Club: | Bethlehem Steel FC |
Season: | 2016 |
Chrtitle: | Ownership Group |
Chairman: | Keystone S&E |
Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
Manager: | Brendan Burke |
Stadium: | Goodman Stadium |
League: | USL |
League Result: | 11th Place |
Cup1: | USL Playoffs |
Cup1 Result: | Did not qualify |
League Topscorer: | Ryan Richter (5) Derrick Jones (5) |
Season Topscorer: | Ryan Richter (5) Derrick Jones (5) |
Highest Attendance: | 3,664 (Jul. 10 vs. Pittsburgh) |
Lowest Attendance: | 1,008 (Jul. 14 vs. Wilmington) |
Average Attendance: | League: |
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Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 season was Bethlehem Steel FC's inaugural season of competitive soccer – its first season in the third division of American soccer and its first season in the United Soccer League.[1] Steel FC competed in the league's Eastern Conference.
Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 3, 2015 | 35 | MF | Academy Signing[2] | |||
December 11, 2015 | 42 | MF | Undisclosed[3] | |||
December 11, 2015 | 34 | DF | Undisclosed | |||
December 11, 2015 | 37 | FW | Undisclosed | |||
December 22, 2015 | 44 | DF | Undisclosed[4] | |||
January 8, 2016 | 32 | GK | Undisclosed[5] | |||
January 29, 2016 | - | DF | Undisclosed[6] | |||
January 29, 2016 | 38 | DF | Undisclosed | |||
January 29, 2016 | 39 | FW | Undisclosed | |||
January 29, 2016 | 45 | MF | Undisclosed | |||
January 29, 2016 | 36 | FW | Undisclosed | |||
January 29, 2016 | 40 | MF | Free | |||
January 29, 2016 | - | DF | Free | |||
March 24, 2016 | 47 | DF | Signed as player/coach[7] | |||
April 6, 2016 | 43 | FW | Free[8] |
Date | Player | Number | Position | New club | Fee/notes | |
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February 23, 2016 | - | DF | First team selection[9] | |||
March 24, 2016 | - | DF | Released[10] [11] | |||
July 27, 2016 | 21 | MF | Signed to first team as a Homegrown Player[12] | |||
August 10, 2016 | 26 | DF | Signed to first team as a Homegrown Player[13] | |||
August 24, 2016 | 34 | DF | Rights traded for loan and transfer fee[14] | |||
September 8, 2016 | 32 | GK | Released[15] | |||
September 20, 2016 | 44 | DF | Transfer[16] |
Date | Player | Number | Position | Loaned from | Fee/notes | |
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January 29, 2016 | 41 | FW | Undisclosed[17] | |||
March 24, 2016 | 3 | DF | Short-term loan[18] | |||
March 24, 2016 | 11 | FW | Short-term loan | |||
March 24, 2016 | 14 | MF | Short-term loan | |||
March 24, 2016 | 20 | MF | Short-term loan | |||
March 24, 2016 | 22 | MF | Short-term loan | |||
March 24, 2016 | 27 | GK | Short-term loan | |||
April 3, 2016 | 49 | DF | Academy Call-up | |||
April 3, 2016 | 50 | DF | Academy Call-up | |||
May 15, 2016 | 24 | GK | Short-term loan[19] | |||
May 22, 2016 | 4 | DF | Short-term loan[20] | |||
August 7, 2016 | 21 | MF | Short-term loan[21] | |||
September 3, 2016 | 8 | MF | Short-term loan[22] |
Bethlehem Steel FC compete in 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.[24]
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.
All times in Eastern Time.[25]
As of September 25, 2016.[26]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Playoffs | Total | Discipline | |||||
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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.
Nat. | No. | Player | Apps | Starts | Record | GA | GAA | SO | |||
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24 | Matt Jones | 5 | 5 | 1-3-1 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
27 | John McCarthy | 11 | 11 | 4-4-3 | 14 | 1.27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
32 | Samir Badr† | 10 | 10 | 1-3-6 | 16 | 1.60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
46 | Matt 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