2016 American Ultimate Disc League season
LeagueAmerican Ultimate Disc League
SportUltimate
DurationApril 23 – August 7, 2016 (2016-04-23 – 2016-08-07)
Number of games14
Number of teams26
TV partner(s)ESPN3
Regular season
Postseason
East Division championsToronto Rush
Midwest Division championsMadison Radicals
West Division championsSeattle Cascades
South Division championsDallas Roughnecks
Finals
ChampionsSeattle Cascades
AUDL seasons

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]

Regular season

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

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
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 		—

* Overtime win

** Second overtime win

Midwest Division

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

West Division

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

South Division

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

Postseason

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

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
Markham 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[6]
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.[7]


July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16)
19:30 PT
West Division
31–23
(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. ^ "Seattle Cascades 27–33 Dallas Roughnecks". theAUDL.com. August 7, 2016. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Standings". Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  3. ^ AUDL [@theAudl] (July 6, 2016). "Tiebreaker clarification" (Tweet). Retrieved July 10, 2016 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Playoff Schedule". theAUDL.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  6. ^ @PGHThunderbirds (July 17, 2016). "@PghMoxie 750" (Tweet). Retrieved July 16, 2016 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ @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.
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