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Seattle Sounders FC suffered their first competitive loss against the [[Kansas City Wizards]]. [[Kasey Keller]] was sent off in the 29th minute for a hand ball outside the 18-yard box, as the Sounders fell 1-0 to the Wizards. |
Seattle Sounders FC suffered their first competitive loss against the [[Kansas City Wizards]]. [[Kasey Keller]] was sent off in the 29th minute for a hand ball outside the 18-yard box, as the Sounders fell 1-0 to the Wizards. |
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=== Standings === |
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==== Western Conference ==== |
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==== Overall ==== |
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=== Summary === |
=== Summary === |
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''<small>More detailed explanations of Conference Standings, Overall Standings, and the qualification criteria for related competitions can be found [[2009 Major League Soccer season|here]].</small>'' |
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=== Regular season results === |
=== Regular season results === |
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|team1=[[Red Bull New York|New York Red Bulls]] |
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|attendance=32,523 |
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|referee=[[Jair Marrufo]]}} |
|referee=[[Jair Marrufo]]}} |
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|date=March 28, 2009<br />19:30 [[Pacific Standard Time|PDT]] |
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|team1=[[Real Salt Lake]] |
|team1=[[Real Salt Lake]] |
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|attendance=28,548 |
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|referee=Baldomero Toledo}} |
|referee=Baldomero Toledo}} |
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|team1=[[Seattle Sounders FC]] |
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|referee=Mark Geiger}} |
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|date=April 11, 2009<br />19:30 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
|date=April 11, 2009<br />19:30 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
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|team1=[[Kansas City Wizards]] |
|team1=[[Kansas City Wizards]] |
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|date=April 18, 2009<br />19:30 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
|date=April 18, 2009<br />19:30 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
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|date=April 24, 2009<br />19:30 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
|date=April 24, 2009<br />19:30 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
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|team1=[[San Jose Earthquakes]] |
|team1=[[San Jose Earthquakes]] |
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|date=May 10, 2009<br />12:00 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
|date=May 10, 2009<br />12:00 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
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|date=May 16, 2009<br />19:30 [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]] |
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|date=May 23, 2009<br />19:30 [[Mountain Daylight Time|MDT]] |
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|date=May 30, 2009<br />19:30 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
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|date=June 13, 2009<br />19:30 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
|date=June 13, 2009<br />19:30 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
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|date=June 17, 2009<br />20:00 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
|date=June 17, 2009<br />20:00 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
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|date=June 20, 2009<br />19:30 [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]] |
|date=June 20, 2009<br />19:30 [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]] |
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|date=June 28, 2009<br />13:00 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
|date=June 28, 2009<br />13:00 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
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|team1=[[Colorado Rapids]] |
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|date=July 11, 2009<br />13:00 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
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|date=July 25, 2009<br />12:00 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
|date=July 25, 2009<br />12:00 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
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|date=August 15, 2009<br />20:00 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
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|date=August 20, 2009<br />19:00 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
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|date=August 29, 2009<br />13:00 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
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|date=September 19, 2009<br />12:00 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
|date=September 19, 2009<br />12:00 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
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|date=September 26, 2009<br />19:30 [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]] |
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|date=October 24, 2009<br />19:30 [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] |
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== Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup == |
== Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup == |
Revision as of 18:15, 16 April 2009
2009 season | |||
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General Manager | Adrian Hanauer | ||
Head Coach | Sigi Schmid | ||
MLS Cup | TBA | ||
US Open Cup | TBA | ||
Top goalscorer | Fredy Montero (3) | ||
Highest home attendance | 32,523 (vs NY, March 19, 2009) | ||
Average home league attendance | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". | ||
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The 2009 MLS season is the inaugural season of Seattle Sounders FC as a professional club and member of Major League Soccer.
The Sounders inaugural game was on March 19, 2009 at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington against the New York Red Bulls. Seattle Sounders FC beat the Red Bulls 3-0 in front of a sell-out crowd.
Squad
Seattle Sounders FC officially announced the 2007 USL First Division MVP and former USL Sounder Sébastien Le Toux as its first signing on May 7, 2008.[1] On August 14, 2008, the Sounders announced in a press conference their second signing for the 2009 season, former United States men's national team goalkeeper Kasey Keller, a Washington native.[2] On September 5, 2008, Seattle Sounders FC announced the third signee for the franchise to be Sanna Nyassi from Gambia. Nyassi, a 19-year-old midfielder, was a member of the Gambia U-20 national team at the 2007 FIFA Championship. Sanna’s twin brother, Sainey Nyassi, was signed by the Revolution and is a regular starter in MLS this season.[3]
On October 28, 2008, it was officially announced that the Sounders had signed Swedish midfielder Fredrik Ljungberg using the Designated Player Rule. He signed a two-year contract reported to be worth $2.5 million per season.[4]
2008 Expansion draft
Seattle Sounders FC was given first negotiation rights to any player that was not drafted in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft and joined the USL Sounders for the 2008 season. The team was also allowed to promote as many players from the 2008 USL Sounders squad as they'd chose, as long as the player's rights were not controlled by another team.[5] Several of the team's key players, including Taylor Graham, transferred to play for the Sounders based on MLS Competition Committee rules.
In the expansion draft held on November 26, 2008, Seattle Sounders FC selected the following players from other MLS teams: Nate Jaqua (Houston), Brad Evans (Columbus), Stephen King (Chicago), Jeff Parke (RBNY), James Riley (San Jose), Khano Smith (New England), Jarrod Smith (Toronto FC), Nathan Sturgis (Real Salt Lake), Peter Vagenas (LA Galaxy) and Tyson Wahl (Kansas City).[6]
2009 MLS SuperDraft
In the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, as the 2009 expansion team, the Sounders were given the first pick in each round of the draft. With the number one pick of the first round of the draft, Seattle Sounders FC selected University of Akron forward Steve Zakuani. As the first picks of the second round (16th overall), third round (31st overall), and fourth round (46th overall), the Sounders selected Wake Forest University defender Evan Brown, Azusa Pacific University defender Jared Karkas, and Harvard University midfielder/forward Michael Fucito respectively.[7]
Player movement during training camp
In February 2009, after training camp had started, Seattle traded allocation money to Toronto FC in exchange for Tyrone Marshall in order to increase their depth on defense.[8] That same week, the Sounders traded away midfielder Khano Smith (whom they had selected in the expansion draft) to Red Bull New York for allocation money.[9]
Current roster
As of April 16, 2009.[10] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
Sources: Seattle Sounders FC.
Statistics are from all MLS and U.S. Open Cup matches. Ages are as of March 19, 2009.
Nat | No | Player | Age | Pos | Starts | Apps | G | A | Acquired | ||
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1 | Chris Eylander | March 14, 1984 (aged 25) | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Signed from USL Sounders | |
3 | Brad Evans | April 20, 1985 (aged 23) | MF | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Expansion Draft | |
4 | Patrick Ianni | June 15, 1985 (aged 23) | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Trade | |
5 | Tyson Wahl | February 23, 1984 (aged 25) | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expansion Draft | |
6 | Osvaldo Alonso | November 11, 1985 (aged 23) | MF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Signed | |
7 | James Riley | October 27, 1982 (aged 26) | DF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Expansion Draft | |
8 | Peter Vagenas | February 6, 1978 (aged 31) | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expansion Draft | |
9 | Sébastien Le Toux | January 20, 1984 (aged 25) | FW | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Signed from USL Sounders | |
10 | Freddie Ljungberg | April 16, 1977 (aged 31) | MF | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Signed | |
11 | Steve Zakuani | February 9, 1988 (aged 21) | FW | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | SuperDraft | |
12 | Nathan Sturgis | July 6, 1987 (aged 21) | DF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expansion Draft | |
13 | Jarrod Smith | July 20, 1984 (aged 24) | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expansion Draft | |
14 | Tyrone Marshall | November 12, 1974 (aged 34) | DF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Trade | |
15 | Stephen King | March 6, 1986 (aged 23) | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expansion Draft | |
16 | Evan Brown | May 1, 1987 (aged 21) | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SuperDraft | |
17 | Fredy Montero | July 26, 1987 (aged 21) | FW | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Signed On Loan | |
18 | Kasey Keller | November 29, 1969 (aged 39) | GK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Signed | |
20 | Zach Scott | July 2, 1980 (aged 28) | DF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Signed from USL Sounders | |
21 | Nate Jaqua | October 28, 1981 (aged 27) | FW | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Expansion Draft | |
23 | Sanna Nyassi | January 31, 1989 (aged 20) | MF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Signed | |
24 | Roger Levesque | January 22, 1981 (aged 28) | FW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Signed from USL Sounders | |
26 | Taylor Graham | June 3, 1980 (aged 28) | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Signed from USL Sounders | |
34 | Jhon Hurtado | May 16, 1984 (aged 24) | DF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Signed |
Preseason
Seattle's preseason was broken up into four stages. The team started in southern California, then moved to Seattle, then to Argentina, and then finished back in Seattle.
In its first ever exhibition game against the Los Angeles Galaxy, Sounders FC beat the Galaxy 3-1. Fredy Montero, Roger Levesque and Sanna Nyassi all scored goals in the win.
Seattle Sounders FC | 3 – 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
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Montero 28' (pen.) Levesque 84' Nyassi 90' |
Report | Lewis 2' |
Seattle Sounders FC | 2 – 0 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
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Nyassi 56' Nyassi 75' |
Report |
Seattle Sounders FC | 6 – 1 | Ventura County Fusion |
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Montero 7' Zakuani 9' 21' Jaqua 43' 44' Levesque 83' |
Report | Aghaysyan 13' |
Seattle Sounders FC | 2 – 3 | San Jose Earthquakes |
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Montero 11' 44' | Report | Johnson 7' 22' Amarikwa 46' |
Seattle Sounders FC | 4 – 1 | Portland Pilots |
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Jaqua 4' Ianni 32' Montero 70' (pen.) Evans 75' |
Report | Emory 61' |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 – 4 | Seattle Sounders FC |
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Report | Jaqua 37' 39' Montero 66' 67' |
Seattle Sounders FC | 3 – 1 | Estudiantes de La Plata |
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Jaqua 46' Montero 54' 58' |
Report | Marshall 20' (o.g.) |
Seattle Sounders FC | 1 – 1 | CED Rosario |
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Ferrerya 43' | Report | CED #11 53' (pen.) |
Seattle Sounders FC | 5 – 0 | Tristán Suárez |
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Fucito 25' Montero 33' Evans 38' Scott 43' Le Toux 89' |
Report |
Seattle Sounders FC | 0 – 1 | River Plate |
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Report | Lizio 89' |
Colorado Rapids | 1 – 0 | Seattle Sounders FC |
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Casey 38' (pen.) | Report |
Major League Soccer
Seattle Sounders FC began their first regular season with a 3-0 win over the New York Red Bulls. Fredy Montero scored the first regular season goal in team history, finishing a movement from Sebastien Le Toux and Osvaldo Alonso in the 12th minute. Montero assisted Brad Evans' goal, and also scored the team's third goal. Kasey Keller, a veteran American goalkeeper who had played his entire career abroad, made his MLS debut at 39 and made two saves to register the team's first regular season shutout. Seattle continued their fast start with a second win in as many games, beating Real Salt Lake 2-0 at home. Sounders FC played their first away game in history against Toronto FC, winning 2-0.
Seattle Sounders FC suffered their first competitive loss against the Kansas City Wizards. Kasey Keller was sent off in the 29th minute for a hand ball outside the 18-yard box, as the Sounders fell 1-0 to the Wizards.
Summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Last updated: 11 April 2009
Source: MLSNet.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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Venue | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H |
Result | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conference | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
More detailed explanations of Conference Standings, Overall Standings, and the qualification criteria for related competitions can be found here.
Regular season results
New York Red Bulls | 0 – 3 | Seattle Sounders FC |
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Goldthwaite 21' | Report | Montero 12' 75' Alonso 13' Evans 25' Hurtado 32' Nyassi 67' |
Real Salt Lake | 0 – 2 | Seattle Sounders FC |
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Beckerman 10' Morales 22' Olave 45' |
Report | Jaqua 17' Alonso 21' Montero 77' |
Seattle Sounders FC | 2 – 0 | Toronto FC |
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Ljungberg 15' Hurtado 29' Zakuani 45' Riley 61' Scott 86' |
Report | Brennan 44' Cronin 51' |
Kansas City Wizards | 1 - 0 | Seattle Sounders FC |
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Jewsbury 4' Kraus 71' Arnaud 80' Hartman 91' |
Report | Evans 4' Keller 29' |
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Major League Soccer qualifying
Friendlies
Notes
- ^ Gaschk, Matthew (May 7, 2008). "Present and future Sounders". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^ Gaschk, Matthew (2008-08-13). "Keller to join Sounders FC, adding to club's local flavor". Seattle Post Intelligencer. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ "Gambia Youth International Becomes 3rd Signee". Seattle Sounders FC. 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
- ^ "Sounders sign Freddie Ljungberg". mlsnet.com. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ Romero, José Miguel (2008-01-19). "Sounders scouting players with MLS potential". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^ Goff, Steven (2008-11-26). "Seattle Selects..." The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ^ "SuperDraft 2009 Tracker". MLSNet.com. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ Romero, Jose (10 February 2009). "Looking inside the Marshall trade". Seattle Times. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
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(help) - ^ Romero, Jose (13 February 2009). "Sounders FC trades Khano Smith to New York". Seattle Times. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- ^ "Seattle Sounders FC Roster". Major League Soccer. Retrieved March 5, 2009.