2017 New York Red Bulls II season

New York Red Bulls II
2017 season
Head coach	John Wolyniec
USL	7th, Eastern Conference
USL Playoffs	Conf. Finalist
Top goalscorer	Stefano Bonomo ; (10 goals)
Highest home attendance	1,482 (9/30 vs. PIT)
Lowest home attendance	271 (5/6 vs. HAR)
Average home league attendance	632
Biggest win	NY 4–0 CIN (8/19); CLT 0–4 NY (10/21)
Biggest defeat	CLT 5–1 NY (5/11)
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2017 New York Red Bulls II season was the club's third 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.

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	John Wolyniec

Squad information

As of November 4, 2017^[1]^[2]

Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions.

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Games Played	Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
18	Ryan Meara	GK	(1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 (age 34)	New York Red Bulls (loan)	28	0
24	Evan Louro	GK	(1996-01-19) January 19, 1996 (age 28)	New York Red Bulls (loan)	21	0
40	Rafael Diaz	GK	(1991-10-08) October 8, 1991 (age 33)	St. John's University	22	0
Defenders
3	Gideon Baah	CB/LB	(1991-10-01) October 1, 1991 (age 33)	New York Red Bulls (loan)	6	0
28	Fidel Escobar	RB	(1995-01-09) January 9, 1995 (age 29)	Sporting San Miguelito (loan)	1	0
35	Jordan Scarlett	CB	(1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 (age 29)	Iona College	18	0
39	Tim Schmoll	CB	(1993-02-22) February 22, 1993 (age 31)	Harvard University	50	1
44	Andrew Lombard	RB	(1997-07-20) July 20, 1997 (age 27)	Academy	1	0
46	Kevin O'Toole	LB	(1998-12-14) December 14, 1998 (age 25)	Academy	25	1
47	Hassan Ndam	CB	(1998-10-29) October 29, 1998 (age 26)	New York Red Bulls (loan)	26	1
50	David Abidor	CB	(1992-10-01) October 1, 1992 (age 32)	Tulsa Roughnecks	20	1
54	Jordan Bailon	CB	(2000-03-24) March 24, 2000 (age 24)	Academy	2	0
62	Michael Amir Murillo	RB	(1996-02-11) February 11, 1996 (age 28)	New York Red Bulls (loan)	2	0
66	Noah Powder	LB	(1998-10-27) October 27, 1998 (age 26)	Academy	30	3
92	Ethan Kutler	RB	(1995-05-01) May 1, 1995 (age 29)	Colgate University	18	1
Midfielders
6	Dan Metzger	CM	(1993-08-06) August 6, 1993 (age 31)	New York Red Bulls (loan)	65	3
7	Derrick Etienne	CM	(1996-11-25) November 25, 1996 (age 27)	New York Red Bulls (loan)	50	11
12	Zeiko Lewis	CM	(1995-06-04) June 4, 1995 (age 29)	Boston College	23	2
17	Arun Basuljevic	CM	(1995-12-17) December 17, 1995 (age 28)	New York Red Bulls (loan)	26	2
22	Florian Valot	CM	(1993-02-13) February 13, 1993 (age 31)	Rider University	52	13
25	Dilly Duka	CM	(1989-09-15) September 15, 1989 (age 35)	New York Red Bulls (loan)	3	0
36	Andrew Tinari	CM	(1995-09-12) September 12, 1995 (age 29)	Jersey Express	26	2
37	David Najem	CM	(1992-05-26) May 26, 1992 (age 32)	FC Eintracht Bamberg	50	1
52	Ben Mines	CM	(2000-05-12) May 12, 2000 (age 24)	Academy	16	2
53	Kazu Shigenobu	CM	(1999-08-20) August 20, 1999 (age 25)	Academy	11	0
80	Zaire Bartley	CM	(1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25)	Academy	3	0
88	Vincent Bezecourt	CM	(1993-06-10) June 10, 1993 (age 31)	St. Francis College	45	14
Forwards
19	Alex Muyl	FW	(1995-09-30) September 30, 1995 (age 29)	New York Red Bulls (loan)	6	1
21	Brandon Allen	FW	(1993-10-08) October 8, 1993 (age 31)	New York Red Bulls (loan)	46	30
29	Stefano Bonomo	FW	(1993-01-25) January 25, 1993 (age 31)	University of California	53	21
70	Junior Flemmings	FW	(1996-01-16) January 16, 1996 (age 28)	Tivoli Gardens F.C.	54	17
91	Douglas Martinez	FW	(1997-06-05) June 5, 1997 (age 27)	CD Vida (loan)	15	1

Competitions

Exhibition

August 15	New York Red Bulls II	4–0	Boston College Eagles	Whippany
11:00 a.m. EST	Duka ?' (pen.) Bonomo , ,	Report		Stadium: Red Bulls Training Facility

USL

Eastern Conference standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
5	Charlotte Independence	32	13	9	10	52	40	+12	48	Conference Playoffs
6	FC Cincinnati	32	12	10	10	46	48	−2	46
7	New York Red Bulls II	32	13	5	14	57	60	−3	44
8	Bethlehem Steel FC	32	12	8	12	46	45	+1	44
9	Orlando City B	32	10	12	10	37	36	+1	42

Source: 2017 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results

March 25 1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	3–3	New York Red Bulls II	Pittsburgh
5:00 p.m. EST	Hertzog 9', 81' Kerr 39'	Report	Valot 6' Bezecourt 16', 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,352 Referee: Charles Murphy

April 1 2	New York Red Bulls II	1–0	Richmond Kickers	Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST	Lewis 69'	Report		Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 806 Referee: Henrik Karlsson

April 5 3	New York Red Bulls II	0–1	Harrisburg City Islanders	Harrison
7:00 p.m. EST		Report	Sanchez 62'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 396 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

April 8 4	Saint Louis FC	3–2	New York Red Bulls II	Fenton
8:30 p.m. EST	Volesky 3' Angulo 74' (pen.) Rudolph 84'	Report	Bezecourt 52' Allen 58'	Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,807 Referee: Greg Dopka

April 14 5	New York Red Bulls II	3–1	Orlando City B	Montclair
7:00 p.m. EST	Flemmings 16' Bezecourt 45+3' Abidor 87'	Report	Dikwa 34'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 722 Referee: Lorant Varga

April 22 6	Rochester Rhinos	2–2	New York Red Bulls II	Rochester
6:05PM EST	Garzi 45+1' Farrell 90+4'	Report	Allen 50' Bezecourt 65'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,459 Referee: Geoff Gamble

May 6 7	New York Red Bulls II	3–1	Harrisburg City Islanders	Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST	Allen 26' (pen.), 57' (pen.) Martinez 79'	Report	Wheeler 39'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 271 Referee: Henrik Karlsson

May 11 8	Charlotte Independence	5–1	New York Red Bulls II	Charlotte
7:00 p.m. EST	Herrera 39' Ross 43' Martínez 51' Estrada 82' Siaj 90+2'	Report	Flemmings 21'	Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 801 Referee: Danielle Chesky

May 14 9	New York Red Bulls II	1–2	LA Galaxy II	Harrison
9:00 p.m. EST	Allen 3'	Report	Amnaya 49' (pen.) Dhillon 72'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 673 Referee: Juan Guzman Jr.

May 20 10	New York Red Bulls II	3–4	Ottawa Fury	Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST	Flemmings 20' Allen 56' (pen.) Mines 69'	Report	Hume 14' Seoane 51' Salazar 87' Williams 90' (pen.)	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 592 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

May 28 11	New York Red Bulls II	2–1	Charleston Battery	Montclair
2:00 p.m. EST	Flemmings 54' Etienne 75'	Report	Portillo 45'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 505 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

June 3 12	Richmond Kickers	0–1	New York Red Bulls II	Richmond
7:00 p.m. EST		Report	Allen 38'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 6,267 Referee: Calin Radosav

June 11 13	New York Red Bulls II	0–3	Louisville City	Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST		Report	Smith 25' Ownby 55' Ballard 90+3'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 581 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

June 16 14	New York Red Bulls II	0–2	Bethlehem Steel	Montclair
7:00 p.m. EST		Report	Najem 5' Moar 57'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 495 Referee: Luis Arroyo

June 24 15	Ottawa Fury	2–2	New York Red Bulls II	Ottawa
2:00 p.m. EST	Williams 10' Dixon 90+4'	Report	Lewis 61' Allen 62'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 7,780 Referee: Alain Ruch

July 1 16	New York Red Bulls II	1–0	Saint Louis FC	Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST	Allen 26'	Report		Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 611 Referee: Jorge Ramírez

July 9 17	Bethlehem Steel	2–0	New York Red Bulls II	Bethlehem
5:00 p.m. EST	Nanco 26' Herbers 31'	Report		Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,215 Referee: Gustavo Solorio

July 12 18	Harrisburg City Islanders	2–0	New York Red Bulls II	Harrisburg
7:00 p.m. EST	Thomas 20' Wilson 41'	Report		Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 1,840 Referee: Jarosław Werel

July 15 19	New York Red Bulls II	2–3	Charlotte Independence	Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST	Najem 82' Flemmings 85'	Report	Herrera 21' Ndam 45+1' (o.g.) Martinez 53'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 505 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

July 21 20	New York Red Bulls II	1–0	Toronto FC II	Montclair
7:00 p.m. EST	Bezecourt 27'	Report		Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Lorant Varga

July 29 21	Louisville City	2–1	New York Red Bulls II	Louisville
7:30 p.m. EST	Craig 39' Spencer 70'	Report	Bonomo 58'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,017 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

August 5 22	New York Red Bulls II	2–1	Rochester Rhinos	Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST	Basuljevic 5' Bonomo 55'	Report	Fall 70' (pen.)	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 582 Referee: Charles Murphy

August 12 22	Charleston Battery	1–1	New York Red Bulls II	Charleston
7:00 p.m. EST	Williams 45'	Report	Bonomo 72'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,233 Referee: Christopher Spivey

August 19 24	New York Red Bulls II	4–0	FC Cincinnati	Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST	Bonomo 23' (pen.) Ndam 42' Flemmings 73', 74'	Report		Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 730 Referee: Kevin Broadley

August 27 25	Ottawa Fury	2–2	New York Red Bulls II	Ottawa
7:00 p.m. EST	Dos Santos 21' Del Campo 94'	Report	Valot 32' Tinari 79'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 6,694 Referee: Juan Márquez

September 2 26	New York Red Bulls II	4–2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST	Tinari 17' Powder 41' Valot 54' Flemmings 83'	Report	Paterson 20' Gorskie 77'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 562 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

September 9 27	Toronto FC II	1–2	New York Red Bulls II	Toronto
8:00 p.m. EST	Chapman 35'	Report	Bonomo 43', 45+2'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 3,582 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

September 16 28	FC Cincinnati	4–2	New York Red Bulls II	Cincinnati
7:00 p.m. EST	Berry 5' Bone 32' Delbridge 67' Walker 72'	Report	Valot 18', 80'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 30,417 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

September 30 29	New York Red Bulls II	2–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Montclair
4:00 p.m. EST	Obinwa 25' (o.g.) Valot 90+4'	Report		Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 1,482 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

October 4 30	Tampa Bay Rowdies	3–2	New York Red Bulls II	St. Petersburg
7:30 p.m. EST	Cole 18' Schäfer 25', 45'	Report	Bonomo 16' Flemmings 54'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Jonathan Weiner

October 7 31	Orlando City B	5–6	New York Red Bulls II	Orlando
7:30 p.m. EST	Neal 16' Carroll 67' Timbó 77' Barry 90+1' (pen.) Martz 90+2'	Report	Bonomo 3', 41', 51' Valot 12', 87' (pen.) Basuljevic 55'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium

October 14 32	Rochester Rhinos	2–1	New York Red Bulls II	Rochester
6:05PM EST	Graf 35' Forbes 68'	Report	Valot 37'	Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 1,402 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

USL Playoffs

October 21 Conference Quarterfinal	Charleston Battery	0–4	New York Red Bulls II	Charleston
7:00 p.m. EDT		Report	Bonomo 39' Kutler 51' Valot 71' Mines 84'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,410 Referee: Kevin Broadley

October 28 Conference Semifinal	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–2 (a.e.t.)	New York Red Bulls II	St. Petersburg
7:30 p.m. EDT	Hristov 26'	Report	Bonomo 58' (pen.), 93'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,119 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

November 4 Conference Final	Louisville City FC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	New York Red Bulls II	Louisville
7:30 p.m. EDT	Ownby 12' Craig 96'	Report	Flemmings 57'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 10,047 Referee: Sorin Stoica
	Penalties
	Smith DelPiccolo Totsch Jimenes Ballard		Bonomo Martinez Valot Mines Kutler

Player statistics

Top appearances

As of 4 November 2017.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL		USL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
18	GK	USA	Ryan Meara	3	-4	3	-4	0	0
24	GK	USA	Evan Louro	21	-41	18	-39	3	-2
31	GK	DOM	Rafael Díaz	11	-17	11	-17	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	GHA	Gideon Baah	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
28	DF	PAN	Fidel Escobar	1	0	1	0	0	0
35	DF	JAM	Jordan Scarlett	19	0	14+2	0	3	0
39	DF	SUI	Tim Schmoll	24	0	9+12	0	0+3	0
44	DF	USA	Andrew Lombard	1	0	1	0	0	0
46	DF	USA	Kevin O'Toole	10	0	7+3	0	0	0
47	DF	CMR	Hassan Ndam	27	1	24	1	3	0
50	DF	USA	David Abidor	20	1	12+7	1	0+1	0
54	DF	USA	Jordan Bailon	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	DF	PAN	Michael Amir Murillo	2	0	2	0	0	0
66	DF	TRI	Noah Powder	10	1	10	1	0	0
92	DF	USA	Ethan Kutler	18	1	12+3	0	3	1
Midfielders
6	MF	USA	Dan Metzger	22	0	19	0	3	0
7	MF	HAI	Derrick Etienne	8	1	8	1	0	0
12	MF	BER	Zeiko Lewis	23	2	14+8	2	0+1	0
17	MF	USA	Arun Basuljevic	27	2	22+2	2	3	0
19	MF	USA	Alex Muyl	1	0	1	0	0	0
22	MF	FRA	Florian Valot	32	10	25+4	9	3	1
25	MF	USA	Dilly Duka	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
36	MF	USA	Andrew Tinari	26	2	18+5	2	3	0
37	MF	USA	David Najem	33	1	28+2	1	3	0
52	MF	USA	Ben Mines	11	2	0+8	1	0+3	1
53	MF	USA	Kazu Shigenobu	10	0	5+5	0	0	0
80	MF	JAM	Zaire Bartley	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
88	MF	FRA	Vincent Bezecourt	24	6	23+1	6	0	0
Forwards
29	FW	USA	Stefano Bonomo	16	13	12+1	10	3	3
70	FW	JAM	Junior Flemmings	32	10	19+10	9	3	1
91	FW	HON	Douglas Martínez	16	1	4+11	1	0+1	0
Left Club During Season
20	DF	USA	Justin Bilyeu	25	1	24+1	1	0	0
21	FW	USA	Brandon Allen	15	9	14+1	9	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Updated to matches played on October 7, 2017.^[2]^[3]

Top scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL	USL Cup	Total
1	FW	29	Stefano Bonomo	10	3	13
2	MF	22	Florian Valot	9	1	10
2	FW	70	Junior Flemmings	9	1	10
3	FW	21	Brandon Allen	9	0	9
5	MF	88	Vincent Bezecourt	6	0	6
6	MF	12	Zeiko Lewis	2	0	2
	MF	17	Arun Basuljevic	2	0	2
	MF	36	Andrew Tinari	2	0	2
	MF	52	Ben Mines	1	1	2
10	MF	7	Derrick Etienne	1	0	1
	DF	20	Justin Bilyeu	1	0	1
	MF	37	David Najem	1	0	1
	DF	47	Hassan Ndam	1	0	1
	DF	50	David Abidor	1	0	1
	DF	66	Noah Powder	1	0	1
	FW	91	Douglas Martínez	1	0	1
	DF	92	Ethan Kutler	0	1	1
Total				57	7	64

Updated to matches played on November 4, 2017.^[2]^[3]

Assist Leaders

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL	USL Cup	Total
1	MF	88	Vincent Bezecourt	11	0	11
2	DF	20	Justin Bilyeu	8	0	8
3	MF	22	Florian Valot	6	1	7
4	FW	70	Junior Flemmings	4	1	5
5	MF	17	Arun Basuljevic	2	1	3
5	MF	36	Andrew Tinari	2	1	3
7	FW	21	Brandon Allen	2	0	2
7	FW	29	Stefano Bonomo	1	1	2
8	MF	6	Dan Metzger	1	0	1
	MF	12	Zeiko Lewis	1	0	1
	MF	22	Dilly Duka	1	0	1
	MF	53	Kazu Shigenobu	1	0	1
	DF	66	Noah Powder	1	0	1
	DF	92	Ethan Kutler	1	0	1
Total				42	5	45

Updated to matches played on November 4, 2017.^[2]^[3]
This table does not include secondary assists.

Clean Sheets

Place	Position	Number	Name	USL	USL Cup	Total
1	GK	40	Rafael Díaz	4	0	4
2	GK	24	Evan Louro	2	1	3
Total				6	1	7

Updated to matches played on November 4, 2017.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Players Archived 2016-12-19 at the Wayback Machine New York Red Bulls
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "USA - New York Red Bulls II - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "NEW YORK RED BULLS II PLAYER STATS". USL. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.

[R1-1] Players Archived 2016-12-19 at the Wayback Machine New York Red Bulls

[B1-2] "USA - New York Red Bulls II - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".

[A1-3] "NEW YORK RED BULLS II PLAYER STATS". USL. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.

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v t e 2017 USL season
Playoffs Transfers
East	Bethlehem Steel FC Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville City New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Ottawa Fury FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Saint Louis FC Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto FC II
West	Colorado Springs Switchbacks LA Galaxy II OKC Energy Orange County SC Phoenix Rising Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs Reno 1868 RGVFC Toros Sacramento Republic San Antonio FC Seattle Sounders 2 Swope Park Rangers Tulsa Roughnecks Whitecaps FC 2