2017 Minnesota United FC season

The 2017 Minnesota United FC season was the eighth season of Minnesota United FC's existence and their first season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of American soccer. United played at TCF Bank Stadium and was coached by Adrian Heath, who still coaches United. Outside of MLS, Minnesota United also participated in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, as well as various preseason competitions.

Minnesota United FC
2017 season
Head CoachAdrian Heath
StadiumTCF Bank Stadium
Conference9th
Overall19th
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerChristian Ramirez (14)
Highest home attendance35,043
Lowest home attendance17,491
Average home league attendance20,538

This was the first year that a first-division American soccer team had played in Minnesota since the Minnesota Strikers in 1984. Between that time, the Minnesota Thunder and the NASL Minnesota United FC played in the second division.

Club
As of October 4, 2017
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Start Goals
Goalkeepers
24 Patrick McLain GK (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 Orlando City 0 0
32 Alex Kapp GK (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 Atlanta United FC 0 0
33 Bobby Shuttleworth GK (1987-05-13) 13 May 1987 New England Revolution 29 0
Defenders
2 Justin Davis DF (1988-05-06) 6 May 1988 Minnesota United FC (NASL) 5 0
3 Jérôme Thiesson DF (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 FC Luzern 30 1
4 Jermaine Taylor DF (1985-01-14) 14 January 1985 Portland Timbers 5 0
5 Francisco Calvo DF (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 Saprissa 25 1
6 Vadim Demidov DF (1986-10-10) 10 October 1986 Brann 3 0
8 Marc Burch DF (1984-05-07) 7 May 1984 Colorado Rapids 15 0
12 Joseph Greenspan DF (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 Colorado Rapids 2 0
14 Brent Kallman DF (1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 Minnesota United FC (NASL) 22 1
22 Kevin Venegas DF (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 Minnesota United FC (NASL) 6 0
25 Michael Boxall DF (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 SuperSport United 10 0
31 Thomas de Villardi DF/MF (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 Delaware 0 0
Midfielder
7 Ibson MF (1983-11-07) 7 November 1983 Minnesota United FC (NASL) 26 0
10 Miguel Ibarra MF (1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 Club León 19 3
11 Johan Venegas MF (1988-11-27) 27 November 1988 Montreal Impact 12 2
13 Ethan Finlay MF (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 Columbus Crew 4 4
17 Collin Martin MF (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 D.C. United 5 0
18 Kevin Molino MF (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 Orlando City 28 7
19 Sam Cronin MF (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 Colorado Rapids 21 0
23 Bernardo Añor MF (1988-05-28) 28 May 1988 Sporting Kansas City 0 0
26 Collen Warner MF (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 Houston Dynamo 11 1
28 Sam Nicholson MF (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 Heart of Midlothian F.C. 7 1
77 José Leitón MF (1993-08-06) 6 August 1993 On loan from Club Sport Herediano 0 0
Forwards
9 Abu Danladi (GA) FW (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 UCLA 13 8
15 Ismaila Jome FW/MF (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 Portland Timbers 7 0
16 Bashkim Kadrii FW/MF (1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 F.C. Copenhagen (loan) 5 0
21 Christian Ramirez FW (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 Minnesota United FC (NASL) 24 14
30 Brandon Allen FW (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 On loan from New York Red Bulls 0 0

Transfers

Transfers In
Entry date Position(s) No. Player From club Ref.
December 1, 2016 DF 2 Justin Davis Minnesota United FC (NASL) [1]
December 1, 2016 DF 22 Kevin Venegas Minnesota United FC (NASL) [2]
December 11, 2016 DF 12 Joseph Greenspan Colorado Rapids [3]
December 13, 2016 MF 11 Johan Venegas Montreal Impact [4]
December 27, 2016 MF 5 Francisco Calvo Saprissa [5]
January 3, 2017 MF 17 Collin Martin D.C. United [6]
January 5, 2017 MF 10 Miguel Ibarra Club León [7]
January 5, 2017 FW 21 Christian Ramirez Minnesota United FC (NASL) [7]
January 10, 2017 DF 6 Vadim Demidov Brann [8]
January 23, 2017 DF 14 Brent Kallman Minnesota United FC (NASL) [9]
January 23, 2017 MF 7 Ibson Minnesota United FC (NASL) [10]
January 24, 2017 MF 23 Bernardo Añor Sporting Kansas City [11]
January 24, 2017 DF 4 Jermaine Taylor Portland Timbers [12]
January 24, 2017 MF 20 Rasmus Schüller BK Häcken [13]
January 26, 2017 MF 18 Kevin Molino Orlando City [14]
January 26, 2017 GK 24 Patrick McLain Orlando City [14]
February 15, 2017 FW/MF 45 Josh Gatt Molde [15]
February 15, 2017 GK 22 Bobby Shuttleworth New England Revolution [16]
February 21, 2017 DF 3 Jérôme Thiesson FC Luzern [17]
March 31, 2017 DF 8 Marc Burch Colorado Rapids [18]
March 31, 2017 MF 19 Sam Cronin Colorado Rapids [18]
July 10, 2017 MF 28 Sam Nicholson Heart of Midlothian F.C. [19]
July 12, 2017 DF 25 Michael Boxall SuperSport United [20]
August 8, 2017 GK 32 Alex Kapp Atlanta United FC [21]
August 9, 2017 MF 13 Ethan Finlay Columbus Crew [22]

MLS Expansion Draft
See also: 2016 MLS Expansion Draft
Pick Player Position Previous Club Ref
2 Chris Duvall DF New York Red Bulls [23]
4 Collen Warner MF Houston Dynamo [23]
6 Mohammed Saeid MF Columbus Crew [23]
8 Jeff Attinella GK Real Salt Lake [23]
10 Femi Hollinger-Janzen FW New England Revolution [23]

The MLS Expansion Draft took place on December 13, 2016.

MLS SuperDraft
See also: 2017 MLS SuperDraft

Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.

Round Pick Player Position Previous Club Ref
1 1 Abu Danladi* FW UCLA [24][25][26]
2 23 Alec Ferrell GK Wake Forest [25][26]
2 42 Thomas de Villardi MF Delaware [A][25][26]
4 67 Tanner Thompson MF Indiana [26]
  1. ^
    Acquired from the Colorado Rapids via the Philadelphia Union for $50,000 in 2018 General Allocation Money and the 3rd pick (25th overall) selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft (which was acquired from Chicago Fire along with general allocation money and the #3 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order for the #2 place in the MLS Allocation Order)
    2. [27]

Rounds 1 and 2 of the SuperDraft took place on January 13, 2017.
Rounds 3 and 4 of the SuperDraft took place on January 17, 2017.

Transfers Out
Exit date Position No. Player To club Notes Ref.
December 13, 2016 DF — Chris Duvall Montreal Impact Traded for Johan Venegas [4]
December 20, 2016 GK — Jeff Attinella Portland Timbers Traded for Portland's second round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft [28]
February 15, 2017 FW 88 Femi Hollinger-Janzen New England Revolution Traded for Bobby Shuttleworth [16]
March 31, 2017 FW 45 Joshua Gatt Colorado Rapids Traded for Sam Cronin & Marc Burch [18]
March 31, 2017 MF 8 Mohammed Saeid Colorado Rapids Traded for Sam Cronin & Marc Burch [18]

Loans In
Start date End date Position No. Player From club Ref.
January 25, 2017 July 23, 2017 GK 1 John Alvbåge IFK Göteborg [29][30][31]
February 8, 2017 September 1, 2017 FW/MF 16 Bashkim Kadrii F.C. Copenhagen [32][33]
July 15, 2017 End of season FW 30 Brandon Allen New York Red Bulls [34]
August 10, 2017 July 10, 2018 MF 77 José Leitón Club Sport Herediano [35]

Loans Out
Start date End date Position No. Player Loaned to Ref.
August 9, 2017 December 31, 2017 MF 20 Rasmus Schüller Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi [36]
September 28, 2017 October 1, 2017 DF 12 Joseph Greenspan Pittsburgh Riverhounds [37][38]
October 14, 2017 October 15, 2017 [39][40]

Friendlies

  Win   Loss   Draw

January 31, 2017 New England Revolution1–1Minnesota United FCCasa Grande, Arizona
12:30 p.m. CST Kamara  78' Report Starikov  39' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 3, 2017 Minnesota United FC 1–1 NK Istra 1961Casa Grande, Arizona
1:00 p.m. CST Starikov  80' Roce  64' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 19, 2017 Minnesota United FC3–1Wisconsin Badgers
CST Ramirez ,  pen.'
Greenspan 		Report T. Barlow Attendance: Closed door
February 22, 2017 Toronto FC3–0Minnesota United FCOrlando, Florida
2:00 p.m. CST Giovinco  17', 23'
Hamilton  53'
February 26, 2017 Minnesota United FC0–2San Antonio FC (USL)Orlando, Florida
TBD Hedrick  39'
Vega  90'
July 15, 2017 Minnesota United FC1–1 Club AtlasMinneapolis, Minnesota
7:30 p.m. CST Bashkim Kadrii  25' Report Milton Caraglio  40' Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 17,010

Timbers preseason tournament
Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Portland Timbers 310276+15
2 Real Salt Lake 30037703
3 Minnesota United FC 30036603
4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 301234−12
February 9, 2017 1Minnesota United FC1–1Vancouver Whitecaps FCPortland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. CST Molino  50'
Venegas  86'
Gonzalez  88'		 Report Jacobson  24'
Teibert  82',  86'		 Stadium: Providence Park
February 12, 2017 2Portland Timbers2–2Minnesota United FCPortland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. CST McInerney  51'
Adi  85'		 Report Greenspan  9'
Venegas  25', 32'		 Stadium: Providence Park
February 15, 2017 3Real Salt Lake3–3Minnesota United FCPortland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. CST Schuler  10'
Movsisyan  57'
Barrett  79'
Brody  88'
Hernández 90+'		 Report Molino  24', 48'
Schuller  81'
Venegas  90+'		 Stadium: Providence Park

Competitions

Overview
Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
MLS 34 10 6 18 47 70 −23 029.41
MLS Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
U.S. Open Cup 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
Total 35 10 6 19 47 74 −27 028.57

Updated to match played October 22, 2017.
Source: Competitions

MLS
Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53 Conference Semifinals[lower-alpha 1]
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52 Knockout Round
4 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49
6 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46
7 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
8 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 48 56 −8 45
9 Minnesota United FC 34 10 18 6 47 70 −23 36
10 Colorado Rapids 34 9 19 6 31 51 −20 33
11 LA Galaxy 34 8 18 8 45 67 −22 32
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[41]

Overall Table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1 Toronto FC (C, X) 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 61 47 +14 55
4 Atlanta United FC 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52
9 New York Red Bulls 34 14 12 8 53 47 +6 50
10 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
11 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
12 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46
13 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
14 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 49 55 −6 45
15 New England Revolution 34 13 15 6 53 61 −8 45
16 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 50 47 +3 42
17 Montreal Impact 34 11 17 6 52 58 −6 39
18 Orlando City SC 34 10 15 9 39 58 −19 39
19 Minnesota United FC 34 10 18 6 47 70 −23 36
20 Colorado Rapids 34 9 19 6 31 51 −20 33
21 D.C. United 34 9 20 5 31 60 −29 32
22 LA Galaxy 34 8 18 8 45 67 −22 32
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 10 6 18 47 70  −23 36 7 4 6 25 26  −1 3 2 12 22 44  −22

Source: Match reports

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAAHAAHHHAHHAAHHAHHHHHAAHAAHAAHAA
ResultLLDLWLDWLWLLWLLWDLLDLWLLWDLWWLWDLL
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Loss   Draw

March 3, 2017 Match 1Portland Timbers5–1Minnesota United FCPortland, Oregon
8:30 p.m. CST Olum  14'
Valeri  47', 82' (pen.)
Adi  90+1', 90+3'		 Report Ramirez  79' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Chris Penso
March 12, 2017 Match 2Minnesota United FC1–6Atlanta United FCMinneapolis, Minnesota
4:00 p.m. CDT Schüller  19'
Molino  30' (pen.)  57'
Calvo  41'		 Report Martínez  3', 27', 75'
Almirón  13', 52'
Pírez  34'
Villalba  48'
Peterson  90+4'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 35,043
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 18, 2017 Match 3Colorado Rapids2–2Minnesota United FCCommerce City, Colorado
8:00 p.m. CDT Baddi  17'
Cronin  56'
Hairston  59'
Williams  89'		 Report Warner  41'
Molino  50' (pen.)
Ramirez  58'
Thiesson  64'
Davis  70'
Shuttleworth  90+4'
Danladi  90+5'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,013
Referee: Nima Saghafi
March 25, 2017 Match 4New England Revolution5–2Minnesota United FCFoxborough, Massachusetts
1:00 p.m. CDT Agudelo  4', 41'
Kamara  21'
Nguyen  32' (pen.)
Tierney  53' (pen.)		 Report Warner  15'
Kallman  49'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 11,571
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 1, 2017 Match 5Minnesota United FC4–2Real Salt LakeMinneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Molino  16'
Ramirez  52', 62'
Venegas  68'		 Report Mulholland  4'
Movsisyan  87'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 17,728
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 8, 2017 Match 6FC Dallas2–0Minnesota United FCFrisco, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT Gruezo  30'
Morales  43'
Barrios  49'
González  88'
Grana  89'		 Report Warner  5'
Ibson  61'
Kallman  72'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Chris Penso
April 15, 2017 Match 7Houston Dynamo2–2Minnesota United FCHouston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT Manotas  14'
Elis  43'		 Report Ramirez  47'
Venegas  59'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,125
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 23, 2017 Match 8Minnesota United FC1–0Colorado RapidsMinneapolis, Minnesota
5:00 p.m. CDT Ibarra  72' Report Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 17,491
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 29, 2017 Match 9Minnesota United FC0–1San Jose EarthquakesMinneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Thiesson  90+3' Report Jungwirth  54'
Bingham  87'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 17,605
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 7, 2017 Match 10Minnesota United FC2–0Sporting Kansas CityMinneapolis, Minnesota
12:30 p.m. CDT Danladi  22'
Ramirez  39'  51'
Calvo  72'		 Report Julião  17'
Dwyer  72'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 17,709
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 13, 2017 Match 11Toronto FC3–2Minnesota United FCToronto, Ontario
CDT Giovinco  21' (pen.)
Ramirez  54' (o.g.)
Ricketts  77'
Altidore  90+3'		 Report Molino  52'  62' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 27,249
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 21, 2017 Match 12Minnesota United FC1–2LA GalaxyMinneapolis, Minnesota
4:00 p.m. CDT Ramirez  66'
Ibarra  74'		 Report G.dos Santos  38'  90+3'
Van Damme  45+2'
Steres  73'
Alessandrini  79'
Ramirez  84' (o.g.)		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 19,107
Referee: Chris Penso
May 27, 2017 Match 13Minnesota United FC1–0Orlando City SCMinneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Venegas  38'
Ramirez  56'
Cronin  66'
Jome  76'
Burch  81'
Ibarra  90+1'		 Report Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 18,896
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 3, 2017 Match 14Sporting Kansas City3–0Minnesota United FCKansas City, Kansas
16:00 CDT Feilhaber  12'
Melia  44'
Opara  45+2'
Medranda  54'
Abdul-Salaam  87'		 Report Jome  7'
Warner  23'
Shuttleworth  43'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,361
Referee: Jorge González
June 17, 2017 Match 15Real Salt Lake1–0Minnesota United FCSandy, Utah
9:00 p.m. CDT Beckerman  75'
Movsisyan  85'		 Report Kallman  21'
Ibson  86'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,256
Referee: Marco de Oliveira
June 21, 2017 Match 16Minnesota United FC3–2Portland TimbersMinneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Okugo  7' (o.g.)
Ramirez  47'
Danladi  64'  70'		 Report Valeri 37' (pen)
Calvo  50' (o.g.)
Blanco  71'
Miller  85'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 18,442
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 24, 2017 Match 17Minnesota United2–2Whitecaps FCMinneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 19,016
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 29, 2017 Match 18New York City FC3–1Minnesota United FCNew York City, New York
6:30 p.m. CDT Callens  38'
Villa  45+4'  63'
Harrison  52'
Wallace  68'		 Report Ramirez  9'
Molino  23'
Venegas  45+4'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 21,572
Referee: Armando Villarreal
July 4, 2017 Match 19Minnesota United FC0–1Columbus Crew SCMinneapolis, Minnesota
6:00 p.m. CDT Ibson  9' Report Manneh 58'
Steffen 90+1'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 18,564
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 19, 2017 Match 20Minnesota United FC0–0Houston DynamoMinneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Jome 36'
Kallman 90+2'
Martin 90+6'		 Report Clark 45'
Machado 63'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 19,456
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 22, 2017 Match 21Minnesota United FC0–3New York Red BullsMinneapolis, Minnesota
3:00 p.m. CDT Kallman  53'
Ibson  90'		 Report Royer  16'
Adams  16'
Wright-Phillips  67'
Muyl  90'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 20,022
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
July 29, 2017 Match 22Minnesota United FC4–0D.C. UnitedMinneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Ramirez  7'
Danladi  40'
Jeffrey  54' (o.g.)
Shuttleworth  79'
Cronin  86'
Ibarra  90+1'		 Report Kemp  36' Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 20,146
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 5, 2017 Match 23Minnesota United FC0–4Seattle Sounders FCMinneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Cronin  84' Bruin  9'
Dempsey  18', 73'
Morris  71'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 22,649
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
August 20, 2017 Match 24Seattle Sounders FC2–1Minnesota United FCSeattle, Washington
9:00 p.m. CDT Marshall  31'
Dempsey  90'+4' (pen.)		 Report Finlay  21'
Danladi  25'
Taylor  90'+3'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,312
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 26, 2017 Match 25Chicago Fire1–2Minnesota United FCBridgeview, Illinois
7:30 p.m. CDT Dax McCarty  69'
David Accam  77'
Bastian Schweinsteiger  84'		 Report Danladi  36' (45)  78' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18408
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 9, 2017 Match 26Minnesota United FC1–1Philadelphia UnionMinneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Finlay  40' Report Sapong  6'
Wijnaldum  38'
Onyewu  55'
Ilsinho  60'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 22,148
Referee: Sorin Stoica
September 13, 2017 Match 27Vancouver Whitecaps FC3–0Minnesota United FCVancouver, British Columbia
CDT Reyna  5'
Hurtado  31'
Shea  88'		 Report Boxall  45'
Warner  52'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 17,368
Referee: David Gantar
September 16, 2017 Match 28Montreal Impact2–3Minnesota United FCMontreal, Quebec
CDT Bernier  9'
Džemaili  53'  55'
Piette  62'
Cabrera  90+3'		 Report Martin 2'
Molino  20' (pen.)
Ramirez  60'
Danladi  89'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 23, 2017 Match 29Minnesota United FC4–1FC DallasMinneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Ramirez  24'
Ibarra  35'
Calvo  40'
Finlay  42'  71'
Collin Martin 58'
Molino  88'		 Report Akindele  14' 81'
Barrios  75'
Grana  78'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 22,055
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
September 30, 2017 Match 30Houston Dynamo2–1Minnesota United FCHouston, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT Alberth Elis  69', 70'
Romell Quioto  85', 85'		 Report Michael Boxall  68'
Francisco Calvo  87'
Sam Nicholson  90+1'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,133
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 3, 2017 Match 31Atlanta United FC2–3Minnesota United FCAtlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m. CDT Tyrone Mears  38'
Kyle Reynish  60'
Villalba  67'
Gressel  72'
Asad  79'		 Report Martin 30'
Danladi  48'
Kallman  80'
Ramirez  90'
Molino  90+6', 90+7'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 43,185
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 7, 2017 Match 32Minnesota United FC1–1Sporting Kansas CityMinneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Thiesson  41'
Kallman  84'
Joseph Greenspan 86'  90+1'		 Report Diego Rubio  42'
Sinovic 70'
Dykstra 72'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 23,060
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
October 15, 2017 Match 33LA Galaxy3–0Minnesota United FCCarson, California
4:00 p.m. CDT Alessandrini  11', 90+3'
Jonathan  22'
Ciani  83'		 Report Thiesson  44'
Warner  77'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 23,377
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
October 22, 2017 Match 34San Jose Earthquakes3–2Minnesota United FCSan Jose, California
3:00 p.m. CDT Hoesen  15'
Wondolowski  55'
Godoy  68'
Ureña  90+3'		 Report Ibson  23'
Thiesson  36'
Warner  40'
Danladi  76'
Calvo  81'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup
June 14 Fourth roundSporting Kansas City4–0Minnesota United FCKansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT Opara  43'
Fernandes  45+1'
Dwyer  72'
Sallói  83'		 Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 15,260
Referee: Juan Guzman (Nevada)

Player statistics

Top scorers
Rank Position Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW Christian Ramirez 14 0 0 14
2 FW Abu Danladi 8 0 0 8
3 MF Kevin Molino 7 0 0 7
3 MF Ethan Finlay 4 0 0 4
4 MF Miguel Ibarra 3 0 0 3
5 FW Johan Venegas 2 0 0 2
DF Brent Kallman 2 0 0 2
MF Jérôme Thiesson 2 0 0 2
MF Francisco Calvo 2 0 0 2
6 MF Collen Warner 1 0 0 1
MF Sam Nicholson 1 0 0 1
MF Mohammed Saeid 1 0 0 1
Total 47 0 0 47

As of October 22, 2017.

Shutouts
Rank Player MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
1 Bobby Shuttleworth 5005
2 John Alvbåge 0000
Patrick McLain 0000
Total 5005

Appearances
No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
2 DF Justin Davis 3 (2)000001004 (2)00
3 DF Jérôme Thiesson 1301000(1)0013 (1)01
4 DF Jermaine Taylor 3 (4)000000003 (4)00
5 DF Francisco Calvo 12000000001200
6 DF Vadim Demidov 300000000300
7 MF Ibson 9 (2)00000(1)009 (3)00
8 DF Marc Burch 1201000(1)0012 (1)01
9 FW Abu Danladi 3 (7)110001004 (7)11
10 MF Miguel Ibarra 9 (3)120000009 (3)12
11 MF Johan Venegas 9 (3)230000009 (3)23
12 DF Joseph Greenspan 000000100100
13 DF Thomas de Villardi 000000000000
14 DF Brent Kallman 12100000001210
15 FW Ismaila Jome 2 (3)000001003 (3)00
16 FW Bashkim Kadrii 4 (4)000001005 (4)00
17 MF Collin Martin 0 (2)000001001 (2)00
18 MF Kevin Molino 12530000001253
19 MF Sam Cronin 11010000001101
20 MF Rasmus Schüller 4 (2)000001005 (2)00
21 FW Christian Ramirez 13 (1)8100000013 (1)81
22 DF Kevin Venegas 100000100200
23 MF Bernardo Añor 000000000000
24 GK Patrick McLain 000000100100
26 MF Collen Warner 8 (3)100001009 (3)10
33 GK Bobby Shuttleworth 12 (1)0000000012 (1)00
Players who left the club in Trade or on loan
1 GK John Alvbåge 2 (1)000000002 (1)00
8 MF Mohammed Saeid 300000000300
45 FW Joshua Gatt 000000000000

As of June 5, 2017.

Discipline
Place Position No. Name
1 DF 2 Justin Davis 0 1
FW 9 Abu Danladi 3 1
2 DF 14 Brent Kallman 7 0
3 MF 7 Ibson 5 0
MF 19 Sam Cronin 5 0
DF 5 Francisco Calvo 5 0
MF 18 Kevin Molino 5 0
4 DF 3 Jérôme Thiesson 4 0
MF 11 Johan Venegas 4 0
DF 17 Collin Martin 4 0
GK 33 Bobby Shuttleworth 4 0
MF 26 Collen Warner 4 0
5 MF 15 Ismaila Jome 3 0
MF 10 Miguel Ibarra 3 0
6 FW 4 Jermaine Taylor 1 0
DF 8 Marc Burch 1 0
MF 20 Rasmus Schüller 1 0
FW 21 Christian Ramirez 1 0
FW 25 Michael Boxall 1 0
Total 52 2

As of October 4, 2017.

Attendance
TotalGamesAverageSeason highest
  349,138 1720,538Atlanta United FC (35,043)

As of October 7, 2017[43]

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gollark: Deathpenaltyless countries *do* exist.
gollark: And nonfree life and literally dying are very different things unless you fudge the definitions a ton.
gollark: If you try to escape they could probably (aim to) nonlethally recapture you.
gollark: You can do fear of imprisonment or something instead though.

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