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)[1]
Biggest defeatLeague: 0–2 vs. Philadelphia (Oct. 8)[1]
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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.[2] 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.[3] Vancouver later traded Jamaican international O'Brian White to Seattle.[4]

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.[5] The goalkeeper was later traded to FC Dallas for a fourth round pick of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.[6] Defender Tyrone Marshall was also selected in the draft by the Colorado Rapids.[5]

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.[7]

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.[8]

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

February 4, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC United States 1–0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Casa Grande, Arizona
15:00 PST, 35' x 35' x 35' Training Game Alonso Yellow card 22'
Evans 63'		 Match Report Koffie Yellow card 32' Stadium: Grande Sports World
Attendance: +30
February 8, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC United States 3–3 United States Real Salt Lake Casa Grande, Arizona
11:00 PST 45' x 35' x 30' Training Game Neagle 3'
Carrasco Yellow card 60'
Alonso Yellow card 69'
White 90'
Montero 110' (pen.)		 Match Report Olave Yellow card 29'
Grabavoy Yellow card 32' Red card 69'
Morales 36'
Araujo Jr. Yellow card 76'
Warner 87' 88'		 Stadium: Grande Sports World
February 10, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC United States 0–3 United States 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 United States 1–0 United States Chivas USA Casa Grande, Arizona
9:30 PST Training Game Wahl Yellow card 30'
Estrada 75'		 Match Report Valentin Yellow card 56' Stadium: Grande Sports World
Attendance: 150+
February 21, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC United States 0–2 United States FC Dallas Orlando, Florida
15:30 PST Training Game Earls Yellow card 26'
Carrasco Yellow card 33'
Tetteh Yellow card 70'		 Match Report Chávez 20'
Shea 27'
Jacobson Red card 75'		 Stadium: ESPN Complex
Attendance: 20+
February 22, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC United States 2–2 United States 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 United States 7–0 United States 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 Red card 80'		 Match Report Robson Red card 80'
Hunt Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: IMG Soccer Academy
February 26, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC United States 1–0 United States Chicago Fire Bradenton, Florida
14:00 PST 45' x 45' x 30' Training Game Rosales Yellow card 55'
Montaño Yellow card 72'
Carrasco 120'		 Match Report Gibbs Yellow card 28' Red card 55' Stadium: IMG Soccer Academy

Cascadia Summit

See also: 2011 Cascadia Summit
March 4, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC United States 0–2 United States Portland Timbers Tukwila, Washington
19:30 PDT Alonso Yellow card 5'
Hurtado Yellow card 54'		 Match Report Perlaza 21'
Jewsbury Yellow card 69'
Cooper 93+'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Dave Gantar
March 6, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC United States 2–3 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tukwila, Washington
15:00 PDT Graham Yellow card 10'
Levesque 45'
Montaño 77'		 Report Salgado 6'
Teibert 12'
Khalfan Yellow card 18'
Camilo 47'
Cannon Yellow card 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 United States 3–1 United States Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington
19:00 PDT González Yellow card 57'
Hurtado 60'
Montero 67' 78'
Friberg Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44'
González Yellow card 46'		 (Report) Birchall Yellow card 24'
Juninho 58'
Beckham Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
González Yellow card 73'
Zakuani 80'		 (Report) Freeman Yellow card 2'
Palmer Yellow card 30'
Cameron 42'
Cameron Yellow card 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 Yellow card 6'
Dawkins 32'
Stephenson 52'		 (Report) Evans 18'
White 42'
Jaqua Yellow card 71'
González Yellow card 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 Yellow card 32'
Hurtado Yellow card 47+'		 (Report) Chaves 8'
Robinson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 55'
Okugo Yellow card 65'
Valdes Yellow card 88'		 (Report) Alonso Yellow card 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 Red card 3'
Folan Yellow card 75'		 (Report) Montero 19' Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45'
Evans 52' 75' (p.k.)		 (Report) de Guzman Yellow card 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 Yellow card 13'
Wolff 31'
Davies Yellow card 35' 52'		 (Report) Jaqua Yellow card 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 Yellow card 75'		 (Report) Montero 7' Yellow card 44'
Carrasco Yellow card 38'
González Yellow card 53'
Fernández Yellow card 64'
Levesque Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44'
Carrasco Yellow card 51'
Rosales Yellow card 64'
Alonso Yellow card 84'
Parke 93'		 (Report) Smith Yellow card 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 Yellow card 81' (Report) Shea 18'
John Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
Olave Red card 58'
Wingert Yellow card 65'
Gonzalez 88'		 (Report) Ianni 71'
Riley Yellow card 81'
Neagle 84'
Wahl Yellow card 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 Yellow card 46+' (Report) Fucito Yellow card 33'
Wahl Yellow card 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 Yellow card 47+' 84'		 (Report) Hassli 29' (pen.) 85'
Rochat Yellow card 46+'
Camilo Yellow card 55'
Leathers Yellow card 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 Yellow card 18'
Borman Yellow card 26'
Yourassowsky Yellow card 65'
Cordon Yellow card 93+'		 (Report) Hurtado Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 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' Yellow card 60'
Riley Yellow card 52'
Levesque 67' 78'
González Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Tainio Yellow card 28'
Richards 31'
Da Luz Yellow card 50'
Scott 58' (o.g.)
De Rosario Yellow card 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 Yellow card 26'
Wahl 34' Yellow card 87'
Fernández 40'		 (Report) Nyassi 3'
Phelan Yellow card 23'
Cochrane Yellow card 72'
Lekić Yellow card 78'
Soares Yellow card 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 Yellow card 94+' (Report) Friberg Yellow card 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 Yellow card 56'
Perlaza 69'
Brunner Red card 81'		 (Report) Montero 57' Yellow card 58' 74'
Alonso Yellow card 63' 83' (pen.)
Rosales Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27' 82'
Levesque Yellow card 69' 48'
Rosales 84'		 (Report) Thompson 1' Yellow card 79'
Mastroeni Yellow card 18'
Casey Yellow card 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 Yellow card 34'
Davis Yellow card 76'		 (Report) Fernández 36' (pen.) Yellow card 38'
Fucito Yellow card 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 Yellow card 37'
Bravo Red card 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 Yellow card 23'
Friberg Yellow card 89'		 (Report) LaBrocca Yellow card 34'
Elliott Yellow card 45'
Jazic Yellow card 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 Yellow card 3' Yellow-red card 56'
Ihemelu Yellow card 27'		 (Report) Friberg Yellow card 6'
Rosales 15'
Montero Yellow card 60'
Hurtado Yellow card 62'
Scott Yellow card 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 Yellow card 73'
Gardner 74' (o.g.)
Scott Yellow card 81'		 (Report) Cunningham 59' (pen.)
Burns Yellow card 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 Yellow card 38'
Hurtado Red card 39'
Montero 47+'
Alonso Yellow card 94+'		 (Report) Beltran Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 35'
Keller 13' (o.g.)
Saborio 56'
Williams Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'
Fernández 47+' 60'		 (Report) Ngwenya Yellow card 16'
da Luz Yellow card 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 Yellow card 32'
Hassli Yellow card 70'		 (Report) Evans Yellow card 31' 33' (pen.)
Montero 64' 67'
Parke Yellow card 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 Yellow card 84'		 (Report) Montero Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 48'
Ochoa 82'
Montero 87'		 (Report) Morrow Yellow card 6'
Wondolowski 24'
Ring Yellow card 40'
Hernandez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 5'
Estupinan 83'		 (Report) Levesque Yellow card 40'
Boyens 53' (o.g.)
Fernández 68'
Ochoa 73'
Evans Yellow card 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 Yellow card 30'
Saborio 43', 53'
Grabavoy 88'		 (Report) Alonso Yellow card 54'
Montero Yellow card 90'
Friberg Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Besagno 71'
Scott Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Montero 25' Yellow card 54'
Parke Yellow card 55'
Neagle 74'
Fucito Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Cristman 40'
Cardozo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 35'
Montero 40'
Evans Yellow card 58'		 (Report) Cruz Yellow card 12'
Hernández Yellow card 22'
Villar Yellow card 63'
Santos Yellow card 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' Yellow card 90'
Alonso Yellow card 90' 90+6'		 (Report) Nyarko Yellow card 27'
Anibaba Yellow card 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 Panama 1–0 United States Seattle Sounders FC Panama City, Panama
18:00 PDT Brown Yellow card 17' 28' (pen.)
Panezo Yellow card 73'		 (Report) Parke Yellow card 26'
Alonso Yellow card 70'
Fernández Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 700
Referee: David España Rivas
August 3, 2011 Second leg Seattle Sounders FC United States 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)		 Panama San Francisco Seattle, Washington
19:00 PDT Fernández 41'
Alonso Yellow card 60'
Rosales Yellow card 61'
Jaqua 98'
Friberg Yellow card 110'
Keller Yellow card 110'		 (Report) Brown Yellow card 46+'
de Avila Yellow card 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 United States 4–1 Guatemala Comunicaciones Seattle, United States
19:00 PDT Ianni Yellow card 16'
Evans 35'
Riley Yellow card 47+'
González Yellow card 54'
Neagle Red card 55'
Fucito 61', 67'
Hurtado Yellow card 69'
Gómez 87' (o.g.)		 Report Arreola 2'
Morales Yellow card 9'
Castrillo Yellow card 50'
Machado Yellow card 60'
Ramirez Yellow card 69'
Martinez Red card 80'
Thompson Yellow card 91+'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 10,017
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Mexico)
August 23, 2011 2 Monterrey Mexico 0–1 United States Seattle Sounders FC Monterrey, Mexico
19:00 CDT (Report) Fernández 38'
Jaqua Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Attendance: 10,234
Referee: Elmar Rodas (Guatemala)
September 14, 2011 3 Herediano Costa Rica 1–2 United States Seattle Sounders FC Heredia, Costa Rica
19:00CST Cancela 46+' (pen.)
Nunez Yellow card 53'		 (Report) Montero 3', 54'
Scott Yellow card 36'
Fernández Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
September 20, 2011 4 Seattle Sounders FC United States 0–1 Costa Rica Herediano Seattle, United States
Neagle Yellow card 16'
Ianni Yellow card 62'		 Report Arias 25' Yellow card 58'
Cordero Yellow card 35'
BarbosaYellow card 67'
Cambronero Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 10,613
September 27, 2011 5 Comunicaciones Guatemala 2–2 United States Seattle Sounders FC Guatemala City, Guatemala
Montepeque 7'
R. Morales 63'
E. Morales Yellow card 75'		 (Report) Alonso 44', 89'
Hurtado Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso
Referee: Roberto Garcia
October 18, 2011 6 Seattle Sounders FC United States 1–2 Mexico Monterrey Seattle, United States
22:00 Montero 42'
Scott Yellow card 58'		 Report Carreño 3'
Pérez Yellow card 41'
Delgado 60'
Meza Yellow card 75'
Suazo Yellow card 81'
Morales Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 15,866
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico Monterrey 6 4 0 2 11 4 +7 12
United States Seattle Sounders FC 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
Guatemala Comunicaciones 6 2 1 3 8 13 −5 7
Costa Rica Herediano 6 2 0 4 6 11 −5 6

Friendlies

July 20, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC United States 0–7 England 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 United States USA Mike Fucito 29 6 13+6 2 1+1 0 2+2 2 2+2 2
3 MF United States USA Brad Evans 26 6 17+3 5 2 0 2 0 2 1
4 DF United States USA Patrick Ianni 22 1 12+4 1 0 0 1 0 4+1 0
5 DF United States USA Tyson Wahl 26 1 22+1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
6 MF Cuba CUB Osvaldo Alonso 45 7 32+1 3 2 1 4 1 4+2 2
7 DF United States USA James Riley 38 0 29 0 1 0 1+1 0 5+1 0
8 MF Sweden SWE Erik Friberg 34 1 23+3 1 1+1 0 0+2 0 4 0
10 MF Argentina ARG Mauro Rosales 30 5 22+4 5 0 0 1 0 2+1 0
11 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Steve Zakuani 6 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Costa Rica CRC Leonardo González 26 0 12+2 0 2 0 4 0 5+1 0
13 FW Jamaica JAM O'Brian White 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Ghana GHA Michael Tetteh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 MF Uruguay URU Álvaro Fernández 40 11 23+6 9 2 0 3 0 5+1 2
16 MF United States USA David Estrada 6 0 1+3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
17 MF Colombia COL Fredy Montero 42 18 27+3 12 2 0 3 3 6+1 3
18 GK United States USA Kasey Keller 43 0 34 0 2 0 2 0 5 0
19 FW United States USA Sammy Ochoa 9 2 0+4 2 1+1 0 0 0 1+2 0
20 DF United States USA Zach Scott 23 0 9+3 0 1 0 3 0 6+1 0
21 FW United States USA Nate Jaqua 30 2 7+16 0 0 0 2 1 3+2 1
22 MF United States USA Mike Seamon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF United States USA Servando Carrasco 19 0 7+5 0 0 0 0+1 0 4+2 0
24 FW United States USA Roger Levesque 29 3 9+10 3 0+2 0 0+2 0 5+1 0
25 FW United States USA Pat Noonan 17 0 2+7 0 0 0 2+1 0 3+2 0
26 GK Puerto Rico PUR Taylor Graham 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 MF United States USA Lamar Neagle 35 7 9+14 5 1+1 1 2+1 1 5+2 0
28 GK Puerto Rico PUR Terry Boss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
29 GK United States USA Josh Ford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF The Gambia GAM Amadou Sanyang 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
31 DF United States USA Jeff Parke 39 1 28 1 2 0 3+1 0 5 0
34 DF Colombia COL Jhon Kennedy Hurtado 31 0 23 0 2 0 2 0 4 0
35 GK United States USA Bryan Meredith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players out on loan:
32 MF Colombia 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) United States GK (1969-11-29) November 29, 1969 (age 55) England Fulham
28 Terry Boss Puerto Rico GK (1981-09-01) September 1, 1981 (age 43) United States New York
29 Josh Ford United States GK (1987-11-06) November 6, 1987 (age 37) United States UConn
35 Bryan Meredith United States GK (1989-08-02) August 2, 1989 (age 35) United States Kitsap Pumas
Defenders
4 Patrick Ianni United States CB (1985-06-15) June 15, 1985 (age 39) United States Houston
5 Tyson Wahl United States LFB (1984-02-23) February 23, 1984 (age 40) United States Kansas City
7 James Riley United States RFB (1982-10-27) October 27, 1982 (age 42) United States San Jose
12 Leonardo González Costa Rica LFB (1980-11-21) November 21, 1980 (age 44) Costa Rica Municipal Liberia
20 Zach Scott United States CB / RFB (1980-07-02) July 2, 1980 (age 44) United States Seattle (USL)
26 Taylor Graham Puerto Rico CB (1980-06-03) June 3, 1980 (age 44) United States Seattle (USL)
31 Jeff Parke United States CB (1982-04-13) April 13, 1982 (age 42) Canada Vancouver
34 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado Colombia CB (1984-05-16) May 16, 1984 (age 40) Colombia Deportivo Cali
Midfielders
3 Brad Evans United States CM / RM (1985-05-20) May 20, 1985 (age 39) United States Columbus
6 Osvaldo Alonso Cuba DM (1985-11-11) November 11, 1985 (age 39) United States Charleston
8 Erik Friberg Sweden CM / RM (1986-02-10) February 10, 1986 (age 38) Sweden Häcken
10 Mauro Rosales Argentina AM / RM (1981-02-24) February 24, 1981 (age 43) Argentina River Plate
11 Steve Zakuani Democratic Republic of the Congo LM (1988-02-09) February 9, 1988 (age 36) United States Akron
14 Michael Tetteh Ghana LM (1989-01-16) January 16, 1989 (age 35) United States UC Santa Barbara
15 Álvaro Fernández Uruguay LM (1985-10-11) October 11, 1985 (age 39) Uruguay Nacional
16 David Estrada United States RM (1988-02-04) February 4, 1988 (age 36) United States UCLA
22 Mike Seamon United States CM (1988-08-30) August 30, 1988 (age 36) United States Villanova
23 Servando Carrasco United States CM / RM (1988-08-13) August 13, 1988 (age 36) United States California Golden Bears
27 Lamar Neagle United States LM (1987-05-07) May 7, 1987 (age 37) Finland IFK Mariehamn
30 Amadou Sanyang The Gambia CM / RM (1991-08-01) August 1, 1991 (age 33) Canada Toronto
32 Miguel Montaño (on loan to Montreal) Colombia AM / LM (1991-06-25) June 25, 1991 (age 33) Argentina Quilmes
Forwards
2 Mike Fucito United States ST (1986-04-29) April 29, 1986 (age 38) United States Harvard
13 O'Brian White Jamaica CF / ST (1985-12-14) December 14, 1985 (age 39) Canada Vancouver
17 Fredy Montero Colombia ST (1987-07-26) July 26, 1987 (age 37) Colombia Deportivo Cali
19 Sammy Ochoa United States ST (1986-09-04) September 4, 1986 (age 38) Mexico Estudiantes Tecos
21 Nate Jaqua United States ST (1981-10-28) October 28, 1981 (age 43) United States Houston
24 Roger Levesque United States ST (1981-01-22) January 22, 1981 (age 43) United States Seattle (USL)
25 Pat Noonan United States ST (1980-08-02) August 2, 1980 (age 44) United States 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 United States USA Mike Fucito
3 MF United States USA Brad Evans
4 DF United States USA Patrick Ianni
5 DF United States USA Tyson Wahl
6 MF Cuba CUB Osvaldo Alonso
7 DF United States USA James Riley
8 MF Sweden SWE Erik Friberg
10 MF Argentina ARG Mauro Rosales
11 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Steve Zakuani
12 DF Costa Rica CRC Leonardo González
13 FW Jamaica JAM O'Brian White
14 MF Ghana GHA Michael Tetteh
15 MF Uruguay URU Álvaro Fernández
16 MF United States USA David Estrada
17 FW Colombia COL Fredy Montero
18 GK United States USA Kasey Keller (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW United States USA Sammy Ochoa
20 DF United States USA Zach Scott (vice-captain)
21 FW United States USA Nate Jaqua
22 MF United States USA Mike Seamon
23 MF United States USA Servando Carrasco
24 FW United States USA Roger Levesque
25 FW United States USA Pat Noonan
26 DF United States USA Taylor Graham
27 MF United States USA Lamar Neagle
28 GK Puerto Rico PUR Terry Boss
29 GK United States USA Josh Ford
30 MF The Gambia GAM Amadou Sanyang
31 DF United States USA Jeff Parke
32 MF Colombia COL Miguel Montaño (on loan to Montreal)
34 DF Colombia COL Jhon Kennedy Hurtado
35 GK United States 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 France Julien Baudet DF United States Colorado Rapids Acquired for Peter Vagenas [2]
Republic of Ireland Danny Earls DF United States Colorado Rapids [2]
November 24, 2010 Jamaica O'Brian White FW Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Acquired for allocation money [4]
December 15, 2010 United States Chris Seitz GK United States Philadelphia Union Re-Entry Draft, subsequently traded [5]
December 16, 2010 Sweden Erik Friberg MF Sweden Häcken Undisclosed [9]
March 2, 2011 United States Lamar Neagle FW Finland IFK Mariehamn Free [10]
March 18, 2011 Argentina Mauro Rosales MF Argentina River Plate Undisclosed [11]
July 30, 2011 The Gambia Amadou Sanyang MF Canada Toronto FC Free [12]
August 26, 2011 United States Sammy Ochoa FW Mexico Estudiantes Tecos Acquired thru allocation process [13]
September 12, 2011 United States Bryan Meredith GK United States Kitsap Pumas Free [14]

Out

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
November 22, 2010 United States Peter Vagenas MF United States Colorado Rapids Traded for Julien Baudet and Danny Earls [2]
November 24, 2010 The Gambia Sanna Nyassi MF Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Expansion Draft [3]
United States Nathan Sturgis MF Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Expansion Draft [3]
December 15, 2010 Jamaica Tyrone Marshall DF United States Colorado Rapids Re-Entry Draft [5]
December 15, 2010 United States Chris Seitz GK United States FC Dallas Traded for a 2012 4th round SuperDraft pick [6]
March 1, 2011 Republic of Ireland Danny Earls DF United States Colorado Rapids Waived, free transfer [15][16]
March 15, 2011 Switzerland Blaise Nkufo FW None Released, then retired [17][18]

Loan out

Date from Date to Name Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
June 29, 2011 July 10, 2011 Ghana Michael Tetteh MF United States Orlando City S.C. 10-day loan deal [19]
August 15, 2011 End of season Colombia Miguel Montaño FW Canada Montreal Impact End of season loan deal [20]

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
General Manager United States Adrian Hanauer
Head coach Germany Sigi Schmid
Assistant coach United States Brian Schmetzer
Assistant coach Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ezra Hendrickson
Goalkeeper coach United States Tom Dutra
Fitness coach United States David Tenney
Chief scout United States Kurt Schmid
Technical director United States Chris Henderson

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

Management

Majority Owner United States Joe Roth
Owners United States Paul G. Allen
United States Drew Carey
United States Adrian Hanauer
Chief Executive Officer United States Jo Lynn Allen
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer United States Karen Harrison
President United States Peter McLoughlin
Senior Vice President of Business Operations United States 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 United States Jeff Parke Sporting Kansas City Player of the Week
17 Colombia Fredy Montero Portland Timbers Player of the Week
18 Argentina Mauro Rosales Colorado Rapids Player of the Week
24 United States Lamar Neagle Columbus Crew Player of the Week
30/31 United States Kasey Keller San Jose Earthquakes Player of the Week

MLS Goal of the Week

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

MLS Save of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
3 United States 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 Colombia 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.[21]

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.[22][23]

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.[24] 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).[23]

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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