# 2016 American Ultimate Disc League season

The 2016 American Ultimate Disc League season was the fifth season for the league. The twenty-six teams were split into four regional divisions (East, Midwest, West and South), with each team playing a 14-game schedule. The second and third placed teams in each division advanced to a playoff match, with the winners facing the first placed team in their division. The winners of these matches advanced to the AUDL Championship Weekend, which featured semifinals and then a final for the AUDL Championship. The Dallas Roughnecks defeated the Seattle Cascades 33–27 in the final to become the 2016 AUDL Champions.

## Regular season

Source: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference. (C) Division champion, (Q) Qualified for the division playoffs

### East Division

| Team | W | L | PD | Qualifying position |
| Toronto Rush (C) (Q) | 12 | 2 | +100 | East Division Final |
| DC Breeze (Q) | 10 | 4 | +65 | East Division Playoff |
| New York Empire (Q) | 7 | 7 | +32 | East Division Playoff |
| Ottawa Outlaws | 7 | 7 | +2 |
| Montreal Royal | 6 | 8 | −33 |
| Philadelphia Phoenix | 0 | 14 | −166 |
| Team | DC | MTL | NY | OTT | PHI | TOR |
| DC Breeze | — | 2–1 26–18 28–14 22–27 | 3–0 *23–22 15–14 **27–26 | 1–1 28–17 22–27 | 3–0 24–15 34–18 27–16 | 1–2 24–25** 23–24 28–23 |
| Montreal Royal | 1–2 18–26 14–28 27–22 | — | 1–1 19–21 12–17 | 1–2 24–31 27–30 21–20 | 3–0 25–17 21–18 27–19 | 1–2 31–27 18–29 14–26 |
| New York Empire | 0–3 22–23* 14–15 26–27** | 1–1 21–19 17–12 | — | 2–1 24–19 23–21 19–24 | 3–0 28–16 32–17 28–13 | 0–3 14–22 21–27 20–22* |
| Ottawa Outlaws | 1–1 17–28 27–22 | 2–1 31–24 30–27 20–21 | 1–2 19–24 21–23 24–19 | — | 3–0 25–13 30–22 37–16 | 0–3 15–32 24–30 20–35 |
| Philadelphia Phoenix | 0–3 15–24 18–34 16–27 | 0–3 17–25 18–21 19–27 | 0–3 16–28 17–32 13–28 | 0–3 13–25 20–30 16–37 | — | 0–2 16–24 6–28 |
| Toronto Rush | 2–1 **25–24 24–23 23–28 | 2–1 27–31 29–18 26–14 | 3–0 22–14 27–21 *22–20 | 3–0 32–15 30–24 35–20 | 2–0 24–16 28–6 | — |
* Overtime win
** Second overtime win

### Midwest Division

| Team | W | L | PD | Qualifying position |
| Madison Radicals (C) (Q) | 14 | 0 | +136 | Midwest Division Final |
| Pittsburgh Thunderbirds (Q) | 10 | 4 | +61 | Midwest Division Playoff |
| Minnesota Wind Chill (Q) | 9 | 5 | −26 | Midwest Division Playoff |
| Indianapolis AlleyCats | 8 | 6 | +44 |
| Chicago Wildfire | 4 | 10 | −34 |
| Detroit Mechanix | 4 | 10 | −79 |
| Cincinnati Revolution | 0 | 14 | −102 |

### West Division

| Team | W | L | PD | Qualifying position |
| San Francisco FlameThrowers (C) (Q) | 11 | 3 | +52 | West Division Final |
| Seattle Cascades (Q) | 9 | 5 | +16 | West Division Playoff |
| Los Angeles Aviators (Q) | 9 | 5 | +21 | West Division Playoff |
| Vancouver Riptide | 6 | 8 | −8 |
| San Jose Spiders | 5 | 9 | −27 |
| San Diego Growlers | 2 | 12 | −54 |

### South Division

| Team | W | L | PD | Qualifying position |
| Dallas Roughnecks (C) (Q) | 14 | 0 | +134 | South Division Final |
| Raleigh Flyers (Q) | 9 | 5 | +11 | South Division Playoff |
| Atlanta Hustle (Q) | 7 | 7 | −2 | South Division Playoff |
| Austin Sol | 7 | 7 | +26 |
| Jacksonville Cannons | 5 | 9 | −20 |
| Charlotte Express | 4 | 10 | −59 |
| Nashville Nightwatch | 3 | 11 | −90 |

## Postseason

Regional semifinal matches were played on July 16, with regional finals taking place on July 17 and July 23. Matches for the AUDL Semifinals were decided based on the seeding of teams from their results during the season.
| Division Playoffs | Division Playoffs | Division Finals | Division Finals | AUDL Championship Semifinals | AUDL Championship Semifinals | AUDL Championship | AUDL Championship |
| | | Toronto | 23* | | | | |
| DC | 24 | DC | 21 | | | | |
| New York | 20 | | | Toronto | 20 | | |
| | | | | Dallas | 27 | | |
| | | Madison | 20 | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | 20 | Pittsburgh | 16 | | | | |
| Minnesota | 18 | | | | | Seattle | 27 |
| | | | | | | Dallas | 33 |
| | | San Francisco | 17 | | | | |
| Seattle | 31 | Seattle | 23 | | | | |
| Los Angeles | 23 | | | Seattle | 26 | | |
| | | | | Madison | 25 | | |
| | | Dallas | 28 | | | | |
| Raleigh | 23 | Atlanta | 21 | | | | |
| Atlanta | 25 | | | | | | |
* Overtime win

### Division Playoffs

Postponed
* July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16) 18:30 ET East Division
| New York Empire | 20–24 | DC Breeze |
| (6–6, 4–8, 6–5, 4–5) |||
| 4 goals Kevin Norton | Boxscore | 5 goals John Helton |
| 5 assists John Wodatch | | 5 assists Markham Shofner |
* Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
* Players of the game: NY: John Wodatch (+7) DC: Alan Kolick, Brian Marshall (+5)
* July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16) 19:00 ET Midwest Division
| Minnesota Wind Chill | 18–20 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| (3–6, 5–5, 5–5, 5–4) |||
| 2 goals Six players | Boxscore | 5 goals David Vatz |
| 7 assists Ben Jagt | | 5 assists Alex Thorne |
* Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA Attendance: 750
* Players of the game: MIN: Ben Jagt (+6) PIT: David Vatz (+6)
* July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16) 19:30 ET South Division
| Atlanta Hustle | P–P | Raleigh Flyers |
* Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh, NC
* Due to lightning strikes, the match was postponed until the next day.
* July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16) 19:30 PT West Division
| Seattle Cascades | 31–23 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| (8–1, 9–4, 9–9, 5–9) |||
| 7 goals Mark Burton | Boxscore | 6 goals Bryan Nguyen |
| 7 assists Phil Murray | | 5 assists Eric Lissner |
* Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
* Players of the game: SEA: Nick Stuart (+10) LA: Eli Friedman, Eric Lissner (+6)
* July 17, 2016 (2016-07-17) 12:00 ET South Division
| Atlanta Hustle | 25–23 | Raleigh Flyers |
| (7–5, 5–8, 5–5, 8–5) |||
| 5 goals Anders Olsen | Boxscore | 5 goals Terrence Mitchell |
| 5 assists Dylan Tunnell | | 5 assists Brian Casey Jonathan Nethercutt |
* Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh, NC
* Players of the game: ATL: Nathan Vickroy (+7) RAL: Brian Casey, Jonathan Nethercutt, Terrence Mitchell (+6)

### Division Finals

* July 17, 2016 (2016-07-17) 14:00 PT West Division
| Seattle Cascades | 23–17 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| (3–3, 10–3, 6–6, 4–5) |||
| 4 goals Zane Rankin | Boxscore | 2 goals Six players |
| 5 assists Danny Karlinsky | | 5 assists Eli Kerns |
* Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
* Players of the game: SEA: Mark Burton, Zane Rankin, Matthew Rehder (+5) SF: Joel Schlachet (+5)
* July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23) 17:00 ET East Division
| DC Breeze | 21–23 (OT) | Toronto Rush |
| (4–5, 6–6, 2–4, 7–4, 2–4) |||
| 7 goals Tom Doi | Boxscore | 5 goals Steve Armitage |
| 3 assists Matt Kerrigan | | 4 assists Andrew Carroll |
* Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
* Players of the game: DC: Tom Doi (+9) TOR: Steve Armitage (+7)
* July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23) 18:00 CT Midwest Division
| Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 16–20 | Madison Radicals |
| (4–5, 3–4, 6–5, 3–6) |||
| 3 goals David Vatz Mike Ogren | Boxscore | 4 goals Colin Camp Peter Graffy |
| 4 assists Pat Earles | | 3 assists Tom Annen Jay Froude |
* Breese Stevens Field, Madison, WI
* Players of the game: PIT: David Vatz (+4) MAD: Colin Camp (+6)
* Due to lightning strikes, the start was delayed until 20:35 CT
* July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23) 19:00 CT South Division
| Atlanta Hustle | 21–28 | Dallas Roughnecks |
| (4–3, 4–8, 8–6, 5–11) |||
| 3 goals Anders Olsen Matt Smith | Boxscore | 3 goals Six players |
| 3 assists Max Leonard Dylan Tunnell | | 5 assists Jimmy Mickle |
* Five Star Soccer Complex, The Colony, TX
* Players of the game: ATL: Sam Little (+5) DAL: Brandon Malecek (+6)

### AUDL Championship Weekend
#### Semifinals

* August 6, 2016 (2016-08-06) 16:00 CT Semifinal #1
| Toronto Rush | 20–27 | Dallas Roughnecks |
| (4–8, 4–6, 6–7, 6–6) |||
| 4 goals Jonathan Martin | Boxscore | 6 goals Kurt Gibson |
| 4 assists Anatoly Vasilyev | | 5 assists Chris Mazur |
* Breese Stevens Field, Madison, WI
* Players of the game: TOR: Jonathan Martin (+5) DAL: Dalton Smith (+9)
* August 6, 2016 (2016-08-06) 19:00 CT Semifinal #2
| Seattle Cascades | 26–25 | Madison Radicals |
| (3–6, 7–9, 9–6, 7–4) |||
| | Boxscore | 5 goals Dave Wiseman |
| | | 3 assists Four players |
* Breese Stevens Field, Madison, WI
* MAD: Dave Wiseman, Pat Shriwise (+6)

#### Final

* August 7, 2016 (2016-08-07) 12:00 CT Championship Game
| Seattle Cascades | 27–33 | Dallas Roughnecks |
| | Boxscore | |
* Breese Stevens Field, Madison, WI