2016 OKC Energy FC season
| 2016 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Bob Funk, Jr. | ||
| Manager | Jimmy Nielsen | ||
| Stadium | Taft Stadium | ||
| USL Playoffs | Conference Semi-finals vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round vs FC Dallas | ||
| Top goalscorer | Wojciech Wojcik (4) | ||
| Highest home attendance | League: 6,455 (Apr.9 vs. Saint Louis) All: 7,075 (Feb. 27 vs. Dallas) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,753 (Aug. 2 vs. Sacramento) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 4,950 All: 5,140 | ||
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The 2016 Oklahoma City Energy FC season was the club's third season in existence, and their third season playing in the United Soccer League (USL), the third tier of the American soccer pyramid.
Background
This is the second season where Oklahoma City Energy FC plays its full season at Taft Stadium. KSBI-TV will air all Energy FC matches this season. Energy FC qualified for the playoffs again this season as a 7th seed but lost to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 in the Conference Semi-finals.
Review
Roster
As of 8/20/2016 [1]
| No. | Position | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  PUR
|
Cody Laurendi |
| 2 | DF |  USA
|
Jacob VanCompernolle (on loan from Swope Park Rangers) |
| 3 | DF | USA
|
Kyle Hyland |
| 4 | DF |  CMR
|
Cyprian Hedrick |
| 6 | MF | USA
|
Jose Cuevas (on loan from Arizona United SC) |
| 7 | MF |  DEN
|
Sebastian Dalgaard |
| 8 | DF | USA
|
Michael Thomas |
| 9 | FW | DEN
|
Danni König |
| 10 | FW |  NED
|
Tim Janssen |
| 12 | MF | USA
|
Daniel Gonzalez |
| 13 | FW |  SWE
|
Linus Olsson |
| 14 | MF | USA
|
Coy Craft (on loan from FC Dallas) |
| 15 | DF |  GER
|
Timo Pitter (on loan from FC Dallas) |
| 16 | GK | USA
|
Jacob Lissek |
| 17 | MF |  HUN
|
Péter Tóth |
| 18 | GK | USA
|
C. J. Cochran |
| 19 | DF | USA
|
Michael Harris |
| 20 | FW | USA
|
Daniel Jackson |
| 21 | FW |  ENG
|
Jordan Rideout |
| 22 | DF | USA
|
Kalen Ryden |
| 23 | MF |  MEX
|
Luis Martinez |
| 24 | GK | USA
|
Ray Clark |
| 25 | MF | DEN
|
Michael Byskov |
| 26 | DF | USA
|
Coady Andrews |
| 27 | FW | USA
|
Colin Bonner (on loan from FC Dallas) |
| 28 | FW |  POL
|
Wojciech Wojcik (on loan from Indy Eleven) |
| 30 | FW | USA
|
Andy Craven |
| 32 | DF | USA
|
Devante Dubose |
Competitions
| February 12, 2016 Friendly | New York City FC | 1–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Bradenton, Florida |
| 12:00 PM CST | Villa  18' |
Report | Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 17, 2016 Friendly | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–0 | HB Køge | Bradenton, Florida |
| 2:00 PM CST | Frimpong 58' |
Report | Stadium: IMG Academy | |
| Note: Played in two 35-minute halves. | ||||
| February 21, 2016 Friendly | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–0 | Orlando City B | Bradenton, Florida |
| 12:00 PM CST | Townsend 8' Ryden  |
Report | Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 27, 2016 Friendly | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–2 | FC Dallas | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CST | Byskov 17', 28' |
Report | Harris 5' Pitter 15' Ortiz 82' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 7,075 |
| March 6, 2016 Friendly | FC Dallas Reserves | 2–1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Frisco, Texas |
| 4:15 PM CST | Jara 4' Lizarazo 74' (pen.)Hernandez  77' |
Report | Byskov 16' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
| March 13, 2016 Friendly | Saint Louis FC | 0–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Springfield, Missouri |
| 2:00 PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Greenwood Field, Lake Country Soccer Complex |
| March 19, 2016 Friendly | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–1 | Omaha Mavericks | Norman, Oklahoma |
| 2:00 PM CDT | Townsend 21' |
Report | Hamadi 56' |
Stadium: Norman North Soccer Field |
| June 28, 2016 Friendly | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0–1 | Chivas | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Dubose 84' |
Report | Bravo 29' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 6,687 |
USL
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 |
Source: Match reports
Updated to match(es) played on February 9, 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| March 26, 2016 1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Evans 11' König 63' |
Report | Maybin 32' Gonzalez 54' Gorrick 85' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 5,646 Referee: Leszek Stalmach |
| April 9, 2016 2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–2 | Saint Louis FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Dalgaard 9' Gonzalez 38'Craft 60' |
Report | Cicciarelli 23' Fink 36', 80' Bushue 64' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 6,455 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
| April 23, 2016 3 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Ryden 79' |
Report | Duke 30' Selbol 63' Oliveria 82' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 5,690 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| May 1, 2016 4 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 1–1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Tukwila, Washington |
| 9:00 PM CDT | Mansaray 20', 71' Schweitzer 62' Fisher 78'  81' |
Report | Dalgaard 56' Craft 59' Rideout 90', 90+' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
| May 7, 2016 5 | Arizona United SC | 0–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Peoria, Arizona |
| 9:30 PM CDT | Rooney 73' Woszcynski 90+' |
Report | König 56' Thomas 90+' Rideout 90+' |
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 3,108 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| May 15, 2016 6 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–1 | San Antonio FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 6:00 PM CDT | König 37' |
Report | Garcia 18' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 5,393 Referee: Luigi Lazareno |
| May 21, 2016 7 | San Antonio FC | 0–1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Garcia 27' |
Report | Bonner 58' Gonzalez 86' Byskov 89' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,165 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| May 24, 2016 8 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 3–1 | Real Monarchs SLC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | König 28' Andrews 37' Hyland 90+' |
Report | Sandoval 23' McGovern 65' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,219 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| June 4, 2016 9 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 0–2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Tulsa,Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Peters 73' |
Report | Wojcik 21' Gonzalez 28' Rideout 85' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,913 Referee: Patrick Rosas |
| June 11, 2016 10 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 3–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Escalante 14', 52' Murphy 40' Malki 45' James 83' Bird 90+' |
Report | Hyland 53' |
Stadium: RGVFC Stadium Referee: Luis Guardia |
| June 18, 2016 11 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–3 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Ayrton 8', 38' Kelly 43' Ualefi 75' |
Report | Thomas 45+' Wojcik 64' Gonzalez 74' König 80' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,314 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
| June 25, 2016 12 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Craft 45+' Byskov 63' |
Report | Safiu 26' Flores 77' Sandhu 90+' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,905 Referee: Michael Zapata |
| July 2, 2016 13 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Byskov 62' Wojcik 67' Hyland 89' |
Report | Bird 45' Garcia 70' James 73' Rodríguez 90+' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,956 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| July 9, 2016 14 | San Antonio FC | 0–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Morgan 21' Ford 69' |
Report | Dalgaard 60' Thomas 69' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,855 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
| July 12, 2016 15 | Swope Park Rangers | 0–2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Duke 6' |
Report | Craft 84' Pitter 89' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,233 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| July 16, 2016 16 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–1 | Orange County Blues FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Thomas 23' Wojcik 34' Hedrick 40' Andrews 58' |
Report | Bjurman 26' Griffiths 39' Pluntke 89' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,513 Referee: Kyle Burkhardt |
| July 23, 2016 17 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 3–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Thomas 45' (pen.) Dalgaard 52' Bonner 89' Byskov 90+' |
Report | Ochoa 45' 71' Manhebo 63' Mata 78' Schafer 83' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Referee: Andrew Musashe |
| July 30, 2016 18 | Saint Louis FC | 0–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Fenton, Missouri |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Roberts 69' |
Report | Andrews 35' Thomas 36' |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Referee: Dule Durasevic |
| August 2, 2016 19 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Hyland 54' 90+' Andrews 71' König 90+' |
Report | Kiffe 83' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,753 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| August 6, 2016 20 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 0–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Report | Thomas 64' Olsson 90+' |
Stadium: RGVFC Stadium Referee: Robi Hullner |
| August 13, 2016 21 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0–0 | LA Galaxy II | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Dalgaard 34' Thomas 43' Wojcik 83' |
Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,216 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| August 20, 2016 22 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 0–2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Davoren 29' |
Pitter 7' Byskov 56' König 65' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,170 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| August 24, 2016 23 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Taeseong 19' Gonzalez 30' Durr 90+' |
Report | Andrews 21' Gonzalez 81' |
Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium Referee: Adam Finney |
| August 27, 2016 24 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Wojcik 45+' |
Report | Manhebo 44' Khan 68' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 5,933 Referee: Travis Haight |
| August 31, 2016 25 | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Fenton, Missouri |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Tshuma 20' David 32' Musa 76' |
Report | Andrews 32' Gonzalez 58', 66' |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,209 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| September 4, 2016 26 | Portland Timbers 2 | 4–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 9:00 PM CDT | Lewis 28' Bijev 34' (pen.), 46', 62' Bodily 71' Williams 74' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 1,732 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
| September 11, 2016 27 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–2 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Hyland 11' König 41' Olsson 59' |
Report | Ojong 45' Alfaro 41', 90+' Mansaray 55' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| September 18, 2016 28 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0–3 | Swope Park Rangers | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Hedrick 58' |
Report | Kelly 16' Gonzalez 25' Pasher 37' Tyrpak 43' Zendejas 45' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,412 Referee: Matt Trotter |
| September 21, 2016 29 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 2–1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Langley, British Columbia |
| 9:00 PM CDT | Bustos 16' (pen.), 74' 81' Chung 30' |
Report | Wojcik 22' Byskov 30' Andrews 40' Thomas 81' |
Stadium: McLeod Athletic Park Attendance: 1,183 |
| September 24, 2016 30 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–2 | Saint Louis FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Pitter 1' König 26' Craven 30' |
Report | Roberts 16' Tshuma 21' David 23' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 5,712 Referee: Travis Haight |
USL playoffs
First round
| October 1, 2016 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–3 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Luna 34' Ward 53' Bird 76' |
Report | Ryden 72' Olsson 72' Bonner 90+3,90+5' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 2,701 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
Conference Semi-finals
| October 8, 2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 3–2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2:00 PM CDT | Seymore 21' Froese 27' Greig 49' Haber 89' |
Report | Thomas 23' König 61' Andrews 62' Pitter 80' |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 1,308 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | LA Galaxy II | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 47 | Conference Playoffs |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 45 | |
| 7 | Oklahoma City Energy | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 43 | |
| 8 | Orange County Blues | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 40 | |
| 9 | Portland Timbers 2 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 40 |
Source: 2016 USL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
U.S. Open Cup
Oklahoma City Energy FC will enter Open Cup in the second round.
| May 18 Second round | Mississippi Brilla | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (9–10 p) | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Clinton, Mississippi |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Traceway Park |
| June 1 Third round | Rayo OKC | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Yukon, Oklahoma |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Juanan 40' Forbes 43' Boateng 115' Michel 119' |
Thomas 11' Cuevas 36' Dalgaard 45+'Hyland 107' Laurendi 119' |
Stadium: Miller Stadium Attendance: 4,385 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
| June 15 Fourth round | FC Dallas | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Dallas, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Ortiz 34' Lizarazo 38,44' |
Report | Rideout 26' König 87' Thomas 90' Harris 105' Tóth 118' |
Stadium: Westcott Field Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
| Penalties | ||||
 Lizarazo Acosta Díaz  Hedges Harris Ortiz Bonner |
König Cuevas Thomas Wojcik Tóth Andrews Hendrick |
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Statistics
Transfers
Transfers In
Loans in
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2016 | 8 October 2016 | MF | 6 | Jose Cuevas
|
Arizona United SC
|
| 8 April 2016 | 31 July 2016 | MF | 14 | Coy Craft
|
FC Dallas
|
| 29 April 2016 | 8 October 2016 | F | 27 | Colin Bonner
|
FC Dallas
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| 18 May 2016 | 8 October 2016 | F | 28 | Wojciech Wojcik
|
Indy Eleven
|
| 28 June 2016 | 8 October 2016 | D | 2 | Jacob VanCompernolle
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Swope Park Rangers
|
| 28 June 2016 | 8 October 2016 | D | 15 | Timo Pitter
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FC Dallas
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References
- ^ "Oklahoma City Energy Player Roster". Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2016.