2016 New York Cosmos season

New York Cosmos
	2016 season
Chairman	Seamus O'Brien
Head Coach	Giovanni Savarese
Stadium	Shuart Stadium; Belson Stadium
Top goalscorer	Juan Arango (3)
Highest home attendance	6,243; (May 22 vs. Tampa Bay)
Lowest home attendance	2,419; (May 1 vs. Carolina)
Average home league attendance	4,360
← 2015	2017 →

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The 2016 New York Cosmos season will be the new Cosmos' fourth season of existence, playing in the new North American Soccer League. Including the previous franchise, this is the eighteenth season of a club entitled New York Cosmos playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area.

Club

Roster

As of March 18, 2016.^[1]

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of March 18, 2016.^[2]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Jimmy Maurer	United States
2	Defender	Hunter Freeman	United States
3	Defender	David Ochieng	Kenya
4	Defender	Carlos Mendes (Captain)	United States
5	Midfielder	Niko Kranjčar	Croatia
6	Defender	Rovérsio	Brazil
7	Forward	Yasmani Duk (on loan from Sport Boys Warnes)	Bolivia
11	Midfielder	Andrés Flores	El Salvador
12	Goalkeeper	Kyle Zobeck	United States
13	Midfielder	Sebastián Guenzatti	Uruguay
14	Midfielder	Danny Szetela	United States
15	Midfielder	Ruben Bover Izquierdo	Spain
16	Midfielder	Adam Moffat	Scotland
17	Defender	Ayoze García	Spain
18	Midfielder	Juan Arango	Venezuela
19	Midfielder	Yohandry Orozco	Venezuela
21	Forward	David Diosa	Colombia
23	Defender	Jimmy Ockford (on loan from Seattle Sounders)	United States
24	Goalkeeper	Brian Holt	United States
25	Forward	Jairo Arrieta	Costa Rica
26	Midfielder	Eric Calvillo	United States
27	Midfielder	Gabriel Farfan (on loan from Chiapas)	United States
29	Defender	Alexis Velela	United States
77	Forward	Lucky Mkosana	Zimbabwe

Competitions

Pre-season and Exhibitions

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Pre-season

12 February 2016 Friendly	LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds	0–2	New York Cosmos	Brooklyn, New York
11:00 A.M. EST UTC−5		Report	Arrieta Kranjčar	Stadium: LIU Field

20 February 2016 Friendly	FC Ararat Yerevan	0–2	New York Cosmos	Glendora, California
10:00 P.M. EST UTC−5	54'	Report	Ayoze 28' Mkosana 36' Guenzatti 69'	Stadium: Citrus Stadium

24 February 2016 Friendly	Fresno Fuego	1–2	New York Cosmos	Fresno, California
9:30 P.M. EST UTC−5	Da Rosa 69'	Report	Orozco 28' Arrieta 32'	Stadium: Chukchansi Park

27 February 2016 Friendly	San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	New York Cosmos	San Jose, California
10:00 P.M. EST UTC−5	Wondolowski 31' Amarikwa 42' Goodson 51' Godoy 67'	Report	Ayoze 54'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium

9 March 2016 Friendly	Miami United FC	0–3	New York Cosmos	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 P.M. EST UTC−5		Report	Duk , Bover 44'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

12 March 2016 Friendly	Boca Raton FC	0–3	New York Cosmos	Boca Raton, Florida
7:00 P.M. EST UTC−5		Report	Flores 10' Freeman Duk 88'	Stadium: Boca Raton HS Stadium

19 March 2016 Friendly	Charleston Battery	3–0	New York Cosmos	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 P.M. EST UTC−5	Garbanzo 32', 73' Woodbine 69' Marini 80'	Report	Ayoze 64'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,363

23 March 2016 Scrimmage	New York Cosmos	6–0	Hofstra Pride	Hempstead, New York
EST UTC−5	Guenzatti 22' Bover 35', 79' Orozco 58' Arrieta 60', 63'	Report		Stadium: Shuart Stadium

Exhibitions

25 May 2016 Friendly	New York Cosmos	2–2 (5–4 p)	SD Eibar	Las Vegas, Nevada
EST UTC−5	Duk 12', 53'	Report	Escalante 3', 29' Luna 9'	Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium
		Penalties
	Orozco Arrieta Bover Flores Mkosana Diosa		Lillo Jota Borja Keko

Friendlies goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Pre-Season	Exhibition	Total
1	FW	7	Yasmani Duk	3	2	5
2	FW	25	Jairo Arrieta	4	0	4
3	MF	15	Ruben Bover Izquierdo	3	0	3
4	MF	13	Sebastián Guenzatti	2	0	2
4	MF	19	Yohandry Orozco	2	0	2
5	DF	17	Ayoze	1	0	1
	MF	11	Andrés Flores	1	0	1
	DF	2	Hunter Freeman	1	0	1
	MF	5	Niko Kranjčar	1	0	1
TOTALS				18	0	20

NASL Spring Season

The Spring season will last for 10 games beginning on April 2 and ending on June 12. The schedule will feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time.

Standings

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Results

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
9	6	0	3	14	6	+8	18	5	0	0	9	1	+8	1	0	3	5	5	0

Last updated: May 28, 2016.
Source: http://www.nycosmos.com/standings

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	W
Position	1	1	2	3	3	1	3	1	1	1

Last updated: May 28, 2016.
Source: http://www.nycosmos.com/standings
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match reports

April 3, 2016 Match 1	New York Cosmos	3—0	Ottawa Fury FC	Hempstead, New York
18:00 EDT UTC−4	Arango 36', 38' Bover 56' Guenzatti 60' Arrieta 70' Moffat 71'	Report		Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 5,094 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

April 10, 2016 Match 2	New York Cosmos	2—0	Jacksonville Armada FC	Hempstead, New York
18:00 EDT UTC−4	Arrieta 29' 90+3' Moffat 55'	Report	Keita 45+1'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,685 Referee: Robert Sibiga

April 16, 2016 Match 3	Indy Eleven	2—1	New York Cosmos	Indianapolis, Indiana
19:30 EDT UTC−4	Vuković 50' Braun 57' Janicki 65' Zayed 90', 90+5' (pen.) Ring 90+5'	Report	Kranjčar 51' (pen.) Freeman 89'	Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,067 Referee: Geoff Gamble

April 23, 2016 Match 4	Minnesota United FC	1—0	New York Cosmos	Blaine, Minnesota
TBA EDT UTC−4	Lowe 25' 53' Añor 66' Davis 81' Ramirez 90' 90' Calvano 90+7'	Report	Kranjčar 28' Freeman 90+5'	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 9,078 Referee: Chris Penso

May 1, 2016 Match 5	New York Cosmos	1—0	Carolina RailHawks	Hempstead, New York
18:00 EDT UTC−4	Orozco 45' 74' Kranjčar 72' Ayoze 84'	Report	Marcelin 67' Albadawi 72' Mensing 90+6'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 2,419 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

May 7, 2016 Match 6	Miami FC	0—3	New York Cosmos	Miami, Florida
20:00 EDT UTC−4	Borrajo 19' Cvitanich 67' Ca. Rezende 76'	Report	Arango 18' Farfan 34' 67' Ayoze 45+1' Arrieta 50' 62'	Stadium: FIU Attendance: 3,432 Referee: Younes Marrakchi

May 15, 2016 Match 7	FC Edmonton	2—1	New York Cosmos	Edmonton, Alberta
16:00 EDT UTC−4	Plumhoff 13' Ameobi 41' Cruz 66' Diakité 74' Corea 81' Van Oekel 90+4'	Report	Orozco 22' 90' Arango 60' Ayoze 74'	Stadium: Clarke Field Attendance: 2,688 Referee: Yusri Rudolf

May 22, 2016 Match 8	New York Cosmos	2—1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hempstead, New York
18:00 EDT UTC−4	Duk 32' Mendes 36' Bover 40', 57'	NYC Report NASL Report	Heinemann 18' Burgos 84'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 6,243 Referee: Mike Lavergne

May 28, 2016 Match 9	New York Cosmos	1—0	Rayo OKC	Hempstead, New York
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Szetela 41' 54' Guenzatti 45+1' Ockford 86'	Report	Samaras 20', 90+1' Michel 36' Boateng 45+1' Forbes 89'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 4,068 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

June 4, 2016 Match 10	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	v	New York Cosmos	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:00 EDT UTC−4				Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

The Cosmos competed in the 2016 edition of the Open Cup, entering in the Third Round of the tournament.

Match reports

June 1, 2016 3rd Round	New York Cosmos	v	Jersey Express S.C.	Queens, New York
7:30EDT UTC−4				Stadium: Belson Stadium

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 28 May 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NASL Spring Season		NASL Fall Season		NASL Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Jimmy Maurer	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Hunter Freeman	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		David Ochieng	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF		Carlos Mendes	9	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	MF		Niko Kranjčar	7	1	6+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW		Yasmani Duk	2	1	1+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW		Andrés Flores	8	0	3+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	GK		Kyle Zobeck	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	MF		Sebastián Guenzatti	9	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Danny Szetela	4	1	2+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF		Ruben Bover	4	1	3+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF		Adam Moffat	3	2	1+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF		Ayoze	9	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF		Juan Arango	9	3	9+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF		Yohandry Orozco	6	2	5+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	FW		David Diosa	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF		Jimmy Ockford	9	0	7+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW		Jairo Arrieta	8	2	8+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF		Gabriel Farfan	4	1	3+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
77	FW		Lucky Mkosana	6	0	0+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who appeared for the New York Cosmos who are no longer at the club:
8	MF		Michael Lahoud	7	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	NASL Spring Season	Total
1	MF	18	Juan Arango	3	3
2	MF	16	Adam Moffat	2	2
	MF	19	Yohandry Orozco	2	2
	FW	25	Jairo Arrieta	2	2
5	MF	5	Niko Kranjčar	1	1
	FW	7	Yasmani Duk	1	1
	MF	14	Danny Szetela	1	1
	MF	15	Ruben Bover	1	1
	MF	27	Gabriel Farfan	1	1
TOTALS				14	14

Own goal scorers

Position	Team	Number	Name	NASL Spring Season	NASL Fall Season	NASL Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
POS	Team	#	Player Name	0	0	0	0	0

Disciplinary Record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	NASL Spring Season		NASL Fall Season		NASL Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		Total
2		DF	Hunter Freeman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4		DF	Carlos Mendes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		MF	Niko Kranjčar	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13		MF	Sebastián Guenzatti	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14		MF	Danny Szetela	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		MF	Ruben Bover	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17		DF	Ayoze	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
18		MF	Juan Arango	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19		MF	Yohandry Orozco	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23		DF	Jimmy Ockford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25		FW	Jairo Arrieta	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
27		MF	Gabriel Farfan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
25	FW	Jairo Arrieta	D.C. United		14 January 2016	^[4]
26	MF	Eric Calvillo	Southern California		15 January 2016	^[5]
18	MF	Juan Arango	Tijuana		28 January 2016	^[6]
19	MF	Yohandry Orozco	Ittihad FC		29 January 2016	^[7]
3	DF	David Ochieng	Al-Taawoun FC		16 February 2016	^[8]
5	MF	Niko Kranjčar	Queens Park Rangers	Spring Season	18 March 2016	^[9]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred To	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
7	FW	Raúl		Retired	16 November 2015
19	MF	Marcos Senna		Retired	16 November 2015
23	FW	Haji Wright		Released	2 January 2016	^[10]
20	MF	Wálter Restrepo	Philadelphia Union	Transferred	12 January 2016	^[11]
8	FW	Gastón Cellerino	Bolívar		14 January 2016	^[12]
3	DF	Hunter Gorskie	Miedź Legnica	Released	14 January 2016	^[13]
22	MF	Leo Fernandes	Philadelphia Union	Loan Return	January 2016
5	DF	Samuel Cáceres	Nueva Chicago	Loan Return	January 2016
18	FW	Kharlton Belmar	Portland Timbers 2	Loan Return	January 2016
8	MF	Michael Lahoud	Miami FC	Loan Return	23 May 2016	^[14]

Loan In

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned From	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
8	MF	Michael Lahoud	Philadelphia Union	Yearlong	12 January 2016	^[15]
7	MF	Yasmani Duk	Sport Boys Warnes	Spring Season?	22 January 2016	^[16]
27	MF	Gabriel Farfan	Chiapas	Spring Season	26 February 2016	^[17]
23	DF	Jimmy Ockford	Seattle Sounders FC	Yearlong	1 March 2016	^[18]

Loan Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned To	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
?	MF	Jimmy Mulligan	Swope Park Rangers	Yearlong	4 March 2016	^[19]

National Team Call-Ups

No.	Pos.	Player	National Team	Competition	Date	Source
11	FW	Andrés Flores	El Salvador	2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification	25 March 2016	^[20]
7	FW	Yasmani Duk	Bolivia	Copa América Centenario	23 May 2016	^[21]

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2016 New York Cosmos season

Contents

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Roster

Competitions

Pre-season and Exhibitions

Pre-season

Exhibitions

Friendlies goal scorers

NASL Spring Season

Standings

Results

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Match reports

U.S. Open Cup

Match reports

Squad Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goal scorers

Own goal scorers

Disciplinary Record

Transfers

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