2016 New York Cosmos season

New York Cosmos
2016 season
Chairman	Seamus O'Brien
Head coach	Giovanni Savarese
Stadium	Shuart Stadium ; Belson Stadium
NASL	Spring: Runners-Up ; Fall: Champions ; Combined: 1st Place
Soccer Bowl	Champions
U.S. Open Cup	5th round
Top goalscorer	League: Juan Arango (16); All: Juan Arango (16)
Highest home attendance	6,243; (May 22 vs. Tampa Bay)
Lowest home attendance	League: 2,419; (May 1 vs. Carolina); All: 984; (Jun. 1 vs. Jersey at Belson Stadium)
Average home league attendance	League: 4,302; All: 3,749
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2016 New York Cosmos season was the new Cosmos' fourth season of existence, playing in the new North American Soccer League. Including the previous franchise, this is the eighteenth season of a club entitled New York Cosmos playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area.

Club

Roster

As of March 18, 2016.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 18, 2016.^[2]


No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
1	GK	Jimmy Maurer	United States
2	DF	Hunter Freeman	United States
3	DF	David Ochieng	Kenya
4	DF	Carlos Mendes (Captain)	United States
6	DF	Rovérsio	Brazil
7	FW	Yasmani Duk (on loan from Sport Boys Warnes)	Bolivia
11	MF	Andrés Flores	El Salvador
12	GK	Kyle Zobeck	United States
13	MF	Sebastián Guenzatti	Uruguay
14	MF	Danny Szetela	United States
15	MF	Ruben Bover Izquierdo	Spain
16	MF	Adam Moffat	Scotland
17	DF	Ayoze García	Spain
18	MF	Juan Arango	Venezuela
19	MF	Yohandry Orozco	Venezuela
21	FW	David Diosa	Colombia
23	DF	Jimmy Ockford (on loan from Seattle Sounders FC)	United States
24	GK	Brian Holt	United States
25	FW	Jairo Arrieta	Costa Rica
26	MF	Eric Calvillo	United States
29	DF	Alexis Velela	United States
77	FW	Lucky Mkosana	Zimbabwe

Competitions

Pre-season and exhibitions

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Pre-season

12 February 2016 Friendly	LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds	0–2	New York Cosmos	Brooklyn, New York
11:00 A.M. EST UTC−5		Report	Arrieta Kranjčar	Stadium: LIU Field

20 February 2016 Friendly	FC Ararat Yerevan	0–2	New York Cosmos	Glendora, California
10:00 P.M. EST UTC−5	54'	Report	Ayoze 28' Mkosana 36' Guenzatti 69'	Stadium: Citrus Stadium

24 February 2016 Friendly	Fresno Fuego	1–2	New York Cosmos	Fresno, California
9:30 P.M. EST UTC−5	Da Rosa 69'	Report	Orozco 28' Arrieta 32'	Stadium: Chukchansi Park

27 February 2016 Friendly	San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	New York Cosmos	San Jose, California
10:00 P.M. EST UTC−5	Wondolowski 31' Amarikwa 42' Goodson 51' Godoy 67'	Report	Ayoze 54'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium

9 March 2016 Friendly	Miami United FC	0–3	New York Cosmos	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 P.M. EST UTC−5		Report	Duk , Bover 44'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

12 March 2016 Friendly	Boca Raton FC	0–3	New York Cosmos	Boca Raton, Florida
7:00 P.M. EST UTC−5		Report	Flores 10' Freeman Duk 88'	Stadium: Boca Raton HS Stadium

19 March 2016 Friendly	Charleston Battery	3–0	New York Cosmos	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 P.M. EST UTC−5	Garbanzo 32', 73' Woodbine 69' Marini 80'	Report	Ayoze 64'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,363

23 March 2016 Scrimmage	New York Cosmos	6–0	Hofstra Pride	Hempstead, New York
EST UTC−5	Guenzatti 22' Bover 35', 79' Orozco 58' Arrieta 60', 63'	Report		Stadium: Shuart Stadium

Exhibitions

25 May 2016 Friendly	New York Cosmos	2–2 (5–4 p)	SD Eibar	Las Vegas, Nevada
EST UTC−5	Duk 12', 53'	Report	Escalante 3', 29' Luna 9'	Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium
	Penalties
	Orozco Arrieta Bover Flores Mkosana Diosa		Lillo Jota Borja Keko

3 August 2016 Friendly	New York Cosmos	0–2	USMNT U20	East Garden City, New York
2pm EDT UTC−5		Report	Gutjahr 46' Suarez 67'	Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: Closed Doors

Friendlies goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Pre-Season	Exhibition	Total
1	FW	7	Yasmani Duk	3	2	5
2	FW	25	Jairo Arrieta	4	0	4
3	MF	15	Ruben Bover Izquierdo	3	0	3
4	MF	13	Sebastián Guenzatti	2	0	2
4	MF	19	Yohandry Orozco	2	0	2
5	DF	17	Ayoze	1	0	1
	MF	11	Andrés Flores	1	0	1
	DF	2	Hunter Freeman	1	0	1
	MF	5	Niko Kranjčar	1	0	1
TOTALS				18	0	20

NASL spring season

The spring season will last for 10 games beginning on April 2 and ending on June 12. The schedule will feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indy Eleven (S)	10	4	6	0	15	8	+7	18	Playoffs
2	New York Cosmos	10	6	0	4	15	8	+7	18
3	FC Edmonton	10	5	2	3	9	7	+2	17
4	Minnesota United	10	5	1	4	16	12	+4	16
5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	10	4	4	2	11	9	+2	16
6	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	10	4	3	3	12	12	0	15
7	Carolina RailHawks	10	4	2	4	11	13	−2	14
8	Rayo OKC	10	3	3	4	11	12	−1	12
9	Ottawa Fury	10	2	3	5	9	14	−5	9
10	Jacksonville Armada	10	1	4	5	5	11	−6	7
11	Miami FC	10	1	4	5	7	15	−8	7

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
(S) Spring season champion

Results


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	6	0	4	15	8	+7	18	5	0	0	9	1	+8	1	0	4	6	7	−1

Last updated: June 4, 2016.
Source: http://www.nycosmos.com/standings

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Stadium	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	L
Position	1	1	2	3	3	1	3	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on June 4, 2016. Source: nycosmos.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

April 3, 2016 Match 1	New York Cosmos	3—0	Ottawa Fury FC	Hempstead, New York
18:00 EDT UTC−4	Arango 36', 38' Bover 56' Guenzatti 60' Arrieta 70' Moffat 71'	Report		Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 5,094 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

April 10, 2016 Match 2	New York Cosmos	2—0	Jacksonville Armada FC	Hempstead, New York
18:00 EDT UTC−4	Arrieta 29' 90+3' Moffat 55'	Report	Keita 45+1'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,685 Referee: Robert Sibiga

April 16, 2016 Match 3	Indy Eleven	2—1	New York Cosmos	Indianapolis, Indiana
19:30 EDT UTC−4	Vuković 50' Braun 57' Janicki 65' Zayed 90', 90+5' (pen.) Ring 90+5'	Report	Kranjčar 51' (pen.) Freeman 89'	Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,067 Referee: Geoff Gamble

April 23, 2016 Match 4	Minnesota United FC	1—0	New York Cosmos	Blaine, Minnesota
TBA EDT UTC−4	Lowe 25' 53' Añor 66' Davis 81' Ramirez 90' 90' Calvano 90+7'	Report	Kranjčar 28' Freeman 90+5'	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 9,078 Referee: Chris Penso

May 1, 2016 Match 5	New York Cosmos	1—0	Carolina RailHawks	Hempstead, New York
18:00 EDT UTC−4	Orozco 45' 74' Kranjčar 72' Ayoze 84'	Report	Marcelin 67' Albadawi 72' Mensing 90+6'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 2,419 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

May 7, 2016 Match 6	Miami FC	0—3	New York Cosmos	Miami, Florida
20:00 EDT UTC−4	Borrajo 19' Cvitanich 67' Ca. Rezende 76'	Report	Arango 18' Farfan 34' 67' Ayoze 45+1' Arrieta 50' 62'	Stadium: FIU Attendance: 3,432 Referee: Younes Marrakchi

May 15, 2016 Match 7	FC Edmonton	2—1	New York Cosmos	Edmonton, Alberta
16:00 EDT UTC−4	Plumhoff 13' Ameobi 41' Cruz 66' Diakité 74' Corea 81' Van Oekel 90+4'	Report	Orozco 22' 90' Arango 60' Ayoze 74'	Stadium: Clarke Field Attendance: 2,688 Referee: Yusri Rudolf

May 22, 2016 Match 8	New York Cosmos	2—1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hempstead, New York
18:00 EDT UTC−4	Duk 32' Mendes 36' Bover 40', 57'	NYC Report NASL Report	Heinemann 18' Burgos 84'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 6,243 Referee: Mike Lavergne

May 28, 2016 Match 9	New York Cosmos	1—0	Rayo OKC	Hempstead, New York
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Szetela 41' 54' Guenzatti 45+1' Ockford 86'	Report	Samaras 20' 90+1' Michel 36' Boateng 45+1' Forbes 89'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 4,068 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

June 4, 2016 Match 10	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2—1	New York Cosmos	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Fernandes 09' PC 16' Restrepo 20' Angulo 35' Moura 74' Gonzalez 80'	Report	Arango 41' 90+2' Ockford 52'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 1,297 Referee: Nima Saghafi

NASL fall season

The fall season lasted for 22 games beginning on July 2 and ending on November 1. The schedule featured a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league twice, one at home and one on the road.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

Results


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	14	5	3	44	21	+23	47	9	2	0	28	5	+23	5	3	3	16	16	0

Last updated: 30 October 2016.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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
Stadium	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	W
Position	2	1	1	1	2	4	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2016. Source: Fall season 2016 results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

July 2, 2016 Match 1	New York Cosmos	2—1	Ottawa Fury FC	Hempstead, New York
17:00 EDT UTC−4	Moffat 9' (pen.) Mkosana 45+1' Ochieng 78' Guenzatti 90+3'	Report	Peiser 4' Bailey 33' de Guzman 36' Haworth 65' Paulo Jr. 90+1'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,518 Referee: Geoff Gamble

July 9, 2016 Match 2	Miami FC	2—3	New York Cosmos	Miami, Florida
20:00 EDT UTC−4	Poku 52' 73' Cvitanich 87' (pen.)	Report	Holt 17' Mkosana 39', 90+2' Diosa 70' Bover 77' Orozco 81' Flores 90+3'	Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 4,519 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

July 13, 2016 Match 3	New York Cosmos	3—0	Jacksonville Armada FC	Hempstead, New York
19:30 EDT UTC−4	Flores 27' Maurer 33' Diosa 36' Moffat 79' Szetela 81'	Report	Johnson 32'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,827 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau

July 16, 2016 Match 4	Rayo OKC	3—0	New York Cosmos	Yukon, Oklahoma
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Kimura 28' Michel 49' (pen.), 65' van Schaik 84' Pecka 85' Boateng 87' Samaras 90+54'	Report		Stadium: Miller Stadium Attendance: 4,621 Referee: Tyler Ploeger

July 23, 2016 Match 5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2—2	New York Cosmos	St. Petersburg, Florida
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Vingaard 30' Nanchoff 45' Hristov 54' King 59' Ayoze 85' (o.g.) Cole 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Arango 53' 90+3' Duk 62' 67' Diosa 83' Ockford 90+5'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,301 Referee: Caleb Mendez

July 27, 2016 Match 6	FC Edmonton	2—1	New York Cosmos	Edmonton, Alberta
21:00 EDT UTC−4	Ledgerwood 79' Fordyce 90+1'	Report	Arango 6' Ayoze 22' Freeman 45' Diosa 77'	Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 2,104 Referee: Alain Ruich

July 30, 2016 Match 7	New York Cosmos	3—0	Puerto Rico FC	Hempstead, New York
19:30 EDT UTC−4	Cristiano 16' (o.g.) Arango 84' Mkosana 90+2'	Report	J. Rivera 23' Kafari 78'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,391 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

August 7, 2016 Match 8	New York Cosmos	1—1	Rayo OKC	Hempstead, New York
16:00 EDT UTC−4	Moffat 39' (pen.) Ayoze 55' Maurer 57'	Report	Samaras 4' Boateng 57' Danso 90+1' Hernandez 90+3' Michel 90+4'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 2,871 Referee: Sorin Stoica

August 13, 2016 Match 9	New York Cosmos	3—2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Hempstead, New York
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Ayoze 22' Mulligan 28' Moffat 39' (pen.), 64' (pen.) 67' Duk 67' Diosa 90+3' Flores 90+6'	Report	Cole 11' 63' PC 14' 59' Guerra 20' Mkandawire 36' King 67' Collins 67'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,489 Referee: Nima Saghafi

August 20, 2016 Match 10	Puerto Rico FC	1—2	New York Cosmos	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 EDT UTC−4	Nurse 23' Ramos 28' 60' Paulo 87'	Report	Arrieta 62' Flores 90+1' Guenzatti 90+2'	Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 4,208 Referee: Kimbell Ward

August 27, 2016 Match 11	New York Cosmos	6—1	Carolina Railhawks	Hempstead, New York
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Arango 8', 57' Ayoze 13' Arrieta 61', 82' Guenzatti 67' 90+3' Flores 79' Diosa 85'	Report	Fondy 6' Tobin 17' Shipalane 67' Beckie 84'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,221 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

August 31, 2016 Match 12	New York Cosmos	3—0	Indy Eleven	Hempstead, New York
19:30 EDT UTC−4	Bover 8' 27' Arango 17' (pen.), 73' Diosa 67'	Report	Miller 53' Youla 55' Palmer 67'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 2,977 Referee: Jaime Herrera

September 3, 2016 Match 13	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0—0	New York Cosmos	Lauderhill, Florida
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Attakora 67' Amauri 87' Dalton 90+2'	Report	Mendes 51' Guenzatti 67'	Stadium: Central Broward Regional Park Attendance: 1,821 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

September 10, 2016 Match 14	New York Cosmos	1—0	Minnesota United FC	Hempstead, New York
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Rovérsio 30' Diosa 32' Mkosana 80' Flores 90+3'	Report	Lowe 39'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,318 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

September 17, 2016 Match 15	New York Cosmos	0—0	FC Edmonton	Hempstead, New York
19:00 EDT UTC−4		Report	Nyassi 25' Watson 54'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,723 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

September 24, 2016 Match 16	Indy Eleven	3—0	New York Cosmos	Indianapolis, Indiana
19:30 EDT UTC−4	Braun 32' Zayed 48' Mares 51'	Report		Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,157 Referee: David Gantar

September 28, 2016 Match 17	Carolina Railhawks	0—2	New York Cosmos	Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT UTC−4	Beckie 64'	Report	Duk 42' Mendes 55' Bover 59' 72' Moffat 71' (pen.)	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,093 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

October 2, 2016 Match 18	New York Cosmos	2—0	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Hempstead, New York
14:00 EDT UTC−4	Bover 57' Moffat 73' Flores 86' Ayoze 90+3'	Report	Amauri 79'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 2,707 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau

October 9, 2016 Match 19	Ottawa Fury FC	1—1	New York Cosmos	Ottawa, Ontario
14:00 EDT UTC−4	Williams 54' Haworth 57' Eustáquio 77'	Report	Moffat 56' Arango 79' Arrieta 83'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

October 15, 2016 Match 20	Jacksonville Armada FC	2—4	New York Cosmos	Jacksonville, Florida
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Bahner 37' Steinberger 62' 79' Keita 66' 70' 84' Gebhard 81' Gallardo 84' Eloundou 87'	Report	Orozco 23' Ochieng 54' Arango 83', 88' Arrieta 90+5'	Stadium: Community First Park Attendance: 3,044 Referee: Luis Guardia

October 22, 2016 Match 21	New York Cosmos	4—0	Miami FC	Hempstead, New York
19:00 EDT UTC−4	Arrieta 2' Orozco 7', 36' Arango 30'	Report	Freeman 31'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 5,852 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

October 29, 2016 Match 22	Minnesota United FC	0—1	New York Cosmos	Blaine, Minnesota
20:00 EDT UTC−4	Cruz 38' Lowe 61' Davis 71'	Report	Mulligan 45' Calvillo 49' Orozco 62' Diosa 90+3'	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 8,609 Referee: Allen Chapman

The Championship

5 November 2016 Semi-Final	New York Cosmos	2—1	Rayo OKC	Hempstead, New York
7:00 PM EST UTC−4	Arango 73' 77' Orozco 90' Duk 90+2'	Report	Danso 37' Velásquez 42' Kimura 64'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 5,023 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

13 November 2016 Soccer Bowl	New York Cosmos	0—0 (a.e.t.) (4—2 p)	Indy Eleven	Queens, New York
7:00 PM EST UTC−4	Arrieta 116'	Report	Ring 72' Falvey 83'	Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Allen Chapman
	Penalties
	Arrieta Moffat Ayoze Richter		Paterson Zayed Busch Vuković

U.S. Open Cup

The Cosmos competed in the 2016 edition of the Open Cup, entering in the Third Round of the tournament.

Match reports

June 1, 2016 3rd Round	New York Cosmos	2—0	Jersey Express S.C.	Queens, New York
7:30EDT UTC−4	Bover 24' Ayoze 35' 68' Orozco 72'	Report	Goulart 5'	Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 984 Referee: Dave Breckner

June 15, 2016 4th round	New York City FC	0—1	New York Cosmos	Bronx, New York
7:30EDT UTC−4	Mena 44' White 52'	NASL Report MLS Report	Arango 43' Szetela 53' 88'	Stadium: Coffey Field Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

June 29, 2016 Round of 16	New York Cosmos	2—3	New England Revolution	Queens, New York
7:30EDT UTC−4	Bover 38' Ayoze 41' Guenzatti 56'	NYC Report NASL Report	Fagúndez 22' Bunbury 43', 83' Kamara 75'	Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 1,264 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Squad statistics

As of Match played 13 November 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NASL spring season		NASL fall season		NASL Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Jimmy Maurer	31	0	9+0	0	18+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	USA	Ryan Richter	8	0	0+0	0	5+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	KEN	David Ochieng	15	0	0+1	0	11+1	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
4	DF	USA	Carlos Mendes	32	0	10+0	0	17+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
6	DF	BRA	Rovérsio	12	0	0+0	0	6+2	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
7	FW	BOL	Yasmani Duk	12	2	1+1	1	7+2	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
8	FW	ITA	Andrea Mancini	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	SLV	Andrés Flores	27	4	4+5	0	10+5	4	2+0	0	1+0	0
12	GK	USA	Kyle Zobeck	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	MF	URU	Sebastián Guenzatti	29	2	9+1	0	13+3	1	0+0	0	3+0	1
14	MF	USA	Danny Szetela	28	2	3+2	1	10+9	0	0+1	0	3+0	1
15	MF	ESP	Ruben Bover	29	5	3+2	1	17+2	3	2+0	0	3+0	1
16	MF	SCO	Adam Moffat	26	8	1+2	2	14+5	6	2+0	0	0+2	0
17	DF	ESP	Ayoze	35	1	10+0	0	19+1	0	2+0	0	3+0	1
18	MF	VEN	Juan Arango	33	16	10+0	4	19+0	11	2+0	1	2+0	0
19	MF	VEN	Yohandry Orozco	25	8	6+1	2	10+3	4	2+0	1	2+1	1
21	FW	COL	David Diosa	25	3	0+3	0	11+9	3	0+1	0	1+0	0
23	DF	USA	Jimmy Ockford	21	0	8+2	0	4+4	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
24	GK	USA	Brian Holt	5	0	0+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
25	FW	CRC	Jairo Arrieta	31	7	9+0	2	11+6	5	2+0	0	2+1	0
26	MF	USA	Eric Calvillo	3	1	0+0	0	1+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	USA	Jimmy Mulligan	14	0	0+0	0	12+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF	USA	Alexis Velela	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
77	FW	ZIM	Lucky Mkosana	28	4	0+7	0	12+6	4	0+0	0	1+2	0
Players who appeared for the New York Cosmos who are no longer at the club:
2	DF	USA	Hunter Freeman	23	0	9+0	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
5	MF	CRO	Niko Kranjčar	7	1	6+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	SLE	Michael Lahoud	7	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	USA	Gabriel Farfan	4	1	3+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	NASL spring season	NASL fall season	NASL Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	MF	18	Juan Arango	4	11	1	0	16
2	MF	16	Adam Moffat	2	6	0	0	8
2	MF	19	Yohandry Orozco	2	4	1	1	8
4	FW	25	Jairo Arrieta	2	5	0	0	7
5	MF	15	Ruben Bover	1	3	0	1	5
6	MF	11	Andrés Flores	0	4	0	0	4
6	FW	77	Lucky Mkosana	0	4	0	0	4
8	FW	21	David Diosa	0	3	0	0	3
9	FW	7	Yasmani Duk	1	1	0	0	2
	MF	13	Sebastián Guenzatti	0	1	0	1	2
	MF	14	Danny Szetela	1	0	0	1	2
12	MF	5	Niko Kranjčar	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	17	Ayoze	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	26	Eric Calvillo	0	1	0	0	1
	MF	27	Gabriel Farfan	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS				15	43	2	5	65

Own goal scorers

Position	Team	Nation	Number	Name	NASL spring season	NASL fall season	NASL Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
DF	Puerto Rico FC		2	Cristiano	0	1	0	0	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	NASL spring season		NASL fall season		NASL Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		Total
1		GK	Jimmy Maurer	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2		DF	Hunter Freeman	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3		DF	David Ochieng	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4		DF	Carlos Mendes	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
5		MF	Niko Kranjčar	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6		DF	Rovérsio	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7		FW	Yasmani Duk	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
11		MF	Andrés Flores	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
13		MF	Sebastián Guenzatti	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
14		MF	Danny Szetela	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
15		MF	Ruben Bover	2	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
16		MF	Adam Moffat	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
17		DF	Ayoze	3	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	10	0
18		MF	Juan Arango	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
19		MF	Yohandry Orozco	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
21		FW	David Diosa	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
23		DF	Jimmy Ockford	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
24		GK	Brian Holt	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25		FW	Jairo Arrieta	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
27		MF	Gabriel Farfan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28		MF	Jimmy Mulligan	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
77		FW	Lucky Mkosana	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	23	0	43	1	3	0	5	0	74	1

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
25	FW	Jairo Arrieta	D.C. United		14 January 2016	^[4]
26	MF	Eric Calvillo	Southern California		15 January 2016	^[5]
18	MF	Juan Arango	Tijuana		28 January 2016	^[6]
19	MF	Yohandry Orozco	Ittihad FC		29 January 2016	^[7]
3	DF	David Ochieng	Al-Taawoun FC		16 February 2016	^[8]
5	MF	Niko Kranjčar	Queens Park Rangers	Spring Season	18 March 2016	^[9]
2	DF	Ryan Richter	Bethlehem Steel FC	Fall Season	20 September 2016	^[10]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
7	FW	Raúl		Retired	16 November 2015
19	MF	Marcos Senna		Retired	16 November 2015
23	FW	Haji Wright	Schalke 04	Released	2 January 2016	^[11]
20	MF	Wálter Restrepo	Philadelphia Union	Transferred	12 January 2016	^[12]
8	FW	Gastón Cellerino	Bolívar		14 January 2016	^[13]
3	DF	Hunter Gorskie	Miedź Legnica	Released	14 January 2016	^[14]
22	MF	Leo Fernandes	Philadelphia Union	Loan Return	January 2016
5	DF	Samuel Cáceres	Nueva Chicago	Loan Return	January 2016
18	FW	Kharlton Belmar	Portland Timbers 2	Loan Return	January 2016
8	MF	Michael Lahoud	Miami FC	Loan Return	23 May 2016	^[15]
5	MF	Niko Kranjčar	Rangers F.C.		23 June 2016	^[16]
27	MF	Gabriel Farfan	Miami FC	Loan Return	23 June 2016	^[17]
2	DF	Hunter Freeman	Miami FC	Free Transfer	31 August 2016	^[18]

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
8	MF	Michael Lahoud	Philadelphia Union	Yearlong	12 January 2016	^[12]
7	MF	Yasmani Duk	Sport Boys Warnes	Spring Season?	22 January 2016	^[19]
27	MF	Gabriel Farfan	Chiapas	Spring Season	26 February 2016	^[20]
23	DF	Jimmy Ockford	Seattle Sounders FC	Yearlong	1 March 2016	^[21]
8	FW	Andrea Mancini	D.C. United		3 September 2016	^[22]

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
?	MF	Jimmy Mulligan	Swope Park Rangers	Spring Season	4 March 2016	^[23]

National team call-ups

No.	Pos.	Player	National team	Competition	Date	Source
11	FW	Andrés Flores	El Salvador	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	25 March 2016	^[24]
7	FW	Yasmani Duk	Bolivia	Copa América Centenario	23 May 2016	^[25]
7	FW	Yasmani Duk	Bolivia	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	1 September 2016	^[26]
11	FW	Andrés Flores	El Salvador	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	2 September 2016
3	DF	David Ochieng	Kenya	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	2 September 2016
26	MF	Eric Calvillo	United States U20	Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament	2 September 2016
3	DF	David Ochieng	Kenya	Friendly	4 October 2016	^[27]
7	FW	Yasmani Duk	Bolivia	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	6 October 2016
29	MF	Alexis Velela	United States U20	Training camp	7 October 2016

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[4] "Cosmos Sign Costa Rican Forward Jairo Arrieta". Empire of Soccer. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

[5] "Official: Cosmos sign US U-17 player Eric Calvillo". Cosmos Country. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

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[8] "Bulking up the Defence". Big Apple Soccer. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

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[20] "Cosmos Receive Gabriel Farfan on Loan from Liga MX's Chiapas". Empire of Soccer. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	14	5	3	44	21	+23	47	9	2	0	28	5	+23	5	3	3	16	16	0

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	14	5	3	44	21	+23	47	9	2	0	28	5	+23	5	3	3	16	16	0

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	14	5	3	44	21	+23	47	9	2	0	28	5	+23	5	3	3	16	16	0