Recapping Busiest Sounders Season Ever: The Brand and Trophy Case Grow, MLS Ambitions Fade Late
The Seattle Sounders played over 50 games in 2025, scoring their highest goal total in club history while overcoming a slow start thanks to a respectable showing at the Club World Cup in June. Seattle parlayed that renewed confidence to an 11-game unbeaten streak and a Leagues Cup trophy before falling to Minnesota United in the MLS Cup Playoffs First Round in stunning fashion.
What very well may have been the busiest season in Seattle sports history may leave fans wondering: How should Seattleites process what their Sounders did in 2025?