2017 Seattle Sounders FC season

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Seattle Sounders FC
2017 season
General manager Garth Lagerwey
Head coach Brian Schmetzer
Stadium CenturyLink Field
Major League Soccer Conference: 2nd
Overall: 7th
MLS Cup Playoffs Runners-up
U.S. Open Cup Round of 16
Cascadia Cup Second
Heritage Cup Winners
Highest home attendance 51,796
(August 27 vs. Portland Timbers)
Lowest home attendance 40,182
(March 31 vs. Atlanta United)
Average home league attendance League: 43,622
All: 43,148
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors
← 2016 2018 →

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

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Main article: 2016 Seattle Sounders FC season

Current roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of August 22, 2017.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Tyler Miller      United States
2 Forward Clint Dempsey (DP)     United States
3 Defender Brad Evans      United States
4 Midfielder Gustav Svensson      Sweden
5 Defender Nouhou      Cameroon
6 Midfielder Osvaldo Alonso (DP)     Cuba
7 Midfielder Cristian Roldan      United States
8 Midfielder Víctor Rodríguez      Spain
10 Midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro (DP)     Uruguay
11 Midfielder Aaron Kovar (HGP)     United States
12 Forward Seyi Adekoya (HGP)     United States
13 Forward Jordan Morris (HGP)     United States
14 Defender Chad Marshall      United States
15 Defender Tony Alfaro      Mexico
16 Midfielder Calum Mallace      Scotland
17 Forward Will Bruin      United States
18 Defender Kelvin Leerdam      Netherlands
19 Midfielder Harry Shipp      United States
21 Midfielder Jordy Delem      Martinique
23 Midfielder Henry Wingo (HGP)     United States
24 Goalkeeper Stefan Frei       Switzerland
27 Forward Lamar Neagle      United States
29 Defender Román Torres      Panama
32 Midfielder Zach Mathers      United States
33 Defender Joevin Jones      Trinidad and Tobago
35 Goalkeeper Bryan Meredith      United States
91 Defender Oniel Fisher      Jamaica

Competitions

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

Preseason

2017 Desert Friendlies

2017 Carolina Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2017 Carolina Challenge Cup

Major League Soccer

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Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Western Conference

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Overall

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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

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Matches

MLS Cup Playoffs

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See also: 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Semifinals

Western Conference Finals

MLS Cup Final

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Main article: MLS Cup 2017

Mid-season friendlies

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup

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 United States Tyler Miller 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
2 FW United States Clint Dempsey 32 15 25+4 12 0 0 3 3
3 DF United States Brad Evans 11 1 6+5 1 0 0 0 0
4 MF Sweden Gustav Svensson 36 2 30+2 1 0 0 2+2 1
5 DF Cameroon Nouhou 25 0 10+9 0 2 0 4 0
6 MF Cuba Osvaldo Alonso 27 1 24+2 1 0 0 0+1 0
7 MF United States Cristian Roldan 37 6 33 6 0 0 4 0
8 MF Spain Víctor Rodríguez 10 3 5+2 2 0 0 1+2 1
10 MF Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 37 7 33 7 0 0 4 0
11 MF United States Aaron Kovar 9 2 1+6 0 2 2 0 0
12 FW United States Seyi Adekoya 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
13 FW United States Jordan Morris 24 3 22+1 3 0 0 0+1 0
14 DF United States Chad Marshall 32 1 27+1 1 0 0 4 0
15 DF Mexico Tony Alfaro 16 0 8+7 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW United States Will Bruin 36 13 20+11 11 0+1 0 4 2
18 DF Netherlands Kelvin Leerdam 19 1 14+1 1 0 0 4 0
19 MF United States Harry Shipp 22 2 11+7 2 1 0 2+1 0
21 MF Martinique Jordy Delem 17 0 9+5 0 1 0 1+1 0
23 MF United States Henry Wingo 14 0 0+11 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
24 GK Switzerland Stefan Frei 35 0 33 0 0 0 2 0
27 FW United States Lamar Neagle 11 2 0+8 2 0 0 0+3 0
29 DF Panama Román Torres 26 0 21+2 0 0 0 3 0
32 MF United States Zach Mathers 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
33 DF Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones 35 1 28+2 1 1 0 4 0
39 GK United States Bryan Meredith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 DF United States Sam Rogers [S2] 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
71 FW United States David Olsen [S2] 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
77 MF Panama Francisco Narbón [S2] 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
88 MF United States Ray Saari [S2] 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
91 DF Jamaica Oniel Fisher 10 0 7+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
92 DF Cameroon Rodrigue Ele [S2] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
99 FW Cameroon Felix Chenkam [S2] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
8 MF Uruguay Álvaro Fernández 11 0 5+5 0 0+1 0 0 0
38 FW United States Irvin Parra [S2] 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
80 FW United States 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 United States Clint Dempsey 12 3 0 15
2 FW 17 United States Will Bruin 11 2 0 13
3 MF 10 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 7 0 0 7
4 MF 7 United States Cristian Roldan 6 0 0 6
5 MF 8 Spain Víctor Rodríguez 2 1 0 3
FW 13 United States Jordan Morris 3 0 0 3
7 MF 4 Sweden Gustav Svensson 1 1 0 2
MF 11 United States Aaron Kovar 0 0 2 2
MF 19 United States Harry Shipp 2 0 0 2
MF 27 United States Lamar Neagle 2 0 0 2
11 DF 3 United States Brad Evans 1 0 0 1
MF 6 Cuba Osvaldo Alonso 1 0 0 1
DF 14 United States Chad Marshall 1 0 0 1
DF 18 Netherlands Kelvin Leerdam 1 0 0 1
MF 32 United States Zach Mathers 0 0 1 1
DF 33 Trinidad and Tobago 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
Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
2 FW United States Clint Dempsey 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
3 DF United States Brad Evans 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 MF Sweden Gustav Svensson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Cameroon Nouhou 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
6 MF Cuba Osvaldo Alonso 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 MF United States Cristian Roldan 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8 MF Spain Víctor Rodríguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
12 FW United States Seyi Adekoya 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF United States Chad Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15 DF Mexico Tony Alfaro 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
17 FW United States Will Bruin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
18 DF Netherlands Kelvin Leerdam 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 MF United States Harry Shipp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 MF Martinique Jordy Delem 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
24 GK Switzerland Stefan Frei 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 FW United States Lamar Neagle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 DF Panama Roman Torres 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
33 DF Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
77 MF Panama Francisco Narbón 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
91 DF Jamaica Oniel Fisher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
8 MF Uruguay 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

Honors and awards

MLS Comeback Player of the Year

Player Notes Ref
United States Clint Dempsey Successful 2017 campaign after an irregular heartbeat
sidelined him for the second half of 2016.		 [2]

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
6 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro San Jose Earthquakes [3]

MLS Save of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
6 Switzerland Stefan Frei San Jose Earthquakes [4]
10 Switzerland Stefan Frei Toronto FC [5]
30 Switzerland Stefan Frei Vancouver Whitecaps FC [6]

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
5 United States Cristian Roldan Atlanta United FC [7]
5 Sweden Gustav Svensson Atlanta United FC [7]
8 United States Clint Dempsey LA Galaxy [8]
8 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro LA Galaxy [8]
13 United States Chad Marshall Portland Timbers [9]
14 Cuba Osvaldo Alonso Columbus Crew SC, Houston Dynamo [10]
19 United States Clint Dempsey Colorado Rapids [11]
20 United States Cristian Roldan D.C. United, San Jose Earthquakes [12]
22 United States Clint Dempsey Minnesota United FC [13]
22 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Minnesota United FC [13]
23 United States Chad Marshall Sporting Kansas City [14]
24 United States Chad Marshall Minnesota United FC [15]
32 United States Will Bruin FC Dallas [16]
33 Panama Román Torres Colorado Rapids [17]
33 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Colorado Rapids [17]

MLS Coach of the Week

Week Coach Opponent Ref
19 United States Brian Schmetzer Colorado Rapids [11]

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 United States Bryan Meredith United States San Jose Earthquakes Selected with 20th pick in 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 16, 2016 [18]
19 MF United States Harry Shipp Canada Montreal Impact Traded for allocation money December 22, 2016 [19]
17 FW United States Will Bruin United States Houston Dynamo Traded for allocation money December 23, 2016 [20]
12 FW United States Seyi Adekoya United States UCLA Signed HGP Deal January 18, 2017 [21]
23 MF United States Henry Wingo United States Washington Signed HGP Deal January 18, 2017 [21]
5 DF Cameroon Nouhou United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free January 26, 2017 [22]
4 MF Sweden Gustav Svensson China Guangzhou R&F Free January 30, 2017 [23]
21 MF Martinique Jordy Delem United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free March 2, 2017 [24]
32 MF United States Zach Mathers United States Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free March 2, 2017 [24]
18 DF Netherlands Kelvin Leerdam Netherlands SBV Vitesse Free July 10, 2017 [25]
8 MF Spain Víctor Rodríguez Spain Sporting de Gijón Free August 2, 2017 [26]
27 FW United States Lamar Neagle United States D.C. United Traded for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft August 7, 2017 [27]
16 MF Scotland Calum Mallace Canada Montreal Impact Traded for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft August 9, 2017 [28]

Draft picks

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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 United States Stanford MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#22) [29]
January 13, 2017 Dominic Oduro DF Denmark FC Nordsjælland MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#35) [29]
January 17, 2017 Doug Goodman MF United States Georgetown MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#56); Acquired from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder David Estrada [29]
January 17, 2017 Jake Stovall DF United States Wright State MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#66) [29]
January 17, 2017 Kyle Bjornethun DF United States Seattle University MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#88) [29]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
39 FW Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Oalex Anderson Waived December 12, 2016 [30]
12 MF United States Michael Farfan Retired Waived December 12, 2016 [30]
8 MF Sweden Erik Friberg Sweden BK Häcken Waived December 12, 2016 [30]
9 FW United States Herculez Gomez Retired Waived December 12, 2016 [30]
23 MF Austria Andreas Ivanschitz Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Waived December 12, 2016 [30]
17 FW United States Darwin Jones United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Waived December 12, 2016 [30]
31 DF Jamaica Damion Lowe United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Waived December 12, 2016 [30]
22 GK United States Charlie Lyon United States Orange County SC Waived December 12, 2016 [30]
4 DF England Tyrone Mears United States Atlanta United FC Waived, Traded for $50k general allocation money December 12, 2016 [30]
5 DF United States Jimmy Ockford United States Reno 1868 FC Waived December 12, 2016 [30]
15 DF United States Dylan Remick United States Houston Dynamo Waived; Second pick in 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 12, 2016 [30]
20 DF United States Zach Scott Retired Waived December 12, 2016 [30]
18 MF United States Nathan Sturgis Waived December 12, 2016 [30]
16 FW Paraguay Nelson Valdez Paraguay Cerro Porteño Waived December 12, 2016 [30]
80 FW United States Victor Mansaray United States FC Cincinnati Out on Loan February 6, 2017 [31]
8 MF Uruguay Álvaro Fernández Argentina San Martín End of Contract July 10, 2017 [32]
80 FW United States Victor Mansaray Sweden Umeå FC Waived August 10, 2017 [33]

Staff

As of 6 February 2017[34]
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.

References

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