| Club: | New York City FC |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Chrtitle: | CEO |
| Chairman: | Ferran Soriano |
| Ownertitle: | Owner |
| Owner: | City Football Group (80%) Yankee Global Enterprises (20%) |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Patrick Vieira |
| Stadium: | Yankee Stadium The Bronx, New York |
| League: | MLS |
| League Result: | Conference 2nd |
| Cup1 Result: | Conference Semi-Finals |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fourth Round |
| League Topscorer: | David Villa (23) |
| Season Topscorer: | David Villa (23) |
| Highest Attendance: | 37,858 (May 21 vs. New York Red Bulls) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 22,736 (June 2 vs. Real Salt Lake) |
| Average Attendance: | 27,196 (regular season) 27,260 (including playoffs) |
| Largest Win: | NYC 5–1 COL (July 30) |
| Largest Loss: | NYC 0–7 NY (May 21) |
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| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 New York City FC season was the club's second season of competition and their second in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS). New York City FC played their home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx.
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FC Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | |
| New York City FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| HB Køge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
 KR Reykjavik | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
See also: 2016 Major League Soccer season.
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See main article: 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs.
See main article: 2016 U.S. Open Cup.
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Since | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 12 | Josh Saunders |  | GK | 2014 | October 23, 2016 | Real Salt Lake | 66 | 0 | |
| 24 | Andre Rawls | | GK | 2016 | October 23, 2016 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Eirik Johansen |  | GK | 2015 | October 23, 2016 | Manchester City | 7 | 0 | |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | Jason Hernandez | | CB | 2014 | October 23, 2016 | San Jose Earthquakes | 59 | 0 | |
| 3 | Ethan White | | CB | 2016 | October 23, 2016 | Philadelphia Union | 14 | 0 | |
| 4 | Maxime Chanot |  | CB | 2016 | October 23, 2016 |  Kortrijk | 8 | 0 | |
| 13 | Frédéric Brillant |  | CB | 2016 | October 23, 2016 | Oostende | 33 | 1 | |
| 22 | Rónald Matarrita |  | LB | 2016 | October 23, 2016 | Alajuelense | 27 | 1 | |
| 23 | Jefferson Mena |  | CB | 2015 | October 23, 2016 | Independiente Medellín | 24 | 1 | |
| 27 | R. J. Allen | | RB | 2015 | October 23, 2016 | Skive | 41 | 1 | |
| 30 | Diego Martínez |  | LB | 2016 | October 23, 2016 | River Plate | 4 | 0 | |
| 51 | Andoni Iraola |  | RB | 2015 | October 23, 2016 | Athletic Bilbao | 40 | 0 | |
| 52 | Shannon Gomez |  | RB | 2016 | October 23, 2016 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 5 | Mikey Lopez | | CM | 2016 | October 23, 2016 | Sporting Kansas City | 17 | 0 | |
| 6 | Federico Bravo | | CM | 2016 | October 23, 2016 | Boca Juniors | 23 | 0 | |
| 8 | Frank Lampard | CM | 2015 | October 23, 2016 | Manchester City | 31 | 15 | ||
| 10 | Mix Diskerud | | CM | 2015 | October 23, 2016 | Rosenborg | 41 | 4 | |
| 11 | Jack Harrison | RM | 2016 | October 23, 2016 | Wake Forest | 23 | 4 | ||
| 15 | Tommy McNamara | | AM | 2014 | October 23, 2016 | D.C. United | 50 | 10 | |
| 16 | Connor Brandt | | CM | 2015 | October 23, 2016 | Tucson | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | Mehdi Ballouchy |  | LM | 2014 | October 23, 2016 |  Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 24 | 3 | |
| 21 | Andrea Pirlo |  | CM | 2015 | October 23, 2016 | Juventus | 46 | 1 | |
| Strikers | |||||||||
| 7 | David Villa (captain) | | CF | 2014 | October 23, 2016 | Atlético Madrid | 65 | 41 | |
| 9 | Steven Mendoza | | CF | 2016 | October 23, 2016 | 25 | 5 | ||
| 19 | Khiry Shelton | | CF | 2015 | October 23, 2016 | Oregon State | 42 | 5 | |
| 99 | Tony Taylor |  | CF | 2014 | October 23, 2016 | New England Revolution | 16 | 2 | |
|-|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for New York City FC who are no longer at the club:|-|}
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | MF | Federico Bravo | Boca Juniors | February 20, 2016 | December 31, 2016 | NYCFC.com | |
| 52 | DF | Shannon Gomez | W Connection | March 3. 2016 | December 31, 2016 | NYCFC.com | |
| 9 | FW | Steven Mendoza |  Corinthians | March 11. 2016 | December 31, 2016 | NYCFC.com |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
|---|
| Week | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| 17[3] | Jack Harrison | |
| 21[4] | Frank Lampard | |
| 26[5] | Frank Lampard |
| Week | Player |
|---|---|
| 4[26] | Tommy McNamara |
| 19[27] | Jack Harrison |
| 30[28] | David Villa |
| 34[29] | David Villa |
Awarded to the player who receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the NYCFC website
| Month | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| March[30] | Tommy McNamara | |
| April[31] | ||
| May[32] | ||
| June[33] | ||
| July[34] | Frank Lampard | |
| August[35] | ||
| September[36] | ||
| October[37] |