2016 Bethlehem Steel FC season

The 2016 season was Bethlehem Steel FC's inaugural season of competitive soccer – its first season in the third division of American soccer and its first season in the United Soccer League. Steel FC compete in the league's Eastern Conference.

Competitions
Bethlehem Steel FC compete in USL, which is the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. Steel FC's affiliation with the Philadelphia Union of MLS has prevented the team from participating in the U.S. Open Cup competition. The decision to make affiliated "farm teams" ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup was decided for the 2016 iteration of the tournament.

USL regular season
The 2016 USL Season will be contested by 29 teams, 14 of which compete in the league's Eastern Conference. All teams will play a regular season total of 30 matches between teams within their respective conference. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams from each conference advance to the 2016 USL Playoffs for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.

Results
All times in Eastern Time.

Statistics
As of September 25, 2016.

Goalkeepers
As of September 25, 2016.


 * Players with names in italics were on loan from Philadelphia Union for individual matches with Bethlehem.
 * Players with names marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bethlehem.
 * Players with names marked † were transferred from the club midseason.
 * League denotes USL regular season
 * Playoffs denotes USL Playoffs

Honors

 * Week 1 Team of the Week: D Ryan Richter
 * Week 4 Team of the Week: M Eric Ayuk Honorable Mention: M Derrick Jones
 * Week 6 Team of the Week: G John McCarthy
 * Week 14 Team of the Week: Honorable Mention: G Samir Badr
 * Week 16 Team of the Week: Honorable Mention: F Cory Burke
 * Week 17 Team of the Week: M Derrick Jones
 * Week 20 Team of the Week: Honorable Mention: D Ryan Richter