2015 New York City FC season

New York City FC

2015 season
Chairman	Ferran Soriano
Manager	Jason Kreis
Stadium	Yankee Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 8th Overall: 17th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
US Open Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	David Villa (18)
Highest home attendance	48,047 (June 28 vs. RBNY)
Lowest home attendance	20,461 (Apr 16 vs. Philadelphia)
Average home league attendance	29,016
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The 2015 New York City FC season is the club's first season of existence, their first season in the top tier of American soccer, and their first season in Major League Soccer. New York City FC plays their home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx.

Background

MLS commissioner Don Garber announced the league's intent to award a second team in the New York area in 2010, with the new team originally aimed to begin operations by 2013.^[1] Initially, the league held talks with New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon about a second NY club and with owners of the rebooted New York Cosmos.^[2] The Wilpons' interest in MLS reportedly faded following the family's losses in the Madoff investment scandal,^[3] while the Cosmos began playing in the second-tier North American Soccer League in 2013.^[4]

Garber had previously cultivated an interest in acquiring investment from a major European soccer team to be owners of a future franchise, and in December 2008, he announced a bid for a Miami expansion team led by FC Barcelona that was to begin play in 2010,^[5] though the bid eventually fell through^[6] (Garber also briefly discussed Barcelona investing in a New York franchise before moving the focus to Miami^[7]).

But when Ferran Soriano, Barcelona's vice president at the time of the Miami bid, was appointed Manchester City CEO in August 2012, Garber reached out to him about a New York City team.^[7] In December 2012, unnamed sources told the media that Manchester City were close to being announced as the new owners of the 20th team of MLS, and the brand name "New York City Football Club" was trademarked, although the club quickly denied the report.^[8] However, Garber announced in March 2013 that he was almost ready to unveil the new expansion team,^[9]

New York City Football Club, LLC was registered with the New York State Department on May 7, 2013,^[10] and on May 21 the team was officially announced as the 20th Major League Soccer franchise.^[11]

The team announced an English-language radio deal with WFAN on October 3, 2013.^[12]

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Jacksonville Armada FC v New York City FC

February 1, 2015 Friendly	Jacksonville Armada FC	1–2	New York City FC	Jacksonville, Florida
	Perea  50'		Shelton  2' Naglestad  87' (pen.)	Stadium: Patton Park Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Four 24 minute quarters.

Manchester training camp

New York City FC v St Mirren

February 10, 2015 Friendly	New York City FC	2–0	St Mirren	Manchester, England
	Villa  34' Taylor  69'			Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Mark Heywood

N.B. The friendly against St Mirren deemed the club's first ever match according to the club itself.^[13]

New York City FC v Brøndby

February 15, 2015 Friendly	New York City FC	0–2	Brøndby	Manchester, England
			Ornskov  26' Hasani  49'	Stadium: Academy Stadium

Carolina Challenge Cup

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Houston Dynamo	3	2	0	1	5	2	3	6
New York City FC	3	1	1	1	5	3	2	4
Charleston Battery	3	1	1	1	2	4	-2	4
Orlando City	3	0	2	1	2	5	-2	2

New York City FC v Orlando City SC

February 21, 2015 Friendly	New York City FC	1–1	Orlando City SC	Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 EST (UTC−05:00)	Shelton  55'	Report	Kaká  30'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

New York City FC v Houston Dynamo

February 25, 2015 Friendly	New York City FC	1–2	Houston Dynamo	Charleston, South Carolina
16:00 EST (UTC−05:00)	Diskerud  80'		Davis  50' Garcia  69'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

Charleston Battery v New York City FC

February 28, 2015 Friendly	Charleston Battery	0–3	New York City FC	Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 EST (UTC−05:00)	Boyd  50'	Report	Grabavoy  26', 37' Diskerud  63'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

Post-season

Puerto Rico tour

Puerto Rico v New York City FC

December 11, 2015 Friendly	Puerto Rico	1–2	New York City FC	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
20:00 AST (UTC−04:00)	Hurtado  66' (o.g.)	Report	Arrieta  7' (o.g.) Poku  90+1'	Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium

Competitions

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	Toronto FC	34	15	15	4	58	58	0	49	Knockout round
7	Orlando City SC	34	12	14	8	46	56	−10	44
8	New York City FC	34	10	17	7	49	58	−9	37
9	Philadelphia Union	34	10	17	7	42	55	−13	37
10	Chicago Fire	34	8	20	6	43	58	−15	30

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Overall

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
15	Houston Dynamo	34	11	14	9	42	49	−7	42
16	Real Salt Lake	34	11	15	8	38	48	−10	41
17	New York City FC	34	10	17	7	49	58	−9	37
18	Philadelphia Union	34	10	17	7	42	55	−13	37
19	Colorado Rapids	34	9	15	10	33	43	−10	37

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

1. CONCACAF Champions League
   Selection Procedure

   • Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
     1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2015;
        
     2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);
        
     3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);
        
     4. The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
        
     Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four Mexican qualifiers. Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada win the MLS Cup, the next best US team in the overall table (Columbus Crew) would take its place.
     One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
     1. The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)
        
     They are placed in Pot 1, along with the three Caribbean qualifiers, the two qualifiers from El Salvador, and one qualifier each from Belize and Nicaragua.

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	10	7	17	47	53	−6	37	6	4	7	31	28	+3	4	3	10	16	25	−9

Last updated: October 2, 2015.
Source: MLS

Results by matchday

Round	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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H
Result	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	L

Last updated: October 25, 2015.
Source: MLS
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Orlando City SC v New York City FC

March 8, 2015 1	Orlando City SC	1–1	New York City FC	Orlando, Florida
17:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Collin  83' Kaká  90+1'	Report	Diskerud  76'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 62,510 Referee: Alan Kelly

New York City FC v New England Revolution

March 15, 2015 2	New York City FC	2–0	New England Revolution	New York City, New York
	Wingert  6' Villa  19' Williams  57' Mullins  84'	Report	Rowe  11' Gonçalves  66' Dorman  73'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 43,507

Colorado Rapids v New York City FC

March 21, 2015 3	Colorado Rapids	0–0	New York City FC	Commerce City, Colorado
16:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Badji  49'	Report	Facey  51', 82' Saunders  90' Wingert  90+3'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,692 Referee: Sorin Stoica

New York City FC v Sporting Kansas City

March 28, 2015 4	New York City FC	0–1	Sporting Kansas City	New York City, New York
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Diskerud  73' Watson-Siriboe  86'	Report	Opara  12' Nagamura  68'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 27,454 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Philadelphia Union v New York City FC

April 11, 2015 5	Philadelphia Union	2–1	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT	Pfeffer  27' Lahoud  81' Nogueira  90+2'	Report	Villa  55' Watson-Siriboe  85'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,603 Referee: Jair Marrufo

New York City FC v Philadelphia Union

April 16, 2015 6	New York City FC	1–1	Philadelphia Union	New York City, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT	Grabavoy  25' Calle  32' Ballouchy  57',  58' Watson-Siriboe  73' Jacobson  87'	Report	Nogueira  22' Williams  41' Sapong  67',  86'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 20,461 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

New York City FC v Portland Timbers

April 19, 2015 7	New York City FC	0–1	Portland Timbers	New York City, New York
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)		Report	Powell  68' Asprilla  79'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 21,891 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Chicago Fire v New York City FC

April 24, 2015 8	Chicago Fire	1–0	New York City FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
20:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Accam  20'	Report	Jacobson  24'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 19,124 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

New York City FC v Seattle Sounders FC

May 3, 2015 9	New York City FC	1–3	Seattle Sounders FC	New York City, New York
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Watson-Siriboe  28', 88' Diskerud  50' Ballouchy  54' Poku  85'	Report	Martins  23', 66',  79' Pappa  39' Mears  44' Dempsey  58'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 25,384 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

New York Red Bulls v New York City FC

May 10, 2015 10	New York Red Bulls	2–1	New York City FC	Harrison, New Jersey
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Wright-Phillips  4', 52' Miazga  18', 36' Kljestan  90'	BBC Report MLS Report	Mullins  76' Allen  82' Poku  87' Ballouchy  88'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,217 Referee: Alan Kelly

New York City FC v Chicago Fire

May 15, 2015 11	New York City FC	2–2	Chicago Fire	New York City, New York
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Allen  26' Ballouchy  45+1' Villa  45+3' Facey  51' Jacobson  71' Shelton  90+1'		Cociș  14' Larentowicz  27' (pen.),  55' Jones  61' Maloney  63'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 23,315 Referee: Ted Unkel

Real Salt Lake v New York City FC

May 23, 2015 12	Real Salt Lake	2–0	New York City FC	Sandy, Utah
22:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Stertzer  25' Phillips  40' Saborío  49'	Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,801 Referee: Juan Guzman

New York City FC v Houston Dynamo

May 30, 2015 13	New York City FC	1–1	Houston Dynamo	New York City, New York
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Wingert  32' Villa  45+1' (pen.) Hernandez  79'	Report	Bruin  16' Clark  35' Garrido  54' Rodríguez  90+4'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 26,211 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Philadelphia Union v New York City FC

June 6, 2015 14	Philadelphia Union	1–2	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Sapong  46' Edu  89'	Report	Hernandez  4' McNamara  53' Mullins  87'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,517 Referee: Drew Fischer

New York City FC v Montreal Impact

June 13, 2015 15	New York City FC	3–1	Montreal Impact	New York City, New York
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Villa  31' Allen  52' Diskerud  76' Poku  90'	Report	Lefevre  88'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 24,042 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Toronto FC v New York City FC

June 20, 2015 16	Toronto FC	0–2	New York City FC	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)		Report	Villa  8' (pen), 58'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 30,029

New York City FC v New York Red Bulls

June 28, 2015 17	New York City FC	1–3	New York Red Bulls	New York City, New York
17:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	McNamara  6' Villa  41'	Report	Duvall  34',  52' Robles  41' Wright-Phillips  47' Perrinelle  54'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 48,047

Montreal Impact v New York City FC

July 4, 2015 18	Montreal Impact	1–2	New York City FC	Montreal, Quebec
20:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Ciman  69' Piatti  77' (pen.) Romero  90+3'	Report	Villa  34', 82' Poku  45+1' Mullins  53' Allen  61'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 18,112 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

New York City FC v Toronto FC

July 12, 2015 19	New York City FC	4–4	Toronto FC	New York City, New York
17:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Villa  17', 65' (pen.) Perquis  29' (o.g.) Iraola  60' Ballouchy  66' Mullins  84'	Report	Hagglund  25' Giovinco  34' (pen.), 40', 43' Warner  62' Delgado  82' Morrow  90+3'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 27,533 Referee: Ted Unkel

New England Revolution v New York City FC

July 18, 2015 20	New England Revolution	1–0	New York City FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Nguyen  12'  29' Caldwell  42' Hall  90+2'	Report	Hernandez  48' Grabavoy  55' Jacobson  68'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 28,811 Referee: Sorin Stoica

New York City FC v Orlando City SC

July 26, 2015 21	New York City FC	5–3	Orlando City SC	New York City, New York
14:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Villa  45', 67' Calle  53' McNamara  71' Diskerud  90+3'	Report	Larin  50', 61', 85'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 32,041 Referee: Alan Kelly

New York City FC v Montreal Impact

August 1, 2015 22	New York City FC	2–3	Montreal Impact	New York City, New York
15:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Calle  22' Mena  43' Hernandez  53' Villa  68' (pen.) McNamara  85'	Report	Oduro  5' Piatti  32', 84' (pen.) Donadel  45+1' Romero  75'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 27,645 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

New York Red Bulls v New York City FC

August 9, 2015 23	New York Red Bulls	2–0	New York City FC	Harrison, New Jersey
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Wright-Phillips  21' Felipe  85' Lade  90+2'	Report	McNamara  45' Facey  59' Mullins  90+2'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,219 Referee: Ismail Elfath

New York City FC v D.C. United

August 13, 2015 24	New York City FC	3–1	D.C. United	New York City, New York
20:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Facey  31' McNamara  51'  75' Villa  80'  80' Poku  88'	Report	Saborío  36'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 28,262 Referee: Jorge González

Columbus Crew SC v New York City FC

August 19, 2015 25	Columbus Crew SC	2–2	New York City FC	Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Kamara  24' Cedrick  72'	Report	Villa  51' Poku  54', 66' Saunders  90+3' Iraola  90+4'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,514 Referee: Allen Chapman

LA Galaxy v New York City FC

August 23, 2015 26	LA Galaxy	5–1	New York City FC	Carson, California
15:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Zardes  36' Keane  54', 81' dos Santos  67' Lletget  70'	Report	Villa  80' (pen.) Grabavoy  83'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

New York City FC v Columbus Crew SC

August 29, 2015 27	New York City FC	1–2	Columbus Crew SC	New York City, New York
16:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Jacobson  29'	Report	Higuain  10' Tchani  69' Kamara  82' Meram  83'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 30,018 Referee: Juan Guzman

FC Dallas v New York City FC

September 12, 2015 28	FC Dallas	2–1	New York City FC	Frisco, Texas
20:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Harris 30' Akindele 45' Michel 45+4',  64'	Report	Wingert 62' Mullins 70'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 16,937 Referee: Alan Kelly

New York City FC v Toronto FC

September 16, 2015 29	New York City FC	2–0	Toronto FC	New York City, New York
19:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Lampard 20' Hernandez 62' Mullins 77' Saunders 88'		Cheyrou 52' Perquis 90+3'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 25,075 Referee: Chris Penso

New York City FC v San Jose Earthquakes

September 19, 2015 30	New York City FC	3–2	San Jose Earthquakes	New York City, New York
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Pirlo 33' Allen 44' Grabavoy 51', 63' Villa 65' Wingert 66' Jacobson 86'	Report	Goodson 34' Pelosi 45+1' Amarikwa 72' Wondolowski 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 28,231 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v New York City FC

September 26, 2015 31	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–2	New York City FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
22:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Morales 82' Techera 83' Morales 88' (pen.)	Report	Facey 12' Lampard 29' Villa 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

D.C. United v New York City FC

October 2, 2015 32	D.C. United	2–1	New York City FC	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Franklin 66' Espindola 73' Boswell 87' Saborio 90+2'	Report	Lampard 1' Wingert 31' Mena 54' Allen 81' Hernandez 90+1'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 21,517 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Orlando City SC v New York City FC

October 16, 2015 33	Orlando City SC	2–1	New York City FC	Orlando, Florida
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Higuita  36' Larin  62',  70' Rivas  68'	Report	Watson-Siriboe  45+2'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 43,179 Referee: Allen Chapman

New York City FC v New England Revolution

October 25, 2015 34	New York City FC	1–3	New England Revolution	New York City, New York
17:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)	Watson-Siriboe  77' McNamara  86' Villa  90+1' (pen.)	Report	Nguyen  5' Davies  38' Rowe  55' Fagundez  88'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 34,150 Referee: Jair Marrufo

U.S. Open Cup

New York City FC entered the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with all other Major League Soccer teams in the fourth round.^[14]

New York Cosmos v New York City FC

June 16, 2015 4R	New York Cosmos	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	New York City FC	Hempstead, New York
7:30 PM EDT	Gorskie  40' Fernandes  65' Szetela  80' Mkosana  90' Chirishian  90+1' Ayoze  117' Freeman  118'	NYCFC Report MLS Box Score NASL Report	Poku  24', 57' Ballouchy  59' Wingert  86' Grabavoy  115'	Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 11,446 Referee: Matt Kreitzer
		Penalties
	Stokkelien Freeman Fernandes Mkosana Moffat Gorskie		Wingert Grabavoy Ballouchy Diskerud Mullins Facey

Squad information

As of August 4, 2015^[15]

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Since	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Games Played	Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
12	Josh Saunders		GK	2014	March 2, 1981	Real Salt Lake	33	0
18	Ryan Meara		GK	2014	November 15, 1990	New York Red Bulls (loan)	1	0
25	Eirik Johansen		GK	2015	July 12, 1992	Manchester City	0	0
Defenders
2	Jason Hernandez		CB	2014	August 23, 1983	San Jose Earthquakes	27	0
3	Kwame Watson-Siriboe		RB / CB	2014	November 13, 1986	Real Salt Lake	15	1
5	Jeb Brovsky		RB	2014	December 3, 1988	Montreal Impact	16	0
6	George John		CB	2014	March 20, 1987	FC Dallas	0	0
17	Chris Wingert		LB	2014	June 16, 1982	Real Salt Lake	28	0
24	Shay Facey		CB/RB	2015	January 7, 1995	Manchester City (loan)	24	0
69	Angeliño		LB	2015	January 4, 1997	Manchester City (loan)	14	0
51	Andoni Iraola		RB	2015	June 22, 1982	Athletic Bilbao	9	0
27	R. J. Allen		RB	2015	April 17, 1990	None	15	0
Midfielders
4	Andrew Jacobson		CM / AM	2014	September 25, 1989	Stabæk	34	1
8	Frank Lampard		MF	2015	June 20, 1978	Manchester City	10	3
10	Mix Diskerud		CM	2015	October 2, 1990	Rosenborg	28	3
11	Ned Grabavoy		LM	2014	July 1, 1983	Real Salt Lake	27	2
21	Andrea Pirlo		MF	2015	May 19, 1979	Juventus	13	0
15	Tommy McNamara		AM	2014	February 6, 1991	Chivas USA	19	5
16	Connor Brandt		MF	2015	September 15, 1992	FC Tucson	1	0
20	Mehdi Ballouchy		LM	2014	April 6, 1983	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	20	3
26	Sebastián Velásquez		AM	2014	February 11, 1991	Real Salt Lake	12	0
30	Javier Calle		MF	2015	April 29, 1991	Independiente Medellín (loan)	12	1
88	Kwadwo Poku		AM	2015	February 19, 1992	Atlanta Silverbacks	28	6
Strikers
7	David Villa		CF	2014	December 3, 1981	Atlético Madrid	29	18
14	Patrick Mullins		CF	2014	February 5, 1992	New England Revolution	25	6
19	Khiry Shelton		CF	2015	June 26, 1993	Lane United	17	1
99	Tony Taylor		CF	2014	July 13, 1989	Omonia	2	0

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Jason Hernandez	27	0	26+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Kwame Watson-Siriboe	15	1	10+4	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
4	MF		Andrew Jacobson	34	1	33+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Jeb Brovsky	16	0	12+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF		George John	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW		David Villa	29	18	28+1	18	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF		Frank Lampard	10	3	9+1	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF		Mix Diskerud	28	3	23+4	3	0+0	0	1+0	0
11	MF		Ned Grabavoy	27	2	22+4	2	0+0	0	0+1	0
12	GK		Josh Saunders	33	0	33+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW		Patrick Mullins	25	6	11+13	6	0+0	0	1+0	0
15	MF		Tommy McNamara	19	3	15+4	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF		Connor Brandt	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF		Chris Wingert	28	0	26+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
18	GK		Ryan Meara	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW		Khiry Shelton	17	1	7+10	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF		Mehdi Ballouchy	20	3	16+3	3	0+0	0	1+0	0
21	MF		Andrea Pirlo	13	0	12+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF		Pablo Álvarez	9	0	3+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	DF		Jefferson Mena	7	0	6+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF		Shay Facey	24	0	20+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
25	GK		Eirik Johansen	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
26	MF		Sebastián Velásquez	12	0	5+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF		R. J. Allen	15	0	13+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
30	MF		Javier Calle	12	1	7+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
51	DF		Andoni Iraola	9	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
69	DF		Angeliño	14	0	10+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
88	MF		Kwadwo Poku	28	6	6+21	4	0+0	0	1+0	2
99	FW		Tony Taylor	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Released	MF		Matt Dunn	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Released	DF		Josh Williams	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Released	FW		Adam Nemec	9	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Awards

Major League Soccer Player of the Week award

Week	Player
2	David Villa[16]
15	David Villa[17]

Major League Soccer Team of the Week selection

Week	Player
1[18]	Mix Diskerud
2[19]	David Villa
14[20]	Tommy McNamara
15[21]	Jason Hernandez David Villa
16[22]	R. J. Allen David Villa
18[23]	Josh Saunders David Villa
19[24]	David Villa
21[25]	Kwadwo Poku David Villa
24[26]	Kwadwo Poku
29[27]	Ned Grabavoy

Major League Soccer Goal of the Week award

Week	Player
14	Tommy McNamara[28]

Etihad Airways Player of the Month award

Awarded to the player who receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the NYCFC website

Month	Player
March[29]	Josh Saunders
April[30]	Josh Saunders
May[31]	Mehdi Ballouchy
June[32]	Tommy McNamara
July[33]	David Villa
August[34]	Kwadwo Poku
September[35]	Frank Lampard
October[36]	Josh Saunders

Transfers

In

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	US	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
7	FW		David Villa	32	Non-US	Atlético Madrid	Transfer	Summer 2014	2017	Undisclosed	NYCFC.com
5	DF		Jeb Brovsky	25	US	Montreal Impact	Trade	Summer 2014	2017	2016 SuperDraft 2nd Round pick	MLSsoccer.com
12	GK		Josh Saunders	33	US	Real Salt Lake	Free	Summer 2014	2017	Free	NYCFC.com
4	MF		Andrew Jacobson	28	US	FC Dallas	Trade	Summer 2014	2016	2016 SuperDraft 3rd Round pick	NYCFC.com
3	DF		Kwame Watson-Siriboe	27	US	Real Salt Lake	Trade	Summer 2014	2016	2016 SuperDraft 4th Round pick	NYCFC.com
23	MF		Matt Dunn	20	US	Chivas USA	Draft	Winter		Chivas USA Dispersal Draft	NYCFC.com
13	DF		Josh Williams	26	US	Columbus Crew	Trade	Winter		Allocation funds	NYCFC.com
	DF		Omar Salgado	21	US	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Trade	Winter		Undisclosed	NYCFC.com
11	MF		Ned Grabavoy	31	US	Real Salt Lake	Draft	Winter		Expansion Draft	NYCFC.com
14	FW		Patrick Mullins	22	US	New England Revolution	Draft	Winter		Expansion Draft	NYCFC.com
21	DF		Jason Hernandez	31	US	San Jose Earthquakes	Draft	Winter		Expansion Draft	NYCFC.com
	MF		Daniel Lovitz	23	US	Toronto FC	Draft	Winter		Expansion Draft	NYCFC.com
99	FW		Tony Taylor	25	US	New England Revolution	Draft	Winter		Expansion Draft	NYCFC.com
20	MF		Mehdi Ballouchy	31	US	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Draft	Winter		Expansion Draft	NYCFC.com
6	DF		George John	27	US	FC Dallas	Draft	Winter		Expansion Draft	NYCFC.com
15	MF		Tommy McNamara	23	US	D.C. United	Draft	Winter		Expansion Draft	NYCFC.com
	MF		Sal Zizzo	27	US	Sporting Kansas City	Draft	Winter		Expansion Draft	NYCFC.com
17	DF		Chris Wingert	32	US	Real Salt Lake	Draft	Winter		Expansion Draft	NYCFC.com
1	GK		Akira Fitzgerald	27	US		Free	Winter		Free	NYCFC.com
26	MF		Sebastián Velásquez	23	Non-US	Real Salt Lake	Trade	Winter		Allocation money	NYCFC.com
2	DF		Andrés Mendoza	25	Non-US	CD Maldonado	Transfer	Winter		Undisclosed	NYCFC.com
10	MF		Mix Diskerud	24	US	Rosenborg	Free	Winter		Free	NYCFC.com
19	FW		Khiry Shelton	21	US		Draft	Winter		SuperDraft	NYCFC.com
16	MF		Connor Brandt	22	US		Draft	Winter		SuperDraft	skyscraperblues.com
	GK		Andre Rawls	23	US		Draft	Winter		SuperDraft	MLSSoccer.com
88	FW		Kwadwo Poku	22	US		Transfer	Winter		Undisc.	NYCFC.com
32	FW		Adam Nemec	29	Non-US	Union Berlin	Transfer	Winter		Free	NYCFC.com
22	MF		Pablo Álvarez	34	Non-US	Langreo	Transfer	Winter		Free	NYCFC.com
8	MF		Frank Lampard	36	Non-US	Manchester City	Free	Summer	2017	Free	BBC Sport
51	DF		Andoni Iraola	33	Non-US	Athletic Bilbao	Transfer	Summer		Free	MLSsoccer
21	MF		Andrea Pirlo	36	Non-US	Juventus	Transfer	Summer		Free	NYCFC.com

Out

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	US	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
	MF		Daniel Lovitz	23	US	Toronto FC	Trade	Winter	Allocation money	NYCFC.com
	MF		Sal Zizzo	27	US	New York Red Bulls	Trade	Winter	Ryan Meara p/x	NYCFC.com
	DF		Omar Salgado	21	US	Tigres	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	MLSSoccer.com
32	FW		Adam Nemec	29	Non-US	Willem II	Transfer	Summer	Free	sbisoccer.com
13	DF		Josh Williams	26	US		Release
23	MF		Matt Dunn	20	US		Release
1	GK		Akira Fitzgerald	27	US		Release
2	DF		Andrés Mendoza	25	Non-US		Release

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned From	Start	End	Source
18	GK	Ryan Meara	New York Red Bulls	December 11, 2014	December 2015	NYCFC.com
30	MF	Javier Calle	Independiente Medellín	February 6, 2015	December 2015	NYCFC.com
24	DF	Shay Facey	Manchester City	March 6, 2015	January 1, 2016	NYCFC.com
69	DF	José Ángel Tasende	Manchester City	July 8, 2015	January 1, 2016	MLSsoccer.com

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned To	Start	End	Source
7	FW	David Villa	Melbourne City	June 3, 2014	December 31, 2014	BBC.co.uk
5	DF	Jeb Brovsky	Strømsgodset	June 13, 2014	December 31, 2014	EmpireOfSoccer.com
12	GK	Josh Saunders	San Antonio Scorpions	July 18, 2014	December 31, 2014	NYCFC.com
4	MF	Andrew Jacobson	Stabæk IF	July 29, 2014	December 31, 2014	NYCFC.com
3	DF	Kwame Watson-Siriboe	Carolina RailHawks	August 22, 2014	December 31, 2014	CarolinaRailhawks.com

Non-player transfers

Acquired	From	For	Source
Additional international roster slot – 2015 & 2016	D.C. United	Allocation money	MLSsoccer.com
Discovery rights for Kwadwo Poku	Seattle Sounders FC	Conditional 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick	NYCFC.com

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