Seattle Sounders team guide: History, trophies won and notable former players of 2025 FIFA Club World Cup club

The Seattle Sounders prepare for their first FIFA Club World Cup after a decade at or near the top of Major League Soccer.

A powerhouse in the USA's Pacific Northwest, the Sounders have made the sport mainstream in their city, and now they get to play on the biggest club stage on home soil.

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Seattle Sounders team guide

Location

As the club name suggests, the Sounders represent the city of Seattle, Washington in the United States.

Their stadium, Lumen Field, lies in the heart of Seattle, which is located on the American West Coast. 

Origin

The current Seattle Sounders FC kicked their first ball competitively in 2009, but the club traces its roots all the way back to the 1970s.

That's because they are the third team to use the name "Seattle Sounders," with the first being an NASL side that existed from 1974 until 1983. 

A second iteration of the Seattle Sounders was formed in 1994 to compete in the A-League, where they played until 2008. Ownership from that team gathered new investors and were awarded an MLS expansion franchise to start in the 2009 season, effectively "promoting" the Sounders from the second division into the top flight.

Nicknames

• The Rave Green

Trophies won

The Sounders have been one of the dominant forces in the US game and won all the silverware available to them. That includes titles in their pre-MLS incarnation.

As an MLS side, Seattle's most successful spell began in 2014 and culminated in their only CONCACAF Champions League title to date in 2022. 

• A-League/USL First Division League Championship (4)
• A League/USF First Division Commissioner's Cup (3)
• MLS Cup: (2)
• MLS Supporters' Shield: (1)
• U.S. Open Cup: (4)
• CONCACAF Champions League: (1)

Note: Honours won by the NASL Sounders (1974-83) not included.

Notable former players

The Sounders boast several familiar names from the US national team, but they have also been the home of international players such as Freddie Ljungberg and Obafemi Martins.

• Clint Dempsey (2013-18)
• Eddie Johnson (2012-13)
• Freddie Ljungberg (2009-10)
• Nicolas Lodeiro (2016-23)
• Chad Marshall (2014-19)
• Obafemi Martins (2013-15)
• Fredy Montero (2009-14, 2021-23)
• Blaise Nkufo (2010)
• Raul Ruidiaz (2018-24)
• DeAndre Yedlin (2013-14)
• Marcus Hahnemann (2012-14)
• Kasey Keller (2009-11)

Top scorer (MLS 2025) - Two players (5 goals) 

Danny Musovski and Albert Rusnak share the team league for goals in MLS play so far this season, with five apiece.

How Seattle Sounders qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Seattle captured the CONCACAF Champions League in 2022, becoming the first (and only) MLS side to win the regional competition in the modern era.

What Seattle Sounders' manager is saying about the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Brian Schmetzer: "For the soccer purists, the people that don't maybe come to MLS, that watch European football, there's no excuse. You're going to come out and watch three different types of football, as well as our brand of soccer.

"It's going to be every soccer fan's dream to come and enjoy those 10 days of soccer."

(via FIFA)

Seattle Sounders group, schedule at 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Seattle Sounders have been drawn into Group B, alongside Atletico Madrid (Spain), Botafogo (Brazil) and Paris Saint-Germain (France).

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