2015 New York City FC season

The 2015 New York City FC season was the club's first season of existence, their first season in the top tier of American soccer, and their first season in Major League Soccer. New York City FC played their home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx.

New York City FC
2015 season
ChairmanFerran Soriano
ManagerJason Kreis
StadiumYankee Stadium
The Bronx, New York
Major League SoccerConference: 8th
Overall: 17th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupFourth round
Top goalscorerDavid Villa (18)
Highest home attendance48,047
(June 28 vs. New York Red Bulls)
Lowest home attendance20,461
(April 16 vs. Philadelphia Union)
Average home league attendance29,016
Biggest win2 goals:
6 times
Biggest defeat4 goals:
LA 5–1 NYC (August 23)
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Background

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MLS commissioner Don Garber announced the league's intent to award a second team in the New York area in 2010, with the new team originally aimed to begin operations by 2013.[1] Initially, the league held talks with New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon about a second NY club and with owners of the rebooted New York Cosmos.[2] The Wilpons' interest in MLS reportedly faded following the family's losses in the Madoff investment scandal,[3] while the Cosmos began playing in the second-tier North American Soccer League in 2013.[4]

Garber had previously cultivated an interest in acquiring investment from a major European soccer team to be owners of a future franchise, and in December 2008, he announced a bid for a Miami expansion team led by FC Barcelona that was to begin play in 2010,[5] though the bid eventually fell through[6] (Garber also briefly discussed Barcelona investing in a New York franchise before moving the focus to Miami[7]).

But when Ferran Soriano, Barcelona's vice president at the time of the Miami bid, was appointed Manchester City CEO in August 2012, Garber reached out to him about a New York City team.[7] In December 2012, unnamed sources told the media that Manchester City were close to being announced as the new owners of the 20th team of MLS, and the brand name "New York City Football Club" was trademarked, although the club quickly denied the report.[8] However, Garber announced in March 2013 that he was almost ready to unveil the new expansion team,[9]

New York City Football Club, LLC was registered with the New York State Department on May 7, 2013,[10] and on May 21 the team was officially announced as the 20th Major League Soccer franchise.[11]

The team announced an English-language radio deal with WFAN on October 3, 2013.[12]

Non-competitive

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Pre-season

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February 1, 2015 Friendly Jacksonville Armada FC 1–2 New York City FC Jacksonville, Florida
Perea   50' Shelton   2'
Naglestad   87' (pen.)
Stadium: Patton Park
Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Four 24 minute quarters.

Manchester training camp

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February 10, 2015 Friendly New York City FC   2–0   St Mirren Manchester, England
Villa   34'
Taylor   69'
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Mark Heywood

N.B. The friendly against St Mirren deemed the club's first ever match according to the club itself.[13]

February 15, 2015 Friendly New York City FC   0–2   Brøndby Manchester, England
Ornskov   26'
Hasani   49'
Stadium: Academy Stadium

Carolina Challenge Cup

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Houston Dynamo 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6
New York City FC 3 1 1 1 5 3 2 4
Charleston Battery 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 4
Orlando City SC 3 0 2 1 2 5 -2 2
February 21, 2015 Friendly New York City FC 1–1 Orlando City SC Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 EST (UTC−05:00) Shelton   55' Report Kaká   30' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
February 25, 2015 Friendly New York City FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo Charleston, South Carolina
16:00 EST (UTC−05:00) Diskerud   80' Davis   50'
Garcia   69'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
February 28, 2015 Friendly Charleston Battery 0–3 New York City FC Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 EST (UTC−05:00) Boyd   50' Report Grabavoy   26', 37'
Diskerud   63'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

Post-season

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Puerto Rico tour

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December 11, 2015 Friendly Puerto Rico   1–2   New York City FC Bayamón, Puerto Rico
20:00 AST (UTC−04:00) Hurtado   66' (o.g.) Report Arrieta   7' (o.g.)
Poku   90+1'
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium

Competitions

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Major League Soccer

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League tables

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Eastern Conference
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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Toronto FC 34 15 15 4 58 58 0 49 MLS Cup Knockout Round
7 Orlando City SC 34 12 14 8 46 56 −10 44
8 New York City FC 34 10 17 7 49 58 −9 37
9 Philadelphia Union 34 10 17 7 42 55 −13 37
10 Chicago Fire 34 8 20 6 43 58 −15 30
Source: MLS
Overall
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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
15 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 −7 42
16 Real Salt Lake 34 11 15 8 38 48 −10 41
17 New York City FC 34 10 17 7 49 58 −9 37
18 Philadelphia Union 34 10 17 7 42 55 −13 37
19 Colorado Rapids 34 9 15 10 33 43 −10 37
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored

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
34 10 7 17 49 58  −9 37 6 4 7 32 31  +1 4 3 10 17 27  −10

Last updated: October 2, 2015.
Source: MLS

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAAH
ResultDWDLLDLLLLDLDWWWLWDLWLLWDLLLWWWLLL
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2015. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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March 8, 2015 1 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC Orlando, Florida
17:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Collin   83'
Kaká   90+1'
Report Diskerud   76' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 62,510
Referee: Alan Kelly
March 15, 2015 2 New York City FC 2–0 New England Revolution New York City
Wingert   6'
Villa   19'
Williams   57'
Mullins   84'
Report Rowe   11'
Gonçalves   66'
Dorman   73'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 43,507
March 21, 2015 3 Colorado Rapids 0–0 New York City FC Commerce City, Colorado
16:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Badji   49' Report Facey   51'   82'
Saunders   90'
Wingert   90+3'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,692
Referee: Sorin Stoica
March 28, 2015 4 New York City FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City New York City
19:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Diskerud   73'
Watson-Siriboe   86'
Report Opara   12'
Nagamura   68'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 27,454
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
April 11, 2015 5 Philadelphia Union 2–1 New York City FC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT Pfeffer   27'
Lahoud   81'
Nogueira   90+2'
Report Villa   55'
Watson-Siriboe   85'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,603
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 16, 2015 6 New York City FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union New York City
7:00 p.m. EDT Grabavoy   25'
Calle   32'
Ballouchy   57',   58'
Watson-Siriboe   73'
Jacobson   87'
Report Nogueira   22'
Williams   41'
Sapong   67',   86'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 20,461
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 19, 2015 7 New York City FC 0–1 Portland Timbers New York City
19:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Report Powell   68'
Asprilla   79'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 21,891
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 24, 2015 8 Chicago Fire 1–0 New York City FC Bridgeview, Illinois
20:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Accam   20' Report Jacobson   24' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 19,124
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 3, 2015 9 New York City FC 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC New York City
19:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Watson-Siriboe   28'   88'
Diskerud   50'
Ballouchy   54'
Poku   85'
Report Martins   23', 66',   79'
Pappa   39'
Mears   44'
Dempsey   58'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 25,384
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 10, 2015 10 New York Red Bulls 2–1 New York City FC Harrison, New Jersey
19:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Wright-Phillips   4', 52'
Miazga   18'   36'
Kljestan   90'
BBC Report
MLS Report
Mullins   76'
Allen   82'
Poku   87'
Ballouchy   88'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,217
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 15, 2015 11 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire New York City
19:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Allen   26'
Ballouchy   45+1'
Villa   45+3'
Facey   51'
Jacobson   71'
Shelton   90+1'
[1] Cociș   14'
Larentowicz   27' (pen.),   55'
Jones   61'
Maloney   63'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 23,315
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 23, 2015 12 Real Salt Lake 2–0 New York City FC Sandy, Utah
22:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Stertzer   25'
Phillips   40'
Saborío   49'
Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: Juan Guzman
May 30, 2015 13 New York City FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo New York City
19:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Wingert   32'
Villa   45+1' (pen.)
Hernandez   79'
Report Bruin   16'
Clark   35'
Garrido   54'
Rodríguez   90+4'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 26,211
Referee: Sorin Stoica
June 6, 2015 14 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Sapong   46'
Edu   89'
Report Hernandez   4'
McNamara   53'
Mullins   87'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,517
Referee: Drew Fischer
June 13, 2015 15 New York City FC 3–1 Montreal Impact New York City
19:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Villa   31'
Allen   52'
Diskerud   76'
Poku   90'
Report Lefevre   88' Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 24,042
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 20, 2015 16 Toronto FC 0–2 New York City FC Toronto, Ontario, Canada
19:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Report Villa   8' (pen), 58' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 30,029
June 28, 2015 17 New York City FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls New York City
17:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) McNamara   6'
Villa   41'
Report Duvall   34',   52'
Robles   41'
Wright-Phillips   47'
Perrinelle   54'
Miazga   73'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 48,047
July 4, 2015 18 Montreal Impact 1–2 New York City FC Montreal
20:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Ciman   69'
Piatti   77' (pen.)
Romero   90+3'
Report Villa   34', 82'
Poku   45+1'
Mullins   53'
Allen   61'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 18,112
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
July 12, 2015 19 New York City FC 4–4 Toronto FC New York City
17:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Villa   17', 65' (pen.)
Perquis   29' (o.g.)
Iraola   60'
Ballouchy   66'
Mullins   84'
Report Hagglund   25'
Giovinco   34' (pen.), 40', 43'
Warner   62'
Delgado   82'
Morrow   90+3'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 27,533
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 18, 2015 20 New England Revolution 1–0 New York City FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00) Nguyen   12'   29'
Caldwell   42'
Hall   90+2'
Report Hernandez   48'
Grabavoy   55'
Jacobson   68'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 28,811
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 26, 2015 21 New York City FC 5–3 Orlando City SC New York City
14:30 EDT (UTC−04:00) Villa   45', 67'
Calle   53'
McNamara   71'
Diskerud   90+3'
Report Larin   50', 61', 85' Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 32,041
Referee: Alan Kelly
August 1, 2015 22 New York City FC 2–3 Montreal Impact New York City
15:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Calle   22'
Mena   43'
Hernandez   53'
Villa   68' (pen.)
McNamara   85'
Report Oduro   5'
Piatti   32', 84' (pen.)
Donadel   45+1'
Romero   75'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 27,645
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
August 9, 2015 23 New York Red Bulls 2–0 New York City FC Harrison, New Jersey
19:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Wright-Phillips   21'
Felipe   85'
Lade   90+2'
Report McNamara   45'
Facey   59'
Mullins   90+2'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,219
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 13, 2015 24 New York City FC 3–1 D.C. United New York City
20:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Facey   31'
McNamara   51'   75'
Villa   80'   80'
Poku   88'
Report Saborío   36' Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 28,262
Referee: Jorge González
August 19, 2015 25 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New York City FC Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00) Kamara   24'
Cedrick   72'
Report Villa   51'
Poku   54', 66'
Saunders   90+3'
Iraola   90+4'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,514
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 23, 2015 26 LA Galaxy 5–1 New York City FC Carson, California
15:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Zardes   36'
Keane   54', 81'
dos Santos   67'
Lletget   70'
Report Villa   80' (pen.)
Grabavoy   83'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 29, 2015 27 New York City FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC New York City
16:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Jacobson   29' Report Higuain   10'
Tchani   69'
Kamara   82'
Meram   83'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 30,018
Referee: Juan Guzman
September 12, 2015 28 FC Dallas 2–1 New York City FC Frisco, Texas
20:30 EDT (UTC−04:00) Harris  30'
Akindele  45'
Michel  45+4',   64'
Report Wingert  62'
Mullins  70'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,937
Referee: Alan Kelly
September 16, 2015 29 New York City FC 2–0 Toronto FC New York City
19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00) Lampard  20'
Hernandez  62'
Mullins  77'
Saunders  88'
Cheyrou  52'
Perquis  90+3'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 25,075
Referee: Chris Penso
September 19, 2015 30 New York City FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes New York City
19:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Pirlo  33'
Allen  44'
Grabavoy  51', 63'
Villa  65'
Wingert  66'
Jacobson  86'
Report Goodson  34'
Pelosi  45+1'
Amarikwa  72'
Wondolowski  76' (pen.)
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 28,231
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
September 26, 2015 31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 New York City FC Vancouver, British Columbia
22:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Morales  82'
Techera  83'
Morales  88' (pen.)
Report Facey  12'
Lampard  29'
Villa  90+5' (pen.)
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
October 2, 2015 32 D.C. United 2–1 New York City FC Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Franklin  66'
Espindola  73'
Boswell  87'
Saborio  90+2'
Report Lampard  1'
Wingert  31'
Mena  54'
Allen  81'
Hernandez  90+1'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 21,517
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
October 16, 2015 33 Orlando City SC 2–1 New York City FC Orlando, Florida
19:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Higuita   36'
Larin   62',   70'
Rivas   68'
Report Watson-Siriboe   45+2' Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 43,179
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 25, 2015 34 New York City FC 1–3 New England Revolution New York City
17:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Watson-Siriboe   77'
McNamara   86'
Villa   90+1' (pen.)
Report Nguyen   5'
Davies   38'
Rowe   55'
Fagundez   88'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 34,150
Referee: Jair Marrufo

U.S. Open Cup

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New York City FC entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with all other Major League Soccer teams in the fourth round.[14]

June 16, 2015 4R New York Cosmos 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
New York City FC Hempstead, New York
7:30 PM EDT Gorskie   40'
Fernandes   65'
Szetela   80'
Mkosana   90'
Chirishian   90+1'
Ayoze   117'
Freeman   118'
NYCFC Report
MLS Box Score
NASL Report
Poku   24', 57'
Ballouchy   59'
Wingert   86'
Grabavoy   115'
Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 11,446
Referee: Matt Kreitzer
Penalties
  Stokkelien
  Freeman
  Fernandes
  Mkosana
  Moffat
  Gorskie
  Wingert
  Grabavoy
  Ballouchy
  Diskerud
  Mullins
  Facey

Squad information

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As of October 5, 2015[15]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
12 Josh Saunders   GK 2014 (1981-03-02)March 2, 1981 (aged 34)   Real Salt Lake 33 0
18 Ryan Meara   GK 2014 (1990-11-15)November 15, 1990 (aged 24)   New York Red Bulls 1 0
25 Eirik Johansen   GK 2015 (1992-07-12)July 12, 1992 (aged 23)   Manchester City 1 0
Defenders
2 Jason Hernandez   CB 2014 (1983-08-23)August 23, 1983 (aged 32)   San Jose Earthquakes 27 0
3 Kwame Watson-Siriboe   RB / CB 2014 (1986-11-13)November 13, 1986 (aged 28)   Real Salt Lake 12 1
5 Jeb Brovsky   RB 2014 (1988-12-03)December 3, 1988 (aged 26)   Montreal Impact 16 0
17 Chris Wingert   LB 2014 (1982-06-16)June 16, 1982 (aged 33)   Real Salt Lake 28 0
24 Shay Facey   CB / RB 2015 (1995-01-07)January 7, 1995 (aged 20)   Manchester City 24 0
69 Angeliño   LB 2015 (1997-01-04)January 4, 1997 (aged 18)   Manchester City 14 0
51 Andoni Iraola   RB 2015 (1982-06-22)June 22, 1982 (aged 33)   Athletic Bilbao 9 0
27 R. J. Allen   RB 2015 (1990-04-17)April 17, 1990 (aged 25)   Skive 15 0
Midfielders
4 Andrew Jacobson   AM 2014 (1989-09-25)September 25, 1989 (aged 26)   Stabæk 34 1
8 Frank Lampard   CM 2015 (1978-06-20)June 20, 1978 (aged 37)   Manchester City 10 3
10 Mix Diskerud   CM 2015 (1990-10-02)October 2, 1990 (aged 25)   Rosenborg 28 3
11 Ned Grabavoy   LM 2014 (1983-07-01)July 1, 1983 (aged 32)   Real Salt Lake 27 2
21 Andrea Pirlo   CM 2015 (1979-05-19)May 19, 1979 (aged 36)   Juventus 13 0
15 Tommy McNamara   AM 2014 (1991-02-06)February 6, 1991 (aged 24)   Chivas USA 19 5
16 Connor Brandt   CM 2015 (1992-09-15)September 15, 1992 (aged 23)   Tucson 1 0
20 Mehdi Ballouchy   LM 2014 (1983-04-06)April 6, 1983 (aged 32)   Vancouver Whitecaps FC 20 3
26 Sebastián Velásquez   AM 2014 (1991-02-11)February 11, 1991 (aged 24)   Real Salt Lake 12 0
30 Javier Calle   CM 2015 (1991-04-29)April 29, 1991 (aged 24)   Independiente Medellín 12 1
88 Kwadwo Poku   AM 2015 (1992-02-19)February 19, 1992 (aged 23)   Atlanta Silverbacks 28 6
Strikers
7 David Villa (captain)   CF 2014 (1981-12-03)December 3, 1981 (aged 33)   Atlético Madrid 30 18
14 Patrick Mullins   CF 2014 (1992-02-05)February 5, 1992 (aged 23)   New England Revolution 25 6
19 Khiry Shelton   CF 2015 (1993-06-26)June 26, 1993 (aged 22)   Lane United 17 1
99 Tony Taylor   CF 2014 (1989-07-13)July 13, 1989 (aged 26)   Omonia 2 0

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   USA Jason Hernandez 27 0 26+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF   USA Kwame Watson-Siriboe 15 1 10+4 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
4 MF   USA Andrew Jacobson 34 1 33+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF   USA Jeb Brovsky 16 0 12+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF   USA George John 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW   ESP David Villa 30 18 29+1 18 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   ENG Frank Lampard 10 3 9+1 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF   USA Mix Diskerud 28 3 23+4 3 0+0 0 1+0 0
11 MF   USA Ned Grabavoy 27 2 22+4 2 0+0 0 0+1 0
12 GK   PUR Josh Saunders 33 0 33+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW   USA Patrick Mullins 25 6 11+13 6 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 MF   USA Tommy McNamara 19 3 15+4 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF   USA Connor Brandt 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF   USA Chris Wingert 28 0 26+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
18 GK   USA Ryan Meara 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW   USA Khiry Shelton 17 1 7+10 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF   MAR Mehdi Ballouchy 20 3 16+3 3 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 MF   ITA Andrea Pirlo 13 0 12+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF   ESP Pablo Álvarez 9 0 3+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 DF   COL Jefferson Mena 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF   ENG Shay Facey 24 0 20+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 GK   NOR Eirik Johansen 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
26 MF   COL Sebastián Velásquez 12 0 5+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF   USA R. J. Allen 15 0 13+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
30 MF   COL Javier Calle 12 1 7+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
51 DF   ESP Andoni Iraola 9 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
69 DF   ESP Angeliño 14 0 10+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
88 MF   GHA Kwadwo Poku 28 6 6+21 4 0+0 0 1+0 2
99 FW   USA Tony Taylor 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Released MF   USA Matt Dunn 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Released DF   USA Josh Williams 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Released FW   SVK Adam Nemec 9 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Honors

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Major League Soccer Player of the Week award

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Week Player
2   David Villa[16]
15   David Villa[17]

Major League Soccer Team of the Week selection

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Week Player
1[18]   Mix Diskerud
2[19]   David Villa
14[20]   Tommy McNamara
15[21]   Jason Hernandez
  David Villa
16[22]   R. J. Allen
  David Villa
18[23]   Josh Saunders
  David Villa
19[24]   David Villa
21[25]   Kwadwo Poku
  David Villa
24[26]   Kwadwo Poku
29[27]   Ned Grabavoy

Major League Soccer Goal of the Week award

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Week Player
14   Tommy McNamara[28]

Etihad Airways Player of the Month award

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Awarded to the player who receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the NYCFC website

Month Player
March[29]   Josh Saunders
April[30]   Josh Saunders
May[31]   Mehdi Ballouchy
June[32]   Tommy McNamara
July[33]   David Villa
August[34]   Kwadwo Poku
September[35]   Frank Lampard
October[36]   Josh Saunders

Transfers

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
US
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
7 FW   David Villa 32 Non-US   Atlético Madrid Transfer Summer 2014 2017 Undisclosed NYCFC.com
5 DF   Jeb Brovsky 25 US   Montreal Impact Trade Summer 2014 2017 2016 SuperDraft 2nd Round pick MLSsoccer.com
12 GK   Josh Saunders 33 US   Real Salt Lake Free Summer 2014 2017 Free NYCFC.com
4 MF   Andrew Jacobson 28 US   FC Dallas Trade Summer 2014 2016 2016 SuperDraft 3rd Round pick NYCFC.com
3 DF   Kwame Watson-Siriboe 27 US   Real Salt Lake Trade Summer 2014 2016 2016 SuperDraft 4th Round pick NYCFC.com
23 MF   Matt Dunn 20 US   Chivas USA Draft Winter Chivas USA Dispersal Draft NYCFC.com
13 DF   Josh Williams 26 US   Columbus Crew Trade Winter Allocation funds NYCFC.com
DF   Omar Salgado 21 US   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Trade Winter Undisclosed NYCFC.com
11 MF   Ned Grabavoy 31 US   Real Salt Lake Draft Winter Expansion Draft NYCFC.com
14 FW   Patrick Mullins 22 US   New England Revolution Draft Winter Expansion Draft NYCFC.com
21 DF   Jason Hernandez 31 US   San Jose Earthquakes Draft Winter Expansion Draft NYCFC.com
MF   Daniel Lovitz 23 US   Toronto FC Draft Winter Expansion Draft NYCFC.com
99 FW   Tony Taylor 25 US   New England Revolution Draft Winter Expansion Draft NYCFC.com
20 MF   Mehdi Ballouchy 31 US   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Draft Winter Expansion Draft NYCFC.com
6 DF   George John 27 US   FC Dallas Draft Winter Expansion Draft NYCFC.com
15 MF   Tommy McNamara 23 US   D.C. United Draft Winter Expansion Draft NYCFC.com
MF   Sal Zizzo 27 US   Sporting Kansas City Draft Winter Expansion Draft NYCFC.com
17 DF   Chris Wingert 32 US   Real Salt Lake Draft Winter Expansion Draft NYCFC.com
1 GK   Akira Fitzgerald 27 US Free Winter Free NYCFC.com
26 MF   Sebastián Velásquez 23 Non-US   Real Salt Lake Trade Winter Allocation money NYCFC.com
2 DF   Andrés Mendoza 25 Non-US   CD Maldonado Transfer Winter Undisclosed NYCFC.com
10 MF   Mix Diskerud 24 US   Rosenborg Free Winter Free NYCFC.com
19 FW   Khiry Shelton 21 US Draft Winter SuperDraft NYCFC.com
16 MF   Connor Brandt 22 US Draft Winter SuperDraft skyscraperblues.com
GK   Andre Rawls 23 US Draft Winter SuperDraft MLSSoccer.com
88 FW   Kwadwo Poku 22 US Transfer Winter Undisc. NYCFC.com
32 FW   Adam Nemec 29 Non-US   Union Berlin Transfer Winter Free NYCFC.com
22 MF   Pablo Álvarez 34 Non-US   Langreo Transfer Winter Free NYCFC.com
8 MF   Frank Lampard 36 Non-US   Manchester City Free Summer 2017 Free BBC Sport
51 DF   Andoni Iraola 33 Non-US   Athletic Bilbao Transfer Summer Free MLSsoccer
21 MF   Andrea Pirlo 36 Non-US   Juventus Transfer Summer Free NYCFC.com
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MF   Daniel Lovitz 23 US   Toronto FC Trade Winter Allocation money NYCFC.com
MF   Sal Zizzo 27 US   New York Red Bulls Trade Winter Ryan Meara p/x NYCFC.com
DF   Omar Salgado 21 US   Tigres Transfer Winter Undisclosed MLSSoccer.com
32 FW   Adam Nemec 29 Non-US   Willem II Transfer Summer Free sbisoccer.com
13 DF   Josh Williams 26 US Release
23 MF   Matt Dunn 20 US Release
1 GK   Akira Fitzgerald 27 US Release
2 DF   Andrés Mendoza 25 Non-US Release

Loan in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned From Start End Source
18 GK   Ryan Meara   New York Red Bulls December 11, 2014 December 2015 NYCFC.com
30 MF   Javier Calle   Independiente Medellín February 6, 2015 December 2015 NYCFC.com
24 DF   Shay Facey   Manchester City March 6, 2015 January 1, 2016 NYCFC.com
69 DF   Angeliño   Manchester City July 8, 2015 January 1, 2016 MLSsoccer.com

Loan out

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No. Pos. Player Loaned To Start End Source
7 FW   David Villa   Melbourne City June 3, 2014 December 31, 2014 BBC.co.uk
5 DF   Jeb Brovsky   Strømsgodset June 13, 2014 December 31, 2014 EmpireOfSoccer.com
12 GK   Josh Saunders   San Antonio Scorpions July 18, 2014 December 31, 2014 NYCFC.com Archived July 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
4 MF   Andrew Jacobson   Stabæk IF July 29, 2014 December 31, 2014 NYCFC.com Archived July 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
3 DF   Kwame Watson-Siriboe   Carolina RailHawks August 22, 2014 December 31, 2014 CarolinaRailhawks.com

Non-player transfers

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Acquired From For Source
Additional international roster slot – 2015 & 2016   D.C. United Allocation money MLSsoccer.com
Discovery rights for Kwadwo Poku   Seattle Sounders FC Conditional 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick NYCFC.com

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