2017 Seattle Sounders FC season

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]

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

Main article: 2016 Seattle Sounders FC season

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 August 22, 2017.[3]

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Tyler Miller
2 FW  USA Clint Dempsey (DP)
3 DF  USA Brad Evans
4 MF  SWE Gustav Svensson
5 DF  CMR Nouhou
6 MF  CUB Osvaldo Alonso (DP)
7 MF  USA Cristian Roldan
8 MF  ESP Víctor Rodríguez
10 MF  URU Nicolás Lodeiro (DP)
11 MF  USA Aaron Kovar (HGP)
12 FW  USA Seyi Adekoya (HGP)
13 FW  USA Jordan Morris (HGP)
14 DF  USA Chad Marshall
15 DF  MEX Tony Alfaro
16 MF  SCO Calum Mallace
17 FW  USA Will Bruin
18 DF  NED Kelvin Leerdam
19 MF  USA Harry Shipp
21 MF  MTQ Jordy Delem
23 MF  USA Henry Wingo (HGP)
24 GK  SUI Stefan Frei
27 FW  USA Lamar Neagle
29 DF  PAN Román Torres
32 MF  USA Zach Mathers
33 DF  TRI Joevin Jones
35 GK  USA Bryan Meredith
91 DF  JAM Oniel Fisher

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Preseason

2017 Desert Friendlies

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

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'  66' 69'
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

Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season

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 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
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

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

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

See also: 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Semifinals

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

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

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

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

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

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  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

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

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

MLS Comeback Player of the Year

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

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

MLS Save of the Week

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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