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.
| 2017 season | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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Background
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]
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
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
| 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 | 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
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 53 | Conference Semifinals[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 53 | |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 52 | 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
- Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[2]
Overall
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Notes:
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
Notes:
- CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure- Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[3] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
- The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
- The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):- The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)
- The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
- Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[3] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
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
Updated to match(es) played on October 15, 2017. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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 | 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 | The Bronx, 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
Western Conference Semifinals
| October 29, 2017 Leg 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 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 | 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
| 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
| 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 | |
Tyler Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | FW | |
Clint Dempsey | 32 | 15 | 25+4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3 | DF | |
Brad Evans | 11 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF |  |
Gustav Svensson | 36 | 2 | 30+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | ||
| 5 | DF |  |
Nouhou | 25 | 0 | 10+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF |  |
Osvaldo Alonso | 27 | 1 | 24+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | |
Cristian Roldan | 37 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF |  |
Víctor Rodríguez | 10 | 3 | 5+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | ||
| 10 | MF |  |
Nicolás Lodeiro | 37 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | |
Aaron Kovar | 9 | 2 | 1+6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | FW | |
Seyi Adekoya | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW | |
Jordan Morris | 24 | 3 | 22+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | |
Chad Marshall | 32 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | |
Tony Alfaro | 16 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW | |
Will Bruin | 36 | 13 | 20+11 | 11 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 18 | DF |  |
Kelvin Leerdam | 19 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | |
Harry Shipp | 22 | 2 | 11+7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF |  |
Jordy Delem | 17 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | |
Henry Wingo | 14 | 0 | 0+11 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | GK |  |
Stefan Frei | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW | |
Lamar Neagle | 11 | 2 | 0+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF |  |
Román Torres | 26 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 32 | MF | |
Zach Mathers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF |  |
Joevin Jones | 35 | 1 | 28+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 39 | GK | |
Bryan Meredith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 53 | DF | |
Sam Rogers [S2] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 71 | FW | |
David Olsen [S2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 77 | MF | |
Francisco Narbón [S2] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 88 | MF | |
Ray Saari [S2] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 91 | DF |  |
Oniel Fisher | 10 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 92 | DF | |
Rodrigue Ele [S2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 99 | FW | |
Felix Chenkam [S2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players who left the club during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | |
Álvaro Fernández | 11 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | FW | |
Irvin Parra [S2] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 80 | FW | |
Victor Mansaray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- Last updated: November 30, 2017
- Source: Team Stats
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
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||||
- Last updated: November 30, 2017
- Source: Disciplinary Stats
Honors and awards
MLS Comeback Player of the Year
| Player | Notes | Ref |
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| 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 |
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| 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
MLS Coach of the Week
| Week | Coach | Opponent | Ref |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
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| 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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