The 2016 San Antonio FC season was the club's inaugural season. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the modern NASL, this was the 7th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The club played in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States soccer league system, and also participated in the U.S. Open Cup.
Background
San Antonio was awarded the thirty-first USL franchise on January 7, 2016. The establishment of the club, along with the concurrent purchase of Toyota Field by the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, was part of a plan by local officials to obtain an expansion franchise in Major League Soccer. As a result, the San Antonio Scorpions franchise of the North American Soccer League was shut down. The club's first head coach, announced on January 7, 2016, was former Elon University men's soccer coach and Orlando City SC ProAcademy director, Darren Powell. On February 2, 2016, Carlos Alvarez became the club's first player signing.
The league expanded from 24 to 29 teams where San Antonio competed in the Western Conference of the USL.
Club
Coaching staff {|class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |Head coach|| Darren Powell |- |rowspan="2"|Assistant coach|| Nick Evans |- | Andy Thomson |- |Goalkeeper coach|| Juan Lamadrid |- |Fitness coach|| Andy Thomson |- |Team Physician|| Eliot Young, M.D. |- |Athletic Trainer||Jordan Harding |- |Assistant Athletic Trainer||Chris Ramos |- |Equipment Manager|| Rashad Moore |- |Pro Academy director|| Nick Evans
Other information
Squad information
First-team squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Goalkeepers 0 Matt Cardone GK 1 Josh Ford GK 13 Lee Johnston GK Defenders 2 Milton Palacios DF 4 Sam McBride DF 14 Biko Bradnock-Brennan DF 15 Stepthen McCarthy DF 19 Max Gunderson DF 20 Greg Cochrane DF 22 Austin Dunker DF 23 Fejiro Okiomah DF 25 Ryan Roushandel DF Midfielders 6 Sébastien Thurière MF 7 Victor Araujo MF 8 Michael Reed MF 10 Carlos Alvarez MF 11 Danny Garcia MF 16 Rafael Castillo MF 28 Miguel Salazar MF 79 Diego Garcia MF Forwards 5 César Elizondo FW 9 Manolo Sanchez FW 12 Taylor Morgan FW 17 Shawn Chin FW 18 Jason Johnson FW 21 Jacques Francois FW 24 Franck Tayou FW
Player movement
In
PlayerPrevious ClubFeeDateSource Colorado RapidsUndisclosed KuPSUndisclosed San Antonio ScorpionsUndisclosed Austin AztexUndisclosed Trinity TigersUndisclosed San Antonio ScorpionsUndisclosed Pittsburgh RiverhoundsUndisclosed San Antonio ScorpionsUndisclosed FC DallasUndisclosed Orlando City SCUndisclosed Elon UniversityUndisclosed Elon UniversityUndisclosed Chicago FireUndisclosed Atlanta SilverbacksUndisclosed Fort Lauderdale StrikersUndisclosed Charleston BatteryUndisclosed Chicago FireUndisclosed New York Red BullsUndisclosed Seattle Sounders FC U-23Undisclosed West Virginia UniversityUndisclosed UNC CharlotteUndisclosed http://sanantoniofc.com/2016/03/san-antonio-fc-signs-biko-bradnock-brennan-and-jacques-francois/ UNC GreensboroUndisclosed Austin AztexUndisclosed Soles de SonoraUndisclosed Tulsa Roughnecks FCUndisclosed Lonestar SC Academy U-17/18Undisclosed Pérez ZeledónUndisclosed
Out
PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource
Loan in
PlayerLoaned FromStartEndSource Stoke City F.C.
Loan out
PlayerLoaned ToStartEndSource Wilmington Hammerheads FC
Pre-season The pre-season match against Rayo OKC was announced by Rayo OKC on February 2, 2016. Remaining pre-season matches were announced on March 4, 2016, by SAFC.
Competitions
Overall Position in the Western Conference
Overview
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United Soccer League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday Position in the Western Conference
Matches The 2016 schedule was released on January 26, 2016. Home team is listed first, left to right.
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC−05) unless shown otherwise
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Statistics
Appearances Discipline includes both league and Open Cup play. No.Pos.NameLeagueU.S. Open CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 0 GK Matt Cardone13 (1)00013 (1)010 1 GK Josh Ford1703020021 2 DF Milton Palacios18 (3)21 (1)019 (4)240 4 DF Sam McBride18 (5)03121 (5)110 5 FW César Elizondo6 (3)2006 (3)220 6 MF Sébastien Thurière15 (7)11016 (7)140 7 MF Victor Araujo3 (8)12 (1)05 (9)130 8 MF Michael Reed14 (2)32016 (2)320 9 FW Manolo Sanchez3 (13)1003 (13)100 10 MF Carlos Alvarez29 (1)4 (1)2031 (1)4 (1)50 11 MF Danny Garcia10 (15)21 (1)011 (16)250 12 FW Taylor Morgan12 (2)00012 (2)030 13 GK Lee Johnston00000000 14 DF Biko Bradnock-Brennan20 (4)01 (2)021 (6)050 15 DF Stephen McCarthy1922021240 16 MF Rafael Castillo25 (3)51026 (3)550 17 FW Shawn Chin9 (8)31 (1)010 (9)310 18 FW Jason Johnson17 (9)33120 (9)420 19 DF Max Gunderson7 (3)0108 (3)020 20 DF Greg Cochrane29 (1)03032 (1)020 21 FW Jacques Francois2 (5)02 (1)34 (6)330 22 DF Austin Dunker00000000 23 DF Fejiro Okiomah8 (7)2008 (7)200 24 FW Franck Tayou6 (11)5006 (11)510 25 DF Ryan Roushandel30003000 28 MF Miguel Salazar18 (6)01019 (6)050 79 MF Diego Garcia00000000Players who left the club DF Bobby Moseley9 (2)02011 (2)000
Top scorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. PlayerLeagueU.S. Open CupTotal1MF16 Rafael Castillo 505FW24 Franck Tayou 5053MF10 Carlos Alvarez 404FW18 Jason Johnson3145MF8 Michael Reed 303FW17 Shawn Chin 303FW21 Jacques Francois 0338DF2 Milton Palacios202FW5 César Elizondo 202MF11 Danny Garcia202DF15 Stephen McCarthy202DF23 Fejiro Okiomah 20213DF4 Sam McBride 011MF6 Sébastien Thurière 101MF7 Victor Araujo 101FW9 Manolo Sanchez 101TOTALS36541
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. PlayerLeagueU.S. Open CupTotal10 Matt Cardone40421 Josh Ford202TOTALS606
Summary Games played 33 (30 United Soccer League) (3 U.S. Open Cup)Games won 12 (10 United Soccer League) (2 U.S. Open Cup)Games drawn 8 (8 United Soccer League) Games lost 13 (12 United Soccer League) (1 U.S. Open Cup)Goals scored 41 (36 United Soccer League) (5 U.S. Open Cup)Goals conceded 42 (36 United Soccer League) (6 U.S. Open Cup)Goal difference -1 (+0 United Soccer League) (−1 U.S. Open Cup)Clean sheets 7 (7 United Soccer League) Yellow cards 62 (57 United Soccer League) (5 U.S. Open Cup)Red cards 1 (1 United Soccer League) Most appearances Greg Cochrane (33 appearances)Top scorer Rafael Castillo Franck Tayou (5 goals)Winning Percentage Overall: 12/33 (36.36%)
Awards
Player Player Award Week Source18 Jason JohnsonUSL Team of the WeekWeek 216 Rafael CastilloWeek 64 Sam McBrideWeek 82 Milton PalaciosWeek 1215 Stephen McCarthyWeek 1321 Jacques FrancoisWeek 148 Michael ReedWeek 1520 Greg CochraneWeek 165 César ElizondoWeek 2016 Rafael CastilloWeek 220 Matt CardoneUSL Player of the WeekWeek 23
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