2017 Seattle Sounders FC season
Seattle Sounders FC 2017 soccer season
Seattle Sounders FC 2017 soccer 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.
Background
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 August 22, 2017. [ 3]
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Preseason
2017 Desert Friendlies
2017 Carolina Challenge Cup
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; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
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.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 A A H H A A A H H A A H H A H A H A A H H A A H H A H H A A H A H H Result L D W D D L W D L L L W W L W L D D W W W D W W W D D D D L W L W W
Updated to match(es) played on October 15, 2017. Source:
MLS A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
MLS Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Semifinals
Western Conference Finals
MLS Cup Final
Mid-season friendlies
U.S. Open Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute .
Last updated: November 30, 2017
Source: Team Stats
[S2] – S2 player [A]
Top scorers
Last updated: November 30, 2017
Source: Team Stats
Disciplinary record
}
Honors and awards
MLS Comeback Player of the Year
Player
Notes
Ref
Clint Dempsey
Successful 2017 campaign after an irregular heartbeat
[ 4]
MLS Goal of the Week
MLS Save of the Week
MLS Team of the Week
MLS Coach of the Week
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
Bryan Meredith San Jose Earthquakes
Selected with 20th pick in 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft
December 16, 2016
[ 20]
19
MF
Harry Shipp Montreal Impact
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.
Out
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Source
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[update] [ 36]
Notes
A. a Seattle Sounders FC 2 .
References
^ a b c d e f "Seattle Sounders FC Performance Stats – 2017–18" . ESPN . Retrieved October 29, 2023 .^ Kennedy, Paul (October 23, 2017). "Crowd Count: MLS tops 22,000 mark for first time" Soccer America . Retrieved October 29, 2023 . ^ "First Team Roster" . Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved March 2, 2017 .^ Stejskal, Sam (November 17, 2017). "Seattle Sounders' Clint Dempsey named 2017 MLS Comeback Player of the Year" . MLSsoccer.com . Retrieved November 15, 2017 . ^ "Nicolas Lodeiro wins AT&T MLS Goal of the Week for Week 6" . April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017 .^ "Seattle's Stefan Frei wins MLS Save of the Week for Week 7" . MLSSoccer.com. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017 .^ "The Save, Part II: Stefan Frei wins Save of the Week for stop on Altidore" . MLSSoccer.com. May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017 .^ "Seattle Sounders' Stefan Frei wins MLS Save of the Week for Week 30" . MLSSoccer.com. October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017 .^ a b "2017 Team of the Week (Wk 5): Schweinsteiger makes immediate impact" . MLSsoccer.com . April 3, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017 .^ a b Stejskal, Sam (April 24, 2017). "2017 Team of the Week (Wk 8): Orlando, Toronto earn plaudits for big wins" . MLSsoccer.com . Retrieved August 8, 2017 . ^ Baer, Benjamin (May 29, 2017). "2017 Team of the Week (Wk 13): LA Galaxy show dominance in Cali Clasico" . MLSsoccer.com . Retrieved August 8, 2017 . ^ Brisendine, Steve (June 5, 2017). "2017 Team of the Week (Wk 14): Lions' defense shows big" . MLSsoccer.com . Retrieved August 8, 2017 . ^ a b Boehm, Charles (July 7, 2017). "2017 Team of the Week (Wk 19): Slick RSL duo headline star-laden front line" . MLSsoccer.com . Retrieved August 8, 2017 . ^ Brisendine, Steve (July 24, 2017). "2017 Team of the Week (Wk 20): Guzan shines in return, NY clubs show big" . MLSsoccer.com . Retrieved August 8, 2017 . ^ a b Brisendine, Steve (August 7, 2017). "2017 MLS Team of the Week (Wk 22): David Villa, Union trio head the list" . MLSsoccer.com . Retrieved August 8, 2017 . ^ Brisendine, Steve (August 14, 2017). "2017 MLS Team of the Week (Wk 23): Samuel Piette shines in MTL debut" . MLSsoccer.com . Retrieved August 14, 2017 . ^ Brisendine, Steve (August 21, 2017). "Team of the Week (Wk 24): Impact attack, SKC defense dominate" . MLSsoccer.com . Retrieved August 23, 2017 . ^ Brisendine, Steve (October 16, 2017). "Team of the Week (Week 32): Best buds Valeri and Blanco lead Timbers" . MLSsoccer.com . Retrieved October 17, 2017 . ^ a b Baer, Benjamin (October 23, 2017). "Team of the Week (Week 33): Wondolowski comes up big in the clutch for SJ" . MLSsoccer.com . Retrieved November 17, 2017 . ^ "Sounders FC selects goalkeeper Bryan Meredith in Stage One of 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft" . Retrieved December 16, 2016 .^ "Seattle Sounders acquire midfielder Harry Shipp from Montreal Impact in exchange for allocation money" . Retrieved December 22, 2016 .^ "Sounders FC acquires forward Will Bruin from Houston Dynamo" . Retrieved December 24, 2016 .^ a b "Seattle Sounders sign Henry Wingo and Seyi Adekoya as Homegrown Players" . Retrieved January 18, 2017 .^ "Seattle Sounders sign S2 defender Nouhou Tolo to first team contract" . Retrieved January 26, 2017 .^ "Seattle Sounders sign Gustav Svensson, strengthen midfield crop" . Retrieved January 30, 2017 .^ a b "Sounders FC signs midfielders Zach Mathers and Jordy Delem" . Retrieved March 2, 2017 .^ "Seattle Sounders sign 27-year-old Dutch fullback Kelvin Leerdam" . SoundersFC.com . July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017 .^ "Seattle Sounders sign 28-year-old Spanish midfielder Víctor Rodríguez" . SoundersFC.com . July 30, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017 .^ "Sounders acquire Lamar Neagle in trade with D.C. United" . SoundersFC.com . August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017 .^ "Seattle Sounders acquire Montreal Impact midfielder Calum Mallace in exchange for 2019 fourth round MLS SuperDraft pick" . SoundersFC.com . August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017 .^ a b c d e "2017 SUPERDRAFT" . MLS. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017 .^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Sounders FC exercises options on eight players" . Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved December 12, 2016 .^ "U.S. U20s' Mansaray Set For Cincinnati" . USLSoccer.com . February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017 .^ "Interview: Garth Lagerwey on Alvaro Fernandez's possible departure" . USLSoccer.com . Retrieved July 13, 2017 .^ "Sounders FC waives forward Victor Mansaray" . SoundersFC.com . August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017 .^ "Sounders FC Front Office" . Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved July 26, 2016 .
International
Club competitions
CONCACAF Champions League
National teams
