FC DALLAS SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since)Home win 5/11/2016 DAL 2, POR 1 (0) 5/07/2016 SEA 2, SJ 0 (0)Road win 4/13/2016 DAL 3, POR 1 (3) 9/19/2015 SEA 3, VAN 0 (5)Home loss 8/15/2015 DAL 1, LA 2 (11) 3/19/2016 SEA 1, VAN 2 (4)Road loss 5/07/2016 DAL 0, TOR 1 (0) 4/23/2016 SEA 1, COL 3 (0)Tie game 4/09/2016 DAL 2, SJ 2 (6) 4/10/2016 SEA 1, HOU 1 (4)Shutout for 3/26/2016 DAL 3, DC 0 (8) 5/07/2016 SEA 2, SJ 0 (0)Shutout vs. 5/07/2016 DAL 0, TOR 1 (1) 3/06/2016 SEA 0, KC 1 (8)
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GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGDAL 12 4 1 5 2 0 17 1.42SEA 9 1 6 2 0 0 10 1.11
GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGDAL 12 3 5 1 1 2 19 1.58SEA 9 3 3 2 1 0 10 1.11
GP W-L-T PTS GF GA FC Dallas 12 6-4-2 20 17 19at home 6 4-0-2 14 11 5
Sounders FC 9 4-4-1 13 10 10on road 3 0-2-1 1 3 6
2016 SEASON RECORDS
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME (17 meetings): FC Dallas 3 wins, 18 goals … Sounders FC 9 wins, 29 goals … Ties 5
AT DALLAS (9 meetings): FC Dallas 2 wins, 11 goals … Sounders FC 3 wins, 11 goals … Ties 4
LAST YEAR (MLS):3/28: DAL 0, SEA 06/13: SEA 3, DAL 0 (Neagle 55; Martins 73; Gonzalez 92+)
FC DALLAS1 Jesse Gonzalez (GK)3 Moises Hernandez (DF)7 Carlos Gruezo (MF)8 Victor Ulloa (MF)10 Mauro Diaz (MF)11 Fabian Castillo (MF)12 Ryan Hollingshead (MF)13 Tesho Akindele (FW)14 Atiba Harris (DF)15 Timo Pitter (MF)16 Coy Craft (FW)17 Zach Loyd (DF)18 Chris Seitz (GK)20 Juan Esteban Ortiz (MF)21 Michael Barrios (MF)22 Carlos Lizarazo (MF)23 Kellyn Acosta (MF)24 Matt Hedges (DF)25 Walker Zimmerman (DF)28 Colin Bonner (FW)29 Alex Zendejas (MF)30 Ryan Herman (GK)31 Maynor Figueroa (DF)33 Aaron Guillen (DF)37 Maximiliano Urruti (FW)77 Mauro Rosales (MF)
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC1 Tyler Miller (GK)2 Clint Dempsey (FW)3 Brad Evans (DF)4 Tyrone Mears (DF)6 Osvaldo Alonso (MF)7 Cristian Roldan (MF)8 Erik Friberg (MF)9 Herculez Gomez (FW)11 Aaron Kovar (MF)12 Michael Farfan (MF)13 Jordan Morris (FW)14 Chad Marshall (DF)15 Dylan Remick (DF)16 Nelson Haedo Valdez (FW)17 Darwin Jones (FW)18 Nathan Sturgis (MF)20 Zach Scott (DF)22 Charlie Lyon (GK)23 Andreas Ivanschitz (MF)24 Stefan Frei (GK)25 Tony Alfaro (DF)29 Roman Torres (DF)33 Joevin Jones (DF)39 Oalex Anderson (FW)80 Victor Mansaray (FW)91 Oniel Fisher (MF)99 Andy Craven (FW)
ROSTERSPROBABLE LINEUPS
REFEREE: Ricardo Salazar.AR1 (bench): Chris Strickland; AR2 (opposite): Claudio Badea;
4th: Rubiel Vazquez
FC DALLASSat. May 21 at New England
Sat. May 28 at San JoseThu. June 2 Houston
Sun. June 19 at Sporting KC
UPCOMING MATCHES
FC DALLAS v SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC(May 14, Toyota Stadium, 8 p.m. ET)
SOUNDERS FCSat. May 21 Colorado
Sat. May 28 at New EnglandWed. June 1 at D.C. UnitedSun. June 19 at Red Bulls
GOALS SCOREDMINUTES PER GOAL
RIGHT FOOTLEFT FOOTHEADERS
OTHER
OPEN PLAYCROSS
CORNERREBOUND PENALTIES
DIRECT FROM FREE KICKFREE KICK (INDIRECT)
OWN GOALS
INSIDE GOAL AREAINSIDE PENALTY AREA
OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA
F A 10 10 81 81
6 6 2 1 2 2 0 0
3 2 2 3 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
4 3 4 6 2 1
F A 17 19 64 57
13 10 2 3 2 5 0 1
10 9 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 2
3 8 10 10 4 1
WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM
HOW SCORED
TYPE OF PLAY
DISTANCE
FC DALLAS SOUNDERS FC
DISCIPLINARY SITUATION
DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE
INTERNATIONAL DUTY
none
none
SUSPENDED: noneWARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): DAL: Walker Zimmerman
17Loyd
7Gruezo
21Barrios
23Acosta
31Figueroa
10Diaz
37Urruti
25Zimmerman12
Hollingshead
11Castillo
18Seitz
4Mears
9Gomez
13Morris
2Dempsey
6Alonso
11Kovar
8Friberg
14Marshall
24Frei
3Evans
33J Jones
2016 GAME GUIDE
FC DALLAS v SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC(May 14, Toyota Stadium, 8 p.m. ET -- MLS Game 108)
2016 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 Tyler Miller GK 6-4 195 03/12/1993 Woodbury, NJ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 02 Clint Dempsey MF 6-1 170 03/09/1983 Nacogdoches, TX 8 8 2 0 134 127 53 343 Brad Evans DF 6-1 170 04/20/1985 Phoenix, AZ 6 6 0 0 202 177 23 284 Tyrone Mears DF 5-11 163 02/18/1983 Stockport, England 8 8 0 0 41 41 1 36 Osvaldo Alonso MF 5-11 155 11/11/1985 San Cristobal, Cuba 9 9 1 1 203 198 7 157 Cristian Roldan MF 5-8 165 06/03/1995 Artesia, CA 9 7 0 1 31 18 0 28 Erik Friberg MF 5-11 154 02/10/1986 Lindome, Sweden 4 2 0 1 43 36 1 59 Herculez Gomez FW 5-10 160 04/06/1982 Los Angeles, CA 5 3 0 0 136 88 24 1311 Aaron Kovar MF 5-10 155 08/14/1993 Seattle, WA 7 4 0 0 16 6 0 012 Michael Farfan MF 5-9 160 06/23/1988 San Diego, CA 0 0 0 0 99 73 4 1013 Jordan Morris MF 6-0 185 10/26/1994 Seattle, WA 9 8 4 1 9 8 4 114 Chad Marshall DF 6-4 190 08/22/1984 Riverside, CA 9 9 2 0 322 318 19 1315 Dylan Remick DF 6-0 165 05/19/1991 Chicago, IL 5 2 0 0 38 28 0 016 Nelson Haedo Valdez FW 5-10 160 11/28/1983 Caaguazu, Paraguay 7 4 0 0 14 9 1 117 Darwin Jones FW 5-10 175 04/04/1992 Chicago, IL 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 018 Nathan Sturgis MF 5-10 160 07/06/1987 Boca Raton, FL 0 0 0 0 145 117 6 620 Zach Scott DF 5-11 175 07/02/1980 Wailukur, HI 4 3 0 0 108 85 1 122 Charlie Lyon GK 6-2 215 04/10/1992 St. Charles, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 Andreas Ivanschitz MF 6-0 180 10/15/1983 Eisenstadt, Austria 8 7 1 3 14 12 2 424 Stefan Frei GK 6-3 195 04/20/1986 Altstaetten, Switzerland 8 8 0 0 155 155 0 225 Tony Alfaro DF 6-2 190 06/15/1993 Michoacan, Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 029 Roman Torres DF 6-2 195 03/20/1986 Panama City, Panama 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 133 Joevin Jones DF 5-11 160 08/03/1991 Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago 9 7 0 0 37 33 1 139 Oalex Anderson FW 5-8 155 11/11/1995 Barrouallie, St. Vincent 7 2 0 0 7 2 0 080 Victor Mansaray FW 5-11 180 02/22/1997 Freetown, Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 091 Oniel Fisher MF 5-9 155 11/22/1991 Portmore, Jamaica 1 1 0 0 13 10 0 099 Andy Craven FW 5-11 167 01/21/1992 St. Simons Island, GA 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0ON LOAN Jimmy Ockford DF 6-1 185 06/10/1992 Trenton, NJ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
HEAD COACH : Sigi Schmid 03/20/1953 W226 L157 T112
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
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FC DALLAS vs SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC TOYOTA STADIUM, Frisco, Texas
May 14, 2016 (WEEK 11, MLS Game #108) 8 p.m. CT (KTXA-21; Q13 FOX)
Foes in the Western Conference Semifinals each of the last two seasons, FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC renew acquaintances for a first time this season when the clubs clash at Toyota Stadium on Saturday evening. FC Dallas put an end to a three-game losing run in their return home at midweek, keeping pace at the top of the West with a come-from-behind 2-1 win against the Portland Timbers. Sounders FC hit the road after winning back-to-back wins for the first time this season, making a steady rise up the conference table following their 2-0 win against San Jose last weekend. REFEREE: Ricardo Salazar. AR1 (bench): Chris Strickland; AR2 (opposite): Claudio Badea; 4th: Rubiel Vazquez MLS Career: 216 games; FC/gm: 26.7; Y/gm: 3.4; R: 62; pens: 73 SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: DAL: Walker Zimmerman SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: DAL: Atiba Harris … SEA: Osvaldo Alonso DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (17 meetings): FC Dallas 3 wins, 18 goals … Sounders FC 9 wins, 29 goals … Ties 5 AT DALLAS (9 meetings): FC Dallas 2 wins, 11 goals … Sounders FC 3 wins, 11 goals … Ties 4 FUTURE MATCHES: 7/13: Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas, 7:30 p.m. PT; 10/16: FC Dallas vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 6 p.m. CT LAST YEAR (MLS): 3/28: DAL 0, SEA 0 6/13: SEA 3, DAL 0 (Neagle 55; Martins 73; Gonzalez 92+)
The teams met in the Western Conference Semifinals for a second consecutive season last year, FC Dallas winning the series on penalty kicks after the two legs finished 3-3 on aggregate, each team winning 2-1 on its home ground. The season prior, Sounders FC advanced on away goals, after the series ended 1-1 on aggregate.
Sounders FC have won the last five league meetings between the teams in Seattle, and six of the eight meetings there all-time, including a 3-0 win last June 13. The only FCD win at CenturyLink Field came in 2011, a 1-0 victory on May 25.
Coaches record: Sigi Schmid vs. DAL: P42 W20 L10 D12 … Oscar Pareja vs. SEA: P11 W2 L7 D2 FC DALLAS FC Dallas returned home and put an end to their three-game losing slide, coming back for a 2-1 win against the Portland Timbers on Wednesday evening at Toyota Stadium. FCD are in second place in the Western Conference with 20 points from 12 games. LAST MATCH
The Timbers opened the scoring in the third minute. A cross from Darren Mattocks wasn't cleared, and Timbers striker Lucas Melano pounced, collecting the ball and sending it in front of goal for an easy tap-in for Diego Valeri.
But FC Dallas found the leveler in the 55th minute. Defender Ryan Hollingshead tried to slip a pass in the box that was blocked back to his feet, and he broke through a pair of Timbers defenders before striking a shot goalkeeper Jake Gleeson.
Then just two minutes later, center back Walker Zimmerman sprinted into the box unmarked knocked in a towering header from a Mauro Diaz corner kick.
FCD head coach Oscar Pareja made three changes to the team that suffered a 1-0 loss to Toronto FC at BMO Field. Chris Seitz came back in between the posts for Jesse Gonzalez, Carlos Gruezo started in the midfield in place of Victor Ulloa, and Fabian Castillo came into an attacking role, replacing Tesho Akindele.
FC DALLAS (4-2-3-1): Chris Seitz - Ryan Hollingshead, Walker Zimmerman, Zach Loyd, Maynor Figueroa - Kellyn Acosta, Carlos Gruezo - Michael Barrios (Mauro Rosales 63), Mauro Diaz, Fabian Castillo (Atiba Harris 83) - Maximiliano Urruti (Tesho Akindele 46).
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TEAM NEWS FC Dallas put an end to a three-game winless and goalless streak with the victory against Portland, also their
first home game since April 17, after the three-game road swing. FCD remain undefeated at Toyota Stadium for the season, now with back-to-back wins on their home ground
and a 4-0-2 record in six starts in Frisco. “That was a big statement win for us,” defender Walker Zimmerman said. “Not only because we dropped the
past three games, but to come from behind like we did, it shows the resiliency of this team and the character of this team to keep fighting and battling – especially after giving up such an early goal.”
The Ryan Hollingshead goal snapped a 347-minute goalless drought, the second-longest in MLS this season, and the fifth-longest in FC Dallas club history.
“(Tonight’s match) showed the character of the team, and Ryan is a good representation of that. It was not easy for him to take the (goalkeeper) gloves and change the gear in Toronto. In front of 30,000 people, he had the courage to do it, and he did it well,” said FCD head coach Oscar Pareja. “That energy transmitted to his teammates, and tonight he stepped up in a moment that was critical for us and he scored to equalize the game. I give credit to Ryan’s performance tonight. It was great to see him taking the game on his shoulders, taking the team on his shoulders.”
Hollingshead scored his first goal in more than a year, since last May 1 vs. Houston, the third goal of his MLS career in three seasons (54 appearances).
“Our offense has been getting great chances and getting in the box and having chances to score – we just couldn’t find the net,” Hollingshead said. “Things bounced a little bit on our side on those goals, on my goal at least. ... Sometimes you just need that to relax and get the monkey off the back so you can start playing.”
Walker Zimmerman scored his first goal in a regular season match since June 29, 2013 – when he scored the second of his two league goals in back-to-back matches (40 matches in between). Zimmerman did score it the second leg of last year’s Western Conference Semifinal Series vs. Seattle.
Chris Seitz returned between the posts to backstop the victory, his first match since the 3-0 loss at Vancouver on April 23. Jesse Gonzalez had played the previous two matches in goal (0-4 at New York Red Bulls; 0-1 at Toronto FC).
Mauro Diaz collected his fifth assist of the season, his first since March 26, when he had two assists vs. D.C. United. Diaz is tied for second in assists in MLS with five for the season.
“It’s one of those dry moments for forwards that happen. We need to carry on and sort it out. I have confidence in the players. I thought the number of options we had tonight just gives us hope because they are putting themselves in good spots. We’re not finding the last third, but we’re creating options and they will bounce back into it,” said Pareja.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Seattle Sounders FC won their second game on the trot, defeating the San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at CenturyLink Field. Sounders FC are in eighth place in the Western Conference with 13 points from 9 games. LAST MATCH
Sounders FC took the in the 26th minute. Jordan Morris sent in a pass from the right flank which was turned along by Erik Friberg for Clint Dempsey, and he turned home a powerful shot from the heart of the area.
The Earthquakes had a glorious chance to tie the score when Victor Bernardez went down in Seattle's penalty area after Tyrone Mears took him down with a sliding tackle. Chris Wondolowski stepped up to take the penalty in the 84th minute, but it clanked off the post after goalkeeper Stefan Frei guessed in the wrong direction.
The match was sealed just before the end of regulation time when Morris hit for a goal in a fourth consecutive game, allowed to step forward before ripping a low shot that sailed inside San Jose goalkeeper David Bingham's left post from well outside the penalty area.
Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid made two changes to the team that hit for the game’s lone goal in a victory against Columbus Crew SC at CenturyLink Field. Brad Evans returned from suspension to replace Zach Scott at center back, and Erik Friberg came into the midfield in place of Cristian Roldan.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (4-2-1-3): Stefan Frei - Tyrone Mears, Brad Evans, Chad Marshall, Joevin Jones - Osvaldo Alonso, Erik Friberg (Cristian Roldan 72) - Clint Dempsey - Aaron Kovar (Nelson Haedo Valdez 64), Jordan Morris, Herculez Gomez (Andreas Ivanschitz 85).
TEAM NEWS Sounders FC have won back-to-back games in league play for the first time this season after the victory
against the Earthquakes. They have four wins in their last six starts overall. Sounders FC have won their last four home matches at CenturyLink Field, after opening a season with back-to-
back home losses for the first time in the club’s MLS history.
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“Over 34 games, you hope all those things even out,” said Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid. “When you’re going through a phase where it seems to always be going against you, you get a little bit worried that it’s not going to even out. But over 34 games, it usually does.”
Jordan Morris scored in a fourth consecutive game, matching the all-time rookie record for consecutive games with a goal, also set by Damani Ralph (CHI 2003) and Patrick Mullins (NE 2014). All four of Morris’s goals have come in the final half-hour of games. Morris was starting his eighth match of his rookie season, in nine Sounders FC league games.
“It feels good,” Morris said. “It’s always nice to get a goal, but it’s all about the three points. We’re on a good streak right now – we’ve just got to keep it going.”
Clint Dempsey scored his second goal of the season, his first since April 2. He was making a second consecutive start in an underneath forward role, after missing the April 23 match through injury.
“If we can keep creating more quality chances in the attacking third, I think you’ll see us scoring more goals like we did,” Dempsey said. “We probably could have scored a few more than we did, but we’re moving in the direction. Hopefully we can keep building.”
Erik Friberg made his first start since March 12, when he was forced off the field after just 18 minutes with an injury, playing 72 minutes in a central midfield role. Friberg collected an assist, his first of the season; he had come off the substitutes’ bench each of the previous two matches.
“When somebody sees Erik on the field, you know that if you don’t pressure him at the right time, he’s going to find the forward pass,” defender Brad Evans said. “He just sees the game different than most, but he can also defend … Tonight, he found a lot of space and a lot of high quality passes.”
Osvaldo Alonso maintained his ever-present status with another 90-minute performance and collected his first assist of the season. Alonso scored the first Sounders FC goal of the league campaign in March 12.
UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E
Sun. Mar. 6 Philadelphia W 2-0 14248 1-0-0 2 3 DAL: Castillo (22) Urruti (79); Sat. Mar. 12 at Houston L 0-5 21601 1-1-0 8 3 HOU: Horst (6) own goal (13) Clark (23) Wenger (27)
Bruin (85)Sat. Mar. 19 Montreal W 2-0 14502 2-1-0 4 6 DAL: Diaz (79) Urruti (87); Sat. Mar. 26 at D.C. United W 3-0 14201 3-1-0 2 9 DAL: Barrios (14,28) Urruti (52); Sat. Apr. 2 Columbus T 1-1 13174 3-1-1 1 10 DAL: Akindele (77); CLB: Meram (9)Sat. Apr. 9 San Jose T 2-2 13386 3-1-2 3 11 DAL: Akindele (36) own goal (62); SJ: Quintero (4)
Wondolowski (55)Wed. Apr. 13 at Portland W 3-1 21144 4-1-2 1 14 DAL: Barrios (4) Castillo (26) Akindele (29); POR:
Mattocks (67)Sun. Apr. 17 Sporting KC W 2-1 16215 5-1-2 1 17 DAL: Barrios (35) Rosales (68); KC: Olum (22)Sat. Apr. 23 at Vancouver L 0-3 22120 5-2-2 1 17 VAN: own goal (35) Harvey (63) Manneh (77)Fri. Apr. 29 at New York L 0-4 18025 5-3-2 1 17 NYR: Sam (37) Kljestan (52) Grella (71) Martins (83)Sat. May 7 at Toronto FC L 0-1 30025 5-4-2 3 17 TOR: Endoh (28)Wed. May 11 Portland W 2-1 10381 6-4-2 2 20 DAL: Hollingshead (55) Zimmerman (57); POR: Valeri (3)Sat. May 14 SeattleSat. May 21 at New EnglandSat. May 28 at San JoseThu. June 2 HoustonSun. June 19 at Sporting KCSat. June 25 Real Salt LakeMon. July 4 Orlando City SCFri. July 8 at San JoseWed. July 13 at SeattleSat. July 16 ChicagoSat. July 23 at ColoradoSun. July 31 VancouverSat. Aug. 13 Sporting KCSat. Aug. 20 at Real Salt
LakeSat. Aug. 27 at HoustonSat. Sep. 3 PortlandSat. Sep. 10 ColoradoSat. Sep. 17 at New York
City FCSat. Sep. 24 at Real Salt
LakeSat. Oct. 1 Los AngelesSun. Oct. 16 SeattleSun. Oct. 23 at Los Angeles
Sun. Mar. 6 Sporting KC L 0-1 39525 0-1-0 10 0 KC: Coelho (73)
Sat. Mar. 12 at Real Salt Lake
L 1-2 19282 0-2-0 10 0 SEA: Alonso (28); RSL: Stephen (43) Olave (86)
Sat. Mar. 19 Vancouver L 1-2 40012 0-3-0 10 0 SEA: Ivanschitz (52); VAN: Morales (10,74)Sat. Apr. 2 Montreal W 1-0 39705 1-3-0 10 3 SEA: Dempsey (79); Sun. Apr. 10 at Houston T 1-1 20975 1-3-1 10 4 SEA: Marshall (94+); HOU: Barnes (35)Sat. Apr. 16 Philadelphia W 2-1 39620 2-3-1 8 7 SEA: Marshall (41) Morris (71); PHI: Le Toux (73)Sat. Apr. 23 at Colorado L 1-3 17294 2-4-1 9 7 SEA: Morris (63); COL: Jones (20) Solignac (52) Doyle
(86)Sat. Apr. 30 Columbus W 1-0 39473 3-4-1 8 10 SEA: Morris (88); Sat. May 7 San Jose W 2-0 39570 4-4-1 8 13 SEA: Dempsey (26) Morris (89); Sat. May 14 at FC DallasSat. May 21 ColoradoSat. May 28 at New EnglandWed. June 1 at D.C. UnitedSun. June 19 at New YorkSat. June 25 New York City
FCSat. July 2 at Toronto FC
Sat. July 9 Los AngelesWed. July 13 FC DallasSun. July 17 at PortlandSun. July 24 at Sporting KCSun. July 31 Los AngelesSun. Aug. 7 at Orlando City
SCSun. Aug. 14 Real Salt LakeSun. Aug. 21 PortlandWed. Aug. 24 at HoustonSun. Aug. 28 at PortlandSat. Sep. 10 at San JoseSat. Sep. 17 VancouverSun. Sep. 25 at Los Angeles
Wed. Sep. 28 ChicagoSun. Oct. 2 at VancouverWed. Oct. 12 HoustonSun. Oct. 16 at FC DallasSun. Oct. 23 Real Salt Lake
5/16/2009 DAL 1 vs SEA 1 (PH)10/24/2009 SEA 2 vs DAL 1 (Q)4/22/2010 DAL 2 vs SEA 2 (PH)7/11/2010 SEA 1 vs DAL 1 (Q)5/25/2011 DAL 1 at SEA 0 (Q)8/20/2011 SEA 1 at DAL 0 (PH)5/9/2012 SEA 2 at DAL 0 (PH)9/2/2012 DAL 1 vs SEA 1 (PH)10/21/2012 SEA 3 vs DAL 1 (Q)5/18/2013 SEA 4 vs DAL 2 (Q)8/3/2013 SEA 3 vs DAL 0 (Q)10/19/2013 DAL 2 vs SEA 0 (PH)4/12/2014 SEA 3 at DAL 2 (PH)5/7/2014 SEA 2 vs DAL 1 (Q)9/24/2014 DAL 3 vs SEA 1 (PH)11/2/2014 DAL 1 vs SEA 1 (PH)11/10/2014 SEA 0 vs DAL 0 (Q)3/28/2015 DAL 0 vs SEA 0 (PH)6/13/2015 SEA 3 vs DAL 0 (Q)11/1/2015 SEA 2 vs DAL 1 (Q)11/8/2015 DAL 2 vs SEA 1 DAL SOW (PH)
INJURY REPORT OUT – ALEJANDRO ZENDEJAS (M) – Osteitis Pubis OUT – MATT HEDGES (D) – Meniscus Surgery QUESTIONABLE – JESSE GONZALEZ (GK) – Cervical Muscle Strain QUESTIONABLE – MAXI URRUTI (F) – Left Ankle Sprain FIRST GOAL OF THE YEAR FOR PLAYOFF SCORERS Last match, Ryan Hollingshead and Walker Zimmerman netted their first goals of the 2016 season. Hollingshead’s last regular season goal came at Houston on May 1, 2015. He also scored in MLS Cup Playoffs when Dallas drew, 2‐2, with Timbers FC on Nov. 29. Zimmerman’s last regular season strike came in a 2‐2 draw with Philadelphia on June 29, 2013. He also scored in playoffs – Dallas’ 2‐1 win against Seattle in the Western Conference Semifinal on Nov. 8, 2015. COME FROM BEHIND WINS FC Dallas is unbeaten (2‐0‐2) at Toyota Stadium this season when giving up the first goal. Wednesday’s (May 11) win against Portland was the first time this season the team won a match after trailing at halftime (1‐4‐1). MIDWEEK MATCHES FC Dallas is 2‐0‐0 in Wednesday matches this season. Dallas finished the 2015 season with a record of 1‐0‐1 on Wednesdays. The last time FC Dallas lost on a Wednesday was May 21, 2014 – a 2‐1 loss to the Galaxy in LA. HOMECOMING FC Dallas returned to Toyota Stadium for the first time in 24 days – its longest stretch of road games this season – vs. Portland on May 11. FORTRESS FC Dallas is enjoying its third‐longest regular season home unbeaten streak in franchise history (9‐0‐2). This 11‐game run is tied with the 2010‐11 team (8‐0‐3) and the 2005‐06 side (8‐0‐3). HOMECOMING Only Toronto FC (8) and Sporting KC (7) have played more games away from its home pitch then FC Dallas (6) this season. Montreal, Columbus, New England and Portland have also played away six times. STREAKY Despite earning 60 points and winning the Western Conference last season, FC Dallas lost three consecutive matches August 2 – August 22. Prior to those losses, FCD had racked up four consecutive wins in the month of June. Following the losses, FCD won three straight matches. ONE‐GOAL GAMES FC Dallas did not play a match that was decided by a single goal (seven games) until April 17
th – a 2‐1 win at Toyota Stadium. Since then, three of its
last five matches were decided by one goal. AGAINST THE EAST Following Dallas’ 1‐0 loss to Toronto on May 7, Oscar Pareja is 13‐6‐4 against the east in the past two seasons. Dallas’ next match against an Eastern Conference opponent is set for May 21 at New England. ARGENTINE LEADERS Mauro Diaz ranks second in MLS in assists (5) despite missing four of Dallas’ 11 games. Maxi Urruti is tied for fifth in shots (35) and tied for third in shots on goal (15). He has also hit the woodwork three times this season.
FREE KICK Mauro Diaz is drawing 3.375 fouls per match – the highest per‐game average in MLS this season (27 fouls in eight matches). BEST IN THE WEST FC Dallas goalkeeper Chris Seitz (4‐1‐2) and LA’s Brian Rowe (5‐1‐3) are the only two ‘keepers in MLS with just one loss this season (minimum 200 minutes played). TILT FC Dallas’ offense ranks first in shots (178), second in shots on goal (63) and first in corner kicks (66). INJURY UPDATE FC Dallas defender Matt Hedges underwent a successful operation to repair the meniscus in his left knee at Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery on Tuesday, April 19. Hedges suffered the injury in a 3‐1 win against Portland Timbers FC on Wednesday, April 13. He was expected to miss four to six weeks. One of the most reliable players in franchise history, Hedges appeared in 131 of Dallas’ 136 MLS regular season matches before the injury. He was drafted in the first round (11
th overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.
FOR YEARS TO COME FCD signed Victor Ulloa (24) and Ryan Hollingshead (25) to new multi‐year contract extensions on Tuesday, April 19. Ulloa (2,915 a franchise record) and Hollingshead (2,171) combined to play 5,086 minutes last season. OLYMPIC BOUND FC Dallas’ Jesse Gonzalez was called into a three‐day training camp in Mexico City with Mexico’s U‐23 Olympic Team. Gonzalez, 20, returned to Dallas on April 20. The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are set to begin on Aug. 5. TESHO’S RUN Tesho scored in three‐straight matches prior to a 2‐1 win against Sporting KC on April 17. The Canadian striker had a six game, six‐goal run from July 4 to Aug. 16 that landed him the 2014 MLS Rookie of the Year honor. He is the only MLS Rookie of the Year in FC Dallas history. BALANCE Only once in FC Dallas history has the team finished a season with a winning record at home (8‐1‐6) and away (4‐3‐8) – the 2010 team accomplished the feat on their way to a Western Conference Championship. Dallas is currently 4‐0‐2 at home and 2‐4‐0 away. SIX IN FIVE, SIX IN FOUR FC Dallas took six points in a matter of five days, beating Portland, 3‐1, on April 13 and Sporting, 2‐1, on April 17. Last season, Dallas accomplished the same feat in fewer days by beating Vancouver, 2‐0, on Oct. 14 and downing RSL, 1‐0, on Oct. 17. Dallas has a shot at completing the task again this week following Wednesday’s 2‐1 win against Portland and Seattle up next (5/14). COMEBACKS FC Dallas has come from behind to earn eight points in four consecutive home matches.
TESHO FROM THE SPOT Tesho scored a PK goal in the 36
th minute of Dallas’ 2‐2 draw with San Jose
on April 9. The forward has made all three of his penalty kick attempts in MLS, two in the regular season and one against Seattle in Dallas’ win in the Western Conference Semifinals. MIRROR FCD (6‐4‐2, 20 points) is one point behind of where it was in 2015 (6‐3‐3, 21 points), 12 games into the season. HOLLINGSHEAD SAVES Starting goalkeeper Jesse Gonzalez was forced out of a May 7
th match against
Toronto FC following a hard challenge by Will Johnson in the 87th minute.
FCD had already used all three of its substitutions so fullback Ryan Hollingshead pulled on the goalkeeper jersey and gloves for the final minutes. Hollingshead was able to make a save on reigning MLS MVP Sebastian Giovinco. ALIKE WINS One of FC Dallas’ biggest wins of the 2015 season was on the road in Columbus by a score of 3‐0 on Sept. 6. The win came during a FIFA international break and it was the largest margin of victory away from Toyota Stadium in 2015. FCD also started five Homegrown players that match (Alejandro Zendejas, Victor Ulloa, Coy Craft, Jesse Gonzalez and Kellyn Acosta). Dallas’ 3‐0 win against D.C. United this season, also occurred during a FIFA break. In those two matches, Colombian Michael Barrios scored three goals and helped set up David Texeira’s strike (vs. CLB). EARLY LAUNDRY This is the second‐straight year FC Dallas had three shutouts in its first four matches. For the first time since 1996, FC Dallas has two straight shutouts at home to open the season. It took last year’s squad seven more matches to secure its’ fourth shutout of the season (vs. NYRB on 5/15/15). Despite the delay, Dallas recorded a franchise‐high 13 shutouts in 2015. It has been eight matches since Dallas’ last shutout. SHOCKING SAVE STAT Since 2011, Chris Seitz’s first season with FC Dallas, the Maryland product has not given up a penalty kick goal – not allowing a PK goal in his last four attempts. In 2012, Seitz forced Robbie Keane wide right. In 2014, he saved Boniek Garcia’s attempt. Last year, Seitz smothered Dom Dwyer’s try and last month, he stopped Fabian Espindola’s attempt. Seitz’s record this season is 4‐1‐2. ATTACKING MINDED FC Dallas was 17‐1‐0 last season when scoring two or more goals. The 2016 squad is 6‐0‐1 when scoring at least twice. ONSIDES! FC Dallas is known for its team speed. Led by Colombian Fabian Castillo, who led FCD in offside calls in 2014 (31) and 2015 (16). Despite his quickness, Castillo was able to harness his ability last season, cutting his infraction rate in half (‐15). The 16 whistles Castillo sparked for offside calls last season was an all‐time franchise low (two below Blas Perez’s 18 in 2012). STARTING 11 AGES FC Dallas rolled out the youngest starting 11 in the league on opening day. Gonzalez (20), Gruezo (20) and Acosta (20) anchored a squad that was an average of two‐years younger than every other starting 11 in the league with the exception of Orlando (24.4) and Colorado (25.5). FRANCHISE APPEARANCES Zach Loyd is tied for third all‐time in FC Dallas history with 176 regular season appearances. The top four are: Jason Kreis (247), Bobby Rhine (212), Oscar Pareja (176) and Loyd (176). BEST HOME RECORD IN MLS FC Dallas finished the 2015 season with 13 wins at home, the No. 1 home record in the league. Dallas is 4‐0‐2 this season.
YOUNGEST OPENING‐DAY SHUTOUT Jesse Gonzalez became the youngest goalkeeper in MLS history to record a shutout on opening day (Sunday, March 6). He had two saves in the 2‐0 win. BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER ‘U’ There have only been 20 players in MLS history with last names starting with the letter “U.” Victor Ulloa and Max Urruti are currently the only active players in MLS. 60‐POINT CLUB FC Dallas became the sixth club in MLS history to finish a regular season with at least 60 points, last season. FCD joined Los Angeles, New York Red Bulls, Seattle Sounders FC, Sporting Kansas City and San Jose. The 60‐point total beat the previous franchise record set in 2014 by six points. GOAL DIFFERENTIAL Dallas’ goal differential of +13 in 2015 was the third‐best total in franchise history (+19 in 1999, +14 in 2010). Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to edge New York’s +19, which gave the Red Bulls the 2015 Supporters’ Shield. FIRST GOAL USUALLY WINS FCD had a 15‐1‐2 record during the 2015 regular season when scoring first. Dallas’ only loss was a 2‐1 defeat to the LA Galaxy on Aug. 15. FCD is 4‐0‐0 this season when scoring first. HOMEGROWN DEPTH Dallas’ Homegrown players logged a league high 4,607 minutes (14%) of the team’s total minutes in 2014. Dallas led the charge in MLS again last season with 6,733 minutes (20%) played by Homegrown players: Victor Ulloa, Moises Hernandez, Kellyn Acosta, Alejandro Zendejas, Coy Craft and Jesse Gonzalez. FCD debuted its 14
th Homegrown player, Aaron Guillen, in a 3‐0
win against D.C. United on March 29. Aaron Guillen (90), Victor Ulloa (694), Jesse Gonzalez (447) and Kellyn Acosta (657) have accumulated 1,888 minutes this season (15.8%).
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2016 FC DALLAS STARTING FORMATIONS
vs. PHILADELPHIA
March 6 – W 2‐0
JG
AH/WZ/MH/MF
CG/KA
MB/MD/FC
MU
@ HOUSTON
March 12 – L 5‐0
JG
AH/WZ/MH/MF
CG/KA
MB/MD/FC
MU
vs. MONTREAL
March 19 – W 2‐0
JG
RH/WZ/MH/MF
CG/VU
MB/MD/FC
MU
@ D.C. UNITED
March 26 – W 3‐0
CS
RH/ZL/MH/AG
CG/VU
MB/MD/FC
MU
vs. COLUMBUS
APRIL 2 – D 1‐1
CS
RH/ZL/MH/MF
CG/VU
MB/KA/FC
MU
vs. SAN JOSE
APRIL 9 – D 2‐2
CS
RH/WZ/MH/MF
MB/CG/KA/FC
MU/TA
@ PORTLAND
APRIL 13 – W 3‐1
CS
RH/WZ/MH/MF
MB/CG/VU/FC
MU/TA
vs. SPORTING KC
APRIL 17 – W 2‐1
CS
RH/WZ/ZL/MF
MB/KA/VU/FC
MU/TA
@ VANCOUVER
APRIL 23 – L 3‐0
CS
AH/WZ/ZL/MF
MB/CG/VU/FC
MU/TA
@ NY RED BULLS
APRIL 29 – L 4‐0
JG
AH/MF/ZL/RH
CG/VU
MB/MD/FC
MU
@ TORONTO FC
MAY 7 – L 1‐0
JG
RH/ /ZL/WZ/MF
KA/VU
MB/MD/TA
MU
vs. PORTLAND
MAY 11 – W 2‐1
CS
RH/ZL/WZ/MF
KA/CG
MB/MD/FC
MU
2016 FC DALLAS STARTING LINEUPS
vs. PHILADELPHIA March 6 ‐ (Win 2‐0) GK Jesse Gonzalez LB Maynor Figueroa CB Walker Zimmerman CB Matt Hedges RB Atiba Harris DM Carlos Gruezo DM Kellyn Acosta LM Fabián Castillo CAM Mauro Diaz RM Michael Barrios F Maxi Urruti Subs Victor Ulloa (Acosta 80) Tesho Akindele (Barrios 84) Mauro Rosales (Urruti 86) @ HOUSTON March 12 ‐ (Loss 5‐0) GK Jesse Gonzalez LB Maynor Figueroa CB Walker Zimmerman CB Matt Hedges RB Atiba Harris DM Carlos Gruezo DM Kellyn Acosta LM Fabián Castillo CAM Mauro Diaz RM Michael Barrios F Maxi Urruti Subs Ryan Hollingshead (Harris 46) Tesho Akindele (Castillo 59) Victor Ulloa (Gruezo 63) vs. MONTREAL March 19 ‐ (Win 2‐0) GK Jesse Gonzalez LB Maynor Figueroa CB Walker Zimmerman CB Matt Hedges RB Ryan Hollingshead DM Carlos Gruezo DM Victor Ulloa LM Fabián Castillo CAM Mauro Diaz RM Michael Barrios F Maxi Urruti Subs Tesho Akindele (Castillo) 75 Kellyn Acosta (Gruezo) 77 Mauro Rosales (Urruti) 89 @ D.C. UNITED March 26 ‐ (Win 3‐0) GK Chris Seitz LB Aaron Guillen CB Zach Loyd CB Matt Hedges RB Ryan Hollingshead DM Carlos Gruezo DM Victor Ulloa LM Fabián Castillo CAM Mauro Diaz RM Michael Barrios F Maxi Urruti Subs Mauro Rosales (Barrios) 74 Juan Esteban Oritz (Gruezo) 76 Timo Pitter (Diaz) 81
COLUMBUS April 2 ‐ (Draw 1‐1) GK Chris Seitz LB Maynor Figueroa CB Zach Loyd CB Matt Hedges RB Ryan Hollingshead DM Carlos Gruezo DM Victor Ulloa LM Fabián Castillo CAM Kellyn Acosta RM Michael Barrios F Maxi Urruti Subs Tesho Akindele (Ulloa) 46 Mauro Rosales (Castillo) 79 Carlos Lizarazo (Barrios) 88 SAN JOSE April 9 ‐ (Draw 2‐2) GK Chris Seitz LB Maynor Figueroa CB Walker Zimmerman CB Matt Hedges RB Ryan Hollingshead LM Fabián Castillo DM Carlos Gruezo DM Kellyn Acosta RM Michael Barrios F Maxi Urruti F Tesho Akindele Subs Mauro Rosales (Acosta) 60 Victor Ulloa (Castillo) 80 Atiba Harris (Tesho) 85 @ PORTLAND April 13 ‐ (Win 3‐1) GK Chris Seitz LB Maynor Figueroa CB Walker Zimmerman CB Matt Hedges RB Ryan Hollingshead LM Fabián Castillo CM Carlos Gruezo CM Victor Ulloa RM Michael Barrios F Maxi Urruti F Tesho Akindele Subs Kellyn Acosta (Castillo) 77 Zach Loyd (Hollingshead) 79 Atiba Harris (Barrios) 88 vs. SPORTING KC April 17 ‐ (Win 2‐1) GK Chris Seitz LB Maynor Figueroa CB Walker Zimmerman CB Zach Loyd RB Ryan Hollingshead LM Fabián Castillo CM Victor Ulloa CM Kellyn Acosta RM Michael Barrios F Maxi Urruti F Tesho Akindele Subs Atiba Harris (Hollingshead) 46 Mauro Rosales (Akindele) 63 Juan Esteban Ortiz (Castillo) 82
at VANCOUVER April 17 ‐ (Loss 3‐0) GK Chris Seitz LB Maynor Figueroa CB Walker Zimmerman CB Zach Loyd RB Atiba Harris LM Fabián Castillo CM Victor Ulloa CM Kellyn Acosta RM Michael Barrios F Maxi Urruti F Tesho Akindele Subs Mauro Diaz (Ulloa) 71 Kellyn Acosta (Barrios) 74 at NY RED BULLS April 17 ‐ (Loss 4‐0) GK Jesse Gonzalez LB Ryan Hollingshead CB Maynor Figueroa CB Zach Loyd RB Atiba Harris DM Victor Ulloa DM Carlos Gruezo LM Fabián Castillo CAM Mauro Diaz RM Michael Barrios F Maxi Urruti Subs Kellyn Acosta (Gruezo) 65 Mauro Rosales (Barrios) 66 Tesho Akindele (Diaz) 76 at TORONTO FC May 7 ‐ (Loss 1‐0) GK Jesse Gonzalez LB Maynor Figueroa CB Walker Zimmerman CB Zach Loyd RB Ryan Hollingshead DM Victor Ulloa DM Kellyn Acosta LM Tesho Akindele CAM Mauro Diaz RM Michael Barrios F Maxi Urruti Subs Fabián Castillo (Tesho) 46 Carlos Lizarazo (Barrios) 72 Mauro Rosales (Ulloa) 81 vs. PORTLAND May 11 ‐ (Win 2‐1) GK Chris Seitz LB Maynor Figueroa CB Walker Zimmerman CB Zach Loyd RB Ryan Hollingshead DM Carlos Gruezo DM Kellyn Acosta LM Fabian Castillo CAM Mauro Diaz RM Michael Barrios F Maxi Urruti Subs Tesho (Urruti) 46 Mauro Rosales (Barrios) 63 Atiba Harris (Castillo) 83
FC DALLAS H
OME U
NBEATEN
STREAKS
LENGTH
BEG
AN
THRU
STREAK
RECO
RD
ENDED
11 GAMES
8/29/15
Active
W‐W
‐W‐W
‐W‐W
‐W‐T‐T‐W
‐W
9‐0‐2
Active
EIGHT G
AMES
6/07/14
10/12/14
W‐W
‐W‐W
‐W‐W
‐W‐W
8‐0‐0
2‐0 Lo
ss to Portlan
d on 10/25/15
14 GAMES
8/11/12
7/04/13
W‐D‐W
‐D‐W
‐W‐W
‐W‐W
‐D‐W
‐W‐D‐D
9‐0‐5
3‐0 Lo
ss to RSL o
n 7/13/13
11 GAMES
6/05/10
3/19/11
W‐W
‐W‐W
‐W‐W
‐D‐D‐W
‐D‐W
8‐0‐3
2‐0 Lo
ss to San
Jose o
n 3/26/11
12 GAMES
6/20/09
5/08/10
W‐W
‐W‐W
‐D‐W
‐W‐W
‐D‐D‐D‐W
8‐0‐4
1‐0 Lo
ss to LA
on 5/20/10
11 GAMES
9/18/05
5/20/06
W‐W
‐W‐D‐D‐W
‐W‐W
‐W‐D‐W
8‐0‐3
2‐1 Lo
ss to Columbus o
n 6/03/06
EIGHT G
AMES
10/16/04
8/06/05
D‐W
‐W‐W
‐W‐W
‐D‐D
5‐0‐3
2‐1 Lo
ss to NE o
n 8/13/05
EIGHT G
AMES
4/06/02
7/31/02
W‐D‐D‐W
‐W‐W
‐W‐W
6‐0‐2
1‐0 Lo
ss to SK
C on 7/31/02
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oals 2
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#Goalsco
rer
Assist
Second Assist
VS.
Minute
Type
Note
1Fab
ian Castillo
Mauro Diaz
PHL
22
ROP
Counter‐attack th
ru ball in
to sp
ace finish
ed off b
y Castillo
2Max U
rruti
Mauro Diaz
PHL
79
ROP
Ball w
on back b
y Diaz, q
uick p
ass insid
e to
Urru
ti for h
igh fin
ish
3Mauro Diaz
MON
79
Free Kick
Diaz earn
s free kick 20 yard
s from go
al and fin
ishes th
e chance o
ff the cro
ssbar
4Maxi U
rruti
Tesho Akin
dele
MON
87
ROP
Gonzalez go
alkick head
ed on to
ward
s goal, U
rruti fin
ishes w
ith one‐to
uch vo
lley
5Mich
ael Barrio
sDCU
14
ROP
Urru
ti help
s win ball b
ack and Barrio
s finish
es with
left foot to
the b
ack post
6Mich
ael Barrio
sMauro Diaz
DCU
28
ROP
Diaz fin
ds th
e ball o
n th
e right flan
k, slips p
ass insid
e to Barrio
s who fin
ishes
7Maxi U
rruti
Fabian
Castillo
Mauro Diaz
DCU
52
ROP
Ulloa w
ins b
all back, D
iaz feeds C
astillo who cro
sses to Urru
ti for th
ird go
al
8Tesh
o Akin
dele
CLB
77
ROP
Gruezo
picks o
ff pass, U
rruti's h
ard sh
ot h
its post an
d Akin
dele p
ushes h
ome reb
ound
9Tesh
o Akin
dele
SJ36
PK
Combinatio
n passin
g leads to
foul in
the area, Tesh
o fin
ishes left o
f GK Bingham
10
own go
alSJ
62
ROP
Barn
ardez h
eads in
own go
al after Castillo
lines a cro
ss into th
e six from clo
se range
11
Mich
ael Barrio
sTesh
o Akin
dele
POR
4ROP
Urru
ti pokes b
all free, Tesho slip
s pass in
side to
Barrio
s, finish
es low
12
Fabian
Castillo
Maxi U
rruti
POR
26
ROP
Urru
ti pokes b
all free, Castillo
runs at G
K an
d ch
ips sh
ot o
ver his h
ead
13
Tesho Akin
dele
Fabian
Castillo
POR
29
ROP
Figuero
a sends in
cross, lo
ose b
all find Castillo
, who hits Tesh
o, fin
ishes
14
Mich
ael Barrio
sMaxi U
rruti
Kellyn
Acosta
SKC
35
ROP
Long d
iagonal b
all from Acosta, tap
ped
into Barrio
s' path
by U
rruti, fin
ished
by B
arrios
15
Mauro Rosales
SKC
68
Free Kick
Free kicked earn
ed by U
rruti, cu
rled into sid
e‐nettin
g from to
p of th
e box b
y Rosales
16
Ryan
Hollin
gshead
POR
55
ROP
Long b
uildup, R
yan attem
pts to
put B
arrios th
ru, deflects b
ack to Ryan
, finish
es high
17
Walker Zim
merm
anMauro Diaz
POR
57
Corner K
ickLofted
corner kick in
to th
e pen
alty area, WZ rises ab
ove th
e pack to
head
home w
inner
2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON CATEGORICAL RECORD
Overall Home Road Overall MLS Games 6‐4‐2 4‐0‐2 2‐4‐0 Overall ALL COMPETITIONS 6‐4‐2 4‐0‐2 2‐4‐0 Against Western Conference 3‐2‐1 2‐0‐1 1‐2‐0 Against Eastern Conference 3‐2‐1 2‐0‐1 1‐2‐0 Scoring 0 goals 0‐4‐0 0‐0‐0 0‐4‐0 Scoring 1 goal 0‐0‐1 0‐0‐1 0‐0‐0 Scoring 2 goals 4‐0‐1 4‐0‐1 0‐0‐0 Scoring 3 goals 2‐0‐0 0‐0‐0 2‐0‐0 Scoring 4+ goals 0‐0‐0 0‐0‐0 0‐0‐0 Conceding 0 goals 3‐0‐0 2‐0‐0 1‐0‐0 Conceding 1 goal 3‐1‐1 2‐0‐1 1‐1‐0 Conceding 2 goals 0‐0‐1 0‐0‐1 0‐0‐0 Conceding 3 goals 0‐1‐0 0‐0‐0 0‐1‐0 Conceding 4+goals 0‐2‐0 0‐0‐0 0‐2‐0 Scoring first 4‐0‐0 2‐0‐0 2‐0‐0 Conceding first 2‐4‐2 2‐0‐2 0‐4‐0 Leading at halftime 3‐0‐0 1‐0‐0 2‐0‐0 Trailing at halftime 1‐4‐1 1‐0‐1 0‐4‐0 Tied at halftime 2‐0‐1 2‐0‐1 0‐0‐0 In March 3‐1‐0 2‐0‐0 1‐1‐0 In April 2‐2‐2 1‐0‐2 1‐2‐0 In May 1‐1‐0 1‐0‐0 0‐1‐0 On a Saturday 2‐3‐2 1‐0‐2 1‐3‐0 On a Sunday 2‐0‐0 2‐0‐0 0‐0‐0 On a Wednesday 2‐0‐0 1‐0‐0 1‐0‐0 On a Friday 0‐1‐0 0‐0‐0 0‐1‐0
Date
Home
Away
Scorin
gResult
March
6FC
Dallas
Philad
elphia
DAL: C
astillo (D
iaz) 22, U
rruti (D
iaz) 79
W 2‐0
March
12
Housto
nFC
Dallas
HOU: H
orst (W
enger) 6
, own go
al (Hed
ges) 13, Clark (W
enger) 2
3, W
enger 2
7, B
ruin (M
iranda) 8
5L 5
‐0
March
19
FC Dallas
Montreal
DAL: D
iaz 79, U
rruti (Tesh
o) 8
7W 2‐0
March
26
D.C. U
nited
FC Dallas
DAL: B
arrios 1
4, B
arrios (D
iaz) 28, U
rruti (C
astillo, D
iaz) 52
W 3‐0
April 2
FC Dallas
Columbus
CLB: M
eram (H
iguain
) 9. D
AL: Tesh
o 77
D 1‐1
April 9
FC Dallas
San Jo
seSJ: Q
uintero
(Amarikw
a, Daw
kins) 4
, Wondolowki (A
marikw
a) 55. D
AL: Tesh
o 36, own go
al (Bern
ardez) 6
2D 2‐2
April 1
3Portlan
dFC
Dallas
DAL: B
arrios (Tesh
o) 4
, Castillo
(Urru
ti) 26, Tesh
o (C
astillo) 2
9. POR: M
attocks 6
7W 3‐1
April 1
7FC
Dallas
Kansas C
itySKC: O
lum (Feilh
aber) 2
2. D
AL: B
arrios (U
rruti, A
costa) 3
5, R
osales 6
8W 2‐1
April 2
3Vancouver
FC Dallas
VAN: o
wn go
al (Figuero
a) 35, H
arvey 63, M
anneh
(Perez, Tech
era) 77
L 3‐0
April 2
9NY R
ed Bulls
FC Dallas
NYR
: Sam (Zizzo
, Kljestan
) 37, Kljestan
52, G
rella (Martin
s, Sam) 7
1, M
artins (M
uyl) 8
3L 4
‐0
May 7
Toronto FC
FC Dallas
TOR: Tsu
basa En
doh (G
iovin
co) 2
8L 1
‐0
May 1
1FC
Dallas
Portlan
dPOR: V
aleri (Melan
o) 3
. DAL H
ollin
gshead
55, Zim
merm
an (D
iaz) 57
W 2‐1
2016 FC DALLAS ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Hometown College Status 23 Kellyn Acosta M 5-10 165 7-24-95 Plano, Texas -- 13 Tesho Akindele F 6-1 185 3-31-92 Thornton, Colorado Colorado School of Mines 21 Michael Barrios M 5-2 143 4-21-91 Barranquilla, Colombia -- INT 28 Colin Bonner F 6-4 215 5-1-94 Fulton, Maryland UNC-Wilmington 11 Fabian Castillo M 5-7 175 6-17-92 Cali, Colombia -- GC 16 Coy Craft M 6-1 163 5-23-97 Glade Spring, Virginia -- 10 Mauro Diaz M 5-6 155 3-10-91 Concepcion del Uruguay, Argentina INT 31 Maynor Figueroa D 5-11 187 5-2-83 Jutiapa, Honduras -- INT 1 Jesse Gonzalez GK 6-3 181 5-25-95 Edenton, North Carolina -- 7 Carlos Gruezo M 5-7 150 4-19-95 Santo Domingo, Ecuador -- INT/DP 33 Aaron Guillen D 5-11 160 6-23-93 El Paso, Texas Florida Gulf Coast 14 Atiba Harris D 6-3 185 1-9-85 St. Peters, St. Kitts -- GC 24 Matt Hedges D 6-4 196 4-1-90 Carmel, Indiana UNC 30 Ryan Herman GK 6-7 235 6-18-93 Fall City, Washington Washington 3 Moises Hernandez D 6-0 173 3-5-92 Dallas, Texas -- 12 Ryan Hollingshead D/M 6-1 190 4-16-91 Granite Bay, California UCLA 22 Carlos Lizarazo F/M 5-7 158 4-26-91 Cali, Colombia -- INT 17 Zach Loyd D 5-9 160 7-18-87 Verdigris, Oklahoma UNC 20 Juan Esteban Ortiz M 5-10 163 8-29-87 Medellin, Colombia -- INT 15 Timo Pitter M 5-9 150 9-1-92 Oberschwarzach, Germany Creighton INT 77 Mauro Rosales M 5-8 165 2-24-81 Villa Maria, Argentina -- GC 18 Chris Seitz GK 6-4 232 3-12-87 San Luis Obispo, California Maryland 8 Victor Ulloa M 6-0 170 3-4-92 Wylie, Texas -- 37 Maxi Urruti F 6-0 165 2-22-91 Rosario, Argentina -- GC 29 Alejandro Zendejas M 5-7 150 2-7-98 El Paso, Texas -- 25 Walker Zimmerman D 6-3 192 5-19-93 Lawrenceville, Georgia Furman NUMERICAL WITH PRONUNCIATION No. Player Pronunciation Age Place of Birth Last Club Status 1 Jesse Gonzalez 20 Edenton, North Carolina FC Dallas Academy 3 Moises Hernandez 24 Dallas, Texas FC Dallas Academy 7 Carlos Gruezo Groo-ay-zo 20 Santo Domingo, Ecuador VfB Stuttgart INT/DP 8 Victor Ulloa Ooh-Yo-A 24 Wylie, Texas FC Dallas Academy 10 Mauro Diaz Dee-AZ 24 Concepcion del Uruguay, ARG. River Plate INT 11 Fabian Castillo CAS-tee-o 23 Cali, Colombia Deportivo Cali GC 12 Ryan Hollingshead 24 Granite Bay, California UCLA 13 Tesho Akindele Ah-kin-del-lee 23 Calgary, Canada Colorado School of Mines 14 Atiba Harris A-tee-ba 31 St. Peters, St. Kitts San Jose Earthquakes GC 15 Timo Pitter Tee-mo 23 Schweinfurt, Germany FC Gerolzhofen INT 16 Coy Craft 18 Abingdon, Virginia FC Dallas Academy 17 Zach Loyd 28 Tulsa, Oklahoma UNC 18 Chris Seitz Sights 28 San Luis Obispo, California Maryland 20 Juan Esteban Ortiz Eh-stay-bahn or-tees 28 Medellin, Colombia Atletico Huila INT 21 Michael Barrios Bar-e-oose 24 Barranquilla, Colombia Uniautónoma INT 22 Carlos Lizarazo Lee-zah-rah-zo 24 Cali, Colombia Cruz Azul INT 23 Kellyn Acosta a-COST-a 20 Plano, Texas FC Dallas Academy 24 Matt Hedges 25 Carmel, Indiana UNC 25 Walker Zimmerman 22 Lawrenceville, Georgia Furman 28 Colin Bonner 21 Baltimore, Maryland UNC-Wilmington 29 Alejandro Zendejas Zen-day-haas 18 El Paso, Texas FC Dallas Academy 30 Ryan Herman 22 Bellevue, Washington Washington 31 Maynor Figueroa My-nohr, Fee-gue-roah 32 Jutiapa, Honduras Colorado Rapids INT 33 Aaron Guillen Gee-yéhn 22 El Paso, Texas FC Dallas Academy 37 Maxi Urruti Uh-roo-tee 24 Rosario, Argentina Portland Timbers FC GC 77 Mauro Rosales Roh-sah-lehs 35 Villa Maria, Argentina Vancouver Whitecaps GC Technical Director: Fernando Clavijo Head Coach: Oscar Pareja Assistant Coaches: Marco Ferruzzi, Josema Bazan, Drew Keeshan INT International player GC Former foreigner playing as a domestic due to green card status DP Designated Player DEV Developmental player Ga Generation adidas signing
Game #1 03/06/2016 DAL 2 vs PHI 0 W Castillo 1 (Diaz 1) 22; Urruti 1 (Diaz 2) 79
Game #2 03/12/2016 DAL 0 at HOU 5 L
Game #3 03/19/2016 DAL 2 vs MTL 0 W Diaz 1 (unassisted) 79; Urruti 2 (Akindele 1) 87
Game #4 03/26/2016 DAL 3 at DC 0 W Barrios 1 (unassisted) 14; Barrios 2 (Diaz 3) 28; Urruti 3 (Castillo 1, Diaz 4) 52
Game #5 04/02/2016 DAL 1 vs CLB 1 T Akindele 1 (unassisted) 77
Game #6 04/09/2016 DAL 2 vs SJ 2 T Akindele 2 (penalty kick) 36; own goal (Bernardez) 62
Game #7 04/13/2016 DAL 3 at POR 1 W Barrios 3 (Akindele 2) 4; Castillo 2 (Urruti 1) 26; Akindele 3 (Castillo 2) 29
Game #8 04/17/2016 DAL 2 vs KC 1 W Barrios 4 (Urruti 2, Acosta 1) 35; Rosales 1 (unassisted) 68
Game #9 04/23/2016 DAL 0 at VAN 3 L
Game #10 04/29/2016 DAL 0 at NYR 4 L
Game #11 05/07/2016 DAL 0 at TOR 1 L
Game #12 05/11/2016 DAL 2 vs POR 1 W Hollingshead 1 (unassisted) 55; Zimmerman 1 (Diaz 5) 57
MATCH INFORMATION MATCH PREVIEWSEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
ATFC DALLAS
Kickoff: May 14, 2016 | 6:00 p.m. PTLocation: Toyota Stadium | Frisco, Texas
Referee: Ricardo SalazarAssistants: Chris Strickland, Claudiu BadeaFourth Official: Rubiel Vazquez
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Local TV: Q13 FOXTalent: Keith Costigan and Kasey KellerPre, Half and Post-Match TV: Jackie Montgomery and Pete Fewing
Local Radio: KIRO Radio 97.3 FMTalent: Matt Johnson and Pete FewingPre, Half and Post-Match Radio: Jason Rantz and Wade Webber
Local Radio (Spanish): El Rey 1360 AMTalent: Mario Rodriguez and Felipe Maqueda
INTERNATIONAL TV
Middle East and North Africa: Abu Dhabi Sports China: LeTV Brazil: GlobosatAustralia: BeIN Sports (AUS) Asia: BeIN Sports (ASIA)Europe (excluding UK and Ireland): Eurosport
MEDIA SERVICES
A variety of media resources - including Sounders FC’s 2016 media guide, player and coach interviews, archived press releases, photos for editorial use, game guides, credential re-quest forms - can be found via SoundersFC.com/Media.
Audio files - including post-match media scrums with players and Head Coach Sigi Schmid’s press conferences - can be found via SoundCloud.com/SoundersFC.
Sounders FC (4-4-1, 13 points) returns to the road for a contest against FC Dallas (6-4-2, 20 points) on Saturday evening at Toyota Stadium. Last Saturday, the Rave Green posted its second straight shutout in a 2-0 home win versus the San Jose Earth-quakes. Clint Dempsey and Jordan Morris provided the scoring for Seattle, as Morris tied the MLS rookie record with a goal in his fourth consecutive match.
FC Dallas snapped a three-match losing streak on Wednesday with a 2-1 home win over Portland. The club lost 1-0 last Saturday at Toronto after falling at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3-0 on April 23 and 4-0 against the New York Red Bulls on April 29.
Table of Contents Page2016 Schedule 2This Week vs. FC Dallas 3Sounders FC Weekly Notes 42016 at a Glance 5Sounders FC History 6Awards and Transactions 72016 Roster 82016 Statistics and Box Scores 9Mini-Bios 11
2016 SNAPSHOT SEATTLE FC DALLASOverall Record 4-4-1 6-4-2Goals Scored 10 17 Goals Scored Per Game 1.11 1.41Goals Allowed 10 19 Goals Allowed Per Game 1.11 1.58Goal Differential 0 -2
MAY (1-0-0, 2 GF, 0 GA)Sat. 5/7 San Jose W, 2-0 39,570 4-4-1 8 SEA: Dempsey (26), Morris (89); SJ: None Sat. 5/14 at FC Dallas 6:00 p.m. Q13 FOXSat. 5/21 Colorado 7:00 p.m. JOEtvSat. 5/28 at New England 4:30 p.m. JOEtv
JUNEWed. 6/1 at D.C. United 5:00 p.m. Q13 FOXSun. 6/19 at New York 4:30 p.m. FS1Sat. 6/25 New York City 2:00 p.m. ESPN
JULYSat. 7/2 at Toronto TBD JOEtvTue. 7/5 West Ham United FriendlySat. 7/9 LA Galaxy 12:00 p.m. ESPNWed. 7/13 FC Dallas 7:30 p.m. Q13 FOXSun. 7/17 at Portland 12:00 p.m. FOXSun. 7/24 at Sporting KC 12:00 p.m. ESPNSun. 7/31 LA Galaxy 1:00 p.m. ESPN
AUGUSTSun. 8/7 at Orlando 4:00 p.m. FS1Sun. 8/14 Real Salt Lake 4:00 p.m. FS1Sun. 8/21 Portland 6:30 p.m. FS1Wed. 8/24 at Houston 6:00 p.m. JOEtvSun. 8/28 at Portland 2:00 p.m. ESPN
SEPTEMBERSat. 9/10 at San Jose 7:30 p.m. JOEtvSat. 9/17 Vancouver 1:00 p.m. JOEtvSun. 9/25 at LA Galaxy TBD ESPNWed. 9/28 Chicago 7:30 p.m. JOEtv
OCTOBERSun. 10/2 at Vancouver 5:00 p.m. FS1Wed. 10/12 Houston 7:30 p.m. JOEtvSun. 10/16 at FC Dallas 4:00 p.m. JOEtvSun. 10/23 Real Salt Lake 1:00 p.m. JOEtv
*International Friendly *Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup *Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League
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THIS WEEK VS. FC DALLAS
SERIES NOTESSounders FC is 9-3-5 all-time against FC Dallas in league play, but has re-corded a 3-2-4 mark on the road at Toyota Stadium. Over the past five regular season meetings between the two clubs, the Rave Green are unbeaten in four (3-1-1) matches, including a scoreless draw and a 3-0 win in the two contests last season.
The Western Conference sides have met twice in the postseason, including each of the past two campaigns. In 2014, Seattle advanced 1-1 on away goals in the Knockout Round. Last November, FC Dallas topped Seattle on penalty kicks in the Conference Semifinals after being tied 3-3 through 180 minutes of regulation and the overtime period.
In regular season meetings, Sounders FC has outscored FC Dallas 29-18. Fourteen of Seattle’s 29 goals have come in the final 30 minutes.
ABOUT FC DALLASFC Dallas is one of 10 charter clubs in MLS. The Hoops, formerly known as the Dallas Burn, won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 1997 and finished as runners-up in the MLS Cup in 2010. The club plays its home matches at Toy-ota Stadium, a soccer-specific venue in Frisco. FC Dallas is 4-0-2 at home this season and has a minus-two goal differential in league play (17 GF, 19 GA). YEAR RECORD, FINISH1996 17-15, lost Western Conference Semifinals1997 16-16, lost Western Conferenence Finals1998 15-17, lost Western Conference Semifinals1999 19-13, lost Western Conference Finals2000 14-14-4, lost Western Conference Semifinals2001 10-11-5, lost Western Conference Semifinals 2002 12-9-7, lost Conference Semifinals2003 6-19-5, did not qualify for postseason2004 10-14-6, did not qualify for postseason2005 13-10-9, lost Western Conference Semifinals2006 16-12-4 lost Western Conference Semifinals, 2007 13-12-5, lost Western Conference Semifinals2008 8-10-12, did not qualify for postseason2009 11-13-6, did not qualify for postseason2010 12-4-14, lost MLS Cup Final2011 15-12-7, lost Western Conference Knockout Round2012 9-13-12, did not qualify for postseason2013 11-12-11, did not qualify for postseason2014 16-12-6, lost Western Conference Semifinals2015 18-10-6, lost Western Conference Finals 2016 6-4-2
FC DALLAS NOTABLESFC Dallas is led by two Designated Players, Fabian Castillo and Mauro Diaz. Castillo, 23, was acquired in 2011 from Deportivo Cali. He scored a career-high 10 goals in 2014 and recorded nine goals and nine assists last season. This year, Castillo has tallied two goals and two assists. Diaz, 25, was signed from River Plate. The midfielder recorded 10 assists last season and added eight goals. Thus far in 2016, Diaz leads the club with five assists in eight matches.
The club’s third DP, Carlos Gruezo, is a 21-year-old midfielder from Ecuador. Before signing with FC Dallas in January, Gruezo made 18 appearances with VfB Stuttgart. Michael Barrios leads the club with four goals on the season, followed by three apiece for Tesho Akindele and Maximiliano Urruti.
COACHING CORNERFC Dallas performs under the direction of Head Coach Oscar Pareja, who has posted a 66-56-27 record since the 2012 season. He coached the Colora-do Rapids for two years before filling the same role with FC Dallas. With the Hoops, Pareja has posted records of 16-12-6 and 18-10-6 the past two seasons. As a player, Pareja appeared in 189 MLS matches from 1998-2005, recording 13 goals and 52 assists for Dallas and the New England Revolution.
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS SOUNDERS FC FC DALLASGoals 4 3 players 4 Michel Assists 4 Evans/Montero 3 MichelShots 34 Montero 20 CastilloShots on Goal 13 Montero 6 Michel Fouls Committed 27 Montero 20 PerezFouls Sufferered 24 Montero 24 Benitez3Wins 3 Frei 1 3 playersShutouts 1 3 players 3 2 playersSaves 15 Keller 17 FernandezGoals Allowed 6 Frei 10 Fernandez
SOUNDERS FC FC DALLASGoals 2 4 times 2 2 times Assists 2 4 times 2 EscobarShots 6 Johnson/Dempsey 7 JacksonShots on Goal 4 Johnson 2 13 times Fouls Committed 6 Montero 7 PerezFouls Sufferered 6 Ljungberg 5 2 times Saves 5 3 times 6 GruenebaumGoals Allowed 6 Frei 6 Hesmer
ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS Seattle Sounders FC Record: 9-3-5 Home Games: 6-1-1 Road Games: 3-2-4
DATE RESULT W/L/D LOCATION05/16/2009 SEA 1 at DAL 1 D Toyota Stadium10/24/2009 SEA 2 vs. DAL 1 W CenturyLink Field
04/22/2010 SEA 2 at DAL 2 D Toyota Stadium07/11/2010 SEA 1 vs. DAL 1 D CenturyLink Field
05/25/2011 SEA 0 vs. DAL 1 L CenturyLink Field08/20/2011 SEA 1 at DAL 0 W Toyota Stadium
05/09/2012 SEA 2 at DAL 0 W Toyota Stadium09/02/2012 SEA 1 at DAL 1 D Toyota Stadium10/21/2012 SEA 3 vs. DAL 1 W CenturyLink Field
05/18/2013 SEA 4 vs. DAL 2 W CenturyLink Field08/03/2013 SEA 3 vs. DAL 0 W CenturyLink Field10/19/2013 SEA 0 at DAL 2 L Toyota Stadium
04/12/2014 SEA 3 at DAL 2 W Toyota Stadium05/07/2014 SEA 2 vs. DAL 1 W CenturyLink Field09/24/2014 SEA 1 at DAL 3 L Toyota Stadium
03/28/2015 SEA 0 at DAL 0 D Toyota Stadium06/13/2015 SEA 3 vs. DAL 0 W CenturyLink Field
SOUNDERS FC SOUNDBYTESHead Coach Sigi Schmid:
On playing in Dallas: “Our philosophy is to play the same as we do at home. In Dallas, we’ll have to see about the weather, the heat and all of that humidity. This year is probably going to be hot and humid, so we will take that into account, as well.”
On the West Ham friendly: “It’s an opportunity for players to play. As the squad gets healthy and as guys return from Copa America, there are different players to choose from. Sometimes it’s good to keep your guys in rhythym. Playing West Ham will be a good opportunity. I think players always look forward to playing good teams. It’s going to be an exciting game.”
ALL-TIME SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
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SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES
SOUNDERS TO PLAY WEST HAMSounders FC announced that it is hosting Barclays Premier League side West Ham United in an international friendly on Tuesday, July 5 at 7:30 p.m. PT on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field. This friendly against the historic Pre-miership club and three-time FA Cup champion marks the fifth occasion that Seattle has hosted an English side in international competition, and its tenth overall international friendly since joining MLS in 2009. Following its final home match at the Boleyn Ground at Upton Park on Tues-day, May 10 against Manchester United, West Ham is set to leave its 112-year-old East London home for the Olympic Stadium in Stratford beginning next season. West Ham has achieved its highest-ever point total in the Premier League era (62 points) during this current campaign, with Slaven Bilic’s side earning a result in 11 of its last 12 matches and on the verge of European qualification. The July 5 friendly is set to be carried regionally throughout West-ern Washington on JOEtv, KIRO Radio 97.3 FM and El Rey 1360 AM.
The international friendly is included as part of the Sounders FC 2016 Season Ticket Member package and Sea of Green half-season package. Season Tick-et Members will receive a 24-hour presale opportunity to purchase additional tickets for the match on Wednesday, May 11. Additionally, single-match tickets are available for purchase on Thursday, May 12 at 9:00 a.m. PT through SoundersFC.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, the CenturyLink Field box office or by calling 877-MLS-GOAL. To reserve the best seats and to receive complete ticketing information for the 2016 season, visit SoundersFC.com/Tickets.
Founded in 1895, West Ham United is one of eight clubs to never have fallen below the second division of English football, spending 58 of 90 league seasons in the country’s topflight. The Irons have accumulated three FA Cup championships, as well as two runner-up finishes. The London-based side has also qualified for two European finals, winning the European Cup Winners Cup in 1965 and finishing as runner-up in the competition in 1976.
FIVE FULL-STADIUM MATCHES IN 2016Seattle Sounders FC announced that it is opening the full capacity of Cen-turyLink Field for five select matches in 2016, including four clashes against Western Conference rivals, as well as New York City FC’s first-ever visit to Seattle. Additional upper-deck seating in the 300-level is being made available for games against NYCFC (June 25), LA Galaxy (July 31), Portland Timbers (August 21), Vancouver Whitecaps FC (September 17) and Real Salt Lake (October 23). Single-match tickets for these contests and the Sounders FC Five-Match Packs are available now via SoundersFC.com or by calling (877) MLS-GOAL. Starting at $25 per seat, the five-match pack includes tickets to each of the full-stadium fixtures for the best possible value.
By opening to full-stadium capacity for these select matches in 2016, Sound-ers FC continues to set the standard for soccer support in North America. Since entering Major League soccer in 2009, the Rave Green and their fans have led MLS in single-season attendance season and hold an active streak of 130 consecutive MLS sellouts, a league record.
Sounders FC has proven to be a dominant host when playing in front of larger crowds on its home turf. With crowds surpassing 45,000 or more, Sounders FC holds a record of 15-2-3, including postseason play. Of the five opponents Sounders FC is set to face in this year’s full-stadium games, Vancouver is the only one to record a win on the big stage at CenturyLink Field (2-2-0). Portland (0-4-0), LA (0-3-2) and Real Salt Lake (0-2-0) are all winless in Seattle in front of 45,000 or more, while NYCFC is set to play its first match on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field.
LAST MATCH REWIND: vs. SJ• Sounders FC improved to 4-4-1 on the season and is now eighth in the West-ern Conference with 13 points, but ranks sixth in the conference with an aver-age of 1.44 points per game. The Rave Green have lost just once in the past six matches (4-1-1) and are now 4-2-0 at home in league play this season.
• After the win, Sounders FC improved to 7-10-3 all-time versus San Jose, including a 6-5-1 mark at CenturyLink Field. The result snaps a five-match winless streak (0-3-2) against the Earthquakes.
• Jordan Morris scored for the fourth-straight contest, which tied the MLS record for most consecutive matches with a goal by a rookie. All four of Morris’ goals have come in the final 30 minutes of the match, including two in the 88th minute or later. Sounders FC has scored a second-half goal in seven straight matches. His four goals on the season also tied Steve Zakuani’s club-record for goals scored by a rookie in a single-season.
• Clint Dempsey recorded the game-winning goal in the 26th minute for his second MLS tally and fourth across all competitions. On the goal, Morris recorded his first career assist, while Erik Friberg tallied his first helper of the 2016 campaign.
• Goalkeeper Stefan Frei recorded his second consecutive shutout, giving him three clean-sheets in eight appearances this season.
• Midfielder Andreas Ivanschitz appeared as a late substitute after missing last week’s match versus Columbus due to injury.
• Saturday’s contest featured two of the three coaches with the most wins in MLS history. Sigi Schmid earned his 226th win, while Dominic Kinnear ranks third with 156 victories.
BY THE NUMBERS0: Combined shots on goal in the match when these two sides last appeared in a league contest at Toyota Stadium. It marked the first such occurence in MLS history.
4: MLS record for most consecutive games scored by a rookie. Jordan Morris joined Damani Ralph in 2003 and Patrick Mullins in 2014 with a goal last match.
235: Career shots by Osvaldo Alonso and Clint Dempsey during league play for Sounders FC, which is tied for second in club history (Fredy Montero, 411).
QUICK HITS: vs. FC DALLAS• Sounders FC has posted a 9-3-5 mark against FC Dallas since 2009 in MLS action, including a 3-2-4 record at Toyota Stadium. Seattle is unbeaten in four of five matches against FC Dallas in league play.
• Forward Jordan Morris tied the MLS rookie record with a goal in four consec-utive matches. His four goals lead the Rave Green and ties the club record for most goals by a rookie in a single season.
• Saturday’s contest marks the rematch of last season’s Western Conference Semifinals, which FC Dallas won on penalty kicks at Toyota Stadium.
• Clint Dempsey has tied Osvaldo Alonso for second-most shots in club history with 235. Fredy Montero ranks first with 411.
• While growing up in Nacogdoches, Texas, Clint Dempsey was part of the Dallas Texans, an elite youth soccer club. FC Dallas goalkeeper Ryan Herman played in the Sounders youth system and attended the University of Washing-ton. His hometown is Fall City, Washington, located 25 miles from Seattle.
MORRIS EARNS WEEKLY NODFor the fifth time this season, a Seattle Sounders FC player has been named to the MLS Team of the Week.
Forward Jordan Morris is the latest Sounder to land on MLSsoccer.com’s list, joining Osvaldo Alonso, Chad Marshall, Andreas Ivanschitz and Zach Scott.Morris had another impressive performance and picked up a goal in the 88th minute of the match on an assist by Alonso. Seattle downed San Jose 2-0, with Dempsey scoring in the first half to help improve the Sounders record to 4-4-1.
Morris is now tied with Steve Zakuani for most goals scored by a rookie in franchise history, first set in 2009. Morris is also just the third player in club history to score in at least four consecutive games.
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SITUATIONAL SPLITS PLAYER SPLITS GOAL SPLITSOverall 4-4-1
Home 4-2-0Away 0-2-1
March 0-3-0 April 3-1-1May 1-0-0June 0-0-0July 0-0-0August 0-0-0September 0-0-0October 0-0-0
vs. Eastern Conf. 3-0-0 vs. Western Conf. 1-4-1
National TV 0-2-1Local TV 4-2-0
When leading at half 2-0-0When tied at half 2-2-0When trailing at half 0-2-1 When scoring first 4-1-0When conceding first 0-3-1
When Dempsey...Scores 2-0-0Scores or assists 2-0-0Starts 4-3-1 When Evans...Scores or assists 0-0-0Starts 3-2-1
When Friberg...Scores or assists 1-0-0Starts 1-1-0
When Ivanschitz...Scores 0-1-0Scores or assists 2-1-0Starts 2-4-1
When Morris...Scores 3-1-0Scores or assists 3-1-0Starts 3-4-1
When Roldan...Scores or assists 0-1-0Starts 3-3-1
When Valdez...Scores 0-0-0Scores or assists 0-0-0Starts 1-3-1
GOALS SCORED (10)While leading 2While tied 5While trailing 3
Inside the six-yard box 5Inside the 18-yard box 4Outside the area 1Penalties 0
Run of play 7Set piece (PK) 3 (0)Own Goals 0
Unassisted 4One assist 5Two assists 1
Forwards 6Midfielders 2Defenders 2
GOALS ALLOWED (10)While leading 3While tied 6While trailing 1
Inside the six-yard box 3Inside the 18-yard box 4Outside the area 1Penalties 2
Run of play 5Set piece (PK) 5 (2)Own Goals 0
Unassisted 2One assist 4Two assists 4
Forwards 1Midfielders 7Defenders 2
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SOUNDERS FC HISTORYHEAD COACH SIGI SCHMID
Named the first Head Coach of Seattle Sounders FC on December 16, 2008, Sigi Schmid is the winningest coach in MLS history. Since 1999, Schmid’s teams have won nine major titles, including two MLS Cups.
A two-time MLS Coach of the Year, Schmid has led Sounders FC to seven-consecutive appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs, marking the second-longest active streak while nearing the record for most consecutive postseason appearances by an expansion team.
Schmid also guided Sounders FC to a record three-straight Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles, becoming the first team in 42 years to win back-to-back championships.
Schmid joined Sounders FC in its inaugural campaign after leading the Co-lumbus Crew to its first MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield, earning MLS Coach of the Year honors in 2008. From 1999 through 2004, Schmid’s L.A. Galaxy teams won four major competitions: the 2002 MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield, the 2001 U.S. Open Cup and the 2001 CONCACAF Champions Cup. He was voted the MLS Coach of the Year in his first season, 1999. Altogether, his Gal-axy teams were 79-53-32 and reached the MLS Cup final four times, winning three division crowns.
Schmid has twice served as the U.S. U-20 National Team head coach, most re-cently in 2005 at the FIFA World Championships. Schmid first forged a winning tradition at his alma mater, UCLA. After serving as an assistant, he was elevat-ed to head coach of the Bruins in 1980, beginning a 19-year run at the helm. He claimed three national titles (1985, 1990, 1997) and was named national coach of the year following the 1997 championship. His UCLA teams accumu-lated a record of 322-63-33. Schmid ranks No. 1 in MLS career victories (226) and games coached (495). Overall, Schmid’s record in MLS is 226-157-112. His combined postseason win total (26) is the second-highest in MLS history.
MOST ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON MLS WINS
Rank Coaches Wins1 Sigi Schmid 2262 Bruce Arena 1953 Dominic Kinnear 1564 Frank Yallop 1305 Bob Bradley 124
MOST ALL-TIME POSTSEASON MLS WINS
Rank Coaches Wins1 Bruce Arena 302 Sigi Schmid 263 Dominic Kinnear 154 Bob Bradley 145 Steve Nicol 11
SCHMID VS. MLS
Team Regular Season Postseason TotalChicago 17-9-9 2-0-1 19-9-10Chivas USA 11-5-6 11-5-6Colorado 27-13-8 6-1-0 33-14-8Columbus 10-6-7 10-6-7D.C. United 19-10-5 0-1-0 19-11-5FC Dallas 20-10-12 2-0-4 23-11-15Houston 6-5-6 0-1-1 6-6-7Kansas City 20-17-8 4-2-1 24-18-7L.A. Galaxy 7-9-8 3-4-0 10-13-8Miami 4-1-1 4-1-1Montreal 2-3-0 2-3-0New England 14-12-7 1-0-0 15-12-7New York 12-15-7 2-1-1 14-16-8 New York City 1-0-0 1-0-0Orlando City 1-0-0 1-0-0 Philadelphia 3-3-2 3-3-2Portland 7-4-4 0-2-0 7-6-4Real Salt Lake 9-10-5 2-1-1 11-11-6San Jose 17-16-7 1-2-0 18-18-8Tampa Bay 3-2-1 2-0-0 5-2-1Toronto 10-2-4 10-2-4Vancouver 5-6-4 5-6-4TOTAL 226-157-112 26-15-9 252-172-121
SOUNDERS FC ALL-TIME LEADERS (MLS)CAREER
GAMES STARTED 203 Alonso 198 Alonso 172 Evans 158 Evans137 Gonzalez 119 Gonzalez119 Montero 109 Montero116 Neagle 103 Hurtado
MINUTES GOALS17,458 Alonso 47 Montero13,676 Evans 40 Martins10,638 Gonzalez 28 Dempsey9,450 Montero 26 Neagle9,123 Hurtado 23 Johnson
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2016 TRANSACTIONS WEEKLY AWARDSWEEK PLAYER AWARD
Week 5 Osvaldo Alonso MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 6 Chad Marshall MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 7 Andreas Ivanschitz MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 9 Zach Scott MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekWeek 10 Jordan Morris MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week
DATE PLAYER TRANSACTION
March 24 Herculez Gomez Signed to contract
March 8 Tony Alfaro Signed to contract Damion Lowe Loaned to Minnesota United Acquired TAM and an international roster spot from Toronto FC in exchange for GAM
March 1 Oalex Anderson Signed to contract Jimmy Ockford Loaned to New York Cosmos Jordan Schweitzer Added to S2 roster
Feb. 25 Obafemi Martins Transferred to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua FC Feb. 23 Nathan Sturgis Signed to contract
Jan. 22 Zach Scott Re-signed with Sounders FC
Jan. 21 Jordan Morris Signed to Homegrown Player contract
Jan. 20 Michael Farfan Signed to contract
Jan. 19 Emir Alihodzic Selected in MLS SuperDraft with 54th overall pick Michael Nelson Selected in MLS SuperDraft with 76th overall pick
Jan. 14 Joevin Jones Acquired from Chicago for 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick and General Allocation Money Tony Alfaro Selected in MLS SuperDraft with 27th overall pick Zach Mathers Selected in MLS SuperDraft with 35th overall pick
Jan. 11 Troy Perkins Retired
Jan. 7 Gonzalo Pineda Retired
Jordan Schweitzer Signed to Homegrown Player contract
Dec. 21 Andy Craven Signed to contract Tyler Miller Signed to contract
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2016 SOUNDERS FC ROSTERNo Name Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Hometown Previous Club 1 Tyler Miller GK 6-4 195 3/12/93 Woodbury, NJ Northwestern (NCAA)2 Clint Dempsey F 6-1 170 3/9/83 Nacogdoches, TX Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)3 Brad Evans M 6-1 170 4/20/85 Phoenix, AZ Columbus4 Tyrone Mears D 5-11 163 2/18/83 Manchester, England Bolton (ENG)5 Jimmy Ockford* D 6-1 185 6/10/92 Yardley, PA Louisville (NCAA)6 Osvaldo Alonso M 5-11 155 11/11/85 San Cristobal, Cuba Charleston (USL)7 Cristian Roldan M 5-8 165 6/3/95 Pico Rivera, CA Washington (NCAA)8 Erik Friberg M 5-11 154 2/10/86 Göteborg, Sweden Esbjerg (DEN) 9 Herculez Gomez M 5-10 160 4/6/82 Oxnard, CA Toronto FC11 Aaron Kovar M 5-10 155 8/14/93 Seattle, WA Stanford (NCAA)12 Michael Farfan M 5-9 160 6/23/88 San Diego, CA D.C. United13 Jordan Morris F 6-0 185 10/26/94 Mercer Island, WA Stanford (NCAA)14 Chad Marshall D 6-4 190 8/22/84 Riverside, CA Columbus 15 Dylan Remick D 6-0 165 5/19/91 Inverness, IL Brown (NCAA)16 Nelson Valdez F 5-10 160 11/28/83 Caaguazú, Paraguay Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)17 Darwin Jones F 5-10 175 4/4/92 Des Moines, WA Washington (NCAA)18 Nathan Sturgis M 5-10 160 7/6/87 St. Augustine, FL Houston20 Zach Scott D 5-11 175 7/2/80 Haiku, HI Seattle (USL)22 Charlie Lyon GK 6-2 215 4/10/92 St. Charles, IL Marquette (NCAA)23 Andreas Ivanschitz M 6-0 180 10/15/83 Eisenstadt, Austria Levante (ESP)24 Stefan Frei GK 6-3 195 4/20/86 Altstaetten, Switzerland Toronto FC 25 Tony Alfaro D 6-2 190 6/15/93 Santa Barbara, CA Cal State Dominguez Hills (NCAA) 29 Román Torres D 6-2 195 3/20/86 Panama City, Panama Milionarios (COL)31 Damion Lowe* D 6-3 175 5/5/93 Kingston, Jamaica Hartford (NCAA) 33 Joevin Jones D 5-11 160 8/3/91 Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago Chicago39 Oalex Anderson F 5-8 155 11/1193 Barrouallie, St. Vincent Sounders FC 2 (USL) 80 Victor Mansaray F 5-11 180 2/22/97 Fife, WA Sounders FC Academy91 Oniel Fisher M/D 5-9 155 11/22/91 Portmore, Jamaica New Mexico (NCAA)99 Andy Craven F 5-11 167 1/21/92 St. Simons Island, GA Sounders FC 2 (USL)
*Out on loan
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
No. Name Pos Pronunication4 Tyrone Mears D MEERS6 Osvaldo Alonso M ahs-VAHL-doe7 Cristian Roldan M Roll-dahn8 Erik Friberg M Free-burg23 Andreas Ivanschitz M EVEN-shitz24 Stefan Frei GK STEF-in FRY25 Tony Alfaro D al-FAR-oh29 Román Torres D roe-MAHN33 Joevin Jones D JOE-vin39 Oalex Anderson F OH-lex80 Victor Mansaray F MAN-sur-AY91 Oniel Fisher M/D Oh-neel
COACHING STAFF Sigi Schmid Head CoachBrian Schmetzer Top Assistant CoachAnte Razov Assistant CoachDjimi Traore Assistant CoachTom Dutra Goalkeeper CoachDavid Tenney Sports Science and Performance ManagerKurt Schmid Assistant Coach/ScoutChad Kolarcik Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
TECHNICAL STAFF Garth Lagerwey General Manager & President of SoccerChris Henderson Sporting DirectorGrant Clark Team Administration DirectorVince Johnson Team Services DirectorRandy Noteboom Director of Sports MedicineChris Cornish Head Athletic TrainerPaul Lombardo Assistant Athletic TrainerAki Tajima Assistant Athletic TrainerNolan Myer Head Equipment ManagerBrett Johnson Assistant Equipment ManagerScott Tranilla Assistant Equipment ManagerRavi Ramineni Sports Science Data AnalystJarryd Phillips Performance Coach / Sports Scientist
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2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON STATSUNF POS Player GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC/FS OFF CK C/E13 F Jordan Morris 9 8 694 4 1 15 15 6/7 3 0 0/014 D Chad Marshall 9 9 810 2 0 10 5 5/9 0 0 1/02 F Clint Dempsey 8 8 708 2 0 29 7 13/10 2 0 1/023 M Andreas Ivanschitz 8 7 593 1 3 12 8 3/11 2 37 2/06 M Osvaldo Alonso 9 9 810 1 1 14 5 16/21 0 0 3/07 M Cristian Roldan 9 7 705 0 1 5 0 4/12 1 0 0/08 M Erik Friberg 4 2 155 0 1 0 0 4/1 0 2 2/024 GK Stefan Frei 8 8 720 0 0 0 0 0/1 0 0 1/04 D Tyrone Mears 8 8 720 0 0 1 0 6/6 0 0 1/033 D Joevin Jones 9 7 635 0 0 3 1 11/3 0 0 2/03 D Brad Evans 6 6 535 0 0 3 0 2/3 0 0 1/116 F Nelson Valdez 7 4 382 0 0 6 3 4/9 5 0 1/020 D Zach Scott 4 3 290 0 0 0 0 3/7 0 0 1/0v 11 M Aaron Kovar 7 4 271 0 0 8 3 3/4 0 8 0/09 F Herculez Gomez 5 3 269 0 0 8 4 4/5 0 13 0/039 F Oalex Anderson 7 2 218 0 0 6 2 3/8 0 0 0/015 D Dylan Remick 5 2 197 0 0 1 0 2/2 0 0 1/01 GK Tyler Miller 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/091 D Oniel Fisher 1 1 41 0 0 0 0 2/1 0 0 0/1 17 F Darwin Jones 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 Team totals 9 9 810 10 7 122 48 91/127 13 60 16/2 Opponent totals 9 9 810 10 12 119 42 127/91 11 41 19/1
UNF POS Player GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W-L-D SO24 GK Stefan Frei 8 8 720 39 31 8 1.00 2 4 4-3-1 31 GK Tyler Miller 1 1 90 4 2 2 2.00 0 0 0-1-0 0 Team totals 9 9 810 43 33 10 1.11 2 4 4-4-1 3 Opponent totals 9 9 810 48 38 10 1.11 0 0 4-3-1 1
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2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORESSounders FC 0 vs. Sporting Kansas City 1March 6, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)Attendance: 39,525
Signed to a First Team contract on December 21, 2015. Originally signed by Sounders FC 2 to contract on July 9, 2015 after being selected in the Second Round (33rd overall) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Seattle Sounders FC 2 (2015).
CAREER NOTES
• Made MLS debut and first career start in 2-1 loss at Real Salt Lake (March 12, 2016)• Made one appearance for Sounders FC 2, recording a shutout in a 4-0 win against Arizona United SC• A three-time All-Big-10 First Team selection and 2014 Big Ten Goal-keeper of the Year• Only player to earn both All-America and Scholar All-America honors in 2014
1 GK TYLER MILLERHeight: 6-1 Weight: 170Born: March 9, 1983 Hometown: Nacogdoches, TexasCitizenship: United States College: Furman
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed as a Designated Player on August 3, 2013.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Tottenham Hotspur (England, 2012-2013), Fulham (England, 2007-2012), New England (2004-2006).
CAREER NOTES
• Former U.S. captain and second all-time with 48 goals for USMNT• Only player in MLS to record both 10 goals and 10 assists in each of the past two seasons• Scored fastest goal in club history (23 seconds) in 3-2 loss vs. SJ (March 14, 2015)• Holds American record with 57 goals in EPL with Fulham and Tottenham• 25 goals and 14 assists in 71 appearances for New England Revolution from 2004-06
2 F CLINT DEMPSEY
Height: 6-1 Weight: 170
Height: 6-1Weight: 170Born: April 20, 1985 Hometown: Phoenix, ArizonaCitizenship: United States College: UC Irvine
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected from Columbus in the MLS Expansion Draft on November 26, 2008. Signed multi-year contract on November 20, 2013.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Columbus (2007-08).
CAREER NOTES
• Tied MLS record with three first-half assists at CHV (September 3, 2014)• Perfect 8/8 career on penalty kicks (10/10 across all competitions)• Scored latest goal in club history (in regulation) with penalty kick seven minutes into stoppage time in 2-1 win against CD Olimpia (August 19, 2015)• Set career-high in games played and starts (29) in 2012• Recorded game-winning assist in USMNT’s friendly win vs. GER (June 10, 2015)• Won 2008 MLS Cup with Columbus and four Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups with Seattle• Has earned 25 caps for U.S. National Team with one goal
3 D BRAD EVANS Height: 6-1 Weight: 170
Height: 5-11 Weight: 163Born: February 18, 1983 Hometown: Manchester, EnglandCitizenship: England Pronunciation: MEERS
HOW ACQUIRED
Acquired as Discovery Signing on December 29, 2014.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Bolton Wanderers (England, 2011-2014), Burnley (England, 2009-2011), Marseille (France, 2008-2009), Derby County (England, 2007-2009), West Ham United (England, 2006-2007), Preston North End (England, 2002-2006), Manchester City (England, 2001-2002).
CAREER NOTES
• Scored game-winner for first MLS goal in 1-0 win vs. D.C. United (July 3, 2015)• Led team with 34 starts and 2,960 minutes in 2015 • Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 1 and Week 18 (2015)• In 2010-2011, made a career-high 49 total appearances for Burnley• Advanced Marseille through the quarterfinal of the UEFA Cup with extra time game-winning goal in 2009• Product of the Manchester City youth system
4 D TYRONE MEARS
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2015-2016 SCOTIABANK CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BOX SCORESSounders FC 2 vs. Club America 2February 23, 2016 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink FieldAttendance: 39,836
Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Scott, Fisher, Sturgis
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Height: 6-1 Weight: 185Born: June 10, 1992 Hometown: Yardley, PA Citizenship: United States College: Louisville
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected in the Second Round (21st overall) in 2014 MLS SuperDraft.
CAREER NOTES
• Loaned to New York Cosmos for 2014 and 2016 season• Made First Team debut in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijua-na (March 24, 2015)• Made MLS debut with start at Philadelphia (June 24, 2015) Started and played 81 minutes in 2-1 win vs. CD Olimpia in SCCL Group Stage (August 19, 2015)• Scored two goals in 10 appearances for Cosmos in 2014
5 D JIMMY OCKFORDHeight: 5-11 Weight: 155Born: November 11, 1985 Hometown: San Cristóbal, Cuba Citizenship: Cuba Pronunciation: ahs-VAHL-doe
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed as free agent on January 26, 2009. Signed to contract extension on February 17, 2011. Signed as a Designated Player on November 19, 2013.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Charleston Battery (USL, 2008), FC Pinar del Rio (Cuba, 2005-07).
CAREER NOTES
• Voted team MVP for fourth consecutive season in 2013• Seattle’s all-time leader in games played, starts and minutes• Named to the 2012 MLS Best XI for first time in his career• Granted full U.S. citizenship on June 16, 2012• Capped 17 times by Cuban National Team and captain of U-23 team during 2008 Olympic qualifying
6 M OSVALDO ALONSO
Height: 5-8 Weight: 165Born: June 3, 1995 Hometown: Pico Rivera, CaliforniaCitizenship: United StatesCollege: Washington
HOW ACQUIRED
Drafted by Seattle as the 16th pick in the MLS SuperDraft on January 15, 2015
CAREER NOTES
• Appeared in 22 MLS regular season matches as a rookie, starting 11, which ranks third-most games played by a rookie in team history (2015)• Roldan recorded first career MLS assist on a goal by Obafemi Martins in a 3-0 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (September 19, 2015) • Named NSCAA Third Team All-American as a sophomore at University of Washington• 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year as a senior at El Racho High School
7 M CRISTIAN ROLDANHeight: 5-11 Weight: 154Born: February 10, 1986 Hometown: Göteborg, Sweden Citizenship: Sweden
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed on June 29, 2015.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Esbjerg (2014-2015), Bologna (2013-2014), Malmo FF (2012-2013), Sounders FC (2011), BK Hacken (2007-2010), Vastra Frolunda (2005)
CAREER NOTES
• Scored second goal for Seattle across all competitions in SCCL match against CD Olimpia with 90th minute header in 2-1 win (August 19, 2015)• Recorded assist in consecutive MLS appearances (August 9 & 16, 2015)• Made 26 appearances for Sounders FC in 2011• Has two career caps for the Swedish national team• Led BK Hacken with seven assists in 2009
8 M ERIK FRIBERG
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Height: 5-10 Weight: 155Born: August 14, 1993 Hometown: Seattle, Washington Citizenship: United States College: Stanford
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed as Homegrown Player on January 8, 2014.
CAREER NOTES
• Made MLS debut at D.C. United (June 28, 2014)• Drew penalty kick and recorded assist in professional debut, a 5-0 win vs. PSA (June 18, 2014)• Scored first professional goal in S2’s 1-0 win over LA Galaxy II (June 12, 2015)• Recorded two assists in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijuana (March 24, 2015)• Sounders FC Academy product and two-year starter at Stanford, where he totaled five goals and eight assists• 2012 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year• 2011 Gatorade Washington State Player of the Year as a senior at Garfield High School
11 M AARON KOVAR
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185Born: October 26, 1994 Hometown: Mercer Island, WA Citizenship: United StatesCollege: Stanford
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed as Homegrown Player on January 21, 2016.
CAREER NOTES
• Made Sounders FC debut in 85 minutes of action in 2-2 draw versus Club America in SCCL Knockout Round (February 23, 2016)• Has seven caps and one goal for United States Men’s National Team• Became the first college player since 1995 to make senior USMNT appearance (November 2014)• As a senior at Stanford, led Cardinal to National Championship and won the MAC Hermann Trophy• Scored 28 goals in 32 games for Sounders FC Academy in 2012
13 F JORDAN MORRIS12 M MICHAEL FARFAN
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160Born: June 23, 1988 Hometown: San Diego, California Citizenship: USA/Mexico College: North Carolina
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed to contract on January 20, 2016.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
D.C. United (2015), Cruz Azul (2014), Philadelphia Union (2011-2013).
CAREER NOTES
• Started seven of 17 appearances for D.C. United (2015)• Score late game-winner in lone appearance for Cruz Azul of Liga MX (2014)• Set career-highs in games played, starts, minutes and assists in 2012 with the Philadelphia Union• Drafted by Philadelphia with No. 23 pick of 2011 MLS SuperDraft
9 F HERCULEZ GOMEZHeight: 5-10 Weight: 160Born: April 6, 1982 Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada Citizenship: United States
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed to contract on March 24, 2016.
CAREER NOTES
• Has 26 caps and six goals for USMNT• Member of United States’ 2010 FIFA World Cup roster, making three appearances• Previously played for LA Galaxy, Colorado Rapids, Kansas City Wiz-ards and Toronto FC of MLS and Tigres UANL, Club Tijuana, Santos Laguna, Estudiantes Tecos and Pachuca in Mexico’s Liga MXX • First American to lead a foreign league in scoring (2010)
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Height: 6-0 Weight: 165Born: May 19, 1991 Hometown: Inverness, Ill.Citizenship: United States College: Brown
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected in the Second Round (35th pick) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft on January 17, 2013.
2015 NOTES
• Has started 18 of 19 appearances at leftback for Sounders FC• Made first start of season against Houston (April 4)
CAREER NOTES
• Made first start of career in season opener vs. KC (March 8, 2014)• Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week in Week 9 (2015)• Three-time First Team All-Ivy League at Brown• Two-time sectional champion in the 400m dash in high school
15 D DYLAN REMICK
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175Born: April 4, 1992 Hometown: Des Moines, WA Citizenship: United States College: Washington
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed as Homegrown Player on January 9, 2015.
CAREER NOTES
• Nine MLS appearances in rookie season and made first start in SCCL win vs. CD Olimpia (August 19, 2015)• Second on S2 with four goals, including hat trick in 4-0 S2 win over Whitecaps FC 2 (March 29, 2015)• All-PAC 12 First Team selection for two seasons at Washington• Scored team-high 16 goals in 2010-11 as a member of Sounders FC U-18
17 F DARWIN JONES16 F NELSON VALDEZHeight: 5-10 Weight: 160Born: November 28, 1983 Hometown: Caaguazu, Paraguay Citizenship: Paraguay
• Became fourth player in team history to score in club debut in 4-0 win vs. ORL (August 16, 2015)• Recorded goal and two assists in SCCL win vs. VAN (September 23, 2015)• 15 seasons in the European topflight, including over 200 appearances in the German Bundesliga, scoring 37 goals • 68 career caps and 12 goals for Paraguayan National Team, appearing in two FIFA World Cups and two Copa America tournaments• 18 UEFA Champions League appearances, helping Werder Bremen to a Round of 16 appearance in 2005-06
14 D CHAD MARSHALL Height: 6-4 Weight: 190Born: August 22, 1984 Hometown: Riverside, CaliforniaCitizenship: United States College: Stanford
HOW ACQUIRED
Acquired via trade with the Columbus Crew on December 12, 2013, in exchange for allocation money and a 2015 third round SuperDraft pick.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Columbus (2004-13).
CAREER NOTES
• First player in MLS history to earn three Defender of the Year awards• Ranks in Top 20 among active players in games played• Played in 300th career match against Portland Timbers (June 28)• Named to 2015 MLS All-Star Gameday Roster and played 45 minutes• Capped 11 times by U.S. National Team
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18 M NATHAN STURGISHeight: 5-11 Weight: 175Born: July 2, 1980 Hometown: Haiku, Hawaii Citizenship: United StatesCollege: Gonzaga
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed on March 16, 2009.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Seattle Sounders (USL-1, 2002-08).
CAREER NOTES
• Set a career-high with 1,480 minutes in 2015• Played every minute of 2014 U.S. Open Cup• Scored first career MLS goal, playoffs goal and Open Cup goal in 2012• Key defender for USL-1 Sounders during championship seasons of 2005 and 2007
20 D ZACH SCOTT
Height: 6-2 Weight: 215 Born: April 10, 1992 Hometown: St. Charlies, ILCitizenship: United States College: Marquette
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected in the Fourth Round (75th overall) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft.
CAREER NOTES
• Recorded four shutouts for S2 in USL regular season play (2015)• Back-to-back USL Team of the Week honors in Week 14 and 15 (2015)• Two-time co-recipient of Big East Goalkeeper of the Year and All-Big East First Team Selection• Nine clean sheets in 18 appearances as a senior at Marquette, finishing with a 0.74 goals against average
22 GK CHARLIE LYONHeight: 6-0 Weight: 180 Born: October 15, 1983 Hometown: Eisenstadt, AustriaCitizenship: AustriaPronunciation: ee-van-SHETZ
HOW ACQUIRED
Acquired as Discovery Signing on August 4, 2015.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Levante (2013-15), 1. FSV Mainz 05 (2009-13), Panathinaikos (2006-2009), Red Bull Salzburg (2005-2006), Rapid Wien (1999-2006).
CAREER NOTES
• Made MLS debut in 45 minutes of action in 1-1 draw at San Jose (Sep-tember 12, 2015)• Scored first MLS goal in first MLS start in 3-0 win at VAN (September 19, 2015)• Recorded first MLS assist in 1-1 draw at HOU (October 18, 2015)• Spent 15 years in topflight European leagues, amassing 380 appear-ances and 62 goals• 2003 Austrian Footballer of the Year and led Rapid Vienna to 2004-05 Austrian Bundesliga championship• 69 career caps and 12 goals for Austrian National Team
23 M ANDREAS IVANSCHITZ
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160Born: July 6, 1987 Hometown: St. Augustine, FloridaCitizenship: USACollege: Clemson
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed to contract on February 23, 2016.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Houston Dynamo (2015), Chivas USA (2014), Colorado Rapids (2013-2014), Houston Dynamo (2012), Toronto FC (2011), Sounders FC (2009-2010), Real Salt Lake (2007-2008), LA Galaxy (2006-2007).
CAREER NOTES
• Made 29 appearances for Sounders FC in two seasons during first stint• Recorded one goal and two assists with Houston Dynamo in 2015• Set career-highs in games played, starts, minutes and goals with the Colorado Rapids in 2013• Named ACC Defensive Player of the Year at Clemson in 2005
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29 D ROMÁN TORRESHeight: 6-3 Weight: 175Born: May 5, 1993 Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica Citizenship: Jamaica College: Hartford
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected with the eighth overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft on January 16, 2014.
CAREER NOTES
• Made First Team debut in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijua-na (March 24)• Started all 44 appearances in three seasons at University of Hartford• Scored five goals while leading Hartford to school-record 0.84 goals against average in 2013• Jamaican international and a Generation adidas player
31 D DAMION LOWE
Height: 6-2 Weight: 190Born: June 15, 1993Hometown: Santa Barbara, CaliforniaPronunciation: AL-fa-row
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected with seventh pick of Second Round (27th overall) in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft
CAREER NOTES
• Named a First Team All-American by the NSCAA and earned CCAA De-fensive Player of the Year in senior season at Cal State Dominguez Hills
25 D TONY ALFARO
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195Born: March 20, 1986Hometown: Panama City, Panama Citizenship: Panama Pronunciation: roe-MAHN
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed on August 12, 2015 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).
CAREER NOTES
• Made club debut with 90 minutes of action at centerback and recorded assist in 4-0 win vs. Orlando City (August 16)• Suffered season-ending ACL tear in 1-1 draw at San Jose (September 12), then underwent successful surgery on September 22• Current captain of Panamanian National Team, appearing in 79 interna-tional matches and scoring 12 goals• Amassed 331 career appearances and 32 goals in 11 professional sea-sons of topflight leagues in South and Central America• Five club championships with four different teams in Panama and Colombia
24 GK STEFAN FREIHeight: 6-3 Weight: 195 Born: April 20, 1986 Hometown: Altstaetten, Switzerland College: California Pronunciation: STEF-in FRY
HOW ACQUIRED
Acquired via trade from Toronto on December 10, 2013.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Toronto FC (2009-13).
CAREER NOTES
• Ranked second in MLS with 111 saves and fourth with 10 shutouts (2015) • One of two goalkeepers to reach 100 saves, 10 shutouts and 10 wins (2015) • Recorded nine shutouts and 99 saves in first season for Seattle (2014)• Became second player in Sounders FC history to play in every minute of the season in 2014 • Four-time Canadian Cup Championship winner
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33 D JOEVIN JONESHeight: 5-8 Weight: 165Born: November 11, 1995 Hometown: Barrouallie, SVGCitizenship: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Pronunciation: OH-lex
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed to contract on March 1, 2016.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Sounders FC 2 (2015); Grenades FC (2014-2015); System 3 FC (2013-2014)
CAREER NOTES
• Scored four goals in 16 appearances for Sounders FC 2 (2015)• Scored 12 goals in 18 appearances for Grenades FC, a club in Antigua and Barbuda (2014) and led the NLA Premier League in scoring in 2013• Has 20 caps for the St. Vincent and Grenadines National Team, scoring 10 international goals
39 F OALEX ANDERSON
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180Born: February 22, 1997 Hometown: Freetown, Sierra Leone Citizenship: United States/Sierra LeonePronunciation: MAN-sur-RAY
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed as Homegrown Player on November 5, 2014.
CAREER NOTES
• Made First Team debut in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijuana (March 24, 2015)• Made MLS debut in 15 minutes of action at FC Dallas, becoming youngest player in club history to appear in a match (March 28, 2015)• Scored 33 goals for Sounders FC Academy from 2012-2014• Made two appearances and logged 106 minutes for U.S. U-18 National Team
80 F VICTOR MANSARAYHeight: 5-9 Weight: 155Born: November 22, 1991 Hometown: Portmore, Jamaica Citizenship: JamaicaCollege: New Mexico
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected in the Second Round (40th overall) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft.
CAREER NOTES
• Made First Team debut in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijua-na (March 24)• Made MLS debut in 4 minutes of action at FC Dallas (March 28)• Started 34 of 39 appearances in two seasons at the University of New Mexico, recording four goals and three assists• Earned first Jamaica Senior National Team cap vs. Trinidad and Tobago in 2010; five appearances for Jamaica U-20 squad
Acquired via trade from Chicago Fire in exchange for Sounders FC’s First Round pick (15th overall) in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Chicago Fire (2015); HJK Helsinki (2014); W Connection (2009-2014).
CAREER NOTES
• Made 28 appearances in rookie season with Chicago Fire (2015)• Made Sounders FC debut in 90 minutes of action in 2-2 draw versus Club America in SCCL Knockout Round (February 23, 2016)• Played in 55 league matches for the Savonetta Boys from 2009-2014, leading his club to two Pro League titles and scoring 26 goals
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Height: 5-11 Weight: 167Born: November 22, 1991 Hometown: St. Simons Island, GeorgiaCitizenship: United StatesCollege: North Carolina
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected in the Third Round (48th overall) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to First Team contract on June 27, 2015.
CAREER NOTES
• Made first career MLS appearance with 30 minutes of action at Portland (June 28, 2015)• Seven goals and five assists across all competitions for S2 in 2015• Scored 21 goals and recorded 11 assists in three years at the University of North Carolina• Finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy after starting all 22 games for UNC, scoring 15 goals (tied for the national lead)
