Scarves up! Thousands gather in downtown Seattle to celebrate Sounders MLS Cup win

Sounders players raise their hands to the crowd as the city celebrates the their MLS Cup Championship win with a parade from Westlake Park to Seattle Center and a rally, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. The Sounders beat Toronto 3-1 to bring home their second MLS Cup in four years.Genna Martin/seattlepi.com

Sounders fans kept that two-time MLS Cup victory high going on Tuesday with a parade through downtown and a rally at Seattle Center.

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Thousands stood along Fourth Avenue as buses of Sounders players and team owners paraded up the street. Confetti cannons launched blue and green strips of paper into the air as fans waved banners and raised their scarves in celebration of the Sounders' second MLS Cup win -- and the first played at home.

Eleven players, however, were unable to make it to Tuesday's celebration because they left Seattle immediately to play for their home country teams, including much of the starting lineup.

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The victory was the second in the team's history -- the first was a 2016 penalty kick victory also against Toronto FC. Sunday's match ended in a 3-1 victory after a scoreless first half.

The 69,274 fans in the stadium went wild -- creating a roar that registered on seismographs.

To see highlights from Tuesday's celebration parade and rally, click through the slideshow above.