2016 American Ultimate Disc League season

American Ultimate Disc League
Season 2016
Number of matches 193
Number of teams 26
TV partner(s) ESPN3
East
Champions Toronto Rush
Runners-up DC Breeze
Third place New York Empire
Biggest win PHI 6–28 TOR[1]
(June 11, 2016)
Midwest
Champions Madison Radicals
Runners-up Pittsburgh Thunderbirds
Third place Minnesota Wind Chill
Biggest win CIN 14–35 IND[2]
(April 24, 2016)
MIN 15–36 MAD[3]
(May 27, 2016)
West
Champions Seattle Cascades
Runners-up San Francisco FlameThrowers
Third place Los Angeles Aviators
Biggest win SD 14–31 SF[4]
(April 23, 2016)
South
Champions Dallas Roughnecks
Runners-up Atlanta Hustle
Third place Raleigh Flyers
Biggest win RAL 12–33 AUS[5]
(July 10, 2016)
Postseason
Champions Dallas Roughnecks
Runners-up Seattle Cascades
Biggest win SEA 31–23 LA[6]
(July 16, 2016)
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 American Ultimate Disc League season is the fifth season for the league. The twenty-six teams were split into four regional divisions (East, Midwest, West and South), with each team playing a 14-game schedule. The second and third placed teams in each division advanced to a playoff match, with the winners facing the first placed team in their division. The winners of these matches advanced to the AUDL Championship Weekend, which featured semifinals and then a final for the AUDL Championship. Dallas Roughnecks defeated Seattle Cascades 33–27 in the final to become the 2016 AUDL Champions.[7]

Regular Season

Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference.[9]
(C) Division champion, (Q) Qualified for the division playoffs

East Division

Team W L PD Qualifying position
Toronto Rush (C) (Q) 122+100 East Division Final
DC Breeze (Q) 104+65 East Division Playoff
New York Empire (Q) 77+32
Ottawa Outlaws 77+2
Montreal Royal 68−33
Philadelphia Phoenix 014−166
Team DC MTL NY OTT PHI TOR
DC Breeze N/A 2–1
26–18
28–14
22–27		 3–0
*23–22
15–14
**27–26		 1–1
28–17
22–27		 3–0
24–15
34–18
27–16		 1–2
24–25**
23–24
28–23
Montreal Royal 1–2
18–26
14–28
27–22		 N/A 1–1
19–21
12–17		 1–2
24–31
27–30
21–20		 3–0
25–17
21–18
27–19		 1–2
31–27
18–29
14–26
New York Empire 0–3
22–23*
14–15
26–27**		 1–1
21–19
17–12		 N/A 2–1
24–19
23–21
19–24		 3–0
28–16
32–17
28–13		 0–3
14–22
21–27
20–22*
Ottawa Outlaws 1–1
17–28
27–22		 2–1
31–24
30–27
20–21		 1–2
19–24
21–23
24–19		 N/A 3–0
25–13
30–22
37–16		 0–3
15–32
24–30
20–35
Philadelphia Phoenix 0–3
15–24
18–34
16–27		 0–3
17–25
18–21
19–27		 0–3
16–28
17–32
13–28		 0–3
13–25
20–30
16–37		 N/A 0–2
16–24
6–28
Toronto Rush 2–1
**25–24
24–23
23–28		 2–1
27–31
29–18
26–14		 3–0
22–14
27–21
*22–20		 3–0
32–15
30–24
35–20		 2–0
24–16
28–6		 N/A

* Overtime win

** Second overtime win

Midwest Division

Team W L PD Qualifying position
Madison Radicals (C) (Q) 140+136 Midwest Division Final
Pittsburgh Thunderbirds (Q) 104+61 Midwest Division Playoff
Minnesota Wind Chill (Q) 95−26
Indianapolis AlleyCats 86+44
Chicago Wildfire 410−34
Detroit Mechanix 410−79
Cincinnati Revolution 014−102

West Division

Team W L PD Qualifying position
San Francisco FlameThrowers (C) (Q) 113+52 West Division Final
Seattle Cascades (Q) 95+16 West Division Playoff
Los Angeles Aviators (Q) 95+21
Vancouver Riptide 68−8
San Jose Spiders 59−27
San Diego Growlers 212−54

South Division

Team W L PD Qualifying position
Dallas Roughnecks (C) (Q) 140+134 South Division Final
Raleigh Flyers (Q) 95+11 South Division Playoff
Atlanta Hustle (Q) 77−2
Austin Sol 77+26
Jacksonville Cannons 59−20
Charlotte Express 410−59
Nashville Nightwatch 311−90

Postseason

Regional semifinal matches were played on July 16, with regional finals taking place on July 17 and July 23.[10][11] Matches for the AUDL Semifinals were decided based on the seeding of teams from their results during the season.

Division Playoffs Division Finals AUDL Championship Semifinals AUDL Championship
                           
    East Division        
East Division
 Toronto Rush 23*
 DC Breeze 24
   DC Breeze 21  
 New York Empire 20    Toronto Rush 20
  Midwest Division
Midwest Division    Dallas Roughnecks 27  
 Madison Radicals 20
 Pittsburgh Thunderbirds 20
   Pittsburgh Thunderbirds 16  
 Minnesota Wind Chill 18    Seattle Cascades 27
  West Division
West Division    Dallas Roughnecks 33
 San Francisco FlameThrowers 17
 Seattle Cascades 31
   Seattle Cascades 23  
 Los Angeles Aviators 23    Seattle Cascades 26
  South Division
South Division    Madison Radicals 25  
 Dallas Roughnecks 28
 Raleigh Flyers 23
   Atlanta Hustle 21  
 Atlanta Hustle 25  

* Overtime win

Division Playoffs

  Postponed

July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)
18:30 ET
East Division
20–24
(6–6, 4–8, 6–5, 4–5)
4 goals
Kevin Norton
5 goals
John Helton
5 assists
John Wodatch
5 assists
Markha Shofner
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
Players of the game:
NY: John Wodatch (+7)
DC: Alan Kolick, Brian Marshall (+5)
July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)
19:00 ET
Midwest Division
18–20
(3–6, 5–5, 5–5, 5–4)
2 goals
Six players
5 goals
David Vatz
7 assists
Ben Jagt
5 assists
Alex Thorne
Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 750[12]
Players of the game:
MIN: Ben Jagt (+6)
PIT: David Vatz (+6)
July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)
19:30 ET
South Division
P–P
  • Due to lightning strikes, the match was postponed until the next day.[13]
July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)
19:30 PT
West Division
31–23
Los Angeles Aviators
(8–1, 9–4, 9–9, 5–9)
7 goals
Mark Burton
6 goals
Bryan Nguyen
7 assists
Phil Murray
5 assists
Eric Lissner
Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
Players of the game:
SEA: Nick Stuart (+10)
LA: Eli Friedman, Eric Lissner (+6)
July 17, 2016 (2016-07-17)
12:00 ET
South Division
25–23
(7–5, 5–8, 5–5, 8–5)
5 goals
Anders Olsen
5 goals
Terrence Mitchell
5 assists
Dylan Tunnell
5 assists
Brian Casey
Jonathan Nethercutt
Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh, NC
Players of the game:
ATL: Nathan Vickroy (+7)
RAL: Brian Casey, Jonathan Nethercutt, Terrence Mitchell (+6)

Division Finals

July 17, 2016 (2016-07-17)
14:00 PT
West Division
23–17
(3–3, 10–3, 6–6, 4–5)
4 goals
Zane Rankin
2 goals
Six players
5 assists
Danny Karlinsky
5 assists
Eli Kerns
Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
Players of the game:
SEA: Mark Burton, Zane Rankin, Matthew Rehder (+5)
SF: Joel Schlachet (+5)
July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23)
17:00 ET
East Division
21–23 (OT)
(4–5, 6–6, 2–4, 7–4, 2–4)
7 goals
Tom Doi
5 goals
Steve Armitage
3 assists
Matt Kerrigan
4 assists
Andrew Carroll
Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Players of the game:
DC: Tom Doi (+9)
TOR: Steve Armitage (+7)
July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23)
18:00 CT
Midwest Division
16–20
(4–5, 3–4, 6–5, 3–6)
3 goals
David Vatz
Mike Ogren
4 goals
Colin Camp
Peter Graffy
4 assists
Pat Earles
3 assists
Tom Annen
Jay Froude
Breese Stevens Field, Madison, WI
Players of the game:
PIT: David Vatz (+4)
MAD: Colin Camp (+6)
  • Due to lightning strikes, the start was delayed until 20:35 CT
July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23)
19:00 CT
South Division
21–28
(4–3, 4–8, 8–6, 5–11)
3 goals
Anders Olsen
Matt Smith
3 goals
Six players
3 assists
Max Leonard
Dylan Tunnell
5 assists
Jimmy Mickle
Five Star Soccer Complex, The Colony, TX
Players of the game:
ATL: Sam Little (+5)
DAL: Brandon Malecek (+6)

AUDL Championship Weekend

Semifinals

August 6, 2016 (2016-08-06)
16:00 CT
Semifinal #1
20–27
(4–8, 4–6, 6–7, 6–6)
4 goals
Jonathan Martin
6 goals
Kurt Gibson
4 assists
Anatoly Vasilyev
5 assists
Chris Mazur
Breese Stevens Field, Madison, WI
Players of the game:
TOR: Jonathan Martin (+5)
DAL: Dalton Smith (+9)
August 6, 2016 (2016-08-06)
19:00 CT
Semifinal #2
26–25
(3–6, 7–9, 9–6, 7–4)
5 goals
Dave Wiseman
3 assists
Four players
Breese Stevens Field, Madison, WI
MAD: Dave Wiseman, Pat Shriwise (+6)

Final

August 7, 2016 (2016-08-07)
12:00 CT
Championship Game
27–33

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Philadelphia Pheonix 6–28 Toronto Rush". theAUDL.com. June 11, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Cincinnati Revolution 14–35 Indianapolis AlleyCats". theAUDL.com. April 24, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Minnesota Wind Chill 15–36 Madison Radicals". theAUDL.com. May 27, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "San Diego Growlers 14–35 San Francisco FlameThrowers". theAUDL.com. April 23, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Raleigh Flyers 12–33 Austin Sol". theAUDL.com. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Seattle Cascades 31–23 Los Angeles Aviators". theAUDL.com. July 16, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Seattle Cascades 27–33 Dallas Roughnecks". theAUDL.com. August 7, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2016 Standings". Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  9. ↑ AUDL [theAudl] (July 6, 2016). "Tiebreaker clarification" (Tweet). Retrieved July 10, 2016 – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ Even Lepler (July 6, 2016). "The Tuesday Toss: The Final (Weekend) Countdown". theAUDL.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Playoff Schedule". theAUDL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  12. ↑ PGHThunderbirds (July 16, 2016). "@PghMoxie 750" (Tweet). Retrieved July 16, 2016 – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ theAUDL (July 16, 2016). "Due to lightning storms, South Division game @atlantahustle at @raleigh_flyers postponed until tomorrow #AUDL" (Tweet). Retrieved July 16, 2016 – via Twitter.
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