2016 Bethlehem Steel FC season

The 2016 season was Bethlehem Steel FC's inaugural season of competitive soccer – its first season in the third division of American soccer and its first season in the United Soccer League.[1] Steel FC compete in the league's Eastern Conference.

Bethlehem Steel FC
2016 season
Ownership GroupKeystone S&E
Head coachBrendan Burke
StadiumGoodman Stadium
USL11th Place
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerLeague: Ryan Richter (5)
Derrick Jones (5)

All: Ryan Richter (5)
Derrick Jones (5)
Highest home attendance3,664
(Jul. 10 vs. Pittsburgh)
Lowest home attendance1,008
(Jul. 14 vs. Wilmington)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,498
2017 →

Roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of October 1, 2016.[2]

No. Pos. Player Nation
3 DF Taylor Washington (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   United States
4 DF Ken Tribbett (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   United States
8 MF Maurice Edu (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   United States
11 FW Fabian Herbers (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   Germany
14 MF Eric Ayuk (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   Cameroon
19 MF Cole Missimo (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   United States
20 MF Wálter Restrepo (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   Colombia
22 MF Leo Fernandes (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   Brazil
23 DF Anderson Conceição (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   Brazil
24 GK Matt Jones (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   England
27 GK John McCarthy (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   United States
32 GK Samir Badr (released)   United States
34 DF Mickey Daly (transferred to Carolina Railhawks)   United States
35 MF Derrick Jones (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   Ghana
36 FW Seku Conneh   Liberia
37 FW Gabe Gissie   Liberia
38 DF Nick Bibbs   United States
39 FW Amoy Brown   Jamaica
40 MF Josh Heard   Canada
41 FW Cory Burke (on loan from Rivoli United)   Jamaica
42 MF Bolu Akinyode   Nigeria
43 FW Jamie Luchini   United States
44 DF Ryan Richter (transferred to New York Cosmos)   United States
45 MF James Chambers   Ireland
46 GK Matt Perrella (Academy call-up)   United States
47 MF Fred   Brazil
48 DF Auston Trusty (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   United States
49 MF Yosef Samuel   United States
50 DF Mark McKenzie (Academy call-up)   United States
51 MF Lamine Conte (Academy call-up)   Guinea
52 MF Joseph DeZart II (Academy call-up)   United States
53 FW Raheem Taylor-Parkes (Academy call-up)   Canada
54 DF Matthew Real (Academy call-up)   United States
57 FW Justin McMaster (Academy call-up)   United States
59 MF Anthony Fontana (Academy call-up)   United States
60 MF Josue Monge (Academy call-up)   Costa Rica
61 GK Tomas Romero (Academy call-up)   United States
62 GK Kristopher Shakes (Academy call-up)   United States
63 FW Issa Rayyan (Academy call-up)   United States

Transfers

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Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes
December 3, 2015   Derrick Jones 35 MF   Philadelphia Union Academy Academy Signing[3]
December 11, 2015   Bolu Akinyode 42 MF   New York Red Bulls II Undisclosed[4]
December 11, 2015   Mickey Daly 34 DF   Sacramento Republic FC Undisclosed[4]
December 11, 2015   Gabe Gissie 37 FW   Sacramento Republic FC Undisclosed[4]
December 22, 2015   Ryan Richter 44 DF   Ottawa Fury FC Undisclosed[5]
January 8, 2016   Samir Badr 32 GK   Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Undisclosed[6]
January 29, 2016   Ken Tribbett - DF   Harrisburg City Islanders Undisclosed[7]
January 29, 2016   Nick Bibbs 38 DF   Saint Louis FC Undisclosed[7]
January 29, 2016   Amoy Brown 39 FW   St George's College Undisclosed[7]
January 29, 2016   James Chambers 45 MF   St Patrick's Athletic F.C. Undisclosed[7]
January 29, 2016   Seku Conneh 36 FW   FC Oss Undisclosed[7]
January 29, 2016   Josh Heard 40 MF   Washington Huskies Free[7]
January 29, 2016   Raymond Lee - DF   Philadelphia Union Free[7]
March 24, 2016   Fred 47 DF   Philadelphia Union Signed as player/coach[8]
April 6, 2016   Jamie Luchini 43 FW   Lehigh Mountain Hawks Free[9]
Date Player Number Position New club Fee/notes
February 23, 2016   Ken Tribbett - DF   Philadelphia Union First team selection[10]
March 24, 2016   Raymond Lee - DF   Tulsa Roughnecks FC Released[11][12]
July 27, 2016   Derrick Jones 21 MF   Philadelphia Union Signed to first team as a Homegrown Player[13]
August 10, 2016   Auston Trusty 26 DF   Philadelphia Union Signed to first team as a Homegrown Player[14]
August 24, 2016   Mickey Daly 34 DF   Carolina Railhawks Rights traded for loan and transfer fee[15]
September 8, 2016   Samir Badr 32 GK - Released[16]
September 20, 2016   Ryan Richter 44 DF   New York Cosmos Transfer[17]

Loan in

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Date Player Number Position Loaned from Fee/notes
January 29, 2016   Cory Burke 41 FW   Rivoli United F.C. Undisclosed[18]
March 24, 2016   Joshua Yaro 3 DF   Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[19]
March 24, 2016   Fabian Herbers 11 FW   Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[19]
March 24, 2016   Eric Ayuk 14 MF   Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[19]
March 24, 2016   Wálter Restrepo 20 MF   Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[19]
March 24, 2016   Leo Fernandes 22 MF   Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[19]
March 24, 2016   John McCarthy 27 GK   Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[19]
April 3, 2016   Auston Trusty 49 DF   Philadelphia Union Academy Academy Call-up
April 3, 2016   Mark McKenzie 50 DF   Philadelphia Union Academy Academy Call-up
May 15, 2016   Matt Jones 24 GK   Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[20]
May 22, 2016   Ken Tribbett 4 DF   Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[21]
August 7, 2016   Derrick Jones 21 MF   Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[22]
September 3, 2016   Maurice Edu 8 MF   Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[23]

Loan out

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Date Player Number Position Loaned to Fee/notes
July 22, 2016   Michael Daly 34 DF   Carolina RailHawks One month with option to buy[24]

Competitions

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Bethlehem Steel FC compete in USL, which is the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. Steel FC's affiliation with the Philadelphia Union of MLS has prevented the team from participating in the U.S. Open Cup competition. The decision to make affiliated "farm teams" ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup was decided for the 2016 iteration of the tournament.[25]

Preseason

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March 6, 2016 Preseason Bethlehem Steel FC 5–0 Syracuse Orange Chester, Pennsylvania
9:00 a.m. EDT Burke  
Diallo   
Gissie  
Luchini  
Report Stadium: Philadelphia Union training facility
March 19, 2016 Preseason Penn State Nittany Lions 2–1 Bethlehem Steel FC State College, Pennsylvania
12:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Penn State Practice Fields

USL regular season

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The 2016 USL Season will be contested by 29 teams, 14 of which compete in the league's Eastern Conference. All teams will play a regular season total of 30 matches between teams within their respective conference. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams from each conference advance to the 2016 USL Playoffs for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.

Standings (Eastern Conference)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: 2016 USL Standings
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

Results

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All times in Eastern Time.[26]

March 25, 2016 1 FC Montreal 0–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Montreal, Quebec
7:00 p.m. EDT Mkungilwa   35'
Lefèvre   44'
Charbonneau   73'
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Box Score
Daly   40'
Herbers   43'
Chambers   75'
Stadium: Stade Olympique
Attendance: 966
April 3, 2016 2 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. EDT Akinyode   69'   80'
Ayuk   90'
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Box Score
Wiedeman   25'
Okoli   35'
Walker   40'
Hoppenot   80'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,655
April 10, 2016 3 New York Red Bulls II 4–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Harrison, New Jersey
3:00 p.m. EDT Yaro   1' (o.g.)
Muyl   3'
Abang   42'
Metzger   54'
Etienne   71'
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Chambers   22'   90+1' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
April 17, 2016 4 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–1 Richmond Kickers Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. EDT Ayuk   21'
Jones   46'
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Box Score
Imura   50' Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,417
May 7, 2016 7 Orlando City B 2–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Melbourne, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Turner   17'
Donovan   34'
Cox   54'
Boden   65'
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Box Score
Rocha   12' (o.g.)
Herbers   14'
Daly   32'
Restrepo   50'
Chambers   87'
Missimo   90'
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
Attendance: 928
Referee: Neil Barbulescu
May 15, 2016 8 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–1 FC Montreal Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Richter   78' (pen.)
Jones   84' (pen.)
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Choinière   26'
Tabla   50'
Pantemis   69'
Fisher   75'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,871
May 22, 2016 9 Harrisburg City Islanders 3–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Lancaster, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m. EDT Wheeler   14', 15'
Barril   45'
Warshaw   63'
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Bolduc   17'
Missimo   28'
Chambers   80'
Washington   87'
Stadium: Clipper Magazine Stadium
Attendance: 1,434
Referee: Margaret Domka
May 28, 2016 10 Rochester Rhinos 2–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Rochester, New York
6:00 p.m. EDT Farrell   13', 90+4'   69'
Volesky   27'
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Richter   24' (pen.)
Chambers   27'
Daly   58'
Fred   90'
Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
June 5, 2016 11 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls II Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Trusty   6'
Daly   58'
Report Allen   4'
Plewa   52'
Muyl   57'
Carroll   70'
Meara   90+2'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,569
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 10, 2016 12 Charlotte Independence 0–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Calvert   80' Report
Box Score
Burke   11'   68' Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,319
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
June 17, 2016 13 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 1–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Fairclough   48'
Townsend   63'
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Box Score
Conneh   19'
Akinyode   57'
Jones   89'
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,901
Referee: Jorge Ramirez
June 25, 2016 14 Richmond Kickers 0–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. EDT Troyer   51'
Sekyere   60'
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Box Score
Jones   61' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,982
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 2, 2016 15 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EDT McLaughlin   70' Report
Box Score
Heard   48'
Daly   59'
Anderson   63'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 17,380
Referee: Michael Lavergne
July 6, 2016 16 Toronto FC II 3–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Vaughan, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT Uccello   2'
Jobe   13'   90'
Fraser   63'
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Richter   39'
Heard   66'
Taylor-Parkes   82'
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
July 10, 2016 17 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Burke   24'
Jones   70'
Washington   85'
Gissie   87'
Fernandes   90+2' (pen.)
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Box Score
Adeleye   59'
Branson   85'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,664
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
July 14, 2016 18 Bethlehem Steel FC 3–0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
12:00 p.m. EDT Heard   29'
Jones   42'
Gissie   54'
Conneh   66'
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Box Score
Defregger   29'
Miller   83'
Perone   90'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Brandon Artis
July 21, 2016 19 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Missimo   22'
Conceição   89'
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Leverock   24'
Bolduc   29'
Jankouskas   74'
Benbow   79'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 1,129
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
July 24, 2016 20 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–1 Rochester Rhinos Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Jones   20'
Conneh   45+4'
Burke   79'
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Box Score
Forbes   57' Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 1,996
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 31, 2016 21 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–3 Toronto FC II Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Bibbs   48'
Heard   53'
Richter   81' (pen.)
Brown   85'
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Hundal   17', 58'
Edwards   31'
Bernal   46'
Uccello   78'
Charpie   80'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,176
Referee: Jamie Herrera
August 7, 2016 22 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–2 Charlotte Independence Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Conneh   22'
Chambers   25'
Trusty   35'
Richter   88' (pen.)
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Box Score
Metacalf   32'
Slogic   44'
Martinez   46'
Davidson   62'
Bernen   87'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,358
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
August 13, 2016 23 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2 - 1 Bethlehem Steel FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Hertzog   18'   90'
Earls   23'
Kerr   62'
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Burke   28'
Richter   37'
Chambers   66'
Conceição   90'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Charles Murphy
August 21, 2016 24 FC Montreal 3 - 2 Bethlehem Steel FC Montreal, Quebec
3:00 p.m. EDT Jimmy Shammar-Sanon   2'
Mkugilwa   14'
Dominguez   39'
Tabla   80'
Lincourt-Joseph   90'
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Box Score
Chambers   6'   50'   63' Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Attendance: 73
August 27, 2016 25 Louisville City FC 1–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT Abend   15' Report
Box Score
Conceição   15'
Burke   47'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,788
Referee: Tony Crush
August 30, 2016 26 Harrisburg City Islanders 2–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Foster   43', 81'
McLaws   25'
Barril   29'
Leverock   77'
Thomas   86'
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Box Score
Ayuk   45'
Chambers   48'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,362
September 4, 2016 27 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–2 New York Red Bulls II Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. EDT Edu   30'
Heard   45'
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Box Score
Allen   32' (pen.)   58'
Valot   60'
Etienne   90'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
September 10, 2016 28 Charleston Battery 2–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Chang   10'
Ferguson   34'
Guerra   39'
Woodbine   45'
Garbanzo   53'
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Box Score
Chambers   32'
Jones   35' (pen.)
Burke   41'
Edu   43'
Washington   53'
Bibbs   71'
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
September 18, 2016 29 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. EDT Chambers   67' Report
Box Score
Hertzog   8' (pen.) Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,947
Referee: Jorge Ramirez
September 24, 2016 30 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–2 Orlando City B Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. EDT Fontana   84' Report
Box Score
Mendoza   9'
Turner   32'
McFadden   52'
Neal   58'
Ribeiro   60'
Ribeiro   66'
da Silva   90'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,655
Referee: Rafal Siudjik

Statistics

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As of September 25, 2016.[27]

Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name League Playoffs Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
3 DF   Taylor Washington 28 0 0 0 28 0 3 0
4 DF   Ken Tribbett 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 MF   Maurice Edu 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
11 FW   Fabian Herbers 6 2 0 0 6 2 0 0
14 MF   Eric Ayuk 17 3 0 0 17 3 0 0
15 DF   Joshua Yaro 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
19 MF   Cole Missimo 19 0 0 0 19 0 3 0
20 MF   Walter Restrepo 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 1
22 MF   Leo Fernandes 14 1 0 0 14 1 0 0
23 MF   Anderson Conceição 13 0 0 0 13 0 4 0
34 DF   Mickey Daly 17 1 0 0 17 1 4 0
35 MF   Derrick Jones 26 5 0 0 26 5 5 0
36 FW   Seku Conneh 18 2 0 0 18 2 3 0
37 FW   Gabe Gissie 18 1 0 0 18 1 1 0
38 DF   Nick Bibbs 12 1 0 0 12 1 0 0
39 FW   Amoy Brown 8 0 0 0 8 1 1 0
40 MF   Josh Heard 22 2 0 0 22 2 3 0
41 FW   Cory Burke* 20 4 0 0 20 4 4 0
42 MF   Bolu Akinyode 26 0 0 0 26 0 2 1
43 FW   Jamie Luchini 16 0 0 0 16 0 0 0
44 MF   Ryan Richter 29 5 0 0 29 5 2 0
45 MF   James Chambers 27 3 0 0 27 3 9 1
47 MF   Fred 6 0 0 0 6 0 1 0
49 DF   Auston Trusty 19 0 0 0 19 0 2 0
50 DF   Mark McKenzie 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
51 MF   Lamine Conte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 MF   Joseph DeZart II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 FW   Raheem Taylor-Parkes 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
54 MF   Matthew Real 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
57 MF   Justin McMaster 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
59 MF   Anthony Fontana 8 0 0 0 8 0 1 0
60 MF   Josue Monge 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Goalkeepers

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As of September 25, 2016.[27]

Players included in matchday squads
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO    
  24 JonesMatt Jones 5 5 1-3-1 6 1.20 0 0 0
  27 McCarthyJohn McCarthy 11 11 4-4-3 14 1.27 5 0 0
  32 BadrSamir Badr 10 10 1-3-6 16 1.60 2 0 0
  46 PerrellaMatt Perrella 4 4 0-0-4 7 1.75 0 0 0
Total 30 30 6-10-14 43 1.43 7 0 0
Players with names in italics were on loan from Philadelphia Union for individual matches with Bethlehem.
Players with names marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bethlehem.
Players with names marked † were transferred from the club midseason.
League denotes USL regular season
Playoffs denotes USL Playoffs

Honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Philadelphia Union Announce 2016 Lehigh Valley USL Expansion Team".
  2. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC Roster page". Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Jones signes with Bethlehem Steel FC". Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Bethlehem Steel FC sign Boluwatife Akinyode, Michael Daly and Gabe Gissie".
  5. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC Acquire Ryan Richter via Transfer".
  6. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC Acquire Goalkeeper Samir Badr".
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Bethlehem Steel FC Add Seven To Roster".
  8. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC Acquire Fred As Player And Assistant Coach".
  9. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC Sign Lehigh University's Jamie Luchini".
  10. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Defender Ken Tribbett".
  11. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC And Defender Raymond Lee Mutually Agree To Terminate Contract".
  12. ^ "Roughnecks Finalize Deals With Defenders Lee And Peters". Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
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  14. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Auston Trusty As Homegrown Player". Philadelphia Union. August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
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  18. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC Acquire Jamaican Forward Cory Burke".
  19. ^ a b c d e f "Preview: Bethlehem Steel FC Face FC Montreal In Inaugural Game".
  20. ^ "Goalkeeper joins squad ahead of Sunday's match against FC Montreal". Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  21. ^ "Defender to Face Former Club in Sunday's Matchup". Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  22. ^ "Starting IX vs Charlotte".
  23. ^ "MAURICE EDU TO PLAY FOR BETHLEHEM STEEL FC SUNDAY". Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
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  27. ^ a b "Bethlehem Steel FC Player Statistics".
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  29. ^ "USL Week 4 Team of the Week".
  30. ^ "USL Week 6 Team of the Week".
  31. ^ "USL Week 14 Team of the Week".
  32. ^ "USL Week 16 Team of the Week".
  33. ^ "USL Week 17 Team of the Week".
  34. ^ "USL Week 20 Team of the Week".