2016 OKC Energy FC season

The 2016 Oklahoma City Energy FC season is the club's third season in existence, and their third season playing in the USL, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid.

OKC Energy FC
2016 season
ChairmanBob Funk, Jr.
ManagerJimmy Nielsen
StadiumTaft Stadium
USL PlayoffsConference Semi-Finals vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
U.S. Open CupFourth Round vs FC Dallas
Top goalscorerWojciech Wojcik (4)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 6,455
(Apr.9 vs. Saint Louis)
All: 7,075
(Feb. 27 vs. Dallas)
Lowest home attendance3,753
(Aug. 2 vs. Sacramento)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 4,950
All: 5,140

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 Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Cody Laurendi  Puerto Rico
2 Defender Jacob VanCompernolle (on loan from Swope Park Rangers)  United States
3 Defender Kyle Hyland  United States
4 Defender Cyprian Hedrick  Cameroon
6 Midfielder Jose Cuevas (on loan from Arizona United SC)  United States
7 Midfielder Sebastian Dalgaard  Denmark
8 Defender Michael Thomas  United States
9 Forward Danni König  Denmark
10 Forward Tim Janssen  Netherlands
12 Midfielder Daniel Gonzalez  United States
13 Forward Linus Olsson  Sweden
14 Midfielder Coy Craft (on loan from FC Dallas)  United States
15 Defender Timo Pitter (on loan from FC Dallas)  Germany
16 Goalkeeper Jacob Lissek  United States
17 Midfielder Péter Tóth  Hungary
18 Goalkeeper C. J. Cochran  United States
19 Defender Michael Harris  United States
20 Forward Daniel Jackson  United States
21 Forward Jordan Rideout  England
22 Defender Kalen Ryden  United States
23 Midfielder Luis Martinez  Mexico
24 Goalkeeper Ray Clark  United States
25 Midfielder Michael Byskov  Denmark
26 Defender Coady Andrews  United States
27 Forward Colin Bonner (on loan from FC Dallas)  United States
28 Forward Wojciech Wojcik (on loan from Indy Eleven)  Poland
30 Forward Andy Craven  United States
32 Defender Devante Dubose  United States

Competitions
February 12, 2016 FriendlyNew York City FC1–0Oklahoma City Energy FCBradenton, Florida
12:00 PM CST Villa  18' Report Stadium: IMG Academy
February 17, 2016 FriendlyOklahoma City Energy FC 1–0 HB KøgeBradenton, Florida
2:00 PM CST Frimpong  58' Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: Played in two 35-minute halves.
February 21, 2016 FriendlyOklahoma City Energy FC1–0Orlando City BBradenton, Florida
12:00 PM CST Townsend  8'
Ryden 		Report Stadium: IMG Academy
February 27, 2016 FriendlyOklahoma City Energy FC1–2FC DallasOklahoma 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 FriendlyFC Dallas Reserves2–1Oklahoma City Energy FCFrisco, Texas
4:15 PM CST Jara  4'
Lizarazo  74' (pen.)
Hernandez  77'		 Report Byskov  16' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
March 13, 2016 FriendlySaint Louis FC0–0Oklahoma City Energy FCSpringfield, Missouri
2:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: Greenwood Field, Lake Country Soccer Complex
March 19, 2016 FriendlyOklahoma City Energy FC1–1Omaha MavericksNorman, Oklahoma
2:00 PM CDT Townsend  21' Report Hamadi  56' Stadium: Norman North Soccer Field
June 28, 2016 FriendlyOklahoma City Energy FC 0–1 ChivasOklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Dubose  84' Report Bravo  29' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 6,687

USL

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 10 13 7 32 30  +2 43 5 7 3 19 16  +3 5 6 4 13 14  −1

Source: Match reports

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHHHAAHAHAAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAH
ResultLDWDDDWWWLWDDDWWWDLDDWLWDLDLLD
Updated to match(es) played on February 9, 2016. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
March 26, 2016 1Oklahoma City Energy FC1–2Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCOklahoma 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 2Oklahoma City Energy FC2–2Saint Louis FCOklahoma 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 3Oklahoma City Energy FC1–0Swope Park RangersOklahoma 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 4Seattle Sounders FC 21–1Oklahoma City Energy FCTukwila, 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 5Arizona United SC0–0Oklahoma City Energy FCPeoria, 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 6Oklahoma City Energy FC1–1San Antonio FCOklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 PM CDT König  37' Report Garcia  18' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 5,393
Referee: Luigi Lazareno
May 21, 2016 7San Antonio FC0–1Oklahoma City Energy FCSan 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 8Oklahoma City Energy FC3–1Real Monarchs SLCOklahoma 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 9Tulsa Roughnecks FC0–2Oklahoma City Energy FCTulsa,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 10Rio Grande Valley FC Toros3–0Oklahoma City Energy FCEdinburg, 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 11Swope Park Rangers1–3Oklahoma City Energy FCKansas 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 12Oklahoma City Energy FC1–1Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2Oklahoma 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 13Oklahoma City Energy FC0–0Rio Grande Valley FC TorosOklahoma 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 14San Antonio FC0–0Oklahoma City Energy FCSan 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 15Swope Park Rangers0–2Oklahoma City Energy FCKansas 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 16Oklahoma City Energy FC2–1Orange County Blues FCOklahoma 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 17Oklahoma City Energy FC3–0Tulsa Roughnecks FCOklahoma 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 18Saint Louis FC0–0Oklahoma City Energy FCFenton, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT Roberts  69' Report Andrews  35'
Thomas  36'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Referee: Dule Durasevic
August 2, 2016 19Oklahoma City Energy FC0–1Sacramento Republic FCOklahoma 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 20Rio Grande Valley FC Toros0–0Oklahoma City Energy FCEdinburg, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Report Thomas  64'
Olsson  90+'		 Stadium: RGVFC Stadium
Referee: Robi Hullner
August 13, 2016 21Oklahoma City Energy FC0–0LA Galaxy IIOklahoma 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 22Tulsa Roughnecks FC0–2Oklahoma City Energy FCTulsa, 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 23Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2–0Oklahoma City Energy FCColorado 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 24Oklahoma City Energy FC1–0Tulsa Roughnecks FCOklahoma 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 25Saint Louis FC1–1Oklahoma City Energy FCFenton, 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 26Portland Timbers 24–0Oklahoma City Energy FCPortland, 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 27Oklahoma City Energy FC2–2Seattle Sounders FC 2Oklahoma 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 28Oklahoma City Energy FC0–3Swope Park RangersOklahoma 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 29Vancouver Whitecaps FC 22–1Oklahoma City Energy FCLangley, 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 30Oklahoma City Energy FC2–2Saint Louis FCOklahoma 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
Main article: 2016 USL Playoffs

First Round
October 1, 2016 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros2–3Oklahoma City Energy FCEdinburg, 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 23–2Oklahoma City Energy FCVancouver, 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
1 Sacramento Republic 30 14 10 6 43 27 +16 52 Conference Playoffs
2 Rio Grande Valley Toros 30 14 9 7 47 24 +23 51
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 30 14 7 9 37 27 +10 49
4 Swope Park Rangers 30 14 6 10 45 36 +9 48
5 LA Galaxy II 30 12 11 7 52 42 +10 47
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
10 San Antonio FC 30 10 8 12 36 36 0 38
11 Real Monarchs 30 10 6 14 31 41 −10 36
12 Seattle Sounders 2 30 9 8 13 35 50 −15 35
13 Arizona United 30 9 7 14 40 46 −6 34
14 Saint Louis FC 30 8 10 12 42 44 −2 34
15 Tulsa Roughnecks 30 5 4 21 25 64 −39 19
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

U.S. Open Cup
Further information: 2016 U.S. Open Cup

Oklahoma City Energy FC will enter Open Cup in the Second Round.

May 18 Second RoundMississippi Brilla0–0 (a.e.t.)
(9–10 p)		Oklahoma City Energy FCClinton, Mississippi
7:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: Traceway Park
June 1 Third RoundRayo OKC1–2 (a.e.t.)Oklahoma City Energy FCYukon, 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 RoundFC Dallas2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		Oklahoma City Energy FCDallas, 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

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
18 May 2016 8 October 2016 F 28 Wojciech Wojcik Indy Eleven
28 June 2016 8 October 2016 D 2 Jacob VanCompernolle Swope Park Rangers
28 June 2016 8 October 2016 D 15 Timo Pitter FC Dallas
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References
  1. "Oklahoma City Energy Player Roster". Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
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