| Club: | San Antonio FC |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Darren Powell |
| Stadium: | Toyota Field |
| League: | USL |
| Cup1: | USL Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Did not qualify |
| Cup2 Result: | Fourth round |
| League Topscorer: | (5 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: | |
| Highest Attendance: | [1] |
| Lowest Attendance: | [2] |
| Largest Win: | 3–0 (April 3 at Seattle Sounders FC 2) |
| Largest Loss: | 0–4 (June 15 at Houston Dynamo, USOC) |
| Average Attendance: | 6,170 |
| American: | true |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 San Antonio FC season was the club's inaugural season. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the modern NASL, this was the 7th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The club played in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States soccer league system, and also participated in the U.S. Open Cup.
San Antonio was awarded the thirty-first USL franchise on January 7, 2016. The establishment of the club, along with the concurrent purchase of Toyota Field by the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, was part of a plan by local officials to obtain an expansion franchise in Major League Soccer.[3] As a result, the San Antonio Scorpions franchise of the North American Soccer League was shut down. The club's first head coach, announced on January 7, 2016, was former Elon University men's soccer coach and Orlando City SC ProAcademy director, Darren Powell.[4] On February 2, 2016, Carlos Alvarez became the club's first player signing.[5]
The league expanded from 24 to 29 teams where San Antonio competed in the Western Conference of the USL.[6]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Darren Powell |
| Assistant coach | Nick Evans |
| Andy Thomson | |
| Goalkeeper coach |  Juan Lamadrid |
| Fitness coach | Andy Thomson |
| Team Physician |  Eliot Young, M.D. |
| Athletic Trainer | Jordan Harding |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Chris Ramos |
| Equipment Manager | Rashad Moore |
| Pro Academy director | Nick Evans |