2016 North American Soccer League season
Season | 2016 |
---|---|
Champions | New York Cosmos |
North American Supporters' Trophy | New York Cosmos |
Spring Champions | Indy Eleven |
Fall Champions | New York Cosmos |
Matches played | 187 |
Goals scored | 441 (2.36 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Christian Ramirez (18) |
Biggest home win |
5 goals: NYC 6–1 CAR (August 27) |
Biggest away win |
4 goals: MNU 0–4 MIA (Aug 6) |
Highest scoring |
7 goals: IND 5–2 JAX (August 3) NYC 6–1 CAR (August 27) |
Longest winning run |
5 games: Edmonton (Jul 27 – Aug 20) |
Longest unbeaten run |
13 games: Indy Eleven (Apr 2 – Jul 11) |
Longest winless run |
10 games: Puerto Rico (Jul 30 – Sep 17) |
Longest losing run |
5 games: Jacksonville (Jul 13 – Aug 3) |
Highest attendance |
10,156 MIA 1–1 TBR (April 9) |
Lowest attendance |
418 FTL 1–0 FCE (October 12) |
Total attendance | 885,337 |
Average attendance | 4,734 |
← 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. In December, 2015, the San Antonio Scorpions' home stadium, Toyota Field, was bought by the city of San Antonio for use by Spurs Sports & Entertainment to host a club in the USL, forcing the Scorpions to cease operations.[1] In January, 2016, the NASL suspended its operation of the Atlanta Silverbacks for the 2016 season and possibly beyond.[2] As a result, the Spring season was contested by 11 clubs and the Fall season by 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
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit producer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina RailHawks | Colin Clarke | Nazmi Albadawi | Adidas | Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC |
FC Edmonton | Colin Miller | Albert Watson | Adidas | The Fath Group |
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Caio Zanardi | Jean Alexandre | Inaria | Guaraviton |
Indy Eleven | Tim Hankinson | Colin Falvey | Diadora | Honda |
Jacksonville Armada FC | Mark Lowry | Matt Bahner | Nike | Winn-Dixie |
Miami FC | Alessandro Nesta | Jonathan Borrajo | Macron | |
Minnesota United FC | Carl Craig | Aaron Pitchkolan | Inaria | Atomic Data / Mall of America |
New York Cosmos | Giovanni Savarese | Carlos Mendes | Under Armour | Emirates |
Ottawa Fury FC | Paul Dalglish | Julian de Guzman | Adidas | Chartwells |
Puerto Rico FC | Adrian Whitbread | Cristiano | Nike | Claro / Samsung |
Rayo OKC | Gerard Nus | Michel | Kelme | |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | Stuart Campbell | Tamika Mkandawire | Nike | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino |
Player transfers
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Puerto Rico | Expansion team | Adrian Whitbread | August 24, 2015[3] | |||
Miami | Alessandro Nesta | August 31, 2015[4] | ||||
Ottawa Fury | Marc Dos Santos | End of contract | November 20, 2015 | Pre-season | Paul Dalglish | November 20, 2015[5] |
Jacksonville Armada | Eric Dade (int.) | End of interim period | November 24, 2015 | Tony Meola | November 24, 2015[6] | |
Indy Eleven | Tim Regan (int.) | End of interim period | December 2, 2015 | Tim Hankinson | December 2, 2015[7] | |
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Günter Kronsteiner | End of contract | November 16, 2015 | Caio Zanardi | December 2, 2015[8] | |
Minnesota United | Manny Lagos | Promotion to general manager | December 3, 2015 | Carl Craig | December 3, 2015[9] | |
San Antonio Scorpions | Alen Marcina | Fired | November 1, 2015[10] | Club defunct[11] | ||
Rayo OKC | Expansion team | Alen Marcina | January 7, 2016[12] | |||
Atlanta Silverbacks | Gary Smith | Released | January 11, 2016 | Pre-season | Club on hiatus[13] | |
Rayo OKC | Alen Marcina | Mutual termination | August 1, 2016 | 5th | Gerard Nus | August 1, 2016[14] |
Jacksonville Armada | Tony Meola | Fired | August 7, 2016 | 11th | Mark Lowry (int.) | August 7, 2016[15] |
Spring season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Indy Eleven (C) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | 2016 NASL Spring season winner |
2 | New York Cosmos | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | |
3 | 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 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 7 |
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) Champion.
Results
Home ╲ Away | CAR | FCE | FTL | IND | JAX | MIA | MNU | NYC | OTT | OKC | TBR |
Carolina RailHawks | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
Edmonton | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||||||
Indy Eleven | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||||||
Jacksonville Armada | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||||||
Miami | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | ||||||
Minnesota United | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 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 | 1–1 | ||||||
Rayo OKC | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||||||
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Source:
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New York Cosmos (C) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 47 | 2016 NASL Fall season winner |
2 | Indy Eleven | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 37 | |
3 | Edmonton | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 36 | |
4 | Rayo OKC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 35 | |
5 | Miami | 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 |
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) Champion.
Results
Home ╲ Away | CAR | FCE | FTL | IND | JAX | MIA | MNU | NYC | OTT | PRF | OKC | TBR |
Carolina RailHawks | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | |
Edmonton | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | |
Indy Eleven | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
Jacksonville Armada | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
Miami | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
Minnesota United | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
New York Cosmos | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
Ottawa Fury | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
Puerto Rico | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Rayo OKC | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
Source:
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New York Cosmos | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 65 | North American Supporters' Trophy winner and 2016 NASL Playoffs |
2 | Indy Eleven | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 55 | 2016 NASL Playoffs |
3 | 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 | 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 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 24 |
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
The Championship
Participants:
- (1) New York Cosmos (Fall season & NAST champion)
- (2) Indy Eleven (Spring season champion)
- (3) Edmonton (Qualified)
- (4) Rayo OKC (Qualified)
Semi-Finals
New York Cosmos | 2 – 1 | Rayo OKC |
---|---|---|
Arango 73' 77' Orozco 90' Duk 90+2' |
Report Report |
Danso 37' Velásquez 42' Kimura 64' |
Final
New York Cosmos | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Indy Eleven |
---|---|---|
Arrieta 116' | Report Report |
Ring 72' Falvey 83' |
Penalties | ||
Arrieta Moffat Ayoze Richter |
4–2 | Paterson Zayed Busch Vuković |
Attendance
Club | GP | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minnesota United | 16 | 137,161 | 9,460 | 6,101 | 8,573 | -2.2% |
Indy Eleven | 16 | 134,339 | 9,356 | 6,132 | 8,396 | -14.4% |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 16 | 94,048 | 7,690 | 4,429 | 5,878 | 4.1% |
Ottawa Fury | 16 | 87,717 | 7,847 | 4,317 | 5,482 | 6.2% |
Miami | 16 | 86,833 | 10,156 | 1,229 | 5,427 | N/A |
Carolina RailHawks | 16 | 80,923 | 8,086 | 3,093 | 5,058 | 11.4% |
Puerto Rico | 11 | 41,811 | 6,474 | 1,233 | 3,801 | N/A |
New York Cosmos | 16 | 60,403 | 6,243 | 2,419 | 3,775 | -25.4% |
Jacksonville Armada | 16 | 55,988 | 5,313 | 1,254 | 3,499 | -55.9% |
Rayo OKC | 16 | 51,865 | 6,416 | 924 | 3,242 | N/A |
Edmonton | 16 | 32,959 | 3,130 | 1,243 | 2,060 | -28.7% |
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 16 | 21,290 | 2,376 | 418 | 1,331 | -70.2% |
Total | 187 | 885,337 | 10,156 | 418 | 4,734 | -19.9% |
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 | 2 | FIU Stadium |
2 | Miami | 1 – 1 | Minnesota United | 10,012 | September 24 | 24 | FIU Stadium |
3 | Miami | 1 – 1 | Minnesota United | 9,739 | August 27 | 20 | FIU Stadium |
4 | Minnesota United | 2 – 0 | Indy Eleven | 9,460 | July 16 | 14 | National Sports Center |
5 | Minnesota United | 0 – 1 | Jacksonville Armada | 9,402 | October 1 | 25 | National Sports Center |
Statistical leaders
Top scorers
Source:[17] |
Top assistsSource:[17] |
Clean sheets
Source: NASL |
Hat-tricks
|
Awards
Monthly awards
Month | NASL Player of the Month | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Club | Stats | Ref | |
April | Austin da Luz | Carolina RailHawks | 3G | [18] |
May | Papé Diakité | Edmonton | 2G | [19] |
June | Éamon Zayed | Indy Eleven | 3G | [20] |
July | Christian Ramirez | Minnesota United | 7G, 1A | [21] |
August | Matt Van Oekel | Edmonton | 22SV, 0GA | [22] |
September | Darío Cvitanich | Miami | 3G | [23] |
Weekly awards
League Awards
- Golden Ball (MVP): Juan Arango (New York Cosmos) [24]
- Golden Boot: Christian Ramirez (Minnesota United FC) [25]
- Golden Glove: Matt Van Oekel (FC Edmonton) [26]
- Coach of the Year: Tim Hankinson (Indy Eleven) [27]
- Goal of the Year: Duke Lacroix (Indy Eleven) [28]
- Young (U24) Player of the Year: Papé Diakité (FC Edmonton) [29]
- Humanitarian of the Year: Michael Lahoud (Miami FC) [30]
- Fair Play Award: Carolina RailHawks [31]
NASL Best XI[32] | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position | Player | Team | ||||
Goalkeeper | Matt Van Oekel | FC Edmonton | ||||
Defense | Ayoze | New York Cosmos | ||||
Defense | Justin Davis | Minnesota United | ||||
Defense | Albert Watson | FC Edmonton | ||||
Defense | Carlos Mendes | New York Cosmos | ||||
Midfield | Nazmi Albadawi | Carolina RailHawks | ||||
Midfield | Juan Arango | New York Cosmos | ||||
Midfield | Joe Cole | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||||
Midfield | Michel | Rayo OKC | ||||
Forward | Christian Ramirez | Minnesota United FC | ||||
Forward | Éamon Zayed | Indy Eleven |
References
- ↑ "Scorpions Soccer Club Thanks Fans for Supporting Soccer for a Cause". sascorpions.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "NASL Suspends Operation of Atlanta Silverbacks". nasl.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "Puerto Rico Football Club Announces Head Coach And Technical Director". nasl.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Alessandro Nesta Becomes Miami FC's First Head Coach". nasl.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Paul Dalglish Appointed Ottawa Fury FC Head Coach". nasl.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Legendary U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame Goalkeeper Tony Meola Hired as Armada FC Head Coach and Technical Director". Jacksonville Armada FC. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "Tim Hankinson Takes Over Indy Eleven Head Coaching Position". nasl.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Caio Zanardi Appointed Strikers Head Coach". nasl.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Manny Lagos Becomes Minnesota's Sporting Director; Carl Craig Appointed Head Coach". nasl.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "SCORPIONS PART WAYS WITH HEAD COACH ALEN MARCINA". sascorpions.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "NASL Releases Statement on San Antonio Scorpions". nasl.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ "Alen Marcina Named First Head Coach In Rayo OKC History". nasl.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "NASL Suspends Operation Of Atlanta Silverbacks". nasl.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ "Alen Marcina Steps Down, Gerard Nus Named Rayo OKC Head Coach". Rayo OKC. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "Armada FC Parts Ways With Head Coach/Technical Director Tony Meola, Assistant Coach Jim Rooney". Jacksonville Armada FC. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ↑ "NASL ANNOUNCES SCHEDULING DETAILS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS". NASL.com. October 12, 2016.
- 1 2 "2016 NASL statistics". Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ↑ "PLAYER OF THE MONTH RailHawks Midfielder Austin Da Luz". NASL. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "PLAYER OF THE MONTH Eddies Defender Papé Diakité". NASL. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ "PLAYER OF THE MONTH Indy Forward Eamon Zayed". NASL. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "PLAYER OF THE MONTH Minnesota forward Christian Ramirez". NASL. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ "PLAYER OF THE MONTH FC Edmonton's Matt VanOekel". NASL. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ "PLAYER OF THE MONTH Miami forward Dario Cvitanich". NASL. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "New York Cosmos Midfielder Juan Arango Wins 2016 NASL Golden Ball". North American Soccer League. November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Minnesota United Forward Christian Ramirez Wins NASL Golden Boot Award". North American Soccer League. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ↑ "FC Edmonton Goalkeeper Matt VanOekel Wins NASL Golen Glove". North American Soccer League. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Indy Elevens Tim Hankinson Named 2016 NASL Coach of the Year". North American Soccer League. November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Indy Eleven Forward Duke Lacroix's Individual Effort Earns 2016 Goal of the Year". nasl.com. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ↑ "FC Edmonton Defender Papé Diakité Named 2016 NASL Young Player of the Year". North American Soccer League. November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Miami FC Midfielder Michael Lahoud Named NASL Humanitarian of the Year". North American Soccer League. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Carolina RailHawks Earn 2016 NASL Fair Play Award". North American Soccer League. November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ↑ "North American Soccer League Announces 2015 Best XI". North American Soccer League. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.