# 2016 Seattle Sounders FC season

The 2016 season was the eighth season for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional club soccer in the United States. The team were managed by Sigi Schmid until his firing in late July; he was replaced by Brian Schmetzer on an interim basis. The Sounders won their first MLS Cup in the 2016 final against Toronto FC, which ended in a penalty shootout after a scoreless draw.

## 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 July 28, 2016.
| 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 |
| 10 | MF | Nicolás Lodeiro (DP) | Uruguay |
| 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 |
| 21 | MF | Álvaro Fernández | Uruguay |
| 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 |

## Competitions
### Preseason

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

#### Desert Friendlies
### Major League Soccer
#### League tables
##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 47 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 46 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |

##### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 23, 2016. Source: MLS

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | W |

#### Matches
### Mid-season friendlies
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on December 11, 2016.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Regular season | Regular season | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Playoffs | Playoffs | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Tyler Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | USA | Clint Dempsey | 19 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Brad Evans | 31 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Tyrone Mears | 40 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CUB | Osvaldo Alonso | 40 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | USA | Cristian Roldan | 44 | 5 | 28+5 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Erik Friberg | 34 | 0 | 18+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Herculez Gomez | 26 | 1 | 9+12 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | URU | Nicolás Lodeiro | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Aaron Kovar | 20 | 1 | 10+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Michael Farfan | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | USA | Jordan Morris | 44 | 14 | 32+2 | 12 | 0+2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Chad Marshall | 38 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Dylan Remick | 14 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | PAR | Nelson Valdez | 33 | 3 | 8+16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Darwin Jones | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | USA | Nathan Sturgis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Zach Scott | 20 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | URU | Álvaro Fernández | 13 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | USA | Charlie Lyon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | AUT | Andreas Ivanschitz | 33 | 3 | 25+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | SUI | Stefan Frei | 41 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | MEX | Tony Alfaro | 9 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | PAN | Román Torres | 13 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | USA | Zach Mathers [S2] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | TRI | Joevin Jones | 43 | 3 | 29+4 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | VIN | Oalex Anderson | 17 | 0 | 2+13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | FW | USA | Victor Mansaray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | DF | JAM | Oniel Fisher | 12 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | USA | Jimmy Ockford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | JAM | Damion Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 99 | FW | USA | Andy Craven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source:
[S2] - S2 player

## 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 |
| 1 | GK | Tyler Miller | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Free | December 21, 2015 |
| | MF | Jordan Schweitzer | Denver Pioneers | Signed HGP deal | January 7, 2016 |
| 33 | DF | Joevin Jones | Chicago Fire | Trade | January 14, 2016 |
| 12 | MF | Michael Farfan | D.C. United | Free | January 20, 2016 |
| 13 | FW | Jordan Morris | Stanford | Signed HGP deal | January 21, 2016 |
| 18 | MF | Nathan Sturgis | Houston Dynamo | Free | February 23, 2016 |
| 39 | FW | Oalex Anderson | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Free | March 1, 2016 |
| 25 | DF | Tony Alfaro | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Draft pick | March 8, 2016 |
| 9 | FW | Herculez Gomez | Toronto FC | Free | March 24, 2016 |
| 10 | MF | Nicolás Lodeiro | Boca Juniors | Undisclosed (~$6M) | July 27, 2016 |
| 21 | MF | Álvaro Fernández | Gimnasia (LP) | Undisclosed | July 28, 2016 |

#### 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 2015 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Notes |
| January 14, 2016 | Tony Alfaro | 25 | DF | Cal State Dominguez Hills | MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#27); Pick acquired from Toronto FC through Philadelphia Union and Orlando City SC in exchange for defender Eriq Zavaleta. |
| January 14, 2016 | Zach Mathers | | MF | Duke | MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#35) |
| January 19, 2016 | Emir Alihodzic | | MF | Nebraska | MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#54); Pick acquired from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Alex Caskey. |
| January 19, 2016 | Michael Nelson | | DF | Old Dominion | MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#76) |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 42 | MF | Micheal Azira | Colorado Rapids | Waived, Second pick in 2015 MLS Waiver Draft | December 2, 2015 |
| 19 | FW | Chad Barrett | San Jose Earthquakes | Waived | December 2, 2015 |
| 13 | DF | Andrés Correa | Boyacá Chicó F.C. | Waived | December 2, 2015 |
| 12 | DF | Leo González | Herediano | Waived | December 2, 2015 |
| 1 | GK | Troy Perkins | Retired | Waived | December 2, 2015 |
| 8 | MF | Gonzalo Pineda | Retired | Waived | December 2, 2015 |
| 18 | MF | Thomás | Joinville Esporte Clube | Waived | December 2, 2015 |
| 5 | MF | Andy Rose | Coventry City | Free Transfer | December 2, 2015 |
| 27 | FW | Lamar Neagle | D.C. United | Traded for general and targeted allocation money | December 7, 2015 |
| 10 | MF | Marco Pappa | Colorado Rapids | Waived, Traded for allocation money | December 15, 2015 |
| 9 | FW | Obafemi Martins | Shanghai Shenhua | Undisclosed Fee | February 25, 2016 |
| | MF | Jordan Schweitzer | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Waived | March 1, 2016 |
| 5 | DF | Jimmy Ockford | New York Cosmos | Out on Loan | March 1, 2016 |
| 31 | DF | Damion Lowe | Minnesota United FC | Out on Loan | March 8, 2016 |
| 99 | FW | Andy Craven | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Waived | August 4, 2016 |