2019 Seattle Sounders FC season

The 2019 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's eleventh season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. The 2019 season was Brian Schmetzer's third full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders. Seattle-based Zulily became the official jersey sponsor of the Sounders in the 2019 season.

Seattle Sounders FC

2019 season
General manager	Garth Lagerwey
Head coach	Brian Schmetzer
Stadium	CenturyLink Field
Major League Soccer	Conference: 2nd Overall: 4th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Winners
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth Round
Cascadia Cup	Winners
Heritage Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Raúl Ruidíaz (11)[1] All: Raúl Ruidíaz (15)[1]
Highest home attendance	Playoffs: 69,274 (Nov. 10 vs. Toronto, MLS Cup)[1] League: 50,072 (July 21 vs. Portland Timbers)[1]
Lowest home attendance	League: 37,722 (Apr. 6 vs. Real Salt Lake)[1] USOC: 6,280 (June 12 vs. Portland)[1]
Average home league attendance	League: 40,247[2]
Home colors Away colors
← 2018 2020 →

Sounders FC won their second MLS Cup title at the end of the season,^[3] playing in front of a franchise-record 69,274 fans at CenturyLink Field.^[4]

Background

Main article: 2018 Seattle Sounders FC season

Recap

In January 2019, the Sounders announced that their USL-affiliated team, Seattle Sounders FC 2, that had moved to Tacoma, Washington would be re-branded as the Tacoma Defiance.^[5] In addition, the club announced that Zulily would replace Xbox as the jersey sponsor after signing a multi-year deal.^[6]

Long-time midfielder Osvaldo Alonso, who had served as captain and been with the club since its inaugural MLS season, was released into free agency and signed with Minnesota United FC in January 2019.^[7] Defender Chad Marshall, who had joined in 2014, announced his retirement from professional soccer on May 22, leaving mid-way through the season.^[8]

On August 2, defender Román Torres was suspended for ten matches after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance by the league.^[9]

The Sounders clinched a spot in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League by virtue of having the 4th best record in the regular season and making it to the Western Conference Finals in the Playoffs; the three other teams in the Conference Finals had also clinched berths in the Champions League or were ineligible (in the case of Toronto FC).^[10]

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of August 12, 2019.^[11]

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Trey Muse (HGP) 3 DF  USA Jonathan Campbell 4 MF  SWE Gustav Svensson 5 DF  CMR Nouhou Tolo 7 MF  USA Cristian Roldan 8 MF  ESP Víctor Rodríguez 9 FW  PER Raúl Ruidíaz (DP) 10 MF  URU Nicolás Lodeiro (DP) 11 DF  AUS Brad Smith (on loan from A.F.C. Bournemouth[12]) 12 DF  USA Saad Abdul-Salaam 13 FW  USA Jordan Morris (HGP) 15 MF  ARG Emanuel Cecchini (on loan from Málaga CF) 16 MF  USA Alex Roldan 17 FW  USA Will Bruin 18 DF  SUR Kelvin Leerdam 19 MF  USA Harry Shipp 20 DF  KOR Kim Kee-hee 21 MF  MTQ Jordy Delem 23 FW  MEX Luis Silva 24 GK  SUI Stefan Frei 25 DF  ECU Xavier Arreaga (DP) 29 DF  PAN Román Torres 33 DF  TRI Joevin Jones 35 GK  USA Bryan Meredith 70 MF  KEN Handwalla Bwana (HGP) 75 MF  USA Danny Leyva (HGP) 87 FW  USA Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (HGP) 99 FW  USA Justin Dhillon

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Preseason

Mobile Mini Sun Cup

Main article: 2019 Mobile Mini Sun Cup

Houston Dynamo v Seattle Sounders FC

February 9	Houston Dynamo	3–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Tucson, Arizona
5:00 pm (PST)	Cabezas  31' 70' Vera  41' Struna  62' Peña 80' Hairston 88'	Recap	Lodeiro 14' Ruidíaz 18' Vargas  72' VanAlstine  78'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: View Match

Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders FC

February 13	Portland Timbers	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Tucson, Arizona
6:00 pm (PST)	Valeri 40' (pen.) Ebobisse 88' Flores  90'	Preview	Bwana 33' A. Roldan  36' Vargas  50'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Seattle Sounders FC v FC Dallas

February 16	Seattle Sounders FC	1–2	FC Dallas	Tucson, Arizona
9:00 am (PST)	Lodeiro  43' Abdul-Salaam  65' Nouhou 91'	Preview	Ziegler  18' Badji 34' Roberts 80'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Other

Seattle Sounders FC v Atlanta United FC

February 2 Friendly	Seattle Sounders FC	1–7	Atlanta United FC	Fullerton, California
11:00 am PST	Serrano 88'	Report	J. Martínez 13', 46' G. Martínez 30+1' (pen.) Pereira 72', 109' Williams 95', 101'	Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors in four 30-minute periods.

San Jose Earthquakes v Seattle Sounders FC

February 23 Friendly	San Jose Earthquakes	2–2	Seattle Sounders FC	San Jose, California
12:45 pm PST	Wondolowski 57' (pen.), 61' (pen.) Judson  83'	Report	Leerdam  20'  60' Rodríguez 32', 52'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath

Friendlies

Seattle Sounders FC v Club Nacional

February 20	Seattle Sounders FC	0–2	Club Nacional	Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm (PST)	Wingo  42'	Report	Bergessio 19' Rodríguez 53' Pereira  69'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 32,233 Referee: Farhad Dadko

Seattle Sounders FC v Borussia Dortmund

July 17	Seattle Sounders FC	1–3	Borussia Dortmund	Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm (PDT)	Campbell 54'	Report	Wolf 37' Alcácer 50' Sancho 77'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,722 Referee: Allen Chapman

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2019 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Western Conference

2019 MLS Western Conference standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles FC (P, S)	34	21	4	9	85	37	+48	72	Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Seattle Sounders FC (P, C)	34	16	10	8	51	49	+2	56	Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3	Real Salt Lake (P, L)	34	16	13	5	45	41	+4	53	Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4	Minnesota United FC (P, L)	34	15	11	8	52	42	+10	53
5	LA Galaxy (P, L)	34	16	15	3	56	55	+1	51

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:

1. As MLS Cup 2019 champions

Overall

2019 MLS regular season standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	New York City FC	34	18	6	10	63	42	+21	64	2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3	Atlanta United FC (U)	34	18	12	4	58	43	+15	58	2020 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
4	Seattle Sounders FC (C)	34	16	10	8	52	49	+3	56	2020 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
5	Philadelphia Union	34	16	11	7	58	50	+8	55
6	Real Salt Lake	34	16	13	5	46	41	+5	53

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner
Notes:

1. As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
2. As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
3. As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)

Results

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	16	8	10	52	49	+3	56	11	4	2	34	21	+13	5	4	8	18	28	−10

Last updated: October 6, 2019.
Source: MLS

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	W

Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Seattle Sounders FC v FC Cincinnati

March 2 MLS 1	Seattle Sounders FC	4–1	FC Cincinnati	Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm (PST)	Leerdam 27' Morris 33', 43' Ruidíaz 87'	Recap Boxscore	Bertone 13' Adi  46'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,011 Referee: Chris Penso

Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids

March 9 MLS 2	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Colorado Rapids	Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm (PST)	Leerdam 5',  65'Ruidíaz 8' Svensson  25' Morris  52' C. Roldan  59' Lodeiro  90+3'	Recap Boxscore	Rosenberry  17' Feilhaber  33'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,725 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Chicago Fire SC v Seattle Sounders FC

March 16 MLS 3	Chicago Fire SC	2–4	Seattle Sounders FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
10:00 am (PDT)	Edwards 56',  64' Herbers 84',  90'+2'	Recap Boxscore	Rodríguez 8' Morris 15' Lodeiro 49' (pen.) C. Roldan  77' Ruidíaz 88'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 10,032 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders FC

March 30 MLS 4 Cascadia Cup	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:00 pm (PDT)	Felipe  90+1'	Recap Boxscore		Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 24,803 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Seattle Sounders FC v Real Salt Lake

April 6 MLS 5	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Real Salt Lake	Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT)	Lodeiro 18' C. Roldan  73' Leerdam  78'	Recap Boxscore	Silva  83'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,722 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC

April 10 MLS 6	Colorado Rapids	–	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado
6:00 pm (PDT)		Preview		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Note: Postponed to September 7 due to inclement weather[13]

Seattle Sounders FC v Toronto FC

April 13 MLS 7	Seattle Sounders FC	3–2	Toronto FC	Seattle, Washington
1:00 pm (PDT)	Bruin 24', 66' Kim  61' C. Roldan 68' Lodeiro  81' Rodríguez  88'	Recap Boxscore	Altidore 11', 70'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,722 Referee: Allen Chapman

Los Angeles FC v Seattle Sounders FC

April 21 MLS 8	Los Angeles FC	4–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Los Angeles, California
4:00 pm (PDT)	Vela 12', 55' Atuesta  35', 39' Ramirez 61'	Recap Boxscore	Torres  22' Kim  44' Shipp 51' Leerdam  58' Delem  67'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,221 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Seattle Sounders FC v San Jose Earthquakes

April 24 MLS 9 Heritage Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	2–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm (PDT)	Bwana  35' Leerdam 65' Shipp 67' Lodeiro  77'	Recap Boxscore	Salinas 34', 53' Hoesen  70' Felipe  87' Wondolowski  90+5'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,722 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Seattle Sounders FC v Los Angeles FC

April 28 MLS 10	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Los Angeles FC	Seattle, Washington
12:30 pm (PDT)	Morris 1' Kim  10' C. Roldan  18' Lodeiro  59' Leerdam  90+5'	Recap Boxscore	Vela 4' Kaye  18' Blackmon  42'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,581 Referee: Ted Unkel
Note: Roldan's red card was rescinded after an appeal.[14]

Minnesota United FC v Seattle Sounders FC

May 4 MLS 11	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:00 pm (PDT)	Opara 26' Greguš  45'	Recap Boxscore	C. Roldan 42'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,832 Referee: Timothy Ford

Seattle Sounders FC v Houston Dynamo

May 11 MLS 12	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Houston Dynamo	Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT)	C. Roldan 5' Bruin  78'	Recap Boxscore	Cerén  28' DeLaGarza  59' Fuenmayor  90+2'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,232 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Seattle Sounders FC v Orlando City SC

May 15 MLS 13	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Orlando City SC	Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm (PDT)	Ruidíaz 19' Bwana 68'	Recap Boxscore	Mueller 75' Dwyer  79' Rosell  89'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,722 Referee: David Gantar

Philadelphia Union v Seattle Sounders FC

May 18 MLS 14	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:30 pm (PDT)	Przybyłko  72' Picault  83'	Recap Boxscore	Nouhou  56' Campbell  86'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,540 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Sporting Kansas City v Seattle Sounders FC

May 26 MLS 15	Sporting Kansas City	3–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Kansas City, Kansas
3:00 pm (PDT)	Feilhaber  26' Russell 29', 45+1', 68' Croizet  34'	Recap Boxscore	Torres  13' Lodeiro  60' Ruidíaz 63' Leerdam 71'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,882 Referee: Christopher Penso

FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders FC

June 1 MLS 16	FC Dallas	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Frisco, Texas
5:00 pm (PDT)	Acosta  44' Ferreira  71' Ondrášek  84' Gruezo  90+5'	Recap Boxscore	Arreaga 33' (o.g.) Smith 38' (o.g.) Leerdam  38' Ruidíaz 65'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,327 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Montreal Impact v Seattle Sounders FC

June 5 MLS 17	Montreal Impact	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Montreal, Quebec
4:30 pm (PDT)	Camacho  31' Taïder 74' (pen.), 78'	Recap Boxscore	Nouhou  56' Delem  61' Rodríguez 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 13,037 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Seattle Sounders FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

June 29 MLS 18 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT)	Leerdam 90+6'	Recap Boxscore	Reyna  66' Venuto  90'+2'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 44,489 Referee: Alan Kelly

New York City FC v Seattle Sounders FC

July 3 MLS 19	New York City FC	3–0	Seattle Sounders FC	New York, New York
4:00 pm (PDT)	Ring  42' Moralez 58' Medina 77' Ofori 87'	Recap Boxscore	Nouhou  4' Kim  73'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 18,217 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Columbus Crew SC v Seattle Sounders FC

July 6 MLS 20	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Columbus, Ohio
4:30 pm (PDT)	Santos 13' (pen.),  42' Guzmán  29' Artur  79' Afful  85' Argudo  90+3'	Recap Boxscore	Lodeiro 56' (pen.), 90+3',  85' Leyva  70'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 14,183 Referee: Chris Penso

Seattle Sounders FC v Atlanta United FC

July 14 MLS 21	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Atlanta United FC	Seattle, Washington
12:55 pm (PDT)	Ruidíaz 58' Shipp 71'	Recap Boxscore	Robinson  22' Parkhurst  41' Martínez 65' Escobar  82'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,232 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers

July 21 MLS 22 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	1–2	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington
6:30 pm (PDT)	Ruidíaz 50' Leerdam  66'	Recap Boxscore	Fernández 20', 51',  82' Moreira  84' Chara  90+9'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 50,072 Referee: Drew Fischer

Houston Dynamo v Seattle Sounders FC

July 27 MLS 23	Houston Dynamo	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Houston, Texas
5:00 pm (PDT)	Peña  82'	Recap Boxscore	Delem  50' Morris 59' Shipp  72'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,138 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Seattle Sounders FC v Sporting Kansas City

August 4 MLS 24	Seattle Sounders FC	2–3	Sporting Kansas City	Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT)	Nouhou  35' Morris 46', 82' Abdul-Salaam  55' Lodeiro  71'	Recap Boxscore	Gutiérrez 12', 33' (pen.) Sinovic  40' Gerso  53' Hurtado 58' Feilhaber  62'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,722 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Seattle Sounders FC v New England Revolution

August 10 MLS 25	Seattle Sounders FC	3–3	New England Revolution	Seattle, Washington
1:00 pm (PDT)	Shipp 2', 65' Lodeiro 66' Kee-hee  89'	Recap Boxscore	Mancienne 27',  54' Bou 35' Farrell  46' Gil 87' (pen.)	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,826 Referee: David Gantar

Real Salt Lake v Seattle Sounders FC

August 14 MLS 26	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm (PDT)	Johnson 25' Luiz  52' Rusnák 71' Baird 87'	Recap Boxscore	Jones  70'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,825 Referee: Armando Villarreal

LA Galaxy v Seattle Sounders FC

August 17 MLS 27	LA Galaxy	2–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Carson, California
7:00 pm (PDT)	Steres  6' Ibrahimovic 45', 65' (pen.) Skjelvik 82' (o.g.)	Recap Boxscore	Morris  21' Ruidíaz 42'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 26,213 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders FC

August 23 MLS 28 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm (PDT)	Valeri 54'	Recap Boxscore	C. Roldan 22' Ruidíaz 47' Leerdam  53' Jones  65' Abdul-Salaam  84' Frei  90'+1'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Seattle Sounders FC v LA Galaxy

September 1 MLS 29	Seattle Sounders FC	4–3	LA Galaxy	Seattle, Washington
3:30 pm (PDT)	Ruidíaz 45'+2' Arreaga  47' C. Roldan 55', 89' Morris 77'	Recap Boxscore	González  6' Polenta  62' Ibrahimović 66' Antuna 75' Skjelvik 81'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 46,673 Referee: Chris Penso

Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC

September 7 MLS 6	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado
6:00 pm (PDT)	Shinyashiki 41', 70'	Recap Boxscore	Cecchini  79'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,607 Referee: Kevin Stott
Note: Postponed from April 10 due to inclement weather[13]

Seattle Sounders FC v New York Red Bulls

September 15 MLS 30	Seattle Sounders FC	4–2	New York Red Bulls	Seattle, Washington
3:00 pm (PDT)	Morris 2' Lodeiro 23', 90'+4' Delem  38' Davis 83' (o.g.) C. Roldan  89'	Recap Boxscore	Long  12', 27' Murillo  26' Gamarra 67' Wright-Phillips  76'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,722 Referee: Allen Chapman

Seattle Sounders FC v FC Dallas

September 18 MLS 31	Seattle Sounders FC	0–0	FC Dallas	Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm (PDT)	Arreaga  24'  86' Kee-hee  90'+11'	Recap Boxscore	Hollingshead  67'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,722 Referee: Drew Fischer

D.C. United v Seattle Sounders FC

September 22 MLS 32	D.C. United	2–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Washington, D.C.
5:00 pm (PDT)	Rodríguez 14' Brillant 54'	Recap Boxscore	Leerdam  53'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,489 Referee: Alan Kelly

San Jose Earthquakes v Seattle Sounders FC

September 29 MLS 33 Heritage Cup	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	San Jose, California
4:30 pm (PDT)	Thompson  56'	Recap Boxscore	Arreaga  60'  71' Nouhou  87' Morris 90'+4'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Seattle Sounders FC v Minnesota United FC

October 6 MLS 34	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Minnesota United FC	Seattle, Washington
1:00 pm (PDT)	Torres 29'	Recap Boxscore	Opara  23'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 47,297 Referee: Kevin Stott

MLS Cup Playoffs

See also: 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs

Seattle Sounders FC v FC Dallas

October 19 First round	Seattle Sounders FC	4–3 (a.e.t.)	FC Dallas	Seattle, Washington
12:30 pm (PDT)	Ruidíaz 18' Morris 22', 74', 113'	Recap Boxscore	Acosta  25', 82' Cannon 39',  44' Hedges 64' González  88'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,722 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Seattle Sounders FC v Real Salt Lake

October 23 Western Conference semifinals	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Real Salt Lake	Seattle, Washington
7:0 pm (PDT)	Svensson 64' Lodeiro 81',  82'	Recap Boxscore	Onuoha  28' Luiz  83'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,722 Referee: Alan Kelly

Los Angeles FC v Seattle Sounders FC

October 29 Western Conference Final	Los Angeles FC	1–3	Seattle Sounders FC	Los Angeles, California
7:00 pm (PDT)	Atuesta 17'	Recap Boxscore	Ruidíaz 22', 64' Lodeiro 26' Leerdam  81' Nouhou  90+3'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,099 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Seattle Sounders FC v Toronto FC

November 10 MLS Cup 2019	Seattle Sounders FC	3–1	Toronto FC	Seattle, Washington
12:00 pm (PST)	Leerdam 57' Rodríguez 76' Ruidíaz 90',  90+1'	Recap Boxscore	Pozuelo  72' Altidore 90+3'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 69,274 Referee: Allen Chapman MVP: Víctor Rodríguez

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers

June 12 Fourth round	Seattle Sounders FC	1–2	Portland Timbers	Tacoma, Washington
7:30 pm (PDT)	Roldan  30' Bruin  45'+2' Rodríguez 44'	Recap Boxscore	Fernández 6', 50'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 6,280 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular season		U.S. Open Cup		Playoffs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Trey Muse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	USA	Jonathan Campbell	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
4	MF	SWE	Gustav Svensson	26	1	21+1	0	0	0	4	1
5	DF	CMR	Nouhou	25	0	9+13	0	1	0	0+2	0
7	MF	USA	Cristian Roldan	33	6	29	6	0	0	4	0
8	MF	ESP	Víctor Rodríguez	21	4	14+3	2	1	1	0+3	1
9	FW	PER	Raúl Ruidíaz	26	15	20+2	11	0	0	4	4
10	MF	URU	Nicolás Lodeiro	32	9	28	7	0	0	4	2
11	DF	AUS	Brad Smith	30	0	22+3	0	0+1	0	4	0
12	DF	USA	Saad Abdul-Salaam	19	0	11+7	0	1	0	0	0
13	FW	USA	Jordan Morris	30	13	24+2	10	0	0	4	3
14	DF	USA	Chad Marshall	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	ARG	Emanuel Cecchini	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	USA	Alex Roldan	10	0	5+4	0	1	0	0	0
17	FW	USA	Will Bruin	10	2	4+5	2	1	0	0	0
18	DF	SUR	Kelvin Leerdam	34	7	27+2	6	1	0	4	1
19	MF	USA	Harry Shipp	26	5	15+10	5	1	0	0	0
20	DF	KOR	Kim Kee-hee	34	0	30	0	0	0	4	0
21	MF	MTQ	Jordy Delem	27	0	17+6	0	0	0	0+4	0
23	MF	USA	Henry Wingo	7	0	2+4	0	0+1	0	0	0
23	FW	MEX	Luis Silva	6	0	2+3	0	0	0	0+1	0
24	GK	SUI	Stefan Frei	38	0	34	0	0	0	4	0
25	DF	ECU	Xavier Arreaga	17	0	12+2	0	0	0	1+2	0
29	DF	PAN	Román Torres	21	1	12+5	1	0	0	3+1	0
33	DF	TRI	Joevin Jones	21	0	9+8	0	0	0	4	0
35	GK	USA	Bryan Meredith	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
37	FW	USA	Shandon Hopeau [TAC]	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
70	FW	KEN	Handwalla Bwana	16	1	6+9	1	1	0	0	0
75	MF	USA	Danny Leyva	7	0	4+2	0	1	0	0	0
87	FW	USA	Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	USA	Justin Dhillon	5	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0

• Last updated: November 10, 2019
• Source: Team Stats

[TAC] – Defiance player^[A]

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	FW	10	Raúl Ruidíaz	11	4	0	15
2	FW	13	Jordan Morris	10	3	0	13
3	MF	10	Nicolás Lodeiro	7	2	0	9
4	MF	7	Cristian Roldan	6	0	0	6
	DF	18	Kelvin Leerdam	5	1	0	6
6	MF	19	Harry Shipp	5	0	0	5
7	MF	8	Víctor Rodríguez	2	1	1	4
8	FW	17	Will Bruin	2	0	0	2
11	MF	4	Gustav Svensson	0	1	0	1
	DF	29	Román Torres	1	0	0	1
	MF	70	Handwalla Bwana	1	0	0	1

• Last updated: November 10, 2019
• Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	MF	10	Nicolás Lodeiro	12	4	0	16
3	DF	11	Brad Smith	6	1	0	7
	FW	13	Jordan Morris	6	1	0	7
4	FW	9	Raúl Ruidíaz	3	3	0	6
5	MF	7	Cristian Roldan	4	1	0	5
6	MF	4	Gustav Svensson	1	3	0	4
	DF	33	Joevin Jones	2	2	0	4
8	MF	8	Víctor Rodríguez	3	0	0	3
	MF	19	Harry Shipp	3	0	0	3
10	MF	18	Kelvin Leerdam	2	0	0	2
11	MF	16	Alex Roldan	1	0	0	1
	FW	17	Will Bruin	1	0	0	1
	DF	20	Kim Kee-hee	1	0	0	1
	MF	21	Jordy Delem	1	0	0	1
	MF	70	Handwalla Bwana	1	0	0	1

• Last updated: November 10, 2019
• Source:

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			MLS Playoffs			U.S. Open Cup			Total
3	DF	Jonathan Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	MF	Gustav Svensson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5	DF	Nouhou Tolo	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
7	MF	Cristian Roldan	4	0	1[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1[a]
8	MF	Víctor Rodríguez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	FW	Raúl Ruidíaz	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	MF	Nicolás Lodeiro	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
12	DF	Saad Abdul-Salaam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	FW	Jordan Morris	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
15	MF	Emanuel Cecchini	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	MF	Alex Roldan	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
17	FW	Will Bruin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
18	DF	Kelvin Leerdam	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1
19	MF	Harry Shipp	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	DF	Kim Kee-hee	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
21	MF	Jordy Delem	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
24	GK	Stefan Frei	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
25	DF	Xavier Arreaga	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
29	DF	Román Torres	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
22	DF	Joevin Jones	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
70	MF	Handwalla Bwana	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
75	MF	Danny Leyva	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			51	2	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	58	2	2

• Last updated: November 10, 2019
• Source: Disciplinary Stats

1. Rescinded^[15]

Honors and awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Position	Ref
1	Jordan Morris	FC Cincinnati	FW	[16][17]
	Nicolás Lodeiro		MF
	Víctor Rodríguez		Bench
2	Kelvin Leerdam	Colorado Rapids	DF	[18]
3	Nicolás Lodeiro	Chicago Fire SC	MF	[19]
	Jordan Morris		Bench
5	Stefan Frei	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	GK	[20]
7	Will Bruin	Toronto FC	FW	[21]
9	Brad Smith	San Jose Earthquakes & Los Angeles FC	DF	[22]
10	Cristian Roldan	Minnesota United FC	Bench	[23]
11	Cristian Roldan	Houston Dynamo	MF	[24]
12	Brad Smith	Orlando City SC & Philadelphia Union	Bench	[25]
	Stefan Frei		Bench
13	Kelvin Leerdam	Sporting Kansas City	Bench	[26]
17	Kelvin Leerdam	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	DF	[27]
18	Nicolás Lodeiro	Columbus Crew SC	MF	[28]
19	Cristian Roldan	Atlanta United FC	MF	[29]
21	Nouhou Tolo	Houston Dynamo	DF	[30]
25	Jordan Morris	Portland Timbers	Bench	[31]
26	Cristian Roldan	LA Galaxy	MF	[32]
27	Stefan Frei	Colorado Rapids	Bench	[33]
28	Jordan Morris	New York Red Bulls	FW	[34]
	Nicolás Lodeiro		Bench
30	Jordan Morris	San Jose Earthquakes	Bench	[35]
31	Román Torres	Minnesota United FC	DF	[36]

Bold indicates Audi Player Index Spotlight

Italics indicates MLS Player of the Week

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Ref
6	Nicolás Lodeiro	Real Salt Lake	[37]
19	Raúl Ruidíaz	Atlanta United FC	[38]
21	Jordan Morris	Houston Dynamo	[39]

MLS awards

Player Award Jordan Morris MLS Comeback Player of the Year[40] Víctor Rodríguez MLS Cup MVP[41]

Staffmember Award Garth Lagerwey MLS Sporting Executive of the Year[42]

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Sounders FC roster.

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
3	DF	Jonathan Campbell	Chicago Fire	Traded for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft	December 28, 2018	[43]
1	GK	Trey Muse	Indiana University	Signed HGP Deal	January 15, 2019	[44]
12	DF	Saad Abdul-Salaam	New York City FC	Rights acquired in exchange for $50,000 TAM	February 26, 2019	[45]
75	MF	Danny Leyva	Tacoma Defiance	Signed HGP Deal	April 9, 2019	[46]
87	FW	Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez	Tacoma Defiance	Signed HGP Deal	May 1, 2019	[47]
33	DF	Joevin Jones	SV Darmstadt 98	TAM signing	May 7, 2019	[48]
25	DF	Xavier Arreaga	Barcelona S.C.	DP contract	May 7, 2019	[48]
99	FW	Justin Dhillon	Tacoma Defiance		June 28, 2019	[49]
15	MF	Emanuel Cecchini	Málaga CF	On loan through the end of the 2020 MLS season	August 8, 2019	[50]
23	FW	Luis Silva	FC Honka		August 8, 2019	[50]

Draft picks

See also: 2019 MLS SuperDraft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2019 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date	Player	Number	Position	Previous club	Notes	Ref
January 11, 2019	Tucker Bone	40	MF	Air Force Academy	MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#20)	[51]
January 11, 2019	Joel Rydstrand	42	MF	Creighton University	MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#44)	[51]
January 14, 2019	Aleks Berkolds	59	DF	San Diego State University	MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#68)	[51]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
25	GK	Calle Brown	Loudoun United FC	Option declined	November 19, 2018	[52]
15	DF	Tony Alfaro	C.D. Guadalajara	Option declined	November 19, 2018	[52]
99	FW	Felix Chenkam		Option declined	November 19, 2018	[52]
6	MF	Osvaldo Alonso	Minnesota United FC	Free agent	November 19, 2018	[52]
27	FW	Lamar Neagle	Tacoma Stars	Free agent	November 19, 2018	[52]
11	MF	Aaron Kovar	Retired	Out of contract	November 19, 2018	[52]
90	DF	Waylon Francis	Columbus Crew SC	Traded for $50,000 in GAM	February 5, 2019	[53]
30	DF	Jordan McCrary	Sacramento Republic FC	Waived	February 26, 2019	[54]
14	DF	Chad Marshall	Retired	Retired due to injury	May 22, 2019	[55]
23	MF	Henry Wingo	Molde FK	Undisclosed Fee	August 12, 2019	[56]

Other transactions

• On July 10, 2019, the Sounders signed 8-year-old goalkeeper Bheem Goyal to a first-team contract as part of a Make-a-Wish Foundation partnership.^[57]
• On August 27, 2019, Seattle Sounders FC received $100,000 in general allocation money from Nashville SC in exchange for the discovery rights for Hany Mukhtar.^[58]

Notes

A. ^a Players who are under contract with Tacoma Defiance.