2016 Charlotte Independence season

The 2016 Charlotte Independence season is the club's second year of existence, and their second season in the third tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It is their second season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.

Charlotte Independence
2016 season
PresidentJim McPhilliamy
Head coachMike Jeffries
StadiumRamblewood Soccer Complex
USLConference: TBD
USL PlayoffsTBD

Roster

As of March 1, 2016 [1][2]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Cody Mizell  United States
2 Midfielder Jack Metcalf  England
3 Defender Bilal Duckett  United States
4 Defender Patrick Slogic  United States
5 Midfielder Paul Clowes  England
6 Midfielder Jun Marques Davidson  Japan
7 Forward Yann Ekra  France
8 Forward Caleb Calvert (on loan from Colorado Rapids)  United States
9 Forward Brian Brown (on loan from Harbour View)  Jamaica
10 Midfielder Jorge Herrera  Colombia
11 Forward David Estrada  United States
12 Goalkeeper John Berner (on loan from Colorado Rapids)  United States
13 Defender Austin Yearwood  United States
14 Midfielder Lewis Hilton  England
15 Defender Alec Bartlett  United States
16 Midfielder Emmanuel Appiah (on loan from Colorado Rapids)  Ghana
19 Midfielder Enzo Martínez  Uruguay
20 Forward Christopher Hellmann  Germany
21 Forward Asa Kryst  United States
22 Defender Joel Johnson  Spain
23 Midfielder Alex Martínez  Uruguay
24 Forward Norberto Ochoa  United States
25 Defender Henry Kalungi  Uganda
26 Goalkeeper Kyle Renfro  United States
27 Midfielder Zach Pfeffer (on loan from Colorado Rapids)  United States

Competitions

USL Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 FC Cincinnati 30 16 8 6 41 27 +14 56 Conference Playoffs
4 Rochester Rhinos 30 13 12 5 38 25 +13 51
5 Charlotte Independence 30 14 8 8 48 29 +19 50
6 Charleston Battery 30 13 9 8 38 33 +5 48
7 Richmond Kickers 30 12 9 9 33 26 +7 45
Source: 2016 USL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Matches

All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

April 9, 2016 3 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Charlotte Independence Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00pm Okoli  5'
Berry  53'
Hildebrandt  90+3'
Report Estrada  53'
Ekra  82'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 14,658
Referee: Nima Saghafi
April 22, 2016 5 Charlotte Independence 3–2 Richmond Kickers Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Calvert  43'
Alajarín  54'
Brown  61'
Mizell  90'
Herrera  90+2' (pen.)
Report Jane  20'
Sekyere  26'
Yeisley  86'
Delicâte  89'
Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,239
Referee: David Erbacher
June 4, 2016 11 Charlotte Independence 2–2 Toronto FC II Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Castillo  31'
Herrera  47', 56'
Brown  61'
Report Hundal  19'
Johnson  36' (pen.)
James  67'
Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,801
Referee: Brandon Artis
Note: Match ended in 73rd minute due to weather.
June 10, 2016 12 Charlotte Independence 0–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Duckett  70'
Calvert  78'
Report Burke  11'  69' Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,319
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
June 18, 2016 13 Charlotte Independence 1–0 Richmond Kickers Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Calvert  30'
Martinez  35'
Report Callahan  40'
Paulini  73'
Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,564
Referee: Marco Vega
July 2, 2016 15 Orlando City B 1–1 Charlotte Independence Melbourne, Florida
7:30pm Ambrose  40'
Cox  47'
Rocha  67'
Report Brown  24'
Martínez  51'
Hilton  54'
Clowes  72'
Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
Attendance: 731
July 23, 2016 18 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–3 Charlotte Independence Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Earls  1'
Campbell  63'
Report Calvert  31'
Hilton  44'
Herrera  90+4'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 31, 2016 25 Charlotte Independence 3-2 FC Cincinnati Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Martínez  11'  19'  65'
Martínez  56'
Duckett  79'
Herrera  85'
Hassan  90+2'
Summary Wiedeman  15'
Antón Ripoll  31'
Bone  35'
Berry  54'
Okoli  60'
Walker  69'
Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex

Schedule source

U.S. Open Cup

May 18, 2016 Second Round Charlotte Eagles 0–2 Charlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Report Hellmann  44'
Herrera  50'
Stadium: Charlotte Christian School
Referee: Gustavo Solorio

Friendlies

References

  1. "Independence Announce First Signings". United Soccer Leagues (USL). January 8, 2015. Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  2. "Charlotte Independence Roster". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
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