List of Seattle Sounders FC managers

Seattle Sounders FC has had two managers since the team’s inaugural 2009 season in Major League Soccer. The current manager is Brian Schmetzer, who was named as caretaker manager in July 2016 after the departure of Sigi Schmid. Schmetzer, elevated from his position as assistant coach. He previously managed the club in the USL First Division and played for the NASL franchise in the 1980s. Schmetzer was named permanent head coach in November 2016, ahead of the team's first MLS Cup championship.

Managers


This list includes all those who have managed the club since 2009, when the club joined Major League Soccer for the first time, whether managing on a full-time or caretaker basis. Games played include all League, Cup, Playoff, and Continental matches, and the win percentage is calculated from the total of games.

MP = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; D = Matches drawn; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against;. Only includes MLS records. See Major League Soccer records and statistics.
 * 1Win% is rounded to two decimal places.

Earlier managers
The table lists managers since Seattle Sounders's election to Major League Soccer during it time in the North American Soccer League. It also includes the American Professional Soccer League and the USL First Division which took place between 1994 and 2008:


 * 🇺🇸 John Best (1974-1976)
 * Jimmy Gabriel (1977–1979)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alan Hinton (1980–1982 and 1994–1995)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Laurie Calloway (1983)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Neil Megson (1996–2000)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bernie James (2001)
 * 🇺🇸 Brian Schmetzer (2002–2008)

Assistant managers
Since the 2009 season, several assistant managers have been with the club:


 * 🇺🇸 Brian Schmetzer (2008–2016)
 * Ezra Hendrickson (2009–2015)
 * 🇺🇸 Ante Razov (2015–2016)
 * 🇲🇱 Djimi Traoré (2016–2021)
 * 🇲🇽 Gonzalo Pineda (2017–2021), departed to become head coach of Atlanta United FC
 * 🇺🇸 Preki (2018–present), former MLS Coach of the Year with Chivas USA in 2007
 * 🇺🇸 Freddy Juarez (2021–present)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Andy Rose (2022–present)

Current staff
{|class="wikitable" !Position !Staff !Since
 * General Manager and Chief Soccer Officer||| Craig Waibel||November 2022
 * Head Coach|| Brian Schmetzer||July 26, 2016
 * Assistant Coach|| Preki||2018
 * Assistant Coach|| Freddy Juarez||2021
 * Assistant Coach|| Andy Rose||2022
 * Goalkeeper Coach|| Tom Dutra||December 29, 2008
 * Head of Fitness|| Adam Centofanti ||
 * Director of Scouting|| Sean Henderson||
 * Assistant Coach|| Andy Rose||2022
 * Goalkeeper Coach|| Tom Dutra||December 29, 2008
 * Head of Fitness|| Adam Centofanti ||
 * Director of Scouting|| Sean Henderson||
 * Head of Fitness|| Adam Centofanti ||
 * Director of Scouting|| Sean Henderson||
 * Director of Scouting|| Sean Henderson||
 * Director of Scouting|| Sean Henderson||