| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | John Wolyniec | ||
| Top goalscorer | Amando Moreno (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,150 (Jun. 9 vs. Charlotte) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 498 (May 27 vs. Indy Eleven) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 731 | ||
The 2018 New York Red Bulls II season was the club's fourth season of existence, and their third in United Soccer League, the second-tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Red Bulls II played in the Eastern Division of USL.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head Coach |  John Wolyniec |
Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 59 | Conference Playoffs |
| 4 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 56 | |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 52 | |
| 6 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 50 | |
| 7 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 49 |
| March 171 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–1 | Toronto FC II | Harrison |
| 1:00PM EDT | Tinari  62', 72' | Report | Srbely 11' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 717 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| March 242 | Atlanta United 2 | 3–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Lawrenceville |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Samuel 25' Gallagher 41' (pen.), 52' | Report | Echevarria  23'White 32'Murphy 89' | Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 5,615 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| March 313 | New York Red Bulls II | 5–2 | Charleston Battery | Harrison |
| 1:00 PM EDT | Cásseres 41' White 44' (pen.)Tinari 47'Mines 50'Moreno 62', 66' | USL Report NYRB Report | Svantesson 55' Anuga 56', 78' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 826 Referee: Jaroslaw Werel |
| April 74 | Richmond Kickers | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Richmond |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Shriver 17' Thomsen 42'Lee 67' | Report | Moreno 34' Scarlett 57'Aguinaga 69' | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,061 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| April 145 | New York Red Bulls II | 5–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Harrison |
| 4:00 PM EDT | Escobar 18' 25' Cásseres 85' | Report | Cole 25' Blake 77' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 903 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| April 226 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Carson |
| 8:30 PM EDT | Llanez Jr. 35' | Report | Moreno 78' | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,131 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| April 287 | Toronto FC II | 0–0 | New York Red Bulls II | Toronto |
| 6:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 117 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| May 28 | Ottawa Fury FC | 0–0 | New York Red Bulls II | Ottawa |
| 10:30 AM EDT | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 8,084 Referee: Matt Souare |
| May 69 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–1 | Nashville SC | Harrison |
| 1:00 PM EDT | Bezecourt 27' | Report | Mensah 7' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 652 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| May 1610 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 3–0 | New York Red Bulls II | Bethlehem |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Ngalina 36' Herbers 90+4' | Report | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,721 Referee: Jaroslaw Werel |
| May 2711 | New York Red Bulls II | 4-1 | Indy Eleven | Harrison |
| 1:00 PM EDT | White 57' Barlow 90+3' | Report | Saad 21' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 498 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| June 212 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–2 | FC Cincinnati | Harrison |
| 1:00 PM EDT | Moreno 7' | Report | Ledesma 65' König 77' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 613 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| June 913 | New York Red Bulls II | 4-2 | Charlotte Independence | Montclair |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Moreno 25' Cásseres 74' | Report (Team Website) | Cato 23' Herrera 86' (pen.) | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| June 1614 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 3–0 | New York Red Bulls II | Pittsburgh |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Brett 27', 54' Parkes 65' | Report | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,652 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| June 2015 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Bethlehem |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Mahoney 88' Chambers 90+4' | Report | Bonomo 12' (pen.), 84' | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,210 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| June 2416 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–3 | Ottawa Fury FC | Montclair |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Report | Reid 3', 57', 64' | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 818 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj |
| June 3017 | Louisville City | 3–3 | New York Red Bulls II | Louisville |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Lancaster 8', 36' Rasmussen 90+5' | Boxscore | White 49' Barlow 87' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,689 Referee: Javier Santos Escobar |
| July 618 | New York Red Bulls II | 6–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Montclair |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Lema 17' Moreno 90+1' (pen.) | Boxscore | Scarlett 81' (o.g.) | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 698 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| July 1319 | New York Red Bulls II | 5–1 | Richmond Kickers | Montclair |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Stroud 2', 14', 69' Moreno 60' | Boxscore | Shriver 76' | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 614 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| July 1820 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Montclair |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Etienne Jr. 28' Moreno 78' | Boxscore | Fontana 45+2' | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 653 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| July 2121 | FC Cincinnati | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Cincinnati |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Lasso 17' Barrett 35' | Boxscore | Konig 25' ((o.g.)) | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 23,602 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| July 2822 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls II | St. Petersburg |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Bonomo 8' (pen), 9', 35' Oduro 45+2'Flemmings  45+9'Mizell 88' | Report | Stroud 2' Ndam 17'White 62' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,784 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| August 323 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–1 | Penn FC | Montclair |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Tinari 19' Barlow 25' | Match Center | Mkosana 57' | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 627 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| August 1024 | New York Red Bulls II | 4–6 | Louisville City | Montclair |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Tinari 7', 57' Kutler 14'Aguinaga 80'Ndam 90+1' (pen) | Report | Ilić 18', 53' Smith 32'Lancaster 43', 63', 88'Davis IV 48' | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 713 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| August 2125 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–2 | North Carolina FC | Montclair |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Aguinaga 39' Stroud 47'Stauffer 53' 88'Mines 69'Cásseres 81' | Report | da Luz 43' Ríos 46'Bekker 61'Tobin 68'Smith 76'Ewolo 90' | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 781 Referee: Jose Lara |
| August 2526 | Charleston Battery | 4–4 | New York Red Bulls II | Charleston |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Guerra 22', 45+2', 57' Okonkwo 28', 75'Tah Anunga 61' | Report | Barlow 64' (pen), 73', 88' Aguinaga 68'Ackwei 90+3' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,741 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| August 3127 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–0 | Ottawa Fury FC | Montclair |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Stroud 9' | Report | Portilla 52' Edward 54' | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| September 528 | Indy Eleven | 3–0 | New York Red Bulls II | Indianapolis |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Starikov 2', 21' Matern 5'Mitchell 38'Reiner 43'Watson 62' | Report | Abang 53' | Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 8,703 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| September 1329 | New York Red Bulls II | 3–3 | Toronto FC II | Montclair |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Abang 12' Ivan 39'White 57', 68' | Report | Endoh 23' Kübel 36'Hamilton 62'Boskovic 79' | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| September 2230 | Charlotte Independence | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Matthews |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Jordan 15' Johnson 33' | Report | Aguinaga 54' Cásseres 62'Abang 70'Ndam 90+2' | Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,608 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| September 2931 | Nashville SC | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Nashville |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Reed 26' Akinyode 53'LaGrassa 65'Washington 69' | Report | Moreno 5' Aguinaga 24'Stroud 72'Kutler 78' | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,036 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| October 632 | North Carolina FC | 1–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Cary |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Guillen 45+3' Bekker 52' | Report | Abang 24', 45+6' Barlow 79' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 8,820 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| October 933 | Penn FC | 1–3 | New York Red Bulls II | Harrisburg |
| 6:30 PM EDT | Jaime 25' Rezende 40'De Sousa 83'Bond 89' | Report | Stroud 32' Scarlett 58'White 66'Aguinaga 88' | Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 1,208 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| October 1434 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Montclair |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Barlow 30' Stroud 90+1' | Report | Greenspan 90+5' | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 1,592 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| October 20Quarterfinal | Charleston Battery | 0–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:00 P.M. | Bolt 16' | Report | Barlow 21' Stroud 66' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1,687 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| October 27Semi-Final | FC Cincinnati | 0–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 4:00 p.m. EDT | Adi 41' | Report | Moreno 12', 72' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 16,617 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| November 2 Conference finals | Louisville City FC | 5–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Ilić 23' (pen.), 40' Spencer 32'Davis 61'Craig 65'Ownby 69', 81'Williams 73', 75'McCabe 80' | Report | Ndam 22' Tinari 44'Barlow 60' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,059 Referee: Ramy Touchan [3] Assistant referees: Chris Elliott Gjovalin Bori Fourth official: Victor Rivas |
| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | USL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 20 | Amando Moreno | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | 42 | Brian White | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | 36 | Andrew Tinari | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | 25 | Stefano Bonomo | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | 50 | Jared Stroud | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | MF | 23 |  Cristian Cásseres Jr. | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | 74 | Tom Barlow | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | MF | 89 |  Jose Aguinaga | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 7 |  Derrick Etienne | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | 11 |  Carlos Rivas | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 17 | Ben Mines | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 29 |  Fidel Escobar | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 41 | Ethan Kutler | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 47 |  Hassan Ndam | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 68 | Lucas Stauffer | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 80 | Chris Lema | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 88 |  Vincent Bezecourt | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 46 | |||
The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences in USL Championship soccer.
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