2016 San Antonio FC season

San Antonio FC
2016 season
Owner Spurs Sports & Entertainment
Head Coach Darren Powell
Stadium Toyota Field
USL Conference: 5th
Overall: 12th
U.S. Open Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League:
Jason Johnson (3 goals)
All:
Jason Johnson (3 goals)
Highest home attendance 8,466 vs Swope Park Rangers
(9 April 2016)[1]
Lowest home attendance 7,837 vs Tulsa Roughnecks
(1 May 2016)[2]
Average home league attendance 8,152
2017 →

The 2016 San Antonio FC season is the club's first season of existence. The club is playing in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the modern NASL, this is the 7th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The season covers the period from 3 April 2016 to 24 September 2016.

Background

San Antonio was awarded the thirty-first USL franchise on January 7, 2016. The establishment of the club, along with the concurrent purchase of Toyota Field by the city of San Antonio and Bexar County, was part of a plan by local officials to obtain an expansion franchise in Major League Soccer.[3] As a result, the San Antonio Scorpions franchise of the North American Soccer League was shut down. The clubs first head coach, announced on January 7, 2016, is former Elon University men's soccer coach and Orlando City SC ProAcademy Director, Darren Powell.[4] On February 2, 2016, Carlos Alvarez became the clubs first player signing.[5]

The league expanded from 24 to 29 teams and San Antonio will compete in the Western Conference of the USL.[6]

Club

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of May 5, 2016.[7]

No. Position Player Nation
0 Goalkeeper Cardone, MattMatt Cardone      United States
1 Goalkeeper Ford, JoshJosh Ford      United States
2 Defender Palacios, MiltonMilton Palacios      Honduras
3 Defender Moseley, BobbyBobby Moseley (on loan from Stoke City)     Ireland
4 Defender McBride, SamSam McBride      United States
6 Midfielder Thurière, SébastienSébastien Thurière      Haiti
7 Midfielder Araujo, VictorVictor Araujo      Brazil
8 Midfielder Reed, MichaelMichael Reed      United States
9 Forward Sanchez, ManoloManolo Sanchez      United States
10 Midfielder Alvarez, CarlosCarlos Alvarez      United States
11 Midfielder Garcia, DannyDanny Garcia      United States
13 Goalkeeper Johnston, LeeLee Johnston      United States
14 Defender Bradnock-Brennan, BikoBiko Bradnock-Brennan      Ireland
15 Defender McCarthy, StephenStephen McCarthy      United States
16 Midfielder Castillo, RafaelRafael Castillo      Colombia
17 Forward Chin, ShawnShawn Chin      United States
18 Forward Johnson, JasonJason Johnson      Jamaica
19 Defender Gunderson, MaxMax Gunderson      United States
20 Defender Cochrane, GregGreg Cochrane      United States
21 Forward Francois, JacquesJacques Francois      Haiti
22 Defender Dunker, AustinAustin Dunker      United States
23 Defender Okiomah, FejiroFejiro Okiomah      United States
28 Midfielder Salazar, MiguelMiguel Salazar      Mexico
— Defender Roushandel, RyanRyan Roushandel      United States

Technical Staff

As of February 19, 2016.

Position Name
Head Coach England Darren Powell
Assistant Coach Scotland Andy Thomson
Assistant Coach Wales Nick Evans
Goalkeeper Coach Mexico Juan Lamadrid

Transfers

In

Date Player Position From Fee/notes Source
February 2, 2016 United States Carlos Alvarez MF United States Colorado Rapids Undisclosed [8]
February 3, 2016 United States Stephen McCarthy DF Finland KuPS Undisclosed [9]
February 4, 2016 United States Matt Cardone GK United States San Antonio Scorpions Undisclosed [10]
February 4, 2016 United States Max Gunderson DF United States Austin Aztex Undisclosed [10]
February 4, 2016 Brazil Victor Araujo MF United States Trinity Tigers Undisclosed [10]
February 4, 2016 United States Rafael Castillo MF United States San Antonio Scorpions Undisclosed [10]
February 10, 2016 United States Fejiro Okiomah DF United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds Undisclosed [11]
February 10, 2016 Honduras Milton Palacios DF United States San Antonio Scorpions Undisclosed [11]
February 11, 2016 United States Danny Garcia MF United States FC Dallas Undisclosed [12]
February 12, 2016 United States Josh Ford GK United States Orlando City SC Undisclosed [13]
February 15, 2016 Mexico Miguel Salazar MF United States Elon University Undisclosed [14]
February 15, 2016 United States Sam McBride DF United States Elon University Undisclosed [14]
February 16, 2016 Jamaica Jason Johnson FW United States Chicago Fire Undisclosed [15]
February 17, 2016 United States Michael Reed MF United States Atlanta Silverbacks Undisclosed [16]
February 18, 2016 United States Shawn Chin FW United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers Undisclosed [17]
February 18, 2016 Haiti Sébastien Thurière MF United States Charleston Battery Undisclosed [17]
February 25, 2016 United States Greg Cochrane DF United States Chicago Fire Undisclosed [18]
February 25, 2016 United States Manolo Sanchez FW United States New York Red Bulls Undisclosed [19]
March 18, 2016 United States Austin Dunker DF United States Seattle Sounders FC U-23 Undisclosed [20]
March 18, 2016 United States Lee Johnston GK United States West Virginia University Undisclosed [21]
March 29, 2016 Republic of Ireland Biko Bradnock-Brennan DF United States UNC Charlotte Undisclosed [22]
March 29, 2016 Haiti Jacques Francois FW United States UNC Greensboro Undisclosed [23]
May 5, 2016 United States Ryan Roushandel DF United States Austin Aztex Undisclosed [24]

Out

Date Player Position To Fee/notes Source

Loan In

Position Player Loaned From Start End Source
DF Republic of Ireland Bobby Moseley England Stoke City F.C. March 23, 2016 [25]

Loan Out

Position Player Loaned To Start End Source

Pre-season

The pre-season match against Rayo OKC was announced by Rayo OKC on 2 February 2016.[26] Remaining pre-season matches were announced on 4 March 2016 by SAFC.[27]

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
United Soccer League —5th 3 April 201624 September 2016
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Second Round— 18 May 2016

Last updated: 2 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
United Soccer League 6 2 2 2 8 5 +3 33.33
U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 6 2 2 2 8 5 +3 33.33

Last updated: 2 May 2016
Source: Competitions

United Soccer League

Further information: 2016 USL season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy II 9 4 4 1 17 11 +6 16 Conference Playoffs
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14
3 Saint Louis FC 7 3 2 2 9 7 +2 11
4 Sacramento Republic 7 3 1 3 4 3 +1 10
5 Rio Grande Valley Toros 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10
6 Orange County Blues 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10
7 Portland Timbers 2 8 3 1 4 9 10 −1 10
8 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 5 3 0 2 7 5 +2 9
9 San Antonio FC 7 2 2 3 10 8 +2 8
10 Real Monarchs 7 2 2 3 6 8 −2 8
11 Arizona United 7 2 2 3 4 6 −2 8
12 Swope Park Rangers 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7
13 Oklahoma City Energy 5 1 3 1 5 5 0 6
14 Seattle Sounders 2 7 1 3 3 4 9 −5 6
15 Tulsa Roughnecks 7 1 1 5 6 11 −5 4
Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2016. Source: 2016 USL schedule
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 summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 2 2 2 8 5  +3 8 1 1 0 4 2  +2 1 1 2 4 3  +1

Last updated: 2 May 2016.
Source:

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GroundAHAAAHHAHHAAHHAHHHAAAHHAAHHAHA
Result W D D L L W                                                

Last updated: May 2, 2016.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

The fixtures for the 2016 season were announced on 26 January 2016.[28] Home team is listed first, left to right.

      Win       Draw       Loss

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos. Name League U.S. Open Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
0 GK United States Matt Cardone 00000000
1 GK United States Josh Ford 60006000
2 DF Honduras Milton Palacios 50005010
3 DF Republic of Ireland Bobby Moseley 60006000
4 DF United States Sam McBride 60006010
6 MF Haiti Sébastien Thurière 3 (2)0003 (2)010
7 MF Brazil Victor Araujo 1 (4)0001 (4)010
8 MF United States Michael Reed 4 (1)0004 (1)010
9 FW United States Manolo Sanchez 1 (5)0001 (5)000
10 MF United States Carlos Alvarez 61006100
11 MF United States Danny Garcia 3 (1)1003 (1)110
13 GK United States Lee Johnston 00000000
14 DF Republic of Ireland Biko Bradnock-Brennan 0 (2)0000 (2)000
15 DF United States Stephen McCarthy 60006000
16 MF Colombia Rafael Castillo 5 (1)1005 (1)120
17 FW United States Shawn Chin 1 (4)1001 (4)110
18 FW Jamaica Jason Johnson 63006300
19 DF United States Max Gunderson 00000000
20 DF United States Greg Cochrane 60006000
21 FW Haiti Jacques Francois 00000000
22 DF United States Austin Dunker 00000000
23 DF United States Fejiro Okiomah 1 (3)1001 (3)100
28 MF Mexico Miguel Salazar 0 (2)0000 (2)000
- DF United States Ryan Roushandel 00000000

Last updated: 5 May 2016.
Source: San Antonio FC

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player United Soccer League U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW 18 Jamaica Jason Johnson 303
2 MF 10 United States Carlos Alvarez 101
2 MF 11 United States Danny Garcia 101
2 MF 16 Colombia Rafael Castillo 101
2 FW 17 United States Shawn Chin 101
2 DF 23 United States Fejiro Okiomah 101
TOTALS 8 0 8

    Last updated: 2 May 2016.
    Source: San Antonio FC

    Clean sheets

    The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

    Rnk No. Player United Soccer League U.S. Open Cup Total
    1 1 United States Josh Ford 101
    TOTALS 1 0 1

    Last updated: 4 April 2016.
    Source: San Antonio FC

    Awards

    Player

    No. Player Award Week Source
    18 Jamaica Jason Johnson USL Team of the Week
    Week 2
    		 [29]
    16 Colombia Rafael Castillo USL Team of the Week
    Week 6
    		 [30]

    References

    1. ↑ "SAN ANTONIO FC EARN 1-1 DRAW IN FRONT OF RECORD CROWD". San Antonio FC. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
    2. ↑ "SAN ANTONIO DEFEATS TULSA ROUGHNECKS FC 3-1 AT TOYOTA FIELD". San Antonio FC. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
    3. ↑ Staff (December 22, 2015). "Spurs Sports & Entertainment reaches agreement with Bexar County and City of San Antonio to play soccer at Toyota Field in 2016" (Press release). San Antonio: Spurs Sports & Entertainment. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
    4. ↑ "Meet Darren Powell". uslsanantonio.com. January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
    5. ↑ http://uslsanantonio.com/2016/02/usl-san-antonio-signs-midfielder-carlos-alvarez/
    6. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=917134&SPID=157014&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=210650693
    7. ↑ "San Antonio FC roster". sanantoniofc.com. San Antonio. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
    8. ↑ http://sanantoniofc.com/2016/02/usl-san-antonio-signs-midfielder-carlos-alvarez/
    9. ↑ http://uslsanantonio.com/2016/02/usl-san-antonio-signs-defender-stephen-mccarthy/
    10. 1 2 3 4 http://uslsanantonio.com/2016/02/san-antonio-fc-signs-rafael-castillo-matt-cardone-victor-araujo-and-max-gunderson/
    11. 1 2 http://uslsanantonio.com/2016/02/san-antonio-fc-signs-fejiro-okiomah-and-milton-palacios/
    12. ↑ http://uslsanantonio.com/2016/02/san-antonio-fc-signs-midfielder-danny-garcia/
    13. ↑ http://uslsanantonio.com/2016/02/san-antonio-fc-signs-goalkeeper-josh-ford/
    14. 1 2 http://sanantoniofc.com/2016/02/san-antonio-fc-signs-miguel-salazar-and-sam-mcbride/
    15. ↑ http://sanantoniofc.com/2016/02/san-antonio-fc-signs-striker-jason-johnson/
    16. ↑ http://sanantoniofc.com/2016/02/san-antonio-fc-signs-midfielder-michael-reed/
    17. 1 2 http://sanantoniofc.com/2016/02/san-antonio-fc-signs-shawn-chin-and-sebastian-thuriere/
    18. ↑ http://sanantoniofc.com/2016/02/san-antonio-fc-signs-greg-cochrane-and-manolo-sanchez/
    19. ↑ http://sanantoniofc.com/2016/02/san-antonio-fc-signs-greg-cochrane-and-manolo-sanchez/
    20. ↑ http://sanantoniofc.com/2016/03/san-antonio-fc-signs-austin-dunker-and-lee-johnston/
    21. ↑ http://sanantoniofc.com/2016/03/san-antonio-fc-signs-austin-dunker-and-lee-johnston/
    22. ↑ http://sanantoniofc.com/2016/03/san-antonio-fc-signs-biko-bradnock-brennan-and-jacques-francois/
    23. ↑ http://sanantoniofc.com/2016/03/san-antonio-fc-signs-biko-bradnock-brennan-and-jacques-francois/
    24. ↑ http://www.sanantoniofc.com/news_article/show/645396?referrer_id=2442824
    25. ↑ http://sanantoniofc.com/2016/03/san-antonio-fc-signs-bobby-moseley-on-loan-from-stoke-city-fc/
    26. ↑ http://www.rayookc.com/news/2016/02/02/rayo-okc-announces-preseason-game-schedule
    27. ↑ https://twitter.com/SAFCUSL/status/705830180330188800
    28. ↑ http://sanantoniofc.com/2016/01/usl-san-antonio-announces-2016-schedule/
    29. ↑ "Saint Louis’ Cicciarelli Named USL Player of the Week". uslsoccer.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
    30. ↑ "Vancouver’s McKendry Named USL Player of the Week". uslsoccer.com. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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