| 2016 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owners | | ||
| Manager | | ||
| Stadium | Peoria Sports Complex | ||
| USL | 13th, Western Conference | ||
| USL Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | 3rd round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Long Tan (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,374 (April 30 v. Portland) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 753 (August 31 v. LA Galaxy II) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 1,470 All: 1,487 | ||
The 2016 Arizona United SC season was the club's third season of United Soccer League play.
All times from this point are on Mountain Standard Time (UTC−07:00)
| February 20, 2016 2016 Desert Diamond Cup | Arizona United SC | 0–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Tucson, Arizona |
| 4:30pm | Gavin Johnson | Report | Kelly Diaw | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex North Grandstand Referee: Robi Hullner |
| February 24, 2016 2016 Desert Diamond Cup | FC Tucson | 1–3 | Arizona United SC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 3:30pm | Bevans | Report | Bardsley Cortez | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex North Grandstand |
| Note: Played in three 30-minute periods. | ||||
| February 27, 2016 2016 Desert Diamond Cup | Colorado Rapids | 3–0 | Arizona United SC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 6:30pm | Ringhof Doyle Gashi | Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex North Grandstand Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| March 4, 2016Preseason | Arizona United SC | 0–4 | Indy Eleven | Casa Grande, Arizona |
| 3:00pm | Report Report | Wojcik Lacroix | Stadium: Grande Sports Academy |
| March 10, 2016Preseason | Arizona United SC | 0–0 | Orange County Blues | Casa Grande, Arizona |
| 2:00pm | Report | Stadium: Grande Sports Academy |
| March 15, 2016Preseason | Grand Canyon University | 1–2 | Arizona United SC | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 9:30am | ? | Report | Cascio Skácel | Stadium: GCU Soccer Field |
| April 17, 2016Hybrid Friendly | Arizona United SC | 1–2 | | Peoria, Arizona |
| 2:00pm | Tan | Ibarra González | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex |
All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time (UTC−07:00)
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 |
Source: Match reports
| March 26, 20161 | LA Galaxy II | 2–0 | Arizona United SC | Carson, California |
| 7:30pm | Lassiter McBean Garcia Sorto | Report Report | Granger Costa | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 2,715 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| March 30, 20162 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 0–2 | Arizona United SC | Tukwila, Washington |
| 7:30pm | O'Ojong Mathers | Report Report | Bardsley Cortez Granger Antúnez Gavin Costa Cuevas | Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Referee: Levi Rippy |
| April 2, 20163 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–0 | Arizona United SC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30pm | Christian Iwasa Guzman | Report Report | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| April 9, 20164 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2–0 | Arizona United SC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1:30pm | Maybin Burt Argueta González Phillips Seth Greer | Report Report | Poltronieri | Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium Attendance: 2,212 Referee: Leland Grant |
| April 15, 20165 | Real Monarchs | 0–1 | Arizona United SC | Orem, Utah |
| 7:00pm | Rolfe Amankona Copeland Frater | Report Report | Rooney Blackwood | Stadium: Clyde Field Referee: Mitch Lillywhite |
| April 30, 20166 | Arizona United SC | 1–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Garza Costa | Report Report | Arboleda Gallagher | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 3,374 Referee: Michael Lavergne |
| May 7, 20167 | Arizona United SC | 0–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Rooney Woszczynski | Report Report | König Harris Thomas Rideout | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 3,108 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| May 14, 20168 | Orange County Blues | 1–1 | Arizona United SC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00pm | Popara McCracken Caesar Baccielo | Report | Timm Rooney | Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 885 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| May 21, 20169 | Arizona United SC | 1–3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Granger Ringhof Rooney | Report | Suggs González Maybin Robinson | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,650 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| May 28, 201610 | LA Galaxy II | 4–1 | Arizona United SC | Carson, California |
| 7:30pm | Fujii McBean Zubak Villarreal Mendiola | Report Report | Kelly Tan Garza | Stadium: StubHub Center Track and Field Stadium Referee: Malik Badawi |
| June 11, 201611 | Arizona United SC | 2–0 | Orange County Blues | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Tan Cortez Gavin Garza | Report | McCracken Ajeakwa | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,707 Referee: Cuauhtemoc Delgadillo |
| June 18, 201612 | Arizona United SC | 2–1 | Saint Louis FC | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Blackwood Tan | Report Report | Hardware Bushue Ambersley Roberts | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,002 Referee: Chipalo Street |
| June 22, 201613 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 1–1 | Arizona United SC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30pm | Bird | Report | Blackwood | Stadium: UTRGV Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,656 Referee: Michael Lavergne |
| June 25, 201614 | Arizona United SC | 1–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Blackwood Rooney Kelly | Report Report | Alvarez Kiffe Pridham | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,145 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| July 1, 201615 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 3–2 | Arizona United SC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:30pm | Ochoa Taylor Mata Peters | Tan West | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,323 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| July 9, 201616 | Arizona United SC | 1–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Tan West Rooney Silva Garza | Report Report | Tyrpak Didic Ayrton Duke Pasher Ballo | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| July 16, 201617 | Arizona United SC | 2–3 | Seattle Sounders 2 | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Cortez Tan Uzo Ringhof Stagmiller | Report Report | Jones Schweitzer | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Marco Vega |
| July 22, 201618 | Real Monarchs | 0–3 | Arizona United SC | Orem, Utah |
| 6:00pm | Schuler Acosta | Report Report | Antúnez Rooney Cortez Blackwood Tan | Stadium: Clyde Field Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
| July 30, 201619 | Arizona United SC | 1–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Granger Schafer Rooney | Report Report | Mata Manhebo Ballew | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,217 Referee: Robi Hullner |
| August 3, 201620 | Arizona United SC | 3–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Granger Rooney Cortez | Report Report | Wynne Haber Safiu | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 803 Referee: Reyna Fonseca |
| August 7, 201621 | Orange County Blues | 1–3 | Arizona United SC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00pm | Karapetyan Pluntke Mirković | Report Report | Rooney Tan Cortez Blackwood | Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 580 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| August 13, 201622 | Arizona United SC | 1–0 | San Antonio FC | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Blackwood Silva Gavin | Report Report | Morgan Salazar Elizondo | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| August 17, 201623 | San Antonio FC | 3–2 | Arizona United SC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30pm | Tayou Alvarez Elizondo Bradnock-Brennan | Report Report | West Rooney | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 4,326 Referee: Marco Vega |
| August 21, 201624 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 3–1 | Arizona United SC | Langley Township, British Columbia |
| 3:00pm | McKendry Chung Greig de Wit Sanner | Report Report | Blackwood Gavin | Stadium: McLeod Stadium Attendance: 2,107 |
| August 27, 201625 | Arizona United SC | 0–1 | Real Monarchs | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Silva | Report | Sundly Orellana Kavita Amankona Ramírez | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,384 Referee: Robi Hullner |
| August 31, 201626 | Arizona United SC | 1–2 | LA Galaxy II | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Rooney | Report Report | Lassiter Amaya | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 753 Referee: Brandon Marshall |
| September 4, 201627 | San Antonio FC | 1–1 | Arizona United SC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 5:00pm | Alvarez Gunderson Cardone | Report Report | Tan Ringhof | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,569 Referee: Patrick Muana |
| September 13, 201628 | Arizona United SC | 1–2 | Portland Timbers 2 | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Cascio Granger Gavin Rooney | Report | Williams Lewis Brett McIntosh | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 964 Referee: Robi Hullner |
| September 17, 201629 | Arizona United SC | 3–2 | Real Monarchs | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Rooney Kelly Tan | Report Report | Báez Ramírez Leal | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,239 Referee: Paul Nothman |
| September 24, 201630 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–2 | Arizona United SC | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:00pm | Clarke Williams Bijev | Report | Rooney Cortez Poltronieri | Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 3,602 Referee: Chipalo Street |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| May 18, 2016 Second round | FC Tucson | 0–5 | Arizona United SC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Papa Keith | Report | Rooney Tan Bardsley Blackwood Woszczynski | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
| June 1, 2016 Third round | Arizona United SC | 0–3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Rooney Gavin Blackwood | Report Report | Vercollone King Ibeagha | Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,750 |
| # | Pos. | Name | GP | GS | Min. | Goals | Assists | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | FW | | 30 | 2,149 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | | 26 | 2,043 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | | 24 | 1,972 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | | 26 | 1,767 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | | 23 | 638 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | | 28 | 2,316 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | | 20 | 1,291 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | | 22 | 959 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | | 9 | 393 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | | 15 | 1,034 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | | 28 | 2,427 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| 4 | DF | | 23 | 1,489 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | | 19 | 1,163 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | | 12 | 1,033 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | | 11 | 945 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | | 23 | 1,583 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | | 14 | 958 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 35 | MF | | 16 | 947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | | 13 | 547 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | | 11 | 527 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | | 5 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | | 9 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 | MF | | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Name | GP | GS | Min. | SV | GA | GAA | SO | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 24 | 24 | 2,160 | 79 | 37 | 1.542 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | | 6 | 6 | 540 | 17 | 9 | 1.500 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2016 | End of Season | Midfielder | 35 | | San Jose Earthquakes [7] |
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2016 | End of Season | Midfielder | 10 | | Oklahoma City Energy FC [6] |