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The announcement also meant that the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division would play its final season the year before the new MLS franchise was formed. [21] [22] "Seattle Sounders FC" was announced as the team name on April 7, 2008, along with the team logo, colors and badge design, in a presentation held at the Space Needle. [23]
"Seattle Sounders FC" was announced as the team name on April 7, 2008, along with the team logo, colors and badge design, in a presentation held at the Space Needle. [24] The "FC" in the team moniker stands for Football Club, but the team name is officially "Seattle Sounders FC".
To decide the name, the organization held an online poll to decide the name. Overwhelmingly, supporters voted to retain the "Sounders" name, alluding to the past Sounders teams. "Seattle Sounders FC" was announced as the team name on April 7, 2008, along with the team logo, colors, and badge design, in a presentation held at the Space Needle. [73]
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer club based in Seattle, Washington that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS). Sounders FC was established on November 13, 2007, as an MLS expansion team, making it the 15th team in the league.
The Seattle Sounders FC have introduced their new primary kit, "The Anniversary Kit," marking the commencement of the club's 50th anniversary season.
A women's team, named Seattle Sounders Select Women, began play in 2000 and moved to the USL W-League the following year. [48] [49] The team was rebranded as Seattle Sounders Women in 2003 and was sold in 2008 to Tacoma Tides owner Mike Jennings as part of preparations for the USL–MLS transition.
Seattle Sounders FC is a soccer team based in Seattle, Washington, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), the most senior soccer league in the United States. The club was established in 2007 as an MLS expansion team , succeeding an existing second-division team of the same name, and began play in 2009 as a member of the Western Conference ...
Starting players before a 2009 Sounders FC match. Seattle Sounders FC is an American soccer club founded in 2008, after the city of Seattle was awarded a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise. Sounders FC began playing competitive soccer in the 2009 season. It plays its home games at Lumen Field, competing in the Western Conference of the MLS.