The Sounders FC Academy U-16s narrowly missed out on a spot in the semi-finals of the 2016-17 Generation adidas Cup Premier Division despite finishing the group stage unbeaten. After finishing second in the group, the Rave Green have advanced to a four-team playoff -- featuring Houston Dynamo, Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico) and Monterrey (Mexico) -- for fifth place.
Group-play matches that end in a draw go to a penalty-kick shootout with the winner awarded two points, while the losing team receives one point. Unfortunately for the young Sounders, a 0-0 draw with New York City FC in the first match, which the east-coast club eventually won 5-4 from the spot, saw the Rave Green finish second in a group that boasted the likes of Pumas UNAM (Mexico) and Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica).