2017 New York Red Bulls II season

The 2017 New York Red Bulls II season is the club's third season of existence, and their third in United Soccer League, the second-tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Red Bulls II play in the Eastern Division of USL.

New York Red Bulls II

2017 season
Head coach	John Wolyniec
USL	7th, Eastern Conference
USL Playoffs	In Progress
Top goalscorer	Stefano Bonomo (10 goals)
Highest home attendance	1,482
Lowest home attendance	271
Average home league attendance	632
Home colors Away colors

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	John Wolyniec

Squad information

As of November 4, 2017[1][2]

Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions.

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Games Played	Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
18	Ryan Meara		GK	November 15, 1990	New York Red Bulls (loan)	28	0
24	Evan Louro		GK	January 19, 1996	New York Red Bulls (loan)	21	0
40	Rafael Diaz		GK	October 8, 1991	St. John's University	22	0
Defenders
3	Gideon Baah		CB/LB	October 1, 1991	New York Red Bulls (loan)	6	0
28	Fidel Escobar		RB	January 9, 1995	Sporting San Miguelito (loan)	1	0
35	Jordan Scarlett		CB	July 8, 1995	Iona College	18	0
39	Tim Schmoll		CB	February 22, 1993	Harvard University	50	1
44	Andrew Lombard		RB	July 20, 1997	Academy	1	0
46	Kevin O'Toole		LB	December 14, 1998	Academy	25	1
47	Hassan Ndam		CB	October 29, 1998	New York Red Bulls (loan)	26	1
50	David Abidor		CB	October 1, 1992	Tulsa Roughnecks	20	1
54	Jordan Bailon		CB	March 24, 2000	Academy	2	0
62	Michael Amir Murillo		RB	February 11, 1996	New York Red Bulls (loan)	2	0
66	Noah Powder		LB	October 27, 1998	Academy	30	3
92	Ethan Kutler		RB	May 1, 1995	Colgate University	18	1
Midfielders
6	Dan Metzger		CM	August 6, 1993	New York Red Bulls (loan)	65	3
7	Derrick Etienne		CM	November 25, 1996	New York Red Bulls (loan)	50	11
12	Zeiko Lewis		CM	June 4, 1995	Boston College	23	2
17	Arun Basuljevic		CM	December 17, 1995	New York Red Bulls (loan)	26	2
22	Florian Valot		CM	February 13, 1993	Rider University	52	13
25	Dilly Duka		CM	September 15, 1989	New York Red Bulls (loan)	3	0
36	Andrew Tinari		CM	September 12, 1995	Jersey Express	26	2
37	David Najem		CM	May 26, 1992	FC Eintracht Bamberg	50	1
52	Ben Mines		CM	May 12, 2000	Academy	16	2
53	Kazu Shigenobu		CM	August 20, 1999	Academy	11	0
80	Zaire Bartley		CM	March 5, 1999	Academy	3	0
88	Vincent Bezecourt		CM	June 10, 1993	St. Francis College	45	14
Forwards
19	Alex Muyl		FW	September 30, 1995	New York Red Bulls (loan)	6	1
21	Brandon Allen		FW	October 8, 1993	New York Red Bulls (loan)	46	30
29	Stefano Bonomo		FW	January 25, 1993	University of California	53	21
70	Junior Flemmings		FW	January 16, 1996	Tivoli Gardens F.C.	54	17
91	Douglas Martinez		FW	June 5, 1997	CD Vida (loan)	15	1

Competitions

Exhibition

August 15	New York Red Bulls II	4–0	Boston College Eagles	Whippany
11:00AM EST	Duka  ?' (pen.) Bonomo , ,	Report		Stadium: Red Bulls Training Facility

Eastern Conference Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
5	Charlotte Independence	32	13	9	10	52	40	+12	48	Conference Playoffs
6	FC Cincinnati	32	12	10	10	46	48	−2	46
7	New York Red Bulls II	32	13	5	14	57	60	−3	44
8	Bethlehem Steel FC	32	12	8	12	46	45	+1	44
9	Orlando City B	32	10	12	10	37	36	+1	42

Source: 2017 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

Results

March 25 1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	3–3	New York Red Bulls II	Pittsburgh
5:00PM EST	Hertzog  9', 81' Kerr  39'	Report	Valot  6' Bezecourt  16', 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,352 Referee: Charles Murphy

April 1 2	New York Red Bulls II	1–0	Richmond Kickers	Montclair
4:00PM EST	Lewis  69'	Report		Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 806 Referee: Henrik Karlsson

April 5 3	New York Red Bulls II	0–1	Harrisburg City Islanders	Harrison
7:00PM EST		Report	Sanchez  62'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 396 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

April 8 4	Saint Louis FC	3–2	New York Red Bulls II	Fenton
8:30PM EST	Volesky  3' Angulo  74' (pen.) Rudolph  84'	Report	Bezecourt  52' Allen  58'	Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,807 Referee: Greg Dopka

April 14 5	New York Red Bulls II	3–1	Orlando City B	Montclair
7:00PM EST	Flemmings  16' Bezecourt  45+3' Abidor  87'	Report	Dikwa  34'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 722 Referee: Lorant Varga

April 22 6	Rochester Rhinos	2–2	New York Red Bulls II	Rochester
6:05PM EST	Garzi  45+1' Farrell  90+4'	Report	Allen  50' Bezecourt  65'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,459 Referee: Geoff Gamble

May 6 7	New York Red Bulls II	3–1	Harrisburg City Islanders	Montclair
4:00PM EST	Allen  26' (pen.), 57' (pen.) Martinez  79'	Report	Wheeler  39'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 271 Referee: Henrik Karlsson

May 11 8	Charlotte Independence	5–1	New York Red Bulls II	Charlotte
7:00PM EST	Herrera  39' Ross  43' Martínez  51' Estrada  82' Siaj  90+2'	Report	Flemmings  21'	Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 801 Referee: Danielle Chesky

May 14 9	New York Red Bulls II	1–2	LA Galaxy II	Harrison
9:00PM EST	Allen  3'	Report	Amnaya  49' (pen.) Dhillon  72'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 673 Referee: Juan Guzman Jr.

May 20 10	New York Red Bulls II	3–4	Ottawa Fury	Montclair
4:00PM EST	Flemmings  20' Allen  56' (pen.) Mines  69'	Report	Hume  14' Seoane  51' Salazar  87' Williams  90' (pen.)	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 592 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

May 28 11	New York Red Bulls II	2–1	Charleston Battery	Montclair
2:00PM EST	Flemmings  54' Etienne  75'	Report	Portillo  45'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 505 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

June 3 12	Richmond Kickers	0–1	New York Red Bulls II	Richmond
7:00PM EST		Report	Allen  38'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 6,267 Referee: Calin Radosav

June 11 13	New York Red Bulls II	0–3	Louisville City	Montclair
4:00PM EST		Report	Smith  25' Ownby  55' Ballard  90+3'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 581 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

June 16 14	New York Red Bulls II	0–2	Bethlehem Steel	Montclair
7:00PM EST		Report	Najem  5' Moar  57'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 495 Referee: Luis Arroyo

June 24 15	Ottawa Fury	2–2	New York Red Bulls II	Ottawa
2:00PM EST	Williams  10' Dixon  90+4'	Report	Lewis  61' Allen  62'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 7,780 Referee: Alain Ruch

July 1 16	New York Red Bulls II	1–0	Saint Louis FC	Montclair
4:00PM EST	Allen  26'	Report		Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 611 Referee: Jorge Ramírez

July 9 17	Bethlehem Steel	2–0	New York Red Bulls II	Bethlehem
5:00PM EST	Nanco  26' Herbers  31'	Report		Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,215 Referee: Gustavo Solorio

July 12 18	Harrisburg City Islanders	2–0	New York Red Bulls II	Harrisburg
7:00PM EST	Thomas  20' Wilson  41'	Report		Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 1,840 Referee: Jarosław Werel

July 15 19	New York Red Bulls II	2–3	Charlotte Independence	Montclair
4:00PM EST	Najem  82' Flemmings  85'	Report	Herrera  21' Ndam  45+1' (o.g.) Martinez  53'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 505 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

July 21 20	New York Red Bulls II	1–0	Toronto FC II	Montclair
7:00PM EST	Bezecourt  27'	Report		Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Lorant Varga

July 29 21	Louisville City	2–1	New York Red Bulls II	Louisville
7:30PM EST	Craig  39' Spencer  70'	Report	Bonomo  58'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,017 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

August 5 22	New York Red Bulls II	2–1	Rochester Rhinos	Montclair
4:00PM EST	Basuljevic  5' Bonomo  55'	Report	Fall  70' (pen.)	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 582 Referee: Charles Murphy

August 12 22	Charleston Battery	1–1	New York Red Bulls II	Charleston
7:00PM EST	Williams  45'	Report	Bonomo  72'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,233 Referee: Christopher Spivey

August 19 24	New York Red Bulls II	4–0	FC Cincinnati	Montclair
4:00PM EST	Bonomo  23' (pen.) Ndam  42' Flemmings  73', 74'	Report		Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 730 Referee: Kevin Broadley

August 27 25	Ottawa Fury	2–2	New York Red Bulls II	Ottawa
7:00PM EST	Dos Santos  21' Del Campo  94'	Report	Valot  32' Tinari  79'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 6,694 Referee: Juan Márquez

September 2 26	New York Red Bulls II	4–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Montclair
4:00PM EST	Tinari  17' Powder  41' Valot  54' Flemmings  83'	Report	Paterson  20' Gorskie  77'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 562 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

September 9 27	Toronto FC II	1–2	New York Red Bulls II	Toronto
8:00PM EST	Chapman  35'	Report	Bonomo  43', 45+2'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 3,582 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

September 16 28	FC Cincinnati	4–2	New York Red Bulls II	Cincinnati
7:00PM EST	Berry  5' Bone  32' Delbridge  67' Walker  72'	Report	Valot  18', 80'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 30,417 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

September 30 29	New York Red Bulls II	2–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Montclair
4:00PM EST	Obinwa  25' (o.g.) Valot  90+4'	Report		Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 1,482 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

October 4 30	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–2	New York Red Bulls II	St. Petersburg
7:30PM EST	Cole  18' Schäfer  25', 45'	Report	Bonomo  16' Flemmings  54'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Jonathan Weiner

October 7 31	Orlando City B	5–6	New York Red Bulls II	Orlando
7:30PM EST	Neal  16' Carroll  67' Timbó  77' Barry  90+1' (pen.) Martz  90+2'	Report	Bonomo  3', 41', 51' Valot  12', 87' (pen.) Basuljevic  55'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium

October 14 32	Rochester Rhinos	2–1	New York Red Bulls II	Rochester
6:05PM EST	Graf  35' Forbes  68'	Report	Valot  37'	Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 1,402 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

USL Playoffs

October 21 Conference Quarterfinal	Charleston Battery	0–4	New York Red Bulls II	Charleston
7:00PM EDT		Report	Bonomo  39' Kutler  51' Valot  71' Mines  84'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,410 Referee: Kevin Broadley

October 28 Conference Semifinal	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–2 (a.e.t.)	New York Red Bulls II	St. Petersburg
7:30PM EDT	Hristov  26'	Report	Bonomo  58' (pen.), 93'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,119 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

November 4 Conference Final	Louisville City FC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	New York Red Bulls II	Louisville
7:30PM EDT	Ownby  12' Craig  96'	Report	Flemmings  57'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,047 Referee: Sorin Stoica
	Penalties
	Smith DelPiccolo Totsch Jimenes Ballard		Bonomo Martinez Valot Mines Kutler

Player statistics

Top appearances

As of 4 November 2017.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL		USL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
18	GK		Ryan Meara	3	-4	3	-4	0	0
24	GK		Evan Louro	21	-41	18	-39	3	-2
31	GK		Rafael Díaz	11	-17	11	-17	0	0
Defenders
3	DF		Gideon Baah	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
28	DF		Fidel Escobar	1	0	1	0	0	0
35	DF		Jordan Scarlett	19	0	14+2	0	3	0
39	DF		Tim Schmoll	24	0	9+12	0	0+3	0
44	DF		Andrew Lombard	1	0	1	0	0	0
46	DF		Kevin O'Toole	10	0	7+3	0	0	0
47	DF		Hassan Ndam	27	1	24	1	3	0
50	DF		David Abidor	20	1	12+7	1	0+1	0
54	DF		Jordan Bailon	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	DF		Michael Amir Murillo	2	0	2	0	0	0
66	DF		Noah Powder	10	1	10	1	0	0
92	DF		Ethan Kutler	18	1	12+3	0	3	1
Midfielders
6	MF		Dan Metzger	22	0	19	0	3	0
7	MF		Derrick Etienne	8	1	8	1	0	0
12	MF		Zeiko Lewis	23	2	14+8	2	0+1	0
17	MF		Arun Basuljevic	27	2	22+2	2	3	0
19	MF		Alex Muyl	1	0	1	0	0	0
22	MF		Florian Valot	32	10	25+4	9	3	1
25	MF		Dilly Duka	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
36	MF		Andrew Tinari	26	2	18+5	2	3	0
37	MF		David Najem	33	1	28+2	1	3	0
52	MF		Ben Mines	11	2	0+8	1	0+3	1
53	MF		Kazu Shigenobu	10	0	5+5	0	0	0
80	MF		Zaire Bartley	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
88	MF		Vincent Bezecourt	24	6	23+1	6	0	0
Forwards
29	FW		Stefano Bonomo	16	13	12+1	10	3	3
70	FW		Junior Flemmings	32	10	19+10	9	3	1
91	FW		Douglas Martínez	16	1	4+11	1	0+1	0
Left Club During Season
20	DF		Justin Bilyeu	25	1	24+1	1	0	0
21	FW		Brandon Allen	15	9	14+1	9	0	0

• Source:

• Updated to matches played on October 7, 2017.[2][3]

Top scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL	USL Cup	Total
1	FW	29	Stefano Bonomo	10	3	13
2	MF	22	Florian Valot	9	1	10
	FW	70	Junior Flemmings	9	1	10
3	FW	21	Brandon Allen	9	0	9
5	MF	88	Vincent Bezecourt	6	0	6
6	MF	12	Zeiko Lewis	2	0	2
	MF	17	Arun Basuljevic	2	0	2
	MF	36	Andrew Tinari	2	0	2
	MF	52	Ben Mines	1	1	2
10	MF	7	Derrick Etienne	1	0	1
	DF	20	Justin Bilyeu	1	0	1
	MF	37	David Najem	1	0	1
	DF	47	Hassan Ndam	1	0	1
	DF	50	David Abidor	1	0	1
	DF	66	Noah Powder	1	0	1
	FW	91	Douglas Martínez	1	0	1
	DF	92	Ethan Kutler	0	1	1
Total				57	7	64

• Updated to matches played on November 4, 2017.[2][3]

Assist Leaders

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL	USL Cup	Total
1	MF	88	Vincent Bezecourt	11	0	11
2	DF	20	Justin Bilyeu	8	0	8
3	MF	22	Florian Valot	6	1	7
4	FW	70	Junior Flemmings	4	1	5
5	MF	17	Arun Basuljevic	2	1	3
	MF	36	Andrew Tinari	2	1	3
7	FW	21	Brandon Allen	2	0	2
	FW	29	Stefano Bonomo	1	1	2
8	MF	6	Dan Metzger	1	0	1
	MF	12	Zeiko Lewis	1	0	1
	MF	22	Dilly Duka	1	0	1
	MF	53	Kazu Shigenobu	1	0	1
	DF	66	Noah Powder	1	0	1
	DF	92	Ethan Kutler	1	0	1
Total				42	5	45

• Updated to matches played on November 4, 2017.[2][3]
• This table does not include secondary assists.

Clean Sheets

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL	USL Cup	Total
1	GK	40	Rafael Díaz	4	0	4
2	GK	24	Evan Louro	2	1	3
Total				6	1	7

• Updated to matches played on November 4, 2017.[2][3]

References

1. Players New York Red Bulls
2. https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-states/new-york-rb-ii/32867/squad/
3. "NEW YORK RED BULLS II PLAYER STATS". USL. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.