2016 Seattle Sounders FC season

Seattle Sounders FC
2016 season
Head Coach Sigi Schmid
Stadium CenturyLink Field
MLS Conference: TBD
Overall: TBD
CONCACAF Champions League (15–16) Quarterfinals
Cascadia Cup TBD
Top goalscorer League: Jordan Morris (3)
All: Clint Dempsey & Jordan Morris (3)
Highest home attendance League: 40,012
(Mar. 19 vs. Vancouver)
All: 42,836
(Feb. 23 vs. América)
Lowest home attendance 39,473
(April 30 vs. Columbus)
Average home league attendance League: 39,667
All: 40,195
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors
← 2015

The 2016 Seattle Sounders FC season is the club's thirty-second season of existence, their eighth in Major League Soccer and their eighth consecutive season in the top flight of American soccer. The Sounders entered the season participating in the knockout stages of the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, with the quarterfinal series taking place in late February and early March against Club América.

Roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of March 6, 2016.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Miller, TylerTyler Miller      United States
2 Forward Dempsey, ClintClint Dempsey (DP)     United States
3 Defender Evans, BradBrad Evans      United States
4 Defender Mears, TyroneTyrone Mears      England
6 Midfielder Alonso, OsvaldoOsvaldo Alonso      Cuba
7 Midfielder Roldan, CristianCristian Roldan (GA)     United States
8 Midfielder Friberg, ErikErik Friberg      Sweden
9 Forward Gomez, HerculezHerculez Gomez      United States
11 Midfielder Kovar, AaronAaron Kovar (HGP)     United States
12 Midfielder Farfan, MichaelMichael Farfan      United States
13 Forward Morris, JordanJordan Morris (HGP)     United States
14 Defender Marshall, ChadChad Marshall      United States
15 Defender Remick, DylanDylan Remick      United States
16 Forward Valdez, NelsonNelson Valdez (DP)     Paraguay
17 Forward Jones, DarwinDarwin Jones (HGP)     United States
18 Midfielder Sturgis, NathanNathan Sturgis      United States
20 Defender Scott, ZachZach Scott      United States
22 Goalkeeper Lyon, CharlieCharlie Lyon      United States
23 Midfielder Ivanschitz, AndreasAndreas Ivanschitz      Austria
24 Goalkeeper Frei, StefanStefan Frei       Switzerland
25 Defender Alfaro, TonyTony Alfaro      Mexico
29 Defender Torres, RománRomán Torres      Panama
33 Defender Jones, JoevinJoevin Jones      Trinidad and Tobago
39 Forward Anderson, OalexOalex Anderson      Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
80 Forward Mansaray, VictorVictor Mansaray (HGP)     United States
91 Defender Fisher, OnielOniel Fisher      Jamaica
99 Forward Craven, AndyAndy Craven      United States

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
6 Sporting Kansas City 10 4 4 2 11 10 +1 14 Knockout round
7 Portland Timbers 9 3 3 3 14 16 −2 12
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 3 5 2 12 15 −3 11
9 Seattle Sounders FC 8 3 4 1 8 10 −2 10
10 Houston Dynamo 8 1 5 2 14 16 −2 5
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2016. 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]
11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 3 5 2 12 15 −3 11
12 Orlando City SC 9 2 2 5 16 14 +2 11
13 Seattle Sounders FC 8 3 4 1 8 10 −2 10
14 New York Red Bulls 10 3 6 1 13 18 −5 10
15 D.C. United 9 2 3 4 11 11 0 10
Updated to match(es) played on May 2, 2016. Source: 2016 MLS schedule
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
Notes:
  1. ↑

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
8 3 1 4 8 10  −2 10 3 0 2 5 4  +1 0 1 2 3 6  −3

Last updated: April 16, 2016.
Source: MLS

Results by matchday


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GroundHAHHAHAHHAHAAAHAHHAAHAHHAAAHAHAHAH
Result L L L W D W L W                                                    

Last updated: April 16, 2016.
Source: MLS
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

The 2016 U.S. Open Cup schedule has not been released

CONCACAF Champions League

2015–16

Quarterfinals

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]

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. [8][9]
January 14, 2016 United States Zach Mathers MF United States Duke MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#35) [8][9]
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. [8]
January 19, 2016 United States Michael Nelson DF United States Old Dominion MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#76) [8]

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 [10]
19 FW United States Chad Barrett United States San Jose Earthquakes Waived December 2, 2015 [10]
13 DF Colombia Andrés Correa Colombia Boyacá Chicó F.C. Waived December 2, 2015 [10]
12 DF Costa Rica Leo González Costa Rica Herediano Waived December 2, 2015 [10]
1 GK United States Troy Perkins Retired Waived December 2, 2015 [10]
8 MF Mexico Gonzalo Pineda Retired Waived December 2, 2015 [10]
18 MF Brazil Thomás Brazil Joinville Esporte Clube Waived December 2, 2015 [10]
5 MF England Andy Rose England Coventry City Free Transfer December 2, 2015 [10][11]
27 FW United States Lamar Neagle United States D.C. United Traded for general and targeted allocation money December 7, 2015 [10]
10 MF Guatemala Marco Pappa United States Colorado Rapids Waived, Traded for allocation money December 15, 2015 [10]
9 FW Nigeria Obafemi Martins China Shanghai Shenhua Undisclosed Fee February 25, 2016 [12]
MF United States Jordan Schweitzer United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 Waived March 1, 2016 [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]

See also

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. 1 2 3 4 "2015 MLS SuperDraft, pres. by adidas: Draft Tracker". MLS. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "MLS SuperDraft: Sounders FC takes Duke midfielder Zach Mathers". Seattle Sounders. January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  10. 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.
  11. ↑ "Andy Rose to join Coventry City following offseason trial". 23 December 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Sounders FC transfers forward Obafemi Martins to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua". 25 February 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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