The 2016 USL season was the sixth season of the United Soccer League and the twenty-second season of USSF sanctioned Division III play organized by the United Soccer Leagues.
Season | 2016 |
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Champions | New York Red Bulls II |
Regular Season Title | New York Red Bulls II |
Matches played | 435 |
Goals scored | 1,140 (2.62 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Sean Okoli (16) |
Biggest home win | STL 7–1 TUL (June 11) RGV 6–0 SEA (August 13) |
Biggest away win | HAR 0–5 NYR (August 2) TUL 0–5 RGV (August 18) |
Highest scoring | STL 7–1 TUL (June 11) |
Longest winning run | 7 games New York Red Bulls II (August 2 – September 7) |
Longest unbeaten run | 17 games Louisville City (April 9 – July 17) |
Longest losing run | 8 games FC Montreal (March 25 – May 21) |
Highest attendance | 24,376 CIN 1–0 ORL (September 17 – USL regular season record) 30,187 CIN 1–2 CHS (October 2 – USL all-time and postseason record) |
Lowest attendance | 58 at MON (date and opponent unknown) |
Total attendance | 1,496,493 |
Average attendance | 3,439 [1] |
← 2015 2017 →
All statistics correct as of September 25, 2016. |
On August 6, 2015, the league announced that the season would consist of 30 games rather than 28 games played from 2013–2015.[2] This was the first increase in the number of games since the league went from 24 games per season in 2012 to 28 games in 2013.
The league expanded from 24 to 29 teams in 2016.[3] Six franchises were officially announced by the league: Swope Park Rangers, Orlando City B,[4] Rio Grande Valley FC,[5] FC Cincinnati,[6] Bethlehem Steel FC,[7] and San Antonio FC.[8] The Austin Aztex were on hiatus for the 2016 season, due to stadium availability issues, but planned to return in 2017 pending construction of a new, soccer-specific stadium.[9]
Teams
editOther venues
editThe Real Monarchs played three home games at other sites while Rio Tinto Stadium was being resurfaced: Aces Ballpark in Reno, Nevada, Clyde Field at Utah Valley University and Ute Soccer Field at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros played their first three games at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Soccer Complex while their stadium was being completed.
The September 7 game between New York Red Bulls II and Harrisburg City Islanders was played at Pucillo Field at Millersville University in Millersville, Pennsylvania.
Relationships with MLS clubs
editThere are 11 USL teams owned and operated by MLS clubs and 9 USL-MLS affiliations among the 29 USL clubs.[10]
The two relationship types are treated the same by Major League Soccer.[11]
Managerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Mark Steffens[12][13] | Released | May 21, 2016 | Dave Brandt | May 22, 2016 [14][15] |
Saint Louis FC | Dale Schilly[16] | Released | August 15, 2016 | Tim Leonard (interim) | August 15, 2016 [17] |
Orange County Blues | Oliver Wyss | Promoted to Front Office | August 19, 2016 | Barry Venison | August 19, 2016 [18] |
Player transfers
editCompetition format
editThe season started on March 25 and ended on September 25. The top eight finishers in each conference qualify for the playoffs.[19]
League table
edit- Eastern Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New York Red Bulls II (C, X) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 21 | 40 | 69 | Conference Playoffs |
2 | Louisville City FC | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 60 | |
3 | FC Cincinnati | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 56 | |
4 | Rochester Rhinos | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 51 | |
5 | Charlotte Independence | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 50 | |
6 | Charleston Battery | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 48 | |
7 | Richmond Kickers | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 45 | |
8 | Orlando City B | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 35 | |
9 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 34 | |
10 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 31 | |
11 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 28 | |
12 | Toronto FC II | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 26 | |
13 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 25 | |
14 | FC Montreal | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
- Western Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sacramento Republic | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 52 | Conference Playoffs |
2 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 51 | |
3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 49 | |
4 | Swope Park Rangers | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 48 | |
5 | LA Galaxy II | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 42 | 10 | 47 | |
6 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 45 | |
7 | Oklahoma City Energy | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 43 | |
8 | Orange County Blues | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 40 | |
9 | Portland Timbers 2 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 40 | |
10 | San Antonio FC | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 38 | |
11 | Real Monarchs | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 36 | |
12 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 35 | |
13 | Arizona United | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 34 | |
14 | Saint Louis FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 34 | |
15 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Results table
editHome • Away • Win • Loss • Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |||
Arizona United SC (AZU) |
LAG | SEA | SAC | CSS | RMO | POR | OKC | OCB | CSS | LAG | OCB | STL | RGV | SAC | TUL | SPR | SEA | RMO | TUL | VAN | OCB | SAN | SAN | VAN | RMO | LAG | SAN | POR | RMO | POR | ||
0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | |||
Bethlehem Steel FC (BET) |
MON | CIN | NYR | RIC | CHB | LOU | ORL | MON | HAR | ROC | NYR | CLT | WIL | RIC | CIN | TOR | PIT | WIL | HAR | ROC | TOR | CLT | PIT | MON | LOU | HAR | NYR | CHB | PIT | ORL | ||
1–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |||
Charleston Battery (CHB) |
CIN | ORL | WIL | CLT | BET | PIT | ROC | HAR | TOR | WIL | LOU | PIT | ORL | HAR | TOR | RIC | LOU | ORL | NYR | CIN | CLT | MON | WIL | CLT | RIC | ROC | MON | BET | RIC | NYR | ||
1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |||
Charlotte Independence (CLT) |
LOU | HAR | CIN | CHB | RIC | NYR | MON | WIL | ROC | ORL | TOR | BET | RIC | HAR | ORL | WIL | NYR | PIT | MON | CHB | BET | WIL | ORL | CHB | CIN | TOR | PIT | RIC | ROC | LOU | ||
0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |||
FC Cincinnati (CIN) |
CHB | BET | CLT | LOU | TOR | WIL | ORL | HAR | PIT | HAR | RIC | MON | TOR | LOU | BET | ROC | STL | NYR | LOU | CHB | MON | RIC | ROC | NYR | CLT | STL | WIL | PIT | ORL | PIT | ||
0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (CSS) |
OKC | AZU | SEA | SAN | LAG | OCB | POR | AZU | OCB | STL | LAG | SAN | RMO | RMO | POR | SEA | SAC | SPR | STL | VAN | POR | RMO | TUL | RGV | OKC | RGV | LAG | VAN | SEA | OCB | ||
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | |||
Harrisburg City Islanders (HAR) |
RIC | CLT | ORL | LOU | ORL | ROC | CIN | CHB | BET | TOR | CIN | WIL | NYR | CHB | MON | CLT | PIT | RIC | TOR | PIT | BET | ROC | NYR | LOU | TOR | PIT | BET | NYR | WIL | MON | ||
1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||
LA Galaxy II (LAG) |
AZU | STL | RMO | OCB | SAN | VAN | RGV | CSS | SAC | VAN | SEA | AZU | SAC | CSS | TUL | TUL | OCB | POR | SAN | OCB | POR | OKC | OCB | SPR | AZU | CSS | SAC | RGV | SAC | RMO | ||
2–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||
Louisville City FC (LOU) |
CLT | NYR | ORL | CIN | HAR | PIT | BET | TOR | STL | RIC | CHB | ORL | WIL | ROC | TOR | CIN | MON | CHB | WIL | CIN | ORL | PIT | HAR | ROC | NYR | BET | MON | RIC | STL | CLT | ||
1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | |||
FC Montreal (MON) |
BET | TOR | WIL | ROC | ORL | CLT | BET | NYR | RIC | ROC | CIN | TOR | PIT | HAR | ORL | LOU | NYR | ROC | CLT | CIN | RIC | PIT | CHB | BET | TOR | WIL | LOU | CHB | NYR | HAR | ||
0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | |||
New York Red Bulls II (NYR) |
TOR | LOU | BET | ROC | WIL | CLT | PIT | RIC | MON | PIT | BET | HAR | ORL | WIL | ROC | MON | CLT | CIN | CHB | RIC | HAR | ORL | LOU | TOR | CIN | BET | HAR | ROC | MON | CHB | ||
2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |||
Oklahoma City Energy FC (OKC) |
CSS | STL | SPR | SEA | AZU | SAN | SAN | RMO | TUL | RGV | SPR | VAN | RGV | SAN | SPR | OCB | TUL | STL | SAC | RGV | LAG | TUL | CSS | TUL | STL | POR | SEA | SPR | VAN | STL | ||
1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |||
Orange County Blues FC (OCB) |
VAN | STL | LAG | SAN | POR | SAC | CSS | AZU | RMO | CSS | SEA | AZU | RMO | SAN | RGV | LAG | SAC | OKC | SPR | LAG | TUL | AZU | VAN | POR | LAG | SAC | SAC | RMO | RGV | CSS | ||
0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |||
Orlando City B (ORL) |
WIL | CHB | LOU | HAR | PIT | HAR | MON | CIN | BET | ROC | CLT | LOU | CHB | NYR | MON | CLT | ROC | CHB | WIL | LOU | TOR | NYR | CLT | RIC | RIC | PIT | WIL | TOR | CIN | BET | ||
1–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |||
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PIT) |
ROC | TOR | ORL | LOU | CHB | NYR | CIN | TOR | NYR | CHB | RIC | MON | ROC | HAR | BET | RIC | HAR | CLT | WIL | LOU | MON | BET | ROC | WIL | HAR | ORL | CLT | CIN | BET | CIN | ||
0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |||
Portland Timbers 2 (POR) |
SPR | VAN | RGV | SAC | OCB | TUL | AZU | RMO | CSS | VAN | SEA | SPR | SAN | SEA | VAN | STL | CSS | LAG | SEA | CSS | LAG | OCB | RMO | SAC | SEA | OKC | RGV | AZU | VAN | AZU | ||
1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |||
Real Monarchs (RMO) |
STL | LAG | TUL | AZU | RGV | SEA | POR | RGV | OCB | OKC | VAN | VAN | SAC | SAC | OCB | CSS | CSS | VAN | SAC | AZU | SEA | CSS | SPR | POR | AZU | TUL | OCB | SAN | AZU | LAG | ||
1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | |||
Richmond Kickers (RIC) |
HAR | WIL | ROC | BET | CLT | TOR | WIL | TOR | NYR | LOU | MON | CIN | PIT | CLT | BET | CHB | HAR | PIT | TOR | NYR | ROC | MON | CIN | ORL | ORL | CHB | LOU | CLT | CHB | WIL | ||
3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |||
Rio Grande Valley Toros (RGV) |
TUL | POR | SEA | RMO | LAG | SAN | RMO | SPR | SAN | STL | SAN | SPR | OKC | SAN | AZU | OCB | OKC | TUL | VAN | SAC | OKC | SEA | TUL | CSS | CSS | SPR | POR | LAG | OCB | SAN | ||
0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |||
Rochester Rhinos (ROC) |
PIT | RIC | NYR | MON | HAR | CHB | CLT | ORL | BET | MON | TOR | LOU | PIT | NYR | CIN | ORL | MON | TOR | BET | HAR | RIC | WIL | LOU | PIT | CIN | WIL | CHB | NYR | CLT | TOR | ||
1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
Sacramento Republic FC (SAC) |
SEA | AZU | VAN | POR | STL | OCB | LAG | SEA | SPR | LAG | RMO | RMO | RGV | AZU | SEA | RMO | OCB | CSS | VAN | RGV | OCB | SAN | STL | POR | OCB | VAN | OCB | LAG | LAG | TUL | ||
1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |||
Saint Louis FC (STL) |
RMO | LAG | OCB | OKC | TUL | SAC | SPR | LOU | TUL | VAN | RGV | CSS | TUL | AZU | POR | SPR | SEA | CIN | TUL | CSS | OKC | SPR | SAC | SPR | SAN | OKC | CIN | SAN | LOU | OKC | ||
0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | |||
San Antonio FC (SAN) |
SEA | SPR | LAG | OCB | CSS | TUL | RGV | OKC | OKC | RGV | RGV | POR | CSS | OCB | TUL | OKC | VAN | LAG | SPR | SAC | AZU | AZU | SEA | STL | SPR | AZU | STL | RMO | TUL | RGV | ||
3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |||
Seattle Sounders 2 (SEA) |
SAC | AZU | SAN | RGV | CSS | RMO | OKC | TUL | SAC | LAG | POR | OBC | VAN | POR | SPR | SAC | STL | CSS | AZU | POR | RMO | VAN | RGV | SAN | POR | VAN | VAN | OKC | CSS | SPR | ||
0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |||
Swope Park Rangers KC (SPR) |
POR | TUL | SAN | OKC | VAN | STL | TUL | RGV | SAC | POR | RGV | VAN | OKC | SEA | STL | AZU | OKC | CSS | OCB | SAN | STL | RMO | STL | LAG | SAN | RGV | TUL | OKC | TUL | SEA | ||
2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |||
Toronto FC II (TOR) |
NYR | MON | PIT | CIN | RIC | LOU | RIC | CHB | PIT | HAR | WIL | CLT | ROC | MON | CIN | LOU | CHB | WIL | BET | HAR | ROC | RIC | BET | ORL | HAR | NYR | MON | CLT | ORL | ROC | ||
2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |||
Tulsa Roughnecks FC (TUL) |
RGV | SPR | RMO | STL | POR | SAN | VAN | SEA | SPR | STL | OKC | STL | LAG | LAG | AZU | SAN | RGV | STL | OKC | AZU | OCB | CSS | RGV | OKC | OKC | RMO | SPR | SAN | SPR | SAC | ||
2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–7 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | |||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (VAN) |
OCB | POR | SAC | LAG | SPR | TUL | LAG | POR | STL | RMO | RMO | SEA | SPR | POR | OKC | RMO | RGV | SAN | SAC | CSS | AZU | SEA | OCB | AZU | SAC | SEA | SEA | CSS | POR | OKC | ||
1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |||
Wilmington Hammerheads (WIL) |
ORL | RIC | CHB | MON | NYR | CIN | RIC | CLT | CHB | TOR | HAR | LOU | BET | NYR | TOR | CLT | BET | LOU | ORL | PIT | ROC | CLT | CHB | PIT | ROC | MON | ORL | CIN | HAR | RIC | ||
2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Playoffs
editThe team with the best record across both conferences earned the 2016 USL Regular Season title. The top eight teams in each conference advanced to the 2016 USL Playoffs, which were a single-elimination bracket crown two conference champions. The two conference champions advanced to the 2016 USL Championship.[19]
The playoffs took place over the course of four weeks. The fixed seed format concluded with the USL Championship, which was held at the venue of the conference champion with the best regular season record.[21]
Eastern Conference
editOctober 1, 2016 QF | Rochester Rhinos | 3–1 | Charlotte Independence | Rochester, New York |
6:05 pm EDT | Fall 7' Dos Santos 24' Tergou 70' 87' Totsch 90 1' |
Report Report |
Duckett 5' Hassan 75' Davidson 79' 82' Metcalf 80' Martínez 90 1' 90 6' |
Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 2,080 Referee: Henrik Karlsson |
October 2, 2016 QF | New York Red Bulls II | 4–0 | Orlando City B | Harrison, New Jersey |
4:00 pm EDT | Long 32', 77' Bezecourt 60' Allen 63' |
Report Report |
Ribeiro 30' Neal 45 1' Heath 63' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 1,088 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
October 2, 2016 QF | FC Cincinnati | 1–2 | Charleston Battery | Cincinnati, Ohio |
4:00 pm EDT | Stevenson 19' | Report Report |
Tsonis 40' Chang 62' Prince 65' |
Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 30,187 (USL Record) Referee: Kevin Terry Jr. |
October 2, 2016 QF | Louisville City FC | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Richmond Kickers | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:00 pm EDT | Davis 92' Hoffman 102' |
Report Report |
Asante 5' Lee 18' Yeisley 34' William 40' Troyer 42' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
October 7, 2016 SF | New York Red Bulls II | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Rochester Rhinos | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:00 pm EDT | Etienne 20' Allen 44', 119' (pen.) Adams 57' Metzger 63' Carroll 82' |
Report Report |
Farrell 20' Dos Santos 22', 55' Tergou 40' Fall 110' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 1,229 Referee: Luis Guardia |
Penalties | ||||
Long Etienne Allen Metzger Plewa |
Fall Farrell Apostolopoulos Dos Santos Kyriazis |
October 8, 2016 SF | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 pm EDT | Smith 45 1' Dacres 53' Reynolds 90 4' |
Report Report |
Tsonis 24' Marini 62' Adjetey 67' Woodbine 90 4' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,581 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
October 16, 2016 F | New York Red Bulls II | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Louisville City FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
6:00 pm EDT | Valot 74' Williams 118' |
Report Report |
Craig 11' 102' 120 ' Reynolds 104' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,709 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
Penalties | ||||
Etienne Long Allen Bezecourt |
Lancaster Smith Quinn Kaye Newnam |
Western Conference
editSeptember 30, 2016 QF | Swope Park Rangers | 3–0 | LA Galaxy II | Kansas City, Missouri |
7:30 pm CDT | Tyrpak 76' Gonzalez 90 3', 90 5' |
Report Report |
Amaya 9' Villarreal 34' 65' Covarrubias 59' Payeras 79' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,885 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
September 30, 2016 QF | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
7:00 pm MDT | Vercollone 7' Ibeagha 44' |
Report Report |
Greig 17' Froese 31' |
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium Attendance: 2,405 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
October 1, 2016 QF | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–3 | Oklahoma City Energy | Edinburg, Texas |
7:30 pm CDT | Luna 33' Ward 53' Bird 76' Greene 83' |
Report Report |
Ryden 72' Olsson 73' Bonner 90 2', 90 3' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 2,701 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
October 1, 2016 QF | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Orange County Blues FC | Sacramento, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Report Report |
Sheldon 68' Mirković 109' Griffiths 120' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 10,926 Referee: Timothy Ford | |
Penalties | ||||
Trickett-Smith Iwasa Koval Guzmán Cole |
Meeus Chaplow Stevanovic Barouch Crettenand |
October 8, 2016 SF | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 3–2 | Oklahoma City Energy | Vancouver, British Columbia |
12:00 pm PDT | Seymore 20' Froese 27' Greig 48' Haber 89' |
Report Report |
Thomas 23' König 60' 90' Andrews 61' Pitter 80' |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 1,308 |
October 9, 2016 SF | Swope Park Rangers | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Orange County Blues FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
3:00 pm CDT | Gonzalez 20' Duke 40' Alvarado 69' Meyer 88' Kelly 105' |
Report | Rauhofer 70' | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,181 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
October 15, 2016 F | Swope Park Rangers | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | Kansas City, Missouri |
7:30 pm CDT | Tyrpak 8', 32' Selbol 83' 90 2' Molano 88' Kelly 89' |
Report Report |
de Wit 90' | Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,922 Referee: Juan Guzman |
USL Championship
editOctober 23, 2016 | New York Red Bulls II | 5–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Harrison, New Jersey |
8:00 pm EDT | Etienne 18' Allen 39', 85', 88' Metzger 72' Bezecourt 90 2' |
Report Report Report |
Granitto 74' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 5,547 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
Championship Game MVP: Brandon Allen (NYRB)
Attendance
editThe following table shows average home attendances, ranked from highest to lowest.
Team | GP | Total | High | Low | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC Cincinnati | 15 | 259,437 | 24,376 | 11,278 | 17,296 |
Sacramento Republic FC | 15 | 172,711 | 11,569 | 10,745 | 11,514 |
Louisville City FC | 15 | 108,269 | 10,062 | 5,298 | 7,218 |
San Antonio FC | 15 | 92,546 | 8,466 | 4,326 | 6,170 |
Oklahoma City Energy FC | 15 | 74,249 | 6,455 | 3,753 | 4,950 |
Saint Louis FC | 15 | 73,841 | 6,004 | 4,209 | 4,923 |
Richmond Kickers | 15 | 59,941 | 6,123 | 2,647 | 3,996 |
Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 15 | 59,247 | 5,328 | 3,323 | 3,950 |
Rochester Rhinos | 15 | 54,819 | 5,124 | 2,442 | 3,655 |
Charleston Battery | 15 | 53,563 | 5,481 | 3,150 | 3,570 |
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 15 | 47,284 | 4,308 | 2,212 | 3,152 |
Wilmington Hammerheads | 15 | 44,996 | 3,837 | 1,809 | 3,000 |
Bethlehem Steel FC | 15 | 38,596 | 3,664 | 422 | 2,573 |
Real Monarchs | 15 | 37,919 | 5,182 | 376 | 2,528 |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 15 | 37,412 | 3,440 | 1,711 | 2,494 |
Portland Timbers 2 | 15 | 34,849 | 4,352 | 1,528 | 2,323 |
Rio Grande Valley FC | 15 | 29,903 | 2,646 | 1,448 | 1,994 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 15 | 26,683 | 3,057 | 857 | 1,779 |
Swope Park Rangers | 15 | 26,301 | 6,812 | 926 | 1,753 |
Harrisburg City Islanders | 16† | 24,758 | 2,853 | 227 | 1,547 |
Arizona United SC | 15 | 22,045 | 3,374 | 753 | 1,470 |
Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 15 | 21,017 | 1,835 | 1,182 | 1,401 |
Charlotte Independence | 15 | 20,620 | 1,801 | 1,018 | 1,375 |
LA Galaxy II | 15 | 18,159 | 2,715 | 503 | 1,211 |
Toronto FC II | 15 | 15,396 | 1,300 | 576 | 1,026 |
Orange County Blues FC | 15 | 15,156 | 2,455 | 463 | 1,010 |
Orlando City B | 15 | 14,363 | 2,078 | 642 | 958 |
New York Red Bulls II | 14† | 8,250 | 2,096 | 214 | 589 |
FC Montreal | 15 | 3,647 | 966 | 58 | 243 |
Total | 435 | 1,496,493 | 24,376 | 58 | 3,439 |
† One New York Red Bulls II home game was moved to Millersville, Pennsylvania because of a scheduling conflict.
Statistical leaders
editTop Goalkeepers
edit(Minimum of 50% of Team Minutes Played)
Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | MINS | SVS | GA | GAA | W-L-T | SHO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tomas Gomez | Rochester Rhinos | 16 | 1440 | 39 | 11 | 0.688 | 9–2–5 | 7 |
2 | Ryan Meara | New York Red Bulls II | 21 | 1812 | 54 | 16 | 0.796 | 13–2–6 | 11 |
3 | Dominik Jakubek | Sacramento Republic FC | 18 | 1620 | 31 | 15 | 0.833 | 10–4–4 | 7 |
Greg Ranjitsingh | Louisville City FC | 24 | 2054 | 50 | 19 | 0.833 | 12–3–9 | 10 | |
5 | Devala Gorrick | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 28 | 2451 | 82 | 23 | 0.846 | 14–7–7 | 13 |
6 | Mitch Hildebrandt | FC Cincinnati | 30 | 2608 | 72 | 25 | 0.862 | 16–6–8 | 10 |
7 | Josh Ford | San Antonio FC | 17 | 1509 | 53 | 15 | 0.893 | 5–5–7 | 3 |
8 | Cody Laurendi | Oklahoma City Energy | 26 | 2340 | 80 | 24 | 0.923 | 9–6–11 | 12 |
9 | John Berner | Charlotte Independence | 20 | 1782 | 51 | 19 | 0.960 | 8–6–6 | 7 |
10 | Alexander Tambakis | Charleston Battery | 19 | 1709 | 70 | 20 | 1.053 | 10–4–5 | 6 |
Source:[22]
League awards
editIndividual awards
edit- Most Valuable Player: Sean Okoli (CIN) [23]
- Rookie of the Year: Brandon Allen (NYRB) [24]
- Defender of the Year: Aaron Long (NYRB) [25]
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Mitch Hildebrandt (CIN) [26]
- Coach of the Year: John Wolyniec (NYRB) [27]
All-League Teams
editFirst Team
F: Brandon Allen (NYRB), Jack McBean (LAG), Sean Okoli (CIN)
M: Danny Barrera (SAC), Villyan Bijev (POR), Enzo Martinez (CHA)
D: Harrison Delbridge (CIN), Amer Didic (SPR), Aaron Long (NYRB), Hugh Roberts (RIC)
G: Mitch Hildebrandt (CIN)
Second Team
F: Irvin Herrera (STL), Corey Hertzog (PIT), Cameron Iwasa (SAC)
M: Jose Barril (HAR), Kenardo Forbes (ROC), Yudai Imura (RIC)
D: Zach Carroll (NYRB), Joe Farrell (ROC), Bruno Perone (WIL), Josh Suggs (COL)
G: Devala Gorrick (COL)
Week | USL Player of the Week | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Club | Position | Reason | |
1 | Scott Goodwin | Louisville City FC | Goalkeeper | SO, saved PK attempt |
2 | Vince Cicciarelli | Saint Louis FC | Midfielder | 2G |
3 | Taylor Mueller | Charleston Battery | Defender | GWG |
4 | Chandler Hoffman | Louisville City FC | Forward | Hat Trick vs. FC Cincinnati |
5 | Tyler Turner | Orlando City B | Defender | 2G |
6 | Ben McKendry | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | Midfielder | GWG |
7 | Sammy Ochoa | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Forward | 4G in 2 games |
8 | Tommy Thompson | Sacramento Republic | Midfielder | 2G |
9 | Irvin Herrera | Saint Louis FC | Forward | 4G vs. Tulsa |
10 | Ricardo Velazco | Real Monarchs | Midfielder | 2G |
11 | Kyle Parker | Wilmington Hammerheads | Midfielder | 2G GWG |
12 | Kévin Oliveira | Swope Park Rangers | Midfielder | 1G 3A |
13 | Cameron Iwasa | Sacramento Republic | Forward | 2G |
14 | Lalo Fernández | Real Monarchs | Goalkeeper | SO 8SV |
15 | Sammy Ochoa | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Forward | 1G 2A |
16 | Brandon Allen | New York Red Bulls II | Forward | Hat Trick vs. FC Montreal |
17 | Memo Rodriguez | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Forward | 2G |
18 | Maikel Chang | Charleston Battery | Midfielder | 1G 1A |
19 | Cristian Mata | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Forward | 2G |
20 | Chris Cortez | Arizona United SC | Forward | 2 GWG |
21 | Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla | FC Montreal | Forward | 2G 3A |
22 | Thomas Sanner | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | Forward | Hat Trick vs. Arizona United |
23 | Matt Cardone | San Antonio FC | Goalkeeper | 7SV SO vs. Saint Louis FC |
24 | Enzo Martinez | Charlotte Independence | Midfielder | 2G |
25 | Irvin Herrera | Saint Louis FC | Forward | Hat Trick vs San Antonio FC |
26 | Villyan Bijev | Portland Timbers 2 | Forward | 1G 2A |
27 | Trevin Caesar | Orange County Blues | Forward | 2G |
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