# 2016 New York Red Bulls season

The 2016 New York Red Bulls season was the club's twenty first season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.

## Team information
### Squad information

    As of November 6, 2016
Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions.
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 18 | Ryan Meara | GK | (1990-11-15)November 15, 1990 (aged 25) | Fordham University | 29 | 0 |
| 24 | Kyle Reynish | GK | (1983-11-03)November 3, 1983 (aged 32) | Chicago Fire | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Luis Robles | GK | (1984-05-11)May 11, 1984 (aged 31) | Karlsruher SC | 162 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | Gideon Baah | CB/LB | (1991-10-11)October 11, 1991 (aged 24) | HJK Helsinki | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | Connor Lade | RB | (1989-11-16)November 16, 1989 (aged 26) | Academy | 87 | 4 |
| 15 | Sal Zizzo | RB | (1987-04-03)April 3, 1987 (aged 28) | Sporting Kansas City | 63 | 1 |
| 20 | Justin Bilyeu | LB | (1994-02-03)February 3, 1994 (aged 22) | Southern Illinois University | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Ronald Zubar | CB | (1985-09-20)September 20, 1985 (aged 30) | AC Ajaccio | 40 | 4 |
| 25 | Chris Duvall | RB/CB | (1991-09-10)September 10, 1991 (aged 24) | Wake Forest University | 67 | 1 |
| 33 | Aaron Long | CB | (1992-10-12)October 12, 1992 (aged 23) | New York Red Bulls II (on loan) | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Damien Perrinelle | CB | (1983-09-12)September 12, 1983 (aged 32) | FC Istres | 51 | 2 |
| 78 | Aurélien Collin | CB | (1986-03-08)March 8, 1986 (aged 29) | Orlando City SC | 31 | 0 |
| 92 | Kemar Lawrence | LB | (1992-09-17)September 17, 1992 (aged 23) | Harbour View | 53 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 4 | Tyler Adams | CM | (1999-02-14)February 14, 1999 (aged 17) | Academy | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Derrick Etienne | CM | (1996-11-25)November 25, 1996 (aged 19) | Academy | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Felipe | CM | (1990-09-30)September 30, 1990 (aged 25) | Montreal Impact | 81 | 8 |
| 11 | Dax McCarty (captain) | CM | (1987-04-30)April 30, 1987 (aged 28) | D.C. United | 198 | 15 |
| 13 | Mike Grella | LW | (1987-01-23)January 23, 1987 (aged 29) | Carolina RailHawks | 78 | 18 |
| 16 | Sacha Kljestan | CM | (1985-09-09)September 9, 1985 (aged 30) | Anderlecht | 79 | 18 |
| 19 | Alex Muyl | RW/LW | (1995-09-30)September 30, 1995 (aged 20) | Academy | 33 | 3 |
| 27 | Sean Davis | CM | (1993-02-08)February 8, 1993 (aged 23) | Academy | 43 | 3 |
| 30 | Gonzalo Verón | RW/CM | (1989-12-24)December 24, 1989 (aged 26) | San Lorenzo | 48 | 4 |
| 77 | Daniel Royer | RW/LW | (1990-05-22)May 22, 1990 (aged 25) | FC Midtjylland | 7 | 1 |
| 98 | Shaun Wright-Phillips | RW/LW | (1981-10-25)October 25, 1981 (aged 34) | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 21 | Brandon Allen | FW | (1993-10-08)October 8, 1993 (aged 22) | Academy | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Omer Damari | FW | (1989-03-24)March 24, 1989 (aged 26) | RB Leipzig (on loan) | 6 | 1 |
| 99 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | FW | (1985-03-12)March 12, 1985 (aged 30) | Charlton Athletic | 126 | 76 |

## Roster transactions
### In

| # | Position | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| 18 | GK | Ryan Meara | New York City FC | Returned from Loan | October 28, 2015 |
| 4 | MF | Tyler Adams | New York Red Bulls II | Homegrown player | November 3, 2015 |
| 7 | MF | Derrick Etienne | Academy | Homegrown player | December 21, 2015 |
| 21 | FW | Brandon Allen | Academy | Homegrown player | December 21, 2015 |
| 19 | FW | Alex Muyl | Academy | Homegrown player | December 22, 2015 |
| 6 | MF | Mael Corboz | Academy | Homegrown player | December 23, 2015 |
| 2 | DF | Scott Thomsen | Academy | Homegrown player | December 23, 2015 |
| 17 | MF | Chris Thorsheim | Academy | Homegrown player | December 23, 2015 |
| 55 | DF | Damien Perrinelle | Free Agent | Re-signed with club | January 8, 2016 |
| 98 | MF | Shaun Wright-Phillips | Free Agent | Re-signed with club | January 25, 2016 |
| 24 | GK | Kyle Reynish | Free Agent | Re-signed with club | January 29, 2016 |
| 3 | DF | Gideon Baah | HJK Helsinki | Undisclosed | February 9, 2016 |
| 20 | DF | Justin Bilyeu | Southern Illinois University | Draft Pick | March 3, 2016 |
| 17 | DF | Zach Carroll | Michigan State University | Draft Pick | March 3, 2016 |
| 78 | DF | Aurélien Collin | Orlando City SC | Exchange for 2017 MLS Super Draft Fourth Round Pick | April 29, 2016 |
| 77 | MF | Daniel Royer | FC Midtjylland | Undisclosed | August 3, 2016 |
| 26 | FW | Omer Damari | RB Leipzig | Loan until December 2016 | August 4, 2016 |
| 33 | DF | Aaron Long | New York Red Bulls II | Loan until December 2016 | September 16, 2016 |

### Out

| # | Position | Player | Signed by | Details | Date |
| 7 | DF | Roy Miller | Saprissa | Option Declined | December 2, 2015 |
| 55 | DF | Damien Perrinelle | Free Agent | Option Declined | December 2, 2015 |
| 98 | MF | Shaun Wright-Phillips | Free Agent | Option Declined | December 2, 2015 |
| 18 | GK | Kyle Reynish | Free Agent | Option Declined | December 2, 2015 |
| 6 | DF | Anthony Wallace | Jacksonville Armada | Option Declined | December 2, 2015 |
| 19 | MF | Leo Stolz | Free Agent | Option Declined | December 2, 2015 |
| 17 | MF | Manolo Sanchez | San Antonio FC | Option Declined | December 2, 2015 |
| 21 | MF | Marius Obekop | Orlando City B | Option Declined | December 2, 2015 |
| 91 | MF | Dane Richards | Miami FC | Option Declined | December 2, 2015 |
| 24 | GK | Santiago Castaño | Socrates Valencia F.C. | Released | January 25, 2016 |
| 20 | DF | Matt Miazga | Chelsea | $5,000,000 Transfer | January 30, 2016 |
| 3 | DF | Shawn McLaws | Harrisburg City Islanders | Waived | February 12, 2016 |
| 6 | MF | Mael Corboz | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Waived | February 29, 2016 |
| 2 | DF | Scott Thomsen | Richmond Kickers | Waived | March 7, 2016 |
| 17 | MF | Chris Thorsheim | Middelfart G&BK | Waived | March 15, 2016 |
| 17 | DF | Zach Carroll | New York Red Bulls II | Waived | May 5, 2016 |
| 22 | DF | Karl Ouimette | Jacksonville Armada | Loan until December 2016 | June 24, 2016 |
| 10 | MF | Lloyd Sam | D.C. United | $150,000 General Allocation Money | July 7, 2016 |
| 9 | FW | Anatole Abang | Hobro IK | Loan until June 2017 | August 22, 2016 |
* ↑ Following Perrinelle's release he was re-signed on January 8, 2016
* ↑ Following Wright-Phillips' release he was re-signed on January 25, 2016
* ↑ Following Reynish's release he was re-signed on January 29, 2016
* ↑ Later retired from professional soccer.

### Draft picks

| Round | # | Position | Player | College/Club Team | Reference |
| 1 (18) | 20 | DF | Justin Bilyeu | Southern Illinois University | |
| 2 (18) | 17 | DF | Zach Carroll | Michigan State University | |

## Preseason and Friendlies
### Statistics
#### 6 Goals

* Bradley Wright-Phillips

#### 3 Goals

* Sacha Kljestan
* Gonzalo Verón

#### 2 Goals

* Anatole Abang
* Brandon Allen

#### 1 Goal

* Gideon Baah
* Sean Davis
* Kemar Lawrence
* Shaun Wright-Phillips
* Vincent Bezecourt
* Mike Grella
* Dan Metzger
* Ronald Zubar
* Stefano Bonomo
* Connor Lade
* Manolo Sanchez

## Major League Soccer season
### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 57 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | New York City FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 54 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Toronto FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 53 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | D.C. United | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 46 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 45 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 42 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 42 | |
| 8 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 41 | |
| 9 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 36 | |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 31 | |

### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Dallas (S) | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 60 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 58 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 57 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | New York City FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 54 | |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 6 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC (C) | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 47 | |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 46 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 46 | |
| 11 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 45 | |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 44 | |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 42 | |
| 14 | New England Revolution | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 42 | |
| 15 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 41 | |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 39 | |
| 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 38 | |
| 18 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 36 | |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 34 | |
| 20 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 31 | |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 23, 2016. Source: MLS

### Matches
## U.S. Open Cup

New York Red Bulls entered the 2016 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.

## CONCACAF Champions League
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NYR | ALI | ANT |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 | Quarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Alianza | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 3 | Antigua | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | | 0–0 | 1–3 | — |

## Player statistics

    As of November 6, 2016
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 18 | GK | USA | Ryan Meara | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | USA | Kyle Reynish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | USA | Luis Robles | 40 | -48 | 34 | -44 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | GHA | Gideon Baah | 10 | 2 | 6+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Connor Lade | 20 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Sal Zizzo | 35 | 0 | 20+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Justin Bilyeu | 8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | GLP | Ronald Zubar | 23 | 2 | 19+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA | Chris Duvall | 29 | 0 | 20+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Aaron Long | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | FRA | Damien Perrinelle | 13 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | DF | FRA | Aurélien Collin | 31 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 92 | DF | JAM | Kemar Lawrence | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | USA | Tyler Adams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | HAI | Derrick Etienne | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Felipe | 40 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Dax McCarty | 31 | 3 | 26+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Mike Grella | 38 | 8 | 28+4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Sacha Kljestan | 39 | 9 | 30+2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0+3 | 2 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Alex Muyl | 33 | 3 | 18+9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | USA | Sean Davis | 27 | 2 | 11+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ARG | Gonzalo Verón | 31 | 3 | 6+17 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | AUT | Daniel Royer | 7 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | MF | ENG | Shaun Wright-Phillips | 11 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 21 | FW | USA | Brandon Allen | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ISR | Omer Damari | 6 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 99 | FW | ENG | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 40 | 25 | 32+2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Transferred During Season ||||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | GHA | Lloyd Sam | 17 | 1 | 13+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loaned During Season ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | CMR | Anatole Abang | 8 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CAN | Karl Ouimette | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source:

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 99 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2 | MF | 16 | Sacha Kljestan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 13 | Mike Grella | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Felipe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 11 | Dax McCarty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 19 | Alex Muyl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 30 | Gonzalo Verón | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Gideon Baah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 23 | Ronald Zubar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 27 | Sean Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 5 | Connor Lade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 10 | Lloyd Sam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 26 | Omer Damari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 77 | Daniel Royer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 59 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 66 |
As of November 6, 2016.

### Assist Leaders

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 16 | Sacha Kljestan | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | MF | 13 | Mike Grella | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | 8 | Felipe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 99 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 19 | Alex Muyl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Lloyd Sam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 27 | Sean Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 30 | Gonzalo Verón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 77 | Daniel Royer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 78 | Aurélien Collin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 5 | Connor Lade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 11 | Dax McCarty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 15 | Sal Zizzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 20 | Justin Bilyeu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 25 | Chris Duvall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 92 | Kemar Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 46 |
As of November 6, 2016. This table does not include secondary assists.

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | GK | 31 | Luis Robles | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | GK | 18 | Ryan Meara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
As of November 6, 2016.