List of Seattle Sounders FC records and statistics

Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer club based in Seattle, Washington that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS). Sounders FC was established on November 13, 2007, as an MLS expansion team, making it the 15th team in the league. Fans chose the Sounders name through an online poll in 2008, making the Seattle Sounders FC the third Seattle soccer club to share the name. The list encompasses the major honors won by Seattle Sounders FC, records set by the club, their managers and their players.

Honors
Seattle Sounders' first trophy was the 2009 U.S. Open Cup, which they won against D.C. United. The club also won the Heritage Cup for the first time the following year against the San Jose Earthquakes.

National competitions
MLS Cup Supporters' Shield U.S. Open Cup
 * Winners (2): 2016, 2019
 * Runners-up (2): 2017, 2020
 * Winners (1): 2014
 * Runners-up (1): 2011
 * Winners (4): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
 * Runners-up (1): 2012

Continental competitions
CONCACAF Champions League Leagues Cup
 * Winners (1): 2022
 * Runners-up (1): 2021

Friendly trophies and other awards
Cascadia Cup: 5 Heritage Cup: 8 Community Shield: 2 Desert Diamond Cup: 1 MLS Fair Play Award: 1 CCL Fair Play Award: 1
 * 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021
 * 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
 * 2011, 2012
 * 2013
 * 2017
 * 2022

Goals scored

 * Competitive, professional matches only.



Assists

 * MLS Competitive, professional matches only.



Appearances
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 * Youngest first-team player: Danny Leyva, 16 years old (vs. Montreal Impact, Major League Soccer, June 5, 2019)

Oldest
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 * Oldest first-team player: Kasey Keller, 41 years, 11 months, 8 days (vs. Real Salt Lake, Major League Soccer, November 3, 2011)

In a season

 * All statistics are correct .


 * Most MLS goals in a season: 17, Obafemi Martins (2014)
 * Most all competition goals in a season: 19, Obafemi Martins (2014)
 * Most by a rookie in a season: 12, Jordan Morris (2016)

In a single match

 * All statistics are correct .


 * Most goals in a single match:
 * 4, Jordan Morris (vs. Sporting Kansas City: Children's Mercy Park; March 25, 2023)

Hat-tricks

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 * Sorted by number of goals:
 * 4, Jordan Morris (vs. Sporting Kansas City: Children's Mercy Park; March 25, 2023)
 * 3, Blaise Nkufo (vs. Columbus Crew; Columbus Crew Stadium; September 18, 2010)
 * 3, Lamar Neagle (vs. Columbus Crew; CenturyLink Field; August 27, 2011)
 * 3, David Estrada (vs. Toronto FC: CenturyLink Field; March 17, 2012)
 * 3, Fredy Montero (vs. Chivas USA: Home Depot Center; August 25, 2012)
 * 3, Clint Dempsey (vs. Portland Timbers: Providence Park; April 5, 2014)
 * 3, Clint Dempsey (vs. Orlando City SC: Camping World Stadium; August 7, 2016)
 * 3, Jordan Morris (vs. FC Dallas: CenturyLink Field; October 19, 2019, 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs)

In a single match

 * All statistics are correct .


 * Most assists in a single match:
 * 4, Léo Chú (vs. Sporting Kansas City: Children's Mercy Park; March 25, 2023)

In a single match

 * All statistics are correct .


 * Most saves in a single match:
 * 11, Stefan Frei (vs. New York Red Bulls: Red Bull Arena; June 13, 2018)


 * Most shots faced in a single match:
 * 11, Kasey Keller (vs. San Jose Earthquakes: Buck Shaw Stadium; August 2, 2009)


 * Most goals allowed in a single match:
 * 5, Michael Gspurning (vs. Colorado Rapids: Dick's Sporting Goods Park; October 5, 2010)
 * 5, Stefan Frei (vs. New England Revolution: Gillette Stadium; May 11, 2014)

Fastest

 * Fastest recorded goal:
 * 23 seconds, Clint Dempsey (vs. San Jose Earthquakes, March 14, 2015)
 * 45 seconds, Jordan Morris (vs. LAFC, April 28, 2019)
 * 1:28 minute, Cristian Roldan (vs. Colorado Rapids, October 3, 2021)
 * 4 minutes, Blaise Nkufo (vs. Columbus Crew, September 18, 2010)
 * 4 minutes, Lamar Neagle (vs. Columbus Crew, August 27, 2011)
 * 4 minutes, Cristian Roldan (vs. Portland Timbers, May 27, 2017)
 * 4 minutes, Jordan Morris (vs. San Jose Earthquakes, September 10, 2020)


 * Fastest 2 goals: 1:01, Jordan Morris (vs. Los Angeles FC, August 30, 2020)
 * Fastest yellow card: 1 minute, Tyrone Marshall (vs. Chicago Fire, May 2, 2009)
 * Fastest red card: 7 minutes, Leonardo González (vs. Columbus Crew, August 31, 2013)

International
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 * Most capped player: Clint Dempsey; for United States with 141 caps.
 * Most international goals: Clint Dempsey; for United States with 57 goals.
 * First player to appear in the World Cup: Kasey Keller; for the United States against Germany in Paris on June 15, 1998.
 * Most World Cup appearances: Clint Dempsey; 10 (2 in 2006, 4 in 2010, 4 in 2014).
 * First player to score in a World Cup: Freddie Ljungberg; on June 15, 2006, against Paraguay.
 * Most recent player to appear in a World Cup: Jordan Morris; on December 3, 2022, against the Netherlands

Major League Soccer
The following players have been in the MLS Best XI while playing for the Seattle Sounders:
 * MLS Best XI
 * 🇸🇪 Freddie Ljungberg – 2009
 * 🇺🇸 Kasey Keller – 2011
 * 🇺🇸 Osvaldo Alonso – 2012
 * 🇺🇸 Chad Marshall – 2014, 2018
 * 🇳🇬 Obafemi Martins – 2014
 * Nicolás Lodeiro – 2020
 * 🇺🇸 Jordan Morris – 2020
 * 🇵🇪 Raúl Ruidíaz – 2020, 2021
 * 🇨🇴 Yeimar Gómez Andrade – 2021
 * 🇧🇷 João Paulo – 2021

The following players have been MLS Player of the Month while playing for the Seattle Sounders:
 * MLS Player of the Month
 * 🇨🇴 Fredy Montero – March 2009
 * 🇸🇪 Freddie Ljungberg – October 2009
 * 🇨🇴 Fredy Montero – July 2010
 * 🇺🇸 Clint Dempsey – April 2014
 * 🇳🇬 Obafemi Martins – September 2014
 * Nicolás Lodeiro – August 2016
 * 🇺🇸 Chad Marshall – September 2016

The following players have received the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award while playing for the Seattle Sounders:
 * MLS Goalkeeper of the Year
 * 🇺🇸 Kasey Keller – 2011

The following players have received the MLS Defender of the Year Award while playing for the Seattle Sounders:
 * MLS Defender of the Year
 * 🇺🇸 Chad Marshall – 2014

The following players have received the MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award while playing for the Seattle Sounders:
 * MLS Comeback Player of the Year
 * 🇺🇸 Eddie Johnson – 2012
 * 🇺🇸 Clint Dempsey – 2017
 * 🇺🇸 Jordan Morris – 2019

The following players have received the MLS Newcomer of the Year Award while playing for the Seattle Sounders:
 * MLS Newcomer of the Year
 * 🇨🇴 Fredy Montero – 2009
 * 🇦🇷 Mauro Rosales – 2011
 * Nicolás Lodeiro – 2016

The following players have been MLS Rookie of the Year while playing for the Seattle Sounders:
 * MLS Rookie of the Year
 * 🇺🇸 Jordan Morris – 2016

The following players have received the MLS Save of the Year Award while playing for the Seattle Sounders:
 * MLS Save of the Year
 * 🇺🇸 Kasey Keller – 2010, 2011
 * Stefan Frei – 2018, 2021

The following players have received the Latino del Año award while playing for the Seattle Sounders:
 * FutbolMLS.com Latino del Año


 * 🇨🇴 Fredy Montero – 2010
 * Marco Pappa – 2014
 * 🇵🇦 Román Torres – 2016

CONCACAF

 * CCL Best Player Award
 * Stefan Frei – 2022


 * CCL Best Goalkeeper Award
 * Stefan Frei – 2022


 * CCL Best XI
 * Stefan Frei (GK) – 2022
 * 🇨🇲 Nouhou Tolo (DF) – 2022
 * 🇪🇨 Xavier Arreaga (DF) – 2022
 * 🇺🇸 Jordan Morris (MF) – 2022
 * Nicolás Lodeiro (MF) – 2022
 * 🇺🇸 Cristian Roldan (MF) – 2022
 * 🇵🇪 Raúl Ruidíaz (FW) – 2022

Coaching records
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 * First full-time coach: Sigi Schmid (coached the club for 194 league matches from March 2009 to July 2016).
 * Longest spell as coach: Sigi Schmid (coached the club for 194 league matches from March 2009 to July 2016).
 * First coach from outside the United States: Sigi Schmid (German – coached the club for 194 league matches from March 2009 to July 2016).
 * First coach to win an MLS Cup: Brian Schmetzer.

Matches
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 * First match: Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC; preseason; February 9, 2009.
 * First Major League Soccer match : Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls; Qwest Field; March 19, 2009.
 * First MLS Cup Playoffs match: Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo; Qwest Field; October 29, 2009.
 * First Heritage Cup match: Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes, Qwest Field; June 13, 2009.
 * First Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield match: Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Portland Timbers; March 11, 2010
 * First Cascadia Cup match: Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers; Qwest Field; May 14, 2011
 * First CONCACAF Champions League match: Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Isidro Metapán; Qwest Field; July 28, 2010.
 * First World Football Challenge match: Seattle Sounders FC 2–4 Chelsea; CenturyLink Field; July 18, 2012.
 * First Leagues Cup match: Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Tigres UANL; Lumen Field; August 10, 2021
 * First FIFA Club World Cup match: Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Al Ahly; Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier; February 4, 2023

Record wins
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 * Record win:
 * Seattle Sounders FC 7–0 UCF Knights; preseason; February 11, 2009


 * Record Major League Soccer win:
 * Seattle Sounders FC 7–1 San Jose Earthquakes; CenturyLink Field; September 10, 2020


 * Record U.S. Open Cup win:
 * Seattle Sounders FC 6–0 Chicago Fire; Starfire Sports Complex; August 13, 2014


 * Record CONCACAF Champions League win:
 * Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Motagua; Lumen Field; February 24, 2022

Record losses
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 * Record loss:
 * Seattle Sounders FC 1–6 Santos Laguna; CONCACAF Champions League; March 11, 2012


 * Record Major League Soccer loss:
 * Seattle Sounders FC 0–5 New England Revolution; Gillette Stadium; May 11, 2014


 * Record CONCACAF Champions League loss:
 * Seattle Sounders FC 1–6 Santos Laguna; CONCACAF Champions League; March 11, 2012