2016 in American soccer

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Season2016
Supporters' ShieldFC Dallas
NASLNew York Cosmos
USLNew York Red Bulls II
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
← 2015 United States 2017 →

The 2016 season was the 104th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

Men

Club competitions

Men's

League competitions

Major League Soccer
Conference tables
Eastern Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 61 44 +17 57 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 New York City FC 34 15 10 9 62 57 +5 54
3 Toronto FC 34 14 9 11 51 39 +12 53 MLS Cup Knockout Round
4 D.C. United 34 11 10 13 53 47 +6 46
5 Montreal Impact 34 11 11 12 49 53 −4 45
6 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 52 55 −3 42
7 New England Revolution 34 11 14 9 44 54 −10 42
8 Orlando City SC 34 9 11 14 55 60 −5 41
9 Columbus Crew SC 34 8 14 12 50 58 −8 36
10 Chicago Fire 34 7 17 10 42 58 −16 31
Source: MLS
Western Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Dallas 34 17 8 9 50 40 +10 60 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Colorado Rapids 34 15 6 13 39 32 +7 58
3 LA Galaxy 34 12 6 16 54 39 +15 52 MLS Cup Knockout Round
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 14 6 44 43 +1 48
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 13 8 42 41 +1 47
6 Real Salt Lake 34 12 12 10 44 46 −2 46
7 Portland Timbers 34 12 14 8 48 53 −5 44
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 10 15 9 45 52 −7 39
9 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 32 40 −8 38
10 Houston Dynamo 34 7 14 13 39 45 −6 34
Source: MLS
Overall table

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, the Supporters' Shield trophy, seeding in the 2017 Canadian Championship, and 2017 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying for the playoffs.

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Dallas (S) 34 17 8 9 50 40 +10 60 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Colorado Rapids 34 15 6 13 39 32 +7 58
3 New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 61 44 +17 57
4 New York City FC 34 15 10 9 62 57 +5 54
5 Toronto FC 34 14 9 11 51 39 +12 53 CONCACAF Champions League
6 LA Galaxy 34 12 6 16 54 39 +15 52
7 Seattle Sounders FC (C) 34 14 14 6 44 43 +1 48 CONCACAF Champions League
8 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 13 8 42 41 +1 47
9 Real Salt Lake 34 12 12 10 44 46 −2 46
10 D.C. United 34 11 10 13 53 47 +6 46
11 Montreal Impact 34 11 11 12 49 53 −4 45
12 Portland Timbers 34 12 14 8 48 53 −5 44
13 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 52 55 −3 42
14 New England Revolution 34 11 14 9 44 54 −10 42
15 Orlando City SC 34 9 11 14 55 60 −5 41
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 10 15 9 45 52 −7 39
17 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 32 40 −8 38
18 Columbus Crew SC 34 8 14 12 50 58 −8 36
19 Houston Dynamo 34 7 14 13 39 45 −6 34
20 Chicago Fire 34 7 17 10 42 58 −16 31
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield
MLS Playoffs
Knockout round Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup
December 10 – Toronto, Ontario
                
E5 Montreal Impact 1 2 3
October 27 – Washington, D.C.
E1 New York Red Bulls 0 1 1
E4 D.C. United 2
E5 Montreal Impact 4
E5 Montreal Impact 3 2 5
Eastern Conference
E3 Toronto FC (a.e.t.) 2 5 7
E3 Toronto FC 2 5 7
October 26 – Toronto, Ontario
E2 New York City FC 0 0 0
E3 Toronto FC 3
E6 Philadelphia Union 1
E3 Toronto FC 0 (4)
W4 Seattle Sounders FC (p) 0 (5)
W4 Seattle Sounders FC 3 1 4
October 27 – Seattle, Washington
W1 FC Dallas 0 2 2
W4 Seattle Sounders FC 1
W5 Sporting Kansas City 0
W4 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1 3
Western Conference
W2 Colorado Rapids 1 0 1
W3 LA Galaxy 1 0 1 (1)
October 26 – Carson, California
W2 Colorado Rapids (p) 0 1 1 (3)
W3 LA Galaxy 3
W6 Real Salt Lake 1
North American Soccer League
Spring Season
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Indy Eleven (S) 10 4 6 0 15 8 +7 18 Playoffs
2 New York Cosmos 10 6 0 4 15 8 +7 18
3 FC Edmonton 10 5 2 3 9 7 +2 17
4 Minnesota United 10 5 1 4 16 12 +4 16
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 4 4 2 11 9 +2 16
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 4 3 3 12 12 0 15
7 Carolina RailHawks 10 4 2 4 11 13 −2 14
8 Rayo OKC 10 3 3 4 11 12 −1 12
9 Ottawa Fury 10 2 3 5 9 14 −5 9
10 Jacksonville Armada 10 1 4 5 5 11 −6 7
11 Miami FC 10 1 4 5 7 15 −8 7
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
Fall Season
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (F) 22 14 5 3 44 21 +23 47 Playoffs
2 Indy Eleven 22 11 4 7 36 25 +11 37
3 FC Edmonton 22 10 6 6 16 14 +2 36
4 Rayo OKC 22 9 8 5 28 21 +7 35
5 Miami FC 22 9 6 7 31 27 +4 33
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 22 7 5 10 19 28 −9 26
7 Carolina RailHawks 22 7 5 10 25 35 −10 26
8 Minnesota United 22 6 7 9 25 25 0 25
9 Puerto Rico 22 5 9 8 19 31 −12 24
10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 22 5 8 9 29 32 −3 23
11 Jacksonville Armada 22 5 8 9 25 35 −10 23
12 Ottawa Fury 22 5 7 10 23 26 −3 22
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
USL
Eastern Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls II (C, X) 30 21 6 3 61 21 +40 69 Conference Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC 30 17 9 4 52 27 +25 60
3 FC Cincinnati 30 16 8 6 41 27 +14 56
4 Rochester Rhinos 30 13 12 5 38 25 +13 51
5 Charlotte Independence 30 14 8 8 48 29 +19 50
6 Charleston Battery 30 13 9 8 38 33 +5 48
7 Richmond Kickers 30 12 9 9 33 26 +7 45
8 Orlando City B 30 9 8 13 35 49 −14 35
9 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 30 8 10 12 37 47 −10 34
10 Harrisburg City Islanders 30 8 7 15 37 54 −17 31
11 Bethlehem Steel FC 30 6 10 14 32 43 −11 28
12 Toronto FC II 30 7 5 18 36 58 −22 26
13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 30 6 7 17 31 50 −19 25
14 FC Montreal 30 7 2 21 35 57 −22 23
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
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
Western Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sacramento Republic 30 14 10 6 43 27 +16 52 Conference Playoffs
2 Rio Grande Valley Toros 30 14 9 7 47 24 +23 51
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 30 14 7 9 37 27 +10 49
4 Swope Park Rangers 30 14 6 10 45 36 +9 48
5 LA Galaxy II 30 12 11 7 52 42 +10 47
6 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 30 12 9 9 44 44 0 45
7 Oklahoma City Energy 30 10 13 7 32 30 +2 43
8 Orange County Blues 30 12 4 14 39 41 −2 40
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
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

Cup competitions

US Open Cup
Final
September 13 FC Dallas (1) 4–2New England Revolution (1)Frisco, Texas
22:00 ET Urruti 15', 61'
Hedges 40'
Díaz 45+7' (pen.)
Zimmerman Yellow card 51'		 Report Agudelo 6', 73'
Caldwell Yellow card 29'
Woodberry Yellow card 48'
Farrell Yellow card 63'
Fagundez Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,612
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

International competitions

CONCACAF competitions
Club Competition Final round
D.C. United 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals
LA Galaxy Quarterfinals
Real Salt Lake Quarterfinals
Seattle Sounders FC Quarterfinals
FC Dallas 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals
New York Red Bulls Quarterfinals
Portland Timbers Group Stage
Sporting Kansas City Group Stage
2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Seattle Sounders FC United States 3–5 Mexico América 2–2 1–3
Querétaro Mexico 3–1 United States D.C. United 2–0 1–1
UANL Mexico 3–1 United States Real Salt Lake 2–0 1–1
LA Galaxy United States 0–4 Mexico Santos Laguna 0–0 0–4
2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
Group stage
Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAP POR DRA
1 Costa Rica Saprissa 4 2 2 0 11 3 +8 8 Quarter-finals — 4–2 6−0
2 United States Portland Timbers 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 7 1−1 — 2–1
3 El Salvador Dragón 4 0 1 3 2 10 −8 1 0−0 1–2 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAN SKC CEN
1 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12 Quarter-finals — 3–0 4–1
2 United States Sporting Kansas City 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4 1–2 — 3–1
3 Trinidad and Tobago Central 4 0 1 3 4 10 −6 1 0–1 2–2 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group F
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NYR ALI ANT
1 United States New York Red Bulls 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 8 Quarter-finals — 1–0 3–0
2 El Salvador Alianza 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5 1–1 — 1–1
3 Guatemala Antigua 4 0 2 2 2 7 −5 2 0–0 1–3 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group H
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DAL SUC EST
1 United States FC Dallas 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 8 Quarter-finals — 0–0 2–1
2 Guatemala Suchitepéquez 4 1 2 1 4 6 −2 5 2–5 — 1–0
3 Nicaragua Real Estelí 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 2 1–1 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Women's

League competitions

National Women's Soccer League
Overall table
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 20 12 5 3 35 19 +16 41 NWSL Shield
2 Washington Spirit 20 12 3 5 30 21 +9 39 NWSL Playoffs
3 Chicago Red Stars 20 9 6 5 24 20 +4 33
4 Western New York Flash (C) 20 9 5 6 40 26 +14 32
5 Seattle Reign FC 20 8 6 6 29 21 +8 30
6 FC Kansas City 20 7 5 8 18 20 −2 26
7 Sky Blue FC 20 7 5 8 24 30 −6 26
8 Houston Dash 20 6 4 10 29 29 0 22
9 Orlando Pride 20 6 1 13 20 30 −10 19
10 Boston Breakers 20 3 2 15 14 47 −33 11
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions
Women's Premier Soccer League
United Women's Soccer

Cup competitions

USASA National Women's Open Cup

Final

Olympic Club2–0United FC

Honors

Notes

References

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