2016 USL season
The 2016 USL season was the sixth season of the United Soccer League and the twenty-second season of USSF sanctioned Division III play organized by the United Soccer Leagues.
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | New York Red Bulls II |
| Regular Season Title | New York Red Bulls II |
| Matches played | 435 |
| Goals scored | 1,140 (2.62 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sean Okoli (16) |
| Biggest home win | STL 7–1 TUL (June 11) RGV 6–0 SEA (August 13) |
| Biggest away win | HAR 0–5 NYR (August 2) TUL 0–5 RGV (August 18) |
| Highest scoring | STL 7–1 TUL (June 11) |
| Longest winning run | 7 games New York Red Bulls II (August 2 – September 7) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 games Louisville City (April 9 – July 17) |
| Longest losing run | 8 games FC Montreal (March 25 – May 21) |
| Highest attendance | 24,376 CIN 1–0 ORL (September 17 – USL regular season record) 30,187 CIN 1–2 CHS (October 2 – USL all-time and postseason record) |
| Lowest attendance | 58 at MON (date and opponent unknown) |
| Total attendance | 1,496,493 |
| Average attendance | 3,439 |
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All statistics correct as of September 25, 2016. | |
On August 6, 2015, the league announced that the season would consist of 30 games rather than 28 games played from 2013–2015. This was the first increase in the number of games since the league went from 24 games per season in 2012 to 28 games in 2013.
The league expanded from 24 to 29 teams in 2016. Six franchises were officially announced by the league: Swope Park Rangers, Orlando City B, Rio Grande Valley FC, FC Cincinnati, Bethlehem Steel FC, and San Antonio FC. The Austin Aztex were on hiatus for the 2016 season, due to stadium availability issues, but planned to return in 2017 pending construction of a new, soccer-specific stadium.