The 2021 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's thirty-eighth year of existence, and their thirteenth season in

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, the top flight of American soccer. The team was under the management of

Brian Schmetzer Brian Schmetzer (born August 18, 1962) is an American soccer coach and retired player. He is the head coach of the Seattle Sounders FC, who play in Major League Soccer (MLS), having been assistant coach for the team until Sigi Schmid's departure ...

in his fifth full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders. Seattle were the reigning Western Conference champions and lost to

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in the

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3–0. Due to the

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, the capacity of

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was limited to 7,000 in March and increase in stages. The stadium's full capacity was restored in July with the addition of

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and vaccination requirements. The Sounders finished second in the Western Conference and qualified for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League as a result. They were also runners-up in the 2021 Leagues Cup, losing to

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in the final.

Background

The Sounders lost the

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3–0. The team is set to play in the

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, along with regular MLS and U.S. Open Cup matches.

Summary

The Sounders released or traded several key players, including six who were at the MLS Cup, during the 2020–21 offseason as part of roster moves. The team began their preseason training camp at

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in late March and played scrimmages against their USL affiliate,

Tacoma Defiance Tacoma Defiance, formerly Seattle Sounders FC 2, is an American professional soccer team based in Tacoma, Washington, U.S. that competes in the MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the national soccer pyramid, as the reserve team of Seattle Sounde ...

, and the

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. A third match against

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was cancelled due to the spread of COVID-19 among their players. The Sounders were scheduled to continue their preseason in the Los Angeles area, playing friendlies against USL clubs

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and

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, but remained in Seattle. The team won two friendlies on April 10 against San Diego at

, which was open to 200 healthcare workers in attendance. Coach

switched the team from their traditional 4–2–3–1

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to a 3–5–2 or a 3–4–1–2 to address several roster issues, namely the absence of Jordan Morris and Nicolás Lodeiro due to injuries. The Sounders opened the MLS season by winning or drawing in their first 13 matches—setting an MLS record for the longest unbeaten streak to open a season. A reduced capacity of 7,000 seats was permitted for home matches at Lumen Field; the tickets were primarily distributed to existing

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holders.

Final roster

Out on loan

Competitions

Preseason

Major League Soccer

League tables

=Western Conference

=Overall

Results

MLS Cup Playoffs

Leagues Cup

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Top scorers

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Raúl Ruidíaz Raúl Mario Ruidíaz Misitich (, Croatian: ''Misitić''; born 25 July 1990) is a Peruvian professional footballer who currently plays for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders and the Peru national team, as a striker. He is of maternal ...

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Fredy Montero Fredy Henkyer Montero Muñoz (born 26 July 1987), known as Fredy Montero (, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. He is Seattle's all-time top scorer in official clu ...

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Cristian Roldan Cristian Roldan (born June 3, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and the United States national team. He was the 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Ye ...

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Jimmy Medranda Jimmy Gerardo Medranda Obando (born February 7, 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who currently plays as a defender or midfielder for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer. Career Deportivo Pereira Medranda joined the youth progr ...

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Will Bruin William Christopher Bruin (born October 24, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. Prior to joining Seattle, he spent 6 seasons playing for the Houston Dynamo. H ...

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Xavier Arreaga Xavier Ricardo Arreaga Bermello (born 28 September 1994) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and the Ecuador national team. Career Arreaga made his debut for Ecuado ...

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Top assists

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Disciplinary record

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Honors and awards

MLS Team of the Week

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Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establi ...

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MLS Goal of the Week

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MLS Save of the Year

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MLS Best XI

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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

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Draft picks

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Out

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References

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Seattle Sounders Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...