2016 USL season

United Soccer League
Season	2016
Champions	New York Red Bulls II
Regular Season Title	New York Red Bulls II
Matches played	435
Goals scored	1,140 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorer	Sean Okoli(16)
Biggest home win	STL7–1TUL; (June 11); RGV6–0SEA; (August 13)
Biggest away win	HAR0–5NYR; (August 2); TUL0–5RGV; (August 18)
Highest scoring	STL7–1TUL; (June 11)
Longest winning run	7 games; New York Red Bulls II; (August 2 – September 7)
Longest unbeaten run	17 games; Louisville City; (April 9 – July 17)
Longest losing run	8 games; FC Montreal; (March 25 – May 21)
Highest attendance	24,376; CIN1–0ORL; (September 17 – USL regular season record); 30,187; CIN1–2CHS; (October 2 – USL all-time and postseason record)
Lowest attendance	58 atMON(date and opponent unknown)
Total attendance	1,496,493
Average attendance	3,439
	←2015 2017→ All statistics correct as of September 25, 2016.

The2016 USL seasonwas the sixth season of theUnited Soccer Leagueand the twenty-second season ofUSSFsanctionedDivision IIIplay organized by theUnited Soccer Leagues.

On August 6, 2015, the league announced that the season would consist of 30 games rather than 28 games played from 2013–2015.^[2]This was the first increase in the number of games since the league went from 24 games per season in 2012 to 28 games in 2013.

The league expanded from 24 to 29 teams in 2016.^[3]Six franchises were officially announced by the league:Swope Park Rangers,Orlando City B,^[4]Rio Grande Valley FC,^[5]FC Cincinnati,^[6]Bethlehem Steel FC,^[7]andSan Antonio FC.^[8] TheAustin Aztexwere on hiatus for the 2016 season, due to stadium availability issues, but planned to return in 2017 pending construction of a new, soccer-specific stadium.^[9]

Teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Manager	Kit Sponsor	MLS Affiliate/Partnership
Arizona United SC	Peoria, Arizona	Peoria Sports Complex	12,339	Frank Yallop	Food City
Bethlehem Steel FC	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Goodman Stadium	16,000	Brendan Burke	Lehigh Valley Health Network	Philadelphia Union
Charleston Battery	Charleston, South Carolina	MUSC Health Stadium	5,100	Michael Anhaeuser	Teamphoria!	Atlanta United FC
Charlotte Independence	Charlotte, North Carolina	Ramblewood Soccer Complex	4,300	Mike Jeffries	OrthoCarolina	Colorado Rapids
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Switchbacks Stadium	3,500	Steve Trittschuh	Penrose-St. Francis Health Services
FC Cincinnati	Cincinnati,Ohio	Nippert Stadium	40,000	John Harkes	Toyota
FC Montreal	Montreal	Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard	3,500	Philippe Eullaffroy		Montreal Impact
Harrisburg City Islanders	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	FNB Field	6,187	Bill Becher	Capital Blue Cross
LA Galaxy II	Carson, California	StubHub Center Track and Field Stadium	2,000	Curt Onalfo	Herbalife	LA Galaxy
Louisville City FC	Louisville, Kentucky	Louisville Slugger Field	13,131	James O'Connor	Humana
New York Red Bulls II	Harrison, New Jersey	Red Bull Arena	20,000	John Wolyniec	Red Bull	New York Red Bulls
Oklahoma City Energy FC	Oklahoma City,Oklahoma	Taft Stadium	7,500	Jimmy Nielsen	First Fidelity Bank	FC Dallas
Orange County Blues FC	Irvine, California	Anteater Stadium	2,500	Barry Venison
Orlando City B	Melbourne, Florida	Titan Soccer Complex	3,500	Anthony Pulis	Orlando Health	Orlando City SC
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	Highmark Stadium	3,500	Dave Brandt	Allegheny Health Network	Columbus Crew SC
Portland Timbers 2	Portland, Oregon	Merlo Field	4,892	Andrew Gregor	Alaska Airlines	Portland Timbers
Real Monarchs SLC	Sandy, Utah	Rio Tinto Stadium	20,213	Freddy Juarez	LifeVantage	Real Salt Lake
Richmond Kickers	Richmond, Virginia	City Stadium	22,000	Leigh Cowlishaw	Woodfin Home Comfort Systems	D.C. United
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	Edinburg, Texas	H-E-B Park	9,400	Wilmer Cabrera		Houston Dynamo
Rochester Rhinos	Rochester,New York	Sahlen's Stadium	13,768	Bob Lilley		New England Revolution
Saint Louis FC	Fenton, Missouri	Soccer Park	5,500	Tim Leonard(interim)	Electrical Connection,NECA/IBEWLocal 1	Chicago Fire
Sacramento Republic FC	Sacramento, California	Bonney Field	11,569	Paul Buckle	UC Davis Children's Hospital	San Jose Earthquakes
San Antonio FC	San Antonio, Texas	Toyota Field	8,296	Darren Powell	Toyota
Seattle Sounders FC 2	Tukwila,Washington	Starfire Sports Complex	4,500	Ezra Hendrickson	Xbox	Seattle Sounders FC
Swope Park Rangers	Kansas City, Missouri	Swope Soccer Village	3,557	Marc Dos Santos	Ivy Funds	Sporting Kansas City
Toronto FC II	Vaughan,Ontario	Ontario Soccer Centre	3,500	Jason Bent		Toronto FC
Tulsa Roughnecks FC	Tulsa, Oklahoma	ONEOK Field	7,833	David Irving	Oculto
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2	Vancouver,British Columbia	Thunderbird Stadium	3,500	Alan Koch	Bell Canada	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Wilmington Hammerheads FC	Wilmington, North Carolina	Legion Stadium	6,000	Mark Briggs	New Hanover Regional Medical Center	New York City FC

Affiliate

Partnership

Other venues

The Real Monarchs played three home games at other sites while Rio Tinto Stadium was being resurfaced:Aces BallparkinReno, Nevada,Clyde FieldatUtah Valley UniversityandUte Soccer FieldatThe University of Utahin Salt Lake City.

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros played their first three games at theUniversity of Texas Rio Grande ValleySoccer Complex while their stadium was being completed.

The September 7 game between New York Red Bulls II and Harrisburg City Islanders was played at Pucillo Field atMillersville UniversityinMillersville, Pennsylvania.

Relationships with MLS clubs

There are 11 USL teams owned and operated by MLS clubs and 9 USL-MLS affiliations among the 29 USL clubs.^[10]

The two relationship types are treated the same byMajor League Soccer.^[11]

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Mark Steffens^[12]^[13]	Released	May 21, 2016	Dave Brandt	May 22, 2016^[14]^[15]
Saint Louis FC	Dale Schilly^[16]	Released	August 15, 2016	Tim Leonard(interim)	August 15, 2016^[17]
Orange County Blues	Oliver Wyss	Promoted to Front Office	August 19, 2016	Barry Venison	August 19, 2016^[18]

Player transfers

Competition format

The season started on March 25 and ended on September 25. The top eight finishers in each conference qualify for the playoffs.^[19]

Locations of announced teams for the 2016 United Soccer League season

Eastern Conference;

Western Conference

League table

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	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

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sacramento Republic	30	14	10	6	43	27	+16	52	Conference Playoffs
2	Rio Grande Valley Toros	30	14	9	7	47	24	+23	51
3	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	30	14	7	9	37	27	+10	49
4	Swope Park Rangers	30	14	6	10	45	36	+9	48
5	LA Galaxy II	30	12	11	7	52	42	+10	47
6	Vancouver Whitecaps 2	30	12	9	9	44	44	0	45
7	Oklahoma City Energy	30	10	13	7	32	30	+2	43
8	Orange County Blues	30	12	4	14	39	41	−2	40
9	Portland Timbers 2	30	12	4	14	38	42	−4	40
10	San Antonio FC	30	10	8	12	36	36	0	38
11	Real Monarchs	30	10	6	14	31	41	−10	36
12	Seattle Sounders 2	30	9	8	13	35	50	−15	35
13	Arizona United	30	9	7	14	40	46	−6	34
14	Saint Louis FC	30	8	10	12	42	44	−2	34
15	Tulsa Roughnecks	30	5	4	21	25	64	−39	19

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

Results table

Home•Away•Win•Loss•Draw
Club	Match
Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Arizona United SC (AZU)	LAG	SEA	SAC	CSS	RMO	POR	OKC	OCB	CSS	LAG	OCB	STL	RGV	SAC	TUL	SPR	SEA	RMO	TUL	VAN	OCB	SAN	SAN	VAN	RMO	LAG	SAN	POR	RMO	POR
Arizona United SC (AZU)	0–2	2–0	0–1	0–2	1–0	1–1	0–0	1–1	1–3	1–4	2–0	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	2–3	3–0	1–2	3–2	3–1	1–0	2–3	1–3	0–1	1–2	1–1	1–2	3–2	2–3
Bethlehem Steel FC (BET)	MON	CIN	NYR	RIC	CHB	LOU	ORL	MON	HAR	ROC	NYR	CLT	WIL	RIC	CIN	TOR	PIT	WIL	HAR	ROC	TOR	CLT	PIT	MON	LOU	HAR	NYR	CHB	PIT	ORL
Bethlehem Steel FC (BET)	1–0	1–2	0–4	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–2	2–1	1–3	2–2	0–1	1–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	2–3	2–0	3–0	0–1	1–1	2–3	2–2	1–2	2–3	0–1	2–2	0–2	1–2	1–1	0–2
Charleston Battery (CHB)	CIN	ORL	WIL	CLT	BET	PIT	ROC	HAR	TOR	WIL	LOU	PIT	ORL	HAR	TOR	RIC	LOU	ORL	NYR	CIN	CLT	MON	WIL	CLT	RIC	ROC	MON	BET	RIC	NYR
Charleston Battery (CHB)	1–0	0–0	2–1	2–3	0–0	1–1	2–3	3–2	2–0	1–0	0–2	2–1	1–2	1–0	1–0	2–0	1–1	0–0	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–0	1–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2
Charlotte Independence (CLT)	LOU	HAR	CIN	CHB	RIC	NYR	MON	WIL	ROC	ORL	TOR	BET	RIC	HAR	ORL	WIL	NYR	PIT	MON	CHB	BET	WIL	ORL	CHB	CIN	TOR	PIT	RIC	ROC	LOU
Charlotte Independence (CLT)	0–1	2–1	1–2	3–2	3–2	2–0	1–0	1–1	0–0	1–2	2–2	0–1	1–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–2	3–0	1–0	1–1	2–2	1–0	4–0	0–1	3–2	5–1	4–0	0–0	0–1	1–1
FC Cincinnati (CIN)	CHB	BET	CLT	LOU	TOR	WIL	ORL	HAR	PIT	HAR	RIC	MON	TOR	LOU	BET	ROC	STL	NYR	LOU	CHB	MON	RIC	ROC	NYR	CLT	STL	WIL	PIT	ORL	PIT
FC Cincinnati (CIN)	0–1	2–1	2–1	2–3	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–3	2–1	2–0	0–0	1–0	1–0
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (CSS)	OKC	AZU	SEA	SAN	LAG	OCB	POR	AZU	OCB	STL	LAG	SAN	RMO	RMO	POR	SEA	SAC	SPR	STL	VAN	POR	RMO	TUL	RGV	OKC	RGV	LAG	VAN	SEA	OCB
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (CSS)	2–1	2–0	0–1	1–0	2–3	3–0	1–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–0	1–2	0–1	1–0	1–1	1–2	1–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–0	1–0	0–2	2–0	1–2	3–0	2–0	2–1	0–4
Harrisburg City Islanders (HAR)	RIC	CLT	ORL	LOU	ORL	ROC	CIN	CHB	BET	TOR	CIN	WIL	NYR	CHB	MON	CLT	PIT	RIC	TOR	PIT	BET	ROC	NYR	LOU	TOR	PIT	BET	NYR	WIL	MON
Harrisburg City Islanders (HAR)	1–3	1–2	1–0	2–3	2–1	1–2	1–1	2–3	3–1	2–1	0–2	2–3	0–1	0–1	2–3	1–3	0–0	0–3	2–4	2–1	1–0	1–1	0–5	1–1	1–0	1–1	2–2	1–4	1–1	3–1
LA Galaxy II (LAG)	AZU	STL	RMO	OCB	SAN	VAN	RGV	CSS	SAC	VAN	SEA	AZU	SAC	CSS	TUL	TUL	OCB	POR	SAN	OCB	POR	OKC	OCB	SPR	AZU	CSS	SAC	RGV	SAC	RMO
LA Galaxy II (LAG)	2–0	3–0	3–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	3–2	0–2	3–4	1–1	4–1	2–2	0–0	2–2	2–0	2–1	4–1	3–2	0–2	3–4	0–0	0–2	1–2	2–1	0–3	1–1	1–0	1–1	3–1
Louisville City FC (LOU)	CLT	NYR	ORL	CIN	HAR	PIT	BET	TOR	STL	RIC	CHB	ORL	WIL	ROC	TOR	CIN	MON	CHB	WIL	CIN	ORL	PIT	HAR	ROC	NYR	BET	MON	RIC	STL	CLT
Louisville City FC (LOU)	1–0	0–2	4–1	3–2	3–2	2–2	0–0	2–0	2–0	0–0	2–0	4–3	2–2	1–0	4–1	0–0	2–0	1–1	4–1	0–2	1–2	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–0	1–0	2–0	5–1	1–1
FC Montreal (MON)	BET	TOR	WIL	ROC	ORL	CLT	BET	NYR	RIC	ROC	CIN	TOR	PIT	HAR	ORL	LOU	NYR	ROC	CLT	CIN	RIC	PIT	CHB	BET	TOR	WIL	LOU	CHB	NYR	HAR
FC Montreal (MON)	0–1	1–2	0–2	1–2	0–1	0–1	1–2	0–1	2–1	0–2	1–2	1–1	1–2	3–2	1–3	0–2	2–4	1–3	0–1	0–2	1–2	4–1	3–1	3–2	4–3	2–2	0–1	2–1	0–4	1–3
New York Red Bulls II (NYR)	TOR	LOU	BET	ROC	WIL	CLT	PIT	RIC	MON	PIT	BET	HAR	ORL	WIL	ROC	MON	CLT	CIN	CHB	RIC	HAR	ORL	LOU	TOR	CIN	BET	HAR	ROC	MON	CHB
New York Red Bulls II (NYR)	2–2	2–0	4–0	0–0	1–0	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	2–2	4–0	0–0	4–2	2–1	2–1	2–3	1–2	5–0	5–1	1–0	1–0	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	4–0	2–1
Oklahoma City Energy FC (OKC)	CSS	STL	SPR	SEA	AZU	SAN	SAN	RMO	TUL	RGV	SPR	VAN	RGV	SAN	SPR	OCB	TUL	STL	SAC	RGV	LAG	TUL	CSS	TUL	STL	POR	SEA	SPR	VAN	STL
Oklahoma City Energy FC (OKC)	1–2	2–2	1–0	1–1	0–0	1–1	1–0	3–1	2–0	0–3	3–1	1–1	0–0	0–0	2–0	2–1	3–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	2–0	0–2	1–0	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–3	1–2	2–2
Orange County Blues FC (OCB)	VAN	STL	LAG	SAN	POR	SAC	CSS	AZU	RMO	CSS	SEA	AZU	RMO	SAN	RGV	LAG	SAC	OKC	SPR	LAG	TUL	AZU	VAN	POR	LAG	SAC	SAC	RMO	RGV	CSS
Orange County Blues FC (OCB)	0–1	1–3	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–3	1–1	1–3	1–1	5–2	0–2	1–0	2–3	2–1	1–2	3–3	1–2	0–3	2–0	2–1	1–3	1–0	1–2	2–0	0–1	1–2	2–0	0–1	4–0
Orlando City B (ORL)	WIL	CHB	LOU	HAR	PIT	HAR	MON	CIN	BET	ROC	CLT	LOU	CHB	NYR	MON	CLT	ROC	CHB	WIL	LOU	TOR	NYR	CLT	RIC	RIC	PIT	WIL	TOR	CIN	BET
Orlando City B (ORL)	1–2	0–0	1–4	0–1	2–1	1–2	1–0	1–3	2–2	2–1	2–1	3–4	2–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–0	0–0	2–2	2–1	2–1	1–5	0–4	1–1	0–1	0–2	0–3	1–2	0–1	2–0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PIT)	ROC	TOR	ORL	LOU	CHB	NYR	CIN	TOR	NYR	CHB	RIC	MON	ROC	HAR	BET	RIC	HAR	CLT	WIL	LOU	MON	BET	ROC	WIL	HAR	ORL	CLT	CIN	BET	CIN
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PIT)	0–1	2–2	1–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–1	2–1	0–1	1–2	1–3	2–1	1–2	0–0	0–2	0–2	1–2	0–3	4–1	1–2	1–4	2–1	0–3	4–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–0	1–1	0–1
Portland Timbers 2 (POR)	SPR	VAN	RGV	SAC	OCB	TUL	AZU	RMO	CSS	VAN	SEA	SPR	SAN	SEA	VAN	STL	CSS	LAG	SEA	CSS	LAG	OCB	RMO	SAC	SEA	OKC	RGV	AZU	VAN	AZU
Portland Timbers 2 (POR)	1–2	1–3	0–2	1–0	0–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–1	1–3	1–0	2–1	1–1	1–2	2–1	0–1	1–1	1–4	0–1	1–1	4–3	2–1	1–2	0–4	1–2	4–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	3–2
Real Monarchs (RMO)	STL	LAG	TUL	AZU	RGV	SEA	POR	RGV	OCB	OKC	VAN	VAN	SAC	SAC	OCB	CSS	CSS	VAN	SAC	AZU	SEA	CSS	SPR	POR	AZU	TUL	OCB	SAN	AZU	LAG
Real Monarchs (RMO)	1–0	3–3	1–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	1–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–0	0–1	1–2	0–1	1–0	0–1	1–2	3–2	0–3	1–4	0–0	1–0	2–1	1–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–3	1–3
Richmond Kickers (RIC)	HAR	WIL	ROC	BET	CLT	TOR	WIL	TOR	NYR	LOU	MON	CIN	PIT	CLT	BET	CHB	HAR	PIT	TOR	NYR	ROC	MON	CIN	ORL	ORL	CHB	LOU	CLT	CHB	WIL
Richmond Kickers (RIC)	3–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	2–3	1–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	0–0	1–2	1–1	3–1	0–1	0–0	0–2	3–0	2–0	3–0	2–1	1–0	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	0–2	0–0	1–2	0–2
Rio Grande Valley Toros (RGV)	TUL	POR	SEA	RMO	LAG	SAN	RMO	SPR	SAN	STL	SAN	SPR	OKC	SAN	AZU	OCB	OKC	TUL	VAN	SAC	OKC	SEA	TUL	CSS	CSS	SPR	POR	LAG	OCB	SAN
Rio Grande Valley Toros (RGV)	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–0	0–2	3–2	1–1	4–1	0–0	1–1	1–0	0–4	3–0	2–3	1–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	4–0	0–0	0–0	6–0	5–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	0–1	0–1	1–0	3–0
Rochester Rhinos (ROC)	PIT	RIC	NYR	MON	HAR	CHB	CLT	ORL	BET	MON	TOR	LOU	PIT	NYR	CIN	ORL	MON	TOR	BET	HAR	RIC	WIL	LOU	PIT	CIN	WIL	CHB	NYR	CLT	TOR
Rochester Rhinos (ROC)	1–0	0–1	0–0	2–1	2–1	3–2	0–0	1–2	2–2	2–0	1–2	0–1	2–1	0–0	2–1	0–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	2–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	2–2	2–1	1–1	1–0	1–0
Sacramento Republic FC (SAC)	SEA	AZU	VAN	POR	STL	OCB	LAG	SEA	SPR	LAG	RMO	RMO	RGV	AZU	SEA	RMO	OCB	CSS	VAN	RGV	OCB	SAN	STL	POR	OCB	VAN	OCB	LAG	LAG	TUL
Sacramento Republic FC (SAC)	1–0	1–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–0	2–1	3–2	1–1	2–1	2–3	3–3	0–1	1–2	0–0	1–0	1–1	4–3	4–0	1–0	0–0	2–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Saint Louis FC (STL)	RMO	LAG	OCB	OKC	TUL	SAC	SPR	LOU	TUL	VAN	RGV	CSS	TUL	AZU	POR	SPR	SEA	CIN	TUL	CSS	OKC	SPR	SAC	SPR	SAN	OKC	CIN	SAN	LOU	OKC
Saint Louis FC (STL)	0–1	0–3	3–1	2–2	0–0	1–0	3–0	0–2	5–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	7–1	1–2	1–0	0–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	2–1	0–0	1–1	3–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–2	3–1	1–5	2–2
San Antonio FC (SAN)	SEA	SPR	LAG	OCB	CSS	TUL	RGV	OKC	OKC	RGV	RGV	POR	CSS	OCB	TUL	OKC	VAN	LAG	SPR	SAC	AZU	AZU	SEA	STL	SPR	AZU	STL	RMO	TUL	RGV
San Antonio FC (SAN)	3–0	1–1	1–1	0–1	0–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	1–1	2–1	3–2	2–1	0–0	2–0	2–3	1–2	1–1	0–1	3–2	1–0	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	0–3
Seattle Sounders 2 (SEA)	SAC	AZU	SAN	RGV	CSS	RMO	OKC	TUL	SAC	LAG	POR	OBC	VAN	POR	SPR	SAC	STL	CSS	AZU	POR	RMO	VAN	RGV	SAN	POR	VAN	VAN	OKC	CSS	SPR
Seattle Sounders 2 (SEA)	0–1	0–2	0–3	2–2	1–0	0–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	1–1	0–1	2–5	3–2	2–1	0–2	1–2	1–1	2–1	3–2	1–0	4–1	1–1	0–6	0–1	2–1	2–1	2–2	2–2	1–2	0–2
Swope Park Rangers KC (SPR)	POR	TUL	SAN	OKC	VAN	STL	TUL	RGV	SAC	POR	RGV	VAN	OKC	SEA	STL	AZU	OKC	CSS	OCB	SAN	STL	RMO	STL	LAG	SAN	RGV	TUL	OKC	TUL	SEA
Swope Park Rangers KC (SPR)	2–1	2–1	1–1	0–1	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–4	1–1	1–2	4–0	2–3	1–3	2–0	1–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	2–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–2	3–0	3–0	3–1	2–0
Toronto FC II (TOR)	NYR	MON	PIT	CIN	RIC	LOU	RIC	CHB	PIT	HAR	WIL	CLT	ROC	MON	CIN	LOU	CHB	WIL	BET	HAR	ROC	RIC	BET	ORL	HAR	NYR	MON	CLT	ORL	ROC
Toronto FC II (TOR)	2–2	2–1	2–2	1–2	0–1	0–2	1–0	0–2	1–2	1–2	1–3	2–2	2–1	1–1	1–2	1–4	0–1	0–3	3–2	4–2	1–1	0–3	3–2	1–2	0–1	0–1	3–4	1–5	2–1	0–1
Tulsa Roughnecks FC (TUL)	RGV	SPR	RMO	STL	POR	SAN	VAN	SEA	SPR	STL	OKC	STL	LAG	LAG	AZU	SAN	RGV	STL	OKC	AZU	OCB	CSS	RGV	OKC	OKC	RMO	SPR	SAN	SPR	SAC
Tulsa Roughnecks FC (TUL)	2–0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–2	1–3	2–3	2–1	1–2	2–5	0–2	1–7	2–2	0–2	3–2	1–2	0–0	2–0	0–3	2–1	1–2	0–1	0–5	0–2	0–1	1–1	0–3	0–2	1–3	0–4
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (VAN)	OCB	POR	SAC	LAG	SPR	TUL	LAG	POR	STL	RMO	RMO	SEA	SPR	POR	OKC	RMO	RGV	SAN	SAC	CSS	AZU	SEA	OCB	AZU	SAC	SEA	SEA	CSS	POR	OKC
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (VAN)	1–0	3–1	0–0	2–2	2–1	3–2	4–3	3–1	1–1	2–2	0–1	2–3	3–2	1–2	1–1	2–1	0–4	0–2	2–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	0–1	3–1	0–0	1–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–1
Wilmington Hammerheads (WIL)	ORL	RIC	CHB	MON	NYR	CIN	RIC	CLT	CHB	TOR	HAR	LOU	BET	NYR	TOR	CLT	BET	LOU	ORL	PIT	ROC	CLT	CHB	PIT	ROC	MON	ORL	CIN	HAR	RIC
Wilmington Hammerheads (WIL)	2–1	0–0	1–2	2–0	0–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	0–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–1	0–4	3–0	2–1	0–3	1–4	2–2	1–4	0–2	0–1	1–1	1–4	2–2	2–2	3–0	0–2	1–1	2–0

^[20]

Playoffs

The team with the best record across both conferences earned the 2016 USL Regular Season title. The top eight teams in each conference advanced to the 2016 USL Playoffs, which were a single-elimination bracket crown two conference champions. The two conference champions advanced to the 2016 USL Championship.^[19]

The playoffs took place over the course of four weeks. The fixed seed format concluded with the USL Championship, which was held at the venue of the conference champion with the best regular season record.^[21]

First round

Conference Semifinals

Conference finals

USL Championship

October 2 –Red Bull Arena

#1New York Red Bulls II

4

October 7 –Red Bull Arena

#8Orlando City B

0

#1New York Red Bulls II(p)

3 (5)

October 1 –Rochester Rhinos Stadium

#4Rochester Rhinos

3 (4)

#4Rochester Rhinos

3

October 16 -Red Bull Arena

#5Charlotte Independence

1

#1New York Red Bulls II(p)

1 (4)

October 2 –Nippert Stadium

#2Louisville City FC

1 (3)

#3FC Cincinnati

1

October 8 –Louisville Slugger Field

#6Charleston Battery

2

#6Charleston Battery

0

October 2 –Louisville Slugger Field

#2Louisville City FC

1

#2Louisville City FC(a.e.t.)

2

October 23 -Red Bull Arena

#7Richmond Kickers

0

#1New York Red Bulls II

5

October 1 –Bonney Field

#4Swope Park Rangers

1

#1Sacramento Republic FC

0 (4)

October 9 –Swope Soccer Village

#8Orange County Blues FC(p)

0 (5)

#8Orange County Blues FC

1

September 30 –Swope Soccer Village

#4Swope Park Rangers(a.e.t.)

2

#4Swope Park Rangers

3

October 15 -Swope Soccer Village

#5LA Galaxy II

0

#4Swope Park Rangers

3

September 30 –Switchbacks Stadium

#6Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

0

#3Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

1

October 8 –Thunderbird Stadium

#6Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

2

#6Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

3

October 1 –H-E-B Park

#7Oklahoma City Energy FC

2

#2Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

2

#7Oklahoma City Energy FC

3

Eastern Conference

October 1, 2016(2016-10-01)QF	Rochester Rhinos	3–1	Charlotte Independence	Rochester, New York
6:05 pmEDT	Fall7' Dos Santos24' Tergou70'87' Totsch90+1'	Report Report	Duckett5' Hassan75' Davidson79'82' Metcalf80' Martínez90+1'90+6'	Stadium:Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 2,080 Referee: Henrik Karlsson

October 2, 2016(2016-10-02)QF	New York Red Bulls II	4–0	Orlando City B	Harrison, New Jersey
4:00 pmEDT	Long32',77' Bezecourt60' Allen63'	Report Report	Ribeiro30' Neal45+1' Heath63'	Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 1,088 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

October 2, 2016(2016-10-02)QF	FC Cincinnati	1–2	Charleston Battery	Cincinnati,Ohio
4:00 pmEDT	Stevenson19'	Report Report	Tsonis40' Chang62' Prince65'	Stadium:Nippert Stadium Attendance: 30,187 (USL Record) Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.

October 2, 2016(2016-10-02)QF	Louisville City FC	2–0(a.e.t.)	Richmond Kickers	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 pmEDT	Davis92' Hoffman102'	Report Report	Asante5' Lee18' Yeisley34' William40' Troyer42'	Stadium:Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Andrew Musashe

October 7, 2016(2016-10-07)SF	New York Red Bulls II	3–3(a.e.t.) (5–4p)	Rochester Rhinos	Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pmEDT	Etienne20' Allen44',119' (pen.) Adams57' Metzger63' Carroll82'	Report Report	Farrell20' Dos Santos22',55' Tergou40' Fall110'	Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 1,229 Referee: Luis Guardia
	Penalties
	Long Etienne Allen Metzger Plewa		Fall Farrell Apostolopoulos Dos Santos Kyriazis

October 8, 2016(2016-10-08)SF	Louisville City FC	1–0	Charleston Battery	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pmEDT	Smith45+1' Dacres53' Reynolds90+4'	Report Report	Tsonis24' Marini62' Adjetey67' Woodbine90+4'	Stadium:Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,581 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

October 16, 2016(2016-10-16)F	New York Red Bulls II	1–1(a.e.t.) (4–3p)	Louisville City FC	Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 pmEDT	Valot74' Williams118'	Report Report	Craig11'102'120+' Reynolds104'	Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,709 Referee: Robert Sibiga
	Penalties
	Etienne Long Allen Bezecourt		Lancaster Smith Quinn Kaye Newnam

Western Conference

September 30, 2016(2016-09-30)QF	Swope Park Rangers	3–0	LA Galaxy II	Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 pmCDT	Tyrpak76' Gonzalez90+3',90+5'	Report Report	Amaya9' Villarreal34'65' Covarrubias59' Payeras79'	Stadium:Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,885 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

September 30, 2016(2016-09-30)QF	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	1–2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2	Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 pmMDT	Vercollone7' Ibeagha44'	Report Report	Greig17' Froese31'	Stadium:Switchbacks Stadium Attendance: 2,405 Referee: Ramy Touchan

October 1, 2016(2016-10-01)QF	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	2–3	Oklahoma City Energy	Edinburg, Texas
7:30 pmCDT	Luna33' Ward53' Bird76' Greene83'	Report Report	Ryden72' Olsson73' Bonner90+2',90+3'	Stadium:H-E-B Park Attendance: 2,701 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

October 1, 2016(2016-10-01)QF	Sacramento Republic FC	0–0(a.e.t.) (4–5p)	Orange County Blues FC	Sacramento, California
7:30 pmPDT		Report Report	Sheldon68' Mirković109' Griffiths120'	Stadium:Bonney Field Attendance: 10,926 Referee: Timothy Ford
	Penalties
	Trickett-Smith Iwasa Koval Guzmán Cole		Meeus Chaplow Stevanovic Barouch Crettenand

October 8, 2016(2016-10-08)SF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2	3–2	Oklahoma City Energy	Vancouver, British Columbia
12:00 pmPDT	Seymore20' Froese27' Greig48' Haber89'	Report Report	Thomas23' König60'90' Andrews61' Pitter80'	Stadium:Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 1,308

October 9, 2016(2016-10-09)SF	Swope Park Rangers	2–1(a.e.t.)	Orange County Blues FC	Kansas City, Missouri
3:00 pmCDT	Gonzalez20' Duke40' Alvarado69' Meyer88' Kelly105'	Report	Rauhofer70'	Stadium:Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,181 Referee: Nima Saghafi

October 15, 2016(2016-10-15)F	Swope Park Rangers	3–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2	Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 pmCDT	Tyrpak8',32' Selbol83'90+2' Molano88' Kelly89'	Report Report	de Wit90'	Stadium:Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,922 Referee: Juan Guzman

USL Championship

October 23, 2016(2016-10-23)	New York Red Bulls II	5–1	Swope Park Rangers	Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 pmEDT	Etienne18' Allen39',85',88' Metzger72' Bezecourt90+2'	Report Report Report	Granitto74'	Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 5,547 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Championship Game MVP:Brandon Allen(NYRB)

Attendance

The following table shows average home attendances, ranked from highest to lowest.

Team	GP	Total	High	Low	Average
FC Cincinnati	15	259,437	24,376	11,278	17,296
Sacramento Republic FC	15	172,711	11,569	10,745	11,514
Louisville City FC	15	108,269	10,062	5,298	7,218
San Antonio FC	15	92,546	8,466	4,326	6,170
Oklahoma City Energy FC	15	74,249	6,455	3,753	4,950
Saint Louis FC	15	73,841	6,004	4,209	4,923
Richmond Kickers	15	59,941	6,123	2,647	3,996
Tulsa Roughnecks FC	15	59,247	5,328	3,323	3,950
Rochester Rhinos	15	54,819	5,124	2,442	3,655
Charleston Battery	15	53,563	5,481	3,150	3,570
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	15	47,284	4,308	2,212	3,152
Wilmington Hammerheads	15	44,996	3,837	1,809	3,000
Bethlehem Steel FC	15	38,596	3,664	422	2,573
Real Monarchs	15	37,919	5,182	376	2,528
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	15	37,412	3,440	1,711	2,494
Portland Timbers 2	15	34,849	4,352	1,528	2,323
Rio Grande Valley FC	15	29,903	2,646	1,448	1,994
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2	15	26,683	3,057	857	1,779
Swope Park Rangers	15	26,301	6,812	926	1,753
Harrisburg City Islanders	16^†	24,758	2,853	227	1,547
Arizona United SC	15	22,045	3,374	753	1,470
Seattle Sounders FC 2	15	21,017	1,835	1,182	1,401
Charlotte Independence	15	20,620	1,801	1,018	1,375
LA Galaxy II	15	18,159	2,715	503	1,211
Toronto FC II	15	15,396	1,300	576	1,026
Orange County Blues FC	15	15,156	2,455	463	1,010
Orlando City B	15	14,363	2,078	642	958
New York Red Bulls II	14^†	8,250	2,096	214	589
FC Montreal	15	3,647	966	58	243
Total	435	1,496,493	24,376	58	3,439

^†One New York Red Bulls II home game was moved to Millersville, Pennsylvania because of a scheduling conflict.

Sources:kenn.comandUSL

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Nation	Club	Goals
1	Sean Okoli	USA	FC Cincinnati	16
2	Brandon Allen	USA	New York Red Bulls II	15
2	Jack McBean	USA	LA Galaxy II	15
4	Irvin Herrera	SLV	Saint Louis FC	14
4	Chandler Hoffman	USA	Louisville City FC	14
6	Corey Hertzog	USA	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	13
7	Cameron Iwasa	USA	Sacramento Republic FC	12
8	Michael Cox	CAN	Orlando City B	11
	Kyle Greig	USA	Vancouver Whitecaps 2
	Sammy Ochoa	USA	Tulsa Roughnecks FC

Source:^[22]

Top assists

Rank	Player	Nation	Club	Assists
1	Villyan Bijev	BUL	Portland Timbers 2	10
2	Danny Barrera	COL	Sacramento Republic FC	9
3	Carlos Alvarez	USA	San Antonio FC	7
	Ayrton	BRA	Swope Park Rangers
	José Barril	ESP	Harrisburg City Islanders
	Memo Rodriguez	USA	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
7	Maikel Chang	CUB	Charleston Battery	6
	Derrick Etienne	HAI	New York Red Bulls II
	Sammy Ochoa	USA	Tulsa Roughnecks FC
	Kyle Smith	USA	Louisville City FC
	Long Tan	CHN	Arizona United SC
	Florian Valot	FRA	New York Red Bulls II
	Paul Wilson	JAM	Harrisburg City Islanders
	Ricardo Velazco	USA	Real Monarchs

Source:^[22]

Top Goalkeepers

(Minimum of 50% of Team Minutes Played)

Rank	Goalkeeper	Club	GP	MINS	SVS	GA	GAA	W-L-T	SHO
1	Tomas Gomez	Rochester Rhinos	16	1440	39	11	0.688	9–2–5	7
2	Ryan Meara	New York Red Bulls II	21	1812	54	16	0.796	13–2–6	11
3	Dominik Jakubek	Sacramento Republic FC	18	1620	31	15	0.833	10–4–4	7
3	Greg Ranjitsingh	Louisville City FC	24	2054	50	19	0.833	12–3–9	10
5	Devala Gorrick	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	28	2451	82	23	0.846	14–7–7	13
6	Mitch Hildebrandt	FC Cincinnati	30	2608	72	25	0.862	16–6–8	10
7	Josh Ford	San Antonio FC	17	1509	53	15	0.893	5–5–7	3
8	Cody Laurendi	Oklahoma City Energy	26	2340	80	24	0.923	9–6–11	12
9	John Berner	Charlotte Independence	20	1782	51	19	0.960	8–6–6	7
10	Alexander Tambakis	Charleston Battery	19	1709	70	20	1.053	10–4–5	6

Source:^[22]

League awards

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player:Sean Okoli(CIN)^[23]
Rookie of the Year:Brandon Allen(NYRB)^[24]
Defender of the Year:Aaron Long(NYRB)^[25]
Goalkeeper of the Year:Mitch Hildebrandt(CIN)^[26]
Coach of the Year:John Wolyniec(NYRB)^[27]

All-League Teams

First Team

F:Brandon Allen (NYRB), Jack McBean (LAG), Sean Okoli (CIN)
M:Danny Barrera (SAC), Villyan Bijev (POR), Enzo Martinez (CHA)
D:Harrison Delbridge (CIN), Amer Didic (SPR), Aaron Long (NYRB), Hugh Roberts (RIC)
G:Mitch Hildebrandt (CIN)

Second Team

F:Irvin Herrera (STL), Corey Hertzog (PIT), Cameron Iwasa (SAC)
M:Jose Barril (HAR), Kenardo Forbes (ROC), Yudai Imura (RIC)
D:Zach Carroll (NYRB), Joe Farrell (ROC), Bruno Perone (WIL), Josh Suggs (COL)
G:Devala Gorrick (COL)

^[28]

Week	USL Player of the Week
Week	Player	Club	Position	Reason
1	Scott Goodwin	Louisville City FC	Goalkeeper	SO, saved PK attempt
2	Vince Cicciarelli	Saint Louis FC	Midfielder	2G
3	Taylor Mueller	Charleston Battery	Defender	GWG
4	Chandler Hoffman	Louisville City FC	Forward	Hat Trick vs. FC Cincinnati
5	Tyler Turner	Orlando City B	Defender	2G
6	Ben McKendry	Vancouver Whitecaps 2	Midfielder	GWG
7	Sammy Ochoa	Tulsa Roughnecks FC	Forward	4G in 2 games
8	Tommy Thompson	Sacramento Republic	Midfielder	2G
9	Irvin Herrera	Saint Louis FC	Forward	4G vs. Tulsa
10	Ricardo Velazco	Real Monarchs	Midfielder	2G
11	Kyle Parker	Wilmington Hammerheads	Midfielder	2G GWG
12	Kévin Oliveira	Swope Park Rangers	Midfielder	1G 3A
13	Cameron Iwasa	Sacramento Republic	Forward	2G
14	Lalo Fernández	Real Monarchs	Goalkeeper	SO 8SV
15	Sammy Ochoa	Tulsa Roughnecks FC	Forward	1G 2A
16	Brandon Allen	New York Red Bulls II	Forward	Hat Trick vs. FC Montreal
17	Memo Rodriguez	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	Forward	2G
18	Maikel Chang	Charleston Battery	Midfielder	1G 1A
19	Cristian Mata	Tulsa Roughnecks FC	Forward	2G
20	Chris Cortez	Arizona United SC	Forward	2 GWG
21	Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla	FC Montreal	Forward	2G 3A
22	Thomas Sanner	Vancouver Whitecaps 2	Forward	Hat Trick vs. Arizona United
23	Matt Cardone	San Antonio FC	Goalkeeper	7SV SO vs. Saint Louis FC
24	Enzo Martinez	Charlotte Independence	Midfielder	2G
25	Irvin Herrera	Saint Louis FC	Forward	Hat Trick vs San Antonio FC
26	Villyan Bijev	Portland Timbers 2	Forward	1G 2A
27	Trevin Caesar	Orange County Blues	Forward	2G

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v t e 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

v t e USL Championship
Eastern Conference	Birmingham Legion FC Charleston Battery Detroit City FC Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Loudoun United FC Louisville City FC Miami FC North Carolina FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Rhode Island FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
Western Conference	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC El Paso Locomotive FC Las Vegas Lights FC Memphis 901 FC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC FC Tulsa
Future teams	Brooklyn FC(2025) Sporting Club Jacksonville(2025) Milwaukee Pro Soccer(2026) USL Arkansas(2026) Buffalo Pro Soccer(2026) USL Pro Iowa(TBD) USL New Orleans(TBD) USL Palm Beach(TBD) OKC Energy FC(on hiatus)
Former teams	Antigua Barracuda FC Atlanta United 2 Austin Aztex Charlotte Eagles Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Dayton Dutch Lions Fresno FC LA Galaxy II FC Montreal Nashville SC F.C. New York New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Orlando City SC Ottawa Fury FC Penn FC Philadelphia Union II Phoenix FC Portland Timbers 2 Puerto Rico United Real Monarchs Reno 1868 FC Richmond Kickers Rio Grande Valley FC Toros River Plate Puerto Rico Rochester Rhinos Saint Louis FC San Diego Loyal SC Sevilla FC Puerto Rico Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance Toronto FC II VSI Tampa Bay FC Whitecaps FC 2 Wilmington Hammerheads FC
Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Miscellaneous	Foreign players USL Championship Final United Soccer League USL League One USL League Two

v t e United States Soccer – Division 3seasons
USISL Pro / D-3 Pro / USL Second Division	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
USL Pro / United Soccer League	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
USL League One	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National Independent Soccer Association	2019–20 2020–21 Fall 2021 2022 2023 2024
MLS Next Pro	2022 2023 2024