First season in Major League Soccer: W-12 D-11 L-7 , 3rd in West, US Open Cup Champions, Lost to Houston in playoffs

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9 LA 1:3 Sea-x

12 Sea 0:1 CR

4  TFC 0:2 Sea

2 CHI 1:1 Sea

6 at CHV 0:1 Sea

1 at PDX+ 1:2 Sea

2 at SJ 4:0

USOC

3 at CC 0:1

8 at Hou 1:0*

10 Sea 2:0 Ln-x

19 Sea 3:0 NY

11 Sea 0:1 KC

10 Sea 1:1 LA

13 Sea 2:1 SJ

11 HOU 2:1

5 Sea 0:4 Barca

2 DC 1:2+

17 at KC 2:3

 

11 Vn.1:6 Sea-x

28 Sea 2:0 RSL

18 at CHV 2:0 Sea

16 at FCD 1:1

17 Sea 3:3 DCU

18 Chelsea-IF 0:2

8 at RSL 1:0

 

12 at DCU 1:2

24 FCD 2:1

 

13  SJ 3:2 Sea-x

 

25 Sea 2:0 SJ

23 at CR 2:2 Sea

20 at NY 1:1 Sea

22 Hou 2:1+

15 at LA 0:2

19 CHV 0:0

29 Hou 0:0*

 

20 UP 1:4 Sea-x

 

28 Sea 4:1 RSL+

26 Sea 1:0 CR +

28 Sea 3:0 CR

25 CHI 0:0

20 NE 0:1

26 at NE 2:1

 

 

22 Sea 4:0 Van-x

 

 

30 Sea 1:1 CC

 

 

23 at HOU 1:1

 

*playoffs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 TFC 0:0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Key: x=exhibition match, IF=international friendly, +=US Open Cup Chi=Chicago Fire, CHV=Chivas USA, CR=Colorado Rapids, CC=Columbus Crew, DCU=DC United, FCD=FC Dallas, Hou=Houston Dynamo, KC= Kansas City Wizards, LA=Los Angeles Galaxy, NE=New England Revolution, NY=New York Red Bulls, RSL=Real Salt Lake, SJ=San Jose Earthquakes, TFC=Toronto FC

 

 

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Opening Night Glory

Open Cup Champions

Playoffs v. Houston

Hosting MLS Cup

 

 

SOUNDERS WIN US OPEN CUP!

Opinion: Biggest cup win in Seattle pro soccer history

CONCACAF: Sounders' win means ticket to 2010-11 Champions League!

Examiner: Players & fans celebrate big triumph

 Examiner: Photos, video, reaction & commentary on our first major trophy!

 

2009 MLS Standings
 Eastern Conference Standings
  GP W L T Pts GF GA Home Road Streak  L10 
 z-Columbus 30 13 7 10 49 41 31 9-2-4 4-5-6 Lost 4  5-4-1 
 x-Chicago 30 11 7 12 45 39 34 5-4-6 6-3-6 Tied 1  3-3-4 
 x-New England 30 11 10 9 42 33 37 7-4-4 4-6-5 Lost 1  3-4-3 
 DC United 30 9 8 13 40 43 44 7-3-5 2-5-8 Tied 1  3-4-3 
 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 39 37 46 8-3-4 2-8-5 Lost 1  3-4-3 
 Kansas City 30 8 13 9 33 33 42 4-6-5 4-7-4 Tied 1  3-4-3 
 New York 30 5 19 6 21 27 47 5-6-4 0-13-2 Won 1  3-5-2 
 Western Conference Standings
  GP W L T Pts GF GA Home Road Streak  L10 
 y-Los Angeles 30 12 6 12 48 36 31 7-4-4 5-2-8 Tied 1  5-3-2 
 x-Houston 30 13 8 9 48 39 29 8-1-6 5-7-3 Lost 1  3-3-4 
 x-Seattle 30 12 7 11 47 38 29 7-2-6 5-5-5 Lost 1  5-2-3 
 x-Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 45 34 31 9-3-3 4-8-3 Lost 1  3-4-3 
 x-Real Salt Lake 30 11 12 7 40 43 35 9-1-5 2-11-2 Tied 2  4-4-2 
 Colorado 30 10 10 10 40 42 38 8-2-5 2-8-5 Lost 2  2-4-4 
 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 39 50 47 8-3-4 3-10-2 Lost 1  5-4-1 
 San Jose 30 7 14 9 30 36 50 6-5-4 1-9-5 Lost 1  3-3-4 
x-Clinched Playoff Spot; y-Conference Champion; z-Clinched Supporters' Shield

Player Stats
UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G  A SHT SOG FC FS C E
17 F Fredy Montero 27 27 2217 12 7 86 32 47 62 5 1
21 F Nate Jaqua 28 27 2278 9 7 47 16 47 35 6 1
11 M Steve Zakuani 29 24 1993 4 4 46 21 9 26 1 0
3 M Brad Evans 27 25 2294 3 2 19 8 24 18 5 0
24 F Roger Levesque 14 2 260 2 0 7 4 3 2 1 0
10 M Freddie Ljungberg 22 21 1836 2 9 27 14 31 67 6 1
14 D Tyrone Marshall 26 25 2166 2 2 10 4 23 12 5 2
6 M Osvaldo Alonso 27 26 2207 1 3 22 7 35 31 5 0
34 D Jhon Kennedy Hurtado 27 26 2334 1 1 7 2 33 25 8 0
4 D Patrick Ianni 17 10 1102 1 2 7 2 13 4 3 0
9 M Sebastien Le Toux 28 15 1457 1 3 27 12 7 14 0 0
19 D Leo Gonzalez 11 11 979 0 0 0 0 9 5 1 0
15 M Stephen King 10 3 433 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0
23 M Sanna Nyassi 14 2 305 0 0 6 1 8 4 2 0
7 D James Riley 28 27 2334 0 4 2 2 24 24 4 2
20 D Zach Scott 9 6 492 0 0 1 0 7 8 2 0
12 D Nathan Sturgis 9 5 440 0 0 1 1 6 6 0 0
8 M Peter Vagenas 14 9 740 0 2 3 0 18 11 4 0
5 D Tyson Wahl 12 9 893 0 0 1 0 7 8 1 0
Own goals rcvd. - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Totals 30 30 2700 38 46 322 126 353 402 59 8
Opposition Totals 30 30 2700 29 29 307 114 402 352 71 4

Game Winning Goals Fredy Montero (4), Nate Jaqua (2), Steve Zakuani (2), Brad Evans (1), Patrick Ianni (1), Roger Levesque (1), Freddie Ljungberg (1)
Game Winning Assists Freddie Ljungberg (5), Osvaldo Alonso (2), Nate Jaqua (2), Brad Evans (1), Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (1), Patrick Ianni (1), Sebastien Le Toux (1), Tyrone Marshall (1), James Riley (1), Steve Zakuani (1)
Penalty Kicks Made / Attempted Freddie Ljungberg (0/1), Fredy Montero (0/1)

Goalkeeping Stats
UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN SHTS SVS GA GAA PG PA W L T SHO
18 GK Kasey Keller 29 29 2549 108 78 26 0.92 1 3 12 5 11 10
1 GK Chris Eylander 1 1 90 3 1 2 2.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 GK Ben Dragavon * 1 0 61 3 2 1 1.48 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 30 30 2700 126 81 29 0.97 1 3 12 7 11 10
Opposition Totals 30 30 2700 114 85 38 1.27 0 2 7 12 11 9

* Player no longer with team


Legend of Abbreviations
Position player abbreviations Goalkeeper abbreviations


GP = Games Played GP = Games Played
GS = Games Started GS = Games Started
MIN = Minutes MIN = Minutes
G = Goals SHTS = Shots against
A = Assists SVS = Saves
SHT= Shots GA = Goals Allowed
SOG= Shots on Goal GAA = Goals Against Average (per 90 minutes)
FC = Fouls Committed PG = Penalty Kick Goals Allowed
FS = Fouls Suffered PA = Penalty Kick Attempts against
C = Cautions W = Wins
E = Ejections L = Losses
T = Ties
SHO = Shutouts

 

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