2016 Bethlehem Steel FC season

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Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,498
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The

Steel FC compete in the league's Eastern Conference
.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of October 1, 2016.[2]

No. Pos. Player Nation
3 DF Taylor Washington (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
4 DF Ken Tribbett (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
8 MF Maurice Edu (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
11 FW Fabian Herbers (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Germany
14 MF Eric Ayuk (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Cameroon
19 MF Cole Missimo (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
20 MF Wálter Restrepo (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Colombia
22 MF Leo Fernandes (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Brazil
23 DF Anderson Conceição (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Brazil
24 GK Matt Jones (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  England
27 GK John McCarthy (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
32 GK Samir Badr (released)  United States
34 DF
Carolina Railhawks
)
 United States
35 MF Derrick Jones (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Ghana
36 FW Seku Conneh  Liberia
37 FW Gabe Gissie  Liberia
38 DF Nick Bibbs  United States
39 FW Amoy Brown  Jamaica
40 MF Josh Heard  Canada
41 FW Cory Burke (on loan from Rivoli United)  Jamaica
42 MF Bolu Akinyode  Nigeria
43 FW Jamie Luchini  United States
44 DF Ryan Richter (transferred to New York Cosmos)  United States
45 MF James Chambers  Ireland
46 GK Matt Perrella (Academy call-up)  United States
47 MF
Fred
 Brazil
48 DF Auston Trusty (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
49 MF Yosef Samuel  United States
50 DF Mark McKenzie (Academy call-up)  United States
51 MF Lamine Conte (Academy call-up)  Guinea
52 MF Joseph DeZart II (Academy call-up)  United States
53 FW Raheem Taylor-Parkes (Academy call-up)  Canada
54 DF Matthew Real (Academy call-up)  United States
57 FW Justin McMaster (Academy call-up)  United States
59 MF Anthony Fontana (Academy call-up)  United States
60 MF Josue Monge (Academy call-up)  Costa Rica
61 GK
Tomas Romero
(Academy call-up)
 United States
62 GK Kristopher Shakes (Academy call-up)  United States
63 FW Issa Rayyan (Academy call-up)  United States

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes
December 3, 2015 Ghana Derrick Jones 35 MF United States Philadelphia Union Academy Academy Signing[3]
December 11, 2015 Nigeria Bolu Akinyode 42 MF United States New York Red Bulls II Undisclosed[4]
December 11, 2015 United States Mickey Daly 34 DF United States Sacramento Republic FC Undisclosed[4]
December 11, 2015 Liberia Gabe Gissie 37 FW United States Sacramento Republic FC Undisclosed[4]
December 22, 2015 United States Ryan Richter 44 DF Canada Ottawa Fury FC Undisclosed[5]
January 8, 2016 United States Samir Badr 32 GK United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Undisclosed[6]
January 29, 2016 United States Ken Tribbett - DF United States Harrisburg City Islanders Undisclosed[7]
January 29, 2016 United States Nick Bibbs 38 DF United States Saint Louis FC Undisclosed[7]
January 29, 2016 Jamaica Amoy Brown 39 FW Jamaica St George's College Undisclosed[7]
January 29, 2016 Republic of Ireland James Chambers 45 MF Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic F.C. Undisclosed[7]
January 29, 2016 Liberia Seku Conneh 36 FW
FC Oss
Undisclosed[7]
January 29, 2016 Canada Josh Heard 40 MF United States Washington Huskies Free[7]
January 29, 2016 United States Raymond Lee - DF United States Philadelphia Union Free[7]
March 24, 2016
Fred
47 DF United States Philadelphia Union Signed as player/coach[8]
April 6, 2016 United States Jamie Luchini 43 FW United States Lehigh Mountain Hawks Free[9]

Out

Date Player Number Position New club Fee/notes
February 23, 2016 United States Ken Tribbett - DF United States Philadelphia Union First team selection[10]
March 24, 2016 United States Raymond Lee - DF
Tulsa Roughnecks FC
Released[11][12]
July 27, 2016 Ghana Derrick Jones 21 MF United States Philadelphia Union Signed to first team as a
Homegrown Player[13]
August 10, 2016 United States Auston Trusty 26 DF United States Philadelphia Union Signed to first team as a
Homegrown Player[14]
August 24, 2016 United States Mickey Daly 34 DF
Carolina Railhawks
Rights traded for loan and transfer fee[15]
September 8, 2016 United States Samir Badr 32 GK - Released[16]
September 20, 2016 United States Ryan Richter 44 DF United States New York Cosmos Transfer[17]

Loan in

Date Player Number Position Loaned from Fee/notes
January 29, 2016 Jamaica Cory Burke 41 FW Jamaica Rivoli United F.C. Undisclosed[18]
March 24, 2016 Ghana Joshua Yaro 3 DF United States Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[19]
March 24, 2016 Germany Fabian Herbers 11 FW United States Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[19]
March 24, 2016 Cameroon Eric Ayuk 14 MF United States Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[19]
March 24, 2016 Colombia Wálter Restrepo 20 MF United States Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[19]
March 24, 2016 Brazil Leo Fernandes 22 MF United States Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[19]
March 24, 2016 United States John McCarthy 27 GK United States Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[19]
April 3, 2016 United States Auston Trusty 49 DF United States Philadelphia Union Academy Academy Call-up
April 3, 2016 United States Mark McKenzie 50 DF United States Philadelphia Union Academy Academy Call-up
May 15, 2016 England Matt Jones 24 GK United States Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[20]
May 22, 2016 United States Ken Tribbett 4 DF United States Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[21]
August 7, 2016 Ghana Derrick Jones 21 MF United States Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[22]
September 3, 2016 United States Maurice Edu 8 MF United States Philadelphia Union Short-term loan[23]

Loan out

Date Player Number Position Loaned to Fee/notes
July 22, 2016 United States Michael Daly 34 DF
Carolina RailHawks
One month with option to buy[24]

Competitions

USL, which is the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. Steel FC's affiliation with the Philadelphia Union of MLS has prevented the team from participating in the U.S. Open Cup competition. The decision to make affiliated "farm teams" ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup was decided for the 2016 iteration of the tournament.[25]

Preseason

March 8, 2016 Preseason
Bethlehem Steel FC
Philadelphia
Report
March 11, 2016 Preseason
Hanover, New Jersey
9:00 a.m. EDT Powder 74' Report Ayuk 75' Stadium: New York Red Bulls training facility
March 19, 2016 Preseason
Bethlehem Steel FC
State College, Pennsylvania
12:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Penn State Practice Fields

USL regular season

The

2016 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 the 2016 USL Playoffs
for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.

Standings (Eastern Conference)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls II (C, X) 30 21 6 3 61 21 +40 69 Conference Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC 30 17 9 4 52 27 +25 60
3
FC Cincinnati
30 16 8 6 41 27 +14 56
4
Rochester Rhinos
30 13 12 5 38 25 +13 51
5 Charlotte Independence 30 14 8 8 48 29 +19 50
6 Charleston Battery 30 13 9 8 38 33 +5 48
7 Richmond Kickers 30 12 9 9 33 26 +7 45
8 Orlando City B 30 9 8 13 35 49 −14 35
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
14 FC Montreal 30 7 2 21 35 57 −22 23
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
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion

Results

All times in Eastern Time.[26]

March 25, 2016 1
Bethlehem Steel FC
Montreal, Quebec
7:00 p.m. EDT Mkungilwa Yellow card 35'
Lefèvre Yellow card 44'
Charbonneau Yellow card 73'
Report
Box Score
Daly Yellow card 40'
Herbers 43'
Chambers Yellow card 75'
Stadium:
Stade Olympique

Attendance: 966
April 10, 2016 3
Bethlehem Steel FC
Harrison, New Jersey
3:00 p.m. EDT Yaro 1' (o.g.)
Muyl 3'
Abang 42'
Metzger Yellow card 54'
Etienne 71'
Report
Box Score
Chambers Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 90+1' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
May 7, 2016 7
Bethlehem Steel FC
Melbourne, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Turner 17'
Donovan Yellow card 34'
Cox 54'
Boden Yellow card 65'
Report
Box Score
Restrepo Red card 50'
Chambers Yellow card 87'
Missimo
Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
Attendance: 928
Referee: Neil Barbulescu
May 22, 2016 9
Bethlehem Steel FC
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m. EDT
Barril Yellow card 45'
Warshaw
63'
Report
Box Score
Bolduc 17'
Missimo Yellow card 28'
Chambers Yellow card 80'
Washington Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Clipper Magazine Stadium
Attendance: 1,434
Referee: Margaret Domka
May 28, 2016 10
Bethlehem Steel FC
Rochester, New York
6:00 p.m. EDT Farrell 13', 90+4' Yellow card 69'
Volesky Yellow card 27'
Report
Box Score
Fred
Yellow card 90'
Stadium:
Rochester Rhinos Stadium
June 10, 2016 12
Bethlehem Steel FC
Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Calvert Yellow card 80' Report
Box Score
Burke 11' Yellow card 68' Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,319
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
June 17, 2016 13
Bethlehem Steel FC
Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Fairclough 48'
Townsend Yellow card 63'
Report
Box Score
Jones
Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,901
Referee: Jorge Ramirez
June 25, 2016 14
Bethlehem Steel FC
Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. EDT Troyer Yellow card 51'
Sekyere Yellow card 60'
Report
Box Score
Jones
Yellow card 61'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,982
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 2, 2016 15
Bethlehem Steel FC
Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EDT
McLaughlin
70'
Report
Box Score
Heard Yellow card 48'
Daly Yellow card 59'
Anderson Yellow card 63'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 17,380
Referee: Michael Lavergne
July 6, 2016 16
Bethlehem Steel FC
Vaughan, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT Uccello 2'
Jobe 13' Yellow card 90'
Fraser 63'
Report
Box Score
Richter 39'
Heard 66'
Taylor-Parkes Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
July 10, 2016 17
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Burke 24'
Jones Yellow card 70'
Washington Yellow card 85'
Gissie Yellow card 87'
Fernandes 90+2' (pen.)
Report
Box Score
Adeleye Yellow card 59'
Branson Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,664
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
July 24, 2016 20
Rochester Rhinos
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Jones 20'
Conneh Yellow card 45+4'
Burke Yellow card 79'
Report
Box Score
Forbes 57' Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 1,996
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 13, 2016 23
Bethlehem Steel FC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Hertzog 18' Yellow card 90'
Earls Yellow card 23'
Kerr 62'
Report
Box Score
Burke 28'
Richter Yellow card 37'
Chambers Yellow card 66'
Conceição Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Charles Murphy
August 21, 2016 24
Bethlehem Steel FC
Montreal, Quebec
3:00 p.m. EDT Jimmy Shammar-Sanon Yellow card 2'
90'
Report
Box Score
Chambers 6' 50' Yellow card 63' Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Attendance: 73
August 27, 2016 25
Bethlehem Steel FC
Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT Abend 15' Report
Box Score
Conceição Yellow card 15'
Burke Yellow card 47'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,788
Referee: Tony Crush
August 30, 2016 26
Bethlehem Steel FC
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT
Barril Yellow card 29'
Leverock Yellow card 77'
Thomas
Yellow card 86'
Report
Box Score
Ayuk 45'
Chambers 48'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,362
September 10, 2016 28
Bethlehem Steel FC
Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Chang 10'
Ferguson Yellow card 34'
Guerra 39'
Woodbine Yellow card 45'
Garbanzo Yellow card 53'
Report
Box Score
Chambers Yellow card 32'
Jones 35' (pen.)
Burke Yellow card 41'
Edu Yellow card 43'
Washington Yellow card 53'
Bibbs Yellow card 71'
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
September 18, 2016 29
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

Statistics

As of September 25, 2016.[27]

Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name League Playoffs Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
3 DF United States Taylor Washington 28 0 0 0 28 0 3 0
4 DF United States Ken Tribbett 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 MF United States Maurice Edu 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
11 FW Germany Fabian Herbers 6 2 0 0 6 2 0 0
14 MF Cameroon Eric Ayuk 17 3 0 0 17 3 0 0
15 DF Ghana Joshua Yaro 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
19 MF United States Cole Missimo 19 0 0 0 19 0 3 0
20 MF Colombia
Walter Restrepo
7 0 0 0 7 0 0 1
22 MF Brazil Leo Fernandes 14 1 0 0 14 1 0 0
23 MF Brazil Anderson Conceição 13 0 0 0 13 0 4 0
34 DF United States Mickey Daly 17 1 0 0 17 1 4 0
35 MF Ghana Derrick Jones 26 5 0 0 26 5 5 0
36 FW Liberia Seku Conneh 18 2 0 0 18 2 3 0
37 FW Liberia Gabe Gissie 18 1 0 0 18 1 1 0
38 DF United States Nick Bibbs 12 1 0 0 12 1 0 0
39 FW Jamaica Amoy Brown 8 0 0 0 8 1 1 0
40 MF Canada Josh Heard 22 2 0 0 22 2 3 0
41 FW Jamaica Cory Burke* 20 4 0 0 20 4 4 0
42 MF Nigeria Bolu Akinyode 26 0 0 0 26 0 2 1
43 FW United States Jamie Luchini 16 0 0 0 16 0 0 0
44 MF United States Ryan Richter 29 5 0 0 29 5 2 0
45 MF Republic of Ireland James Chambers 27 3 0 0 27 3 9 1
47 MF Brazil
Fred
6 0 0 0 6 0 1 0
49 DF United States Auston Trusty 19 0 0 0 19 0 2 0
50 DF United States Mark McKenzie 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
51 MF Guinea Lamine Conte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 MF United States Joseph DeZart II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 FW Canada Raheem Taylor-Parkes 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
54 MF United States Matthew Real 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
57 MF United States Justin McMaster 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
59 MF United States Anthony Fontana 8 0 0 0 8 0 1 0
60 MF Costa Rica Josue Monge 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Goalkeepers

As of September 25, 2016.[27]

Players included in matchday squads
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO Yellow card Red card
England 24 JonesMatt Jones 5 5 1-3-1 6 1.20 0 0 0
United States 27 McCarthyJohn McCarthy 11 11 4-4-3 14 1.27 5 0 0
United States 32 BadrSamir Badr 10 10 1-3-6 16 1.60 2 0 0
United States 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
Players with names in italics were on loan from Philadelphia Union for individual matches with Bethlehem.
Players with names marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bethlehem.
Players with names marked † were transferred from the club midseason.
League denotes USL regular season
Playoffs denotes USL Playoffs

Honors

References

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