2016 in American soccer

Soccer in the United States
Season2016
Men's soccer
Supporters' ShieldFC Dallas
NASLNew York Cosmos
USLNew York Red Bulls II
NPSLAFC Cleveland
PDLMichigan Bucks
US Open CupFC Dallas
MLS CupSeattle Sounders FC
Women's soccer
NWSLWestern New York Flash
WPSLBoston Breakers Reserves
UWSSanta Clarita Blue Heat
Women's OpenOlympic Club
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The 2016 season was the 104th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

National teams

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Men

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Senior

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Main article: United States men's national soccer team
Wins Losses Draws
12 6 1
Friendlies
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January 31 United States  3–2  Iceland Carson, California
12:45 PT Altidore 20'
Orozco 59'
Nagbe Yellow card 72'
Birnbaum 90'		 Report Steindórsson 13'
Fjóluson Yellow card 45'
Sigurðarson 48'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 8,803
Referee: Jeffrey Solis (Costa Rica)
February 5 United States  1–0  Canada Carson, California
19:15 PT Besler Yellow card 42'
Altidore 89'		 Report Henry Yellow card 79' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 9,274
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
May 22 Puerto Rico  1–3  United States Bayamón, Puerto Rico
12:00 EST Betancur 42' Report Ream 20'
Wood 34'
Arriola 56'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Referee: Kimball Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
May 25 United States  1–0  Ecuador Frisco, Texas
20:00PM EST Jones Yellow card 26'
Nagbe 90'		 Report Achilier Yellow card 22'
Ramírez Yellow card 35'
Mena Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 9,893
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza (Mexico)
May 28 United States  4–0  Bolivia Kansas City, Kansas
20:00PM EST Zardes 26', 52'
Brooks 37'
Pulisic 69'		 report Campos Yellow card 30'
Duk Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 8,894
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
October 7 Cuba  0–2  United States Havana, Cuba
Report Wondolowski 62'
Green 71'		 Stadium: Estadio Pedro Marrero
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
October 11 United States  1–1  New Zealand Washington, D.C.
20:00 ET Green 27' Report Patterson 72' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 9,012
Referee: Juan Carlos Guerra (Guatemala)
World Cup qualifying
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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
Fourth round
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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 6 4 1 1 20 3 +17 13 Advance to fifth round — 4–0 4–0 6–1
2  Trinidad and Tobago 6 3 2 1 13 9 +4 11 0–0 — 2–2 6–0
3  Guatemala 6 3 1 2 18 11 +7 10 2–0 1–2 — 9–3
4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 0 0 6 6 34 −28 0 0–6 2–3 0–4 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
March 25 Group C Guatemala  2–0  United States Guatemala City, Guatemala
22:00 ET Morales 7'
Hernandez Yellow card 8'
Ruiz 15'
Pappa Yellow card 78'		 Report Bradley Yellow card 83' Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
March 29 Group C United States  4–0  Guatemala Columbus, Ohio
19:00 EST Dempsey 12'
Cameron 35'
Zusi 46'
Altidore 89'		 Report Jiménez Yellow card 34' Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 20,624
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
September 2 Group C Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0–6  United States Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
15:30 ET Report Wood 28'
Besler 32'
Altidore 43' (pen.)
Pulisic 71', 90+2'
Kljestan 78'		 Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)
September 6 Group C United States  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago Jacksonville, Florida
20:00 ET Kljestan 44'
Altidore 59', 63'
Arriola 71'		 Report Stadium: EverBank Field
Attendance: 19,410
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Fifth round
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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fifth round

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico Costa Rica Panama Honduras United States Trinidad and Tobago
1  Mexico 10 6 3 1 16 7 +9 21 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–1
2  Costa Rica 10 4 4 2 14 8 +6 16 1–1 — 0–0 1–1 4–0 2–1
3  Panama 10 3 4 3 9 10 −1 13 0–0 2–1 — 2–2 1–1 3–0
4  Honduras 10 3 4 3 13 19 −6 13 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs 3–2 1–1 0–1 — 1–1 3–1
5  United States 10 3 3 4 17 13 +4 12 1–2 0–2 4–0 6–0 — 2–0
6  Trinidad and Tobago 10 2 0 8 7 19 −12 6 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
November 11 Fifth round United States  1–2  Mexico Columbus, Ohio
19:45 ET Wood 49' Report Layún 20'
Márquez 89'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 24,650
Referee: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala)
November 15 Fifth round Costa Rica  4–0  United States San José, Costa Rica
21:00 ET Venegas 44'
Bolaños 68'
Campbell 74,78'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Attendance: 35,400
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Copa América Centenario
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Main article: Copa América Centenario
June 3 Group stage United States  0–2  Colombia Santa Clara, California
21:30 ET Report Zapata 8'
Rodríguez 42' (pen.)		 Stadium: Levi's Stadium
Attendance: 67,439
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)
June 7 Group stage United States  4–0  Costa Rica Chicago, Illinois
20:00 ET Dempsey 8' (pen.)
Jones 36'
Wood 41'
Zusi 86'		 Report Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 39,642
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
June 11 Group stage Paraguay  0–1  United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET Report Dempsey 27' Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field
Attendance: 51,041
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
June 16 QF United States  2–1  Ecuador Seattle, Washington
18:30 PT Dempsey 22'
Zardes 65'		 Report Arroyo 74' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 47,322
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
June 21 SF United States  0–4  Argentina Houston, Texas
19:00 ET Report Lavezzi 3'
Messi 32'
Higuaín 50', 86'		 Stadium: NRG Stadium
Attendance: 70,858
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
June 25 3rd Place United States  0–1  Colombia Glendale, Arizona
20:00 ET Report Bacca 31' Stadium: University of Phoenix Stadium
Attendance: 29,041
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)
Goalscorers
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Goals are current as of November 15, 2016, after match against Costa Rica.

Player Goals
Jozy Altidore 6
Clint Dempsey 4
Bobby Wood 4
Gyasi Zardes 3
Christian Pulisic 3
Graham Zusi 2
Sacha Kljestan 2
Paul Arriola 2
Julian Green 2
Geoff Cameron 1
Michael Orozco 1
Steve Birnbaum 1
Tim Ream 1
Darlington Nagbe 1
John Brooks 1
Jermaine Jones 1
Matt Besler 1
Chris Wondolowski 1
Managerial changes
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This is a list of changes of managers:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Incoming manager Date of appointment
United States Germany Jürgen Klinsmann Fired[1] November 21 United States Bruce Arena November 22[2]

U-23

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Olympic qualifying
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Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off
March 25 First leg Colombia  1–1  United States Barranquilla, Colombia
17:00 ET Borre Yellow card 67'
Quintero 68' (pen.)
Borja Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Gil 6'
Miazga Yellow card 52'
Acosta Yellow card 67'
Cropper Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
March 29 Second leg United States  1–2
(2–3 agg.)		  Colombia Frisco, Texas
20:30 CT Rodriquez Yellow card 21'
Parker Yellow card 52'
Machado 57' (o.g.)
Polster Yellow card 58'
Gil Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card 77'
Miazga Red card 90'		 [1] Machado Yellow card 22'
R. Martínez 30', 64'
Celis Yellow card 45'
Bonila Yellow card 82'
Barrera Yellow card 88'
Barrios Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 7,998
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

U-20

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Friendlies
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August 5 United States  2–0 United States New York Cosmos Uniondale, New York
Gutjahr 46'
Suarez 67'		 Report Stadium: New York Cosmos Training Facility
Attendance: 100
August 8 United States  4–3 United States New York Red Bulls II Whippany, New Jersey
Sabbi 36'
Lewis 37'
Elney 67'
Samuel Yellow card 86'
Kelly 90+1'		 Report Abang 10'
Metzger 14'
Carroll Yellow card 28'
Bonomo 46'		 Stadium: New York Red Bull Training Facility
Attendance: 150
December 17 Costa Rica  0–4  United States San Jose, Costa Rica
10:00 ET Report Stadium: Proyecto Goal
Attendance: 200
December 19 Costa Rica  0–0  United States San Jose, Costa Rica
10:00 ET Report
2016 Dallas Cup
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March 21 United States  1–0 Mexico CF Monterrey Rayados Dallas, Texas
19:30 ET Stadium: Cotton Bowl
March 21 United States  1–2 England Fulham F.C. Academy Dallas, Texas
17:30 ET Stadium: Richland College
March 23 United States  3–3 Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Dallas, Texas
ET Stadium: Richland College
2016 U-20 Men's NTC Invitational
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June 29 United States  2–0  Costa Rica Carson, California
21:00 ET Williamson Yellow card 7'
Ebobisse 9'
Acosta Yellow card 54'
Trusty Yellow card 55'
Herrera Yellow card 67'
Saucedo 52' Yellow card 89'		 Report Cordoba Yellow card 32'
Sequeira Yellow card 44'
Loria Yellow card 63'
Juarez Yellow card 75'
Carmona Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Glenn "Mooch" Myernick Field 1
Referee: Randall Kelley (USA)
July 1 United States  4–0  Panama Carson, California
21:00 ET Trusty Yellow card 10'
Young 43'
Acosta 56'
Ebobisse 58'
Craft 82'
Saucedo Yellow card 89'		 Report Castillo Yellow card 71'
Ávila Red card 90'		 Stadium: Glenn "Mooch" Myernick Field 1
Referee: United States Michael Radchuk
July 3 United States  2–1  Japan Carson, California
18:00 ET Saucedo 20'
Ebobisse 56'
Young Yellow card 74'
Mansaray Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Doan 6'
Ishimaru Yellow card 25'
Ogawa Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Glenn "Mooch" Myernick Field 1
Referee: United States Michael Radchuk
2016 Four Nations Tournament
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October 5 United States  0–1  Germany Manchester, England
10:00 ET Report Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: Closed Door
Referee: Robert Jones (England)
October 7 United States  3–5  Netherlands Manchester, England
14:00 ET Report Stadium: Altrincham FC
Attendance: Closed Door
Referee: Ben Toner (England)
October 10 United States  0–2  England Manchester, England
14:00ET Report Stadium: Rochdale FC
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Oliver Langford (ENG)

U-19

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Friendlies
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October 7 United States  0–1 Mexico Club Tijuana Xolos Chula Vista, California
17:00 ET Report Stadium: Olympic Training Center
October 7 United States  4–0 Mexico Club Tijuana Xolos Chula Vista, California
Report Stadium: Olympic Training Center
November 13 United States  5–0 United StatesMiami FC Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
13:00 ET Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 200
Copa del Atlantico
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February 2 Spain  1–0  United States Las Palmas, Spain
1:30 ET Olmo 37' Report Montalvo Yellow card 90'
Dieterich Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal De Maspalomas
Attendance: 275
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana (Spain)
February 3 United States  0–5  France Las Palmas, Spain
11:00 ET Report Pelican 7' (pen.), 20'
Edouard 67', 72'
Javier 80'		 Stadium: Campo Alfonso Silva
Attendance: 300
Referee: Alexis Carlos Pulido Santana
February 5 United States  0–1  Canary Islands Las Palmas, Spain
11:00 ET Report Guillen Red card 45+2'
Quintana 71'		 Stadium: Campo Alfonso Silva
Attendance: 450
Referee: Ruben Jimenez Gonzalez
2016 Slovakia Cup
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April 25 United States  5–1  Georgia Modranka, Slovakia
4:00 ET Report
April 26 United States  2–1  Ukraine Bernolákovo, Slovakia
9:00 ET Report
April 28 United States  1–3  Slovakia Senica, Slovakia
4:00 ET Report
April 29 United States  2–1  Russia Senica, Slovakia
5:00 ET Stadium: FK Senica Stadium
33rd International U-20 Men's COTIF Tournament
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July 26 United States  0–2  Venezuela Valencia, Spain
July 28 United States  1–0  Mauritania Valencia, Spain
July 29 United States  1–0  Spain Valencia, Spain
August 1 United States  1–3  Bahrain Valencia, Spain
Stevan-Vilotic Cele tournament
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September 1 United States  1–2  Serbia Subotica, Serbia
11:00 ET Stadium: City Stadium
September 2 United States  0–2  France Senta, Serbia
11:00 ET Stadium: Senta Stadium

U-18

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Friendlies
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March 12 United States  2–1 Argentina San Lorenzo Buenos Aires, Argentina
Report Stadium: Instalaciones de Club Atletico San Lorenzo de Almagro
March 14 United States  3–2 Argentina Racing Club Buenos Aires, Argentina
Report Stadium: Polideportivo de Racing Club
March 16 United States  2–1  Uruguay Buenos Aires, Argentina
Report Stadium: Polideportivo de Racing Club
April 26 United States  2–1 Mexico Tijuana Chula Vista, California
Report Stadium: Olympic Training Center
April 29 United States  0–0 United States San Diego Nomads Chula Vista, California
10:30 PT Report Stadium: Olympic Training Center
Chivas Mexico 0–4  United States Mexico
Universidad de Guadalajara Mexico 1–4  United States Mexico
Atlas Mexico 0–1  United States Mexico
November 13 United States  2–2 United StatesSouth Florida Surf Fort Lauderdale, Florida
15:00 ET Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Vaclav Jezek Tournament
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August 16 United States  3–1  Slovakia Plzeň, Czech Republic
August 17 United States  3–1  Hungary Plzeň, Czech Republic
August 19 United States  5–3  Russia Plzeň, Czech Republic
August 21 United States  4–2  Czech Republic Plzeň, Czech Republic

U-17

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Friendlies
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April 15 United States  3–1  Canada Fort Lauderdale, Florida
11:00 ET Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
April 17 United States  3–1  Canada Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 ET Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
August 16 United States  4–3 United StatesUtah Valley University Park City, Utah
August 20 United States  v United StatesRSL Monarchs Park City, Utah
September 15 United States  8–0  Guatemala Bradenton, Florida
September 17 United States  9–0  Guatemala Lakewood Ranch, Florida
September 27 Panama  1–3  United States Panama City, Panama
Report
October 1 Panama  2–0  United States Panama City, Panama
Report
October 8 United States  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 United StatesSaint Louis FC U-18 Fenton, Missouri
20:30 ET [2] Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
October 22 United States  3–1  Costa Rica Bradenton, Florida
Report Stadium: IMG Academy Stadium
October 24 United States  4–0  Costa Rica Bradenton, Florida
Report Stadium: IMG Academy Field 11
November 2 Jamaica  0–3  United States Kingston, Jamaica
Report
November 6 Jamaica  0–4  United States Kingston, Jamaica
Report
December 14 United States  2–1 United StatesBaltimore Armour 18DA Bradenton, Florida
11:30 ET Report Stadium: IMG Academy
December 15 United States  5–0 United StatesRVG Academy Bradenton, Florida
11:30 ET Report Stadium: IMG Academy
December 17 United States  1–3 EnglandTottenham FC Bradenton, Florida
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Aegean Cup
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January 18 Group stage United States  0–1  Romania Izmir, Turkey
7:00 ET Report Sefer 2' Stadium: Seluk Stadium
Referee: Murat Izzet Kocaman (Turkey)
Note: 80-minute match
January 19 Group stage United States  2–1  Greece Izmir, Turkey
7:00 ET Vaughn Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 73'
Carleton 46'
Acosta Yellow card 57'
Temple 66'
Vasquez Yellow card 70'		 Report Voutsas Yellow card 5'
Gkargkalatzidis 67'
Styllektis Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Seluk Stadium
Referee: Eren Ozyemiscioglu
Note: 80-minute match
January 21 Group stage