2018 Minnesota United FC season
Minnesota United FC 2018 soccer season
The 2018 Minnesota United FC season was the ninth season of Minnesota United FC 's existence and their second season in Major League Soccer , the top-tier of American soccer . United played at TCF Bank Stadium and was coached by Adrian Heath , who still coaches United. Outside of MLS, Minnesota United also participated in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup , as well as various preseason competitions.
Club
As of July 17, 2018[ 1]
Transfers
Transfers in
Entry date
Position
No.
Player
From club
Ref.
December 10, 2017
MF
16
Harrison Heath
Atlanta United FC
[ 2]
January 9, 2018
MF
19
Frantz Pangop
Union Douala
[ 3]
January 19, 2018
GK
28
Matt Lampson
Chicago Fire
[ 4]
January 19, 2018
DF
27
Bertrand Owundi
Astres
[ 5]
January 19, 2018
FW
23
Mason Toye
Indiana
[ 6]
February 28, 2018
DF
2
Carter Manley
Duke
[ 6]
February 28, 2018
DF
22
Wyatt Omsberg
Dartmouth
[ 6]
March 30, 2018
FW
25
Darwin Quintero
Club America
[ 7]
May 2, 2018
DF
30
Eric Miller
Colorado Rapids
[ 8]
July 9, 2018
MF
11
Romario Ibarra
Universidad Católica
[ 9]
July 10, 2018
FW
9
Ángelo Rodríguez
Deportes Tolima
[ 10]
August 21, 2018
MF
12
Fernando Bob
Internacional
[ 11]
MLS Re-Entry Draft
Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft took place on December 15, 2017.
Stage 2 of the Re-Entry Draft took place on December 21, 2017.
MLS SuperDraft
Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.
^ Acquired from the
Montreal Impact for $150,000 in Targeted Allocation Money
[ 13]
^ Acquired from the
Chicago Fire for $75,000 in General Allocation Money, $100,000 in Targeted Allocation Money, and
Matt Lampson for the 5th selection in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft
[ 13]
^ Acquired from the
Toronto FC for $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money and the 5th selection in the 2nd round (28th overall) in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft
[ 13]
^ [ 14]
Transfers out
Exit date
Position
No.
Player
To club
Notes
Ref.
November 27, 2017
DF
2
Justin Davis
Nashville SC
Option Declined
[ 15] [ 16]
November 27, 2017
DF
4
Jermaine Taylor
Austin Bold FC
Option Declined
[ 15] [ 17]
November 27, 2017
DF
12
Joseph Greenspan
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Option Declined
[ 15] [ 18]
November 27, 2017
MF
15
Ismaila Jome
Nashville SC
Option Declined
[ 15] [ 19]
November 27, 2017
DF
22
Kevin Venegas
Indy Eleven
Option Declined
[ 15] [ 20]
November 27, 2017
MF
23
Bernardo Añor
Caracas FC
Option Declined
[ 15] [ 21]
November 27, 2017
GK
24
Patrick McLain
Chicago Fire
Contract Expired
[ 15] [ 22]
November 27, 2017
FW
30
Brandon Allen
New York Red Bulls
Loan Expired
[ 15]
November 27, 2017
DF
31
Thomas de Villardi
Austin Bold FC
Option Declined
[ 15] [ 23]
February 28, 2018
DF
Vadim Demidov
Stabæk Fotball
Contract Buyout
[ 24] [ 25]
May 2, 2018
MF
12
Sam Nicholson
Colorado Rapids
Trade
August 6, 2018
FW
21
Christian Ramirez
Los Angeles FC
Trade
[ 26]
August 27, 2018
DF
4
Tyrone Mears
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
Released
[ 27]
Loans in
Loans out
Friendlies
Win
Loss
Draw
Carolina Challenge Cup
Competitions
Overview
Competition
Record
MLS
34
11
3
20
49
71
−22
0 32.35
U.S. Open Cup
2
0
1
1
0
1
−1
00 0.00
Total
36
11
4
21
49
72
−23
0 30.56
Updated to match played 18 December 2018 Source: Competitions
MLS
Overall table
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) MLS Cup Champion;
(S) Supporters' Shield
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
34
11
3
20
49
71
−22
36
10
1
6
30
25
+5
1
2
14
19
46
−27
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Stadium A A H A H A A H H A H H H A A H H A H H H A H A A A A A H H A H H A Result L W W L L L L W W L L D W L L L W L W W W L L D L L L D W W L L L L
Updated to match(es) played on Oct 7, 2018. Source:
Match reports A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Win
Loss
Draw
U.S. Open Cup
Player statistics
Top scorers
Shutouts
Appearances
Discipline
Attendance
Total
Games
Average
Season highest
406,342
17
23,902
LA Galaxy (52,242)
References
^ "Roster" . Minnesota United FC. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "MNUFC Signs Harrison Heath" . Minnesota United FC. December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017 .
^ "Cameroon International Pangop Joins MNUFC" . Minnesota United FC. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018 .
^ a b "Goalkeeper Lampson Joins MNUFC from Chicago Fire" . Minnesota United FC. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018 .
^ "Owundi Joins MNUFC" . Minnesota United FC. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018 .
^ a b c "MNUFC Signs Omsberg & Manley" . Minnesota United FC. February 28, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018 .
^ "Loons Land Darwin Quintero" . Minnesota United FC. March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018 .
^ "MNUFC Acquires Eric Miller" . Minnesota United FC. May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018 .
^ "MNUFC Signs Romario Ibarra" . Minnesota United FC. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018 .
^ "MNUFC Adds Angelo Rodriguez as Second Designated Player" . Minnesota United FC. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018 .
^ "MNUFC Signs Fernando Bob" . Minnesota United FC. August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018 .
^ "MNUFC Adds Defender Tyrone Mears" . Minnesota United FC. December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ a b c d e f g "MNUFC Nets Massive Haul with Three First Round Picks at SuperDraft" . Minnesota United FC. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018 .
^ "Minnesota United Swaps Player For Pick" . Minnesota United FC. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "MNUFC Season-End Roster Update" . Minnesota United FC. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
^ "Nashville SC Signs MLS Defender Justin Davis to 2018 Squadd" . Nashville SC. January 4, 2018. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018 .
^ "Austin Bold FC Signs Defender Jermaine Tayler and Midfielder Calum Mallace" . Austin Bold FC. January 23, 2019. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019 .
^ "Hounds Sign Defender Joe Greenspan" . Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. January 12, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018 .
^ "Nashville SC Adds Firepower with New Player Signings" . Nashville SC. May 22, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018 . [permanent dead link ]
^ "Reiner Ferreira, Brad Rusin, Kevin Venegas Sign with Indy Eleven" . Indy Eleven. January 25, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018 .
^ "Bernardo Añor volverá a vestir de Rojo" [Bernardo Añor Will Again Wear Red] (in Spanish). Caracas FC. January 31, 2018. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018 .
^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Adds Kevin Ellis and Patrick McLain" . Chicago Fire SC. March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018 .
^ "Austin Bold FC Signs Defensive Midfielder Thomas di Villardi" . Austin Bold FC. November 29, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018 .
^ "MNUFC & Demidov Part Ways" . Minnesota United FC. February 28, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018 .
^ "Demidov Klar For Stabæk: En Av De Beste I Eliteserien" [Demidov Ready for Stabæk: One of the Best in the Eliteseria] (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018 .
^ "LAFC acquire Christian Ramirez from Minnesota United FC" . MLS. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018 .
^ "Minnesota United FC parts ways with defender Tyrone Mears" . colorado-rapids. May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018 .
^ "Costa Rica international José Leitón joins MNUFC" . August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017 .
^ "Schuller Receives Green Card" . March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018 .
^ "Loons Land Luiz Fernando" . February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018 .
^ "Alexi Gomez Joins MNUFC" . Minnesota United FC. April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018 .
^ "MNUFC Sends Venegas To Saprissa" . Minnesota United FC. January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018 .
^ "MNUFC Loans Forward Mason Toye to Colorado Springs" . Minnesota United FC. August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018 .
^ "Owundi Loaned to Charlotte Independence" . Minnesota-United. August 16, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018 .
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