2016 San Antonio FC season

San Antonio FC
2016 season
Owner Spurs Sports & Entertainment
Head Coach Darren Powell
Stadium Toyota Field
USL Conference: 10th
Overall: 17th
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round
Top goalscorer League:
Rafael Castillo
Franck Tayou (5 goals)
All:
Rafael Castillo
Franck Tayou (5 goals)
Highest home attendance 8,466 vs Swope Park Rangers
(9 April 2016)[1]
Lowest home attendance 2,419 vs Corinthians FC of SA
(19 May 2016)[2]
Average home league attendance 6,168
2017 →

The 2016 San Antonio FC season was the club's first season of existence. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the modern NASL, this was the 7th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The club played in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid, and also participated in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covered the period from 3 April 2016 to 24 September 2016.

Background

San Antonio was awarded the thirty-first USL franchise on January 7, 2016. The establishment of the club, along with the concurrent purchase of Toyota Field by the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, was part of a plan by local officials to obtain an expansion franchise in Major League Soccer.[3] As a result, the San Antonio Scorpions franchise of the North American Soccer League was shut down. The club's first head coach, announced on January 7, 2016, was former Elon University men's soccer coach and Orlando City SC ProAcademy Director, Darren Powell.[4] On February 2, 2016, Carlos Alvarez became the club's first player signing.[5]

The league expanded from 24 to 29 teams where San Antonio competed in the Western Conference of the USL.[6]

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head CoachEngland Darren Powell
Assistant CoachWales Nick Evans
Scotland Andy Thomson
Goalkeeper CoachMexico Juan Lamadrid
Fitness CoachScotland Andy Thomson
Team PhysicianEliot Young
Athletic TrainerJordan Harding
Assistant Athletic TrainerChris Ramos
Equipment ManagerRashad Moore
Pro Academy DirectorWales Nick Evans

Source: San Antonio FC

Other information

Owner United States Spurs Sports & Entertainment
Chairman United States Julianna Holt
Managing Director United States Tim Holt
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Toyota Field (8,296 / 110x70 yards)
Training Ground S.T.A.R. Soccer Complex

Source: San Antonio FC

Squad information

First team squad

As of 15 August 2016.[7]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
0 Matt Cardone United States GK 18 June 1993
1 Josh Ford United States GK 6 November 1987
13 Lee Johnston United States GK 17 November 1992
Defenders
2 Milton Palacios Honduras DF 17 April 1988
4 Sam McBride United States DF 21 September 1994
14 Biko Bradnock-Brennan Republic of Ireland DF 24 April 1993
15 Stepthen McCarthy United States DF 21 July 1988
19 Max Gunderson United States DF 5 November 1989
20 Greg Cochrane United States DF 1 November 1990
22 Austin Dunker United States DF 27 August 1992
23 Fejiro Okiomah United States DF 10 November 1990
25 Ryan Roushandel United States DF 11 November 1985
Midfielders
6 Sébastien Thurière Haiti MF 6 January 1990
7 Victor Araujo Brazil MF 25 June 1991
8 Michael Reed United States MF 28 October 1987
10 Carlos Alvarez United States MF 12 November 1990
11 Danny Garcia United States MF 14 October 1993
16 Rafael Castillo Colombia MF 6 June 1980
28 Miguel Salazar Mexico MF 28 July 1994
79 Diego Garcia United States MF 8 January 1998
Forwards
5 César Elizondo Costa Rica FW 10 February 1988
9 Manolo Sanchez Puerto Rico FW 10 November 1991
12 Taylor Morgan England FW 21 October 1990
17 Shawn Chin United States FW 11 May 1989
18 Jason Johnson Jamaica FW 9 October 1990
21 Jacques Francois Haiti FW 11 December 1992
24 Franck Tayou United States FW 16 April 1990

Transfers

In

Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
MF United States Carlos Alvarez United States Colorado Rapids Undisclosed 2 February 2016 [8]
DF United States Stephen McCarthy Finland KuPS Undisclosed 3 February 2016 [9]
GK United States Matt Cardone United States San Antonio Scorpions Undisclosed 4 February 2016 [10]
DF United States Max Gunderson United States Austin Aztex Undisclosed 4 February 2016 [10]
MF Brazil Victor Araujo United States Trinity Tigers Undisclosed 4 February 2016 [10]
MF Colombia Rafael Castillo United States San Antonio Scorpions Undisclosed 4 February 2016 [10]
DF United States Fejiro Okiomah United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds Undisclosed 10 February 2016 [11]
DF Honduras Milton Palacios United States San Antonio Scorpions Undisclosed 10 February 2016 [11]
MF United States Danny Garcia United States FC Dallas Undisclosed 11 February 2016 [12]
GK United States Josh Ford United States Orlando City SC Undisclosed 12 February 2016 [13]
MF Mexico Miguel Salazar United States Elon University Undisclosed 15 February 2016 [14]
DF United States Sam McBride United States Elon University Undisclosed 15 February 2016 [14]
FW Jamaica Jason Johnson United States Chicago Fire Undisclosed 16 February 2016 [15]
MF United States Michael Reed United States Atlanta Silverbacks Undisclosed 17 February 2016 [16]
FW United States Shawn Chin United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers Undisclosed 18 February 2016 [17]
MF Haiti Sébastien Thurière United States Charleston Battery Undisclosed 18 February 2016 [17]
DF United States Greg Cochrane United States Chicago Fire Undisclosed 25 February 2016 [18]
FW Puerto Rico Manolo Sanchez United States New York Red Bulls Undisclosed 25 February 2016 [19]
DF United States Austin Dunker United States Seattle Sounders FC U-23 Undisclosed 18 March 2016 [20]
GK United States Lee Johnston United States West Virginia University Undisclosed 18 March 2016 [21]
DF Republic of Ireland Biko Bradnock-Brennan United States UNC Charlotte Undisclosed 29 March 2016 [22]
FW Haiti Jacques Francois United States UNC Greensboro Undisclosed 29 March 2016 [23]
DF United States Ryan Roushandel United States Austin Aztex Undisclosed 5 May 2016 [24]
FW United States Franck Tayou Mexico Soles de Sonora Undisclosed 16 June 2016 [25]
FW England Taylor Morgan United States Tulsa Roughnecks FC Undisclosed 22 June 2016 [26]
MF United States Diego Garcia United States Lonestar SC Undisclosed 7 July 2016 [27]
FW Costa Rica César Elizondo Costa Rica Pérez Zeledón Undisclosed 11 July 2016 [28]

Out

Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source

Loan In

Pos Player Loaned From Start End Source
DF Republic of Ireland Bobby Moseley England Stoke City F.C. 23 March 2016 11 June 2016 [29][30]

Loan Out

Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
DF United States Ryan Roushandel United States Wilmington Hammerheads FC 30 July 2016 30 July 2016 [31]

Pre-season

The pre-season match against Rayo OKC was announced by Rayo OKC on 2 February 2016.[32] Remaining pre-season matches were announced on 4 March 2016 by SAFC.[33]

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
United Soccer League — 10th 3 April 201624 September 2016
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Second Round Fourth Round 18 May 201615 June 2016

Last updated: 25 September 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
United Soccer League 30 10 8 12 36 36 +0 33.33
U.S. Open Cup 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 66.67
Total 33 12 8 13 41 42 −1 36.36

Last updated: 25 September 2016
Source: Competitions

United Soccer League

Further information: 2016 USL season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Orange County Blues 30 12 4 14 39 41 −2 40 Conference Playoffs
9 Portland Timbers 2 30 12 4 14 38 42 −4 40
10 San Antonio FC 30 10 8 12 36 36 0 38
11 Real Monarchs 30 10 6 14 31 41 −10 36
12 Seattle Sounders 2 30 9 8 13 35 50 −15 35
Source: 2016 USL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 10 8 12 36 36  0 38 7 4 4 23 18  +5 3 4 8 13 18  −5

Last updated: 25 September 2016.
Source: [34]

Results by matchday

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAAHHAHHAAHHAHHHAAAHHAAHHAHA
Result W D D L L W L D L D L D W W W D W L L D L W W W L D L L W L
Position 6 7 7 9 12 5 9 10 12 12 12 13 13 12 10 11 7 9 10 12 14 12 8 8 9 8 9 10 8 10

Last updated: September 25, 2016.
Source: [35]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

The fixtures for the 2016 season were announced on 26 January 2016.[36] Home team is listed first, left to right.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances

Discipline includes both league and Open Cup play.

No. Pos. Name League U.S. Open Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
0 GK United States Matt Cardone 13 (1)00013 (1)010
1 GK United States Josh Ford 1703020021
2 DF Honduras Milton Palacios 18 (3)21 (1)019 (4)240
4 DF United States Sam McBride 18 (5)03121 (5)110
5 FW Costa Rica César Elizondo 6 (3)2006 (3)220
6 MF Haiti Sébastien Thurière 15 (7)11016 (7)140
7 MF Brazil Victor Araujo 3 (8)12 (1)05 (9)130
8 MF United States Michael Reed 14 (2)32016 (2)320
9 FW Puerto Rico Manolo Sanchez 3 (13)1003 (13)100
10 MF United States Carlos Alvarez 29 (1)4 (1)2031 (1)4 (1)50
11 MF United States Danny Garcia 10 (15)21 (1)011 (16)250
12 FW England Taylor Morgan 12 (2)00012 (2)030
13 GK United States Lee Johnston 00000000
14 DF Republic of Ireland Biko Bradnock-Brennan 20 (4)01 (2)021 (6)050
15 DF United States Stephen McCarthy 1922021240
16 MF Colombia Rafael Castillo 25 (3)51026 (3)550
17 FW United States Shawn Chin 9 (8)31 (1)010 (9)310
18 FW Jamaica Jason Johnson 17 (9)33120 (9)420
19 DF United States Max Gunderson 7 (3)0108 (3)020
20 DF United States Greg Cochrane 29 (1)03032 (1)020
21 FW Haiti Jacques Francois 2 (5)02 (1)34 (6)330
22 DF United States Austin Dunker 00000000
23 DF United States Fejiro Okiomah 8 (7)2008 (7)200
24 FW United States Franck Tayou 6 (11)5006 (11)510
25 DF United States Ryan Roushandel 30003000
28 MF Mexico Miguel Salazar 18 (6)01019 (6)050
79 MF United States Diego Garcia 00000000
Players who left the club
DF Republic of Ireland Bobby Moseley 9 (2)02011 (2)000

Last updated: 26 September 2016.
Source: San Antonio FC

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player United Soccer League U.S. Open Cup Total
1 MF 16 Colombia Rafael Castillo 505
FW 24 United States Franck Tayou 505
3 MF 10 United States Carlos Alvarez 404
FW 18 Jamaica Jason Johnson 314
5 MF 8 United States Michael Reed 303
FW 17 United States Shawn Chin 303
FW 21 Haiti Jacques Francois 033
8 DF 2 Honduras Milton Palacios 202
FW 5 Costa Rica César Elizondo 202
MF 11 United States Danny Garcia 202
DF 15 United States Stephen McCarthy 202
DF 23 United States Fejiro Okiomah 202
13 DF 4 United States Sam McBride 011
MF 6 Haiti Sébastien Thurière 101
MF 7 Brazil Victor Araujo 101
FW 9 Puerto Rico Manolo Sanchez 101
Own goals 1 0 1
TOTALS 37 5 42

    Last updated: 19 September 2016.
    Source: San Antonio FC

    Clean sheets

    The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

    Rnk No. Player United Soccer League U.S. Open Cup Total
    1 0 United States Matt Cardone 404
    2 1 United States Josh Ford 202
    TOTALS 6 0 6

    Last updated: 19 September 2016.
    Source: San Antonio FC

    Summary

    Games played 33 (30 United Soccer League) (3 U.S. Open Cup)
    Games won 12 (10 United Soccer League) (2 U.S. Open Cup)
    Games drawn 8 (8 United Soccer League)
    Games lost 13 (12 United Soccer League) (1 U.S. Open Cup)
    Goals scored 41 (36 United Soccer League) (5 U.S. Open Cup)
    Goals conceded 42 (36 United Soccer League) (6 U.S. Open Cup)
    Goal difference -1 (+0 United Soccer League) (-1 U.S. Open Cup)
    Clean sheets 7 (7 United Soccer League)
    Yellow cards 62 (57 United Soccer League) (5 U.S. Open Cup)
    Red cards 1 (1 United Soccer League)
    Most appearances 33 United States Greg Cochrane
    Top scorer 5 Colombia Rafael Castillo
    5 United States Franck Tayou
    Winning Percentage Overall: 12/33 (36.36%)

    Last updated: 25 September 2016.
    Source: San Antonio FC

    Awards

    Player

    No. Player Award Week Source
    18 Jamaica Jason Johnson USL Team of the Week
    Week 2
    		 [38]
    16 Colombia Rafael Castillo USL Team of the Week
    Week 6
    		 [39]
    4 United States Sam McBride USL Team of the Week
    Week 8
    		 [40]
    2 Honduras Milton Palacios USL Team of the Week
    Week 12
    		 [41]
    15 United States Stephen McCarthy USL Team of the Week
    Week 13
    		 [42]
    21 Haiti Jacques Francois USL Team of the Week
    Week 14
    		 [43]
    8 United States Michael Reed USL Team of the Week
    Week 15
    		 [44]
    20 United States Greg Cochrane USL Team of the Week
    Week 16
    		 [45]
    5 Costa Rica César Elizondo USL Team of the Week
    Week 20
    		 [46]
    16 Colombia Rafael Castillo USL Team of the Week
    Week 22
    		 [47]
    0 United States Matt Cardone USL Player of the Week
    USL Team of the Week
    Week 23
    		 [48]

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    2. ↑ "SAN ANTONIO FC ADVANCES TO THIRD ROUND OF U.S. OPEN CUP AFTER DEFEATING CORINTHIANS FC". San Antonio FC. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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