2016 Charlotte Independence season

The 2016 Charlotte Independence season was the club's second year of existence, and their second season in the third tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It is their second season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.

Charlotte Independence
2016 season
PresidentJim McPhilliamy
Head coachMike Jeffries
StadiumRamblewood Soccer Complex
USLConference: TBD
USL PlayoffsTBD
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Roster

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As of March 1, 2016 [1][2]

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Cody Mizell   United States
2 MF Jack Metcalf   England
3 DF Bilal Duckett   United States
4 DF Patrick Slogic   United States
5 MF Paul Clowes   England
6 MF Jun Marques Davidson   Japan
7 FW Yann Ekra   France
8 FW Caleb Calvert (on loan from Colorado Rapids)   United States
9 FW Brian Brown (on loan from Harbour View)   Jamaica
10 MF Jorge Herrera   Colombia
11 FW David Estrada   United States
12 GK John Berner (on loan from Colorado Rapids)   United States
13 DF Austin Yearwood   United States
14 MF Lewis Hilton   England
15 DF Alec Bartlett   United States
16 MF Emmanuel Appiah (on loan from Colorado Rapids)   Ghana
19 MF Enzo Martínez   Uruguay
20 FW Christopher Hellmann   Germany
21 FW Asa Kryst   United States
22 DF Joel Johnson   Spain
23 MF Alex Martínez   Uruguay
24 FW Norberto Ochoa   United States
25 DF Henry Kalungi   Uganda
26 GK Kyle Renfro   United States
27 MF Zach Pfeffer (on loan from Colorado Rapids)   United States

Competitions

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USL Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 FC Cincinnati 30 16 8 6 41 27 +14 56 Conference Playoffs
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
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

Matches

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All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

April 9, 2016 3 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Charlotte Independence Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00pm Okoli   5'
Berry   53'
Hildebrandt   90+3'
Report Estrada   53'
Ekra   82'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 14,658
Referee: Nima Saghafi
April 22, 2016 5 Charlotte Independence 3–2 Richmond Kickers Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Calvert   43'
Alajarín   54'
Brown   61'
Mizell   90'
Herrera   90+2' (pen.)
Report Jane   20'
Sekyere   26'
Yeisley   86'
Delicâte   89'
Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,239
Referee: David Erbacher
June 4, 2016 11 Charlotte Independence 2–2 Toronto FC II Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Castillo   31'
Herrera   47', 56'
Brown   61'
Report Hundal   19'
Johnson   36' (pen.)
James   67'
Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,801
Referee: Brandon Artis
Note: Match ended in 73rd minute due to weather.
June 10, 2016 12 Charlotte Independence 0–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Duckett   70'
Calvert   78'
Report Burke   11'   69' Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,319
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
June 18, 2016 13 Charlotte Independence 1–0 Richmond Kickers Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Calvert   30'
Martinez   35'
Report Callahan   40'
Paulini   73'
Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,564
Referee: Marco Vega
June 25, 2016 14 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–3 Charlotte Independence Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Foster   10'
Johnson   27'
Dabo   40'
Thomas  
Report Kalungi   5'
Martinez   53' (pen.)
Brown   54'
Johnson   75'
Hilton   86'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 421
July 2, 2016 15 Orlando City B 1–1 Charlotte Independence Melbourne, Florida
7:30pm Ambrose   40'
Cox   47'
Rocha   67'
Report Brown   24'
Martínez   51'
Hilton   54'
Clowes   72'
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
Attendance: 731
July 16, 2016 17 Charlotte Independence 1–2 New York Red Bulls II Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Davidson   48'
Brown   60'
Duckett   90+1'
Report Allen   13'
Bonomo   15'
Metzger   63'
Schmoll   80'
Long   88'
Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,288
July 23, 2016 18 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–3 Charlotte Independence Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Earls   1'
Campbell   63'
Report Calvert   31'
Hilton   44'
Herrera   90+4'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 31, 2016 25 Charlotte Independence 3–2 FC Cincinnati Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Martínez   11'   19'   65'
Martínez   56'
Duckett   79'
Herrera   85'
Hassan   90+2'
Summary Wiedeman   15'
Antón Ripoll   31'
Bone   35'
Berry   54'
Okoli   60'
Walker   69'
Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex

Schedule source

U.S. Open Cup

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May 18, 2016 Second Round Charlotte Eagles 0–2 Charlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Report Hellmann   44'
Herrera   50'
Stadium: Charlotte Christian School
Referee: Gustavo Solorio

Friendlies

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References

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  1. ^ "Independence Announce First Signings". United Soccer Leagues (USL). January 8, 2015. Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Charlotte Independence Roster". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2016.