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2015 Seattle Sounders FC 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.

Seattle Sounders FC
2015 season
General managerGarth Lagerwey
Head coachSigi Schmid
StadiumCenturyLink Field
Major League SoccerConference: 4th
Overall: 6th
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupFourth round
CONCACAF Champions
League (2015–16)		Quarterfinals
Cascadia CupWinners (4–2–0)
Heritage CupRunners-up (0–1–1)
Desert Diamond Cup4th (1–2–0)
Top goalscorerLeague: Obafemi Martins (15)[1]
All: Obafemi Martins (15)
Highest home attendance64,358 (Aug. 30 vs. Portland)[1]
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 39,175 (Mar. 14 vs. San Jose)[1]
All: 37,106 (Aug. 19 vs. Olimpia, CCL)
Average home league attendanceRegular season: 44,245
Playoffs: 39,568
All: 39,877
Biggest winLeague: 4–0 vs. Orlando (Aug. 16)[1]
Biggest defeatLeague: 1–4 at Portland (June 28)[1]
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Background edit

Main article: 2014 Seattle Sounders FC season

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 edit

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]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Troy Perkins   United States
2 MF Clint Dempsey (DP)   United States
3 MF Brad Evans (c)   United States
4 DF Tyrone Mears   England
5 MF Andy Rose   England
6 MF Osvaldo Alonso   Cuba
7 MF Cristian Roldan (GA)   United States
8 MF Gonzalo Pineda   Mexico
9 FW Obafemi Martins (DP)   Nigeria
10 MF Marco Pappa   Guatemala
11 MF Aaron Kovar (HGP)   United States
12 DF Leonardo González   Costa Rica
13 DF Andrés Correa   Colombia
14 DF Chad Marshall   United States
15 DF Dylan Remick   United States
16 FW Nelson Valdez (DP)   Paraguay
17 FW Darwin Jones (HGP)   United States
18 MF Thomás Jaguaribe   Brazil
19 FW Chad Barrett   United States
20 DF Zach Scott   United States
21 DF Jimmy Ockford   United States
22 GK Charlie Lyon   United States
23 MF Andreas Ivanschitz   Austria
24 GK Stefan Frei   Switzerland
27 MF Lamar Neagle   United States
28 MF Erik Friberg   Sweden
29 DF Román Torres   Panama
31 DF Damion Lowe (GA)   Jamaica
42 MF Micheal Azira   Uganda
80 FW Victor Mansaray (HGP)   United States
91 DF Oniel Fisher   Jamaica
99 FW Andy Craven (DL)   United States

Competitions edit

Preseason edit

February 4, 2015 Friendly UCLA Bruins 0–5 Seattle Sounders FC Walnut, California
19:00 PST Report Martins   39'
Neagle   44'
Barrett   77'
Cooper   86'
Azira   90'		 Stadium: Hilmer Lodge Stadium
Referee: Reed Christy
February 6, 2015 LA Galaxy 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
11:30 PST Husidic   18'
Maganto   54'		 Report Pappa   26' Stadium: StubHub Center
February 19, 2015 Friendly Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Minnesota United FC Tucson, Arizona
11:30 MT Cooper   57' Report Ibarra   63' Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Desert Diamond Cup edit

February 18, 2015 Game 3 FC Tucson 0–6 Seattle Sounders FC Tucson, Arizona
20:00 MST Report Neagle   4', 27'
Dempsey   11', 37'
Mears   31'
Parsemain   87', 89'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,856
February 21, 2015 Game 6 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
20:00 MST Pineda   22'
Mansaray   74'
Cooper   81'		 Report Németh   25',   39'
Besler   27'
Zusi   34'
Añor   42'
Sinovic   67'
Rogers   73'
Lopez   88'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 3,661 (Stadium record)
February 25, 2015 Game 8 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 New England Revolution Tucson, Arizona
18:00 MST Cooper   4'
Jones   42'
Roldan   59'
Lowe   74'		 Report Lowe   47' (og)
Fagundez   44'
Rudy   60'
Davies   90' (pen)		 Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 28, 2015 Game 10 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
TBD Azira   12'
Martins   62'
Neagle   50'
Pineda   76'		 Report Hallisey   8'   36' Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Major League Soccer edit

Main article: 2015 Major League Soccer season

League tables edit

Western Conference edit
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 16 13 5 45 36 +9 53 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
3 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 41 39 +2 53 MLS Cup Knockout Round
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 13 6 44 36 +8 51
5 LA Galaxy 34 14 11 9 56 46 +10 51
6 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 11 9 48 45 +3 51
Source: MLS
Overall edit
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
4 Columbus Crew 34 15 11 8 58 53 +5 53
5 Portland Timbers (C) 34 15 11 8 41 39 +2 53 CONCACAF Champions League
6 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 13 6 44 36 +8 51
7 Montreal Impact 34 15 13 6 48 44 +4 51
8 D.C. United 34 15 13 6 43 45 −2 51
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion

Results summary edit

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.
Source: MLS

Results by matchday edit

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHHAHAAHAAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAH
ResultWLDWLWWWLWDWWLWLLLWLLLLLWLWWDWDDDW
Updated to match(es) played on October 20, 2015. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

March 8, 2015 MLS 1 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 New England Revolution Seattle, Washington
18:30 (PDT) Dempsey   25' (pen.), 67'
Martins   41'		 Report Gonçalves   73' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,782
Referee: Juan Guzman
March 14, 2015 MLS 2 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington
18:00 (PDT) Dempsey   1'
Azira   57'
Martins   84'
Roldan   90+4'		 Report Wondolowski   13 ', 48'
Bernárdez   52'
Emeghara   70',   85'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,175
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
March 28, 2015 MLS 3 FC Dallas 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC Frisco, Texas
17:30 (PDT) Acosta   18'
Zimmerman   80'		 Report Azira   57'
González   90+2'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 18,333
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 4, 2015 MLS 4 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Rose   17'
Martins   39'
Pineda   56'		 Report Garrido   39'
Clark   45+3'
Taylor   52'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,860
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 12, 2015 MLS 5 LA Galaxy 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
16:00 (PDT) Gordon   23',   90+3'
Gargan   27'
Husidić   81'
Juninho   88'		 Report Martins   34'
Marshall   45+2'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 18, 2015 MLS 6 Colorado Rapids 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 (PDT) Torres   22' Report Neagle   5 ', 25'
Marshall   14'
Rose   66'
Martins   73'
Mears   74'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,134
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 26, 2015 MLS 7 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
18:30 (PDT) Pappa   53'
Alonso   54'
Dempsey   77'		 Report Villafaña   23'
Ridgewell   71'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 41,451
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 3, 2015 MLS 8 New York City FC 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC New York, New York
16:00 (PDT) Watson-Siriboe   28',   88'
Diskerud   50'
Ballouchy   54'		 Report Martins   23 ', 66',   79'
Pappa   39'
Mears   44'
Dempsey   58'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 25,384
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 9, 2015 MLS 9 Columbus Crew 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, Ohio
16:30 (PDT) Kamara   10 ', 58'
Pogatetz   44'
Higuaín   49'
Schoenfeld   90+1'		 Report Dempsey   24 ', 75'
Pineda   77'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,714
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 16, 2015 MLS 10 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver, British Columbia
13:00 (PDT) Laba   28' Report Barrett   5 ', 38' Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 23, 2015 MLS 11 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
16:00 (PDT) Report Ellis   81'
Mustivar   81'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,653
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 27, 2015 MLS 12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Pappa   15'
Alonso   55'
Evans   64'		 Report Watts   44' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,757
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 31, 2015 MLS 13 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls Seattle, Washington
14:00 (PDT) Pappa   69'
Alonso   72'
Barrett   90+1'		 Report Sam   36',   60'
Perrinelle   59'
Felipe   67'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,194
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 6, 2015 MLS 14 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
17:30 (PDT) Feilhaber   84' (pen.) Report Frei   82' Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 21,505
Referee: Ismail Elfath
June 13, 2015 MLS 15 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 FC Dallas Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Evans   50'
Neagle   55'
Martins   73'
González   90+2'		 Report Ulloa   49'
Pérez   85'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 41,108
Referee: Alan Kelly
June 20, 2015 MLS 16 Heritage Cup Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington
13:00 (PDT) Thomás   59'
Scott   87'		 Report Nyassi   23',   28'
Pérez García   73'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,971
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 24, 2015 MLS 17 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Chester, Pennsylvania
16:00 (PDT) Sapong   69' Report Remick   30'
Scott   49'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,072
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
June 28, 2015 MLS 18 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
16:00 (PDT) Nagbe   12'
Valeri   53'
Adi   74 ', 76'
Wallace   90+1'		 Report Pineda   17'
Neagle   38',   71'
Rose   52'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 3, 2015 MLS 19 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 D.C. United Seattle, Washington
20:00 (PDT) Scott   13'
Alonso   78'
Mears   88'
Neagle   90+1'		 Report Espíndola   27'
Doyle   58'
Kitchen   78'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,410
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 11, 2015 MLS 20 Chicago Fire 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Bridgeview, Illinois
17:30 (PDT) Cociș   82'
Adaílton   84'
Johnson   90+2'		 Report Craven   80' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,528
Referee: Allen Chapman
July 18, 2015 MLS 21 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Friberg   30'
Mears   71'		 Report Pittinari   12'
Harrington   79'
Doyle   84'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,403
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 25, 2015 MLS 22 Montreal Impact 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Montreal, Quebec
17:00 (PDT) Ciman   88'
Donadel   90'
McInerney   90+3'		 Report Pineda   84' Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 17,209
Referee: Chris Penso
August 1, 2015 MLS 23 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Dempsey   53'
Alonso   74'		 Report Kah   6 ', 49'
Waston   67'
Morales   75'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 53,125
Referee: Mark Geiger
August 9, 2015 MLS 24 LA Galaxy 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
13:00 (PDT) Zardes   13'
Keane   47'
dos Santos   64'		 Summary Barrett   1'
Friberg   38'
Fisher   62'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 16, 2015 MLS 25 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Orlando City SC Seattle, Washington
14:00 (PDT) Martins   17 ', 52'
Valdez   62'
Thomás   90+2'		 Report Turner   23'   40'
Cerén   61'
Róchez   77'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,453
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 22, 2015 MLS 26 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
19:00 (PDT) Morales   12' (pen.)
Jaime   19'
García   83'
Beltran   90+2'		 Report Friberg   25'
Rose   39'
Fisher   50'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,559
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 30, 2015 MLS 27 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
14:00 (PDT) Martins   6'
Evans   24',   42' (pen.)
Fisher   61'		 Report Ridgewell   44'
Jewsbury   58'
Valeri   69'
Asprilla   83'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 64,358
Referee: Alan Kelly
September 5, 2015 MLS 28 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Toronto FC Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Martins   6'
Scott   19'
Alonso   30'
Dempsey   77'		 Report Zavaleta   59'
Delgado   68'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,960
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 12, 2015 MLS 29 Heritage Cup San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC San Jose, California
19:30 (PDT) Godoy   29'
Alashe   37',   70'		 Report Pineda   55'
Fisher   69'
Martins   82'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 19, 2015 MLS 30 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver, British Columbia
16:00 (PDT) Teibert   22'
Smith   63'
Watson   81'		 Report Evans   24'
Ivanschitz   45'
Pineda   71'
Martins   87'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 27, 2015 MLS 31 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
14:00 (PDT) Nagamura   44'
Dwyer   79'
Palmer-Brown   82'		 Report Martins   32'
Alonso   44'		 Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,496
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 4, 2015 MLS 32 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 LA Galaxy Seattle, Washington
18:30 (PDT) Barrett   90+3' Report Keane   36' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 56,097
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 18, 2015 MLS 33 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
14:00 (PDT) Garrido   64'
Clark   65'		 Report Pineda   40'
Ivanschitz   55'
Barrett   71'
Martins   82'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,145
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
October 25, 2015 MLS 34 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
16:00 (PDT) Dempsey   5', 20'
Pappa   10'		 Report Martínez   43'
Stertzer   55'
Gil   77'
Jaime   89'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 55,435
Referee: Sorin Stoica

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

See also: 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs

Knockout round edit

October 28, 2015 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 LA Galaxy Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Dempsey   5'
Valdez   12'
Friberg   73'
Frei   90+3'		 Report Lletget   6'
Zardes   22'
Gonzalez   44'
Husidic   77'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,537
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Conference semifinals edit

November 1, 2015 First leg Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 FC Dallas Seattle, Washington
18:30 PST Ivanschitz   67'
Dempsey   86'		 Report Castillo   18' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,599
Referee: Kevin Stott
November 8, 2015 FC Dallas 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Seattle Sounders FC Frisco, Texas
16:30 PST Akindele   84'
Zimmerman   90+1'		 Report Marshall   90' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 17,287
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Penalties
Diaz  
Hollingshead  
Akindele  
Zimmerman  		   Dempsey
  Ivanschitz
  Barrett
  Rose

FC Dallas win 4–2 on penalties after 3-3 aggregate and advance to Western Conference Finals.

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup
June 16, 2015 Fourth round Seattle Sounders FC   1–3 (a.e.t.)   Portland Timbers Tukwila, Washington
Rose   20'
Evans   39'   69'
Martins   79'
Azira   113'
Dempsey   113'   114'		 Report
Box Score		 Valeri   48'
Paparatto   55'
Wallace   100'
Jewsbury   106'
Peay   111'
Urruti   116'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports
Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Daniel Radford

CONCACAF Champions League edit

Main article: 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League

Group stage edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Seattle Sounders FC 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7 Knockout stage
2   Olimpia 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 6
3   Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
August 5, 2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC   1–1   Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver
19:00 (PDT) Parker   61' Report Barrett   58'
Neagle   72'
Azira   73'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 19,683
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo
August 19, 2015 Seattle Sounders FC   2–1   Olimpia Seattle
19:00 (PDT) Thomás   59'
Friberg   90'
Evans   90+7' (pen.)   90+8'		 Report Elis   5'
Quioto   49'
Mejía   50'
Peralta   58'
Alvarado   80'
Fabio de Souza   90+8'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,106
Referee: Kimbett Ward
August 26, 2015 Olimpia   1–0   Seattle Sounders FC Tegucigalpa
19:00 (PDT) Elis   60'
Peralta   57'		 Report Thomás   49'
Pineda   64'		 Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Sandy Vasquez
September 23, 2015 Seattle Sounders FC   3–0   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle
19:00 (PDT) Neagle   32 ', 47'
Valdez   39'		 Report Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,624
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez

Friendlies edit

March 24, 2015 Seattle Sounders FC   2–2   Club Tijuana Seattle, Washington
7:23 p.m. PST[3] Neagle   11'
Rose   56'		 Report Moreno   21'
Ruiz   28'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,115

Transfers edit

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 edit

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 edit

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.

Date Player Number Position Previous club Notes Ref
January 15, 2015   Cristian Roldan (GA) 7 MF   Washington Huskies MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#16); pick acquired from Real Salt Lake in exchange for pick #27 and allocation money [8][18]
January 15, 2015   Tyler Miller GK   Northwestern Wildcats MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#33); pick acquired from New England Revolution in exchange for future considerations (the rights to Sean Okoli and allocation money) [8][18]
January 15, 2015   Oniel Fisher MF/DF   New Mexico Lobos MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#40) [8]
January 20, 2015   Andy Craven FW   North Carolina Tar Heels MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#48) [8]
January 20, 2015   Charlie Lyon GK   Marquette Golden Eagles MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#75) [8]
January 20, 2015   Andy Bevin FW   West Virginia Mountaineers MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#80) [8]

Out edit

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 edit

MLS Player of the Week
Week Player Opponent Ref
11   Chad Barrett Vancouver Whitecaps FC [30]
MLS Goal of the Week
Week Player Opponent Ref
1   Clint Dempsey New England Revolution [31]
7   Obafemi Martins Colorado Rapids [32]
9   Obafemi Martins New York City FC [33]
13   Marco Pappa New York Red Bulls [34]
MLS Save of the Week
Week Player Opponent Ref
9   Stefan Frei New York City FC [35]
MLS Team of the Week
Week Player Opponent Ref
1   Clint Dempsey New England Revolution [36]
1   Obafemi Martins New England Revolution [36]
1   Tyrone Mears New England Revolution [36]
5   Chad Marshall Houston Dynamo [37]
7   Stefan Frei Colorado Rapids [38]
7   Lamar Neagle Colorado Rapids [38]
9   Chad Marshall New York City FC [39]
9   Obafemi Martins New York City FC [39]
9   Dylan Remick New York City FC [39]
11   Chad Barrett Vancouver Whitecaps FC [40]
13   Marco Pappa Colorado Rapids and New York Red Bulls [41]

Kits edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home Alt.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home Alt. 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Third
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Rave Green Blue Rave Green March 8 vs. New England Revolution
Home Alt. Rave Green Rave Green Blue March 28 at FC Dallas
Home Alt. 2 Rave Green Rave Green Rave Green June 24 at Philadelphia Union
Away White White Black May 9 at Columbus Crew
Third Black Light green Light green May 3 at New York City FC

See also edit

References edit

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  3. ^ Sounders FC Public Relations (March 24, 2015). "Kickoff for international friendly vs. Club Tijuana pushed to 7:23 p.m. PT". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
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  6. ^ "Sounders FC Signs Darwin Jones to Homegrown Contract". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
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  32. ^ "Seattle Sounders' Obafemi Martins runs away with Week 7 AT&T MLS Goal of the Week award". MLSsoccer.com. April 24, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  33. ^ "Obafemi Martins' connection with Clint Dempsey, classy finish nets him Week 9's AT&T Goal of the Week". MLSsoccer.com. May 8, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  34. ^ "Seattle Sounders' Marco Pappa wins Week 13 AT&T Goal of the Week honors for first goal of 2015". MLSsoccer.com. June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
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