signed from USL Sounders
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 26 Taylor Graham June 3, 1980 (aged 28) DF 000000Signed from USL Sounders
Flag of Colombia.svg  COL 34 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado May 16, 1984 (aged 24) DF 24251180Signed
3340568

Goalkeepers

NatNoPlayerAgeStartsAppsGAGAACSAcquired
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 1 Chris Eylander March 14, 1984 (aged 25)11220Signed from USL Sounders
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 18 Kasey Keller November 29, 1969 (aged 39)2727230.8710Signed
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 22 Ben Dragavon December 31, 1983 (aged 25)0111.530MLS goalkeeper pool [86]
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR 28 Terry Boss September 1, 1981 (aged 27)00000Signed
260.9310

Transfers

In

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Forrest (from Colorado Rapids, Free [44] )
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lamar Neagle (Free [58] )
No.Pos.NationPlayer
28 GK Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Terry Boss (Free)
19 DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Leonardo González (from Liberia Mia, Free [64] )

Out

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jeff Parke (to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Free [24] )
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Forrest (Released on waivers)
13 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Jarrod Smith (Released on waivers)

Player awards and honors

MLS All-Stars

U.S. Open Cup

MLS Player of the Week [90] :173

MLS Player of the Month [90] :176

MLS Goal of the Week

MLS Save of the Week

MLS Newcomer of the Year [90] :165

Golden Scarf

Before each home game, Sounders FC honors a member of the community or special guest with a Golden Scarf.

DateOpponentRecipientNotes
March 19, 2009 New York Red Bulls Don Garber [91] MLS Commissioner
March 28, 2009 Real Salt Lake Jimmy Gabriel [92] NASL Sounders legend Archived July 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
April 11, 2009 Kansas City Wizards Robbie Bach [93] Microsoft executive Archived April 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
April 24, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes Jimmy McAlister [94] NASL Sounders legend Archived May 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
May 10, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy Meredith Teague 2009 NCAA Div II soccer National Player of the Year Archived April 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
May 31, 2009 Columbus Crew Jim Mora [95] Seahawks head coach
June 13, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes Fred Mendoza [96] Seattle Public Stadium Authority (Qwest Field) chairman
June 17, 2009 D.C. United Sue Bird & Swin Cash [97] WNBA Seattle Storm team Archived April 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
June 28, 2009 Colorado Rapids Lorenzo Romar [98] UW Men's Basketball coach Archived April 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
July 11, 2009 Houston Dynamo Doug Andreassen Washington Youth Soccer President
July 18, 2009 Chelsea Dale Chihuly [99] Glass artist, creator of the sculpture presented to friendly opponents Archived April 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
July 25, 2009 Chicago Fire Mike Ryan [100] First U.S. women's national soccer team coach Archived August 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
August 5, 2009 FC Barcelona Bill Russell [101] NBA Hall of Famer and Seattle resident Archived January 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
August 20, 2009 New England Revolution John Nordstrom [102] NASL Sounders co-founder
August 29, 2009 Toronto FC Michelle Akers [103] Former US Women's National Team striker
September 19, 2009 Chivas USA Alan Hinton [104] Former coach of NASL Sounders

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