| 2016 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General manager | Jason Arnold | ||
| Head coach | Mark Briggs | ||
| Stadium | Legion Stadium | ||
| USL | Conference: TBD | ||
| USL Playoffs | TBD | ||
The 2016 Wilmington Hammerheads FC season was the club's 20th year of existence. They were members of the United Soccer League Eastern Conference.
As of March 28, 2016 [1]
| No. | Position | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | GK | Sam Williams | |
| 1 | GK | John Smits | |
| 2 | DF | Tom Parratt | |
| 3 | DF | Peabo Doue | |
| 4 | DF | Michael Mecham | |
| 5 | DF | Mahamoudou Kaba | |
| 6 | MF | Liam Miller | |
| 7 | FW | Austin Martz | |
| 8 | MF | Mael Corboz | |
| 9 | FW | Matthew Barnes-Homer | |
| 10 | MF | Justin Moose | |
| 12 | FW | Casey Townsend | |
| 13 | MF | Michael Soboff | |
| 14 | FW | Logan Miller | |
| 16 | GK | Eric Ati | |
| 18 | DF | Stefan Defregger | |
| 19 | MF | Jeff Michaud (on loan from Tampa Bay Rowdies) | |
| 20 | MF | Zev Taublieb | |
| 22 | FW | Kyle Parker | |
| 23 | DF | Bruno Perone | |
| 25 | DF | Ferrety Sousa | |
| 44 | FW | Qudus Lawal | |
| 47 | DF | Ashani Fairclough |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Richmond Kickers | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 45 | Conference Playoffs |
| 8 | Orlando City B | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 35 | |
| 9 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 34 | |
| 10 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 31 | |
| 11 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 28 |
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| March 26, 20161 | Orlando City B | 1–2 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Melbourne, Florida |
| 7:30pm | Ribeiro McFadden Neal | Report | Perone Fairclough Corbox Miller | Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Referee: 2,078 |
| April 1, 20162 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 0–0 | Richmond Kickers | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Perone Parratt | Report | Yeisley Callahan Yomby | Stadium: Legion Stadium Referee: Neil Barbulescu |
| April 9, 20163 | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30pm | Williams Prince Mueller Portillo | Report | Moose Perone Lawal | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| April 17, 20164 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 2–0 | FC Montreal | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 3:00pm | Lawal Barnes-Homer | Report | Béland-Goyette Tissot Gagnon-Laparé | Stadium: Legion Stadium |
| April 22, 20165 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 0–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Wilmington |
| 7:00pm | Prieto Fairclough | Report | Metzger | Stadium: Legion Stadium |
| April 30, 20166 | FC Cincinnati | 1–1 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:00pm | Nicholson | Report | Perone Michaud Miller Fairclough | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 11,318 Referee: Donovan Noocha |
| May 7, 20167 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Richmond |
| 7:00pm | Perone Ownby Asante | Report | Fairclough Barnes-Homer Doue | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,209 Referee: Danielle Cheskey |
| May 10, 20168 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 1–1 | Charlotte Independence | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Perone | Report | Brown | Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 2,776 |
| May 21, 20169 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 0–1 | Charleston Battery | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Michaud Barnes-Homer Miller | Report | Ferguson Garbonzo Prince Portillo | Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,958 |
| May 29, 201610 | Toronto FC II | 1–3 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 7:30pm | Hundal Thomas Taintor | Report | Perone Taublieb Corboz Barnes-Homer | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
| June 3, 201611 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 3–2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Fairclough Parker Mecham | Report] | Warshaw Bolduc | Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 3,744 |
| June 11, 201612 | Louisville City FC | 2–2 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30pm | Hoffman | Report | Parker Lawal Fairclough | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,761 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| June 17, 201613 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 1–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Fairclough Townsend | Report | Conneh Akinyode Jones | Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,901 Referee: Jorge Ramirez |
| June 26, 201614 | New York Red Bulls II | 4–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 5:00pm | Allen Long Bonomo Junior Flemmings | Report | Corboz Parratt | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 453 |
| July 2, 201615 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 3–0 | Toronto FC II | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 5:00pm | Townsend Martz Miller Fairclough | Report | Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 3,837 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| July 9, 201616 | Charlotte Independence | 1–2 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Hilton | Report | Perone Fairclough Townsend Martz | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,595 |
| July 14, 201617 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 3–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 12:00pm | Heard Jones Gissie Conneh | Report | Defregger Miller Perone | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| July 17, 201618 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 1–4 | Louisville City FC | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 6:00pm | Perone | Report | Abend Hoffman Quinn | Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,927 Referee: Caleb Mendez |
| July 24, 201619 | Orlando City B | 2–2 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Melbourne, Florida |
| 7:30pm | Cox Rocha Laryea | Report | Miller Fairclough Perone | Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex |
| July 30, 201620 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 1–4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Binns Lynch Lawal | Report | Kerr Hertzog Campbell Thompson | Stadium: Legion Stadium Referee: Christopher Spivey; |
| August 6, 201621 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Rochester, New York |
| 7:30pm | Report | Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium |
| August 13, 201622 | Charlotte Independence | v | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex |
| August 20, 201623 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | v | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: Legion Stadium |
| August 24, 201624 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | v | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: Highmark Stadium |
| August 27, 201625 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | v | Rochester Rhinos | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: Legion Stadium |
| August 31, 201626 | FC Montreal | v | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Montreal, Quebec |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard |
| September 7, 201627 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | v | Orlando City B | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: Legion Stadium |
| September 11, 201628 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | v | FC Cincinnati | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 3:00pm | Stadium: Legion Stadium |
| September 17, 201629 | Harrisburg City Islanders | v | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: Clipper Magazine Stadium |
| September 24, 201630 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | v | Richmond Kickers | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: Legion Stadium |
| May 18, 2016 Second round | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 6–0 | | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Martz Moose Parker | Report | Stadium: Legion Stadium Referee: Corson Fidler |
| June 1, 2016 Third round | Miami FC | 1–2 | | Miami, Florida |
| 8:00pm | Chavez | Michaud Moose | Stadium: FIU Stadium Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| June 14, 2016 Fourth round | Real Salt Lake | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | | Sandy, Utah |
| 10:00pm | Plata Martínez | Report | Corboz Michaud | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,131 Referee: Victor Rivas (California) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Martínez Plata Morales Wingert | Perone Corboz Barnes-Homer Miller | |||