2013 Seattle Sounders FC season

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MLS Regular Season Conference: 4th Overall: 6th (15–12–7)

The 2013 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's fifth season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. For the Sounders FC organization, it was their fifth year of existence, and including all previous clubs, it was the 33rd season of soccer in Seattle.

Squad information

Major League Soccer team are limited to seven players without U.S. citizenship, a permanent resident (green card holder), or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status). Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of November 19, 2013.

Transfer summary

Seattle finished its 2012 season by releasing Mike Seamon and Andrew Weber on the 4th December. Three days later, the club traded Jeff Parke to the Philadelphia Union in exchange for the fifth pick in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft.

Draft Picks

On Trial (In)

Unsigned Draft Picks

On Trial (Out)

Board and Staff

Source: Coaching staff

Source: Staff

Facilities

Source: Facilities

Preseason

On October 11, during the tail end of the 2012 regular season campaign, it was announced that Seattle Sounders FC would be participating in the 2013 Desert Diamond Cup with the dates of the matches announced.

Match results

Win Tie Loss

Desert Diamond Cup

Table standings

Group Stage

Final

Overview

Last updated: November 7, 2013
Source: Competitions

2012–13 edition

Championship Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Standings

Western Conference

Updated to matches played on October 27, 2013 8:00 p.m. PDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(W1) = Western Conference champion

Overall table

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2014 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs

Updated to matches played on October 2013. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner (E1) = Eastern Conference champion (W1) = Western Conference champion

¹The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A. (Canadian teams cannot qualify for the Champions League through MLS; the Canadian qualifier is the winner of the 2014 Canadian Championship.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League are:

Winner of the 2013 MLS Cup (Pot A)

Regular Season Conference Winner that is not the Supporters' Shield Champion (Pot B)

Winner of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B)

Results summary

Last updated: October 27, 2013
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Last updated: October 27, 2013.
Source: MLS Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

Win Tie Loss

Heritage Cup

The competition began in 2009 when the expansion Seattle Sounders FC began play, becoming the second MLS team named after their NASL counterpart — the San Jose Earthquakes having been the first.

Squad information

As of November 7, 2013.