Seattle was in the three of four finals years and won two, in 2016
and 2019. For the first time (in any sports) Seattle fans witnessed a final in
their home. The city gives them a feel of belonging, they feel they’re at
home, the players, the team, like Clint Dempsey and Jordan Morris.
Their captain Lodeiro received the trophy from Don Garber.
A championship title doesn’t care for a
price tag: Seattle spent 12 million a year on its roster and Toronto
22 million, the most expensive roster in the league. No doubt, Toronto is
definitely one of the best if not the best team in the league, but in Seattle’s
home Toronto didn’t display the same great game as they did to dethrone
the ferocious Atlanta in their own den, at the semifinal in the Mercedes Benz
Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia.
It was the first time an MLS FINAL was broadcasted on national television.
On November 10, 2019 – Sunday – 3 pm televised by ABC and Univision directly from Seattle.
How they got there:
The Seattle Sounders, 2016 MLS
champion, as a visitor, eliminated Los An-
geles FC, a team with the best season cam-
paign and a Supporters’ Shield winner.
Toronto, 2017 MLS champion,
eliminated Atlanta United FC, the 2018
MLS champion, in their own home at Mer-
cede3s Bens stadium.
The turns a championship
competition makes:
Toronto lost eight games in June
and then won and made their way to the
final.
Seattle was an incognito mode all
season along. They never had a full squad
to put in the field due to injuries, national
team player's duties, and etc.
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72,000 tickets sold, while 69274 was the official number in
attendance. The absentees didn’t lose only their tickets but also a high
octane game. The weather was good, the city was in party mood. A loss for
the fans who forgo the game.
The ambient was totally that of a final, the full stadium was push-
ing their team to war screaming “Seattle” in one side while the other side
answered “Sounders”.