2015 Seattle Sounders FC 2 season

Seattle Sounders FC 2
2015 season
General managerAndrew Opatkiewicz
Head coachEzra Hendrickson
StadiumStarfire Sports Complex
USLConference: 6th
USL PlayoffsFirst round
U.S. Open CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Pablo Rossi (6)
All: Pablo Rossi (9)
Highest home attendance2,951
(Mar 21 vs. Sacramento)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,789
(June 25 vs. Real Monarchs)
All: 1,737
(May 27 vs. Portland 2)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,210
All: 2,126

The 2015 Seattle Sounders FC 2 season was the club's first year of existence, and their first season in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid. Including previous Seattle Sounders franchises, it was the 35th season of a soccer team playing in the Seattle metro area.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of May 27, 2015.[1]

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF  USA Cristian Roldan
11 MF  USA Aaron Kovar
13 MF  COL Andrés Correa
15 DF  USA Dylan Remick
17 FW  USA Darwin Jones
21 DF  USA Jimmy Ockford
22 GK  USA Charlie Lyon
25 DF  USA Aaron Long
30 MF  GAM Amadou Sanyang (Captain)
31 DF  JAM Damion Lowe
32 MF  USA Duncan McCormick
39 FW  VIN Oalex Anderson
44 DF  USA Nick Miele
45 MF  CAN Giuliano Frano
47 GK  USA R. J. Noll
49 GK  USA Saif Kerawala
50 FW  SLE Nate Tongovula
51 DF  USA Kasey French
52 MF  USA Lorenzo Ramos
53 DF  USA Tosh Samkange
54 MF  USA Diego Silvas
55 MF  ARG Pablo Rossi
66 FW  NGA Qudus Lawal
80 MF  USA Victor Mansaray
88 FW  USA Sam Garza
89 MF  BRA Sérgio
91 DF  JAM Oniel Fisher
99 FW  USA Andy Craven

Competitions

USL regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Sacramento Republic 28 13 7 8 43 31 +12 46 First round
5 LA Galaxy II 28 14 3 11 39 31 +8 45
6 Seattle Sounders 2 28 13 3 12 45 42 +3 42
7 Tulsa Roughnecks 28 11 6 11 49 46 +3 39
8 Portland Timbers 2 28 11 2 15 38 45 −7 35
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 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

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
28 13 3 12 45 42  +3 42 11 0 3 30 18  +12 2 3 9 15 24  −9

Last updated: September 23, 2015.
Source: USL

Results by matchday

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Updated to match(es) played on September 12, 2015. Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

March 21, 2015 USL 1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 4–2 Sacramento Republic FC Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Craven 49'
Garza 70'
Rossi 76'
Roldan 89'
Report Braun  59'
Foran 65'
Kiffe 75'
Guzman 90+'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,951
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
March 29, 2015 USL 2 Seattle Sounders FC 2 4–0 Whitecaps FC 2 Tukwila, Washington
16:00 (PDT) Jones 17', 37', 50'
Craven 26'
Correa 76'
Report Parker 29'
McKendry 53'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,407
Referee: Josh Wilkens
April 11, 2015 USL 3 Seattle Sounders FC 2 2–1 Portland Timbers 2 Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Rossi 47' (pen.)
Frano 88',  74'
Report Delbridge 30'
Payne 51'
Winchester 90'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,304
Referee: Chipalo Street
April 16, 2015 USL 4 Tulsa Roughnecks 4–3 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Tulsa, Oklahoma
17:00 (PDT) Bardsley 2'
Galbraith-Knapp 20'
Davoren  22'
Ochoa  39'
Miller 69'
Cordeiro 78'
Lorei  87'
Bell  89'
Report Lawal 9', 10'
Ockford 25'
Frano  62'
Fisher  77'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4,025
Referee: Nima Saghafi
April 18, 2015 USL 5 Oklahoma City Energy FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
17:00 (PDT) Sanchez 38'
König 86'
Report Jones 33'
Sanyang  45'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Leszek Stalmach
April 26, 2015 USL 6 Whitecaps FC 2 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Vancouver, British Columbia
15:00 (PDT) Earnshaw 16',  28' Report Miele 24'
Kovar  28'
Lowe  84'
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Attendance: 2,056
Referee: Juan Marquez
May 1, 2015 USL 7 Seattle Sounders FC 2 2–1 Orange County Blues FC Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Garza 66'
Rossi 84' (pen.)
Report Slager 32'
Filipovic  68'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
May 9, 2015 USL 8 Sacramento Republic 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Sacramento, California
20:00 (PDT) Vukovic 19'
Daly  27'
López 62'
Gabelgic 78'
Report Frano  27'  65'
Lowe  33'
McCormick  58'
Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 11,242
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 15, 2015 USL 9 Seattle Sounders FC 2 3–1 Oklahoma City Energy FC Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Lim  5'
Mansaray  36'
Craven 56', 80'
Anderson 79'
Report Townsend  35'
Dalgaard 49'
König  83'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,118
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
May 22, 2015 USL 10 Portland Timbers 2 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Payne  28'
Casiple  30'
Belmar  38'
Delbridge  90'
Report Lowe 38'
Craven 55'
Kovar  90'
Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 3,095
Referee: Juan Colazo
May 30, 2015 USL 11 Orange County Blues FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Irvine, California
19:00 (PDT) Crettenand 70'
Suggs  76'
Report Jones 31'
Frano  71'
Fisher  72'
Garza  90'
Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 1,052
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
June 5, 2015 USL 12 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1–5 Tulsa Roughnecks Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Rossi 23' Report Black 10', 34'
Lucas 40'
Nwabueze 78'
Ochoa 88'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,166
Referee: Chipalo Street
June 11, 2015 USL 13 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1–0 LA Galaxy II Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Correa  8'
Kovar 73'
Mota  89'
Report Diallo  28'
Bowen  49'
McBean  81'
Fuji  90'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,059
Referee: Levi Rippy
June 20, 2015 USL 14 Arizona United SC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Scottsdale, Arizona
18:30 (PDT) Top 60'
Tan 63'
Morrison  81'
Report Miele 19'
McCormick  33'  59'
Garza  54'
Frano  66'
Sanyang  89'
Craven  90+'
Stadium: Scottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 3,144
Referee: Andrew Musashe
June 25, 2015 USL 15 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1–0 Real Monarchs Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Sanyang  42'
Rossi 57'
Report Welshman  38' Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,789
Referee: Marco Vega
June 29, 2015 USL 16 Portland Timbers 2 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report Garza 45+'
Rossi 86'
Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 2,932
Referee: Josh Wilkens
July 4, 2015 USL 17 Whitecaps FC 2 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Vancouver, British Columbia
15:00 (PDT) Dean 41'
Blasco 89', 90'
Report Garza  32'
Lowe  63'
Mota 67'
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Juan Marquez
July 12, 2015 USL 18 Seattle Sounders FC 2 4–0 Arizona United SC Tukwila, Washington
17:30 (PDT) Anderson 2', 14'
Long 37'
Rossi 58',  68'
Report Dillon  33'
Granger  36'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,051
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
July 24, 2015 USL 20 Seattle Sounders FC 2 2–0 Portland Timbers 2 Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Frano 25'
McCormick  26'
Anderson 31'
Parsemain  54'
Sanyang  63'
Long  65'
Garza  76'
Report Delbridge  24'
Winchester  72'
Fatawu Safiu  88'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,469
Referee: Levi Rippy
August 1, 2015 USL 21 Sacramento Republic 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Sacramento, California
20:00 (PDT) Stewart 36', 83' Report Sanyang  76'
Rossi  87'
Stadium: Bonney Field
Referee: Vincent Apple-Chiarella
August 8, 2015 USL 22 Seattle Sounders FC 2 0–3 Whitecaps FC 2 Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Sérgio Mota  31' Report Bustos 47' 56'
Nitti  61'
Lewis 77'
Seymore  86'
Richey  90'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,247
Referee: Jeff Arthurholtz
August 19, 2015 USL 23 Seattle Sounders FC 2 3–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Samuel 51' 86'
Lowe  63'
Mota 78'
Report Gonzalez 18'
Stan Schrock  53'
King 90'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: Josh Wilkens
August 23, 2015 USL 24 LA Galaxy II 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Carson, California
18:00 McBean 44'
Olivera  52'
Report Frano  62'
Fairclough  79'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,056
Referee: Victor Rivas
August 28, 2015 USL 25 Real Monarchs SLC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Sandy, Utah
18:00 (PDT) Velazco 22'
Fairclough  41'
Tavares 45'
Report Rossi 72' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 13,979
Referee: Adam Zarrin
September 5, 2015 USL 26 Austin Aztex 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Austin, Texas
19:30 (PDT) Cuero 14'
Gall 34'
Caesar  65'
Rocha  66'
Report Correa  20'
Garza 43'  45'
Sanyang  45'
Lowe  65'
Stadium: House Park
Attendance: 5,055
Referee: Mike Arrington
September 11, 2015 USL 27 Seattle Sounders FC 2 0–1 Orange County Blues FC Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Frano  69' Report Suggs  34'
Blanco  45'
Cortez 57'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,268
Referee: Michael Lavergne
September 17, 2015 USL 28 Seattle Sounders FC 2 3–2 Austin Aztex Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Sérgio 9'
Fairclough 45+1'
Azira  55'
Miele 84'
Report Caeser 12'
Gall 38'
Rocha  57'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,207
Referee: Jeff Arthurholtz

USL Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

May 20, 2015 Second Round Seattle Sounders FC 2 4–2 (a.e.t.) Kitsap Pumas Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Mansaray 26'
Rossi 45', 93'
Garza  79'
Frano  98'
Craven 120+6'
Report Ramos 66', 90'
Jammeh  67'
Jansen  81'
DeZorzi  92'  102'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,766
Referee: Ekatarina Koroleva
May 27, 2015 Third Round Seattle Sounders FC 2 2–1 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers 2 Tukwila, Washington
13:00 (PDT) Craven  62', 66'
Garza  94'
Rossi 104'
Report Clark 54'
O'Rourke  74'
Besler  86'
Clarke  90'
Rose  107'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,737
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
June 16, 2015 Fourth Round Real Salt Lake 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Sandy, Utah
19:00 (PDT) Stertzer  52'
Plata 63'
Morales 71'
Seattle Report
MLS Report
Garza 45+4'
Mansaray  70'
Sanyang  89'  90+3'
Mota  90+3'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 8,208
Referee: Bernhard Hosu

Recognition

USL Player of the Week
Week Player Opponent Link
1 Pablo Rossi Sacramento Republic [2]
2 Darwin Jones Whitecaps FC 2 [3]
USL Team of the Week
Week Players Opponent Link
1 Andy Craven Sacramento Republic [2]
1 Giuliano Frano Sacramento Republic [2]
1 Pablo Rossi Sacramento Republic [2]
2 Darwin Jones Whitecaps FC 2 [3]
4 Giuliano Frano Portland Timbers 2 [4]
6 Nick Miele Whitecaps FC 2 [5]
9 Andy Craven Oklahoma City Energy FC [6]
10 Damion Lowe Portland Timbers 2 [7]
11 Nick Miele Orange County Blues FC [8]

References

  1. ^ "Seattle Sounders FC 2 2015 roster". USL Soccer. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "S2's Rossi Named Player of the Week". March 24, 2015. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "S2's Jones Named Player of the Week". March 31, 2015. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Kickers' Yeisley Named Player of the Week". April 15, 2015. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  5. ^ "Portland's Belmar Named Player of the Week". April 28, 2015. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "Arizona's Tan Named Player of the Week". May 19, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "Louisville's Fondy Named Player of the Week". May 26, 2015. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh's Vincent Named Player of the Week". June 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2015.