2014 Seattle Sounders FC season

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Major League SoccerConference: 1st
Overall: 1st, Supporters' Shield
MLS Cup PlayoffsWestern Conference Finals
U.S. Open CupWinners
Cascadia CupRunners-up (2–2–2)
Heritage CupRunners-up (0–1–1)
Carolina Challenge CupRunners-up (1–2–0)
Top goalscorerLeague: Obafemi Martins (17)[1]
All: Obafemi Martins (19)
Highest home attendance64,207 vs. Portland (Jul. 13)[2]
Lowest home attendance38,441 vs. Toronto (Mar. 15)[2]
Average home league attendanceLeague: 43,734
Playoffs: 42,835
All: 43,619
Biggest winLeague: 4–0 vs. Salt Lake (May 31)[2]
Biggest defeatLeague: 0–5 at New England (May 11)[2]
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The 2014 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's sixth season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. Including previous Seattle Sounders franchises, this was the 34th season of a soccer team playing in the Seattle metro area.

The Sounders earned a double for the first time in club history—winning their fourth U.S. Open Cup title and first Supporters' Shield as the best team in the MLS regular season.[3] The team were the first to win 20 matches in the post-shootout era after a slow start to the season.[4] During the 2014 season, the Sounders earned the most points (64) and scored the most goals (65) in the club's MLS history.[5] The team's attempt to complete the league's first domestic treble in the MLS Cup Playoffs was halted by a loss to the LA Galaxy—Shield runners-up and later MLS Cup champions—in the Western Conference Final.[6][7]

Background and preseason

Main article: 2013 Seattle Sounders FC season

The 2013 season marked the second consecutive year that the Sounders had failed to win a trophy or title; the team had entered the playoffs with only one win in their final ten regular season matches and were eliminated in the Western Conference Semifinals to the Portland Timbers. The team had a 17–17–8 record in all competitions and increased tension between players and coaching staff.[8][9] Sigi Schmid, entering his sixth season as head coach, consulted with key players in a series of summits and worked with general manager Adrian Hanauer to overhaul the team during the winter offseason. Major players, including goalkeeper Michael Gspurning, midfielder Mauro Rosales, and forward Eddie Johnson, were traded to other teams or released. New signings—described by majority owner Joe Roth as "more plumbers and less dancers"—included goalkeeper Stefan Frei, defender Chad Marshall, and several MLS veterans.[10] A majority of the 37 players who reported to the Sounders training camp in January 2014 were new to the club.[11]

During the winter offseason, midfielder Clint Dempsey joined his former club, Fulham FC in England's Premier League, for a two-month loan spell.[12] Because Major League Soccer's season begins in Spring, and the Premier League begins in Fall, Dempsey did not miss any of Sounders' competitive matches, though he was not with the team for pre-season training. During the loan period, Fulham's manager René Meulensteen was replaced by Felix Magath,[13] prompting some concerns from Sounders supporters that Dempsey was not getting the competitive experience that was the purpose for the loan.

Seattle Sounders FC's 2013-2014 winter included bringing in several new faces to further supplement the returning core. Forward Kenny Cooper (trade with FC Dallas for Adam Moffat),[14] midfielder Marco Pappa (acquired through league Allocation Ranking rules),[15] defender Chad Marshall (trade with Columbus Crew for an undisclosed amount allocation money and a third-round draft pick),[16] and goalkeeper Stefan Frei (trade with Toronto FC for a conditional first-round draft pick in the 2015 SuperDraft) are the most high-profile names.[17] These four are expected to step into the first eleven, or at least see significant playing time.

Other players acquired include midfielder Tristan Bowen (trade with Chivas USA for Mauro Rosales),[18] forward Chad Barrett (acquired with thirteenth pick in 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft),[19] and defender Jalil Anibaba (trade with Chicago Fire for Patrick Ianni and Jhon Kennedy Hurtado).[20]

Seattle also signed Stanford's Aaron Kovar and Wake Forest's Sean Okoli to Homegrown Player contracts. Both players played for Sounders FC's academy team before beginning their respective college careers.

Seattle selected Damion Lowe, Stefano Rijssel, Fabio Pereira, and Jimmy Ockford in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.[21]

Summary

Roster

Major League Soccer teams are limited to eight players without U.S. citizenship, a permanent resident (green card holder), or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status). These international roster slots can be traded. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of April 3, 2014.[22]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Marcus Hahnemann  United States
2 MF Clint Dempsey (DP)  United States
3 MF Brad Evans (c)  United States
4 DF Jalil Anibaba  United States
5 MF Andy Rose  England
6 MF Osvaldo Alonso (DP)  Cuba
7 FW Tristan Bowen  United States
8 MF Gonzalo Pineda (INT)  Mexico
9 FW Obafemi Martins (INT/DP)  Nigeria
10 MF Marco Pappa (INT)  Guatemala
11 MF
HGP
) 		 United States
12 DF Leonardo González  Costa Rica
13 FW
HGP
) 		 United States
14 DF Chad Marshall  United States
15 DF Dylan Remick  United States
17 DF
HGP
) 		 United States
18 DF Djimi Traoré (INT)  Mali
19 FW Chad Barrett  United States
20 DF Zach Scott  United States
22 FW Eriq Zavaleta (GA/on loan at Chivas USA)  United States
23 FW Cam Weaver  United States
24 GK Stefan Frei  Switzerland
27 MF Lamar Neagle  United States
29 GK
Josh Ford
 		 United States
31 DF Damion Lowe (INT/GA)  Jamaica
33 FW Kenny Cooper  United States
42 MF
Micheal Azira
 		 Uganda
77 FW Kévin Parsemain (INT)  Martinique
— DF Jimmy Ockford (on loan at New York Cosmos)  United States

Competitions

Preseason

February 5, 2014
PST
)		 Martins 27', 29'
Lowe Yellow card 79'		 Report Schuler Yellow card 2'
Lenhart Yellow card 22'
Harris Yellow card 51'
Fucito 86'		 Stadium:
Kino Stadium
February 6, 2014
PST
)		 Pereira 8'
Parsemain 17'		 Report Hurtado 46'
Harvey Yellow card 48'		 Stadium:
Kino Stadium
February 8, 2014
PST
)		 Bowen Yellow card 30'
Yedlin Yellow card 41'		 Report
Kah Yellow card 26'
Powell Yellow card 49'
Danso
Yellow card 81'		 Stadium:
Kino Stadium
February 9, 2014
PST
)		 Parsemain 23'
Barrett Yellow card 47'
Rose 50'
Estrada Yellow card 76'		 Report Mitchell 78' Stadium:
Kino Stadium
March 1, 2014
PST
)		 Parsemain 49'
Kovar 58'		 Report 30' Stadium:
Blackbaud Stadium

Carolina Challenge Cup

February 22, 2014
PST
)		 Falvey 28', Yellow card 73'
Mueller Yellow card 51'
Kelly Yellow card 71'
Azira Yellow card 79'		 Report Alonso 25', Yellow card 77'
Evans 89' (pen.)		 Stadium:
Blackbaud Stadium
February 26, 2014
PST
)		 Martins 44' Report Davis 14'
Arena Yellow card 72'		 Stadium:
Blackbaud Stadium
March 1, 2014
PST
)		 Cooper 24'
Pappa 63'		 Report
Christian
Red card 76'		 Stadium:
Blackbaud Stadium

MLS regular season

See also: 2014 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Sounders FC 34 20 10 4 65 50 +15 64 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 LA Galaxy 34 17 7 10 69 37 +32 61
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 8 11 54 39 +15 56
4 FC Dallas 34 16 12 6 55 45 +10 54 MLS Cup Knockout round
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 8 14 42 40 +2 50
6 Portland Timbers 34 12 9 13 61 52 +9 49
7
Chivas USA
 34 9 19 6 29 61 −32 33
8 Colorado Rapids 34 8 18 8 43 62 −19 32
9 San Jose Earthquakes 34 6 16 12 35 50 −15 30
Source: MLS
Overall table

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2015 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Seattle Sounders FC (S) 34 20 10 4 65 50 +15 64 CONCACAF Champions League
2 LA Galaxy (C) 34 17 7 10 69 37 +32 61
3 D.C. United 34 17 9 8 52 37 +15 59
4 Real Salt Lake 34 15 8 11 54 39 +15 56
5 New England Revolution 34 17 13 4 51 46 +5 55
6 FC Dallas 34 16 12 6 55 45 +10 54
7 Columbus Crew 34 14 10 10 52 42 +10 52
8 New York Red Bulls 34 13 10 11 55 50 +5 50
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 8 14 42 40 +2 50 CONCACAF Champions League
10 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 13 7 48 41 +7 49
11 Portland Timbers 34 12 9 13 61 52 +9 49
12 Philadelphia Union 34 10 12 12 51 51 0 42
13 Toronto FC 34 11 15 8 44 54 −10 41
14
Houston Dynamo
 34 11 17 6 39 58 −19 39
15
Chicago Fire
 34 6 10 18 41 51 −10 36
16
Chivas USA
 34 9 19 6 29 61 −32 33
17 Colorado Rapids 34 8 18 8 43 62 −19 32
18 San Jose Earthquakes 34 6 16 12 35 50 −15 30
19
Montreal Impact
 34 6 18 10 38 58 −20 28
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 64 20 10 4 65 50  +15 12 4 1 31 16  +15 8 6 3 34 34  0

Source: MLS Fact and Record Book
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHHAHAAAHHHAHAHAAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWLWLDWWWWWLWDWWWLWLLWLDWWWWLLWWLDW
Updated to match(es) played on September 27, 2014. Source: MLS Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

March 8, 2014
PST
)		 Cooper Yellow card 34'
Alonso Yellow card 44'
Barrett 90+4'		 Boxscore
Sapong
Yellow card 83'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 39,240
Referee: Alan Kelly
March 15, 2014
PDT
)		 Dempsey 68'
Alonso Yellow card 70'		 Boxscore Defoe 17', 24'
Rey Yellow card 63'
Morrow Yellow card 78'
Júlio César Yellow card 83'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 38,441
Referee: Ioannis Stravrides
March 23, 2014
PDT
)		 Camara Yellow card 45+1' Boxscore Neagle 8'
Martins 58'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 27,207
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Seattle Sounders FC v Columbus Crew
March 29, 2014
PDT
)		 Cooper 22'
Traoré Red card 58'
Azira Yellow card 87'		 Boxscore Jiménez Yellow card 8'
Higuaín 59' (pen.)
Trapp Yellow card 68'
Meram 90+4'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 38,469
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 5, 2014
PDT
)
Kah Yellow card 33'
Johnson Yellow card 35'
Urruti 57'
Paparatto
Yellow card 66'		 Boxscore Cooper 3'
Azira Yellow card 5'
Dempsey 24', 85', 87' (pen.)
Pineda Yellow card 29'
Yedlin Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,814
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 12, 2014
PDT
)
Michel 42' (pen.)
Thomas Yellow card 46'
Castillo
Yellow card 60'		 Boxscore Neagle Yellow card 12'
Alonso Yellow card 18'
Dempsey 22', 85'
Yedlin Yellow card 40'
Keel 75' (o.g.)
Barrett Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium:
FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 17,070
Referee: Juan Guzman
April 19, 2014
PDT
)
Delgado Red card 73'
Toia
Yellow card 90+3'		 Boxscore Neagle 24'
González Yellow card 31'
Martins 81'		 Stadium:
StubHub Center
Attendance: 7,499
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 26, 2014
PDT
)		 Neagle 45+1'
Dempsey 47', 52'
Martins 75'		 Boxscore
Torres Yellow card 37'
Serna
62'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 38,582
Referee: Armando Villarreal
May 3, 2014
PDT
)		 Martins 61'
Marshall 84'
Dempsey Yellow card 90+1'		 Boxscore Evans 13' (o.g.)
Williams Yellow card 31'
Edu Yellow card 35'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 38,516
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 7, 2014
PDT
)		 Evans Yellow card 37'
Pappa Yellow card 42'
Neagle 62'
Cooper 88'		 Boxscore
Michel 16', Yellow card 17'
Hedges Yellow card 23'
Pérez
Yellow card 48'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 38,489
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 11, 2014
PDT
)
Fagundez 29', 41'
Bunbury 36'
Marshall 46' (o.g.
)		 Boxscore
Traore Yellow card 45+1'
Pineda
Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 11,293
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 17, 2014
PDT
)		 Martins 8'
Pineda Yellow card 90'		 Boxscore Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 49,746
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 24, 2014
PDT
)
Fernandez
Yellow card 68'		 Boxscore Barrett 36'
Pineda 82' (pen.)
Alonso Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 31, 2014
PDT
)		 Pineda 42' (pen.)
Pappa 55'
Barrett 62'
Evans Yellow card 80'
Martins 90'		 Boxscore Beltran Yellow card 43'
Borchers Yellow card 76'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,245
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 7, 2014
PDT
)
Shipp 41', 82'
Amarikwa
Yellow card 90+2'		 Boxscore Martins Yellow card 8', 31', 38' (pen.), Red card 42'
Neagle 78'
González Yellow card 90+2'
Frei Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium:
Toyota Park

Attendance: 16,416
Referee: Chris Penso
D.C. United v Seattle Sounders FC
June 28, 2014
PDT
)		 Boxscore Alonso Yellow card 20'
Barrett 39'
Pineda Yellow card 87'		 Stadium:
RFK Stadium
Attendance: 16,922
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 5, 2014
PDT
)		 Fernandez 12' Boxscore Barrett Yellow card 79' Stadium:
BC Place Stadium

Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 13, 2014
PDT
)		 Alonso Yellow card 31'
Clint Dempsey 71'
Marco Pappa 86'		 Boxscore Jewsbury Yellow card 68'
Valeri Yellow card 71'
Wallace Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 64,207
Referee: Alan Kelly
July 28, 2014
PDT
)		 Anibaba Yellow card 69'
Pineda Yellow card 79'		 Boxscore Zardes 8'
Donovan 18' Yellow card 27'
Ishizaki 36'
Gonzalez Yellow card 45+3'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,304
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
August 2, 2014
PDT
)		 Yannick Djaló 42' Boxscore Stadium: Levi's Stadium
Attendance: 48,765
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 10, 2014
PDT
)		 Neagle Yellow card 28'
Martins Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 86'
Pappa 69'
Pineda 75' (pen.), Yellow card 55'
González Yellow card 81'		 Boxscore Garrido Yellow card 60'
Sarkodie Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 50,276
Referee: Chris Penso
August 16, 2014
PDT
)		 Plata 53'
Mulholland 57'
García Yellow card 14'		 Boxscore Scott Yellow card 15'
Yedlin Yellow card 60'
Barrett 72'		 Stadium:
Rio Tinto Stadium

Attendance: 20,483
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 20, 2014
PDT
)		 Yedlin Yellow card 29'
Barrett 46'
Martins Yellow card 77'		 Boxscore
Koval
Yellow card 90'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 38,509
Referee: Drew Fischer
August 24, 2014
PDT
)		 Ridgewell Yellow card 23'
Paparatto Yellow card 38'
Urruti Yellow card 64'
Adi 73', 90+1'		 Boxscore Martins 18', 76', Yellow card 77'
Dempsey 34'
Marshall Yellow card 46'
Scott Yellow card 53'
Alonso Yellow card 61'
Barrett 70'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20814
Referee: Baldemedo Toledo
August 30, 2014
PDT
)		 Evans Yellow card 40'
Dempsey 52'
Scott Yellow card 62'		 Boxscore Brown Yellow card 84' Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 38,934
Referee: Hilario Grejeda
September 3, 2014
PDT
)
Delgado 51'
Finley 60' (pen.)
Minda
Yellow card 72'		 Boxscore Martins 11', 16'
Rose 38', 42'		 Stadium:
StubHub Center

Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 12, 2014
PDT
)		 Neagle Yellow card 25', 38'
Martins 43'
Rose 90+4'		 Boxscore Morales 30'
Plata 50'
Borchers Red card 68'
Wingert Yellow card 71'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 38,976
Referee: Kevin Stot
September 20, 2014
PDT
)		 Wright-Phillips 1', 54' (pen), 56'
Cahill 65'		 Boxscore Dempsey 62' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alan Kelly
September 24, 2014
PDT
)
Perez
88'		 Boxscore Neagle 58' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 14,601
Referee: Mark Geiger
September 27, 2014
PDT
)		 Martins 14', 51'
Neagle 37'
Dempsey 45+1'		 Boxscore
Torres 12'
Minda Yellow card 13'
Anibaba 18' (og)
Burling
Yellow card 78'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 38,713
Referee: Drew Fischer
October 5, 2014
PDT
)		 Brown 43'
O'Neil Yellow card 44'
LaBrocca Yellow card 63'		 Boxscore Dempsey 11' (pen.)
Evans Yellow card 21'
Martins 28', 70'
Pappa 33', Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,609
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
October 10, 2014
PDT
)		 González Yellow card 41'
Dempsey Yellow card 64'		 Boxscore
Laba
Yellow card 85'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 55,765
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 19, 2014
PDT
)
Husidic 45+1'
Sarvas
50'		 Boxscore Scott Yellow card 26'
Pineda Yellow card 27'
Dempsey Yellow card 36', 69'
Martins Yellow card 58'
Neagle 72'		 Stadium:
StubHub Center

Attendance: 27,244
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 25, 2014
PDT
)		 Dempsey Yellow card 15'
Scott Yellow card 51'
Pineda Yellow card 71'
Pappa 85', 90+5'		 Boxscore Gargan Yellow card 22'
Donovan Yellow card 38'
Sarvas Yellow card 71'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 57,673
Referee: Mark Geiger
Note: Seattle clinched Supporters' Shield with win.

MLS Cup Playoffs

See also: 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

November 2, 2014 First leg FC Dallas 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Frisco, Texas, U.S.
18:00 PDT
Michel
34'		 Report Alonso 54'
González Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,112
Referee: Alan Chapman
November 10, 2014
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
19:00 PDT Report
Hernandez
Yellow card 14'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 38,912
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Conference Finals

November 23, 2014 First leg LA Galaxy 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California, U.S.
14:00 PST DeLaGarza Yellow card 8'
Ishizaki Yellow card 35'
Sarvas 52'		 Report Yedlin Yellow card 3'
Scott Yellow card 37'		 Stadium:
StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Kevin Stott
November 30, 2014
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
18:00 PST Evans 26'
Dempsey 32'		 Report
Juninho 54'
Penedo
Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 46,758
Referee: Jair Marrufo

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2014 U.S. Open Cup
June 18, 2014
PDT
)		 Evans 23' (pen.)
Scott 40'
Cooper 45', 56'
Okoli 84'		 Report
Box Score		 Stadium:
Starfire Sports Complex

Attendance: 3,718
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
June 24, 2014
PDT
)		 Cooper 26' Recap
Box Score		 Harris Yellow card 19'
Lenhart 24' Yellow card 34'
Francis Yellow card 49'
Gordon Yellow card 113'		 Stadium:
Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,023
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Penalties
soccer ball with check mark Pineda
soccer ball with check mark Pappa
soccer ball with check mark Evans
soccer ball with check mark Neagle		 Stephenson soccer ball with check mark
Gordon soccer ball with red X
Koval soccer ball with red X
July 9, 2014
PDT
)		 Scott Yellow card 23'
Pineda Yellow card 67'
Alonso 69' Yellow card 94'
Cooper 110'
Pappa 115'		 Recap
Box Score
Chara
Red card 99'		 Stadium:
Starfire Sports Complex
August 13, 2014
PDT
)
Barrett 6'

Rose 33', 58'
Neagle Yellow card 73'
Martins 79'
Cooper 83', 84'		 Report
Cocis Yellow card 17'
Palmer Yellow card 55'
Soumaré Yellow card 70'
Segares
Yellow card 82'		 Stadium:
Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,361
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 16, 2014
PDT
)		 Edu 38'
Casey Yellow card 57'		 boxscore Alonso Yellow card 25'
Barrett 47'
Dempsey 101'
Martins 114'		 Stadium:
PPL Park

Attendance: 15,256
Referee: Armando Villareal

Friendlies

July 6, 2014
PDT
)		 Report
James
85'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports
July 19, 2014
Seattle, Washington
Pineda 33' (pen.)
Alonso 49'
Bowen 78'		 Report Holtby 11'
Soldado 55' (pen.)
Falque 82' (pen.)		 Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 56,385
Referee: Ted Unkle

Statistics

Appearances

Numbers outside parentheses denote appearances as starter.
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
As of match played June 7, 2014[23]
No. Pos. Nat. Name
MLS
 U.S. Open Cup Total
Apps Apps Apps
1 GK  USA Marcus Hahnemann 0 2 2
2 MF  USA Clint Dempsey 8(1) 0 8(1)
3 MF  USA Brad Evans 8(3) 2 10(3)
4 DF  USA Jalil Anibaba 5(2) 1(1) 6(3)
5 MF  ENG Andy Rose 1(3) 0 1(3)
6 MF  CUB Osvaldo Alonso 16 0 16
8 MF  MEX Gonzalo Pineda 14(1) 1 15(1)
9 FW  NGA Obafemi Martins 15 0 15
10 MF  GUA Marco Pappa 11(3) 1 12(3)
11 MF  USA Aaron Kovar 0(1) 1 1(1)
12 DF  CRC Leonardo Gonzalez 8(3) 2 10(3)
13 FW  USA Sean Okoli 0(2) 1 1(2)
14 DF  USA Chad Marshall 15 1 16
15 DF  USA Dylan Remick 6(3) 0 6(3)
16 DF  USA David Estrada 0(1) 1 1(1)
17 DF  USA DeAndre Yedlin 11 0 11
18 DF  MLI
Djimi Traore
 10 0 10
19 FW  USA Chad Barrett 4(7) 0(2) 4(9)
20 DF  USA Zach Scott 4(2) 2 6(2)
21 MF  BRA Fabio Pereira 0 0(1) 0(1)
23 FW  USA Cam Weaver 0(2) 2 2(2)
24 GK   SUI Stefan Frei 16 0 16
27 MF  USA Lamar Neagle 14(1) 1(1) 15(2)
33 FW  USA Kenny Cooper 8(7) 2 10(7)
42 MF  UGA
Micheal Azira
 2(5) 2 4(5)

Goals and assists

As of match played November 2, 2014[23]
No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup Playoffs Total
Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists Goals Assists
2 MF United States Clint Dempsey 15 10 1 0 0 0 16 10
3 MF United States Brad Evans 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 6
4 DF United States Jalil Anibaba 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 MF England Andy Rose 3 1 2 0 0 0 5 1
6 MF Cuba Osvaldo Alonso 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2
8 MF Mexico Gonzalo Pineda 3 7 0 1 0 0 3 8
9 FW Nigeria Obafemi Martins 17 13 2 2 0 0 19 15
10 MF Guatemala Marco Pappa 6 5 1 2 0 1 7 8
11 MF United States Aaron Kovar 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
12 MF Costa Rica Leonardo Gonzalez 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
13 FW United States Sean Okoli 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 DF United States Chad Marshall 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3
16 DF United States David Estrada 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
17 DF United States DeAndre Yedlin 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4
19 FW United States Chad Barrett 7 1 2 1 0 0 9 2
20 DF United States Zach Scott 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
27 MF United States Lamar Neagle 9 9 0 1 0 0 9 10
33 FW United States Kenny Cooper 3 4 6 2 0 0 9 6
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 65 64 18 16 1 1 84 81

Disciplinary record

As of match played October 19, 2014[24]
No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 MF United States Clint Dempsey 3 0 0 0 3 0
3 MF United States Brad Evans 4 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF United States Jalil Anibaba 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF Cuba Osvaldo Alonso 7 0 2 0 9 0
8 MF Mexico Gonzalo Pineda 8 0 1 0 9 0
9 FW Nigeria Obafemi Martins 4 2 0 0 4 2
10 MF Guatemala Marco Pappa 3 0 0 0 3 0
12 DF Costa Rica Leonardo Gonzalez 3 0 0 0 3 0
14 DF United States Chad Marshall 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 DF United States DeAndre Yedlin 4 0 0 0 4 0
18 DF
Djimi Traore
 1 1 0 0 1 1
19 FW United States Chad Barrett 2 0 0 0 2 0
24 GK Switzerland Stefan Frei 1 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF United States Lamar Neagle 3 0 1 0 4 0
33 FW United States Kenny Cooper 1 0 0 0 1 0
42 MF
Micheal Azira
 2 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF United States Zach Scott 5 0 1 0 6 0
Total 53 3 4 0 57 3

Additional suspensions

Clint Dempsey was suspended for two matches by the MLS Disciplinary Committee for "violent conduct" during the home match against Toronto FC on March 15, 2014.[25] He was eligible to return for the away match against Portland Timbers on April 5, 2014.[26]

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.[27]

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
24 GK Switzerland Stefan Frei Canada Toronto FC Traded for 2015 MLS SuperDraft conditional first round pick December 10, 2013 [28]
14 DF United States Chad Marshall United States Columbus Crew Traded for allocation money and 2015 MLS SuperDraft third round pick December 12, 2013 [29]
GK United States Steve Clark Norway Hønefoss BK Free transfer December 16, 2013 [30]
33 FW United States Kenny Cooper United States FC Dallas Traded for Adam Moffat December 19, 2013 [31][32]
11 DF United States Aaron Kovar United States Stanford Cardinal Signed a HGP contract January 9, 2014 [33]
13 MF United States Sean Okoli United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons Signed a HGP contract January 9, 2014 [33]
19 FW United States Chad Barrett United States New England Revolution Selected in Stage Two of MLS Re-Entry Process January 9, 2014 [34][35]
7 FW United States Tristan Bowen United States Chivas USA Traded for Mauro Rosales January 15, 2014 [36][37]
4 DF United States Jalil Anibaba
Chicago Fire
 Traded for Patrick Ianni, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, and the 13th overall selection of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft January 15, 2014 [38]
31 DF Jamaica Damion Lowe
Hartford Hawks
 Selected in the first round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft January 16, 2014 [39]
10 MF Guatemala Marco Pappa Netherlands SC Heerenveen acquired through MLS Allocation Ranking rules February 18, 2014 [40]
DF United States Jimmy Ockford United States Louisville Cardinals Selected in the second round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft February 26, 2014 [39][41]
8 MF Mexico Gonzalo Pineda Mexico C.D. Guadalajara Free transfer March 5, 2014 [42]
21 MF Brazil Fabio Pereira United States Michigan Wolverines Selected in the third round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft March 6, 2014 [43][44]
42 MF
Micheal Azira
 		United States Charleston Battery Free transfer March 6, 2014 [45]
23 FW United States Cam Weaver
Houston Dynamo
 Free transfer March 12, 2014 [46]
77 FW Martinique Kévin Parsemain
Riviere-Pilote
 Free transfer March 28, 2014 [47]
25 MF United States Aaron Long United States Portland Timbers Free transfer July 18, 2014
DF Nigeria Onyekachi Apam France Stade Rennais F.C. Free transfer September 15, 2014

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
GK Austria Michael Gspurning
PAOK
 Club declined contract option December 9, 2013 [48]
MF United States Blair Gavin
Atlanta Silverbacks
 Club declined contract option December 9, 2013
MID Democratic Republic of the Congo Steve Zakuani United States Portland Timbers Out of contract; selected No. 2 in 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 9, 2013
DF United States Marc Burch United States Colorado Rapids Club declined contract option; selected in 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 9, 2013
MID Argentina Mauro Rosales United States Chivas USA Rights traded for the rights to Tristan Bowen and No. 2 in allocation ranking December 11, 2013
MF Scotland Adam Moffat United States FC Dallas Traded for the rights to Kenny Cooper December 13, 2013
GK United States Steve Clark United States Columbus Crew Traded for 2015 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick December 16, 2013 [30]
FW United States Eddie Johnson United States D.C. United Traded for allocation money December 17, 2013
DF United States Patrick Ianni
Chicago Fire
 Traded for Jalil Anibaba January 14, 2014
DF Colombia Jhon Kennedy Hurtado
Chicago Fire
 Traded for Jalil Anibaba January 14, 2014
FW Colombia Fredy Montero Portugal Sporting CP Transferred after a season long loan January 30, 2014
MF Denmark Philip Lund
Oklahoma City Energy FC
 February 14, 2014 [49]
FW United States Will Bates Waived February 19, 2014
MF United States Alex Caskey United States D.C. United Traded for 2016 MLS SuperDraft third round pick March 4, 2014 [50]
MF Grenada Shalrie Joseph Club bought out contract March 8, 2014 [51]
MF Brazil Fábio Periera Waived July 23, 2014
FW United States David Estrada United States D.C. United Traded for 2017 MLS SuperDraft third round pick August 7, 2014

There were many departures of contributing players during Seattle Sounders FC's 2013-2014 off-season. Most notably, on December 17, 2013, Sounders traded forward Eddie Johnson to D.C. United for allocation money. Other notable off-season departures included midfielders Mauro Rosales (traded to Chivas USA for Tristan Bowen and the second Allocation Ranking for the 2014 season), Steve Zakuani (selected in Re-Entry Draft by Portland Timbers FC), Adam Moffat (traded to FC Dallas in exchange for Kenny Cooper),[14] defenders Marc Burch (selected in Re-Entry Draft by Colorado Rapids), Patrick Ianni and Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (traded to Chicago Fire),[52] and goalkeeper Michael Gspurning (declined contract option).

Less significant departures included Philip Lund and Blair Gavin.

Loan in

Loan out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Source
2 MF United States Clint Dempsey England Fulham Two-month loan (January 1 to March 1, 2014) [53]
DF United States Jimmy Ockford United States New York Cosmos Season-long loan [41]
22 FW/DF United States Eriq Zavaleta United States Chivas USA Season-long loan [54]
16 MF/FW United States David Estrada
Atlanta Silverbacks
 Loaned out (length unspecified) on April 3, 2014
Recalled on April 27, 2014 		[55][56]
29 GK
Josh Ford
OC Blues
 Loaned out (length unspecified) on May 13, 2014 [57]

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
5 United States Clint Dempsey Portland Timbers Player of the Week
6 United States Clint Dempsey FC Dallas Player of the Week
24 Nigeria Obafemi Martins Portland Timbers Player of the Week
34 Guatemala Marco Pappa
Los Angeles Galaxy

MLS Player of the Month

Month Player Link
April United States Clint Dempsey April Archived October 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
September Nigeria Obafemi Martins

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
6 United States Clint Dempsey FC Dallas Goal Week 6
7 Nigeria Obafemi Martins Chivas USA Goal Week 7
8 Nigeria Obafemi Martins Colorado Rapids Goal Week 8
11 Nigeria Obafemi Martins San Jose Earthquakes Goal Week 11
24 Nigeria Obafemi Martins Portland Timbers Goal Week 24
25 United States Clint Dempsey Colorado Rapids Goal Week 25
27 United States Lamar Neagle Real Salt Lake
29 Nigeria Obafemi Martins Chivas USA
30 Guatemala Marco Pappa Colorado Rapids

Kits

Home
Home Alt.
Home Alt. 2
Away
Third
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Rave Green Blue Rave Green
Home Alt. Rave Green Rave Green Blue MLS, April 13 against Dallas
Home Alt. 2 Rave Green Rave Green Rave Green MLS, May 11 against New England
Away Shale Shale Shale
Third Black Light green Light green

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