| 2016 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership Group | Keystone S&E | ||
| Head coach | Brendan Burke | ||
| Stadium | Goodman Stadium | ||
| USL | 11th Place | ||
| USL Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Ryan Richter (5) Derrick Jones (5) All:Ryan Richter (5) Derrick Jones (5) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,664 (Jul. 10 vs.Pittsburgh) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,008 (Jul. 14 vs.Wilmington) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 2,498 | ||
The2016 season wasBethlehem Steel FC's inaugural season of competitivesoccer – its first season in the third division of American soccer and its first season in theUnited Soccer League.[1] Steel FC competed in the league'sEastern Conference.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of October 1, 2016.[2]
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 3, 2015 |  Derrick Jones | 35 | MF |  Philadelphia Union Academy | Academy Signing[3] |
| December 11, 2015 |  Bolu Akinyode | 42 | MF | New York Red Bulls II | Undisclosed[4] |
| December 11, 2015 | Mickey Daly | 34 | DF | Sacramento Republic FC | Undisclosed[4] |
| December 11, 2015 |  Gabe Gissie | 37 | FW | Sacramento Republic FC | Undisclosed[4] |
| December 22, 2015 | Ryan Richter | 44 | DF |  Ottawa Fury FC | Undisclosed[5] |
| January 8, 2016 | Samir Badr | 32 | GK | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Undisclosed[6] |
| January 29, 2016 | Ken Tribbett | - | DF | Harrisburg City Islanders | Undisclosed[7] |
| January 29, 2016 | Nick Bibbs | 38 | DF | Saint Louis FC | Undisclosed[7] |
| January 29, 2016 |  Amoy Brown | 39 | FW | St George's College | Undisclosed[7] |
| January 29, 2016 |  James Chambers | 45 | MF | St. Patrick's Athletic | Undisclosed[7] |
| January 29, 2016 | Seku Conneh | 36 | FW |  FC Oss | Undisclosed[7] |
| January 29, 2016 | Josh Heard | 40 | MF | Washington Huskies | Free[7] |
| January 29, 2016 | Raymond Lee | - | DF | Philadelphia Union | Free[7] |
| March 24, 2016 |  Fred | 47 | DF | Philadelphia Union | Signed as player/coach[8] |
| April 6, 2016 | Jamie Luchini | 43 | FW | Lehigh Mountain Hawks | Free[9] |
| Date | Player | Number | Position | New club | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23, 2016 | Ken Tribbett | - | DF | Philadelphia Union | First team selection[10] |
| March 24, 2016 | Raymond Lee | - | DF | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Released[11][12] |
| July 27, 2016 | Derrick Jones | 21 | MF | Philadelphia Union | Signed to first team as aHomegrown Player[13] |
| August 10, 2016 | Auston Trusty | 26 | DF | Philadelphia Union | Signed to first team as aHomegrown Player[14] |
| August 24, 2016 | Mickey Daly | 34 | DF | Carolina Railhawks | Rights traded for loan and transfer fee[15] |
| September 8, 2016 | Samir Badr | 32 | GK | — | Released[16] |
| September 20, 2016 | Ryan Richter | 44 | DF | New York Cosmos | Transfer[17] |
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Loaned from | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2016 | Cory Burke | 41 | FW | Rivoli United | Undisclosed[18] |
| March 24, 2016 | Joshua Yaro | 3 | DF | Philadelphia Union | Short-term loan[19] |
| March 24, 2016 |  Fabian Herbers | 11 | FW | Philadelphia Union | Short-term loan[19] |
| March 24, 2016 |  Eric Ayuk | 14 | MF | Philadelphia Union | Short-term loan[19] |
| March 24, 2016 |  Wálter Restrepo | 20 | MF | Philadelphia Union | Short-term loan[19] |
| March 24, 2016 | Leo Fernandes | 22 | MF | Philadelphia Union | Short-term loan[19] |
| March 24, 2016 | John McCarthy | 27 | GK | Philadelphia Union | Short-term loan[19] |
| April 3, 2016 | Auston Trusty | 49 | DF | Philadelphia Union Academy | Academy Call-up |
| April 3, 2016 | Mark McKenzie | 50 | DF | Philadelphia Union Academy | Academy Call-up |
| May 15, 2016 |  Matt Jones | 24 | GK | Philadelphia Union | Short-term loan[20] |
| May 22, 2016 | Ken Tribbett | 4 | DF | Philadelphia Union | Short-term loan[21] |
| August 7, 2016 | Derrick Jones | 21 | MF | Philadelphia Union | Short-term loan[22] |
| September 3, 2016 | Maurice Edu | 8 | MF | Philadelphia Union | Short-term loan[23] |
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Loaned to | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2016 | Michael Daly | 34 | DF | Carolina RailHawks | One month with option to buy[24] |
Bethlehem Steel FC compete inUSL, which is the third tier of theAmerican soccer pyramid. Steel FC's affiliation with thePhiladelphia Union ofMLS has prevented the team from participating in theU.S. Open Cup competition. The decision to make affiliated "farm teams" ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup was decided for the2016 iteration of the tournament.[25]
| March 6, 2016Preseason | Bethlehem Steel FC | 5–0 | Syracuse Orange | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 9:00 a.m.EDT | Burke Diallo Gissie Luchini | Report | Stadium:Philadelphia Union training facility |
| March 8, 2016Preseason | Villanova Wildcats | 3–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Philadelphia |
| Report |
| March 11, 2016Preseason | New York Red Bulls II | 1–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Hanover, New Jersey |
| 9:00 a.m.EDT | Powder 74' | Report | Ayuk 75' | Stadium:New York Red Bulls training facility |
| March 15, 2016Preseason | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–0 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 12:00 p.m.EDT | Brown 90' | Report | Stadium:Goodman Stadium |
| March 19, 2016Preseason | Penn State Nittany Lions | 2–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | State College, Pennsylvania |
| 12:00 p.m.EDT | Stadium:Penn State Practice Fields |
| March 20, 2016Preseason | Bethlehem Steel FC | 3–0 | Georgetown Hoyas | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 11:00 a.m.EDT | Brown Richter Jones | Report | Stadium:Philadelphia Union Training facility |
The2016 USL season will be contested by 29 teams, 14 of which compete in the league's Eastern Conference. All teams will play a regular season total of 30 matches between teams within their respective conference. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams from each conference advance to the2016 USL Playoffs for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
All times inEastern Time.[26]
| March 25, 20161 | FC Montreal | 0–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Montreal,Quebec |
| 7:00 p.m.EDT | Mkungilwa 35'Lefèvre 44'Charbonneau 73' | Report Box Score | Daly 40' Herbers 43'Chambers 75' | Stadium:Stade Olympique Attendance: 966 |
| April 3, 20162 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–2 | FC Cincinnati | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 3:00 p.m.EDT | Akinyode 69'  80'Ayuk 90' | Report Box Score | Wiedeman 25' Okoli 35'Walker 40'Hoppenot 80' | Stadium:Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,655 |
| April 10, 20163 | New York Red Bulls II | 4–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 3:00 p.m.EDT | Yaro 1' (o.g.) Muyl 3'Abang 42'Metzger 54'Etienne 71' | Report Box Score | Chambers 22' 90+1' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena |
| April 17, 20164 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–1 | Richmond Kickers | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 3:00 p.m.EDT | Ayuk 21' Jones 46' | Report Box Score | Imura 50' | Stadium:Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,417 |
| April 24, 20165 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–0 | Charleston Battery | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 3:00 p.m.EDT | Report Box Score | Stadium:Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,640 |
| May 1, 20166 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–0 | Louisville City FC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 3:00 p.m.EDT | Report Box Score | Stadium:Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,018 |
| May 7, 20167 | Orlando City B | 2–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Melbourne, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m.EDT | Turner 17' Donovan 34'Cox 54'Boden 65' | Report Box Score | Rocha 12' (o.g.) Herbers 14'Daly 32'Restrepo  50'Chambers 87'Missimo 90' | Stadium:Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 928 Referee: Neil Barbulescu |
| May 15, 20168 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–1 | FC Montreal | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 p.m.EDT | Richter 78' (pen.) Jones 84' (pen.) | Report Box Score | Choinière 26' Tabla 50'Pantemis 69'Fisher 75' | Stadium:Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,871 |
| May 22, 20169 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| 6:00 p.m.EDT | Wheeler 14',15' Barril 45'Warshaw 63' | Report Box Score | Bolduc 17' Missimo 28'Chambers 80'Washington 87' | Stadium:Clipper Magazine Stadium Attendance: 1,434 Referee: Margaret Domka |
| May 28, 201610 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Rochester, New York |
| 6:00 p.m.EDT | Farrell 13',90+4' 69' Volesky 27' | Report Box Score | Richter 24' (pen.) Chambers 27'Daly 58'Fred 90' | Stadium:Rochester Rhinos Stadium |
| June 5, 201611 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 p.m.EDT | Trusty 6' Daly 58' | Report | Allen 4' Plewa 52'Muyl 57'Carroll 70'Meara 90+2' | Stadium:Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,569 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| June 10, 201612 | Charlotte Independence | 0–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00 p.m.EDT | Calvert 80' | Report Box Score | Burke 11' 68' | Stadium:Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,319 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| June 17, 201613 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 1–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00 p.m.EDT | Fairclough 48' Townsend 63' | Report Box Score | Conneh 19' Akinyode 57'Jones 89' | Stadium:Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,901 Referee: Jorge Ramirez |
| June 25, 201614 | Richmond Kickers | 0–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 p.m.EDT | Troyer 51' Sekyere 60' | Report Box Score | Jones 61' | Stadium:City Stadium Attendance: 3,982 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| July 2, 201615 | FC Cincinnati | 1–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 6:00 p.m.EDT | McLaughlin 70' | Report Box Score | Heard 48' Daly 59'Anderson 63' | Stadium:Nippert Stadium Attendance: 17,380 Referee: Michael Lavergne |
| July 6, 201616 | Toronto FC II | 3–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 7:30 p.m.EDT | Uccello 2' Jobe 13' 90'Fraser 63' | Report Box Score | Richter 39' Heard 66'Taylor-Parkes 82' | Stadium:Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,064 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
| July 10, 201617 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 p.m.EDT | Burke 24' Jones 70'Washington 85'Gissie 87'Fernandes 90+2' (pen.) | Report Box Score | Adeleye 59' Branson 85' | Stadium:Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,664 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
| July 14, 201618 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 3–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 12:00 p.m.EDT | Heard 29' Jones 42'Gissie 54'Conneh 66' | Report Box Score | Defregger 29' Miller 83'Perone 90' | Stadium:Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| July 21, 201619 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 p.m.EDT | Missimo 22' Conceição 89' | Report Box Score | Leverock 24' Bolduc 29'Jankouskas 74'Benbow 79' | Stadium:Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,129 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
| July 24, 201620 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 p.m.EDT | Jones 20' Conneh 45+4'Burke 79' | Report Box Score | Forbes 57' | Stadium:Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,996 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| July 31, 201621 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–3 | Toronto FC II | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 p.m.EDT | Bibbs 48' Heard 53'Richter 81' (pen.)Brown 85' | Report Box Score | Hundal 17',58' Edwards 31'Bernal 46'Uccello 78'Charpie 80' | Stadium:Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,176 Referee: Jamie Herrera |
| August 7, 201622 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–2 | Charlotte Independence | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 p.m.EDT | Conneh 22' Chambers 25'Trusty 35'Richter 88' (pen.) | Report Box Score | Metacalf 32' Slogic 44'Martinez 46'Davidson 62'Bernen 87' | Stadium:Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,358 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| August 13, 201623 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 - 1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m.EDT | Hertzog 18' 90' Earls 23'Kerr 62' | Report Box Score | Burke 28' Richter 37'Chambers 66'Conceição 90' | Stadium:Highmark Stadium Referee: Charles Murphy |
| August 21, 201624 | FC Montreal | 3 - 2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Montreal, Quebec |
| 3:00 p.m.EDT | Jimmy Shammar-Sanon 2' Mkugilwa 14'Dominguez 39'Tabla 80'Lincourt-Joseph 90' | Report Box Score | Chambers 6' 50' 63' | Stadium:Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Attendance: 73 |
| August 27, 201625 | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 p.m.EDT | Abend 15' | Report Box Score | Conceição 15' Burke 47' | Stadium:Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,788 Referee: Tony Crush |
| August 30, 201626 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m.EDT | Foster 43',81' McLaws 25'Barril 29'Leverock 77'Thomas 86' | Report Box Score | Ayuk 45' Chambers 48' | Stadium:FNB Field Attendance: 1,362 |
| September 4, 201627 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 3:00 p.m.EDT | Edu 30' Heard 45' | Report Box Score | Allen 32' (pen.) 58' Valot 60'Etienne 90' | Stadium:Goodman Stadium Referee: Henrik Karlsson |
| September 10, 201628 | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 p.m.EDT | Chang 10' Ferguson 34'Guerra 39'Woodbine 45'Garbanzo 53' | Report Box Score | Chambers 32' Jones 35' (pen.)Burke 41'Edu 43'Washington 53'Bibbs 71' | Stadium:MUSC Health Stadium |
| September 18, 201629 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 3:00 p.m.EDT | Chambers 67' | Report Box Score | Hertzog 8' (pen.) | Stadium:Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,947 Referee: Jorge Ramirez |
| September 24, 201630 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–2 | Orlando City B | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 3:00 p.m.EDT | Fontana 84' | Report Box Score | Mendoza 9' Turner 32'McFadden 52'Neal 58'Ribeiro 60'Ribeiro 66'da Silva 90' | Stadium:Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,655 Referee: Rafal Siudjik |
As of September 25, 2016.[27]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Playoffs | Total | Discipline | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |  | ||||
| 3 | DF | | Taylor Washington | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Ken Tribbett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Maurice Edu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Fabian Herbers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Eric Ayuk | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Joshua Yaro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Cole Missimo | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Walter Restrepo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | | Leo Fernandes | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Anderson Conceição | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | | Mickey Daly† | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | | Derrick Jones | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | | Seku Conneh | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | | Gabe Gissie | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | | Nick Bibbs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | | Amoy Brown | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | | Josh Heard | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | | Cory Burke* | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | | Bolu Akinyode | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | FW | | Jamie Luchini | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | | Ryan Richter† | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | | James Chambers | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 47 | MF | | Fred | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | DF | | Auston Trusty | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | | Mark McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | MF |  | Lamine Conte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | MF | | Joseph DeZart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | FW | | Raheem Taylor-Parkes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | MF | | Matthew Real | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | MF | | Justin McMaster | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | | Anthony Fontana | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | MF |  | Josue Monge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
As of September 25, 2016.[27]
| Nat. | No. | Player | Apps | Starts | Record | GA | GAA | SO | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | JonesMatt Jones | 5 | 5 | 1-3-1 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | McCarthyJohn McCarthy | 11 | 11 | 4-4-3 | 14 | 1.27 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | BadrSamir Badr† | 10 | 10 | 1-3-6 | 16 | 1.60 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | PerrellaMatt Perrella | 4 | 4 | 0-0-4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 30 | 6-10-14 | 43 | 1.43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
