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2017 Seattle Sounders FC season

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.

Seattle Sounders FC
2017 season
General managerGarth Lagerwey
Head coachBrian Schmetzer
StadiumCenturyLink 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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Background edit

Main article: 2016 Seattle Sounders FC season

Roster edit

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 Aaron Kovar (HGP)   United States
12 FW Seyi Adekoya (HGP)   United States
13 FW Jordan Morris (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 Henry Wingo (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 edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Preseason edit

2017 Desert Friendlies edit

February 4, 2017 Portland Timbers 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Tucson, Arizona
17:30 (PST) Adi   17'
Chará   26'		 Report Oduro   16'
Shipp   71' (pen.)		 Stadium: Kino Grandstand Field
Attendance: 4,064
Referee: Alan Kelly
Note: View Match
February 7, 2017 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Tucson, Arizona
09:30 (PST) Alashe   33'
Cato   57'
Imperiale   72'		 Report Stadium: Kino Grandstand Field
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
Note: View Match

2017 Carolina Challenge Cup edit

Main article: 2017 Carolina Challenge Cup
February 18, 2017 Charleston Battery 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Charleston, South Carolina
16:00 (PST) Vázquez   78'
Higashi   90'+2'		 Report Mueller   32' (o.g.)
Delem   37'
Jones   40'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Ted Unkel
February 22, 2017 Atlanta United FC 4–2 Seattle Sounders FC Charleston, South Carolina
16:30 (PST) Martínez   1', 46'
Almirón   3' (pen.)
Villalba   21'
González Pírez   36'
Heath   78'
Kratz   78'		 Report Delem   29'
Wingo   62'
Bruin   74'
Lodeiro   84'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
February 25, 2017 Columbus Crew 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Charleston, South Carolina
13:30 (PST) Trapp   15'
Hansen   82'		 Report Alonso   46'
Roldan   89'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Major League Soccer edit

Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season

League tables edit

Western Conference edit
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52 MLS Cup 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
Overall edit
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
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

Results summary edit

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 edit

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

Matches edit

March 4, 2017 MLS 1 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
17:30 (PST) Torres   20'   81'
Quioto   42'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Marshall   33'
Dempsey   58'
Torres   67'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,758
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
March 11, 2017 MLS 2 Montreal Impact 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC Montreal, Quebec
16:00 (PST) Ciman   11'
Mancosu   17'   65'
Piatti   51'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Lodeiro   83' (pen.)
Bruin   90'+4'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 34,373
Referee: Jair Marrufo
March 19, 2017 MLS 3 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 New York Red Bulls Seattle, Washington
16:00 (PDT) Dempsey   28' (pen.)   78'
Morris   66'
Shipp   79'
Fernández   90'+2'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Felipe   25'
Robles   27'
Gulbrandsen   30'
Wright-Phillips   57'   62'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 45,600
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
March 31, 2017 MLS 4 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Recap
Boxscore		 Gressel   20'
Asad   43'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,182
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 8, 2017 MLS 5 Heritage Cup San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC San Jose, California
19:30 (PDT) Godoy   33'
Alashe   83'
Wondolowski   90'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Lodeiro   45'+1',   84' Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 14, 2017 MLS 6 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 (PDT) Williams   27'
Montero   53'   65', 80'
Parker   90'+3'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Lodeiro   37'
Shipp   44'
Bruin   89'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 22,120
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 23, 2017 MLS 7 LA Galaxy 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
13:00 (PDT) Alessandrini   41' Recap
Boxscore		 Roldan   28'
Dempsey   29'
Cole   35' (o.g.)
Morris   44'
Alfaro   84'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 24,931
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 29, 2017 MLS 8 Seattle Sounders FC 3–3 New England Revolution Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Alfaro   44'
Lodeiro   75'
Bruin   80'   85'
Alonso   88'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Kobayashi   15'
Agudelo   26', 54'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 43,230
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 6, 2017 MLS 9 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Toronto FC Seattle, Washington
12:00 (PDT) Delem   13'
Alonso   46'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Altidore   23' (pen.)
Mavinga   70'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 41,468
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 13, 2017 MLS 10 Chicago Fire 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00 (PDT) Nikolić   25' (pen.), 76'
Lampson   48'
Accam   60'
Solignac   73'
Vincent   78'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Frei   26'
Dempsey   28'
Jones   87'   89'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,153
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 17, 2017 MLS 11 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
17:30 (PDT) Gerso   56', 58', 69' Recap
Boxscore		 Delem   3'
Alfaro   85'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,139
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 20, 2017 MLS 12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
14:00 (PDT) Shipp   42' Recap
Boxscore		 Sunny   25'
Beckerman   75'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,588
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 27, 2017 MLS 13 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
12:00 (PDT) Roldan   4'
Frei   41'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Okugo   60' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 47,362
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 31, 2017 MLS 14 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, Ohio
17:30 (PDT) Higuaín   10'
Meram   21'
Kamara   59'
Mensah   67'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Adekoya   3' Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 12,773
Referee: Dave Gantar
June 4, 2017 MLS 15 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Bruin   69' Recap
Boxscore		 Alex   28' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,258
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 17, 2017 MLS 16 New York City FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC New York, New York
10:00 (PDT) Wallace   35'
Villa   52' (pen.), 77'
White   80'
Okoli   90'+4'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Svensson   28'
Roldan   29',   40'
Alonso   48'
Marshall   52'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 25,073
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 21, 2017 MLS 17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Orlando City SC Seattle, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Bruin   19'
Dempsey   75'
Torres   90'+3'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Johnson   78'
Spector   79'
Sutter   90'+4'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 42,333
Referee: Ismail Elfath
June 25, 2017 MLS 18 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PDT) Powell   10'
Adi   45' (pen.)
Asprilla   45'+4'
Guzmán   90'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Jones   27'
Evans   44'
Dempsey   90'+4'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 4, 2017 MLS 19 Colorado Rapids 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 (PDT) Williams   23'
Boateng   45'+2'
Badji   48',   78'
da Fonte   54'
Gordon   66'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Dempsey   6', 85'
Bruin   30'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,432
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
July 19, 2017 MLS 20 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 D.C. United Seattle, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Bruin   51'
Evans   62'
Svensson   74'
Roldan   78'
Lodeiro   89'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Brown   8'
Harkes   27'
Sarvas   33'
Sam   50'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 42,714
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 23, 2017 MLS 21 Heritage Cup Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Roldan   54', 56'
Leerdam   65'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Yueill   57'
Godoy   60'
Imperiale   87'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 43,528
Referee: Alan Kelly
July 29, 2017 MLS 22 LA Galaxy 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
19:00 (PDT) Jones   42'
Van Damme   45'+1'   86'
Diallo   80'
Alessandrini   85'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Jones   83' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,667
Referee: Armando Villarreal
August 5, 2017 MLS 23 Minnesota United FC 0–4 Seattle Sounders FC Minneapolis, Minnesota
17:00 (PDT) Cronin   84' Recap
Boxscore		 Bruin   9'
Dempsey   18', 73'
Morris   71'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 22,649
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
August 12, 2017 MLS 24 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
13:00 (PDT) Dempsey   36'
Lodeiro   45'+1'
Torres   66'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Musa   27' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 43,530
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 20, 2017 MLS 25 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Marshall   31'
Dempsey   90'+4' (pen.)		 Recap
Boxscore		 Finlay   21'
Danladi   25'
Taylor   90'+3'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,312
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 23, 2017 MLS 26 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 (PDT) Montero   31',   64'
Waston   32'
Tchani   52'   60'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Lodeiro   19' (pen.)
Nouhou   31'
Alfaro   45'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 22,120
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 27, 2017 MLS 27 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
18:30 (PDT) Roldan   18'
Nouhou   90'+3'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Blanco   20'
Valeri   45'+2' (pen.)
Olum   70'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 51,796
Referee: Mark Geiger
September 10, 2017 MLS 28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 LA Galaxy Seattle, Washington
18:00 (PDT) Fisher   73'
Alonso   75'
Neagle   85'
Torres   89'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Zardes   25',   81'
Jones   33'
Diallo   42'
Alessandrini   55'
Giovani   80'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 44,697
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 16, 2017 MLS 29 FC Dallas 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC Frisco, Texas
17:00 (PDT) Hedges   53' Recap
Boxscore		 Dempsey   60'
Leerdam   67'
Lodeiro   89'
Rodríguez   90'+4'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,124
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
September 23, 2017 MLS 30 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
18:30 (PDT) Savarino   52'
Mulholland   66'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Leerdam   57'
Neagle   90'+6'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,786
Referee: Sorin Stoica
September 27, 2017 MLS 31 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Rodríguez   17'
Alonso   35'
Lodeiro   62'
Dempsey   69'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Reyna   24'
Waston   26'
Williams   90'+1'
Tchani   90'+2'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 41,868
Referee: Robert Sibiga
October 1, 2017 MLS 32 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Chester, Pennsylvania
10:00 (PDT) Ilsinho   27'
Epps   28'
Alberg   88'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Delem   11' Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,431
Referee: Alan Kelly
October 15, 2017 MLS 33 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 FC Dallas Seattle, Washington
16:30 (PDT) Rodríguez   31'
Bruin   64', 67'
Neagle   90'+2'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Morales   8' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 48,478
Referee: Drew Fischer
October 22, 2017 MLS 34 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington
14:00 MDT Bruin   9'
Dempsey   24'
Torres   29'
Roldan   51'
Lodeiro   64' (pen.), 90+4'   90+4'
Jones   90+1'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Aigner   32'
Ford   60'
Sjöberg   62'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 44,370
Referee: Chris Penso

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

See also: 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Semifinals edit

October 29, 2017 Leg 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver, British Columbia
17:30 (PDT) Nosa   45'
Ghazal   79'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Roldan   87' Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 27,837
Referee: Kevin Stott
November 2, 2017 Leg 2 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Lodeiro   9'
Dempsey   56', 88'
Torres   68'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Techera   38'
Montero   49'
Nosa   58'
Waston   82'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,587
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Western Conference Finals edit

November 21, 2017 Leg 1 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
18:30 (PST) Anibaba   28'
Elis   29'
Martínez   44'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Svensson   11'
Bruin   42'
Nouhou   64'
Torres   88'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,661
Referee: Chris Penso
November 30, 2017 Leg 2 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0
(5–0 agg.)		 Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
19:30 (PST) Rodríguez   22'
Nouhou   36'
Dempsey   57'
Jones   67'
Bruin   73'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Alexander   29'
Boniek   60'
Martínez   66'
Torres   80'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 45,298
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

MLS Cup Final edit

Main article: MLS Cup 2017
December 9, 2017 Toronto FC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Toronto, Ontario
13:00 (PST) Altidore   67'
Vázquez   90+4'   90+5'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 30,584
Referee: Allen Chapman
MVP: Jozy Altidore

Mid-season friendlies edit

March 25, 2017 Seattle Sounders FC   1–1   Club Necaxa Seattle, WA
19:00 (PDT) Fernández   83' Report Maturana   31'
Díaz   90'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 38,045
Referee: Tim Ford
July 8, 2017 Seattle Sounders FC   1–1   Eintracht Frankfurt Seattle, WA
12:00 (PDT) Dempsey   44'
Nouhou   86'		 Report Hrgota   29'
Besuschkow   39'
Ordóñez   53'
Kamada   67'
Fernandes   74'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,667
Referee: Victor Rivas

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup
June 13, 2017 Fourth round Seattle Sounders FC (1) 2–1 Portland Timbers (1) Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Kovar   3'
Mathers   54' (pen.)		 Report
Boxscore		 Williams   38'
Hanson   69'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,937
Referee: Allen Chapman
June 28, 2017 Fifth round San Jose Earthquakes (1) 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC (1) San Jose, California
19:30 (PDT) Salinas   6'
Hoesen   84'
Godoy   90'+2'		 Report
Boxscore		 Narbón   35'
Kovar   48'
Bruin   82'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 13,442
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

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   USA Tyler Miller 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
2 FW   USA Clint Dempsey 32 15 25+4 12 0 0 3 3
3 DF   USA Brad Evans 11 1 6+5 1 0 0 0 0
4 MF   SWE Gustav Svensson 36 2 30+2 1 0 0 2+2 1
5 DF   CMR Nouhou 25 0 10+9 0 2 0 4 0
6 MF   CUB Osvaldo Alonso 27 1 24+2 1 0 0 0+1 0
7 MF   USA Cristian Roldan 37 6 33 6 0 0 4 0
8 MF   ESP Víctor Rodríguez 10 3 5+2 2 0 0 1+2 1
10 MF   URU Nicolás Lodeiro 37 7 33 7 0 0 4 0
11 MF   USA Aaron Kovar 9 2 1+6 0 2 2 0 0
12 FW   USA Seyi Adekoya 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
13 FW   USA Jordan Morris 24 3 22+1 3 0 0 0+1 0
14 DF   USA Chad Marshall 32 1 27+1 1 0 0 4 0
15 DF   MEX Tony Alfaro 16 0 8+7 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW   USA Will Bruin 36 13 20+11 11 0+1 0 4 2
18 DF   NED Kelvin Leerdam 19 1 14+1 1 0 0 4 0
19 MF   USA Harry Shipp 22 2 11+7 2 1 0 2+1 0
21 MF   MTQ Jordy Delem 17 0 9+5 0 1 0 1+1 0
23 MF   USA Henry Wingo 14 0 0+11 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
24 GK   SUI Stefan Frei 35 0 33 0 0 0 2 0
27 FW   USA Lamar Neagle 11 2 0+8 2 0 0 0+3 0
29 DF   PAN Román Torres 26 0 21+2 0 0 0 3 0
32 MF   USA Zach Mathers 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
33 DF   TRI Joevin Jones 35 1 28+2 1 1 0 4 0
39 GK   USA Bryan Meredith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 DF   USA Sam Rogers [S2] 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
71 FW   USA David Olsen [S2] 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
77 MF   PAN Francisco Narbón [S2] 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
88 MF   USA Ray Saari [S2] 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
91 DF   JAM Oniel Fisher 10 0 7+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
92 DF   CMR Rodrigue Ele [S2] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
99 FW   CMR Felix Chenkam [S2] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
8 MF   URU Álvaro Fernández 11 0 5+5 0 0+1 0 0 0
38 FW   USA Irvin Parra [S2] 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
80 FW   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 edit

Place Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW 2   Clint Dempsey 12 3 0 15
2 FW 17   Will Bruin 11 2 0 13
3 MF 10   Nicolás Lodeiro 7 0 0 7
4 MF 7   Cristian Roldan 6 0 0 6
5 MF 8   Víctor Rodríguez 2 1 0 3
FW 13   Jordan Morris 3 0 0 3
7 MF 4   Gustav Svensson 1 1 0 2
MF 11   Aaron Kovar 0 0 2 2
MF 19   Harry Shipp 2 0 0 2
MF 27   Lamar Neagle 2 0 0 2
11 DF 3   Brad Evans 1 0 0 1
MF 6   Osvaldo Alonso 1 0 0 1
DF 14   Chad Marshall 1 0 0 1
DF 18   Kelvin Leerdam 1 0 0 1
MF 32   Zach Mathers 0 0 1 1
DF 33   Joevin Jones 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 49 7 3 55
  • Last updated: November 30, 2017
  • Source: Team Stats

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Player MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
                               
2 FW   Clint Dempsey 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
3 DF   Brad Evans 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 MF   Gustav Svensson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF   Nouhou 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
6 MF   Osvaldo Alonso 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 MF   Cristian Roldan 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8 MF   Víctor Rodríguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF   Nicolás Lodeiro 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
12 FW   Seyi Adekoya 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF   Chad Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15 DF   Tony Alfaro 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
17 FW   Will Bruin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
18 DF   Kelvin Leerdam 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 MF   Harry Shipp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 MF   Jordy Delem 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
24 GK   Stefan Frei 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 FW   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   Joevin Jones 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
77 MF   Francisco Narbón 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
91 DF   Oniel Fisher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
8 MF   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 edit

MLS Comeback Player of the Year edit

Player Notes Ref
  Clint Dempsey Successful 2017 campaign after an irregular heartbeat
sidelined him for the second half of 2016. 		[4]

MLS Goal of the Week edit

Week Player Opponent Ref
6   Nicolás Lodeiro San Jose Earthquakes [5]

MLS Save of the Week edit

Week Player Opponent Ref
6   Stefan Frei San Jose Earthquakes [6]
10   Stefan Frei Toronto FC [7]
30   Stefan Frei Vancouver Whitecaps FC [8]

MLS Team of the Week edit

Week Player Opponent Ref
5   Cristian Roldan Atlanta United FC [9]
5   Gustav Svensson Atlanta United FC [9]
8   Clint Dempsey LA Galaxy [10]
8   Nicolás Lodeiro LA Galaxy [10]
13   Chad Marshall Portland Timbers [11]
14   Osvaldo Alonso Columbus Crew SC, Houston Dynamo [12]
19   Clint Dempsey Colorado Rapids [13]
20   Cristian Roldan D.C. United, San Jose Earthquakes [14]
22   Clint Dempsey Minnesota United FC [15]
22   Nicolás Lodeiro Minnesota United FC [15]
23   Chad Marshall Sporting Kansas City [16]
24   Chad Marshall Minnesota United FC [17]
32   Will Bruin FC Dallas [18]
33   Román Torres Colorado Rapids [19]
33   Nicolás Lodeiro Colorado Rapids [19]

MLS Coach of the Week edit

Week Coach Opponent Ref
19   Brian Schmetzer Colorado Rapids [13]

Transfers edit

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 edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
35 GK   Bryan Meredith   San Jose Earthquakes Selected with 20th pick in 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 16, 2016 [20]
19 MF   Harry Shipp   Montreal Impact Traded for allocation money December 22, 2016 [21]
17 FW   Will Bruin   Houston Dynamo Traded for allocation money December 23, 2016 [22]
12 FW   Seyi Adekoya   UCLA Signed HGP Deal January 18, 2017 [23]
23 MF   Henry Wingo   Washington Signed HGP Deal January 18, 2017 [23]
5 DF   Nouhou   Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free January 26, 2017 [24]
4 MF   Gustav Svensson   Guangzhou R&F Free January 30, 2017 [25]
21 MF   Jordy Delem   Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free March 2, 2017 [26]
32 MF   Zach Mathers   Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free March 2, 2017 [26]
18 DF   Kelvin Leerdam   SBV Vitesse Free July 10, 2017 [27]
8 MF   Víctor Rodríguez   Sporting de Gijón Free August 2, 2017 [28]
27 FW   Lamar Neagle   D.C. United Traded for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft August 7, 2017 [29]
16 MF   Calum Mallace   Montreal Impact Traded for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft August 9, 2017 [30]

Draft picks edit

See also: 2017 MLS SuperDraft

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   Stanford MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#22) [31]
January 13, 2017 Dominic Oduro DF   FC Nordsjælland MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#35) [31]
January 17, 2017 Doug Goodman MF   Georgetown MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#56); Acquired from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder David Estrada [31]
January 17, 2017 Jake Stovall DF   Wright State MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#66) [31]
January 17, 2017 Kyle Bjornethun DF   Seattle University MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#88) [31]

Out edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
39 FW   Oalex Anderson Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
12 MF   Michael Farfan Retired Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
8 MF   Erik Friberg   BK Häcken Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
9 FW   Herculez Gomez Retired Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
23 MF   Andreas Ivanschitz   Viktoria Plzeň Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
17 FW   Darwin Jones   Tampa Bay Rowdies Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
31 DF   Damion Lowe   Tampa Bay Rowdies Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
22 GK   Charlie Lyon   Orange County SC Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
4 DF   Tyrone Mears   Atlanta United FC Waived, Traded for $50k general allocation money December 12, 2016 [32]
5 DF   Jimmy Ockford   Reno 1868 FC Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
15 DF   Dylan Remick   Houston Dynamo Waived; Second pick in 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 12, 2016 [32]
20 DF   Zach Scott Retired Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
18 MF   Nathan Sturgis Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
16 FW   Nelson Valdez   Cerro Porteño Waived December 12, 2016 [32]
80 FW   Victor Mansaray   FC Cincinnati Out on Loan February 6, 2017 [33]
8 MF   Álvaro Fernández   San Martín End of Contract July 10, 2017 [34]
80 FW   Victor Mansaray   Umeå FC Waived August 10, 2017 [35]

Staff edit

As of 6 February 2017[36]
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 edit

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

References edit

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