Seattle Sounders FC 2016 soccer season
Seattle Sounders FC 2016 soccer 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. [3]
Competitions
Preseason
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Scrimmages
Desert Friendlies
Major League Soccer
League tables
Western Conference
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Overall
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Notes:
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Four US-based teams qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League :
The winner of the MLS Cup 2016 (Seattle Sounders FC);
The winner of the Supporters' Shield (FC Dallas);
The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (New York Red Bulls);
The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (FC Dallas; already qualified, so berth passes to Colorado Rapids) The winner of the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)
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
6
14
44
43
+1
48
10
2
5
22
12
+10
4
4
9
22
31
−9
Last updated: October 23, 2016.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
Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2016. Source:
MLS A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
MLS Cup Playoffs
Knockout round
Western Conference Semifinals
Western Conference Finals
MLS Cup Final
U.S. Open Cup
CONCACAF Champions League
2015–16
Quarterfinals
Mid-season friendlies
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
Tyler Miller Seattle Sounders FC 2
Free
December 21, 2015
[4]
MF
Jordan Schweitzer Denver Pioneers
Signed HGP deal
January 7, 2016
[5]
33
DF
Joevin Jones Chicago Fire
Trade
January 14, 2016
[4]
12
MF
Michael Farfan D.C. United
Free
January 20, 2016
[4]
13
FW
Jordan Morris Stanford
Signed HGP deal
January 21, 2016
[6]
18
MF
Nathan Sturgis Houston Dynamo
Free
February 23, 2016
[4]
39
FW
Oalex Anderson Seattle Sounders FC 2
Free
March 1, 2016
[7]
25
DF
Tony Alfaro Cal State Dominguez Hills
Draft pick
March 8, 2016
[8]
9
FW
Herculez Gomez Toronto FC
Free
March 24, 2016
[9]
10
MF
Nicolás Lodeiro Boca Juniors
Undisclosed (~$6M)
July 27, 2016
[10]
21
MF
Álvaro Fernández Gimnasia (LP)
Undisclosed
July 28, 2016
[11]
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.
Out
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Source
42
MF
Micheal Azira Colorado Rapids
Waived, Second pick in 2015 MLS Waiver Draft
December 2, 2015
[14]
19
FW
Chad Barrett San Jose Earthquakes
Waived
December 2, 2015
[14]
13
DF
Andrés Correa Boyacá Chicó F.C.
Waived
December 2, 2015
[14]
12
DF
Leo González Herediano
Waived
December 2, 2015
[14]
1
GK
Troy Perkins Retired
Waived
December 2, 2015
[14]
8
MF
Gonzalo Pineda Retired
Waived
December 2, 2015
[14]
18
MF
Thomás Joinville Esporte Clube
Waived
December 2, 2015
[14]
5
MF
Andy Rose Coventry City
Free Transfer
December 2, 2015
[14] [15]
27
FW
Lamar Neagle D.C. United
Traded for general and targeted allocation money
December 7, 2015
[14]
10
MF
Marco Pappa Colorado Rapids
Waived, Traded for allocation money
December 15, 2015
[14]
9
FW
Obafemi Martins Shanghai Shenhua
Undisclosed Fee
February 25, 2016
[16]
MF
Jordan Schweitzer Seattle Sounders FC 2
Waived
March 1, 2016
[7]
5
DF
Jimmy Ockford New York Cosmos
Out on Loan
March 1, 2016
[7]
31
DF
Damion Lowe Minnesota United FC
Out on Loan
March 8, 2016
[8]
99
FW
Andy Craven Oklahoma City Energy FC
Waived
August 4, 2016
[17]
