Английская Википедия:2024 Seattle Sounders FC season

Содержание

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

The 2024 season is the upcoming sixteenth season for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional club soccer in the United States. It will be the 42nd season for a professional team bearing the Sounders name, which had originated in 1974 with the first incarnation of the franchise. The team remains under the management of Brian Schmetzer in his fifth full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders.

Background and preseason

The Sounders finished second in the Western Conference during the 2023 regular season and qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs after missing the 2022 edition. The team were eliminated in the Conference Semifinals by Los Angeles FC, which ended a 19-match home unbeaten streak in the playoffs. Throughout the year, Seattle had one of the best defenses in MLS but were unable to produce many goals, especially during the absence of Cristian Roldan. The roster had not changed significantly during the year due to salary cap constraints and largely was retained from the 2022 season.

The 2024 season will be the first for the Sounders under their updated logo, unveiled in September 2023 as part of the club's 50th anniversary celebrations. It will also be the first season at their new headquarters and training facility, the Sounders FC Center at Longacres in Renton, which is scheduled to open in February 2024. The Sounders will open their January preseason camp in the Seattle area and then travel to Spain. The first matches of the season will be played on the road due to the installation of new FieldTurf at Lumen Field. The team is expected to undergo major roster changes after the expiration of contracts for key players according to Craig Waibel, who is in his second year as general manager. Among the departures is former captain and midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro, who has a Designated Player contract that expires during the offseason. He entered free agency on December 12, 2023. Seattle's two other Designated Players, Raúl Ruidíaz and Albert Rusnák, have contracts that run through the season.

On December 4, 2023, the club announced that they would retain 22 players from the 2023 roster and declined the contract options for backup goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland, midfielder Ethan Dobbelaere, and forward Héber. Goalkeeper Stefan Frei signed a new two-year contract the following day.

Competitions

In addition to league play, the Sounders will also participate in several cup competitions. Seattle was set to enter the U.S. Open Cup in the third round until MLS announced it would not send its teams to compete in the cup. In July and August, MLS play will halt for the Leagues Cup, an international competition with Liga MX clubs hosted in the United States and Canada.

Major League Soccer

Results summary

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b|header=Matchday |title=Results by matchday |label1= Stadium | res1 = A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/A/H |label2= Result | res2 = |label3= Position | pos3 =

|text_H=Home|text_A=Away |color_W=green2|text_W=Win |color_L=red2|text_L=Loss |color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw |color_1=green1|color_2-18=yellow1

|source=MLS }}

Regular season

The 2024 regular season schedule was released on December 20, 2023. The Sounders will play 34 matches during the regular season from February 24 to October 19. 28 of the regular season matches will be played against teams in the Western Conference; the six matches against teams from the Eastern Conference will be all be played before the Leagues Cup break in July.