| 2016 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Jim McPhilliamy | ||
| Head coach | Mike Jeffries | ||
| Stadium | Ramblewood Soccer Complex | ||
| USL | Conference: TBD | ||
| USL Playoffs | TBD | ||
The 2016 Charlotte Independence season was the club's second year of existence, and their second season in the third tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It is their second season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Cody Mizell |  United States |
| 2 | MF | Jack Metcalf |  England |
| 3 | DF | Bilal Duckett | United States |
| 4 | DF | Patrick Slogic | United States |
| 5 | MF | Paul Clowes | England |
| 6 | MF | Jun Marques Davidson |  Japan |
| 7 | FW | Yann Ekra |  France |
| 8 | FW | Caleb Calvert (on loan from Colorado Rapids) | United States |
| 9 | FW | Brian Brown (on loan from Harbour View) |  Jamaica |
| 10 | MF | Jorge Herrera |  Colombia |
| 11 | FW | David Estrada | United States |
| 12 | GK | John Berner (on loan from Colorado Rapids) | United States |
| 13 | DF | Austin Yearwood | United States |
| 14 | MF | Lewis Hilton | England |
| 15 | DF | Alec Bartlett | United States |
| 16 | MF | Emmanuel Appiah (on loan from Colorado Rapids) |  Ghana |
| 19 | MF | Enzo Martínez |  Uruguay |
| 20 | FW | Christopher Hellmann |  Germany |
| 21 | FW | Asa Kryst | United States |
| 22 | DF | Joel Johnson |  Spain |
| 23 | MF | Alex Martínez | Uruguay |
| 24 | FW | Norberto Ochoa | United States |
| 25 | DF | Henry Kalungi |  Uganda |
| 26 | GK | Kyle Renfro | United States |
| 27 | MF | Zach Pfeffer (on loan from Colorado Rapids) | United States |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | FC Cincinnati | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 56 | Conference Playoffs |
| 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 51 | |
| 5 | Charlotte Independence | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 50 | |
| 6 | Charleston Battery | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 48 | |
| 7 | Richmond Kickers | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 45 |
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Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| March 26, 20161 | Charlotte Independence | 0–1 | Louisville City FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Metcalf  Herrera Duckett Martínez | http://www.uslsoccer.com/game/show/13218092?subseason=280291&referrer=2356900 Report | Lancaster  90+4'Shanosky Kaye | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,724 Referee: Marcos Deoliveira |
| April 2, 20162 | Charlotte Independence | 2–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Calvert 22' Estrada 34' | Report | Foster 3' Johnson 55'Wheeler 59'Barril 84' | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex |
| April 9, 20163 | FC Cincinnati | 2–1 | Charlotte Independence | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:00pm | Okoli 5' Berry 53'Hildebrandt 90+3' | Report | Estrada 53' Ekra 82' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 14,658 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| April 16, 20164 | Charlotte Independence | 3–2 | Charleston Battery | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Martínez 26' 28' Brian Brown 31'Herrera 70' | Report | Hackshaw 56' Ferguson 73'Williams 77' 88'Prince  83'Portillo 87' | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex |
| April 22, 20165 | Charlotte Independence | 3–2 | Richmond Kickers | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Calvert 43' Alajarín 54'Brown 61'Mizell 90'Herrera 90+2' (pen.) | Report | Jane 20' Sekyere 26'Yeisley 86'Delicâte 89' | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,239 Referee: David Erbacher |
| May 1, 20166 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–2 | Charlotte Independence | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 4:00pm | Report | Martínez 13' Slogic 29'34' Pfeffer 90' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 134 |
| May 7, 20167 | Charlotte Independence | 1–0 | FC Montreal | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Calvert 10' Slogic 51'Ekra 89' | Report | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,235 |
| May 10, 20168 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 1–1 | Charlotte Independence | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Perone 15' (pen.) | Report | Brown 42' | Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 2,776 |
| May 14, 20169 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–0 | Charlotte Independence | Rochester, New York |
| 6:00pm | Fall 14' Samuel 62' | Report | Ekra 42' | Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 2,142 |
| May 28, 201610 | Orlando City B | 2–1 | Charlotte Independence | Melbourne, Florida |
| 7:30pm | Turner 18' da Silva 53', 71' | Report | Alajarín 16' Slogic 20'Brown 33'Kalungi 70' | Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex |
| June 4, 201611 | Charlotte Independence | 2–2 | Toronto FC II | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Castillo 31' Herrera 47', 56'Brown 61' | Report | Hundal 19' Johnson 36' (pen.)James 67' | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,801 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| Note: Match ended in 73rd minute due to weather. | ||||
| June 10, 201612 | Charlotte Independence | 0–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Duckett 70' Calvert 78' | Report | Burke 11' 69' | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,319 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| June 18, 201613 | Charlotte Independence | 1–0 | Richmond Kickers | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Calvert 30' Martinez 35' | Report | Callahan 40' Paulini 73' | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,564 Referee: Marco Vega |
| June 25, 201614 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1–3 | Charlotte Independence | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00pm | Foster 10' Johnson 27'Dabo 40'Thomas | Report | Kalungi 5' Martinez 53' (pen.)Brown 54'Johnson 75'Hilton 86' | Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 421 |
| July 2, 201615 | Orlando City B | 1–1 | Charlotte Independence | Melbourne, Florida |
| 7:30pm | Ambrose 40' Cox 47'Rocha 67' | Report | Brown 24' Martínez 51'Hilton 54'Clowes 72' | Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 731 |
| July 9, 201616 | Charlotte Independence | 1–2 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Hilton 45+1' | Report | Perone 20' Fairclough 24'Townsend 43'Martz 65' | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,595 |
| July 16, 201617 | Charlotte Independence | 1–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Davidson 48' Brown 60'Duckett 90+1' | Report | Allen 13' Bonomo 15'Metzger 63'Schmoll 80'Long 88' | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,288 |
| July 23, 201618 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0–3 | Charlotte Independence | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00pm | Earls 1' Campbell 63' | Report | Calvert 31' Hilton 44'Herrera 90+4' | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| July 30, 201619 | FC Montreal | 0–1 | Charlotte Independence | Montreal, Quebec |
| 3:00pm | Mkungilwa 29' Gagnon-Laparé 33'Choinière 90+1' | Report | Martínez 49' | Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Attendance: 134 |
| August 3, 201620 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Charlotte Independence | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30pm | Williams 8' Woodbine 48' | Report | Kalungi 28' Davidson 58'Calvert 65'Martínez 86' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| August 7, 201621 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–2 | Charlotte Independence | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00pm | Conneh 22' Chambers 25'Trusty 35'Rchter 88' (pen.) | Summary | Slogic 44' Martínez 46'Davidson 62'Berner 86' | Stadium: Goodman Stadium |
| August 13, 201622 | Charlotte Independence | 1–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Brown 65' | Summary | Taublieb 26' Binns 42'Lynch 68'Mecham 88' | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex |
| August 17, 201623 | Charlotte Independence | 4–0 | Orlando City B | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Slogic 4' Brown 6'71'Martínez 64'Duckett 67' | Summary | García 11' Neal 49'Heath 82'Ellis-Hayden 84' | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex |
| August 27, 201624 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Charlotte Independence | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30pm | Chang 50' Tsonis 90+1' | Summary | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| August 31, 201625 | Charlotte Independence | 3–2 | FC Cincinnati | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Martínez 11'19' 65' Martínez 56'Duckett 79'Herrera 85'Hassan 90+2' | Summary | Wiedeman 15' Antón Ripoll 31'Bone 35'Berry 54'Okoli 60'Walker 69' | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex |
| September 4, 201626 | Toronto FC II | v | Charlotte Independence | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 4:00pm | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
| September 10, 201627 | Charlotte Independence | v | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex |
| September 14, 201628 | Richmond Kickers | v | Charlotte Independence | Richmond |
| 4:00pm | Stadium: City Stadium |
| September 17, 201629 | Charlotte Independence | v | Rochester Rhinos | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex |
| September 24, 201630 | Louisville City FC | v | Charlotte Independence | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30pm | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field |
| May 18, 2016 Second Round | Charlotte Eagles | 0–2 | Charlotte Independence | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Report | Hellmann 44' Herrera 50' | Stadium: Charlotte Christian School Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
| June 1, 2016 Third Round | Carolina RailHawks | 5–0 (a.e.t.) | Charlotte Independence | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:30pm | Schuler 92', 115' Albadawi 96'Shriver 99'Orlando 109' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Neil Barbulescu |
| July 13, 2016International friendly | Charlotte Independence | 0–4 |  Swansea City A.F.C. | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30pm | Report | McBurnie 27' Routledge 52'Routledge 73'Gorre 81' | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex |
The 2014 Charleston Battery season was the club's 22nd season of existence. It is the Battery's fifth consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their fourth season.
The 2015 Wilmington Hammerheads season was the club's nineteenth season of competitive soccer, and their fifth consecutive season since their one-year hiatus in 2010.
The 2015 Richmond Kickers season was the club's twenty-third season of existence. It is also the Kickers' eighth-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, playing in the United Soccer League for their fourth season.
The 2015 Louisville City FC season was the club's first season playing in Louisville, Kentucky in the United Soccer League (USL), in the third tier of the United States soccer league system.
The 2015 Rochester Rhinos season was the club's twentieth season. It was the Rhinos fifth-consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the United Soccer League Eastern Conference. The Rhinos finished the regular season in first place, clinching the #1 seed and home field advantage in the 2015 USL Playoffs. The Rhinos won the USL Championship, the club's 5th overall, by defeating LA Galaxy II 2–1 after extra time.
The 2015 New York Red Bulls II season was the club's first season of existence, and their first in United Soccer League, the third-tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Red Bulls II played in the Eastern Division of USL.
The 2016 Toronto FC II season was the second season in the club's history. In 2015 the team finished 11th in the Eastern Conference, therefore, missing the playoffs.
The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences in USL Championship soccer.
The 2016 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season was the club's seventeenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' six season playing in the United Soccer League, and the club's fourth season hosting matches at soccer-specific Highmark Stadium.
The 2016 Richmond Kickers season was the club's twenty-fourth season of existence. It is also the Kickers' ninth-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, playing in the United Soccer League for their fifth season.
The 2016 New York Red Bulls II season was the club's second season of existence, and their second in the United Soccer League, the third-tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Red Bulls II played in the Eastern Division of USL.
The 2016 FC Cincinnati season was the club's first season of existence, and their first in the United Soccer League, the third-tier of the American soccer pyramid. FC Cincinnati play in the Eastern Division of USL. On April 16, the club set the USL's regular season attendance record, with 20,497. They broke this record twice more later in their season, first on May 14 with 23,375 attendees, then again on September 17 with an attendance of 24,376. On July 20, with five games left, the club broke the USL's single season attendance record.
The 2016 Louisville City FC season was the club's second season playing in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United Soccer League (USL), in the third tier of the United States soccer league system.
The 2016 Orlando City B season was the club's inaugural year of existence, and their first season in the Eastern Conference of the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid.
The 2016 Charleston Battery season was the club's 24th year of existence, and their seventh season in the third tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It is their sixth season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.
The 2016 Rochester Rhinos season was the club's 21st year of existence, and their sixth season in the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid, playing in the United Soccer League Eastern Conference. They entered the season as defending USL champions and made it back to the playoffs, but were eliminated in the conference semi-finals by the New York Red Bulls II.
The 2016 Wilmington Hammerheads FC season was the club's 20th year of existence. They were members of the United Soccer League Eastern Conference.
The 2017 Charlotte Independence season was the club's third season of existence, and their third in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer.
The 2017 Rochester Rhinos season was the club's 22nd overall and seventh with the United Soccer League, now known as the USL Championship. The Rhinos returned to playing in Division II of men's professional soccer, as the USL and all its teams were promoted from Division III after the 2016 season. They looked to return to the USL playoffs after losing to the New York Red Bulls II in the conference semifinals the previous year.
