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
Competitions
Preseason
Scrimmages
Desert Friendlies
Major League Soccer
League tables
Western Conference
Overall
Results summary
Results by matchday
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
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Last updated on December 11, 2016.
|colspan="14"|Players out on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left the club during the season:
[S2] - S2 player
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 1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free Denver Pioneers Signed HGP deal 33 Chicago Fire Trade 12 D.C. United Free 13 Stanford Signed HGP deal 18 Houston Dynamo Free 39 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Free 25 Cal State Dominguez Hills Draft pick 9 Toronto FC Free 10 Boca Juniors Undisclosed (~$6M) 21 Gimnasia (LP) Undisclosed
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.
DatePlayerNumberPositionPrevious clubNotesRef January 14, 2016 Tony Alfaro25DF 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. January 14, 2016 Zach MathersMF Duke MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#35) January 19, 2016 Emir AlihodzicMF Nebraska MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#54); Pick acquired from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Alex Caskey. January 19, 2016 Michael NelsonDF Old Dominion MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#76)
Out
No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource42 Colorado Rapids Waived, Second pick in 2015 MLS Waiver Draft 19 San Jose Earthquakes Waived 13 Boyacá Chicó F.C. Waived 12 Herediano Waived 1 Retired Waived 8 Retired Waived 18 Joinville Esporte Clube Waived 5 Coventry City Free Transfer 27 D.C. United Traded for general and targeted allocation money 10 Colorado Rapids Waived, Traded for allocation money 9 Shanghai Shenhua Undisclosed Fee Seattle Sounders FC 2 Waived 5 New York Cosmos Out on Loan 31 Minnesota United FC Out on Loan 99 Oklahoma City Energy FC Waived
See also
Seattle Sounders FC 2016 in American soccer 2016 Major League Soccer season
Notes A. Player who were under contract with Seattle Sounders FC 2.
References