2016 North American Soccer League season

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North American Soccer League
Season 2016
Matches played 45
Goals scored 98 (2.18 per match)
Top goalscorer Michel (5)
Biggest home win 3 goals:
NYC 3–0 OTT
(Apr 3)
MNU 3–0 FTL
(Apr 16)
Biggest away win 3 goals:
MIA 0–3 NYC
(May 7)
Highest scoring 6 goals:
IND 4–2 MNU
(May 21)
Longest winning run 4 games:
Carolina RailHawks
(Apr 2 – Apr 23)
Longest unbeaten run 8 games:
Indy Eleven
(Apr 2 – present)
Longest winless run 7 games:
Miami
(Apr 2 – May 14)
Longest losing run 4 games:
Miami
(Apr 14 – May 7)
Highest attendance 10,156
MIA 1–1 TBR
(Apr 9)
Lowest attendance 1,048
FTL 0–0 IND
(May 14)
Total attendance 226,172
Average attendance 5,026 (May 28)
← 2015

The 2016 North American Soccer League season is the 49th season of Division II soccer in the United States and Canada, and the 6th season of the modern North American Soccer League.

Three expansion clubs joined the league, with Miami FC and Rayo OKC joining in the Spring season and Puerto Rico FC beginning competition in the Fall season. On December 22, 2015, it was announced that the San Antonio Scorpions' home pitch, Toyota Field, had been bought by the city of San Antonio and would be used by Spurs Sports & Entertainment to host a club in the USL, forcing the Scorpions to cease operations.[1] On January 11, 2016, the NASL announced that it had suspended its operation of the Atlanta Silverbacks for the 2016 season and possibly beyond.[2] As a result, the Spring season will be contested by 11 clubs and the Fall season will feature 12. The New York Cosmos are defending Soccer Bowl and North American Supporters' Trophy champions. A split season format will once again be used for the 2016 season.

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

Stadiums and locations

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Main article: List of NASL stadiums
Locations of NASL clubs

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit producer Shirt sponsor
Carolina RailHawks Northern Ireland Colin Clarke United States Nazmi Albadawi Adidas Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
FC Edmonton Canada Colin Miller Northern Ireland Albert Watson Adidas The Fath Group
Fort Lauderdale Strikers Brazil Caio Zanardi Haiti Jean Alexandre Inaria Guaraviton
Indy Eleven United States Tim Hankinson Republic of Ireland Colin Falvey Diadora Honda
Jacksonville Armada FC United States Tony Meola United States Matt Bahner Nike Winn-Dixie
Miami FC Italy Alessandro Nesta United States Jonathan Borrajo Macron
Minnesota United FC England Carl Craig United States Aaron Pitchkolan Inaria Atomic Data / Mall of America
New York Cosmos Venezuela Giovanni Savarese United States Carlos Mendes Under Armour Emirates
Ottawa Fury FC Scotland Paul Dalglish Canada Julian de Guzman Adidas Chartwells
Puerto Rico FC England Adrian Whitbread Nike
Rayo OKC Canada Alen Marcina Brazil Michel Kelme
Tampa Bay Rowdies Scotland Stuart Campbell England Tamika Mkandawire Nike Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

Player transfers

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Main article: List of North American Soccer League transfers 2016

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Puerto Rico Expansion team England Adrian Whitbread August 24, 2015[3]
Miami Italy Alessandro Nesta August 31, 2015[4]
Ottawa Fury Canada Marc Dos Santos End of contract November 20, 2015 Pre-season Scotland Paul Dalglish November 20, 2015[5]
Jacksonville Armada United States Eric Dade (interim) End of interim period November 24, 2015 United States Tony Meola November 24, 2015[6]
Indy Eleven United States Tim Regan (interim) End of interim period December 2, 2015 United States Tim Hankinson December 2, 2015[7]
Fort Lauderdale Strikers Austria Günter Kronsteiner End of contract November 16, 2015 Brazil Caio Zanardi December 2, 2015[8]
Minnesota United United States Manny Lagos Promotion to general manager December 3, 2015 England Carl Craig December 3, 2015[9]
San Antonio Scorpions Canada Alen Marcina Fired November 1, 2015[10] Club defunct[11]
Rayo OKC Expansion team Canada Alen Marcina January 7, 2016[12]
Atlanta Silverbacks England Gary Smith Released January 11, 2016 Pre-season Club on hiatus[13]

Spring season

Standings

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Results

v · t · e

Home ╲ Away CAR FCE FTL IND JAX MIA MNU NYC OTT OKC TBR
Carolina RailHawks 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–0
Edmonton 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–0
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
Indy Eleven 1–1 4–2 2–1 1–1
Jacksonville Armada 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1
Miami 1–0 0–3 2–3 1–1
Minnesota United 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–2
New York Cosmos 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–1
Ottawa Fury 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–2
Rayo OKC 2–3 0–0 1–2 1–2
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–1

Source: [1]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fall season

Standings

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Results

v · t · e

Home ╲ Away CAR FCE FTL IND JAX MIA MNU NYC OTT PRF OKC TBR
Carolina RailHawks
Edmonton
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Indy Eleven
Jacksonville Armada
Miami
Minnesota United
New York Cosmos
Ottawa Fury
Puerto Rico
Rayo OKC
Tampa Bay Rowdies

Source: [2]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Combined Standings

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The Championship

Participants:

  • Spring season champion
  • Fall season champion
  • Combined Standings qualifier #1
  • Combined Standings qualifier #2

Attendance

As of May 28, 2016
Club GP Total High Low Average Change
Minnesota United 4 34,904 9,078 7,915 8,726 -0.5%
Indy Eleven 4 34,662 9,104 7,415 8,666 -11.7%
Tampa Bay Rowdies 4 22,819 6,702 4,429 5,705 1%
Ottawa Fury 4 21,924 7,023 4,317 5,481 6.1%
Rayo OKC 4 20,708 6,416 3,712 5,177 N/A
Carolina RailHawks 4 20,690 7,107 4,159 5,173 14%
Jacksonville Armada 4 18,354 5,313 3,517 4,589 -42.1%
New York Cosmos 5 21,509 6,243 2,419 4,302 -15%
Miami 4 16,985 10,156 1,229 4,246 N/A
Edmonton 4 8,257 2,731 1,338 2,064 -28.5%
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4 5,360 2,129 1,048 1,340 -70%
Total 45 226,172 10,156 1,086 5,026 -15%

Source: NASL

Highest attendances

Regular season

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Venue
1 Miami 1 – 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10,156 April 9 (April 9) 2 FIU Stadium
2 Indy Eleven 1 – 1 Ottawa Fury 9,104 April 9 (April 9) 2 Michael A. Carroll Stadium
3 Minnesota United 1 – 0 New York Cosmos 9,078 April 23 (April 23) 4 National Sports Center
4 Indy Eleven 4 – 2 Minnesota United 9,076 May 21 (May 21) 8 Michael A. Carroll Stadium
5 Indy Eleven 2 – 1 New York Cosmos 9,067 April 16 (April 16) 3 Michael A. Carroll Stadium

Statistical leaders

As of May 28, 2016

Awards

Monthly awards

Month NASL Player of the Month
Player Club Stats Ref
April United States Austin da Luz Carolina RailHawks 3G [15]

Weekly awards

Week NASL Player of the Week NASL Play of the Week
Player Club Player Club
Week 1 Venezuela Juan Arango New York Cosmos United States Christian Ramirez Minnesota United
Week 2 United States Austin da Luz Carolina RailHawks United States Ben Speas Minnesota United
Week 3 Libya Éamon Zayed Indy Eleven Libya Éamon Zayed Indy Eleven
Week 4 United States Christian Ramirez Minnesota United United States Christian Ramirez Minnesota United
Week 5 Venezuela Yohandry Orozco New York Cosmos Colombia Jair Reinoso Indy Eleven
Week 6 Canada Nana Attakora Fort Lauderdale Strikers United States Jake Keegan Edmonton
Week 7 Senegal Papé Diakité Edmonton United States Kevin Venegas Minnesota United
Week 8 Honduras Ramón Núñez Fort Lauderdale Strikers Spain Ruben Bover New York Cosmos
Week 9 England Joe Cole Tampa Bay Rowdies

References

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