2016 Charlotte Independence season

Charlotte Independence

2016 season

President

Jim McPhilliamy

Head coach

Mike Jeffries

Stadium

Ramblewood Soccer Complex

USL

Conference: TBD

USL Playoffs

TBD

Home colors

Away colors

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The 2016 Charlotte Independence season is 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.

Roster

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

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Mizell, CodyCody Mizell	United States
2	Midfielder	Metcalf, JackJack Metcalf	England
3	Defender	Duckett, BilalBilal Duckett	United States
4	Defender	Slogic, PatrickPatrick Slogic	United States
5	Midfielder	Clowes, PaulPaul Clowes	England
6	Midfielder	Davidson, Jun MarquesJun Marques Davidson	Japan
7	Forward	Ekra, YannYann Ekra	France
8	Forward	Calvert, CalebCaleb Calvert (on loan from Colorado Rapids)	United States
9	Forward	Brown, BrianBrian Brown (on loan from Harbour View)	Jamaica
10	Midfielder	Herrera, JorgeJorge Herrera	Colombia
11	Forward	Estrada, DavidDavid Estrada	United States
12	Goalkeeper	Berner, JohnJohn Berner (on loan from Colorado Rapids)	United States
13	Defender	Yearwood, AustinAustin Yearwood	United States
14	Midfielder	Hilton, LewisLewis Hilton	England
15	Defender	Bartlett, AlecAlec Bartlett	United States
16	Midfielder	Appiah, EmmanuelEmmanuel Appiah (on loan from Colorado Rapids)	Ghana
19	Midfielder	Martínez, EnzoEnzo Martínez	Uruguay
20	Forward	Hellmann, ChristopherChristopher Hellmann	Germany
21	Forward	Kryst, AsaAsa Kryst	United States
22	Defender	Johnson, JoelJoel Johnson	Spain
23	Midfielder	Martínez, AlexAlex Martínez	Uruguay
24	Forward	Ochoa, NorbertoNorberto Ochoa	United States
25	Defender	Kalungi, HenryHenry Kalungi	Uganda
26	Goalkeeper	Renfro, KyleKyle Renfro	United States
27	Midfielder	Pfeffer, ZachZach Pfeffer (on loan from Colorado Rapids)	United States

Competitions

USL Regular season

Main article: 2016 USL season

Standings

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

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

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

March 26, 2016 1	Charlotte Independence	0–1	Louisville City FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm	Metcalf Herrera Duckett Martínez	Report Report	Lancaster 90+4' Shanosky Kaye	Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,724 Referee: Marcos Deoliveira

April 2, 2016 2	Charlotte Independence	2–1	Harrisburg City Islanders	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm	Calvert 22' Estrada 34'	Report	Foster 3' Johnson 55' Wheeler 59' Barril 84'	Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex

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 16, 2016 4	Charlotte Independence	3–2	Charleston Battery	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm	Martínez 26' 28' Brian Brown 31' Herrera 70'	Report	Hackshaw 56' Ferguson 73' Williams 77' 88' Prince 83' Portillo 87'	Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex

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

May 1, 2016 6	New York Red Bulls II	0–2	Charlotte Independence	Harrison, New Jersey
4:00pm		Report	Martínez 13' Slogic 29' 34' Pfeffer 90'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 134

May 7, 2016 7	Charlotte Independence	1–0	FC Montreal	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm	Calvert 10' Slogic 51' Ekra 89'	Report		Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,235

May 10, 2016 8	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	1–1	Charlotte Independence	Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00pm	Perone 15' (pen.)	Report	Brown 42'	Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 2,776

May 14, 2016 9	Rochester Rhinos	0–0	Charlotte Independence	Rochester, New York
6:00pm	Fall 14' Samuel 62'	Report	Ekra 42'	Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 2,142

May 28, 2016 10	Orlando City B	2–1	Charlotte Independence	Melbourne, Florida
7:30pm	Turner 18' da Silva 53', 71'	Report	Alajarín 16' Slogic 20' Brown 33' Kalungi 70'	Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex

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 , 77'	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 9, 2016 16	Charlotte Independence	1–2	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm	Hilton 45+1'	Report	Perone 20' Fairclough 24' Townsend 43' Martz 65'	Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,595

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

July 30, 2016 19	FC Montreal	0–1	Charlotte Independence	Montreal, Quebec
3:00pm	Mkungilwa 29' Gagnon-Laparé 33' Choinière 90+1'	Report	Martínez 49'	Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Attendance: 134

August 3, 2016 20	Charleston Battery	1–1	Charlotte Independence	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30pm	Williams 8' Woodbine 48'	Report	Kalungi 28' Davidson 58' Calvert 65' Martínez 86'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

August 7, 2016 21	Bethlehem Steel FC	2-2	Charlotte Independence	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00pm	Conneh 22' Chambers 25' Trusty 35' Rchter 88' (pen.)	Summary	Slogic 44' Martínez 46' Davidson 62' Berner 86'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium

August 13, 2016 22	Charlotte Independence	1-0	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm	Brown 65'	Summary	Taublieb 26' Binns 42' Lynch 68' Mecham 88'	Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex

August 17, 2016 23	Charlotte Independence	4-0	Orlando City B	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm	Slogic 4' Brown 6' 71' Martínez 64' Duckett 67'	Summary	García 11' Neal 49' Heath 82' Ellis-Hayden 84'	Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex

August 27, 2016 24	Charleston Battery	1-0	Charlotte Independence	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30pm	Chang 50' Tsonis 90+1'	Summary		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

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

September 4, 2016 26	Toronto FC II	v	Charlotte Independence	Vaughan, Ontario
4:00pm				Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre

September 10, 2016 27	Charlotte Independence	v	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm				Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex

September 14, 2016 28	Richmond Kickers	v	Charlotte Independence	Richmond
4:00pm				Stadium: City Stadium

September 17, 2016 29	Charlotte Independence	v	Rochester Rhinos	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm				Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex

September 24, 2016 30	Louisville City FC	v	Charlotte Independence	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm				Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field

Schedule source

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

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

June 1, 2016 Third Round	Carolina Railhawks	5–0 (a.e.t.)	Charlotte Independence	Cary, North Carolina
7:30pm	Schuler 92', 115' Albadawi 96' Shriver 99' Orlando 109'			Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Neil Barbulescu

Friendlies

July 13, 2016 International friendly	Charlotte Independence	0–4	Swansea City A.F.C.	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30pm		Report	McBurnie 27' Routledge 52' Routledge 73' Gorre 81'	Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex

References

↑ "Independence Announce First Signings". United Soccer Leagues (USL). January 8, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
↑ Charlotte Independence Roster

2016 USL season

Playoffs Transfers

East	Bethlehem Steel Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville City FC Montreal New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Toronto FC II Wilmington Hammerheads

West	Arizona United Colorado Springs Switchbacks LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City Energy Orange County Blues Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs RGVFC Toros Sacramento Republic Saint Louis FC San Antonio FC Seattle Sounders 2 Swope Park Rangers Tulsa Roughnecks Whitecaps FC 2

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Leagues

Men	MLS MLS Cup Playoffs NASL USL Playoffs PDL NPSL PLA ASL MASL 2015–16 2016–17 SPSL 2015–16 2016–17 Super-20 League NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Women	NWSL NWSL Shield NWSL Playoffs WPSL UWS NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Cups

Other

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions League
- 2015–16
- 2016–17

National teams

Men	Copa América Centenario

Men U23	Olympic Qualifying Play-off

Women	Olympic Qualifying SheBelieves Cup Olympics

Women U23	CONCACAF U-17 Championship

Team seasons

Men

Women

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