Seattle Sounders FC tickets

About Seattle Sounders FC

Organization: Major League Soccer

Conference: Western Conference

Location: Seattle, Wash.

Venue: CenturyLink Field

Notable Players: Fredy Montero, Clint Dempsey, Obafemi Martins, Brad Evans, Cristian Roldan, Zach Scott, Stefan Frei, Chad Marshall, Deandre Yedlin, Osvaldo Alonso and Nicolas Lodeiro

Seattle Sounders FC Tickets

Strengthened by an enthusiastic fan base and an electric atmosphere, the Seattle Sounders football club has made a deep and lasting mark on the landscape of American soccer. The original Sounders club was founded in 1974 as a member of the North American Soccer League. After the league foundered, the club was revived again in 1994 by the United Soccer League, with which it won four championships. Seattle joined with Major League Soccer for the 2009 season as part of a massive wave of soccer expansion in the United States and quickly rose to prominence within the ranks of the MLS by competing in the playoffs every year. Seattle has won the

MLS Cup

twice, in 2016 and 2019. It has also won the

US Open Cup

— the oldest soccer tournament in the country — on four separate occasions: 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2014. Fredy Montero and Clint Dempsey are the all-time leading regular season scorers for the club with 47 goals. Experience this rich heritage for yourself and catch the excitement in person. Pick up your Seattle Sounders FC tickets at StubHub.

What are some of the highlights for the upcoming season?

Seattle opens the 2020 MLS regular season with a home game against the

Chicago Fire

on March 1. In one of the highlights of the season, Seattle will travel to

Toronto FC

on July 18 for a rematch of the previous MLS Cup. During rivalry week, Seattle plays a home game against the

Portland Timbers

on Aug. 22. The club concludes the regular season with a home game against the newest MLS club,

Nashville SC

, on Oct. 4. In non-MLS play, Seattle will match up against one of the top Honduran squads, CD Olimpia, for the first round of the

CONCACAF Champions League

on Feb. 20 and 27. The winner of the series will advance to the next round in March. The Sounders will also participate in the 2020 US Open Cup, beginning with the fourth round.

How did the Seattle Sounders finish the last season?

Seattle finished 2019 as the runner-up in the Western Conference with 56 points and a 16-10-8 record. In the first round of the MLS playoffs, Seattle beat seventh seed Dallas by 4-3. This was followed by a 2-0 win over third seed Salt Lake and a 3-1 win over top seed Los Angeles FC. In the MLS Cup, the Sounders beat Toronto 3-1 to capture their second overall league championship.

Who is Seattle’s head coach?

Brian Schmetzer is the current head coach of the Seattle Sounders and the second ever in the team’s MLS history. Before he took over as head coach on Nov. 2, 2016, Schmetzer had served seven seasons as the team’s coach between 2002 and 2008 when it was still part of the USL. He became an assistant when the team joined MLS. The Sounders won their first MLS Cup less than five months after Schmetzer took the helm.

Who are Seattle’s biggest rivals?

The annual series between the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers is not just the most important rivalry in the Pacific Northwest — it is also one of the top rivalries in all of MLS. Before Seattle and Portland joined the MLS in 2009 and 2011 respectively, both cities were part of the North American Soccer League and the USL. Since then, they have played every single year in the MLS, including a notorious 2015 match dubbed The Red Card Wedding for the number of red cards given to both teams.

How large is the venue where the Sounders play?

CenturyLink Field

, which originally opened in 2002, has a maximum capacity of 72,000, though for regular-season soccer games, the capacity may be reduced. The stadium has 7,000 club seats, 112 suites and 1,400 seats that are accessible for people with disabilities. The Seattle Sounders share the stadium with the

Seattle Seahawks

during the start of the NFL season.