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Seattle Sounders FC
2016 season
Head CoachSigi Schmid
StadiumCenturyLink Field
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
CONCACAF Champions League (15–16)Quarterfinals
Cascadia CupTBD
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan Morris (7)
All: Jordan Morris (9)
Highest home attendance47,537
(June 25 vs. New York City)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 39,473
(April 30 vs. Columbus)
All: 38,585
(July 5 vs. West Ham United)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 40,738
All: 40,734
← 2015

The 2016 Seattle Sounders FC season is the club's thirty-second season of existence, their eighth in Major League Soccer and their eighth consecutive season in the top flight of American soccer. The Sounders entered the season participating in the knockout stages of the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, with the quarterfinal series taking place in late February and early March against Club América.

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 March 6, 2016.[1]

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
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
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
99 FW Andy Craven  United States

Competitions

Preseason

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Scrimmages

February 3, 2016 FC Tucson 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
19:00 (PST) Report Kovar 34' Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 14, 2016 UCLA Bruins 1–5 Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles, California, U.S.
13:00 (PST) Adam Report Morris
Jones
Ivanschitz
Kovar 		Stadium: Drake Stadium
February 17, 2016 Seongnam FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Report Mathers
Jones 27'
February 17, 2016 LA Galaxy 0–4 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California, U.S.
19:00 (PST) Cole Yellow card 58'
Rogers Yellow card 60'		 Report Ivanschitz 23', 57'
Marshall 26'
Dempsey 47' Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: StubHub Center

Desert Friendlies

February 3, 2016 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
16:00 (PST) Aird Yellow card 30'
Mattocks 51', 90'		 Report Jones 76'
Lowe Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Kino Grandstand Field
Attendance: 760
February 6, 2016 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
18:00 (PST) Peay Yellow card 52'
McInerney 66', 84'		 Report Jones 53' Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 3,112
February 9, 2016 Celaya F.C. 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
18:00 (PST) Gordillo 3'
Mañón 16'
Restrepo Yellow card 66'		 Report Valdez 54'
Mathers Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,316

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2016 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Western Conference
Pos Team
 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
Source: MLS
Overall
Pos Team
 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
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;
(C) MLS Cup Champion

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
18 6 2 10 19 21  −2 20 5 0 5 12 8  +4 1 2 5 7 13  −6

Last updated: July 13, 2016.
Source: MLS

Results by matchday

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Matches

March 6, 2016 MLS 1 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
16:00 (PDT) Fisher Red card 41' Report
Boxscore		 Coelho 73'
Zusi Yellow card 76'
Espinoza Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,525
Referee: Alan Kelly
March 12, 2016 MLS 2 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
13:00 (PDT) Sunny 43'
Beckerman Yellow card 73'
Olave 86'		 Report
Boxscore		 Friberg Yellow card 13'
Alonso 28'
Scott Yellow card 35'
Jones Yellow card 38'
Dempsey Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,282
Referee: Juan Guzman
March 19, 2016 MLS 3 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Ivanschitz Yellow card 44' 52'
Mears Yellow card 71'
Marshall Yellow card 73'		 Report
Boxscore		 Morales 10' (pen.) Yellow card 51' 74' (pen.)
Rivero Yellow card 35'
Pérez Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,012
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 2, 2016 MLS 4 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Montreal Impact Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Ivanschitz Yellow card 67'
Dempsey 79'		 Report
Boxscore		 Camara Yellow card 64'
Ontivero Yellow card 75'
Toia Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,705
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 10, 2016 MLS 5 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
13:00 (PDT) Barnes 35'
Anibaba Yellow card 41'		 Report
Boxscore		 Jones Yellow card 55'
Marshall 90'+4'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,975
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 16, 2016 MLS 6 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Marshall 41'
Remick Yellow card 55'
Morris 71'
Valdez Yellow card 88'
Alonso Yellow card 90'+5'		 Report
Boxscore		 Alberg
Fabinho Yellow card 34'
Le Toux 73'
Fernandes Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,620
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 23, 2016 MLS 7 Colorado Rapids 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 (PDT) Badji Yellow card 1'
Williams Yellow card 14'
Jones 20' Yellow card 20'
Miller Yellow card 47'
Solignac 51'
Doyle 86'		 Report
Boxscore		 Morris 63'
Evans 		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,294
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
April 30, 2016 MLS 8 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Columbus Crew Seattle, Washington
13:00 (PDT) Alonso Yellow card 27'
Friberg Yellow card 82'
Morris 88'		 Report
Boxscore		 Francis Yellow card 86'
Finaly Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,473
Referee: Juan Guzman
May 7, 2016 MLS 9 Heritage Cup Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Dempsey 26'
Alonso Yellow card 43'
Morris 89'		 Report
Boxscore		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,570
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 14, 2016 MLS 10 FC Dallas 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Frisco, Texas
18:00 (PDT) Díaz 3' (pen.)
Barrios 80'		 Report
Boxscore		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 14,630
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 21, 2016 MLS 11 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Report
Boxscore		 Sjöberg 43'
Jones Yellow card 44'
Burch Yellow card 60'
Williams Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 41,028
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 28, 2016 MLS 12 New England Revolution 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
16:30 (PDT) Nguyen 24' (pen.)
Fagúndez Yellow card 35'
Femi 80'		 Report
Boxscore		 Kovar 7' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,456
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 1, 2016 MLS 13 D.C. United 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC Washington, D.C.
17:00 (PDT) Espíndola Yellow card 73' Report
Boxscore		 Ivanschitz Yellow card 38'
Kovar Yellow card 64'
Morris 79'
Jones 83'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,174
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 19, 2016 MLS 14 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Harrison, New Jersey
16:30 (PDT) Felipe Yellow card 4'
Wright-Phillips Yellow card 7'
Grella 18', 59'
Lade Yellow card 79'
Collin Yellow card 82'		 Report
Boxscore		 Alonso Yellow card 4'
Friberg Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 21,102
Referee: Chris Penso
June 25, 2016 MLS 15 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 New York City FC Seattle, Washington
14:00 (PDT) Report
Boxscore		 Lampard 38'
McNamara Yellow card 42'
Iraola Yellow card 75'
Matarrita 87'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 47,537
Referee: Alan Kelly
July 2, 2016 MLS 16 Toronto FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Toronto, Ontario
16:30 (PDT) Delgado Yellow card 44'
Hamilton 60'
Beitashour Yellow card 90'+2'		 Report
Boxscore		 Morris 61' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 26,750
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 9, 2016 MLS 17 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 LA Galaxy Seattle, Washington
12:00 (PDT) Report
Boxscore		 Keane 15'
Romney Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,813
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 13, 2016 MLS 18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 FC Dallas Seattle, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Dempsey 6' (pen.) Red card 33'
Ivanschitz 18'
Morris 22'
Jones 61'
Roldan 73'		 Report
Boxscore		 Figueroa Red card 4'
Ortiz Yellow card 33'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,101
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 17, 2016 MLS 19 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
12:00 (PDT) Preview Stadium: Providence Park
July 24, 2016 MLS 20 Sporting Kansas City v Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
12:00 (PDT) Preview Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
July 31, 2016 MLS 21 Seattle Sounders FC v LA Galaxy Seattle, Washington
13:00 (PDT) Preview Stadium: CenturyLink Field
August 7, 2016 MLS 22 Orlando City SC v Seattle Sounders FC Orlando, Florida
16:00 (PDT) Preview Stadium: Citrus Bowl
August 14, 2016 MLS 23 Seattle Sounders FC v Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
16:00 (PDT) Preview Stadium: CenturyLink Field
August 21, 2016 MLS 24 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
18:30 (PDT) Preview Stadium: CenturyLink Field
August 24, 2016 MLS 25 Houston Dynamo v Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
18:00 (PDT) Preview Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
August 28, 2016 MLS 26 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
14:00 (PDT) Preview Stadium: Providence Park
September 10, 2016 MLS 27 Heritage Cup San Jose Earthquakes v Seattle Sounders FC San Jose, California
19:30 (PDT) Preview Stadium: Avaya Stadium
September 17, 2016 MLS 28 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle, Washington
13:00 (PDT) Preview Stadium: CenturyLink Field
September 25, 2016 MLS 29 LA Galaxy v Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
13:00 (PDT) Preview Stadium: StubHub Center
September 28, 2016 MLS 30 Seattle Sounders FC v Chicago Fire Seattle, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Preview Stadium: CenturyLink Field
October 2, 2016 MLS 31 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver, British Columbia
17:00 (PDT) Preview Stadium: BC Place
October 12, 2016 MLS 32 Seattle Sounders FC v Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Preview Stadium: CenturyLink Field
October 16, 2016 MLS 33 FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders FC Frisco, Texas
16:00 (PDT) Preview Stadium: Toyota Stadium
October 23, 2016 MLS 34 Seattle Sounders FC v Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
13:00 (PDT) Preview Stadium: CenturyLink Field

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
June 15, 2016 Fourth Round Seattle Sounders FC (1) 2–0 Kitsap Pumas (4) Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Roldan 71'
Jones 90'+1'		 Report
Boxscore		 Haddadi Yellow card 10'
Keitz Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,515
Referee: Chipalo Street
June 28, 2016 Fifth Round Real Salt Lake (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		 Seattle Sounders FC (1) Sandy, Utah
19:00 (PDT) Plata 43' (pen.)
Morales Yellow card 93'		 Report
Boxscore		 Gomez Yellow card 42'
Valdez 51'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,087
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Penalties
Martínez soccer ball with check mark
Plata soccer ball with red X
Beckerman soccer ball with red X		 Gomez soccer ball with check mark
Morris soccer ball with check mark
Scott soccer ball with check mark
Friberg soccer ball with check mark
July 20, 2016 Quarterfinals LA Galaxy (1) v Seattle Sounders FC (1) Carson, California
19:30 (PDT) Preview Stadium: StubHub Center

CONCACAF Champions League

2015–16

Main article: 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
Quarterfinals
February 23, 2016 First leg Seattle Sounders United States 2–2 Mexico América Seattle, Washington, U.S.
19:00 (PDT) Dempsey 44', 52'
Alonso Yellow card 62'
Ivanschitz Yellow card 90'+1'		 Report
Boxscore		 Quintero 45'
Sambueza Yellow card 58'
Peralta 70'
Aguilar Yellow card 90'+2'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 42,836
Referee: Oscar Reyna
March 2, 2016 Second leg América Mexico 3–1
(5–3 agg.)		 United States Seattle Sounders Mexico City, Mexico
17:00 (PDT) Quintero 42'
Peralta 45'+1'
Andrade 50'
Aguilar Yellow card 66'		 Report
Boxscore		 Aguilar 41' (o.g.) Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Valdin Legister

Mid-season friendlies

July 5, 2016 Friendly Seattle Sounders United States 3–0 England West Ham United Seattle, Washington
19:30 (PDT) Alfaro Yellow card 20'
Gomez 42' (pen.)
Kovar Yellow card 43'
Morris 70', 72'		 Report Browne Yellow card 38'
Henry Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 38,585
Referee: Chipalo Street

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
1 GK United States Tyler Miller United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free December 21, 2015 [2]
MF United States Jordan Schweitzer United States Denver Pioneers Signed HGP deal January 7, 2016 [3]
33 DF Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones United States Chicago Fire Trade January 14, 2016 [2]
12 MF United States Michael Farfan United States D.C. United Free January 20, 2016 [2]
13 FW United States Jordan Morris United States Stanford Signed HGP deal January 21, 2016 [4]
18 MF United States Nathan Sturgis United States Houston Dynamo Free February 23, 2016 [2]
39 FW Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Oalex Anderson United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free March 1, 2016 [5]
25 DF United States Tony Alfaro United States Cal State Dominguez Hills Draft pick March 8, 2016 [6]
9 FW United States Herculez Gomez Canada Toronto FC Free March 24, 2016 [7]

Draft Picks

See also: 2016 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 2015 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Notes Ref
January 14, 2016 United States Tony Alfaro 25 DF United States Cal State Dominguez Hills MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#27); Pick acquired from Toronto FC through Philadelphia Union and Orlando City in exchange for defender Eriq Zavaleta. [8][9]
January 14, 2016 United States Zach Mathers MF United States Duke MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#35) [8][9]
January 19, 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Alihodzic MF United States Nebraska MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#54); Pick acquired from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Alex Caskey. [8]
January 19, 2016 United States Michael Nelson DF United States Old Dominion MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#76) [8]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
42 MF Uganda Micheal Azira United States Colorado Rapids Waived, Second pick in 2015 MLS Waiver Draft December 2, 2015 [10]
19 FW United States Chad Barrett United States San Jose Earthquakes Waived December 2, 2015 [10]
13 DF Colombia Andrés Correa Colombia Boyacá Chicó F.C. Waived December 2, 2015 [10]
12 DF Costa Rica Leo González Costa Rica Herediano Waived December 2, 2015 [10]
1 GK United States Troy Perkins Retired Waived December 2, 2015 [10]
8 MF Mexico Gonzalo Pineda Retired Waived December 2, 2015 [10]
18 MF Brazil Thomás Brazil Joinville Esporte Clube Waived December 2, 2015 [10]
5 MF England Andy Rose England Coventry City Free Transfer December 2, 2015 [10][11]
27 FW United States Lamar Neagle United States D.C. United Traded for general and targeted allocation money December 7, 2015 [10]
10 MF Guatemala Marco Pappa United States Colorado Rapids Waived, Traded for allocation money December 15, 2015 [10]
9 FW Nigeria Obafemi Martins China Shanghai Shenhua Undisclosed Fee February 25, 2016 [12]
MF United States Jordan Schweitzer United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 Waived March 1, 2016 [5]
5 DF United States Jimmy Ockford United States New York Cosmos Out on Loan March 1, 2016 [5]
31 DF Jamaica Damion Lowe United States Minnesota United FC Out on Loan March 8, 2016 [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "First Team Roster". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "2016 MLS Transactions". MLS.com. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Sounders FC signs defensive midfielder Jordan Schweitzer as sixth Homegrown Player". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Seattle Sounders sign Jordan Morris as Homegrown Player". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Sounders FC signs forward Oalex Anderson". Seattle Sounders FC. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Sounders FC signs defender Tony Alfaro". Seattle Sounders FC. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  7. ^ "Sounders FC signs forward Herculez Gomez". Seattle Sounders FC. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d "2015 MLS SuperDraft, pres. by adidas: Draft Tracker". MLS. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "MLS SuperDraft: Sounders FC takes Duke midfielder Zach Mathers". Seattle Sounders. January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Sounders FC exercises options on 11 players, declines on nine others". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  11. ^ "Andy Rose to join Coventry City following offseason trial". December 23, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  12. ^ "Sounders FC transfers forward Obafemi Martins to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua". February 25, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
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