The 2016 New York Red Bulls season was the club's twenty first season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.
Team information Squad information
Players New York Red BullsRoster New York Red Bulls Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions. Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age)Age on first match of the season March 6, 2016 Signed from Games played Goals scored Goalkeepers 18 Ryan Meara GK Fordham University290 24 Kyle Reynish GK Chicago Fire0031Luis RoblesGK Karlsruher SC1620 Defenders 3 Gideon Baah CB/LB HJK Helsinki102 5 Connor Lade RBAcademy874 15 Sal Zizzo RB Sporting Kansas City 63 120 Justin Bilyeu LB Southern Illinois University80 23 Ronald Zubar CB AC Ajaccio40 4 25 Chris Duvall RB/CB Wake Forest University671 33 Aaron Long CB New York Red Bulls II (on loan)30 55 Damien Perrinelle CB FC Istres512 78 Aurélien Collin CB Orlando City SC310 92 Kemar Lawrence LB Harbour View531 Midfielders 4 Tyler Adams CMAcademy40 7 Derrick Etienne CM Academy 3 0 8 Felipe CM Montreal Impact 81 8 11 Dax McCarty (captain) CM D.C. United 198 15 13 Mike Grella LW Carolina RailHawks 78 18 16 Sacha Kljestan CM Anderlecht 79 18 19 Alex Muyl RW/LW Academy 33 3 27 Sean Davis CMAcademy433 30 Gonzalo Verón RW/CM San Lorenzo484 77 Daniel Royer RW/LW FC Midtjylland71 98 Shaun Wright-Phillips RW/LW Queens Park Rangers251 Forwards 21 Brandon Allen FW Academy 1 0 26 Omer Damari FW RB Leipzig (on loan) 6 1 99 Bradley Wright-Phillips FW Charlton Athletic 126 76
Roster transactions In #PositionPlayerSigned fromDetailsDateSource18 New York City FCReturned from Loan4 New York Red Bulls II Homegrown player7Academy Homegrown player21Academy Homegrown player19Academy Homegrown player6Academy Homegrown player2Academy Homegrown player17Academy Homegrown player55Free AgentRe-signed with club98Free AgentRe-signed with club24Free AgentRe-signed with club3 HJK Helsinki Undisclosed20 Southern Illinois University Draft Pick17 Michigan State University Draft Pick78Orlando City SC Exchange for 2017 MLS Super Draft Fourth Round Pick77 FC Midtjylland Undisclosed26 RB Leipzig Loan until December 201633 New York Red Bulls II Loan until December 2016
Out #Position PlayerSigned byDetailsDateSource7 SaprissaOption Declined55Free AgentOption Declined98Free AgentOption Declined18Free AgentOption Declined6 Jacksonville ArmadaOption Declined19Free AgentOption Declined17 San Antonio FCOption Declined21 Orlando City BOption Declined91 Miami FCOption Declined24 Socrates Valencia F.C. Released20 Chelsea $5,000,000 Transfer 3 Harrisburg City IslandersWaived6 Wilmington Hammerheads FCWaived2 Richmond KickersWaived17 Middelfart G&BKWaived17 New York Red Bulls IIWaived22 Jacksonville ArmadaLoan until December 201610 D.C. United$150,000 General Allocation Money 9 Hobro IKLoan until June 2017
Draft picks Round # Position Player College/Club Team Reference 1 (18) 20 Justin Bilyeu Southern Illinois University 2 (18) 17 Zach Carroll Michigan State University
Preseason and Friendlies Scrimmages
Friendlies
Statistics 6 Goals Bradley Wright-Phillips
3 Goals
Sacha Kljestan Gonzalo Verón
2 Goals
Anatole Abang Brandon Allen
1 Goal
Gideon Baah Sean Davis Kemar Lawrence Shaun Wright-Phillips Vincent Bezecourt Mike Grella Dan Metzger Ronald Zubar Stefano Bonomo Connor Lade Manolo Sanchez
Major League Soccer season
Eastern Conference
Overall
Results summary
Matches
MLS Cup Playoffs
Conference semifinals
U.S. Open Cup
New York Red Bulls entered the 2016 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.
CONCACAF Champions League
Group stage
Player statistics
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Defenders
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Midfielders
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Forwards
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Transferred During Season
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Loaned During Season
Top scorers PlacePositionNumberNameTotal1FW99 Bradley Wright-Phillips24100252MF16 Sacha Kljestan601293MF13 Mike Grella701084MF8 Felipe500055MF11 Dax McCarty30003MF19 Alex Muyl20013MF30 Gonzalo Verón300036DF3 Gideon Baah20002DF23 Ronald Zubar20002MF27 Sean Davis200027DF5 Connor Lade10001MF10 Lloyd Sam10001FW26 Omer Damari00011MF77 Daniel Royer10001Total 59 1 2 4 66 As of November 6, 2016.
Assist Leaders PlacePositionNumberNameTotal1MF16 Sacha Kljestan16000162MF13 Mike Grella500053MF8 Felipe40004FW99 Bradley Wright-Phillips400044MF19 Alex Muyl300035MF10 Lloyd Sam20002MF27 Sean Davis20002MF30 Gonzalo Verón00022MF77 Daniel Royer11002DF78 Aurélien Collin200025DF5 Connor Lade10001MF11 Dax McCarty10001MF15 Sal Zizzo10001DF20 Justin Bilyeu00011DF25 Chris Duvall10001DF92 Kemar Lawrence00011Total 41 1 0 4 46 As of November 6, 2016. This table does not include secondary assists.
Clean sheets PlacePositionNumberNameTotal1GK31 Luis Robles11012142GK18 Ryan Meara00011Total 11 0 1 3 15 As of November 6, 2016.
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