2016 Puerto Rico FC season

August 2023 Puerto Rico FC 2016 Carmelo Anthony President Thomas Payne Head coach Adrian Whitbread Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium NASL Spring: Did not enter Fall:5-9-8 (9th) Combined: 5-9-8 (12th) Soccer Bowl Did not qualify Copa Luis Villarejo Champions Héctor Ramos (8) Héctor Ramos (8) League: 6,474(July 2 vs. Indy Eleven) League: 1,233(Sept 7 vs. Ottawa Fury) League: 3,801 _prfc17h FF7000 FF7000 FF7000 FF7000 FF7000 _prfc17a CCCCCC CCCCCC CCCCCC CCCCCC CCCCCC y First 2017 The 2016 Puerto Rico FC season was the club's first season of existence. The club played in North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid, enter only in the Fall season in which they finished 9th. After winning the Copa Luis Villarejo on November 20; Puerto Rico FC qualified for the 2017 CFU Club Championship with matches taking place in the coming-up 2017 season. Season review Commitment to the Community As part of their commitment to the community in May 2016, Puerto Rico FC had their first three clinics of the season in Dorado, Farjardo and Hatillo with the participation of over a hundred boys and girls. During these clinics the Puerto Rico FC players turned into coaches, teaching the children about ball control, proper goalkeeping and teamwork. After the different workshops the children faced off against the players in a friendly match. The field of Quintas de Dorado was the site of the first clinic with youth clubs Eleven FC and Toa Baja SC. Next, Puerto Rico FC visited the Tomás Donés Sports Complex and the boys and girls of Cariduros FC. To round up the first leg of clinics the players took a trip to the city of Hatillo where they trained with Hatillo SC and Leal Arecibo in the Francisco Deida Sports Complex.http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/05/23/full-of-fun-and-joy-the-first-round-of-prfc-community-clinics Full of fun and joy the first round of PRFC community clinics Clásico de Fútbol As part of the Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend celebration, Puerto Rico FC will travel to New York City to meet the Puerto Rico national team in a friendly match. This match is part of PRFC's ongoing preseason and build up to their inaugural match at the Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium next July 2 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Roster match played October 29, 2016 No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Austin Pack USA GK yes 1994 02 25 Unattached 2016 2017 0 0 18 Trevor Spangenberg USA GK yes 1991 4 21 New England Revolution 2016 2017 12 0 24 David Meves USA GK yes 1990 7 20 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2016 2017 10 0 Defenders 2 Cristiano Brazil DF yes 1986 5 25 Minnesota United 2016 2017 21 0 3 Camilo Botero COL DF yes 1991 3 23 Unattached 2016 2017 6 0 4 Rudy Dawson CRC DF yes 1988 5 8 CRC Uruguay 2016 2017 20 0 5 Ramón Soria Spain DF yes 1989 3 9 SVN Celje 2016 2017 21 0 12 Ramon Martin Del Campo USA DF yes 1989 3 9 loan from CRC Deportivo Saprissa 2016 2017 16 0 13 Kyle Culbertson USA DF yes 1992 11 16 Unattached 2016 2017 15 1 Midfielders 6 Connor Agnew USA MF Unattached 2016 2017 6 0 8 Chris Nurse Guyana MF yes 1984 5 7 Carolina RailHawks 2016 2017 14 0 10 Joseph Marrero Puerto Rico MF yes 1993 4 9 PUR Criollos de Caguas 2016 2017 16 1 11 Paulo Brazil MF yes 1990 5 13 Atlanta Silverbacks 2016 2017 21 1 21 Michael Kafari Ghana MF yes 1989 8 8 2016 2017 15 0 22 Evans Frimpong Ghana MF yes 1991 10 30 Oklahoma City Energy 2016 2017 3 0 29 Tyler Rudy USA MF yes 1993 9 29 New England Revolution 2016 2017 21 2 Forwards 9 Pedro Brazil FW yes 1990 5 13 Atlanta Silverbacks 2016 2017 12 0 14 Brian Bement USA FW yes 1993 2 7 USA Loyola University 2016 2017 13 0 16 David Eduardo López Mexico FW yes 1992 7 6 SLV Isidro Metapán 2016 2017 5 0 17 Oliver Brazil FW yes 1992 8 29 CAN Ottawa Fury 2016 2017 9 1 19 Jorge Rivera Puerto Rico FW yes 1996 3 24 PUR Guayama 2016 2017 9 0 20 Héctor Ramos PUR FW yes 1990 5 4 SLV Águila 2016 2017 19 8 23 Sidney Rivera USA FW yes 1993 11 15 Orlando City SC 2016 2017 16 3 26 Bljedi Bardic MNE FW yes 1992 1 10 USA Clarkstown Eagles 2016 2017 3 1 Transfers List of North American Soccer League transfers 2016 In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.16 February 2016FWBRAPedroAtlanta SilverbacksUndisclosed16 February 2016MFPURJoseph MarreroCriollos de CaguasUndisclosedPUERTO RICO FC ADDS FIRST TWO PLAYERS http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/02/16/puerto-rico-fc-adds-first-two-players puertoricofc.com Puerto Rico FC 26 February 2016 16 February 201626 February 2016MFBRAPauloAtlanta SilverbacksUndisclosedTWO MORE PLAYERS JOIN THE PUERTO RICO FOOTBALL CLUB http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/02/26/two-more-players-join-the-puerto-rico-football-club puertoricofc.com Puerto Rico FC 29 February 2016 26 February 2016 July 10, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170710013756/http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/02/26/two-more-players-join-the-puerto-rico-football-club dead26 February 2016FWPURJorge RiveraGuayamaUndisclosed4 March 2016DFESPRamón SoriaCeljeUndisclosed4 March 2016MFGUYChris NurseCarolina RailHawksUndisclosedSORIA AND NURSE JOIN THE PUERTO RICO FOOTBALL CLUB http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/03/04/soria-and-nurse-join-the-puerto-rico-football-club puertoricofc.com Puerto Rico FC 6 March 2016 4 March 2016 April 14, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160414081403/http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/03/04/soria-and-nurse-join-the-puerto-rico-football-club dead10 March 2016FWBRAOliverOttawa FuryUndisclosedTHE PUERTO RICO FOOTBALL CLUB ADD TWO MORE PLAYERS TO THEIR ROSTER http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/03/10/the-puerto-rico-football-club-add-two-more-players-to-their-roster puertoricofc.com Puerto Rico FC 11 March 2016 10 March 201610 March 2016GKUSADavid MevesFort Lauderdale StrikersUndisclosed30 March 2016DFBRACristianoMinnesota UnitedUndisclosedCRISTIANO DIAS AND TYLER RUDY JOIN THE PUERTO RICO FOOTBALL CLUB http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/03/30/cristiano-dias-and-tyler-rudy-join-the-puerto-rico-football-club puertoricofc.com Puerto Rico FC 27 July 2016 30 March 201630 March 2016MFUSATyler RudyNew England RevolutionUndisclosed31 March 2016FWUSABrian BementLoyola UniversityUndisclosed8 April 2016GKUSATrevor SpangenbergNew England RevolutionUndisclosedPUERTO RICO SIGNS TREVOR SPANGENBERG, SIDNEY RIVERA http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/04/08/puerto-rico-signs-trevor-spangenberg-sidney-rivera puertoricofc.com Puerto Rico FC 27 July 2016 8 April 20168 April 2016FWUSASidney RiveraOrlando CityUndisclosed8 April 2016GKUSAAustin Pack Free8 April 2016MFUSAConnor Agnew Free14 April 2016DFCOLCamilo Botero FreePUERTO RICO SIGNS CAMILO BOTERO http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/04/14/puerto-rico-signs-camilo-botero puertoricofc.com Puerto Rico FC 27 July 2016 14 April 201610 May 2016DFCRCRudy DawsonUruguayUndisclosedRUDY DAWSON SIGNS WITH THE PUERTO RICO FOOTBALL CLUB http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/05/10/rudy-dawson-signs-with-the-puerto-rico-football-club puertoricofc.com Puerto Rico 14 July 2016 10 May 201618 May 2016DFUSAKyle Culbertson FreeKYLE CULBERTSON FROM LOCAL TRYOUT SIGNS WITH PUERTO RICO FOOTBALL CLUB http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/05/18/kyle-culbertson-from-local-tryout-signs-with-puerto-rico-football-club puertoricofc.com Puerto Rico 27 July 2016 18 May 201627 May 2016FWMNEBljedi BardicClarkstown SC EaglesUndisclosedPUERTO RICO FC ADDS MONTENEGRAN BLJEDI BARDIC http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/05/27/puerto-rico-fc-adds-montenegran-bljedi-bardic puertoricofc.com Puerto Rico 27 July 2016 27 May 201629 June 2016FWPURHéctor RamosÁguilaUndisclosed16 July 2016MFGHAEvans FrimpongOklahoma City EnergyUndisclosedTRANSACTIONS http://www.nasl.com/transactions nasl.com NASL 27 July 201623 July 2016MFGHAMichael Kafari Free FWMEXDavid Eduardo LópezIsidro MetapánUndisclosed Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.12 May 2016DFUSARamon Martin Del CampoDeportivo SaprissaEnd of Fall SeasonTHE PUERTO RICO FOOTBALL CLUB SIGNS RAMON DEL CAMPO http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/05/12/the-puerto-rico-football-club-signs-ramon-del-campo puertoricofc.com Puerto Rico 27 July 2016 12 May 2016 Friendlies #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA Pre-season Scrimmage March 15, 2016 EST Puerto Rico FC 4–2 Summary USA Chivas Florida Football Academy IMG Academy Bradenton, Florida Closed-door W Scrimmage May 17, 2016 EST Puerto Rico FC 4–1 PUR Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico W Scrimmage May 18, 2016 EST Puerto Rico FC 2–1 PUR Bayamón F.C. U-20 San Juan, Puerto Rico W Friendly May 24, 2016 8PM EST Puerto Rico FC 1–0 PUR Caguas F.C. Dawson Villa de Rey Caguas, Puerto Rico Open-door W Friendly Puerto Rico FC 3–3 CRC IMG Academy Bradenton, Florida Closed-door D Friendly June 2, 2016 Puerto Rico FC 1–0 17 USA Bement IMG Academy Bradenton, Florida Closed-door W Clásico de Fútbol June 11, 2016 7:30PM EST Puerto Rico FC 1–0 Report 20 PUR Marrero 12 De La Rosa 60 Belson Stadium Queens, New York W Competitions NASL Fall season 2016 North American Soccer League season Standings PRF Results summary 3 5 3 10 12 2 4 5 9 19 22 November 2016 Match reports August 2016 Results by round table b Round Stadium H/A/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H Result D/L/D/L/W/L/D/L/D/L/D/L/D/D/D/W/W/W/D/L/L/W Position 8/9/8/10/9/10/9/10/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/11/11/9/10/11/11/9 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 22 November 2016 Match reports July 2016 Matches 1 July 2, 2016 19:30 EDT Puerto Rico 1–1 Summary Indy Eleven Dawson 12 Del Campo 45 Culbertson 58 Ramos 74 Paterson 58 Youla 90 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón 6,474 Valdin Legister D 2 July 9, 2016 19:00 EDT Jacksonville Armada 2–1 Summary Puerto Rico Johnson 940 Dixon 27 Jérôme 78 Nurse 70 Ramos 78 Community First Park Jacksonville 5,134 Kevin Terry L 3 July 13, 2016 21:00 EDT Rayo OKC 2–2 Summary Puerto Rico Forbes 32 Pecka 45+ Velasquez 83 Michel 90 pen. Ramos 34 Rudy 55, 59 Pedro 57 Del Campo 74 Miller Stadium Yukon 3,531 Daniel Radford D 4 July 16, 2016 19:30 EDT Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Summary Puerto Rico Cole 10 Avila 15 Nanchoff 63 King 77 Heinemann 90 Dawson 33 S. Rivera 76 Al Lang Stadium St. Petersburg 5,873 Rubiel Vazquez L 5 July 23, 2016 19:30 EDT Puerto Rico 1–0 Summary Rayo OKC Ramos 53 Paulo 66 Culbertson 90+1 Hernández 72 Forbes 90+1 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón 4,907 Kimbell Ward W 6 July 30, 2016 19:00 EDT New York Cosmos 3–0 Summary Puerto Rico Cristiano 16 o.g. Arango 84 Mkosana 90+2 J. Rivera 22 Kafari 82 Shuart Stadium Hempstead 3,391 Edvin Jurisevic L 7 August 3, 2016 20:00 EDT Minnesota United 1–1 Summary Puerto Rico Kafari 46 o.g. Ibson 27 Ramos 5 Rudy 59 Kafari 66 Dawson 88 S. Rivera 90+4 National Sports Center Blaine 6,101 Guido Gonzales Jr. D 8 August 6, 2016 19:30 EDT Puerto Rico 0–1 Summary Edmonton Del Campo 5 Eckersley 22 Nicklaw 28 Ameobi 74 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón 3,307 William Anderson L 9 August 13, 2016 19:30 EDT Carolina RailHawks 2–2 Summary Puerto Rico Bravo 40, 90+2 Fondy 89 Paulo 52 Ramos 67 WakeMed Soccer Park Cary 6,056 Alex Chilowicz D 10 August 20, 2016 19:30 EDT Puerto Rico 1–2 Summary New York Cosmos Nurse 23 Ramos 28 Ramos 60 Paulo 87 Arrieta 62 Guenzatti 90+1 Guenzatti 90+2 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón 4,208 Kimbell Ward L 11 August 28, 2016 18:00 EDT Edmonton 0–0 Summary Puerto Rico Eckersley 31 Nyassi 0 86 Nicklaw 90+3 Nurse 42 Soria 88 Clarke Stadium Edmonton 2,007 Yusri Rudolf D 12 September 3, 2016 19:30 EDT Puerto Rico 0–3 Summary Miami Steele 15 Cvitanich 54 Poku 88 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón 2,556 Sandy Vasquez L 13 September 7, 2016 19:30 EDT Puerto Rico 0–0 Summary Ottawa Fury Rudy 57 Marrero 66 Bailey 37 Timbó 51 Roberts 90+4 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón 1,233 Javier Santos D 14 September 10, 2016 19:30 EDT Puerto Rico 0–0 Summary Tampa Bay Rowdies Mkandawire 31 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón 3,975 Sandy Vasquez D 15 September 17, 2016 19:30 EDT Puerto Rico 3–3 Summary Jacksonville Armada Marrero 3 Oliver 32 Soria 59 Rivera 84 Eloundou 29 Bahner 34 Jérôme 57 Keita 83 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón 3,243 Kevin Morrison D 16 September 23, 2016 20:00 EDT Miami 0–1 Summary Puerto Rico Smith 20 Soria 21 Nurse 38 Campos 79 o.g. Oliver 84 Ramos 90+5 FIU Stadium Miami 10,012 Geoff Gamble W 17 September 28, 2016 19:30 EDT Puerto Rico 2–1 Summary Fort Lauderdale Strikers Rudy 41 Cristiano 44 Marrero 45+1 Bardic 67 Amauri 2 Pineda 40 Agbossoumonde 90+2 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón 1,424 Rodphin Harris W 18 October 2, 2016 19:00 EDT Ottawa Fury 1–2 Summary Puerto Rico Williams 15 Culbertson 2778 Dawson 0 71 Rivera 77 Spangenberg 88 TD Place Stadium Ottawa 4,556 Robert Schaap W 19 October 8, 2016 19:30 EDT Puerto Rico 0–0 Summary Minnesota United Lowe 73 Cruz 82 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón 4,347 Adrian Skeete D 20 October 15, 2016 19:00 EDT Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–0 Summary Puerto Rico Sandoval 71 Moura 78 Angulo 85 Kafari 23 Cristiano 58 Rudy 90+2 Central Broward Regional Park Lauderhill 1,065 Caleb Mendez L 21 October 22, 2016 19:30 EDT Indy Eleven 3–0 Summary Puerto Rico Braun 36 Zayed 45 Mares 45+3 Oliver 2 14 38 Michael Carroll Stadium Indianapolis 8,916 Rosendo Mendoza L 22 October 29, 2016 19:30 EDT Puerto Rico 2–1 Summary Carolina RailHawks Rivera 6 Ramos 42 Moses 32 Bravo 76 Watson 90+3 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón 6,137 Valdrin Legister W Copa Luis Villarejo 2016 Copa Luis Villarejo Quarterfinals First leg November 4, 2016 19:30 EDT Puerto Rico Bayamon 2–0 Report Guayama Ramos 54S. Rivera 56 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón W Second leg November 6, 2016 19:00 EDT Guayama 0–4 0–6 Report Bayamon Puerto Rico J. Rivera 23Bement 38 43Oliver 74 Cancha de Balompié de Guayama Guayama W Semifinals First leg November 10, 2016 19:30 EDT Bayamón Bayamón 0–3 Bayamón Puerto Rico Bayamón Soccer Complex Bayamón W Second leg November 16, 2016 19:00 EDT Puerto Rico Bayamón 1–0 4–0 Bayamón Bayamón Cristiano 44 pen. Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón W Final November 20, 2016 19:00 EDT Puerto Rico Bayamón 4–1 Caguas Criollos Caguas Ramos Ramos Ramos J. Rivera 88 - 63 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón W Squad statistics match played October 29, 2016 Appearances and goals NASL Fall Season 2 Cristiano DF BRA 21 0 3 Camilo Botero DF COL 2+4 0 4 Rudy Dawson DF CRC 19+1 0 5 Ramón Soria DF ESP 21 0 6 Conor Agnew MF USA 1+5 0 8 Chris Nurse MF GUY 12+2 0 9 Pedro MF BRA 6+6 0 10 Joseph Marrero MF PUR 9+7 1 11 Paulo MF BRA 17+4 1 12 Ramon Martin Del Campo DF USA 16 0 13 Kyle Culbertson DF USA 12+3 1 14 Brian Bement FW USA 5+8 0 16 David Eduardo López FW MEX 1+4 0 17 Oliver FW BRA 9 1 18 Trevor Spangenberg GK USA 12 0 19 Jorge Rivera MF PUR 4+5 0 20 Héctor Ramos FW PUR 19 8 21 Michael Kafari MF GHA 15 0 22 Evans Frimpong MF GHA 1+2 0 23 Sidney Rivera FW USA 9+7 3 24 David Meves GK USA 10 0 26 Bljedi Bardic FW MNE 1+2 1 29 Tyler Rudy MF USA 20+1 2 |- |colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Puerto Rico who left the club during the season: |} Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameNASL Fall SeasonTotal1 FWPUR20Héctor Ramos882 FWUSA23Sidney Rivera333 MFUSA29Tyler Rudy224 MFBRA11Paulo11MFPUR10Joseph Marrero11DFUSA13Kyle Culbertson11FWBRA17Oliver11FWMNE26Bljedi Bardic11 Own goal11TOTALS1919 Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameNASL Fall SeasonTotal2 BRADFCristiano20204 CRCDFRudy Dawson31315 ESPDFRamón Soria30308 GUYMFChris Nurse40409 BRAMFPedro101010PURMFJoseph Marrero202011BRAMFPaulo202012USADFRamón Del Campo303013USADFKyle Culbertson303017BRAFWOliver313118USAGKTrevor Spangenberg101019PURFWJorge Rivera101020PURFWHéctor Ramos202021GHAMFMichael Kafari303023USAFWSidney Rivera202029USAMFTyler Rudy4040TOTALS392392 References 30em External links http://www.puertoricofc.com/ Category:Puerto Rico FC Category:American soccer clubs 2016 season Category:2016 North American Soccer League season