# 2016 New York City FC season

The 2016 New York City FC season was the club's second season of competition and their second in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS). New York City FC played their home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx.

## Results
### Non-competitive
#### IMG Suncoast Pro Classic

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| FC Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
| New York City FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| HB Køge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| KR Reykjavik | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −4 | 1 |

### Competitive
#### Major League Soccer
##### League tables
###### 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 |

###### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 | |

##### 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

##### Results by round

| Matchday | 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 | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W |

##### Matches
#### U.S. Open Cup
## Squad information

    As of October 23, 2016
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Since | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 12 | Josh Saunders | GK | 2014 | (1981-03-02)March 2, 1981 (aged 35) | Real Salt Lake | 66 | 0 |
| 24 | Andre Rawls | GK | 2016 | (1991-12-20)December 20, 1991 (aged 24) | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Eirik Johansen | GK | 2015 | (1992-07-12)July 12, 1992 (aged 24) | Manchester City | 7 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Jason Hernandez | CB | 2014 | (1983-08-23)August 23, 1983 (aged 33) | San Jose Earthquakes | 59 | 0 |
| 3 | Ethan White | CB | 2016 | (1991-01-01)January 1, 1991 (aged 25) | Philadelphia Union | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | Maxime Chanot | CB | 2016 | (1990-01-21)January 21, 1990 (aged 26) | Kortrijk | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | Frédéric Brillant | CB | 2016 | (1985-06-26)June 26, 1985 (aged 31) | Oostende | 33 | 1 |
| 22 | Rónald Matarrita | LB | 2016 | (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 22) | Alajuelense | 27 | 1 |
| 23 | Jefferson Mena | CB | 2015 | (1989-06-15)June 15, 1989 (aged 27) | Independiente Medellín | 24 | 1 |
| 27 | R. J. Allen | RB | 2015 | (1990-04-17)April 17, 1990 (aged 26) | Skive | 41 | 1 |
| 30 | Diego Martínez | LB | 2016 | (1992-07-05)July 5, 1992 (aged 24) | River Plate | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | Andoni Iraola | RB | 2015 | (1982-06-22)June 22, 1982 (aged 34) | Athletic Bilbao | 40 | 0 |
| 52 | Shannon Gomez | RB | 2016 | (1996-10-05)October 5, 1996 (aged 20) | W Connection | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 5 | Mikey Lopez | CM | 2016 | (1993-02-20)February 20, 1993 (aged 23) | Sporting Kansas City | 17 | 0 |
| 6 | Federico Bravo | CM | 2016 | (1993-10-05)October 5, 1993 (aged 23) | Boca Juniors | 23 | 0 |
| 8 | Frank Lampard | CM | 2015 | (1978-06-20)June 20, 1978 (aged 38) | Manchester City | 31 | 15 |
| 10 | Mix Diskerud | CM | 2015 | (1990-10-02)October 2, 1990 (aged 26) | Rosenborg | 41 | 4 |
| 11 | Jack Harrison | RM | 2016 | (1996-11-20)November 20, 1996 (aged 19) | Wake Forest | 23 | 4 |
| 15 | Tommy McNamara | AM | 2014 | (1991-02-06)February 6, 1991 (aged 25) | D.C. United | 50 | 10 |
| 16 | Connor Brandt | CM | 2015 | (1992-09-15)September 15, 1992 (aged 24) | Tucson | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Mehdi Ballouchy | LM | 2014 | (1983-04-06)April 6, 1983 (aged 33) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 24 | 3 |
| 21 | Andrea Pirlo | CM | 2015 | (1979-05-19)May 19, 1979 (aged 37) | Juventus | 46 | 1 |
| Strikers |||||||||
| 7 | David Villa (captain) | CF | 2014 | (1981-12-03)December 3, 1981 (aged 34) | Atlético Madrid | 65 | 41 |
| 9 | Steven Mendoza | CF | 2016 | (1992-06-27)June 27, 1992 (aged 24) | Corinthians | 25 | 5 |
| 19 | Khiry Shelton | CF | 2015 | (1993-06-26)June 26, 1993 (aged 23) | Oregon State | 42 | 5 |
| 99 | Tony Taylor | CF | 2014 | (1989-07-13)July 13, 1989 (aged 27) | New England Revolution | 16 | 2 |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | PUR | Jason Hernandez | 32 | 0 | 26+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Ethan White | 14 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | LUX | Maxime Chanot | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | USA | Mikey Lopez | 17 | 0 | 6+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ARG | Federico Bravo | 23 | 0 | 11+10 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ESP | David Villa | 33 | 23 | 30+1 | 23 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Frank Lampard | 21 | 12 | 15+4 | 12 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | COL | Steven Mendoza | 24 | 4 | 10+13 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | USA | Mix Diskerud | 13 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Jack Harrison | 24 | 3 | 16+5 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | PUR | Josh Saunders | 33 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | FRA | Frédéric Brillant | 31 | 1 | 29+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Tommy McNamara | 30 | 5 | 27+2 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Connor Brandt | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA | Khiry Shelton | 24 | 4 | 12+9 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | MAR | Mehdi Ballouchy | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ITA | Andrea Pirlo | 33 | 1 | 32+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CRC | Rónald Matarrita | 27 | 1 | 23+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | COL | Jefferson Mena | 17 | 1 | 16+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | USA | Andre Rawls | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | NOR | Eirik Johansen | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | USA | R. J. Allen | 26 | 1 | 19+5 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ARG | Diego Martínez | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | ESP | Andoni Iraola | 31 | 0 | 25+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 52 | DF | TRI | Shannon Gomez | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | USA | Tony Taylor | 16 | 2 | 7+6 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for New York City FC who are no longer at the club: ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | USA | Andrew Jacobson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | USA | Patrick Mullins | 8 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | GHA | Kwadwo Poku | 8 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | US | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 3 | DF | Ethan White | 24 | US | Philadelphia Union | Trade | Winter 2016 | 2017 SuperDraft 4th Round pick | NYCFC.com |
| 11 | MF | Jack Harrison | 19 | Non-US | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Draft | Winter 2016 | SuperDraft | NYCFC.com |
| 22 | DF | Rónald Matarrita | 21 | Non-US | Alajuelense | Transfer | Winter 2016 | Undisc. (TAM) | NYCFC.com |
| 30 | DF | Diego Martínez | 23 | Non-US | River Plate | Transfer | Winter 2016 | Free | NYCFC.com |
| 5 | MF | Mikey Lopez | 22 | US | Sporting Kansas City | Waiver | Winter 2016 | Free | NYCFC.com |
| 13 | DF | Frédéric Brillant | 30 | Non-US | Oostende | Transfer | Winter 2016 | Undisc. (TAM) | NYCFC.com |
| 24 | GK | Andre Rawls | 24 | US | Wilmington Hammerheads | Transfer | Winter 2016 | Free | NYCFC.com |
| 4 | CB | Maxime Chanot | 25 | Non-US | Kortrijk | Transfer | Summer 2016 | Undisclosed | |

#### Loan in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
| 6 | MF | Federico Bravo | Boca Juniors | February 20, 2016 | December 31, 2016 | NYCFC.com |
| 52 | DF | Shannon Gomez | W Connection | March 3. 2016 | December 31, 2016 | NYCFC.com |
| 9 | FW | Steven Mendoza | Corinthians | March 11. 2016 | December 31, 2016 | NYCFC.com |

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | US | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 4 | MF | Andrew Jacobson | 29 | US | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade | Winter | Undisc. (TAM) | NYCFC.com |
| 88 | FW | Kwadwo Poku | 24 | US | Miami FC | Transfer | Summer | Undisc. | NYCFC.com |
| 14 | MF | Patrick Mullins | 24 | US | D.C. United | Trade | Summer | Undisc. (TAM) (GAM) (Intl. Spot) | NYCFC.com |

#### Loan out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |

### Non-player transfers

| Acquired | From | For | Source |
| International Roster Spot | Sporting Kansas City | Undisc. (TAM) | NYCFC.com |

## Honors
### MLS Player of the month

| Month | Player |
| July | Frank Lampard |

### MLS Player of the week

| Week | Player |
| 17 | Jack Harrison |
| 21 | Frank Lampard |
| 26 | Frank Lampard |

### MLS Team of the week

| Week | Player |
| 1 | Tommy McNamara |
| 2 | David Villa |
| 4 | Tommy McNamara Federico Bravo |
| 6 | Rónald Matarrita |
| 9 | David Villa |
| 10 | Rónald Matarrita |
| 11 | David Villa Jason Hernandez |
| 13 | R. J. Allen |
| 15 | David Villa Jack Harrison |
| 16 | Rónald Matarrita |
| 17 | Jack Harrison |
| 19 | David Villa |
| 21 | Frank Lampard Tommy McNamara |
| 22 | Maxime Chanot |
| 23 | David Villa |
| 24 | Rónald Matarrita |
| 26 | Frank Lampard |
| 28 | Jack Harrison |
| 29 | David Villa Khiry Shelton |
| 30 | David Villa |

### MLS Goal of the week

| Week | Player |
| 4 | Tommy McNamara |
| 19 | Jack Harrison |
| 30 | David Villa |
| 34 | David Villa |

### Fans' player of the month

Awarded to the player who receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the NYCFC website
| Month | Player |
| March | Tommy McNamara |
| April | David Villa |
| May | R. J. Allen |
| June | Jack Harrison |
| July | Frank Lampard |
| August | David Villa |
| September | David Villa |
| October | Frédéric Brillant |