2008 will be the Sounders' last year in the USL First Division. The team (some of the players) will move to MLS in 2009. The team name may or may not be called the Sounders. For more on Seattle MLS, the official site is www.mlsinseattle.com.
The Sounders' official site, www.seattlesounders.net,
is a great way to order tickets or merchandise, or get information regarding training camps.
SOUNDERS HOME PITCH
Qwest Field, seating chart. For 2008, some matches will be at Qwest Field, but most will be at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. Seattle MLS will be back in Qwest Field fulltime in 2009.
SOUNDERS TICKETS
For ticket purchases or information about group tickets, call the Sounders office at
206-622-3415 or 1-800-796-KICK, or visit their web site.
2008 season tickets are expected to go on sale on 2007 Nov 27.
Deposits for 2009 season tickets can be placed at www.mlsinseattle.com. More than 6,500 deposits were received in the first week!
SOUNDERS COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Brian Schmetzer Assistant Coaches: Bernardo Ruiz, Darren Sawatzky (new in 2007), Leighton O'Brien (new in 2007) Goalkeeper Coach: Tom Dutra (new in 2007)
Head coaches, APSL/A-League/USL 1st Div era:
Brian Schmetzer (2002-present)
Bernie James (2001)
Neil Megson (1996-2000) Alan Hinton (1994-1995)
SOUNDERS HONORS
1977: NASL Vice-Champions
1981: Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup Champions
1982: NASL Vice-Champions
1994: A-League Regular Season Champions; Jason Dunn APSL Rookie of the
Year; Marcus Hahnemann APSL Goalkeeper of the Year; Shawn Medved Assist
Leader (11); Alan Hinton APSL Coach of the Year
1995:A-League Champions; Peter Hattrup A-League Most Valuable Player,
Goal Scoring Leader (11), Points Leader (11 goals, 8 assists), Assists Co-Leader (8); Marcus
Hahnemann A-League Goalkeeper of the Year; Alan Hinton A-League Coach
of the Year
1996:A-League Champions
1997: Dusty Hudock A-League Goalkeeper of the Year, A-League First Team; Mark
Watson A-League First Team; Mike Gailey A-League Second Team
1998: Mark Baena A-League Most Valuable Player, Goal Scoring Leader (24), Points
Leader (24 goals, 5 assists), A-League First Team
1999: Mark Baena Goal Scoring Co-Leader (20), A-League First Team; Ian Russell
A-League Second Team
2000: Greg Howes A-League Rookie of the Year, Goal Scoring Co-Leader (17),
A-League Second Team; Darren Sawatzky A-League First Team; Neil Megson
A-League Coach of the Year
2001: Leighton O'Brien A-League First Team
2002: A-League Regular Season Most Points; Leighton O'Brien A-League Most
Valuable Player, A-League Assist Co-Leader (11), A-League First Team; Andrew Gregor
A-League First Team; Preston Burpo A-League Second Team; Brian Schmetzer
A-League Coach of the Year
2003: First Place Pacific Division; Pacific Division Champions; Danny Jackson A-League First Team;
Andrew Gregor A-League First Team; Rich Cullen A-League Second Team; Adrian Hanauer
A-League Executive of the Year
; Seattle Sounders USL Hall of Fame as 10+ Club;
Mark Baena USL Hall of Fame as a Player; Neil Farnsworth USL Hall of Fame as
a Builder
2004: Western Conference Champions
2005:USL First Division Champions; Taylor Graham First Division Defender of the Year and
First Team; Preston Burpo First Division Second Team and Championship Match Most Valuable Player
2006:Cascadia Cup; Cam Weaver Goal Scoring Co-Leader, Rookie of the Year, and First Division All-League First Team; Andrew
Gregor First Division All-League First Team
2007:USL First Division Champions; Commissioner's Cup (first place regular season); Cascadia Cup; US Open Cup semifinalist; Sebastien Le Toux First Division Goal Scoring Co-Leader, First Division Most Valuable Player, First Division All-League First Team, US Open Cup Goal Scoring Leader; Roger Levesque First Division All-League Second Team; Taylor Graham First Division All-League Second Team; Kenji Treschuk finalist for Rookie of the Year; Brian Schmetzer finalist for Coach of the Year; Bart Wiley First Division Executive of the Year
In December of 1973 the club had a "Name the Team" contest. Six finalists
were announced on 13 January 1974: Cascades, Evergreens, Mariners (now pro baseball),
Schooners, Sockeyes and Sounders. These were selected from over 300 different suggestions.
In the finals, in which 3,735 soccer followers cast their ballots, 32% selected
"Sounders" as Seattle's new NASL entry.
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