2016 Arizona United SC season

The 2016 Arizona United SC season was the club's third season of United Soccer League play.

Arizona United SC
2016 season
OwnersUnited States Kyle Eng
United States Brett M. Johnson
United States Diplo
United States Pete Wentz & others
ManagerCanada Frank Yallop
StadiumPeoria Sports Complex
USL13th, Western Conference
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLong Tan (10)
Highest home attendance3,374
(April 30 v. Portland)
Lowest home attendance753
(August 31 v. LA Galaxy II)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 1,470
All: 1,487
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Friendlies edit

All times from this point are on Mountain Standard Time (UTC−07:00)

February 20, 2016 2016 Desert Diamond Cup Arizona United SC 0–0 Swope Park Rangers Tucson, Arizona
4:30pm Gavin   17'
Johnson   73'
Report Kelly   28'
Diaw   65'
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
North Grandstand

Referee: Robi Hullner
February 24, 2016 2016 Desert Diamond Cup FC Tucson 1–3 Arizona United SC Tucson, Arizona
3:30pm Bevans   50' Report Bardsley   38'
Cortez   65', 67'
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
North Grandstand
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
February 27, 2016 2016 Desert Diamond Cup Colorado Rapids 3–0 Arizona United SC Tucson, Arizona
6:30pm Ringhof   17' (o.g.)
Doyle   31'
Gashi   63'
Report Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
North Grandstand

Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 17, 2016 International Friendly Arizona United SC   1–2   Mexico U-20 Peoria, Arizona
2:00pm Tan   35' (pen.) Ibarra   19'
González   21'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex

[1][2][3]

USL edit

All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time (UTC−07:00)

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 9 7 14 40 46  −6 34 5 4 6 20 21  −1 4 3 8 20 25  −5

Source: Match reports

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StadiumAAAAAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAAHHAHHA
ResultLWLLWDDDLLWWDDLDLWLWWWLLLLDLWL
Updated to match(es) played on September 24, 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League results edit

March 26, 2016 1 LA Galaxy II 2–0 Arizona United SC Carson, California
7:30pm Lassiter   10' (pen.), 30'
McBean   47'
Garcia   50'
Sorto   62'
Report
Report
Granger   60'
Costa   82'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 2,715
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
March 30, 2016 2 Seattle Sounders 2 0–2 Arizona United SC Tukwila, Washington
7:30pm O'Ojong   78'
Mathers   89'
Report
Report
Bardsley   16'
Cortez   24'
Granger   42'
Antúnez   49'
Gavin   53'
Costa   90+'
Cuevas   90+'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Referee: Levi Rippy
April 2, 2016 3 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Arizona United SC Sacramento, California
7:30pm Christian   45+'
Iwasa   84'
Guzman   85'
Report
Report
Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
April 9, 2016 4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2–0 Arizona United SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
1:30pm Maybin   22'   42'
Burt   45'
Argueta   50'
González   55'
Phillips   59'
Seth   62'
Greer   89'
Report
Report
Poltronieri   40' Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
Attendance: 2,212
Referee: Leland Grant
April 15, 2016 5 Real Monarchs 0–1 Arizona United SC Orem, Utah
7:00pm Rolfe   24'
Amankona   48'
Copeland   76'
Frater   90+'
Report
Report
Rooney   12'
Blackwood   72'
Stadium: Clyde Field
Referee: Mitch Lillywhite
April 30, 2016 6 Arizona United SC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2 Peoria, Arizona
7:30pm Garza   80'
Costa   81'
Report
Report
Arboleda   1'
Gallagher   62'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,374
Referee: Michael Lavergne
May 7, 2016 7 Arizona United SC 0–0 Oklahoma City Energy FC Peoria, Arizona
7:30pm Rooney   73'
Woszczynski   90+'
Report
Report
König   55'
Harris   86'
Thomas   90+'
Rideout   90+'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,108
Referee: Malik Badawi
May 14, 2016 8 Orange County Blues 1–1 Arizona United SC Irvine, California
7:00pm Popara   30'
McCracken   47'
Caesar   62'
Baccielo   78'
Report Timm   51'
Rooney   59'
Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 885
Referee: Ramy Touchan
May 21, 2016 9 Arizona United SC 1–3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks Peoria, Arizona
7:30pm Granger   9'
Ringhof   16'   79'
Rooney   87'
Report Suggs   7'
González   32'
Maybin   52'
Robinson   76'   86'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Luis Guardia
May 28, 2016 10 LA Galaxy II 4–1 Arizona United SC Carson, California
7:30pm Fujii   20', 33'
McBean   23', 85'
Zubak   29'
Villarreal   57'
Mendiola   76'
Report
Report
Kelly   45+'
Tan   75' (pen.)
Garza   84'
Stadium: StubHub Center Track and Field Stadium
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 11, 2016 11 Arizona United SC 2–0 Orange County Blues Peoria, Arizona
7:30pm Tan   8'
Cortez   41'
Gavin   81'
Garza   90+'
Report McCracken   60'
Ajeakwa   65'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,707
Referee: Cuauhtemoc Delgadillo
June 18, 2016 12 Arizona United SC 2–1 Saint Louis FC Peoria, Arizona
7:30pm Blackwood   10'
Tan   58'
Report
Report
Hardware   19'
Bushue   79'
Ambersley   80'
Roberts   90+'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Chipalo Street
June 22, 2016 13 Rio Grande Valley Toros 1–1 Arizona United SC Edinburg, Texas
7:30pm Bird   21' Report Blackwood   63' Stadium: UTRGV Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,656
Referee: Michael Lavergne
June 25, 2016 14 Arizona United SC 1–1 Sacramento Republic FC Peoria, Arizona
7:30pm Blackwood   54'
Rooney   76'
Kelly   90'
Report
Report
Alvarez   66'
Kiffe   90'
Pridham   90+'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,145
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
July 1, 2016 15 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 3–2 Arizona United SC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:30pm Ochoa   7'
Taylor   14'
Mata   40'
Peters   87'
Tan   28', 57'
West   68'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,323
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 9, 2016 16 Arizona United SC 1–1 Swope Park Rangers Peoria, Arizona
7:30pm Tan   17' (pen.)
West   35'
Rooney   53'
[[Matheus Silva (footballer, born 1996) |Silva]]   63'
Garza   85'
Report
Report
Tyrpak   31' (pen.)
Didic   49'
Ayrton   63'
Duke   76'
Pasher   82'
Ballo   90+'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Daniel Radford
July 16, 2016 17 Arizona United SC 2–3 Seattle Sounders 2 Peoria, Arizona
7:30pm Cortez   29'
Tan   36'
Uzo   88'
Ringhof   90+'
Stagmiller   90+'
Report
Report
Jones   25', 56'
Schweitzer   45'   69'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,325
Referee: Marco Vega
July 22, 2016 18 Real Monarchs 0–3 Arizona United SC Orem, Utah
6:00pm Schuler   45+'
Acosta   57'
Report
Report
Antúnez   21'
Rooney   24'
Cortez   49'
Blackwood   57'
Tan   86' (pen.)
Stadium: Clyde Field
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
July 30, 2016 19 Arizona United SC 1–2 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Peoria, Arizona
7:30pm Granger   35'
Schafer   61' (o.g.)
Rooney   90'
Report
Report
Mata   3', 90+'
Manhebo   31'
Ballew   84'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,217
Referee: Robi Hullner
August 3, 2016 20 Arizona United SC 3–2 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 Peoria, Arizona
7:30pm Granger   41'
Rooney   65', 78'
Cortez   90+'
Report
Report
Wynne   27'
Haber   45+'
Safiu   54'   70'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 803
Referee: Reyna Fonseca
August 7, 2016 21 Orange County Blues 1–3 Arizona United SC Irvine, California
7:00pm Karapetyan   28'
Pluntke   56'
Mirković   88'
Report
Report
Rooney   22'   82'
Tan   42'
Cortez   54'
Blackwood   86'
Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 580
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
August 13, 2016 22 Arizona United SC 1–0 San Antonio FC Peoria, Arizona
7:30pm Blackwood   73'
Silva   85'
Gavin   90+'
Report
Report
Morgan   7'
Salazar   24'
Elizondo   75'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Ramy Touchan
August 17, 2016 23 San Antonio FC 3–2 Arizona United SC San Antonio, Texas
7:30pm Tayou   26'   43'
Alvarez   32'
Elizondo   45+'   56'
Bradnock-Brennan   86'
Report
Report
West   20'
Rooney   45+', 87' (pen.)
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 4,326
Referee: Marco Vega
August 21, 2016 24 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 3–1 Arizona United SC Langley Township, British Columbia
3:00pm McKendry   19'
Chung   33'
Greig   61'
de Wit   71'
Sanner   84', 87', 90+'
Report
Report
Blackwood   17'
Gavin   37'   59'
Stadium: McLeod Stadium
Attendance: 2,107
August 27, 2016 25 Arizona United SC 0–1 Real Monarchs Peoria, Arizona
7:30pm Silva   52' Report Sundly   1'
Orellana   24'
Kavita   65'
Amankona   90+'
Ramírez   90+'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,384
Referee: Robi Hullner
August 31, 2016 26 Arizona United SC 1–2 LA Galaxy II Peoria, Arizona
7:30pm Rooney   28' Report
Report
Lassiter   16'
Amaya   73'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 753
Referee: Brandon Marshall
September 4, 2016 27 San Antonio FC 1–1 Arizona United SC San Antonio, Texas
5:00pm Alvarez   43'
Gunderson   56'
Cardone   79'
Report
Report
Tan   9'   72'
Ringhof   75'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 5,569
Referee: Patrick Muana
September 13, 2016 28 Arizona United SC 1–2 Portland Timbers 2 Peoria, Arizona
7:30pm Cascio   22'
Granger   29'
Gavin   59'
Rooney   64'
Report Williams   59'
Lewis   61'
Brett   90+'
McIntosh   90+'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 964
Referee: Robi Hullner
September 17, 2016 29 Arizona United SC 3–2 Real Monarchs Peoria, Arizona
7:30pm Rooney   13'
Kelly   64'
Tan   75'
Report
Report
Báez   45'   45+'
Ramírez   60'
Leal   85'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,239
Referee: Paul Nothman
September 24, 2016 30 Portland Timbers 2 3–2 Arizona United SC Portland, Oregon
7:00pm Clarke   19'
Williams   28'
Bijev   35', 45+'
Report Rooney   21'   66'
Cortez   72'
Poltronieri   78'
Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 3,602
Referee: Chipalo Street

Western Conference standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Real Monarchs 30 10 6 14 31 41 −10 36
12 Seattle Sounders 2 30 9 8 13 35 50 −15 35
13 Arizona United 30 9 7 14 40 46 −6 34
14 Saint Louis FC 30 8 10 12 42 44 −2 34
15 Tulsa Roughnecks 30 5 4 21 25 64 −39 19
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

U.S. Open Cup edit

May 18, 2016 Second round FC Tucson 0–5 Arizona United SC Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm Papa   27'
Keith   43'
Report Rooney   28'
Tan   33', 68'
Bardsley   41'   54'   45+'
Blackwood   48'
Woszczynski   77'
Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Statistics edit

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# Pos. Name GP GS Min. Goals Assists    
29 FW   Long Tan 30 2,149 10 6 2 0
17 FW   Tyler Blackwood 26 2,043 8 1 0 0
10 MF   Luke Rooney 24 1,972 8 5 10 1
9 FW   Chris Cortez 26 1,767 7 4 1 0
11 MF   Sam Garza 23 638 2 0 2 0
21 DF   Julian Ringhof 28 2,316 1 0 4 0
24 DF   Peter Kelly 20 1,291 1 2 2 0
14 MF   Tony Cascio 22 959 1 3 0 0
7 MF   Gibson Bardsley 9 393 1 0 0 0
6 MF   Miguel Timm 15 1,034 0 2 1 0
8 MF   Blair Gavin 28 2,427 0 1 6 1
4 DF   Brock Granger 23 1,489 0 1 6 0
5 DF   Daniel Antúnez 19 1,163 0 1 2 0
31 DF   Adam West 12 1,033 0 1 3 0
26 DF   Peter Ramage 11 945 0 1 0 0
2 DF   Uchenna Uzo 23 1,583 0 0 1 0
3 DF   Nick Costa 14 958 0 0 3 0
35 MF   Matheus Silva 16 947 0 0 0 1
11 MF   Brandon Poltronieri 13 547 0 0 1 0
25 MF   Duncan McCormick 11 527 0 0 0 0
33 DF   Tom Williams 5 352 0 0 0 0
12 MF   Christian Silva 9 198 0 0 1 1
16 MF   Freddy Ruiz 3 48 0 0 0 0
19 FW   Minh Vu 2 25 0 0 0 0
10 MF   Jose Cuevas 3 13 0 0 0 0

Goalkeepers edit

# Name GP GS Min. SV GA GAA SO    
1   Carl Woszczynski 24 24 2,160 79 37 1.542 5 0 0
13   Jordan Stagmiller 6 6 540 17 9 1.500 1 1 0

Transfers edit

Loan in edit

Start date End date Position No. Player From club
May 13, 2016 End of Season Midfielder 35   Matheus Silva San Jose Earthquakes[7]

Loan out edit

Start date End date Position No. Player To club
April 8, 2016 End of Season Midfielder 10   Jose Cuevas Oklahoma City Energy FC[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Columbus Crew, AZ United Join Desert Diamond Cup". FC Tucson. December 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Arizona United SC Announces Preseason Schedule". Arizona United SC. February 9, 2016. Archived from the original on February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "AZ United To Host Mexican National Under-20 Team". Arizona United SC. March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  4. ^ 2016 Arizona United Stats
  5. ^ "Arizona United Pro Roster". Archived from the original on July 24, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Arizona United SC Sends Midfielder Jose 'Chiva' Cuevas On Season-Long Loan To OKC Energy FC". Arizona United SC. April 8, 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Arizona United Picks Up Matheus Silva on Loan From San Jose Earthquakes". Arizona United SC. May 13, 2016. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.