2017 Minnesota United FC season

Minnesota United FC

2017 season
Head coach	Adrian Heath
Stadium	TCF Bank Stadium
Conference	9th
Overall	19th
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	Christian Ramirez (14)
Highest home attendance	35,043
Lowest home attendance	17,491
Average home league attendance	20,538
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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 coaches United until October 6, 2023. Outside of MLS, Minnesota United also participated in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, as well as various preseason competitions.

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 (age 35)	Orlando City	0	0
32	Alex Kapp		GK	(1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 28)	Atlanta United FC	0	0
33	Bobby Shuttleworth		GK	(1987-05-13) 13 May 1987 (age 36)	New England Revolution	29	0
Defenders
2	Justin Davis		DF	(1988-05-06) 6 May 1988 (age 35)	Minnesota United FC (NASL)	5	0
3	Jérôme Thiesson		DF	(1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 36)	FC Luzern	30	1
4	Jermaine Taylor		DF	(1985-01-14) 14 January 1985 (age 38)	Portland Timbers	5	0
5	Francisco Calvo		DF	(1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 31)	Saprissa	25	1
6	Vadim Demidov		DF	(1986-10-10) 10 October 1986 (age 36)	Brann	3	0
8	Marc Burch		DF	(1984-05-07) 7 May 1984 (age 39)	Colorado Rapids	15	0
12	Joseph Greenspan		DF	(1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 31)	Colorado Rapids	2	0
14	Brent Kallman		DF	(1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 (age 33)	Minnesota United FC (NASL)	22	1
22	Kevin Venegas		DF	(1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 (age 34)	Minnesota United FC (NASL)	6	0
25	Michael Boxall		DF	(1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 35)	SuperSport United	10	0
31	Thomas de Villardi		DF/MF	(1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 (age 29)	Delaware	0	0
Midfielder
7	Ibson		MF	(1983-11-07) 7 November 1983 (age 39)	Minnesota United FC (NASL)	26	0
10	Miguel Ibarra		MF	(1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 (age 33)	Club León	19	3
11	Johan Venegas		MF	(1988-11-27) 27 November 1988 (age 34)	Montreal Impact	12	2
13	Ethan Finlay		MF	(1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 33)	Columbus Crew	4	4
17	Collin Martin		MF	(1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 28)	D.C. United	5	0
18	Kevin Molino		MF	(1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 33)	Orlando City	28	7
19	Sam Cronin		MF	(1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 36)	Colorado Rapids	21	0
23	Bernardo Añor		MF	(1988-05-28) 28 May 1988 (age 35)	Sporting Kansas City	0	0
26	Collen Warner		MF	(1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 (age 35)	Houston Dynamo	11	1
28	Sam Nicholson		MF	(1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 28)	Heart of Midlothian F.C.	7	1
77	José Leitón		MF	(1993-08-06) 6 August 1993 (age 30)	On loan from Club Sport Herediano	0	0
Forwards
9	Abu Danladi (GA)		FW	(1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 27)	UCLA	13	8
15	Ismaila Jome		FW/MF	(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 28)	Portland Timbers	7	0
16	Bashkim Kadrii		FW/MF	(1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 (age 32)	F.C. Copenhagen (loan)	5	0
21	Christian Ramirez		FW	(1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 32)	Minnesota United FC (NASL)	24	14
30	Brandon Allen		FW	(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 29)	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)
^[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

New England Revolution v Minnesota United FC

January 31, 2017	New England Revolution	1–1	Minnesota United FC	Casa Grande, Arizona
12:30 p.m. CST	Kamara 78'	Report	Starikov 39'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Minnesota United FC v NK Istra 1961

February 3, 2017	Minnesota United FC	1–1	NK Istra 1961	Casa Grande, Arizona
1:00 p.m. CST	Starikov 80'		Roce 64'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Minnesota United FC v Wisconsin Badgers

February 19, 2017	Minnesota United FC	3–1	Wisconsin Badgers
CST	Ramirez , pen.' Greenspan	Report	T. Barlow	Attendance: Closed door

Toronto FC v Minnesota United FC

February 22, 2017	Toronto FC	3–0	Minnesota United FC	Orlando, Florida
2:00 p.m. CST	Giovinco 17', 23' Hamilton 53'

Minnesota United FC v San Antonio FC (USL)

February 26, 2017	Minnesota United FC	0–2	San Antonio FC (USL)	Orlando, Florida
TBD			Hedrick 39' Vega 90'

Minnesota United FC v Club Atlas

July 15, 2017	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Club Atlas	Minneapolis, 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	3	1	0	2	7	6	+1	5
2	Real Salt Lake	3	0	0	3	7	7	0	3
3	Minnesota United FC	3	0	0	3	6	6	0	3
4	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3	0	1	2	3	4	−1	2

Minnesota United FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

February 9, 20171	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. CST	Molino 50' Venegas  86' Gonzalez  88'	Report	Jacobson  24' Teibert 82',  86'	Stadium: Providence Park

Portland Timbers v Minnesota United FC

February 12, 20172	Portland Timbers	2–2	Minnesota United FC	Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. CST	McInerney 51' Adi 85'	Report	Greenspan  9' Venegas 25', 32'	Stadium: Providence Park

Real Salt Lake v Minnesota United FC

February 15, 20173	Real Salt Lake	3–3	Minnesota United FC	Portland, 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 v t e	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 v t e	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) Champions; (X) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:

1. CONCACAF Champions League
   Selection Procedure

   • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons. ^[42] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
     1. The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
        
     2. The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
        
     Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield were not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
     One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
     1. The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A
Result	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	L

Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win  Loss  Draw

Portland Timbers v Minnesota United FC

March 3, 2017Match 1	Portland Timbers	5–1	Minnesota United FC	Portland, 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

Minnesota United FC v Atlanta United FC

March 12, 2017Match 2	Minnesota United FC	1–6	Atlanta United FC	Minneapolis, 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

Colorado Rapids v Minnesota United FC

March 18, 2017Match 3	Colorado Rapids	2–2	Minnesota United FC	Commerce 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

New England Revolution v Minnesota United FC

March 25, 2017Match 4	New England Revolution	5–2	Minnesota United FC	Foxborough, 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

Minnesota United FC v Real Salt Lake

April 1, 2017Match 5	Minnesota United FC	4–2	Real Salt Lake	Minneapolis, 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

FC Dallas v Minnesota United FC

April 8, 2017Match 6	FC Dallas	2–0	Minnesota United FC	Frisco, 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

Houston Dynamo v Minnesota United FC

April 15, 2017Match 7	Houston Dynamo	2–2	Minnesota United FC	Houston, 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

Minnesota United FC v Colorado Rapids

April 23, 2017Match 8	Minnesota United FC	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Minneapolis, Minnesota
5:00 p.m. CDT	Ibarra 72'	Report		Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,491 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Minnesota United FC v San Jose Earthquakes

April 29, 2017Match 9	Minnesota United FC	0–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT	Thiesson  90+3'	Report	Jungwirth 54' Bingham  87'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,605 Referee: Ted Unkel

Minnesota United FC v Sporting Kansas City

May 7, 2017Match 10	Minnesota United FC	2–0	Sporting Kansas City	Minneapolis, 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

Toronto FC v Minnesota United FC

May 13, 2017Match 11	Toronto FC	3–2	Minnesota United FC	Toronto, 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

Minnesota United FC v LA Galaxy

May 21, 2017Match 12	Minnesota United FC	1–2	LA Galaxy	Minneapolis, 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

Minnesota United FC v Orlando City SC

May 27, 2017Match 13	Minnesota United FC	1–0	Orlando City SC	Minneapolis, 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

Sporting Kansas City v Minnesota United FC

June 3, 2017Match 14	Sporting Kansas City	3–0	Minnesota United FC	Kansas 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

Real Salt Lake v Minnesota United FC

June 17, 2017Match 15	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Minnesota United FC	Sandy, 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

Minnesota United FC v Portland Timbers

June 21, 2017Match 16	Minnesota United FC	3–2	Portland Timbers	Minneapolis, 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

Minnesota United v Whitecaps FC

June 24, 2017Match 17	Minnesota United	2–2	Whitecaps FC	Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT	Shuttleworth  16' Kallman  45+1' Calvo 50' Thiesson  54'63' Ibson  59'	Report	Techera 17' (pen.) 65' Tchani  26'45+2'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 19,016 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

New York City FC v Minnesota United FC

June 29, 2017Match 18	New York City FC	3–1	Minnesota United FC	New 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

Minnesota United FC v Columbus Crew SC

July 4, 2017Match 19	Minnesota United FC	0–1	Columbus Crew SC	Minneapolis, Minnesota
6:00 p.m. CDT	Ibson  9'	Report	Manneh 58' Steffen  90+1'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 18,564 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Minnesota United FC v Houston Dynamo

July 19, 2017Match 20	Minnesota United FC	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Minneapolis, 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

Minnesota United FC v New York Red Bulls

July 22, 2017Match 21	Minnesota United FC	0–3	New York Red Bulls	Minneapolis, 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

Minnesota United FC v D.C. United

July 29, 2017Match 22	Minnesota United FC	4–0	D.C. United	Minneapolis, 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

Minnesota United FC v Seattle Sounders FC

August 5, 2017Match 23	Minnesota United FC	0–4	Seattle Sounders FC	Minneapolis, 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

Seattle Sounders FC v Minnesota United FC

August 20, 2017Match 24	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Minnesota United FC	Seattle, 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

Chicago Fire v Minnesota United FC

August 26, 2017Match 25	Chicago Fire	1–2	Minnesota United FC	Bridgeview, 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

Minnesota United FC v Philadelphia Union

September 9, 2017Match 26	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Minneapolis, 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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Minnesota United FC

September 13, 2017Match 27	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3–0	Minnesota United FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
CDT	Reyna 5' Hurtado 31' Shea 88'	Report	Boxall  45' Warner  52'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,368 Referee: David Gantar

Montreal Impact v Minnesota United FC

September 16, 2017Match 28	Montreal Impact	2–3	Minnesota United FC	Montreal, 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

Minnesota United FC v FC Dallas

September 23, 2017Match 29	Minnesota United FC	4–1	FC Dallas	Minneapolis, 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

Houston Dynamo v Minnesota United FC

September 30, 2017Match 30	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Minnesota United FC	Houston, 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

Atlanta United FC v Minnesota United FC

October 3, 2017Match 31	Atlanta United FC	2–3	Minnesota United FC	Atlanta, 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

Minnesota United FC v Sporting Kansas City

October 7, 2017Match 32	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Minneapolis, 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

LA Galaxy v Minnesota United FC

October 15, 2017Match 33	LA Galaxy	3–0	Minnesota United FC	Carson, 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

San Jose Earthquakes v Minnesota United FC

October 22, 2017Match 34	San Jose Earthquakes	3–2	Minnesota United FC	San 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

Sporting Kansas City v Minnesota United FC

June 14 Fourth round	Sporting Kansas City	4–0	Minnesota United FC	Kansas 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	5	0	0	5
2	John Alvbåge	0	0	0	0
	Patrick McLain	0	0	0	0
Total		5	0	0	5

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)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4 (2)	0	0
3	DF	Jérôme Thiesson	13	0	1	0	0	0	(1)	0	0	13 (1)	0	1
4	DF	Jermaine Taylor	3 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 (4)	0	0
5	DF	Francisco Calvo	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
6	DF	Vadim Demidov	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
7	MF	Ibson	9 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0	0	9 (3)	0	0
8	DF	Marc Burch	12	0	1	0	0	0	(1)	0	0	12 (1)	0	1
9	FW	Abu Danladi	3 (7)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4 (7)	1	1
10	MF	Miguel Ibarra	9 (3)	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9 (3)	1	2
11	MF	Johan Venegas	9 (3)	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9 (3)	2	3
12	DF	Joseph Greenspan	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
13	DF	Thomas de Villardi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	Brent Kallman	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0
15	FW	Ismaila Jome	2 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3 (3)	0	0
16	FW	Bashkim Kadrii	4 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5 (4)	0	0
17	MF	Collin Martin	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1 (2)	0	0
18	MF	Kevin Molino	12	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	5	3
19	MF	Sam Cronin	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1
20	MF	Rasmus Schüller	4 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5 (2)	0	0
21	FW	Christian Ramirez	13 (1)	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13 (1)	8	1
22	DF	Kevin Venegas	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
23	MF	Bernardo Añor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	GK	Patrick McLain	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
26	MF	Collen Warner	8 (3)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9 (3)	1	0
33	GK	Bobby Shuttleworth	12 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12 (1)	0	0
Players who left the club in Trade or on loan
1	GK	John Alvbåge	2 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	0
8	MF	Mohammed Saeid	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
45	FW	Joshua Gatt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Total	Games	Average	Season highest
349,138	17	20,538	Atlanta United FC (35,043)

As of October 7, 2017 ^[43]

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