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New York Cosmos 2016 football season
New York Cosmos 2016 seasonChairman Seamus O'Brien Head coach Giovanni Savarese Stadium Shuart Stadium Belson Stadium NASL Spring: Runners-Up
Fall: Champions
Combined: 1st PlaceSoccer Bowl Champions U.S. Open Cup 5th Round Top goalscorer League: Juan Arango (16) All: Juan Arango (16) Highest home attendance 6,243(May 22 vs. Tampa Bay ) Lowest home attendance League: 2,419(May 1 vs. Carolina ) All: 984(Jun. 1 vs. Jersey at Belson Stadium ) Average home league attendance League: 4,302 All: 3,749
The 2016 New York Cosmos season was the new Cosmos ' fourth season of existence, playing in the new North American Soccer League . Including the previous franchise , this is the eighteenth season of a club entitled New York Cosmos playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area .
Club [ ]
Roster [ ]
As of March 18, 2016 .[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 18, 2016. [2]
Competitions [ ]
Pre-season and Exhibitions [ ]
[3]
Pre-season [ ]
Fresno Fuego v New York Cosmos
24 February 2016 Friendly Fresno Fuego 1–2 New York Cosmos show Fresno, California 9:30 P.M. EST UTC−5
69'
Report
Orozco 28' Arrieta 32'
Stadium: Chukchansi Park
San Jose Earthquakes v New York Cosmos
27 February 2016 Friendly San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 New York Cosmos show San Jose, California 10:00 P.M. EST UTC−5
Wondolowski 31' Amarikwa 42' Goodson 51' Godoy 67'
Report
Ayoze 54'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Miami United FC v New York Cosmos
9 March 2016 Friendly Miami United FC 0–3 New York Cosmos show Fort Lauderdale, Florida 7:00 P.M. EST UTC−5
Report
Duk , Bover 44'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Boca Raton FC v New York Cosmos
12 March 2016 Friendly Boca Raton FC 0–3 New York Cosmos show Boca Raton, Florida 7:00 P.M. EST UTC−5
Report
Flores 10' Freeman Duk 88'
Stadium: Boca Raton HS Stadium
New York Cosmos v Hofstra Pride
23 March 2016 Scrimmage New York Cosmos 6–0 Hofstra Pride show Hempstead, New York EST UTC−5
Guenzatti 22' Bover 35' , 79' Orozco 58' Arrieta 60' , 63'
Report
Stadium: Shuart Stadium
Exhibitions [ ]
New York Cosmos v SD Eibar
Friendlies goal scorers [ ]
Place
Position
Nation
Number
Name
Pre-Season
Exhibition
Post-Season
Total
1
FW
7
Yasmani Duk
3
2
0
5
2
FW
25
Jairo Arrieta
4
0
0
4
3
MF
15
Ruben Bover Izquierdo
3
0
0
3
4
MF
13
Sebastián Guenzatti
2
0
0
2
MF
19
Yohandry Orozco
2
0
0
2
5
DF
17
Ayoze
1
0
0
1
MF
11
Andrés Flores
1
0
0
1
DF
2
Hunter Freeman
1
0
0
1
MF
5
Niko Kranjčar
1
0
0
1
TOTALS
18
0
0
20
NASL Spring Season [ ]
Main article: 2016 North American Soccer League season § Spring season
The Spring season will last for 10 games beginning on April 2 and ending on June 12. The schedule will feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time.
Standings [ ]
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 [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
10
6
0
4
15
8
+7
18
5
0
0
9
1
+8
1
0
4
6
7
−1
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ground H H A A H A A H H A Result W W L L W W L W W L Position 1 1 2 3 3 1 3 1 1 1
Updated to match(es) played on June 4, 2016. Source:
nycosmos.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Match reports [ ]
Indy Eleven v New York Cosmos
New York Cosmos v Carolina RailHawks
Miami FC v New York Cosmos
May 7, 2016 Match 6 Miami FC 0—3 New York Cosmos show Miami, Florida 20:00 EDT UTC−4
Borrajo 19' Cvitanich 67' Ca. Rezende 76'
Report
Arango 18' Farfan 34' 67' Ayoze 45+1' Arrieta 50' 62'
Stadium: FIU Attendance: 3,432 Referee: Younes Marrakchi
FC Edmonton v New York Cosmos
May 15, 2016 Match 7 FC Edmonton 2—1 New York Cosmos show Edmonton , Alberta 16:00 EDT UTC−4
Plumhoff 13' Ameobi 41' Cruz 66' Diakité 74' Corea 81' Van Oekel 90+4'
Report
Orozco 22' 90' Arango 60' Ayoze 74'
Stadium: Clarke Field Attendance: 2,688 Referee: Yusri Rudolf
New York Cosmos v Tampa Bay Rowdies
May 22, 2016 Match 8 New York Cosmos 2—1 Tampa Bay Rowdies show Hempstead, New York 18:00 EDT UTC−4
Duk 32' Mendes 36' Bover 40' , 57'
NYC Report NASL Report
Heinemann 18' Burgos 84'
Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 6,243 Referee: Mike Lavergne
NASL Fall Season [ ]
Main article: 2016 North American Soccer League season § Fall season
The Fall season lasted for 22 games beginning on July 2 and ending on November 1. The schedule featured a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league twice, one at home and one on the road.
Standings [ ]
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 [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
22
14
5
3
44
21
+23
47
9
2
0
28
5
+23
5
3
3
16
16
0
Last updated: 30 October 2016.
Source:[citation needed ]
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 Ground H A H A A A H H H A H H A H H A A H A A H A Result W W W L D L W D W W W W D W D L W W D W W W Position 2 1 1 1 2 4 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2016. Source:
Fall season 2016 results A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Match reports [ ]
Miami FC v New York Cosmos
July 9, 2016 Match 2 Miami FC 2—3 New York Cosmos show Miami, Florida 20:00 EDT UTC−4
Poku 52' 73' Cvitanich 87' (pen. )
Report
Holt 17' Mkosana 39' , 90+2' Diosa 70' Bover 77' Orozco 81' Flores 90+3'
Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 4,519 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
Rayo OKC v New York Cosmos
July 16, 2016 Match 4 Rayo OKC 3—0 New York Cosmos show Yukon, Oklahoma 19:00 EDT UTC−4
Kimura 28' Michel 49' (pen. ) , 65' van Schaik 84' Pecka 85' Boateng 87' Samaras 90+54'
Report
Stadium: Miller Stadium Attendance: 4,621 Referee: Tyler Ploeger
FC Edmonton v New York Cosmos
July 27, 2016 Match 6 FC Edmonton 2—1 New York Cosmos show Edmonton , Alberta 21:00 EDT UTC−4
Ledgerwood 79' Fordyce 90+1'
Report
Arango 6' Ayoze 22' Freeman 45' Diosa 77'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 2,104 Referee: Alain Ruich
New York Cosmos v Carolina Railhawks
New York Cosmos v Indy Eleven
August 31, 2016 Match 12 New York Cosmos 3—0 Indy Eleven show Hempstead, New York 19:30 EDT UTC−4
Bover 8' 27' Arango 17' (pen. ) , 73' Diosa 67'
Report
Miller 53' Youla 55' Palmer 67'
Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 2,977 Referee: Jaime Herrera
New York Cosmos v FC Edmonton
September 17, 2016 Match 15 New York Cosmos 0—0 FC Edmonton show Hempstead, New York 19:00 EDT UTC−4
Report
Nyassi 25' Watson 54'
Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,723 Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Indy Eleven v New York Cosmos
Carolina Railhawks v New York Cosmos
New York Cosmos v Miami FC
October 22, 2016 Match 21 New York Cosmos 4—0 Miami FC show Hempstead, New York 19:00 EDT UTC−4
Arrieta 2' Orozco 7' , 36' Arango 30'
Report
Freeman 31'
Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 5,852 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
The Championship [ ]
Main article: Soccer Bowl 2016
New York Cosmos v Indy Eleven
13 November 2016 Soccer Bowl New York Cosmos 0—0 (a.e.t. ) (4—2 p ) Indy Eleven show Queens, New York 7:00 PM EST UTC−4
Arrieta 116'
Report
Ring 72' Falvey 83'
Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Allen Chapman Penalties
Arrieta Moffat Ayoze Richter
Paterson Zayed Busch Vuković
U.S. Open Cup [ ]
The Cosmos competed in the 2016 edition of the Open Cup, entering in the Third Round of the tournament.
Match reports [ ]
New York Cosmos v Jersey Express S.C.
June 1, 2016 3rd Round New York Cosmos 2—0 Jersey Express S.C. show Queens, New York 7:30EDT UTC−4
Bover 24' Ayoze 35' 68' Orozco 72'
Report
5'
Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 984 Referee: Dave Breckner
New York City FC v New York Cosmos
June 15, 2016 4th Round New York City FC 0—1 New York Cosmos show Bronx , New York 7:30EDT UTC−4
Mena 44' White 52'
NASL Report MLS Report
Arango 43' Szetela 53' 88'
Stadium: Coffey Field Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
New York Cosmos v New England Revolution
Squad statistics [ ]
As of Match played 13 November 2016
Appearances and goals [ ]
Total
NASL Spring Season
NASL Fall Season
NASL Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
1
GK
Jimmy Maurer
31
0
9+0
0
18+0
0
2+0
0
2+0
0
2
DF
Ryan Richter
8
0
0+0
0
5+1
0
2+0
0
0+0
0
3
DF
David Ochieng
15
0
0+1
0
11+1
0
0+1
0
1+0
0
4
DF
Carlos Mendes
32
0
10+0
0
17+0
0
2+0
0
3+0
0
6
DF
Rovérsio
12
0
0+0
0
6+2
0
2+0
0
2+0
0
7
FW
Yasmani Duk
12
2
1+1
1
7+2
1
0+1
0
0+0
0
8
FW
Andrea Mancini
1
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
11
FW
Andrés Flores
27
4
4+5
0
10+5
4
2+0
0
1+0
0
12
GK
Kyle Zobeck
1
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
13
MF
Sebastián Guenzatti
29
2
9+1
0
13+3
1
0+0
0
3+0
1
14
MF
Danny Szetela
28
2
3+2
1
10+9
0
0+1
0
3+0
1
15
MF
Ruben Bover
29
5
3+2
1
17+2
3
2+0
0
3+0
1
16
MF
Adam Moffat
26
8
1+2
2
14+5
6
2+0
0
0+2
0
17
DF
Ayoze
35
1
10+0
0
19+1
0
2+0
0
3+0
1
18
MF
Juan Arango
33
16
10+0
4
19+0
11
2+0
1
2+0
0
19
MF
Yohandry Orozco
25
8
6+1
2
10+3
4
2+0
1
2+1
1
21
FW
David Diosa
25
3
0+3
0
11+9
3
0+1
0
1+0
0
23
DF
Jimmy Ockford
21
0
8+2
0
4+4
0
0+1
0
0+2
0
24
GK
Brian Holt
5
0
0+0
0
4+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
25
FW
Jairo Arrieta
31
7
9+0
2
11+6
5
2+0
0
2+1
0
26
MF
Eric Calvillo
3
1
0+0
0
1+2
1
0+0
0
0+0
0
28
MF
Jimmy Mulligan
14
0
0+0
0
12+2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
29
MF
Alexis Velela
1
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
77
FW
Lucky Mkosana
28
4
0+7
0
12+6
4
0+0
0
1+2
0
Players who appeared for the New York Cosmos who are no longer at the club:
2
DF
Hunter Freeman
23
0
9+0
0
11+0
0
0+0
0
3+0
0
5
MF
Niko Kranjčar
7
1
6+1
1
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
8
MF
Michael Lahoud
7
0
7+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
27
MF
Gabriel Farfan
4
1
3+1
1
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
Goal scorers [ ]
Own goal scorers [ ]
Disciplinary record [ ]
Number
Nation
Position
Name
NASL Spring Season
NASL Fall Season
NASL Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Total
1
GK
Jimmy Maurer
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
DF
Hunter Freeman
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
DF
David Ochieng
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
4
DF
Carlos Mendes
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
5
MF
Niko Kranjčar
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
6
DF
Rovérsio
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
FW
Yasmani Duk
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
11
MF
Andrés Flores
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
13
MF
Sebastián Guenzatti
2
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
14
MF
Danny Szetela
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
15
MF
Ruben Bover
2
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
16
MF
Adam Moffat
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
17
DF
Ayoze
3
0
5
0
0
0
2
0
10
0
18
MF
Juan Arango
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
5
0
19
MF
Yohandry Orozco
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
21
FW
David Diosa
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
23
DF
Jimmy Ockford
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
24
GK
Brian Holt
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
25
FW
Jairo Arrieta
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
27
MF
Gabriel Farfan
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
28
MF
Jimmy Mulligan
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
77
FW
Lucky Mkosana
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
TOTALS
23
0
43
1
3
0
5
0
74
1
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
25
FW
Jairo Arrieta
D.C. United
14 January 2016
[4]
26
MF
Eric Calvillo
Southern California
15 January 2016
[5]
18
MF
Juan Arango
Tijuana
28 January 2016
[6]
19
MF
Yohandry Orozco
Ittihad FC
29 January 2016
[7]
3
DF
David Ochieng
Al-Taawoun FC
16 February 2016
[8]
5
MF
Niko Kranjčar
Queens Park Rangers
Spring Season
18 March 2016
[9]
2
DF
Ryan Richter
Bethlehem Steel FC
Fall Season
20 September 2016
[10]
Out [ ]
Loan in [ ]
8
MF
Michael Lahoud
Philadelphia Union
Yearlong
12 January 2016
[12]
7
MF
Yasmani Duk
Sport Boys Warnes
Spring Season?
22 January 2016
[19]
27
MF
Gabriel Farfan
Chiapas
Spring Season
26 February 2016
[20]
23
DF
Jimmy Ockford
Seattle Sounders FC
Yearlong
1 March 2016
[21]
8
FW
Andrea Mancini
D.C. United
3 September 2016
[22]
Loan out [ ]
National Team Call-Ups [ ]
References [ ]
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