2017 New York City FC season

New York City FC
2017 season
Owner City Football Group (80%)
Yankee Global Enterprises (20%)
CEO Ferran Soriano
Head coach Patrick Vieira
Stadium Yankee Stadium
The Bronx, New York
(16 of 18 league matches)
Rentschler Field
East Hartford, Connecticut
Citi Field
Queens, New York
(One match each due to scheduling conflicts with Yankees)
MLS Conference: 2nd
Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semi-Finals
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round
Top goalscorer League: David Villa (24)
All: David Villa (24)
Highest home attendance 33,679 (Aug. 6 vs. New York Red Bulls)
Lowest home attendance 10,165 (Sep. 3 vs. Houston Dynamo)*
* in East Hartford, Connecticut
Average home league attendance 22,321 (regular season)
22,372 (including playoffs)
Biggest win 4 goals:
NYC 4–0 DC (March 12)
Biggest defeat 4 goals:
TOR 4–0 NYC (July 30)
Home colors
Away colors

The 2017 New York City FC season was the club's third season of competition and their third 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.

Current roster

As of October 26, 2017[1]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Sean Johnson United States GK 2016 May 31, 1989 United States Chicago Fire 30 0
24 Andre Rawls United States GK 2016 December 20, 1991 United States Wilmington Hammerheads 0 0
25 Eirik Johansen Norway GK 2015 July 12, 1992 England Manchester City 2 0
Defenders
2 Ben Sweat United States CB 2017 September 4, 1991 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies 24 1
3 Ethan White United States CB 2016 January 1, 1991 United States Philadelphia Union 33 0
4 Maxime Chanot Luxembourg CB 2016 January 21, 1990 Belgium Kortrijk 25 2
6 Alexander Callens Peru CB 2017 May 4, 1992 Spain Numancia 32 2
13 Frédéric Brillant France CB 2016 June 26, 1985 Belgium K.V. Oostende 37 1
22 Rónald Matarrita Costa Rica LB 2016 July 9, 1994 Costa Rica Alajuelense 32 1
27 R. J. Allen United States RB 2015 April 17, 1990 Denmark SIK 43 1
52 Shannon Gomez Trinidad and Tobago RB 2016 October 5, 1996 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 0 0
Midfielders
5 Mikey Lopez United States MF 2016 February 20, 1993 United States Sporting Kansas City 27 0
8 Alexander Ring Finland AM 2017 April 9, 1991 Germany Kaiserslautern 27 0
10 Maximiliano Moralez Argentina AM 2017 February 27, 1987 Mexico León 28 5
11 Jack Harrison England MF 2016 November 20, 1996 United States Wake Forest 53 14
12 John Stertzer United States MF 2017 October 4, 1990 United States Real Salt Lake 5 0
14 Kwame Awuah Canada MF 2017 December 2, 1995 United States Connecticut 0 0
15 Tommy McNamara United States AM 2014 February 6, 1991 United States D.C. United 72 14
21 Andrea Pirlo Italy MF 2015 May 19, 1979 Italy Juventus 60 1
30 Yangel Herrera Venezuela MF 2017 January 7, 1998 England Manchester City 15 1
99 Miguel Camargo Panama AM 2017 May 9, 1993 Panama Chorrillo 8 1
Strikers
7 David Villa (captain) Spain CF 2014 December 3, 1981 Spain Atlético Madrid 96 63
9 Sean Okoli United States CF 2016 February 3, 1993 United States FC Cincinnati 16 3
17 Jonathan Lewis United States CF 2017 June 4, 1997 United States Akron 6 1
19 Khiry Shelton United States CF 2015 June 26, 1993 United States Oregon State 53 6
23 Rodney Wallace Costa Rica CF 2017 June 17, 1988 Brazil Sport Recife 13 4

Player movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
9FWUnited States Sean OkoliUnited States FC CincinnatiFree transferDecember 5, 2016[2]
1GKUnited States Sean JohnsonUnited States Chicago FireTrade for TAMDecember 11, 2016[3]
6DFPeru Alexander CallensSpain NumanciaTransferJanuary 27, 2017
8MFFinland Alexander RingGermany KaiserslauternTransferFebruary 1, 2017
10MFArgentina Maximiliano MoralezMexico LeónTransferFebruary 15, 2017
23FWCosta Rica Rodney WallaceBrazil Sport RecifeTransferFebruary 15, 2017
12MFUnited States John StertzerUnited States Real Salt LakeFree transferFebruary 16, 2017
2DFUnited States Ben SweatUnited States Tampa Bay RowdiesFree transferFebruary 23, 2017

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
8MFEngland Frank LampardN/ARetirement after the end of contractNovember 14, 2016[4]
51DFSpain Andoni IraolaN/ARetiredNovember 17, 2016[5]
20MFMorocco Mehdi BallouchyN/ARetiredNovember 18, 2016
9FWColombia Stiven MendozaBrazil CorinthiansEnd of loanNovember 28, 2016
6MDArgentina Federico BravoArgentina Boca JuniorsEnd of loanNovember 28, 2016
99FWPanama Tony TaylorPortugal Paços de FerreiraEnd of contractNovember 28, 2016
2DFPuerto Rico Jason HernandezCanada Toronto FCEnd of contractNovember 28, 2016
30DFArgentina Diego MartínezArgentina Sportivo EstudiantesEnd of contractNovember 28, 2016
12GKPuerto Rico Josh SaundersUnited States Orlando City SCTradeJanuary 27, 2017
10MFUnited States Mix DiskerudSweden IFK GöteborgContract buyoutMarch 2, 2017

Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

In

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
January 11, 2017Panama Miguel CamargoMFPanama ChorrilloSeason-long loan w/ option to buy
February 14, 2017Venezuela Yangel HerreraMFEngland Manchester CitySeason-long loan[6]

Out

Date Player Position Loaned too Notes Ref
January 5, 2017Colombia Jefferson MenaDFEcuador Barcelona S.C.Season-long loan

Draft Picks

Round # Position Player College/Club Team Reference
1 (3) 17 F United States Jonathan Lewis Akron [7]
1 (16) 14 MF Canada Kwame Awuah Connecticut [8]
2 (38) - F United States Jalen Brown Xavier [9]
3 (54) - MF Norway Chris Wingate New Hampshire [10]
3 (60) - DF United States Michael DeGraffenriedt Louisville [10]

Preseason and Friendlies

Major League Soccer season

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto FC 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 Conference Semifinals[lower-alpha 1]
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 62 48 +14 55 Knockout Round
4 Atlanta United 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 New York Red Bulls 34 14 12 8 53 47 +6 50
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:
  1. 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.[11]

Overall

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1 Toronto FC (C, X) 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 61 47 +14 55
4 Atlanta United 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 16 9 9 56 43  +13 57 10 5 2 33 20  +13 6 4 7 23 23  0

Last updated: October 22, 2017.
Source: MLS

Matches

MLS Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

Player statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States Sean Johnson 35032+002+001+00
2 DF United States Ben Sweat 29125+112+001+00
3 DF United States Ethan White 23019+201+001+00
4 DF Luxembourg Maxime Chanot 19219+020+000+00
5 MF United States Mikey Lopez 1305+700+001+00
6 DF Peru Alexander Callens 36234+021+001+00
7 FW Spain David Villa 342428+3222+021+00
8 MF Finland Alexander Ring 32029+002+001+00
9 FW United States Sean Okoli 1913+1310+200+10
10 MF Argentina Maxi Moralez 32528+152+001+00
11 MF England Jack Harrison 371033+1102+001+00
12 MF United States John Stertzer 600+500+000+10
13 DF France Frédéric Brillant 26116+712+001+00
14 MF Canada Kwame Awuah 400+400+000+00
15 MF United States Tommy McNamara 28319+830+001+00
16 DF United States James Sands 100+100+000+00
17 FW United States Jonathan Lewis 1324+720+100+10
19 FW United States Khiry Shelton 1513+1210+000+00
21 MF Italy Andrea Pirlo 16014+100+100+00
22 DF Costa Rica Rónald Matarrita 1408+401+100+00
23 FW Costa Rica Rodney Wallace 28423+342+000+00
24 GK United States Andre Rawls 000+000+000+00
25 GK Norway Eirik Johansen 202+000+000+00
26 DF United States R. J. Allen 15010+500+000+00
30 MF Venezuela Yangel Herrera 20114+412+000+00
32 DF Slovenia Andraž Struna 714+101+110+00
52 DF Trinidad and Tobago Shannon Gomez 000+000+000+00
99 MF Panama Miguel Camargo 812+610+000+00

References

  1. http://www.nycfc.com/players
  2. "NYCFC Sign USL MVP Sean Okoli". New York City FC. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  3. http://www.nycfc.com/post/2016/12/11/nycfc-acquires-sean-johnson-atlanta-united
  4. "#thank you frank: lampard departs". New York City FC. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  5. "Andoni Iraola retires". New York Coty FC. November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  6. "Yangel Herrera Joins New York City FC on Loan". NYCFC. 14 February 2017.
  7. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/01/13/nycfc-mls-superdraft/
  8. http://www.nycfc.com/post/2017/01/13/nycfc-take-kwame-awuah-superdraft
  9. http://www.nycfc.com/post/2017/01/13/nycfc-draft-jalen-brown-superdraft
  10. 1 2 http://www.nycfc.com/post/2017/01/17/superdraft-nycfc-pick-degraffenriedt-wingate
  11. Strauss, Brian (6 April 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  12. Strauss, Brian (6 April 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  13. "NYCFC's Home Game vs Houston Dynamo Relocated to Pratt & Whitney Stadium". New York City FC. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  14. "New York City FC Announces Venue Change for Final Game Of 2017 Regular Season". New York City FC. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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