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Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer club based in Seattle, Washington that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS). Sounders FC was established on November 13, 2007, as an MLS expansion team, making it the 15th team in the league. Fans chose the Sounders name through an online poll in 2008, making the Seattle Sounders FC the third Seattle soccer club to share the name. The list encompasses the major honors won by Seattle Sounders FC, records set by the club, their managers and their players.

Honors

Seattle Sounders' first trophy was the 2009 U.S. Open Cup, which they won against D.C. United. The club also won the Heritage Cup for the first time the following year against the San Jose Earthquakes.

National competitions

MLS Cup

• Winners (2): 2016, 2019
• Runners-up (2): 2017, 2020

Supporters' Shield

• Winners (1): 2014
• Runners-up (1): 2011

U.S. Open Cup

• Winners (4): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
• Runners-up (1): 2012

Continental competitions

CONCACAF Champions League

• Winners (1): 2022

Leagues Cup

• Runners-up (1): 2021

Friendly trophies and other awards

Cascadia Cup: 5

• 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021

Heritage Cup: 8

• 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021

Community Shield: 2

• 2011, 2012

Desert Diamond Cup: 1

• 2013

MLS Fair Play Award: 1

• 2017

CCL Fair Play Award: 1

• 2022

Player records

Goals scored

Competitive, professional matches only.

As of November 23, 2024

Rank	Name	Years	League	MLS is Back Tournament	U.S. Open Cup	Champions League	Leagues Cup	MLS Cup/Post Season	Total
1	Raúl Ruidíaz	2018–present	71	1	0	3	2	9	86
3	Jordan Morris	2016–present	65	1	1	4	4	9	84
2	Fredy Montero	2009–2012, 2021–2023	59	0	10	9	1	0	79
4	Nicolás Lodeiro	2016–2023	40	1	0	7	2	8	58
5	Clint Dempsey	2013–2018	47	0	1	3	0	6	57
6	Obafemi Martins	2013–2015	40	0	3	0	0	0	43
7	Cristian Roldan	2015–present	32	0	2	2	1	1	38
8	Lamar Neagle	2009, 2011, 2013–2015, 2017–2018	29	0	1	4	0	1	35
9	Will Bruin	2017–2022	27	1	0	1	0	3	32
10	Eddie Johnson	2012–2013	23	0	1	2	0	3	29
11	Brad Evans	2009–2017	20	0	2	4	0	2	28
12	Osvaldo Alonso	2009–2018	10	0	6	2	0	3	21
13	Albert Rusnák	2022– present	16	0	0	1	1	2	20
14	Steve Zakuani	2009–2013	17	0	0	1	0	1	19
15	Nate Jaqua	2009–2011	9	0	7	2	0	0	18
	Álvaro Fernández	2010–2012, 2016–2017	14	0	0	4	0	0	18
17	Chad Barrett	2014–2015	12	0	1	0	0	0	13
18	Mauro Rosales	2011–2013	12	0	0	0	0	0	12
	Chad Marshall	2014–2019	10	0	0	1	0	1	12
20	Víctor Rodríguez	2017–2019	9	0	0	0	0	2	11

Assists

MLS Competitive, professional matches only.

As of October 19, 2024

Rank	Name	Years	League	MLS is Back Tournament	Leagues Cup	MLS Cup/Post Season	Total
1	Nicolas Lodeiro	2016–2023	78	1	0	11	90
2	Cristian Roldan	2015–present	43	0	4	2	49
3	Fredy Montero	2009–2012, 2021–present	42	0	0	2	44
4	Mauro Rosales	2011–2013	34	0	0	0	34
5	Brad Evans	2009–2017	27	0	0	2	29
	Clint Dempsey	2013–2018	28	0	0	1	29
7	Jordan Morris	2016–present	22	2	1	3	28
8	Joevin Jones	2016–2017, 2019–2020	22	1	0	4	27
9	Osvaldo Alonso	2009–2018	24	0	0	0	24
	João Paulo	2020–present	22	0	1	1	24
11	Obafemi Martins	2013–2015	23	0	0	0	23
12	Albert Rusnák	2022– present	19	0	3	0	22
13	Raúl Ruidíaz	2018–present	13	0	0	6	19
14	Alex Roldan	2018–present	18	0	0	0	18
15	Lamar Neagle	2009, 2011, 2013–2015, 2017–2018	17	0	0	0	17
16	Will Bruin	2017–2022	12	0	1	2	15
17	Steve Zakuani	2009–2013	14	0	0	0	14
18	Marco Pappa	2014–2015	11	0	0	2	13
	Léo Chú	2021–present	12	0	1	0	13
	Nate Jaqua	2009–2011	12	0	0	1	13

Appearances

All statistics are correct as of June 5, 2019.

• Youngest first-team player: Danny Leyva, 16 years old (vs. Montreal Impact, Major League Soccer, June 5, 2019)

Oldest

All statistics are correct as of May 5, 2014.

• Oldest first-team player: Kasey Keller, 41 years, 11 months, 8 days (vs. Real Salt Lake, Major League Soccer, November 3, 2011)

Goalscorers

In a season

All statistics are correct as of October 5, 2014.

• Most MLS goals in a season: 17, Obafemi Martins (2014)
• Most all competition goals in a season: 19, Obafemi Martins (2014)
• Most by a rookie in a season: 12, Jordan Morris (2016)

In a single match

All statistics are correct as of March 25, 2023.

• Most goals in a single match:

4, Jordan Morris (vs. Sporting Kansas City: Children's Mercy Park; March 25, 2023)

Hat-tricks

All statistics are correct as of September 9, 2024.

• Sorted by number of goals:

4, Jordan Morris (vs. Sporting Kansas City: Children's Mercy Park; March 25, 2023)

3, Blaise Nkufo (vs. Columbus Crew; Columbus Crew Stadium; September 18, 2010)

3, Lamar Neagle (vs. Columbus Crew; CenturyLink Field; August 27, 2011)

3, David Estrada (vs. Toronto FC: CenturyLink Field; March 17, 2012)

3, Fredy Montero (vs. Chivas USA: Home Depot Center; August 25, 2012)

3, Clint Dempsey (vs. Portland Timbers: Providence Park; April 5, 2014)

3, Clint Dempsey (vs. Orlando City SC: Camping World Stadium; August 7, 2016)

3, Jordan Morris (vs. FC Dallas: CenturyLink Field; October 19, 2019, 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs)

3, Albert Rusnák (vs. Columbus Crew: Lower.com Field; September 7, 2024)

Assists

In a single match

All statistics are correct as of March 25, 2023.

• Most assists in a single match:

4, Léo Chú (vs. Sporting Kansas City: Children's Mercy Park; March 25, 2023)

Goalkeepers

In a single match

All statistics are correct as of March 7, 2023.

• Most saves in a single match:

11, Stefan Frei (vs. New York Red Bulls: Red Bull Arena; June 13, 2018)

• Most shots faced in a single match:

11, Kasey Keller (vs. San Jose Earthquakes: Buck Shaw Stadium; August 2, 2009)

• Most goals allowed in a single match:

5, Michael Gspurning (vs. Colorado Rapids: Dick's Sporting Goods Park; October 5, 2013)

5, Stefan Frei (vs. New England Revolution: Gillette Stadium; May 11, 2014)

Fastest

• Fastest recorded goal:

23 seconds, Clint Dempsey (vs. San Jose Earthquakes, March 14, 2015)

45 seconds, Jordan Morris (vs. LAFC, April 28, 2019)

1:28 minute, Cristian Roldan (vs. Colorado Rapids, October 3, 2021)

4 minutes, Blaise Nkufo (vs. Columbus Crew, September 18, 2010)

4 minutes, Lamar Neagle (vs. Columbus Crew, August 27, 2011)

4 minutes, Cristian Roldan (vs. Portland Timbers, May 27, 2017)

4 minutes, Jordan Morris (vs. San Jose Earthquakes, September 10, 2020)

• Fastest 2 goals: 1:01, Jordan Morris (vs. Los Angeles FC, August 30, 2020)
• Fastest yellow card: 1 minute, Tyrone Marshall (vs. Chicago Fire, May 2, 2009)
• Fastest red card: 7 minutes, Leonardo González (vs. Columbus Crew, August 31, 2013)

International

All statistics are correct as of January 1, 2023.

• Most capped player: Clint Dempsey; for United States with 141 caps.
• Most international goals: Clint Dempsey; for United States with 57 goals.
• First player to appear in the World Cup: Kasey Keller; for the United States against Germany in Paris on June 15, 1998.
• Most World Cup appearances: Clint Dempsey; 10 (2 in 2006, 4 in 2010, 4 in 2014).
• First player to score in a World Cup: Freddie Ljungberg; on June 15, 2006, against Paraguay.
• Most recent player to appear in a World Cup: Jordan Morris; on December 3, 2022, against the Netherlands

Award winners

Major League Soccer

MLS Best XI

The following players have been in the MLS Best XI while playing for the Seattle Sounders:

• Freddie Ljungberg – 2009
• Kasey Keller – 2011
• Osvaldo Alonso – 2012
• Chad Marshall – 2014, 2018
• Obafemi Martins – 2014
• Nicolás Lodeiro – 2020
• Jordan Morris – 2020
• Raúl Ruidíaz – 2020, 2021
• Yeimar Gómez Andrade – 2021
• João Paulo – 2021

MLS Player of the Month

The following players have been MLS Player of the Month while playing for the Seattle Sounders:

• Fredy Montero – March 2009
• Freddie Ljungberg – October 2009
• Fredy Montero – July 2010
• Clint Dempsey – April 2014
• Obafemi Martins – September 2014
• Nicolás Lodeiro – August 2016
• Chad Marshall – September 2016

MLS Goalkeeper of the Year

The following players have received the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award while playing for the Seattle Sounders:

• Kasey Keller – 2011

MLS Defender of the Year

The following players have received the MLS Defender of the Year Award while playing for the Seattle Sounders:

• Chad Marshall – 2014

MLS Comeback Player of the Year

The following players have received the MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award while playing for the Seattle Sounders:

• Eddie Johnson – 2012
• Clint Dempsey – 2017
• Jordan Morris – 2019

MLS Newcomer of the Year

The following players have received the MLS Newcomer of the Year Award while playing for the Seattle Sounders:

• Fredy Montero – 2009
• Mauro Rosales – 2011
• Nicolás Lodeiro – 2016

MLS Rookie of the Year

The following players have been MLS Rookie of the Year while playing for the Seattle Sounders:

• Jordan Morris – 2016

MLS Save of the Year

The following players have received the MLS Save of the Year Award while playing for the Seattle Sounders:

• Kasey Keller – 2010, 2011
• Stefan Frei – 2018, 2021

FutbolMLS.com Latino del Año

The following players have received the Latino del Año award while playing for the Seattle Sounders:

• Fredy Montero – 2010
• Marco Pappa – 2014
• Román Torres – 2016

CONCACAF

CCL Best Player Award

• Stefan Frei – 2022

CCL Best Goalkeeper Award

• Stefan Frei – 2022

CCL Best XI

• Stefan Frei (GK) – 2022
• Nouhou Tolo (DF) – 2022
• Xavier Arreaga (DF) – 2022
• Jordan Morris (MF) – 2022
• Nicolás Lodeiro (MF) – 2022
• Cristian Roldan (MF) – 2022
• Raúl Ruidíaz (FW) – 2022

Coaching records

All statistics are correct as of April 28, 2014.

• First full-time coach: Sigi Schmid (coached the club for 194 league matches from March 2009 to July 2016).
• Longest spell as coach: Sigi Schmid (coached the club for 194 league matches from March 2009 to July 2016).
• First coach from outside the United States: Sigi Schmid (German – coached the club for 194 league matches from March 2009 to July 2016).
• First coach to win an MLS Cup: Brian Schmetzer.

International competition (non MLS matches)

By opponent

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (March 2023)

As of August 16, 2021

Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Isidro Metapán	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Marathón	4	3	0	1	9	5	+4
UANL	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Monterrey	4	1	0	3	4	7	−3
Saprissa	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3
San Francisco	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1
Comunicaciones	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3
Herediano	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Santos Laguna	4	1	1	2	4	9	−5
Caledonia AIA	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4
UANL	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3
Olimpia	4	2	2	0	7	5	+2
América	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2
Santa Tecla	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3
Guadalajara	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2
Total	38	17	7	14	59	52	+7

Team records

Matches

All statistics are correct as of February 4, 2023.

• First match: Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC; preseason; February 9, 2009.
• First Major League Soccer match : Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls; Qwest Field; March 19, 2009.
• First MLS Cup Playoffs match: Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo; Qwest Field; October 29, 2009.
• First Heritage Cup match: Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes, Qwest Field; June 13, 2009.
• First Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield match: Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Portland Timbers; March 11, 2010
• First Cascadia Cup match: Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers; Qwest Field; May 14, 2011
• First CONCACAF Champions League match: Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Isidro Metapán; Qwest Field; July 28, 2010.
• First World Football Challenge match: Seattle Sounders FC 2–4 Chelsea; CenturyLink Field; July 18, 2012.
• First Leagues Cup match: Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Tigres UANL; Lumen Field; August 10, 2021
• First FIFA Club World Cup match: Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Al Ahly; Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier; February 4, 2023

Record wins

All statistics are correct as of February 24, 2022.

• Record win:

Seattle Sounders FC 7–0 UCF Knights; preseason; February 11, 2009

• Record Major League Soccer win:

Seattle Sounders FC 7–1 San Jose Earthquakes; CenturyLink Field; September 10, 2020

• Record U.S. Open Cup win:

Seattle Sounders FC 6–0 Chicago Fire; Starfire Sports Complex; August 13, 2014

• Record CONCACAF Champions League win:

Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Motagua; Lumen Field; February 24, 2022

Record losses

All statistics are correct as of May 11, 2014.

• Record loss:

Seattle Sounders FC 1–6 Santos Laguna; CONCACAF Champions League; March 11, 2012

• Record Major League Soccer loss:

Seattle Sounders FC 0–5 New England Revolution; Gillette Stadium; May 11, 2014

• Record CONCACAF Champions League loss:

Seattle Sounders FC 1–6 Santos Laguna; CONCACAF Champions League; March 11, 2012

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