The Seattle Sounders are hosting Guatemala’s Antigua GFC on Wednesday in the second leg of their First Round home-and-home aggregate series in the Concacaf Champions Cup. Here is everything you need to know:
WHEN AND WHERE: Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. PT at Lumen Field (TICKETS).
WHERE TO WATCH: The match will be televised on FS2 and ViX.
CCC: The 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup is a 27-team continental tournament that grants a spot in the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup. The single-match final will be held on June 1.
CCC FORMAT: The Sounders are one of 10 Major League Soccer clubs participating in this year’s edition of the tournament. Twenty-two of the 27 teams begin play in Round One, with five clubs receiving a bye into the Round of 16. The full bracket can be found here.
LEG ONE RESULT: The Sounders earned a 3-1 victory in Guatemala last week to take a massive two-goal lead (and three road goals) into the second leg at home.
HOW SEATTLE ADVANCES: The Sounders will move on to the Round of 16 with a:
- Win OR
- Draw OR
- Loss by one goal OR
- 2-0 loss because of the away goals tiebreaker
A 3-1 win for Antigua would send the match straight to a penalty shootout to determine a winner.
2025 Concacaf Champions Cup
Sounders FC will face Antigua G.F.C. in Round One of the Concacaf Champions Cup. Match Two of the series will take place on the EQC pitch at Lumen Field on Feb. 26. Tickets are on sale for $20.25 now!
WHAT’S AT STAKE: If Seattle advances, it will take on Mexico’s Cruz Azul in a home-and-home Round of 16 series beginning on March 4. Cruz Azul defeated Haiti’s Real Hope in their opening round matchup.
BUSY START: Despite the 2025 campaign just beginning, the Sounders will play their third match in eight days after sandwiching a 2-2 home draw with Charlotte FC on Saturday in their MLS season-opener. Seattle then heads to Real Salt Lake next Saturday for its second MLS contest.
CCC UNBEATEN RUN: Seattle is unbeaten in its last 11 Concacaf Champions Cup matches (5-0-6), which is an all-time record for MLS teams in the competition.
HISTORY BECKONS FOR MORRIS: After recording a brace on Saturday to open the 2025 MLS season, forward Jordan Morris tied former teammate and club legend Raúl RuidÃaz for the most goals in all competitions in team history in all with 86. A goal this Wednesday would put Morris alone at the summit.
DALLAS DYNAMISM: The Sounders opened the scoring against Antigua inside three minutes as offseason acquisitions and former FC Dallas teammates Jesús Ferreira and Paul Arriola linked up. Both Ferreira and Arriola made their home debuts off the bench against Charlotte and will be looking to get on the score sheet again on Wednesday.
