Seattle Sounders FC will increase seating capacity at Qwest Field to 32,000 starting with the June 28 match against the Colorado Rapids. The team announced the sale of seats in the south end zone. Seattle has sold out its first five home games and averaged 29,025, leading Major League Soccer in attendance.
At full capacity, the stadium holds 67,000. All of these seats will be used when the Sounders host European clubs FC Barcelona on Aug. 5 and Chelsea on July 18.