Club: Seattle Sounders
Founded: 2007
City: Seattle
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Manager: Sigi Schmid
Qualification method: 2010 U.S. Open Cup champion
Previous CONCACAF Champions League appearances: 2010-11 (Group stage)
Honors: U.S. Open Cup - 2 (2009, 2010)
Official website: http://www.soundersfc.com

Although one of the newest Major League Soccer teams, the Seattle Sounders FC have one of the most passionate fan bases in the league, regularly drawing boisterous sellout crowds to CenturyLink Field (formerly Qwest Field), home of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League in downtown Seattle. Coached by Sigi Schmid, who has won domestic championships with both the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Columbus Crew, the Sounders FC feature former U.S. international Kasey Keller as the squad's captain and the club is also home to Colombians Fredy Montero and Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, who have been regular starters. Among the owners of the club are comedian and TV game show host Drew Carey as well as Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder. Seattle has won back-to-back U.S. Open titles, defeating the Columbus Crew 2-1 in the 2010 final.