# 2012 Seattle Sounders FC season

The 2012 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's fourth season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. For the Sounders FC organization, it was their fourth year of existence, and including all previous clubs, it was the 32nd season of a soccer team bearing the Sounders name.

## Season overview
### Pre-season

On November 23, 2011, James Riley was drafted away from Seattle by the Montreal Impact as part of the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft. He was immediately traded to Chivas USA with allocation money for Justin Braun and Gerson Mayen. The Sounders also traded Tyson Wahl to the Impact for allocation money. Other off-season transactions included the transfer of Erik Friberg to Malmö FF, the retirements of Kasey Keller, Terry Boss, and Taylor Graham, the release of Nate Jaqua and Pat Noonan, the acquisition of Marc Burch from D.C. United via the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft, and the signings of out of contract players Michael Gspurning and Adam Johansson.
In the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, the Sounders took Creighton University defender Andrew Duran in the first round and University of Alabama-Birmingham forward Babayele Sodade. A week later, in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft the Sounders took University of California-Santa Barbara defender Tim Pontius and former Leicester City F.C. forward Jason Banton in the second round, University of Washington forward Abdul Aman in the third round, and Cal Poly defender Wes Feighner in the fourth round. On the same day as the Supplemental Draft, the Sounders traded the rights to defender Leone Cruz, whom the Sounders acquired in the second round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft but did not sign to a contract, to Real Salt Lake for UCLA defender Andy Rose, whom Real Salt Lake had drafted in the first round of the Supplemental Draft.

### Summary

The Sounders played 50 matches during the 2012 season across all competitions and including major friendlies—the most in the team's history. They had a record of 26 wins, 11 losses, and 13 draws overall.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Sigi Schmid |
| Assistant coaches | Brian Schmetzer, Ezra Hendrickson |
| Goalkeepers Coach | Tom Dutra |
| Fitness coach | David Tenney |
| Equipment manager | Nolan Meyer |

### Other information

| Majority Owner | Joe Roth |
| Owner & General Manager | Adrian Hanauer |
| Owner & Founder and Chairman, Vulcan Inc. | Paul Allen |
| President | Peter McLoughlin |
| Owner | Drew Carey |
| Director of First Team | Grant Clark |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Chris Cornish |
| Chiropractors | Lew Estabrook, DC, Forrest Hartford, DC |
| Team Services Director | Vince Johnson |
| Medical Director | Dr. Michael Morris |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Randy Noteboom |
| Director of Youth Development | Darren Sawatzky |
| Voice of the Sounders FC | Ross Fletcher, Kasey Keller |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | CenturyLink Field (67,000 / 104x68m) |
| Training ground (capacity and dimensions) | Starfire Sports Complex (4,500 / 101x64m) |
Source: Staff, Organization,

### Official sponsors

* Xbox 360
* Adidas
* Samsung Mob!le
* Seattle Bank
* Virginia Mason Medical Center
* Root Sports
Source: Soundersfc.com

### Kits

| Home | Home Alternate | Home Alt. 2 | Away | Third |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Home | Rave Green | Blue | Rave Green | |
| Home Alt. | Rave Green | Rave Green | Blue | MLS, April 7 against D.C. United |
| Home Alt. 2 | Rave Green | Rave Green | Rave Green | MLS, April 28 against Chicago |
| Away | Shale | Shale | Shale | |
| Third | Cyan | Cyan | Cyan | → International friendlies and non-MLS matches |

## Squad
### Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of October 3, 2012.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Michael Gspurning | Austria |
| 3 | MF | Brad Evans | United States |
| 4 | DF | Patrick Ianni | United States |
| 5 | DF | Adam Johansson | Sweden |
| 6 | MF | Osvaldo Alonso (Vice-Captain) | Cuba |
| 7 | FW | Eddie Johnson | United States |
| 8 | DF | Marc Burch | United States |
| 10 | MF | Mauro Rosales (DP / Captain) | Argentina |
| 11 | MF | Steve Zakuani | DR Congo |
| 12 | DF | Leonardo González | Costa Rica |
| 13 | MF | Christian Tiffert (DP) | Germany |
| 14 | MF | Michael Tetteh (GA) | Ghana |
| 15 | MF | Mario Martínez (on loan from Real España) | Honduras |
| 16 | FW | David Estrada | United States |
| 17 | FW | Fredy Montero (DP / 3rd captain) | Colombia |
| 19 | FW | Babayele Sodade | Canada |
| 20 | DF | Zach Scott (4th captain) | United States |
| 21 | FW | Cordell Cato | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 22 | MF | Mike Seamon | United States |
| 23 | MF | Servando Carrasco | United States |
| 24 | GK | Marcus Hahnemann | United States |
| 25 | MF | Andy Rose | England |
| 26 | FW | Sammy Ochoa | United States |
| 27 | MF | Alex Caskey | United States |
| 29 | GK | Josh Ford | United States |
| 30 | DF | Andrew Duran | United States |
| 31 | DF | Jeff Parke | United States |
| 32 | DF | Daniel Steres | United States |
| 33 | GK | Andrew Weber | United States |
| 34 | DF | Jhon Kennedy Hurtado | Colombia |
| 35 | GK | Bryan Meredith | United States |

### Squad information

    As of November 18, 2012.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Club appearances (MLS) [playoffs] | Club goals (MLS) [playoffs] |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Michael Gspurning | GK | (1981-05-02)May 2, 1981 (aged 31) | Skoda Xanthi F.C. | 30 (21) [4] | 0 (0) [0] |
| 24 | Marcus Hahnemann | GK | (1972-06-15)June 15, 1972 (aged 40) | Everton | 1 (0) [0] | 0 (0) [0] |
| 29 | Josh Ford | GK | (1987-11-06)November 6, 1987 (aged 25) | UConn | 0 (0) [0] | 0 (0) [0] |
| 33 | Andrew Weber | GK | (1983-08-09)August 9, 1983 (aged 29) | San Jose | 5 (3) [0] | 0 (0) [0] |
| 35 | Bryan Meredith | GK | (1989-08-02)August 2, 1989 (aged 23) | Monmouth | 16 (12) [0] | 0 (0) [0] |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 4 | Patrick Ianni | CB | (1985-06-15)June 15, 1985 (aged 27) | Houston | 98 (74) [3] | 3 (3) [0] |
| 5 | Adam Johansson | RFB | (1983-02-21)February 21, 1983 (aged 29) | IFK Göteborg | 28 (21) [4] | 0 (0) [0] |
| 8 | Marc Burch | LFB / CB | (1984-05-07)May 7, 1984 (aged 28) | D.C. United | 40 (29) [2] | 0 (0) [0] |
| 12 | Leonardo González | LFB | (1980-11-21)November 21, 1980 (aged 32) | Municipal Liberia | 103 (71) [6] | 1 (1) [0] |
| 20 | Zach Scott | CB / RFB | (1980-07-02)July 2, 1980 (aged 32) | Seattle (USL) | 74 (45) [4] | 3 (1) [1] |
| 30 | Andrew Duran | CB | (1989-10-26)October 26, 1989 (aged 23) | Creighton | 0 (0) [0] | 0 (0) [0] |
| 31 | Jeff Parke | CB | (1982-04-13)April 13, 1982 (aged 30) | Vancouver | 105 (78) [7] | 1 (1) [0] |
| 32 | Daniel Steres | CB | (1990-11-11)November 11, 1990 (aged 22) | San Diego State | 0 (0) [0] | 0 (0) [0] |
| 34 | Jhon Kennedy Hurtado | CB | (1984-05-16)May 16, 1984 (aged 28) | Deportivo Cali | 112 (81) [8] | 1 (1) [0] |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 3 | Brad Evans | CM / RM | (1985-05-20)May 20, 1985 (aged 27) | Columbus | 108 (88) [8] | 17 (13) [0] |
| 6 | Osvaldo Alonso | DM | (1985-11-11)November 11, 1985 (aged 27) | Charleston | 151 (113) [10] | 14 (6) [1] |
| 10 | Mauro Rosales (C) | AM / RM | (1981-02-24)February 24, 1981 (aged 31) | River Plate | 62 (53) [2] | 8 (8) [0] |
| 11 | Steve Zakuani | LM | (1988-02-09)February 9, 1988 (aged 24) | Akron | 90 (72) [7] | 19 (17) [1] |
| 13 | Christian Tiffert | CM | (1982-02-18)February 18, 1982 (aged 30) | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 18 (12) [4] | 0 (0) [0] |
| 14 | Michael Tetteh | LM / LFB | (1989-01-16)January 16, 1989 (aged 23) | UCSB | 1 (0) [0] | 0 (0) [0] |
| 15 | Mario Martínez (on loan from Real España) | AM / LM | (1989-07-30)July 30, 1989 (aged 23) | Real España | 10 (3) [4] | 1 (0) [1] |
| 22 | Mike Seamon | CM | (1988-08-30)August 30, 1988 (aged 24) | Villanova | 21 (9) [0] | 0 (0) [0] |
| 23 | Servando Carrasco | CM / RM | (1988-08-13)August 13, 1988 (aged 24) | California | 34 (21) [0] | 0 (0) [0] |
| 25 | Andy Rose | CM | (1990-02-13)February 13, 1990 (aged 22) | Salt Lake | 33 (23) [2] | 4 (1) [0] |
| 27 | Alex Caskey | CM / LM | (1988-07-22)July 22, 1988 (aged 24) | Charleston | 29 (20) [1] | 3 (1) [0] |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | Eddie Johnson | ST | (1984-03-31)March 31, 1984 (aged 28) | Fulham | 38 (28) [3] | 17 (14) [1] |
| 16 | David Estrada | ST / RM | (1988-02-04)February 4, 1988 (aged 24) | UCLA | 37 (23) [3] | 7 (5) [0] |
| 17 | Fredy Montero | ST | (1987-07-26)July 26, 1987 (aged 25) | Deportivo Cali | 160 (119) [10] | 60 (47) [0] |
| 19 | Babayele Sodade | ST | (1990-07-26)July 26, 1990 (aged 22) | UAB | 0 (0) [0] | 0 (0) [0] |
| 21 | Cordell Cato | ST / RM | (1992-07-15)July 15, 1992 (aged 20) | Defence Force | 15 (8) [0] | 1 (0) [0] |
| 26 | Sammy Ochoa | ST | (1986-09-04)September 4, 1986 (aged 26) | Estudiantes Tecos | 27 (13) [3] | 10 (3) [0] |

## Player movement
### Transfers
#### In

| Number | Position | Player | Transferred from | Notes | Date |
| 32 | MF | Miguel Montaño | Montreal Impact | End loan deal | November 21, 2011 |
| 1 | GK | Michael Gspurning | Skoda Xanthi | Free | December 7, 2011 |
| 8 | DF | Marc Burch | D.C. United | Re-Entry Draft | December 12, 2011 |
| 5 | DF | Adam Johansson | IFK Göteborg | Free | December 29, 2011 |
| 28 | MF | Christian Sivebæk | FC Midtjylland | Undisclosed | January 11 |
| 21 | FW | Cordell Cato | Defence Force F.C. | Undisclosed | January 18 |
| 7 | FW | Eddie Johnson | Puebla F.C. | Selected by Montreal Impact via allocation process, traded in exchange for Mike Fucito and Lamar Neagle | February 17 |
| 30 | DF | Andrew Duran | Creighton Bluejays Des Moines Menace | SuperDraft, joined after pre-season training camp | March 1 |
| 19 | FW | Babayele Sodade | UAB Blazers Michigan Bucks | SuperDraft, joined after pre-season training camp | March 1 |
| 33 | GK | Andrew Weber | Unattached | Free, released by San Jose, joined after pre-season training camp | March 2 |
| 25 | MF | Andy Rose | Real Salt Lake | Supplemental Draft, traded in exchange for Leone Cruz, joined after pre-season training camp | March 13 |
| 27 | MF | Alex Caskey | Charleston Battery | Free, selected by Seattle in the 2011 SuperDraft, joined after pre-season training camp | March 13 |
| 32 | DF | Daniel Steres | San Diego State Aztecs | Supplemental Draft, selected by Chivas USA, played for Sounders Reserses (March – April), selected in Waiver Draft (June 6) | June 22 |
| 13 | MF | Christian Tiffert | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Undisclosed | July 27 |
| 24 | GK | Marcus Hahnemann | Unattached | Free, selected via allocation process, Seattle acquired the No. 1 selection from Toronto FC in exchange for a conditional draft pick selection | September 14 |

#### Loan in

| Date from | Date to | Player | Position | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Ref |
| August 1 | End of season | Mario Martínez | MF | Real España | End of season loan deal | |

##### On trial

| Number | Position | Player | Transferred from | Notes | Date | Source |

#### Out

| Number | Position | Player | Transferred to | Notes | Date |
| 18 | GK | Kasey Keller | Unattached | Retired | November 2, 2011 |
| 7 | DF | James Riley | Montreal Impact | Expansion Draft | November 23, 2011 |
| 5 | DF | Tyson Wahl | Montreal Impact | Traded in exchange for allocation money | November 23, 2011 |
| 28 | GK | Terry Boss | Unattached | Retired | December 2, 2011 |
| 26 | DF | Taylor Graham | Unattached | Retired | December 2, 2011 |
| 32 | MF | Miguel Montaño | Montreal Impact | Free | December 7, 2011 |
| 21 | FW | Nate Jaqua | New England Revolution | Re-Entry Draft | December 12, 2011 |
| 25 | FW | Pat Noonan | Los Angeles Galaxy | Re-Entry Draft | December 12, 2011 |
| 8 | MF | Erik Friberg | Malmö FF | Undisclosed | December 12, 2011 |
| -- | DF | Leone Cruz | Real Salt Lake | Traded in exchange for Andy Rose | January 17 |
| 2 | FW | Mike Fucito | Montreal Impact | Traded in exchange for Eddie Johnson | February 17 |
| 27 | MF | Lamar Neagle | Montreal Impact | Traded in exchange for Eddie Johnson | February 17 |
| 13 | FW | O'Brian White | Unattached | Released, Seattle Buys out his contract | March 22 |
| -- | MF | Amadou Sanyang | Charleston Battery | Released, in Chicago Fire preseason camp | April 6 |
| 28 | MF | Christian Sivebæk | Vejle Kolding | Waived by mutual agreement | June 22 |
| 24 | FW | Roger Levesque | Unattached | Retired | July 18 |
| 15 | MF | Álvaro Fernández | Chicago Fire | Traded in exchange for allocation money | July 27 |

#### Loan out

| Date from | Date to | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
| June 15 | August 17 | Andrew Duran | DF | Atlanta Silverbacks | Returned after ACL injury | |
| August 24 | October 3 | Michael Tetteh | MF | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | End of season loan deal | |

##### On trial

| Number | Position | Player | Transferred to | Notes | Date | Source |

##### No longer on trial

| Number | Position | Player | Transferred to | Notes | Date |
| -- | GK | Tyrel Lacey | Unattached | Out of contract, First phase of camp | January 30 |
| -- | MF | Park Cheun-Yong | Los Angeles Blues | First phase of camp | January 30 |
| 40 | DF | Ever Alvarado | Real España | Left Back, Second phase of camp | February 10 |
| 38 | MF | Andrew Vanzie | Portmore United F.C. | Four week trial, Second phase of camp | February 10 |
| -- | GK | Chris Blais | Unattached | SuperDraft, Cut by San Jose, Third phase of camp | February 18 |
| 45 | DF | Harlinton Gutiérrez | Real España | Centre Back, Second & Third phase of camp | February 26 |
| -- | GK | Brian Rowe | UCLA Bruins | Played for Sounders Reserses (April 16) | April 16 |
| -- | GK | Steve Spangler | Oregon State Beavers | Played for Sounders Reserves (April 23) | June 1 |
| -- | MF | Sean Morris | Portland Timbers U23's | 2011 Supplemental Draft, Played for Sounders Reserves (March–April) | June 1 |
| -- | MF | Jonathan Prieto | Unattached | First phase of camp, Played for Sounders Reserves (April) | June 1 |
| -- | MF | Armando Ochoa | -- | Played for Sounders Reserves (April) | June 1 |
| -- | DF | Michael Gallagher | Seattle Sounders FC U18 | Played for Sounders Reserves (June 1) | August 12 |
| -- | MF | Aaron Kovar | Seattle Sounders FC U18 | Played for Sounders Reserves (June 1) | August 12 |
| -- | DF | Junior Bergueos | -- | Played for Sounders Reserves (August 12) | August 19 |
| -- | MF | Angel Ayala | Cerritos College | Played for Sounders Reserves (August 12) | August 19 |
| -- | DF | Kyle Bjornethun | Seattle Sounders FC U18 | Played for Sounders Reserves (August) | September 9 |
| -- | MF | Moisés Orozco | Tigres de la UANL | Played for Sounders Reserves (August 19) | September 9 |
| -- | FW | Dawyne Smith | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Supplemental Draft, selected by New England Revolution, selected in Waiver Draft (June 6), played for Sounders Reserves (August 19) | September 9 |
| 40 | DF | George Ogăraru | Unattached | Played for Sounders Reserves (September 9) | September 16 |
| 41 | MF | Seth C'deBaca | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Played for Sounders Reserves (September 9) | September 16 |
| 43 | FW | Eiður Guðjohnsen | Cercle Brugge | Played for Sounders Reserves (September 9) | September 16 |
| -- | FW | Darwin Jones | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 Washington Huskies | First phase of camp, at practice in September | September 16 |
| -- | DF | Jacob Beck | Seattle Sounders FC U18 | Played for Sounders Reserves (June & September) | September 23 |
| -- | FW | Isidro Prado-Huerta | Seattle Sounders FC U18 | Played for Sounders Reserves (August & September) | September 23 |
| -- | DF | Jalen Markey | Seattle Sounders FC U18 | Played for Sounders Reserves (September 23) | September 26 |
| -- | DF | Kenny Mueller | Unattached | Played for Sounders Reserves (September 23) | September 26 |
| -- | MF | Duncan McCormick | Seattle Sounders FC U18 | Played for Sounders Reserves (September) | September 26 |
| -- | MF | Henry Wingo | Seattle Sounders FC U18 | Played for Sounders Reserves (September 23) | September 26 |
| -- | FW | Dominique Dismuke | Seattle Sounders FC U18 Washington Huskies | Played for Sounders Reserves (June – September) | September 26 |
| -- | FW | Jordan Morris | Seattle Sounders FC U18 Eastside FC | Played for Sounders Reserves (August & September) | September 26 |

##### Unsigned draft picks

| Number | Position | Player | Transferred from | Transferred to | Notes | Date (In) | Date (Out) |
| -- | FW | Abdul Aman | Washington Huskies | North Sound SeaWolves Washington Huskies | Supplemental Draft, First phase of camp | January 17 | January 30 |
| 42 | DF | Tim Pontius | UC Santa Barbara | Ventura County Fusion | Supplemental Draft, First & Second phase of camp | January 17 | February 10 |
| 44 | DF | Wes Feighner | Cal Poly Orange County Blue Star | Unattached | Supplemental Draft, First & Second phase of camp | January 17 | February 10 |
| 39 | MF | Jason Banton | Leicester City | Crystal Palace | Supplemental Draft, First & Second phase of camp | January 17 | February 10 |

## Match results

Win  Tie  Loss

### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Major League Soccer | — | Conference Championships Finalist | March 17, 2012 | November 18, 2012 |
| 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | March 7, 2012 | March 14, 2012 |
| 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League | Group stage | Qualified for the quarterfinals | August 2, 2012 | 2013 |
| U.S. Open Cup | Third round | Finalist | May 29, 2012 | August 8, 2012 |
Updated to match played November 18, 2012 Source: Competitions

### CONCACAF Champions League
#### 2012–13 edition
##### Group 4

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 |
| Marathón | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| Caledonia AIA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
| | CAL | MAR | SEA |
| Caledonia AIA | – | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Marathón | 2–1 | – | 2–3 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 3–1 | 3–1 | – |

##### Match results

Win  Tie  Loss

### MLS regular season
#### Table

Western Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 66 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 57 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 56 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 54 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 43 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 39 | |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 37 | |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 34 | |
| 9 | Chivas USA | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 30 | |
Overall
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes (S) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 66 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 63 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 58 | |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 57 | |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 57 | |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 57 | |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 56 | |
| 8 | LA Galaxy (C) | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 54 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 52 | |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 43 | |
| 12 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 42 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | FC Dallas | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 39 | |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 37 | |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 36 | |
| 16 | New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 35 | |
| 17 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 34 | |
| 18 | Chivas USA | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 30 | |
| 19 | Toronto FC | 34 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 36 | 62 | −26 | 23 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 56 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 22 | +2 |
Last updated: October 28, 2012 Source: 2012 Major League Soccer season Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

#### Results by round

| 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | T | W | W | W | W | W | L | T | L | T | L | T | L | T | T | W | T | W | W | L | W | W | T | W | T | L | T | W | T | W | L |

#### Match results

Win  Tie  Loss

### Cascadia Cup

The Cascadia Cup is a trophy that was created in 2004 by supporters of the Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It is awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants.
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| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Portland Timbers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Playoffs | Playoffs | Champions League | Champions League | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | AUT | Michael Gspurning | 34 | -30 | 25+0 | -15 | 4+0 | -4 | 4+0 | -10 | 1+0 | -1 |
| 3 | MF | USA | Brad Evans | 45 | 7 | 33+0 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Patrick Ianni | 21 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SWE | Adam Johansson | 32 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CUB | Osvaldo Alonso | 47 | 5 | 34+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | USA | Eddie Johnson | 41 | 17 | 26+5 | 14 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | USA | Marc Burch | 42 | 0 | 21+10 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Mauro Rosales | 34 | 3 | 26+3 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | COD | Steve Zakuani | 15 | 2 | 5+6 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | CRC | Leonardo González | 26 | 0 | 15+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | GER | Christian Tiffert | 22 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | GHA | Michael Tetteh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | HON | Mario Martínez (on loan from Real España) | 14 | 2 | 2+5 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | David Estrada | 28 | 7 | 12+8 | 5 | 0+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | COL | Fredy Montero | 49 | 17 | 32+5 | 13 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Babayele Sodade | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Zach Scott | 34 | 4 | 18+5 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | TRI | Cordell Cato | 15 | 1 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Mike Seamon | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | USA | Servando Carrasco | 15 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | USA | Marcus Hahnemann | 1 | -1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | -1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Andy Rose | 35 | 4 | 11+14 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 2 |
| 26 | FW | USA | Sammy Ochoa | 19 | 8 | 4+6 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 4 | 3+1 | 3 |
| 27 | MF | USA | Alex Caskey | 30 | 3 | 13+8 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 29 | GK | USA | Josh Ford | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | USA | Andrew Duran | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | USA | Jeff Parke | 44 | 0 | 33+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | USA | Daniel Steres | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | USA | Andrew Weber | 5 | -5 | 3+0 | -4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | -1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | COL | Jhon Kennedy Hurtado | 41 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | USA | Bryan Meredith | 15 | -16 | 10+2 | -14 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | -2 |
| | | | Own goals for | 0 | 3 | 0+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Seattle Sounders) ||||||||||||||
| 13 | FW | JAM | O'Brian White (Released) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | URU | Álvaro Fernández (Traded) | 18 | 3 | 11+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | USA | Roger Levesque (Retired) | 8 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | DEN | Christian Sivebæk (Waived) | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| -- | MF | GAM | Amadou Sanyang (Released) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Updated to match played November 18, 2012 Source: Competitive matches

### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Ran | No. | Pos | Name | Major League Soccer | Playoffs | Champions League | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | 7 | FW | Eddie Johnson | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 1 | 17 | FW | Fredy Montero | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 26 | FW | Sammy Ochoa | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | MF | Brad Evans | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 16 | MF | David Estrada | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 6 | MF | Osvaldo Alonso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 25 | MF | Andy Rose | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | MF | Mauro Rosales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 15 | MF | Álvaro Fernández | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 20 | DF | Zach Scott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 27 | MF | Alex Caskey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | | | Own goals Mamadou Danso (POR) 1 Arne Friedrich (CHI) 1 Ante Jazić (CHV) 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 11 | MF | Steve Zakuani | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 4 | DF | Patrick Ianni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 15 | MF | Mario Martínez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 21 | FW | Cordell Cato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 51 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 85 |
Last updated: November 18, 2012 Source: Competitive matches
Italic: denotes no longer with club.

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Ran | No. | Pos | Name | Major League Soccer | Playoffs | Champions League | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | Michael Gspurning | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 35 | GK | Bryan Meredith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 33 | GK | Andrew Weber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 24 | GK | Marcus Hahnemann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 29 | GK | Josh Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | TOTALS | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
Last updated: November 9, 2012 Source: Competitive matches
Italic: denotes no longer with club.

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.
| R | No. | Pos | Name | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 6 | MF | Osvaldo Alonso | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 20 | DF | Zach Scott | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 17 | FW | Fredy Montero | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 7 | FW | Eddie Johnson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | DF | Marc Burch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | DF | Leonardo González | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 25 | MF | Andy Rose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 34 | DF | Jhon Kennedy Hurtado | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | DF | Patrick Ianni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | MF | Christian Tiffert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 31 | DF | Jeff Parke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | MF | Brad Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | MF | Mauro Rosales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | MF | Álvaro Fernández | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 16 | MF | David Estrada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | MF | Servando Carrasco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | GK | Michael Gspurning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | DF | Adam Johansson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 15 | MF | Mario Martínez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | FW | Sammy Ochoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | MF | Christian Sivebæk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | TOTALS | 53 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 3 | 3 |
Last updated: November 19, 2012 Source: Competitive matches
Italic: denotes no longer with club.

### Captains

    Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on November 18, 2012.
| No. | Pos. | Name | Games |
| 10 | MF | Mauro Rosales | 29 |
| 6 | MF | Osvaldo Alonso | 9 |
| 20 | DF | Zach Scott | 6 |
| 17 | FW | Fredy Montero | 5 |

### Team statistics

| | Total | Home | Away |
| Games played | 49 | 25 | 24 |
| Games won | 26 | 18 | 8 |
| Games drawn | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Games lost | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Biggest win | 5–0 v Cal FC | 5–0 v Cal FC | 6–2 v Chivas USA |
| Biggest loss | 1–6 v Santos Laguna | 0–2 v Columbus Crew | 1–6 v Santos Laguna |
| Biggest win (League) | 4–0 v Los Angeles Galaxy 6–2 v Chivas USA | 4–0 v Los Angeles Galaxy | 6–2 v Chivas USA |
| Biggest win (Playoffs) | 1–0 v Real Salt Lake 2–1 v Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–1 v Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 v Real Salt Lake |
| Biggest win (North America) | 3–1 v Caledonia AIA 3–1 v Marathón | 3–1 v Caledonia AIA 3–1 v Marathón | 3–1 v Caledonia AIA |
| Biggest win (Cup) | 5–0 v Cal FC | 5–0 v Cal FC | 1–0 v San Jose Earthquakes |
| Biggest loss (League) | 1–4 v Montreal Impact | 0–2 v Columbus Crew | 1–4 v Montreal Impact |
| Biggest loss (Playoffs) | 0–3 v Los Angeles Galaxy | n/a | 0–3 v Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Biggest loss (North America) | 1–6 v Santos Laguna | n/a | 1–6 v Santos Laguna |
| Biggest loss (Cup) | 1(2)–1(3) v Sporting Kansas City | n/a | 1(2)–1(3) v Sporting Kansas City |
| Clean sheets | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Goals scored | 85 | 51 | 34 |
| Goals conceded | 52 | 17 | 35 |
| Goal difference | +33 | +34 | −1 |
| Average GF per game | 1.73 | 2.04 | 1.42 |
| Average GA per game | 1.06 | 0.68 | 1.46 |
| Yellow cards | 81 | 37 | 44 |
| Red cards | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Most appearances | Montero (45) | Alonso (24) | Johnson (22) Montero (22) |
| Top scorer | Johnson (17) Montero (17) | Johnson (9) | Montero (10) |
| Worst discipline | Alonso 14 1 | Alonso 8 1 | Alonso 6 Montero 5 1 |
| Penalties for | 4/4 100% | 4/4 100% | 0/0 |
| Penalties against | 8/8 100% | 3/3 100% | 5/5 100% |
| Points (League) | 54.9% | 68.63% | 41.18% |
| Winning rate | 53.06% | 72% | 33.33% |
Last updated: November 18, 2012 Source: Competitive matches

### International call-ups

| No. | P | Name | Country | Level | Caps | Goals | Opposition | Competition |
| 5 | DF | Adam Johansson | Sweden | Senior | 2 | 0 | vs. BahrainY (January 18) vs. Qatar U-23Y (January 23) | Friendly |
| 31 | DF | Jeff Parke | United States | Senior | 1 | 0 | vs. VenezuelaN (January 21) vs. PanamaY (January 25) | Friendly |
| 3 | MF | Brad Evans | United States | Senior | 2 | 0 | vs. VenezuelaY (January 21) vs. PanamaY (January 25) | Friendly |
| 19 | FW | Babayele Sodade | Canada | U-23 | 1 | 0 | vs. El Salvador U-23N (March 22 – group stage) vs. United States U-23Y (March 24 – group stage) vs. Cuba U-23N (March 26 – group stage) vs. Mexico U-23N (March 31 – Semi-finals) | 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying |
| 21 | FW | Cordell Cato | Trinidad and Tobago | U-23 | 0 | 0 | vs. Mexico U-23N (March 23 – group stage) vs. Panama U-23N (March 25 – group stage) vs. Honduras U-23N (March 27 – group stage) | 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying |
| 15 | MF | Mario Martínez | Honduras | U-23 | 1 | 1 | vs. Brazil U-23Y (August 4 – Quarter-finals) | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 15 | MF | Mario Martínez | Honduras | Senior | 1 | 0 | vs. Boca JuniorsY (August 15) | Friendly – Unofficial |
| 15 | MF | Mario Martínez | Honduras | Senior | 4 | 2 | vs. CubaY (September 7 – group stage) vs. CubaY (September 11 – group stage) vs. PanamaY (October 12 – group stage) vs. CanadaY (October 16 – group stage) | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | DF | Adam Johansson | Sweden | Senior | 1 | 0 | vs. ChinaY (September 6) | Friendly |
| 5 | DF | Adam Johansson | Sweden | Senior | 1 | 0 | vs. KazakhstanN (September 11 – group stage) vs. Faroe IslandsN (October 12 – group stage) vs. GermanyN (October 16 – group stage) | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | FW | Eddie Johnson | United States | Senior | 2 | 2 | vs. Antigua and BarbudaY (October 12 – group stage) vs. GuatemalaY (October 16 – group stage) | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15 | MF | Mario Martínez | Honduras | Senior | 1 | 0 | vs. PeruY (November 14) | Friendly |

## Awards

Sounders FC Team Award Recipients
| Award | Position | Player | Link |
| Most Valuable Player | MF | Osvaldo Alonso | Sounders FC Award |
| Defender of the Year | DF | Jeff Parke | Sounders FC Award |
| Golden Boot | FW | Eddie Johnson | Sounders FC Award |
| Humanitarian of the Year | FW | David Estrada | Sounders FC Award |
MLS Goal of the Year
| Player | Opponent | Link |
| Patrick Ianni | Sporting Kansas City | Goal of the Year Archived March 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine |
MLS Comeback Player of the Year
| Player | Link |
| Eddie Johnson | Comeback Player of the Year Archived January 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine |
MLS Best XI
| Position | Player | Link |
| MF | Osvaldo Alonso | Best XI Archived June 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine |
U.S. Open Cup Player of the Tournament
| Player | Link |
| Osvaldo Alonso | Player of the Tournament |
MLS Player of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent | Link |
| 2 | David Estrada | Toronto FC | Player of the Week |
| 22 | Eddie Johnson | Los Angeles Galaxy | Player of the Week |
| 27 | Eddie Johnson | Chivas USA | Player of the Week |
| 32 | Brad Evans | FC Dallas | Player of the Week |
MLS Team of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent | Link |
| 2 | Álvaro Fernández David Estrada | Toronto FC | Team of the Week |
| 3 | Osvaldo Alonso | Houston Dynamo | Team of the Week |
| 5 | Michael Gspurning Osvaldo Alonso | D.C. United | Team of the Week |
| 6 | Osvaldo Alonso | Colorado Rapids | Team of the Week |
| 9 | Mauro Rosales Fredy Montero | Los Angeles Galaxy Philadelphia Union | Team of the Week |
| 17 | Eddie Johnson | New England Revolution | Team of the Week |
| 18 | Mauro Rosales | Colorado Rapids | Team of the Week Archived July 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine |
| 21 | Eddie Johnson | Colorado Rapids | Team of the Week Archived August 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine |
| 22 | Mauro Rosales Eddie Johnson | Los Angeles Galaxy | Team of the Week |
| 24 | Osvaldo Alonso | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Team of the Week |
| 25 | Mauro Rosales Fredy Montero | Chivas USA | Team of the Week |
| 27 | Christian Tiffert Eddie Johnson | Chivas USA | Team of the Week |
| 28 | Fredy Montero | Portland Timbers | Team of the Week |
| 30 | Jeff Parke | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Team of the Week |
| 31 | Adam Johansson Christian Tiffert | Portland Timbers | Team of the Week |
| 32 | Brad Evans | FC Dallas | Team of the Week |
MLS Goal of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent | Link |
| 9 | Fredy Montero | Los Angeles Galaxy | Goal Week |
| 11 | Fredy Montero | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Goal Week |
| 16 | Patrick Ianni | Sporting Kansas City | Goal Week |
| 27 | Eddie Johnson | Chivas USA | Goal Week |
| 28 | Fredy Montero | Portland Timbers | Goal Week |
MLS All-Stars 2012
| Position | Player | Link |
| MF | Osvaldo Alonso | All-Stars |
| FW | Eddie Johnson | All-Stars |
Castrol Index Top 25 performers
| Rank | Player | Score |
| 7 | Fredy Montero | 728 |
| 12 | Michael Gspurning | 695 |
| 14 | Eddie Johnson | 686 |
24 Under 24
| Rank | Player | Link |
| 24 | Andy Rose | 24. Andy Rose Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine |
MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Month
| Month | Player | Link |
| May | Roger Levesque | Humanitarian of the Month |
| October | Servando Carrasco | Humanitarian of the Month |

## Reserves
### MLS Reserves League
#### League table
##### West Division

* v
* t
* e
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | LA Galaxy (C) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 19 |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 17 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 18 | –1 | 13 |
| 5 | Chivas USA | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 22 | –11 | 11 |
Source: MLSsoccer.com

#### Match results

Win  Tie  Loss

## Miscellany
### Allocation ranking

Seattle is in the No. 15 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.

### International roster slots

Seattle has eight MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated eight international roster spots and no trades involving Seattle have been reported.
Seattle Sounders FC International slots :
| Slot | Player | Nationality |
| 1 | Michael Tetteh | Ghana |
| 2 | Adam Johansson | Sweden |
| 3 | Cordell Cato | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 4 | Andy Rose | England |
| 5 | Christian Tiffert | Germany |
| 6 | Mario Martínez | Honduras |
| 7 | VACANT | VACANT |
| 8 | VACANT | VACANT |
Foreign-Born Players with Domestic Status :
| Player | Nationality |
| Osvaldo Alonso | Cuba / |
| Leonardo González | Costa Rica |
| Jhon Kennedy Hurtado | Colombia |
| Fredy Montero | Colombia |
| Steve Zakuani | DR Congo / England |
| Mauro Rosales | Argentina |
| Michael Gspurning | Austria |

### Future draft picks

| Acquired |
| Year | Draft | Round | Traded from |
Traded :
| Year | Draft | Round | Traded to |
| 2014 | SuperDraft | Round 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Unspecified | Unspecified | Conditional | Real Salt Lake |
| Unspecified | Unspecified | Conditional | Toronto FC |