2016 Puerto Rico FC season

Puerto Rico FC
2016 season
OwnerCarmelo Anthony
PresidentThomas Payne
Head coachAdrian Whitbread
StadiumJuan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
NASLSpring: Did not enter
Fall:5-9-8 (9th)
Combined: 5-9-8 (12th)
Soccer BowlDid not qualify
Copa Luis VillarejoChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Héctor Ramos (8)
All: Héctor Ramos (8)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 6,474
(July 2 vs. Indy Eleven)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,233
(Sept 7 vs. Ottawa Fury)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 3,801

The 2016 Puerto Rico FC season was the club's first season of existence. The club played in North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid, enter only in the Fall season in which they finished 9th.

After winning the Copa Luis Villarejo on November 20; Puerto Rico FC qualified for the 2017 CFU Club Championship with matches taking place in the coming-up 2017 season.

Season review

Commitment to the Community

As part of their commitment to the community in May 2016, Puerto Rico FC had their first three clinics of the season in Dorado, Farjardo and Hatillo with the participation of over a hundred boys and girls. During these clinics the Puerto Rico FC players turned into coaches, teaching the children about ball control, proper goalkeeping and teamwork. After the different workshops the children faced off against the players in a friendly match. The field of Quintas de Dorado was the site of the first clinic with youth clubs Eleven FC and Toa Baja SC. Next, Puerto Rico FC visited the Tomás Donés Sports Complex and the boys and girls of Cariduros FC. To round up the first leg of clinics the players took a trip to the city of Hatillo where they trained with Hatillo SC and Leal Arecibo in the Francisco Deida Sports Complex.[1]

Clásico de Fútbol

As part of the Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend celebration, Puerto Rico FC will travel to New York City to meet the Puerto Rico national team in a friendly match. This match is part of PRFC’s ongoing preseason and build up to their inaugural match at the Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium next July 2 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.

Roster

As of match played October 29, 2016
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Austin Pack GK (1994-02-25) 25 February 1994 Unattached 2016 2017 0 0
18 Trevor Spangenberg GK (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 New England Revolution 2016 2017 12 0
24 David Meves GK (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2016 2017 10 0
Defenders
2 Cristiano DF (1986-05-25) 25 May 1986 Minnesota United 2016 2017 21 0
3 Camilo Botero DF (1991-03-23) 23 March 1991 Unattached 2016 2017 6 0
4 Rudy Dawson DF (1988-05-08) 8 May 1988 Uruguay 2016 2017 20 0
5 Ramón Soria DF (1989-03-09) 9 March 1989 Celje 2016 2017 21 0
12 Ramon Martin Del Campo DF (1989-03-09) 9 March 1989 loan from Deportivo Saprissa 2016 2017 16 0
13 Kyle Culbertson DF (1992-11-16) 16 November 1992 Unattached 2016 2017 15 1
Midfielders
6 Connor Agnew MF Unattached 2016 2017 6 0
8 Chris Nurse MF (1984-05-07) 7 May 1984 Carolina RailHawks 2016 2017 14 0
10 Joseph Marrero MF (1993-04-09) 9 April 1993 Criollos de Caguas 2016 2017 16 1
11 Paulo MF (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 Atlanta Silverbacks 2016 2017 21 1
21 Michael Kafari MF (1989-08-08) 8 August 1989 2016 2017 15 0
22 Evans Frimpong MF (1991-10-30) 30 October 1991 Oklahoma City Energy 2016 2017 3 0
29 Tyler Rudy MF (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 New England Revolution 2016 2017 21 2
Forwards
9 Pedro FW (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 Atlanta Silverbacks 2016 2017 12 0
14 Brian Bement FW (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 Loyola University 2016 2017 13 0
16 David Eduardo López FW (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 Isidro Metapán 2016 2017 5 0
17 Oliver FW (1992-08-29) 29 August 1992 Ottawa Fury 2016 2017 9 1
19 Jorge Rivera FW (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 Guayama 2016 2017 9 0
20 Héctor Ramos FW (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 Águila 2016 2017 19 8
23 Sidney Rivera FW (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 Orlando City SC 2016 2017 16 3
26 Bljedi Bardic FW (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 Clarkstown Eagles 2016 2017 3 1

Transfers

Main article: List of North American Soccer League transfers 2016

Friendlies

  Win   Loss   Draw

Pre-season

March 15, 2016 Scrimmage Puerto Rico FC 4–2 Chivas Florida Football Academy Bradenton, Florida
EST Summary Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: Closed-door
May 17, 2016 Scrimmage Puerto Rico FC 4–1 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico
EST
May 18, 2016 Scrimmage Puerto Rico FC 2–1 Bayamón F.C. U-20 San Juan, Puerto Rico
EST
May 24, 2016 Friendly Puerto Rico FC 1–0 Caguas F.C. Caguas, Puerto Rico
8PM EST Dawson Stadium: Villa de Rey
Attendance: Open-door
Friendly Puerto Rico FC 3–3  Costa Rica Bradenton, Florida
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: Closed-door
June 2, 2016 Friendly Puerto Rico FC 1–0  United States Bradenton, Florida
Bement Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: Closed-door
June 11, 2016 Clásico de Fútbol Puerto Rico FC 1–0  Puerto Rico Queens, New York
7:30PM EST Marrero 12' Report De La Rosa  60' Stadium: Belson Stadium

Competitions

NASL Fall season

Main article: 2016 North American Soccer League season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (F) 22 14 5 3 44 21 +23 47 Playoffs
2 Indy Eleven 22 11 4 7 36 25 +11 37
3 FC Edmonton 22 10 6 6 16 14 +2 36
4 Rayo OKC 22 9 8 5 28 21 +7 35
5 Miami FC 22 9 6 7 31 27 +4 33
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 22 7 5 10 19 28 −9 26
7 Carolina RailHawks 22 7 5 10 25 35 −10 26
8 Minnesota United 22 6 7 9 25 25 0 25
9 Puerto Rico 22 5 9 8 19 31 −12 24
10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 22 5 8 9 29 32 −3 23
11 Jacksonville Armada 22 5 8 9 25 35 −10 23
12 Ottawa Fury 22 5 7 10 23 26 −3 22
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(F) Fall season champion

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 5 9 8 19 31  −12 24 3 5 3 10 12  −2 2 4 5 9 19  −10

Last updated: 22 November 2016.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumHAAAHAAHAHAHHHHAHAHAAH
ResultDLDLWLDLDLDLDDDWWWDLLW
Position8981091091012121212121212111191011119
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

July 2, 2016 1 Puerto Rico 1–1 Indy Eleven Bayamón
19:30 EDT Dawson  12'
Del Campo  45'
Culbertson  58'
Ramos 74'		 Summary Paterson  58'
Youla 90'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 6,474
Referee: Valdin Legister
July 9, 2016 2 Jacksonville Armada 2–1 Puerto Rico Jacksonville
19:00 EDT Johnson 9' 40'
Dixon 27'
Jérôme  78'		 Summary Nurse  70'
Ramos 78'		 Stadium: Community First Park
Attendance: 5,134
Referee: Kevin Terry
July 13, 2016 3 Rayo OKC 2–2 Puerto Rico Yukon
21:00 EDT Forbes  32'
Pecka  45+'
Velasquez 83'
Michel 90' (pen.)		 Summary Ramos 34'
Rudy 55',  59'
Pedro  57'
Del Campo  74'		 Stadium: Miller Stadium
Attendance: 3,531
Referee: Daniel Radford
July 16, 2016 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Puerto Rico St. Petersburg
19:30 EDT Cole 10'
Avila 15'
Nanchoff  63'
King  77'
Heinemann 90'		 Summary Dawson  33'
S. Rivera  76'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,873
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 23, 2016 5 Puerto Rico 1–0 Rayo OKC Bayamón
19:30 EDT Ramos 53'
Paulo  66'
Culbertson  90+1'		 Summary Hernández  72'
Forbes  90+1'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 4,907
Referee: Kimbell Ward
July 30, 2016 6 New York Cosmos 3–0 Puerto Rico Hempstead
19:00 EDT Cristiano 16' (o.g.)
Arango 84'
Mkosana 90+2'		 Summary J. Rivera  22'
Kafari  82'		 Stadium: Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 3,391
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
August 3, 2016 7 Minnesota United 1–1 Puerto Rico Blaine
20:00 EDT Kafari 46' (o.g.)
Ibson  27'		 Summary Ramos 5'
Rudy  59'
Kafari  66'
Dawson  88'
S. Rivera  90+4'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 6,101
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
August 6, 2016 8 Puerto Rico 0–1 Edmonton Bayamón
19:30 EDT Del Campo  5' Summary Eckersley  22'
Nicklaw  28'
Ameobi 74'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 3,307
Referee: William Anderson
August 13, 2016 9 Carolina RailHawks 2–2 Puerto Rico Cary
19:30 EDT Bravo 40',  90+2'
Fondy 89'		 Summary Paulo 52'
Ramos 67'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,056
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
August 20, 2016 10 Puerto Rico 1–2 New York Cosmos Bayamón
19:30 EDT Nurse  23'
Ramos 28'
Ramos  60'
Paulo  87'		 Summary Arrieta 62'
Guenzatti 90+1'
Guenzatti  90+2'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 4,208
Referee: Kimbell Ward
August 28, 2016 11 Edmonton 0–0 Puerto Rico Edmonton
18:00 EDT Eckersley  31'
Nyassi  86'
Nicklaw  90+3'		 Summary Nurse  42'
Soria  88'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
September 3, 2016 12 Puerto Rico 0–3 Miami Bayamón
19:30 EDT Summary Steele 15'
Cvitanich 54'
Poku 88'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 2,556
Referee: Sandy Vasquez
September 7, 2016 13 Puerto Rico 0–0 Ottawa Fury Bayamón
19:30 EDT Rudy  57'
Marrero  66'		 Summary Bailey  37'
Timbó  51'
Roberts  90+4'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 1,233
Referee: Javier Santos
September 10, 2016 14 Puerto Rico 0–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Bayamón
19:30 EDT Summary Mkandawire  31' Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 3,975
Referee: Sandy Vasquez
September 17, 2016 15 Puerto Rico 3–3 Jacksonville Armada Bayamón
19:30 EDT Marrero 3'
Oliver 32'
Soria  59'
Rivera 84'		 Summary Eloundou 29'
Bahner  34'
Jérôme 57'
Keita 83'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 3,243
Referee: Kevin Morrison
September 23, 2016 16 Miami 0–1 Puerto Rico Miami
20:00 EDT Smith  20' Summary Soria  21'
Nurse  38'
Campos 79' (o.g.)
Oliver  84'
Ramos  90+5'		 Stadium: FIU Stadium
Attendance: 10,012
Referee: Geoff Gamble
September 28, 2016 17 Puerto Rico 2–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Bayamón
19:30 EDT Rudy 41'
Cristiano  44'
Marrero  45+1'
Bardic 67'		 Summary Amauri 2'
Pineda  40'
Agbossoumonde  90+2'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 1,424
Referee: Rodphin Harris
October 2, 2016 18 Ottawa Fury 1–2 Puerto Rico Ottawa
19:00 EDT Williams 15' Summary Culbertson 27' 78'
Dawson  71'
Rivera 77'
Spangenberg  88'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,556
Referee: Robert Schaap
October 8, 2016 19 Puerto Rico 0–0 Minnesota United Bayamón
19:30 EDT Summary Lowe  73'
Cruz  82'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 4,347
Referee: Adrian Skeete
October 15, 2016 20 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–0 Puerto Rico Lauderhill
19:00 EDT Sandoval  71'
Moura 78'
Angulo 85'		 Summary Kafari  23'
Cristiano  58'
Rudy  90+2'		 Stadium: Central Broward Regional Park
Attendance: 1,065
Referee: Caleb Mendez
October 22, 2016 21 Indy Eleven 3–0 Puerto Rico Indianapolis
19:30 EDT Braun 36'
Zayed 45'
Mares 45+3'		 Summary Oliver  14'  38' Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 8,916
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 29, 2016 22 Puerto Rico 2–1 Carolina RailHawks Bayamón
19:30 EDT Rivera 6'
Ramos 42'		 Summary Moses 32'
Bravo  76'
Watson  90+3'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 6,137
Referee: Valdrin Legister

Copa Luis Villarejo

Main article: 2016 Copa Luis Villarejo

Quarterfinals

November 4, 2016 First leg Puerto Rico 2–0 Guayama Bayamón
19:30 EDT Ramos 54'
S. Rivera 56'		 Report Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
November 6, 2016 Second leg Guayama 0–4
(0–6 agg.)		 Puerto Rico Guayama
19:00 EDT Report J. Rivera 23'
Bement 38', 43'
Oliver 74'		 Stadium: Cancha de Balompié de Guayama

Semifinals

November 10, 2016 First leg Bayamón 0–3 Puerto Rico Bayamón
19:30 EDT Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
November 16, 2016 Second leg Puerto Rico 1–0
(4–0 agg.)		 Bayamón Bayamón
19:00 EDT Cristiano 44' (pen.) Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium

Final

November 20, 2016 Puerto Rico 4–1 Criollos Caguas Bayamón
19:00 EDT Ramos
Ramos
Ramos
J. Rivera 88'		 - 63' Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium

Squad statistics

As of match played October 29, 2016

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total NASL Fall Season
Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF  BRA Cristiano 21 0 21 0
3 DF  COL Camilo Botero 6 0 2+4 0
4 DF  CRC Rudy Dawson 20 0 19+1 0
5 DF  ESP Ramón Soria 21 0 21 0
6 MF  USA Conor Agnew 6 0 1+5 0
8 MF  GUY Chris Nurse 14 0 12+2 0
9 MF  BRA Pedro 12 0 6+6 0
10 MF  PUR Joseph Marrero 16 1 9+7 1
11 MF  BRA Paulo 21 1 17+4 1
12 DF  USA Ramon Martin Del Campo 16 0 16 0
13 DF  USA Kyle Culbertson 15 1 12+3 1
14 FW  USA Brian Bement 13 0 5+8 0
16 FW  MEX David Eduardo López 5 0 1+4 0
17 FW  BRA Oliver 9 1 9 1
18 GK  USA Trevor Spangenberg 12 0 12 0
19 MF  PUR Jorge Rivera 9 0 4+5 0
20 FW  PUR Héctor Ramos 19 8 19 8
21 MF  GHA Michael Kafari 15 0 15 0
22 MF  GHA Evans Frimpong 3 0 1+2 0
23 FW  USA Sidney Rivera 16 3 9+7 3
24 GK  USA David Meves 10 0 10 0
26 FW  MNE Bljedi Bardic 3 1 1+2 1
29 MF  USA Tyler Rudy 21 2 20+1 2
Players who appeared for Puerto Rico who left the club during the season:

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Fall Season Total
1 FW 20 Héctor Ramos 8 8
2 FW 23 Sidney Rivera 3 3
3 MF 29 Tyler Rudy 2 2
4 MF 11 Paulo 1 1
MF 10 Joseph Marrero 1 1
DF 13 Kyle Culbertson 1 1
FW 17 Oliver 1 1
FW 26 Bljedi Bardic 1 1
Own goal 1 1
TOTALS 19 19

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name NASL Fall Season Total
2 DF Cristiano 2 0 2 0
4 DF Rudy Dawson 3 1 3 1
5 DF Ramón Soria 3 0 3 0
8 MF Chris Nurse 4 0 4 0
9 MF Pedro 1 0 1 0
10 MF Joseph Marrero 2 0 2 0
11 MF Paulo 2 0 2 0
12 DF Ramón Del Campo 3 0 3 0
13 DF Kyle Culbertson 3 0 3 0
17 FW Oliver 3 1 3 1
18 GK Trevor Spangenberg 1 0 1 0
19 FW Jorge Rivera 1 0 1 0
20 FW Héctor Ramos 2 0 2 0
21 MF Michael Kafari 3 0 3 0
23 FW Sidney Rivera 2 0 2 0
29 MF Tyler Rudy 4 0 4 0
TOTALS 39 2 39 2

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