<page_title> History of professional soccer in Seattle </page_title> <section_title> Outdoor seasons </section_title> <table> <cell> Champions <col_header> U.S. Open Cup </col_header> <row_header> 2011 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 2012 <col_header> Season </col_header> <col_header> League </col_header> <col_header> 1974 </col_header> <col_header> 1975 </col_header> <col_header> 1976 </col_header> <col_header> 1977 </col_header> <col_header> 1978 </col_header> <col_header> 1979 </col_header> <col_header> 1980 </col_header> <col_header> 1981 </col_header> <col_header> 1982 </col_header> <col_header> 1983 </col_header> <col_header> 1994 </col_header> <col_header> 1995 </col_header> <col_header> 1996 </col_header> <col_header> 1997 </col_header> <col_header> 1998 </col_header> <col_header> 1999 </col_header> <col_header> 2000 </col_header> <col_header> 2001 </col_header> <col_header> 2002 </col_header> <col_header> 2003 </col_header> <col_header> 2004 </col_header> <col_header> 2005 </col_header> <col_header> 2006 </col_header> <col_header> 2007 </col_header> <col_header> 2008 </col_header> <col_header> 2009 </col_header> <col_header> 2010 </col_header> <col_header> 2011 </col_header> </cell> <cell> MLS <col_header> Regular Season </col_header> <col_header> GP </col_header> <row_header> 2012 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 3rd; Conf. 7th; Overall <col_header> Regular Season </col_header> <col_header> Name </col_header> <row_header> 2012 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Runners-Up <col_header> U.S. Open Cup </col_header> <row_header> 2012 </row_header> </cell> </table>
During the 2012 season, the Sounders finished third in the conference, seventh overall in MLS and were finalists once again in the U.S. Open Cup.