2019 Seattle Sounders FC season

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Seattle Sounders FC
2019 season
General manager Garth Lagerwey
Head coach Brian Schmetzer
Stadium CenturyLink Field
Major League Soccer Conference: 2nd
Overall: 4th
MLS Cup Playoffs Winners
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round
Cascadia Cup Winners
Heritage Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League:
Raúl Ruidíaz (11)
All:
Raúl Ruidíaz (15)
Highest home attendance League: 50,072
(July 21 vs. Portland Timbers)
All: 69,274
(November 10 vs. Toronto FC)
Lowest home attendance League: 37,722
(April 6 vs. Real Salt Lake)
(April 13 vs. Toronto FC)
(April 24 vs. San Jose Earthquakes)
(May 15 vs. Orlando City SC)
(August 4 vs. Sporting Kansas City)
(September 15 vs. New York Red Bulls)
(September 18 vs. FC Dallas)
All: 6,280
(June 12 vs. Portland Timbers, USOC )
Average home league attendance League: 40,247
Home colors
Away colors
← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's eleventh season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. The 2019 season was Brian Schmetzer's third full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders. Seattle-based Zulily became the official jersey sponsor of the Sounders in the 2019 season.

Sounders FC won their second MLS Cup title at the end of the season,[1] playing in front of a franchise-record 69,274 fans at CenturyLink Field.[2]

Background

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Main article: 2018 Seattle Sounders FC season

Recap

In January 2019, the Sounders announced that their USL-affiliated team, Seattle Sounders FC 2, that had moved to Tacoma, Washington would be re-branded as the Tacoma Defiance.[3] In addition, the club announced that Zulily would replace Xbox as the jersey sponsor after signing a multi-year deal.[4]

Long-time midfielder Osvaldo Alonso, who had served as captain and been with the club since its inaugural MLS season, was released into free agency and signed with Minnesota United FC in January 2019.[5] Defender Chad Marshall, who had joined in 2014, announced his retirement from professional soccer on May 22, leaving mid-way through the season.[6]

On August 2, defender Román Torres was suspended for ten matches after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance by the league.[7]

The Sounders clinched a spot in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League by virtue of having the 4th best record in the regular season and making it to the Western Conference Finals in the Playoffs; the three other teams in the Conference Finals had also clinched berths in the Champions League or were ineligible (in the case of Toronto FC).[8]

Current roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of August 12, 2019.[9]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Trey Muse (HGP)     United States
3 Defender Jonathan Campbell      United States
4 Midfielder Gustav Svensson      Sweden
5 Defender Nouhou Tolo      Cameroon
7 Midfielder Cristian Roldan      United States
8 Midfielder Víctor Rodríguez      Spain
9 Forward Raúl Ruidíaz (DP)     Peru
10 Midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro (DP)     Uruguay
11 Defender Brad Smith (on loan from A.F.C. Bournemouth[10])     Australia
12 Defender Saad Abdul-Salaam      United States
13 Forward Jordan Morris (HGP)     United States
15 Midfielder Emanuel Cecchini (on loan from Málaga CF)     Argentina
16 Midfielder Alex Roldan      United States
17 Forward Will Bruin      United States
18 Defender Kelvin Leerdam      Suriname
19 Midfielder Harry Shipp      United States
20 Defender Kim Kee-hee      South Korea
21 Midfielder Jordy Delem      Martinique
23 Forward Luis Silva      Mexico
24 Goalkeeper Stefan Frei       Switzerland
25 Defender Xavier Arreaga (DP)     Ecuador
29 Defender Román Torres      Panama
33 Defender Joevin Jones      Trinidad and Tobago
35 Goalkeeper Bryan Meredith      United States
70 Midfielder Handwalla Bwana (HGP)     Kenya
75 Midfielder Danny Leyva (HGP)     United States
87 Forward Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (HGP)     United States
99 Forward Justin Dhillon      United States

Competitions

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

Preseason

Mobile Mini Sun Cup

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Main article: 2019 Mobile Mini Sun Cup

Other

Friendlies

Major League Soccer

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Main article: 2019 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Western Conference

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Overall

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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 16 8 10 52 49  +3 56 11 4 2 34 21  +13 5 4 8 18 28  −10

Last updated: October 6, 2019.
Source: MLS

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MLS Cup Playoffs

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See also: 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Regular season U.S. Open Cup Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Trey Muse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF United States Jonathan Campbell 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
4 MF Sweden Gustav Svensson 26 1 21+1 0 0 0 4 1
5 DF Cameroon Nouhou 25 0 9+13 0 1 0 0+2 0
7 MF United States Cristian Roldan 33 6 29 6 0 0 4 0
8 MF Spain Víctor Rodríguez 21 4 14+3 2 1 1 0+3 1
9 FW Peru Raúl Ruidíaz 26 15 20+2 11 0 0 4 4
10 MF Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 32 9 28 7 0 0 4 2
11 DF Australia Brad Smith 30 0 22+3 0 0+1 0 4 0
12 DF United States Saad Abdul-Salaam 19 0 11+7 0 1 0 0 0
13 FW United States Jordan Morris 30 13 24+2 10 0 0 4 3
14 DF United States Chad Marshall 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Argentina Emanuel Cecchini 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF United States Alex Roldan 10 0 5+4 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW United States Will Bruin 10 2 4+5 2 1 0 0 0
18 DF Suriname Kelvin Leerdam 34 7 27+2 6 1 0 4 1
19 MF United States Harry Shipp 26 5 15+10 5 1 0 0 0
20 DF South Korea Kim Kee-hee 34 0 30 0 0 0 4 0
21 MF Martinique Jordy Delem 27 0 17+6 0 0 0 0+4 0
23 MF United States Henry Wingo 7 0 2+4 0 0+1 0 0 0
23 FW Mexico Luis Silva 6 0 2+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 GK Switzerland Stefan Frei 38 0 34 0 0 0 4 0
25 DF Ecuador Xavier Arreaga 17 0 12+2 0 0 0 1+2 0
29 DF Panama Román Torres 21 1 12+5 1 0 0 3+1 0
33 DF Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones 21 0 9+8 0 0 0 4 0
35 GK United States Bryan Meredith 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
37 FW United States Shandon Hopeau [TAC] 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
70 FW Kenya Handwalla Bwana 16 1 6+9 1 1 0 0 0
75 MF United States Danny Leyva 7 0 4+2 0 1 0 0 0
87 FW United States Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW United States Justin Dhillon 5 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0
  • Last updated: November 10, 2019
  • Source: Team Stats

[TAC] – Defiance player[A]

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW 10 Peru Raúl Ruidíaz 11 4 0 15
2 FW 13 United States Jordan Morris 10 3 0 13
3 MF 10 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 7 2 0 9
4 MF 7 United States Cristian Roldan 6 0 0 6
DF 18 Suriname Kelvin Leerdam 5 1 0 6
6 MF 19 United States Harry Shipp 5 0 0 5
7 MF 8 Spain Víctor Rodríguez 2 1 1 4
8 FW 17 United States Will Bruin 2 0 0 2
11 MF 4 Sweden Gustav Svensson 0 1 0 1
DF 29 Panama Román Torres 1 0 0 1
MF 70 Kenya Handwalla Bwana 1 0 0 1
  • Last updated: November 10, 2019
  • Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 MF 10 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 12 4 0 16
3 DF 11 Australia Brad Smith 6 1 0 7
FW 13 United States Jordan Morris 6 1 0 7
4 FW 9 Peru Raúl Ruidíaz 3 3 0 6
5 MF 7 United States Cristian Roldan 4 1 0 5
6 MF 4 Sweden Gustav Svensson 1 3 0 4
DF 33 Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones 2 2 0 4
8 MF 8 Spain Víctor Rodríguez 3 0 0 3
MF 19 United States Harry Shipp 3 0 0 3
10 MF 18 Suriname Kelvin Leerdam 2 0 0 2
11 MF 16 United States Alex Roldan 1 0 0 1
FW 17 United States Will Bruin 1 0 0 1
DF 20 South Korea Kim Kee-hee 1 0 0 1
MF 21 Martinique Jordy Delem 1 0 0 1
MF 70 Kenya Handwalla Bwana 1 0 0 1
  • Last updated: November 10, 2019
  • Source: [1]

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
3 DF United States Jonathan Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 MF Sweden Gustav Svensson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Cameroon Nouhou Tolo 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
7 MF United States Cristian Roldan 4 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1[lower-alpha 1]
8 MF Spain Víctor Rodríguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Peru Raúl Ruidíaz 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
12 DF United States Saad Abdul-Salaam 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 FW United States Jordan Morris 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15 MF Argentina Emanuel Cecchini 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 MF United States Alex Roldan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
17 FW United States Will Bruin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
18 DF Suriname Kelvin Leerdam 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1
19 MF United States Harry Shipp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 DF South Korea Kim Kee-hee 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
21 MF Martinique Jordy Delem 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
24 GK Switzerland Stefan Frei 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 DF Ecuador Xavier Arreaga 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
29 DF Panama Román Torres 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 DF Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
70 MF Kenya Handwalla Bwana 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
75 MF United States Danny Leyva 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 51 2 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 58 2 2
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rescinded[13]

Honors and awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent Position Ref
1 United States Jordan Morris FC Cincinnati FW [14][15]
Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro MF
Spain Víctor Rodríguez Bench
2 Suriname Kelvin Leerdam Colorado Rapids DF [16]
3 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Chicago Fire SC MF [17]
United States Jordan Morris Bench
5 Switzerland Stefan Frei Vancouver Whitecaps FC GK [18]
7 United States Will Bruin Toronto FC FW [19]
9 Australia Brad Smith San Jose Earthquakes & Los Angeles FC DF [20]
10 United States Cristian Roldan Minnesota United FC Bench [21]
11 United States Cristian Roldan Houston Dynamo MF [22]
12 Australia Brad Smith Orlando City SC & Philadelphia Union Bench [23]
Switzerland Stefan Frei Bench
13 Suriname Kelvin Leerdam Sporting Kansas City Bench [24]
17 Suriname Kelvin Leerdam Vancouver Whitecaps FC DF [25]
18 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Columbus Crew SC MF [26]
19 United States Cristian Roldan Atlanta United FC MF [27]
21 Cameroon Nouhou Tolo Houston Dynamo DF [28]
25 United States Jordan Morris Portland Timbers Bench [29]
26 United States Cristian Roldan LA Galaxy MF [30]
27 Switzerland Stefan Frei Colorado Rapids Bench [31]
28 United States Jordan Morris New York Red Bulls FW [32]
Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Bench
30 United States Jordan Morris San Jose Earthquakes Bench [33]
31 Panama Román Torres Minnesota United FC DF [34]

Bold indicates Audi Player Index Spotlight

Italics indicates MLS Player of the Week


MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
6 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Real Salt Lake [35]
19 Peru Raúl Ruidíaz Atlanta United [36]
21 United States Jordan Morris Houston Dynamo [37]

MLS Comeback Player of the Year

United States Jordan Morris[38]

MLS Cup MVP

Spain Víctor Rodríguez[39]

MLS Sporting Executive of the Year

United States Garth Lagerwey[40]

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
3 DF United States Jonathan Campbell United States Chicago Fire Traded for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft December 28, 2018 [41]
1 GK United States Trey Muse United States Indiana University Signed HGP Deal January 15, 2019 [42]
12 DF United States Saad Abdul-Salaam United States New York City FC Rights acquired in exchange for $50,000 TAM February 26, 2019 [43]
75 MF United States Danny Leyva United States Tacoma Defiance Signed HGP Deal April 9, 2019 [44]
87 FW United States Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez United States Tacoma Defiance Signed HGP Deal May 1, 2019 [45]
33 DF Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones Germany SV Darmstadt 98 TAM signing May 7, 2019 [46]
25 DF Ecuador Xavier Arreaga Ecuador Barcelona S.C. DP contract May 7, 2019 [46]
99 FW United States Justin Dhillon United States Tacoma Defiance June 28, 2019 [47]
15 GK United States Bheem Goyal United States Seattle United Make-A-Wish signing July 10, 2019 [48]
15 MF Argentina Emanuel Cecchini Spain Málaga CF On loan through the end of the 2020 MLS season August 8, 2019 [49]
23 FW Mexico Luis Silva Finland FC Honka August 8, 2019 [49]

Draft picks

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See also: 2019 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 2019 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Notes Ref
January 11, 2019 United States Tucker Bone 40 MF United States Air Force Academy MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#20) [50]
January 11, 2019 Sweden Joel Rydstrand 42 MF United States Creighton University MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#44) [50]
January 14, 2019 United States Aleks Berkolds 59 DF United States San Diego State University MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#68) [50]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
25 GK United States Calle Brown United States Loudoun United FC Option declined November 19, 2018 [51]
15 DF Mexico Tony Alfaro Mexico C.D. Guadalajara Option declined November 19, 2018 [51]
99 FW Cameroon Felix Chenkam Option declined November 19, 2018 [51]
6 MF Cuba Osvaldo Alonso United States Minnesota United Free Agent November 19, 2018 [51]
27 FW United States Lamar Neagle United States Tacoma Stars Free Agent November 19, 2018 [51]
11 MF United States Aaron Kovar Retired Out of contract November 19, 2018 [51]
90 DF Costa Rica Waylon Francis United States Columbus Crew SC Traded for $50,000 in GAM February 5, 2019 [52]
30 DF United States Jordan McCrary United States Sacramento Republic FC Waived February 26, 2019 [53]
14 DF United States Chad Marshall Retired Retired due to injury May 22, 2019 [54]
23 MF United States Henry Wingo Norway Molde FK Undisclosed Fee August 12, 2019 [55]

Notes

A. a Players who are under contract with Tacoma Defiance.

References

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