2010 Seattle Sounders FC season

American soccer team season March 2026 August 2023 Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC wordmark.svg 2010 Sigi Schmid Head coach Adrian Hanauer General manager Qwest Field Major League Soccer Conference: 4thOverall: 6th MLS Cup playoffs Conference semifinals U.S. Open Cup Winners CONCACAF Champions League Group stage Fredy MonteroSteve Zakuani(10 each) Fredy Montero(12 goals) 36,386 (Aug. 28 vs. Chicago) 35,924 (Apr. 17 vs. Kansas City) 36,174 League: 4–0 at Columbus (Sep. 18)Seattle Sounders FC Performance Stats – 2010–11 https://www.espn.com/soccer/team/stats/_/id/9726/league/USA.1/season/2010/view/performance ESPN October 29, 2023 League: 0–4 vs. LA Galaxy (May 8) _SOUNDERS_09h _SOUNDERS_09h _SOUNDERS_09h _SOUNDERS_09h _SOUNDERS_09h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 5D9731 _SOUNDERS_09a _SOUNDERS_09a _SOUNDERS_09a _SOUNDERS_09a _SOUNDERS_09a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1047AB _SOUNDERS_10t _SOUNDERS_10t _SOUNDERS_10t _SOUNDERS_10t FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF E4ED37 true 2009 2011 The 2010 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's second season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of professional soccer in the United States. It was the 30th season played by a team bearing the Sounders name. The Sounders opened the regular season with a 2–0 victory over expansion side Philadelphia Union on March 25, 2010, at Qwest Field in Seattle. They closed out the regular season on October 23, 2010, with a 1–2 loss to the Houston Dynamo. Seattle qualified for the playoffs but lost to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Western Conference Semifinals. In addition to MLS play, the Sounders defended their U.S. Open Cup title by defeating the Columbus Crew in the final played at Qwest Field. Seattle also participated in their first CONCACAF Champions League as a MLS club and defeated El Salvadoran club Isidro Metapán in the preliminary round to qualify for the group stage. The Sounders lost all but one of their group stage matches and finished at the bottom of Group C. Background 2009 Seattle Sounders FC season The 2010 season is the second season for Seattle Sounders FC who began play in 2009 as the league's 15th team. Seattle is the defending champion of the U.S. Open Cup. 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.Seattle Sounders FC Become Second MLS Expansion Team to Claim U.S. Open Cup Crown http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Lamar-Hunt-U-S-Open-Cup/2009/09/Seattle-Sounders-Become-Second-Expansion-Team-to-Claim-US-Open-Cup-Crown.aspx United States Soccer Federation September 2, 2009 September 3, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090905014508/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Lamar-Hunt-U-S-Open-Cup/2009/09/Seattle-Sounders-Become-Second-Expansion-Team-to-Claim-US-Open-Cup-Crown.aspx September 5, 2009 They did so by defeating D.C. United 2–1 on the road at RFK Stadium.Boehm Charles Sounders FC edge United, earn first trophy http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/sounders-fc-edge-united-earn-first-trophy Major League Soccer September 2, 2009 October 17, 2010 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes In winning the U.S. Open Cup tournament, Sounders FC qualified for the preliminary round of the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League. In 2009 Sounders FC became the second MLS expansion team in league history (Chicago again was first) to qualify for the playoffs in their first season.Stuart Goldman Sounders FC's comeback secures postseason berth http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010085901_sounders18.html The Seattle Times October 17, 2009 October 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091019100931/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010085901_sounders18.html 19 October 2009 live Seattle finished the regular season with a record of 12 wins, 7 losses, and 11 ties and set an all-time MLS record for average attendance of 30,943 fans per game.Andrew Winner Home crowd gives Sounders FC big boost http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/home-crowd-gives-sounders-fc-big-boost Major League Soccer October 25, 2009 October 26, 2009 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Sounders FC set all-time attendance mark http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20091025&content_id=7542382&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp Major League Soccer October 25, 2009 November 24, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100119212611/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20091025&content_id=7542382&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp January 19, 2010 dead mdy-all Sounders FC's inaugural season came to an end in the 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs when they lost in the conference semifinals to the Houston Dynamo with a 1–0 aggregate score in a two-legged series.Jeremy Rakes Houston defeats Sounders, takes series http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/houston-defeats-sounders-takes-series Major League Soccer November 8, 2009 November 8, 2009 During the 2009 season, all 15 Sounders FC MLS regular season home matches, their home playoff match, and their 4 home U.S. Open Cup matches (played at Starfire Sports Complex) were sold out.José Miguel Romero Sounders success story, by the numbers http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010203684_soundersnumbers05.html The Seattle Times November 4, 2009 November 10, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091108012102/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010203684_soundersnumbers05.html 8 November 2009 dead Ahead of the club's second MLS season, the total allotment of 32,000 season tickets were sold out—an increase of 10,000 from the 2009 season.Boyle John May 9, 2010 Sounders offer refund to fans after poor performance https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/sounders-offer-refund-to-fans-after-poor-performance/ The Everett Herald March 28, 2023May 9, 2010 Sounders FC to issue credit to season ticket holders https://www.soundersfc.com/news/sounders-fc-issue-credit-season-ticket-holders Seattle Sounders FC March 28, 2023 Review Preseason On November 25, 2009, Sebastian Le Toux was drafted away from Seattle by the Philadelphia Union as part of the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft,http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2009/11-November/Le-Toux-to-Philly.aspx Sounders FC loses Le Toux to Union November 25, 2009 November 25, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC https://web.archive.org/web/20091129121822/http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2009/11-November/Le-Toux-to-Philly.aspx 29 November 2009 live and waived midfielder Michael Fucito and defenders Evan Brown and Lamar Neagle.http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2009/11-November/Brown-Fucito-Neagle-waived.aspx Sounders FC waives Brown, Fucito and Neagle November 25, 2009 November 25, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC December 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235848/http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2009/11-November/Brown-Fucito-Neagle-waived.aspx dead Le Toux had been acquired the previous year as Sounders FC's first ever signing.Gaschk Matthew Present and future Sounders May 7, 2008 http://www.seattlepi.com/soccer/362212_sounders08x.html Seattle Post-Intelligencer October 12, 2009 Seattle's preseason was broken up into two stages. The team went to Arizona for preseason fitness and then to Murcia in Spain for the La Manga Cup, a preseason tournament.Jose Miguel Romero Sounders FC won't have much leisure time preparing for 2010 season http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010302981_sounders19.html The Seattle Times November 18, 2009 November 23, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091123085314/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010302981_sounders19.html 23 November 2009 live Jose Miguel Romero Sounders FC 2010 training camp opens Jan. 25 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2010477361_sounders_fc_2010_training_camp.html The Seattle Times December 10, 2009 December 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091215073718/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2010477361_sounders_fc_2010_training_camp.html 15 December 2009 live In the 2010 MLS SuperDraft the Sounders chose UCLA forward David Estrada in the first round, Villanova midfielder/forward Mike Seamon in the second round, and San Diego State midfielder Jamel Wallace.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010793181_sounders15.html?prmid=related_stories_section Sounders FC selects UCLA's David Estrada in first round of MLS SuperDraft Romero, Jose Miguel January 14, 2010 January 14, 2010 The Seattle Times https://web.archive.org/web/20100116131504/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010793181_sounders15.html?prmid=related_stories_section 16 January 2010 dead On March 4, the club announced the signing of Swiss International striker Blaise Nkufo. He will be joining the club after the FC Twente season is over and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2010/03-March/NKufo-Signs-with-Sounders-FC.aspx Sounders FC signs Swiss International striker Blaise Nkufo Sounders FC Public Relations March 4, 2010 Seattle Sounders FC April 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100407064252/http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2010/03-March/NKufo-Signs-with-Sounders-FC.aspx 7 April 2010 live On March 11, the inaugural Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield preseason match was played against the Portland Timbers continuing the Portland-Seattle rivalry. Seattle lost to Portland 1–0 in front of 18,606 supporters while rain poured down.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011323319_sounders12.html Sounders FC loses to Portland, 1-0, at Qwest Field Joshua Mayers March 11, 2010 The Seattle Times April 18, 2010 March 300px|thumb|alt=Fans in a stadium display a large banner. In the center is a picture of Thor wearing a green jersey and smashing the Union logo. It reads "Smash the Union" in the center, "Seattle" vertically on the left, and "Sounders" on the right.|The Emerald City Supporters display their tifo before the first game of the 2010 MLS season at Qwest Field between Seattle Sounders FC and the Philadelphia Union. Seattle was chosen for the second consecutive season to host MLS First Kick, the first match of the MLS season, which was held on Thursday, March 25 and nationally televised on ESPN2.http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/mls-clubs-2010-home-openers-unveiled MLS clubs' 2010 Home Openers unveiled November 23, 2009 September 24, 2009 Major League Soccer June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2009936517_more_on_first_kick_and_sounder.html More on First Kick and Sounders FC opener at home next year Jose Romero September 24, 2009 The Seattle Times April 18, 2010 Joe Roth, Sounders FC Majority Owner stated, "Being selected to participate in the first match of the season is a testament to the passion and energy of our fans." Their opponent was the expansion franchise Philadelphia Union, the league's 16th team as they played in their inaugural match. Seattle won the match 2–0 with goals scored by Brad Evans in the 12th minute and Freddy Montero in the 43rd minute. The attendance of 36,241 set a team record for an MLS regular-season or postseason game.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011445264_sounders26.html Sounders FC opens season with resounding 2-0 win Joshua Mayers March 25, 2010 The Seattle Times April 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100501082730/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011445264_sounders26.html 1 May 2010 dead April On April 2, Sounders FC hosted the New York Red Bulls for their second league match. New York prevailed 1–0 with Macoumba Kandji scoring the lone goal off a corner kick. Seattle had several scoring chances later including a club record 12 corner kicks, but was unable to equalize.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011518178_sounders04.html Red Bulls end road blues, stun Sounders FC 1-0 Joshua Mayers April 3, 2010 The Seattle times April 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100407202027/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011518178_sounders04.html 7 April 2010 dead On April 9, Seattle played their first road match of the season, facing the defending MLS Cup champion, Real Salt Lake, in Sandy, Utah. Sounders FC scored twice in the match, first on a Steve Zakuani counter-attack goal in the 11th minute and then again in the 73rd minute when Tyrone Marshall headed in a free kick from Freddie Ljungberg. Salt Lake was able to answer each with a goal of their own, the latter coming in the final moments of extra time. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011578896_sounders11.html Real Salt Lake gets late tie with Sounders FC, 2-2 Joshua Mayers April 10, 2010 The Seattle Times April 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100414111742/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011578896_sounders11.html 14 April 2010 dead The following week, on April 17, Seattle returned home to face the undefeated Kansas City Wizards. The game appeared to be ending a scoreless tie until late substitute Michael Fucito scored his first career goal in 92nd minute of the match off a throw in from Brad Evans. Sounders FC defeated Kansas City 1–0.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011634901_sounders18.html Michael Fucito scores in injury time to lift Sounders FC over Wizards Joshua Mayers April 17, 2010 The Seattle Times April 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100420222255/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011634901_sounders18.html 20 April 2010 dead The following week, Seattle had two road games in a 4-day period. First they traveled to Frisco, Texas to face FC Dallas on April 22. Steve Zakuani and Fredy Montero scored for Sounders FC while Jeff Cunningham scored two penalty kicks for Dallas, the second of which coming in extra time on a questionable call. The Dallas game ended in a 2–2 tie.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011679150_sounders23.html Sounders FC suffers another late-game disappointment, ties FC Dallas 2-2 Joshua Mayers April 22, 2010 The Seattle Times April 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100425011407/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011679150_sounders23.html 25 April 2010 dead During the second leg of the road trip on April 25, Sounders FC was defeated 2–0 by Toronto FC at BMO Field. Seattle conceded their first ever goal to Toronto when Dwayne De Rosario scored in the 58th minute. He later assisted O'Brian White on a second goal in the 76th minute.Sounders FC loses one early for a change, 2-0 to Toronto Larry Millson http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011702875_sounders26.html The Seattle Times May 3, 2010 April 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100429092057/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011702875_sounders26.html 29 April 2010 dead May Sounders FC began May with a tie at home against the Columbus Crew. Steve Zakuani scored an early breakaway goal in the 8th minute to take the lead. However, Seattle's stoppage time problems continued as the Crew's Steven Lenhart scored off a header in the first minute of stoppage time before the half. The game ended 1–1.http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/smash-and-grab-crew-leave-seattle-point Smash-and-grab Crew leave Seattle with a point May 1, 2010 Major League Soccer May 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100505131719/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/smash-and-grab-crew-leave-seattle-point 5 May 2010 dead We're in this for the long haul. We need them (the fans) to be in it for the long haul. That wasn't Sounders soccer. And it was quite frankly embarrassing, humiliating, and they don't deserve that. Adrian Hanauer, Seattle Sounders FC owner and General Manager regarding the refund for the LA match right 30% #c6dbf7 The following week, on May 8, Sounders FC hosted the Los Angeles Galaxy. Seattle's continued inability to score and their recent trend of defensive breakdowns culminated in an embarrassing 4–0 loss to the Galaxy. This was Seattle's worst ever defeat at home and it was played in front of a team record attendance for a regular season match of 36,273 fans.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011818248_sounders09.html League-leading Galaxy shellacs Sounders FC, 4-0 Mayers Joshua May 8, 2010 The Seattle Times May 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100512234317/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011818248_sounders09.html 12 May 2010 dead Sounders FC newcomer Miguel Montaño made his debut with the club in the defeat to the Galaxy.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2011833166_the_silver_lining_in_defeat_mi.html The silver lining in defeat, Miguel Montaño's sparkling debut Mayers Joshua May 10, 2010 The Seattle Times May 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100517095540/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2011833166_the_silver_lining_in_defeat_mi.html 17 May 2010 live The day after the lopsided defeat to Los Angeles, Sounders FC owner Adrian Hanauer announced a refund for all 32,000 season ticket holders for the embarrassment and indicated that changes were in the works for the club.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011825202_sounders10.html Sounders FC to pay back fans for poor outing Joshua Mayers May 9, 2010 The Seattle Times May 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100512234328/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011825202_sounders10.html 12 May 2010 dead Sounders FC regrouped from the difficult loss to LA the next week when they visited the New York Red Bulls. Fredy Montero's absence from the starting lineup was a surprising change in the match. Montero, however, was subbed on late in the game and provided the winning goal in the 85th minute for a 1–0 victory.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011876454_sounders16.html Fredy Montero comes off bench to give Sounders FC 1-0 win over Red Bulls Andrew Keh May 15, 2010 The Seattle Times May 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100519141854/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011876454_sounders16.html 19 May 2010 dead During the first game of the 2010 Heritage Cup on May 22, the team lost 1–0 to the San Jose Earthquakes at Qwest. Chris Wondolowski scored 11 minutes in the match, lengthening the "scoring drought" for the Sounders FC at home.Mayers Joshua Sounders FC can't overcome early San Jose goal, lose 1-0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011931399_sounders23.html May 30, 2010 The Seattle Times May 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100526121456/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011931399_sounders23.html 26 May 2010 dead Kelly Steve San Jose hands Sounders FC 2nd consecutive shutout at home http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/stevekelley/2011932026_kelley23.html May 30, 2010 The Seattle Times May 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100526121500/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/stevekelley/2011932026_kelley23.html 26 May 2010 live Three days later, May 26, the team participated in their first friendly match of the season, winning it 3–0 in a shutout against Boca Juniors. Roger Levesque, Pat Noonan and Mike Seamon each scored goals, the latter in his debut for the team.Mayers Joshua Sounders FC blasts Boca Juniors, 3-0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011963273_sounders27.html May 30, 2010 The Seattle Times May 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100530053048/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011963273_sounders27.html 30 May 2010 dead The team ended the month with another 1–0 loss on May 29, this one against the Colorado Rapids, on the road; Conor Casey scored the only goal of the match.Mayers Joshua Sounders FC drops 1-0 decision at Colorado http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011988398_sounders30.html June 1, 2010 The Seattle Times May 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100601124601/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2011988398_sounders30.html 1 June 2010 dead June thumb|left|James Riley fights Jordan Graye of D.C. United for ball possession on June 10. The Sounders FC began June with a 3–0 win against the New England Revolution at home, ending the scoreless pattern. Leo González scored in the fifth minute and started a 3-goal streak. Steve Zakuani volleyed in another goal in the 24th minute off of a kick by Brad Evans. The final goal of the match was scored by Fredy Montero in the 42nd minute, while the second half was more defensive.Mayers Joshua Sounders FC scores three goals to beat Revolution http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012042457_sounders06.html June 11, 2010 The Seattle Times June 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100609081707/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012042457_sounders06.html 9 June 2010 live During the final MLS match before the World Cup break, D.C. United defeated the team 3–2 in a nationally televised game. Chris Pontius scored all three of D.C.'s goals, two in the first half and one in the second. In the 90th minute, James Riley scored a goal and was accompanied by Montero's goal one minute later.Mayers Joshua Sounders FC enters World Cup break on a bad note: a home loss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012085127_sounders11.html June 11, 2010 The Seattle Times June 10, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100614193819/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012085127_sounders11.html 14 June 2010 live After the World Cup break, the Sounders FC went to play the Philadelphia Union at the new PPL Park in front of a crowd of 18,755 during a humid day. Pat Noonan scored the first ever goal at the stadium shortly before halftime, putting the team ahead 1–0. Former Sounders FC player Sebastian Le Toux scored the equalizer on a penalty kick in the 55th minute and later assisted in the two following goals in the 79th and 84th minutes, making the team lose 3–1 to the Union.Kelly Steve Sebastien Le Toux shines against Sounders; is season slipping away? http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/stevekelley/2012224857_kelley28.html June 28, 2010 The Seattle Times June 27, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100630095433/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/stevekelley/2012224857_kelley28.html 30 June 2010 live The Sounders FC began their U.S. Open Cup defense in a rematch against rivals to the south Portland Timbers at a sold-out PGE Park. Nate Jaqua scored in the 13th minute, but Portland's Bright Dike scored the equalizer in the 37th minute. The game was tied 1–1 and went into the franchise's first penalty shootout. Defender Zach Scott scored the final penalty to give the team a 4–3 win on penalties.Mayers Joshua Sounders FC downs Portland Timbers on penalty kicks in Open Cup http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012250452_sounders01.html July 1, 2010 The Seattle Times June 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100702175335/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012250452_sounders01.html 2 July 2010 dead July thumb|upright|alt=Two men in blue and green soccer uniforms. One has the ball at his feet and is looking upfield.|Miguel Montaño and James Riley during the match against Dallas The Sounders FC went down to Carson, California on July 4 to play the Los Angeles Galaxy, who they previously lost to 4–0 at home in May. The game was also the first game for Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle since the World Cup. LA took an early lead, with Buddle scoring off a corner by Donovan in the 18th minute, followed by a goal by Juninho in the 48th minute. Steve Zakuani scored the team's only goal of the match, in the 66th minute, before an own goal by James Riley in the 78th minute.Mayers Joshua Sounders FC falls again to Galaxy, 3-1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012281889_sounders05.html July 8, 2010 The Seattle Times July 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100708152011/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012281889_sounders05.html 8 July 2010 live After the loss to LA, both teams traveled to the Starfire Sports Complex for a rematch, in the U.S. Open Cup. The game was scoreless until Nate Jaqua scored in the 50th minute, repeating in the 62nd minute. The game ended in a 2–0 victory for the Sounders FC, ensuring a semifinal spot against Chivas USA.Mayers Joshua Sounders FC beats L.A. Galaxy 2-0 in U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012303391_sounders08.html July 8, 2010 The Seattle Times July 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100711111646/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012303391_sounders08.html 11 July 2010 dead The following Sunday, the team played their first post-World Cup home game against FC Dallas, drawing 1–1 in front of a crowd of 36,091. Montero headed in the ball in the 14th minute to lead 1–0. In the 56th minute, Miguel Montaño, playing in his first MLS start, was sent off the field and the Sounders FC played a man down for the rest of the match, eventually conceding a goal by David Ferreira in the 87th minute.Mayers Joshua Sounders FC settles for 1-1 tie against FC Dallas http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012335205_sounders12.html July 16, 2010 The Seattle Times July 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100715050832/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012335205_sounders12.html 15 July 2010 live Following the tie to FC Dallas, the team traveled east to play D.C. United, who they previously lost to 3–2 at home in June. The game remained scoreless until the 89th minute, when Roger Levesque headed in the game winner, winning 1–0 and ending a 4-game MLS winless streak.Clark Travis Sounders FC ends four-game losing streak http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2012369223_sounders16.html July 16, 2010 The Seattle Times July 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100719194148/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2012369223_sounders16.html 19 July 2010 live During the second and final friendly of the season, the Sounders FC suffered a 2–1 loss to Celtic F.C. in front of a crowd of 45,631 at home. In the 30th minute, goalkeeper Terry Boss was sent off after tripping Georgios Samaras and Fredy Montero was taken out of the game to make way for the debut of third goalkeeper Jordan Jennings. Samaras converted a penalty kick and was joined by a goal by Paddy McCourt for a 2–0 lead for Celtic. David Estrada attempted to tie it up in the 64th minute, but the game ended at 2–1.Associated Press Celtic beat Sounders 2-1 after Seattle GK Terry Boss sent off http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2012391056_sounders19.html July 18, 2010 The Seattle Times July 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100720122354/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2012391056_sounders19.html 20 July 2010 live The team returned to action on July 25 at home against the Colorado Rapids in a game nationally televised on Fox Soccer Channel. Steve Zakuani got the Sounders on the board in the eighth minute, but Colorado's Omar Cummings answered thirty seconds later, technically in the ninth. Zakuani converted an opportunity in the 18th minute. The game ended 2–1, before the second-largest crowd of the season, 36,333.Mayers Joshua Sounders FC earns 2-1 victory over Colorado http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012449653_sounders26.html July 26, 2010 The Seattle Times July 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100728231240/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012449653_sounders26.html 28 July 2010 live The Sounders continued their winning streak at home with a 1–0 victory against Isidro Metapán in the CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round. Seven yellow cards were given, four of which to the team, and the game was scoreless at halftime. Substitute Fredy Montero shot from 35 yards out in the 60th minute and the ball bounced into the net.Mayers Joshua Fredy Montero scores in 1-0 Sounders FC victory http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012475318_sounders29.html July 29, 2010 The Seattle Times July 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100801202556/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012475318_sounders29.html 1 August 2010 live Uruguay midfielder Álvaro Fernández was signed on July 29,Mayers Joshua Sounders FC signs midfielder Alvaro Fernandez http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012480640_sounders30.html August 3, 2010 The Seattle Times July 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100801133513/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012480640_sounders30.html 1 August 2010 dead meanwhile Freddie Ljungberg was traded to the Chicago Fire on July 30.Mayers Joshua Sounders trade Freddie Ljungberg to Chicago Fire http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012494433_ljungberg31.html August 3, 2010 The Seattle Times July 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100802105805/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012494433_ljungberg31.html 2 August 2010 dead After Fernández addition the trade of Ljungberg, the team won 1–0 in San Jose by a header in the 26th minute by Fredy Montero.Mayers Joshua Sounders FC earns 1-0 victory over San Jose http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012502926_sounders01.html August 3, 2010 The Seattle Times July 31, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100803010641/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012502926_sounders01.html 3 August 2010 live August The Sounders began August at Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador, El Salvador against Isidro Metapán for the second match of a two-legged series for the preliminary round of the CONCACAF Champions League, which they led 1–0 on aggregate. Anel Canales of Metapán scored in the 17th minute and Metapán led 1–0 at halftime. Newly signed midfielder Álvaro Fernández headed a pass from James Riley in the 74th minute, which equalized the score and let the team advance 2–1 on aggregate.Kelley Steve Far from home, Sounders find their way http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/stevekelley/2012525978_kelley04x.html August 5, 2010 The Seattle Times August 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100823000507/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/stevekelley/2012525978_kelley04x.html 23 August 2010 live After the win over Metapán, the team returned home to a 2–0 win over the Houston Dynamo. The match remained scoreless at halftime, meanwhile two Sounders were given yellow cards: Sanna Nyassi and James Riley. Blaise Nkufo was also given a yellow card minutes into the second half and two Houston players also received them. In the 64th minute, Fredy Montero received a goal kick from Kasey Keller and scored, giving the team a 1–0 lead. Álvaro Fernández made the lead 2–0 shortly after subbing on in the 88th minute.Mayers Joshua Sounders extend MLS win streak http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012573611_sounders09.html August 9, 2010 The Seattle Times August 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100823000235/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012573611_sounders09.html 23 August 2010 live The following Saturday, the Sounders traveled to the Home Depot Center to play against Chivas USA. The game ended in a 0–0 draw, with Jeff Parke earning his first yellow card of the season in the 89th minute and Leo González was sent off, along with Mariano Trujillo of Chivas in the 91st minute after aggressive play.Mayers Joshua Sounders draw on road with Chivas USA http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012626134_sounders15.html August 15, 2010 The Seattle Times August 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100818065058/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012626134_sounders15.html 18 August 2010 live On August 28, Freddie Ljungberg returned to Qwest Field as a member of the visiting Chicago Fire. While Ljungberg was applauded before and after the game, the crowd jeered each time he touched the ball. In a rough first half that included 19 combined fouls and three yellow cards, Chicago struck first when Jeff Parke was deemed to have handled the ball in his own penalty area. John Thorrington converted the penalty in the 28th minute. Seattle responded soon thereafter with Fredy Montero scoring in the 36th minute with a far post strike to beat Sean Johnson. The teams stayed level through the second half and into stoppage time. In the 92nd minute, however, James Riley took a quick throw in on the right side to Nathan Sturgis who found Montero open on the far post. Montero headed the ball down and past the Chicago goalkeeper for the game-winner making the final scoreline 2–1.Mayers Joshua Fredy Montero scores twice as Sounders FC beats Chicago http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012751923_sounders29.html October 16, 2010 The Seattle Times August 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101024184801/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012751923_sounders29.html 24 October 2010 live September We're very excited. We want to sell out Qwest and we want to be able to hoist the trophy in front of all of those people. Sigi Schmid, Seattle Sounders FC head coach regarding playing for the U.S. Open Cup final at home right 30% #c6dbf7 September would see Seattle playing matches in three competitions, six matches away from Seattle, and eight matches total. Continuing their U.S. Open Cup defense, Seattle took on Chivas USA at the Starfire Sports Complex on September 1. In front of a crowd of 4,547, the Sounders secured a 3–1 victory and their place in the 2010 U.S. Open Cup final.Mayers Joshua Sounders FC in U.S. Open Cup finals http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012784550_sounders02.html October 17, 2010 soundersfc.com September 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101008050423/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012784550_sounders02.html 8 October 2010 live On September 4, the Sounders traveled to Gillette Stadium to face the New England Revolution. Following an altercation between Patrick Ianni and Shalrie Joseph, New England scored three goals in 11 minutes to win the match by a score of 3–1Mayers Joshua Scuffle seems to wake up Revolution http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012833939_sounders08.html October 17, 2010 The Seattle Times September 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101013142027/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012833939_sounders08.html 13 October 2010 live Returning to Qwest Field, the Sounders played to a 0–0 draw with Real Salt Lake on September 9.Mayers Joshua Sounders FC, seeking a playoff push, takes a draw http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012856624_sounders10.html October 17, 2010 The Seattle Times September 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101024164743/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012856624_sounders10.html 24 October 2010 live Sounders owners chartered an airplane to take the team to Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in San José, Costa Rica to face C.D. Saprissa in Champions League play on September 14. Leo Gonzalez was sent off in the 38th minute and the home side capitalized on the man advantage to win the match 2–0Gaschk Matt Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. – Seattle Sounders Football Club http://www.soundersfc.com/Matchday/Matches/2010/Season/Champions-05-vs-Saprissa.aspx October 17, 2010 soundersfc.com September 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100918221931/http://www.soundersfc.com/Matchday/Matches/2010/Season/Champions-05-vs-Saprissa.aspx 18 September 2010 live The team flew directly from San José to face the Columbus Crew on September 18. Striker Blaise Nkufo scored his first goal as a Sounder and added two more to record a hat trick. Nathan Sturgis converted a penalty kick after Sanna Nassi was fouled in the penalty area to make the final score 0–4.Mayers Joshua Blaise Nkufo records a hat trick to lead Sounders FC over Columbus, 4-0 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012937646_sounders19.html October 17, 2010 The Seattle Times September 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101165731/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012937646_sounders19.html 1 November 2010 live Again chartering a plane for the Champions League campaign, on September 22 Seattle flew to Monterrey, Mexico to face C.F. Monterrey of the Mexican Primera División at Estadio Tecnológico. With an own goal from Monterrey midfielder Hiram Ricardo Mier and a goal from Michael Fucito just before halftime, Seattle had a 0–2 lead going into the second half and it looked that Seattle might become the first MLS team to win a match in Mexico. Seattle could not maintain the lead though, and gave up three goals in a span of four minutes. Monterrey won the match 3–2Mayers Joshua C.F. Monterrey – Seattle Sounders Football Club http://www.soundersfc.com/Matchday/Matches/2010/Season/Champions-06-at-Monterrey.aspx October 17, 2010 soundersfc.com September 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100926152912/http://www.soundersfc.com/Matchday/Matches/2010/Season/Champions-06-at-Monterrey.aspx 26 September 2010 live Continuing their travels, the Sounders again flew directly to their next destination. This time, to face the Chicago Fire, they flew directly to Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois on September 25. Kasey Keller was tested repeatedly but kept a clean sheet and Blase Nkufo scored in the 88th minute to give the Sounders the 0–1 win.Mayers Joshua Late goal lifts Sounders FC over Chicago http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012998700_sounders26.html October 17, 2010 The Seattle Times September 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100927174112/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2012998700_sounders26.html 27 September 2010 live In their final match of the month, on September 29, Sounders FC returned home face C.D. Marathón in Champions League play. The Sounders recorded their first points in group play as Michael Fucito scored goals in the 21st and 68th minutes. Even though the Sounders earned three points, they were eliminated from the competition due to the 2–2 draw between Monterrey and Saprissa.Mayers Joshua C.D. Marathon - Seattle Sounders Football Club http://www.soundersfc.com/Matchday/Matches/2010/Season/Champions-07-vs-Marathon.aspx October 17, 2010 soundersfc.com September 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101003153406/http://www.soundersfc.com/Matchday/Matches/2010/Season/Champions-07-vs-Marathon.aspx 3 October 2010 live October The month of October started off with the Sounders needing only two wins to qualify for the playoffs. They would need to win against incoming Toronto FC, whom were looking for one of the final seeds in the playoffs, and then travel out to Kansas City to take on the Wizards, another team longing for postseason action. On October 2, a 3–2 victory over the Reds gave Rave Green one win closer to post-season action. Seattle would then travel out to Kansas City and nab a 2–1 victory, securing the Sounders playoff action. Goals from Gambian international Sanna Nyassi and Uruguayan international, Álvaro Fernández led the Sounders over the Wizards. From there, the Sounders would take a comfortable 2–1 victory over Chivas USA before losing their season finale in Houston 1–2.http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/mls/matchStats?gameId=2010102320 MLS Match Stats – Fox Soccer Fox Sports on MSN 2012-08-15 Finishing 6th overall, Seattle won the fourth-seed in the Western Conference championship in the MLS Cup playoffs going against Supporters' Shield-winners, Los Angeles Galaxy. The Sounders hosted the first game in front of a crowd of 35,000; the highest ever for a quarterfinal match in MLS playoff history. The records were hindered, thanks to a 38th-minute goal from Golden Boot-runner up, Edson Buddle; who scored a volley from a third of the pitch out that caught Kasey Keller off-guard. https://web.archive.org/web/20101103074637/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/buddles-wonder-goal-leads-galaxy-past-sounders November 3, 2010 The Sounders would then head into Los Angeles down a goal in the aggregate series. November On November 7, the Sounders traveled out to Los Angeles to take on the Galaxy. Down 1–0, the Sounders were hoping to salvage this by rallying to overcome the deficit. It seemingly faded off thanks to a pair of early first half goals from the Galaxy's Omar Gonzalez and Edson Buddle, giving the Galaxy a 3-0 aggregate lead over the Sounders. Throughout most of the game the Sounders continuously pressed the Galaxy hoping to pull close to their lead. Steve Zakuani managed to score a late 85th-minute goal, but it was too little too late as the Galaxy would defeat the Sounders 3–1 on aggregate.Hare Bill https://bleacherreport.com/articles/512285-david-beckham-set-piece-mastery-boosts-la-galaxy-over-seattle-sounders David Beckham Set Piece Mastery Boosts L.A. Galaxy Over Seattle Sounders November 14, 2010 November 8, 2010 Bleacher Report https://web.archive.org/web/20101111085022/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/512285-david-beckham-set-piece-mastery-boosts-la-galaxy-over-seattle-sounders 11 November 2010 live Match results #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Preseason February 11, 2010 10:30 PDT Vancouver Whitecaps 3–2 Report Seattle Sounders FC Stewart 36Toure 39Akwari 65 Neagle 49Nyassi 50 88 Casa Grande, Arizona 60 W February 24, 2010 70 minute game FC Midtjylland 1–3 Report Seattle Sounders FC Nworuh 45 54 58 Zakuani 50 La Manga Stadium Murcia, Spain L March 6, 2010 16:00 PDT Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Report Vancouver Whitecaps Stewart 9Hirano 60 Swangard Stadium Burnaby, Canada 3,895 T March 12, 2010 Seattle University 4–0 Report Sounders FC Reserves Levesque 5 19Fucito 15Ianni 50 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington W La Manga Cup 2010 La Manga Cup February 18, 2010 18:00 UTC Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Report Rosenborg BK Ianni 51 Moldskred 2Skjelbred 18Moldskred 24Prica 66 La Manga Stadium Murcia, Spain L February 21, 2010 6:00 PT Stabæk Fotball 2–0 Report Seattle Sounders FC Montero 30Levesque 42Riley 49 La Manga Stadium Murcia, Spain W February 25, 2010 SK Brann 1–0 Report Seattle Sounders FC Sævarsson 26Austin 70 Vagenas 81Neagle 84 La Manga Stadium Murcia, Spain W Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield March 11, 2010 18:00 PDT Portland Timbers 0–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Obatola 44Marcelin 70 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 18,606 Elias Bazakos L MLS regular season Seattle Sounders FC March 25, 2010 18:55 PDT 2–0 Report Philadelphia Union Evans 12Montero 43 Califf 1Ståhl 2 22 39Myrie 63Moreno 86 Qwest Field Seattle 36,241 Ricardo Salazar w Seattle Sounders FC April 3, 2010 19:30 PDT 0–1 Report New York Red Bulls Ljungberg 10Riley 63 Petke 35Kandji 21Kandji 62 Qwest Field Seattle 36,066 Kevin Stott L Real Salt Lake April 10, 2010 17:00 MDT 2–2 Report Seattle Sounders FC Johnson 53Wingert 59Saborio 94+ Zakuani 11Marshall 56 72 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 19,970 Abbey Okulaja T Seattle Sounders FC April 17, 2010 12:00 PDT 1–0 Report Kansas City Wizards Riley 29Zakuani 37Fucito 92 Auvray 72 Qwest Field Seattle 35,924 Jair Marrufo W FC Dallas April 22, 2010 17:00 PDT 2–2 Report Seattle Sounders FC John 7Cunningham 27 pen. 94+ pen. Marshall 21Zakuani 37Montero 44 55 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 8,512 Terry Vaughn T Toronto FC April 25, 2010 11:00 PDT 2–0 Report Seattle Sounders FC Šarić 14Usanov 17Cann 52De Rosario 58White 75 Nyassi 41 BMO Field Toronto, Canada 18,394 Jorge Gonzalez L Seattle Sounders FC May 1, 2010 19:30 PDT 1–1 Report Columbus Crew Zakuani 4 O'Rourke 2 28 85Lenhart 45Carroll 59Schelotto 87 Qwest Field Seattle 36,219 Ricardo Salazar T Seattle Sounders FC May 8, 2010 13:00 PDT 0–4 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Hurtado 37González 47+Marshall 62 Kirovski 22Gonzalez 52Dunivant 57Bowen 64Donovan 67 Qwest Field Seattle 36,273 Kevin Stott L New York Red Bulls May 15, 2010 16:30 PDT 0–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Hall 35Borman 39Stammler 71 Marshall 71Montero 85Zakuani 93+ Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey 17,900 Silviu Petrescu W Seattle Sounders FC May 22, 2010 0–1 Report San Jose Earthquakes Wondolowski 11Johnson 34Convey 77 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 35,953 Alex Prus L Colorado Rapids May 29, 2010 1–0 Report Seattle Sounders FC Mastroeni 47+Casey 63 92+Wynne 71 González 46+Ianni 52Ljungberg 52 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 18,116 L Seattle Sounders FC June 5, 2010 19:30 PDT 3–0 Report New England Revolution González 5 36Zakuani 24Montero 42 Gibbs 3Niouky 64 Qwest Field Seattle 36,344 Jorge Gonzalez W Seattle Sounders FC June 10, 2010 19:00 PDT 2–3 Report D.C. United Ljungberg 43Riley 90+Montero 91+ Pontius 24 394479Najar 62 Qwest Field Seattle 36,146 Michael Kennedy L Philadelphia Union June 27, 2010 14:00 PDT 3–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Le Toux 55 pen.Fred 79Mwanga 84 Ianni 20Noonan 44 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,755 Baldomero Toledo L Los Angeles Galaxy July 4, 2010 19:30 PDT 3–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Donovan 19Juninho 48Riley 77 o.g.Cazumba 89 Zakuani 66Marshall 82 Home Depot Center Carson, California 27,000 Silviu Petrescu L Seattle Sounders FC July 11, 2010 19:30 PDT 1–1 Report FC Dallas Montero 14González 51Montaño 0 57 Ferreira 34 87Hernandez 49Shea 57McCarty 76Pearce 84 Qwest Field Seattle 36,091 Kevin Stott T D.C. United July 15, 2010 17:00 PDT 0–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC James 54 Levesque 89 RFK Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 13,716 Alex Prus W Seattle Sounders FC July 25, 2010 19:30 PDT 2–1 Report Colorado Rapids Zakuani 8 17Alonso 90 Cummings 9 29Smith 58 Qwest Field Seattle 36,333 Yader Reyes W San Jose Earthquakes July 31, 2010 19:00 PDT 0–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Cronin 15Corrales 80 Montero 26Alonso 90+ Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 10,351 Edvin Jurisevic W Seattle Sounders FC August 8, 2010 20:00 PDT 2–0 Report Houston Dynamo Nyassi 28Riley 32Nkufo 50Montero 64Sturgis 70Fernández 88 Chabala 59Mullan 59 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 36,111 Michael Kennedy W Chivas USA August 14, 2010 20:00 PDT 0–0 Report Seattle Sounders FC Trujillo 0 91+ Parke 89González 0 91+ The Home Depot Center Carson, California 13,839 Alex Prus T Seattle Sounders FC August 28, 2010 19:30 PDT 2–1 Report Chicago Fire Montero 24 36 90+1Nkufo 43Jaqua 90 Kinney 22Thorrington 28 pen.Ljungberg 83 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 36,386 Ramon Hernandez W New England Revolution September 4, 2010 16:30 PDT 3–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Tierney 70Perović 73 84Dube 81 Zakuani 59Montero 66Riley 71 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 13,124 Silviu Petrescu L Seattle Sounders FC September 9, 2010 16:30 PDT 0–0 report Real Salt Lake Saborio 54 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 36,078 Paul Ward T Columbus Crew September 18, 2010 16:30 PDT 0–4 Report Seattle Sounders FC Nkufo 4 39 75Sturgis 42 pen.Scott 77Parke 89 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 17,144 Jair Marrufo W Chicago Fire September 25, 2010 7:00PM CDT 0–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Thorrington 27Pappa 69 Nkufo 89 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 17,477 Jason Anno W Seattle Sounders FC October 2, 2010 12:30 PDT 3–2 Report Toronto FC Zakuani 21Nkufo 26 Nyassi 59 DeRosario 16Barrett 25 88Gargan 33 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 36,079 Mark Geiger W Kansas City Wizards October 9, 2010 1–2 Report Seattle Sounders FC Bunbury 63Arnaud 81 84 pen. Alonso 28Montero 60Nyassi 66Fernández 78Jaqua 81 CommunityAmerica Ballpark Kansas City, Kansas 11,522 Kevin Stott W Seattle Sounders FC October 15, 2010 20:00 PDT 2–1 Report Chivas USA Zakuani 9Alonso 25Zakuani 59Montero 84 Nagamura 26Padilla 90 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 36,356 Edvin Jurisevic W Houston Dynamo October 23, 2010 2–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Cameron 27Weaver 33Weaver 46 Riley 11Parke 28Zakuani 35González 41 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 23,990 Kevin Stott L MLS Playoffs 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs October 31, 2010 17:00 PDT Conf. Semifinals Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Montero 49Nkufo 93 Buddle 38Juninho 48Kovalenko 65Kirovski 82 Qwest Field Seattle 35,521 Ricardo Salazar L November 7, 2010 18:00 PDT Conf. Semifinals Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 3–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Beckham 8Buddle 19Gonzalez 27 Ianni 65Zakuani 86 Home Depot Center Carson, California 27,000 Baldomero Toledo L U.S. Open Cup 2010 U.S. Open Cup Portland Timbers June 30, 2010 Third round 7:30 PM PDT 1–1 yes Report Seattle Sounders FC Suzuki 23Dike 37Thompson 39 Jaqua 13Riley 23Graham 2 43 101Nyassi 58 PGE Park Portland, Oregon 15,422 Ronald Lagraff D Pore DeMartin Danso Smith Lopez 3–4 Sturgis Zakuani Montero Ianni Scott July 7, 2010 7:30 PM PDT Quarterfinals Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy Report Jaqua 50 62Estrada 89 Cazumba 45Jordan 70Gordon 89 Starfire Sports Complex Tukwila, Washington 4,512 Jair Marrufo W September 1, 2010 7:30 PM PDT Semifinals Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Chivas USA Report Jaqua 10 92+Montero 59Alonso 79 Nagamura 51Padilla 66 Starfire Sports Complex Tukwila, Washington 4,547 Ricardo Salazar W October 5, 2010 19:00 PM PDT Final Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Columbus Crew Report Riley 23Nyassi 38 66 76Alonso 72 Burns 24Francis 28Carroll 41Schelotto 87 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 31,311 Michael Kennedy W CONCACAF Champions League 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary round 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round Seattle earned a preliminary round spot in the 2010–11 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2009 U.S. Open Cup over D.C. United. It was the first time in club's history or in any previous Seattle Sounders franchise, that they entered an international competition such as the Champions League. The draw for the preliminary round took place on May 19, 2010, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City.http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2055806,00.html Cruz Azul gets San Francisco for CCL Preliminary Round CONCACAF.com May 19, 2010 14 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100522055031/http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2055806,00.html 2010-05-22 dead Seattle was paired against Isidro Metapán, a Salvadoran club that won the 2010 Salvadoran Clausura. The two sides met in Seattle on July 28, 2010. The Sounders set another attendance record of 17,688; which became the highest crowd to watch a preliminary round draw in the Champions League, the number also remained the highest crowd an MLS-side drew for Champions League play for a month.Competition's Wikipedia articles There, a 60th-minute goal from Freddy Montero gave the Sounders a 1–0 winhttp://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=941398 Champions League 2010/2011 Concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com 2010-07-28 2012-08-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20120614030815/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=941398 2012-06-14 dead and a goal advantage on aggregate going down to Metapán, El Salvador. The second leg of Champions League action saw the Sounders go down 1–0 to Metapán in the match, and level on aggregate, due to an 18th-minute opener from retired Panamanian international Anel Canales. Recently acquired Álvaro Fernández tied the game in the 74th minute, to level the match at one, and to give the Sounders a 2–1 lead on aggregate.http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=941402 Champions League 2010/2011 Concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com 2010-08-03 2012-08-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20120614031111/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=941402 2012-06-14 dead Ultimately, the Sounders would win the match and secure a group stage spot in Champions League play.http://www.soundersfc.com/Matchday/Matches/2010/Season/Champions-02-vs-Metapan.aspx Asociación Deportiva Isidro Metapán – Seattle Sounders Football Club Soundersfc.com 2012-08-15 Series Results W First leg Seattle Sounders FC USA July 28, 2010 19:00 PDT 1–0 Report SLV Isidro Metapán Vagenas 8Vegenas Alonso 14Riley 17Alonso 19Montano Zakuani 57Jaqua Montero 60Montero 60Nyassi 67 36 Alvarado42 Prado65 Umana69 Menéndez Blanco 80 Suárez A. Flores 87 J. Flores Morán Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 17,228 Ricardo Arellano D Second leg Isidro Metapán SLV August 3, 2010 18:00 PDT 1–1 1–2 Report USA Seattle Sounders FC Canales 18Aquino 26Blanco 90 22 Nyassi74 Fernández75 Levesque Estadio Cuscatlán San Salvador, El Salvador Jose Pineda (Honduras) Group stage 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League group stage Along with Honduras's Marathón, Seattle was placed into Group C along with 2009 Mexico Apertura champions, Monterrey and 2010 Costa Rican Verano champions Saprissa. On August 19, 2010, the Sounders opened up Group stage against Marathón at Estadio Rosenthal in San Pedro Sula. There, the Sounders opened up the score sheet with a 17th-minute goal from Roger Levesque. In spite of the early goal, the Sounders could not hold the lead and relinquished it late in the first half, when Marathón's Orvin Paz leveled the game ten minutes later. In first-half injury time, Marathón took the lead with a converted penalty kick from Nicolas Cardozo. The goal ultimately led to the 2–1 victory for the Verdolagas.http://www.soundersfc.com/Matchday/Matches/2010/Season/Champions-03-vs-Marathon.aspx C.D. Marathón – Seattle Sounders Football Club Soundersfc.com 2012-08-15 Chances to earn a quarterfinal berth became slim for the Sounders as they dropped their next two consecutive games, a 2–0 loss at home to Monterrey and an away loss to Saprissa by the same margin. With an 0-3-0 record, the Sounders stood in last place in their group and had the weakest record of all group stage clubs in the Champions League. Needing a win to keep their knockout stage hopes alive, the Sounders would have to travel south to Estadio Tecnológico in Mexico to take on red-hot Monterrey. After Real Salt Lake lost at Cruz Azul 5–4, and Columbus Crew lost 1–0 at Santos Laguna, the Sounders were the last hope for an American team to have a win in Mexico in a meaningful competition. For a while, it seemed like they would accomplish the feat. An own goal from Monterrey's Sergio Pérez gave the Sounders an unlikely lead over the Rayados. The Sounders built upon that lead when Michael Fucito doubled it in the 44th minute, giving the Sounders 2–0 advantage at halftime. However, a pair of quick goals from Mexican international Aldo de Nigris and Chilean-international Humberto Suazo leveled the game at two apiece. Perez avenged his own goal minutes following the stalemate with a converted penalty kick in the 75th minute of play. The game ended in a 3–2 defeat, which ultimately led to the Sounders FC being eliminated from quarterfinal contention. The win gave Monterrey a guaranteed first-place finish in Group C. As a result of being knocked out the championship round in the Champions League, the Sounders began to emphasize more on the U.S. Open Cup final against Columbus and their push for the playoffs. Because of this, the Sounders fielded a primarily second-tier squad in their final two games, both at home against Marathón and Saprissa, respectively. Fucito, who scored against Monterrey on September 22, scored both of Seattle's goals in their 2–0 triumph over visiting Marathon. Seattle would conclude their Champions League campaign by hosting Saprissa on October 19. Nate Jaqua opened the scoring for the Sounders, but just as they opened Group stage, they would relinquish their lead, falling 2–1 to Saprissa. Match results L 1 Marathón HON August 19, 2010 22:00 2–1 Report USA Seattle Sounders FC Paz 27Cardozo 45+1 pen.Barrios 50 Levesque 17Marshall 44Gonzalez 63 Estadio Yankel Rosenthal San Pedro Sula, Honduras 1,990 Juan Carlos Guerra L 2 Seattle Sounders FC USA August 25, 2010 19:00 0–2 Report MEX Monterrey Jaqua 52 Zavala 32Cardozo 36Cardozo 41de Nigris 58 Qwest Field Seattle 22,513 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) L 3 September 14, 2010 20:00 PDT(8:00 PM) Saprissa CRC 2–0 Report USA Seattle Sounders FC Guzmán 56Alemán 81Centeno 86 0 38 González43 Levesque53 Boss86 Fernández90 Wahl Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá San José, Costa Rica 3,000 Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico) L 4 September 22, 2010 20:00 Monterrey MEX 3–2 Report USA Seattle Sounders FC Cardozo 68De Nigris 72Suazo 73Pérez 75 pen.Arellano 2 43 90 Pérez 27 o.g.Scott 35Fucito 44Seamon 53 Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey, Mexico 19,697 Marlon Alfonso Mejia W 5 September 29, 2010 19:00 PDT(7:00 PM) Seattle Sounders FC USA 2–0 Report HON Marathón Fucito 20 68 Qwest Field Seattle 11,768 Paul Ward (Canada) L 6 October 19, 2010 22:00 Seattle Sounders FC USA 1–2 Report CRC Saprissa Jaqua 17 80Fernández 48Montaño 70 Arrieta 26Mena 33Badilla 52Martínez 89Robinson 2 63 89Blanco 90 Qwest Field Seattle 11,434 Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) thumb|right|300px|alt=A group of players on a grass pitch|Sounders FC players and coaches huddle before a Champions League home fixture against Monterrey. auto Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsMEX Monterrey6510114+716CRC Saprissa6312117+410HON Marathón6204511−66USA Seattle Sounders FC6105611−53  MARMONSAPSEAMarathón–0–12–12–1Monterrey2–0–1–03–2Saprissa4–12–2–2–0Seattle Sounders FC2–00–21–2– 16 December 2010 UEFA Europa League 2010-11 match reports December 2010 Results summary 1 2 0 3 4 0 3 0 3 7 November 16, 2010 CONCACAF November 2011 table b Round Stadium A /H /A /A /H /H Result L /L /L /L /W /L Position 3/4/4/4/4/4 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 November 17, 2010 MLS Results and League table December 2010 Friendlies Seattle Sounders FC USA May 26, 2010 3–0 Report ARG Boca Juniors Levesque 42Noonan 65Seamon 75Ianni 83 Erbes 41 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 40,122 Edvin Jurisevic W Seattle Sounders FC USA July 18, 2010 1–2 Report SCO Celtic Boss 0 29Estrada 66 Samaras 33 pen.McCourt 64Mulgrew 84 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 45,631 Paul Ward L Seattle Sounders FC USA October 12, 2010 3–1 Report MEX C.D. Guadalajara Fucito 5 16Jaqua 18Nyassi 90 Adams 56Oviedo 63Ocampo 2 67 77Fabián 70 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 41,047 Terry Vaughn W League table Conference SEA Overall SEA Results summary 8 4 3 21 16 6 6 3 18 19 October 23, 2010 Major League Soccer November 2011 table b Round Stadium H /H /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A/H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /A Result W /L /T /W /T /L /T /L /W /L /L /W /L /L /L/T /W /W /W /W /T /W /L /T /W /W /W /W /W /L Conference 2 /5 /4 /4 /2 /3 /4 /8 /6 /6 /7 /7 /7 /7 /7/7 /7 /6 /4 /4 /4 /4 /6 /6 /6 /5 /4 /4 /4 /4 Overall 4 /9 /7 /5 /3 /4 /5/11 /8 /9/10/10/10/10/11/11/10/9 /6 /6 /6 /6 /8 /8 /8 /7 /6 /6 /5 /5 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 October 23, 2010 MLS Results and League table August 2010 Squad As of February 23, 2010. 2 USA MF Mike Fucito 3 USA MF Brad Evans 4 USA DF Patrick Ianni 5 USA DF Tyson Wahl 6 CUB MF Osvaldo Alonso 7 USA DF James Riley 8 USA MF Peter Vagenas (Injured Reserve) 9 SWI FW Blaise Nkufo 11 COD MF Steve Zakuani 12 USA DF Nathan Sturgis 14 JAM DF Tyrone Marshall 15 URU MF Álvaro Fernández 16 USA FW David Estrada 17 COL FW Fredy Montero 18 USA GK Kasey Keller captain 19 CRC DF Leonardo González 20 USA DF Zach Scott 21 USA FW Nate Jaqua 22 USA FW Mike Seamon 23 GAM MF Sanna Nyassi 24 USA FW Roger Levesque 25 USA FW Pat Noonanhttp://www.mlssoccer.com/content/pat-noonan-trial-seattle-sounders Pat Noonan on trial with Seattle Sounders Winner, Andres March 29, 2010 March 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100402013124/http://www.mlssoccer.com/content/pat-noonan-trial-seattle-sounders 2 April 2010 live (Injured Reserve) 26 PUR DF Taylor Graham 28 PUR GK Terry Boss 31 USA DF Jeff Parke 32 COL MF Miguel Montañohttp://seattlepitch.tripod.com/matches/2010/2010roster.html 2010 Roster February 25, 2010 February 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100209044617/http://seattlepitch.tripod.com/matches/2010/2010roster.html 9 February 2010 live 34 COL DF Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (Injured Reserve) Transfers List of transfers for the 2010 Major League Soccer season In 9 SWI Blaise Nkufo FW FreeSounders add striker http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2010/03-March/Sounders-add-striker.aspx Soundersfc.com March 4, 2010 March 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100402055723/http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2010/03-March/Sounders-add-striker.aspx 2 April 2010 live4 15 URU Álvaro Fernández MF 16 USA David Estrada FW MLS SuperDraft 22 USA Mike Seamon MF MLS SuperDraft 25 USA Pat Noonan FW FreeSeattle signs veteran F Pat Noonan https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-03-31-371955025_x.htm USA Today April 1, 2010 April 7, 2010 32 COL Miguel Montaño FW Free Incoming Colombian starlet Miguel Montano, links and notes http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2011180145_incoming_colombian_starlet_mig.html SeattleTimes.com February 25, 2010 February 25, 2010 Joshua Mayers https://web.archive.org/web/20100403071610/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2011180145_incoming_colombian_starlet_mig.html 3 April 2010 live Out 1 USA Chris Eylander GK Released on waivers Sounders FC waive goalkeeper Chris Eylander (team release) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2011413585_sounders_fc_waive_goalkeeper_c.html The Seattle Times March 23, 2010 March 22, 2010 Joshua Mayers https://web.archive.org/web/20100324164135/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2011413585_sounders_fc_waive_goalkeeper_c.html 24 March 2010 live 9 FRA Sébastien Le Toux FW to Philadelphia Union, Expansion Draft 10 SWE MF Freddie Ljungberg Trade to Chicago Fire 15 USA MF Stephen King Trade to D.C. Unitedhttp://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2010/04-April/King-traded-to-DC-United.aspx Midfielder Stephen King Traded to D.C. United Sounders FC Public Relations April 30, 2010 Seattle Sounders FC October 11, 2010 16 USA DF Evan Brown Released on waivers 27 USA MF Lamar Neagle Released on waivers 29 USA Jamel Wallace MF Released Wednesday was moving day for the Sounders FC roster http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2011368606_wednesday_was_moving_day_for_t.html The Seattle Times March 17, 2010 March 17, 2010 Joshua Mayers https://web.archive.org/web/20100322210333/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2011368606_wednesday_was_moving_day_for_t.html 22 March 2010 live 4 Player joined his new club on July 15, 2010. Coaching staff As of April 24, 2010. Position Name Nationality Manager Sigi Schmid Germany German Assistant coach Brian Schmetzer USA American Assistant coach Ezra Hendrickson VIN Vincentian Goalkeeping coach Tom Dutra USA American Fitness coach David Tenney USA American Chief scout Kurt Schmid USA American Technical director Chris Henderson USA American Statistics Appearances and goals Last updated on 25 August 2016. Regular season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Champions League 2 Mike Fucito MF USA 0+4 1 0+1 0 0 0 3+1 3 3 Brad Evans MF USA 11+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Patrick Ianni DF USA 24+1 0 2 0 2+1 0 2 0 5 Tyson Wahl DF USA 2+2 0 0 0 3 0 3+1 0 6 Osvaldo Alonso MF CUB 21+2 1 2 0 2 0 4+1 0 7 James Riley DF USA 27 1 2 0 3+1 0 4 0 8 Peter Vagenas MF USA 7 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 9 Blaise Nkufo FW SUI 11 5 2 0 1 0 2 0 11 Steve Zakuani MF COD 27+2 10 2 1 2+1 0 2+1 0 12 Nathan Sturgis MF USA 16+4 1 2 0 4 0 4+1 0 14 Tyrone Marshall DF JAM 14+6 1 1+1 0 1 0 7 0 15 Álvaro Fernández MF URU 4+8 2 0+2 0 1+1 0 5+2 1 16 David Estrada FW USA 1+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 2+2 0 17 Fredy Montero FW COL 27+2 10 2 0 2+1 1 4+2 1 18 Kasey Keller GK USA 30 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 19 Leonardo González DF CRC 27 1 2 0 1+1 0 5+1 0 20 Zach Scott DF USA 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 21 Nate Jaqua FW USA 3+12 0 0+1 0 3+1 5 3+3 1 22 Mike Seamon MF USA 3+5 0 0 0 2+1 0 4+3 0 23 Sanna Nyassi MF GAM 14+10 2 2 0 3 2 4+3 0 24 Roger Levesque FW USA 5+11 1 0 0 2+2 0 6+1 1 25 Pat Noonan FW USA 8+4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Taylor Graham DF PUR 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 28 Terry Boss GK PUR 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 31 Jeff Parke DF USA 20 0 1 0 2+1 0 2 0 32 Miguel Montaño MF COL 1+5 0 0 0 2 0 3+1 0 34 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado DF COL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players who left the club during the season: 10 Freddie Ljungberg MF SWE 14+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Stephen King MF USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 August 2016 Recognition MLS Save of the Year PlayerOpponentLinkUSA Kasey KellerKansas City WizardsSave Week 4 https://web.archive.org/web/20120202005928/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/napa-save-year-winner-kasey-keller February 2, 2012 MLS Player of the Month MonthPlayerLinkJulyCOL Fredy MonteroPlayer of the Month https://web.archive.org/web/20121003115526/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/montero-player-month-july 2012-10-03 MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink17COD Steve ZakuaniColorado RapidsPlayer of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20101010020305/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/match-winning-zakuani-wins-mls-player-week 2010-10-10 22COL Fredy MonteroChicago FirePlayer of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20101005100724/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/monteros-brace-earns-him-player-week 2010-10-05 25SWI Blaise NkufoColumbus CrewPlayer of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20101024040918/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/nkufo-nabs-player-week-honor 2010-10-24 29COD Steve ZakuaniChivas USAPlayer of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20101024040918/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/nkufo-nabs-player-week-honor 2010-10-24 MLS Goal of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink5COL Fredy MonteroFC DallasGoal Week 511CRC Leonardo GonzálezNew England RevolutionGoal Week 11 https://web.archive.org/web/20100614234458/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/gonzalez-wonder-strike-earns-att-gotw-award June 14, 2010 16USA Roger LevesqueD.C. UnitedGoal Week 1619COL Fredy MonteroHouston DynamoGoal Week 1925SWI Blaise NkufoColumbus Crew27COD Steve ZakuaniToronto FCGoal Week 27 https://web.archive.org/web/20150118123459/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/zakuani-wins-att-goal-week January 18, 2015 28URU Álvaro FernándezKansas City WizardsGoal Week 2829COD Steve ZakuaniChivas USAGoal Week 29 https://web.archive.org/web/20150118123512/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/sounders-zakuani-wins-att-goal-week January 18, 2015 30USA James RileyHouston DynamoGoal Week 30 https://web.archive.org/web/20101031101312/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/riley-wins-last-goal-week-2010 October 31, 2010 NAPA Save of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink17USA Kasey KellerColorado RapidsSave of the Week24Real Salt LakeSave of the Week25Columbus CrewSave of the Week26Chicago FireSave of the Week MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Month MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award MonthPlayerLinkAprilGAM Sanna NyassiApril Humanitarian of the Month https://web.archive.org/web/20100424045434/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/mls-works-humanitarian-month-seattles-sanna-nyassi 2010-04-24 OctoberUSA James RileyOctober Humanitarian of the Month https://web.archive.org/web/20101108071006/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/mother-inspires-sounders-defenders-work-fight-breast-cancer 2010-11-08 References Category:Seattle Sounders FC seasons Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC Category:U.S. Open Cup champion seasons Category:2010 in Seattle