(Last updated 2013 Jan 15)

Seattle Sounders FC official site: www.soundersfc.com

SOUNDERS HOME PITCH

CenturyLink Field, 800 Occidental Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134. Transportation guide.
Alternate pitch and training grounds: Starfire Sports Complex, 14800 Starfire Way, Tukwila, WA 98188.

SOUNDERS TICKETS

For ticket purchases, use the TICKETS link on the Sounders FC home page.

SOUNDERS FC COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Sigi Schmid
Assistant Coaches: Brian Schmetzer, Ezra Hendricksen
Goalkeeper Coach: Tom Dutra
Fitness Coach: David Tenney
Assistant Coach and Scout: Kurt Schmid
Sporting Director: Chris Henderson

Past head coaches:
Sigi Schmid (2009-present, MLS)
Brian Schmetzer (2002-2008; A-League, USL 1st Div)
Bernie James (2001, A-League)
Neil Megson (1996-2000, A-League)
Alan Hinton (1994-1995; APSL, A-League)
Laurie Calloway (1983, NASL)
Alan Hinton (1980-1982, NASL)
Jimmy Gabriel (1977-1979, NASL)
John Best (1974-1976, NASL)

SOUNDERS HONORS

• 1977: NASL Vice-Champions, Jimmy McAlister Rookie of the Year
• 1980: NASL Top of the Table, Alan Hinton Coach of the Year
• 1981: Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup Champions
• 1982: NASL Vice-Champions, Europac Cup Winners
• 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; Sébastien 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
• 2008: Taylor Graham USL First Division All-League First Team; Sébastien Le Toux First Division All-League Second Team
• 2009: US Open Cup Champions; MLS regular season home attendance record (average 30,897)
• 2010: US Open Cup Champions; MLS regular season home attendance record (average 36,173)
• 2011: US Open Cup Champions; Cascadia Cup; MLS regular season home attendance record (average 38,498)
• 2012: US Open Cup Runner-Up, Osvaldo Alonso MLS Best XI, Eddie Johnson MLS Comeback Player of the Year, Patrick Ianni MLS Goal of the Year, MLS regular season home attendance record (average 43, 144)

SOUNDERS HISTORY

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.

The original Sounders played in the North American Soccer League from 1974 through 1983. The Sounders folded after the 1983 season and NASL folded after the 1984 season.

The Sounders were resurrected in 1994 and played in the American Professional Soccer League (APSL), a year later named the A-League. In 2005 the A-League merged with United Soccer Leagues to form the USL First Division. From 1994 to 2008 in those leagues, the Sounders finished in first place three times (1994, 2002, 2007) and won the league championship four times (1995, 1996, 2005, 2007).

In 2009 the Sounders entered Major League Soccer (MLS). The club offered fans three choices for a club name ((Seattle Alliance, Seattle Republic, and Seattle FC) and also allowed a write-in vote. Forty-nine % of the votes were write-ins wanting the Sounders name retained, so the club became the Seattle Sounders FC. Sounders FC won the US Open Cup in 2009 and successfully defended that cup in 2010. Sounders FC became the first MLS expansion team in many years to qualify for the playoffs in their first year. Sounders FC shattered the MLS regular season attendance record in their first year (average 30,897) and raised that bar 17% to 36,173 in 2010.