2011 Seattle Sounders FC season

Seattle Sounders FC
2011 season
General Manager Adrian Hanauer
Head Coach Sigi Schmid
MLS 2nd
MLS Cup Western Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup Winners
CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals
Cascadia Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League: Fredy Montero (12)
All: Fredy Montero (18)
Highest home attendance 64,140
Lowest home attendance 35,940
Average home league attendance 38,496
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors

The 2011 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's third season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. It was the Sounders FC organization's third year of existence; including all previous clubs, it was the 31st season of a soccer team bearing the Sounders name.

Background

The 2011 season is the third season for Seattle Sounders FC who began play in 2009 as the league's 15th team. In their inaugural season, Sounders FC became the second MLS expansion team in league history (Chicago was first) to win the U.S. Open Cup tournament in their first season. They did so by defeating D.C. United 2–1 on the road at RFK Stadium. In winning the U.S. Open Cup tournament, Sounders FC qualified for the preliminary round of the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League. During the preliminary round, they were paired up with the defending Primera División winners, Isidro Metapán. After winning the first leg by a score of 1–0, Seattle went to El Salvador to play the second.

Review

November

On 22 November 2010, Seattle made a trade with the Colorado Rapids for defenders Julien Baudet of France and Danny Earls of the Republic of Ireland for Peter Vagenas.[1] Also, the list of the ten protected players for the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft was decided by the club. The draft took place on 24 November 2010 when both the Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC selected ten players from the Major League Soccer teams, including Sanna Nyassi (who was later traded to Colorado) and Nathan Sturgis (who was later traded to Toronto) from Seattle Sounders FC.[2] Vancouver later traded Jamaican international O'Brian White to Seattle.[3]

December

Q: What can you tell us about the Swede, Erik Friberg? Adrian Hanauer: We're definitely looking at players in Scandinavia. We like Erik. Let's leave it at that for now.

Adrian Hanauer, Seattle Sounders FC owner and General Manager regarding the future signing of Erik Friberg[4]

On 9 December 2010, Swedish club, BK Häcken reported that midfielder, Erik Friberg completed a three-year deal with the Seattle Sounders FC, bringing him over to the team. They also have announced a contract extension with captain Kasey Keller. On 15 December 2010, the Sounders selected Chris Seitz of the Philadelphia Union in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[5] The goalkeeper was later traded to FC Dallas for a fourth round pick of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.[6] Defender Tyrone Marshall was also selected in the draft by the Colorado Rapids.[5]

February

The team traveled to Casa Grande, Arizona, just like before the 2010 season for preseason training.

March

On 9 March 2011, the Seattle Sounders FC played the defending MLS Cup champions, Colorado Rapids in the second Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield. The game was at Qwest Field, now called CenturyLink Field.[7]

The Sounders opened up the 2011 regular season against the defending Supporters' Shield titleholders, Los Angeles Galaxy at Qwest Field. It was the third-consecutive MLS season that the league had its First Kick in Seattle. The match was held on 15 March.[8]

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

Cascadia Summit

Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield

MLS regular season

Table

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 LA Galaxy (SS, W1) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52 2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 46 42 +4 49
6 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 8 42
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 5 38
8 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 2 36
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 20 28
Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2011. Source: MLSSoccer.com

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (W1) = Western Conference champion

  • ^Note 1 - The top three clubs in each conference are guaranteed spots in the 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals. The other four clubs in the playoffs enter via wild card entrees, regardless of their conference, based on their overall standings in a single table.
League
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 LA Galaxy (SS, W1) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52
5 Sporting Kansas City (E1) 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 51
6 Houston Dynamo 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
7 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 49
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 1 47
10 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
11 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
12 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 8 42
13 D.C. United 34 9 13 12 49 52 3 39
14 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 5 38
15 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 2 36
16 Toronto FC 34 6 13 15 36 59 23 33 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3
17 New England Revolution 34 5 16 13 38 58 20 28
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 20 28
Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2011 (NER v TFC). Source: MLSSoccer.com

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAAHAAHHHAAHAHHAAHAAHAHHHAAHHA
ResultLLTTWTWWLTTWLWTTWWWTWWLWTWWLWWWLWW
Conference7878677566647454444443333222222222
Overall13171617131211910910610677545443333222222222

Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2011. Source: 2011 Major League Soccer season
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Champions League

Preliminary round

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico Monterrey 6402114+712
United States Seattle Sounders 6312107+310
Guatemala Comunicaciones 6213813−57
Costa Rica Herediano 6204611−56

Friendlies

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 26 August 2016.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular seasonPlayoffsU.S. Open CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 FW United States Mike Fucito 29613+621+102+222+22
3 MF United States Brad Evans 26617+35202021
4 DF United States Patrick Ianni 22112+4100104+10
5 DF United States Tyson Wahl 26122+11000030
6 MF Cuba Osvaldo Alonso 45732+1321414+22
7 DF United States James Riley 380290101+105+10
8 MF Sweden Erik Friberg 34123+311+100+2040
10 MF Argentina Mauro Rosales 30522+4500102+10
11 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Steve Zakuani 6262000000
12 DF Costa Rica Leonardo González 26012+2020405+10
13 FW Jamaica O'Brian White 7272000000
14 MF Ghana Michael Tetteh 1000001000
15 MF Uruguay Álvaro Fernández 401123+6920305+12
16 MF United States David Estrada 601+30001010
17 MF Colombia Fredy Montero 421827+31220336+13
18 GK United States Kasey Keller 430340202050
19 FW United States Sammy Ochoa 920+421+10001+20
20 DF United States Zach Scott 2309+3010306+10
21 FW United States Nate Jaqua 3027+16000213+21
22 MF United States Mike Seamon 1000001000
23 MF United States Servando Carrasco 1907+50000+104+20
24 FW United States Roger Levesque 2939+1030+200+205+10
25 FW United States Pat Noonan 1702+70002+103+20
26 GK Puerto Rico Taylor Graham 1000001000
27 MF United States Lamar Neagle 3579+1451+112+115+20
28 GK Puerto Rico Terry Boss 4000002020
29 GK United States Josh Ford 0000000000
30 MF The Gambia Amadou Sanyang 400+1000001+20
31 DF United States Jeff Parke 391281203+1050
34 DF Colombia Jhon Kennedy Hurtado 310230202040
35 GK United States Bryan Meredith 1000000010
Players out on loan:
32 MF Colombia Miguel Montaño (on loan to Montreal Impact) 300+20001000
  • Source:

Squads

First Team squad

As of 27 August 2011.
No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed From
Goalkeepers
18 Kasey Keller (C) United States GK 29 November 1969 England Fulham
28 Terry Boss Puerto Rico GK 1 September 1981 United States New York
29 Josh Ford United States GK 6 November 1987 United States UConn
35 Bryan Meredith United States GK 2 August 1989 United States Kitsap Pumas
Defenders
4 Patrick Ianni United States CB 15 June 1985 United States Houston
5 Tyson Wahl United States LFB 23 February 1984 United States Kansas City
7 James Riley United States RFB 27 October 1982 United States San Jose
12 Leonardo González Costa Rica LFB 21 November 1980 Costa Rica Municipal Liberia
20 Zach Scott United States CB / RFB 2 July 1980 United States Seattle (USL)
26 Taylor Graham Puerto Rico CB 3 June 1980 United States Seattle (USL)
31 Jeff Parke United States CB 13 April 1982 Canada Vancouver
34 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado Colombia CB 16 May 1984 Colombia Deportivo Cali
Midfielders
3 Brad Evans United States CM / RM 20 May 1985 United States Columbus
6 Osvaldo Alonso Cuba DM 11 November 1985 United States Charleston
8 Erik Friberg Sweden CM / RM 10 February 1986 Sweden Häcken
10 Mauro Rosales Argentina AM / RM 24 February 1981 Argentina River Plate
11 Steve Zakuani Democratic Republic of the Congo LM 9 February 1988 United States Akron
14 Michael Tetteh Ghana LM 16 January 1989 United States UC Santa Barbara
15 Álvaro Fernández Uruguay LM 11 October 1985 Uruguay Nacional
16 David Estrada United States RM 4 February 1988 United States UCLA
22 Mike Seamon United States CM 30 August 1988 United States Villanova
23 Servando Carrasco United States CM / RM 13 August 1988 United States California Golden Bears
27 Lamar Neagle United States LM 7 May 1987 Finland IFK Mariehamn
30 Amadou Sanyang The Gambia CM / RM 1 August 1991 Canada Toronto
32 Miguel Montaño (on loan to Montreal) Colombia AM / LM 25 June 1991 Argentina Quilmes
Forwards
2 Mike Fucito United States ST 29 April 1986 United States Harvard
13 O'Brian White Jamaica CF / ST 14 December 1985 Canada Vancouver
17 Fredy Montero Colombia ST 26 July 1987 Colombia Deportivo Cali
19 Sammy Ochoa United States ST 4 September 1986 Mexico Estudiantes Tecos
21 Nate Jaqua United States ST 28 October 1981 United States Houston
24 Roger Levesque United States ST 22 January 1981 United States Seattle (USL)
25 Pat Noonan United States ST 2 August 1980 United States Colorado

Major League Soccer squad

As of 12 September 2011. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 United States FW Mike Fucito
3 United States MF Brad Evans
4 United States DF Patrick Ianni
5 United States DF Tyson Wahl
6 Cuba MF Osvaldo Alonso
7 United States DF James Riley
8 Sweden MF Erik Friberg
10 Argentina MF Mauro Rosales
11 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Steve Zakuani
12 Costa Rica DF Leonardo González
13 Jamaica FW O'Brian White
14 Ghana MF Michael Tetteh
15 Uruguay MF Álvaro Fernández
16 United States MF David Estrada
17 Colombia FW Fredy Montero
18 United States GK Kasey Keller (captain)
No. Position Player
19 United States FW Sammy Ochoa
20 United States DF Zach Scott (vice-captain)
21 United States FW Nate Jaqua
22 United States MF Mike Seamon
23 United States MF Servando Carrasco
24 United States FW Roger Levesque
25 United States FW Pat Noonan
26 United States DF Taylor Graham
27 United States MF Lamar Neagle
28 Puerto Rico GK Terry Boss
29 United States GK Josh Ford
30 The Gambia MF Amadou Sanyang
31 United States DF Jeff Parke
32 Colombia MF Miguel Montaño (on loan to Montreal)
34 Colombia DF Jhon Kennedy Hurtado
35 United States GK Bryan Meredith

Transfers

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
22 November 2010France Julien BaudetDFUnited States Colorado RapidsAcquired for Peter Vagenas[1]
Republic of Ireland Danny EarlsDFUnited States Colorado Rapids[1]
24 November 2010Jamaica O'Brian WhiteFWCanada Vancouver Whitecaps FCAcquired for allocation money[3]
15 December 2010United States Chris SeitzGKUnited States Philadelphia UnionRe-Entry Draft, subsequently traded[5]
16 December 2010Sweden Erik FribergMFSweden HäckenUndisclosed[9]
2 March 2011United States Lamar NeagleFWFinland IFK MariehamnFree[10]
18 March 2011Argentina Mauro RosalesMFArgentina River PlateUndisclosed[11]
30 July 2011The Gambia Amadou SanyangMFCanada Toronto FCFree[12]
26 August 2011United States Sammy OchoaFWMexico Estudiantes TecosAcquired thru allocation process[13]
12 September 2011United States Bryan MeredithGKUnited States Kitsap PumasFree[14]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
22 November 2010United States Peter VagenasMFUnited States Colorado RapidsTraded for Julien Baudet and Danny Earls[1]
24 November 2010The Gambia Sanna NyassiMFCanada Vancouver Whitecaps FCExpansion Draft[2]
United States Nathan SturgisMFCanada Vancouver Whitecaps FCExpansion Draft[2]
15 December 2010Jamaica Tyrone MarshallDFUnited States Colorado RapidsRe-Entry Draft[5]
15 December 2010United States Chris SeitzGKUnited States FC DallasTraded for a 2012 4th round SuperDraft pick[6]
1 March 2011Republic of Ireland Danny EarlsDFUnited States Colorado RapidsWaived, free transfer[15][16]
15 March 2011Switzerland Blaise NkufoFWNoneReleased, then retired[17][18]

Loan out

Date from Date to Name Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
29 June 2011 10 July 2011 Ghana Michael Tetteh MF United States Orlando City S.C. 10-day loan deal [19]
15 August 2011 End of season Colombia Miguel Montaño FW Canada Montreal Impact End of season loan deal [20]

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
General ManagerUnited States Adrian Hanauer
Head CoachGermany Sigi Schmid
Assistant CoachUnited States Brian Schmetzer
Assistant CoachSaint Vincent and the Grenadines Ezra Hendrickson
Goalkeeper CoachUnited States Tom Dutra
Fitness CoachUnited States David Tenney
Chief ScoutUnited States Kurt Schmid
Technical DirectorUnited States Chris Henderson

Last updated: 18 November 2010
Source:Seattle Sounders FC

Management

Majority Owner United States Joe Roth
Owners United States Paul G. Allen
United States Drew Carey
United States Adrian Hanauer
Chief Executive Officer United States Jo Lynn Allen
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer United States Karen Harrison
President United States Peter McLoughlin
Senior Vice President of Business Operations United States Gary Wright
Ground (capacity and dimensions) CenturyLink Field (35,700 / 104.2x67.7 meters)

Last updated: 18 November 2010
Source:Seattle Sounders FC

Official sponsors

Source: Soundersfc.com

Kits

Home
Home Alternate
Home Alt. 2
Away
Away Alternate
Third
TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Info
HomeRave GreenBlueRave Green
Home Alt.Rave GreenRave GreenBlueMLS, March 19 against New York
Home Alt. 2Rave GreenRave GreenRave GreenMLS, April 16 against Philadelphia
AwayShaleShaleShale
Away Alt.ShaleShaleRave GreenCCL, Group stage, September 27 against Comunicaciones
ThirdYellowYellowYellow

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
10 United States Jeff Parke Sporting Kansas City Player of the Week
17 Colombia Fredy Montero Portland Timbers Player of the Week
18 Argentina Mauro Rosales Colorado Rapids Player of the Week
24 United States Lamar Neagle Columbus Crew Player of the Week
30/31 United States Kasey Keller San Jose Earthquakes Player of the Week

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
4 Jamaica O'Brian White Chicago Fire Goal Week 4
11 United States Lamar Neagle Real Salt Lake Goal Week 11
14 Colombia Fredy Montero Toronto FC Goal Week 14
15 United States Tyson Wahl New England Revolution Goal Week 15
24 United States Lamar Neagle Columbus Crew Goal Week 24
27 Uruguay Álvaro Fernández D.C. United Goal Week 27
28 Colombia Fredy Montero Vancouver Whitecaps Goal Week 28

MLS Save of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
3 United States Kasey Keller San Jose Earthquakes Save of the Week
4 Chicago Fire Save of the Week
12 Chicago Fire Save of the Week
23 F.C. Dallas Save of the Week
30 Philadelphia Union Save of the Week
31 San Jose Earthquakes Save of the Week

MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Month

Month Player Link
March Colombia Fredy Montero March Humanitarian of the Month

Miscellany

Stadium

On 23 June 2011, after the completion of CenturyLink's acquisition of Qwest, Qwest Field was renamed CenturyLink Field. CenturyLink picked up the five-year extension in the naming rights contract at that time, extending the contract to June 2019.[21]

Allocation ranking

Seattle is in the No. 18 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. Seattle started 2011 ranked No. 11 on the allocation list but on 26 August traded allocation positions with Chicago Fire to acquire Sammy Ochoa.[22][23]

International roster spots

Seattle has 7 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Seattle dealt one slot to Portland Timbers on 14 January 2011 for use in the 2011 season.[24] There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[23]

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 4 pick acquired from FC Dallas.
Future picks traded: 2012 SuperDraft Round 3 pick traded to Chicago Fire.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Colorado acquire Vagenas in trade with Seattle". MLSsoccer.com. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 MLSsoccer.com (24 November 2010). "2010 Expansion Draft: pick by pick". Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  3. 1 2 "'Caps pass O'Brian White on to Sounders". MLSsoccer.com. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  4. Mayers, Joshua (9 December 2010). "Q: Who is Erik Friberg? It sure sounds like he's a Sounder". Seattle Times.com. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Wolff, Angel selected in Re-Entry Stage 2 draft". MLSsoccer.com. 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Sounders draft keeper Seitz, trade him to Dallas". Seattle PI. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  7. "Sounders FC Alliance Business Meeting". Soundersfc.com. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  8. Gaschk, Matt (20 December 2010). "Qwest Hosts First Kick". Soundersfc.com. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  9. "Sounders sign Swedish MF Erik Friberg". Yahoo! Sports. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  10. "Sounders FC Signs Forward Lamar Neagle, Midfielder Servando". 2 March 2011.
  11. "Sounders FC Signs Argentine Midfielder Mauro Rosales". Sounders FC Public Relations. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  12. "Sounders FC sign Sanyang". Sounders FC Public Relations. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  13. "Sounders FC sign Ochoa". Sounders FC Public Relations. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  14. "Sounders sign goalkeeper Meredith". Sounders FC Public Relations. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  15. "Sounders FC News & Notes". 1 March 2011.
  16. "Article". www.coloradorapids.com.
  17. "Sounders cut ties with Swiss forward Nkufo | Major League Soccer".
  18. "Article". www.soundersfc.com.
  19. "Rookie Michael Tetteh Loaned to Orlando City". Sounders FC Public Relations. Soundersfc.com. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  20. "Midfielder Miguel Montano Loaned to Montreal Impact". Sounders FC Public Relations. Soundersfc.com. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  21. Caple, Christian (23 June 2011). "CenturyLink and Seahawks extend naming rights deal through 2018–19 season". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  22. "Article". www.soundersfc.com.
  23. 1 2 2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer Archived 30 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  24. "Wilkinson: Three-way trade was a win-win – Major League Soccer".
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