Head Coach Darren Powell U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round | ||
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The 2016 San Antonio FC season was the club's first season of existence. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the modern NASL, this was the 7th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The club played in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid, and also participated in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covered the period from 3 April 2016 to 24 September 2016.
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Background
San Antonio was awarded the thirty-first USL franchise on January 7, 2016. The establishment of the club, along with the concurrent purchase of Toyota Field by the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, was part of a plan by local officials to obtain an expansion franchise in Major League Soccer. As a result, the San Antonio Scorpions franchise of the North American Soccer League was shut down. The club's first head coach, announced on January 7, 2016, was former Elon University men's soccer coach and Orlando City SC ProAcademy Director, Darren Powell. On February 2, 2016, Carlos Alvarez became the club's first player signing.
The league expanded from 24 to 29 teams where San Antonio competed in the Western Conference of the USL.
First team squad
As of 15 August 2016.Pre-season
The pre-season match against Rayo OKC was announced by Rayo OKC on 2 February 2016. Remaining pre-season matches were announced on 4 March 2016 by SAFC.
Overall
Last updated: 25 September 2016
Source: Competitions
Overview
Last updated: 25 September 2016
Source: Competitions
Results summary
Last updated: 25 September 2016.
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Results by matchday
Last updated: September 25, 2016.
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Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
The fixtures for the 2016 season were announced on 26 January 2016. Home team is listed first, left to right.
Win Draw Loss
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
Appearances
Discipline includes both league and Open Cup play.
Last updated: 26 September 2016.
Source: San Antonio FC
Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Last updated: 19 September 2016.
Source: San Antonio FC
Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.
Last updated: 19 September 2016.
Source: San Antonio FC
Summary
Last updated: 25 September 2016.
Source: San Antonio FC