2017 New York Red Bulls II season

For the first team's season, see 2017 New York Red Bulls season.

New York Red Bulls II
2017 season
Head coachJohn Wolyniec
USL7th, Eastern Conference
USL PlayoffsConf. Finalist
Top goalscorerStefano Bonomo
(10 goals)
Highest home attendance1,482 (9/30 vs. PIT)
Lowest home attendance271 (5/6 vs. HAR)
Average home league attendance632
Biggest winNY 4–0 CIN (8/19)
CLT 0–4 NY (10/21)
Biggest defeatCLT 5–1 NY (5/11)
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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 United States John Wolyniec

Squad information

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

Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions.

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

Main article: 2017 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 Yellow card 96'		 Report Flemmings 57' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,047
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Penalties
Smith soccer ball with check mark
DelPiccolo soccer ball with red X
Totsch soccer ball with check mark
Jimenes soccer ball with check mark
Ballard soccer ball with check mark		 Bonomo soccer ball with check mark
Martinez soccer ball with check mark
Valot soccer ball with check mark
Mines soccer ball with red X
Kutler soccer ball with red X

Player statistics

Top appearances

As of 4 November 2017.

No. Pos Nat Player Total USL USL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
18 GK United States USA Ryan Meara 3 -4 3 -4 0 0
24 GK United States USA Evan Louro 21 -41 18 -39 3 -2
31 GK Dominican Republic DOM Rafael Díaz 11 -17 11 -17 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Ghana GHA Gideon Baah 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
28 DF Panama PAN Fidel Escobar 1 0 1 0 0 0
35 DF Jamaica JAM Jordan Scarlett 19 0 14+2 0 3 0
39 DF Switzerland SUI Tim Schmoll 24 0 9+12 0 0+3 0
44 DF United States USA Andrew Lombard 1 0 1 0 0 0
46 DF United States USA Kevin O'Toole 10 0 7+3 0 0 0
47 DF Cameroon CMR Hassan Ndam 27 1 24 1 3 0
50 DF United States USA David Abidor 20 1 12+7 1 0+1 0
54 DF United States USA Jordan Bailon 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 DF Panama PAN Michael Amir Murillo 2 0 2 0 0 0
66 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Noah Powder 10 1 10 1 0 0
92 DF United States USA Ethan Kutler 18 1 12+3 0 3 1
Midfielders
6 MF United States USA Dan Metzger 22 0 19 0 3 0
7 MF Haiti HAI Derrick Etienne 8 1 8 1 0 0
12 MF Bermuda BER Zeiko Lewis 23 2 14+8 2 0+1 0
17 MF United States USA Arun Basuljevic 27 2 22+2 2 3 0
19 MF United States USA Alex Muyl 1 0 1 0 0 0
22 MF France FRA Florian Valot 32 10 25+4 9 3 1
25 MF United States USA Dilly Duka 3 0 2+1 0 0 0
36 MF United States USA Andrew Tinari 26 2 18+5 2 3 0
37 MF United States USA David Najem 33 1 28+2 1 3 0
52 MF United States USA Ben Mines 11 2 0+8 1 0+3 1
53 MF United States USA Kazu Shigenobu 10 0 5+5 0 0 0
80 MF Jamaica JAM Zaire Bartley 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
88 MF France FRA Vincent Bezecourt 24 6 23+1 6 0 0
Forwards
29 FW United States USA Stefano Bonomo 16 13 12+1 10 3 3
70 FW Jamaica JAM Junior Flemmings 32 10 19+10 9 3 1
91 FW Honduras HON Douglas Martínez 16 1 4+11 1 0+1 0
Left Club During Season
20 DF United States USA Justin Bilyeu 25 1 24+1 1 0 0
21 FW United States USA Brandon Allen 15 9 14+1 9 0 0
  • Updated to matches played on October 7, 2017.[2][3]

Top scorers

Place Position Number Name USL USL Cup Total
1 FW 29 United States Stefano Bonomo 10 3 13
2 MF 22 France Florian Valot 9 1 10
FW 70 Jamaica Junior Flemmings 9 1 10
3 FW 21 United States Brandon Allen 9 0 9
5 MF 88 France Vincent Bezecourt 6 0 6
6 MF 12 Bermuda Zeiko Lewis 2 0 2
MF 17 United States Arun Basuljevic 2 0 2
MF 36 United States Andrew Tinari 2 0 2
MF 52 United States Ben Mines 1 1 2
10 MF 7 Haiti Derrick Etienne 1 0 1
DF 20 United States Justin Bilyeu 1 0 1
MF 37 United States David Najem 1 0 1
DF 47 Cameroon Hassan Ndam 1 0 1
DF 50 United States David Abidor 1 0 1
DF 66 Trinidad and Tobago Noah Powder 1 0 1
FW 91 Honduras Douglas Martínez 1 0 1
DF 92 United States 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 France Vincent Bezecourt 11 0 11
2 DF 20 United States Justin Bilyeu 8 0 8
3 MF 22 France Florian Valot 6 1 7
4 FW 70 Jamaica Junior Flemmings 4 1 5
5 MF 17 United States Arun Basuljevic 2 1 3
MF 36 United States Andrew Tinari 2 1 3
7 FW 21 United States Brandon Allen 2 0 2
FW 29 United States Stefano Bonomo 1 1 2
8 MF 6 United States Dan Metzger 1 0 1
MF 12 Bermuda Zeiko Lewis 1 0 1
MF 22 United States Dilly Duka 1 0 1
MF 53 United States Kazu Shigenobu 1 0 1
DF 66 Trinidad and Tobago Noah Powder 1 0 1
DF 92 United States 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 Dominican Republic Rafael Díaz 4 0 4
2 GK 24 United States Evan Louro 2 1 3
Total 6 1 7
  • Updated to matches played on November 4, 2017.[2][3]

References

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