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
CONCACAF Champions Cup TBD
FIFA Club World Cup TBD
Leagues Cup TBD
Cascadia Cup TBD
Heritage Cup TBD
  2024
2026 

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.

Contents

The Sounders will play a minimum of 42 total matches in MLS competitions, domestic cups, and two international tournaments organized by FIFA and CONCACAF. They qualified for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup based on their 2024 regular season finish and will enter in the first round. 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.

Background

The Sounders are one of the most successful MLS teams, with two MLS Cup titles in four appearances since the hiring of head coach Brian Schmetzer in 2016. The team also won the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League and qualified for the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup under his tenure, which led to a multi-year contract extension in 2024. [1] The Sounders played a total of 47 matches during the 2024 season across several competitions and finished with an overall record of 22 wins, 13 losses, and 12 draws. [2] They spent the first half of the regular season with a losing record until adjustments to the formation; the Sounders had the best record during the latter half of the MLS season and conceded the fewest goals of any team during the regular season. [3] [4] The team relied heavily on homegrown players and did not sign new players during the summer transfer window despite limited playing time for their winter signings. [4] [5] The Sounders were eliminated in the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup and quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup by Los Angeles FC, but defeated them in the MLS Cup Playoffs. [6] The team were eliminated from the playoffs by the LA Galaxy in the Western Conference Final. [7]

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. [8] [9] 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. [8] 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. [10] 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. [8] [2]

The Sounders announced a major trade with FC Dallas on January 8, 2025, to acquire American forward Jesús Ferreira in exchange for Brazilian midfielder Léo Chú, an international roster slot, and up to $2.3 million in conditional general allocation money. Ferreira would not use a Designated Player slot during the first years of his three-year contract. [11] General manager Craig Waibel also announced that Jordan Morris would use a Designated Player slot due to meeting performance bonuses in his contract, while Albert Rusnák was re-signed to a new Designated Player contract. [12] Midfielder João Paulo returned on a one-year contract with an option for a second year. On January 13, the Sounders signed midfielder Paul Arriola from FC Dallas in a trade for their 2026 MLS SuperDraft first-round pick and up to $300,000 in general allocation money. [13]

The team's preseason training camp began in Renton on January 13, only 45 days after their final match of the 2023 playoffs. [14] The Sounders entered preseason with no players listed as injured; Jesús Ferreira joined the team early from the United States national team, where he departed training camp to regain fitness after an earlier hamstring injury. [15] The team traveled to the Marbella Football Center in Spain on January 20 to begin the second stage of their preseason, which is scheduled to last 17 days and include matches against European clubs. [16] [17] The initial preseason roster included 26 players signed to the first team and several callups from reserve team Tacoma Defiance. [18] Korean defender Kim Kee-hee, who played for the Sounders in 2019, returned with the signing of a one-year contract on January 28. [19]

Non-competitive matches

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released by Seattle Sounders FC on January 21, 2025. [20]

January 23 Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg 2–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Puskás Akadémia FC Marbella, Spain
7:00 am PST
Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
January 31 Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg 5–3 Flag of Denmark.svg Aalborg BK Marbella, Spain
6:00 am PST
Report
Stadium: Banús Football Center [21]
Note: Played as three 45-minute periods.
February 5 Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Norrköping Marbella, Spain
4:00 am PST Stadium: La Quinta Football Center [21]
February 5 Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Sweden.svg Hammarby IF Marbella, Spain
7:00 am PST Stadium: Marbella Football Center [21]
February 12 Seattle Sounders FC v Louisville City FC Renton, Washington
10:30 am PST Stadium: Providence Swedish Performance Center & Clubhouse

Competitions

The Sounders are scheduled to play a minimum of 42 matches during the 2025 season due to their participation in multiple competitions. In addition to their MLS regular season play, the team will participate in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup beginning in February, the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in June and July, and the 2025 Leagues Cup in July and August. [8] [22] The Sounders will not participate in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup, which is limited to 16 entrants from MLS, and will instead be represented by their MLS Next Pro affiliate, Tacoma Defiance. [23]

Major League Soccer

Standings

MLS Western Conference table (2025)
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
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
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
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. [24] 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. [25] [26]

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. [27] The Sounders were placed into Pot 1 as one of the top eight clubs in the CONCACAF Club Rankings for the round one draw. [28]

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
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. [29] They will host their group stage matches at Lumen Field in Seattle. [29]

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. [30]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification 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

Leagues Cup

The 2025 Leagues Cup, which is scheduled to run concurrently with the regular season from July 29 to August 31, will include 18 teams from MLS and 18 teams from Liga MX in a modified format from the previous edition, which had included all MLS teams. The top nine MLS teams in each conference based on the 2024 regular season standings qualified for the tournament. [31] The Sounders were placed in the second tier of the Western group and will play against three Liga MX opponents in the first phase. [32] [33]

TBA Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Mexico.svg TBA Seattle, Washington
TBAStadium: Lumen Field
TBA Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Mexico.svg TBA Seattle, Washington
TBAStadium: Lumen Field
TBA Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Mexico.svg TBA Seattle, Washington
TBAStadium: Lumen Field

Players

As of January 14,2025, the Sounders have $4.2 million in available general allocation money that can be used for trades or contract modifications. [34]

Roster

As of January 17,2025 [15] [35]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad includes all players who had first team contracts or appearances during the 2025 season across all competitions. Ages listed for each player is calculated from February 22, 2025, the first matchday of the MLS regular season.

Seattle Sounders FC first team roster [35]
No.NameNationalityPositionAgeSignedContract
ends [36]
Previous clubNotes
3 Travian Sousa Flag of the United States.svg  United States DF 2320252025Flag of the United States.svg  Tacoma Defiance  (USA)
4 Leo Burney Flag of the United States.svg  United States DF 2320252025Flag of the United States.svg  Pennsylvania Quakers  (USA) HGP
5 Nouhou Tolo Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon DF 2720172025Flag of the United States.svg  Seattle Sounders FC 2  (USA)
6 João Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil MF 3320202025Flag of Brazil.svg  Botafogo  (BRA)
7 Cristian Roldan Flag of the United States.svg  United States MF 2920152027Flag of the United States.svg  Washington Huskies  (USA)
8 Josh Atencio Flag of the United States.svg  United States MF 2320202027Flag of the United States.svg  Tacoma Defiance  (USA) HGP
9 Jesús Ferreira Flag of the United States.svg  United States FW 2420252027Flag of the United States.svg  FC Dallas  (USA)
10 Pedro de la Vega Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina MF 2420242027Flag of Argentina.svg  Lanús  (ARG) Young DP; International
11 Albert Rusnák Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia MF 3020222026Flag of the United States.svg  Real Salt Lake  (USA) DP
13 Jordan Morris Flag of the United States.svg  United States FW 3020162027Flag of the United States.svg  Stanford Cardinal  (USA) DP; HGP
14 Paul Rothrock Flag of the United States.svg  United States MF 2620232024Flag of the United States.svg  Tacoma Defiance  (USA)
15 Jonathan Bell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DF 2720242024Flag of the United States.svg  St. Louis City SC  (USA)
16 Alex Roldán Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador DF 2820182026Flag of the United States.svg  Seattle Redhawks  (USA)
17 Paul Arriola Flag of the United States.svg  United States MF 3020252027Flag of the United States.svg  FC Dallas  (USA)
18 Obed Vargas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico MF 1920212025Flag of the United States.svg  Tacoma Defiance  (USA) HGP
19 Danny Musovski Flag of the United States.svg  United States FW 2920242025Flag of the United States.svg  Real Salt Lake  (USA)
21 Reed Baker-Whiting Flag of the United States.svg  United States MF 1920212024Flag of the United States.svg  Tacoma Defiance  (USA) HGP
24 Stefan Frei ( c )Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland GK 3820142025Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Toronto FC  (CAN)
25 Jackson Ragen Flag of the United States.svg  United States DF 2620222024Flag of the United States.svg  Tacoma Defiance  (USA)
26 Andrew Thomas Flag of Russia.svg  Russia GK 2620212027Flag of the United States.svg  Stanford Cardinal  (USA)
28 Yeimar Gómez Andrade Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia DF 3220202025Flag of Argentina.svg  Unión de Santa Fe  (ARG)
29 Jacob Castro Flag of the United States.svg  United States GK 2520232024Flag of the United States.svg  San Diego State Aztecs  (USA) HGP
33 Cody Baker Flag of the United States.svg  United States DF 2120232026Flag of the United States.svg  Tacoma Defiance  (USA) HGP
39 Stuart Hawkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States DF 1820232026Flag of the United States.svg  Tacoma Defiance  (USA) HGP
75 Danny Leyva Flag of the United States.svg  United States MF 2120192026Flag of the United States.svg  Tacoma Defiance  (USA) HGP
93 Georgi Minoungou Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast MF 2020242024Flag of the United States.svg  Tacoma Defiance  (USA) International

Coaching staff

As of January 2025 [37]
Technical staff
Head coachFlag of the United States.svg  Brian Schmetzer  (USA)
Assistant coachFlag of the United States.svg  Preki  (USA)
Director of goalkeepingFlag of the United States.svg  Tom Dutra  (USA)
Assistant coachFlag of the United States.svg  Freddy Juarez  (USA)
Assistant coachFlag of England.svg  Andy Rose  (ENG)

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)4DFFlag of the United States.svg  Pennsylvania Quakers  (USA) Homegrown Player December 11, 2024 [38]
Flag of the United States.svg  Travian Sousa  (USA)3DFFlag of the United States.svg  Tacoma Defiance  (USA)December 11, 2024 [38]
Flag of the United States.svg  Jesús Ferreira  (USA)9FWFlag of the United States.svg  FC Dallas  (USA)Traded for Léo Chú, an international roster slot, $1 million in 2025 general allocation money, $500,000 in 2026 general allocation money, and up to $800,000 in allocation money [39] January 8, 2025 [39]
Flag of the United States.svg  Paul Arriola  (USA)17MFFlag of the United States.svg  FC Dallas  (USA)Traded for 2026 MLS SuperDraft first-round pick and up to $300,000 in general allocation money [40] January 8, 2025 [40]
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Kee-hee  (KOR)DFFlag of South Korea.svg  Ulsan HD FC  (KOR)One-year contract with option for 2026 [41] January 28, 2025 [41]

Out

Outgoing transfers for Seattle Sounders FC
PlayerNo.Pos.New teamNotesDate
Flag of the United States.svg  Sota Kitahara  (USA)77MFOption declined [42] December 4, 2024
Flag of Brazil.svg  Nathan  (BRA)4DFOption declined [42] December 4, 2024
Flag of Peru.svg  Raúl Ruidíaz  (PER)9FWOut of contract [42] December 4, 2024
Flag of the United States.svg  Dylan Teves  (USA)99FWOption declined [42] December 4, 2024
Flag of Brazil.svg  Léo Chú  (BRA)23FWFlag of the United States.svg  FC Dallas  (USA)Traded to FC Dallas for Jesús Ferreira, an international roster slot, and general allocation money [39] January 8, 2025
Flag of Portugal.svg  Braudílio Rodrigues  (POR)27MFWaived [18] January 22, 2025

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 [43]
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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