2016 American Ultimate Disc League season

The 2016 American Ultimate Disc League season was the fifth season for the league. The twenty-six teams were split into four regional divisions (East, Midwest, West and South), with each team playing a 14-game schedule. The second and third placed teams in each division advanced to a playoff match, with the winners facing the first placed team in their division. The winners of these matches advanced to the AUDL Championship Weekend, which featured semifinals and then a final for the AUDL Championship. The Dallas Roughnecks defeated the Seattle Cascades 33–27 in the final to become the 2016 AUDL Champions.[7]

American Ultimate Disc League
Season2016
Number of matches193
Number of teams26
TV partner(s)ESPN3
East
ChampionsToronto Rush
Runners-upDC Breeze
Third placeNew York Empire
Biggest winPHI 6–28 TOR[1]
(June 11, 2016)
Midwest
ChampionsMadison Radicals
Runners-upPittsburgh Thunderbirds
Third placeMinnesota Wind Chill
Biggest winCIN 14–35 IND[2]
(April 24, 2016)
MIN 15–36 MAD[3]
(May 27, 2016)
West
ChampionsSeattle Cascades
Runners-upSan Francisco FlameThrowers
Third placeLos Angeles Aviators
Biggest winSD 14–31 SF[4]
(April 23, 2016)
South
ChampionsDallas Roughnecks
Runners-upAtlanta Hustle
Third placeRaleigh Flyers
Biggest winRAL 12–33 AUS[5]
(July 10, 2016)
Postseason
ChampionsDallas Roughnecks
Runners-upSeattle Cascades
Biggest winSEA 31–23 LA[6]
(July 16, 2016)
← 2015
2017 →

Regular season

Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference.[9]
(C) Division champion, (Q) Qualified for the division playoffs

East Division
Team W L PD Qualifying position
Toronto Rush (C) (Q) 122+100 East Division Final
DC Breeze (Q) 104+65 East Division Playoff
New York Empire (Q) 77+32
Ottawa Outlaws 77+2
Montreal Royal 68−33
Philadelphia Phoenix 014−166
Team DC MTL NY OTT PHI TOR
DC Breeze N/A 2–1
26–18
28–14
22–27		 3–0
*23–22
15–14
**27–26		 1–1
28–17
22–27		 3–0
24–15
34–18
27–16		 1–2
24–25**
23–24
28–23
Montreal Royal 1–2
18–26
14–28
27–22		 N/A 1–1
19–21
12–17		 1–2
24–31
27–30
21–20		 3–0
25–17
21–18
27–19		 1–2
31–27
18–29
14–26
New York Empire 0–3
22–23*
14–15
26–27**		 1–1
21–19
17–12		 N/A 2–1
24–19
23–21
19–24		 3–0
28–16
32–17
28–13		 0–3
14–22
21–27
20–22*
Ottawa Outlaws 1–1
17–28
27–22		 2–1
31–24
30–27
20–21		 1–2
19–24
21–23
24–19		 N/A 3–0
25–13
30–22
37–16		 0–3
15–32
24–30
20–35
Philadelphia Phoenix 0–3
15–24
18–34
16–27		 0–3
17–25
18–21
19–27		 0–3
16–28
17–32
13–28		 0–3
13–25
20–30
16–37		 N/A 0–2
16–24
6–28
Toronto Rush 2–1
**25–24
24–23
23–28		 2–1
27–31
29–18
26–14		 3–0
22–14
27–21
*22–20		 3–0
32–15
30–24
35–20		 2–0
24–16
28–6		 N/A

* Overtime win

** Second overtime win

Midwest Division
Team W L PD Qualifying position
Madison Radicals (C) (Q) 140+136 Midwest Division Final
Pittsburgh Thunderbirds (Q) 104+61 Midwest Division Playoff
Minnesota Wind Chill (Q) 95−26
Indianapolis AlleyCats 86+44
Chicago Wildfire 410−34
Detroit Mechanix 410−79
Cincinnati Revolution 014−102

West Division
Team W L PD Qualifying position
San Francisco FlameThrowers (C) (Q) 113+52 West Division Final
Seattle Cascades (Q) 95+16 West Division Playoff
Los Angeles Aviators (Q) 95+21
Vancouver Riptide 68−8
San Jose Spiders 59−27
San Diego Growlers 212−54

South Division
Team W L PD Qualifying position
Dallas Roughnecks (C) (Q) 140+134 South Division Final
Raleigh Flyers (Q) 95+11 South Division Playoff
Atlanta Hustle (Q) 77−2
Austin Sol 77+26
Jacksonville Cannons 59−20
Charlotte Express 410−59
Nashville Nightwatch 311−90

Postseason

Regional semifinal matches were played on July 16, with regional finals taking place on July 17 and July 23.[10][11] Matches for the AUDL Semifinals were decided based on the seeding of teams from their results during the season.

Division Playoffs Division Finals AUDL Championship Semifinals AUDL Championship
                           
    East Division        
East Division
Toronto 23*
DC 24
  DC 21  
New York 20   Toronto 20
  Midwest Division
Midwest Division   Dallas 27  
Madison 20
Pittsburgh 20
  Pittsburgh 16  
Minnesota 18   Seattle 27
  West Division
West Division   Dallas 33
San Francisco 17
Seattle 31
  Seattle 23  
Los Angeles 23   Seattle 26
  South Division
South Division   Madison 25  
Dallas 28
Raleigh 23
  Atlanta 21  
Atlanta 25  

* Overtime win

Division Playoffs

  Postponed

July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)
18:30 ET
East Division
20–24
(6–6, 4–8, 6–5, 4–5)
4 goals
Kevin Norton
5 goals
John Helton
5 assists
John Wodatch
5 assists
Markha Shofner
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
Players of the game:
NY: John Wodatch (+7)
DC: Alan Kolick, Brian Marshall (+5)


July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)
19:00 ET
Midwest Division
18–20
(3–6, 5–5, 5–5, 5–4)
2 goals
Six players
5 goals
David Vatz
7 assists
Ben Jagt
5 assists
Alex Thorne
Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 750[12]
Players of the game:
MIN: Ben Jagt (+6)
PIT: David Vatz (+6)


July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)
19:30 ET
South Division
P–P
Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh, NC
  • Due to lightning strikes, the match was postponed until the next day.[13]


July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)
19:30 PT
West Division
Seattle Cascades
31–23
(8–1, 9–4, 9–9, 5–9)
7 goals
Mark Burton
6 goals
Bryan Nguyen
7 assists
Phil Murray
5 assists
Eric Lissner
Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
Players of the game:
SEA: Nick Stuart (+10)
LA: Eli Friedman, Eric Lissner (+6)


July 17, 2016 (2016-07-17)
12:00 ET
South Division
25–23
(7–5, 5–8, 5–5, 8–5)
5 goals
Anders Olsen
5 goals
Terrence Mitchell
5 assists
Dylan Tunnell
5 assists
Brian Casey
Jonathan Nethercutt
Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh, NC
Players of the game:
ATL: Nathan Vickroy (+7)
RAL: Brian Casey, Jonathan Nethercutt, Terrence Mitchell (+6)

Division Finals
July 17, 2016 (2016-07-17)
14:00 PT
West Division
Seattle Cascades
23–17
(3–3, 10–3, 6–6, 4–5)
4 goals
Zane Rankin
2 goals
Six players
5 assists
Danny Karlinsky
5 assists
Eli Kerns
Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
Players of the game:
SEA: Mark Burton, Zane Rankin, Matthew Rehder (+5)
SF: Joel Schlachet (+5)


July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23)
17:00 ET
East Division
21–23 (OT)
(4–5, 6–6, 2–4, 7–4, 2–4)
7 goals
Tom Doi
5 goals
Steve Armitage
3 assists
Matt Kerrigan
4 assists
Andrew Carroll
Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Players of the game:
DC: Tom Doi (+9)
TOR: Steve Armitage (+7)
July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23)
18:00 CT
Midwest Division
16–20
(4–5, 3–4, 6–5, 3–6)
3 goals
David Vatz
Mike Ogren
4 goals
Colin Camp
Peter Graffy
4 assists
Pat Earles
3 assists
Tom Annen
Jay Froude
Breese Stevens Field, Madison, WI
Players of the game:
PIT: David Vatz (+4)
MAD: Colin Camp (+6)
  • Due to lightning strikes, the start was delayed until 20:35 CT
July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23)
19:00 CT
South Division
21–28
(4–3, 4–8, 8–6, 5–11)
3 goals
Anders Olsen
Matt Smith
3 goals
Six players
3 assists
Max Leonard
Dylan Tunnell
5 assists
Jimmy Mickle
Five Star Soccer Complex, The Colony, TX
Players of the game:
ATL: Sam Little (+5)
DAL: Brandon Malecek (+6)

AUDL Championship Weekend

Semifinals
August 6, 2016 (2016-08-06)
16:00 CT
Semifinal #1
20–27
(4–8, 4–6, 6–7, 6–6)
4 goals
Jonathan Martin
6 goals
Kurt Gibson
4 assists
Anatoly Vasilyev
5 assists
Chris Mazur
Breese Stevens Field, Madison, WI
Players of the game:
TOR: Jonathan Martin (+5)
DAL: Dalton Smith (+9)
August 6, 2016 (2016-08-06)
19:00 CT
Semifinal #2
Seattle Cascades
26–25
(3–6, 7–9, 9–6, 7–4)
5 goals
Dave Wiseman
3 assists
Four players
Breese Stevens Field, Madison, WI
MAD: Dave Wiseman, Pat Shriwise (+6)

Final
August 7, 2016 (2016-08-07)
12:00 CT
Championship Game
Seattle Cascades
27–33
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See also

References
  1. "Philadelphia Phoenix 6–28 Toronto Rush". theAUDL.com. June 11, 2016. Archived from the original on June 28, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. "Cincinnati Revolution 14–35 Indianapolis AlleyCats". theAUDL.com. April 24, 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  3. "Minnesota Wind Chill 15–36 Madison Radicals". theAUDL.com. May 27, 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  4. "San Diego Growlers 14–35 San Francisco FlameThrowers". theAUDL.com. April 23, 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  5. "Raleigh Flyers 12–33 Austin Sol". theAUDL.com. July 10, 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  6. "Seattle Cascades 31–23 Los Angeles Aviators". theAUDL.com. July 16, 2016. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  7. "Seattle Cascades 27–33 Dallas Roughnecks". theAUDL.com. August 7, 2016. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  8. "2016 Standings". Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  9. AUDL [@theAudl] (July 6, 2016). "Tiebreaker clarification" (Tweet). Retrieved July 10, 2016 – via Twitter.
  10. Even Lepler (July 6, 2016). "The Tuesday Toss: The Final (Weekend) Countdown". theAUDL.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  11. "Playoff Schedule". theAUDL.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  12. @PGHThunderbirds (July 16, 2016). "@PghMoxie 750" (Tweet). Retrieved July 16, 2016 – via Twitter.
  13. @theAUDL (July 16, 2016). "Due to lightning storms, South Division game @atlantahustle at @raleigh_flyers postponed until tomorrow #AUDL" (Tweet). Retrieved July 16, 2016 – via Twitter.
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