2016 Arizona United SC season
The 2016 Arizona United SC season was the club's third season of United Soccer League play.
| 2016 season | |||
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| Owners |  Kyle Eng Brett M. Johnson Diplo Pete Wentz & others | ||
| Manager | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Frank Yallop | ||
| Stadium | Peoria Sports Complex | ||
| USL | 13th, Western Conference | ||
| USL Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | 3rd round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Long Tan (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,374 (April 30 v. Portland) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 753 (August 31 v. LA Galaxy II) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 1,470 All: 1,487 | ||
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Friendlies
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 |
| March 4, 2016 Preseason | Arizona United SC | 0–4 | Indy Eleven | Casa Grande, Arizona |
| 3:00pm | Report Report |
Wojcik 55', 71', 80' Lacroix 69' |
Stadium: Grande Sports Academy |
| March 10, 2016 Preseason | Arizona United SC | 0–0 | Orange County Blues | Casa Grande, Arizona |
| 2:00pm | Report | Stadium: Grande Sports Academy |
| March 15, 2016 Preseason | Grand Canyon University | 1–2 | Arizona United SC | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 9:30am | ? 83' (pen.) |
Report | Cascio 17' Skácel 59' |
Stadium: GCU Soccer Field |
| 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 |
USL
All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time (UTC−07:00)
Results summary
| 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
Updated to match(es) played on September 24, 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League results
| 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'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
| 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
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
| 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 |
| June 1, 2016 Third round | Arizona United SC | 0–3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Rooney 16' Gavin 44'Blackwood 49' |
Report Report |
Vercollone 39', 83' 61' King 59'Ibeagha 64' |
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,750 |
Statistics
| # | 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
| # | 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
Loan in
| 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
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2016 | End of Season | Midfielder | 10 | Jose Cuevas |
Oklahoma City Energy FC[6] |
References
- "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.
- "Arizona United SC Announces Preseason Schedule". Arizona United SC. February 9, 2016. Archived from the original on February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- "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.
- 2016 Arizona United Stats
- "Arizona United Pro Roster". Archived from the original on July 24, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- "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.
- "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.
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