2016 Seattle Sounders FC season

Seattle Sounders FC

2016 season
General manager	Garth Lagerwey
Head coach	Sigi Schmid (until July 26) Brian Schmetzer (after July 26, interim)
Stadium	CenturyLink Field
Major League Soccer	Conference: 4th Overall: 7th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Winners
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions League (15–16)	Quarterfinals
Cascadia Cup	3rd
Heritage Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Jordan Morris (12)[1] All: Jordan Morris (14)[1]
Highest home attendance	53,302 (Aug. 21 vs. Portland)[2]
Lowest home attendance	League: 39,269 (Sept. 28 vs. Chicago) All: 36,151 (Oct. 27 vs. Kansas City, Playoffs)[2]
Average home league attendance	League: 42,636 All: 42,040[2]
Biggest win	League: 5–0 vs. Dallas (Jul. 13)[2]
Biggest defeat	League: 0–3 at Kansas City (Jul. 24)[2]
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2016 season was the eighth season for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional club soccer in the United States. The team were managed by Sigi Schmid until his firing in late July; he was replaced by Brian Schmetzer on an interim basis. The Sounders won their first MLS Cup in the 2016 final against Toronto FC, which ended in a penalty shootout after a scoreless draw.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of July 28, 2016.^[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 DF Tyrone Mears  England 6 MF Osvaldo Alonso  Cuba 7 MF Cristian Roldan (GA)  United States 8 MF Erik Friberg  Sweden 9 FW Herculez Gomez  United States 10 MF Nicolás Lodeiro (DP)  Uruguay 11 MF Aaron Kovar (HGP)  United States 12 MF Michael Farfan  United States 13 FW Jordan Morris (HGP)  United States 14 DF Chad Marshall  United States 15 DF Dylan Remick  United States 16 FW Nelson Valdez (DP)  Paraguay 17 FW Darwin Jones (HGP)  United States 18 MF Nathan Sturgis  United States 20 DF Zach Scott  United States 21 MF Álvaro Fernández  Uruguay 22 GK Charlie Lyon  United States 23 MF Andreas Ivanschitz  Austria 24 GK Stefan Frei  Switzerland 25 DF Tony Alfaro  Mexico 29 DF Román Torres  Panama 33 DF Joevin Jones  Trinidad and Tobago 39 FW Oalex Anderson  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 80 FW Victor Mansaray (HGP)  United States 91 DF Oniel Fisher  Jamaica

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Colorado Rapids	34	15	6	13	39	32	+7	58	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
3	LA Galaxy	34	12	6	16	54	39	+15	52	MLS Cup Knockout Round
4	Seattle Sounders FC	34	14	14	6	44	43	+1	48
5	Sporting Kansas City	34	13	13	8	42	41	+1	47
6	Real Salt Lake	34	12	12	10	44	46	−2	46

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
5	Toronto FC	34	14	9	11	51	39	+12	53	CONCACAF Champions League
6	LA Galaxy	34	12	6	16	54	39	+15	52
7	Seattle Sounders FC (C)	34	14	14	6	44	43	+1	48	CONCACAF Champions League
8	Sporting Kansas City	34	13	13	8	42	41	+1	47
9	Real Salt Lake	34	12	12	10	44	46	−2	46

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	6	14	44	43	+1	48	10	2	5	22	12	+10	4	4	9	22	31	−9

Last updated on December 11, 2016.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular season		U.S. Open Cup		Playoffs		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Tyler Miller	4	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	FW	USA	Clint Dempsey	19	10	17	8	0	0	0	0	2	2
3	DF	USA	Brad Evans	31	1	21+2	1	0+1	0	0+5	0	2	0
4	DF	ENG	Tyrone Mears	40	0	32	0	0	0	6	0	2	0
6	MF	CUB	Osvaldo Alonso	40	3	32	3	0	0	6	0	2	0
7	MF	USA	Cristian Roldan	44	5	28+5	4	2+1	1	6	0	0+2	0
8	MF	SWE	Erik Friberg	34	0	18+7	0	0+2	0	5	0	2	0
9	FW	USA	Herculez Gomez	26	1	9+12	0	2+1	1	0+2	0	0	0
10	MF	URU	Nicolás Lodeiro	19	8	13	4	0	0	6	4	0	0
11	MF	USA	Aaron Kovar	20	1	10+6	1	2	0	0	0	0+2	0
12	MF	USA	Michael Farfan	2	1	0+1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
13	FW	USA	Jordan Morris	44	14	32+2	12	0+2	0	6	2	2	0
14	DF	USA	Chad Marshall	38	4	30	4	0	0	6	0	2	0
15	DF	USA	Dylan Remick	14	0	6+5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
16	FW	PAR	Nelson Valdez	33	3	8+16	0	1	1	5+1	2	2	0
17	FW	USA	Darwin Jones	5	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0	0+2	0
18	MF	USA	Nathan Sturgis	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	USA	Zach Scott	20	0	10+4	0	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
21	MF	URU	Álvaro Fernández	13	1	8+2	1	0	0	1+2	0	0	0
22	GK	USA	Charlie Lyon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	AUT	Andreas Ivanschitz	33	3	25+3	3	0	0	1+2	0	2	0
24	GK	SUI	Stefan Frei	41	0	33	0	0	0	6	0	2	0
25	DF	MEX	Tony Alfaro	9	0	1+5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	PAN	Román Torres	13	0	8+1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
32	MF	USA	Zach Mathers [S2]	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	TRI	Joevin Jones	43	3	29+4	2	0+2	1	6	0	2	0
39	FW	VIN	Oalex Anderson	17	0	2+13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
80	FW	USA	Victor Mansaray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
91	DF	JAM	Oniel Fisher	12	0	2+4	0	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
Players out on loan:
5	DF	USA	Jimmy Ockford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	JAM	Damion Lowe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
99	FW	USA	Andy Craven	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

[S2] - S2 player^[A]

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.

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
1	GK	Tyler Miller	Seattle Sounders FC 2	Free	December 21, 2015	[4]
	MF	Jordan Schweitzer	Denver Pioneers	Signed HGP deal	January 7, 2016	[5]
33	DF	Joevin Jones	Chicago Fire	Trade	January 14, 2016	[4]
12	MF	Michael Farfan	D.C. United	Free	January 20, 2016	[4]
13	FW	Jordan Morris	Stanford	Signed HGP deal	January 21, 2016	[6]
18	MF	Nathan Sturgis	Houston Dynamo	Free	February 23, 2016	[4]
39	FW	Oalex Anderson	Seattle Sounders FC 2	Free	March 1, 2016	[7]
25	DF	Tony Alfaro	Cal State Dominguez Hills	Draft pick	March 8, 2016	[8]
9	FW	Herculez Gomez	Toronto FC	Free	March 24, 2016	[9]
10	MF	Nicolás Lodeiro	Boca Juniors	Undisclosed (~$6M)	July 27, 2016	[10]
21	MF	Álvaro Fernández	Gimnasia (LP)	Undisclosed	July 28, 2016	[11]

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	Tony Alfaro	25	DF	Cal State Dominguez Hills	MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#27); Pick acquired from Toronto FC through Philadelphia Union and Orlando City SC in exchange for defender Eriq Zavaleta.	[12][13]
January 14, 2016	Zach Mathers		MF	Duke	MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#35)	[12][13]
January 19, 2016	Emir Alihodzic		MF	Nebraska	MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#54); Pick acquired from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Alex Caskey.	[12]
January 19, 2016	Michael Nelson		DF	Old Dominion	MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#76)	[12]

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
42	MF	Micheal Azira	Colorado Rapids	Waived, Second pick in 2015 MLS Waiver Draft	December 2, 2015	[14]
19	FW	Chad Barrett	San Jose Earthquakes	Waived	December 2, 2015	[14]
13	DF	Andrés Correa	Boyacá Chicó F.C.	Waived	December 2, 2015	[14]
12	DF	Leo González	Herediano	Waived	December 2, 2015	[14]
1	GK	Troy Perkins	Retired	Waived	December 2, 2015	[14]
8	MF	Gonzalo Pineda	Retired	Waived	December 2, 2015	[14]
18	MF	Thomás	Joinville Esporte Clube	Waived	December 2, 2015	[14]
5	MF	Andy Rose	Coventry City	Free Transfer	December 2, 2015	[14][15]
27	FW	Lamar Neagle	D.C. United	Traded for general and targeted allocation money	December 7, 2015	[14]
10	MF	Marco Pappa	Colorado Rapids	Waived, Traded for allocation money	December 15, 2015	[14]
9	FW	Obafemi Martins	Shanghai Shenhua	Undisclosed Fee	February 25, 2016	[16]
	MF	Jordan Schweitzer	Seattle Sounders FC 2	Waived	March 1, 2016	[7]
5	DF	Jimmy Ockford	New York Cosmos	Out on Loan	March 1, 2016	[7]
31	DF	Damion Lowe	Minnesota United FC	Out on Loan	March 8, 2016	[8]
99	FW	Andy Craven	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Waived	August 4, 2016	[17]

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A. ^a Player who were under contract with Seattle Sounders FC 2.