2017 Minnesota United FC season

Minnesota United FC
2017 season
Head Coach	Adrian Heath
Stadium	TCF Bank Stadium
MLS	Conference: 9th; Overall: 19th
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Christian Ramirez (14); All: Christian Ramirez (14)
Highest home attendance	35,043
Lowest home attendance	17,491
Home colors	Away colors

The 2017 Minnesota United FC season is the eight season of Minnesota United FC's existence, and their first season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of American soccer. United plays at TCF Bank Stadium and is coached by Adrian Heath. Outside of MLS, Minnesota United also participated in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, as well as various preseason competitions.

This is the first year since 1984 that a first-division American soccer team has played in Minnesota, since the Minnesota Strikers. Between that time, the Minnesota Thunder and the NASL Minnesota United FC played in the second division.

Club

As of October 4, 2017

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Start	Goals
Goalkeepers
24	Patrick McLain	GK	(1988-08-22) 22 August 1988	Orlando City	0	0
32	Alex Kapp	GK	(1994-10-18) 18 October 1994	Atlanta United FC	0	0
33	Bobby Shuttleworth	GK	(1987-05-13) 13 May 1987	New England Revolution	29	0
Defenders
2	Justin Davis	DF	(1988-05-06) 6 May 1988	Minnesota United FC (NASL)	5	0
3	Jérôme Thiesson	DF	(1987-08-06) 6 August 1987	FC Luzern	30	1
4	Jermaine Taylor	DF	(1985-01-14) 14 January 1985	Portland Timbers	5	0
5	Francisco Calvo	DF	(1992-07-08) 8 July 1992	Saprissa	25	1
6	Vadim Demidov	DF	(1986-10-10) 10 October 1986	Brann	3	0
8	Marc Burch	DF	(1984-05-07) 7 May 1984	Colorado Rapids	15	0
12	Joseph Greenspan	DF	(1992-09-12) 12 September 1992	Colorado Rapids	2	0
14	Brent Kallman	DF	(1990-10-04) 4 October 1990	Minnesota United FC (NASL)	22	1
22	Kevin Venegas	DF	(1989-07-29) 29 July 1989	Minnesota United FC (NASL)	6	0
25	Michael Boxall	DF	(1988-08-18) 18 August 1988	SuperSport United	10	0
31	Thomas de Villardi	DF/MF	(1994-03-27) 27 March 1994	Delaware	0	0
Midfielder
7	Ibson	MF	(1983-11-07) 7 November 1983	Minnesota United FC (NASL)	26	0
10	Miguel Ibarra	MF	(1990-03-15) 15 March 1990	Club León	19	3
11	Johan Venegas	MF	(1988-11-27) 27 November 1988	Montreal Impact	12	2
13	Ethan Finlay	MF	(1990-08-06) 6 August 1990	Columbus Crew	4	4
17	Collin Martin	MF	(1994-11-09) 9 November 1994	D.C. United	5	0
18	Kevin Molino	MF	(1990-06-17) 17 June 1990	Orlando City	28	7
19	Sam Cronin	MF	(1986-12-12) 12 December 1986	Colorado Rapids	21	0
23	Bernardo Añor	MF	(1988-05-28) 28 May 1988	Sporting Kansas City	0	0
26	Collen Warner	MF	(1988-06-24) 24 June 1988	Houston Dynamo	11	1
28	Sam Nicholson	MF	(1995-01-20) 20 January 1995	Heart of Midlothian F.C.	7	1
77	José Leitón	MF	(1993-08-06) 6 August 1993	On loan from Club Sport Herediano	0	0
Forwards
9	Abu Danladi (GA)	FW	(1995-10-18) 18 October 1995	UCLA	13	8
15	Ismaila Jome	FW/MF	(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994	Portland Timbers	7	0
16	Bashkim Kadrii	FW/MF	(1991-07-09) 9 July 1991	F.C. Copenhagen (loan)	5	0
21	Christian Ramirez	FW	(1991-04-04) 4 April 1991	Minnesota United FC (NASL)	24	14
30	Brandon Allen	FW	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993	On loan from New York Red Bulls	0	0

Transfers

Transfers In

Entry date	Position(s)	No.	Player	From club	Ref.
December 1, 2016	DF	2	Justin Davis	Minnesota United FC (NASL)	^[1]
December 1, 2016	DF	22	Kevin Venegas	Minnesota United FC (NASL)	^[2]
December 11, 2016	DF	12	Joseph Greenspan	Colorado Rapids	^[3]
December 13, 2016	MF	11	Johan Venegas	Montreal Impact	^[4]
December 27, 2016	MF	5	Francisco Calvo	Saprissa	^[5]
January 3, 2017	MF	17	Collin Martin	D.C. United	^[6]
January 5, 2017	MF	10	Miguel Ibarra	Club León	^[7]
January 5, 2017	FW	21	Christian Ramirez	Minnesota United FC (NASL)	^[7]
January 10, 2017	DF	6	Vadim Demidov	Brann	^[8]
January 23, 2017	DF	14	Brent Kallman	Minnesota United FC (NASL)	^[9]
January 23, 2017	MF	7	Ibson	Minnesota United FC (NASL)	^[10]
January 24, 2017	MF	23	Bernardo Añor	Sporting Kansas City	^[11]
January 24, 2017	DF	4	Jermaine Taylor	Portland Timbers	^[12]
January 24, 2017	MF	20	Rasmus Schüller	BK Häcken	^[13]
January 26, 2017	MF	18	Kevin Molino	Orlando City	^[14]
January 26, 2017	GK	24	Patrick McLain	Orlando City	^[14]
February 15, 2017	FW/MF	45	Josh Gatt	Molde	^[15]
February 15, 2017	GK	22	Bobby Shuttleworth	New England Revolution	^[16]
February 21, 2017	DF	3	Jérôme Thiesson	FC Luzern	^[17]
March 31, 2017	DF	8	Marc Burch	Colorado Rapids	^[18]
March 31, 2017	MF	19	Sam Cronin	Colorado Rapids	^[18]
July 10, 2017	MF	28	Sam Nicholson	Heart of Midlothian F.C.	^[19]
July 12, 2017	DF	25	Michael Boxall	SuperSport United	^[20]
August 8, 2017	GK	32	Alex Kapp	Atlanta United FC	^[21]
August 9, 2017	MF	13	Ethan Finlay	Columbus Crew	^[22]

MLS Expansion Draft

Pick	Player	Position	Previous Club	Ref
2	Chris Duvall	DF	New York Red Bulls	^[23]
4	Collen Warner	MF	Houston Dynamo	^[23]
6	Mohammed Saeid	MF	Columbus Crew	^[23]
8	Jeff Attinella	GK	Real Salt Lake	^[23]
10	Femi Hollinger-Janzen	FW	New England Revolution	^[23]

The MLS Expansion Draft took place on December 13, 2016.

MLS SuperDraft

Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Previous Club	Ref
1	1	Abu Danladi*	FW	UCLA	^[24]^[25]^[26]
2	23	Alec Ferrell	GK	Wake Forest	^[25]^[26]
2	42	Thomas de Villardi	MF	Delaware	^[A]^[25]^[26]
4	67	Tanner Thompson	MF	Indiana	^[26]

^ Acquired from the Colorado Rapids via the Philadelphia Union for $50,000 in 2018 General Allocation Money and the 3rd pick (25th overall) selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft (which was acquired from Chicago Fire along with general allocation money and the #3 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order for the #2 place in the MLS Allocation Order)

^[27]

Rounds 1 and 2 of the SuperDraft took place on January 13, 2017.
Rounds 3 and 4 of the SuperDraft took place on January 17, 2017.

Transfers Out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Notes	Ref.
December 13, 2016	DF	—	Chris Duvall	Montreal Impact	Traded for Johan Venegas	^[4]
December 20, 2016	GK	—	Jeff Attinella	Portland Timbers	Traded for Portland's second round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft	^[28]
February 15, 2017	FW	88	Femi Hollinger-Janzen	New England Revolution	Traded for Bobby Shuttleworth	^[16]
March 31, 2017	FW	45	Joshua Gatt	Colorado Rapids	Traded for Sam Cronin & Marc Burch	^[18]
March 31, 2017	MF	8	Mohammed Saeid	Colorado Rapids	Traded for Sam Cronin & Marc Burch	^[18]

Loans In

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Ref.
January 25, 2017	July 23, 2017	GK	1	John Alvbåge	IFK Göteborg	^[29]^[30]^[31]
February 8, 2017	September 1, 2017	FW/MF	16	Bashkim Kadrii	F.C. Copenhagen	^[32]^[33]
July 15, 2017	End of season	FW	30	Brandon Allen	New York Red Bulls	^[34]
August 10, 2017	July 10, 2018	MF	77	José Leitón	Club Sport Herediano	^[35]

Loans Out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	Loaned to	Ref.
August 9, 2017	December 31, 2017	MF	20	Rasmus Schüller	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	^[36]
September 28, 2017	October 1, 2017	DF	12	Joseph Greenspan	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	^[37]^[38]
October 14, 2017	October 15, 2017	DF	12	Joseph Greenspan	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	^[39]^[40]

Friendlies

Win Loss Draw

January 31, 2017	New England Revolution	1–1	Minnesota United FC	Casa Grande, Arizona
12:30 p.m. CST	Kamara 78'	Report	Starikov 39'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

February 3, 2017	Minnesota United FC	1–1	NK Istra 1961	Casa Grande, Arizona
1:00 p.m. CST	Starikov 80'		Roce 64'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

February 19, 2017	Minnesota United FC	3–1	Wisconsin Badgers
CST	Ramirez , pen.' Greenspan	Report	T. Barlow	Attendance: Closed door

February 22, 2017	Toronto FC	3–0	Minnesota United FC	Orlando, Florida
2:00 p.m. CST	Giovinco 17', 23' Hamilton 53'

February 26, 2017	Minnesota United FC	0–2	San Antonio FC (USL)	Orlando, Florida
TBD			Hedrick 39' Vega 90'

July 15, 2017	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Club Atlas (Liga MX)	Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:30 p.m. CST	Bashkim Kadrii 25'	Report	Milton Caraglio 40'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,010

Timbers preseason tournament

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portland Timbers	3	1	0	2	7	6	+1	5
2	Real Salt Lake	3	0	0	3	7	7	0	3
3	Minnesota United FC	3	0	0	3	6	6	0	3
4	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3	0	1	2	3	4	−1	2

February 9, 2017 1	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. CST	Molino 50' Venegas 86' Gonzalez 88'	Report	Jacobson 24' Teibert 82', 86'	Stadium: Providence Park

February 12, 2017 2	Portland Timbers	2–2	Minnesota United FC	Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. CST	McInerney 51' Adi 85'	Report	Greenspan 9' Venegas 25', 32'	Stadium: Providence Park

February 15, 2017 3	Real Salt Lake	3–3	Minnesota United FC	Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. CST	Schuler 10' Movsisyan 57' Barrett 79' Brody 88' Hernández 90+'	Report	Molino 24', 48' Schuller 81' Venegas 90+'	Stadium: Providence Park

Competitions

MLS

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portland Timbers	34	15	11	8	60	50	+10	53	Conference Semi-finals^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	Seattle Sounders	34	14	9	11	52	39	+13	53	Conference Semi-finals^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Vancouver Whitecaps	34	15	12	7	50	49	+1	52	Knockout round
4	Houston Dynamo	34	13	10	11	57	45	+12	50
5	Sporting Kansas City	34	12	9	13	40	29	+11	49
6	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	14	7	39	60	−21	46
7	FC Dallas	34	11	10	13	48	48	0	46
8	Real Salt Lake	34	13	15	6	48	56	−8	45
9	Minnesota United	34	10	18	6	47	70	−23	36
10	Colorado Rapids	34	9	19	6	31	51	−20	33
11	LA Galaxy	34	8	18	8	45	67	−22	32

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

↑ Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions will not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.^[41]

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
MLS	7001340000000000000♠34	7001100000000000000♠10	7000600000000000000♠6	7001180000000000000♠18	7001470000000000000♠47	7001700000000000000♠70	−23	07001294100000000000♠29.41
MLS Cup	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	+0	!—
U.S. Open Cup	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000400000000000000♠4	−4	005000000000000000000♠0.00
Total	7001350000000000000♠35	7001100000000000000♠10	7000600000000000000♠6	7001190000000000000♠19	7001470000000000000♠47	7001740000000000000♠74	−27	07001285700000000000♠28.57

Last updated: October 22, 2017.
Source: Competitions

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
34	10	6	18	47	70	−23	36	7	4	6	25	26	−1	3	2	12	22	44	−22

Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A
Result	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	L

Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Loss Draw

March 3, 2017 Match 1	Portland Timbers	5–1	Minnesota United FC	Portland, Oregon
8:30 p.m. CST	Olum 14' Valeri 47', 82' (pen.) Adi 90+1', 90+3'	Report	Ramirez 79'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Chris Penso

March 12, 2017 Match 2	Minnesota United FC	1–6	Atlanta United FC	Minneapolis, Minnesota
4:00 p.m. CST	Schüller 19' Molino 30' (pen.) 57' Calvo 41'	Report	Martínez 3', 27', 75' Almirón 13', 52' Pírez 34' Villalba 48' Peterson 90+4'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 35,043 Referee: Ismail Elfath

March 18, 2017 Match 3	Colorado Rapids	2–2	Minnesota United FC	Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 p.m. CST	Baddi 17' Cronin 56' Hairston 59' Williams 89'	Report	Warner 41' Molino 50' (pen.) Ramirez 58' Thiesson 64' Davis 70' Shuttleworth 90+4' Danladi 90+5'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,013 Referee: Nima Saghafi

March 25, 2017 Match 4	New England Revolution	5–2	Minnesota United FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
1:00 p.m. CST	Agudelo 4', 41' Kamara 21' Nguyen 32' (pen.) Tierney 53' (pen.)	Report	Warner 15' Kallman 49'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,571 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April 1, 2017 Match 5	Minnesota United FC	4–2	Real Salt Lake	Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST	Molino 16' Ramirez 52', 62' Venegas 68'	Report	Mulholland 4' Movsisyan 87'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,728 Referee: Armando Villarreal

April 8, 2017 Match 6	FC Dallas	2–0	Minnesota United FC	Frisco, Texas
7:00 p.m. CST	Gruezo 30' Morales 43' Barrios 49' González 88' Grana 89'	Report	Warner 5' Ibson 61' Kallman 72'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Chris Penso

April 15, 2017 Match 7	Houston Dynamo	2–2	Minnesota United FC	Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CST	Manotas 14' Elis 43'	Report	Ramirez 47' Venegas 59'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,125 Referee: Robert Sibiga

April 23, 2017 Match 8	Minnesota United FC	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Minneapolis, Minnesota
5:00 p.m. CST	Ibarra 72'	Report		Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,491 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

April 29, 2017 Match 9	Minnesota United FC	0–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST	Thiesson 90+3'	Report	Jungwirth 54' Bingham 87'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,605 Referee: Ted Unkel

May 7, 2017 Match 10	Minnesota United FC	2–0	Sporting Kansas City	Minneapolis, Minnesota
12:30 p.m. CST	Danladi 22' Ramirez 39' 51' Calvo 72'	Report	Julião 17' Dwyer 72'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,709 Referee: Alan Kelly

May 13, 2017 Match 11	Toronto FC	3–2	Minnesota United FC	Toronto, Ontario
CST	Giovinco 21' (pen.) Ramirez 54' (o.g.) Ricketts 77' Altidore 90+3'	Report	Molino 52' 62'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,249 Referee: Allen Chapman

May 21, 2017 Match 12	Minnesota United FC	1–2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Minneapolis, Minnesota
4:00 p.m. CST	Ramirez 66' Ibarra 74'	Report	G.dos Santos 38' 90+3' Van Damme 45+2' Steres 73' Alessandrini 79' Ramirez 84' (o.g.)	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 19,107 Referee: Chris Penso

May 27, 2017 Match 13	Minnesota United FC	1–0	Orlando City SC	Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST	Venegas 38' Ramirez 56' Cronin 66' Jome 76' Burch 81' Ibarra 90+1'	Report		Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 18,896 Referee: Nima Saghafi

June 3, 2017 Match 14	Sporting Kansas City	3–0	Minnesota United FC	Kansas City, Kansas
16:00 CST	Feilhaber 12' Melia 44' Opara 45+2' Medranda 54' Abdul-Salaam 87'	Report	Jome 7' Warner 23' Shuttleworth 43'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,361 Referee: Jorge González

June 17, 2017 Match 15	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Minnesota United FC	Sandy, Utah
9:00 p.m. CST	Beckerman 75' Movsisyan 85'	Report	Kallman 21' Ibson 86'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,256 Referee: Marco de Oliveira

June 21, 2017 Match 16	Minnesota United FC	3–2	Portland Timbers	Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST	Okugo 7' (o.g.) Ramirez 47' Danladi 64' 70'	Report	Valeri 37' (pen) Calvo 50' (o.g.) Blanco 71' Miller 85'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 18,442 Referee: Ted Unkel

June 24, 2017 Match 17	Minnesota United	2–2	Whitecaps FC	Minneapolis, Minnesota
17:00 PDT	Shuttleworth 16' Kallman 45+1' Calvo 50' Thiesson 54' 63' Ibson 59'	Report	Techera 17' (pen.) 65' Tchani 26' 45+2'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 19,016 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

June 29, 2017 Match 18	New York City FC	3–1	Minnesota United FC	New York City, New York
CST	Callens 38' Villa 45+4' 63' Harrison 52' Wallace 68'	Report	Ramirez 9' Molino 23' Venegas 45+4'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 21,572 Referee: Armando Villarreal

July 4, 2017 Match 19	Minnesota United FC	0–1	Columbus Crew SC	Minneapolis, Minnesota
6:00 p.m. CST	Ibson 9'	Report	Manneh 58' Steffen 90+1'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 18,564 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

July 19, 2017 Match 20	Minnesota United FC	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST	Jome 36' Kallman 90+2' Martin 90+6'	Report	Clark 45' Machado 63'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 19,456 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

July 22, 2017 Match 21	Minnesota United FC	0–3	New York Red Bulls	Minneapolis, Minnesota
3:00 p.m. CST	Kallman 53' Ibson 90'	Report	Royer 16' Adams 16' Wright-Phillips 67' Muyl 90'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 20,022 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

July 29, 2017 Match 22	Minnesota United FC	4–0	D.C. United	Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST	Ramirez 7' Danladi 40' Jeffrey 54' (o.g.) Shuttleworth 79' Cronin 86' Ibarra 90+1'	Report	Kemp 36'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 20,146 Referee: Robert Sibiga

August 5, 2017 Match 23	Minnesota United FC	0–4	Seattle Sounders FC	Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST	Cronin 84'		Bruin 9' Dempsey 18', 73' Morris 71'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 22,649 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

August 20, 2017 Match 24	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Minnesota United FC	Seattle, Washington
9:00 p.m. CST	Marshall 31' Dempsey 90'+4' (pen.)	Report	Finlay 21' Danladi 25' Taylor 90'+3'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 40,312 Referee: Ismail Elfath

August 26, 2017 Match 25	Chicago Fire	1–2	Minnesota United FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 p.m. CST	Dax McCarty 69' David Accam 77' Bastian Schweinsteiger 84'	Report	Danladi 36' (45) 78'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18408 Referee: Kevin Stott

September 9, 2017 Match 26	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST	Finlay 40'	Report	Sapong 6' Wijnaldum 38' Onyewu 55' Ilsinho 60'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 22,148 Referee: Sorin Stoica

September 13, 2017 Match 27	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3–0	Minnesota United FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
CST	Reyna 5' Hurtado 31' Shea 88'	Report	Boxall 45' Warner 52'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,368 Referee: David Gantar

September 16, 2017 Match 28	Montreal Impact	2–3	Minnesota United FC	Montreal, Quebec
CST	Bernier 9' Džemaili 53' 55' Piette 62' Cabrera 90+3'	Report	Martin 2' Molino 20' (pen.) Ramirez 60' Danladi 89'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 20,801 Referee: Ted Unkel

September 23, 2017 Match 29	Minnesota United FC	4–1	FC Dallas	Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST	Ramirez 24' Ibarra 35' Calvo 40' Finlay 42' 71' Collin Martin 58' Molino 88'	Report	Akindele 14' 81' Barrios 75' Grana 78'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 22,055 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

September 30, 2017 Match 30	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Minnesota United FC	Houston, Texas
7:30 p.m. CST	Alberth Elis 69', 70' Romell Quioto 85', 85'	Report	Michael Boxall 68' Francisco Calvo 87' Sam Nicholson 90+1'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,133 Referee: Ismail Elfath

October 3, 2017 Match 31	Atlanta United FC	2–3	Minnesota United FC	Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m. CST	Tyrone Mears 38' Kyle Reynish 60' Villalba 67' Gressel 72' Asad 79'	Report	Martin 30' Danladi 48' Kallman 80' Ramirez 90' Molino 90+6', 90+7'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,185 Referee: Armando Villarreal

October 7, 2017 Match 32	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CST	Thiesson 41' Kallman 84' Joseph Greenspan 86', 90+1'	Report	Diego Rubio 42' Sinovic 70' Dykstra 72'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 23,060 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

October 15, 2017 Match 33	Los Angeles Galaxy	3–0	Minnesota United FC	Carson, California
4:00 p.m. CST	Alessandrini 11', 90+3' Jonathan 22' Ciani 83'	Report	Thiesson 44' Warner 77'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 23,377 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

October 22, 2017 Match 34	San Jose Earthquakes	3–2	Minnesota United FC	San Jose, California
3:00 p.m. CST	Hoesen 15' Wondolowski 55' Godoy 68' Ureña 90+3'	Report	Ibson 23' Thiesson 36' Warner 40' Danladi 76' Calvo 81'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

U.S. Open Cup

June 14 Fourth round	Sporting Kansas City	4–0	Minnesota United FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Opara 43' Fernandes 45+1' Dwyer 72' Sallói 83'	Report		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 15,260 Referee: Juan Guzman (Nevada)

Player statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Name	MLS	Total
1	FW	Christian Ramirez	14	14
2	FW	Abu Danladi	8	8
3	MF	Kevin Molino	7	7
3	MF	Ethan Finlay	4	4
4	MF	Miguel Ibarra	3	3
5	FW	Johan Venegas	2	2
	DF	Brent Kallman	2	2
	MF	Jérôme Thiesson	2	2
	MF	Francisco Calvo	2	2
6	MF	Collen Warner	1	1
	MF	Sam Nicholson	1	1
	MF	Mohammed Saeid	1	1
Total			47	47

As of October 22, 2017.

Shutouts

Rank	Player	MLS	Total
1	Bobby Shuttleworth	5	5
2	John Alvbåge	0	0
2	Patrick McLain	0	0
Total		5	5

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS			MLS Cup			U.S. Open Cup			Total
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
2	DF	Justin Davis	3 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4 (2)	0	0
3	DF	Jérôme Thiesson	13	0	1	0	0	0	(1)	0	0	13 (1)	0	1
4	DF	Jermaine Taylor	3 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 (4)	0	0
5	DF	Francisco Calvo	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
6	DF	Vadim Demidov	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
7	MF	Ibson	9 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0	0	9 (3)	0	0
8	DF	Marc Burch	12	0	1	0	0	0	(1)	0	0	12 (1)	0	1
9	FW	Abu Danladi	3 (7)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4 (7)	1	1
10	MF	Miguel Ibarra	9 (3)	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9 (3)	1	2
11	MF	Johan Venegas	9 (3)	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9 (3)	2	3
12	DF	Joseph Greenspan	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
13	DF	Thomas de Villardi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	Brent Kallman	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0
15	FW	Ismaila Jome	2 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3 (3)	0	0
16	FW	Bashkim Kadrii	4 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5 (4)	0	0
17	MF	Collin Martin	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1 (2)	0	0
18	MF	Kevin Molino	12	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	5	3
19	MF	Sam Cronin	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1
20	MF	Rasmus Schüller	4 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5 (2)	0	0
21	FW	Christian Ramirez	13 (1)	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13 (1)	8	1
22	DF	Kevin Venegas	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
23	MF	Bernardo Añor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	GK	Patrick McLain	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
26	MF	Collen Warner	8 (3)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9 (3)	1	0
33	GK	Bobby Shuttleworth	12 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12 (1)	0	0
Players who left the club in Trade or on loan
1	GK	John Alvbåge	2 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	0
8	MF	Mohammed Saeid	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
45	FW	Joshua Gatt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

As of June 5, 2017.

Discipline

Place	Position	No.	Name
1	DF	2	Justin Davis	0	1
1	FW	9	Abu Danladi	3	1
2	DF	14	Brent Kallman	7	0
3	MF	7	Ibson	5	0
	MF	19	Sam Cronin	5	0
	DF	5	Francisco Calvo	5	0
	MF	18	Kevin Molino	5	0
4	DF	3	Jérôme Thiesson	4	0
	MF	11	Johan Venegas	4	0
	DF	17	Collin Martin	4	0
	GK	33	Bobby Shuttleworth	4	0
	MF	26	Collen Warner	4	0
5	MF	15	Ismaila Jome	3	0
5	MF	10	Miguel Ibarra	3	0
6	FW	4	Jermaine Taylor	1	0
	DF	8	Marc Burch	1	0
	MF	20	Rasmus Schüller	1	0
	FW	21	Christian Ramirez	1	0
	FW	25	Michael Boxall	1	0
Total				52	2

As of October 4, 2017.

Attendance

Total	Games	Average	Season highest
349,138	17	20,538	Atlanta United FC (35,043)

As of October 7, 2017^[42]

References

↑ "Minnesota Adds Defender Justin Davis to MLS Roster". Minnesota United FC. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
↑ "Minnesota United Adds Defender Kevin Venegas to MLS Roster". Minnesota United FC. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
↑ "Loons Ink Trade With Colorado". Minnesota United FC. December 11, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
1 2 "Loons Select Johan Venegas In Trade". Minnesota United FC. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
↑ "MNUFC Signs Dynamic Defender Francisco Calvo". Minnesota United FC. December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
↑ "MNUFC Adds Collin Martin". Minnesota United FC. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
1 2 "Superman And Batman Reunite". Minnesota United FC. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
↑ "MNUFC Signs Vadim Demidov". Minnesota United FC. January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
↑ "Brent Kallman Signs With MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
↑ "MNUFC Signs Brazilian Ibson". Minnesota United FC. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
↑ "Midfielder Bernardo Anor Signs With MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
↑ "Jermaine Taylor Signs With MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
↑ "Schuller Inks Deal With MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
1 2 "Molino And McLain Make Move To MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
↑ "Josh Gatt Signs With MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
1 2 "Minnesota acquires Bobby Shuttleworth in trade with New England". Minnesota United FC. February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
↑ "Jérôme Thiesson Joins MNUFC Roster". Minnesota United FC. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
1 2 3 4 "MNUFC Adds Veteran Talent". Minnesota United FC. March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
↑ "MNUFC Signs Sam Nicholson". July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
↑ "MNUFC Signs Michael Boxall". July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
↑ "MNUFC Signs Ethan Finlay". August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
↑ "MNUFC Signs Ethan Finlay". August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 "Five Players Selected In 2016 Expansion Draft". Minnesota United FC. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
↑ "Minnesota United selects Abu Danladi". Minnesota United FC. January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
1 2 3 "MNUFC Coaching Staff 'Over The Moon' Following Club's Historic First MLS SuperDraft". www.mnufc.com. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
1 2 3 4 "2017 Superdraft". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
↑ "MNUFC Acquires SuperDraft Pick And Allocation Money From Chicago Fire". Minnesota United FC. December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
↑ "Minnesota United Swaps Player For Pick". Minnesota United FC. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
↑ "MNUFC Signs Loan Deal For Experienced Goalkeeper John Alvbåge". Minnesota United FC. January 28, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
↑ Jornvik, Ulf. "John Till Minnesota United" (in Swedish). IFK Goteborg. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
↑ "MNUFC Declines Alvbage Loan Option". Minnesota United FC. July 26, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
↑ "Bashkim Kadrii Signs With MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
↑ "MNUFC Terminates Baskim Kadrii Loan". Minnesota United FC. September 1, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
↑ "Brandon Allen Joins Loons". July 15, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
↑ "Costa Rica international José Leitón joins MNUFC". August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
↑ "Rasmus Schüller loaned to HJK". Minnesota United FC. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
↑ "MNUFC Loans Greenspan to Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Minnesota United FC. September 28, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
↑ "MNUFC Earns a Point in 1-1 Draw with SKC". MNUFC.com. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
↑ "Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Ottawa Fury FC". USLSoccer.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
↑ "HOUNDS TIE OTTAWA IN SEASON FINALE, 1-1". Riverhounds.com. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
↑ Strauss, Brian (6 April 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
↑ http://soccerstadiumdigest.com/2017-mls-attendance/

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[cnote_A] Acquired from the Colorado Rapids via the Philadelphia Union for $50,000 in 2018 General Allocation Money and the 3rd pick (25th overall) selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft (which was acquired from Chicago Fire along with general allocation money and the #3 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order for the #2 place in the MLS Allocation Order)

[table_note_res_CSF0.34520975143891-42] Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions will not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.^[41]

[1] "Minnesota Adds Defender Justin Davis to MLS Roster". Minnesota United FC. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.

[2] "Minnesota United Adds Defender Kevin Venegas to MLS Roster". Minnesota United FC. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.

[3] "Loons Ink Trade With Colorado". Minnesota United FC. December 11, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

[johanVenegasTrade-4] 1 2 "Loons Select Johan Venegas In Trade". Minnesota United FC. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

[5] "MNUFC Signs Dynamic Defender Francisco Calvo". Minnesota United FC. December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

[6] "MNUFC Adds Collin Martin". Minnesota United FC. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.

[rambarra-7] 1 2 "Superman And Batman Reunite". Minnesota United FC. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

[8] "MNUFC Signs Vadim Demidov". Minnesota United FC. January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.

[9] "Brent Kallman Signs With MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.

[10] "MNUFC Signs Brazilian Ibson". Minnesota United FC. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.

[11] "Midfielder Bernardo Anor Signs With MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

[12] "Jermaine Taylor Signs With MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

[13] "Schuller Inks Deal With MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

[molinoMcLain-14] 1 2 "Molino And McLain Make Move To MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

[15] "Josh Gatt Signs With MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.

[BobbyShuttleworthTrade-16] 1 2 "Minnesota acquires Bobby Shuttleworth in trade with New England". Minnesota United FC. February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.

[JérômeThiessonJoins-17] "Jérôme Thiesson Joins MNUFC Roster". Minnesota United FC. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.

[CroninBurch-18] 1 2 3 4 "MNUFC Adds Veteran Talent". Minnesota United FC. March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.

[SamNicholsonSigns-19] "MNUFC Signs Sam Nicholson". July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.

[MichaelBoxallSigns-20] "MNUFC Signs Michael Boxall". July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.

[Alex_Kapp_Signs-21] "MNUFC Signs Ethan Finlay". August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.

[EthanFinlaySigns-22] "MNUFC Signs Ethan Finlay". August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.

[expansionDraft2016-23] 1 2 3 4 5 "Five Players Selected In 2016 Expansion Draft". Minnesota United FC. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

[24] "Minnesota United selects Abu Danladi". Minnesota United FC. January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.

[2016SuperDraftDay1-25] 1 2 3 "MNUFC Coaching Staff 'Over The Moon' Following Club's Historic First MLS SuperDraft". www.mnufc.com. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.

[mlsDraftTracker-26] 1 2 3 4 "2017 Superdraft". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

[27] "MNUFC Acquires SuperDraft Pick And Allocation Money From Chicago Fire". Minnesota United FC. December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.

[28] "Minnesota United Swaps Player For Pick". Minnesota United FC. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.

[29] "MNUFC Signs Loan Deal For Experienced Goalkeeper John Alvbåge". Minnesota United FC. January 28, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

[30] Jornvik, Ulf. "John Till Minnesota United" (in Swedish). IFK Goteborg. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

[31] "MNUFC Declines Alvbage Loan Option". Minnesota United FC. July 26, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

[32] "Bashkim Kadrii Signs With MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

[33] "MNUFC Terminates Baskim Kadrii Loan". Minnesota United FC. September 1, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

[Brandon_Allen_Signs-34] "Brandon Allen Joins Loons". July 15, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

[José_Leitón_Signs-35] "Costa Rica international José Leitón joins MNUFC". August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.

[36] "Rasmus Schüller loaned to HJK". Minnesota United FC. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.

[37] "MNUFC Loans Greenspan to Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Minnesota United FC. September 28, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.

[38] "MNUFC Earns a Point in 1-1 Draw with SKC". MNUFC.com. Retrieved October 7, 2017.

[39] "Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Ottawa Fury FC". USLSoccer.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.

[40] "HOUNDS TIE OTTAWA IN SEASON FINALE, 1-1". Riverhounds.com. Retrieved October 16, 2017.

[2019CONCACAFQualifyingWestern-41] Strauss, Brian (6 April 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

[43] ttp://soccerstadiumdigest.com/2017-mls-attendance/

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Major League Soccer
Seasons 2018 season Records and statistics (Hat-tricks) Players Union Rivalry cups History U.S. Soccer Canada Soccer
Eastern Conference	Atlanta United FC Chicago Fire Columbus Crew SC D.C. United Montreal Impact New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western Conference	Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Future teams	FC Cincinnati (2019) Inter Miami CF (2020) Nashville (2020)
Former teams	Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996–2001) Miami Fusion (1998–2001) Chivas USA (2005–2014)
Personnel	Foreign Capped Designated Player Homegrown Player Generation Adidas Cup Transfers Coaches
Competition	MLS Cup Playoffs Champions SuperDraft Stadiums Attendance Television Broadcasters MLS Cup
Associated competitions	Supporters' Shield All-Star Game (Homegrown Game) CONCACAF Champions League Campeones Cup U.S. Open Cup Canadian Championship Reserve League eMLS Cup
Other	MLS performance in the CONCACAF Champions League
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2017 MLS season by team
SuperDraft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Atlanta United FC Chicago Fire Columbus Crew SC D.C. United Montreal Impact New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western	Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC