2016 Minnesota United FC season
2016 season | |||
President | Nick Rogers | ||
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Owner | Bill McGuire | ||
Head Coach | Carl Craig | ||
NASL | Spring: TBD Fall: TBD Overall: TBD Soccer Bowl: TBD |
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Top goalscorer | League: Christian Ramirez (4) All: Christian Ramirez (4) |
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Highest home attendance | 9,078 (April 23 vs. New York) |
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Lowest home attendance | 8,861 (May 14 vs. Jacksonville) |
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Average home league attendance | 8,996 | ||
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The 2016 season will be Minnesota United FC's seventh season of existence, and their sixth consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.
Club
Current Roster
as of 26 May 2016 [1]
Transfers
Transfers In
Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
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4 December 2015 | FW | 11 | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [2] |
15 December 2015 | MF | 17 | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [3] |
5 February 2016 | GK | 24 | ![]() |
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Free | [4] |
8 February 2016 | FW | 8 | ![]() |
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Free | [5] |
12 February 2016 | FW | 10 | ![]() |
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Free | [6] |
4 March 2016 | FW | 15 | ![]() |
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Free | [7] |
28 March 2016 | DF | 3 | ![]() |
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Free | [8] |
4 May 2016 | GK | 12 | ![]() |
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Free | [9] |
26 May 2016 | MF | 14 | ![]() |
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Free | [10] |
Transfers Out
Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
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7 December 2015 | GK | 1 | ![]() |
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Contract Expired | [11][12] |
7 December 2015 | DF | 16 | ![]() |
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Contract Expired | [11][12] |
17 December 2015 | FW | 11 | ![]() |
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Option Declined | [13][14] |
17 December 2015 | MF | 17 | ![]() |
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End of Loan | [13] |
17 December 2015 | MF | 19 | ![]() |
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Option Declined | [13][15] |
17 December 2015 | MF | 99 | ![]() |
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Contract Expired | [13][16] |
30 January 2016 | DF | 14 | ![]() |
n/a | Retired | [17] |
1 February 2016 | DF | 3 | ![]() |
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Released | [18][19] |
1 February 2016 | FW | 9 | ![]() |
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Released | [18] |
1 February 2016 | GK | 24 | ![]() |
Free Agent | Released | [18] |
12 April 2016 | MF | 20 | ![]() |
Free Agent | Released | [20] |
Loans In
Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Ref. |
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17 February 2016 | End of Season | FW | 9 | ![]() |
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[21] |
4 March 2016 | End of Season | DF | 31 | ![]() |
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[22] |
Management
Nick Rogers – President
Manny Lagos – Sporting Director
Carl Craig – Head Coach
Ian Fuller – Assistant Coach
Paul O'Connor – Goalkeeping Coach
Peter Rivard – Reserves Team Coach
Craig Mallace – Director of Camps & Youth Development
Dr. Corey Wulf – Team Doctor
Dr. Brad Moser – Team Doctor
Yoshiyuki Ono – Team Athletic Trainer
David Bloomquist – Team Athletic Trainer
Friendlies
Win Loss Draw
Simple™ Invitational
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0 |
February 21, 2016 SI1 | Portland Timbers | 4–0 | Minnesota United | Portland, Oregon |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Adi ![]() Melano ![]() Nagbe ![]() Valeri ![]() Taylor ![]() |
Report | Calvano ![]() Venegas ![]() Walls ![]() |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 13,431 |
February 24, 2016 SI2 | Minnesota United | 0–4 | Chicago Fire | Portland, Oregon |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Lowe ![]() |
Report | Calistri ![]() Polster ![]() Doody ![]() Bryce ![]() Álvarez ![]() |
Stadium: Providence Park |
February 27, 2016 SI3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–1 | Minnesota United | Portland, Oregon |
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4:30 p.m. CST | Morales ![]() ![]() Rivero ![]() Froese ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | Venegas ![]() Lowe ![]() |
Stadium: Providence Park |
Pre-season
March 5, 2016 Friendly | Minnesota United | 2–0 | University of Nebraska Omaha | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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1:00 p.m. CST | Ramirez ![]() Pitchkolan ![]() |
Summary | Stadium: Parade Field |
March 9, 2016 Friendly | C.F. Pachuca Reserves ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico |
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11:00 a.m. CST | ![]() |
Report | Ramirez ![]() Laing ![]() |
March 12, 2016 Friendly | Mexico U20 National Team ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico |
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11:00 a.m. CST | ![]() ![]() |
Report | Lowe ![]() Ramirez ![]() Álvarez ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo |
March 16, 2016 Friendly | Cruz Azul ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Mexico City, Mexico |
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1:00 p.m. CST | ![]() |
Report | Lowe ![]() |
Mid-season
June 25, 2016 Friendly | Minnesota United ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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TBA | Stadium: Target Field |
Competitions
NASL Spring Championship
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Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 |
Source: Match reports
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
Result | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | ||
Position | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
Win Loss Draw
April 2, 2016 Match 1 | Carolina RailHawks | 2–1 | Minnesota United | Cary, North Carolina |
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12:00 p.m. CST | Shipalane ![]() da Luz ![]() Beckie ![]() Mensing ![]() |
Report | Ramirez ![]() Calvano ![]() Banks ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,159 Referee: Matthieu Bourdeau |
April 10, 2016 Match 2 Flyover Cup |
FC Edmonton | 0–2 | Minnesota United | Edmonton, Alberta |
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3:00 p.m. CST | Roberts ![]() |
Report | Speas ![]() Vicentini ![]() |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 2,731 Referee: David Barrie |
April 16, 2016 Match 3 | Minnesota United | 3–0 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Lowe ![]() Ramirez ![]() Cruz ![]() Brovsky ![]() Zapata ![]() |
Report | Moura ![]() Fernandes ![]() |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 9,050 Referee: Caleb Mendez |
April 23, 2016 Match 4 | Minnesota United | 1–0 | New York Cosmos | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Lowe ![]() ![]() Añor ![]() Davis ![]() Ramirez ![]() ![]() Calvano ![]() |
Report | Kranjčar ![]() Freeman ![]() |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 9,078 Referee: Chris Penso |
May 8, 2016 Match 5 | Ottawa Fury | 2–2 | Minnesota United | Ottawa, Ontario |
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1:00 p.m. CST | Brovsky ![]() Obasi ![]() de Jong ![]() |
Report | Ramirez ![]() Speas ![]() Ndjock ![]() Kallman ![]() Brovsky ![]() |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,317 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
May 14, 2016 Match 6 | Minnesota United | 2–0 | Jacksonville Armada | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Venegas ![]() Pinho ![]() |
Report | Perea ![]() Eloundou ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 8,861 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
May 21, 2016 Match 7 | Indy Eleven | 4–2 | Minnesota United | Indianapolis, Indiana |
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6:30 p.m. CST | Zayed ![]() Gordon ![]() Falvey ![]() Braun ![]() Busch ![]() Paterson ![]() |
Report | Cruz ![]() Pinho ![]() Lowe ![]() Davis ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,076 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau |
May 28, 2016 Match 8 | Minnesota United | 0–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Watson ![]() Ibson ![]() |
Report | Collins ![]() Cole ![]() Avila ![]() Guerra ![]() Mwanga ![]() |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 7,915 Referee: Luis Guardia |
June 4, 2016 Match 9 | Rayo OKC | v | Minnesota United | Yukon, Oklahoma |
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8:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: Miller Stadium |
June 11, 2016 Match 10 | Minnesota United | v | Miami FC | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: National Sports Center |
NASL Fall Championship
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Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Match reports
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position |
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
Win Loss Draw
July 2, 2016 Match 1 | Minnesota United | v | Carolina RailHawks | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: National Sports Center |
July 9, 2016 Match 2 | Indy Eleven | v | Minnesota United | Indianapolis, Indiana |
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6:30 p.m. CST | Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium |
July 16, 2016 Match 3 | Minnesota United | v | Indy Eleven | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: National Sports Center |
July 23, 2016 Match 4 | Minnesota United | v | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: National Sports Center |
July 30, 2016 Match 5 | Rayo OKC | v | Minnesota United | Yukon, Oklahoma |
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8:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: Miller Stadium |
August 3, 2016 Match 6 | Minnesota United | v | Puerto Rico FC | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: National Sports Center |
August 6, 2016 Match 7 | Minnesota United | v | Miami FC | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: National Sports Center |
August 14, 2016 Match 8 Flyover Cup |
FC Edmonton | v | Minnesota United | Edmonton, Alberta |
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3:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: Clarke Stadium |
August 17, 2016 Match 9 | Minnesota United | v | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: National Sports Center |
August 20, 2016 Match 10 | Jacksonville Armada | v | Minnesota United | Jacksonville, Florida |
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6:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville |
August 27, 2016 Match 11 | Miami FC | v | Minnesota United | Miami, FL |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: FIU Stadium |
August 31, 2016 Match 12 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | v | Minnesota United | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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6:30 p.m. CST | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium |
September 3, 2016 Match 13 | Minnesota United | v | Rayo OKC | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: National Sports Center |
September 10, 2016 Match 14 | New York Cosmos | v | Minnesota United | Hempstead, New York |
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6:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: James M Shuart Stadium |
September 17, 2016 Match 15 | Minnesota United | v | Ottawa Fury | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: National Sports Center |
September 24, 2016 Match 16 | Ottawa Fury | v | Minnesota United | Ottawa, Ontario |
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6:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: TD Place Stadium |
October 1, 2016 Match 17 | Minnesota United | v | Jacksonville Armada | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: National Sports Center |
October 5, 2016 Match 18 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | v | Minnesota United | St. Petersburg, Florida |
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6:30 p.m. CST | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium |
October 8, 2016 Match 19 | Puerto Rico FC | v | Minnesota United | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
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6:30 p.m. CST | Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium |
October 15, 2016 Match 20 Flyover Cup |
Minnesota United | v | FC Edmonton | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: National Sports Center |
October 22, 2016 Match 21 | Carolina RailHawks | v | Minnesota United | Cary, North Carolina |
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6:30 p.m. CST | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
October 29, 2016 Match 22 | Minnesota United | v | New York Cosmos | Blaine, Minnesota |
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7:00 p.m. CST | Stadium: National Sports Center |
US Open Cup
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Win Loss Draw
June 1, 2016 Third round | Saint Louis FC ![]() |
v | ![]() |
St. Louis, Missouri |
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7:00 PM CDT | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park |
Squad statistics
Appearances
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of match played 29 May 2016[23]
No. | Pos. | Player | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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Apps | Apps | Apps | Apps | |||
2 | DF | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) |
5 | DF | ![]() |
4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) |
6 | DF | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) |
8 | FW | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) |
10 | FW | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
3 (4) | 0 | 0 | 3 (4) |
13 | MF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
4 (3) | 0 | 0 | 4 (3) |
18 | FW | ![]() |
0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) |
21 | FW | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
22 | DF | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
29 | FW | ![]() |
0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) |
31 | DF | ![]() |
6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 6 (1) |
33 | GK | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
77 | MF | ![]() |
5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 5 (1) |
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches.
- As of match played 22 May 2016[23]
Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 21 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2 | FW | 10 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3 | MF | 11 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MF | 31 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | MF | 22 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
# | Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Disciplinary record
- As of match played 22 May 2016[23]
No. | Pos. | Player | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||
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2 | DF | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
31 | DF | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | FW | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
29 | FW | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33 | GK | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
77 | MF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
See also
References
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