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The 2016 Puerto Rico FC season was the club's first season of existence. The club played in North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid, enter only in the Fall season in which they finished 9th.
| 2016 season | |||
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| Owner | Carmelo Anthony | ||
| President | Thomas Payne | ||
| Head coach | Adrian Whitbread | ||
| Stadium | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium | ||
| NASL | Spring: Did not enter Fall:5-9-8 (9th) Combined: 5-9-8 (12th) | ||
| Soccer Bowl | Did not qualify | ||
| Copa Luis Villarejo | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Héctor Ramos (8) All: Héctor Ramos (8) | ||
| Highest home attendance | League: 6,474 (July 2 vs. Indy Eleven) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 1,233 (Sept 7 vs. Ottawa Fury) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 3,801 | ||
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After winning the Copa Luis Villarejo on November 20; Puerto Rico FC qualified for the 2017 CFU Club Championship with matches taking place in the coming-up 2017 season.
Commitment to the Community
As part of their commitment to the community in May 2016, Puerto Rico FC had their first three clinics of the season in Dorado, Farjardo and Hatillo with the participation of over a hundred boys and girls. During these clinics the Puerto Rico FC players turned into coaches, teaching the children about ball control, proper goalkeeping and teamwork. After the different workshops the children faced off against the players in a friendly match. The field of Quintas de Dorado was the site of the first clinic with youth clubs Eleven FC and Toa Baja SC. Next, Puerto Rico FC visited the Tomás Donés Sports Complex and the boys and girls of Cariduros FC. To round up the first leg of clinics the players took a trip to the city of Hatillo where they trained with Hatillo SC and Leal Arecibo in the Francisco Deida Sports Complex.[1]
Clásico de Fútbol
As part of the Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend celebration, Puerto Rico FC will travel to New York City to meet the Puerto Rico national team in a friendly match. This match is part of PRFC’s ongoing preseason and build up to their inaugural match at the Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium next July 2 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
- As of match played October 29, 2016
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Austin Pack |  |
GK | 25 February 1994 | Unattached | 2016 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Trevor Spangenberg | |
GK | 21 April 1991 | New England Revolution | 2016 | 2017 | 12 | 0 | |
| 24 | David Meves | |
GK | 20 July 1990 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2016 | 2017 | 10 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Cristiano |  |
DF | 25 May 1986 | Minnesota United | 2016 | 2017 | 21 | 0 | |
| 3 | Camilo Botero |  |
DF | 23 March 1991 | Unattached | 2016 | 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 4 | Rudy Dawson |  |
DF | 8 May 1988 | Uruguay |
2016 | 2017 | 20 | 0 | |
| 5 | Ramón Soria |  |
DF | 9 March 1989 |  Celje |
2016 | 2017 | 21 | 0 | |
| 12 | Ramon Martin Del Campo | |
DF | 9 March 1989 | loan from Deportivo Saprissa |
2016 | 2017 | 16 | 0 | |
| 13 | Kyle Culbertson | |
DF | 16 November 1992 | Unattached | 2016 | 2017 | 15 | 1 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Connor Agnew | |
MF | Unattached | 2016 | 2017 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Chris Nurse |  |
MF | 7 May 1984 | Carolina RailHawks | 2016 | 2017 | 14 | 0 | |
| 10 | Joseph Marrero |  |
MF | 9 April 1993 | Criollos de Caguas |
2016 | 2017 | 16 | 1 | |
| 11 | Paulo | |
MF | 13 May 1990 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2016 | 2017 | 21 | 1 | |
| 21 | Michael Kafari |  |
MF | 8 August 1989 | 2016 | 2017 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Evans Frimpong | |
MF | 30 October 1991 | Oklahoma City Energy | 2016 | 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 29 | Tyler Rudy | |
MF | 29 September 1993 | New England Revolution | 2016 | 2017 | 21 | 2 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Pedro | |
FW | 13 May 1990 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2016 | 2017 | 12 | 0 | |
| 14 | Brian Bement | |
FW | 7 February 1993 | Loyola University |
2016 | 2017 | 13 | 0 | |
| 16 | David Eduardo López |  |
FW | 6 July 1992 |  Isidro Metapán |
2016 | 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 17 | Oliver | |
FW | 29 August 1992 |  Ottawa Fury |
2016 | 2017 | 9 | 1 | |
| 19 | Jorge Rivera | |
FW | 24 March 1996 | Guayama |
2016 | 2017 | 9 | 0 | |
| 20 | Héctor Ramos | |
FW | 4 May 1990 | Águila |
2016 | 2017 | 19 | 8 | |
| 23 | Sidney Rivera | |
FW | 15 November 1993 | Orlando City SC | 2016 | 2017 | 16 | 3 | |
| 26 | Bljedi Bardic |  |
FW | 10 January 1992 | Clarkstown Eagles |
2016 | 2017 | 3 | 1 | |
In
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Out
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Loans in
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Win Loss Draw
Pre-season
| March 15, 2016 Scrimmage | Puerto Rico FC | 4–2 | Chivas Florida Football Academy | Bradenton, Florida |
| EST | Summary | Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: Closed-door |
| May 17, 2016 Scrimmage | Puerto Rico FC | 4–1 | Puerto Rico | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| EST |
| May 18, 2016 Scrimmage | Puerto Rico FC | 2–1 | Bayamón F.C. U-20 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| EST |
| May 24, 2016 Friendly | Puerto Rico FC | 1–0 | Caguas F.C. | Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| 8PM EST | Dawson  |
Stadium: Villa de Rey Attendance: Open-door |
| Friendly | Puerto Rico FC | 3–3 | Costa Rica | Bradenton, Florida |
| Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: Closed-door |
| June 2, 2016 Friendly | Puerto Rico FC | 1–0 | United States | Bradenton, Florida |
| Bement |
Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: Closed-door |
| June 11, 2016 Clásico de Fútbol | Puerto Rico FC | 1–0 | Puerto Rico | Queens, New York |
| 7:30PM EST | Marrero 12' |
Report | De La Rosa  60' |
Stadium: Belson Stadium |
NASL Fall season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Cosmos (F) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 47 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Indy Eleven | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 37 | |
| 3 | FC Edmonton | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 36 | |
| 4 | Rayo OKC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Miami FC | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 33 | |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 26 | |
| 7 | Carolina RailHawks | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 26 | |
| 8 | Minnesota United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 24 | |
| 10 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 23 | |
| 11 | Jacksonville Armada | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 23 | |
| 12 | Ottawa Fury | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 22 |
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(F) Fall season champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(F) Fall season champion
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | −10 |
Last updated: 22 November 2016.
Source: Match reports
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Stadium | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | D | D | D | W | W | W | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| July 2, 2016 1 | Puerto Rico | 1–1 | Indy Eleven | Bayamón |
| 19:30 EDT | Dawson 12' Del Campo 45' Culbertson 58' Ramos 74' |
Summary | Paterson 58' Youla 90' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 6,474 Referee: Valdin Legister |
| July 9, 2016 2 | Jacksonville Armada | 2–1 | Puerto Rico | Jacksonville |
| 19:00 EDT | Johnson 9' 40' Dixon 27' Jérôme 78' |
Summary | Nurse 70' Ramos 78' |
Stadium: Community First Park Attendance: 5,134 Referee: Kevin Terry |
| July 13, 2016 3 | Rayo OKC | 2–2 | Puerto Rico | Yukon |
| 21:00 EDT | Forbes 32' Pecka 45+' Velasquez 83' Michel 90' (pen.) |
Summary | Ramos 34' Rudy 55', 59' Pedro 57' Del Campo 74' |
Stadium: Miller Stadium Attendance: 3,531 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| July 16, 2016 4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | St. Petersburg |
| 19:30 EDT | Cole 10' Avila 15' Nanchoff 63' King 77' Heinemann 90' |
Summary | Dawson 33' S. Rivera 76' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,873 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| July 23, 2016 5 | Puerto Rico | 1–0 | Rayo OKC | Bayamón |
| 19:30 EDT | Ramos 53' Paulo 66' Culbertson 90+1' |
Summary | Hernández 72' Forbes 90+1' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 4,907 Referee: Kimbell Ward |
| July 30, 2016 6 | New York Cosmos | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | Hempstead |
| 19:00 EDT | Cristiano 16' (o.g.) Arango 84' Mkosana 90+2' |
Summary | J. Rivera 22' Kafari 82' |
Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,391 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| August 3, 2016 7 | Minnesota United | 1–1 | Puerto Rico | Blaine |
| 20:00 EDT | Kafari 46' (o.g.) Ibson 27' |
Summary | Ramos 5' Rudy 59' Kafari 66' Dawson 88' S. Rivera 90+4' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 6,101 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| August 6, 2016 8 | Puerto Rico | 0–1 | Edmonton | Bayamón |
| 19:30 EDT | Del Campo 5' |
Summary | Eckersley 22' Nicklaw 28' Ameobi 74' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 3,307 Referee: William Anderson |
| August 13, 2016 9 | Carolina RailHawks | 2–2 | Puerto Rico | Cary |
| 19:30 EDT | Bravo 40', 90+2' Fondy 89' |
Summary | Paulo 52' Ramos 67' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,056 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| August 20, 2016 10 | Puerto Rico | 1–2 | New York Cosmos | Bayamón |
| 19:30 EDT | Nurse 23' Ramos 28' Ramos 60' Paulo 87' |
Summary | Arrieta 62' Guenzatti 90+1' Guenzatti 90+2' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 4,208 Referee: Kimbell Ward |
| August 28, 2016 11 | Edmonton | 0–0 | Puerto Rico | Edmonton |
| 18:00 EDT | Eckersley 31' Nyassi  86' Nicklaw 90+3' |
Summary | Nurse 42' Soria 88' |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 2,007 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| September 3, 2016 12 | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Miami | Bayamón |
| 19:30 EDT | Summary | Steele 15' Cvitanich 54' Poku 88' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 2,556 Referee: Sandy Vasquez |
| September 7, 2016 13 | Puerto Rico | 0–0 | Ottawa Fury | Bayamón |
| 19:30 EDT | Rudy 57' Marrero 66' |
Summary | Bailey 37' Timbó 51' Roberts 90+4' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 1,233 Referee: Javier Santos |
| September 10, 2016 14 | Puerto Rico | 0–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Bayamón |
| 19:30 EDT | Summary | Mkandawire 31' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 3,975 Referee: Sandy Vasquez |
| September 17, 2016 15 | Puerto Rico | 3–3 | Jacksonville Armada | Bayamón |
| 19:30 EDT | Marrero 3' Oliver 32' Soria 59' Rivera 84' |
Summary | Eloundou 29' Bahner 34' Jérôme 57' Keita 83' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 3,243 Referee: Kevin Morrison |
| September 23, 2016 16 | Miami | 0–1 | Puerto Rico | Miami |
| 20:00 EDT | Smith 20' |
Summary | Soria 21' Nurse 38' Campos 79' (o.g.) Oliver 84' Ramos 90+5' |
Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 10,012 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
| September 28, 2016 17 | Puerto Rico | 2–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Bayamón |
| 19:30 EDT | Rudy 41' Cristiano 44' Marrero 45+1' Bardic 67' |
Summary | Amauri 2' Pineda 40' Agbossoumonde 90+2' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 1,424 Referee: Rodphin Harris |
| October 2, 2016 18 | Ottawa Fury | 1–2 | Puerto Rico | Ottawa |
| 19:00 EDT | Williams 15' |
Summary | Culbertson 27' 78' Dawson 71' Rivera 77' Spangenberg 88' |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,556 Referee: Robert Schaap |
| October 8, 2016 19 | Puerto Rico | 0–0 | Minnesota United | Bayamón |
| 19:30 EDT | Summary | Lowe 73' Cruz 82' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 4,347 Referee: Adrian Skeete |
| October 15, 2016 20 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2–0 | Puerto Rico | Lauderhill |
| 19:00 EDT | Sandoval 71' Moura 78' Angulo 85' |
Summary | Kafari 23' Cristiano 58' Rudy 90+2' |
Stadium: Central Broward Regional Park Attendance: 1,065 Referee: Caleb Mendez |
| October 22, 2016 21 | Indy Eleven | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | Indianapolis |
| 19:30 EDT | Braun 36' Zayed 45' Mares 45+3' |
Summary | Oliver 14'  38' |
Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium Attendance: 8,916 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| October 29, 2016 22 | Puerto Rico | 2–1 | Carolina RailHawks | Bayamón |
| 19:30 EDT | Rivera 6' Ramos 42' |
Summary | Moses 32' Bravo 76' Watson 90+3' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 6,137 Referee: Valdrin Legister |
Copa Luis Villarejo
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
| November 10, 2016 First leg | Bayamón  | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | Bayamón |
| 19:30 EDT | Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
Final
| November 20, 2016 | Puerto Rico | 4–1 |  Criollos Caguas | Bayamón |
| 19:00 EDT | Ramos Ramos Ramos J. Rivera 88' |
- 63' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium |
- As of match played October 29, 2016
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NASL Fall Season | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | BRA |
Cristiano | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | DF | COL |
Camilo Botero | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | DF | CRC |
Rudy Dawson | 20 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | DF | ESP |
Ramón Soria | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | MF | USA |
Conor Agnew | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | GUY |
Chris Nurse | 14 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | MF | BRA |
Pedro | 12 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | PUR |
Joseph Marrero | 16 | 1 | 9+7 | 1 | ||||||
| 11 | MF | BRA |
Paulo | 21 | 1 | 17+4 | 1 | ||||||
| 12 | DF | USA |
Ramon Martin Del Campo | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | DF | USA |
Kyle Culbertson | 15 | 1 | 12+3 | 1 | ||||||
| 14 | FW | USA |
Brian Bement | 13 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | FW | MEX |
David Eduardo López | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | FW | BRA |
Oliver | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 18 | GK | USA |
Trevor Spangenberg | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | MF | PUR |
Jorge Rivera | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | FW | PUR |
Héctor Ramos | 19 | 8 | 19 | 8 | ||||||
| 21 | MF | GHA |
Michael Kafari | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | MF | GHA |
Evans Frimpong | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | FW | USA |
Sidney Rivera | 16 | 3 | 9+7 | 3 | ||||||
| 24 | GK | USA |
David Meves | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 | FW | MNE |
Bljedi Bardic | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | ||||||
| 29 | MF | USA |
Tyler Rudy | 21 | 2 | 20+1 | 2 | ||||||
| Players who appeared for Puerto Rico who left the club during the season: | |||||||||||||
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | NASL Fall Season | Total |
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| 1 | FW | | 20 | Héctor Ramos | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | FW | | 23 | Sidney Rivera | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | | 29 | Tyler Rudy | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | | 11 | Paulo | 1 | 1 |
| MF | | 10 | Joseph Marrero | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | | 13 | Kyle Culbertson | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | | 17 | Oliver | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | | 26 | Bljedi Bardic | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 1 | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS | 19 | 19 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | NASL Fall Season | Total | ||
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| 2 | | DF | Cristiano | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Rudy Dawson | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | | DF | Ramón Soria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Chris Nurse | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | | MF | Pedro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Joseph Marrero | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Paulo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | | DF | Ramón Del Campo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | | DF | Kyle Culbertson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | | FW | Oliver | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | | GK | Trevor Spangenberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | | FW | Jorge Rivera | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | | FW | Héctor Ramos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | | MF | Michael Kafari | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | | FW | Sidney Rivera | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | | MF | Tyler Rudy | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 39 | 2 | 39 | 2 | |||
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