2017 Seattle Sounders FC season

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CenturyLink Field
Major League SoccerConference: 2nd
Overall: 7th
MLS Cup PlayoffsRunners-up
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
Cascadia CupSecond
Heritage CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Clint Dempsey (12)[1]
All: Clint Dempsey (15)
Highest home attendance51,796 (Aug. 27 vs. Portland)[1]
Lowest home attendance39,587 (Nov. 2 vs. Vancouver, Playoffs)[1]
Average home league attendanceLeague: 43,666[2]
All: 42,850[1]
Biggest winLeague: 4–0 at Minnesota (Aug. 5)[1]
Biggest defeatLeague: 1–4 at Chicago (May 13)[1]
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The 2017 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's ninth season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional 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

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of August 22, 2017.[3]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK
Tyler Miller
 United States
2 FW Clint Dempsey (DP)  United States
3 DF Brad Evans  United States
4 MF Gustav Svensson  Sweden
5 DF Nouhou  Cameroon
6 MF Osvaldo Alonso (DP)  Cuba
7 MF Cristian Roldan  United States
8 MF Víctor Rodríguez  Spain
10 MF Nicolás Lodeiro (DP)  Uruguay
11 MF
HGP
)
 United States
12 FW
HGP
)
 United States
13 FW
HGP
)
 United States
14 DF Chad Marshall  United States
15 DF Tony Alfaro  Mexico
16 MF Calum Mallace  Scotland
17 FW Will Bruin  United States
18 DF Kelvin Leerdam  Netherlands
19 MF Harry Shipp  United States
21 MF Jordy Delem  Martinique
23 MF
HGP
)
 United States
24 GK Stefan Frei  Switzerland
27 FW Lamar Neagle  United States
29 DF Román Torres  Panama
32 MF Zach Mathers  United States
33 DF Joevin Jones  Trinidad and Tobago
35 GK Bryan Meredith  United States
91 DF Oniel Fisher  Jamaica

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Preseason

2017 Desert Friendlies

February 4, 2017
PST
)
Adi 17'
Chará Yellow card 26'
Report Oduro Yellow card 16'
Shipp 71' (pen.)
Stadium: Kino Grandstand Field
Attendance: 4,064
Referee: Alan Kelly
Note: View Match
February 7, 2017
PST
)
Alashe Yellow card 33'
Cato 57'
Imperiale Yellow card 72'
Report Stadium: Kino Grandstand Field
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
Note: View Match

2017 Carolina Challenge Cup

February 18, 2017
PST
)
Vázquez Yellow card 78'
Higashi
90'+2'
Report Mueller 32' (o.g.)
Delem Yellow card 37'
Jones Yellow card 40'
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Ted Unkel
February 22, 2017
PST
)
Martínez 1', 46'
Almirón 3' (pen.)
Villalba 21'
González Pírez Yellow card 36'
Heath Yellow card 78'
Kratz Yellow card 78'
Report Delem Yellow card 29'
Wingo 62'
Bruin 74'
Lodeiro Yellow card 84'
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

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 semifinals[a]
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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. CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[4]
Overall
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]
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 FC 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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. ^
    CONCACAF Champions League

    Selection Procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[5] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
      1. The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
      2. The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
      Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield were not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
      One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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
StadiumAAHHAAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHHAAHAHH
ResultLDWDDLWDLLLWWLWLDDWWWDWWWDDDDLWLWW
Updated to match(es) played on October 15, 2017. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Seattle Sounders FC v New York Red Bulls
March 19, 2017
PDT
)
Morris 66'
Shipp 79'
Fernández
Yellow card 90'+2'
Recap
Boxscore
Felipe Yellow card 25'
Robles Yellow card 27'
Gulbrandsen Yellow card 30'
Wright-Phillips
57' Yellow card 62'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 45,600
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
March 31, 2017
PDT
)
Recap
Boxscore
Gressel Yellow card 20'
Asad Yellow card 43'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,182
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 8, 2017
PDT
)
Godoy Yellow card 33'
Alashe Yellow card 83'
Wondolowski 90'
Recap
Boxscore
Lodeiro Yellow card 45'+1', 84' Stadium:
Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 14, 2017
PDT
)
Williams Yellow card 27'
Montero Yellow card 53' 65', 80'
Parker Yellow card 90'+3'
Recap
Boxscore
Lodeiro Yellow card 37'
Shipp Yellow card 44'
Bruin 89'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 22,120
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 23, 2017
PDT
)
Alessandrini Yellow card 41' Recap
Boxscore
Morris 44'
Alfaro
Yellow card 84'
Stadium:
StubHub Center

Attendance: 24,931
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 29, 2017
PDT
)
Alfaro Yellow card 44'
Lodeiro 75'
Bruin Yellow card 80' 85'
Alonso 88'
Recap
Boxscore
Kobayashi 15'
Agudelo 26', 54'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 43,230
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 6, 2017
PDT
)
Delem Yellow card 13'
Alonso Yellow card 46'
Recap
Boxscore
Altidore 23' (pen.)
Mavinga Yellow card 70'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 41,468
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Sporting Kansas City v Seattle Sounders FC
May 17, 2017
PDT
)
Gerso 56', 58', 69' Recap
Boxscore
Delem Yellow card 3'
Alfaro Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,139
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 20, 2017
PDT
)
Shipp 42' Recap
Boxscore
Sunny Yellow card 25'
Beckerman
Yellow card 75'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,588
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 27, 2017
PDT
)
Roldan 4'
Frei Yellow card 41'
Recap
Boxscore
Okugo Yellow card 60' Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 47,362
Referee: Mark Geiger
June 4, 2017
PDT
)
Bruin 69' Recap
Boxscore
Alex Yellow card 28' Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,258
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
New York City FC v Seattle Sounders FC
June 17, 2017
PDT
)
Wallace Yellow card 35'
Villa 52' (pen.), 77'
White Yellow card 80'
Okoli Yellow card 90'+4'
Recap
Boxscore
Svensson Yellow card 28'
Roldan Yellow card 29', 40'
Alonso Yellow card 48'
Marshall Yellow card 52'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 25,073
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 21, 2017
PDT
)
Bruin 19'
Dempsey Yellow card 75'
Torres Yellow card 90'+3'
Recap
Boxscore
Johnson Yellow card 78'
Spector Yellow card 79'
Sutter 90'+4'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 42,333
Referee: Ismail Elfath
June 25, 2017
PDT
)
Powell Yellow card 10'
Adi 45' (pen.)
Asprilla 45'+4'
Guzmán Yellow card 90'
Recap
Boxscore
Jones 27'
Evans Red card 44'
Dempsey 90'+4'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 4, 2017
PDT
)
Boateng Yellow card 45'+2'
Badji Yellow card 48', 78'
da Fonte Yellow card 54'
Gordon
Yellow card 66'
Recap
Boxscore
Dempsey 6', 85'
Bruin 30'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,432
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
July 19, 2017
PDT
)
Bruin 51'
Evans 62'
Svensson 74'
Roldan 78'
Lodeiro Red card 89'
Recap
Boxscore
Brown 8'
Harkes 27'
Sarvas Yellow card 33'
Sam 50'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 42,714
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 23, 2017
PDT
)
Roldan 54', 56'
Leerdam 65'
Recap
Boxscore
Yueill Yellow card 57'
Godoy Yellow card 60'
Imperiale Yellow card 87'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 43,528
Referee: Alan Kelly
July 29, 2017
PDT
)
Jones Yellow card 42'
Van Damme Yellow card 45'+1' Yellow-red card 86'
Diallo Yellow card 80'
Alessandrini Yellow card 85'
Recap
Boxscore
Jones Yellow card 83' Stadium:
StubHub Center

Attendance: 25,667
Referee: Armando Villarreal
August 5, 2017
PDT
)
Cronin Yellow card 84' Recap
Boxscore
Morris
71'
Stadium:
TCF Bank Stadium

Attendance: 22,649
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
August 12, 2017
PDT
)
Torres
Yellow card 66'
Recap
Boxscore
Musa Yellow card 27' Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 43,530
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 20, 2017
PDT
)
Marshall 31'
Dempsey 90'+4' (pen.)
Recap
Boxscore
Finlay 21'
Danladi Yellow card 25'
Taylor Yellow card 90'+3'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 40,312
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 23, 2017
PDT
)
Montero Yellow card 31', 64'
Waston Yellow card 32'
Tchani Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 60'
Recap
Boxscore
Lodeiro 19' (pen.)
Nouhou Yellow card 31'
Alfaro Yellow card 45'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 22,120
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 27, 2017
PDT
)
Roldan 18'
Nouhou Red card 90'+3'
Recap
Boxscore
Blanco Yellow card 20'
Valeri 45'+2' (pen.)
Olum Yellow card 70'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 51,796
Referee: Mark Geiger
September 10, 2017
PDT
)
Fisher Yellow card 73'
Alonso Yellow card 75'
Neagle 85'
Torres Red card 89'
Recap
Boxscore
Zardes 25', Yellow card 81'
Jones Yellow card 33'
Diallo Yellow card 42'
Alessandrini Yellow card 55'
Giovani Yellow card 80'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 44,697
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 16, 2017
PDT
)
Hedges Yellow card 53' Recap
Boxscore
Dempsey Yellow card 60'
Leerdam Yellow card 67'
Lodeiro Yellow card 89'
Rodríguez Yellow card 90'+4'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,124
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
September 23, 2017
PDT
)
Savarino 52'
Mulholland 66'
Recap
Boxscore
Leerdam Yellow card 57'
Neagle Yellow card 90'+6'
Stadium:
Rio Tinto Stadium

Attendance: 19,786
Referee: Sorin Stoica
September 27, 2017
PDT
)
Rodríguez 17'
Alonso Yellow card 35'
Lodeiro 62'
Dempsey 69'
Recap
Boxscore
Reyna Yellow card 24'
Waston Yellow card 26'
Williams Yellow card 90'+1'
Tchani Red card 90'+2'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 41,868
Referee: Robert Sibiga
October 1, 2017
PDT
)
Ilsinho Yellow card 27'
Epps 28'
Alberg 88'
Recap
Boxscore
Delem Yellow card 11' Stadium:
Talen Energy Stadium

Attendance: 17,431
Referee: Alan Kelly
October 15, 2017
PDT
)
Rodríguez 31'
Bruin 64', 67'
Neagle 90'+2'
Recap
Boxscore
Morales Yellow card 8' Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 48,478
Referee: Drew Fischer
October 22, 2017
Seattle, Washington
14:00 MDT
Torres Yellow card 29'
Roldan Yellow card 51'
Lodeiro 64' (pen.), 90+4' Yellow card 90+4'
Jones
Yellow card 90+1'
Recap
Boxscore
Aigner Yellow card 32'
Ford Yellow card 60'
Sjöberg Red card 62'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 44,370
Referee: Chris Penso

MLS Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Semifinals

October 29, 2017 Leg 1
PDT
)
Nosa Yellow card 45'
Ghazal Yellow card 79'
Recap
Boxscore
Roldan Yellow card 87' Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 27,837
Referee: Kevin Stott
November 2, 2017 Leg 2
PDT
)
Lodeiro Yellow card 9'
Dempsey 56', 88'
Torres Yellow card 68'
Recap
Boxscore
Techera Yellow card 38'
Montero Yellow card 49'
Nosa Yellow card 58'
Waston Yellow card 82'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 39,587
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Western Conference Finals

November 30, 2017 Leg 2
PST
)
Rodríguez 22'
Nouhou Yellow card 36'
Dempsey 57'
Jones Yellow card 67'
Bruin 73'
Recap
Boxscore
Torres
Yellow card 80'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 45,298
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

MLS Cup Final

December 9, 2017
PST
)
Altidore 67'
Vázquez 90+4' Yellow card 90+5'
Recap
Boxscore
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 30,584
Referee: Allen Chapman
MVP: Jozy Altidore

Mid-season friendlies

March 25, 2017
PDT
)
Fernández 83' Report
Díaz
90'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 38,045
Referee: Tim Ford
July 8, 2017
PDT
)
Dempsey 44'
Nouhou Yellow card 86'
Report
Fernandes
Yellow card 74'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 40,667
Referee: Victor Rivas

U.S. Open Cup

June 13, 2017
PDT
)
Kovar 3'
Mathers 54' (pen.)
Report
Boxscore
Williams 38'
Hanson Yellow card 69'
Stadium:
Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,937
Referee: Allen Chapman
June 28, 2017
PDT
)
Salinas 6'
Hoesen 84'
Godoy Yellow card 90'+2'
Report
Boxscore
Narbón Red card 35'
Kovar 48'
Bruin Yellow card 82'
Stadium:
Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 13,442
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total Regular season U.S. Open Cup Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA
Tyler Miller
4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
2 FW United States USA Clint Dempsey 32 15 25+4 12 0 0 3 3
3 DF United States USA Brad Evans 11 1 6+5 1 0 0 0 0
4 MF Sweden SWE Gustav Svensson 36 2 30+2 1 0 0 2+2 1
5 DF Cameroon CMR Nouhou 25 0 10+9 0 2 0 4 0
6 MF Cuba CUB Osvaldo Alonso 27 1 24+2 1 0 0 0+1 0
7 MF United States USA Cristian Roldan 37 6 33 6 0 0 4 0
8 MF Spain ESP Víctor Rodríguez 10 3 5+2 2 0 0 1+2 1
10 MF Uruguay URU Nicolás Lodeiro 37 7 33 7 0 0 4 0
11 MF United States USA Aaron Kovar 9 2 1+6 0 2 2 0 0
12 FW United States USA Seyi Adekoya 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
13 FW United States USA
Jordan Morris
24 3 22+1 3 0 0 0+1 0
14 DF United States USA Chad Marshall 32 1 27+1 1 0 0 4 0
15 DF Mexico MEX Tony Alfaro 16 0 8+7 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW United States USA Will Bruin 36 13 20+11 11 0+1 0 4 2
18 DF Netherlands NED Kelvin Leerdam 19 1 14+1 1 0 0 4 0
19 MF United States USA Harry Shipp 22 2 11+7 2 1 0 2+1 0
21 MF Martinique MTQ Jordy Delem 17 0 9+5 0 1 0 1+1 0
23 MF United States USA Henry Wingo 14 0 0+11 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
24 GK Switzerland SUI Stefan Frei 35 0 33 0 0 0 2 0
27 FW United States USA Lamar Neagle 11 2 0+8 2 0 0 0+3 0
29 DF Panama PAN Román Torres 26 0 21+2 0 0 0 3 0
32 MF United States USA Zach Mathers 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
33 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Joevin Jones 35 1 28+2 1 1 0 4 0
39 GK United States USA Bryan Meredith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 DF United States USA Sam Rogers [S2] 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
71 FW United States USA David Olsen [S2] 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
77 MF Panama PAN Francisco Narbón [S2] 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
88 MF United States USA Ray Saari [S2] 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
91 DF Jamaica JAM Oniel Fisher 10 0 7+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
92 DF Cameroon CMR Rodrigue Ele [S2] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
99 FW Cameroon CMR Felix Chenkam [S2] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
8 MF Uruguay URU Álvaro Fernández 11 0 5+5 0 0+1 0 0 0
38 FW United States USA Irvin Parra [S2] 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
80 FW United States USA Victor Mansaray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • 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
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

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
2 FW United States Clint Dempsey 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
3 DF United States Brad Evans 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4
MF
Sweden Gustav Svensson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Cameroon Nouhou 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
6
MF
Cuba Osvaldo Alonso 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7
MF
United States Cristian Roldan 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8
MF
Spain Víctor Rodríguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10
MF
Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
12 FW United States Seyi Adekoya 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF United States Chad Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15 DF Mexico Tony Alfaro 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
17 FW United States Will Bruin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
18 DF Netherlands Kelvin Leerdam 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19
MF
United States Harry Shipp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21
MF
Martinique Jordy Delem 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
24 GK Switzerland Stefan Frei 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 FW United States Lamar Neagle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 DF
Roman Torres
4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
33 DF Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
77
MF
Panama Francisco Narbón 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
91 DF Jamaica Oniel Fisher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
8
MF
Uruguay Álvaro Fernández 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 43 1 4 7 0 0 1 0 1 47 1 4

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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.
[6]

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
6 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro San Jose Earthquakes [7]

MLS Save of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
6 Switzerland Stefan Frei San Jose Earthquakes [8]
10 Switzerland Stefan Frei Toronto FC [9]
30 Switzerland Stefan Frei Vancouver Whitecaps FC [10]

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
5 United States Cristian Roldan Atlanta United FC [11]
5 Sweden Gustav Svensson Atlanta United FC [11]
8 United States Clint Dempsey LA Galaxy [12]
8 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro LA Galaxy [12]
13 United States Chad Marshall Portland Timbers [13]
14 Cuba Osvaldo Alonso
Houston Dynamo
[14]
19 United States Clint Dempsey Colorado Rapids [15]
20 United States Cristian Roldan D.C. United, San Jose Earthquakes [16]
22 United States Clint Dempsey Minnesota United FC [17]
22 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Minnesota United FC [17]
23 United States Chad Marshall Sporting Kansas City [18]
24 United States Chad Marshall Minnesota United FC [19]
32 United States Will Bruin FC Dallas [20]
33 Panama Román Torres Colorado Rapids [21]
33 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Colorado Rapids [21]

MLS Coach of the Week

Week Coach Opponent Ref
19 United States Brian Schmetzer Colorado Rapids [15]

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 [22]
19 MF United States Harry Shipp
Montreal Impact
Traded for allocation money December 22, 2016 [23]
17 FW United States Will Bruin
Houston Dynamo
Traded for allocation money December 23, 2016 [24]
12 FW United States Seyi Adekoya United States UCLA Signed HGP Deal January 18, 2017 [25]
23 MF United States Henry Wingo United States Washington Signed HGP Deal January 18, 2017 [25]
5 DF Cameroon Nouhou
Seattle Sounders FC 2
Free January 26, 2017 [26]
4 MF Sweden Gustav Svensson
Guangzhou R&F
Free January 30, 2017 [27]
21 MF Martinique Jordy Delem
Seattle Sounders FC 2
Free March 2, 2017 [28]
32 MF United States Zach Mathers
Seattle Sounders FC 2
Free March 2, 2017 [28]
18 DF Netherlands Kelvin Leerdam Netherlands SBV Vitesse Free July 10, 2017 [29]
8 MF Spain Víctor Rodríguez Spain Sporting de Gijón Free August 2, 2017 [30]
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 [31]
16 MF Scotland Calum Mallace
Montreal Impact
Traded for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft August 9, 2017 [32]

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) [33]
January 13, 2017 Dominic Oduro DF Denmark FC Nordsjælland MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#35) [33]
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 [33]
January 17, 2017 Jake Stovall DF United States Wright State MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#66) [33]
January 17, 2017 Kyle Bjornethun DF United States Seattle University MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#88) [33]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
39 FW Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Oalex Anderson Waived December 12, 2016 [34]
12 MF United States Michael Farfan Retired Waived December 12, 2016 [34]
8 MF Sweden Erik Friberg Sweden BK Häcken Waived December 12, 2016 [34]
9 FW United States Herculez Gomez Retired Waived December 12, 2016 [34]
23 MF Austria Andreas Ivanschitz Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Waived December 12, 2016 [34]
17 FW United States Darwin Jones United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Waived December 12, 2016 [34]
31 DF Jamaica Damion Lowe United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Waived December 12, 2016 [34]
22 GK United States Charlie Lyon United States Orange County SC Waived December 12, 2016 [34]
4 DF England Tyrone Mears United States Atlanta United FC Waived, Traded for $50k general allocation money December 12, 2016 [34]
5 DF United States Jimmy Ockford United States Reno 1868 FC Waived December 12, 2016 [34]
15 DF United States Dylan Remick
Houston Dynamo
Waived; Second pick in 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 12, 2016 [34]
20 DF United States Zach Scott Retired Waived December 12, 2016 [34]
18 MF United States Nathan Sturgis Waived December 12, 2016 [34]
16 FW Paraguay Nelson Valdez Paraguay Cerro Porteño Waived December 12, 2016 [34]
80 FW United States Victor Mansaray
FC Cincinnati
Out on Loan February 6, 2017 [35]
8 MF Uruguay Álvaro Fernández Argentina San Martín End of Contract July 10, 2017 [36]
80 FW United States Victor Mansaray Sweden Umeå FC Waived August 10, 2017 [37]

Staff

As of 6 February 2017[38]
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

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