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2016 North American Soccer League season

January 04, 2023

The 2016 North American Soccer League season is the 49th season of Division II soccer in the United States and Canada, and the 6th season of the modern North American Soccer League.

North American Soccer League
Season2016
ChampionsNew York Cosmos
Spring ChampionsIndy Eleven
Fall ChampionsNew York Cosmos
Matches played187
Goals scored441 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerChristian Ramirez (18)
Biggest home win5 goals:
NYC 6–1 CAR
(August 27)
Biggest away win4 goals:
MNU 0–4 MIA
(Aug 6)
Highest scoring7 goals:
IND 5–2 JAX
(August 3)
NYC 6–1 CAR
(August 27)
Longest winning run5 games:
FC Edmonton
(Jul 27 – Aug 20)
Longest unbeaten run13 games:
Indy Eleven
(Apr 2 – Jul 11)
Longest winless run10 games:
Puerto Rico
(Jul 30 – Sep 17)
Longest losing run5 games:
Jacksonville
(Jul 13 – Aug 3)
Highest attendance10,156
MIA 1–1 TBR
(April 9)
Lowest attendance418
FTL 1–0 FCE
(October 12)
Total attendance885,337
Average attendance4,734
← 2015
2017 →

Three expansion clubs joined the league, with Miami FC and Rayo OKC joining in the Spring season and Puerto Rico FC beginning competition in the Fall season. In December, 2015, the San Antonio Scorpions' home stadium, Toyota Field, was bought by the city of San Antonio for use by Spurs Sports & Entertainment to host a club in the USL, forcing the Scorpions to cease operations.[1] In January, 2016, the NASL suspended its operation of the Atlanta Silverbacks for the 2016 season and possibly beyond.[2] As a result, the Spring season was contested by 11 clubs and the Fall season by 12. The New York Cosmos are defending Soccer Bowl champions. A split season format was used for the 2016 season.

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

Stadiums and locations

Main article: List of NASL stadiums
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Locations of NASL clubs

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit producer Shirt sponsor
Carolina RailHawks   Colin Clarke   Nazmi Albadawi Adidas Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
FC Edmonton   Colin Miller   Albert Watson Adidas The Fath Group
Fort Lauderdale Strikers   Caio Zanardi   Jean Alexandre Inaria Guaraviton
Indy Eleven   Tim Hankinson   Colin Falvey Diadora Honda
Jacksonville Armada FC   Mark Lowry   Matt Bahner Nike Winn-Dixie
Miami FC   Alessandro Nesta   Jonathan Borrajo Macron
Minnesota United FC   Carl Craig   Aaron Pitchkolan Inaria Atomic Data / Mall of America
New York Cosmos   Giovanni Savarese   Carlos Mendes Under Armour Emirates
Ottawa Fury FC   Paul Dalglish   Julian de Guzman Adidas Chartwells
Puerto Rico FC   Adrian Whitbread   Cristiano Nike Claro
Rayo OKC   Gerard Nus   Michel Kelme
Tampa Bay Rowdies   Stuart Campbell   Tamika Mkandawire Nike Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

Player transfers

Main article: List of North American Soccer League transfers 2016

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Puerto Rico Expansion team   Adrian Whitbread August 24, 2015[3]
Miami   Alessandro Nesta August 31, 2015[4]
Ottawa Fury   Marc Dos Santos End of contract November 20, 2015 Pre-season   Paul Dalglish November 20, 2015[5]
Jacksonville Armada   Eric Dade (int.) End of interim period November 24, 2015   Tony Meola November 24, 2015[6]
Indy Eleven   Tim Regan (int.) End of interim period December 2, 2015   Tim Hankinson December 2, 2015[7]
Fort Lauderdale Strikers   Günter Kronsteiner End of contract November 16, 2015   Caio Zanardi December 2, 2015[8]
Minnesota United   Manny Lagos Promotion to general manager December 3, 2015   Carl Craig December 3, 2015[9]
San Antonio Scorpions   Alen Marcina Fired November 1, 2015[10] Club defunct[11]
Rayo OKC Expansion team   Alen Marcina January 7, 2016[12]
Atlanta Silverbacks   Gary Smith Released January 11, 2016 Pre-season Club on hiatus[13]
Rayo OKC   Alen Marcina Mutual termination August 1, 2016 5th   Gerard Nus August 1, 2016[14]
Jacksonville Armada   Tony Meola Fired August 7, 2016 11th   Mark Lowry (int.) August 7, 2016[15]

Spring season

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Indy Eleven (S) 10 4 6 0 15 8 +7 18 Playoffs
2 New York Cosmos 10 6 0 4 15 8 +7 18
3 FC Edmonton 10 5 2 3 9 7 +2 17
4 Minnesota United 10 5 1 4 16 12 +4 16
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 4 4 2 11 9 +2 16
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 4 3 3 12 12 0 15
7 Carolina RailHawks 10 4 2 4 11 13 −2 14
8 Rayo OKC 10 3 3 4 11 12 −1 12
9 Ottawa Fury 10 2 3 5 9 14 −5 9
10 Jacksonville Armada 10 1 4 5 5 11 −6 7
11 Miami FC 10 1 4 5 7 15 −8 7
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(S) Spring season champion

Results

Home \ Away CAR FCE FTL IND JAX MIA MNU NYC OTT OKC TBR
Carolina RailHawks — 1–3 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0
Edmonton 1–0 — 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–0
Fort Lauderdale Strikers — 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1
Indy Eleven 4–1 1–1 — 4–2 2–1 1–1
Jacksonville Armada 0–1 1–1 — 2–1 0–1 1–1
Miami 1–0 0–0 — 0–3 2–3 1–1
Minnesota United 3–0 2–0 3–1 — 1–0 0–2
New York Cosmos 1–0 2–0 — 3–0 1–0 2–1
Ottawa Fury 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 — 1–1
Rayo 2–3 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 —
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on May 21, 2016. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fall season

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (F) 22 14 5 3 44 21 +23 47 Playoffs
2 Indy Eleven 22 11 4 7 36 25 +11 37
3 FC Edmonton 22 10 6 6 16 14 +2 36
4 Rayo OKC 22 9 8 5 28 21 +7 35
5 Miami FC 22 9 6 7 31 27 +4 33
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 22 7 5 10 19 28 −9 26
7 Carolina RailHawks 22 7 5 10 25 35 −10 26
8 Minnesota United 22 6 7 9 25 25 0 25
9 Puerto Rico 22 5 9 8 19 31 −12 24
10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 22 5 8 9 29 32 −3 23
11 Jacksonville Armada 22 5 8 9 25 35 −10 23
12 Ottawa Fury 22 5 7 10 23 26 −3 22
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(F) Fall season champion

Results

Home \ Away CAR FCE FTL IND JAX MIA MNU NYC OTT PRF OKC TBR
Carolina RailHawks — 1–0 3–0 3–2 1–0 3–3 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 4–1
Edmonton 1–0 — 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–1 1–0 — 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–4
Indy Eleven 3–0 1–0 3–0 — 5–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1
Jacksonville Armada 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 — 3–2 0–0 2–4 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–2
Miami 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 — 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–2
Minnesota United 5–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–4 — 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 2–0
New York Cosmos 6–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 — 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–2
Ottawa Fury 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 — 1–2 0–1 2–0
Puerto Rico 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–3 0–3 0–0 1–2 0–0 — 1–0 0–0
Rayo 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 3–1 2–2 — 1–0
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on January 2016. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Combined standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (C, X) 32 20 5 7 59 29 +30 65 Championship qualifiers
2 Indy Eleven 32 15 10 7 51 33 +18 55
3 FC Edmonton 32 15 8 9 25 21 +4 53
4 Rayo OKC 32 12 11 9 39 33 +6 47
5 Minnesota United 32 11 8 13 41 37 +4 41
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 32 11 8 13 31 40 −9 41
7 Miami FC 32 10 10 12 38 42 −4 40
8 Carolina RailHawks 32 11 7 14 36 48 −12 40
9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 9 12 11 40 41 −1 39
10 Ottawa Fury 32 7 10 15 32 40 −8 31
11 Jacksonville Armada 32 6 12 14 30 46 −16 30
12 Puerto Rico FC 22 5 9 8 19 31 −12 24
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(C) Champion; (X) Regular season champion

The Championship

Participants

Semifinals

Indy Eleven1–0FC Edmonton
Ubiparipović   63' Report
Report		 Diakité   83'
Eckersley   90+2'
Attendance: 9,702
Referee: Sorin Stoica
New York Cosmos2–1Rayo OKC
Arango   73'   77'
Orozco   90'
Duk   90+2'		 Report
Report		 Danso   37'
Velásquez   42'
Kimura   64'
Attendance: 5,023
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Soccer Bowl 2016

Main article: Soccer Bowl 2016
New York Cosmos0–0 (a.e.t.)Indy Eleven
Arrieta   116' Report
Report		 Ring   72'
Falvey   83'
Penalties
Arrieta  
Moffat  
Ayoze  
Richter  		 4–2   Paterson
  Zayed
  Busch
  Vuković
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Allen Chapman

Attendance

Club GP Total High Low Average Change
Minnesota United 16 137,161 9,460 6,101 8,573 -2.2%
Indy Eleven 16 134,339 9,356 6,132 8,396 -14.4%
Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 94,048 7,690 4,429 5,878 4.1%
Ottawa Fury 16 87,717 7,847 4,317 5,482 6.2%
Miami 16 86,833 10,156 1,229 5,427 N/A
Carolina RailHawks 16 80,923 8,086 3,093 5,058 11.4%
Puerto Rico 11 41,811 6,474 1,233 3,801 N/A
New York Cosmos 16 60,403 6,243 2,419 3,775 -25.4%
Jacksonville Armada 16 55,988 5,313 1,254 3,499 -55.9%
Rayo OKC 16 51,865 6,416 924 3,242 N/A
FC Edmonton 16 32,959 3,130 1,243 2,060 -28.7%
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 16 21,290 2,376 418 1,331 -70.2%
Total 187 885,337 10,156 418 4,734 -19.9%

Source: NASL

Highest attendances

Regular season

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Venue
1 Miami 1 – 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10,156 April 9 (April 9) 2 FIU Stadium
2 Miami 1 – 1 Minnesota United 10,012 September 24 (September 24) 24 FIU Stadium
3 Miami 1 – 1 Minnesota United 9,739 August 27 (August 27) 20 FIU Stadium
4 Minnesota United 2 – 0 Indy Eleven 9,460 July 16 (July 16) 14 National Sports Center
5 Minnesota United 0 – 1 Jacksonville Armada 9,402 October 1 (October 1) 25 National Sports Center

Statistical leaders

Awards

Monthly awards

Weekly awards

Week NASL Player of the Week NASL Play of the Week
Player Club Player Club
Week 1   Juan Arango New York Cosmos   Christian Ramirez Minnesota United
Week 2   Austin da Luz Carolina RailHawks   Ben Speas Minnesota United
Week 3   Éamon Zayed Indy Eleven   Éamon Zayed Indy Eleven
Week 4   Christian Ramirez Minnesota United   Christian Ramirez Minnesota United
Week 5   Yohandry Orozco New York Cosmos   Jair Reinoso Indy Eleven
Week 6   Nana Attakora Fort Lauderdale Strikers   Jake Keegan FC Edmonton
Week 7   Papé Diakité FC Edmonton   Kevin Venegas Minnesota United
Week 8   Ramón Núñez Fort Lauderdale Strikers   Ruben Bover New York Cosmos
Week 9   Joe Cole Tampa Bay Rowdies   Matt Bahner Jacksonville Armada
Week 10   Georgi Hristov Tampa Bay Rowdies   Tyler Gibson Rayo OKC
Week 11   Éamon Zayed Indy Eleven   Éamon Zayed Indy Eleven
Week 12   Christian Ramirez Minnesota United   Héctor Ramos Puerto Rico
Week 13   Nazmi Albadawi Carolina RailHawks   Dylan Mares Indy Eleven
Week 14   Michel Rayo OKC   Joe Cole Tampa Bay Rowdies
Week 15   Jaime Chavez Miami   J. C. Banks Minnesota United
Week 16   Lucky Mkosana New York Cosmos   Ariel Martínez Miami
Week 17   Éamon Zayed Indy Eleven   Keith Savage Tampa Bay Rowdies
Week 18   Alhassane Keita Jacksonville Armada   Héctor Ramos Puerto Rico
Week 19   Matt Van Oekel FC Edmonton   Amauri Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Week 20   Andrés Flores New York Cosmos   Brad Ring Indy Eleven
Week 21   Daryl Fordyce FC Edmonton   Bruno Cardoso Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Week 22   Darío Cvitanich Miami   Romuald Peiser Ottawa Fury
Week 23   Matt Van Oekel FC Edmonton   Joseph Marrero Puerto Rico
Week 24   Georgi Hristov Tampa Bay Rowdies   Trevor Spangenberg Puerto Rico
Week 25   Ruben Bover New York Cosmos   Sidney Rivera Puerto Rico
Week 26   Ben Fisk FC Edmonton   J. C. Banks Minnesota United
Week 27   Michel Rayo OKC   Jaime Chavez Miami
Week 28   Juan Arango New York Cosmos   Duke Lacroix Indy Eleven

League awards

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External links

  • Official website

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The 2016 North American Soccer League season is the 49th season of Division II soccer in the United States and Canada and the 6th season of the modern North American Soccer League North American Soccer LeagueSeason2016ChampionsNew York CosmosSpring ChampionsIndy ElevenFall ChampionsNew York CosmosMatches played187Goals scored441 2 36 per match Top goalscorerChristian Ramirez 18 Biggest home win5 goals NYC 6 1 CAR August 27 Biggest away win4 goals MNU 0 4 MIA Aug 6 Highest scoring7 goals IND 5 2 JAX August 3 NYC 6 1 CAR August 27 Longest winning run5 games FC Edmonton Jul 27 Aug 20 Longest unbeaten run13 games Indy Eleven Apr 2 Jul 11 Longest winless run10 games Puerto Rico Jul 30 Sep 17 Longest losing run5 games Jacksonville Jul 13 Aug 3 Highest attendance10 156MIA 1 1 TBR April 9 Lowest attendance418FTL 1 0 FCE October 12 Total attendance885 337Average attendance4 734 20152017 Three expansion clubs joined the league with Miami FC and Rayo OKC joining in the Spring season and Puerto Rico FC beginning competition in the Fall season In December 2015 the San Antonio Scorpions home stadium Toyota Field was bought by the city of San Antonio for use by Spurs Sports amp Entertainment to host a club in the USL forcing the Scorpions to cease operations 1 In January 2016 the NASL suspended its operation of the Atlanta Silverbacks for the 2016 season and possibly beyond 2 As a result the Spring season was contested by 11 clubs and the Fall season by 12 The New York Cosmos are defending Soccer Bowl champions A split season format was used for the 2016 season Contents 1 Teams stadiums and personnel 1 1 Stadiums and locations 1 2 Personnel and sponsorship 1 3 Player transfers 1 4 Managerial changes 2 Spring season 2 1 Standings 2 2 Results 3 Fall season 3 1 Standings 3 2 Results 4 Playoffs 4 1 Combined standings 4 2 The Championship 4 2 1 Participants 4 2 2 Semifinals 4 2 3 Soccer Bowl 2016 5 Attendance 5 1 Highest attendances 6 Statistical leaders 6 1 Top scorers 6 2 Top assists 6 3 Clean sheets 6 4 Hat tricks 7 Awards 7 1 Monthly awards 7 2 Weekly awards 7 3 League awards 8 References 9 External linksTeams stadiums and personnel EditStadiums and locations Edit Main article List of NASL stadiums RailHawks Edmonton Strikers Eleven Armada Miami Minnesota Cosmos Fury Puerto Rico Rayo Rowdiesclass notpageimage Locations of NASL clubs Personnel and sponsorship Edit Team Head coach Captain Kit producer Shirt sponsorCarolina RailHawks Colin Clarke Nazmi Albadawi Adidas Blue Cross Blue Shield of NCFC Edmonton Colin Miller Albert Watson Adidas The Fath GroupFort Lauderdale Strikers Caio Zanardi Jean Alexandre Inaria GuaravitonIndy Eleven Tim Hankinson Colin Falvey Diadora HondaJacksonville Armada FC Mark Lowry Matt Bahner Nike Winn DixieMiami FC Alessandro Nesta Jonathan Borrajo MacronMinnesota United FC Carl Craig Aaron Pitchkolan Inaria Atomic Data Mall of AmericaNew York Cosmos Giovanni Savarese Carlos Mendes Under Armour EmiratesOttawa Fury FC Paul Dalglish Julian de Guzman Adidas ChartwellsPuerto Rico FC Adrian Whitbread Cristiano Nike ClaroRayo OKC Gerard Nus Michel KelmeTampa Bay Rowdies Stuart Campbell Tamika Mkandawire Nike Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoPlayer transfers Edit Main article List of North American Soccer League transfers 2016 Managerial changes Edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointmentPuerto Rico Expansion team Adrian Whitbread August 24 2015 3 Miami Alessandro Nesta August 31 2015 4 Ottawa Fury Marc Dos Santos End of contract November 20 2015 Pre season Paul Dalglish November 20 2015 5 Jacksonville Armada Eric Dade int End of interim period November 24 2015 Tony Meola November 24 2015 6 Indy Eleven Tim Regan int End of interim period December 2 2015 Tim Hankinson December 2 2015 7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Gunter Kronsteiner End of contract November 16 2015 Caio Zanardi December 2 2015 8 Minnesota United Manny Lagos Promotion to general manager December 3 2015 Carl Craig December 3 2015 9 San Antonio Scorpions Alen Marcina Fired November 1 2015 10 Club defunct 11 Rayo OKC Expansion team Alen Marcina January 7 2016 12 Atlanta Silverbacks Gary Smith Released January 11 2016 Pre season Club on hiatus 13 Rayo OKC Alen Marcina Mutual termination August 1 2016 5th Gerard Nus August 1 2016 14 Jacksonville Armada Tony Meola Fired August 7 2016 11th Mark Lowry int August 7 2016 15 Spring season EditStandings Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Indy Eleven S 10 4 6 0 15 8 7 18 Playoffs2 New York Cosmos 10 6 0 4 15 8 7 183 FC Edmonton 10 5 2 3 9 7 2 174 Minnesota United 10 5 1 4 16 12 4 165 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 4 4 2 11 9 2 166 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 4 3 3 12 12 0 157 Carolina RailHawks 10 4 2 4 11 13 2 148 Rayo OKC 10 3 3 4 11 12 1 129 Ottawa Fury 10 2 3 5 9 14 5 910 Jacksonville Armada 10 1 4 5 5 11 6 711 Miami FC 10 1 4 5 7 15 8 7Source NASLRules for classification 1 points 2 total goal differential 3 total goals scored 4 head to head record 5 away goal differential 6 away goals scored S Spring season champion Results Edit Home Away CAR FCE FTL IND JAX MIA MNU NYC OTT OKC TBRCarolina RailHawks 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0Edmonton 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 1 2 0Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1Indy Eleven 4 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 1Jacksonville Armada 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1Miami 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 1Minnesota United 3 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 2New York Cosmos 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 1Ottawa Fury 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 1Rayo 2 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 Updated to match es played on May 21 2016 Source 1 Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Fall season EditStandings Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 New York Cosmos F 22 14 5 3 44 21 23 47 Playoffs2 Indy Eleven 22 11 4 7 36 25 11 373 FC Edmonton 22 10 6 6 16 14 2 364 Rayo OKC 22 9 8 5 28 21 7 355 Miami FC 22 9 6 7 31 27 4 336 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 22 7 5 10 19 28 9 267 Carolina RailHawks 22 7 5 10 25 35 10 268 Minnesota United 22 6 7 9 25 25 0 259 Puerto Rico 22 5 9 8 19 31 12 2410 Tampa Bay Rowdies 22 5 8 9 29 32 3 2311 Jacksonville Armada 22 5 8 9 25 35 10 2312 Ottawa Fury 22 5 7 10 23 26 3 22Source NASLRules for classification 1 points 2 total goal differential 3 total goals scored 4 head to head record 5 away goal differential 6 away goals scored F Fall season champion Results Edit Home Away CAR FCE FTL IND JAX MIA MNU NYC OTT PRF OKC TBRCarolina RailHawks 1 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 4 1Edmonton 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 4Indy Eleven 3 0 1 0 3 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 1Jacksonville Armada 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 2Miami 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 2Minnesota United 5 1 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 2 0New York Cosmos 6 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 1 3 2Ottawa Fury 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 0Puerto Rico 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0Rayo 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 0 3 1 2 2 1 0Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 0 2 0 Updated to match es played on January 2016 Source 2 Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Playoffs EditCombined standings Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 New York Cosmos C X 32 20 5 7 59 29 30 65 Championship qualifiers2 Indy Eleven 32 15 10 7 51 33 18 553 FC Edmonton 32 15 8 9 25 21 4 534 Rayo OKC 32 12 11 9 39 33 6 475 Minnesota United 32 11 8 13 41 37 4 416 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 32 11 8 13 31 40 9 417 Miami FC 32 10 10 12 38 42 4 408 Carolina RailHawks 32 11 7 14 36 48 12 409 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 9 12 11 40 41 1 3910 Ottawa Fury 32 7 10 15 32 40 8 3111 Jacksonville Armada 32 6 12 14 30 46 16 3012 Puerto Rico FC 22 5 9 8 19 31 12 24Source NASLRules for classification 1 points 2 total goal differential 3 total goals scored 4 head to head record 5 away goal differential 6 away goals scored C Champion X Regular season champion The Championship Edit Participants Edit 1 New York Cosmos Fall season champion 2 Indy Eleven Spring season champion 3 FC Edmonton 4 Rayo OKCSemifinals Edit November 5 2016 2016 11 05 16 3 00 pm EDTIndy Eleven1 0FC EdmontonUbiparipovic 63 ReportReport Diakite 83 Eckersley 90 2 Carroll Stadium Indianapolis IndianaAttendance 9 702Referee Sorin Stoica November 5 2016 2016 11 05 7 00 pm EDTNew York Cosmos2 1Rayo OKCArango 73 77 Orozco 90 Duk 90 2 ReportReport Danso 37 Velasquez 42 Kimura 64 Shuart Stadium Hempstead New YorkAttendance 5 023Referee Jose Carlos Rivero Soccer Bowl 2016 Edit Main article Soccer Bowl 2016 November 13 2016 2016 11 13 7 00 pm ESTNew York Cosmos0 0 a e t Indy ElevenArrieta 116 ReportReport Ring 72 Falvey 83 PenaltiesArrieta Moffat Ayoze Richter 4 2 Paterson Zayed Busch VukovicBelson Stadium Queens New YorkAttendance 2 150Referee Allen ChapmanAttendance EditClub GP Total High Low Average ChangeMinnesota United 16 137 161 9 460 6 101 8 573 2 2 Indy Eleven 16 134 339 9 356 6 132 8 396 14 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 94 048 7 690 4 429 5 878 4 1 Ottawa Fury 16 87 717 7 847 4 317 5 482 6 2 Miami 16 86 833 10 156 1 229 5 427 N ACarolina RailHawks 16 80 923 8 086 3 093 5 058 11 4 Puerto Rico 11 41 811 6 474 1 233 3 801 N ANew York Cosmos 16 60 403 6 243 2 419 3 775 25 4 Jacksonville Armada 16 55 988 5 313 1 254 3 499 55 9 Rayo OKC 16 51 865 6 416 924 3 242 N AFC Edmonton 16 32 959 3 130 1 243 2 060 28 7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 16 21 290 2 376 418 1 331 70 2 Total 187 885 337 10 156 418 4 734 19 9 Source NASL Highest attendances Edit Regular season Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Venue1 Miami 1 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 156 April 9 April 9 2 FIU Stadium2 Miami 1 1 Minnesota United 10 012 September 24 September 24 24 FIU Stadium3 Miami 1 1 Minnesota United 9 739 August 27 August 27 20 FIU Stadium4 Minnesota United 2 0 Indy Eleven 9 460 July 16 July 16 14 National Sports Center5 Minnesota United 0 1 Jacksonville Armada 9 402 October 1 October 1 25 National Sports CenterStatistical leaders EditTop scorers Edit Rank Player Club Goals1 Christian Ramirez Minnesota United 182 Juan Arango New York Cosmos 15 Eamon Zayed Indy Eleven4 Michel Rayo OKC 145 Georgi Hristov Tampa Bay Rowdies 116 Joe Cole Tampa Bay Rowdies 9 Dario Cvitanich Miami8 Justin Braun Indy Eleven 8 Adam Moffat New York Cosmos Hector Ramos Puerto RicoSource 17 Top assists Edit Rank Player Club Assists1 Nazmi Albadawi Carolina RailHawks 102 Juan Arango New York Cosmos 7 Joe Cole Tampa Bay Rowdies4 Jonathan Borrajo Miami 6 Andres Flores New York Cosmos Dylan Mares Indy Eleven Kevin Venegas Minnesota United Eamon Zayed Indy Eleven9 Justin Braun Indy Eleven 5 Ramon Nunez Fort Lauderdale Strikers Blake Smith MiamiSource 17 Clean sheets Edit Rank Player Club CleanSheets1 Matt Van Oekel FC Edmonton 162 Jimmy Maurer New York Cosmos 143 Jon Busch Indy Eleven 114 Sammy Ndjock Minnesota United 10 Mario Daniel Vega Miami6 Daniel Fernandes Rayo OKC 97 Matt Pickens Tampa Bay Rowdies 88 Bruno Cardoso Fort Lauderdale Strikers 7 Romuald Peiser Ottawa Fury10 Miguel Gallardo Jacksonville Armada 5 Trevor Spangenberg Puerto RicoSource NASL Hat tricks Edit Player For Against Result Date Eamon Zayed Indy Eleven Carolina RailHawks 4 1 June 11 Christian Ramirez Minnesota United Carolina RailHawks 5 1 July 2 Eamon Zayed Indy Eleven Jacksonville Armada 5 2 August 3 Georgi Hristov Tampa Bay Fort Lauderdale 4 1 September 24Awards Edit Monthly awards Edit Month NASL Player of the MonthPlayer Club Stats RefApril Austin da Luz Carolina RailHawks 3G 18 May Pape Diakite FC Edmonton 2G 19 June Eamon Zayed Indy Eleven 3G 20 July Christian Ramirez Minnesota United 7G 1A 21 August Matt Van Oekel FC Edmonton 22SV 0GA 22 September Dario Cvitanich Miami 3G 23 Weekly awards Edit Week NASL Player of the Week NASL Play of the WeekPlayer Club Player ClubWeek 1 Juan Arango New York Cosmos Christian Ramirez Minnesota UnitedWeek 2 Austin da Luz Carolina RailHawks Ben Speas Minnesota UnitedWeek 3 Eamon Zayed Indy Eleven Eamon Zayed Indy ElevenWeek 4 Christian Ramirez Minnesota United Christian Ramirez Minnesota UnitedWeek 5 Yohandry Orozco New York Cosmos Jair Reinoso Indy ElevenWeek 6 Nana Attakora Fort Lauderdale Strikers Jake Keegan FC EdmontonWeek 7 Pape Diakite FC Edmonton Kevin Venegas Minnesota UnitedWeek 8 Ramon Nunez Fort Lauderdale Strikers Ruben Bover New York CosmosWeek 9 Joe Cole Tampa Bay Rowdies Matt Bahner Jacksonville ArmadaWeek 10 Georgi Hristov Tampa Bay Rowdies Tyler Gibson Rayo OKCWeek 11 Eamon Zayed Indy Eleven Eamon Zayed Indy ElevenWeek 12 Christian Ramirez Minnesota United Hector Ramos Puerto RicoWeek 13 Nazmi Albadawi Carolina RailHawks Dylan Mares Indy ElevenWeek 14 Michel Rayo OKC Joe Cole Tampa Bay RowdiesWeek 15 Jaime Chavez Miami J C Banks Minnesota UnitedWeek 16 Lucky Mkosana New York Cosmos Ariel Martinez MiamiWeek 17 Eamon Zayed Indy Eleven Keith Savage Tampa Bay RowdiesWeek 18 Alhassane Keita Jacksonville Armada Hector Ramos Puerto RicoWeek 19 Matt Van Oekel FC Edmonton Amauri Fort Lauderdale StrikersWeek 20 Andres Flores New York Cosmos Brad Ring Indy ElevenWeek 21 Daryl Fordyce FC Edmonton Bruno Cardoso Fort Lauderdale StrikersWeek 22 Dario Cvitanich Miami Romuald Peiser Ottawa FuryWeek 23 Matt Van Oekel FC Edmonton Joseph Marrero Puerto RicoWeek 24 Georgi Hristov Tampa Bay Rowdies Trevor Spangenberg Puerto RicoWeek 25 Ruben Bover New York Cosmos Sidney Rivera Puerto RicoWeek 26 Ben Fisk FC Edmonton J C Banks Minnesota UnitedWeek 27 Michel Rayo OKC Jaime Chavez MiamiWeek 28 Juan Arango New York Cosmos Duke Lacroix Indy ElevenLeague awards Edit Golden Ball MVP Juan Arango New York Cosmos 24 Golden Boot Christian Ramirez Minnesota United 25 Golden Glove Matt Van Oekel FC Edmonton 26 Coach of the Year Tim Hankinson Indy Eleven 27 Goal of the Year Duke Lacroix Indy Eleven 28 Young U24 Player of the Year Pape Diakite FC Edmonton 29 Humanitarian of the Year Michael Lahoud Miami FC 30 Fair Play Award Carolina RailHawks 31 NASL Best XI 32 Position Player TeamGoalkeeper Matt Van Oekel FC EdmontonDefense Ayoze New York CosmosDefense Justin Davis Minnesota UnitedDefense Albert Watson FC EdmontonDefense Carlos Mendes New York CosmosMidfield Nazmi Albadawi Carolina RailHawksMidfield Juan Arango New York CosmosMidfield Joe Cole Tampa Bay RowdiesMidfield Michel Rayo OKCForward Christian Ramirez Minnesota UnitedForward Eamon Zayed Indy ElevenReferences Edit Scorpions Soccer Club Thanks Fans for Supporting Soccer for a Cause sascorpions com Archived from the original on December 23 2015 Retrieved December 23 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link NASL Suspends Operation of Atlanta Silverbacks nasl com Retrieved January 11 2016 Puerto Rico Football Club Announces Head Coach And Technical Director nasl com Retrieved December 11 2015 Alessandro Nesta Becomes Miami FC s First Head Coach nasl com Retrieved December 11 2015 Paul Dalglish Appointed Ottawa Fury FC Head Coach nasl com Retrieved December 11 2015 Legendary U S Soccer Hall of Fame Goalkeeper Tony Meola Hired as Armada FC Head Coach and Technical Director Jacksonville Armada FC Retrieved April 30 2016 Tim Hankinson Takes Over Indy Eleven Head Coaching Position nasl com Retrieved December 11 2015 Caio Zanardi Appointed Strikers Head Coach nasl com Retrieved December 11 2015 Manny Lagos Becomes Minnesota s Sporting Director Carl Craig Appointed Head Coach nasl com Retrieved December 11 2015 SCORPIONS PART WAYS WITH HEAD COACH ALEN MARCINA sascorpions com Archived from the original on November 3 2015 Retrieved January 20 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link NASL Releases Statement on San Antonio Scorpions nasl com Retrieved January 16 2016 Alen Marcina Named First Head Coach In Rayo OKC History nasl com Retrieved January 8 2016 NASL Suspends Operation Of Atlanta Silverbacks nasl com Retrieved January 16 2016 Alen Marcina Steps Down Gerard Nus Named Rayo OKC Head Coach Rayo OKC Archived from the original on August 8 2016 Retrieved August 5 2016 Armada FC Parts Ways With Head Coach Technical Director Tony Meola Assistant Coach Jim Rooney Jacksonville Armada FC Retrieved August 12 2016 NASL ANNOUNCES SCHEDULING DETAILS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS NASL com October 12 2016 a b 2016 NASL statistics Retrieved August 30 2015 PLAYER OF THE MONTH RailHawks Midfielder Austin Da Luz NASL Retrieved May 6 2016 PLAYER OF THE MONTH Eddies Defender Pape Diakite NASL Retrieved June 4 2016 PLAYER OF THE MONTH Indy Forward Eamon Zayed NASL Retrieved June 30 2016 PLAYER OF THE MONTH Minnesota forward Christian Ramirez NASL Retrieved August 4 2016 PLAYER OF THE MONTH FC Edmonton s Matt VanOekel NASL Retrieved September 10 2016 PLAYER OF THE MONTH Miami forward Dario Cvitanich NASL Retrieved October 9 2016 New York Cosmos Midfielder Juan Arango Wins 2016 NASL Golden Ball North American Soccer League November 10 2016 Retrieved November 10 2016 Minnesota United Forward Christian Ramirez Wins NASL Golden Boot Award North American Soccer League November 7 2016 Retrieved November 9 2016 FC Edmonton Goalkeeper Matt VanOekel Wins NASL Golen Glove North American Soccer League November 7 2016 Retrieved November 9 2016 Indy Elevens Tim Hankinson Named 2016 NASL Coach of the Year North American Soccer League November 10 2016 Retrieved November 10 2016 Indy Eleven Forward Duke Lacroix s Individual Effort Earns 2016 Goal of the Year nasl com November 8 2016 Retrieved November 9 2016 FC Edmonton Defender Pape Diakite Named 2016 NASL Young Player of the Year North American Soccer League November 9 2016 Retrieved November 9 2016 Miami FC Midfielder Michael Lahoud Named NASL Humanitarian of the Year North American Soccer League November 8 2016 Retrieved November 9 2016 Carolina RailHawks Earn 2016 NASL Fair Play Award North American Soccer League November 9 2016 Retrieved November 9 2016 North American Soccer League Announces 2016 Best XI North American Soccer League November 11 2016 Retrieved November 11 2016 External links Edit Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 North American Soccer League season amp oldid 1118189912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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