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 de Fútbol de El Salvador 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 November 22, 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. Also, the list of the ten protected players for the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft was decided by the club. The draft took place on November 24, 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. Vancouver later traded Jamaican international O'Brian White to Seattle.
December
On December 9, 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 December 15, 2010, the Sounders selected Chris Seitz of the Philadelphia Union in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft. The goalkeeper was later traded to FC Dallas for a fourth round pick of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. Defender Tyrone Marshall was also selected in the draft by the Colorado Rapids.
February The team traveled to Casa Grande, Arizona, just like before the 2010 season for preseason training.
March On March 9, 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.
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 opening game in Seattle. The match was held on March 15.
Match results
Preseason
Cascadia Summit
Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield
MLS regular season
Table Western Conference
League
Results by round
Match results
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
CONCACAF Champions League
Preliminary round
Group stage
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Friendlies
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Last updated on August 26, 2016.
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Squads
First Team squad Updated August 27, 2011. No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of birth (age) Signed From Goalkeepers 18 Kasey Keller (C) GK Fulham 28 Terry Boss GK New York 29 Josh Ford GK UConn 35 Bryan Meredith GK Kitsap Pumas Defenders 4 Patrick Ianni CB Houston 5 Tyson Wahl LFB Kansas City 7 James Riley RFB San Jose 12 Leonardo González LFB Municipal Liberia 20 Zach Scott CB / RFB Seattle (USL) 26 Taylor Graham CB Seattle (USL) 31 Jeff Parke CB Vancouver 34 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado CB Deportivo Cali Midfielders 3 Brad Evans CM / RM Columbus 6 Osvaldo Alonso DM Charleston 8 Erik Friberg CM / RM Häcken 10 Mauro Rosales AM / RM River Plate 11 Steve Zakuani LM Akron 14 Michael Tetteh LM UC Santa Barbara 15 Álvaro Fernández LM Nacional 16 David Estrada RM UCLA 22 Mike Seamon CM Villanova 23 Servando Carrasco CM / RM California Golden Bears 27 Lamar Neagle LM IFK Mariehamn 30 Amadou Sanyang CM / RM Toronto 32 Miguel Montaño (on loan to Montreal) AM / LM Quilmes Forwards 2 Mike Fucito ST Harvard 13 O'Brian White CF / ST Vancouver 17 Fredy Montero ST Deportivo Cali19 Sammy Ochoa ST Estudiantes Tecos 21 Nate Jaqua ST Houston 24 Roger Levesque ST Seattle (USL) 25 Pat Noonan ST Colorado
Major League Soccer squad Updated September 12, 2011.
Transfers
In DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef November 22, 2010 Julien Baudet DF Colorado Rapids Acquired for Peter Vagenas Danny Earls DF Colorado Rapids November 24, 2010 O'Brian White FW Vancouver Whitecaps FC Acquired for allocation money December 15, 2010 Chris Seitz GK Philadelphia Union Re-Entry Draft, subsequently traded December 16, 2010 Erik Friberg MF Häcken Undisclosed March 2, 2011 Lamar Neagle FW IFK Mariehamn Free March 18, 2011 Mauro Rosales MF River Plate Undisclosed July 30, 2011 Amadou Sanyang MF Toronto FC Free August 26, 2011 Sammy Ochoa FW Estudiantes Tecos Acquired thru allocation process September 12, 2011 Bryan Meredith GK Kitsap Pumas Free
Out DatePlayerPositionDestination clubFee/notesRef November 22, 2010 Peter Vagenas MF Colorado Rapids Traded for Julien Baudet and Danny Earls November 24, 2010 Sanna Nyassi MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Expansion Draft Nathan Sturgis MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Expansion Draft December 15, 2010 Tyrone Marshall DF Colorado Rapids Re-Entry Draft December 15, 2010 Chris Seitz GK FC Dallas Traded for a 2012 4th round SuperDraft pick March 1, 2011 Danny Earls DF Colorado Rapids Waived, free transfer March 15, 2011 Blaise Nkufo FW None Released, then retired
Loan out Date from Date to Name Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref June 29, 2011 July 10, 2011 Michael Tetteh MF Orlando City S.C. 10-day loan deal August 15, 2011 End of season Miguel Montaño FW Montreal Impact End of season loan deal
Club
Coaching staff {|class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |General Manager|| Adrian Hanauer |- |Head coach|| Sigi Schmid |- |Assistant coach|| Brian Schmetzer |- |Assistant coach|| Ezra Hendrickson |- |Goalkeeper coach|| Tom Dutra |- |Fitness coach|| David Tenney |- |Chief scout|| Kurt Schmid |- |Technical director||| Chris Henderson Management
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Kits
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info Home Rave Green Blue Rave Green Home Alt. Rave Green Rave Green Blue MLS, March 19 against New York Home Alt. 2 Rave Green Rave Green Rave Green MLS, April 16 against Philadelphia Away Shale Shale Shale Away Alt. Shale Shale Rave Green CCL, Group stage, September 27 against Comunicaciones Third Yellow Yellow Yellow
Recognition MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink10 Jeff ParkeSporting Kansas CityPlayer of the Week17 Fredy MonteroPortland TimbersPlayer of the Week18 Mauro RosalesColorado RapidsPlayer of the Week24 Lamar NeagleColumbus CrewPlayer of the Week30/31 Kasey KellerSan Jose EarthquakesPlayer of the Week
MLS Goal of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink4 O'Brian WhiteChicago FireGoal Week 411 Lamar NeagleReal Salt LakeGoal Week 1114 Fredy MonteroToronto FCGoal Week 1415 Tyson WahlNew England RevolutionGoal Week 15 24 Lamar NeagleColumbus CrewGoal Week 2427 Álvaro FernándezD.C. UnitedGoal Week 2728 Fredy MonteroVancouver Whitecaps FCGoal Week 28
MLS Save of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink3 Kasey KellerSan Jose EarthquakesSave of the Week4Chicago FireSave of the Week12Chicago FireSave of the Week23F.C. DallasSave of the Week30Philadelphia UnionSave of the Week31San Jose EarthquakesSave of the Week
MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Month
MonthPlayerLinkMarch Fredy MonteroMarch Humanitarian of the Month
Miscellany
Stadium On June 23, 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.
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 August 26 traded allocation positions with Chicago Fire to acquire Sammy Ochoa.2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer
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 January 14, 2011, for use in the 2011 season. 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).
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.
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