2016 Bethlehem Steel FC season

Bethlehem Steel FC
2016 season
Ownership GroupKeystone S&E
Head coachBrendan Burke
StadiumGoodman Stadium
USL11th Place
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerLeague: Ryan Richter (5)
Derrick Jones (5)

All: Ryan Richter (5)
Derrick Jones (5)
Highest home attendance3,664
(Jul. 10 vs. Pittsburgh)
Lowest home attendance1,008
(Jul. 14 vs. Wilmington)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,498

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.

Roster

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

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

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Loan in

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

Loan out

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

Competitions

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.[25]

Preseason

March 6, 2016 Preseason Bethlehem Steel FC 5–0 Syracuse Orange Chester, Pennsylvania
9:00 a.m. EDT Burke
Diallo
Gissie
Luchini
Report Stadium: Philadelphia Union training facility
March 19, 2016 Preseason Penn State Nittany Lions 2–1 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
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
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

Results

All times in Eastern Time.[26]

March 25, 2016 1 FC Montreal 0–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Montreal, Quebec
7:00 p.m. EDT Mkungilwa  35'
Lefèvre  44'
Charbonneau  73'
Report
Box Score
Daly  40'
Herbers 43'
Chambers  75'
Stadium: Stade Olympique
Attendance: 966
April 3, 2016 2 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. EDT Akinyode  69'  80'
Ayuk 90'
Report
Box Score
Wiedeman 25'
Okoli 35'
Walker  40'
Hoppenot  80'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,655
May 7, 2016 7 Orlando City B 2–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Melbourne, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Turner 17'
Donovan  34'
Cox 54'
Boden  65'
Report
Box Score
Rocha 12' (o.g.)
Herbers 14'
Daly  32'
Restrepo  50'
Chambers  87'
Missimo  90'
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
Attendance: 928
Referee: Neil Barbulescu
May 15, 2016 8 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–1 FC Montreal Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Richter 78' (pen.)
Jones 84' (pen.)
Report
Box Score
Choinière 26'
Tabla  50'
Pantemis  69'
Fisher  75'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,871
May 22, 2016 9 Harrisburg City Islanders 3–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Lancaster, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m. EDT Wheeler 14', 15'
Barril  45'
Warshaw 63'
Report
Box Score
Bolduc 17'
Missimo  28'
Chambers  80'
Washington  87'
Stadium: Clipper Magazine Stadium
Attendance: 1,434
Referee: Margaret Domka
June 5, 2016 11 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls II Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Trusty  6'
Daly  58'
Report Allen 4'
Plewa  52'
Muyl  57'
Carroll  70'
Meara  90+2'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,569
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 10, 2016 12 Charlotte Independence 0–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Calvert  80' Report
Box Score
Burke 11'  68' Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,319
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
June 17, 2016 13 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 1–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Fairclough 48'
Townsend  63'
Report
Box Score
Conneh 19'
Akinyode  57'
Jones  89'
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,901
Referee: Jorge Ramirez
June 25, 2016 14 Richmond Kickers 0–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. EDT Troyer  51'
Sekyere  60'
Report
Box Score
Jones  61' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,982
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 2, 2016 15 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EDT McLaughlin 70' Report
Box Score
Heard  48'
Daly  59'
Anderson  63'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 17,380
Referee: Michael Lavergne
July 6, 2016 16 Toronto FC II 3–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Vaughan, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT Uccello 2'
Jobe 13'  90'
Fraser 63'
Report
Box Score
Richter 39'
Heard 66'
Taylor-Parkes  82'
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
July 10, 2016 17 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Burke 24'
Jones  70'
Washington  85'
Gissie  87'
Fernandes 90+2' (pen.)
Report
Box Score
Adeleye  59'
Branson  85'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,664
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
July 14, 2016 18 Bethlehem Steel FC 3–0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
12:00 p.m. EDT Heard 29'
Jones 42'
Gissie 54'
Conneh  66'
Report
Box Score
Defregger  29'
Miller  83'
Perone  90'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Brandon Artis
July 21, 2016 19 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Missimo  22'
Conceição  89'
Report
Box Score
Leverock  24'
Bolduc  29'
Jankouskas 74'
Benbow  79'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 1,129
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
July 24, 2016 20 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–1 Rochester Rhinos Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Jones 20'
Conneh  45+4'
Burke  79'
Report
Box Score
Forbes 57' Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 1,996
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 31, 2016 21 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–3 Toronto FC II Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Bibbs 48'
Heard  53'
Richter 81' (pen.)
Brown  85'
Report
Box Score
Hundal 17', 58'
Edwards  31'
Bernal  46'
Uccello 78'
Charpie  80'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,176
Referee: Jamie Herrera
August 7, 2016 22 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–2 Charlotte Independence Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Conneh 22'
Chambers  25'
Trusty  35'
Richter 88' (pen.)
Report
Box Score
Metacalf  32'
Slogic  44'
Martinez 46'
Davidson 62'
Bernen  87'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,358
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
August 13, 2016 23 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2 - 1 Bethlehem Steel FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Hertzog 18'  90'
Earls  23'
Kerr 62'
Report
Box Score
Burke 28'
Richter  37'
Chambers  66'
Conceição  90'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Charles Murphy
August 21, 2016 24 FC Montreal 3 - 2 Bethlehem Steel FC Montreal, Quebec
3:00 p.m. EDT Jimmy Shammar-Sanon  2'
Mkugilwa 14'
Dominguez  39'
Tabla 80'
Lincourt-Joseph 90'
Report
Box Score
Chambers 6' 50'  63' Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Attendance: 73
August 27, 2016 25 Louisville City FC 1–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT Abend 15' Report
Box Score
Conceição  15'
Burke  47'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,788
Referee: Tony Crush
September 4, 2016 27 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–2 New York Red Bulls II Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. EDT Edu  30'
Heard  45'
Report
Box Score
Allen 32' (pen.)  58'
Valot  60'
Etienne 90'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
September 18, 2016 29 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–1 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
September 24, 2016 30 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–2 Orlando City B Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. EDT Fontana  84' Report
Box Score
Mendoza 9'
Turner  32'
McFadden  52'
Neal 58'
Ribeiro  60'
Ribeiro  66'
da Silva  90'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,655
Referee: Rafal Siudjik

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
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

Goalkeepers

As of September 25, 2016.[27]

Players included in matchday squads
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO
24 JonesMatt Jones 5 5 1-3-1 6 1.20 0 0 0
27 McCarthyJohn McCarthy 11 11 4-4-3 14 1.27 5 0 0
32 BadrSamir Badr† 10 10 1-3-6 16 1.60 2 0 0
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

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