. "32719"^^ . "L"@en . "Hartman"@en . "Riley"@en . "Onstad"@en . . . "Cameron"@en . . "32705"^^ . . . "King"@en . . . "Released on waivers"@en . "Seattle Sounders FC"@en . . . "2009-06-06"^^ . . . "Scott"@en . . "Abiodun Okulaja"@en . . . "Miglioranzi"@en . . "28838"^^ . . . . . . . "2009-08-23"^^ . . . . . "Tim Weyland"@en . . . . "Mandjou"@en . "McManus"@en . . "Carlos Vences"@en . . "Ventura County Fusion"@en . . "Angel"@en . . "Ribeiro"@en . "Clark"@en . "17063"^^ . . "19592"^^ . . "1"^^ . . . "16"^^ . . "East Rutherford, New Jersey"@en . "2009-07-21"^^ . "Head coach"@en . . . . "10"^^ . . "11"^^ . . "9"^^ . "2009-04-25"^^ . . "Ralston"@en . . "Hernandez"@en . . . . "2009-05-23"^^ . . . . "Kirovski"@en . "65289"^^ . "Le Toux"@en . "The 2009 season was Seattle Sounders FC's first in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer. It was the 29th season played by a professional team bearing the Sounders name, which was chosen for the MLS expansion team by a fan vote. An MLS franchise was awarded to a group from Seattle in 2007, including Adrian Hanauer, the owner of the second-division incarnation of the Sounders."@en . "Goldthwaite"@en . . . "Tony Russo"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Beckham"@en . . "FFFFFF"@en . "Alex Prus"@en . . . . "2009"^^ . . . . . . "9919"^^ . . . "2009-02-28"^^ . . . . . . . . "Pontius"@en . . . . . . "Wondolowski"@en . . "Fucito"@en . . . . "2009-07-01"^^ . . . . . "2009-08-08"^^ . "16382"^^ . . "Lewis"@en . . . "NZL"@en . . . "2008"^^ . "Huckerby"@en . . "32404"^^ . "32405"^^ . . . "FW"@en . "2009-09-26"^^ . "Simms"@en . . . . . . "Washington, D.C."@en . . "2009-08-20"^^ . . "Corrales"@en . . "Joseph"@en . "Casey"@en . "Waibel"@en . "Jakovic"@en . . . "1119373020"^^ . "2009-06-20"^^ . "O'Rourke"@en . "General manager"@en . "Ferrerya"@en . . "2009-08-15"^^ . "GK"@en . . "2009-05-26"^^ . "Yeder Reyes"@en . "Busquets"@en . . . "2009-08-29"^^ . . . . . "Lenhart"@en . "T"@en . . . "Guarda"@en . "Akinbiyi"@en . . . . . . "2009-02-13"^^ . . "Montero"@en . . . "15961"^^ . "1047"^^ . "FFFFFF"@en . "960.0"^^ . "Soumare"@en . . "Pedro"@en . . . . "Chabala"@en . "2009-09-19"^^ . "2009-06-17"^^ . "2009-03-28"^^ . "General manager"@en . . "Jewsbury"@en . . . "DeLaGarza"@en . . "James"@en . . . "Tukwila, Washington"@en . "2009-05-02"^^ . . "Jasen Anno"@en . "Quaranta"@en . . "Beckerman"@en . "2009-02-20"^^ . . "2009-04-18"^^ . "Los Angeles Galaxy"@en . . "Gomez"@en . . "Trujillo"@en . "Nagamura"@en . "Lillingston"@en . . . . "Colorado Rapids"@en . . . . "4895"^^ . "2009-09-02"^^ . "Thorrington"@en . . . . . "Emory"@en . . "Levesque"@en . "Ljungberg"@en . . "10288"^^ . "Sturridge"@en . "Vancouver Whitecaps"@en . "14193"^^ . "2009-10-03"^^ . "Segares"@en . "The 2009 season was Seattle Sounders FC's first in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer. It was the 29th season played by a professional team bearing the Sounders name, which was chosen for the MLS expansion team by a fan vote. An MLS franchise was awarded to a group from Seattle in 2007, including Adrian Hanauer, the owner of the second-division incarnation of the Sounders. The Sounders hired head coach Sigi Schmid, who had won the MLS Cup with the Columbus Crew in 2008, and retained Hanauer as general manager. The club made their home debut on March 19, 2009, at Qwest Field against MLS Cup runners-up New York Red Bulls and won 3\u20130. During their inaugural season, the Sounders set MLS records for attendance, averaging 30,943 per match; the highest attendance of 66,848\u2014a Washington state record for soccer\u2014was recorded on August 5 during a friendly against FC Barcelona. Seattle won the U.S. Open Cup, defeating D.C. United 2\u20131 in the final in Washington, D.C. The club finished third in the Western Conference and became the first MLS expansion team to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs since 1998. In the first round of the playoffs, they were defeated in the Conference Semifinals by the Houston Dynamo. Colombian forward Fredy Montero scored 12 goals and was the team's top goalscorer; four Sounders players were also named to the All-Star Game roster."@en . "7"^^ . . . . "Cronin"@en . "from Colorado Rapids, Free"@en . . . . . . . . "1170.0"^^ . . . . "yes"@en . . . . "Winners"@en . "Kraus"@en . "21639964"^^ . "5"^^ . "Pappa"@en . . . . . "Heaps"@en . . . . "1200.0"^^ . . "2"^^ . "Attakora"@en . "2009-02-09"^^ . . . "13117"^^ . . . . "2009-02-10"^^ . . "2009-04-11"^^ . "Portland Pilots"@en . . "PUR"@en . "InternetArchiveBot"@en . "Alonso"@en . "14313"^^ . . "21"^^ . "San Luis Obispo, California"@en . . . . . "Pearce"@en . "1080.0"^^ . . "Palguta"@en . "10"^^ . "San Jose Earthquakes"@en . . "March 2014"@en . . "Seattle Sounders FC"@en . "CED No. 11"@en . . "Zakuani"@en . "Jankauskas"@en . "Match ticket for the Sounders' first game in Major League Soccer"@en . . "2009-03-19"^^ . . . "from Liberia Mia, Free"@en . . "2009 Seattle Sounders FC season"@en . . . . "2009-10-29"^^ . "Rolfe"@en . "Harris"@en . "Arnaud"@en . "MF"@en . "Shandong Luneng"@en . "Western Conference: 3rdOverall: 4th"@en . "River Plate"@en . . "Messi"@en . "Moreno"@en . "28548"^^ . . . . "3890"^^ . . "16528"^^ . "Schelotto"@en . . . . "Namoff"@en . . . . "2009-06-28"^^ . "Santa Clara, California"@en . . . . . "Santos"@en . . . . "yes"@en . "2009-04-04"^^ . "Wallace"@en . . "Pitchkolan"@en . "900.0"^^ . . "None"@en . "John"@en . "2009-08-02"^^ . "Columbus, Ohio"@en . "2009-08-05"^^ . "Olave"@en . . . . . . "Lizio"@en . . "Mastroeni"@en . "27465"^^ . . "Boswell"@en . "Jeffr\u00E9n"@en . . "Michael Kennedy"@en . . . . . . "Bridgeview, Illinois"@en . . "FC Barcelona"@en . . "Wolff"@en . . . "4007"^^ . "780.0"^^ . . "2010"^^ . . . . "2009-02-11"^^ . . . . "2009-05-10"^^ . "Marshall"@en . . "33108"^^ . "8247"^^ . "115867"^^ . "Jazic"@en . "Morales"@en . . . . . . . "Jorge Gonzalez"@en . . . . . "" . . "Houston, Texas"@en . "Edvin Jurisevic"@en . . . "Gordon"@en . "Costa Rica"@en . "Wicks"@en . "Chijindu"@en . . "Glen"@en . . . . "Davis"@en . . "30943"^^ . . "Commerce City, Colorado"@en . "2009-03-12"^^ . . "2009-07-25"^^ . . "2009-06-13"^^ . . . . "Reis"@en . . "66848"^^ . . . . "Portland, Oregon"@en . . "Sanneh"@en . "Amarikwa"@en . "true"@en . . . "Harvey"@en . . . . "2009-10-17"^^ . . . . . . . "FFFFFF"@en . "Findley"@en . . "Gonzalez"@en . . . "Magee"@en . . "2009-05-30"^^ . "2009-10-24"^^ . . "2009-05-16"^^ . "Foxborough, Massachusetts"@en . . . . . . . "20162"^^ . . . . . "2009-02-27"^^ . "15463"^^ . . . . . . . "Garcia"@en . . . . "Jaqua"@en . . ""@en . "Head coach" . . . . . . "5"^^ . "2009-07-11"^^ . . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . "Toronto, Ontario Canada"@en . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . "28999"^^ . "4"^^ . . . "2009"^^ . . . . "4352"^^ . . "Lampard"@en . "2009-09-12"^^ . . "19"^^ . "17"^^ . . "Wahl"@en . . . . "29025"^^ . . "5"^^ . . . "Kansas City, Kansas"@en . . "Forrest"@en . . . . . . "Hercegfalvi"@en . . . . . "Estudiantes de La Plata"@en . . . . . . "Ventura, California"@en . . . . . . . . . "Hurtado"@en . . . "14372"^^ . . . "Frisco, Texas"@en . . . . "66848"^^ . . . . . "Kamara"@en . . . . "Mullan"@en . . "Baldomero Toledo"@en . . . . "to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Free"@en . . . . . . . "Brennan"@en . "Nyassi"@en . "Ianni"@en . . "1140.0"^^ . "2009-10-24"^^ . . . . . . . "13"^^ . . . . "19"^^ . . . . . "Mathis"@en . . . . . "27"^^ . . . "Seattle, Washington"@en . . "28"^^ . . "Keller"@en . . "29104"^^ . "Kandji"@en . . . "2009-03-03"^^ . . "2009-07-18"^^ . "USA"@en . . "32526"^^ . . "29126"^^ . . "2009-08-01"^^ . . "32523"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Carson, California"@en . "Ihemelu"@en . . . "Match ticket for the Sounders' first game in Major League Soccer"@en . "Johnson"@en . "De Rosario"@en . "17329"^^ . "Rocha"@en . "Paul Ward"@en . . . . . . . "Vagenas"@en . . . "Sandy, Utah"@en . "Washington, D.C. USA"@en . "Ching"@en . . . "Free"@en . "Hilario Grajeda"@en . . "720.0"^^ . . "Trist\u00E1n Su\u00E1rez"@en . . "10135"^^ . "2009-04-28"^^ . "MLS: 33,108"@en . "2009-07-07"^^ . "Evans"@en . . . . "Hayes"@en . "32400.0"^^ . "Terry Vaughn"@en . "Convey"@en . "Conference Semifinals"@en . . . "W"@en . "Steven DePiero"@en . "32400.0"^^ . "32400.0"^^ . "32400.0"^^ . . . . . . . . . "right"@en . . . . . . . . "Portland Timbers"@en . . . . . . "32400.0"^^ . "Saragosa"@en . . "2009-11-08"^^ . . . . . . . . "DF"@en . . . . . "Burch"@en . "_SOUNDERS_09a"@en . "5"^^ . . . . . "_SOUNDERS_09a"@en . "Aghasyan"@en . . . "_SOUNDERS_09a"@en . . . . "_SOUNDERS_09a"@en . . "28746"^^ . . "_SOUNDERS_09a"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "2009-02-22"^^ . "CED Rosario"@en . . . . . . . "Hirsig"@en . . . . . "Chelsea"@en . . . . . . . "Buenos Aires, Argentina"@en . . . . . . . . . "2009-03-05"^^ . . . . "June 2017"@en . . . . . . . . . "32679"^^ . . "20658"^^ . "6"^^ . . . . . . "FFFFFF"@en . . "September 2018"@en . "35807"^^ .