Editor's Note: With 2016 winding to a close, SoundersFC.com is taking a look back at the top 10 plays of the Seattle Sounders' 2016 season. We'll release the full list over the course of the week, with the final play being announced on Dec. 31. Take a look at the Honorable Mentions and the full list as it's released.
The Sounders will kick off the 2017 season on Saturday, March 4 against the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium.
Clint Dempsey scored the Seattle Sounders’ best goal of the year, a gorgeous 30-yard free kick at CenturyLink Field in the first leg of Seattle’s Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League series versus Club America.