2018 Seattle Sounders FC season

Seattle Sounders FC
2018 season
General Manager Garth Lagerwey
Head Coach Brian Schmetzer
Stadium CenturyLink Field
Major League Soccer Conference: TBD
Overall: TBD
U.S. Open Cup Fourth round
2018 CONCACAF Champions League Quarter-finals
Cascadia Cup Winners
Heritage Cup TBD
Highest home attendance League: 47,521
(June 30 vs. Portland Timbers)
Lowest home attendance League: 39,465
(June 9 vs. D.C. United)
Average home league attendance League: 40,517
Home colors
Away colors

The 2018 Seattle Sounders FC season is the club's forty-fourth season of existence, and their tenth in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The Sounders finished their previous season as MLS Cup runners-up, losing 2–0 to Toronto FC. The 2018 season is Brian Schmetzer's second 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 30 June, 2018.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
4 Midfielder Gustav Svensson  Sweden
5 Defender Nouhou Tolo  Cameroon
6 Midfielder Osvaldo Alonso  Cuba
7 Midfielder Cristian Roldan  United States
8 Midfielder Víctor Rodríguez  Spain
9 Forward Raúl Ruidíaz (DP)  Peru
10 Midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro (DP)  Uruguay
11 Defender Brad Smith (On loan from A.F.C. Bournemouth)  Australia
13 Forward Jordan Morris (HGP)  United States
14 Defender Chad Marshall  United States
15 Defender Tony Alfaro  Mexico
16 Midfielder Alex Roldan  United States
17 Forward Will Bruin  United States
18 Defender Kelvin Leerdam  Netherlands
19 Midfielder Harry Shipp (HGP)  United States
20 Defender Kim Kee-hee  South Korea
21 Midfielder Jordy Delem  Martinique
23 Midfielder Henry Wingo (HGP)  United States
24 Goalkeeper Stefan Frei   Switzerland
25 Goalkeeper Calle Brown  United States
27 Forward Lamar Neagle  United States
29 Defender Román Torres  Panama
30 Defender Jordan McCrary  United States
35 Goalkeeper Bryan Meredith  United States
70 Midfielder Handwalla Bwana (HGP)  Kenya
90 Defender Waylon Francis  Costa Rica

Out on loan

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of July 15, 2018.

No. Position Player Nation
11 Midfielder Aaron Kovar (HGP; on loan to Los Angeles FC)  United States
99 Forward Felix Chenkam (on season long loan to Seattle Sounders FC 2)  Cameroon

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Preseason

Friendlies

Major League Soccer

League tables

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Sporting Kansas City (T) 31 15 8 8 56 38 +18 53 Knockout round
4 Portland Timbers 32 14 9 9 50 46 +4 51
5 Seattle Sounders 31 15 11 5 45 33 +12 50
6 Real Salt Lake 32 13 12 7 51 54 −3 46
7 LA Galaxy 32 12 11 9 61 60 +1 45
Updated to match(es) played on October 13, 2018. 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 goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(T) Qualified, but not yet to the particular phase indicated.
Overall

Houston Dynamo, Sporting Kansas City and Toronto FC qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League by winning their respective domestic cup competitions, not through MLS.

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
6 New York City FC 32 15 9 8 55 41 +14 53
7 Portland Timbers 32 14 9 9 50 46 +4 51
8 Seattle Sounders 31 15 11 5 45 33 +12 50
9 Philadelphia Union 32 15 12 5 48 46 +2 50
10 Columbus Crew 32 13 10 9 39 41 −2 48
Updated to match(es) played on October 13, 2018. 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
31 15 5 11 45 33  +12 50 9 2 5 31 14  +17 6 3 6 14 19  −5

Last updated: September 29, 2018.
Source: MLS

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAH
ResultLLLDWLDWLLLWLDLWDDWWWWWWWWWLLWW

Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

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 CupPlayoffsChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
4 MF Sweden Gustav Svensson 26221+1200003+10
5 DF Cameroon Nouhou 26020+50000010
6 MF Cuba Osvaldo Alonso 22018+40000000
7 MF United States Cristian Roldan 354314000040
8 MF Spain Víctor Rodríguez 16411+54000000
9 FW Peru Raúl Ruidíaz 12711+17000000
10 MF Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 2810258000032
11 DF Australia Brad Smith 6060000000
13 FW United States Jordan Morris 1000000010
14 DF United States Chad Marshall 314273000041
15 DF Mexico Tony Alfaro 703+10100020
16 MF United States Alex Roldan 2007+1100+10000+10
17 FW United States Will Bruin 31818+9700003+11
18 DF Netherlands Kelvin Leerdam 24021+2000000+10
19 MF United States Harry Shipp 23415+430+11002+10
20 DF South Korea Kim Kee-hee 27025+1000000+10
21 MF Martinique Jordy Delem 1619+51100010
23 MF United States Henry Wingo 1002+3010002+20
24 GK Switzerland Stefan Frei 340300000040
25 GK United States Calle Brown 0000000000
27 FW United States Lamar Neagle 1000+6010000+30
29 DF Panama Román Torres 1507+60000020
30 DF United States Jordan McCrary 18010+40000040
31 DF United States Nick Hinds [S2] 1000100000
35 GK United States Bryan Meredith 2010100000
37 FW United States Shandon Hopeau [S2] 1000100000
70 FW Kenya Handwalla Bwana 1116+41000010
71 FW United States David Olsen [S2] 10000+100000
90 DF Costa Rica Waylon Francis 1205+30100030
92 DF Cameroon Rodrigue Ele [S2] 1000100000
99 FW Cameroon Felix Chenkam 1000100000
Players who left the club during the season:
2 FW United States Clint Dempsey 1729+51000031
12 FW United States Seyi Adekoya 0000000000
22 MF Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem 1727+8100001+11
63 GK United States Zac Lubin 0000000000
88 MF United States Ray Saari [S2][4] 1000100000

[S2] – S2 player[A]

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League Total
1 MF 10 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 8 0 0 2 10
2 FW 17 United States Will Bruin 7 0 0 1 8
3 FW 9 Peru Raúl Ruidíaz 7 0 0 0 7
4 MF 7 United States Cristian Roldan 4 0 0 0 4
MF 8 Spain Víctor Rodríguez 4 0 0 0 4
DF 14 United States Chad Marshall 3 0 0 1 4
FW 19 United States Harry Shipp 3 0 1 0 4
7 FW 2 United States Clint Dempsey 1 0 0 1 2
MF 4 Sweden Gustav Svensson 2 0 0 0 2
MF 22 Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem 1 0 0 1 2
10 MF 21 Martinique Jordy Delem 1 0 0 0 1
MF 70 Kenya Handwalla Bwana 1 0 0 0 1

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player MLS U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League 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 Dempsey101000200301
4MFSweden Gustav Svensson200000100300
5DFCameroon Nouhou700000000700
6MFCuba Osvaldo Alonso600000000600
7MFUnited States Cristian Roldan400000000400
10MFUruguay Nicolás Lodeiro300000000300
11DFAustralia Brad Smith100000000100
14DFUnited States Chad Marshall001[3]000000001
15DFMexico Tony Alfaro210000000210
16MFUnited States Alex Roldan100100000200
17FWUnited States Will Bruin100000000100
18DFNetherlands Kelvin Leerdam401000000401
19FWUnited States Harry Shipp100000000100
20DFSouth Korea Kim Kee-Hee400000000400
21MFMartinique Jordy Delem400000100500
22MFNorway Magnus Wolff Eikrem200000000200
23MFUnited States Henry Wingo100000000100
24GKSwitzerland Stefan Frei100000000100
27FWUnited States Lamar Neagle100000000100
29DFPanama Roman Torres100000100200
30DFUnited States Jordan McCrary210000200410
71FWUnited States David Olsen [S2]000100000100
90DFCosta Rica Waylon Francis100000100200
92DFCameroon Rodrigue Ele [S2]000100000100
99FWCameroon Felix Chenkam000100000100
Total50234008006223

Honors and awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent Position Ref
7 United States Cristian Roldan Sporting Kansas City Bench [5]
8 Cuba Osvaldo Alonso Minnesota United FC MF [6]
11 Sweden Gustav Svensson Toronto FC, Portland Timbers DF [7]
15 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro D.C. United FW [8]
16 Switzerland Stefan Frei New York Red Bulls Bench [9]
18 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Portland Timbers Bench [10]
19 Switzerland Stefan Frei Colorado Rapids, New England Revolution GK [11]
20 Cameroon Nouhou Atlanta United Bench [12]
21 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Vancouver Whitecaps FC MF [13]
South Korea Kim Kee-hee DF
United States Cristian Roldan Bench
22 Switzerland Stefan Frei San Jose Earthquakes, New York City FC GK [14]
South Korea Kim Kee-hee DF
23 Cuba Osvaldo Alonso Minnesota United FC MF [15]
24 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro FC Dallas MF [16]
United States Chad Marshall DF
25 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro LA Galaxy MF [17]
United States Chad Marshall DF
26 South Korea Kim Kee-hee Portland Timbers DF [18]
Cuba Osvaldo Alonso Bench
27 Cuba Osvaldo Alonso Sporting Kansas City MF [19]
Australia Brad Smith DF
29 Peru Raúl Ruidíaz Vancouver Whitecaps FC FW [20]
Switzerland Stefan Frei Bench
Netherlands Kelvin Leerdam Bench
31 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Colorado Rapids MF [21]
Peru Raúl Ruidíaz Bench
32 United States Cristian Roldan Houston Dynamo Bench [22]
United States Will Bruin Bench

Bold indicates Audi Player Index Spotlight

MLS Coach of the Week

Week Coach Opponent Ref
22 United States Brian Schmetzer San Jose Earthquakes, New York City FC [14]

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
23 United States Will Bruin Minnesota United FC [23]

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
90 DF Costa Rica Waylon Francis United States Columbus Crew Traded for $50,000 GAM December 14, 2017 [24]
70 MF Kenya Handwalla Bwana United States University of Washington Signed HGP Deal January 11, 2018 [25]
22 MF Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem Sweden Malmö FF Free Transfer January 30, 2018 [26]
16 MF United States Alex Roldan United States Seattle University Draft Pick February 13, 2018 [27]
30 DF United States Jordan McCrary Canada Toronto FC II Free Transfer February 13, 2018 [27]
25 GK United States Calle Brown United States Houston Dynamo Free Transfer February 20, 2018 [28]
20 DF South Korea Kim Kee-hee China Shanghai Shenhua Free Transfer February 27, 2018 [29]
99 FW Cameroon Felix Chenkam United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free May 25, 2018 [30]
9 FW Peru Raúl Ruidíaz Mexico Monarcas Morelia DP contract June 29, 2018 [31]
63 GK United States Zac Lubin United States Phoenix Rising FC On loan June 30, 2018 [32]
11 DF Australia Brad Smith England A.F.C. Bournemouth On loan August 8, 2018 [33]

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 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Notes Ref
January 19, 2017 Alex Roldan 16 MF Seattle University MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#22) [34]
January 19, 2017 Markus Fjørtoft 68 DF Duke University MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#45) [34]
January 21, 2017 Chris Bared DF Villanova University MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#68) [34]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
16 MF Scotland Calum Mallace United States Los Angeles FC Option declined; Selected #47 in 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 12, 2017 [35][36]
3 MF United States Brad Evans United States Sporting Kansas City Out of contract December 12, 2017 [35]
33 FW Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones Germany Darmstadt Out of contract December 12, 2017 [35]
1 GK United States Tyler Miller United States Los Angeles FC Selected #1 in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft December 12, 2017 [37]
11 MF United States Aaron Kovar United States Los Angeles FC Out on Loan January 24, 2018 [38]
91 DF Jamaica Oniel Fisher United States D.C. United $50,000 GAM February 7, 2018 [39]
32 MF United States Zach Mathers United States Las Vegas Lights FC Waived March 2, 2018 [40]
12 FW United States Seyi Adekoya Denmark Vendsyssel FF Mutual Termination April 3, 2018 [41] [42]
22 MF Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem Norway Molde FK Waived July 20, 2018 [43] [44]
2 FW United States Clint Dempsey Retired August 29, 2018 [45]

Notes

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

References

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  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. 1 2 "Independent Panel rescinds red card, suspension for Seattle's Chad Marshall". MLSsoccer.com. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sounders FC 2 releases Ray Saari". Seattle Sounders FC. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Tomas Martinez leads the way in Week 7". MLSsoccer.com. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Yohan Croizet comes through in Week 8". MLSsoccer.com. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Waston a dynamo in Week 11". MLSsoccer.com. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Alphonso Davies shines in Week 15". MLSsoccer.com. June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Revolution's Fagundez rolls in Week 16". MLSsoccer.com. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Larrys Mabiala masters Week 18". MLSsoccer.com. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Samuel Armenteros leads in Week 19". MLSsoccer.com. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Darwin Quintero flies in Week 20". MLSsoccer.com. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Quintero dominates again in Week 21". MLSsoccer.com. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
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  17. ↑ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Jefferson Savarino stuns in Week 25". MLSsoccer.com. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
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  30. ↑ "Seattle Sounders FC 2 forward Felix Chenkam signs MLS contract". Seattle Sounders FC. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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  33. ↑ "Seattle Sounders sign 24-year-old fullback Brad Smith from AFC Bournemouth on loan". Seattle Sounders FC. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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  35. 1 2 3 "Sounders FC exercises options on 11 players". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
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  39. ↑ "Sounders trade defender Oniel Fisher for $50,000 in General Allocation Money". Seattle Sounders FC. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  40. ↑ "Sounders FC waives midfielder Zach Mathers". Sounders FC Communications. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  41. ↑ "Seyi Adekoya no longer with Sounders". Sounder At Heart. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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