2010 Seattle Sounders FC season

The 2010 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's second season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. For the Sounders FC franchise, it was their third year of existence, and including all previous franchises, it would be the 30th season of a soccer team bearing the Sounders name. The first game was played on March 25, 2010, at Qwest Field in Seattle against the Philadelphia Union, were the Sounders emerged victorious 2–0. They closed out the regular season on October 23, 2010, with a 1–2 loss against Houston Dynamo. In playoff action, Seattle lost to Los Angeles Galaxy on aggregate on November 6, 2010.

Seattle Sounders FC

2010 season
General manager	Adrian Hanauer
Head coach	Sigi Schmid
Major League Soccer	Western Conference: 4th Overall: 6th
MLS Cup	Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Winners
CONCACAF Champions League	Group Stage
La Manga Cup	5th
Top goalscorer	Fredy Montero (10) Steve Zakuani (10)
Highest home attendance	36,386
Average home league attendance	36,174
Home colors Away colors Third colors

Background

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.[1] They did so by defeating D.C. United 2–1 on the road at RFK Stadium.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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,[8] and waived midfielder Michael Fucito and defenders Evan Brown and Lamar Neagle.[9] Le Toux had been acquired the previous year as Sounders FC's first ever signing.[10]

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.[11] [12]

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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15]

March

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.[16][17] 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."[17] Their opponent was the expansion franchise Philadelphia Union, the league's 16th team as they played in their inaugural match.[16] 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.[18]

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.[19]

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.[20]

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.[21] 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.[22] 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.[23]

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.[24]

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[25]

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.[26] Sounders FC newcomer Miguel Montaño made his debut with the club in the defeat to the Galaxy.[27] 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.[25]

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.[28] 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.[29][30]

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.[31] 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.[32]

June

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.[33] 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.[34]

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.[35]

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.[36]

July

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.[26] 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.[37]

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.[38] 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.[39]

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.[40] 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.[41]

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.[42] 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.[43]

Uruguay midfielder Álvaro Fernández was signed on July 29,[44] meanwhile Freddie Ljungberg was traded to the Chicago Fire on July 30.[45] 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.[46]

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.[43] 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.[47]

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.[48]

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.[49]

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.[50]

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[51]

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.[51]

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 3–1[52]

Returning to Qwest Field, the Sounders played to a 0–0 draw with Real Salt Lake on September 9.[53]

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 2–0[54]

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.[55]

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 3–2[56]

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.[57]

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.[58]

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.[59]

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.[60] 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.[61]

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

February 11, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	3–2	Vancouver Whitecaps	Casa Grande, Arizona
10:30 PDT	Neagle  49' Nyassi  50'  88'	Report	Stewart  36' Toure  39' Akwari  65'	Attendance: 60

February 24, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	1–3	FC Midtjylland	Murcia, Spain
70 minute game	Zakuani  50'	Report	Nworuh  45'  54'  58'	Stadium: La Manga Stadium

March 6, 2010	Vancouver Whitecaps	0–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Burnaby, BC Canada
16:00 PDT	Stewart  9' Hirano  60'	Report		Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 3,895

March 12, 2010	Sounders FC Reserves	4–0	Seattle University	Seattle, Washington USA
	Levesque  5'  19' Fucito  15' Ianni  50'	Report		Stadium: Qwest Field

La Manga Cup

February 18, 2010	Rosenborg BK	3–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Murcia, Spain
18:00 UTC	Moldskred  2' Skjelbred  18' Moldskred  24' Prica  66'	Report	Ianni  51'	Stadium: La Manga Stadium

February 21, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Stabæk Fotball	Murcia, Spain
6:00 PT	Montero  30' Levesque  42' Riley  49'	Report		Stadium: La Manga Stadium

February 25, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	SK Brann	Murcia, Spain
	Vagenas  81' Neagle  84'	Report	Sævarsson  26' Austin  70'	Stadium: La Manga Stadium

Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield

March 11, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	0–1	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington USA
18:00 PDT		Report	Obatola  44' Marcelin  70'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 18,606 Referee: Elias Bazakos

MLS regular season

March 25, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Seattle USA
18:55 PDT	Evans  12' Montero  43'	Report	Califf  1' Ståhl  22'  39' Myrie  63' Moreno  86'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,241 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April 3, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	0–1	New York Red Bulls	Seattle USA
19:30 PDT	Ljungberg  10' Riley  63'	Report	Petke  35' Kandji  21' Kandji  62'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,066 Referee: Kevin Stott

April 10, 2010	Real Salt Lake	2–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Sandy, Utah USA
17:00 MDT	Johnson  53' Wingert  59' Saborio  94+'	Report	Zakuani  11' Marshall  56'  72'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,970 Referee: Abbey Okulaja

April 17, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Kansas City Wizards	Seattle USA
12:00 PDT	Riley  29' Zakuani  37' Fucito  92'	Report	Auvray  72'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 35,924 Referee: Jair Marrufo

April 22, 2010	FC Dallas	2–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Frisco, Texas USA
17:00 PDT	John  7' Cunningham  27' (pen.)  94+' (pen.)	Report	Marshall  21' Zakuani  37' Montero  44'  55'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,512 Referee: Terry Vaughn

April 25, 2010	Toronto FC	2–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Toronto, Canada
11:00 PDT	Šarić  14' Usanov  17' Cann  52' De Rosario  58' White  75'	Report	Nyassi  41'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,394 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

May 1, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Columbus Crew	Seattle USA
19:30 PDT	Zakuani  4'	Report	O'Rourke  28'  85' Lenhart  45' Carroll  59' Schelotto  87'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,219 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

May 8, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	0–4	Los Angeles Galaxy	Seattle USA
13:00 PDT	Hurtado  37' González  47+' Marshall  62'	Report	Kirovski  22' Gonzalez  52' Dunivant  57' Bowen  64' Donovan  67'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,273 Referee: Kevin Stott

May 15, 2010	New York Red Bulls	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Harrison, New Jersey, USA
16:30 PDT	Hall  35' Borman  39' Stammler  71'	Report	Marshall  71' Montero  85' Zakuani  93+'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,900 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

May 22, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	0–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Seattle, Washington, USA
		Report	Wondolowski  11' Johnson  34' Convey  77'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 35,953 Referee: Alex Prus

May 29, 2010	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado, USA
	Mastroeni  47+' Casey  63'  92+' Wynne  71'	Report	González  46+' Ianni  52' Ljungberg  52'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,116

June 5, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	3–0	New England Revolution	Seattle USA
19:30 PDT	González  5'  36' Zakuani  24' Montero  42'	Report	Gibbs  3' Niouky  64'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,344 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

June 10, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	2–3	D.C. United	Seattle USA
19:00 PDT	Ljungberg  43' Riley  90+' Montero  91+'	Report	Pontius  24'  39' 44' 79' Najar  62'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,146 Referee: Michael Kennedy

June 27, 2010	Philadelphia Union	3–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
14:00 PDT	Le Toux  55' (pen.) Fred  79' Mwanga  84'	Report	Ianni  20' Noonan  44'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,755 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

July 4, 2010	Los Angeles Galaxy	3–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Carson, California, USA
19:30 PDT	Donovan  19' Juninho  48' Riley  77' (o.g.) Cazumba  89'	Report	Zakuani  66' Marshall  82'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

July 11, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	FC Dallas	Seattle USA
19:30 PDT	Montero  14' González  51' Montaño  57'	Report	Ferreira  34'  87' Hernandez  49' Shea  57' McCarty  76' Pearce  84'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,091 Referee: Kevin Stott

July 15, 2010	D.C. United	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Washington, D.C., USA
17:00 PDT	James  54'	Report	Levesque  89'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 13,716 Referee: Alex Prus

July 25, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Seattle USA
19:30 PDT	Zakuani  8'  17' Alonso  90'	Report	Cummings  9'  29' Smith  58'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,333 Referee: Yader Reyes

July 31, 2010	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Santa Clara, California, USA
19:00 PDT	Cronin  15' Corrales  80'	Report	Montero  26' Alonso  90+'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,351 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

August 8, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Houston Dynamo	Seattle, Washington, USA
20:00 PDT	Nyassi  28' Riley  32' Nkufo  50' Montero  64' Sturgis  70' Fernández  88'	Report	Chabala  59' Mullan  59'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,111 Referee: Michael Kennedy

August 14, 2010	Chivas USA	0–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Carson, California, USA
20:00 PDT	Trujillo  91+'	Report	Parke  89' González  91+'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,839 Referee: Alex Prus

August 28, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Chicago Fire	Seattle, Washington, USA
19:30 PDT	Montero  24'  36'  90+1' Nkufo  43' Jaqua  90'	Report	Kinney  22' Thorrington  28' (pen.) Ljungberg  83'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,386 Referee: Ramon Hernandez

September 4, 2010	New England Revolution	3–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
16:30 PDT	Tierney  70' Perović  73'  84' Dube  81'	Report	Zakuani  59' Montero  66' Riley  71'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,124 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

September 9, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Seattle, Washington, USA
16:30 PDT		report	Saborio  54'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,078 Referee: Paul Ward

September 18, 2010	Columbus Crew	0–4	Seattle Sounders FC	Columbus, Ohio, USA
16:30 PDT		Report	Nkufo  4'  39'  75' Sturgis  42' (pen.) Scott  77' Parke  89'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,144 Referee: Jair Marrufo

September 25, 2010	Chicago Fire	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:00PM CDT	Thorrington  27' Pappa  69'	Report	Nkufo  89'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,477 Referee: Jason Anno

October 2, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	3–2	Toronto FC	Seattle, Washington, USA
12:30 PDT	Zakuani  21' Nkufo  26' Nyassi  59'	Report	DeRosario  16' Barrett  25'  88' Gargan  33'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,079 Referee: Mark Geiger

October 9, 2010	Kansas City Wizards	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Kansas City, Kansas, USA
	Bunbury  63' Arnaud  81'  84' (pen.)	Report	Alonso  28' Montero  60' Nyassi  66' Fernández  78' Jaqua  81'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 11,522 Referee: Kevin Stott

October 15, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Chivas USA	Seattle, Washington, USA
20:00 PDT	Zakuani  9' Alonso  25' Zakuani  59' Montero  84'	Report	Nagamura  26' Padilla  90'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,356 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

October 23, 2010	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Houston, Texas, USA
	Cameron  27' Weaver  33' Weaver  46'	Report	Riley  11' Parke  28' Zakuani  35' González  41'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 23,990 Referee: Kevin Stott

MLS Playoffs

October 31, 2010 Conf. Semifinals	Seattle Sounders FC	0–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Seattle USA
17:00 PDT	Montero  49' Nkufo  93'	Report	Buddle  38' Juninho  48' Kovalenko  65' Kirovski  82'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 35,521 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

November 7, 2010 Conf. Semifinals	Los Angeles Galaxy	2–1 (3–1 agg.)	Seattle Sounders FC	Carson, California USA
18:00 PDT	Beckham  8' Buddle  19' Gonzalez  27'	Report	Ianni  65' Zakuani  86'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

U.S. Open Cup

June 30, 2010 Third Round	Portland Timbers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon, United States
7:30 PM PDT	Suzuki  23' Dike  37' Thompson  39'	Report	Jaqua  13' Riley  23' Graham  43'  101' Nyassi  58'	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 15,422 Referee: Ronald Lagraff
	Penalties
	Pore DeMartin Danso Smith Lopez		Sturgis Zakuani Montero Ianni Scott

July 7, 2010 Quarterfinals	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Los Angeles Galaxy	Tukwila, Washington, United States
7:30 PM PDT	Jaqua  50'  62' Estrada  89'	Report	Cazumba  45' Jordan  70' Gordon  89'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,512 Referee: Jair Marrufo

September 1, 2010 Semifinals	Seattle Sounders FC	3–1	Chivas USA	Tukwila, Washington, United States
7:30 PM PDT	Jaqua  10'  92+' Montero  59' Alonso  79'	Report	Nagamura  51' Padilla  66'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,547 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

October 5, 2010 Final	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Columbus Crew	Seattle, Washington, United States
19:00 PM PDT	Riley  23' Nyassi  38'  66'  76' Alonso  72'	Report	Burns  24' Francis  28' Carroll  41' Schelotto  87'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 31,311 Referee: Michael Kennedy

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.[62] Seattle was paired against Isidro Metapán, a Salvadorian club that won the 2010 Salvadorian 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.[63] There, a 60th-minute goal from Freddy Montero gave the Sounders a 1-0 win[64] 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.[65] Ultimately, the Sounders would win the match and secure a group stage spot in Champions League play.[66]

Series Results

July 28, 2010 First leg	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Isidro Metapán	Seattle, Washington USA
19:00 PDT	Vagenas  8' Vegenas Alonso  14' Riley  17' Alonso  19' Montano Zakuani  57' Jaqua Montero  60' Montero  60' Nyassi  67'	Report	36' Alvarado  42' Prado  65' Umana  69' Menéndez Blanco  80' Suárez A. Flores  87' J. Flores Morán	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 17,228 Referee: Ricardo Arellano

August 3, 2010 Second leg	Isidro Metapán	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Seattle Sounders FC	San Salvador, El Salvador
18:00 PDT	Canales  18' Aquino  26' Blanco  90'	Report	22' Nyassi  74' Fernández  75' Levesque	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Jose Pineda (Honduras)

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.[67]

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

August 19, 2010 1	Marathón	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
22:00	Paz  27' Cardozo  45+1' (pen.) Barrios  50'	Report	Levesque  17' Marshall  44' Gonzalez  63'	Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Juan Carlos Guerra

August 25, 2010 2	Seattle Sounders FC	0–2	Monterrey	Seattle, United States
19:00	Jaqua  52'	Report	Zavala  32' Cardozo  36' Cardozo  41' de Nigris  58'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 22,513 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

September 14, 2010 3	Saprissa	2–0	Seattle Sounders FC	San José, Costa Rica
20:00 PDT (8:00 PM)	Guzmán  56' Alemán  81' Centeno  86'	Report	38' González  43' Levesque  53' Boss  86' Fernández  90' Wahl	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)

September 22, 2010 4	Monterrey	3–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Monterrey, Mexico
20:00	Cardozo  68' De Nigris  72' Suazo  73' Pérez  75' (pen.) Arellano  43'  90'	Report	Pérez  27' (o.g.) Scott  35' Fucito  44' Seamon  53'	Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico Attendance: 19,697 Referee: Marlon Alfonso Mejia

September 29, 2010 5	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Marathón	Seattle, United States
19:00 PDT (7:00 PM)	Fucito  20'  68'	Report		Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 11,768 Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

October 19, 2010 6	Seattle Sounders FC	1–2	Saprissa	Seattle, United States
22:00	Jaqua  17'  80' Fernández  48' Montaño  70'	Report	Arrieta  26' Mena  33' Badilla  52' Martínez  89' Robinson  63'  89' Blanco  90'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 11,434 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Sounders FC players and coaches huddle before a Champions League home fixture against Monterrey.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Monterrey 6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 16 Saprissa 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10 Marathón 6 2 0 4 5 11 −6 6 Seattle Sounders FC 6 1 0 5 6 11 −5 3

MAR MON SAP SEA Marathón – 0–1 2–1 2–1 Monterrey 2–0 – 1–0 3–2 Saprissa 4–1 2–2 – 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 0–2 1–2 –

Last updated: 16 December 2010.
Source: UEFA Europa League 2010-11 match reports

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
6	3	1	5	0	6	11	−5	1	2	0	3	4	−1	0	3	0	3	7	−4

Last updated: November 16, 2010
Source: CONCACAF
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	L	L	L	L	W	L
Position	3	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on November 17, 2010. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Friendlies

May 26, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	3–0	Boca Juniors	Seattle, Washington USA
	Levesque  42' Noonan  65' Seamon  75' Ianni  83'	Report	Erbes  41'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 40,122 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

July 18, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	1–2	Celtic	Seattle, Washington USA
	Boss  29' Estrada  66'	Report	Samaras  33' (pen.) McCourt  64' Mulgrew  84'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 45,631 Referee: Paul Ward

October 12, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	3–1	C.D. Guadalajara	Seattle, Washington USA
	Fucito  5'  16' Jaqua  18' Nyassi  90'	Report	Adams  56' Oviedo  63' Ocampo  67'  77' Fabián  70'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 41,047 Referee: Terry Vaughn

League table

Conference

Western Conference
Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	Los Angeles Galaxy	59	30	18	7	5	44	26	+18
2	Real Salt Lake	56	30	15	4	11	45	20	+25
3	FC Dallas	50	30	12	4	14	42	28	+14
4	Seattle Sounders FC	48	30	14	10	6	39	35	+4
5	Colorado Rapids	46	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12
6	San Jose Earthquakes	46	30	13	10	7	34	33	+1
7	Houston Dynamo	33	30	9	15	6	40	49	−9
8	Chivas USA	28	30	8	18	4	31	45	−14

	2010 MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	LA Galaxy (SS, W1)	30	18	7	5	44	26	+18	59	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ^2
2	Real Salt Lake	30	15	4	11	45	20	+25	56	2011 North American SuperLiga ^3
3	New York Red Bulls (E1)	30	15	9	6	38	29	+9	51
4	FC Dallas	30	12	4	14	42	28	+14	50	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ^2
5	Columbus Crew	30	14	8	8	40	34	+6	50	2011 North American SuperLiga ^3
6	Seattle Sounders FC	30	14	10	6	39	35	+4	48	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ^2
7	Colorado Rapids	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12	46	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ^2
8	San Jose Earthquakes	30	13	10	7	34	33	+1	46	2011 North American SuperLiga ^3
9	Kansas City Wizards	30	11	13	6	36	35	+1	39
10	Chicago Fire	30	9	12	9	37	38	−1	36
11	Toronto FC	30	9	13	8	33	41	−8	35	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ^2
12	Houston Dynamo	30	9	15	6	40	49	−9	33
13	New England Revolution	30	9	16	5	32	50	−18	32
14	Philadelphia Union	30	8	15	7	35	49	−14	31
15	Chivas USA	30	8	18	4	31	45	−14	28
16	D.C. United	30	6	20	4	21	47	−26	22

Source:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

• ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
• ^Note 2 - The winner of the 2010 MLS Supporters' Shield (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of MLS Cup 2010 (Colorado Rapids) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2010 (FC Dallas) and the winner of the 2010 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
• ^Note 3 - 2011 SuperLiga berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	48	14	10	6	39	35	+4	8	4	3	21	16	+5	6	6	3	18	19	−1

Last updated: October 23, 2010
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round	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
Ground	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

Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2010. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Squad

As of February 23, 2010. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 MF  USA Mike Fucito 3 MF  USA Brad Evans 4 DF  USA Patrick Ianni 5 DF  USA Tyson Wahl 6 MF  CUB Osvaldo Alonso 7 DF  USA James Riley 8 MF  USA Peter Vagenas (Injured Reserve) 9 FW   SUI Blaise Nkufo [14] 11 MF  COD Steve Zakuani 12 DF  USA Nathan Sturgis 14 DF  JAM Tyrone Marshall 15 MF  URU Álvaro Fernández 16 FW  USA David Estrada 17 FW  COL Fredy Montero

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 GK  USA Kasey Keller (captain) 19 DF  CRC Leonardo González 20 DF  USA Zach Scott 21 FW  USA Nate Jaqua 22 FW  USA Mike Seamon 23 MF  GAM Sanna Nyassi 24 FW  USA Roger Levesque 25 FW  USA Pat Noonan [68] (Injured Reserve) 26 DF  PUR Taylor Graham 28 GK  PUR Terry Boss 31 DF  USA Jeff Parke 32 MF  COL Miguel Montaño [69] 34 DF  COL Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (Injured Reserve)

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 9 FW   SUI Blaise Nkufo (Free[70])^ 15 MF  URU Álvaro Fernández 16 FW  USA David Estrada (MLS SuperDraft[13])

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF  USA Mike Seamon (MLS SuperDraft[13]) 25 FW  USA Pat Noonan (Free[71]) 32 FW  COL Miguel Montaño (Free[72])

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Chris Eylander (Released on waivers[73]) 9 FW  FRA Sébastien Le Toux (to Philadelphia Union, Expansion Draft) 10 MF  SWE Freddie Ljungberg (Trade to Chicago Fire)[45] 15 MF  USA Stephen King (Trade to D.C. United)[74]

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  USA Evan Brown (Released on waivers[9]) 27 MF  USA Lamar Neagle (Released on waivers[9]) 29 MF  USA Jamel Wallace (Released[75])

• ^ Player joined his new club on July 15, 2010.

Coaching staff

As of April 24, 2010.

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager	Sigi Schmid	German
Assistant Coach	Brian Schmetzer	American
Assistant Coach	Ezra Hendrickson	Vincentian
Goalkeeping Coach	Tom Dutra	American
Fitness Coach	David Tenney	American
Chief Scout	Kurt Schmid	American
Technical Director	Chris Henderson	American

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 25 August 2016.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular season		Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	MF		Mike Fucito	9	4	0+4	1	0+1	0	0	0	3+1	3
3	MF		Brad Evans	12	1	11+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Patrick Ianni	32	0	24+1	0	2	0	2+1	0	2	0
5	DF		Tyson Wahl	11	0	2+2	0	0	0	3	0	3+1	0
6	MF		Osvaldo Alonso	32	1	21+2	1	2	0	2	0	4+1	0
7	DF		James Riley	37	1	27	1	2	0	3+1	0	4	0
8	MF		Peter Vagenas	10	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
9	FW		Blaise Nkufo	16	5	11	5	2	0	1	0	2	0
11	MF		Steve Zakuani	37	11	27+2	10	2	1	2+1	0	2+1	0
12	MF		Nathan Sturgis	31	1	16+4	1	2	0	4	0	4+1	0
14	DF		Tyrone Marshall	30	1	14+6	1	1+1	0	1	0	7	0
15	MF		Álvaro Fernández	23	3	4+8	2	0+2	0	1+1	0	5+2	1
16	FW		David Estrada	8	0	1+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	2+2	0
17	FW		Fredy Montero	40	12	27+2	10	2	0	2+1	1	4+2	1
18	GK		Kasey Keller	38	0	30	0	2	0	3	0	3	0
19	DF		Leonardo González	37	1	27	1	2	0	1+1	0	5+1	0
20	DF		Zach Scott	10	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
21	FW		Nate Jaqua	26	6	3+12	0	0+1	0	3+1	5	3+3	1
22	MF		Mike Seamon	18	0	3+5	0	0	0	2+1	0	4+3	0
23	MF		Sanna Nyassi	36	4	14+10	2	2	0	3	2	4+3	0
24	FW		Roger Levesque	27	2	5+11	1	0	0	2+2	0	6+1	1
25	FW		Pat Noonan	12	1	8+4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF		Taylor Graham	8	0	0+1	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
28	GK		Terry Boss	5	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
31	DF		Jeff Parke	26	0	20	0	1	0	2+1	0	2	0
32	MF		Miguel Montaño	12	0	1+5	0	0	0	2	0	3+1	0
34	DF		Jhon Kennedy Hurtado	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
10	MF		Freddie Ljungberg	15	0	14+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF		Stephen King	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Source:

Recognition

MLS Save of the Year

Player	Opponent	Link
Kasey Keller	Kansas City Wizards	Save Week 4

MLS Player of the Month

Month	Player	Link
July	Fredy Montero	Player of the Month

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
17	Steve Zakuani	Colorado Rapids	Player of the Week
22	Fredy Montero	Chicago Fire	Player of the Week
25	Blaise Nkufo	Columbus Crew	Player of the Week
29	Steve Zakuani	Chivas USA	Player of the Week

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
5	Fredy Montero	FC Dallas	Goal Week 5
11	Leonardo González	New England Revolution	Goal Week 11
16	Roger Levesque	D.C. United	Goal Week 16
19	Fredy Montero	Houston Dynamo	Goal Week 19
25	Blaise Nkufo	Columbus Crew
27	Steve Zakuani	Toronto FC	Goal Week 27
28	Álvaro Fernández	Kansas City Wizards	Goal Week 28
29	Steve Zakuani	Chivas USA	Goal Week 29
30	James Riley	Houston Dynamo	Goal Week 30

NAPA Save of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
17	Kasey Keller	Colorado Rapids	Save of the Week
24		Real Salt Lake	Save of the Week
25		Columbus Crew	Save of the Week
26		Chicago Fire	Save of the Week

MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Month

Month	Player	Link
April	Sanna Nyassi	April Humanitarian of the Month
October	James Riley	October Humanitarian of the Month

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