2015_Seattle_Sounders_FC_season

2015 Seattle Sounders FC season

2015 Seattle Sounders FC season

Seattle Sounders FC 2015 soccer 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.

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Background

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

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]

Competitions

Preseason

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

Desert Diamond Cup

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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Mansaray 74'
Cooper 81'
Report Németh Yellow card 25', 39'
Besler Yellow card 27'
Zusi 34'
Añor Yellow card 42'
Sinovic Yellow card 67'
Rogers 73'
Lopez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 42'
Roldan Yellow card 59'
Lowe Yellow card 74'
Report Lowe 47' (og)
Fagundez Yellow card 44'
Rudy Red card 60'
Davies 90' (pen)
Stadium: Kino North Grandstand

Major League Soccer

League tables

Western Conference
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Source: MLS
Overall
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Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion

Results summary

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Last updated: October 20, 2015.
Source: MLS

Results by matchday

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

Matches

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 Yellow card 73' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,782
Referee: Juan Guzman
March 28, 2015 MLS 3 FC Dallas 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC Frisco, Texas
17:30 (PDT) Acosta Red card 18'
Zimmerman Yellow card 80'
Report Azira Yellow card 57'
González Yellow card 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 Yellow card 17'
Martins 39'
Pineda Red card 56'
Report Garrido Yellow card 39'
Clark Yellow card 45+3'
Taylor Yellow card 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', Yellow card 90+3'
Gargan Yellow card 27'
Husidić Yellow card 81'
Juninho Yellow card 88'
Report Martins Yellow card 34'
Marshall Yellow card 45+2'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 3, 2015 MLS 8 New York City FC 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC New York, New York
16:00 (PDT) Watson-Siriboe Yellow card 28', Red card 88'
Diskerud Yellow card 50'
Ballouchy 54'
Report Martins 23 ', 66', Yellow card 79'
Pappa Yellow card 39'
Mears Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44'
Higuaín 49'
Schoenfeld Yellow card 90+1'
Report Dempsey 24 ', 75'
Pineda Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,714
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 31, 2015 MLS 13 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls Seattle, Washington
14:00 (PDT) Pappa 69'
Alonso Yellow card 72'
Barrett 90+1'
Report Sam 36', Yellow card 60'
Perrinelle Yellow card 59'
Felipe Yellow card 67'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,194
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 13, 2015 MLS 15 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 FC Dallas Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Evans Yellow card 50'
Neagle 55'
Martins 73'
González 90+2'
Report Ulloa Yellow card 49'
Pérez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 59'
Scott Yellow card 87'
Report Nyassi Yellow card 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 Yellow card 30'
Scott Yellow card 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 Yellow card 53'
Adi 74 ', 76'
Wallace 90+1'
Report Pineda Yellow card 17'
Neagle 38', Yellow card 71'
Rose Yellow card 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 Yellow card 13'
Alonso Yellow card 78'
Mears 88'
Neagle Yellow card 90+1'
Report Espíndola Red card 27'
Doyle Yellow card 58'
Kitchen Yellow card 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 Yellow card 82'
Adaílton Yellow card 84'
Johnson 90+2'
Report Craven Yellow card 80' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,528
Referee: Allen Chapman
July 25, 2015 MLS 22 Montreal Impact 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Montreal, Quebec
17:00 (PDT) Ciman 88'
Donadel Yellow card 90'
McInerney Yellow card 90+3'
Report Pineda Yellow card 84' Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 17,209
Referee: Chris Penso
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 Yellow card 38'
Fisher Yellow card 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 Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 40'
Cerén Yellow card 61'
Róchez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 83'
Beltran Yellow card 90+2'
Report Friberg Yellow card 25'
Rose Yellow card 39'
Fisher Yellow card 50'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,559
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
September 5, 2015 MLS 28 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Toronto FC Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT) Martins 6'
Scott Yellow card 19'
Alonso Yellow card 30'
Dempsey 77'
Report Zavaleta 59'
Delgado Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29'
Alashe Yellow card 37', 70'
Report Pineda Yellow card 55'
Fisher Yellow card 69'
Martins 82'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
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 Yellow card 64'
Clark 65'
Report Pineda Yellow card 40'
Ivanschitz Yellow card 55'
Barrett Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Stertzer Yellow card 55'
Gil 77'
Jaime Yellow card 89'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 55,435
Referee: Sorin Stoica

MLS Cup Playoffs

Knockout round

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

Conference semifinals

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

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

U.S. Open Cup

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

CONCACAF Champions League

Group stage

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

Friendlies

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

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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

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.

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Out

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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

MLS Player of the Week
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MLS Goal of the Week
MLS Save of the Week
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MLS Team of the Week

Kits

Home
Home Alt.
Home Alt. 2
Away
Third
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See also


References

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