List of Seattle Sounders FC records and statistics

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This page details Seattle Sounders FC records.

Honours

Players celebrate after winning the 2009 U.S. Open Cup

Seattle Sounders first trophy was the 2009 Lamar Hunt 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.

Domestic

Cups

• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 3
  • 2009, 2010, 2011

• Heritage Cup: 1
  • 2010

• Cascadia Cup: 1
  • 2011

Player records

Overall scorers

Competitive, professional matches only.

	Name	Years	League	U.S. Open Cup	Continental	MLS Cup	Total
1	Fredy Montero	2009-	37	5	4	0	46
2	Nate Jaqua	2009–2011	9	7	2	0	18
3	Steve Zakuani	2009-	16	0	0	1	17
4	Álvaro Fernández	2010-	11	0	4	0	15
5	Brad Evans	2009-	10	0	2	0	12
7	Roger Levesque	2009-	6	2	1	0	9
6	Michael Fucito	2009, 2010-2011	3	2	5	0	10
9	Lamar Neagle	2009, 2011	5	1	0	1	7
7	Osvaldo Alonso	2009-	5	1	2	1	9
10	Mauro Rosales	2011-	6	0	0	0	6
11	Blaise Nkufo	2010	5	0	0	0	5
11	Sanna Nyassi	2009–2010	2	3	0	0	5
14	Sébastien Le Toux	2009	1	3	0	0	4
11	David Estrada	2010-	4	0	1	0	5

Appearances

Youngest

Miguel Montaño the youngest player to appear for the Sounders

All statistics are correct as of January 12, 2010 (2010 -01-12)^[update].

• Youngest first-team player: Miguel Montaño, 18 years, 10 months, 13 days (317 day) (v. Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, 8 May 2010)^[1]

Oldest

All statistics are correct as of September 18, 2010 (2010 -09-18)^[update].

• Oldest first-team player: Kasey Keller, 40 years, 9 months, 19 days (v. Houston Dynamo, Major League Soccer, 8 August 2010)^[2]

Goalscorers

In a season

All statistics are correct as of January 12, 2010 (2010 -01-12)^[update].

• Most goals in a season: 12, Fredy Montero (2009)^[3]

In a single match

Blaise Nkufo, the first ever player to score a hat-trick for the Sounders

All statistics are correct as of April 8, 2011 (2011 -04-08)^[update].

• Most goals in a single match:

3, Blaise Nkufo (v. Columbus Crew; Columbus Crew Stadium; September 18, 2010)

3, Lamar Neagle (v. Columbus Crew; CenturyLink Field; August 27, 2011)

3, David Estrada (soccer) (v. Toronto FC: CenturyLink Field; March 17, 2012)

Fastest

• Fastest recorded goal:

4 minutes, Steve Zakuani (v. Columbus Crew, 1 May 2010)^[4]

4 minutes, Blaise Nkufo (v. Columbus Crew, 18 September 2010)

4 minutes, Lamar Neagle (v. Columbus Crew, 27 August 2011)

• Fastest yellow card: 1 minute, Tyrone Marshall (v. Chicago Fire, 2 May 2009)^[5]
• Fastest red card: 29 minutes, Kasey Keller (v. Kansas City Wizards, 11 April 2009)^[6]

In first appearance

• In Major League Soccer:
  • Fredy Montero: against New York Red Bulls, March 19, 2009.
• In International friendly:
  • Mike Seamon: against Boca Juniors, May 26, 2010.

International

All statistics are correct as of January 12, 2010 (2010 -01-12)^[update].

• Most capped player: Kasey Keller; for United States with 102 caps.
• Most international goals: Fredrik Ljungberg; for Sweden with 15 goals.
• First player to appear in the World Cup: Kasey Keller; for the United States against Germany in Paris on 15 June 1998.^[7]
• Most World Cup appearances: Fredrik Ljungberg; 6 (2 in 2002, 4 in 2006).^[8]
• First player to score in a World Cup: Fredrik Ljungberg; on June 15, 2006 against Paraguay.^[9]
• Most recent player to appear in a World Cup: Álvaro Fernández; on July 2, 2010 against Ghana.^[10]

Award winners

MLS Best XI

The following players have been in the MLS Best XI while playing for the Seattle Sounders FC:

• Freddie Ljungberg – 2009

MLS Player of the Month

The following players have been in the MLS Player of the Month while playing for the Seattle Sounders FC:

• Fredy Montero – March 2009
• Freddie Ljungberg – October 2009
• Fredy Montero – July 2010

MLS Newcomer of the Year

The following players have been in the MLS Newcomer of the Year Award while playing for the Seattle Sounders FC:

• Fredy Montero – 2009

Managerial records

All statistics are correct as of January 12, 2010 (2010 -01-12)^[update].

• First full-time manager: Sigi Schmid (managed the club for 60 games from March 2009 to Present day).^[11]
• Longest spell as manager: Sigi Schmid (managed the club for 60 games from March 2009 to Present day).
• First manager from outside the United States: Sigi Schmid (German – managed the club for 60 games from March 2009 to Present day).

Team records

Matches

All statistics are correct as of January 12, 2010 (2010 -01-12)^[update].

• First match: Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC; Preseason; 9 February; 2009.
• First Major League Soccer match : Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls; Qwest Field; 19 March, 2009.
• First CONCACAF Champions League match: Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Isidro Metapán; Qwest Field; 28 July, 2010.
• First Heritage Cup match: Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes, Qwest Field; 13 June 2009.
• First MLS Cup Playoffs match: Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo; Qwest Field ; 29 October 2009.

Record wins

All statistics are correct as of May 8, 2011 (2011 -05-08)^[update].

• Record win:

Seattle Sounders FC 7–0 UCF Knights; Preseason; 11 February, 2009

• Record Major League Soccer win:

Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Columbus Crew; Columbus Crew Stadium; September 18, 2010

Seattle Sounders FC 6–2 Columbus Crew; CenturyLink Field; August 27, 2011

• Record U.S. Open Cup win:

Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Real Salt Lake; Starfire Sports Complex (qualification); April 28, 2009

• Record CONCACAF Champions League win:

Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Comunicaciones; CenturyLink Field; August 16, 2011

References