A record North American soccer crowd of 58,128 watches Pelé score the first goal in the Kingdome's first sporting event and then add another in New York's 3-1 exhibition win over the Sounders. Pelé needs just 2 minutes, 14 seconds to ripple the net, and David Clements makes it 2-nil after six minutes. Jimmy Gabriel's header tightened the score but Pelé scored again in the 88th minute. The attendance broke a 50-year-old record of 46,000, however not all of the new stadium's seats had yet been installed.

Stuart Hawkins of Fox Island and the Sounders Academy is named to the United States Youth National Team for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia. Hawkins, a central defender, starts the final three of the four U.S. matches. Germany eliminates the Americans, 3-2, in the Round of 16.

Sofia Huerta steps to the spot to secure the Seattle Reign's return to the NWSL playoffs with a 2-1 win over Utah. It comes in Lauren Barnes' final home match as she returns to the lineup for the first time in four outings. Ainsley McCammon heads Seattle ahead in the dying seconds of the first half. After the Royals pull level, Maddie Mercado is taken down in the box, and Huerta delivers her first goal since returning from her year-long loan to Olympique Lyon in July. It's the Reign's eighth postseason berth and first since 2023.

An early goal from Mason Robertson ignites No. 3 Washington's beating of No. 7 Cal, 3-2 at Berkeley. The Huskies go up 3-nil on the Bears, beginning with Robertson's third-minute opener. Josh Heard and Garret Jackson triple the advantage by the 23rd minute.

On the final day of the season, Washington State pulls level with Western Washington atop the NCSC women's table, winning 1-0 at Martin Stadium. Lorene Pearson chips the onrushing WWU keeper for the lone goal, and Cougs keeper Nancy Vetter, playing with a cast on her right hand, posts the shutout. Both sides finish 7-2-1.

Seattle University earns its first varsity intercollegiate victory, 1-0, over Shoreline Community College on Joe Zavaglia’s goal at Lower Woodland. The Chieftains, who formed their program hastily in September, proceed to win the next five games.