2016 Minnesota United FC season

Minnesota United FC
2016 season
Owner Bill McGuire
President Nick Rogers
Head Coach Carl Craig
Stadium National Sports Center
Target Field (One match)
NASL Spring: 4th
Fall: 8th
Overall: 5th
Soccer Bowl: DNQ
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round
Top goalscorer League: Christian Ramirez (18)
All: Christian Ramirez (19)
Highest home attendance League: 9,460
(July 16 vs. Indy)
All: 18,505
(June 25 vs. Club León at Target Field)
Lowest home attendance League: 6,101
(August 3 vs. Puerto Rico)
All: 6,101
(August 3 vs. Puerto Rico)
Average home league attendance League: 8,573
All: 9,036
Home colours
Away colours

The 2016 season is Minnesota United FC's seventh season of existence, and their sixth consecutive and final season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid. In 2017 Minnesota United FC will be joining MLS as an expansion team along with Atlanta United FC.

Club

As of match played June 1, 2016
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Aaron Perez United States GK 28 August 1986 Orange County Blues 2016 0 0
12 Steward Ceus Haiti GK 26 March 1987 Atlanta Silverbacks 2016 0 0
24 Kristian Nicht Germany GK 3 April 1982 Indy Eleven 2016 0 0
33 Sammy Ndjock Cameroon GK 25 February 1990 Turkey Antalyaspor 2015 33 0
Defenders
2 Justin Davis United States DF 6 May 1988 New Mexico Lobos 2011
3 Jeb Brovsky United States DF 3 December 1988 New York City 2016 8 0
5 Tiago Brazil DF 19 May 1981 Australia Sydney 2014 61 1
6 Brent Kallman United States DF 4 October 1990 Des Moines Menace 2013 22 1
31 Damion Lowe Jamaica DF 5 May 1993 Loan from Seattle Sounders 2016 8 0
37 Chris Klute United States DF 5 March 1990 Portland Timbers 2016
Midfielder
4 Aaron Pitchkolan United States MF 14 March 1983 San Antonio Scorpions 2013
7 Ibson Brazil MF 7 November 1983 Italy Bologna 2015 31 6
13 Jamie Watson United States MF 10 April 1986 (aged 29) Orlando City 2014 32 3
14 Jack Blake Scotland MF 22 September 1994 England Nottingham Forest 2016 1 1
17 Lance Laing Jamaica MF 28 February 1988 Edmonton 2016 7 0
22 Kevin Venegas United States MF 29 July 1989 Fullerton Titans 2010
23 Greg Jordan United States MF 5 April 1990 Philadelphia Union 2014 51 1
77 Juliano Vicentini Brazil MF 26 August 1981 Brazil Audax 2014 55 3
Forwards
8 Danny Cruz United States FW 3 January 1990 Philadelphia Union 2016 8 0
9 Bernardo Añor Venezuela FW 24 May 1988 Loan from Sporting Kansas City 2016 6 0
10 Ben Speas United States FW 17 January 1991 Columbus Crew 2016 6 3
11 Stefano Pinho Brazil FW 12 January 1991 Brazil Fluminense 2016 8 0
15 Ismaila Jome The Gambia FW 4 November 1994 UC Santa Barbara 2016 0 0
18 Daniel Mendes Brazil FW 18 January 1981 Sweden Kalmar 2015 56 15
21 Christian Ramirez United States FW 4 April 1991 Charlotte Eagles 2014 71 38
29 J. C. Banks United States FW 24 August 1989 Rochester Rhinos 2015 26 3

Transfers

Transfers In

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
4 December 2015 FW 11 Brazil Stefano Pinho Brazil Fluminense FC Undisclosed [1]
15 December 2015 MF 17 Jamaica Lance Laing Canada FC Edmonton Undisclosed [2]
5 February 2016 GK 24 Germany Kristian Nicht United States Indy Eleven Free [3]
8 February 2016 FW 8 United States Danny Cruz United States Philadelphia Union Free [4]
12 February 2016 FW 10 United States Ben Speas United States Columbus Crew Free [5]
4 March 2016 FW 15 The Gambia Ismaila Jome United States UC Santa Barbara Free [6]
28 March 2016 DF 3 United States Jeb Brovsky United States New York City FC Free [7]
4 May 2016 GK 12 Haiti Steward Ceus United States Atlanta Silverbacks Free [8]
26 May 2016 MF 14 Scotland Jack Blake England Nottingham Forest Free [9]

Transfers Out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
7 December 2015 GK 1 United States Mitch Hildebrandt United States FC Cincinnati Contract Expired [10][11]
7 December 2015 DF 16 United States Tyler Polak United States FC Cincinnati Contract Expired [10][11]
17 December 2015 FW 11 Ghana Kalif Alhassan United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Option Declined [12][13]
17 December 2015 MF 17 Brazil Yago Silva Brazil Vasco End of Loan [12]
17 December 2015 MF 19 Mexico Alejandro Vela Mexico Club Necaxa Option Declined [12][14]
17 December 2015 MF 99 Brazil Geison Moura United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers Contract Expired [12][15]
30 January 2016 DF 14 United States Brian Kallman n/a Retired [16]
1 February 2016 DF 3 Brazil Cristiano Dias Puerto Rico Puerto Rico FC Released [17][18]
1 February 2016 FW 9 Brazil Pablo Campos United States Miami FC Released [17]
1 February 2016 GK 24 United States Andrew Fontein Free Agent Released [17]
12 April 2016 MF 20 Belarus Andrei Gotsmanov Free Agent Released [19]

Loans In

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Ref.
17 February 2016End of SeasonFW9Venezuela Bernardo AñorUnited States Sporting Kansas City[20]
4 March 2016End of SeasonDF31Jamaica Damion LoweUnited States Seattle Sounders FC[21]
7 September 2016End of SeasonDF37United States Chris KluteUnited States Portland Timbers[22]

Management

Friendlies

  Win   Loss   Draw

Simple Invitational

Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 United States Chicago Fire 330092+79
2 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 321074+36
3 United States Portland Timbers 31204403
4 United States Minnesota United FC 3030111-100

Pre-season

Mid-season

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
NASL Spring Season 10 5 1 4 16 12 +4 50.00
NASL Fall Season 22 6 7 9 25 25 +0 27.27
US Open Cup 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 50.00
Total 34 12 8 14 44 39 +5 35.29

Last updated: 4 November 2016
Source: Competitions


NASL Spring Championship

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
Source: NASL
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 summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 5 1 4 16 12  +4 16 4 0 1 9 3  +6 1 1 3 7 9  −2

Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910
GroundAAHHAHAHAH
Result L W W W D W L L L W
Position 11 3 2 2 3 1 1 4 7 4

Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

  Win   Loss   Draw

NASL Fall Championship

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
Source: NASL
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 summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 6 7 9 25 25  0 25 6 1 4 19 13  +6 0 6 5 6 12  −6

Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHHAHHAHAAAHAHAHAAHAH
Result W L W W D D L L W D D D W L L L L D D W L L
Position 1 4 5 3 3 5 6 6 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 6 7 8

Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

  Win   Loss   Draw

NASL Playoffs

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
Source: NASL
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


US Open Cup

  Win   Loss

Squad statistics

Appearances

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
As of match played 30 October 2016[23]
No. Pos. Player NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
Apps Apps Apps Apps
2DFUnited States Justin Davis922233
3DFUnited States Jeb Brovsky818127
4MFUnited States Aaron Pitchkolan0 (3)13 (3)114 (6)
5DFBrazil Tiago Calvano4 (1)9 (1)113 (2)
6DFUnited States Brent Kallman920 (1)130 (1)
7MFBrazil Ibson3 (2)14 (4)1 (1)18 (7)
8FWUnited States Danny Cruz912 (1)3 (1)24 (2)
9FWVenezuela Bernardo Añor4 (3)0 (2)04 (5)
10FWUnited States Ben Speas7 (1)10 (8)0 (1)17 (10)
11FWBrazil Stefano Pinho5 (4)8 (8)215 (12)
12GKHaiti Steward Ceus0404
13MFUnited States Jamie Watson19 (3)010 (3)
14MFScotland Jack Blake25 (4)18 (4)
15FWThe Gambia Ismaila Jome05 (4)05 (4)
17MFJamaica Lance Laing5 (3)7 (4)012 (7)
18FWBrazil Daniel Mendes0 (3)0 (2)11 (5)
21FWUnited States Christian Ramirez9 (1)21232 (1)
22DFUnited States Kevin Venegas1011 (2)223 (2)
23MFUnited States Greg Jordan1001
29FWUnited States J. C. Banks0 (5)13 (7)1 (1)14 (13)
31DFJamaica Damion Lowe8 (1)17 (1)227 (2)
33GKCameroon Sammy Ndjock1018230
37DFUnited States Chris Klute00 (2)00 (2)
77MFBrazil Juliano Vicentini6 (2)4 (4)111 (6)

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 30 October 2016[23]
Rank Pos. No. Player NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1FW21United States Christian Ramirez513119
2MF11Brazil Stefano Pinho3205
3FW10United States Ben Speas3104
4 MF13United States Jamie Watson0202
MF22United States Kevin Venegas1012
FW29United States J. C. Banks0202
MF31Jamaica Damion Lowe2002
8 DF2United States Justin Davis0101
DF5Brazil Tiago Calvano0101
MF7Brazil Ibson1001
MF14Scotland Jack Blake0011
FW15The Gambia Ismaila Jome0101
MF17Jamaica Lance Laing0101
#Own Goal1102
TOTALS1625344

Disciplinary record

As of match played 30 October 2016[23]
No. Pos. Player NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
31DFJamaica Damion Lowe11602091
2DFUnited States Justin Davis21401071
3DFUnited States Jeb Brovsky20510071
7MFBrazil Ibson20410061
5DFBrazil Tiago Calvano20310051
8FWUnited States Danny Cruz20201050
4MFUnited States Aaron Pitchkolan00400040
6DFUnited States Brent Kallman10101030
13MFUnited States Jamie Watson10200030
33GKCameroon Sammy Ndjock10101030
9FWVenezuela Bernardo Añor20000020
10FWUnited States Ben Speas00101020
17MFJamaica Lance Laing00200020
77MFBrazil Juliano Vicentini10001020
14MFScotland Jack Blake00110011
15FWThe Gambia Ismaila Jome00100010
21FWUnited States Christian Ramirez10000010
22DFUnited States Kevin Venegas00100010
29FWUnited States J. C. Banks10000010
37DFUnited States Chris Klute00100010

See also

References

  1. "Stefano Pinho Signs With United". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. "Lance Laing Signs With Loons". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. "NASL Veteran Kristian Nicht Joins United". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. "Minnesota Adds MLS Veteran Danny Cruz". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. "Ben Speas Signs For Minnesota United". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  6. "United Signs Minnesotan Ismaila Jome". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. "Jeb Brovsky Signs with Loons". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. "Loons Sign Steward Ceus". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  9. "Jack Blake Signs With Loons". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Hildebrandt and Polak Leave Minnesota United". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  11. 1 2 "FC Cincinnati Introduces First Class of Players With MLS and International Experience". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "United Releases Three Players". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  13. "Tampa Bay Rowdies Sign Winger Kalif Alhassan". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  14. "Muy Contento De Estar En Necaxa; Alejandro Vela." [Very happy to be in Necaxa; Alejandro Vela.]. Club Necaxa (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  15. "Strikers Bolster 2016 Roster With Four Signings". Fort Lauderdale Strikers. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  16. "Brian Kallman Announces Retirement". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 "Loons Lock Down Ndjock And Vicentini". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  18. "Puerto Rico Signs Christiano Dias and Tyler Rudy". Puerto Rico FC. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  19. "Loons Release Gotsmanov". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  20. "Sporting KC loans midfielder Bernardo Añor to Minnesota United FC". SportingKC.com. 17 February 2016.
  21. "Damion Lowe loaned to Minnesota United". SB Nation. 5 March 2016.
  22. "LOONS ADD CHRIS KLUTE". MNUnitedFC.com. 7 September 2016.
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