2016_American_Ultimate_Disc_League_season
2016 American Ultimate Disc League season
Sports season
The 2016 American Ultimate Disc League season was 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. The Dallas Roughnecks defeated the Seattle Cascades 33–27 in the final to become the 2016 AUDL Champions.[1]
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 2016 American Ultimate Disc League season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Ultimate Disc League |
| Sport | Ultimate |
| Duration | April 23 – August 7, 2016 (2016-04-23 – 2016-08-07) |
| Number of games | 14 |
| Number of teams | 26 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN3 |
| Regular season | |
| Postseason | |
| East Division champions | Toronto Rush |
| Midwest Division champions | Madison Radicals |
| West Division champions | Seattle Cascades |
| South Division champions | Dallas Roughnecks |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Seattle Cascades |
| AUDL seasons | |
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Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference.[3]
(C) Division champion, (Q) Qualified for the division playoffs
East Division
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W | L | PD | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Rush (C) (Q) | 12 | 2 | +100 | East Division Final |
| DC Breeze (Q) | 10 | 4 | +65 | East Division Playoff |
| New York Empire (Q) | 7 | 7 | +32 | |
| Ottawa Outlaws | 7 | 7 | +2 | |
| Montreal Royal | 6 | 8 | −33 | |
| Philadelphia Phoenix | 0 | 14 | −166 |
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More information Team, DC ...
| Team | DC | MTL | NY | OTT | PHI | TOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC Breeze | — | 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 |
— | 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 |
— | 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 |
— | 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 |
— | 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 |
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* Overtime win
** Second overtime win
Midwest Division
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W | L | PD | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Radicals (C) (Q) | 14 | 0 | +136 | Midwest Division Final |
| Pittsburgh Thunderbirds (Q) | 10 | 4 | +61 | Midwest Division Playoff |
| Minnesota Wind Chill (Q) | 9 | 5 | −26 | |
| Indianapolis AlleyCats | 8 | 6 | +44 | |
| Chicago Wildfire | 4 | 10 | −34 | |
| Detroit Mechanix | 4 | 10 | −79 | |
| Cincinnati Revolution | 0 | 14 | −102 |
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West Division
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W | L | PD | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco FlameThrowers (C) (Q) | 11 | 3 | +52 | West Division Final |
| Seattle Cascades (Q) | 9 | 5 | +16 | West Division Playoff |
| Los Angeles Aviators (Q) | 9 | 5 | +21 | |
| Vancouver Riptide | 6 | 8 | −8 | |
| San Jose Spiders | 5 | 9 | −27 | |
| San Diego Growlers | 2 | 12 | −54 |
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South Division
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W | L | PD | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Roughnecks (C) (Q) | 14 | 0 | +134 | South Division Final |
| Raleigh Flyers (Q) | 9 | 5 | +11 | South Division Playoff |
| Atlanta Hustle (Q) | 7 | 7 | −2 | |
| Austin Sol | 7 | 7 | +26 | |
| Jacksonville Cannons | 5 | 9 | −20 | |
| Charlotte Express | 4 | 10 | −59 | |
| Nashville Nightwatch | 3 | 11 | −90 |
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Regional semifinal matches were played on July 16, with regional finals taking place on July 17 and July 23.[4][5] 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 | ||||||||||||
| Toronto | 23* | ||||||||||||||
| DC | 24 | DC | 21 | ||||||||||||
| New York | 20 | Toronto | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Dallas | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| Madison | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 20 | Pittsburgh | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 18 | Seattle | 27 | ||||||||||||
| Dallas | 33 | ||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 31 | Seattle | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 23 | Seattle | 26 | ||||||||||||
| Madison | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Dallas | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Raleigh | 23 | Atlanta | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Atlanta | 25 | ||||||||||||||
* Overtime win
Division Playoffs
Postponed
20–24 |
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(6–6, 4–8, 6–5, 4–5) | ||
4 goals Kevin Norton |
5 goals John Helton | |
5 assists John Wodatch |
5 assists Markham Shofner | |
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
Players of the game: NY: John Wodatch (+7) DC: Alan Kolick, Brian Marshall (+5) |
18–20 |
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(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[6] Players of the game: MIN: Ben Jagt (+6) PIT: David Vatz (+6) |
31–23 |
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(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) |
25–23 |
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(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
23–17 |
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(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) |
21–23 (OT) |
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(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) |
16–20 |
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(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 | |
- Due to lightning strikes, the start was delayed until 20:35 CT
21–28 |
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(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
20–27 |
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(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) |
26–25 |
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(3–6, 7–9, 9–6, 7–4) | ||
5 goals Dave Wiseman | ||
3 assists Four players | ||
Final
27–33 |
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- "Seattle Cascades 27–33 Dallas Roughnecks". theAUDL.com. August 7, 2016. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- "2016 Standings". Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- AUDL [@theAudl] (July 6, 2016). "Tiebreaker clarification" (Tweet). Retrieved July 10, 2016 – via Twitter.
- Even Lepler (July 6, 2016). "The Tuesday Toss: The Final (Weekend) Countdown". theAUDL.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "Playoff Schedule". theAUDL.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- @PGHThunderbirds (July 17, 2016). "@PghMoxie 750" (Tweet). Retrieved July 16, 2016 – via Twitter.
- @theAUDL (July 17, 2016). "Due to lightning storms, South Division game @atlantahustle at @raleigh_flyers postponed until tomorrow #AUDL" (Tweet). Retrieved July 16, 2016 – via Twitter.