Seattle Sounders FC

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Major League Soccer club association football club

Seattle Sounders FC is a professional Major League Soccer club based in Seattle, Washington, known for its passionate fan base and multiple MLS Cup titles.

Aliases (4)

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Soccer club → association football club →
affiliation	Tacoma Defiance →
averageAttendanceHigh	among highest in MLS →
city	Seattle →
colors	cascade shale → rave green → sounder blue →
conference	Western Conference →
country	United States →
derby	Cascadia Cup →
firstHeadCoach	Sigi Schmid →
firstMLSSeason	2009 →
formerName	Seattle Sounders FC (USL) reserve side name continuity →
founded	2007 →
generalManager	Garth Lagerwey →
hasWomenAffiliate	OL Reign (same ownership group link via Seattle market) →
headCoach	Brian Schmetzer →
homeCityPopulationApprox	750000 →
homeStadium	Lumen Field →
inauguralMLSMatchDate	2009-03-19 →
inauguralMLSMatchOpponent	New York Red Bulls →
inauguralMLSMatchResult	3–0 win →
league	Major League Soccer →
locatedIn	Seattle, Washington →
MLSExpansionAnnouncementDate	2007-11-13 →
MLSExpansionTeam	true →
nickname	Sounders →
notablePlayer	Clint Dempsey → Fredy Montero → Jordan Morris → Nicolás Lodeiro → Obafemi Martins →
ownerGroup	Adrian Hanauer → Ciara → Drew Carey → Joe Roth → Macklemore → Russell Wilson → Satya Nadella →
rival	Portland Timbers → Vancouver Whitecaps FC →
stadiumCapacityApprox	68000 →
state	Washington →
supportersGroup	Emerald City Supporters → Gorilla FC → North End Faithful →
wonCompetition	CONCACAF Champions League 2022 → MLS Cup 2016 → MLS Cup 2019 → Supporters' Shield 2014 → U.S. Open Cup 2009 → U.S. Open Cup 2010 → U.S. Open Cup 2011 → U.S. Open Cup 2014 →
youthAcademy	Seattle Sounders FC Academy →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Portland Timbers → San Jose Earthquakes → Vancouver Whitecaps FC →	rival
King County → Washington (state) →	hasProfessionalSportsTeam
Servando Carrasco → Sigi Schmid ("Seattle Sounders FC (as coach)") →	memberOfSportsTeam
Vulcan Inc. →	associatedWith
MLS Cup 2020 →	awayTeam
Washington State Public Stadium Authority ("Seattle Sounders FC organization") →	collaboratesWith
U.S. Open Cup 2011 →	defendingChampion
Sigi Schmid →	employer
Seattle metropolitan area →	hasSportsTeam
Washington State Public Stadium Authority →	hasTenant
Lumen Field →	homeStadiumOf
SoDo, Seattle →	homeTeam
Cascadia Cup →	involvesClub
MLS Cup 2020 →	loser
Seattle Sounders FC ("Sounders") →	nickname
Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC →	rivalryBetween
Timbers Army →	rivalryWithClub
Seattle →	sportsTeam
U.S. Open Cup 2011 →	winner
Seattle Sounders FC ("Seattle Sounders FC Academy") →	youthAcademy