2020 New York Red Bulls II season
The 2020 New York Red Bulls II season is the sixth ever season of competitive soccer played by the New York Red Bulls II, the reserve team of Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls. The side participates in the USL Championship, the second-tier of American soccer.
| 2019 season | |||
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| Sporting director | Denis Hamlett | ||
| Head Coacht | John Wolyniec | ||
| Stadium | MSU Soccer Park | ||
| USL Championship | Group F: 3rd Eastern Conf.: 14th | ||
| USL Playoffs | Did Not Qualify | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,002 | ||
| Biggest win | NY 6–0 PHI (Sept. 9) | ||
| Biggest defeat | PIT 4–1 NY (Aug. 8) NY 0–3 PIT (Sept. 5) NY 0–3 NC (Sept. 30) | ||
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Current roster
- As of March 6, 2020[1]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Defender | Mandela Egbo ([A]) |  England |
| 8 | Midfielder | Jared Stroud ([A]) |  United States |
| 17 | Forward | Ben Mines ([A]) | United States |
| 19 | Midfielder | Alex Muyl ([A]) | United States |
| 21 | Forward | Omir Fernandez ([A]) | United States |
| 37 | Midfielder | Caden Clark | United States |
| 39 | Forward | Sebastian Elney | United States |
| 51 | Midfielder | Kyle Zajec | United States |
| 55 | Defender | Preston Kilwien | United States |
| 60 | Goalkeeper | Alex Bobocea ([B]) | United States |
| 63 | Defender | Roy Boateng |  Ghana |
| 65 | Goalkeeper | Wallis Lapsley | United States |
| 66 | Midfielder | Barry Sharifi | United States |
| 67 | Forward | Omar Sowe |  Gambia |
| 70 | Midfielder | Cherif Dieye |  Senegal |
| 72 | Defender | Edgardo Rito |  Venezuela |
| 73 | Defender | Joe Fala | United States |
| 80 | Midfielder | Chris Lema ([A]) | United States |
| 88 | Midfielder | Deri Corfe | England |
| 93 | Midfielder | Bryce Lebel ([B]) | United States |
| 97 | Defender | Samad Bounthong | United States |
- ^ Signed to first team contract with New York Red Bulls.
- ^ New York Red Bulls Academy player.
Competitive
USL Championship
Standings — Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartford Athletic | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 35 | 2.19 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 34 | 2.13 | |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls II | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 15 | 0.94 | |
| 4 | Philadelphia Union II | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 9 | 0.56 | |
| 5 | Loudoun United FC | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 6 | 0.46 |
Source: USL
Match results
| March 7 1 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 3:00 PM EDT | Muyl  40' Kilwien 43' |
Report | Fernandes 30',  56' Hilton 66' Dumbuya 86' |
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 1,002 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| July 17 2 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–1 | Hartford Athletic | Harrison, New Jersey |
| TBA PM EDT | Corfe 78' Elney 90+4' |
Report | Guzmán 12' Silva 53' Barrera 62' Downs 89' Deas 90+3' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| July 22 3 | Philadelphia Union II | 1–5 | New York Red Bulls II | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 8:36 PM EDT | Miscic 46' Flores 58' |
Report | Corfe 10' Boateng 53' Edelman 56' Fala 58' Elney 59' Sowe 75' |
Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Christian Centeno |
| July 26 4 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Sowe 34', 58' Kilwien 71' Elney 88' Corfe 90+5' (pen.) |
Report | Thomas 9', 90+1' Mertz 90+3' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Luis Arroyo |
| August 5 5 | Philadelphia Union II | 3–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Bohui 1' McGlynn 45+4' Flores 61' Jasinski 71' |
Report | Elney 37' (pen.) Dieye 43' Sharifi 54' |
Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| August 8 6 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 4–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Mertz 3' (pen.), 61' Thomas 15' Dos Santos 42' Mensah 65' Velarde 80' |
Report | Bounthong 2' Toure 90+3' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Referee: Austin Saini |
| August 12 7 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–2 | Loudoun United FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Lapsley  15' Kilwien 79', 90+5' Rito 90+1' |
Report | Ku-DiPietro 45+4' Amoh 60', 65' (pen.) Mehl 80' Doue 85' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| August 15 8 | Hartford Athletic | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Dixon 21' Silva 27' Strong 40', 86' Johnson 45+3' |
Report | LaCava 59' Elney 74' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Ernie Constantine |
| August 23 9 | New York Red Bulls II | P–P | Philadelphia Union II | Harrison, New Jersey |
| TBA PM EDT | Stadium: Red Bull Arena | |||
| Note: Match postponed out of caution despite lack of positive covid-19 tests.[2] | ||||
| August 29 10 | Loudoun United FC | 2–3 | New York Red Bulls II | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Amoustapha 40', 64' Wiedt 90+6' |
Report | LaCava 19', 45+5' Boateng 22' Dieye  26' Clark 56', 69' |
Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 512 Referee: John Griggs |
| September 5 11 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Kilwien 11' Boateng 16' Dieye 26' Rito 45+2' |
Report | Lindstrom 23' Mensah 45' Kilwien 51' (o.g.) Mertz 58' Dover 86' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| September 9 9 | New York Red Bulls II | 6–0 | Philadelphia Union II | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Lema 8' Sowe 45', 45+2', 74' Toure 72' Clark 82', 90' Zalinsky 89' |
Report | Freese 7' Bohui 88' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Luis Arroyo |
| Note: Re-schedule of postponed August 23, 2020 match.[3] | ||||
| September 16 12 | Hartford Athletic | 3–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Silva 11' Haak 43', 75' Dixon 45+1' Torres 54' Barrera 68' |
Report | Rito 40' LaCava 64' Clark 69' |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| September 23 13 | Atlanta United 2 | 5–3 | New York Red Bulls II | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Conway 17', 45+2' Bashti 20' Goodrum 29' Reilly 40' Morales 43' Gannon 69' Mejia 71', 90' |
Report | Toure 21' LaCava 28' Bounthong 83' Clark 85' Kilwien 90' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Joshua Belk |
| September 26 14 | New York Red Bulls II | 5–4 | Philadelphia Union II | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Sowe 13', 19' Lema 37' Zalinsky 41' Dieye 42' LaCava 65' Cummins 67' Fala 86' |
Report | McGlynn 43' (pen.), 69' Topey 46' Picazo 55' Flores 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Ernie Constantine |
| September 30 | Loudoun United FC | Cancelled | New York Red Bulls II | Leesburg, Virginia |
| TBA PM EDT | Stadium: Segra Field | |||
| Note: Match cancelled due to multiple positive COVID-19 tests in Loudoun United FC organization and a lack of rescheduling windows.[4] | ||||
| September 30 15 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–3 | North Carolina FC | Richmond, Virginia |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Cummins 44' Hot 88' Toure 90+3' |
Report | Fortune 12' (pen.), 28' Speas 26' Tolkin 45+3' (o.g.) |
Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Matthew Franz |
| Note: Neutral site match scheduled to replace both teams' cancelled matches versus Loudoun United.[5] | ||||
| October 4 16 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–2 | Hartford Athletic | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Bounthong 48' Sowe 55'Dieye 83' |
Report | Lara 39' Johnson 65'McGlynn 75'Strong 90+1' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Sean Lyons |
U.S. Open Cup
Due to their ownership by a more advanced level professional club, Red Bulls II is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[6]
Player statistics
Top scorers
| Place | Position | Number | Name | USL | USL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 67 | Omar Sowe |
7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 64 | Jake LaCava |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | 37 | Caden Clark |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | 39 | Sebastian Elney |
3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | 96 | Dantouma Toure |
3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | MF | 88 | Deri Corfe |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | 55 | Preston Kilwien |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 63 | Roy Boateng |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 70 | Cherif Dieye |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 73 | Joe Fala |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 75 | Daniel Edelman |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 83 | Boima Cummins |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 97 | Samad Bounthong |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 30 | |||
- Updated to matches played on September 27, 2020.[7]
References
- "NYRBII Players". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- "NYRB II Update: Sunday's Match Against Philadelphia Union II Postponed". NewYorkRedBulls.com. August 23, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- "Postponed Match Against Union II Re-Scheduled". NewYorkRedBulls.com. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- "Remaining Loudoun United FC Games Cancelled". USLChampionship.com. September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- "North Carolina FC to face New York Red Bulls II at City Stadium". USLChampionship.com. September 28, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-states/new-york-rb-ii/32867/squad/
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