2016 Seattle Sounders FC season

American soccer team season March 2026 October 2022 Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC wordmark.svg 2016 General manager Garth Lagerwey Head coach Sigi Schmid (until July 26)Brian Schmetzer (after July 26, interim) Major League Soccer CenturyLink Field Conference: 4thOverall: 7th MLS Cup playoffs Winners U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals CONCACAF Champions League (15–16) Quarterfinals Jordan Morris (12)MLS Player Stats: 2016 https://www.mlssoccer.com/stats/players/#season=2016&competition=mls-regular-season&club=all&statType=general&position=all MLSsoccer.com October 29, 2023 Jordan Morris (14) 53,302 (Aug. 21 vs. Portland)Seattle Sounders FC Performance Stats – 2016–17 https://www.espn.com/soccer/team/stats/_/id/9726/league/USA.1/season/2016/view/performance ESPN October 29, 2023 League: 39,269 (Sept. 28 vs. Chicago)All: 36,151 (Oct. 27 vs. Kansas City, Playoffs) League: 42,636All: 42,040 League: 5–0 vs. Dallas (Jul. 13) League: 0–3 at Kansas City (Jul. 24) _sounders2016h _sounders16h _sounders16h _green_stripes_adidas _SOUNDERS_15h 005695 628B18 005695 0060BF 74a925 _SOUNDERS_15a _SOUNDERS_15a _SOUNDERS_15a _SOUNDERS_15a _color_3_stripes_on_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 83C552 _sounders2016t _sounders2016t _sounders_2016t _navy_stripes_adidas _sounders2016t 021f3e 021f3e 021f3e 00b3d3 021f3e true 2015 2017 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 July 28, 2016 http://www.soundersfc.com/players First Team Roster March 26, 2015 Seattle Sounders FC 648E3D fff 1 USA GK Tyler Miller Tyler Miller (soccer) 2 USA FW Clint Dempsey DP 3 USA DF Brad Evans Brad Evans (soccer) 4 ENG DF Tyrone Mears 6 CUB MF Osvaldo Alonso 7 USA MF Cristian Roldan GA 8 SWE MF Erik Friberg Erik Friberg (footballer) 9 USA FW Herculez Gomez 10 URU MF Nicolás Lodeiro DP 11 USA MF Aaron Kovar HGP 12 USA MF Michael Farfan 13 USA FW Jordan Morris Jordan Morris (soccer) HGP 14 USA DF Chad Marshall 15 USA DF Dylan Remick 16 PAR FW Nelson Valdez DP 17 USA FW Darwin Jones Darwin Jones (soccer) HGP 18 USA MF Nathan Sturgis 20 USA DF Zach Scott 21 URU MF Álvaro Fernández Álvaro Fernández (Uruguayan footballer) 22 USA GK Charlie Lyon 23 AUT MF Andreas Ivanschitz 24 SWI GK Stefan Frei 25 MEX DF Tony Alfaro 29 PAN DF Román Torres 33 TRI DF Joevin Jones 39 VIN FW Oalex Anderson 80 USA FW Victor Mansaray HGP 91 JAM DF Oniel Fisher Competitions Preseason #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFFF Upcoming fixture 1px solid #AAAAAA Scrimmages February 3, 2016 19:00 (PST) FC Tucson 0–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Kovar 34 Kino North Stadium Tucson, Arizona, U.S. W yes February 14, 2016 13:00 (PST) UCLA Bruins 1–5 Report Seattle Sounders FC Adekoya Morris Jones Ivanschitz Kovar Drake Stadium Los Angeles, California, U.S. W Yes February 17, 2016 Seongnam FC 1–2 Report Seattle Sounders FC Mathers Jones 27 Los Angeles, California, U.S. W Yes February 17, 2016 19:00 (PST) LA Galaxy 0–4 Report Seattle Sounders FC Cole 58Rogers 60 Ivanschitz 23 57Marshall 26Dempsey 47 70 StubHub Center Carson, California, U.S. W Desert Friendlies February 3, 2016 16:00 (PST) Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Aird 30Mattocks 51 90 Jones 76Lowe 84 Kino Grandstand Field Tucson, Arizona, U.S. 760 L yes February 6, 2016 18:00 (PST) Portland Timbers 2–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Peay 52McInerney 66 84 Jones 53 Kino North Stadium Tucson, Arizona, U.S. 3,112 L yes February 9, 2016 18:00 (PST) Celaya F.C. 2–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Gordillo 3Mañón 16Restrepo 66 Valdez 54Mathers 83 Kino North Stadium Tucson, Arizona, U.S. 1,316 L Major League Soccer 2016 Major League Soccer season League tables Western Conference SEA 5 Overall SEA 5 Results summary 10 2 5 22 12 4 4 9 22 31 October 23, 2016 MLS March 2016 Results by matchday table b Matchday 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 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss October 23, 2016 MLS April 2016 Matches March 6, 2016 16:00 (PDT) MLS 1 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 ReportBoxscore Sporting Kansas City Fisher 0 41 Coelho 73Zusi 76Espinoza 77 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 39,525 Alan Kelly L yes March 12, 2016 13:00 (PDT) MLS 2 Real Salt Lake 2–1 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Sunny 43Beckerman 73Olave 86 Friberg 13Alonso 28Scott 35Jones 38Dempsey 88 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 19,282 Juan Guzman L yes March 19, 2016 19:00 (PDT) MLS 3 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 ReportBoxscore Vancouver Whitecaps FC Ivanschitz 44 52Mears 71Marshall 73 Morales 10 pen. 51 74 pen.Rivero 35Pérez 82 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 40,012 Mark Geiger L yes April 2, 2016 19:00 (PDT) MLS 4 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 ReportBoxscore Montreal Impact Ivanschitz 67Dempsey 79 Camara 64Ontivero 75Toia 78 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 39,705 Baldomero Toledo W yes April 10, 2016 13:00 (PDT) MLS 5 Houston Dynamo 1–1 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Barnes 35Anibaba 41 Jones 55Marshall 90'+4 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas 20,975 Ismail Elfath D yes April 16, 2016 19:00 (PDT) MLS 6 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 ReportBoxscore Philadelphia Union Marshall 41Remick 55Morris 71Valdez 88Alonso 90'+5 Alberg 32 32' 53Fabinho 34Le Toux 73Fernandes 87 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 39,620 Drew Fischer W yes April 23, 2016 18:00 (PDT) MLS 7 Colorado Rapids 3–1 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Badji 1Williams 14Jones 20 20Miller 47Solignac 51Doyle 86 Morris 63Evans 86 86' 86 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 17,294 Jorge Gonzalez L yes April 30, 2016 13:00 (PDT) MLS 8 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 ReportBoxscore Columbus Crew Alonso 27Friberg 82Morris 88 Francis 86Finlay 87 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 39,473 Juan Guzman W yes May 7, 2016 19:00 (PDT) MLS 9 Heritage Cup Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 ReportBoxscore San Jose Earthquakes Dempsey 26Alonso 43Morris 89 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 39,570 Alan Kelly W yes May 14, 2016 18:00 (PDT) MLS 10 FC Dallas 2–0 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Díaz 3 pen.Barrios 80 Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas 14,630 Ricardo Salazar L yes May 21, 2016 19:00 (PDT) MLS 11 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 ReportBoxscore Colorado Rapids Sjöberg 43Jones 44Burch 60Williams 79 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 41,028 Ismail Elfath L yes May 28, 2016 16:30 (PDT) MLS 12 New England Revolution 2–1 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Nguyen 24 pen.Fagúndez 35Femi 80 Kovar 7 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 21,456 Fotis Bazakos L yes June 1, 2016 17:00 (PDT) MLS 13 D.C. United 0–2 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Espíndola 73 Ivanschitz 38Kovar 64Morris 79Jones 83 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 15,174 Jose Carlos Rivero W yes June 19, 2016 16:30 (PDT) MLS 14 New York Red Bulls 2–0 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Felipe 4Wright-Phillips 7Grella 18 59Lade 79Collin 82 Alonso 4Friberg 86 Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey 21,102 Chris Penso L yes June 25, 2016 14:00 (PDT) MLS 15 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 ReportBoxscore New York City FC Lampard 38McNamara 42Iraola 75Matarrita 87 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 47,537 Alan Kelly L yes July 2, 2016 16:30 (PDT) MLS 16 Toronto FC 1–1 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Delgado 44Hamilton 60Beitashour 90'+2 Morris 61 BMO Field Toronto, Ontario 26,750 Kevin Stott D yes July 9, 2016 12:00 (PDT) MLS 17 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 ReportBoxscore LA Galaxy Keane 15Romney 69 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 40,813 Baldomero Toledo L yes July 13, 2016 19:30 (PDT) MLS 18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 ReportBoxscore FC Dallas Dempsey 6 pen. 0 33Ivanschitz 18Morris 22Jones 61Roldan 73 Figueroa 0 4Ortiz 33 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 40,101 Ricardo Salazar W yes July 17, 2016 12:00 (PDT) MLS 19 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 3–1 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Jewsbury 11Valeri 44 50Adi 64 Jones 37Marshall 59Alonso 66 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 21,144 Jair Marrufo L yes July 24, 2016 12:00 (PDT) MLS 20 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Dwyer 21 79Espinoza 23Peterson 45'+3Mustivar 65 Gomez 43Jones 57 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, Kansas 18,563 Robert Sibiga L yes July 31, 2016 13:00 (PDT) MLS 21 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 ReportBoxscore LA Galaxy Roldan 49 Van Damme 65Lletget 78 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 48,458 Drew Fischer D yes August 7, 2016 16:00 (PDT) MLS 22 Orlando City SC 1–3 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Hines 7 58Nocerino 33Mateos 84 Dempsey 14 37 48Roldan 64Alonso 73Lodeiro 74Scott 76 Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 28,247 Allen Chapman W yes August 14, 2016 16:00 (PDT) MLS 23 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 ReportBoxscore Real Salt Lake Lodeiro 24Morris 37 Plata 62Glad 90'+4 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 39,491 Kevin Stott W yes August 21, 2016 18:30 (PDT) MLS 24 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 ReportBoxscore Portland Timbers Ivanschitz 37Jones 40Dempsey 61 pen. 80Roldan 83Lodeiro 84 Chará 42Adi 90'+3 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 53,302 Alan Kelly W yes August 24, 2016 18:00 (PDT) MLS 25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Wenger 75 Roldan 50Lodeiro 90'+4 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas 16,125 Armando Villarreal D yes August 28, 2016 14:00 (PDT) MLS 26 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 4–2 Boxscore Seattle Sounders FC Andriuškevičius 16Adi 21Melano 29Taylor 44 Lodeiro 25Ivanschitz 45'+1 47Morris 51Jones 78Valdez 90'+1 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 21,144 Hilario Grajeda L yes September 10, 2016 19:30 (PDT) MLS 27 Heritage Cup San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Wondolowski 20Stewart 44Dawkins 58Wynne 69Quintero 84 Alonso 54Lodeiro 80 Avaya Stadium San Jose, California 18,000 Baldomero Toledo D yes September 17, 2016 13:00 (PDT) MLS 28 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 ReportBoxscore Vancouver Whitecaps FC Morris 81Mears 90'+1Valdez 90'+1 Techera 39Edgar 90'+3 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 47,111 Jair Marrufo W yes September 25, 2016 13:00 (PDT) MLS 29 LA Galaxy 2–4 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Keane 20 85 pen., 59 Van Damme 35 o.g.Morris 63 73Valdez 66Alonso 78Lodeiro 81Torres 86 StubHub Center Carson, California 25,819 Armando Villarreal W yes September 28, 2016 19:30 (PDT) MLS 30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 ReportBoxscore Chicago Fire Marshall 24Lodeiro 58 Cociș 75 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 39,269 Hilario Grajeda W yes October 2, 2016 17:00 (PDT) MLS 31 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Morales 25 pen. 0 53Barnes 32Pérez 80 Alonso 39Fisher 46Evans 81 pen. 0 84 BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 24,837 Ricardo Salazar W yes October 12, 2016 19:30 (PDT) MLS 32 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 ReportBoxscore Houston Dynamo Alonso 0 64 Clark 43Bruin 64 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 39,772 Drew Fischer T yes October 16, 2016 16:00 (PDT) MLS 33 FC Dallas 2–1 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Gruezo 40Urruti 45'+1 79Ruiz 89Barrios 90'+7 Lodeiro 41Mears 57 Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas 14,468 Mark Geiger L yes October 23, 2016 13:00 (PDT) MLS 34 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 ReportBoxscore Real Salt Lake Fernández 3Roldan 31Marshall 37Friberg 40 Mulholland 4Plata 8Beckerman 48Wingert 78 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 50,022 Baldomero Toledo W MLS Cup Playoffs 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout round October 27, 2016 19:00 (PDT) Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 ReportBoxscore Sporting Kansas City Alonso 32Valdez 88 Sinovic 63Feilhaber 71Espinoza 90'+3 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 36,151 Ismail Elfath W yes Western Conference Semifinals October 30, 2016 18:30 (PDT) Leg 1 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 ReportBoxscore FC Dallas Valdez 50Lodeiro 55 58 Figueroa 85 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 37,073 Ricardo Salazar w yes November 6, 2016 18:00 (PDT) Leg 2 FC Dallas 2–1 2–4 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Akindele 25Harris 27Urruti 56 Roldan 27Lodeiro 54Frei 67 Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas 14,878 Hilario Grajeda l yes Western Conference Finals Leg 1 November 22, 2016 19:00 (PDT) Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 ReportBoxscore Colorado Rapids Morris 20Lodeiro 61 pen. Doyle 13 58Burch 34Cronin 67 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 42,774 Chris Penso W yes Leg 2 November 27, 2016 13:00 (PDT) Colorado Rapids 0–1 1–3 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Burch 68 Torres 14Morris 56 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 17,695 Ricardo Salazar W MLS Cup Final MLS Cup 2016 December 10, 2016 17:00 (PDT) Toronto FC 0–0 yes 4–5 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC Bradley 90'+3 Marshall 45'+1Jones 72 Altidore Bradley Cheyrou Johnson Moor Morrow Evans Ivanschitz Fernández Jones Lodeiro Torres BMO Field Toronto, Ontario 36,045 Alan Kelly Stefan Frei D y U.S. Open Cup 2016 U.S. Open Cup Fourth round June 15, 2016 19:30 (PDT) Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) 2–0 ReportBoxscore Kitsap Pumas (PDL) Roldan 71Jones 90'+1 Haddadi 10Keitz 60 Starfire Sports Complex Tukwila, Washington 3,515 Chipalo Street W Round of 16 June 28, 2016 19:00 (PDT) Real Salt Lake (MLS) 1–1 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) Plata 43 pen.Morales 93 Gomez 42Valdez 51 Martínez Plata Beckerman Gomez Morris Scott Friberg Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 17,087 Alex Chilowicz Y 1–4 D Quarterfinals July 20, 2016 19:30 (PDT) LA Galaxy (MLS) 4–2 ReportBoxscore Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) Gordon 17Leonardo 31Giovani 77Lletget 85 88 Farfan 4Remick 32Alfaro 57Gomez 58 StubHub Center Carson, California 3,409 Alex Chilowicz L CONCACAF Champions League 2015–16 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals First leg February 23, 2016 19:00 (PDT) Seattle Sounders FC USA 2–2 ReportBoxscore MEX América Dempsey 44 52Alonso 62Ivanschitz 90'+1 Quintero 45Sambueza 58Peralta 70Aguilar 90'+2 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington, U.S. 42,836 Oscar Reyna D yes Second leg March 2, 2016 17:00 (PDT) América MEX 3–1 5–3 ReportBoxscore USA Seattle Sounders FC Quintero 42Peralta 45'+1Andrade 50Aguilar 66 Aguilar 41 o.g. Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico Valdin Legister L Mid-season friendlies July 5, 2016 19:30 (PDT) Friendly Seattle Sounders FC USA 3–0 Report ENG West Ham United Alfaro 20Gomez 42 pen.Kovar 43Morris 70 72 Browne 38Henry 88 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 38,585 Chipalo Street W yes Statistics Appearances and goals Last updated on December 11, 2016. Regular season U.S. Open Cup Playoffs Champions League 1 Tyler Miller GK USA 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Clint Dempsey FW USA 17 8 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 Brad Evans DF USA 21+2 1 0+1 0 0+5 0 2 0 4 Tyrone Mears DF ENG 32 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 6 Osvaldo Alonso MF CUB 32 3 0 0 6 0 2 0 7 Cristian Roldan MF USA 28+5 4 2+1 1 6 0 0+2 0 8 Erik Friberg MF SWE 18+7 0 0+2 0 5 0 2 0 9 Herculez Gomez FW USA 9+12 0 2+1 1 0+2 0 0 0 10 Nicolás Lodeiro MF URU 13 4 0 0 6 4 0 0 11 Aaron Kovar MF USA 10+6 1 2 0 0 0 0+2 0 12 Michael Farfan MF USA 0+1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 Jordan Morris FW USA 32+2 12 0+2 0 6 2 2 0 14 Chad Marshall DF USA 30 4 0 0 6 0 2 0 15 Dylan Remick DF USA 6+5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 Nelson Valdez FW PAR 8+16 0 1 1 5+1 2 2 0 17 Darwin Jones FW USA 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 0 18 Nathan Sturgis MF USA 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 Zach Scott DF USA 10+4 0 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 21 Álvaro Fernández MF URU 8+2 1 0 0 1+2 0 0 0 22 Charlie Lyon GK USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Andreas Ivanschitz MF AUT 25+3 3 0 0 1+2 0 2 0 24 Stefan Frei GK SUI 33 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 25 Tony Alfaro DF MEX 1+5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 Román Torres DF PAN 8+1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 32 Zach Mathers [S2] MF USA 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 33 Joevin Jones DF TRI 29+4 2 0+2 1 6 0 2 0 39 Oalex Anderson FW VIN 2+13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 80 Victor Mansaray FW USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 Oniel Fisher DF JAM 2+4 0 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players out on loan: 5 Jimmy Ockford DF USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Damion Lowe DF JAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players who left the club during the season: 99 Andy Craven FW USA 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 August 2016 [S2] - S2 playerS2 A a 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.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 11 GK Miller, Tyler USA Tyler Miller USA Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free December 21, 2015 2016 MLS Transactions http://www.mlssoccer.com/transactions/2016 MLS.com March 3, 2016 December 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151210015243/http://www.mlssoccer.com/transactions/2016 dead3 MF Schweitzer, Jordan USA Jordan Schweitzer USA Denver Pioneers Signed HGP deal January 7, 2016 Sounders FC signs defensive midfielder Jordan Schweitzer as sixth Homegrown Player http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2016/01/07/sounders-fc-signs-defensive-midfielder-jordan-schweitzer-sixth-homegrown-player Seattle Sounders FC January 10, 2016 332 DF Jones, Joevin TRI Joevin Jones USA Chicago Fire Trade January 14, 2016 123 MF Farfan, Michael USA Michael Farfan USA D.C. United Free January 20, 2016 134 FW Morris, Jordan USA Jordan Morris USA Stanford Signed HGP deal January 21, 2016 Seattle Sounders sign Jordan Morris as Homegrown Player http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2016/01/21/seattle-sounders-sign-jordan-morris-homegrown-player Seattle Sounders FC January 21, 2016 183 MF Sturgis, Nathan USA Nathan Sturgis USA Houston Dynamo Free February 23, 2016 394 FW Anderson, Oalex VIN Oalex Anderson USA Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free March 1, 2016 Sounders FC signs forward Oalex Anderson http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2016/03/01/sounders-fc-signs-forward-oalex-anderson March 9, 2016 Seattle Sounders FC March 1, 2016 252 DF Alfaro, Tony USA Tony Alfaro USA Cal State Dominguez Hills Draft pick March 8, 2016 Sounders FC signs defender Tony Alfaro http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2016/03/08/sounders-fc-signs-defender-tony-alfaro March 9, 2016 Seattle Sounders FC March 8, 2016 94 FW Gomez, Herculez USA Herculez Gomez CAN Toronto FC Free March 24, 2016 Sounders FC signs forward Herculez Gomez http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2016/03/24/sounders-fc-signs-forward-herculez-gomez March 26, 2016 Seattle Sounders FC March 24, 2016 103 MF Lodeiro, Nicolás URU Nicolás Lodeiro ARG Boca Juniors Undisclosed (~$6M) July 27, 2016 Sounders FC signs midfield playmaker Nicolás Lodeiro http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2016/07/27/sounders-fc-signs-midfield-playmaker-nicol-s-lodeiro July 27, 2016 Seattle Sounders FC July 27, 2016 213 MF Fernández, Álvaro URU Álvaro Fernández ARG Gimnasia (LP) Undisclosed July 28, 2016 Sounders FC signs midfielder Alvaro Fernandez http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2016/07/28/sounders-fc-signs-midfielder-alvaro-fernandez July 29, 2016 Seattle Sounders FC July 28, 2016 Draft picks 2016 MLS SuperDraft 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. DatePlayerNumberPositionPrevious clubNotesRef January 14, 2016 USA Tony Alfaro25DF USA 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. 2015 MLS SuperDraft, pres. by adidas: Draft Tracker http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2016/tracker January 21, 2016 MLS January 14, 2016 June 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160629203500/http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2016/tracker deadMLS SuperDraft: Sounders FC takes Duke midfielder Zach Mathers http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2016/01/14/mls-superdraft-sounders-fc-takes-duke-midfielder-zach-mathers January 15, 2016 Seattle Sounders January 15, 2016 January 14, 2016 USA Zach MathersMF USA Duke MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#35) January 19, 2016 BIH Emir AlihodzicMF USA Nebraska MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#54); Pick acquired from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Alex Caskey. January 19, 2016 USA Michael NelsonDF USA Old Dominion MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#76) Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource423 MF Azira, Micheal UGA Micheal Azira USA Colorado Rapids Waived, Second pick in 2015 MLS Waiver Draft December 2, 2015 Sounders FC exercises options on 11 players, declines on nine others http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2015/12/02/sounders-fc-exercises-options-11-players-declines-nine-others Seattle Sounders FC December 2, 2015194 FW Barrett, Chad USA Chad Barrett USA San Jose Earthquakes Waived December 2, 2015 132 DF Correa, Andés COL Andrés Correa COL Boyacá Chicó F.C. Waived December 2, 2015 122 DF González, Leo CRI Leo González CRC Herediano Waived December 2, 2015 11 GK Perkins, Troy USA Troy Perkins Retired Waived December 2, 2015 83 MF Pineda, Gonzalo MEX Gonzalo Pineda Retired Waived December 2, 2015 183 MF Thomás BRA Thomás BRA Joinville Esporte Clube Waived December 2, 2015 53 MF Rose, Andy ENG Andy Rose ENG Coventry City Free Transfer December 2, 2015 Andy Rose to join Coventry City following offseason trial http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2015/12/23/andy-rose-join-coventry-city-following-offseason-trial March 9, 2016 December 23, 2016274 FW Neagle, Lamar USA Lamar Neagle USA D.C. United Traded for general and targeted allocation money December 7, 2015 103 MF Pappa, Marco GTM Marco Pappa USA Colorado Rapids Waived, Traded for allocation money December 15, 2015 94 FW Martins, Obafemi NGA Obafemi Martins CHN Shanghai Shenhua Undisclosed Fee February 25, 2016 Sounders FC transfers forward Obafemi Martins to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2016/02/25/sounders-fc-transfers-forward-obafemi-martins-shanghai-greenland-shenhua March 9, 2016 February 25, 20163 MF Schweitzer, Jordan USA Jordan Schweitzer USA Seattle Sounders FC 2 Waived March 1, 2016 52 DF Ockford, Jimmy USA Jimmy Ockford USA New York Cosmos Out on Loan March 1, 2016 312 DF Lowe, Damion JAM Damion Lowe USA Minnesota United FC Out on Loan March 8, 2016 994 FW Craven, Andy USA Andy Craven USA Oklahoma City Energy FC Waived August 4, 2016 Seattle Sounders waive second-year forward Andy Craven http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2016/08/04/seattle-sounders-waive-second-year-forward-andy-craven SoundersFC.com August 4, 2016 August 5, 2016 See also Seattle Sounders FC 2016 in American soccer 2016 Major League Soccer season Notes A. S2 A a Player who were under contract with Seattle Sounders FC 2. 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