| 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 |
| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 435 | 1,140 | 2.62 | 182 | 41.84% | 113 | 25.98% | 140 | 32.18% |
| Eastern | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | New York Red Bulls 2 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 69 | WWXW | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 12 | ||
| 2 | Louisville City | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 60 | XWWW | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | ||
| 3 | FC Cincinnati | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 56 | WWOW | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | ||
| 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 51 | WWXW | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 13 | ||
| 5 | Charlotte Independence | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 50 | XLOW | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 13 | ||
| 6 | Charleston Battery | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 48 | LWWL | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | ||
| 7 | Richmond Kickers | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 45 | LLOL | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Orlando City B | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 49 | -14 | 35 | WLLL | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | |
| 9 | 1 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 34 | WXLW | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 28 | |
| 10 | Harrisburg City | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 31 | WXLX | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | ||
| 11 | Bethlehem Steel | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 28 | LXLL | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 26 | ||
| 12 | Toronto FC 2 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 58 | -22 | 26 | LWLL | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 31 | ||
| 13 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 50 | -19 | 25 | LXOL | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 28 | ||
| 14 | FC Montréal | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 35 | 57 | -22 | 23 | LLWL | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 29 | ||
| Western | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | Sacramento Republic | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 52 | WXXW | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | ||
| 2 | RGV Toros | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 51 | WWLL | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Colorado Springs | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 49 | LWWW | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | ||
| 4 | Swope Park Rangers | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 48 | WWWW | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | ||
| 5 | LA Galaxy 2 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 47 | WXWX | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 26 | ||
| 6 | OKC Energy | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 43 | XLLX | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 7 | Orange County SC | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 40 | WLWL | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | ||
| 8 | Portland Timbers 2 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 40 | WWWW | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 20 | ||
| 9 | San Antonio | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 36 | +0 | 38 | LWLL | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | ||
| 10 | Real Monarchs | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 36 | LLWL | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 24 | ||
| 11 | Seattle Sounders-2 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 35 | LLXX | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 30 | ||
| 12 | Arizona United | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 34 | LWLX | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 25 | ||
| 13 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 64 | -39 | 19 | LLLL | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||
| Play-offs | ||||||
| Friday, 7 October 2016 | ||||||
| sf | New York Red Bulls 2 | 3-3 | Rochester Rhinos | aet, p5-4 | ||
| Saturday, 8 October 2016 | ||||||
| sf | Louisville City | 1-0 | Charleston Battery | |||
| sf | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 3-2 | OKC Energy | |||
| Sunday, 9 October 2016 | ||||||
| sf | Swope Park Rangers | 2-1 | Orange County SC | aet | ||
| Saturday, 15 October 2016 | ||||||
| f | Swope Park Rangers | 3-0 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | |||
| Sunday, 16 October 2016 | ||||||
| f | New York Red Bulls 2 | 1-1 | Louisville City | aet, p4-3 | ||
| Sunday, 23 October 2016 | ||||||
| ff | New York Red Bulls 2 | 5-1 | Swope Park Rangers | |||
| 16 | Sean OKOLI (FC Cincinnati, 6p) |
| 15 | Chandler HOFFMAN (Louisville City, 3p) |
| Jack McBEAN (LA Galaxy 2, 4p) | |
| Brandon ALLEN (New York Red Bulls 2, 6p) | |
| 14 | Irvin HERRERA (Saint Louis, 2p) |
| 12 | Corey HERTZOG (Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 3p) |
| Cameron IWASA (Sacramento Republic) | |
| 11 | Samuel OCHOA (Tulsa Roughnecks, 2p) |
| Kyle GREIG (Vancouver Whitecaps 2, 3p) | |
| Christian VOLESKY (Rochester Rhinos, 1p) | |
| Michael COX (Orlando City B, 1p) | |
| 10 | Romario WILLIAMS (Charleston Battery) |
| Yudai IMURA (Richmond Kickers, 4p) | |
| Trevin CAESAR (Orange County SC) | |
| 9 | Anthony JACKSON-HAMEL (FC Montréal) |
| TAN Long (Arizona United, 2p) | |
| Mark GONZALEZ (Swope Park Rangers) | |
| Ariel LASSITER (LA Galaxy 2, 1p) | |
| Enzo MARTÍNEZ (Charlotte Independence, 2p) | |
| Didier CRETTENAND (Orange County SC, 4p) | |
| 8 | Mike SETH (Colorado Springs) |
| Villyan BIJEV (Portland Timbers 2, 2p) | |
| BRUNO Caldini PERONE (Wilmington Hammerheads, 3p) | |
| Craig FOSTER (Harrisburg City) | |
| Luke ROONEY (Arizona United, 1p) | |
| Tyler BLACKWOOD (Arizona United) | |
| Ricárdo VELAZCO (Real Monarchs, 1p) | |
| Neco BRETT (Portland Timbers 2) | |
| DUBA (Rochester Rhinos, 3p) |