2009 Seattle Sounders FC season - wikipedia 2009 Seattle Sounders FC season Seattle Sounders FC 2009 season General Manager Adrian Hanauer Head Coach Sigi Schmid Major League Soccer Western Conference : 3rd Overall : 4th MLS Cup Quarterfinals US Open Cup Winners Top goalscorer Fredy Montero ( 12 ) Highest home attendance 66,848 ( vs FC Barcelona, August 5, 2009 ) MLS : 33,108 ( vs FC Dallas, October 24, 2009 ) Average home league attendance 30,943 Home colors Away colors 2010 → The 2009 season was Seattle Sounders FC 's debut in Major League Soccer. The inaugural game was on March 19, 2009 at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington against the New York Red Bulls. Sounders FC beat the Red Bulls 3 -- 0 in front of a sell - out crowd. On August 5, 2009, Sounders FC set a stadium and Washington record for most people watching a soccer game against FC Barcelona with an attendance of 66,848. Contents 1 Background 1.1 Signings and drafts 2 Review 2.1 Preseason 2.2 March 2.3 April 2.4 May 2.5 June 2.6 July 2.7 August 2.8 September 2.9 October 3 Significance 4 Match results 4.1 Preseason 4.2 MLS regular season 4.3 MLS playoffs 4.4 US Open Cup 4.5 Friendlies 5 Competitions 5.1 Standings 5.2 Summary 6 Squad 6.1 Transfers 7 Recognition 8 References Background In a press conference on November 13, 2007, MLS announced the award of an MLS expansion team franchise to Seattle. In 2008, Sounders FC developed the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila and the USL team played most of the 2008 season at the updated facility. At the time, the USL team 's management thought that practicing and playing at Starfire could provide more continuity and a smoother transition for those hoping to play for the new MLS franchise. In early December 2008, Seattle Sounders FC reportedly offered a coaching contract to Sigi Schmid, who led the Los Angeles Galaxy to a MLS Cup in 2002 and the Columbus Crew to a MLS Cup in 2008. However, before Schmid could respond to the contract offer, the ownership of the Columbus Crew filed a tampering complaint with the MLS that put the offer on hold. The Crew 's ownership complained that Schmid had communicated with Sounders FC during the 2008 season, despite being denied permission to do so, and that he shared confidential information with Sounders FC after leaving the Crew. The MLS ruled that no tampering occurred, but ordered Sounders FC to financially compensate the Crew before signing Schmid. Sounders FC officially introduced Schmid as their first coach on December 16. Former USL Sounders player and head coach Brian Schmetzer was retained as the top assistant coach, and Tom Dutra was selected as goalkeeper coach. Retired Major League Soccer veteran defender Ezra Hendrickson joined the Sounders as an assistant coach in January, 2009. Former MLS player and Everett, Washington, native Chris Henderson was named technical director on January 24, 2008. Joining Henderson in the front office is longtime Seattle Seahawks VP Gary Wright as the senior vice president of business operations. Drew Carey was named the chairman of the Membership Association. Signings and drafts Swedish midfielder Freddie Ljungberg was signed as Sounders FC 's first Designated Player. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Team building continued with the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft and the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. 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 ). As the 2009 expansion team Sounders FC was given the first pick in each round of the SuperDraft. 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 ), Seattle selected Wake Forest University defender Evan Brown, Azusa Pacific University defender Jared Karkas, and Harvard University midfielder / forward Michael Fucito respectively. The team lineup was adjusted throughout. Defender Jeff Parke was selected in the expansion draft, and reported for training camp after tryouts with teams in Belgium. After training with the club for less than a week, Parke was unable to reach a contract agreement and left to train with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL. FC traded a conditional draft pick to Houston in order to acquire defender Patrick Ianni, who had worked with Seattle 's coach Schmid on the under - 20 US national team. Seattle also traded allocation money to Toronto FC in exchange for Tyrone Marshall in order to increase their depth on defense. The Sounders also traded away midfielder Khano Smith, another expansion draft selection, to Red Bull New York for allocation money. Review Preseason Seattle 's preseason was broken up into four stages. The team started in southern California, then moved back to the Northwest, then to Argentina, and then finished back in Seattle. On February 9, 2009 in their first ever exhibition game, Sounders FC beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 3 -- 1 on a practice field beside The Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Fredy Montero, Roger Levesque and Sanna Nyassi all scored goals in the win. The next day, Sounders FC had their second training match in Ventura, California against Chinese club Shandong Luneng. They won 2 -- 0 with both goals provided by midfielder Sanna Nyassi. The following day, February 11, Sounders FC defeated the Ventura County Fusion of the USL Premier Development League 6 -- 1 in their third preseason match in three days. Steve Zakuani and Nate Jaqua both scored two goals while Fredy Montero and Roger Levesque added one each. On February 14, Sounders FC experienced their first loss of the preseason falling 3 -- 2 to the San Jose Earthquakes while playing on the campus of California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. Fredy Montero scored both of the Sounders FC goals in the loss. Following their activities in southern California, Sounders FC 's returned to the Pacific Northwest to continue their training. On the evening of February 20, 2009, Sounders FC defeated the University of Portland Pilots 4 -- 1. Nate Jaqua and Kasey Keller received a pregame ovation because they both had played collegiate soccer with the Pilots. Jaqua, along with trialist Jeff Clark, Fredy Montero, and Brad Evans scored goals for Seattle. Two days later, the club played their first preseason match at Qwest Field as they defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 4 -- 0. Forwards Nate Jaqua and Fredy Montero scored two goals apiece. Next the club traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina where they continued training and played 4 more preseason matches. Seattle played the first of these matches against Estudiantes de La Plata on February 27, who they lost to 1 -- 3. On February 28, Sounders FC had their first tie of the preseason, 1 -- 1 against CED, a team made up of local free agent players. The club defeated Argentine second division opponents Tristán Suárez 5 -- 0. Michael Fucito, Fredy Montero, Brad Evans and Zach Scott and Sebastian Le Toux all scored in the victory. One day later, due to heavy rain, an exhibition match against Gimnasia La Plata was canceled. In the club 's final preseason match in Argentina, they faced reserve players of River Plate on March 5. They were held scoreless by River Plate with a final score of 1 -- 0. After completing training exercises in Argentina, the club returned to Seattle for the remainder of the preseason. On March 9, Designated Player Freddie Ljungberg joined practice for the first time. Ljungberg had missed most of the preseason due to hip surgery he had undergone in December. On March 12, Sounders FC played their final preseason match against the Colorado Rapids of the MLS at Qwest Field. Seattle lost 1 -- 0 on a penalty kick by Colorado 's Conor Casey. Seattle finished preseason exhibition play with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie. March Red Bull New York kick - off to start the 2009 MLS season against Seattle Prior to the first game of the season, all 22,000 season ticket packages offered by the team were sold, giving the team the most season ticket holders in Major League Soccer. On March 19, 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 years of age, and made two saves to register the team 's first regular season shutout. On March 24 Seattle signed Kevin Forrest as a Senior Developmental player after he was released by Colorado. On March 28 Sounders FC continued the success of their fast start with a second consecutive home shutout, defeating Real Salt Lake 2 -- 0. Designated player Freddie Ljungberg made his first regular season appearance as a substitute in the 61st minute of play. Nate Jaqua scored in the 17th minute, and Fredy Montero scored his league leading third goal of the season in the 77th minute. March saw Montero winning Player of the Week honors for week 1 and Keller for week 2. Montero won Goal of the Week for the first two games and was named the Player of the Month. April After their first two victories at home, Sounders FC played their first away game in history against Toronto FC. The Sounders expected a challenging away environment but were victorious were able to win in another 2 -- 0 shutout. Montero missed the match due to illness. Soon after, reports out of Seattle linked Montero to a sexual assault case with an unidentified woman. In a statement made by Sounders publicist, Montero asserted that the allegations stemmed from a disagreement in which he sought to end the relationship. and a police inquiry resulted in no charges being filed. After winning their first three games, Seattle Sounders FC suffered their first competitive loss at home against the Kansas City Wizards. Kasey Keller was sent off in the 29th minute for a handball outside the 18 - yard box, as the Sounders fell 1 -- 0 to the Wizards. The following week they lost at Chivas USA. Chris Eylander was scored on twice while covering the goal during Keller 's suspension. The Sounders again failed to score. The Sounders returned to their winning ways in a 2 -- 0 home win versus the San Jose Earthquakes. April 28 was the beginning of the team 's Open Cup campaign. Schmid asserted that the competition was important and won the first of two qualifying rounds 4 -- 1 against Real Salt Lake. The Sounders have played home games at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. The facility is older and smaller than Qwest Field but the Sounders say the atmosphere is better for smaller cup matches. May The following 5 weeks the Sounders managed to gain 5 points in the standings as they tied each game. First, a 1 -- 1 tie at the Chicago Fire in which striker Fredy Montero was sent off in the 48th minute for an elbow to the face of Gonzalo Segares while both players went up for a ball in the air. Then another 1 -- 1 tie the next week at home against the Los Angeles Galaxy in which yet another red card was issued, to James Riley this time, in the 57th minute for a `` phantom blow '' to Mike Magee as the two got into a scrum. Two more away ties followed, first against FC Dallas 1 -- 1 and then another at Colorado, 2 -- 2. Ljungberg missed three games during this period due to migraine headaches. May 31, 2009 Sounders FC then returned home for their 5th consecutive tie in league play, this time 1 -- 1 against the Columbus Crew in which Tyrone Marshal was ejected in the 92nd minute when he threw what the referee believed was a punch at Steven Lenhart in retaliation for an elbow. The Sounders accumulated another three yellow cards throughout the match. Jaqua 's goal received Goal of the Week honors. On May 26, the Sounders qualified for the U.S. open Cup by defeating the Colorado Rapids 1 -- 0 at Starfire. June Seattle started June with a 1 -- 0 loss at Chivas. Their penalty woes continued as Jhon Kennedy Hurtado accumulated his fifth yellow card and Nate Jaqua received two yellow cards resulting in them both being suspended for the next game. After the first 12 games of the season, Sounders FC were in 5th place overall and were tied for the league lead with 5 red card ejections and 6 disciplinary suspensions. On June 13, in a rematch with San Jose, Sounders FC began a stretch where 4 of their next 5 games would be played in front of their home crowd at Qwest Field. The match was the first to be counted for the supporter sponsored Heritage Cup. Ljungberg and Montero both scored as the Sounders prevailed with a 2 -- 1 victory. On June 10 Lamar Neagle was signed as a Senior Developmental player on the official roster. On June 17, the Sounders blew a 3 -- 1 lead to tie against D.C. United by a score of 3 -- 3. The match was the sixth draw in eight regular season matches. They drew again with a goal a piece at New York the following week. In week 23, the Sounders defeated the Rapids who had been undefeated in the previous eight games. Jaqua set up the first goal by Montero. Jaqua then scored twice off of assists from Montero to end the game 3 -- 0. Jaqua 's performance earned Goal of the Week and Player of the Week. July On July 1, Sounders FC traveled to Portland and eliminated the Timbers of the USL in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup. The game was played in front of an emotionally charged sold out crowd. Roger Levesque -- a player Portland fans have had a particular dislike for -- scored Seattle 's first goal within the opening minute. The following week, in a quarterfinal match, Sounders FC defeated visiting Kansas City on a penalty kick in the 89th minute by Sebastien Le Toux. It was announced in early July that the Sounders had signed left - footed Costa Rican defender Leonardo González to help at the left back position. The position had been a weak spot in Seattle 's defense and filled by three separate players throughout the season. On July 11, the Sounders hosted the Houston Dynamo at Qwest Field. Brian Schmetzer filled in for Schmid who was at his son 's wedding. Ianni scored his first goal of the season on bicycle kick that would earn him the MLS goal of the Week. On the following Tuesday, the Sounders defeated the Dynamo at Strfire in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals. Houston led when Jaqua scored in the 89th minute. King scored a goal five minutes into extra time, thus sending the Sounders FC to the Open Cup finals against D.C. United. On July 18, 2009 the Seattle Sounders lost 0 -- 2 in a friendly with Chelsea. All sections of the stadium were open and sold out with a crowd of 65,289 in attendance. The game was the first with the team for Chelsea 's new manager, Carlo Ancelotti, and their new forward Daniel Sturridge. Seattle finished July at home with a scoreless draw against Chicago. The Fire went a man down in the 54th minute but Ljungberg was ejected minutes later after protesting a yellow card for what the referee saw as diving in the penalty area. Keller and Ljungberg were named to the 2009 MLS All - Star Game by votes from fans. Ljungberg lead the MLS in total votes. Hurtado and Montero were later selected for the game held on July 29. Ljungberg missed the final shot in the loss which was decided by penalty kicks. He was later hospitalized due to another migraine. August Kasey Keller making a save against Toronto FC On August 2, the Sounders were shut out 4 -- 0 by last - place San Jose. Riley received a red card in the 39th minute while the Earthquakes scored three times in the second half. Although Seattle had won the previous two matches, San Jose won the Heritage Cup by goal differential since the first game was not included in the supporter created competition. In the second international friendly of the season the Sounders lost against FC Barcelona 0 -- 4 on August 5. The attendance set the state 's record for a soccer match at 66,848. Thierry Henry compared the crowd to those in Europe and called the fans `` amazing ''. Schmid expressed his hope that the fans were not disappointed by the loss and said `` I hope they realize they got to watch a great team ''. On August 8, Sounders FC received their third straight shutout in regular season play in a 1 -- 0 loss at Salt Lake. Schmidt called it `` a silly loss ''. At Los Angeles on August 15, Seattle won for the first time on the road since April 4. Along with the Marshall, the match saw the Galaxy 's Beckham and Lewis ejected in a two - goal shutout. Zakuani won Goal of the Week for his goal made after a run into the box and cross from Evans. Seattle lost at New England 1 -- 0. Ljungberg did not travel with the team due to what would be diagnosed as hypoglycemia. September See also : 2009 U.S. Open Cup Final When D.C. United won the US Soccer bidding process to host the tournament 's final match, Sounders FC general manager Adrian Hanauer expressed skepticism that D.C. 's bid to host the final had been better than the Seattle bid. He further noted that if Seattle had hosted the match, it likely would have sold out. This prompted a pointed reply from D.C. United president Kevin Payne in which he argued that D.C. United had won the bidding process fairly and that he was offended by Hanauer 's comments. On the heels of this public disagreement, D.C. United launched a marketing campaign to sell more tickets to the match which included a web site heralding the club 's history of titles as an original MLS franchise, WeWinTrophies.com ; an open letter placed in local newspapers declaring that D.C. fans set the standard for support in the league and that Sounders FC and its fans did not think D.C. deserved to host ; videos on the team 's official blog from local celebrities urging fans to attend and ticket and concession specials for the game. On September 2, 2009 the US Open Cup final was played in Washington D.C. 's RFK Stadium. Sounders FC prevailed 2 -- 1 becoming the second MLS expansion team in league history ( Chicago being the first ) to win the Cup in their inaugural MLS season. October This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. ( January 2011 ) Significance Sounders FC recorded the highest average attendance during the 2009 season ( regular and overall ). League attendance record Fan culture and demographics Economic impact Leiweke recognized for successful expansion launch in a recession State Senate resolution Match results Win Tie Loss Preseason Los Angeles Galaxy v Seattle Sounders FC February 9, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 -- 3 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California USA 15 : 00 PST Lewis 2 ' Report Montero 28 ' ( pen. ) Levesque 84 ' Nyassi 90 ' Stadium : The Home Depot Center Shandong Luneng v Seattle Sounders FC February 10, 2009 Shandong Luneng 0 -- 2 Seattle Sounders FC Ventura, California USA 16 : 00 PST Report Nyassi 56 ', 75 ' Stadium : Ventura College Ventura County Fusion v Seattle Sounders FC February 11, 2009 Ventura County Fusion 1 -- 6 Seattle Sounders FC Ventura, California USA 19 : 00 PST Aghasyan 13 ' Report Montero 7 ' Zakuani 9 ', 21 ' Jaqua 43 ', 44 ' Levesque 83 ' Stadium : Ventura College San Jose Earthquakes v Seattle Sounders FC February 13, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 3 -- 2 Seattle Sounders FC San Luis Obispo, California USA 19 : 00 PST Johnson 7 ', 22 ' Amarikwa 46 ' Report Montero 11 ', 44 ' Stadium : Alex G. Spanos Stadium Portland Pilots v Seattle Sounders FC February 20, 2009 Portland Pilots 1 -- 4 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon USA 19 : 00 PST Emory 61 ' Report Jaqua 4 ' Ianni 32 ' Montero 70 ' ( pen. ) Evans 75 ' Stadium : Merlo Field Seattle Sounders FC v Vancouver Whitecaps February 22, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 4 -- 0 Vancouver Whitecaps Seattle, Washington USA 12 : 00 PST Jaqua 37 ', 39 ' Montero 66 ', 67 ' Report Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : None ( closed to the public ) Estudiantes de La Plata v Seattle Sounders FC February 27, 2009 Estudiantes de La Plata 1 -- 3 Seattle Sounders FC Buenos Aires, Argentina 11 : 00 UTC - 2 Marshall 20 ' ( o.g. ) Report Jaqua 46 ' Montero 54 ', 58 ' CED Rosario v Seattle Sounders FC February 28, 2009 CED Rosario 1 -- 1 Seattle Sounders FC Buenos Aires, Argentina 16 : 00 UTC - 2 CED No. 11 53 ' ( pen. ) Report Ferrerya 43 ' Tristán Suárez v Seattle Sounders FC March 3, 2009 Tristán Suárez 0 -- 5 Seattle Sounders FC Buenos Aires, Argentina 10 : 30 UTC - 2 Report Fucito 25 ' Montero 33 ' Evans 38 ' Scott 43 ' Le Toux 89 ' River Plate v Seattle Sounders FC March 5, 2009 River Plate 1 -- 0 Seattle Sounders FC Buenos Aires, Argentina 9 : 30 UTC - 2 Lizio 89 ' Report Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids March 12, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0 -- 1 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington USA 19 : 00 PDT Report Casey 38 ' ( pen. ) Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : None ( closed to the public ) MLS regular season See also : 2009 Major League Soccer season Seattle Sounders FC v New York Red Bulls March 19, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 3 -- 0 New York Red Bulls Seattle, Washington USA 18 : 00 PDT Montero 12 ' 75 ' Alonso 13 ' Evans 25 ' Hurtado 32 ' Nyassi 67 ' Report Goldthwaite 21 ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 32,523 Referee : Jair Marrufo Seattle Sounders FC v Real Salt Lake March 28, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 2 -- 0 Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington USA 19 : 30 PDT Jaqua 17 ' Alonso 21 ' Montero 77 ' Report Beckerman 10 ' Morales 22 ' Olave 45 ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 28,548 Referee : Baldomero Toledo Toronto FC v Seattle Sounders FC April 4, 2009 Toronto FC 0 -- 2 Seattle Sounders FC Toronto, Ontario Canada 15 : 00 EDT Brennan 44 ' Cronin 51 ' Report Ljungberg 15 ' Hurtado 29 ' Zakuani 45 ' Riley 61 ' Scott 86 ' Stadium : BMO Field Attendance : 20,658 Referee : Mark Geiger Seattle Sounders FC v Kansas City Wizards April 11, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0 -- 1 Kansas City Wizards Seattle, Washington USA 19 : 30 PDT Evans 4 ' Keller 29 ' Report Jewsbury 4 ' Kraus 71 ' Arnaud 80 ' Hartman 91 ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 28,746 Referee : Abiodun Okulaja Chivas USA v Seattle Sounders FC April 18, 2009 Chivas USA 2 -- 0 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California USA 19 : 30 PDT Lillingston 20 ' Riley 32 ' ( o.g. ) Chijindu 84 ' Trujillo 86 ' Report Scott 45 ' Montero 47 ' Stadium : The Home Depot Center Attendance : 15,463 Referee : Alex Prus Seattle Sounders FC v San Jose Earthquakes April 25, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 2 -- 0 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington USA 19 : 30 PDT Alonso 30 ' Zakuani 42 ' Evans 50 ' Report Convey 4 ' Garcia 41 ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 28,838 Referee : Kevin Stott Chicago Fire v Seattle Sounders FC May 2, 2009 Chicago Fire 1 -- 1 Seattle Sounders FC Bridgeview, Illinois USA 19 : 30 CDT Soumare 55 ' Pappa 68 ' Rolfe 95 + ' Report Marshall 1 ' 74 ' Montero 48 ' Riley 95 + ' Stadium : Toyota Park Attendance : 10,288 Referee : Jasen Anno Seattle Sounders FC v Los Angeles Galaxy May 10, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 1 -- 1 Los Angeles Galaxy Seattle, Washington USA 12 : 00 PDT Le Toux 22 ' Evans 45 ' Riley 57 ', 57 ' Ljungberg 58 ' Jaqua 80 ' Report Gordon 32 ' 35 ' Magee 59 ' Sanneh 61 ' Miglioranzi 83 ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 29,025 Referee : Tim Weyland FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders FC May 16, 2009 FC Dallas 1 -- 1 Seattle Sounders FC Frisco, Texas USA 19 : 30 CDT Rocha 20 ' 48 + ' Saragosa 75 ' Guarda 80 ' Report Hurtado 18 ' Zakuani 48 + ' Marshall 64 ' Stadium : Pizza Hut Park Attendance : 8,247 Referee : Terry Vaughn Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC May 23, 2009 Colorado Rapids 2 -- 2 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado USA 19 : 30 MDT Clark 26 ' Casey 47 ' Ihemelu 67 ' Report Montero 17 ' Jaqua 28 ' 76 ' Hurtado 57 ' Vagenas 61 ' Stadium : Dick 's Sporting Goods Park Attendance : 16,528 Referee : Hilario Grajeda Seattle Sounders FC v Columbus Crew May 30, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 1 -- 1 Columbus Crew Seattle, Washington USA 19 : 30 PDT Vagenas 37 ' Jaqua 58 ' Hurtado 68 ' Ljungberg 89 ' Marshall 92 + ' Report Moreno 12 ' Schelotto 73 ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 29,126 Referee : Michael Kennedy Chivas USA v Seattle Sounders FC June 6, 2009 Chivas USA 1 -- 0 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California USA 19 : 30 PDT Lillingston 26 ' 38 ' Trujillo 90 ' Report Ianni 48 ' Jaqua 54 ', 88 ' Hurtado 81 ' Stadium : The Home Depot Center Attendance : 13,117 Referee : Kevin Stott Seattle Sounders FC v San Jose Earthquakes June 13, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 2 -- 1 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington USA 19 : 30 PDT Ljungberg 42 ' 94 + ' Evans 43 ' Montero 59 ' 74 ' Report Pitchkolan 16 ' Corrales 34 ' Ribeiro 50 ' Huckerby 68 ' Wondolowski 92 + ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 28,999 Referee : Silviu Petrescu Seattle Sounders FC v D.C. United June 17, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 3 -- 3 D.C. United Seattle, Washington USA 19 : 30 PDT Alonso 38 ' Burch 45 ' ( o.g. ) Montero 57 ' Report Pontius 34 ' Gomez 63 ' Jakovic 84 ' Marshall 87 ' ( o.g. ) Namoff 92 + ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 29,104 Referee : Ricardo Salazar New York Red Bulls v Seattle Sounders FC June 20, 2009 New York Red Bulls 1 -- 1 Seattle Sounders FC East Rutherford, New Jersey USA 19 : 30 EDT Kandji 11 ' Goldthwaite 36 ' Angel 40 ' Report Montero 48 + ' Marshall 83 ' Stadium : Giants Stadium Attendance : 14,313 Referee : Paul Ward Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids June 28, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 3 -- 0 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington USA 13 : 00 PDT Ljungberg 19 ' Montero 23 ' Jaqua 48 ' 68 ' Evans 71 ' Report Ihemelu 17 ' Mastroeni 29 ' Palguta 41 ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 32,526 Referee : Alex Prus Seattle Sounders FC v Houston Dynamo July 11, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 2 -- 1 Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington USA 13 : 00 PDT Montero 32 ' Hurtado 43 ' Ianni 46 ' Vagenas 64 ' Wahl 66 ' Report Davis 12 ' Waibel 71 ' Kamara 90 ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 32,404 Referee : Mark Geiger Seattle Sounders FC v Chicago Fire July 25, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0 -- 0 Chicago Fire Seattle, Washington USA 12 : 00 PDT Hurtado 28 ' Ianni 57 ' Ljungberg 59 ', 59 ' Report Segares 39 ' Thorrington 40 ', 54 ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 32,405 Referee : Baldomero Toledo San Jose Earthquakes v Seattle Sounders FC August 2, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 4 -- 0 Seattle Sounders FC Santa Clara, California USA 12 : 00 PDT Alonso 2 ' ( o.g. ) Hernandez 27 ' Huckerby 37 ' 78 ' Glen 54 ' Wondolowski 84 ' 85 ' Report Ianni 22 ' Riley 33 ' Montero 35 ' Stadium : Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance : 9,919 Referee : Paul Ward Real Salt Lake v Seattle Sounders FC August 8, 2009 Real Salt Lake 1 -- 0 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah USA 19 : 00 MDT Mathis 11 ' Findley 62 ' Beckerman 65 ' Report Hurtado 76 ' Stadium : Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance : 14,193 Referee : Kevin Stott Los Angeles Galaxy v Seattle Sounders FC August 15, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 0 -- 2 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California USA 20 : 00 PDT DeLaGarza 14 ' Beckham 17 ' Lewis 79 ' Kirovski 94 + ' Report Zakuani 22 ' Montero 54 ' 81 ' Marshall 65 ', 76 ' Stadium : The Home Depot Center Attendance : 20,162 Referee : Ricardo Salazar Seattle Sounders FC v New England Revolution August 20, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0 -- 1 New England Revolution Seattle, Washington USA 19 : 00 PDT Gonzalez 40 ' Montero 54 ' Nyassi 86 ' Report Joseph 21 ' Ralston 43 ' Jankauskas 47 + ' Heaps 49 + ' Reis 65 ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 32,705 Referee : Baldomero Toledo Houston Dynamo v Seattle Sounders FC August 23, 2009 Houston Dynamo 1 -- 1 Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas USA 19 : 30 CDT Boswell 19 ' Cameron 36 ' Report Levesque 13 ' Jaqua 70 ' Stadium : Robertson Stadium Attendance : 17,063 Referee : Alex Prus Seattle Sounders FC v Toronto FC August 29, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0 -- 0 Toronto FC Seattle, Washington USA 13 : 00 PDT Ljungberg 73 ' Report Attakora 41 ' Gomez 67 ' De Rosario 67 ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 32,679 Referee : Jorge Gonzalez D.C. United v Seattle Sounders FC September 12, 2009 D.C. United 1 -- 2 Seattle Sounders FC Washington, D.C. USA 19 : 30 EDT Wallace 54 ' 57 ' Quaranta 62 ' John 93 + ' Report Zakuani 5 ' Montero 84 ' Stadium : RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance : 19,592 Referee : Silviu Petrescu Seattle Sounders FC v Chivas USA September 19, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0 -- 0 Chivas USA Seattle, Washington USA 12 : 00 PDT Alonso 40 ' Marshall 78 ' Jaqua 86 ' Report Jazic 34 ' Nagamura 43 ' Saragosa 71 ' Trujillo 76 ' Santos 77 ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 32,719 Referee : Terry Vaughn New England Revolution v Seattle Sounders FC September 26, 2009 New England Revolution 2 -- 1 Seattle Sounders FC Foxborough, Massachusetts USA 19 : 30 EDT Joseph 51 ' ( pen. ) 87 ' Report Montero 5 ' Jaqua 92 + ' Stadium : Gillette Stadium Attendance : 15,961 Referee : Steven DePiero Columbus Crew v Seattle Sounders FC October 3, 2009 Columbus Crew 0 -- 1 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, Ohio USA 19 : 30 EDT Moreno 55 ' O'Rourke 65 ' Lenhart 95 + ' Report Levesque 36 ' Marshall 84 ' Stadium : Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance : 14,372 Referee : Ricardo Salazar Kansas City Wizards v Seattle Sounders FC October 17, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 2 -- 3 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas USA 19 : 30 CDT Hercegfalvi 51 ' Wolff 53 ' Report Marshall 27 ' Vagenas 45 ' Levesque 69 ' Jaqua 76 ' Stadium : CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance : 10,135 Referee : Mark Geiger Seattle Sounders FC v FC Dallas October 24, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 2 -- 1 FC Dallas Seattle, Washington USA 19 : 30 PDT Alonso 57 ' Evans 60 ' 84 ' Jaqua 61 ' Report Harris 14 ' 38 ' Pearce 26 ' Ihemelu 70 ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 33,108 Referee : Baldomero Toledo MLS playoffs See also : 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs Seattle Sounders FC v Houston Dynamo October 29, 2009 Conf. Semifinals Seattle Sounders FC 0 -- 0 Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington USA 19 : 00 PDT Montero 16 ' Alonso 64 ' Evans 68 ' Report Onstad 16 ' Mullan 71 ' Chabala 75 ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 35,807 Referee : Ricardo Salazar Houston Dynamo v Seattle Sounders FC November 8, 2009 Conf. Semifinals Houston Dynamo 1 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) ( 1 -- 0 agg. ) Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas USA 15 : 00 CST Chabala 44 ' Cameron 94 + ' Ching 96 ' Report Marshall 24 ' Riley 120 ' Ljungberg 121 ' Stadium : Robertson Stadium Attendance : 27,465 Referee : Jorge Gonzalez US Open Cup See also : 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Seattle Sounders FC v Real Salt Lake April 28, 2009 Qualification Seattle Sounders FC 4 -- 1 Real Salt Lake Tukwila, Washington USA 19 : 00 PDT Ianni 20 ' Le Toux 25 ' ( pen. ) 55 ' Nyassi 27 ' 71 ' King 53 ' Report Johnson 32 ' Olave 41 ' Stadium : Starfire Sports Complex Attendance : 3,890 Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids May 26, 2009 Qualification Seattle Sounders FC 1 -- 0 Colorado Rapids Tukwila, Washington USA 19 : 00 PDT Forrest 62 ' Report Harvey 78 ' Stadium : Starfire Sports Complex Attendance : 4,007 Referee : Tony Russo Portland Timbers ( USL - 1 ) v Seattle Sounders FC July 1, 2009 Third round Portland Timbers ( USL - 1 ) 1 -- 2 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon USA 19 : 00 PDT Hayes 26 ' Mandjou 43 ' McManus 61 ' Report Ianni 5 ' Levesque 1 ' King 26 ' Nyassi 59 ' Riley 93 + ' Stadium : PGE Park Attendance : 16,382 Referee : Yeder Reyes Seattle Sounders FC v Kansas City Wizards July 7, 2009 Quarterfinals Seattle Sounders FC 1 -- 0 Kansas City Wizards Tukwila, Washington USA 19 : 00 PDT Montero 79 ' Le Toux 89 ' ( pen. ) Report Hirsig 76 ', 92 + ' Stadium : Starfire Sports Complex Attendance : 4,352 Referee : Abiodun Okulaja Seattle Sounders FC v Houston Dynamo July 21, 2009 Semifinals Seattle Sounders FC 2 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Houston Dynamo Tukwila, Washington USA 19 : 00 PDT Jaqua 62 ' Hurtado 67 ', 110 ' Marshall 80 ' Jaqua 89 ' King 95 ' Report James 30 ' Boswell 30 ' Akinbiyi 32 ' Davis 43 ' Mullan 70 ' Chabala 90 ' Stadium : Starfire Sports Complex Attendance : 4,895 Referee : Edvin Jurisevic D.C. United v Seattle Sounders FC September 2, 2009 Final D.C. United 1 -- 2 Seattle Sounders FC Washington, D.C. USA 19 : 30 EDT Wicks 69 ' Simms 89 ' Report Ianni 25 ' Gonzalez 49 ' Montero 67 ' Vagenas 79 ' Levesque 86 ' Stadium : RFK Stadium Attendance : 17,329 Referee : Alex Prus Friendlies Seattle Sounders FC v Chelsea July 18, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0 -- 2 Chelsea Seattle, Washington USA Report Sturridge 12 ' Lampard 35 ' 91 + ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 65,289 Referee : Carlos Vences Seattle Sounders FC v FC Barcelona August 5, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0 -- 4 FC Barcelona Seattle, Washington USA Fucito 83 ' Report Messi 21 ' 41 ' Busquets 31 ' Jeffrén 75 ' Pedro 89 ' Stadium : Qwest Field Attendance : 66,848 Referee : Mark Geiger Competitions Standings Western Conference Western Conference Pos Club Pts GP GF GA GD Los Angeles Galaxy 48 30 12 6 12 36 31 + 5 Houston Dynamo 48 30 13 8 9 39 29 + 10 Seattle Sounders FC 47 30 12 7 11 38 29 + 9 Chivas USA 45 30 13 11 6 34 31 + 3 5 Real Salt Lake 40 30 11 12 7 43 35 + 8 6 Colorado Rapids 40 30 10 10 10 42 38 + 4 7 FC Dallas 39 30 11 13 6 50 47 + 4 8 San Jose Earthquakes 30 30 7 14 9 36 50 − 14 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs ( Wild Card ) Overall Pos Team Pts GP GF GA GD Qualification or relegation Columbus Crew ! Columbus Crew ( SS ) ( E1 ) 49 30 13 7 10 41 31 + 10 2010 -- 11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage LA Galaxy ! LA Galaxy ( W1 ) 48 30 12 6 12 36 31 + 5 2010 -- 11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round Houston Dynamo ! Houston Dynamo 48 30 13 8 9 39 29 + 10 2010 North American SuperLiga Seattle Sounders FC ! Seattle Sounders FC 47 30 12 7 11 38 29 + 9 2010 -- 11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 5 Chicago Fire ! Chicago Fire 45 30 11 7 12 39 34 + 5 2010 North American SuperLiga 6 Chivas USA ! Chivas USA 45 30 13 11 6 34 31 + 3 7 New England Revolution ! New England Revolution 42 30 11 10 9 33 37 − 4 8 Real Salt Lake ! Real Salt Lake 40 30 11 12 7 43 35 + 8 2010 -- 11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 9 Colorado Rapids ! Colorado Rapids 40 30 10 10 10 42 38 + 4 10 D.C. United ! D.C. United 40 30 9 8 13 43 44 − 1 11 FC Dallas ! FC Dallas 39 30 11 13 6 50 47 + 3 12 Toronto FC ! Toronto FC 39 30 10 11 9 37 46 − 9 2009 -- 10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 13 Kansas City Wizards ! Kansas City Wizards 33 30 8 13 9 33 42 − 9 14 San Jose Earthquakes ! San Jose Earthquakes 30 30 7 14 9 36 50 − 14 15 New York Red Bulls ! New York Red Bulls 21 30 5 19 6 27 47 − 20 ^ Note 1 - Toronto FC can not 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 can not 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 2009 MLS Supporters ' Shield ( Columbus Crew ) and the winner of MLS Cup 2009 ( Real Salt Lake ) qualified for the 2010 -- 11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner - up of MLS Cup 2009 ( Los Angeles Galaxy ) and the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup ( Seattle Sounders ) qualified for the 2010 -- 11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round. ^ Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League ( Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA and New England ). Summary Overall Home Away Pld Pts GF GA GD GF GA GD GF GA GD 30 47 12 7 11 38 29 + 9 7 6 21 10 + 11 5 5 5 17 19 − 2 Last updated : October 24, 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 Round 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 Result Conference 5 Overall 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 Last updated : October 25, 2009. Source : MLS Results Ground : A = Away ; H = Home. Result : T = Tie ; L = Loss ; W = Win ; P = Postponed. Squad Statistics are from all MLS matches. Ages are as of March 19, 2009 ( the date of their season opener ). Source : MLSNet.com Sounders FC Stats. Last updated : October 4, 2009. Nat No Player Age Pos Starts Apps Acquired USA Fucito Mike Fucito 19850420 ( 1985 - 03 - 29 ) March 29, 1985 ( aged 23 ) FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft USA Evans Brad Evans 19850420 ( 1985 - 04 - 20 ) April 20, 1985 ( aged 23 ) MF 23 25 0 Expansion Draft USA Ianni Patrick Ianni 19850615 ( 1985 - 06 - 15 ) June 15, 1985 ( aged 23 ) DF 10 17 0 Trade USA 5 Wahl Tyson Wahl 19840223 ( 1984 - 02 - 23 ) February 23, 1984 ( aged 25 ) DF 9 11 0 0 0 Expansion Draft CUB 6 Alonso Osvaldo Alonso 19851111 ( 1985 - 11 - 11 ) November 11, 1985 ( aged 23 ) MF 24 25 0 Signed USA 7 Riley James Riley 19821027 ( 1982 - 10 - 27 ) October 27, 1982 ( aged 26 ) DF 26 26 0 Expansion Draft USA 8 Vagenas Peter Vagenas 19780206 ( 1978 - 02 - 06 ) February 6, 1978 ( aged 31 ) MF 8 13 0 0 Expansion Draft FRA 9 Le Toux Sébastien Le Toux 19840120 ( 1984 - 01 - 20 ) January 20, 1984 ( aged 25 ) FW 15 26 0 0 Signed from USL Sounders SWE 10 Ljungberg Freddie Ljungberg 19770416 ( 1977 - 04 - 16 ) April 16, 1977 ( aged 31 ) MF 19 20 5 6 Signed Designated Player COD 11 Zakuani Steve Zakuani 19880209 ( 1988 - 02 - 09 ) February 9, 1988 ( aged 21 ) FW 22 27 0 SuperDraft USA 12 Sturgis Nathan Sturgis 19870706 ( 1987 - 07 - 06 ) July 6, 1987 ( aged 21 ) DF 5 9 0 0 0 0 Expansion Draft JAM 14 Marshall Tyrone Marshall 19741112 ( 1974 - 11 - 12 ) November 12, 1974 ( aged 34 ) DF 23 24 6 Trade USA 15 King Stephen King 19860306 ( 1986 - 03 - 06 ) March 6, 1986 ( aged 23 ) MF 10 0 0 0 0 Expansion Draft USA 16 Brown Evan Brown 19870501 ( 1987 - 05 - 01 ) May 1, 1987 ( aged 21 ) DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 SuperDraft COL 17 Montero Fredy Montero 19870726 ( 1987 - 07 - 26 ) July 26, 1987 ( aged 21 ) FW 25 25 12 6 5 Signed On Loan USA 18 Keller Kasey Keller 19691129 ( 1969 - 11 - 29 ) November 29, 1969 ( aged 39 ) GK 27 27 0 0 0 Signed CRC 19 González Leonardo González 19801121 ( 1980 - 11 - 21 ) November 21, 1980 ( aged 28 ) DF 9 9 0 0 0 Signed USA 20 Scott Zach Scott 19800702 ( 1980 - 07 - 02 ) July 2, 1980 ( aged 28 ) DF 6 9 0 0 0 Signed from USL Sounders USA 21 Jaqua Nate Jaqua 19811028 ( 1981 - 10 - 28 ) October 28, 1981 ( aged 27 ) FW 25 26 7 7 6 Expansion Draft GAM 23 Nyassi Sanna Nyassi 19890131 ( 1989 - 01 - 31 ) January 31, 1989 ( aged 20 ) MF 14 0 0 0 Signed USA 24 Levesque Roger Levesque 19810122 ( 1981 - 01 - 22 ) January 22, 1981 ( aged 28 ) FW 12 0 0 Signed from USL Sounders Puerto Rico 26 Graham Taylor Graham 19800603 ( 1980 - 06 - 03 ) June 3, 1980 ( aged 28 ) DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Signed from USL Sounders COL 34 Hurtado Jhon Kennedy Hurtado 19840516 ( 1984 - 05 - 16 ) May 16, 1984 ( aged 24 ) DF 24 25 8 0 Signed 33 40 56 8 Goalkeepers Nat No Player Age Starts Apps GA GAA CS Acquired USA Eylander Chris Eylander 19840314 ( 1984 - 03 - 14 ) March 14, 1984 ( age 33 ) 0 Signed from USL Sounders USA 18 Keller Kasey Keller 19691129 ( 1969 - 11 - 29 ) November 29, 1969 ( age 47 ) 27 27 23 0.87 10 Signed USA 22 Dragavon Ben Dragavon 19831231 ( 1983 - 12 - 31 ) December 31, 1983 ( age 33 ) 0 1.53 0 MLS goalkeeper pool PUR 28 Boss Terry Boss 19840314 ( 1981 - 09 - 01 ) September 1, 1981 ( age 36 ) 0 0 0 0 0 Signed 26 0.93 10 Transfers In Note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 19 FW Kevin Forrest ( from Colorado Rapids, Free ) 27 MF Lamar Neagle ( Free ) No. Position Player 28 GK Terry Boss ( Free ) 19 DF Leonardo González ( from Liberia Mia, Free ) Out Note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player DF Jeff Parke ( to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Free ) No. Position Player 19 FW Kevin Forrest ( Released on waivers ) 13 FW Jarrod Smith ( Released on waivers ) Recognition MLS All - Stars See also : 2009 MLS All - Star Game Kasey Keller -- GK -- First XI Freddie Ljungberg -- MF -- First XI Jhon Kennedy Hurtado -- DF -- Coach 's selection Fredy Montero -- FW -- Coach 's selection US Open Cup Sebastian Le Toux -- Player of the Round ( Semifinals ) Fredy Montero -- Player of the Round ( Final ) Kasey Keller -- Player of the Tournament MLS Player of the Week See also : 2009 MLS Players of the Week Fredy Montero -- Week 1 -- 2 G ( 12 ', 75 ' ) GWG, 1 A ( 25 ' ) Kasey Keller -- Week 2 -- SHO, 5 SVS Nate Jaqua -- Week 15 -- A ( 23 ' ) GWA, 2 G ( 48 ', 68 ' ) MLS Player of the Month See also : 2009 MLS Players of the Month Fredy Montero -- March -- 3 G, 1 A, Sounders 2 -- 0 -- 0 in March MLS Goal of the Week See also : 2009 MLS Goals of the Week Fredy Montero -- Week 1 -- 12 ' Fredy Montero -- Week 2 -- 77 ' Nate Jaqua -- Week 11 -- 58 ' Nate Jaqua -- Week 15 -- 48 ' Patrick Ianni -- Week 17 -- 46 ' Steve Zakuani -- Week 22 -- 22 ' Nate Jaqua -- Week 23 -- 70 ' MLS Save of the Week See also : 2009 MLS Saves of the Week Kasey Keller -- Week 10 -- 34 ' Kasey Keller -- Week 21 -- 47 ' Tyrone Marshall -- Week 29 -- 70 ' Golden scarf recipients Before each home game, Sounders FC honors a member of the community or special guest with a Golden Scarf. Date Opponent Recipient Notes March 19, 2009 New York Red Bulls Don Garber MLS Commissioner March 28, 2009 Real Salt Lake Jimmy Gabriel NASL Sounders legend April 11, 2009 Kansas City Wizards Robbie Bach Microsoft executive April 24, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes Jimmy McAlister NASL Sounders legend May 10, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy Meredith Teague 2009 NCAA Div II soccer National Player of the Year May 31, 2009 Columbus Crew Jim Mora Seahawks head coach June 13, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes Fred Mendoza Seattle Public Stadium Authority ( Qwest Field ) chairman June 17, 2009 D.C. United Sue Bird & Swin Cash WNBA Seattle Storm team June 28, 2009 Colorado Rapids Lorenzo Romar UW Men 's Basketball coach July 11, 2009 Houston Dynamo Doug Andreassen Washington Youth Soccer President July 18, 2009 Chelsea Dale Chihuly Glass artist, creator of the sculpture presented to friendly opponents July 25, 2009 Chicago Fire Mike Ryan First U.S. women 's national soccer team coach August 5, 2009 FC Barcelona Bill Russell NBA Hall of Famer and Seattle resident August 20, 2009 New England Revolution John Nordstrom NASL Sounders co-founder August 29, 2009 Toronto FC Michelle Akers Former US Women 's National Team striker September 19, 2009 Chivas USA Alan Hinton Former coach of NASL Sounders References Jump up ^ `` FC Barcelona -- Seattle Sounders Football Club ''. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Sounders FC set all - time attendance mark '' ( Press release ). MLSNet.com. October 25, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2009. 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Question: who was the first player drafted by the sounders
Answer: Sébastien Le Toux