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 first Community Shield was held, when the Sounders played their longtime rivals, the Portland Timbers on March 11, 2010.

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.

[1] The Seattle Sounders – Portland Timbers rivalry started in the North American Soccer League in 1975.

Jhon Kennedy Hurtado scored the first goal off a Fredy Montero free-kick to give Seattle a 1-0 lead.