2016 OKC Energy FC season

The 2016 Oklahoma City Energy FC season was the club's third season in existence, and their third season playing in the United Soccer League (USL), the third tier of the American soccer pyramid.

OKC Energy FC
2016 season
ChairmanBob Funk, Jr.
ManagerJimmy Nielsen
StadiumTaft Stadium
USL PlayoffsConference Semi-finals vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
U.S. Open CupFourth round vs FC Dallas
Top goalscorerWojciech Wojcik (4)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 6,455
(Apr.9 vs. Saint Louis)
All: 7,075
(Feb. 27 vs. Dallas)
Lowest home attendance3,753
(Aug. 2 vs. Sacramento)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 4,950
All: 5,140
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Background

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This is the second season where Oklahoma City Energy FC plays its full season at Taft Stadium. KSBI-TV will air all Energy FC matches this season. Energy FC qualified for the playoffs again this season as a 7th seed but lost to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 in the Conference Semi-finals.

Review

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Roster

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As of 8/20/2016 [1]

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Cody Laurendi   Puerto Rico
2 DF Jacob VanCompernolle (on loan from Swope Park Rangers)   United States
3 DF Kyle Hyland   United States
4 DF Cyprian Hedrick   Cameroon
6 MF Jose Cuevas (on loan from Arizona United SC)   United States
7 MF Sebastian Dalgaard   Denmark
8 DF Michael Thomas   United States
9 FW Danni König   Denmark
10 FW Tim Janssen   Netherlands
12 MF Daniel Gonzalez   United States
13 FW Linus Olsson   Sweden
14 MF Coy Craft (on loan from FC Dallas)   United States
15 DF Timo Pitter (on loan from FC Dallas)   Germany
16 GK Jacob Lissek   United States
17 MF Péter Tóth   Hungary
18 GK C. J. Cochran   United States
19 DF Michael Harris   United States
20 FW Daniel Jackson   United States
21 FW Jordan Rideout   England
22 DF Kalen Ryden   United States
23 MF Luis Martinez   Mexico
24 GK Ray Clark   United States
25 MF Michael Byskov   Denmark
26 DF Coady Andrews   United States
27 FW Colin Bonner (on loan from FC Dallas)   United States
28 FW Wojciech Wojcik (on loan from Indy Eleven)   Poland
30 FW Andy Craven   United States
32 DF Devante Dubose   United States

Competitions

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February 12, 2016 Friendly New York City FC 1–0 Oklahoma City Energy FC Bradenton, Florida
12:00 PM CST Villa   18' Report Stadium: IMG Academy
February 17, 2016 Friendly Oklahoma City Energy FC   1–0   HB Køge Bradenton, Florida
2:00 PM CST Frimpong   58' Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: Played in two 35-minute halves.
February 27, 2016 Friendly Oklahoma City Energy FC 1–2 FC Dallas Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CST Byskov   17',   28' Report Harris   5'
Pitter   15'
Ortiz   82'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 7,075
March 13, 2016 Friendly Saint Louis FC 0–0 Oklahoma City Energy FC Springfield, Missouri
2:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: Greenwood Field, Lake Country Soccer Complex
June 28, 2016 Friendly Oklahoma City Energy FC   0–1   Chivas Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Dubose   84' Report Bravo   29' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 6,687

Results summary

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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
30 10 13 7 32 30  +2 43 5 7 3 19 16  +3 5 6 4 13 14  −1

Source: Match reports

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumHHHAAHAHAAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAH
ResultLDWDDDWWWLWDDDWWWDLDDWLWDLDLLD
Updated to match(es) played on February 9, 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
March 26, 2016 1 Oklahoma City Energy FC 1–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Evans   11'
König   63'
Report Maybin   32'
Gonzalez   54'
Gorrick   85'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 5,646
Referee: Leszek Stalmach
April 9, 2016 2 Oklahoma City Energy FC 2–2 Saint Louis FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Dalgaard   9'
Gonzalez   38'
Craft   60'
Report Cicciarelli   23'
Fink   36',   80'
Bushue   64'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 6,455
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
April 23, 2016 3 Oklahoma City Energy FC 1–0 Swope Park Rangers Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Ryden   79' Report Duke   30'
Selbol   63'
Oliveria   82'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 5,690
Referee: Luis Guardia
May 1, 2016 4 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1–1 Oklahoma City Energy FC Tukwila, Washington
9:00 PM CDT Mansaray   20',  71'
Schweitzer   62'
Fisher   78'   81'
Report Dalgaard   56'
Craft   59'
Rideout   90',   90+'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
May 7, 2016 5 Arizona United SC 0–0 Oklahoma City Energy FC Peoria, Arizona
9:30 PM CDT Rooney   73'
Woszcynski   90+'
Report König   56'
Thomas   90+'
Rideout   90+'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,108
Referee: Malik Badawi
May 15, 2016 6 Oklahoma City Energy FC 1–1 San Antonio FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 PM CDT König   37' Report Garcia   18' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 5,393
Referee: Luigi Lazareno
May 21, 2016 7 San Antonio FC 0–1 Oklahoma City Energy FC San Antonio, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Garcia   27' Report Bonner   58'
Gonzalez   86'
Byskov   89'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,165
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
May 24, 2016 8 Oklahoma City Energy FC 3–1 Real Monarchs SLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT König   28'
Andrews   37'
Hyland   90+'
Report Sandoval   23'
McGovern   65'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,219
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 4, 2016 9 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 0–2 Oklahoma City Energy FC Tulsa,Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Peters   73' Report Wojcik   21'
Gonzalez   28'
Rideout   85'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4,913
Referee: Patrick Rosas
June 11, 2016 10 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3–0 Oklahoma City Energy FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Escalante   14',   52'
Murphy   40'
Malki   45'
James   83'
Bird   90+'
Report Hyland   53' Stadium: RGVFC Stadium
Referee: Luis Guardia
June 18, 2016 11 Swope Park Rangers 1–3 Oklahoma City Energy FC Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT Ayrton   8',  38'
Kelly   43'
Ualefi   75'
Report Thomas   45+'
Wojcik   64'
Gonzalez   74'
König   80'
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 1,314
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
June 25, 2016 12 Oklahoma City Energy FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Craft   45+'
Byskov   63'
Report Safiu   26'
Flores   77'
Sandhu   90+'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,905
Referee: Michael Zapata
July 2, 2016 13 Oklahoma City Energy FC 0–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:30 PM CDT Byskov   62'
Wojcik   67'
Hyland   89'
Report Bird   45'
Garcia   70'
James   73'
Rodríguez   90+'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,956
Referee: Malik Badawi
July 9, 2016 14 San Antonio FC 0–0 Oklahoma City Energy FC San Antonio, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Morgan   21'
Ford   69'
Report Dalgaard   60'
Thomas   69'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 5,855
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
July 12, 2016 15 Swope Park Rangers 0–2 Oklahoma City Energy FC Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT Duke   6' Report Craft   84'
Pitter   89'
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 1,233
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 16, 2016 16 Oklahoma City Energy FC 2–1 Orange County Blues FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:30 PM CDT Thomas   23'
Wojcik   34'
Hedrick   40'
Andrews   58'
Report Bjurman   26'
Griffiths   39'
Pluntke   89'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,513
Referee: Kyle Burkhardt
July 23, 2016 17 Oklahoma City Energy FC 3–0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:30 PM CDT Thomas   45' (pen.)
Dalgaard   52'
Bonner   89'
Byskov   90+'
Report Ochoa   45'   71'
Manhebo   63'
Mata   78'
Schafer   83'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Referee: Andrew Musashe
August 2, 2016 19 Oklahoma City Energy FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:30 PM CDT Hyland   54'   90+'
Andrews   71'
König   90+'
Report Kiffe   83' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,753
Referee: Luis Guardia
August 13, 2016 21 Oklahoma City Energy FC 0–0 LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:30 PM CDT Dalgaard   34'
Thomas   43'
Wojcik   83'
Report Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,216
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
August 20, 2016 22 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 0–2 Oklahoma City Energy FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:30 PM CDT Davoren   29' Pitter   7'
Byskov   56'
König   65'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4,170
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 27, 2016 24 Oklahoma City Energy FC 1–0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
8:00 PM CDT Wojcik   45+' Report Manhebo   44'
Khan   68'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 5,933
Referee: Travis Haight
August 31, 2016 25 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Oklahoma City Energy FC Fenton, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT Tshuma   20'
David   32'
Musa   76'
Report Andrews   32'
Gonzalez   58',   66'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,209
Referee: Brandon Artis
September 4, 2016 26 Portland Timbers 2 4–0 Oklahoma City Energy FC Portland, Oregon
9:00 PM CDT Lewis   28'
Bijev   34' (pen.), 46',   62'
Bodily   71'
Williams   74' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 1,732
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
September 11, 2016 27 Oklahoma City Energy FC 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 PM CDT Hyland   11'
König   41'
Olsson   59'
Report Ojong   45'
Alfaro   41',   90+'
Mansaray   55'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Referee: Nima Saghafi
September 18, 2016 28 Oklahoma City Energy FC 0–3 Swope Park Rangers Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 PM CDT Hedrick   58' Report Kelly   16'
Gonzalez   25'
Pasher   37'
Tyrpak   43'
Zendejas   45'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,412
Referee: Matt Trotter
September 21, 2016 29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 2–1 Oklahoma City Energy FC Langley, British Columbia
9:00 PM CDT Bustos   16' (pen.), 74'   81'
Chung   30'
Report Wojcik   22'
Byskov   30'
Andrews   40'
Thomas   81'
Stadium: McLeod Athletic Park
Attendance: 1,183
September 24, 2016 30 Oklahoma City Energy FC 2–2 Saint Louis FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 PM CDT Pitter   1'
König   26'
Craven   30'
Report Roberts   16'
Tshuma   21'
David   23'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 5,712
Referee: Travis Haight

USL playoffs

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First round

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October 1, 2016 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–3 Oklahoma City Energy FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Luna   34'
Ward   53'
Bird   76'
Report Ryden   72'
Olsson   72'
Bonner   90+3,90+5'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 2,701
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Conference Semi-finals

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October 8, 2016 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 3–2 Oklahoma City Energy FC Vancouver, British Columbia
2:00 PM CDT Seymore   21'
Froese   27'
Greig   49'
Haber   89'
Report Thomas   23'
König   61'
Andrews   62'
Pitter   80'
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 LA Galaxy II 30 12 11 7 52 42 +10 47 Conference Playoffs
6 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 30 12 9 9 44 44 0 45
7 Oklahoma City Energy 30 10 13 7 32 30 +2 43
8 Orange County Blues 30 12 4 14 39 41 −2 40
9 Portland Timbers 2 30 12 4 14 38 42 −4 40
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

U.S. Open Cup

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Oklahoma City Energy FC will enter Open Cup in the second round.

June 1 Third round Rayo OKC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Oklahoma City Energy FC Yukon, Oklahoma
8:00 PM CDT Juanan   40'
Forbes   43'
Boateng   115'  
Michel   119'
Thomas   11'
Cuevas   36'
Dalgaard   45+'
Hyland   107'
Laurendi   119'
Stadium: Miller Stadium
Attendance: 4,385
Referee: Andrew Musashe
June 15 Fourth round FC Dallas 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Oklahoma City Energy FC Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Ortiz   34'
Lizarazo   38,44'
Report Rideout   26'
König   87'
Thomas   90'
Harris   105'
Tóth   118'
Stadium: Westcott Field
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
Penalties
  Lizarazo
  Acosta
 Díaz
  Hedges
  Harris
  Ortiz
  Bonner
König  
Cuevas  
Thomas  
Wojcik  
Tóth  
Andrews  
Hendrick  

Statistics

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Transfers

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Transfers In

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Loans in

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Start date End date Position No. Player From club
8 April 2016 8 October 2016 MF 6   Jose Cuevas   Arizona United SC
8 April 2016 31 July 2016 MF 14   Coy Craft   FC Dallas
29 April 2016 8 October 2016 F 27   Colin Bonner   FC Dallas
18 May 2016 8 October 2016 F 28   Wojciech Wojcik   Indy Eleven
28 June 2016 8 October 2016 D 2   Jacob VanCompernolle   Swope Park Rangers
28 June 2016 8 October 2016 D 15   Timo Pitter   FC Dallas

References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma City Energy Player Roster". Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2016.