| Club: | Harrisburg City Islanders |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Chairman: | Eric Pettis |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Bill Becher |
| Stadium: | FNB Field Clipper Magazine Stadium |
| League: | USL |
| League Result: | 10th Place |
| Cup1: | USL Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Did not qualify |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fourth round |
| League Topscorer: | Craig Foster (8) |
| Season Topscorer: | Craig Foster (10) |
| Highest Attendance: | League: 2,853 (August 27 vs. Pittsburgh) |
| Lowest Attendance: | League: 839 (May 9 vs. Charleston) |
| Average Attendance: | League: All: |
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| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 season was the Harrisburg City Islanders's 13th season of competitive soccer - its thirteenth season in the third division of American soccer and its sixth season in the United Soccer League since the league was first created with the City Islanders as one of the original 10 founder-members.[1]
The 2016 season marks the City Islanders transition from Skyline Sports Complex to FNB Field (formerly Metro Bank Park) on City Island in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The transition was a result of the collaboration with the current tenants, the Harrisburg Senators, and to keep pace with the standards being implemented by the USL.[2] The team will also share home matches with Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster, Pennsylvania as an effort to expand the Islanders fanbase throughout south central Pennsylvania.[2]
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1, 2016 | 18 | FW | Undisclosed[4] | |||
| March 8, 2016 | 13 | DF | Undisclosed[5] | |||
| March 16, 2016 | 6 | DF | Undisclosed[6] | |||
| March 21, 2015 | 22 | FW | Exercised Loan Option[7] | |||
| March 23, 2016 | 7 | MF | Undisclosed[8] | |||
| March 23, 2016 | 11 | FW | Undisclosed | |||
| March 23, 2016 | 17 | FW | Undisclosed | |||
| March 23, 2016 | 20 | DF | Undisclosed | |||
| March 25, 2016 | 10 | MF | Undisclosed[9] | |||
| March 25, 2016 | 2 | DF | Undisclosed[10] | |||
| March 25, 2016 | 23 | DF | Undisclosed | |||
| April 2, 2016 | 30 | GK | Undisclosed[11] | |||
| April 5, 2016 | 16 | DF | Undisclosed[12] | |||
| April 8, 2016 | 4 | MF | Undisclosed[13] | |||
| 21 | MF | Undisclosed[14] | ||||
| July 29, 2016 | 77 | FW | Undisclosed[15] |
| Date | Player | Number | Position | New club | Fee/notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2015 | 11 | MF | Released[16] [17] | |||
| December 15, 2015 | 7 | MF | Undisclosed[18] | |||
| December 23, 2015 | 20 | DF | Undisclosed[19] | |||
| January 27, 2016 | 13 | GK | Undisclosed[20] | |||
| January 28, 2016 | 77 | FW | Undisclosed[21] | |||
| January 29, 2016 | 6 | MF | Undisclosed[22] | |||
| February 25, 2016 | 10 | FW | Undisclosed[23] | |||
| March 3, 2016 | 27 | GK | Undisclosed[24] | |||
| March 23, 2016 | 4 | MF | Unattached | Released | ||
| March 23, 2016 | 15 | MF | Released | |||
| March 23, 2016 | 21 | MF | Unattached | Released |
2016 Harrisburg City Islanders Preseason schedule[26]
All times in Eastern Time.[27]
2016 Harrisburg City Islanders Regular Season Schedule[28]
See main article: 2016 U.S. Open Cup.
The City Islanders competed in the 2016 edition of the U.S. Open Cup. During the 2015 edition of the competition, they were eliminated in the third round after conceding three goals in extra time to the Rochester Rhinos. In 2016, the City Islanders advanced through to the fourth round, where they were ultimately defeated in stoppage time by their former MLS affiliate, Philadelphia Union. After a stoppage time equalizer was scored by Bobby Warshaw in the 91st minute, the Union drew a late free kick outside the 18 yard box. The free kick was subsequently shot into the net by Roland Alberg in the third minute of stoppage time.
As of February 4, 2017.[29]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||
| 2 | DF |  | Shane Campbell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF |  | Youssef Naciri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | | Shane Johnson | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | | Bobby Warshaw | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | | Josh Hughes | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF |  | José Barril | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | | Garret Pettis | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF |  | Paul Wilson | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | | Matt Bolduc | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | | Brett Jankouskas | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | | Darvin Ebanks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | | Danny DiPrima | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Liam Doyle | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | | Jamie Thomas | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| 18 | FW | | Aaron Wheeler | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| 19 | MF | | Cardel Benbow | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | | Chris Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF |  | Mouhamed Dabo | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | | Craig Foster | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | | Shawn McLaws | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 37 | DF | | Neil Shaffer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | DF | Dante Leverock | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 77 | FW | | Cameron Vickers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 50 | 5 | |||||||||||
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics were loaned players.
Players with names marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Harrisburg.
League denotes USL regular season
Playoffs denotes USL playoffs
As of February 4, 2017.[29]
| Nat. | No. | Player | Apps | Starts | Record | GA | GAA | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Noble | 17 | 17 | 3–11–3 | 32 | 1.88 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Keasel Broome | 13 | 13 | 5–4–4 | 22 | 1.69 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 30 | 8–15–7 | 54 | 1.80 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
Record: W-L-D
Jose Barril[35]