2019 Tacoma Defiance season

The 2019 Tacoma Defiance season was the club's fifth year of existence, previously for the last four seasons as Seattle Sounders FC 2, and their fifth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was the team's second season playing in the Tacoma, Washington. The Defiance are majority owned by Seattle Sounders FC.

U.S. Open Cup
Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Seattle Sounders FC), Tacoma is one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.

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

Top scorers
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" !width=30|Rank !width=30|Position !width=30|Number !width=175|Name !width=75|Regular season !width=75|Playoffs !width=75|Total
 * rowspan="1"|1
 * FW
 * 99
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Justin Dhillon
 * 12
 * 0
 * 12
 * rowspan="1"|2
 * FW
 * 87
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
 * 6
 * 0
 * 6
 * rowspan="1"|3
 * FW
 * 37
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Shandon Hopeau
 * 5
 * 0
 * 5
 * rowspan="1"|4
 * MF
 * 38
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Azriel Gonzalez
 * 4
 * 0
 * 4
 * rowspan="2"|5
 * FW
 * 34
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Danny Robles
 * 2
 * 0
 * 2
 * MF
 * 89
 * align="left"|🇦🇺 Jesse Daley
 * 2
 * 0
 * 2
 * rowspan="9"|15
 * MF
 * 16
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Alex Roldan
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * FW
 * 17
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Will Bruin
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * DF
 * 23
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Henry Wingo
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * FW
 * 32
 * align="left"| Alec Díaz
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * FW
 * 32
 * align="left"| Alec Díaz
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * 1


 * MF
 * 39
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Marlon Vargas
 * 2
 * 0
 * 2
 * MF
 * 44
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Ethan Dobbelaere
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * MF
 * 70
 * align="left"|🇰🇪 Handwalla Bwana
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * MF
 * 75
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Danny Leyva
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * MF
 * 84
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Josh Atencio
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Josh Atencio
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1

Top assists
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" !width=30|Rank !width=30|Position !width=30|Number !width=175|Name !width=75|Regular Season !width=75|Playoffs !width=75|Total
 * rowspan="1"|1
 * DF
 * 31
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Nick Hinds
 * 4
 * 0
 * 4
 * rowspan="2"|2
 * FW
 * 37
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Shandon Hopeau
 * 4
 * 0
 * 4
 * DF
 * 38
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Azriel Gonzalez
 * 3
 * 0
 * 3
 * rowspan="4"|3
 * MF
 * 70
 * align="left"|🇰🇪 Handwalla Bwana
 * 2
 * 0
 * 2
 * FW
 * 87
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
 * 2
 * 0
 * 2
 * MF
 * 89
 * align="left"|🇦🇺 Jesse Daley
 * 2
 * 0
 * 2
 * FW
 * 99
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Justin Dhillon
 * 2
 * 0
 * 2
 * rowspan="4"|8
 * DF
 * 12
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Saad Abdul-Salaam
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * FW
 * 17
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Will Bruin
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * MF
 * 39
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Marlon Vargas
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * MF
 * 42
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Alex Villanueva
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Marlon Vargas
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * MF
 * 42
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Alex Villanueva
 * 1
 * 0
 * 1
 * 1

Disciplinary record
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !width=34; background:#fe9;"| !width=34; background:#fe9;"|sent off: !width=34; background:#ff8888;"|sent off: !width=34; background:#fe9;"| !width=34; background:#fe9;"|sent off: !width=34; background:#ff8888;"|sent off: !width=34; background:#fe9;"| !width=34; background:#fe9;"|sent off: !width=34; background:#ff8888;"|sent off: !colspan=3|Total !!59!!3!!1!!0!!0!!0!!59!!3!!1
 * rowspan="2" !width=15|No.
 * rowspan="2" !width=15|Pos
 * rowspan="2" !width=120|Player
 * colspan="3"|Regular Season
 * colspan="3"|Playoffs
 * colspan="3"|Total
 * colspan="3"|Total
 * 3 || |DF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Jonathan Campbell || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 23 || |DF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Henry Wingo || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 31 || |DF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Nick Hinds || |6|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |6|| |0|| |0
 * 32 || |FW ||align=left| Alec Díaz || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 33 || |DF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Sam Rogers || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 36 || |DF ||align=left|🇭🇹 Denso Ulysse || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 38 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Azriel Gonzalez || |2|| |0|| |1|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |1
 * 39 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Marlon Vargas || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
 * 43 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Alex Villanueva || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 46 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Peter Kingston || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 48 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Chris Hegardt || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 71 || |DF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Aleks Berkolds || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 72 || |MF ||align=left|🇸🇪 Joel Rydstrand || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 73 || |DF ||align=left|🇬🇲 Modou Ndow || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 75 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Danny Leyva || |2|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |1|| |0
 * 84 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Josh Atencio || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
 * 87 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 89 || |DF ||align=left|🇦🇺 Jesse Daley || |9|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |9|| |1|| |0
 * 96 || |DF ||align=left|🇲🇽 Everardo Rubio || |2|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |1|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
 * 99 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Justin Dhillon || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 39 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Marlon Vargas || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
 * 43 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Alex Villanueva || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 46 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Peter Kingston || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
 * 48 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Chris Hegardt || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 71 || |DF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Aleks Berkolds || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 72 || |MF ||align=left|🇸🇪 Joel Rydstrand || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 73 || |DF ||align=left|🇬🇲 Modou Ndow || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 75 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Danny Leyva || |2|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |1|| |0
 * 84 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Josh Atencio || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
 * 87 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 89 || |DF ||align=left|🇦🇺 Jesse Daley || |9|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |9|| |1|| |0
 * 96 || |DF ||align=left|🇲🇽 Everardo Rubio || |2|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |1|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
 * 99 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Justin Dhillon || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 71 || |DF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Aleks Berkolds || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 72 || |MF ||align=left|🇸🇪 Joel Rydstrand || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 73 || |DF ||align=left|🇬🇲 Modou Ndow || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
 * 75 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Danny Leyva || |2|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |1|| |0
 * 84 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Josh Atencio || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
 * 87 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 89 || |DF ||align=left|🇦🇺 Jesse Daley || |9|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |9|| |1|| |0
 * 96 || |DF ||align=left|🇲🇽 Everardo Rubio || |2|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |1|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
 * 99 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Justin Dhillon || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 84 || |MF ||align=left|🇺🇸 Josh Atencio || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
 * 87 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 89 || |DF ||align=left|🇦🇺 Jesse Daley || |9|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |9|| |1|| |0
 * 96 || |DF ||align=left|🇲🇽 Everardo Rubio || |2|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |1|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
 * 99 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Justin Dhillon || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 89 || |DF ||align=left|🇦🇺 Jesse Daley || |9|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |9|| |1|| |0
 * 96 || |DF ||align=left|🇲🇽 Everardo Rubio || |2|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |1|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
 * 99 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Justin Dhillon || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 96 || |DF ||align=left|🇲🇽 Everardo Rubio || |2|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |1|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
 * 99 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Justin Dhillon || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 98 || |MF ||align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
 * 99 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Justin Dhillon || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 99 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Justin Dhillon || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 99 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Justin Dhillon || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
 * 99 || |FW ||align=left|🇺🇸 Justin Dhillon || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0

Transfers
For transfers in, dates listed are when Tacoma Defiance officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Defiance officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Tacoma Defiance roster.