2022 Seattle Sounders FC season

Seattle Sounders FC
2022 season
General managerGarth Lagerwey
Head coachBrian Schmetzer
StadiumLumen Field
Major League SoccerConference: 11th
Overall: 21st
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
CONCACAF
Champions League		Champions
Cascadia Cup3rd
Heritage CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Raúl Ruidíaz (9)[1]
All: Nicolás Lodeiro
Raúl Ruidíaz
(12 each)
Highest home attendanceAll: 68,741 (vs. UNAM, May 4, CCL Final)
League: 47,722 (July 9 vs. Portland)[1]
Lowest home attendanceCCL: 28,932 (vs. Motagua Feb. 24)
League: 30,013 (vs. Nashville Feb. 27)[1]
Average home league attendanceLeague: 33,607[2]
Biggest winAll: 5–0 vs. Motagua (Feb. 17, CCL)
League: 4–0 vs. Vancouver (June 14)[1]
Biggest defeat0–3 vs. Portland (July 9)[1]

The 2022 season was Seattle Sounders FC's 14th in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American club soccer. It was the 39th season played by a professional team bearing the Sounders name. The team was under the management of Brian Schmetzer in his sixth full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders.

In early May, the Sounders won the CONCACAF Champions League title after defeating UNAM of the Liga MX 5–2 in aggregate scoring, becoming the first team in Major League Soccer to win the CONCACAF Champions League.[3] The season ended with the team missing the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in the league, snapping a 13-year streak that was the longest active streak in MLS history.[4] The Sounders last missed the playoffs in 2006 as a second-division club in the USL First Division.[5] The team also failed to win in their final nine road matches from July through the end of the season.[6]

Summary

During the offseason, the Sounders hired former player Andy Rose as an assistant coach, joining Freddy Juarez, who had been signed in August 2021, and Preki.[7] The team opened their preseason camp in late January, with first scrimmages on January 20.[8]

The Sounders won the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) with an undefeated record, including a 3–0 win in the second leg of the final against Pumas UNAM of Liga MX. The second leg of the final at Lumen Field broke a tournament attendance record with 68,741 spectators.[9] During their concurrent MLS matches, the team had a 2–5–1 record and dropped to 13th place in the Western Conference. The Sounders missed the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since entering the league in 2009, breaking a 13-year streak; their performance was attributed to player injuries from the CCL run.[10]

Roster

As of February 15, 2022[11]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club
3 Xavier Arreaga (INTL)  Ecuador DF (1994-09-28) September 28, 1994 Barcelona S.C.
5 Nouhou (INTL)  Cameroon DF (1997-06-23) June 23, 1997 Tacoma Defiance
6 João Paulo (INTL)  Brazil MF (1991-03-08) March 8, 1991 Botafogo
7 Cristian Roldan  United States MF (1995-06-03) June 3, 1995 Washington Huskies
9 Raúl Ruidíaz (DP)  Peru FW (1990-07-25) July 25, 1990 Atlético Morelia
10 Nicolás Lodeiro (DP)  Uruguay MF (1989-03-21) March 21, 1989 Boca Juniors
11 Albert Rusnák (DP)  Slovakia MF (1994-07-07) July 7, 1994 Real Salt Lake
12 Fredy Montero  Colombia FW (1987-07-26) July 26, 1987 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
13 Jordan Morris (HG)  United States FW (1994-10-26) October 26, 1994 Stanford Cardinal
14 Samuel Adeniran  United States FW (1998-09-30) September 30, 1998 Tacoma Defiance
16 Alex Roldán  El Salvador MF (1996-07-28) July 28, 1996 Tacoma Defiance
17 Will Bruin  United States FW (1989-10-24) October 24, 1989 Houston Dynamo FC
21 Reed Baker-Whiting (HG)  United States MF (2005-03-31) March 31, 2005 Tacoma Defiance
22 Kelyn Rowe  United States MF (1991-12-02) December 2, 1991 New England Revolution
23 Léo Chú (INTL)  Brazil MF (2000-06-04) June 4, 2000 Grêmio
24 Stefan Frei  United States GK (1986-04-20) April 20, 1986 Toronto FC
25 Jackson Ragen  United States DF (1998-09-24) September 24, 1998 Tacoma Defiance
26 Andrew Thomas  Russia GK (1998-09-01) September 1, 1998 Stanford Cardinal
28 Yeimar Gómez Andrade (INTL)  Colombia DF (1992-06-30) June 30, 1992 Unión de Santa Fe
30 Stefan Cleveland  United States GK (1994-05-24) May 24, 1994 Chicago Fire FC
45 Ethan Dobbelaere (HG)  United States MF (2002-11-14) November 14, 2002 Tacoma Defiance
73 Obed Vargas  United States MF (2005-08-05) August 5, 2005 Tacoma Defiance
75 Danny Leyva (HG)  United States MF (2003-05-05) May 5, 2003 Tacoma Defiance
84 Josh Atencio (HG)  United States MF (2002-01-31) January 31, 2002 Tacoma Defiance
87 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (HG)  United States FW (2002-03-25) March 25, 2002 Tacoma Defiance
92 Abdoulaye Cissoko  France DF (1999-12-27) December 27, 1999 Tacoma Defiance
94 Jimmy Medranda  Colombia DF (1994-02-07) February 7, 1994 Nashville SC
99 Dylan Teves (HG)  United States MF (2000-05-14) May 14, 2000 Washington Huskies

Coaching staff

As of January 20, 2022[12]
Technical staff
Head coach Brian Schmetzer
Assistant coach Preki
Director of goalkeeping Tom Dutra
Assistant coach Freddy Juarez
Assistant coach Andy Rose

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Sounders FC roster.

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
14 FW Samuel Adeniran Tacoma Defiance Free Transfer December 14, 2021 [13]
73 MF Obed Vargas Tacoma Defiance Free Transfer December 14, 2021 [13]
99 MF Dylan Teves University of Washington Homegrown Signing January 11, 2022 [14]
18 MF Albert Rusnák Real Salt Lake Designated Player January 13, 2022 [15]
25 DF Jackson Ragen Tacoma Defiance College Protected Period February 14, 2022 [16]
36 GK Wallis Lapsley Tacoma Defiance Short Term Extreme Hardship Contract March 20, 2022
45 MF Ethan Dobbelaere MFK Vyškov Loan Recall May 7, 2022 [17]

Draft picks

See also: 2022 MLS SuperDraft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2022 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date Player Position School Notes Ref
January 11, 2022 Achille Robin DF University of Washington MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#43) [18]
January 11, 2022 Hal Uderitz MF Seattle University MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#76)

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
20 MF Nicolas Benezet Option declined December 1, 2021 [19]
8 MF Jordy Delem Option declined December 1, 2021 [19]
37 MF Shandon Hopeau Option declined December 1, 2021 [19]
1 GK Trey Muse Loudoun United Option declined December 1, 2021 [19]
27 DF Shane O'Neill Toronto FC Free transfer December 20, 2021 [20]
18 GK Spencer Richey Chicago Fire FC Free transfer December 22, 2021 [21]
11 DF Brad Smith D.C. United Traded for $750,000 in GAM January 27, 2022 [22]
45 MF Ethan Dobbelaere MFK Vyškov Loan through May 31, 2022 February 5, 2022 [23]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void   Upcoming fixture

Preseason

The Seattle Sounders announced their pre-season schedule on January 22, 2022. Seattle competed against its rival, the Portland Timbers, in a friendly match in Tuscan as part of the Desert Showcase which was hosted by FC Tucson.[24] The club also participated in the Coachella Valley Invitational with its host, LA Galaxy.[25]

January 26 Desert Showcase Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Portland Timbers Tucson, Arizona
6:00 p.m. (PST) Recap Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 2,018
Referee: Victor Rivas
Note: This match was originally scheduled to have the Sounders competing with Real Salt Lake but RSL opted out of the match, citing scheduling conflicts and technical considerations.[26]
February 1 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
9:45 a.m. (PST) Ruidíaz 70' Recap Esteves 40' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (Closed-door scrimmage)
Note: 75-minute scrimmage.
February 1 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
Recap Yapi 7', 21' (pen.) Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (Closed-door scrimmage)
Note: 75-minute scrimmage.
February 10 Coachella Valley Invitational Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 LA Galaxy Indio, California
11:00 AM PST Ruidíaz 41' Report Joveljić 48' Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Attendance: 0 (Closed-door scrimmage)
February 10 Coachella Valley Invitational Seattle Sounders FC 2–4 LA Galaxy II Indio, California
1:00 PM PST Montero 21'
Adeniran 29'		 SEA Tweet
LAG Tweet		 Davila 40'
Salazar 49', 57'
Cobian 72'		 Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Attendance: 0 (Closed-door scrimmage)

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC[a] 34 12 15 7 40 57 −17 43 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[b]
10 Colorado Rapids 34 11 13 10 46 57 −11 43
11 Seattle Sounders FC 34 12 17 5 47 46 +1 41
12 Sporting Kansas City 34 11 16 7 42 54 −12 40
13 Houston Dynamo FC 34 10 18 6 43 56 −13 36
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
  1. ^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
  2. ^ as 2022 Canadian Championship winners.
Overall
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
19 Charlotte FC 34 13 18 3 44 52 −8 42
20 New England Revolution 34 10 12 12 47 50 −3 42
21 Seattle Sounders FC 34 12 17 5 47 46 +1 41
22 Sporting Kansas City 34 11 16 7 42 54 −12 40
23 Atlanta United FC 34 10 14 10 48 54 −6 40
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 12 5 17 47 46  +1 41 9 3 5 29 19  +10 3 2 12 18 27  −9

Last updated: October 9, 2022.
Source: MLS

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHAAHAAHAAHHHHHAHAAHAHAHAAAHHAHAH
ResultLLWDWDLLWLWWLWDWLWLLLWLWLLDLLWWLLD
Source: MLS
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

MLS regular season

The MLS schedule was released on December 15, 2021.[27] Several matches were later rescheduled to accommodate CONCACAF Champions League fixtures.

February 27 1 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Nashville SC Seattle, Washington
5:00 PM PST Arreaga  18'
Nouhou  90+5'		 Report Godoy 80' Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 30,013
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
March 5 2 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
3:00 PM PST Wood 46'
Caldwell  70'
Löeffelsend  90+1'		 Report Rusnák  48'
Rowe  73'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,017
Referee: Nima Saghafi
March 12 3 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 LA Galaxy Seattle, Washington
12:30 PM PST Morris 17'
Vargas  29'
João Paulo  38'
Montero 45+2' (pen.)
Nouhou  46'
Arreaga 72'
Bruin  90'
A. Roldan  90+1'		 Report Hernández 6'
DePuy  44'
Cabral  45+4'
Douglas Costa 48'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 33,200
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 20 4 Austin FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Austin, Texas
1:30 PM PDT Fagúndez 70' Bruin 43'
Ragen  58'
A. Roldán  77'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 2 5 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:00 PM PDT Trapp  43'
Lod  56'
Boxall  62'
Rosales  74'
Reynoso 82' (pen.),  90+4'		 Report João Paulo 38'
Kallman 49' (o.g.)
Ragen  71'
Rowe  90+5'		 Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,615
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 16 6 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Inter Miami CF Seattle, Washington
7:00 PM PDT Report Jean Mota  32'
McVey  40'
Robinson 41'
Gregore  90'
Adams  90+2'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 32,126
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
April 23 7 Heritage Cup San Jose Earthquakes 4–3 Seattle Sounders FC San Jose, California
7:30 PM PDT Nathan  11'
Espinoza 45+2', 64', 90+4'
Yueill 65'
Remedi  67'
Calvo  67'		 Report Lodeiro 14'
C. Roldan 20'
Morris 57'
Vargas  83'		 Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,467
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 7 8 FC Dallas 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Frisco, Texas
5:30 PM PDT Ferreira 65'
Arriola  86' 88'		 Report Vargas  45+1' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 15 9 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Minnesota United FC Seattle, Washington
1:00 PM PDT Vargas  10'
Arreaga  42'
Ruidíaz 50' (pen.)
C. Roldan 74'
Gómez Andrade  90+2'
Lodeiro 90+4'		 Report Lod 34'
Trapp  49'
Fisher  52'
Arriaga  55'
Reynoso  68'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 32,613
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
May 18 10 Houston Dynamo FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
5:30 PM PDT Carrasquilla  11'  54' Report Ruidíaz 28'
Rowe  47'
A. Roldán  79'  82'		 Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 11,093
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
May 22 11 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado
5:00 PM PDT Lewis 50'
Rosenberry  53'
Acosta  71'		 Report Vargas  45+1'
Gómez Andrade  46'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,923
May 29 12 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Charlotte FC Seattle, Washington
6:30 PM PDT Morris 72'
Ruidiaz 80'
Morris  87'
Tolo  90+2'		 Report Bender 20'
Mora  35'
Shinyashiki  45+2'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 32,763
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 14 13 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle, Washington
7:30 PM PDT Lodeiro 5' (pen.)
Ruidiaz 28', 54'
A. Roldan 89'		 Report Cubas  65'
Alexandre  79'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 31,165
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Note: Originally scheduled to be played April 30, but was postponed due to the Sounders advancing in the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[28]
June 18 14 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC Seattle, Washington
12:00 PM PDT Rusnák 58'
Lodeiro  77'
C. Roldan  81'		 Report Cifuentes  16'
Arango 79'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 34,642
Referee: Allen Chapman
June 25 15 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
12:00 PM PDT Bruin 8'
Morris  64'
Morris 71'
C. Roldan 76'		 Report Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 33,380
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
June 29 16 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 CF Montréal Seattle, Washington
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 32,375
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
July 2 17 Toronto FC 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC Toronto, Canada
4:30 PM PDT Salcedo  31' Chú  14'
Tolo  34'
Teves 39'
Montero 60'
Lodeiro  70'
Leyva  90'+2'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 23,594
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 9 18 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 0–3 Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
1:30 PM PDT Ragen  45+2'  46'
C. Roldan  70'
Tolo  81'		 Report Williamson  6'
Niezgoda 24'
Y. Chará  57'
Moreno 82' (pen.)
Asprilla 85'  85'
D. Chará  87'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 47,722
Referee: Chris Penso
July 13 19 Nashville SC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Nashville, Tennessee
5:30 PM PDT Mukhtar 44'
Muyl  45+2'
Miller  89'		 Report Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 26,927
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 16 20 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Chicago, Illinois
5:00 PM PDT Czichos 23' Report Rowe  25' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 13,601
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
July 23 21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington
7:00 PM PDT Rowe  22'  47'
Morris 43'
Lodeiro 71' (pen.)		 Report Lewis 3'  87'
Acosta  32'
Vallecilla  43'
Barrios  56'
Yapi  90+1'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 32,476
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 29 22 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles, California
8:00 PM PDT Opoku 35'
Vela 43'
Palacios  45'		 Report Murillo 14' (o.g.)
Montero  76'
Arreaga  81'		 Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,111
Referee: Joe Dickerson
August 2 23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 FC Dallas Seattle, Washington
7:00 PM PDT Gómez  24'
Lodeiro 39' (pen.)		 Report Paes  39' Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 32,207
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 6 24 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Atlanta, Georgia
12:00 PM PDT Cisneros 23'
Sánchez Purata  89'
Gutman 90+4'		 Report C. Roldan 68'
A. Roldan  82'
Lodeiro  90+2'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 68,586
Referee: Armando Villarreal
August 14 25 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
7:00 PM PDT Gómez  59'
Rusnák 62'
C. Roldan  70'		 Report Córdova 32'
Brody 64'
Chang  66'
Ruiz  90'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 33,093
Referee: Timothy Ford
August 19 26 LA Galaxy 3–3 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
7:00 PM PDT Hernández 10'
Vázquez 42'
Grandsir  49'
Vázquez  58'
Joveljić 90+2'		 Report Rowe 53'
Ruidíaz 61'
Morris 73'
Lodeiro  74'
Leyva  90+1'
Medranda  90+6'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 23,278
Referee: Victor Rivas
August 26 27 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 PM PDT Blanco  11'
Asprilla 41'
Williamson  45+2'
Blanco 51'
McGraw  78'		 Report Gómez 8'
Lodeiro  20'
Leyva  23'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Geoff Gamble
August 31 28 Orlando City SC 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC Orlando, Florida
4:30 PM PDT Torres 53'
Carlos  61'
Kara 68' (pen.)
Moutinho  90'
Smith 90+1'		 Report Rusnák 26'
A. Roldán  36'
Ruidíaz 52'		 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
September 4 29 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo FC Seattle, Washington
6:00 PM PDT Tolo 59'
Montero 76'
Montero  77'
Rusnák  85'		 Report Steres 26'
Dorsey  63'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 33,621
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
September 10 30 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Austin FC Seattle, Washington
5:00 PM PDT Ruidíaz 12', 34'
Atencio  25'
A. Roldán  58'
Gabrielsen 68' (o.g.)		 Report Valencia  67' Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 34,721
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
September 17 31 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver, Canada
7:00 PM PDT Vite 37'
Gressel 37'		 Report A. Roldán  25'
Lodeiro  81'
Bruin 89'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 19,722
Referee: Ramy Touchan
September 27 32 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati Seattle, Washington
7:00 PM PDT Ragen  53'
Montero 58'
Rowe
Bruin  83'		 Report Brenner 24'
Nwobodo  69'
Acosta  72'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 31,291
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Note: Originally scheduled to be played April 6, but was postponed due to the Sounders advancing in the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[29]
October 2 33 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
2:00 PM PDT Thommy  28'
Agada 41'		 Report Arreaga  49'
Atencio  77'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,439
Referee: Ted Unkel
October 9 34 Heritage Cup Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington
2:00 PM PDT Lodeiro 1', 49'
Rusnák  42'		 Report Ebobisse 4'
Rodrigues  52'
Cowell 75'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 33,910
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

U.S. Open Cup

The Sounders entered the 2022 U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32 on May 11, 2022, by virtue of finishing second in the 2021 Western Conference. The draw occurred on April 22, 2022.[30]

May 11 Round of 32 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(9–10 p)		 San Jose Earthquakes Tukwila, Washington
7:00 PM (PDT) Medranda  26' 54'
Ragen  63'
Montero  68' 77'
Adeniran  95'
Cissoko  120+2'		 Skahan 10' (pen.)  30'
Kikanovic  48'
Calvo  49'
Cowell 50'
Ågren  62'
Beason  72'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,773
Referee: Esad Omanovic
Penalties

CONCACAF Champions League

See also: 2022 CONCACAF Champions League

The Sounders qualified to the round of 16 of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League by virtue of their second-place finish in the 2021 Western Conference. The round of 16 draw occurred on December 15.[31]

Round of 16

February 17 First leg Motagua 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC Tegucigalpa, Honduras
6:00 PM (PST) Baldunciel  58' Report Rowe  77' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
Note: Following several security incidents that occurred during the first leg of the 2021 CONCACAF League Final, the CONCACAF Disciplinary Committee decided that FC Motagua must play its next three CONCACAF Club Competition home games behind closed doors. This included home matches in the CONCACAF League or CONCACAF Champions League.[32]
February 24 Second leg Seattle Sounders FC 5–0
(5–0 agg.)		 Motagua Seattle, Washington
7:30 PM (PST) Lodeiro 33'
C. Roldan 47'
Morris 56'
Rowe 62'
Chú 74'
Arreaga  85'		 Cr. Meléndez  4' Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 28,932
Referee: Iván Barton

Quarter-finals

March 8 First leg Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 León Seattle, Washington
7:00 PM (PST) Nouhou  18'
Montero 31' (pen.), 39'
Morris 90'		 Report Tesillo  86' Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 29,196
Referee: Bryan López
March 17 Second leg León 1–1
(1–4 agg.)		 Seattle Sounders FC León, Mexico
5:30 PM (PDT) Kagelmacher  64'
Ambríz 90+1'		 Report Montero 45+3' (pen.)
Nouhou  57'
Vargas  72'		 Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 23,572
Referee: José Torres

Semi-finals

April 6 First leg Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 New York City FC Seattle, Washington
7:00 PM (PDT) Rusnák 16'
Morris 34'
Lodeiro 68' (pen.)
Arreaga  80'		 Report Andrade 27'
Morales  79'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 31,074
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
April 13 Second leg New York City FC 1–1
(2–4 agg.)		 Seattle Sounders FC Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 PM (PDT) Castellanos  2'
Rodríguez 51'  90+1'
Callens  90+6'		 Report Ruidíaz 21'
Ragen  45+1'
Frei  84'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 6,413
Referee: Daneon Parchment
Note: New York City FC's home stadium, Yankee Stadium, as well as its second choice venue, Citi Field, are unavailable because they are not CONCACAF approved venues, requiring the match to be played at Red Bull Arena.[33]

Final

See also: 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Final
April 27 First leg UNAM 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC Mexico City, Mexico
7:30 PM (PDT) Dinenno 38' (pen.) 48'
Talavera  90+8'
Corozo  90+8'
López  90+10'		 Andrade  35'
Lodeiro 77' (pen.) 90+9' (pen.)
C. Roldan  83'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 42,617
Referee: Iván Barton
May 4 Second leg Seattle Sounders FC 3–0
(5–2 agg.)		 UNAM Seattle, Washington
7:00 PM (PDT) Ruidíaz 45', 80'
Rusnák  57'
Lodeiro 88'  89'		 Report Galindo  6'
López  34'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 68,741
Referee: Saíd Martínez

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
24 GK  SUI Stefan Frei 10 0 4 0 0 0 6 0
26 GK  RUS Andrew Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK  USA Stefan Cleveland 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF  ECU Xavier Arreaga 12 1 6 1 0 0 6 0
5 DF  CMR Nouhou 10 0 3+2 0 0 0 4+1 0
16 DF  SLV Alex Roldan 12 0 5+1 0 0 0 6 0
25 DF  USA Jackson Ragen 9 0 3+1 0 0 0 3+2 0
28 DF  COL Yeimar Gómez Andrade 6 0 2+1 0 0 0 3 0
92 DF  FRA Abdoulaye Cissoko 6 0 2+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
94 DF  COL Jimmy Medranda 2 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
6 MF  BRA João Paulo 10 1 5 1 0 0 4+1 0
7 MF  USA Cristian Roldan 12 1 4+2 0 0 0 6 1
10 MF  URU Nicolás Lodeiro 7 2 1+2 0 0 0 4 2
18 MF  SVK Albert Rusnák 12 1 5+1 0 0 0 6 1
21 MF  USA Reed Baker-Whiting 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF  USA Kelyn Rowe 12 1 3+3 0 0 0 3+3 1
45 MF  USA Ethan Dobbelaere 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
73 MF  USA Obed Vargas 12 0 4+2 0 0 0 3+3 0
75 MF  USA Danny Leyva 4 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+2 0
84 MF  USA Josh Atencio 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
99 MF  USA Dylan Teves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW  PER Raúl Ruidíaz 6 1 0+2 0 0 0 4 1
12 FW  COL Fredy Montero 10 4 3+2 1 0 0 2+3 3
13 FW  USA Jordan Morris 11 4 3+2 1 0 0 6 3
14 FW  USA Samuel Adeniran 2 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 FW  USA Will Bruin 7 1 3+1 1 0 0 0+3 0
23 FW  BRA Léo Chú 6 1 3+2 0 0 0 0+1 1
87 FW  USA Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
36 GK  USA Wallis Lapsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: April 17, 2022.
Source: Sounders FC

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League Total
1 FW 9 Raúl Ruidíaz 9 0 0 3 12
MF 10 Nicolás Lodeiro 7 0 0 5 12
3 FW 13 Jordan Morris 7 0 0 3 10
4 FW 12 Fredy Montero 4 0 1 3 8
5 MF 7 Cristian Roldan 4 0 0 1 5
6 MF 11 Albert Rusnák 3 0 0 1 4
7 FW 17 Will Bruin 3 0 0 0 3
8 MF 22 Kelyn Rowe 1 0 0 1 2
9 DF 3 Xavier Arreaga 1 0 0 0 1
MF 6 João Paulo 1 0 0 0 1
DF 16 Alex Roldan 1 0 0 0 1
MF 99 Dylan Teves 1 0 0 0 1
DF 28 Yeimar Gómez Andrade 1 0 0 0 1
DF 5 Nouhou 1 0 0 0 1
FW 23 Léo Chú 0 0 0 1 1
MF 94 Jimmy Medranda 0 0 1 0 1
  • Last updated: October 10, 2022
  • Source: [1]

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League Total
1 MF 7 Cristian Roldan 1 0 0 4 5
2 MF 10 Nicolás Lodeiro 1 0 0 1 2
3 DF 5 Nouhou 0 0 0 1 1
MF 11 Albert Rusnák 0 0 0 1 1
DF 16 Alex Roldan 1 0 0 0 1
  • Last updated: April 17, 2022
  • Source: [2]

Honors and awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent Position Ref
3 Xavier Arreaga LA Galaxy Bench [34]
4 Cristian Roldan Austin FC MF [35]
5 João Paulo Minnesota United FC MF [36]

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
5 João Paulo Minnesota United FC [37]
11 Cristian Roldan Minnesota United FC [38]
12 Raúl Ruidíaz Houston Dynamo FC [39]

CONCACAF Champions League Best XI

Leg Player Opponent Position Ref
Round of 16 2nd leg Cristian Roldan Motagua MF [40]
Quarterfinals 1st leg Fredy Montero Club León FW [41]
Cristian Roldan MF
Quarterfinals 2nd leg Fredy Montero Club León MF [42]
Semifinals 1st leg Raúl Ruidíaz New York City FC FW [43]
Nicolás Lodeiro MF
Jordan Morris MF
Albert Rusnák MF
Jackson Ragen DF
Alex Roldan DF
Stefan Frei GK
Semifinals 2nd leg Raúl Ruidíaz New York City FC FW [44]
Cristian Roldan MF
Xavier Arreaga DF
Nouhou DF
Stefan Frei GK

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