2019 Seattle Sounders FC season

The 2019 Seattle Sounders, managed by paperllamasunited, played their first season in the inaugural season of the MLS. Seattle plays its home matches at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. 
==Matches==
===Preseason===
====MLS Open Cup====
Seattle was drawn against New York City FC in the first round of the MLS Open Cup. The cup features two legs in each round, with the winner advancing with a larger aggregate score. The away goals rule is in effect.
Young River Burnett connected on his first career goal in the 20th minute of the 2nd leg of the round. Corey Fisher, seemingly becoming a star himself, scored his 2nd career goal at the 69th minute. The Sounders outscored New York City FC 4-3 over the course of the leg, advancing to the second round against CD Guadalajara.
After defeating CD Guadalajara, the Sounders advanced to face FC Dallas.
===MLS Schedule===
Matchday	Opponent 	Stadium 	Location 	Result	Record	Points	Position
1 	at Houston Dynamo 	BBVA Compass Stadium	Houston, Texas 	0-1 	0-1-0 	0 	4(t)
2 	Los Angeles Galaxy 	CenturyLink Field 	Seattle, Washington 	0-0 	0-1-1 	1 	6
3 	at CD Guadalajara 	Estadio Chivas 	Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico	1-2 	0-2-1 	0 	6
4 	Portland Timbers 	CenturyLink Field 	Seattle, Washington 	1-0 	1-2-1 	4 	5
5 	at Los Angeles Galaxy 	StubHub Center 	Carson, California 	3-3 	1-2-2 	5 	6
6 	at FC Dallas 	Toyota Stadium 	Frisco, Texas 	1-0 	2-2-2 	8 	4
7 	Harrisburg City Islanders 	CenturyLink Field 	Seattle, Washington 	- 	- 	- 	-
8 	at Chicago Fire 	Toyota Park 	Bridgeview, Illinois 	- 	- 	- 	-
9 	at Harrisburg City Islanders	FNB Field 	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	- 	- 	- 	-
10 	Houston Dynamo 	CenturyLink Field 	Seattle, Washington 	- 	- 	- 	-
11 	CD Guadalajara 	CenturyLink Field 	Seattle, Washington 	- 	- 	- 	-
12 	Chicago Fire 	CenturyLink Field 	Seattle, Washington 	- 	- 	- 	-
13 	FC Dallas 	CenturyLink Field 	Seattle, Washington 	- 	- 	- 	-
14 	at Portland Timbers 	Providence Park 	Portland, Oregon 	- 	- 	- 	-
==Stats==
===Individual Stats===
====Field Players====
Player 	Total Games	Starts	Goals	Assists	Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Clean Sheets
Corey Fisher 	10 	10 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
Guillermo Aguilar	10 	10 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0
Jorge Mendoza 	10 	10 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
Alexi Keller 	10 	10 	1 	1 	1 	0 	0
River Burnett 	10 	10 	5 	3 	0 	0 	0
Reese McLean 	10 	10 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
Jon Palmer 	10 	10 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
Patrice Brandeaux	10 	10 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Grayson Lamb 	10 	10 	0 	3 	1 	0 	0
Spencer Doyle 	9 	9 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Pablo Shields 	6 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
Bragan Hopkins 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Kieran Rose 	1 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
====Goalkeepers====
Player 	Total Games	Starts	Clean Sheets	Shots On Goal	Saves	Goals Allowed	Save Ratio	Yellow Cards	Red Cards
Matt Watson	9 	9 	0 	55 	43 	12 	 	0 	0
==Transactions==
The Sounders made a somewhat controversial decision to loan out 2nd Captain and starter Kieran Rose to SSC Napoli prior to the 2019 MLS Season. Rose was loaned for $200k, with an option for SSC Napoli to purchase following the 2019 season for $1.7M. Rose ended up making his debut with the Sounders in a 2-1 loss to New York City FC in the 2019 MLS Open Cup, but was benched to preserve his health for transfer following the match.