2016 USL season

The 2016 USL season was the sixth season of the United Soccer League and the twenty-second season of USSF sanctioned Division III play organized by the United Soccer Leagues.

United Soccer League

Season	2016
Champions	New York Red Bulls II (1st Title)
Regular Season Title	New York Red Bulls II (1st Title)
Matches	435
Goals	1,140 (2.62 per match)
Best Player	Sean Okoli FC Cincinnati
Top goalscorer	Sean Okoli FC Cincinnati (16 Goals)
Best goalkeeper	Mitch Hildebrandt FC Cincinnati
Biggest home win	STL 7–1 TUL (June 11) RGV 6–0 SEA (August 13)
Biggest away win	HAR 0–5 NYR (August 2) TUL 0–5 RGV (August 18)
Highest scoring	STL 7–1 TUL (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 CIN 1–0 ORL (September 17 – USL regular season record) 30,187 CIN 1–2 CHS (October 2 – USL all-time and postseason record)
Lowest attendance	58 at MON (date and opponent unknown)
Total attendance	1,496,493
Average attendance	3,439 [1]
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of September 25, 2016.

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] and San Antonio FC.^[8] The Austin Aztex were 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/IBEW Local 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 Ballpark in Reno, Nevada, Clyde Field at Utah Valley University and Ute Soccer Field at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros played their first three games at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Soccer 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 at Millersville University in Millersville, 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 by Major 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

Main article: List of USL transfers 2016

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]

Battery

Independence

Kickers

Hammerheads

City Islanders

Blues

Galaxy II

Energy

United

Riverhounds

Rhinos

Republic

Timbers 2

Sounders 2

Switchbacks

Montreal

Louisville City

Real Monarchs

Saint Louis FC

Roughnecks

Toronto FC II

Whitecaps 2

Red Bulls II

Toros

Cincinnati

Steel

Orlando City B

Rangers

San Antonio FC

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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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

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Playoffs

Main article: 2016 USL 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

#1 New York Red Bulls II

4

October 7 – Red Bull Arena

#8 Orlando City B

0

#1 New York Red Bulls II (p)

3 (5)

October 1 – Rochester Rhinos Stadium

#4 Rochester Rhinos

3 (4)

#4 Rochester Rhinos

3

October 16 - Red Bull Arena

#5 Charlotte Independence

1

#1 New York Red Bulls II (p)

1 (4)

October 2 – Nippert Stadium

#2 Louisville City FC

1 (3)

#3 FC Cincinnati

1

October 8 – Louisville Slugger Field

#6 Charleston Battery

2

#6 Charleston Battery

0

October 2 – Louisville Slugger Field

#2 Louisville City FC

1

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

2

October 23 - Red Bull Arena

#7 Richmond Kickers

0

#1 New York Red Bulls II

5

October 1 – Bonney Field

#4 Swope Park Rangers

1

#1 Sacramento Republic FC

0 (4)

October 9 – Swope Soccer Village

#8 Orange County Blues FC (p)

0 (5)

#8 Orange County Blues FC

1

September 30 – Swope Soccer Village

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

2

#4 Swope Park Rangers

3

October 15 - Swope Soccer Village

#5 LA Galaxy II

0

#4 Swope Park Rangers

3

September 30 – Switchbacks Stadium

#6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

0

#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

1

October 8 – Thunderbird Stadium

#6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

2

#6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

3

October 1 – H-E-B Park

#7 Oklahoma City Energy FC

2

#2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

2

#7 Oklahoma City Energy FC

3

Eastern Conference

Rochester Rhinos v Charlotte Independence

October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01) QF	Rochester Rhinos	3–1	Charlotte Independence	Rochester, New York
6:05 pm EDT	Fall 7' Dos Santos 24' Tergou 70'  87' Totsch  90+1'	Report Report	Duckett  5' Hassan 75' Davidson  79'  82' Metcalf  80' Martínez  90+1'  90+6'	Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 2,080 Referee: Henrik Karlsson

New York Red Bulls II v Orlando City B

October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) QF	New York Red Bulls II	4–0	Orlando City B	Harrison, New Jersey
4:00 pm EDT	Long 32', 77' Bezecourt 60' Allen 63'	Report Report	Ribeiro  30' Neal  45+1' Heath  63'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 1,088 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

FC Cincinnati v Charleston Battery

October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) QF	FC Cincinnati	1–2	Charleston Battery	Cincinnati, Ohio
4:00 pm EDT	Stevenson 19'	Report Report	Tsonis 40' Chang  62' Prince 65'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 30,187 (USL Record) Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.

Louisville City FC v Richmond Kickers

October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) QF	Louisville City FC	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Richmond Kickers	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 pm EDT	Davis 92' Hoffman 102'	Report Report	Asante  5' Lee  18' Yeisley  34' William  40' Troyer  42'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Andrew Musashe

New York Red Bulls II v Rochester Rhinos

October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07) SF	New York Red Bulls II	3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Rochester Rhinos	Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm EDT	Etienne 20' Allen 44', 119' (pen.) Adams  57' Metzger  63' Carroll  82'	Report Report	Farrell  20' Dos Santos 22', 55' Tergou  40' Fall 110'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 1,229 Referee: Luis Guardia
	Penalties
	Long Etienne Allen Metzger Plewa		Fall Farrell Apostolopoulos Dos Santos Kyriazis

Louisville City FC v Charleston Battery

October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) SF	Louisville City FC	1–0	Charleston Battery	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT	Smith  45+1' Dacres 53' Reynolds  90+4'	Report Report	Tsonis  24' Marini  62' Adjetey  67' Woodbine  90+4'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,581 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

New York Red Bulls II v Louisville City FC

October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16) F	New York Red Bulls II	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Louisville City FC	Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 pm EDT	Valot 74' Williams  118'	Report Report	Craig 11'  102'  120+' Reynolds  104'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,709 Referee: Robert Sibiga
	Penalties
	Etienne Long Allen Bezecourt		Lancaster Smith Quinn Kaye Newnam

Western Conference

Swope Park Rangers v LA Galaxy II

September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) QF	Swope Park Rangers	3–0	LA Galaxy II	Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 pm CDT	Tyrpak 76' Gonzalez 90+3', 90+5'	Report Report	Amaya  9' Villarreal  34'  65' Covarrubias  59' Payeras  79'	Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,885 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) QF	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	1–2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2	Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 pm MDT	Vercollone 7' Ibeagha  44'	Report Report	Greig 17' Froese 31'	Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium Attendance: 2,405 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Oklahoma City Energy

October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01) QF	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	2–3	Oklahoma City Energy	Edinburg, Texas
7:30 pm CDT	Luna 33' Ward  53' Bird 76' Greene  83'	Report Report	Ryden  72' Olsson 73' Bonner 90+2', 90+3'	Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 2,701 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Sacramento Republic FC v Orange County Blues FC

October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01) QF	Sacramento Republic FC	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Orange County Blues FC	Sacramento, California
7:30 pm PDT		Report Report	Sheldon  68' Mirković  109' Griffiths  120'	Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 10,926 Referee: Timothy Ford
	Penalties
	Trickett-Smith Iwasa Koval Guzmán Cole		Meeus Chaplow Stevanovic Barouch Crettenand

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 v Oklahoma City Energy

October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) SF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2	3–2	Oklahoma City Energy	Vancouver, British Columbia
12:00 pm PDT	Seymore  20' Froese 27' Greig 48' Haber 89'	Report Report	Thomas  23' König 60'  90' Andrews  61' Pitter 80'	Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 1,308

Swope Park Rangers v Orange County Blues FC

October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09) SF	Swope Park Rangers	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Orange County Blues FC	Kansas City, Missouri
3:00 pm CDT	Gonzalez 20' Duke  40' Alvarado  69' Meyer  88' Kelly 105'	Report	Rauhofer 70'	Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,181 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Swope Park Rangers v Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15) F	Swope Park Rangers	3–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2	Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 pm CDT	Tyrpak 8', 32' Selbol  83'  90+2' Molano  88' Kelly 89'	Report Report	de Wit  90'	Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 2,922 Referee: Juan Guzman

USL Championship

New York Red Bulls II v Swope Park Rangers

October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23)	New York Red Bulls II	5–1	Swope Park Rangers	Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 pm EDT	Etienne 18' Allen 39', 85', 88' Metzger  72' Bezecourt 90+2'	Report Report Report	Granitto 74'	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.com and USL

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 Jack McBean  USA LA Galaxy II 4 Irvin Herrera SLV Saint Louis FC 14 Chandler Hoffman  USA Louisville City FC 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
	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)

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Week	USL Player of the 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