2016 Major League Soccer season#Overall table
{{Short description|21st season of Major League Soccer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2017}}
{{infobox football league season
| image = MLS crest logo RGB gradient.svg
| pixels =
| caption =
| competition = Major League Soccer
| season = 2016
| mlscup = {{nowrap|Seattle Sounders FC {{small|(1st title)}}}}
| shield = FC Dallas {{small|(1st shield)}}
| continentalcup1 = {{nowrap|Champions League}}
(United States)
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Colorado Rapids
FC Dallas
New York Red Bulls
Seattle Sounders FC
| continentalcup2 = {{nowrap|Champions League}}
(Canada)
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Toronto FC
| matches = 340
| total goals = 956
| league topscorer = Bradley Wright-Phillips
{{small|(24 goals)}}
| best goalkeeper = Luis Robles
{{small|(11 shutouts)}}
| biggest home win = 5 goals:
HOU 5–0 DAL
{{small|(Mar 12)}}
SEA 5–0 DAL
{{small|(Jul 13)}}
DC 6–1 CHI
{{small|(August 27)}}
| biggest away win = 7 goals:
NYC 0–7 NY
{{small|(May 21)}}
| highest scoring = 8 goals:
CLB 4–4 MTL
{{small|(May 7)}}
DC 6–2 CHI
{{small|(Aug 27)}}
| longest wins = 4 games:
{{nowrap|New York Red Bulls}}
{{small|(May 18 – Jun 19)}}
New York City FC
{{small|(Jun 18 – Jul 6)}}
LA Galaxy
{{small|(Jul 4 – Jul 23)}}
Toronto FC
{{small|(Jul 23 – Aug 6)}}
Seattle Sounders FC
{{small|(Sep 17 – Oct 2)}}
D.C. United
{{small|(Sep 24 – Oct 16)}}
New York Red Bulls
{{small|(Sep 24 – Oct 23)}}
Toronto FC
{{small|(Oct 23 – {{tooltip|Nov 6|Streak included three playoff games}})}}
Montreal Impact
{{small|({{tooltip|Oct 27 – Nov 22|Streak occurred during playoffs}})}}
| longest unbeaten = 16 games:
New York Red Bulls
{{small|(Jul 10 – Oct 23)}}
| longest winless = 10 games:
Columbus Crew SC
{{small|(Jun 1 – Aug 13)}}
| longest losses = 4 games:
New York Red Bulls
{{small|(Apr 1 – Apr 16)}}
New England Revolution
{{small|(Jul 31 – Aug 20)}}
{{nowrap|Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}
{{small|(Jul 31 – Aug 20)}}
Philadelphia Union
{{small|(Oct 1 – {{tooltip|Oct 26|Streak included one playoff game}})}}
| highest attendance = 60,147
ORL 2–2 RSL
{{small|(Mar 6)}}
| lowest attendance = 10,144
NE 1–1 POR
{{small|(Apr 27)}}
| attendance = 7,345,265
| average attendance = 21,692
| prevseason = 2015
| nextseason = 2017
}}
The 2016 Major League Soccer season featured 20 total clubs (17 based in the United States, 3 based in Canada). The regular season began on March 6 and ended on October 23. The playoffs began on October 26 and ended on December 10. The defending MLS Cup champions were the Portland Timbers, while the New York Red Bulls were the defending Supporters' Shield winners. FC Dallas won the Supporter's Shield for the first time, and the Seattle Sounders FC won their first MLS Cup in their history after defeating Toronto FC 5–4 in a penalty kick shootout, after playing to a 0–0 result after regulation and added extra time.
Teams
= Stadiums and locations =
{{main article|List of Major League Soccer stadiums}}
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colspan=3|Western Conference |
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Team
! Stadium ! Capacity |
Colorado Rapids
| 17,424 |
FC Dallas
| 20,500 |
Houston Dynamo
| 22,039 |
LA Galaxy
| 27,000 |
Portland Timbers
| 21,144 |
Real Salt Lake
| 20,213 |
San Jose Earthquakes
| 18,000 |
Seattle Sounders FC
| CenturyLink Field{{Cref2|A|group=1|5}} | 40,000 |
Sporting Kansas City
| 18,467 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| BC Place{{Cref2|A|group=1|6}} | 22,500 |
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colspan=3|Eastern Conference |
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Team
! Stadium ! Capacity |
Chicago Fire
| 20,000 |
Columbus Crew SC
| 20,145 |
D.C. United
| RFK Stadium{{Cref2|A|group=1|1}} | 20,000 |
Montreal Impact
| 20,801 |
New England Revolution
| Gillette Stadium{{Cref2|A|group=1|2}} | 20,000 |
New York City FC
| Yankee Stadium{{Cref2|A|group=1|3}} | 30,000 |
New York Red Bulls
| 25,000 |
Orlando City SC
| Camping World Stadium{{Cref2|A|group=1|4}} | 33,500 |
Philadelphia Union
| 18,500 |
Toronto FC
| 30,991 |
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{{Location map+ |United States |width=525 |float=right |caption=
8px Western Conference 8px Eastern Conference
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=38.889722 |long=-76.971667 |label=D.C. United |position=bottom |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.737411 |long=-74.153763 |label=Red Bulls |position=left |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.009444 |long=-82.991111 |label=Columbus |position=left |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=42.090833 |long=-71.264444 |label=New England |position=top |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=41.742432 |long=-87.806789 |label=Chicago |position=top |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.1218 |long=-94.8237 |label=Kansas City |position=bottom |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=43.632778 |long=-79.418611 |label=Toronto |position=top |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.832222 |long=-75.378889 |label=Philadelphia |position=right |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=45.563075 |long=-73.552656 |label=Montreal |position=top |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=28.539167 |long=-81.402778 |label=Orlando |position=right |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.829167 |long=-73.926389 |label=NYCFC |position=right |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.35 |long=-104.8918 |label=Colorado |position=top |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=33.154444 |long=-96.835278 |label=Dallas |position=right |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=33.864444 |long=-118.261111 |label=Galaxy |position=bottom |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=29.721944 |long=-95.349167 |label=Houston |position=right |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.582923 |long=-111.893156 |label=Salt Lake |position=bottom |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=45.521389 |long=-122.691667 |label=Portland |position=bottom |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=37.350556 |long=-121.936667 |label=San Jose|position=top |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=47.595278 |long=-122.331667 |label=Seattle|position=right |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=49.27667 |long=-123.11194 |label=Vancouver |position=right |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
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{{col-end}}
{{Cnote2 Begin}}
{{Cnote2|A|group=1|n=6|Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity.}}
{{Cnote2 End}}
=Personnel and sponsorship=
Note: All teams use Adidas as kit manufacturer.
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Team
! Head coach ! Captain ! Shirt sponsor | |
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Chicago Fire
|{{flagicon|SRB}} {{sortname|Veljko|Paunović}} |{{flagicon|ROM}} {{sortname|Răzvan|Cociș}} | |
Colorado Rapids
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Pablo|Mastroeni}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Sam|Cronin}} | |
Columbus Crew SC
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Gregg|Berhalter}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Michael|Parkhurst}} | |
D.C. United
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Ben|Olsen}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Bobby|Boswell}} | |
FC Dallas
|{{flagicon|COL}} {{sortname|Óscar|Pareja}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Matt|Hedges}} | |
Houston Dynamo
|{{flagicon|COL}} {{sortname|Wílmer|Cabrera}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|DaMarcus|Beasley}} | |
LA Galaxy
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Bruce|Arena}} |{{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Robbie|Keane}} | |
Montreal Impact
|{{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Mauro|Biello}} |{{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Patrice|Bernier}} | |
New England Revolution
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jay|Heaps}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Lee|Nguyen}} | |
New York City FC
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} {{sortname|Patrick|Vieira}} |{{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|David|Villa}} | |
New York Red Bulls
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jesse|Marsch}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Dax|McCarty}} | |
Orlando City SC
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jason|Kreis}} |{{flagicon|BRA}} {{sortname | Kaká}} |
Philadelphia Union
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jim|Curtin}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Brian|Carroll}} | |
Portland Timbers
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Caleb|Porter}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Liam|Ridgewell}} | |
Real Salt Lake
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Cassar |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Kyle|Beckerman}} | |
San Jose Earthquakes
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Dominic|Kinnear}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Chris|Wondolowski}} | |
Seattle Sounders FC
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Brian|Schmetzer}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Brad|Evans|dab=soccer}} |Xbox | |
Sporting Kansas City
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Peter|Vermes}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Matt|Besler}} | |
Toronto FC
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Greg|Vanney}} |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Michael|Bradley|Michael Bradley (soccer)}} | |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|{{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Carl|Robinson}} |{{flagicon|CHI}} {{sortname|Pedro|Morales|Pedro Morales (footballer)}} |
= Managerial changes =
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Team
!Outgoing manager !Manner of departure !Date of !Position in table !Incoming manager !Date of |
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Houston Dynamo
|{{flagicon|IRL}} Owen Coyle |Mutual consent |{{dts|May 25, 2016}} |10th in West, 18th overall |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Wade|Barrett|Wade Barrett (soccer)}} (interim) |{{dts|June 7, 2016}} |
rowspan=2|Orlando City SC
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Heath |Mutual consent |7th in East, 15th overall |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Bobby|Murphy|Bobby Murphy (soccer)}} (interim) |{{dts|July 7, 2016}} |
{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Bobby|Murphy|Bobby Murphy (soccer)}} (interim)
|End of interim period |{{dts|July 19, 2016}} |8th in East, 16th overall |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jason|Kreis}} |{{dts|July 19, 2016}}{{cite news |last=DelGallo |first=Alicia |date=July 19, 2016 |title=Orlando City hires former NYCFC coach Jason Kreis |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-city-lions/os-orlando-city-hires-jason-kreis-20160719-story.html |work=Orlando Sentinel |access-date=July 26, 2016}} |
Seattle Sounders FC
|{{flagicon|USA}} Sigi Schmid |Mutual consent |{{dts|July 26, 2016}} |9th in West, 17th overall |{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Brian|Schmetzer}} (interim) |
Houston Dynamo
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Wade|Barrett|Wade Barrett (soccer)}} (interim) |End of interim period |{{dts|October 28, 2016}} |10th in West, 18th overall |{{flagicon|COL}} {{sortname|Wílmer|Cabrera}} |{{dts|October 28, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2016/10/28/houston-dynamo-appoint-wilmer-cabrera-head-coach|title=Houston Dynamo appoint Wilmer Cabrera as head coach|publisher=houstondynamo.com|date=October 28, 2016}} |
Standings
=Eastern Conference=
{{2016 Major League Soccer Eastern Conference table}}
=Western Conference=
{{2016 Major League Soccer Western Conference table}}
=Overall standings=
{{2016 Major League Soccer season table}}
MLS Cup Playoffs
{{main article|2016 MLS Cup playoffs}}
=Bracket=
{{#section:2016 MLS Cup Playoffs|Bracket}}
Attendance
{{See also |Major League Soccer attendance}}
=Average home attendances=
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
{{updated|October 24, 2016|{{Cite web|url=https://mlssoccer.app.box.com/s/m1wa2827whzelkla6mnc/1/2198984637/98304175013/1|title=Box {{!}} Simple Online Collaboration: Online File Storage, FTP Replacement, Team Workspaces|website=app.box.com|access-date=2016-10-03}}}}
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width=25|{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
!width=160|Team !{{Tooltip|GP|Home games played}} !width=45|{{Tooltip|Cumulative|Cumulative total of all home games attendance}} !width=45|{{Tooltip|High|Highest season attendance}} !width=45|{{Tooltip|Low|Lowest season attendance}} !width=45|{{Tooltip|Mean|Statistical mean season attendance}} | ||||||
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align=center | 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | align=center |17 | align=center |724,809 | align=center |53,302 | align=center bgcolor="#98FB98"|39,269 | align=center bgcolor="#98FB98" |42,636 |
align=center | 2 | Orlando City SC | align=center |17 | align=center |502,478 | align=center bgcolor="#98FB98"|60,147 | align=center |23,802 | align=center |31,324 |
align=center | 3 | New York City FC | align="center" |17 | align="center" |462,336 | align="center" | 37,858 | align="center" | 22,736 | align="center" |27,196 |
align=center | 4 | Toronto FC | align="center" |17 | align="center" |451,917 | align="center" | 30,262 | align="center" |22,212 | align="center" |26,583 |
align=center | 5 | LA Galaxy | align=center |17 | align=center|427,492 | align=center |27,167 | align=center |19,651 | align=center |25,147 |
align=center | 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | align="center" |17 | align="center" |379,603 | align="center" |27,038 | align="center" |18,836 | align="center" |22,330 |
align=center | 7 | Portland Timbers | align="center" |17 | align="center" |359,448 | align="center" |21,144 | align="center" |21,144 | align="center" |21,144 |
align=center | 8 | Montreal Impact | align="center" |17 | align="center" |351,366 | align="center" | 27,545 | align="center" |16,318 | align="center" |20,669 |
align=center | 9 | New York Red Bulls | align="center" |17 | align="center" |350,535 | align="center" |25,218 | align="center" |15,167 | align="center" |20,620 |
align=center | 10 | New England Revolution | align="center" |17 | align="center" |343,150 | align="center" |39,587 | bgcolor="#FFC0CB" align="center" | 10,144 | align="center" |20,185 |
align=center | 11 | San Jose Earthquakes | align="center" |17 | align="center" |338,816 | align="center" |50,816 | align="center" |18,000 | align="center" |19,930 |
align=center | 12 | Real Salt Lake | align="center" |17 | align="center" |335,909 | align="center" | 20,389 | align="center" | 18,036 | align="center" |19,759 |
align=center | 13 | Sporting Kansas City | align="center" |17 | align="center" |333,155 | align="center" |20,618 | align="center" |18,563 | align="center" |19,549 |
align=center | 14 | Houston Dynamo | align="center" |17 | align="center" |323,361 | align="center" |21,601 | align="center" |15,045 | align="center" |19,597 |
align=center | 15 | Philadelphia Union | align="center" |17 | align="center" |297,825 | align="center" | 18,681 | align="center" | 15,011 | align="center" |17,519 |
align=center | 16 | Columbus Crew SC | align=center |17 | align=center |291,128 | align=center | 20,389 | align=center|13,114 | align=center |17,125 |
align=center | 17 | D.C. United | align="center" |17 | align="center" |290,381 | align="center" | 30,943 | align="center" |12,094 | align="center" |17,081 |
align=center | 18 | Colorado Rapids | align="center" |17 | align="center" |276,721 | align="center" | 18,759 | align="center" | 10,670 | align="center" |16,278 |
align=center | 19 | Chicago Fire | align=center |17 | align=center |265,234 | align=center |18,976 | align=center |12,073 | align=center |15,602 |
align=center | 20 | FC Dallas | align=center |17 | align=center|239,601 | align=center bgcolor="#FFC0CB"|16,215 | align=center |10,381 | align=center bgcolor="#FFC0CB"|14,094 |
align=center | – ||Total || align=center |340|| align=center|7,375,144|| align=center |60,147 || align=center | 10,144|| align=center |21,692 |
{{Cnote2 Begin}}
{{Cnote2|(A)|group=1|n=6|Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity.}}
{{Cnote2 End}}
= Highest attendances =
Regular season
{{updated|October 24, 2016|{{Cite web|url=http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matches/|title=Match Listings - Week of 2016-08-29 {{!}} MatchCenter|website=MatchCenter|access-date=2016-08-30}}}}
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! Rank ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Attendance ! Date ! Week ! Stadium | |||||||
align="center" |1 | Orlando City SC | align="center" |2–2 | Real Salt Lake | align="center" |60,147 | {{start date|2016|3|06}} | align="center" | 1 | Orlando Citrus Bowl |
align="center"|2
|Seattle Sounders FC |align="center"|3–1 |Portland Timbers |align="center"|53,302 |August 21, 2016 |align="center"|25 | |||||||
align="center" |3 | San Jose Earthquakes | align="center" |1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | align="center" |50,816 | {{start date|2016|6|25}} | align="center" |15 | Stanford Stadium |
align="center"|4
|Seattle Sounders FC |align="center"|2–1 |Real Salt Lake |align="center"|50,022 |October 23, 2016 |align="center"|34 | |||||||
align="center"|5
|Seattle Sounders FC |align="center"|1–1 |Los Angeles Galaxy |align="center"|48,458 |July 31, 2016 |align="center"|22 | |||||||
align="center"|6
|Seattle Sounders FC |align="center"|0–2 |New York City FC |align="center"|47,537 |June 25, 2016 |align="center"|15 | |||||||
align="center"|7
|Seattle Sounders FC |align="center"|1–0 |Vancouver Whitecaps FC |align="center"|47,111 |September 17, 2016 |align="center"|30 | |||||||
align="center" |8 | Seattle Sounders FC | align="center" |0–1 | Colorado Rapids | align="center" |41,028 | {{start date|2016|5|21}} | align="center" | 11 | CenturyLink Field |
align="center" |9
|Seattle Sounders FC | align="center" |0–1 |Los Angeles Galaxy | align="center" |40,813 |July 9, 2016 | align="center" |18 | |||||||
align="center" |10
|Seattle Sounders FC | align="center" |5–0 |FC Dallas | align="center" |40,101 |July 13, 2016 | align="center" |19 |
Player statistics
=Goals=
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Rank
!Player !Club !Goals |
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1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bradley Wright-Phillips |align="left"|New York Red Bulls |25 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} David Villa |align="left"|New York City FC |24 |
rowspan="2"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco |align="left"|Toronto FC |rowspan="2"|17 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Ignacio Piatti
|align="left"|Montreal Impact |
rowspan="3"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} Fanendo Adi |align="left"|Portland Timbers |rowspan="3"|16 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Dom Dwyer
|align="left"|Sporting Kansas City |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Ola Kamara
|align="left"|Columbus Crew |
rowspan="3"|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Giovani Dos Santos |align="left"|LA Galaxy |rowspan="3"|14 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Cyle Larin
|align="left"|Orlando City SC |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Valeri
|align="left"|Portland Timbers |
=Hat-tricks=
{{main|List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks}}
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Player | Club | Against | style="text-align:center"| Result | Date |
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{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Bradley|Wright-Phillips}} | New York Red Bulls | Toronto FC | style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 | {{dts|format=md|2016|5|28}} |
{{flagicon|NOR}} {{sortname|Ola|Kamara}} | Columbus Crew SC | Real Salt Lake | style="text-align:center;"| 4–3 | {{dts|format=md|2016|5|28}} |
{{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Roland|Alberg}} | Philadelphia Union | Chicago Fire | style="text-align:center;"| 4–3 | {{dts|format=md|2016|6|22}} |
{{flagicon|CIV}} {{sortname|Didier|Drogba}} | Montreal Impact | Philadelphia Union | style="text-align:center;"| 5–1 | {{dts|format=md|2016|7|23}} |
{{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Sebastian|Giovinco}} | Toronto FC | D.C. United | style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 | {{dts|format=md|2016|7|23}} |
{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Frank|Lampard}} | New York City FC | Colorado Rapids | style="text-align:center;"| 5–1 | {{dts|format=md|2016|7|30}} |
{{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Sebastian|Giovinco}} | Toronto FC | New England Revolution | style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 | {{dts|format=md|2016|8|6}} |
{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Clint|Dempsey}} | Seattle Sounders FC | Orlando City SC | style="text-align:center;"| 3–1 | {{dts|format=md|2016|8|7}} |
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Patrick|Mullins}} | D.C. United | Chicago Fire | style="text-align:center;"| 6–2 | {{dts|format=md|2016|8|27}} |
{{flagicon|COL}} {{sortname|Mauro|Manotas}} | Houston Dynamo | Portland Timbers | style="text-align:center;"| 3–1 | {{dts|format=md|2016|9|24}} |
{{flagicon|ITA}} {{sortname|Sebastian|Giovinco}} | Toronto FC | New York City FC | style="text-align:center;"|5–0 | {{dts|format=md|2016|11|6}} |
=Assists=
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Rank
!Player !Club !Assists |
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1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Sacha Kljestan |align="left"|New York Red Bulls |20 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco |align="left"|Toronto FC |15 |
rowspan="3"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Mauro Díaz |align="left"|FC Dallas |rowspan="3"|13 |
align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Benny Feilhaber
|align=left|Sporting Kansas City |
align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} Justin Meram
|align=left|Columbus Crew |
6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Giovani Dos Santos |align="left"|LA Galaxy |12 |
rowspan="4"|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Luciano Acosta |align="left"|D.C. United |rowspan="4"|11 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Steven Gerrard
|align="left"|LA Galaxy |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Pirlo
|align="left"|New York City FC |
align=left|{{flagicon|ECU}} Joao Plata
|align=left|Real Salt Lake |
=Clean Sheets=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Player !Club !Clean |
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1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Luis Robles |align="left"|New York Red Bulls |11 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Seitz |align="left"|FC Dallas |10 |
3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Rowe |align="left"|LA Galaxy |9 |
rowspan="5"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} David Bingham |align="left"|San Jose Earthquakes |rowspan="5"|8 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Clark
|align="left"|Columbus Crew SC |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SWI}} Stefan Frei
|align="left"|Seattle Sounders FC |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Tim Melia
|align="left"|Sporting Kansas City |
align="left"|{{flagicon|PUR}} Josh Saunders
|align="left"|New York City FC |
9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Tim Howard |align="left"|Colorado Rapids |7 |
10
|colspan="2"| 7 players |6 |
Awards
=Player of the Month=
class="wikitable" |
Month
!Player !Club !Stats |
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March
|{{flagicon|ECU}} Joao Plata |3G, 2A |
April
|{{flagicon|NGA}} Fanendo Adi |3G, 1A |
May
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bradley Wright-Phillips |6G, 2A |
June
|{{flagicon|ARM}} Yura Movsisyan |3G |
July
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Lampard |6G, 1A |
August
|{{flagicon|URU}} Nicolás Lodeiro |2G, 6A |
September
|{{flagicon|USA}} Chad Marshall |1G |
October
|{{flagicon|IRQ}} Justin Meram |1G, 4A |
=Weekly awards=
==Team of the Week==
=End-of-season awards=
=Best XI=
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!Goalkeeper !Defenders !Midfielders !Forwards |
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|{{flagicon|JAM}} Andre Blake, Philadelphia |{{flagicon|SWE}} Axel Sjöberg, Colorado |{{flagicon|ARG}} Mauro Díaz, Dallas |{{flagicon|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto |
Player transfers
{{main article|List of Major League Soccer transfers 2016}}
=Allocation ranking=
The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a player who is in the MLS allocation list. The MLS allocation list contains select U.S. National Team players and players transferred outside of MLS garnering a transfer fee of at least $500,000. The allocations will be ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2015 season, taking playoff performance into account.{{cite web |author=MLS Soccer Media |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/allocation |title=MLS Allocation Ranking |publisher=mlssoccer.com |date=January 27, 2015 |access-date=January 27, 2015 |archive-date=December 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212201817/https://www.mlssoccer.com/allocation |url-status=dead }}
Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking. At all times each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS season.
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style="background:#c2ddff;"|Original Ranking ! style="background:#c2ddff;"|Current ! style="background:#c2ddff;"|Club ! style="background:#c2ddff;"|Date Allocation Used ! style="background:#c2ddff;"|Player Signed ! style="background:#c2ddff;"|Previous Club ! style="background:#c2ddff;"|Ref |
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1 || 1
| Chicago Fire{{Cref2|A|group=2}}{{Cref2|B|group=2}} || || || || |
4 || 2
| New York City FC || || || || |
5 || 3
| Real Salt Lake || || || || |
6 || 4
| Houston Dynamo || || || || |
7 || 5
| Orlando City SC || || || || |
8 || 6
| San Jose Earthquakes || || || || |
9 || 7
| Toronto FC || || || || |
10 || 8
| New England Revolution || || || || |
11 || 9
| Sporting Kansas City || || || || |
12 || 10
| LA Galaxy || || || || |
13 || 11
| D.C. United || || || || |
14 || 12
| Montreal Impact || || || || |
15 || 13
| Seattle Sounders FC || || || || |
16 || 14
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC || || || || |
17 || 15
| FC Dallas || || || || |
18 || 16
| New York Red Bulls || || || || |
19 || 17
| Columbus Crew SC || || || || |
20 || 18
| Portland Timbers || || || || |
2 || 19
| Colorado Rapids{{Cref2|A|group=2}} || {{dts|format=mdy|2016|3|20}} (1) ||{{flagicon|USA}} Tim Howard || {{flagicon|ENG}} Everton ||{{cite news|publisher=Colorado Rapids |url=http://www.coloradorapids.com/post/2016/01/14/colorado-rapids-acquire-1-position-allocation-ranking-chicago-fire |title=Colorado Rapids acquire #1 position in Allocation Ranking from Chicago Fire |date=January 14, 2016 |access-date=January 15, 2016}} |
3 || 20
| Philadelphia Union{{Cref2|B|group=2}} || {{dts|format=mdy|2016|8|3}} (1) ||{{flagicon|USA}} Alejandro Bedoya || {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Nantes || {{cite news|publisher=MLSSoccer.com |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/08/03/us-national-team-midfielder-alejandro-bedoya-signs-philadelphia-union |title=US national team midfielder Alejandro Bedoya signs with Philadelphia Union |date=August 3, 2016 |access-date=August 14, 2016}} |
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{{Cnote2|A|group=2|On January 14, 2016, Colorado Rapids acquired the number 1 allocation ranking (original ranking number 1), a first-round selection (15th overall) in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, and a second-round selection (33rd overall) in the 2016 SuperDraft from Chicago Fire in exchange for the number 2 allocation ranking (original ranking number 2), a first-round selection (12th overall) in the 2016 SuperDraft, and a second-round selection (22nd overall) in the 2016 SuperDraft.}}
{{Cnote2|B|group=2|On August 3, 2016, Philadelphia Union acquired the number 1 allocation ranking (original ranking number 2) from Chicago Fire in exchange for the number 2 allocation ranking (original ranking number 3), a first-round selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, and the Discovery Priority on a player to be named later.}}
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Television
{{See also|MLS on television}}
=United States=
In the 2016 MLS season, 96 games aired in the United States on national television. English-language broadcasts once again included Soccer Sunday doubleheaders — 29 games on ESPN and 5 on ESPN2 (mainly on Sunday afternoons), 4 on Fox, and 30 on Fox Sports 1 (mainly on Sunday evenings). The 2016 season marked MLS's debut on the Fox network channel.{{cite web|title=MLS to capitalize on record TV viewership with ambitious 2016 National TV schedule|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/01/07/2016-national-tv-schedule|publisher=Major League Soccer|access-date=January 12, 2016}} Spanish-language broadcasts included 28 games on UniMás (mainly on Friday evenings).
Notes:
- All viewership numbers are in thousands.
- Average viewership for the previous 2015 season was 245,000 (ESPN2), 197,000 (FS1), and 244,000 (Univ).
=Other countries=
TSN, RDS and Sportsnet aired matches in Canada of primarily the three Canadian-based teams.
MLS aired on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom, Eurosport in Continental Europe, Abu Dhabi Media in the Middle East and North Africa, Letv Sports in China, beIN Sports in Asia-Pacific, ESPN and Fox Sports in Latin America, SporTV in Brazil and Fox Sports in Africa.
2016 attendances
The following is a list of the average attendance for each of the twenty MLS teams at their regular-season games. It includes the team, the average attendance for the 2016 regular season and the 2015 regular season, the percentage change in attendance from season-to-season, the home venue, the home venue's capacity, and the percent of capacity.{{cite web|title=2013 Final Attendance Update|url=http://mlsattendance.blogspot.ca/2013/10/2013-final-attendance-update.html|work=MLS Attendance|date=October 27, 2013 |publisher=Blogger|access-date=November 10, 2013}}
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Team | 2016 Attendance | 2015 Attendance | Change | Stadium | Capacity (Unrestricted) | Percent (2016) |
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Seattle Sounders FC | align=center |42,636 | align=center|44,247 | align=center | -4% | CenturyLink Field | style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| {{nts|39,115}} ({{nts|69,000}}) | align=center | 109% (62%) |
Orlando City SC | align=center |31,324 | align=center|32,847 | align=center | |||
5% | Camping World Stadium | style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| {{nts|19,500}} ({{nts|65,000}}) | align=center | 161% (48%) | |||
New York City FC | align=center |27,196 | align=center|29,016 | align=center | -6% | Yankee Stadium | style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| {{nts|27,470}} ({{nts|49,638}}) | align=center | 99% (55%) |
Toronto FC | align=center |26,583 | align=center|23,451 | align=center |+13% | BMO Field | align=center|{{nts|30,226}} | align=center | 88% |
LA Galaxy | align=center | 25,138 | align=center|23,392 | align=center | +7% | StubHub Center | align=center|{{nts|27,167}} | align=center | 93% |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | align=center |22,330 | align=center|20,507 | align=center |+9% | |BC Place | style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| {{nts|22,120}} ({{nts|54,500}}) | align=center | 101% (41%) |
Portland Timbers | align=center | 21,144 | align=center|21,144 | align=center | 0% | Providence Park | align=center|{{nts|21,144}} | align=center | 100% |
Montreal Impact | align=center | 20,669 | align=center|17,750 | align=center |+16% | Saputo Stadium | align=center|{{nts|20,801}} | align=center | 99% |
New York Red Bulls | align=center |20,620 | align=center|19,657 | align=center |+5% | Red Bull Arena | align=center|{{nts|25,219}} | align=center | 82% |
New England Revolution | align=center |20,185 | align=center|19,627 | align=center | +3% | Gillette Stadium | style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| {{nts|20,000}} ({{nts|66,829}}) | align=center | 101% (30%) |
San Jose Earthquakes | align=center |19,930 | align="center"| 20,979 | align=center | -5% | Avaya Stadium | align=center|{{nts|18,000}} | align=center | 111% |
Real Salt Lake | align=center |19,759 | align=center|20,160 | align=center | |||
2% | Rio Tinto Stadium | align=center|{{nts|20,213}} | align=center | 98% | |||
Sporting Kansas City | align=center |19,597 | align=center|19,687 | align=center | |||
0.5% | Children's Mercy Park | align=center|{{nts|18,467}} | align=center | 106% | |||
Houston Dynamo | align=center |19,021 | align=center|20,658 | align=center | |||
8% | BBVA Compass Stadium | align=center|{{nts|22,039}} | align=center | 86% | |||
Philadelphia Union | align=center |17,519 | align=center|17,451 | align=center | 0% | PPL Park | align=center|{{nts|18,500}} | align=center | 95% |
Columbus Crew SC | align=center |17,125 | align=center|16,513 | align=center |+4% | Mapfre Stadium | align=center|{{nts|20,145}} | align=center | 85% |
D.C. United | align=center |17,081 | align=center|16,244 | align=center |+5% | RFK Stadium | style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| {{nts|20,000}} ({{nts|45,596}}) | align=center | 85% (37%) |
Colorado Rapids | align=center | 16,278 | align="center"| 15,657 | align=center | +4% | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | align=center|{{nts|18,061}} | align=center | 90% |
Chicago Fire | align=center |15,602 | align=center|16,003 | align=center | |||
3% | Toyota Park | align=center|{{nts|20,000}} | align=center | 78% | |||
FC Dallas | align=center |14,094 | align=center|16,015 | align=center | |||
12% | Toyota Stadium | align=center|{{nts|20,500}} | align=center |67% |
Note: Vancouver's and Seattle's attendances are both over 100% capacity because, for select games, they open up additional sections above the regular limited capacity. Orlando's and New England's attendances are over 100% because their capacities are artificial; both teams regularly sell more tickets than the limit. San Jose's attendance is over 100% capacity because they played one game at Levi's Stadium (68,000 capacity).
Coaches
=Eastern Conference=
- Chicago Fire: Veljko Paunović
- Columbus Crew SC: Gregg Berhalter
- D.C. United: Ben Olsen
- Montreal Impact: Mauro Biello
- New England Revolution: Jay Heaps
- New York City FC: Patrick Vieira
- New York Red Bulls: Jesse Marsch
- Orlando City SC: Jason Kreis
- Philadelphia Union: Jim Curtin
- Toronto FC: Greg Vanney
=Western Conference=
- Colorado Rapids: Pablo Mastroeni
- FC Dallas: Óscar Pareja
- Houston Dynamo: Owen Coyle, Wade Barrett and Wílmer Cabrera
- Los Angeles Galaxy: Bruce Arena
- Portland Timbers: Caleb Porter
- Real Salt Lake: Jeff Cassar
- San Jose Earthquakes: Dominic Kinnear
- Seattle Sounders FC: Sigi Schmid and Brian Schmetzer
- Sporting Kansas City: Peter Vermes
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Carl Robinson
See also
References
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{{2015–16 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF)}}
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