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2017 Minnesota United FC season

The 2017 Minnesota United FC season was the eighth season of Minnesota United FC's existence and their first season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of American soccer. United played at TCF Bank Stadium and was coached by Adrian Heath, who coaches United until October 6, 2023. Outside of MLS, Minnesota United also participated in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, as well as various preseason competitions.

Minnesota United FC
2017 season
Head coachAdrian Heath
StadiumTCF Bank Stadium
Conference9th
Overall19th
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerChristian Ramirez (14)
Highest home attendance35,043
Lowest home attendance17,491
Average home league attendance20,538
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This was the first year that a first-division American soccer team had played in Minnesota since the Minnesota Strikers in 1984. Between that time, the Minnesota Thunder and the NASL Minnesota United FC played in the second division.

Club

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As of October 4, 2017
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Start Goals
Goalkeepers
24 Patrick McLain   GK (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 36)   Orlando City SC 0 0
32 Alex Kapp   GK (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 30)   Atlanta United FC 0 0
33 Bobby Shuttleworth   GK (1987-05-13) 13 May 1987 (age 37)   New England Revolution 29 0
Defenders
2 Justin Davis   DF (1988-05-06) 6 May 1988 (age 36)   Minnesota United FC (NASL) 5 0
3 Jérôme Thiesson   DF (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 37)   FC Luzern 30 1
4 Jermaine Taylor   DF (1985-01-14) 14 January 1985 (age 39)   Portland Timbers 5 0
5 Francisco Calvo   DF (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32)   Saprissa 25 1
6 Vadim Demidov   DF (1986-10-10) 10 October 1986 (age 38)   Brann 3 0
8 Marc Burch   DF (1984-05-07) 7 May 1984 (age 40)   Colorado Rapids 15 0
12 Joseph Greenspan   DF (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 32)   Colorado Rapids 2 0
14 Brent Kallman   DF (1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 (age 34)   Minnesota United FC (NASL) 22 1
22 Kevin Venegas   DF (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 (age 35)   Minnesota United FC (NASL) 6 0
25 Michael Boxall   DF (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 36)   SuperSport United 10 0
31 Thomas de Villardi   DF/MF (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 (age 30)   Delaware 0 0
Midfielder
7 Ibson   MF (1983-11-07) 7 November 1983 (age 41)   Minnesota United FC (NASL) 26 0
10 Miguel Ibarra   MF (1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 (age 34)   Club León 19 3
11 Johan Venegas   MF (1988-11-27) 27 November 1988 (age 35)   Montreal Impact 12 2
13 Ethan Finlay   MF (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 34)   Columbus Crew 4 4
17 Collin Martin   MF (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 30)   D.C. United 5 0
18 Kevin Molino   MF (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34)   Orlando City SC 28 7
19 Sam Cronin   MF (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 37)   Colorado Rapids 21 0
23 Bernardo Añor   MF (1988-05-28) 28 May 1988 (age 36)   Sporting Kansas City 0 0
26 Collen Warner   MF (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 (age 36)   Houston Dynamo 11 1
28 Sam Nicholson   MF (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29)   Heart of Midlothian F.C. 7 1
77 José Leitón   MF (1993-08-06) 6 August 1993 (age 31) On loan from   Club Sport Herediano 0 0
Forwards
9 Abu Danladi (GA)   FW (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 29)   UCLA 13 8
15 Ismaila Jome   FW/MF (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 30)   Portland Timbers 7 0
16 Bashkim Kadrii   FW/MF (1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 (age 33)   F.C. Copenhagen (loan) 5 0
21 Christian Ramirez   FW (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33)   Minnesota United FC (NASL) 24 14
30 Brandon Allen   FW (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 31) On loan from   New York Red Bulls 0 0

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Entry date Position(s) No. Player From club Ref.
December 1, 2016 DF 2   Justin Davis   Minnesota United FC (NASL) [1]
December 1, 2016 DF 22   Kevin Venegas   Minnesota United FC (NASL) [2]
December 11, 2016 DF 12   Joseph Greenspan   Colorado Rapids [3]
December 13, 2016 MF 11   Johan Venegas   Montreal Impact [4]
December 27, 2016 MF 5   Francisco Calvo   Saprissa [5]
January 3, 2017 MF 17   Collin Martin   D.C. United [6]
January 5, 2017 MF 10   Miguel Ibarra   Club León [7]
January 5, 2017 FW 21   Christian Ramirez   Minnesota United FC (NASL) [7]
January 10, 2017 DF 6   Vadim Demidov   Brann [8]
January 23, 2017 DF 14   Brent Kallman   Minnesota United FC (NASL) [9]
January 23, 2017 MF 7   Ibson   Minnesota United FC (NASL) [10]
January 24, 2017 MF 23   Bernardo Añor   Sporting Kansas City [11]
January 24, 2017 DF 4   Jermaine Taylor   Portland Timbers [12]
January 24, 2017 MF 20   Rasmus Schüller   BK Häcken [13]
January 26, 2017 MF 18   Kevin Molino   Orlando City SC [14]
January 26, 2017 GK 24   Patrick McLain   Orlando City SC [14]
February 15, 2017 FW/MF 45   Josh Gatt   Molde [15]
February 15, 2017 GK 22   Bobby Shuttleworth   New England Revolution [16]
February 21, 2017 DF 3   Jérôme Thiesson   FC Luzern [17]
March 31, 2017 DF 8   Marc Burch   Colorado Rapids [18]
March 31, 2017 MF 19   Sam Cronin   Colorado Rapids [18]
July 10, 2017 MF 28   Sam Nicholson   Heart of Midlothian F.C. [19]
July 12, 2017 DF 25   Michael Boxall   SuperSport United [20]
August 8, 2017 GK 32   Alex Kapp   Atlanta United FC [21]
August 9, 2017 MF 13   Ethan Finlay   Columbus Crew [22]

MLS Expansion Draft

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See also: 2016 MLS Expansion Draft
Pick Player Position Previous club Ref
2   Chris Duvall DF   New York Red Bulls [23]
4   Collen Warner MF   Houston Dynamo [23]
6   Mohammed Saeid MF   Columbus Crew [23]
8   Jeff Attinella GK   Real Salt Lake [23]
10   Femi Hollinger-Janzen FW   New England Revolution [23]

The MLS Expansion Draft took place on December 13, 2016.

MLS SuperDraft

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See also: 2017 MLS SuperDraft

Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.

Round Pick Player Position Previous club Ref
1 1   Abu Danladi* FW   UCLA [24][25][26]
2 23   Alec Ferrell GK   Wake Forest [25][26]
2 42   Thomas de Villardi MF   Delaware [A][25][26]
4 67   Tanner Thompson MF   Indiana [26]
  1. ^
    Acquired from the Colorado Rapids via the Philadelphia Union for $50,000 in 2018 General Allocation Money and the 3rd pick (25th overall) selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft (which was acquired from Chicago Fire along with general allocation money and the #3 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order for the #2 place in the MLS Allocation Order)
    2. [27]

Rounds 1 and 2 of the SuperDraft took place on January 13, 2017.
Rounds 3 and 4 of the SuperDraft took place on January 17, 2017.

Transfers out

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Exit date Position No. Player To club Notes Ref.
December 13, 2016 DF —   Chris Duvall   Montreal Impact Traded for Johan Venegas [4]
December 20, 2016 GK —   Jeff Attinella   Portland Timbers Traded for Portland's second round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft [28]
February 15, 2017 FW 88   Femi Hollinger-Janzen   New England Revolution Traded for Bobby Shuttleworth [16]
March 31, 2017 FW 45   Joshua Gatt   Colorado Rapids Traded for Sam Cronin & Marc Burch [18]
March 31, 2017 MF 8   Mohammed Saeid   Colorado Rapids Traded for Sam Cronin & Marc Burch [18]

Loans in

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Start date End date Position No. Player From club Ref.
January 25, 2017 July 23, 2017 GK 1   John Alvbåge   IFK Göteborg [29][30][31]
February 8, 2017 September 1, 2017 FW/MF 16   Bashkim Kadrii   F.C. Copenhagen [32][33]
July 15, 2017 End of season FW 30   Brandon Allen   New York Red Bulls [34]
August 10, 2017 July 10, 2018 MF 77   José Leitón   Club Sport Herediano [35]

Loans out

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Start date End date Position No. Player Loaned to Ref.
August 9, 2017 December 31, 2017 MF 20   Rasmus Schüller   Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi [36]
September 28, 2017 October 1, 2017 DF 12   Joseph Greenspan   Pittsburgh Riverhounds [37][38]
October 14, 2017 October 15, 2017 [39][40]

Friendlies

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  Win   Loss   Draw

January 31, 2017 New England Revolution 1–1 Minnesota United FC Casa Grande, Arizona
12:30 p.m. CST Kamara   78' Report Starikov   39' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 3, 2017 Minnesota United FC   1–1   NK Istra 1961 Casa Grande, Arizona
1:00 p.m. CST Starikov   80' Roce   64' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 19, 2017 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Wisconsin Badgers
CST Ramirez  ,   pen.'
Greenspan  		 Report T. Barlow   Attendance: Closed door
February 22, 2017 Toronto FC 3–0 Minnesota United FC Orlando, Florida
2:00 p.m. CST Giovinco   17', 23'
Hamilton   53'
February 26, 2017 Minnesota United FC 0–2 San Antonio FC (USL) Orlando, Florida
TBD Hedrick   39'
Vega   90'
July 15, 2017   Minnesota United FC 1–1   Club Atlas Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:30 p.m. CST Bashkim Kadrii   25' Report Milton Caraglio   40' Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 17,010

Timbers preseason tournament

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Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1   Portland Timbers 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 5
2   Real Salt Lake 3 0 0 3 7 7 0 3
3   Minnesota United FC 3 0 0 3 6 6 0 3
4   Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 0 1 2 3 4 −1 2
February 9, 2017 1 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. CST Molino   50'
Venegas   86'
Gonzalez   88'		 Report Jacobson   24'
Teibert   82',   86'		 Stadium: Providence Park
February 12, 2017 2 Portland Timbers 2–2 Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. CST McInerney   51'
Adi   85'		 Report Greenspan   9'
Venegas   25', 32'		 Stadium: Providence Park
February 15, 2017 3 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. CST Schuler   10'
Movsisyan   57'
Barrett   79'
Brody   88'
Hernández  90+'		 Report Molino   24', 48'
Schuller   81'
Venegas   90+'		 Stadium: Providence Park

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
MLS 34 10 6 18 47 70 −23 029.41
MLS Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
U.S. Open Cup 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
Total 35 10 6 19 47 74 −27 028.57

Updated to match played October 22, 2017.
Source: Competitions

MLS

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Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52 MLS Cup Knockout Round
4 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49
6 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46
7 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
8 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 48 56 −8 45
9 Minnesota United FC 34 10 18 6 47 70 −23 36
10 Colorado Rapids 34 9 19 6 31 51 −20 33
11 LA Galaxy 34 8 18 8 45 67 −22 32
Source: MLS

Overall table

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Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto FC (C, S) 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 CONCACAF Champions League
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 61 47 +14 55
4 Atlanta United FC 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52
9 New York Red Bulls 34 14 12 8 53 47 +6 50
10 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
11 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49 CONCACAF Champions League
12 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46
13 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
14 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 49 55 −6 45
15 New England Revolution 34 13 15 6 53 61 −8 45
16 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 50 47 +3 42
17 Montreal Impact 34 11 17 6 52 58 −6 39
18 Orlando City SC 34 10 15 9 39 58 −19 39
19 Minnesota United FC 34 10 18 6 47 70 −23 36
20 Colorado Rapids 34 9 19 6 31 51 −20 33
21 D.C. United 34 9 20 5 31 60 −29 32
22 LA Galaxy 34 8 18 8 45 67 −22 32
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

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 6 18 47 70  −23 36 7 4 6 25 26  −1 3 2 12 22 44  −22

Source: Match reports

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHAAHAAHHHAHHAAHHAHHHHHAAHAAHAAHAA
ResultLLDLWLDWLWLLWLLWDLLDLWLLWDLWWLWDLL
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Loss   Draw

March 3, 2017 Match 1 Portland Timbers 5–1 Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
8:30 p.m. CST Olum   14'
Valeri   47', 82' (pen.)
Adi   90+1', 90+3'		 Report Ramirez   79' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Chris Penso
March 12, 2017 Match 2 Minnesota United FC 1–6 Atlanta United FC Minneapolis, Minnesota
4:00 p.m. CDT Schüller   19'
Molino   30' (pen.)   57'
Calvo   41'		 Report Martínez   3', 27', 75'
Almirón   13', 52'
Pírez   34'
Villalba   48'
Peterson   90+4'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 35,043
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 18, 2017 Match 3 Colorado Rapids 2–2 Minnesota United FC Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 p.m. CDT Baddi   17'
Cronin   56'
Hairston   59'
Williams   89'		 Report Warner   41'
Molino   50' (pen.)
Ramirez   58'
Thiesson   64'
Davis   70'
Shuttleworth   90+4'
Danladi   90+5'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,013
Referee: Nima Saghafi
March 25, 2017 Match 4 New England Revolution 5–2 Minnesota United FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
1:00 p.m. CDT Agudelo   4', 41'
Kamara   21'
Nguyen   32' (pen.)
Tierney   53' (pen.)		 Report Warner   15'
Kallman   49'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 11,571
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 1, 2017 Match 5 Minnesota United FC 4–2 Real Salt Lake Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Molino   16'
Ramirez   52', 62'
Venegas   68'		 Report Mulholland   4'
Movsisyan   87'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 17,728
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 8, 2017 Match 6 FC Dallas 2–0 Minnesota United FC Frisco, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT Gruezo   30'
Morales   43'
Barrios   49'
González   88'
Grana   89'		 Report Warner   5'
Ibson   61'
Kallman   72'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Chris Penso
April 15, 2017 Match 7 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Minnesota United FC Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT Manotas   14'
Elis   43'		 Report Ramirez   47'
Venegas   59'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,125
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 23, 2017 Match 8 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids Minneapolis, Minnesota
5:00 p.m. CDT Ibarra   72' Report Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 17,491
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 29, 2017 Match 9 Minnesota United FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Thiesson   90+3' Report Jungwirth   54'
Bingham   87'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 17,605
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 7, 2017 Match 10 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City Minneapolis, Minnesota
12:30 p.m. CDT Danladi   22'
Ramirez   39'   51'
Calvo   72'		 Report Julião   17'
Dwyer   72'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 17,709
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 13, 2017 Match 11 Toronto FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC Toronto, Ontario
CDT Giovinco   21' (pen.)
Ramirez   54' (o.g.)
Ricketts   77'
Altidore   90+3'		 Report Molino   52'   62' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 27,249
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 21, 2017 Match 12 Minnesota United FC 1–2 LA Galaxy Minneapolis, Minnesota
4:00 p.m. CDT Ramirez   66'
Ibarra   74'		 Report G.dos Santos   38'   90+3'
Van Damme   45+2'
Steres   73'
Alessandrini   79'
Ramirez   84' (o.g.)		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 19,107
Referee: Chris Penso
May 27, 2017 Match 13 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Orlando City SC Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Venegas   38'
Ramirez   56'
Cronin   66'
Jome   76'
Burch   81'
Ibarra   90+1'		 Report Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 18,896
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 3, 2017 Match 14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Minnesota United FC Kansas City, Kansas
16:00 CDT Feilhaber   12'
Melia   44'
Opara   45+2'
Medranda   54'
Abdul-Salaam   87'		 Report Jome   7'
Warner   23'
Shuttleworth   43'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,361
Referee: Jorge González
June 17, 2017 Match 15 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Minnesota United FC Sandy, Utah
9:00 p.m. CDT Beckerman   75'
Movsisyan   85'		 Report Kallman   21'
Ibson   86'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,256
Referee: Marco de Oliveira
June 21, 2017 Match 16 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Portland Timbers Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Okugo   7' (o.g.)
Ramirez   47'
Danladi   64'   70'		 Report Valeri  37' (pen)
Calvo   50' (o.g.)
Blanco   71'
Miller   85'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 18,442
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 24, 2017 Match 17 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Whitecaps FC Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 19,016
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 29, 2017 Match 18 New York City FC 3–1 Minnesota United FC New York City, New York
6:30 p.m. CDT Callens   38'
Villa   45+4'   63'
Harrison   52'
Wallace   68'		 Report Ramirez   9'
Molino   23'
Venegas   45+4'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 21,572
Referee: Armando Villarreal
July 4, 2017 Match 19 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC Minneapolis, Minnesota
6:00 p.m. CDT Ibson   9' Report Manneh  58'
Steffen  90+1'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 18,564
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 19, 2017 Match 20 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Jome  36'
Kallman  90+2'
Martin  90+6'		 Report Clark  45'
Machado  63'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 19,456
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 22, 2017 Match 21 Minnesota United FC 0–3 New York Red Bulls Minneapolis, Minnesota
3:00 p.m. CDT Kallman   53'
Ibson   90'		 Report Royer   16'
Adams   16'
Wright-Phillips   67'
Muyl   90'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 20,022
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
July 29, 2017 Match 22 Minnesota United FC 4–0 D.C. United Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Ramirez   7'
Danladi   40'
Jeffrey   54' (o.g.)
Shuttleworth   79'
Cronin   86'
Ibarra   90+1'		 Report Kemp   36' Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 20,146
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 5, 2017 Match 23 Minnesota United FC 0–4 Seattle Sounders FC Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Cronin   84' Bruin   9'
Dempsey   18', 73'
Morris   71'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 22,649
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
August 20, 2017 Match 24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC Seattle, Washington
9:00 p.m. CDT Marshall   31'
Dempsey   90'+4' (pen.)		 Report Finlay   21'
Danladi   25'
Taylor   90'+3'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,312
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 26, 2017 Match 25 Chicago Fire 1–2 Minnesota United FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 p.m. CDT Dax McCarty   69'
David Accam   77'
Bastian Schweinsteiger   84'		 Report Danladi   36' (45)   78' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18408
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 9, 2017 Match 26 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Finlay   40' Report Sapong   6'
Wijnaldum   38'
Onyewu   55'
Ilsinho   60'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 22,148
Referee: Sorin Stoica
September 13, 2017 Match 27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Minnesota United FC Vancouver, British Columbia
CDT Reyna   5'
Hurtado   31'
Shea   88'		 Report Boxall   45'
Warner   52'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 17,368
Referee: David Gantar
September 16, 2017 Match 28 Montreal Impact 2–3 Minnesota United FC Montreal, Quebec
CDT Bernier   9'
Džemaili   53'   55'
Piette   62'
Cabrera   90+3'		 Report Martin  2'
Molino   20' (pen.)
Ramirez   60'
Danladi   89'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 23, 2017 Match 29 Minnesota United FC 4–1 FC Dallas Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Ramirez   24'
Ibarra   35'
Calvo   40'
Finlay   42'   71'
Collin Martin  58'
Molino   88'		 Report Akindele   14'  81'
Barrios   75'
Grana   78'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 22,055
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
September 30, 2017 Match 30 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Minnesota United FC Houston, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT Alberth Elis   69',  70'
Romell Quioto   85',  85'		 Report Michael Boxall   68'
Francisco Calvo   87'
Sam Nicholson   90+1'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,133
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 3, 2017 Match 31 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Minnesota United FC Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m. CDT Tyrone Mears   38'
Kyle Reynish   60'
Villalba   67'
Gressel   72'
Asad   79'		 Report Martin  30'
Danladi   48'
Kallman   80'
Ramirez   90'
Molino   90+6',  90+7'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 43,185
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 7, 2017 Match 32 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Thiesson   41'
Kallman   84'
Joseph Greenspan  86'   90+1'		 Report Diego Rubio   42'
Sinovic  70'
Dykstra  72'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 23,060
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
October 15, 2017 Match 33 LA Galaxy 3–0 Minnesota United FC Carson, California
4:00 p.m. CDT Alessandrini   11', 90+3'
Jonathan   22'
Ciani   83'		 Report Thiesson   44'
Warner   77'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 23,377
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
October 22, 2017 Match 34 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Minnesota United FC San Jose, California
3:00 p.m. CDT Hoesen   15'
Wondolowski   55'
Godoy   68'
Ureña   90+3'		 Report Ibson   23'
Thiesson   36'
Warner   40'
Danladi   76'
Calvo   81'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup
June 14 Fourth round Sporting Kansas City 4–0Minnesota United FCKansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT Opara   43'
Fernandes   45+1'
Dwyer   72'
Sallói   83'		 Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 15,260
Referee: Juan Guzman (Nevada)

Player statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Position Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW   Christian Ramirez 14 0 0 14
2 FW   Abu Danladi 8 0 0 8
3 MF   Kevin Molino 7 0 0 7
3 MF   Ethan Finlay 4 0 0 4
4 MF   Miguel Ibarra 3 0 0 3
5 FW   Johan Venegas 2 0 0 2
DF   Brent Kallman 2 0 0 2
MF   Jérôme Thiesson 2 0 0 2
MF   Francisco Calvo 2 0 0 2
6 MF   Collen Warner 1 0 0 1
MF   Sam Nicholson 1 0 0 1
MF   Mohammed Saeid 1 0 0 1
Total 47 0 0 47

As of October 22, 2017.

Shutouts

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Rank Player MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
1   Bobby Shuttleworth 5 0 0 5
2   John Alvbåge 0 0 0 0
  Patrick McLain 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 0 5

Appearances

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No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
2 DF   Justin Davis 3 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 (2) 0 0
3 DF   Jérôme Thiesson 13 0 1 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 13 (1) 0 1
4 DF   Jermaine Taylor 3 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (4) 0 0
5 DF   Francisco Calvo 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
6 DF   Vadim Demidov 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 MF   Ibson 9 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 9 (3) 0 0
8 DF   Marc Burch 12 0 1 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 12 (1) 0 1
9 FW   Abu Danladi 3 (7) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 (7) 1 1
10 MF   Miguel Ibarra 9 (3) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 (3) 1 2
11 MF   Johan Venegas 9 (3) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 (3) 2 3
12 DF   Joseph Greenspan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
13 DF   Thomas de Villardi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   Brent Kallman 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0
15 FW   Ismaila Jome 2 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 (3) 0 0
16 FW   Bashkim Kadrii 4 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 (4) 0 0
17 MF   Collin Martin 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 (2) 0 0
18 MF   Kevin Molino 12 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 3
19 MF   Sam Cronin 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1
20 MF   Rasmus Schüller 4 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 (2) 0 0
21 FW   Christian Ramirez 13 (1) 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 (1) 8 1
22 DF   Kevin Venegas 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
23 MF   Bernardo Añor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK   Patrick McLain 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
26 MF   Collen Warner 8 (3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 (3) 1 0
33 GK   Bobby Shuttleworth 12 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 (1) 0 0
Players who left the club in Trade or on loan
1 GK   John Alvbåge 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0
8 MF   Mohammed Saeid 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
45 FW   Joshua Gatt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

As of June 5, 2017.

Discipline

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Place Position No. Name    
1 DF 2   Justin Davis 0 1
FW 9   Abu Danladi 3 1
2 DF 14   Brent Kallman 7 0
3 MF 7   Ibson 5 0
MF 19   Sam Cronin 5 0
DF 5   Francisco Calvo 5 0
MF 18   Kevin Molino 5 0
4 DF 3   Jérôme Thiesson 4 0
MF 11   Johan Venegas 4 0
DF 17   Collin Martin 4 0
GK 33   Bobby Shuttleworth 4 0
MF 26   Collen Warner 4 0
5 MF 15   Ismaila Jome 3 0
MF 10   Miguel Ibarra 3 0
6 FW 4   Jermaine Taylor 1 0
DF 8   Marc Burch 1 0
MF 20   Rasmus Schüller 1 0
FW 21   Christian Ramirez 1 0
FW 25   Michael Boxall 1 0
Total 52 2

As of October 4, 2017.

Attendance

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Total Games Average Season highest
  349,138  17 20,538 Atlanta United FC (35,043)

As of October 7, 2017[41]

References

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