MVP: wlW

Team DPs: 40

SEA are rivals to 1 teams.

SERIOUS FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENTS + Some consistency to build and make progress up the div. 2 ladder

Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer team based in Seattle, Washington, that participates in Major League Soccer (MLS). The team was established in November 2007 as an MLS expansion team. The following year fans chose the Sounders name for the team through an online poll. They are the third Seattle soccer team to share the heritage of the Sounders name. The Sounders FC majority owner is Hollywood producer Joe Roth Adrian Hanauer, and minority owners include Russell Wilson/Ciara, Macklemore, Ken Griffey Jr., Paul/Jody Allen, and Drew Carey. Two time MLS Cup winner Sigi Schmid Two time MLS Cup winner Brian Schmetzer is the team's head coach.

Sounders FC home matches are played at Qwest CenturyLink Lumen Field. Along with many organized supporter groups, a 52-member marching band called the Sound Wave supports the team at each home game. Seattle Sounders FC played their first game on March 19, 2009, to a sold out crowd of 32.523, defeating the New York Red Bulls 3-0.