With the Seattle Sounders’ 2020 Major League Soccer season in the rearview mirror, let’s take a look back at the five biggest on-field storylines from the year that was.
FOUR MLS CUP APPEARANCES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS
The Sounders became the first team in the post-shootout era to appear in four MLS Cups in five years (2016, 2017, 2019, 2020). Seattle won two titles (2016, 2019) in that span, but fell 3-0 at Columbus Crew SC in the final this season. As for how Seattle got there…
PLAYOFF MAGIC
Down 2-0 in the 75th minute against Minnesota United in the Western Conference Final, the Sounders rallied to score three times in the final 15 minutes to win 3-2.