# 2018 Minnesota United FC season

The 2018 Minnesota United FC season was the ninth season of Minnesota United FC's existence and their second season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of American soccer. United played at TCF Bank Stadium and was coached by Adrian Heath, who still coaches United. Outside of MLS, Minnesota United also participated in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup, as well as various preseason competitions.

## Club

    As of July 17, 2018
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 24 | Alex Kapp | GK | (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 30) | Atlanta United FC |
| 28 | Matt Lampson | GK | (1989-09-06) 6 September 1989 (age 35) | Chicago Fire |
| 33 | Bobby Shuttleworth | GK | (1987-05-13) 13 May 1987 (age 37) | New England Revolution |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Carter Manley | DF | (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 28) | Duke |
| 3 | Jérôme Thiesson | DF | (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 37) | FC Luzern |
| 5 | Francisco Calvo | DF | (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32) | Saprissa |
| 8 | Marc Burch | DF | (1984-05-07) 7 May 1984 (age 40) | Colorado Rapids |
| 14 | Brent Kallman | DF | (1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 (age 34) | Minnesota United FC (NASL) |
| 15 | Michael Boxall | DF | (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 36) | SuperSport United |
| 22 | Wyatt Omsberg | DF | (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29) | Dartmouth |
| 27 | Bertrand Owundi | DF | (1993-10-15) 15 October 1993 (age 31) | Les Astres |
| 30 | Eric Miller | DF | (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 32) | Colorado Rapids |
| Midfielder ||||||
| 6 | Sam Cronin | MF | (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 38) | Colorado Rapids |
| 7 | Ibson | MF | (1983-11-07) 7 November 1983 (age 41) | Minnesota United FC (NASL) |
| 10 | Miguel Ibarra | MF | (1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 (age 34) | Club León |
| 11 | Romario Ibarra | MF | (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 30) | C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador |
| 13 | Ethan Finlay | MF | (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 34) | Columbus Crew |
| 16 | Harrison Heath (HGP) | MF | (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 (age 28) | Atlanta United FC |
| 17 | Collin Martin | MF | (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 30) | D.C. United |
| 18 | Kevin Molino | MF | (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34) | Orlando City SC |
| 19 | Frantz Pangop | MF | (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 31) | Union Douala |
| 20 | Rasmus Schuller | MF | (1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 (age 33) | BK Häcken |
| 26 | Collen Warner | MF | (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 (age 36) | Houston Dynamo |
| 29 | Maximiniano | MF | (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995 (age 29) | Fluminense FC |
| 32 | Alexi Gomez | MF | (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 31) | Club Universitario de Deportes |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Ángelo Rodríguez (DP) | FW | (1989-04-04) 4 April 1989 (age 35) | Deportes Tolima |
| 23 | Mason Toye (GA) | FW | (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 26) | Indiana |
| 25 | Darwin Quintero (DP) | MF/FW | (1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 (age 37) | Club America |
| 99 | Abu Danladi (GA) | FW | (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 29) | UCLA |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
| December 10, 2017 | MF | 16 | Harrison Heath | Atlanta United FC |
| January 9, 2018 | MF | 19 | Frantz Pangop | Union Douala |
| January 19, 2018 | GK | 28 | Matt Lampson | Chicago Fire |
| January 19, 2018 | DF | 27 | Bertrand Owundi | Astres |
| January 19, 2018 | FW | 23 | Mason Toye | Indiana |
| February 28, 2018 | DF | 2 | Carter Manley | Duke |
| February 28, 2018 | DF | 22 | Wyatt Omsberg | Dartmouth |
| March 30, 2018 | FW | 25 | Darwin Quintero | Club America |
| May 2, 2018 | DF | 30 | Eric Miller | Colorado Rapids |
| July 9, 2018 | MF | 11 | Romario Ibarra | Universidad Católica |
| July 10, 2018 | FW | 9 | Ángelo Rodríguez | Deportes Tolima |
| August 21, 2018 | MF | 12 | Fernando Bob | Internacional |

### MLS Re-Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Previous club | Ref |
| 1 | 4 | Tyrone Mears | DF | Atlanta United FC | |
Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft took place on December 15, 2017. Stage 2 of the Re-Entry Draft took place on December 21, 2017.

### MLS SuperDraft

Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Previous club | Ref |
| 1 | 7 | Mason Toye* | FW | Indiana | [A] [13] |
| 1 | 15 | Wyatt Omsberg | DF | Dartmouth | [B] [13][4] |
| 1 | 23 | Carter Manley | DF | Duke | [C] [13] |
| 2 | 41 | Xavier Gomez | MF | Nebraska-Omaha | |
* ^ Acquired from the Montreal Impact for $150,000 in Targeted Allocation Money
* ^ Acquired from the Chicago Fire for $75,000 in General Allocation Money, $100,000 in Targeted Allocation Money, and Matt Lampson for the 5th selection in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft
* ^ Acquired from the Toronto FC for $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money and the 5th selection in the 2nd round (28th overall) in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft
* ^ Acquired from the Portland Timbers for Jeff Attinella

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Notes |
| November 27, 2017 | DF | 2 | Justin Davis | Nashville SC | Option Declined |
| November 27, 2017 | DF | 4 | Jermaine Taylor | Austin Bold FC | Option Declined |
| November 27, 2017 | DF | 12 | Joseph Greenspan | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Option Declined |
| November 27, 2017 | MF | 15 | Ismaila Jome | Nashville SC | Option Declined |
| November 27, 2017 | DF | 22 | Kevin Venegas | Indy Eleven | Option Declined |
| November 27, 2017 | MF | 23 | Bernardo Añor | Caracas FC | Option Declined |
| November 27, 2017 | GK | 24 | Patrick McLain | Chicago Fire | Contract Expired |
| November 27, 2017 | FW | 30 | Brandon Allen | New York Red Bulls | Loan Expired |
| November 27, 2017 | DF | 31 | Thomas de Villardi | Austin Bold FC | Option Declined |
| February 28, 2018 | DF | | Vadim Demidov | Stabæk Fotball | Contract Buyout |
| May 2, 2018 | MF | 12 | Sam Nicholson | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| August 6, 2018 | FW | 21 | Christian Ramirez | Los Angeles FC | Trade |
| August 27, 2018 | DF | 4 | Tyrone Mears | West Bromwich Albion F.C. | Released |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
| August 10, 2017 | March 9, 2018 | MF | 77 | José Leitón | Club Sport Herediano |
| February 22, 2018 | End of Season | MF | 29 | Maximiniano | Fluminense FC |
| April 11, 2018 | End of Season | MF | 32 | Alexi Gómez | Club Universitario de Deportes |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | Loaned to |
| December 12, 2017 | December 12, 2018 | MF | 22 | Johan Venegas | Saprissa |
| December 12, 2017 | August 8, 2018 | FW | 23 | Mason Toye | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC |
| August 16, 2018 | End of Season | DF | 27 | Bertrand Owundi | Charlotte Independence |

## Friendlies

Win  Loss  Draw

### Carolina Challenge Cup

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Columbus Crew SC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
| Charleston Battery | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Atlanta United FC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Minnesota United FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| MLS | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 032.35 |
| U.S. Open Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 030.56 |
Updated to match played 18 December 2018 Source: Competitions

### MLS

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 62 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 57 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 57 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 54 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 49 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 7 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 48 | |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 47 | |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 38 | |
| 10 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 36 | |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 31 | |
| 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 21 | |

#### Overall table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 71 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Atlanta United FC (C) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 69 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 62 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | |
| 5 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 57 | |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 57 | |
| 7 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 56 | |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 54 | |
| 9 | D.C. United | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 51 | |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 51 | |
| 11 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 50 | |
| 12 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 49 | |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 48 | |
| 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 47 | |
| 15 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 46 | |
| 16 | New England Revolution | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 41 | |
| 17 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 38 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 18 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 36 | |
| 19 | Toronto FC | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 36 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 20 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 32 | |
| 21 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 31 | |
| 22 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 43 | 74 | −31 | 28 | |
| 23 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 21 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 December 2018. Source: Match reports

#### Results by round

| 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 |
| Stadium | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | L |

#### Matches

Win  Loss  Draw

### U.S. Open Cup
## Player statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Darwin Quintero | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | FW | Christian Ramirez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | Miguel Ibarra | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | Ibson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | Romario Ibarra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | Ángelo Rodríguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | Kevin Molino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | Ethan Finlay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | Michael Boxall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | Francisco Calvo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | Sam Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | Tyrone Mears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | Rasmus Schuller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Abu Danladi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 44 |

### Shutouts

| Rank | Player | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | Bobby Shuttleworth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |

### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists |
| 2 | DF | Carter Manley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jérôme Thiesson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Tyrone Mears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Francisco Calvo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ibson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Marc Burch | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Abu Danladi | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Miguel Ibarra | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Sam Nicholson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Ethan Finlay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Brent Kallman | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Kevin Molino | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Frantz Pangop | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Rasmus Schüller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | Christian Ramirez | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | Wyatt Omsberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Mason Toye | 0 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Michael Boxall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Collen Warner | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | Matt Lampson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |

### Discipline

| Place | Position | No. | Name | | |
| 1 | FW | 23 | Mason Toye | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | MF | 20 | Rasmus Schüller | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | 5 | Francisco Calvo | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Ibson | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Tyrone Mears | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | 29 | Luiz Fernando | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | 17 | Collin Martin | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | 8 | Marc Burch | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | 16 | Harrison Heath | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | 26 | Collen Warner | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | 32 | Alexi Gomez | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | GK | 33 | Shuttleworth | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF/FW | 25 | Quintero | 1 | 0 |

### Attendance

| Total | Games | Average | Season highest |
| 406,342 | 17 | 23,902 | LA Galaxy (52,242) |