2017 New York Red Bulls II season

The 2017 New York Red Bulls II season was the club's third season of existence, and their third in United Soccer League, the second-tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Red Bulls II played in the Eastern Division of USL.

New York Red Bulls II
2017 season
Head coachJohn Wolyniec
USL7th, Eastern Conference
USL PlayoffsConf. Finalist
Top goalscorerStefano Bonomo
(10 goals)
Highest home attendance1,482 (9/30 vs. PIT)
Lowest home attendance271 (5/6 vs. HAR)
Average home league attendance632
Biggest winNY 4–0 CIN (8/19)
CLT 0–4 NY (10/21)
Biggest defeatCLT 5–1 NY (5/11)
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Club edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Head Coach   John Wolyniec

Squad information edit

As of November 4, 2017[1][2]

Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions.

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
18 Ryan Meara   GK (1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 (age 33)   New York Red Bulls (loan) 28 0
24 Evan Louro   GK (1996-01-19) January 19, 1996 (age 28)  New York Red Bulls (loan) 21 0
40 Rafael Diaz   GK (1991-10-08) October 8, 1991 (age 32)   St. John's University 22 0
Defenders
3 Gideon Baah   CB/LB (1991-10-01) October 1, 1991 (age 32) New York Red Bulls (loan) 6 0
28 Fidel Escobar   RB (1995-01-09) January 9, 1995 (age 29)   Sporting San Miguelito (loan) 1 0
35 Jordan Scarlett   CB (1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 (age 28)   Iona College 18 0
39 Tim Schmoll   CB (1993-02-22) February 22, 1993 (age 31)   Harvard University 50 1
44 Andrew Lombard   RB (1997-07-20) July 20, 1997 (age 26) Academy 1 0
46 Kevin O'Toole   LB (1998-12-14) December 14, 1998 (age 25) Academy 25 1
47 Hassan Ndam   CB (1998-10-29) October 29, 1998 (age 25)   New York Red Bulls (loan) 26 1
50 David Abidor   CB (1992-10-01) October 1, 1992 (age 31)   Tulsa Roughnecks 20 1
54 Jordan Bailon   CB (2000-03-24) March 24, 2000 (age 24) Academy 2 0
62 Michael Amir Murillo   RB (1996-02-11) February 11, 1996 (age 28)   New York Red Bulls (loan) 2 0
66 Noah Powder   LB (1998-10-27) October 27, 1998 (age 25) Academy 30 3
92 Ethan Kutler   RB (1995-05-01) May 1, 1995 (age 29)   Colgate University 18 1
Midfielders
6 Dan Metzger   CM (1993-08-06) August 6, 1993 (age 30)   New York Red Bulls (loan) 65 3
7 Derrick Etienne   CM (1996-11-25) November 25, 1996 (age 27) New York Red Bulls (loan) 50 11
12 Zeiko Lewis   CM (1995-06-04) June 4, 1995 (age 28)   Boston College 23 2
17 Arun Basuljevic   CM (1995-12-17) December 17, 1995 (age 28)   New York Red Bulls (loan) 26 2
22 Florian Valot   CM (1993-02-13) February 13, 1993 (age 31)   Rider University 52 13
25 Dilly Duka   CM (1989-09-15) September 15, 1989 (age 34)   New York Red Bulls (loan) 3 0
36 Andrew Tinari   CM (1995-09-12) September 12, 1995 (age 28)   Jersey Express 26 2
37 David Najem   CM (1992-05-26) May 26, 1992 (age 31)   FC Eintracht Bamberg 50 1
52 Ben Mines   CM (2000-05-12) May 12, 2000 (age 23) Academy 16 2
53 Kazu Shigenobu   CM (1999-08-20) August 20, 1999 (age 24) Academy 11 0
80 Zaire Bartley   CM (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25) Academy 3 0
88 Vincent Bezecourt   CM (1993-06-10) June 10, 1993 (age 30)   St. Francis College 45 14
Forwards
19 Alex Muyl   FW (1995-09-30) September 30, 1995 (age 28)   New York Red Bulls (loan) 6 1
21 Brandon Allen   FW (1993-10-08) October 8, 1993 (age 30)   New York Red Bulls (loan) 46 30
29 Stefano Bonomo   FW (1993-01-25) January 25, 1993 (age 31)   University of California 53 21
70 Junior Flemmings   FW (1996-01-16) January 16, 1996 (age 28)   Tivoli Gardens F.C. 54 17
91 Douglas Martinez   FW (1997-06-05) June 5, 1997 (age 26)   CD Vida (loan) 15 1

Competitions edit

Exhibition edit

August 15 New York Red Bulls II 4–0 Boston College Eagles Whippany
11:00 a.m. EST Duka   ?' (pen.)
Bonomo  ,  ,  
Report Stadium: Red Bulls Training Facility

USL edit

Eastern Conference standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Charlotte Independence 32 13 9 10 52 40 +12 48 Conference Playoffs
6 FC Cincinnati 32 12 10 10 46 48 −2 46
7 New York Red Bulls II 32 13 5 14 57 60 −3 44
8 Bethlehem Steel FC 32 12 8 12 46 45 +1 44
9 Orlando City B 32 10 12 10 37 36 +1 42
Source: 2017 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 edit

March 25 1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3–3 New York Red Bulls II Pittsburgh
5:00 p.m. EST Hertzog   9', 81'
Kerr   39'
Report Valot   6'
Bezecourt   16', 76' (pen.)
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,352
Referee: Charles Murphy
April 1 2 New York Red Bulls II 1–0 Richmond Kickers Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST Lewis   69' Report Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 806
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
April 5 3 New York Red Bulls II 0–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Harrison
7:00 p.m. EST Report Sanchez   62' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 396
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
April 8 4 Saint Louis FC 3–2 New York Red Bulls II Fenton
8:30 p.m. EST Volesky   3'
Angulo   74' (pen.)
Rudolph   84'
Report Bezecourt   52'
Allen   58'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,807
Referee: Greg Dopka
April 14 5 New York Red Bulls II 3–1 Orlando City B Montclair
7:00 p.m. EST Flemmings   16'
Bezecourt   45+3'
Abidor   87'
Report Dikwa   34' Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 722
Referee: Lorant Varga
April 22 6 Rochester Rhinos 2–2 New York Red Bulls II Rochester
6:05PM EST Garzi   45+1'
Farrell   90+4'
Report Allen   50'
Bezecourt   65'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,459
Referee: Geoff Gamble
May 6 7 New York Red Bulls II 3–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST Allen   26' (pen.), 57' (pen.)
Martinez   79'
Report Wheeler   39' Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 271
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
May 11 8 Charlotte Independence 5–1 New York Red Bulls II Charlotte
7:00 p.m. EST Herrera   39'
Ross   43'
Martínez   51'
Estrada   82'
Siaj   90+2'
Report Flemmings   21' Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 801
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 14 9 New York Red Bulls II 1–2 LA Galaxy II Harrison
9:00 p.m. EST Allen   3' Report Amnaya   49' (pen.)
Dhillon   72'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 673
Referee: Juan Guzman Jr.
May 20 10 New York Red Bulls II 3–4 Ottawa Fury Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST Flemmings   20'
Allen   56' (pen.)
Mines   69'
Report Hume   14'
Seoane   51'
Salazar   87'
Williams   90' (pen.)
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 592
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 28 11 New York Red Bulls II 2–1 Charleston Battery Montclair
2:00 p.m. EST Flemmings   54'
Etienne   75'
Report Portillo   45' Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 505
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
June 3 12 Richmond Kickers 0–1 New York Red Bulls II Richmond
7:00 p.m. EST Report Allen   38' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 6,267
Referee: Calin Radosav
June 11 13 New York Red Bulls II 0–3 Louisville City Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST Report Smith   25'
Ownby   55'
Ballard   90+3'
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 581
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
June 16 14 New York Red Bulls II 0–2 Bethlehem Steel Montclair
7:00 p.m. EST Report Najem   5'
Moar   57'
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 495
Referee: Luis Arroyo
June 24 15 Ottawa Fury 2–2 New York Red Bulls II Ottawa
2:00 p.m. EST Williams   10'
Dixon   90+4'
Report Lewis   61'
Allen   62'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 7,780
Referee: Alain Ruch
July 1 16 New York Red Bulls II 1–0 Saint Louis FC Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST Allen   26' Report Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 611
Referee: Jorge Ramírez
July 9 17 Bethlehem Steel 2–0 New York Red Bulls II Bethlehem
5:00 p.m. EST Nanco   26'
Herbers   31'
Report Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,215
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
July 12 18 Harrisburg City Islanders 2–0 New York Red Bulls II Harrisburg
7:00 p.m. EST Thomas   20'
Wilson   41'
Report Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,840
Referee: Jarosław Werel
July 15 19 New York Red Bulls II 2–3 Charlotte Independence Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST Najem   82'
Flemmings   85'
Report Herrera   21'
Ndam   45+1' (o.g.)
Martinez   53'
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 505
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 21 20 New York Red Bulls II 1–0 Toronto FC II Montclair
7:00 p.m. EST Bezecourt   27' Report Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: Lorant Varga
July 29 21 Louisville City 2–1 New York Red Bulls II Louisville
7:30 p.m. EST Craig   39'
Spencer   70'
Report Bonomo   58' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,017
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 5 22 New York Red Bulls II 2–1 Rochester Rhinos Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST Basuljevic   5'
Bonomo   55'
Report Fall   70' (pen.) Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 582
Referee: Charles Murphy
August 12 22 Charleston Battery 1–1 New York Red Bulls II Charleston
7:00 p.m. EST Williams   45' Report Bonomo   72' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,233
Referee: Christopher Spivey
August 19 24 New York Red Bulls II 4–0 FC Cincinnati Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST Bonomo   23' (pen.)
Ndam   42'
Flemmings   73', 74'
Report Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 730
Referee: Kevin Broadley
August 27 25 Ottawa Fury 2–2 New York Red Bulls II Ottawa
7:00 p.m. EST Dos Santos   21'
Del Campo   94'
Report Valot   32'
Tinari   79'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 6,694
Referee: Juan Márquez
September 2 26 New York Red Bulls II 4–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST Tinari   17'
Powder   41'
Valot   54'
Flemmings   83'
Report Paterson   20'
Gorskie   77'
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 562
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
September 9 27 Toronto FC II 1–2 New York Red Bulls II Toronto
8:00 p.m. EST Chapman   35' Report Bonomo   43', 45+2' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 3,582
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
September 16 28 FC Cincinnati 4–2 New York Red Bulls II Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EST Berry   5'
Bone   32'
Delbridge   67'
Walker   72'
Report Valot   18', 80' Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 30,417
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
September 30 29 New York Red Bulls II 2–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST Obinwa   25' (o.g.)
Valot   90+4'
Report Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,482
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
October 4 30 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 New York Red Bulls II St. Petersburg
7:30 p.m. EST Cole   18'
Schäfer   25', 45'
Report Bonomo   16'
Flemmings   54'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
October 7 31 Orlando City B 5–6 New York Red Bulls II Orlando
7:30 p.m. EST Neal   16'
Carroll   67'
Timbó   77'
Barry   90+1' (pen.)
Martz   90+2'
Report Bonomo   3', 41', 51'
Valot   12', 87' (pen.)
Basuljevic   55'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
October 14 32 Rochester Rhinos 2–1 New York Red Bulls II Rochester
6:05PM EST Graf   35'
Forbes   68'
Report Valot   37' Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium
Attendance: 1,402
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

USL Playoffs edit

October 21 Conference Quarterfinal Charleston Battery 0–4 New York Red Bulls II Charleston
7:00 p.m. EDT Report Bonomo   39'
Kutler   51'
Valot   71'
Mines   84'
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,410
Referee: Kevin Broadley
October 28 Conference Semifinal Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 (a.e.t.) New York Red Bulls II St. Petersburg
7:30 p.m. EDT Hristov   26' Report Bonomo   58' (pen.), 93' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,119
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
November 4 Conference Final Louisville City FC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
New York Red Bulls II Louisville
7:30 p.m. EDT Ownby   12'
Craig   96'
Report Flemmings   57' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,047
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Penalties
Smith  
DelPiccolo  
Totsch  
Jimenes  
Ballard  
Bonomo  
Martinez  
Valot  
Mines  
Kutler  

Player statistics edit

Top appearances edit

As of 4 November 2017.

No. Pos Nat Player Total USL USL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
18 GK   USA Ryan Meara 3 -4 3 -4 0 0
24 GK   USA Evan Louro 21 -41 18 -39 3 -2
31 GK   DOM Rafael Díaz 11 -17 11 -17 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   GHA Gideon Baah 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
28 DF   PAN Fidel Escobar 1 0 1 0 0 0
35 DF   JAM Jordan Scarlett 19 0 14+2 0 3 0
39 DF   SUI Tim Schmoll 24 0 9+12 0 0+3 0
44 DF   USA Andrew Lombard 1 0 1 0 0 0
46 DF   USA Kevin O'Toole 10 0 7+3 0 0 0
47 DF   CMR Hassan Ndam 27 1 24 1 3 0
50 DF   USA David Abidor 20 1 12+7 1 0+1 0
54 DF   USA Jordan Bailon 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 DF   PAN Michael Amir Murillo 2 0 2 0 0 0
66 DF   TRI Noah Powder 10 1 10 1 0 0
92 DF   USA Ethan Kutler 18 1 12+3 0 3 1
Midfielders
6 MF   USA Dan Metzger 22 0 19 0 3 0
7 MF   HAI Derrick Etienne 8 1 8 1 0 0
12 MF   BER Zeiko Lewis 23 2 14+8 2 0+1 0
17 MF   USA Arun Basuljevic 27 2 22+2 2 3 0
19 MF   USA Alex Muyl 1 0 1 0 0 0
22 MF   FRA Florian Valot 32 10 25+4 9 3 1
25 MF   USA Dilly Duka 3 0 2+1 0 0 0
36 MF   USA Andrew Tinari 26 2 18+5 2 3 0
37 MF   USA David Najem 33 1 28+2 1 3 0
52 MF   USA Ben Mines 11 2 0+8 1 0+3 1
53 MF   USA Kazu Shigenobu 10 0 5+5 0 0 0
80 MF   JAM Zaire Bartley 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
88 MF   FRA Vincent Bezecourt 24 6 23+1 6 0 0
Forwards
29 FW   USA Stefano Bonomo 16 13 12+1 10 3 3
70 FW   JAM Junior Flemmings 32 10 19+10 9 3 1
91 FW   HON Douglas Martínez 16 1 4+11 1 0+1 0
Left Club During Season
20 DF   USA Justin Bilyeu 25 1 24+1 1 0 0
21 FW   USA Brandon Allen 15 9 14+1 9 0 0
  • Updated to matches played on October 7, 2017.[2][3]

Top scorers edit

Place Position Number Name USL USL Cup Total
1 FW 29   Stefano Bonomo 10 3 13
2 MF 22   Florian Valot 9 1 10
FW 70   Junior Flemmings 9 1 10
3 FW 21   Brandon Allen 9 0 9
5 MF 88   Vincent Bezecourt 6 0 6
6 MF 12   Zeiko Lewis 2 0 2
MF 17   Arun Basuljevic 2 0 2
MF 36   Andrew Tinari 2 0 2
MF 52   Ben Mines 1 1 2
10 MF 7   Derrick Etienne 1 0 1
DF 20   Justin Bilyeu 1 0 1
MF 37   David Najem 1 0 1
DF 47   Hassan Ndam 1 0 1
DF 50   David Abidor 1 0 1
DF 66   Noah Powder 1 0 1
FW 91   Douglas Martínez 1 0 1
DF 92   Ethan Kutler 0 1 1
Total 57 7 64
  • Updated to matches played on November 4, 2017.[2][3]

Assist Leaders edit

Place Position Number Name USL USL Cup Total
1 MF 88   Vincent Bezecourt 11 0 11
2 DF 20   Justin Bilyeu 8 0 8
3 MF 22   Florian Valot 6 1 7
4 FW 70   Junior Flemmings 4 1 5
5 MF 17   Arun Basuljevic 2 1 3
MF 36   Andrew Tinari 2 1 3
7 FW 21   Brandon Allen 2 0 2
FW 29   Stefano Bonomo 1 1 2
8 MF 6   Dan Metzger 1 0 1
MF 12   Zeiko Lewis 1 0 1
MF 22   Dilly Duka 1 0 1
MF 53   Kazu Shigenobu 1 0 1
DF 66   Noah Powder 1 0 1
DF 92   Ethan Kutler 1 0 1
Total 42 5 45
  • Updated to matches played on November 4, 2017.[2][3]
  • This table does not include secondary assists.

Clean Sheets edit

Place Position Number Name USL USL Cup Total
1 GK 40   Rafael Díaz 4 0 4
2 GK 24   Evan Louro 2 1 3
Total 6 1 7
  • Updated to matches played on November 4, 2017.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ Players Archived 2016-12-19 at the Wayback Machine New York Red Bulls
  2. ^ a b c d e "USA - New York Red Bulls II - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
  3. ^ a b c d "NEW YORK RED BULLS II PLAYER STATS". USL. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.