2016 Seattle Sounders FC season

Seattle Sounders FC
2016 season
General Manager Garth Lagerwey
Head Coach Sigi Schmid (until July 26)
Brian Schmetzer (after July 26, interim)
Stadium CenturyLink Field
MLS Conference: 4th
Overall: 7th
MLS Cup Playoffs Winners
U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions League (15–16) Quarterfinals
Cascadia Cup 3rd
Heritage Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League: Jordan Morris (12)
All: Jordan Morris (14)
Highest home attendance 53,302
(August 21 vs. Portland)
Lowest home attendance League: 39,269
(September 28 vs. Chicago)
All: 38,585
(July 5 vs. West Ham)
Average home league attendance League: 42,636
All: 42,433
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors

The 2016 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's forty-second season of existence, their eighth in Major League Soccer and their eighth consecutive season in the top flight of American soccer.

The Sounders won their first MLS Cup at the end of the season, after the mid-season replacement of head coach Sigi Schmid with Brian Schmetzer in July.

Roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of July 28, 2016.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Tyler Miller  United States
2 Forward Clint Dempsey (DP)  United States
3 Defender Brad Evans  United States
4 Defender Tyrone Mears  England
6 Midfielder Osvaldo Alonso  Cuba
7 Midfielder Cristian Roldan (GA)  United States
8 Midfielder Erik Friberg  Sweden
9 Forward Herculez Gomez  United States
10 Midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro (DP)  Uruguay
11 Midfielder Aaron Kovar (HGP)  United States
12 Midfielder Michael Farfan  United States
13 Forward Jordan Morris (HGP)  United States
14 Defender Chad Marshall  United States
15 Defender Dylan Remick  United States
16 Forward Nelson Valdez (DP)  Paraguay
17 Forward Darwin Jones (HGP)  United States
18 Midfielder Nathan Sturgis  United States
20 Defender Zach Scott  United States
21 Midfielder Álvaro Fernández  Uruguay
22 Goalkeeper Charlie Lyon  United States
23 Midfielder Andreas Ivanschitz  Austria
24 Goalkeeper Stefan Frei   Switzerland
25 Defender Tony Alfaro  Mexico
29 Defender Román Torres  Panama
33 Defender Joevin Jones  Trinidad and Tobago
39 Forward Oalex Anderson  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
80 Forward Victor Mansaray (HGP)  United States
91 Defender Oniel Fisher  Jamaica

Competitions

Preseason

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Scrimmages

Desert Friendlies

Major League Soccer

League tables

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Colorado Rapids 34 15 6 13 39 32 +7 58 Conference Semi-finals
3 LA Galaxy 34 12 6 16 54 39 +15 52 Knockout round
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 14 6 44 43 +1 48
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 13 8 42 41 +1 47
6 Real Salt Lake 34 12 12 10 44 46 −2 46
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Overall
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
5 Toronto FC 34 14 9 11 51 39 +12 53 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
6 LA Galaxy 34 12 6 16 54 39 +15 52
7 Seattle Sounders FC (C) 34 14 14 6 44 43 +1 48 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
8 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 13 8 42 41 +1 47
9 Real Salt Lake 34 12 12 10 44 46 −2 46
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 14 6 14 44 43  +1 48 10 2 5 22 12  +10 4 4 9 22 31  −9

Last updated: October 23, 2016.
Source: MLS

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHHAHAHHAHAAAHAHHAAHAHHAAAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLWDWLWWLLLWLLDLWLLDWWWDLDWWWWDLW

Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2016. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

MLS Cup Playoffs

Knockout round

Western Conference Semifinals

Western Conference Finals

MLS Cup Final

U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Champions League

2015–16

Quarterfinals

Mid-season friendlies

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 11 December 2016.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular seasonU.S. Open CupPlayoffsChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States Tyler Miller 4010300000
2 FW United States Clint Dempsey 1910178000022
3 DF United States Brad Evans 31121+210+100+5020
4 DF England Tyrone Mears 400320006020
6 MF Cuba Osvaldo Alonso 403323006020
7 MF United States Cristian Roldan 44528+542+11600+20
8 MF Sweden Erik Friberg 34018+700+205020
9 FW United States Herculez Gomez 2619+1202+110+2000
10 MF Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 198134006400
11 MF United States Aaron Kovar 20110+6120000+20
12 MF United States Michael Farfan 210+10110000
13 FW United States Jordan Morris 441432+2120+206220
14 DF United States Chad Marshall 384304006020
15 DF United States Dylan Remick 1406+50300000
16 FW Paraguay Nelson Valdez 3338+160115+1220
17 FW United States Darwin Jones 500+2010000+20
18 MF United States Nathan Sturgis 3000300000
20 DF United States Zach Scott 20010+40302+1000
21 MF Uruguay Álvaro Fernández 1318+21001+2000
22 GK United States Charlie Lyon 0000000000
23 MF Austria Andreas Ivanschitz 33325+33001+2020
24 GK Switzerland Stefan Frei 410330006020
25 DF Mexico Tony Alfaro 901+50300000
29 DF Panama Román Torres 1308+10004000
32 MF United States Zach Mathers [S2] 3000300000
33 DF Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones 43329+420+216020
39 FW Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Oalex Anderson 1702+130200000
80 FW United States Victor Mansaray 0000000000
91 DF Jamaica Oniel Fisher 1202+40300+3000
Players out on loan:
5 DF United States Jimmy Ockford 0000000000
31 DF Jamaica Damion Lowe 0000000000
Players who left the club during the season:
99 FW United States Andy Craven 10000+100000
  • Source:

[S2] - S2 player[A]

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Sounders FC roster.

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
1 GK United States Tyler Miller United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free December 21, 2015 [2]
MF United States Jordan Schweitzer United States Denver Pioneers Signed HGP deal January 7, 2016 [3]
33 DF Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones United States Chicago Fire Trade January 14, 2016 [2]
12 MF United States Michael Farfan United States D.C. United Free January 20, 2016 [2]
13 FW United States Jordan Morris United States Stanford Signed HGP deal January 21, 2016 [4]
18 MF United States Nathan Sturgis United States Houston Dynamo Free February 23, 2016 [2]
39 FW Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Oalex Anderson United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free March 1, 2016 [5]
25 DF United States Tony Alfaro United States Cal State Dominguez Hills Draft pick March 8, 2016 [6]
9 FW United States Herculez Gomez Canada Toronto FC Free March 24, 2016 [7]
10 MF Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Argentina Boca Juniors Undisclosed (~$6M) July 27, 2016 [8]
21 MF Uruguay Álvaro Fernández Argentina Gimnasia (LP) Undisclosed July 28, 2016 [9]

Draft Picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2015 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Notes Ref
January 14, 2016 United States Tony Alfaro 25 DF United States Cal State Dominguez Hills MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#27); Pick acquired from Toronto FC through Philadelphia Union and Orlando City in exchange for defender Eriq Zavaleta. [10][11]
January 14, 2016 United States Zach Mathers MF United States Duke MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#35) [10][11]
January 19, 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Alihodzic MF United States Nebraska MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#54); Pick acquired from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Alex Caskey. [10]
January 19, 2016 United States Michael Nelson DF United States Old Dominion MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#76) [10]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
42 MF Uganda Micheal Azira United States Colorado Rapids Waived, Second pick in 2015 MLS Waiver Draft December 2, 2015 [12]
19 FW United States Chad Barrett United States San Jose Earthquakes Waived December 2, 2015 [12]
13 DF Colombia Andrés Correa Colombia Boyacá Chicó F.C. Waived December 2, 2015 [12]
12 DF Costa Rica Leo González Costa Rica Herediano Waived December 2, 2015 [12]
1 GK United States Troy Perkins Retired Waived December 2, 2015 [12]
8 MF Mexico Gonzalo Pineda Retired Waived December 2, 2015 [12]
18 MF Brazil Thomás Brazil Joinville Esporte Clube Waived December 2, 2015 [12]
5 MF England Andy Rose England Coventry City Free Transfer December 2, 2015 [12][13]
27 FW United States Lamar Neagle United States D.C. United Traded for general and targeted allocation money December 7, 2015 [12]
10 MF Guatemala Marco Pappa United States Colorado Rapids Waived, Traded for allocation money December 15, 2015 [12]
9 FW Nigeria Obafemi Martins China Shanghai Shenhua Undisclosed Fee February 25, 2016 [14]
MF United States Jordan Schweitzer United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 Waived March 1, 2016 [5]
5 DF United States Jimmy Ockford United States New York Cosmos Out on Loan March 1, 2016 [5]
31 DF Jamaica Damion Lowe United States Minnesota United FC Out on Loan March 8, 2016 [6]
99 FW United States Andy Craven United States Oklahoma City Energy FC Waived August 4, 2016 [15]

See also

Notes

A. a Player who were under contract with Seattle Sounders FC 2.

References

  1. ↑ "First Team Roster". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2016 MLS Transactions". MLS.com. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sounders FC signs defensive midfielder Jordan Schweitzer as sixth Homegrown Player". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Seattle Sounders sign Jordan Morris as Homegrown Player". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Sounders FC signs forward Oalex Anderson". Seattle Sounders FC. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Sounders FC signs defender Tony Alfaro". Seattle Sounders FC. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sounders FC signs forward Herculez Gomez". Seattle Sounders FC. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Sounders FC signs midfield playmaker Nicolás Lodeiro". Seattle Sounders FC. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Sounders FC signs midfielder Alvaro Fernandez". Seattle Sounders FC. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "2015 MLS SuperDraft, pres. by adidas: Draft Tracker". MLS. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "MLS SuperDraft: Sounders FC takes Duke midfielder Zach Mathers". Seattle Sounders. January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Sounders FC exercises options on 11 players, declines on nine others". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Andy Rose to join Coventry City following offseason trial". 23 December 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Sounders FC transfers forward Obafemi Martins to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua". 25 February 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "Seattle Sounders waive second-year forward Andy Craven". SoundersFC.com. August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
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