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2015 New York City FC season 
Summary
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.
| 2015 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ferran Soriano | ||
| Manager | Jason Kreis | ||
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium The Bronx, New York | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 8th Overall: 17th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | David Villa (18) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 48,047 (June 28 vs. New York Red Bulls) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 20,461 (April 16 vs. Philadelphia Union) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 29,016 | ||
| Biggest win | 2 goals: 6 times | ||
| Biggest defeat | 4 goals: LA 5–1 NYC (August 23) | ||
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Background edit
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 edit
Pre-season edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
Puerto Rico tour edit
| 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 edit
Major League Soccer edit
League tables edit
Eastern Conference edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Toronto FC | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 49 | 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
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Overall edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
- ^ CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
- The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);
- The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);
- The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);
- The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)
One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):- The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)
- The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);
- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
Results summary edit
| 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 edit
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2015. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
| 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 edit
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 |
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Squad information edit
- 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 | March 2, 1981 (aged 34) | Real Salt Lake
|
33 | 0 | |
| 18 | Ryan Meara |
|
GK | 2014 | November 15, 1990 (aged 24) | New York Red Bulls
|
1 | 0 | |
| 25 | Eirik Johansen | 
|
GK | 2015 | July 12, 1992 (aged 23) |  Manchester City
|
1 | 0 | |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | Jason Hernandez |
|
CB | 2014 | August 23, 1983 (aged 32) | San Jose Earthquakes
|
27 | 0 | |
| 3 | Kwame Watson-Siriboe |
|
RB / CB | 2014 | November 13, 1986 (aged 28) | Real Salt Lake
|
12 | 1 | |
| 5 | Jeb Brovsky |
|
RB | 2014 | December 3, 1988 (aged 26) |  Montreal Impact
|
16 | 0 | |
| 17 | Chris Wingert |
|
LB | 2014 | June 16, 1982 (aged 33) | Real Salt Lake
|
28 | 0 | |
| 24 | Shay Facey |
|
CB / RB | 2015 | January 7, 1995 (aged 20) | Manchester City
|
24 | 0 | |
| 69 | Angeliño | 
|
LB | 2015 | January 4, 1997 (aged 18) | Manchester City
|
14 | 0 | |
| 51 | Andoni Iraola |
|
RB | 2015 | June 22, 1982 (aged 33) | Athletic Bilbao
|
9 | 0 | |
| 27 | R. J. Allen |
|
RB | 2015 | April 17, 1990 (aged 25) | Skive
|
15 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 4 | Andrew Jacobson |
|
AM | 2014 | September 25, 1989 (aged 26) | Stabæk
|
34 | 1 | |
| 8 | Frank Lampard |
|
CM | 2015 | June 20, 1978 (aged 37) | Manchester City
|
10 | 3 | |
| 10 | Mix Diskerud |
|
CM | 2015 | October 2, 1990 (aged 25) | Rosenborg
|
28 | 3 | |
| 11 | Ned Grabavoy |
|
LM | 2014 | July 1, 1983 (aged 32) | Real Salt Lake
|
27 | 2 | |
| 21 | Andrea Pirlo | 
|
CM | 2015 | May 19, 1979 (aged 36) | Juventus
|
13 | 0 | |
| 15 | Tommy McNamara |
|
AM | 2014 | February 6, 1991 (aged 24) | Chivas USA
|
19 | 5 | |
| 16 | Connor Brandt |
|
CM | 2015 | September 15, 1992 (aged 23) | Tucson
|
1 | 0 | |
| 20 | Mehdi Ballouchy | 
|
LM | 2014 | April 6, 1983 (aged 32) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|
20 | 3 | |
| 26 | Sebastián Velásquez | 
|
AM | 2014 | February 11, 1991 (aged 24) | Real Salt Lake
|
12 | 0 | |
| 30 | Javier Calle |
|
CM | 2015 | April 29, 1991 (aged 24) | Independiente Medellín
|
12 | 1 | |
| 88 | Kwadwo Poku | 
|
AM | 2015 | February 19, 1992 (aged 23) | Atlanta Silverbacks
|
28 | 6 | |
| Strikers | |||||||||
| 7 | David Villa (captain) |
|
CF | 2014 | December 3, 1981 (aged 33) | Atlético Madrid
|
30 | 18 | |
| 14 | Patrick Mullins |
|
CF | 2014 | February 5, 1992 (aged 23) | New England Revolution
|
25 | 6 | |
| 19 | Khiry Shelton |
|
CF | 2015 | June 26, 1993 (aged 22) | Lane United
|
17 | 1 | |
| 99 | Tony Taylor |
|
CF | 2014 | July 13, 1989 (aged 26) |  Omonia
|
2 | 0 | |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
| 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 edit
Major League Soccer Player of the Week award edit
| Week | Player |
|---|---|
| 2 | David Villa[16]
|
| 15 | David Villa[17]
|
Major League Soccer Team of the Week selection edit
| 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 edit
| Week | Player |
|---|---|
| 14 | Tommy McNamara[28]
|
Etihad Airways Player of the Month award edit
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 edit
In edit
| 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 |
Out edit
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
US |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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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