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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)
2016 →

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.

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 United States 2–0 Scotland 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 United States 0–2 Denmark 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 Red card 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 Puerto Rico 1–2 United States 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 6'
Villa 19'
Williams Yellow card 57'
Mullins 84'
Report Rowe Yellow card 11'
Gonçalves Red card 66'
Dorman Yellow card 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 Yellow card 49' Report Facey Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 82'
Saunders Yellow card 90'
Wingert Yellow card 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 Yellow card 73'
Watson-Siriboe Yellow card 86'
Report Opara 12'
Nagamura Yellow card 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 Yellow card 81'
Nogueira 90+2'
Report Villa 55'
Watson-Siriboe Yellow card 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 Yellow card 25'
Calle Yellow card 32'
Ballouchy 57', Yellow card 58'
Watson-Siriboe Yellow card 73'
Jacobson Yellow card 87'
Report Nogueira Yellow card 22'
Williams Yellow card 41'
Sapong Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 88'
Diskerud Yellow card 50'
Ballouchy 54'
Poku Yellow card 85'
Report Martins 23', 66', Yellow card 79'
Pappa Yellow card 39'
Mears Yellow card 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 Yellow card 18' Yellow-red card 36'
Kljestan Yellow card 90'
BBC Report
MLS Report
Mullins 76'
Allen Yellow card 82'
Poku Yellow card 87'
Ballouchy Yellow card 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 Red card 26'
Ballouchy 45+1'
Villa Yellow card 45+3'
Facey Yellow card 51'
Jacobson Yellow card 71'
Shelton 90+1'
[1] Cociș 14'
Larentowicz 27' (pen.), Yellow card 55'
Jones Yellow card 61'
Maloney Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 32'
Villa 45+1' (pen.)
Hernandez Yellow card 79'
Report Bruin 16'
Clark Yellow card 35'
Garrido Yellow card 54'
Rodríguez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 89'
Report Hernandez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'
Report Duvall Yellow card 34', 52'
Robles Yellow card 41'
Wright-Phillips 47'
Perrinelle Yellow card 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 Yellow card 69'
Piatti 77' (pen.)
Romero Yellow card 90+3'
Report Villa 34', 82'
Poku Yellow card 45+1'
Mullins Yellow card 53'
Allen Yellow card 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 Yellow card 60'
Ballouchy Yellow card 66'
Mullins 84'
Report Hagglund Yellow card 25'
Giovinco 34' (pen.), 40', 43'
Warner Yellow card 62'
Delgado 82'
Morrow Yellow card 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' Yellow card 29'
Caldwell Yellow card 42'
Hall Yellow card 90+2'
Report Hernandez Yellow card 48'
Grabavoy Red card 55'
Jacobson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Mena Yellow card 43'
Hernandez Yellow card 53'
Villa 68' (pen.)
McNamara 85'
Report Oduro 5'
Piatti 32', 84' (pen.)
Donadel Yellow card 45+1'
Romero Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+2'
Report McNamara Yellow card 45'
Facey Yellow card 59'
Mullins Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
McNamara 51' Yellow card 75'
Villa 80' Yellow card 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 Yellow card 51'
Poku 54', 66'
Saunders Yellow card 90+3'
Iraola Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 69'
Kamara Yellow card 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) HarrisYellow card 30'
Akindele 45'
Michel 45+4', Yellow card 64'
Report WingertYellow card 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'
HernandezYellow card 62'
Mullins 77'
SaundersYellow card 88'
CheyrouYellow card 52'
PerquisYellow card 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) PirloYellow card 33'
AllenYellow card 44'
Grabavoy 51', 63'
Villa 65'
WingertYellow card 66'
JacobsonYellow card 86'
Report GoodsonYellow card 34'
PelosiYellow card 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) MoralesYellow card 82'
TecheraYellow card 83'
Morales 88' (pen.)
Report FaceyYellow card 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) FranklinYellow card 66'
Espindola 73'
BoswellYellow card 87'
Saborio 90+2'
Report Lampard 1'
WingertYellow card 31'
MenaYellow card 54'
AllenYellow card 81'
HernandezYellow card 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 Yellow card 36'
Larin 62', 70'
Rivas Yellow card 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 Yellow card 77'
McNamara Yellow card 86'
Villa 90+1' (pen.)
Report Nguyen 5'
Davies 38'
Rowe 55'
Fagundez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 40'
Fernandes 65'
Szetela Yellow card 80'
Mkosana 90'
Chirishian Yellow card 90+1'
Ayoze Yellow card 117'
Freeman Yellow card 118'
NYCFC Report
MLS Box Score
NASL Report
Poku 24', 57'
Ballouchy Yellow card 59'
Wingert Yellow card 86'
Grabavoy Yellow card 115'
Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 11,446
Referee: Matt Kreitzer
Penalties
soccer ball with check mark Stokkelien
soccer ball with red X Freeman
soccer ball with red X Fernandes
soccer ball with check mark Mkosana
soccer ball with check mark Moffat
soccer ball with check mark Gorskie
soccer ball with check mark Wingert
soccer ball with red X Grabavoy
soccer ball with check mark Ballouchy
soccer ball with check mark Diskerud
soccer ball with red X Mullins
soccer ball with red X 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 Puerto Rico GK 2014 (1981-03-02)March 2, 1981 (aged 34) United States Real Salt Lake 33 0
18 Ryan Meara United States GK 2014 (1990-11-15)November 15, 1990 (aged 24) United States New York Red Bulls 1 0
25 Eirik Johansen Norway GK 2015 (1992-07-12)July 12, 1992 (aged 23) England Manchester City 1 0
Defenders
2 Jason Hernandez United States CB 2014 (1983-08-23)August 23, 1983 (aged 32) United States San Jose Earthquakes 27 0
3 Kwame Watson-Siriboe United States RB / CB 2014 (1986-11-13)November 13, 1986 (aged 28) United States Real Salt Lake 12 1
5 Jeb Brovsky United States RB 2014 (1988-12-03)December 3, 1988 (aged 26) Canada Montreal Impact 16 0
17 Chris Wingert United States LB 2014 (1982-06-16)June 16, 1982 (aged 33) United States Real Salt Lake 28 0
24 Shay Facey England CB / RB 2015 (1995-01-07)January 7, 1995 (aged 20) England Manchester City 24 0
69 Angeliño Spain LB 2015 (1997-01-04)January 4, 1997 (aged 18) England Manchester City 14 0
51 Andoni Iraola Spain RB 2015 (1982-06-22)June 22, 1982 (aged 33) Spain Athletic Bilbao 9 0
27 R. J. Allen United States RB 2015 (1990-04-17)April 17, 1990 (aged 25) Denmark Skive 15 0
Midfielders
4 Andrew Jacobson United States AM 2014 (1989-09-25)September 25, 1989 (aged 26) Norway Stabæk 34 1
8 Frank Lampard England CM 2015 (1978-06-20)June 20, 1978 (aged 37) England Manchester City 10 3
10 Mix Diskerud United States CM 2015 (1990-10-02)October 2, 1990 (aged 25) Norway Rosenborg 28 3
11 Ned Grabavoy United States LM 2014 (1983-07-01)July 1, 1983 (aged 32) United States Real Salt Lake 27 2
21 Andrea Pirlo Italy CM 2015 (1979-05-19)May 19, 1979 (aged 36) Italy Juventus 13 0
15 Tommy McNamara United States AM 2014 (1991-02-06)February 6, 1991 (aged 24) United States Chivas USA 19 5
16 Connor Brandt United States CM 2015 (1992-09-15)September 15, 1992 (aged 23) United States Tucson 1 0
20 Mehdi Ballouchy Morocco LM 2014 (1983-04-06)April 6, 1983 (aged 32) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 20 3
26 Sebastián Velásquez Colombia AM 2014 (1991-02-11)February 11, 1991 (aged 24) United States Real Salt Lake 12 0
30 Javier Calle Colombia CM 2015 (1991-04-29)April 29, 1991 (aged 24) Colombia Independiente Medellín 12 1
88 Kwadwo Poku Ghana AM 2015 (1992-02-19)February 19, 1992 (aged 23) United States Atlanta Silverbacks 28 6
Strikers
7 David Villa (captain) Spain CF 2014 (1981-12-03)December 3, 1981 (aged 33) Spain Atlético Madrid 30 18
14 Patrick Mullins United States CF 2014 (1992-02-05)February 5, 1992 (aged 23) United States New England Revolution 25 6
19 Khiry Shelton United States CF 2015 (1993-06-26)June 26, 1993 (aged 22) United States Lane United 17 1
99 Tony Taylor United States CF 2014 (1989-07-13)July 13, 1989 (aged 26) Cyprus 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 United States USA Jason Hernandez 27 0 26+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF United States USA Kwame Watson-Siriboe 15 1 10+4 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
4 MF United States USA Andrew Jacobson 34 1 33+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF United States USA Jeb Brovsky 16 0 12+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF United States USA George John 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Spain ESP David Villa 30 18 29+1 18 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard 10 3 9+1 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF United States USA Mix Diskerud 28 3 23+4 3 0+0 0 1+0 0
11 MF United States USA Ned Grabavoy 27 2 22+4 2 0+0 0 0+1 0
12 GK Puerto Rico PUR Josh Saunders 33 0 33+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW United States USA Patrick Mullins 25 6 11+13 6 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 MF United States USA Tommy McNamara 19 3 15+4 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF United States USA Connor Brandt 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF United States USA Chris Wingert 28 0 26+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
18 GK United States USA Ryan Meara 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW United States USA Khiry Shelton 17 1 7+10 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF Morocco MAR Mehdi Ballouchy 20 3 16+3 3 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 MF Italy ITA Andrea Pirlo 13 0 12+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Spain ESP Pablo Álvarez 9 0 3+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 DF Colombia COL Jefferson Mena 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF England ENG Shay Facey 24 0 20+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 GK Norway NOR Eirik Johansen 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
26 MF Colombia COL Sebastián Velásquez 12 0 5+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF United States USA R. J. Allen 15 0 13+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
30 MF Colombia COL Javier Calle 12 1 7+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
51 DF Spain ESP Andoni Iraola 9 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
69 DF Spain ESP Angeliño 14 0 10+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
88 MF Ghana GHA Kwadwo Poku 28 6 6+21 4 0+0 0 1+0 2
99 FW United States USA Tony Taylor 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Released MF United States USA Matt Dunn 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Released DF United States USA Josh Williams 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Released FW Slovakia 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 Spain David Villa[16]
15 Spain David Villa[17]

Major League Soccer Team of the Week selection

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

Major League Soccer Goal of the Week award

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Week Player
14 United States 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] Puerto Rico Josh Saunders
April[30] Puerto Rico Josh Saunders
May[31] Morocco Mehdi Ballouchy
June[32] United States Tommy McNamara
July[33] Spain David Villa
August[34] Ghana Kwadwo Poku
September[35] England Frank Lampard
October[36] Puerto Rico Josh Saunders

Transfers

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In

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

Out

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Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
US
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
MF United States Daniel Lovitz 23 US Canada Toronto FC Trade Winter Allocation money NYCFC.com
MF United States Sal Zizzo 27 US United States New York Red Bulls Trade Winter Ryan Meara p/x NYCFC.com
DF United States Omar Salgado 21 US Mexico Tigres Transfer Winter Undisclosed MLSSoccer.com
32 FW Slovakia Adam Nemec 29 Non-US Netherlands Willem II Transfer Summer Free sbisoccer.com
13 DF United States Josh Williams 26 US Release
23 MF United States Matt Dunn 20 US Release
1 GK United States Akira Fitzgerald 27 US Release
2 DF Ecuador Andrés Mendoza 25 Non-US Release

Loan in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned From Start End Source
18 GK United States Ryan Meara United States New York Red Bulls December 11, 2014 December 2015 NYCFC.com
30 MF Colombia Javier Calle Colombia Independiente Medellín February 6, 2015 December 2015 NYCFC.com
24 DF England Shay Facey England Manchester City March 6, 2015 January 1, 2016 NYCFC.com
69 DF Spain Angeliño England 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 Spain David Villa Australia Melbourne City June 3, 2014 December 31, 2014 BBC.co.uk
5 DF United States Jeb Brovsky Norway Strømsgodset June 13, 2014 December 31, 2014 EmpireOfSoccer.com
12 GK Puerto Rico Josh Saunders United States San Antonio Scorpions July 18, 2014 December 31, 2014 NYCFC.com Archived July 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
4 MF United States Andrew Jacobson Norway Stabæk IF July 29, 2014 December 31, 2014 NYCFC.com Archived July 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
3 DF United States Kwame Watson-Siriboe United States 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 United States D.C. United Allocation money MLSsoccer.com
Discovery rights for Kwadwo Poku United States Seattle Sounders FC Conditional 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick NYCFC.com

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