2022 Seattle Sounders FC season
Seattle Sounders FC 2022 soccer season
Seattle Sounders FC 2022 soccer season
The 2022 season was Seattle Sounders FC 's 14th in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American club soccer. It was the 39th season played by a professional team bearing the Sounders name. The team was under the management of Brian Schmetzer in his sixth full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders.
In early May, the Sounders won the CONCACAF Champions League title after defeating UNAM of the Liga MX 5–2 in aggregate scoring, becoming the first team in Major League Soccer to win the CONCACAF Champions League.[ 3] MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in the league, snapping a 13-year streak that was the longest active streak in MLS history.[ 4] USL First Division .[ 5] [ 6]
Summary
Preseason
During the offseason, the Sounders hired former player Andy Rose as an assistant coach, joining Freddy Juarez , who had been signed in August 2021, and Preki .[ 7]
Roster
As of February 15, 2022 [ 8]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (age)
Previous club
3
Xavier Arreaga (INTL ) Ecuador DF (1994-09-28 ) September 28, 1994 (age 30) Barcelona S.C.
5
Nouhou (INTL ) Cameroon DF (1997-06-23 ) June 23, 1997 (age 27) Tacoma Defiance
6
João Paulo (INTL ) Brazil MF (1991-03-08 ) March 8, 1991 (age 33) Botafogo
7
Cristian Roldan United States MF (1995-06-03 ) June 3, 1995 (age 29) Washington Huskies
9
Raúl Ruidíaz (DP ) Peru FW (1990-07-25 ) July 25, 1990 (age 34) Atlético Morelia
10
Nicolás Lodeiro (DP ) Uruguay MF (1989-03-21 ) March 21, 1989 (age 35) Boca Juniors
11
Albert Rusnák (DP ) Slovakia MF (1994-07-07 ) July 7, 1994 (age 30) Real Salt Lake
12
Fredy Montero Colombia FW (1987-07-26 ) July 26, 1987 (age 37) Vancouver Whitecaps FC
13
Jordan Morris (HG ) United States FW (1994-10-26 ) October 26, 1994 (age 30) Stanford Cardinal
14
Samuel Adeniran United States FW (1998-09-30 ) September 30, 1998 (age 26) Tacoma Defiance
16
Alex Roldán El Salvador MF (1996-07-28 ) July 28, 1996 (age 28) Tacoma Defiance
17
Will Bruin United States FW (1989-10-24 ) October 24, 1989 (age 35) Houston Dynamo FC
21
Reed Baker-Whiting (HG ) United States MF (2005-03-31 ) March 31, 2005 (age 19) Tacoma Defiance
22
Kelyn Rowe United States MF (1991-12-02 ) December 2, 1991 (age 33) New England Revolution
23
Léo Chú (INTL ) Brazil MF (2000-06-04 ) June 4, 2000 (age 24) Grêmio
24
Stefan Frei United States GK (1986-04-20 ) April 20, 1986 (age 38) Toronto FC
25
Jackson Ragen United States DF (1998-09-24 ) September 24, 1998 (age 26) Tacoma Defiance
26
Andrew Thomas Russia GK (1998-09-01 ) September 1, 1998 (age 26) Stanford Cardinal
28
Yeimar Gómez Andrade (INTL ) Colombia DF (1992-06-30 ) June 30, 1992 (age 32) Unión de Santa Fe
30
Stefan Cleveland United States GK (1994-05-24 ) May 24, 1994 (age 30) Chicago Fire FC
45
Ethan Dobbelaere (HG ) United States MF (2002-11-14 ) November 14, 2002 (age 22) Tacoma Defiance
73
Obed Vargas United States MF (2005-08-05 ) August 5, 2005 (age 19) Tacoma Defiance
75
Danny Leyva (HG ) United States MF (2003-05-05 ) May 5, 2003 (age 21) Tacoma Defiance
84
Josh Atencio (HG ) United States MF (2002-01-31 ) January 31, 2002 (age 22) Tacoma Defiance
87
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (HG ) United States FW (2002-03-25 ) March 25, 2002 (age 22) Tacoma Defiance
92
Abdoulaye Cissoko France DF (1999-12-27 ) December 27, 1999 (age 24) Tacoma Defiance
94
Jimmy Medranda Colombia DF (1994-02-07 ) February 7, 1994 (age 30) Nashville SC
99
Dylan Teves (HG ) United States MF (2000-05-14 ) May 14, 2000 (age 24) Washington Huskies
Coaching staff
As of January 20, 2022 [ 9]
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
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 2022 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
Out
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Source
20
MF
Nicolas Benezet
Option declined
December 1, 2021
[ 16]
8
MF
Jordy Delem
Option declined
December 1, 2021
[ 16]
37
MF
Shandon Hopeau
Option declined
December 1, 2021
[ 16]
1
GK
Trey Muse Loudoun United
Option declined
December 1, 2021
[ 16]
27
DF
Shane O'Neill Toronto FC
Free transfer
December 20, 2021
[ 17]
18
GK
Spencer Richey Chicago Fire FC
Free transfer
December 22, 2021
[ 18]
11
DF
Brad Smith D.C. United
Traded for $750,000 in GAM
January 27, 2022
[ 19]
45
MF
Ethan Dobbelaere MFK Vyškov
Loan through May 31, 2022
February 5, 2022
[ 20]
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Void Upcoming fixture
Preseason
The Seattle Sounders announced their pre-season schedule on January 22, 2022. Seattle competed against its rival, the Portland Timbers, in a friendly match in Tuscan as part of the Desert Showcase which was hosted by FC Tucson .[ 21] Coachella Valley Invitational with its host, LA Galaxy.[ 22]
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) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
^ as 2022 Canadian Championship winners.
Overall
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Results
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34
12
5
17
47
46
+1
41
9
3
5
29
19
+10
3
2
12
18
27
−9
Last updated: October 9, 2022.MLS
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 A A H A A H A A H H H H H A H A A H A H A H A A A H H A H A H Result L L W D W D L L W L W W L W D W L W L L L W L W L L D L L W W L L D
Source:
MLS W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Match results
MLS regular season
The MLS schedule was released on December 15, 2021.[ 24]
U.S. Open Cup
The Sounders entered the 2022 U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32 on May 11, 2022, by virtue of finishing second in the 2021 Western Conference . The draw occurred on April 22, 2022.[ 27]
CONCACAF Champions League
The Sounders qualified to the round of 16 of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League by virtue of their second-place finish in the 2021 Western Conference . The round of 16 draw occurred on December 15.[ 28]
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Seattle Sounders FC León
León
Semi-finals
Final
UNAM Seattle Sounders FC UNAM
Statistics
Top scorers
Last updated: October 10, 2022
Source: [1]
Top assists
Last updated: April 17, 2022
Source: [2]
Honors and awards
MLS Team of the Week
MLS Goal of the Week
CONCACAF Champions League Best XI
References
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National teams
League competitions (Men)
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Amateur Collegiate
League competitions (Women)
Cup competitions (Men)
Domestic International Friendly
Cup competitions (Women) Youth competitions
