Seattle in USA 2018/2022 Bid
Today, the committee supporting the US’s opportunity to host either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup submitted their list of 18 cities as a part of their final bid in the selection process.
Seattle was selected as one of the 18 cities following a 9-month selection process.
Qwest Seating in 2010
If you’re a season ticket holder you probably received an email regarding the opening of the Upper Level Loge seating. In short these will be the same seats that were added and available for the Playoff match with Houston.
Some information about those seats
- This is not the entire 300-level section- it is the first 4 rows of the upper deck.
- They will be food all-inclusive just like the North End (hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, soft drinks, etc).
- From my information, there are two pricing options- the middle of the field (section 306-312 & 332-338) are $840 per seat and closer to the end lines (300-305, 313-331, 339-344) are $573.
Other Seating changes in 2010 will include the seating in the South End- seats behind walk way (i.e. farther away from the pitch) will be reserved, not General Admission.
Call 877-MLS-GOAL to make your seat selections!
MLS Attendance
Sports Illustrated has taken a look at MLS attendance which is down 2.6%. Although the NBA and NHL are experiencing minor attendance growths, Major League Baseball’s attendance was down nearly 6%.
As we mentioned, Sounders FC has set and a record for average attendance with 30,897 fans. MLS’s attendance would be down 9% if it weren’t for the fans of the Rave Green.
You’re Welcome MLS.
Drew Carey joins the board for the US World Cup Bid
ESPN is reporting that Drew Carey has joined the board for the US bid to host the games. With both Qwest and Husky Stadium on the shortened list, World Cup Soccer in Seattle is looking better and better!
Qwest Field Attendance & a Worldly Comparison
We are 93.3% of the way through the home schedule in the 2009 MLS Season and the Sounders are averaging 30,739 for League matches at Qwest this season (if you throw in Chelsea & Barcelona, the average jumps to 35,155).
That would put them…
- 4th in France’s Ligue 1 (behind Marseille, Paris St. Germain, and Lyon)
- 7th in the Italian Serie A (behind AC Milan, Inter, Napoli, Roma, Lazio, and Fiorentina)
- 7th in the Spanish LaLiga (behind Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia, and Bilbao)
- 11th in the English Premiership (behind Man Utd., Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Everton, and West Ham)
- 13th in the German Bundesliga
In other leagues… Read more
Thundersticks are Back
Oh, to the sadness of many Sounders fans, 50,000 pairs of Thundersticks will be given away at Saturday’s match against Chelsea.
Samsung Mobile and at&t are proud to present the historical Sounders FC vs. Chelsea FC match on Saturday at the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field. Fifty-thousand thundersticks will be distributed to fans courtesy of Samsung Mobile and at&t.
The Thundersticks were also given away to the Mother’s Day match against the LA Galaxy. Our resident Alliance Council member, yamsmos, Read more
Chelsea Fan Fest @ Qwest on the 17th
More details to come…
It appears to be free.
Presser Read more
Qwest to Broadcast USMNT Before Rapids Match
BRAVO Sounders Front Office!!! The Sounders FC Front Office has made the decision to broadcast the Confederations Cup Final between the US Men’s National Team and Brazil on Sunday before the Sounders & Colorado Rapids match.
This makes our dilemma easier to solve…
Kickoff of the Confederations Cup match is slated for 1130a. Qwest will broadcast the match in its entirety until the Sounders kick off. The remainder of the US-Brazil match will be shown at the conclusion of the Sounders match. Read more
Expanded Seating Starting June 28th
A quick note came from the club that the South Sections of Qwest Field located behind the General Admission sections that are currently tarped over will be opened up for the rest of the season starting with the June 28th match against the Colorado Rapids.
This seating configuration will mimic the seating availability for the March 19th opener against the New York Red Bulls putting the capacity around 32,000.
According to Sounders FC Ticketing, 2,000 of the newly added 3,000 seats were allocated to the Second Half Season Ticket 9-Pack. Currently, only 80 2nd Half Packs remain.
The remaining 1,000 tickets in the South End are priced at $20, and can be purchased via Ticketmaster.
San Jose, DC, Colorado Games Sold Out
Add another 3 games to the list of Sold Out matches for Sounders FC at Qwest.
The Front Office has announced that the 3 games at Qwest in June have sold out, making the total 9 on the 2009 Season… so far.
- June 13 vs. San Jose Earthquakes
- June 17th vs. DC United
- June 28th vs. Colorado Rapids
So if you’re looking for a ticket, don’t be despaired. You can buy tickets to games at Qwest from current season ticket holders who are re-selling their tickets.
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Next / Last Match
Next- San Jose [Tickets]
Saturday 7/31 | 7p
Last- Metapan (CCL): W, 1-0
Next Home Match Houston Dynamo | Aug 8th [Tickets]
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