2025 Seattle Sounders FC season

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Seattle Sounders FC
2025 season
General manager Craig Waibel
Head coach Brian Schmetzer
Stadium Lumen Field
Major League Soccer TBD
MLS Cup Playoffs TBD
U.S. Open Cup TBD
CONCACAF Champions Cup TBD
FIFA Club World Cup TBD
Leagues Cup TBD
Cascadia Cup TBD
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The 2025 season is the upcoming 17th season for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional club soccer in the United States. It will be the 42nd season for a professional team bearing the Sounders name, which had originated in 1974 with the first incarnation of the franchise. The team will remain under the management of Brian Schmetzer in his ninth full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders.

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The Sounders will play a minimum of 42 total matches in MLS competitions, domestic cups, and two international tournaments organized by FIFA and CONCACAF. [1] They qualified for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup based on their 2024 regular season finish and will enter in the first round. [1] The team will also play in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, which they qualified for as winners of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League. The group stage matches will be played at their home stadium, Lumen Field in Seattle. [2]

Background

The Sounders finished the 2024 season as runners-up in the Western Conference Final of the MLS Cup Playoffs, semifinalists in the U.S. Open Cup, and quarterfinalists in the Leagues Cup. [3] The team had an overall record of 22 wins, 13 losses, and 12 draws in 47 competitive matches they played in 2024. [4] They spent the first half of the regular season with a losing record until an adjustment to the formation that gave the team the best record in MLS heading into the playoffs. The Sounders also conceded fewer goals than any other MLS team during the regular season. [5] [6] The team relied heavily on homegrown players and did not sign new players during the summer transfer window. [6]

Summary

On December 4, 2024, the Sounders exercised contract options on six players and declined options on three others. Among the departures was Raúl Ruidíaz, the top goalscorer in the team's MLS era, who played seven seasons with the club. [1] [7] The Sounders are scheduled to open the season in February with the first round of 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup in a home-and-away series against Guatemalan club Antigua GFC. [1] The MLS regular season begins at the end of the month and will include a break for part of the FIFA Club World Cup in June. [8] The Sounders will host their three group stage matches in the Club World Cup at Lumen Field; their opponents are Brazilian club Botafogo, Atlético Madrid of Spain, and Paris Saint-Germain of France. [1] [4]

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

MLS Western Conference table (2025)
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPts
10 San Diego FC 00000000
11 San Jose Earthquakes 00000000
12 Seattle Sounders FC 00000000
13 St. Louis City SC 00000000
14 Sporting Kansas City 00000000
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall MLS standings table
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPts
24 San Diego FC 00000000
25 San Jose Earthquakes 00000000
26 Seattle Sounders FC 00000000
27 St. Louis City SC 00000000
28 Sporting Kansas City 00000000
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Regular season

The MLS regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2024. [9] The Sounders will play 34 matches—17 at home and 17 away—primarily against the 14 other teams in the Western Conference; the team will also play six opponents from the Eastern Conference. The regular season will include a break for the FIFA Club World Cup and CONCACAF Gold Cup in June but continue through the Leagues Cup in August, unlike previous seasons. [10] [11]

February 221 Seattle Sounders FC v Charlotte FC Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm PST Stadium: Lumen Field
March 12 Real Salt Lake v Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
1:30 pm PST Stadium: America First Field
March 83 Seattle Sounders FC v Los Angeles FC Seattle, Washington
1:30 pm PST Stadium: Lumen Field
March 154 St. Louis City SC v Seattle Sounders FC St. Louis, Missouri
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Energizer Park
March 225 Seattle Sounders FC v Houston Dynamo FC Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
March 296 (HC) San Jose Earthquakes v Seattle Sounders FC San Jose, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
April 57 San Diego FC v Seattle Sounders FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
April 128 FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders FC Frisco, Texas
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
April 199 Seattle Sounders FC v Nashville SC Seattle, Washington
4:30 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
April 2610 Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado
6:30 pm PDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
May 311 Seattle Sounders FC v St. Louis City SC Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
May 1012 Houston Dynamo FC v Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
May 1413 Los Angeles FC v Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
May 1714 (CC) Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
6:30 pm PDT Stadium: Providence Park
May 2415 Seattle Sounders FC v FC Dallas Seattle, Washington
12:00 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
May 2816 Seattle Sounders FC v San Diego FC Seattle, Washington
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
June 117 Seattle Sounders FC v Minnesota United FC Seattle, Washington
3:00 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
June 818 (CC) Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver, British Columbia
6:00 pm PDT Stadium: BC Place
June 2819 Seattle Sounders FC v Austin FC Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
July 620 Seattle Sounders FC v Columbus Crew Seattle, Washington
2:00 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
July 1221 Sporting Kansas City v Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
July 1622 Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington
6:30 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
July 1923 (HC) Seattle Sounders FC v San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
July 2624 Atlanta United FC v Seattle Sounders FC Atlanta, Georgia
4:30 pm PDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadiun
August 1025 LA Galaxy v Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
7:00 pm PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
August 1626 Minnesota United FC v Seattle Sounders FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Allianz Field
August 2427 Seattle Sounders FC v Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
6:00 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
August 3028 Seattle Sounders FC v Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
September 1329 Seattle Sounders FC v LA Galaxy Seattle, Washington
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
September 1630 Inter Miami CF v Seattle Sounders FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
4:30 pm PDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
September 2031 Austin FC v Seattle Sounders FC Austin, Texas
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
September 2732 (CC) Seattle Sounders FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
October 433 (CC) Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
October 1834 New York City FC v Seattle Sounders FC New York City, New York
3:00 pm PDT Stadium: TBA

CONCACAF Champions Cup

The Sounders will play in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the regional club championship for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, for the eighth season since entering MLS. The team qualified for the tournament based on the 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield standings using a seed vacated by the LA Galaxy after they won MLS Cup 2024. [12] The Sounders were placed into Pot 1 as one of the top eight clubs in the CONCACAF Club Rankings for the round one draw. [13]

Round one

February 19 First leg Antigua Flag of Guatemala.svg v Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Antigua, Guatemala
5:00 pm PST Stadium: Estadio Pensativo
February 26 Second leg Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Guatemala.svg Antigua Seattle, Washington, United States
7:30 pm PST Stadium: Lumen Field

FIFA Club World Cup

The Sounders will play in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, the first edition of the expanded worldwide club competition, having qualified as winners of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League. They will host their group stage matches at Lumen Field in Seattle. [2]

Group stage (Group B)

The draw for the group stage was held on December 5, 2024. Seattle Sounders FC was in pot 4 but automatically assigned to Group B for scheduling purposes. [14]

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of France.svg PAR Flag of Spain.svg ATM Flag of Brazil.svg BOT Flag of the United States.svg SEA
1 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 00000000Advance to knockout stage —
2 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 00000000—
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo 00000000—
4 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC 00000000—
First match(es) will be played: June 15, 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Seattle Sounders FC officially signed the player to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Seattle Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from the Seattle Sounders FC roster.

In

Incoming transfers for Seattle Sounders FC
PlayerNo.Pos.Previous teamNotesDate
Flag of the United States.svg  Leo Burney  (USA)—DFFlag of the United States.svg  University of Pennsylvania  (USA) Homegrown Player December 11, 2024 [15]
Flag of the United States.svg  Travian Sousa  (USA)—DFFlag of the United States.svg  Tacoma Defiance  (USA)December 11, 2024 [15]

Out

Outgoing transfers for Seattle Sounders FC
PlayerNo.Pos.New teamNotesDate
Flag of the United States.svg  Sota Kitahara  (USA)77MFOption declined [16] December 4, 2024
Flag of Brazil.svg  Nathan  (BRA)4DFOption declined [16] December 4, 2024
Flag of Brazil.svg  João Paulo  (BRA)6MFOut of contract [16] December 4, 2024
Flag of Peru.svg  Raúl Ruidíaz  (PER)9FWOut of contract [16] December 4, 2024
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Albert Rusnák  (SVK)11MFOut of contract [16] December 4, 2024
Flag of the United States.svg  Dylan Teves  (USA)99FWOption declined [16] December 4, 2024

Draft picks

Draft picks were not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract were listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of the 2025 MLS SuperDraft are listed in the notes.

2025 MLS SuperDraft picks for Seattle Sounders FC [17]
PlayerNationalityRoundPickPos.Previous teamNotes
Ryan Baer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1st28MFFlag of the United States.svg  West Virginia Mountineers  (USA)
Demian Alvarez Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2nd58DFFlag of the United States.svg  Seattle Redhawks  (USA)
Trace Terry Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3rd76FWFlag of the United States.svg  Bowling Green Falcons  (USA)

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