2011 Seattle Sounders FC season

Seattle Sounders FC
2011 season
General managerAdrian Hanauer
Head coachSigi Schmid
StadiumCenturyLink Field
(Qwest Field until June 23)
Major League SoccerConference: 2nd
Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupWinners
CONCACAF Champions LeagueQuarterfinals
Cascadia CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Fredy Montero (12)
All: Fredy Montero (18)
Highest home attendance64,140 (Oct. 15 vs. San Jose)
Lowest home attendance35,940 (vs. Salt Lake (Sep. 10)
Average home league attendance38,496
Biggest winLeague: 6–2 vs. Columbus (Aug. 27)
Biggest defeatLeague: 0–2 vs. Philadelphia (Oct. 8)
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The 2011 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's third season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. It was the Sounders FC organization's third year of existence; including all previous clubs, it was the 31st season of a soccer team bearing the Sounders name.

Background

See also: 2009 season and 2010 season

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

Review

November

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

December

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

February

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

March

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

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

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

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

Cascadia Summit

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

Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield

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

MLS regular season

Table

Western Conference

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

Results by round

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

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

March 15, 2011 Match 1 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Seattle
18:30 PDT Friberg  44'
González  46'		 (Report) Birchall  24'
Juninho 58'
Beckham  93'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,443
Referee: Alex Prus
March 19, 2011 Match 2 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Harrison, New Jersey
16:30 PDT Agudelo 70' (Report) Hurtado  61' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,982
Referee: Jair Marrufo
March 25, 2011 Match 3 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo Seattle
19:00 PDT Ianni  43'
González  73'
Zakuani 80'		 (Report) Freeman  2'
Palmer  30'
Cameron 42'
Cameron  46'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,204
Referee: Ramón Hernández
April 2, 2011 Match 4 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC Santa Clara, California
19:30 PDT Leitch  6'
Dawkins 32'
Stephenson 52'		 (Report) Evans 18'
White 42'
Jaqua  71'
González  80'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,276
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
April 9, 2011 Match 5 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire Seattle
19:30 PDT White 7'
Zakuani 25'
Riley  32'
Hurtado  47+'		 (Report) Chaves 8'
Robinson  71'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,223
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 16, 2011 Match 6 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Chester, Pennsylvania
16:00 EDT Ruiz 32'
Miglioranzi  55'
Okugo  65'
Valdes  88'		 (Report) Alonso  30'
Fernández 91+'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 15,149
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 22, 2011 Match 7 Colorado Rapids 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado
19:30 MDT Mullan  3'
Folan  75'		 (Report) Montero 19'  81' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,185
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
April 30, 2011 Match 8 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Toronto FC Seattle
19:00 PDT Fernández 9'
Alonso  45'
Evans 52' 75' (p.k.)		 (Report) de Guzman  54' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,287
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 4, 2011 Match 9 D.C. United 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT White  13'
Wolff 31'
Davies  35' 52'		 (Report) Jaqua  55'
Evans 71' (p.k.)		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 11,254
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
May 7, 2011 Match 10 Columbus Crew 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, Ohio
18:30 CDT Rentería 67' (p.k.)
Miranda  75'		 (Report) Montero 7'  44'
Carrasco  38'
González  53'
Fernández  64'
Levesque  90'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 7,148
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
May 14, 2011 Match 11 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers Seattle
20:00 PDT Fernández 52' (Report) Danso 65' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,593
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 21, 2011 Match 12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Seattle
19:00 PDT Fernández  44'
Carrasco  51'
Rosales  64'
Alonso  84'
Parke 93'		 (Report) Smith  49' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,098
Referee: Geoff Gamble
May 25, 2011 Match 13 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 FC Dallas Seattle
19:00 PDT Scott  81' (Report) Shea 18'
John  44'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,026
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 28, 2011 Match 14 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
19:00 MDT Johnson  28'
Olave  58'
Wingert  65'
Gonzalez 88'		 (Report) Ianni 71'
Riley  81'
Neagle 84'
Wahl  90'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14,474
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
June 4, 2011 Match 15 Chicago Fire 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 CDT Chaves  46+' (Report) Fucito  33'
Wahl  36'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,839
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 11, 2011 Match 16 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle
19:30 PDT Rosales 81'
Alonso  47+' 84'		 (Report) Hassli 29' (pen.) 85'
Rochat  46+'
Camilo  55'
Leathers  71'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,502
Referee: Mark Geiger
June 18, 2011 Match 17 Toronto FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Toronto, Ontario, Canada
19:00 EDT Harden  18'
Borman  26'
Yourassowsky  65'
Cordon  93+'		 (Report) Hurtado  34'  49'
Montero 90'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 21,839
Referee: Yader Reyes
June 23, 2011 Match 18 Seattle Sounders FC 4–2 New York Red Bulls Seattle
19:00 PDT Friberg 11'
Alonso 12'  60'
Riley  52'
Levesque 67' 78'
González  90'		 (Report) Tainio  28'
Richards 31'
Da Luz  50'
Scott 58' (o.g.)
De Rosario  93+'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 46,065
Referee: Michael Kennedy
June 26, 2011 Match 19 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 New England Revolution Seattle
13:00 PDT Carrasco  26'
Wahl 34'  87'
Fernández 40'		 (Report) Nyassi 3'
Phelan  23'
Cochrane  72'
Lekić  78'
Soares  90'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,212
Referee: Geoff Gamble
July 4, 2011 Match 20 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
19:30 PDT Donovan  94+' (Report) Friberg  55' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 10, 2011 Match 21 Portland Timbers 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
13:00 PDT Parke 46' (o.g.)
Marcelin  56'
Perlaza 69'
Brunner  81'		 (Report) Montero 57'  58' 74'
Alonso  63' 83' (pen.)
Rosales  78'		 Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 18,627
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
July 16, 2011 Match 22 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 Colorado Rapids Seattle
13:00 PDT Fernández 7'
Montero  27' 82'
Levesque  69' 48'
Rosales 84'		 (Report) Thompson 1'  79'
Mastroeni  18'
Casey  25'
Larentowicz 42'
Folan 90'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,424
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
July 30, 2011 Match 23 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
19:30 CDT Clark 7'
Ching 23' 71'
Weaver  34'
Davis  76'		 (Report) Fernández 36' (pen.)  38'
Fucito  87'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 18,465
Referee: Niko Bratsis
August 6, 2011 Match 24 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Kamara 20'
Diop  37'
Bravo  59'		 (Report) Rosales 90'
Neagle 92+'		 Stadium: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Attendance: 17,493
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 13, 2011 Match 25 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Chivas USA Seattle
13:00 PDT Wahl  23'
Friberg  89'		 (Report) LaBrocca  34'
Elliott  45'
Jazic  80'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,364
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 20, 2011 Match 26 FC Dallas 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Frisco, Texas
20:00 CDT Cruz  3'  56'
Ihemelu  27'		 (Report) Friberg  6'
Rosales 15'
Montero  60'
Hurtado  62'
Scott  94+'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 11,635
Referee: Dave Gantar
August 27, 2011 Match 27 Seattle Sounders FC 6–2 Columbus Crew Seattle
13:00 PDT Neagle 4' 21' 70'
Rosales 16' (pen.)
Fucito 40'
Parke  73'
Gardner 74' (o.g.)
Scott  81'		 (Report) Cunningham 59' (pen.)
Burns  64'
Gardner 73'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,364
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 10, 2011 Match 28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake Seattle
13:00 PDT Carrasco  38'
Hurtado  39'
Montero 47+'
Alonso  94+'		 (Report) Beltran  20'  35'
Keller 13' (o.g.)
Saborio 56'
Williams  68'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 35,940
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
September 17, 2011 Match 29 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 D.C. United Seattle
18:00 PDT Fucito 35'
Wahl  41'
Fernández 47+' 60'		 (Report) Ngwenya  16'
da Luz  63'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,242
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 24, 2011 Match 30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
19:30 PDT Camilo 9'
DeMerit  32'
Hassli  70'		 (Report) Evans  31' 33' (pen.)
Montero 64' 67'
Parke  77'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Paul Ward
October 1, 2011 Match 31 New England Revolution 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 EDT Fagundez 35'
Caraglio  84'		 (Report) Montero  28' 36' 48' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,022
Referee: Geoff Gamble
October 8, 2011 Match 32 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union Seattle
19:00 PDT Neagle  63' (Report) Adu 60'
Carroll 70'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 36,304
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 15, 2011 Match 33 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle
19:30 PDT Ianni  48'
Ochoa 82'
Montero 87'		 (Report) Morrow  6'
Wondolowski 24'
Ring  40'
Hernandez  57'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 64,140
Referee: Michael Kennedy
October 22, 2011 Match 34 Chivas USA 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
19:30 PDT Zemanski  5'
Estupinan 83'		 (Report) Levesque  40'
Boyens 53' (o.g.)
Fernández 68'
Ochoa 73'
Evans  78'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 22,137
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

MLS Cup Playoffs

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

U.S. Open Cup

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

CONCACAF Champions League

See also: 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

Preliminary round

See also: 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round
July 26, 2011 First leg San Francisco 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Panama City, Panama
18:00 PDT Brown  17' 28' (pen.)
Panezo  73'		 (Report) Parke  26'
Alonso  70'
Fernández  78'		 Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 700
Referee: David España Rivas
August 3, 2011 Second leg Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)		 San Francisco Seattle, Washington
19:00 PDT Fernández 41'
Alonso  60'
Rosales  61'
Jaqua 98'
Friberg  110'
Keller  110'		 (Report) Brown  46+'
de Avila  63'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 21,233
Referee: Jeffrey Solis (Costa Rica)

Group stage

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

Friendlies

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Squads

First Team squad

Updated August 27, 2011.
No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of birth (age) Signed From
Goalkeepers
18 Kasey Keller (C) GK (1969-11-29) November 29, 1969 (age 55) Fulham
28 Terry Boss GK (1981-09-01) September 1, 1981 (age 43) New York
29 Josh Ford GK (1987-11-06) November 6, 1987 (age 37) UConn
35 Bryan Meredith GK (1989-08-02) August 2, 1989 (age 35) Kitsap Pumas
Defenders
4 Patrick Ianni CB (1985-06-15) June 15, 1985 (age 39) Houston
5 Tyson Wahl LFB (1984-02-23) February 23, 1984 (age 40) Kansas City
7 James Riley RFB (1982-10-27) October 27, 1982 (age 42) San Jose
12 Leonardo González LFB (1980-11-21) November 21, 1980 (age 44) Municipal Liberia
20 Zach Scott CB / RFB (1980-07-02) July 2, 1980 (age 44) Seattle (USL)
26 Taylor Graham CB (1980-06-03) June 3, 1980 (age 44) Seattle (USL)
31 Jeff Parke CB (1982-04-13) April 13, 1982 (age 42) Vancouver
34 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado CB (1984-05-16) May 16, 1984 (age 40) Deportivo Cali
Midfielders
3 Brad Evans CM / RM (1985-05-20) May 20, 1985 (age 39) Columbus
6 Osvaldo Alonso DM (1985-11-11) November 11, 1985 (age 39) Charleston
8 Erik Friberg CM / RM (1986-02-10) February 10, 1986 (age 38) Häcken
10 Mauro Rosales AM / RM (1981-02-24) February 24, 1981 (age 43) River Plate
11 Steve Zakuani LM (1988-02-09) February 9, 1988 (age 36) Akron
14 Michael Tetteh LM (1989-01-16) January 16, 1989 (age 36) UC Santa Barbara
15 Álvaro Fernández LM (1985-10-11) October 11, 1985 (age 39) Nacional
16 David Estrada RM (1988-02-04) February 4, 1988 (age 36) UCLA
22 Mike Seamon CM (1988-08-30) August 30, 1988 (age 36) Villanova
23 Servando Carrasco CM / RM (1988-08-13) August 13, 1988 (age 36) California Golden Bears
27 Lamar Neagle LM (1987-05-07) May 7, 1987 (age 37) IFK Mariehamn
30 Amadou Sanyang CM / RM (1991-08-01) August 1, 1991 (age 33) Toronto
32 Miguel Montaño (on loan to Montreal) AM / LM (1991-06-25) June 25, 1991 (age 33) Quilmes
Forwards
2 Mike Fucito ST (1986-04-29) April 29, 1986 (age 38) Harvard
13 O'Brian White CF / ST (1985-12-14) December 14, 1985 (age 39) Vancouver
17 Fredy Montero ST (1987-07-26) July 26, 1987 (age 37) Deportivo Cali
19 Sammy Ochoa ST (1986-09-04) September 4, 1986 (age 38) Estudiantes Tecos
21 Nate Jaqua ST (1981-10-28) October 28, 1981 (age 43) Houston
24 Roger Levesque ST (1981-01-22) January 22, 1981 (age 44) Seattle (USL)
25 Pat Noonan ST (1980-08-02) August 2, 1980 (age 44) Colorado

Major League Soccer squad

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

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

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011

In

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

Out

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

Loan out

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

Club

Coaching staff

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

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

Management

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

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

Official sponsors

Source: Soundersfc.com

Kits

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

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

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

MLS Goal of the Week

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

MLS Save of the Week

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

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

See also: MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award
Month Player Link
March Fredy Montero March Humanitarian of the Month Archived January 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

Miscellany

Stadium

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

Allocation ranking

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

International roster spots

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

Future draft pick trades

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

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