2017 Seattle Sounders FC season

Seattle Sounders FC
2017 season
General Manager Garth Lagerwey
Head Coach Brian Schmetzer
Stadium CenturyLink Field
Major League Soccer Conference: 2nd
Overall: 7th
MLS Cup Playoffs Runners-up
U.S. Open Cup Round of 16
Cascadia Cup Second
Heritage Cup Winners
Highest home attendance 51,796
(August 27 vs. Portland Timbers)
Lowest home attendance 40,182
(March 31 vs. Atlanta United)
Average home league attendance League: 43,622
All: 43,148
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors

The 2017 Seattle Sounders FC season is the club's forty-third season of existence, and their ninth in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The Sounders entered the 2017 season as the defending MLS Cup champions. The 2017 season is Brian Schmetzer's first full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders.

Background

Current roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of August 22, 2017.[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 Midfielder Gustav Svensson  Sweden
5 Defender Nouhou  Cameroon
6 Midfielder Osvaldo Alonso (DP)  Cuba
7 Midfielder Cristian Roldan  United States
8 Midfielder Víctor Rodríguez  Spain
10 Midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro (DP)  Uruguay
11 Midfielder Aaron Kovar (HGP)  United States
12 Forward Seyi Adekoya (HGP)  United States
13 Forward Jordan Morris (HGP)  United States
14 Defender Chad Marshall  United States
15 Defender Tony Alfaro  Mexico
16 Midfielder Calum Mallace  Scotland
17 Forward Will Bruin  United States
18 Defender Kelvin Leerdam  Netherlands
19 Midfielder Harry Shipp  United States
21 Midfielder Jordy Delem  Martinique
23 Midfielder Henry Wingo (HGP)  United States
24 Goalkeeper Stefan Frei   Switzerland
27 Forward Lamar Neagle  United States
29 Defender Román Torres  Panama
32 Midfielder Zach Mathers  United States
33 Defender Joevin Jones  Trinidad and Tobago
35 Goalkeeper Bryan Meredith  United States
91 Defender Oniel Fisher  Jamaica

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Preseason

2017 Desert Friendlies

2017 Carolina Challenge Cup

Major League Soccer

League tables

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53 Conference Semi-finals[lower-alpha 1]
2 Seattle Sounders 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
3 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52 Knockout round
4 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ↑ Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions will not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[2]
Overall
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53
7 Seattle Sounders 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
8 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52
9 New York Red Bulls 34 14 12 8 53 47 +6 50
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) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ↑

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 14 11 9 52 39  +13 53 11 5 1 32 12  +20 3 6 8 20 27  −7

Last updated: October 22, 2017.
Source: MLS

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAAHHAAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHHAAHAHH
ResultLDWDDLWDLLLWWLWLDDWWWDWWWDDDDLWLWW

Updated to match(es) played on October 15, 2017. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

MLS Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Semifinals

Western Conference Finals

MLS Cup Final

Mid-season friendlies

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular seasonU.S. Open CupPlayoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States Tyler Miller 40102010
2 FW United States Clint Dempsey 321525+4120033
3 DF United States Brad Evans 1116+510000
4 MF Sweden Gustav Svensson 36230+21002+21
5 DF Cameroon Nouhou 25010+902040
6 MF Cuba Osvaldo Alonso 27124+21000+10
7 MF United States Cristian Roldan 3763360040
8 MF Spain Víctor Rodríguez 1035+22001+21
10 MF Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 3773370040
11 MF United States Aaron Kovar 921+602200
12 FW United States Seyi Adekoya 301+100+1000
13 FW United States Jordan Morris 24322+13000+10
14 DF United States Chad Marshall 32127+110040
15 DF Mexico Tony Alfaro 1608+701000
17 FW United States Will Bruin 361320+11110+1042
18 DF Netherlands Kelvin Leerdam 19114+110040
19 MF United States Harry Shipp 22211+72102+10
21 MF Martinique Jordy Delem 1709+50101+10
23 MF United States Henry Wingo 1400+1101+100+10
24 GK Switzerland Stefan Frei 3503300020
27 FW United States Lamar Neagle 1120+82000+30
29 DF Panama Román Torres 26021+200030
32 MF United States Zach Mathers 11001100
33 DF Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones 35128+211040
39 GK United States Bryan Meredith 00000000
53 DF United States Sam Rogers [S2] 20002000
71 FW United States David Olsen [S2] 10000+1000
77 MF Panama Francisco Narbón [S2] 20002000
88 MF United States Ray Saari [S2] 20002000
91 DF Jamaica Oniel Fisher 1007+200+1000
92 DF Cameroon Rodrigue Ele [S2] 10001000
99 DF Cameroon Felix Chenkam [S2] 10001000
Players who left the club during the season:
8 MF Uruguay Álvaro Fernández 1105+500+1000
38 FW United States Irvin Parra [S2] 20002000
80 FW United States Victor Mansaray 00000000
  • Last updated: November 30, 2017
  • Source: Team Stats

[S2] – S2 player[A]

Top scorers

Place Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW 2 United States Clint Dempsey 12 3 0 15
2 FW 17 United States Will Bruin 11 2 0 13
3 MF 10 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 7 0 0 7
4 MF 7 United States Cristian Roldan 6 0 0 6
5 MF 8 Spain Víctor Rodríguez 2 1 0 3
FW 13 United States Jordan Morris 3 0 0 3
7 MF 4 Sweden Gustav Svensson 1 1 0 2
MF 11 United States Aaron Kovar 0 0 2 2
MF 19 United States Harry Shipp 2 0 0 2
MF 27 United States Lamar Neagle 2 0 0 2
11 DF 3 United States Brad Evans 1 0 0 1
MF 6 Cuba Osvaldo Alonso 1 0 0 1
DF 14 United States Chad Marshall 1 0 0 1
DF 18 Netherlands Kelvin Leerdam 1 0 0 1
MF 32 United States Zach Mathers 0 0 1 1
DF 33 Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 49 7 3 55
  • Last updated: November 30, 2017
  • Source: Team Stats

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
2FWUnited States Clint Dempsey301000000301
3DFUnited States Brad Evans001000000001
4MFSweden Gustav Svensson100000000100
5DFCameroon Nouhou101200000301
6MFCuba Osvaldo Alonso300000000300
7MFUnited States Cristian Roldan300100000400
8MFSpain Víctor Rodríguez100000000100
10MFUruguay Nicolás Lodeiro501100000601
12FWUnited States Seyi Adekoya100000000100
14DFUnited States Chad Marshall200000000200
15DFMexico Tony Alfaro400000000400
17FWUnited States Will Bruin100000100200
18DFNetherlands Kelvin Leerdam200000000200
19MFUnited States Harry Shipp100000000100
21MFMartinique Jordy Delem400000000400
24GKSwitzerland Stefan Frei200000000200
27FWUnited States Lamar Neagle100000000100
29DFPanama Roman Torres400200000600
33DFTrinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones210100000310
77MFPanama Francisco Narbón000000001001
91DFJamaica Oniel Fisher100000000100
Players who left the club during the season:
8MFUruguay Álvaro Fernández100000000100
Total43147001014714

Honors and awards

MLS Comeback Player of the Year

Player Notes Ref
United States Clint Dempsey Successful 2017 campaign after an irregular heartbeat
sidelined him for the second half of 2016.		 [4]

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
6 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro San Jose Earthquakes [5]

MLS Save of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
6 Switzerland Stefan Frei San Jose Earthquakes [6]
10 Switzerland Stefan Frei Toronto FC [7]
30 Switzerland Stefan Frei Vancouver Whitecaps FC [8]

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
5 United States Cristian Roldan Atlanta United FC [9]
5 Sweden Gustav Svensson Atlanta United FC [9]
8 United States Clint Dempsey LA Galaxy [10]
8 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro LA Galaxy [10]
13 United States Chad Marshall Portland Timbers [11]
14 Cuba Osvaldo Alonso Columbus Crew SC, Houston Dynamo [12]
19 United States Clint Dempsey Colorado Rapids [13]
20 United States Cristian Roldan D.C. United, San Jose Earthquakes [14]
22 United States Clint Dempsey Minnesota United FC [15]
22 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Minnesota United FC [15]
23 United States Chad Marshall Sporting Kansas City [16]
24 United States Chad Marshall Minnesota United FC [17]
32 United States Will Bruin FC Dallas [18]
33 Panama Román Torres Colorado Rapids [19]
33 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Colorado Rapids [19]

MLS Coach of the Week

Week Coach Opponent Ref
19 United States Brian Schmetzer Colorado Rapids [13]

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
35 GK United States Bryan Meredith United States San Jose Earthquakes Selected with 20th pick in 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 16, 2016 [20]
19 MF United States Harry Shipp Canada Montreal Impact Traded for allocation money December 22, 2016 [21]
17 FW United States Will Bruin United States Houston Dynamo Traded for allocation money December 23, 2016 [22]
12 FW United States Seyi Adekoya United States UCLA Signed HGP Deal January 18, 2017 [23]
23 MF United States Henry Wingo United States Washington Signed HGP Deal January 18, 2017 [23]
5 DF Cameroon Nouhou United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free January 26, 2017 [24]
4 MF Sweden Gustav Svensson China Guangzhou R&F Free January 30, 2017 [25]
21 MF Martinique Jordy Delem United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free March 2, 2017 [26]
32 MF United States Zach Mathers United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free March 2, 2017 [26]
18 DF Netherlands Kelvin Leerdam Netherlands SBV Vitesse Free July 10, 2017 [27]
8 MF Spain Víctor Rodríguez Spain Sporting de Gijón Free August 2, 2017 [28]
27 FW United States Lamar Neagle United States D.C. United Traded for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft August 7, 2017 [29]
16 MF Scotland Calum Mallace Canada Montreal Impact Traded for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft August 9, 2017 [30]

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 2017 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Notes Ref
January 13, 2017 Brian Nana-Sinkam DF United States Stanford MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#22) [31]
January 13, 2017 Dominic Oduro DF Denmark FC Nordsjælland MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#35) [31]
January 17, 2017 Doug Goodman MF United States Georgetown MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#56); Acquired from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder David Estrada [31]
January 17, 2017 Jake Stovall DF United States Wright State MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#66) [31]
January 17, 2017 Kyle Bjornethun DF United States Seattle University MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#88) [31]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
39 FW Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Oalex Anderson Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
12 MF United States Michael Farfan Retired Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
8 MF Sweden Erik Friberg Sweden BK Häcken Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
9 FW United States Herculez Gomez Retired Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
23 MF Austria Andreas Ivanschitz Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
17 FW United States Darwin Jones United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
31 DF Jamaica Damion Lowe United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
22 GK United States Charlie Lyon United States Orange County SC Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
4 DF England Tyrone Mears United States Atlanta United FC Waived, Traded for $50k general allocation money December 12, 2016 [32]
5 DF United States Jimmy Ockford United States Reno 1868 FC Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
15 DF United States Dylan Remick United States Houston Dynamo Waived; Second pick in 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 12, 2016 [32]
20 DF United States Zach Scott Retired Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
18 MF United States Nathan Sturgis Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
16 FW Paraguay Nelson Valdez Paraguay Cerro Porteño Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
80 FW United States Victor Mansaray United States FC Cincinnati Out on Loan February 6, 2017 [33]
8 MF Uruguay Álvaro Fernández Argentina San Martín End of Contract July 10, 2017 [34]
80 FW United States Victor Mansaray Sweden Umeå FC Waived August 10, 2017 [35]

Staff

As of 6 February 2017[36]
Executive
Majority owner Adrian Hanauer
Minority owners Joe Roth, Paul Allen, Drew Carey
Chief executive officer Bart Wiley
General Manager Garth Lagerwey
Coaching staff
Head coach Brian Schmetzer
Assistant coach Djimi Traoré
Assistant coach Gonzalo Pineda
Goalkeeper coach Tom Dutra
Head athletic trainer Chris Cornish
Head Scout Kurt Schmid

Notes

A. a Players who are under contract with Seattle Sounders FC 2.

References

  1. ↑ "First Team Roster". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ Strauss, Brian (6 April 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Strauss, Brian (6 April 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Stejskal, Sam (November 17, 2017). "Seattle Sounders' Clint Dempsey named 2017 MLS Comeback Player of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Nicolas Lodeiro wins AT&T MLS Goal of the Week for Week 6". April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Seattle's Stefan Frei wins MLS Save of the Week for Week 7". MLSSoccer.com. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ "The Save, Part II: Stefan Frei wins Save of the Week for stop on Altidore". MLSSoccer.com. May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Seattle Sounders' Stefan Frei wins MLS Save of the Week for Week 30". MLSSoccer.com. October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "2017 Team of the Week (Wk 5): Schweinsteiger makes immediate impact". MLSsoccer.com. April 3, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  10. 1 2 Stejskal, Sam (April 24, 2017). "2017 Team of the Week (Wk 8): Orlando, Toronto earn plaudits for big wins". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
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  12. ↑ Brisendine, Steve (June 5, 2017). "2017 Team of the Week (Wk 14): Lions' defense shows big". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  13. 1 2 Boehm, Charles (July 7, 2017). "2017 Team of the Week (Wk 19): Slick RSL duo headline star-laden front line". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
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  15. 1 2 Brisendine, Steve (August 7, 2017). "2017 MLS Team of the Week (Wk 22): David Villa, Union trio head the list". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
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  19. 1 2 Baer, Benjamin (October 23, 2017). "Team of the Week (Week 33): Wondolowski comes up big in the clutch for SJ". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Sounders FC selects goalkeeper Bryan Meredith in Stage One of 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Seattle Sounders acquire midfielder Harry Shipp from Montreal Impact in exchange for allocation money". Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Sounders FC acquires forward Will Bruin from Houston Dynamo". Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  23. 1 2 "Seattle Sounders sign Henry Wingo and Seyi Adekoya as Homegrown Players". Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Seattle Sounders sign S2 defender Nouhou Tolo to first team contract". Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Seattle Sounders sign Gustav Svensson, strengthen midfield crop". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  26. 1 2 "Sounders FC signs midfielders Zach Mathers and Jordy Delem". Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Seattle Sounders sign 27-year-old Dutch fullback Kelvin Leerdam". SoundersFC.com. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Seattle Sounders sign 28-year-old Spanish midfielder Víctor Rodríguez". SoundersFC.com. July 30, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  29. ↑ "Sounders acquire Lamar Neagle in trade with D.C. United". SoundersFC.com. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Seattle Sounders acquire Montreal Impact midfielder Calum Mallace in exchange for 2019 fourth round MLS SuperDraft pick". SoundersFC.com. August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
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  32. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Sounders FC exercises options on eight players". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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  34. ↑ "Interview: Garth Lagerwey on Alvaro Fernandez's possible departure". USLSoccer.com. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  35. ↑ "Sounders FC waives forward Victor Mansaray". SoundersFC.com. August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
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