2016 New York City FC season
New York City FC 2016 soccer season
The 2016 New York City FC season was the club's second season of competition and their second in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS). New York City FC played their home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx .
Results
Non-competitive
Friendlies
Rowdies Suncoast Invitational
IMG Suncoast Pro Classic
Competitive
Major League Soccer
League tables
Eastern Conference
Overall
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
34
15
9
10
62
57
+5
54
8
6
3
35
28
+7
7
3
7
27
29
−2
Last updated: October 23, 2016.
Source: MLS
Results by round
Matchday 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 31 32 33 34 Stadium A H H H H A A H H A A A H H H H A H A A A A H A A H A H A H H A A H Result W D L D D L L D W W W D L D L W W W W L W L W D D W L W L D W W L W
Source:
MLS A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
As of October 23, 2016 [ 3]
Squad No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Since
Date of birth (age)
Signed from
Games Played
Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
12
Josh Saunders
GK
2014
(1981-03-02 ) March 2, 1981 (aged 35)
Real Salt Lake
66
0
24
Andre Rawls
GK
2016
(1991-12-20 ) December 20, 1991 (aged 24)
Wilmington Hammerheads
0
0
25
Eirik Johansen
GK
2015
(1992-07-12 ) July 12, 1992 (aged 24)
Manchester City
7
0
Defenders
2
Jason Hernandez
CB
2014
(1983-08-23 ) August 23, 1983 (aged 33)
San Jose Earthquakes
59
0
3
Ethan White
CB
2016
(1991-01-01 ) January 1, 1991 (aged 25)
Philadelphia Union
14
0
4
Maxime Chanot
CB
2016
(1990-01-21 ) January 21, 1990 (aged 26)
Kortrijk
8
0
13
Frédéric Brillant
CB
2016
(1985-06-26 ) June 26, 1985 (aged 31)
Oostende
33
1
22
Rónald Matarrita
LB
2016
(1994-07-09 ) July 9, 1994 (aged 22)
Alajuelense
27
1
23
Jefferson Mena
CB
2015
(1989-06-15 ) June 15, 1989 (aged 27)
Independiente Medellín
24
1
27
R. J. Allen
RB
2015
(1990-04-17 ) April 17, 1990 (aged 26)
Skive
41
1
30
Diego Martínez
LB
2016
(1992-07-05 ) July 5, 1992 (aged 24)
River Plate
4
0
51
Andoni Iraola
RB
2015
(1982-06-22 ) June 22, 1982 (aged 34)
Athletic Bilbao
40
0
52
Shannon Gomez
RB
2016
(1996-10-05 ) October 5, 1996 (aged 20)
W Connection
1
0
Midfielders
5
Mikey Lopez
CM
2016
(1993-02-20 ) February 20, 1993 (aged 23)
Sporting Kansas City
17
0
6
Federico Bravo
CM
2016
(1993-10-05 ) October 5, 1993 (aged 23)
Boca Juniors
23
0
8
Frank Lampard
CM
2015
(1978-06-20 ) June 20, 1978 (aged 38)
Manchester City
31
15
10
Mix Diskerud
CM
2015
(1990-10-02 ) October 2, 1990 (aged 26)
Rosenborg
41
4
11
Jack Harrison
RM
2016
(1996-11-20 ) November 20, 1996 (aged 19)
Wake Forest
23
4
15
Tommy McNamara
AM
2014
(1991-02-06 ) February 6, 1991 (aged 25)
D.C. United
50
10
16
Connor Brandt
CM
2015
(1992-09-15 ) September 15, 1992 (aged 24)
Tucson
1
0
20
Mehdi Ballouchy
LM
2014
(1983-04-06 ) April 6, 1983 (aged 33)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
24
3
21
Andrea Pirlo
CM
2015
(1979-05-19 ) May 19, 1979 (aged 37)
Juventus
46
1
Strikers
7
David Villa (captain )
CF
2014
(1981-12-03 ) December 3, 1981 (aged 34)
Atlético Madrid
65
41
9
Steven Mendoza
CF
2016
(1992-06-27 ) June 27, 1992 (aged 24)
Corinthians
25
5
19
Khiry Shelton
CF
2015
(1993-06-26 ) June 26, 1993 (aged 23)
Oregon State
42
5
99
Tony Taylor
CF
2014
(1989-07-13 ) July 13, 1989 (aged 27)
New England Revolution
16
2
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Transfers
In
Loan in
Out
Loan out
No.
Pos.
Player
Loaned to
Start
End
Source
Non-player transfers
Honors
MLS Player of the month
MLS Player of the week
MLS Team of the week
MLS Goal of the week
Fans' player of the month
Awarded to the player who receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the NYCFC website
References
^ FGCU Men's Soccer [@FGCU_MSoccer] (February 1, 2016). "THANK YOU to the 3,042 fans in attendance tonight at the FGCU Soccer Complex!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ NYCFC on Reddit [@@r_nycfc] (February 24, 2016). " " [Pre-Match Discussion] NYCFC vs FC Cincinnati – 2/24/16 – K/O 5pm EST http://bit.ly/21gv00N " #NYCFC" (Tweet ). Retrieved June 8, 2018 – via Twitter .
^ "New York City FC" .
^ "NFrank Lampard wins Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month for July" . mlssoccer.com . August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
^ "New York City FC rook Jack Harrison wins MLS Player of the Week for Week 17" . mlssoccer.com . July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016 .
^ "New York City FC's Frank Lampard wins MLS Player of the Week for Week 21" . mlssoccer.com . August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016 .
^ "New York City FC's Frank Lampard wins MLS Player of the Week for Week 26" . mlssoccer.com . September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 1): Ignacio Piatti, Mike Magee lead teams to big wins" . mlssoccer.com . March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 2): New-look Houston Dynamo lead the way" . mlssoccer.com . March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 4): FC Dallas dot the team after trouncing DC" . March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 6): Old guard shines for DC United" . April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 9): Red Bulls midfielders show attacking prowess" . mlssoccer.com . May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 10): Canadian teams lead the way" . May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 11): New York City FC on fire after another win" . May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 13): New York Red Bulls roll over Toronto FC" . May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 15): Villa, Lampard, Harrison deliver for NYCFC" . June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 16): Playmakers take center stage across MLS" . June 27, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 17): Dallas jump to 1st thanks to Diaz, Zimmerman" . July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 19): FC Dallas stars shine bright vs. Chicago" . July 18, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 21): Toronto take Trillium Cup thanks to Giovinco" . August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 22): Sounders trio find rhythm in Orlando" . August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 23): BWP breaks record as Red Bulls get huge win" . August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 24): USMNT strikers shine bright in big wins" . August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 26): Chicago Fire dominate Union front to back" . September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 28): Altidore, BWP light it up at BMO Field" . September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 29): Villa, Shelton lead NYCFC to playoff berth" . September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016 .
^ "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 30): Impact, Red Bulls, Sounders come up big" . October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016 .
^ "Tommy McNamara header earns AT&T MLS Goal of the Week" . mlssoccer.com . April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016 .
^ "Jack Harrison nets first AT&T Goal of the Week win after great solo effort" . mlssoccer.com . July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016 .
^ "David Villa wins AT&T Goal of the Week with goal from impossible angle" . mlssoccer.com . October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016 .
^ "NYCFC's David Villa wins final AT&T Goal of the Week for 23rd goal of year" . mlssoccer.com . October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016 .
^ "Etihad Airways Player of the Month (March): Tommy McNamara" . nycfc.com . April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016 .
^ "Etihad Airways Player of the Month (April): David Villa" . nycfc.com . May 10, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016 .
^ "Etihad Airways Player of the Month (May): R.J. Allen" . May 10, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016 .
^ "Etihad Airways Player of the Month (June): Jack Harrison" . July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016 .
^ "Etihad Airways Player of the Month (July): Frank Lampard" . August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016 .
^ "Etihad Airways Player of the Month: August: David Villa" . nycfc.com . September 15, 2016. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016 .
^ "Etihad Airways Player of the Month: September: David Villa" .
^ "Etihad Airways Player of the Month: September: Frédéric Brillant" .
The Club Stadiums Culture/Lore Rivalries Affiliated clubs Key personnel
Major honors (2)
MLS Cup (1) Campeones Cup (1)
International
Club competitions
CONCACAF Champions League
National teams