The start of an outdoor professional league in the United States is postponed for a year until 1996. Investors are announced for franchises in New Jersey, Washington D.C., Los Angeles and a venue still to be determined. Chicago and Tampa have been awarded franchises and Long Island has been removed as a selection. Three slots remain but without either a suitable home venue or league investor, Seattle's chances are all but dashed.

Seattle overcomes the early loss of goalkeeper Tony Chursky to shock Vancouver, 2-0 in a first-round knockout playoff at Empire Stadium. Barely a minute after Chursky’s exit with a hamstring strain, Mel Machin makes it 1-nil in the 19th minute. Tommy Ord, who was acquired from the Whitecaps in midseason, has a goal nullified but then officially scores with six minutes left to leave no doubt. Mike Ivanow makes five saves in relief of Chursky.

Vic Weston of Seattle is named to the U. S. Soccer Football Association Hall of Fame at Pittsburgh's Penn Hotel. Weston, who starred for Black Diamond as a player before becoming long-serving secretary to the state association, becomes the state's second representative in the hall, joining Barney Kempton. He is enshrined along with Willie Anderson of New York during 40th annual AGM. Weston is unable to attend the induction, so referee committee chair Harold B. Farrow accepts on Weston’s behalf. Farrow cites Weston’s unselfish services in promoting the sport.

Former U.S. National Team goalkeeper and four-time FIFA World Cup veteran Kasey Keller is elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame as a first-ballot inductee. Joining Keller in the Class of 2015 are former U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team and Major League Soccer head coach Sigi Schmid on the Builder Ballot, and the late Glenn “Mooch” Myernick on the Veteran Ballot. Keller, an Olympia native, completed a 19-year international career in 2011, his final three seasons being played in Seattle. He played 102 games for the United States between 1990 and 2007 and is the USA’s all-time leader in shutouts with 47. After 35 years of coaching soccer in the United States, collecting numerous championships at the collegiate and professional levels. Schmid, 62, is the winningest coach in MLS history, winning championships in L.A. and Columbus before annually guiding the Sounders to playoff berths and four U.S. Open Cup titles since their inception in 2009. He coached UCLA for 19 seasons, winning the first of three NCAA titles in Seattle in 1985.

They had started incredibly fast, but the Sounders complete their slow fade with a first-round playoff exit at home. Real Salt Lake upsets third-seeded Seattle in penalties, 0-0 (6-5), before a season-high crowd of 34,012. RSL advances despite failing to record a shot in regulation and overtime. The Sounders' 21 shots rarely trouble keeper David Ochoa, who makes three routine saves. Ochoa seals the shootout, denying Kelyn Rowe in the sixth round. Seattle, after setting an MLS record by reaching the playoffs 13 consecutive seasons, goes 0-3-4, scoring only five goals in its last seven fixtures.

Jordan Morris comes off the bench to secure a point for United States in added time of a 1-1 Nations League match at El Salvador. Morris steps onto the muddy pitch in the 80th minute, and in the first minute of stoppage time he leaps far post to head home Luca de la Torre's left-wing cross. It's his 11th international goal, his first since November 2019 and first since tearing his left ACL in February 2021.