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2016 Minnesota United FC season

The 2016 season was Minnesota United FC's seventh season of existence and their sixth consecutive and final season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid. In 2017, Minnesota United FC joined MLS as an expansion team along with Atlanta United FC.

Minnesota United FC
2016 season
OwnerBill McGuire
PresidentNick Rogers
Head coachCarl Craig
StadiumNational Sports Center
Target Field (One match)
NASLSpring: 4th
Fall: 8th
Overall: 5th
Soccer Bowl: DNQ
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Christian Ramirez (18)
All: Christian Ramirez (19)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 9,460
(July 16 vs. Indy)
All: 18,505
(June 25 vs. Club León at Target Field)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 6,101
(August 3 vs. Puerto Rico)
All: 6,101
(August 3 vs. Puerto Rico)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 8,573
All: 9,036
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Club edit

As of match played June 1, 2016
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Aaron Perez   GK (1986-08-28) 28 August 1986 (age 37) Orange County Blues 2016 0 0
12 Steward Ceus   GK (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 37) Atlanta Silverbacks 2016 0 0
24 Kristian Nicht   GK (1982-04-03) 3 April 1982 (age 42) Indy Eleven 2016 0 0
33 Sammy Ndjock   GK (1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 (age 34)   Antalyaspor 2015 33 0
Defenders
2 Justin Davis   DF (1988-05-06) 6 May 1988 (age 35) New Mexico Lobos 2011
3 Jeb Brovsky   DF (1988-12-03) 3 December 1988 (age 35) New York City 2016 8 0
5 Tiago   DF (1981-05-19) 19 May 1981 (age 42)   Sydney 2014 61 1
6 Brent Kallman   DF (1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 (age 33) Des Moines Menace 2013 22 1
31 Damion Lowe   DF (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 30) Loan from Seattle Sounders FC 2016 8 0
37 Chris Klute   DF (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 (age 34) Portland Timbers 2016
Midfielder
4 Aaron Pitchkolan   MF (1983-03-14) 14 March 1983 (age 41) San Antonio Scorpions 2013
7 Ibson   MF (1983-11-07) 7 November 1983 (age 40)   Bologna 2015 31 6
13 Jamie Watson   MF (1986-04-10)10 April 1986 (aged 29) Orlando City 2014 32 3
14 Jack Blake   MF (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 29)   Nottingham Forest 2016 1 1
17 Lance Laing   MF (1988-02-28) 28 February 1988 (age 36) Edmonton 2016 7 0
22 Kevin Venegas   MF (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 (age 34) Fullerton Titans 2010
23 Greg Jordan   MF (1990-04-05) 5 April 1990 (age 34) Philadelphia Union 2014 51 1
77 Juliano Vicentini   MF (1981-08-26) 26 August 1981 (age 42)   Audax 2014 55 3
Forwards
8 Danny Cruz   FW (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 (age 34) Philadelphia Union 2016 8 0
9 Bernardo Añor   FW (1988-05-24) 24 May 1988 (age 35) Loan from Sporting Kansas City 2016 6 0
10 Ben Speas   FW (1991-01-17) 17 January 1991 (age 33) Columbus Crew 2016 6 3
11 Stefano Pinho   FW (1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 33)   Fluminense 2016 8 0
15 Ismaila Jome   FW (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 29) UC Santa Barbara 2016 0 0
18 Daniel Mendes   FW (1981-01-18) 18 January 1981 (age 43)   Kalmar 2015 56 15
21 Christian Ramirez   FW (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33) Charlotte Eagles 2014 71 38
29 J. C. Banks   FW (1989-08-24) 24 August 1989 (age 34) Rochester Rhinos 2015 26 3

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
December 4, 2015 FW 11   Stefano Pinho   Fluminense FC Undisclosed [1]
December 15, 2015 MF 17   Lance Laing   FC Edmonton Undisclosed [2]
February 5, 2016 GK 24   Kristian Nicht   Indy Eleven Free [3]
February 8, 2016 FW 8   Danny Cruz   Philadelphia Union Free [4]
February 12, 2016 FW 10   Ben Speas   Columbus Crew Free [5]
March 4, 2016 FW 15   Ismaila Jome   UC Santa Barbara Free [6]
March 28, 2016 DF 3   Jeb Brovsky   New York City FC Free [7]
May 4, 2016 GK 12   Steward Ceus   Atlanta Silverbacks Free [8]
May 26, 2016 MF 14   Jack Blake   Nottingham Forest Free [9]

Transfers out edit

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
December 7, 2015 GK 1   Mitch Hildebrandt   FC Cincinnati Contract Expired [10][11]
December 7, 2015 DF 16   Tyler Polak   FC Cincinnati Contract Expired [10][11]
December 17, 2015 FW 11   Kalif Alhassan   Tampa Bay Rowdies Option Declined [12][13]
December 17, 2015 MF 17   Yago Silva   Vasco End of Loan [12]
December 17, 2015 MF 19   Alejandro Vela   Club Necaxa Option Declined [12][14]
December 17, 2015 MF 99   Geison Moura   Fort Lauderdale Strikers Contract Expired [12][15]
January 30, 2016 DF 14   Brian Kallman n/a Retired [16]
February 1, 2016 DF 3   Cristiano Dias   Puerto Rico FC Released [17][18]
February 1, 2016 FW 9   Pablo Campos   Miami FC Released [17]
February 1, 2016 GK 24   Andrew Fontein Free Agent Released [17]
April 12, 2016 MF 20   Andrei Gotsmanov Free Agent Released [19]

Loans in edit

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Ref.
February 17, 2016 End of Season FW 9   Bernardo Añor   Sporting Kansas City [20]
March 4, 2016 End of Season DF 31   Damion Lowe   Seattle Sounders FC [21]
September 7, 2016 End of Season DF 37   Chris Klute   Portland Timbers [22]

Management edit

  •   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 edit

  Win   Loss   Draw

Simple Invitational edit

Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1   Chicago Fire 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
2   Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 6
3   Portland Timbers 3 1 2 0 4 4 0 3
4   Minnesota United FC 3 0 3 0 1 11 -10 0
February 21, 2016 SI1 Portland Timbers 4–0 Minnesota United Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. CST Adi   11' (pen.)
Melano   36'
Nagbe   56'
Valeri   63' (pen.)
Taylor   81'		 Report Calvano   45'
Venegas   62'
Walls   76'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 13,431
February 24, 2016 SI2 Minnesota United 0–4 Chicago Fire Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. CST Lowe   75' Report Calistri   24', 35'
Polster   42'
Doody   55'
Bryce   62'
Álvarez   88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Providence Park
February 27, 2016 SI3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Minnesota United Portland, Oregon
4:30 p.m. CST Morales   15', 41' (pen.),   87'
Rivero   31'
Froese   43'   62'		 Report Venegas   48'
Lowe   79'		 Stadium: Providence Park

Pre-season edit

March 5, 2016 Friendly Minnesota United 2–0 University of Nebraska Omaha Minneapolis
1:00 p.m. CST Ramirez  
Pitchkolan  		 Summary Stadium: Parade Field
March 9, 2016 Friendly C.F. Pachuca Reserves   1–2   Minnesota United Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
11:00 a.m. CST   16' Report Ramirez   31'
Laing   76'
March 12, 2016 Friendly Mexico U20 National Team   2–2   Minnesota United Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
11:00 a.m. CST   10'
  13'		 Report Lowe   9'
Ramirez   30'
Álvarez   76'		 Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
March 16, 2016 Friendly Cruz Azul   1–1   Minnesota United Mexico City, Mexico
1:00 p.m. CDT   34' Report Lowe   48'

Mid-season edit

June 25, 2016 Friendly Minnesota United   2–4   Club León Minneapolis
7:00 p.m. CDT Ramirez   63'
Banks   69'		 Report Cano   25'
Kallman   49' (o.g.)
Boselli   69'
Cuevas   75', 84'		 Stadium: Target Field
Attendance: 18,505
July 20, 2016 Friendly Minnesota United   0–4   A.F.C. Bournemouth Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Brovsky   72'
Lowe   79'		 Report Wilson   24', 39'
Ndjock   26' (o.g.)
Gradel   79'
Grabban   86'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 8,333

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
NASL Spring Season 10 5 1 4 16 12 +4 050.00
NASL Fall Season 22 6 7 9 25 25 +0 027.27
U.S. Open Cup 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Total 34 12 8 14 44 39 +5 035.29

Updated to match played November 4, 2016
Source: Competitions

NASL Spring Championship edit

Main article: 2016 North American Soccer League season § Spring Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Indy Eleven (S) 10 4 6 0 15 8 +7 18 Playoffs
2 New York Cosmos 10 6 0 4 15 8 +7 18
3 FC Edmonton 10 5 2 3 9 7 +2 17
4 Minnesota United 10 5 1 4 16 12 +4 16
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 4 4 2 11 9 +2 16
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 4 3 3 12 12 0 15
7 Carolina RailHawks 10 4 2 4 11 13 −2 14
8 Rayo OKC 10 3 3 4 11 12 −1 12
9 Ottawa Fury 10 2 3 5 9 14 −5 9
10 Jacksonville Armada 10 1 4 5 5 11 −6 7
11 Miami FC 10 1 4 5 7 15 −8 7
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(S) Spring season champion

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 5 1 4 16 12  +4 16 4 0 1 9 3  +6 1 1 3 7 9  −2

Source: Match reports

Results by round edit

Round12345678910
StadiumAAHHAHAHAH
ResultLWWWDWLLLW
Position11322311474
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Loss   Draw

April 2, 2016 Match 1 Carolina RailHawks 2–1 Minnesota United Cary, North Carolina
12:00 p.m. CST Shipalane   13'
da Luz   26'
Beckie   40'
Mensing   88'		 Report Ramirez   3'
Calvano   54'
Banks   83'		 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
3:00 p.m. CST Roberts   47' Report Speas   16', 55'
Vicentini   32'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,731
Referee: David Barrie
April 16, 2016 Match 3 Minnesota United 3–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Lowe   40'
Ramirez   45+'
Cruz   48'
Brovsky   66'
Zapata   69' (o.g.)		 Report Moura   22'
Fernandes   40'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,050
Referee: Caleb Mendez
April 23, 2016 Match 4 Minnesota United 1–0 New York Cosmos Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Lowe   25'   53'
Añor   66'
Davis   81'
Ramirez   90',   90+'
Calvano   90+'		 Report Kranjčar   28'
Freeman   90+'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,078
Referee: Chris Penso
May 8, 2016 Match 5 Ottawa Fury 2–2 Minnesota United Ottawa, Ontario
1:00 p.m. CST Brovsky   60' (o.g.)
Obasi   74'
de Jong   90+1'		 Report Ramirez   13'
Speas   75'
Ndjock   87'
Kallman   90'
Brovsky   90+3'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,317
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
May 14, 2016 Match 6 Minnesota United 2–0 Jacksonville Armada Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Venegas   16'
Pinho   28'		 Report Perea   74'
Eloundou   82'
Johnson   86'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 8,861
Referee: Geoff Gamble
May 21, 2016 Match 7 Indy Eleven 4–2 Minnesota United Indianapolis, Indiana
6:30 p.m. CST Zayed   16'
Gordon   49'
Falvey   56'
Braun   75'
Busch   76'
Paterson   90+7'		 Report Cruz   7'
Pinho   54'
Lowe   69'
Davis   90+3'   90+6'		 Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 9,076
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
May 28, 2016 Match 8 Minnesota United 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Watson   11'
Ibson   59'		 Report Collins   33'
Cole   42'
Avila   47'
Guerra   83'
Mwanga   90+4'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 7,915
Referee: Luis Guardia
June 4, 2016 Match 9 Rayo OKC 1–0 Minnesota United Yukon, Oklahoma
8:00 p.m. CST Pecka   50'
Gibson   70'		 Report Añor   56' Stadium: Miller Stadium
Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 11, 2016 Match 10 Minnesota United 2–1 Miami FC Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Ibson   40',   90+4'
Ramirez   46'
Pinho   52'		 Report Ryan   55'
Martínez   66'
Chavez   66'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,102
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

NASL Fall Championship edit

Main article: 2016 North American Soccer League season § Fall Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (F) 22 14 5 3 44 21 +23 47 Playoffs
2 Indy Eleven 22 11 4 7 36 25 +11 37
3 FC Edmonton 22 10 6 6 16 14 +2 36
4 Rayo OKC 22 9 8 5 28 21 +7 35
5 Miami FC 22 9 6 7 31 27 +4 33
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 22 7 5 10 19 28 −9 26
7 Carolina RailHawks 22 7 5 10 25 35 −10 26
8 Minnesota United 22 6 7 9 25 25 0 25
9 Puerto Rico 22 5 9 8 19 31 −12 24
10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 22 5 8 9 29 32 −3 23
11 Jacksonville Armada 22 5 8 9 25 35 −10 23
12 Ottawa Fury 22 5 7 10 23 26 −3 22
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(F) Fall season champion

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 6 7 9 25 25  0 25 6 1 4 19 13  +6 0 6 5 6 12  −6

Source: Match reports

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumHAHHAHHAHAAAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWLWWDDLLWDDDWLLLLDDWLL
Position1453356644544456677678
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Loss   Draw

July 2, 2016 Match 1 Minnesota United 5–1 Carolina RailHawks Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Ramirez   20', 24', 75'
Pinho   45+1'
Calvano   47'
Brovsky   58'   67'
Davis   79'		 Report Beckie   26'
Watson   78',   90'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 7,909
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
July 9, 2016 Match 2 Indy Eleven 1–0 Minnesota United Indianapolis, Indiana
6:30 p.m. CST Braun   75'
Mares   78'
Janicki   89'
Palmer   90+6'		 Report Pitchkolan   29' Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 6,132
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
July 16, 2016 Match 3 Minnesota United 2–0 Indy Eleven Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Ramirez   3' (pen.), 6'
Davis   71'		 Report Zayed   32' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,460
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
July 23, 2016 Match 4 Minnesota United 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Lowe   12'
Banks   14'
Ramirez   23'
Jome   70'
Calvano   72'		 Report Fernandes   43'   75'  
Paulo Jr.   54'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 8,379
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
July 30, 2016 Match 5 Rayo OKC 2–2 Minnesota United Yukon, Oklahoma
8:00 p.m. CST Sandoval   60'
Boateng   61'
Hernandez   83'
Danso   90+3'		 Report Davis   71'
Jome   93'
Ramirez   90+2'		 Stadium: Miller Stadium
Attendance: 3,512
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
August 3, 2016 Match 6 Minnesota United 1–1 Puerto Rico FC Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Ibson   27'
Kafari   46' (o.g.)		 Report Ramos   5'
Rudy   8'
Dawson   88'
Rivera   90+4'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 6,101
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
August 6, 2016 Match 7 Minnesota United 0–4 Miami FC Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Blake   19'
Brovsky   60'
Kallman   86'		 Report Steele   9',   62'
Martínez   21'
Poku   26'
Farfán   49'
Dennis   87'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,040
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
August 14, 2016 Match 8
Flyover Cup		 FC Edmonton 1–0 Minnesota United Edmonton, Alberta
3:00 p.m. CST Ledgerwood   38'
Ameobi   46'		 Report Ibson   37'
Calvano   74'
Brovsky   90+3'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,249
Referee: Juan Marquez
August 17, 2016 Match 9 Minnesota United 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Speas   18'
Lowe   21'
Ramirez   62'
Blake   82'
Ndjock   87'		 Report Guerra   14'
PC   63'
Cole   80'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 8,207
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
August 20, 2016 Match 10 Jacksonville Armada 0–0 Minnesota United Jacksonville, Florida
6:00 p.m. CST Bahner   82' Report Ibson   43'   77'
Watson   43'		 Stadium: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Attendance: 2,516
Referee: Jaime Herrera
August 27, 2016 Match 11 Miami FC 1–1 Minnesota United Miami
7:00 p.m. CST Martínez   47'
Poku   51'
Borrajo   86'		 Report Laing   38',   58' Stadium: FIU Stadium
Attendance: 9,739
Referee: Luis Guardia
August 31, 2016 Match 12 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–0 Minnesota United Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30 p.m. CST Attakora   15'
Gonzalez   69'		 Report Laing   62' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 455
Referee: Nima Saghafi
September 3, 2016 Match 13 Minnesota United 1–0 Rayo OKC Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Ramirez   44'
Lowe   76'
Pitchkolan   90+4'		 Report Ibeagha   20'
Yuma   78'
Michel   88'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 8,601
Referee: Daniel Radford
September 10, 2016 Match 14 New York Cosmos 1–0 Minnesota United Hempstead, New York
6:00 p.m. CST Rovérsio   30'
Diosa   32'
Mkosana   80'
Flores   90+3'		 Report Lowe   39' Stadium: James M Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 3,318
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
September 17, 2016 Match 15 Minnesota United 2–3 Ottawa Fury Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Calvano   9'
Watson   30'
Ramirez   44' (pen.)
Brovsky   52'
Venegas   90+1'		 Report Gentile   35'
Williams   84'
Mwanga   88'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,388
Referee: David Gantar
September 24, 2016 Match 16 Ottawa Fury 3–1 Minnesota United Ottawa, Ontario
6:00 p.m. CST Edward   45+2'
Gentile   56'
Williams   82'
Rozeboom   86'		 Report Watson   20',   57'
Speas   51'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 6,274
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
October 1, 2016 Match 17 Minnesota United 0–1 Jacksonville Armada Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Pitchkolan   85' Report Barrow   48'
Eloundou   56'
Bahner   88'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,402
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
October 5, 2016 Match 18 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–2 Minnesota United St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 p.m. CST Hristov   31',   55'
Savage   73',   90+3'		 Report Ramirez   17'
Banks   51'
Klute   82'
Davis   88'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,804
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October 8, 2016 Match 19 Puerto Rico FC 0–0 Minnesota United Bayamón, Puerto Rico
6:30 p.m. CST Report Lowe   73'
Cruz   82'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 4,347
Referee: Adrian Skeete
October 15, 2016 Match 20
Flyover Cup		 Minnesota United 3–1 FC Edmonton Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Ramirez   23, 53'
Ibson   84'
Pinho   84'		 Report Watson   16'
Diakité   51'
Fordyce   58'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 8.059
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
October 22, 2016 Match 21 Carolina RailHawks 1–0 Minnesota United Cary, North Carolina
6:30 p.m. CST Fondy   51'
Albadawi   59'
Moses   77'		 Report Pitchkolan   67' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 8.086
Referee: Marcos De Oliveira
October 29, 2016 Match 22 Minnesota United 0–1 New York Cosmos Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST Cruz   38'
Lowe   61'
Davis   71'		 Report Mulligan   45'
Calvillo   49'
Orozco   62'
Diosa   90+3'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 8,609
Referee: Allen Chapman

NASL Playoffs edit

Main article: 2016 North American Soccer League season § 2016 NASL Playoffs
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (C, X) 32 20 5 7 59 29 +30 65 Championship qualifiers
2 Indy Eleven 32 15 10 7 51 33 +18 55
3 FC Edmonton 32 15 8 9 25 21 +4 53
4 Rayo OKC 32 12 11 9 39 33 +6 47
5 Minnesota United 32 11 8 13 41 37 +4 41
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 32 11 8 13 31 40 −9 41
7 Miami FC 32 10 10 12 38 42 −4 40
8 Carolina RailHawks 32 11 7 14 36 48 −12 40
9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 9 12 11 40 41 −1 39
10 Ottawa Fury 32 7 10 15 32 40 −8 31
11 Jacksonville Armada 32 6 12 14 30 46 −16 30
12 Puerto Rico FC 22 5 9 8 19 31 −12 24
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(C) Champions; (X) Regular season champion

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2016 U.S. Open Cup

  Win   Loss

June 1, 2016 Third round Saint Louis FC   0–2   Minnesota United FC St. Louis, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT Cochran   45+1' Report Lowe   56'
Venegas   69'
Blake   90+3'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
June 15, 2016 Fourth round Minnesota United FC   1–2 (a.e.t.)   Sporting Kansas City Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 PM CDT Ndjock   55'
Lowe   56'
Vicentini   57'
Cruz   68'
Speas   72'
Ramirez   81' (pen.)
Kallman   117'
Davis   120+2'		 Report Opara   51'
Espinoza   55'
Feilhaber   65'
Abdul-Salaam   69'
Olum   75'
Rubio   109'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 7,689
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Squad statistics edit

Appearances edit

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
As of match played October 30, 2016[23]
No. Pos. Player NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
Apps Apps Apps Apps
2 DF   Justin Davis 9 22 2 33
3 DF   Jeb Brovsky 8 18 1 27
4 MF   Aaron Pitchkolan 0 (3) 13 (3) 1 14 (6)
5 DF   Tiago Calvano 4 (1) 9 (1) 1 13 (2)
6 DF   Brent Kallman 9 20 (1) 1 30 (1)
7 MF   Ibson 3 (2) 14 (4) 1 (1) 18 (7)
8 FW   Danny Cruz 9 12 (1) 3 (1) 24 (2)
9 FW   Bernardo Añor 4 (3) 0 (2) 0 4 (5)
10 FW   Ben Speas 7 (1) 10 (8) 0 (1) 17 (10)
11 FW   Stefano Pinho 5 (4) 8 (8) 2 15 (12)
12 GK   Steward Ceus 0 4 0 4
13 MF   Jamie Watson 1 9 (3) 0 10 (3)
14 MF   Jack Blake 2 5 (4) 1 8 (4)
15 FW   Ismaila Jome 0 5 (4) 0 5 (4)
17 MF   Lance Laing 5 (3) 7 (4) 0 12 (7)
18 FW   Daniel Mendes 0 (3) 0 (2) 1 1 (5)
21 FW   Christian Ramirez 9 (1) 21 2 32 (1)
22 DF   Kevin Venegas 10 11 (2) 2 23 (2)
23 MF   Greg Jordan 1 0 0 1
29 FW   J. C. Banks 0 (5) 13 (7) 1 (1) 14 (13)
31 DF   Damion Lowe 8 (1) 17 (1) 2 27 (2)
33 GK   Sammy Ndjock 10 18 2 30
37 DF   Chris Klute 0 0 (2) 0 0 (2)
77 MF   Juliano Vicentini 6 (2) 4 (4) 1 11 (6)

Goalscorers edit

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played October 30, 2016[23]
Rank Pos. No. Player NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW 21   Christian Ramirez 5 13 1 19
2 MF 11   Stefano Pinho 3 2 0 5
3 FW 10   Ben Speas 3 1 0 4
4 MF 13   Jamie Watson 0 2 0 2
MF 22   Kevin Venegas 1 0 1 2
FW 29   J. C. Banks 0 2 0 2
MF 31   Damion Lowe 2 0 0 2
8 DF 2   Justin Davis 0 1 0 1
DF 5   Tiago Calvano 0 1 0 1
MF 7   Ibson 1 0 0 1
MF 14   Jack Blake 0 0 1 1
FW 15   Ismaila Jome 0 1 0 1
MF 17   Lance Laing 0 1 0 1
# Own Goal 1 1 0 2
TOTALS 16 25 3 44

Disciplinary record edit

As of match played October 30, 2016[23]
No. Pos. Player NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
               
31 DF   Damion Lowe 1 1 6 0 2 0 9 1
2 DF   Justin Davis 2 1 4 0 1 0 7 1
3 DF   Jeb Brovsky 2 0 5 1 0 0 7 1
7 MF   Ibson 2 0 4 1 0 0 6 1
5 DF   Tiago Calvano 2 0 3 1 0 0 5 1
8 FW   Danny Cruz 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 0
4 MF   Aaron Pitchkolan 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0
6 DF   Brent Kallman 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
13 MF   Jamie Watson 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
33 GK   Sammy Ndjock 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
9 FW   Bernardo Añor 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 FW   Ben Speas 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
17 MF   Lance Laing 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
77 MF   Juliano Vicentini 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
14 MF   Jack Blake 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
15 FW   Ismaila Jome 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW   Christian Ramirez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF   Kevin Venegas 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW   J. C. Banks 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
37 DF   Chris Klute 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Lance Laing Signs With Loons". Minnesota United FC. Archived from the original on December 17, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
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