2015 Seattle Sounders FC season
Seattle Sounders FC 2015 soccer season
Seattle Sounders FC 2015 soccer season
The 2015 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's seventh season in Major League Soccer , the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. Including previous Seattle Sounders franchises, this was the 35th season of a soccer team playing in the Seattle metro area.
Background
The Sounders came into the 2015 season following a successful 2014, winning the U.S. Open Cup for the fourth time as well as winning the Supporters' Shield for the first time in franchise history. By winning the Double , the Sounders became the sixth Major League Soccer team to win two major trophies in one season. This was the first time a club managed to win two trophies since the 2011 Los Angeles Galaxy . It was also the first time since the 2003 Chicago Fire for a team to do the Open Cup/League double.
Seattle also qualified for the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs for the sixth consecutive time. Seattle came into the playoffs with the ability to become the first MLS club to win the Treble . Seattle ended up losing in the Conference Finals 2-2 on aggregate, losing by away goals.
By virtue of winning the Supporters' Shield, the Sounders qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League after a two-year drought from the competition.
Roster
Major League Soccer teams are limited to eight players without U.S. citizenship, a permanent resident (green card holder), or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status). These international roster slots can be traded. Sounders FC began the 2015 MLS season with eight international slots; it was announced they traded with DC United for a ninth slot during the Summer Transfer Window.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of April 4, 2015. [ 2]
Competitions
Preseason
Major League Soccer
League tables
Western Conference
Overall
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
33
14
6
13
41
35
+6
48
10
2
4
23
13
+10
4
4
9
18
22
−4
Last updated: October 20, 2015.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 H A H A A H A A A H A H A H H A A H A H A H A H A H H A A A H A H Result W L D W L W W W L W D W W L W L L L W L L L L L W L W W D W D D D W
Updated to match(es) played on October 20, 2015. Source:
MLS A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
MLS Cup Playoffs
Knockout round
Conference semifinals
FC Dallas win 4–2 on penalties after 3-3 aggregate and advance to Western Conference Finals.
U.S. Open Cup
CONCACAF Champions League
Group stage
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
80
FW
Victor Mansaray Seattle Sounders FC Academy
Signed HGP deal
November 5, 2014
[ 4]
21
DF
Jimmy Ockford New York Cosmos
Return from loan at the end of 2014 NASL season
November 16, 2014
22
DF
Eriq Zavaleta Chivas USA
Return from loan at the end of 2014 MLS season
December 8, 2014
4
DF
Tyrone Mears Free agent
Discovery Signing
December 29, 2014
[ 5]
17
FW
Darwin Jones Washington Huskies
Signed HGP deal
January 9, 2015
[ 6]
1
GK
Troy Perkins Free agent
Out of contract at Montreal Impact and was not selected during the 2014 Re-Entry Draft
January 13, 2015
[ 7]
7
MF
Cristian Roldan Washington Huskies
Generation adidas ; 16th pick of the MLS SuperDraft
January 15, 2015
[ 8] [ 9]
99
FW
Andy Craven North Carolina Tar Heels
Signed MLS college senior contract; 48th pick of the MLS SuperDraft
January 20, 2015
[ 8] [ 10]
13
DF
Andrés Correa Free agent
Discovery Signing
February 10, 2015
[ 11]
91
DF
Oniel Fisher New Mexico Lobos
40th pick of the MLS SuperDraft
March 17, 2015
[ 12]
22
GK
Charlie Lyon Marquette Golden Eagles
75th pick of the MLS SuperDraft
March 17, 2015
[ 12]
18
MF
Thomás Jaguaribe Discovery Signing
June 1, 2015
[ 13]
28
MF
Erik Friberg Esbjerg fB
July 29, 2015
[ 14]
23
MF
Andreas Ivanschitz Discovery Signing
Free
August 4, 2015
[ 15]
16
FW
Nelson Haedo Valdez Free Agent
Free, Signed as DP
August 7, 2015
[ 16]
29
DF
Román Torres Discovery Signing
Targeted Allocation Money
August 12, 2015
[ 17]
Seattle's first signing ahead of the 2015 season was the signing of 17-year-old Victor Mansaray to a Homegrown Player contract. In December 2014, English defender Tyrone Mears was added to the roster as a Discovery Signing; Mears had been a free agent since July when he was released by Bolton Wanderers following the 2013-14 English Championship season . Seattle added All-Pac-12 forward Darwin Jones from the Washington Huskies as a Homegrown Player on January 9, 2015.
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
26
DF
Onyekachi Apam Retired
Waived
December 4, 2014
[ 19]
4
DF
Jalil Anibaba Orlando City SC
Out of contract; selected in Expansion Draft
December 4, 2014
[ 19] [ 20]
7
FW
Tristan Bowen New England Revolution
Waived; selected in Re-Entry Draft Stage 2
December 4, 2014
[ 19] [ 21]
29
GK
Josh Ford Orlando City SC
Waived; selected in Re-Entry Draft Stage 2
December 4, 2014
[ 19] [ 21]
1
GK
Marcus Hahnemann Retired
Waived
December 4, 2014
[ 19] [ 22]
13
FW
Sean Okoli New England Revolution
Waived; rights along with allocation money traded for the 33rd pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft
December 4, 2014
[ 18] [ 19]
18
DF
Djimi Traoré Retired
Waived
December 4, 2014
[ 19]
23
FW
Cam Weaver Retired
Waived
December 4, 2014
[ 19]
22
FW
Eriq Zavaleta Toronto FC
Waived; rights traded for a 2nd round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft
December 4, 2014
[ 19] [ 23]
17
DF
DeAndre Yedlin Tottenham Hotspur
$4,000,000
December 23, 2014
[ 24] [ 25]
FW
Andy Craven Sounders 2
March 10, 2015
[ 26]
DF
Aaron Long Sounders 2
March 14, 2015
[ 27]
77
FW
Kévin Parsemain
Waived
March 20, 2015
[ 28]
33
FW
Kenny Cooper Montreal Impact
Waived
April 2, 2015
[ 29]
On August 13, 2014, it was confirmed that DeAndre Yedlin would be transferred to Tottenham Hotspur of the Premier League for a reported transfer fee of $4 million. Yedlin departed for the English club in January 2015.
Recognition
MLS Player of the Week MLS Goal of the Week MLS Save of the Week MLS Team of the Week
Kits
See also
References
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International
Club competitions
CONCACAF Champions League
National teams
