The 2016 New York Cosmos season was the new Cosmos' fourth season of existence, playing in the new North American Soccer League. Including the previous franchise, this is the eighteenth season of a club entitled New York Cosmos playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area.
Club
Roster .
Competitions
Pre-season and exhibitions
Pre-season
Exhibitions
Friendlies goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePre-SeasonExhibitionPost-SeasonTotal1 FW7Yasmani Duk3205 2FW25Jairo Arrieta40043MF15Ruben Bover Izquierdo30034 MF13Sebastián Guenzatti2002MF19Yohandry Orozco20025 DF17Ayoze1001MF11Andrés Flores1001DF2Hunter Freeman1001MF5Niko Kranjčar1001TOTALS180020
NASL spring season
The spring season will last for 10 games beginning on April 2 and ending on June 12. The schedule will feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time.
Standings
Results
Results by round
Match reports
NASL fall season
The fall season lasted for 22 games beginning on July 2 and ending on November 1. The schedule featured a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league twice, one at home and one on the road.
Standings
Results
Results by round
Match reports
The Championship
U.S. Open Cup
The Cosmos competed in the 2016 edition of the Open Cup, entering in the Third Round of the tournament.
Match reports
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for the New York Cosmos who are no longer at the club:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameNASL spring seasonNASL fall seasonNASL PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal1 MF18Juan Arango41110162 MF16Adam Moffat26008MF19Yohandry Orozco241184 FW25Jairo Arrieta250075MF15Ruben Bover130156 MF11Andrés Flores04004FW77Lucky Mkosana040048 FW21David Diosa030039 FW7 Yasmani Duk11002MF13Sebastián Guenzatti01012MF14Danny Szetela1001212 MF5Niko Kranjčar10001DF17Ayoze00011MF26Eric Calvillo01001MF27Gabriel Farfan10001TOTALS15432565
Own goal scorers PositionTeamNationNumberNameNASL spring seasonNASL fall seasonNASL PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotalDFPuerto Rico FC2Cristiano01001
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameNASL spring seasonNASL fall seasonNASL PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal1GKJimmy Maurer00200000202DFHunter Freeman20100000303DFDavid Ochieng00200000204DFCarlos Mendes10200000305MFNiko Kranjčar20000000206DFRovérsio00100000107FWYasmani Duk003010004011 MFAndrés Flores003000003013 MFSebastián Guenzatti204000006014 MFDanny Szetela101000103015 MFRuben Bover203000106016 MFAdam Moffat002100002117 DFAyoze3050002010018 MFJuan Arango201010105019 MFYohandry Orozco201000003021 FWDavid Diosa005000005023 DFJimmy Ockford202000004024 GKBrian Holt001000001025 FWJairo Arrieta301010005027 MFGabriel Farfan100000001028 MFJimmy Mulligan002000002077 FWLucky Mkosana0010000010TOTALS2304313050741
Transfers
In
No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource25 D.C. United14 January 201626 Southern California15 January 201618 Tijuana28 January 201619 Ittihad FC29 January 20163 Al-Taawoun FC16 February 20165 Queens Park RangersSpring Season18 March 20162 Bethlehem Steel FCFall Season20 September 2016
Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource7Retired16 November 201519Retired16 November 201523 Schalke 04Released2 January 201620 Philadelphia UnionTransferred12 January 20168 Bolívar14 January 20163 Miedź LegnicaReleased14 January 201622 Philadelphia UnionLoan ReturnJanuary 20165 Nueva ChicagoLoan ReturnJanuary 201618 Portland Timbers 2Loan ReturnJanuary 20168 Miami FCLoan Return23 May 20165 Rangers F.C.23 June 201627 Miami FCLoan Return23 June 20162 Miami FCFree Transfer31 August 2016
Loan in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource8 Philadelphia UnionYearlong12 January 20167 Sport Boys WarnesSpring Season?22 January 201627 ChiapasSpring Season26 February 201623 Seattle Sounders FCYearlong1 March 20168 D.C. United3 September 2016
Loan out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toFee/notesDateSource? Swope Park RangersSpring Season4 March 2016
National team call-ups
No.Pos.PlayerNational teamCompetitionDateSource11 El Salvador2018 FIFA World Cup qualification25 March 20167 BoliviaCopa América Centenario23 May 20167 Bolivia2018 FIFA World Cup qualification1 September 201611 El Salvador2018 FIFA World Cup qualification2 September 20163 Kenya2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2 September 201626 United States U20Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament2 September 20163 KenyaFriendly4 October 20167 Bolivia2018 FIFA World Cup qualification6 October 201629 United States U20Training camp7 October 2016
References