Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield
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Seattle Sounders FC (2nd title)| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Teams | 2 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Seattle Sounders FC (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Chiapas |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 7 (2.33 per match) |
| Top scorer | Fredy Montero (4 goals) |
The Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield was a club soccer match hosted and organized by the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer (MLS). The preseason exhibition match was contested by the Sounders and a selected club to raise money for local charities in the Seattle area. In 2010, the Sounders raised $82,000 and the money was split between the Boys & Girls Clubs of America of Washington, Seattle SCORES, Soccer Saves, and Washington Youth Soccer.
In 2010, the first Community Shield was held, when the Sounders played their longtime rivals, the Portland Timbers on March 11, 2010. In the match, the Timbers defeated the Sounders 1–0, giving the Timbers their first win in Seattle since 2005.
On March 9, 2011, Sounders and the defending 2010 MLS Cup champions, the Colorado Rapids took the pitch in the 2nd Community Shield with the Sounders winning 3–1.
February 29, 2012, Sounders took on Jaguares from the Mexican Primera División at CenturyLink Field and won 2–0, with two goals from Fredy Montero.
Seattle and Portland have one of the biggest rivalries in American sports. In July 2009, Seattle and Portland met in the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at PGE Park in Portland, Oregon. Seattle won the game 2-1 from a goal by Roger Levesque in the first minute.[1] The Seattle Sounders – Portland Timbers rivalry started in the North American Soccer League in 1975.[2]
