| 2016 MLU season | |
| League: | Major League Ultimate |
| Sport: | Ultimate |
| Duration: | April 9 – July 16, 2016 |
| No Of Matches: | 43 |
| No Of Teams: | 8 |
| Tv: | YouTube, CSN |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Mvp: | Billy Sickles (Eastern conference - Philadelphia) Cody Bjorklund (Western conference - Portland) |
| Top Scorer: | Cody Bjorklund (57) |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Conf1: | Eastern |
| Conf1 Champ: | Philadelphia Spinners |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Boston Whitecaps |
| Conf2: | Western |
| Conf2 Champ: | Portland Stags |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Seattle Rainmakers |
| Finals: | MLU Championship |
| Finals Champ: | Philadelphia Spinners |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Portland Stags |
| Finals Mvp: | Charlie McCutcheon (Philadelphia) |
| Seasonslist: | Major League Ultimate |
| Seasonslistnames: | MLU |
| Prevseason Year: | 2015 |
The 2016 Major League Ultimate season was the fourth and final season for the frisbee league. The eight teams were split into two regional conferences (East and West), with each team playing a 10-game schedule, including some cross-divisional matches. The top two teams in each conference advanced to the next round, where they competed against the other qualified team from their conference. The winners of these matches advanced to the final to compete for the MLU Championship. On July 16, Philadelphia Spinners won the final 14–11 against Portland Stags to become the 2016 MLU Champions.
Billy Sickles and Cody Bjorklund were voted for as the MVPs for their respective conferences.[4]
| Rank | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data-sort-value="Sickles, Billy" | Billy Sickles | Philadelphia Spinners | |
| 2 | data-sort-value="Johnson, Delrico" | Delrico Johnson | DC Current | |
| 3 | data-sort-value="Brownlee, Marques" | Marques Brownlee | New York Rumble | |
| 4 | data-sort-value="Glazer, Matt" | Matt Glazer | Philadelphia Spinners | |
| 5 | data-sort-value="MacNaughton, Piers" | Piers MacNaughton | Boston Whitecaps |
| Rank | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data-sort-value="Bjorklund, Cody" | Cody Bjorklund | Portland Stags |
| 2 | data-sort-value="Hayes, Raphy" | Raphy Hayes | Portland Stags |
| 3 | data-sort-value="Houser, Brad" | Brad Houser | Seattle Rainmakers |
| data-sort-value="Perston, Timmy" | Timmy Perston | Portland Stags | |
| data-sort-value="Woodside, Peter" | Peter Woodside | Portland Stags |
Quinn Hunziker (New York Rumble) and Clay Dewey-Valentine (Seattle Rainmakers) were voted for by the other players as the most spirited within their conferences. This award was given based on their sportsmanship both on and off the pitch.[5]
This award was given for the players who had the best season as a first-year player. Graeme Barber (Vancouver Nighthawks) and Sean Mott (New York Rumble) won the award for their respective conference.[6]
| Rank | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data-sort-value="Mott, Sean" | Sean Mott | New York Rumble | |
| 2 | data-sort-value="Martin, Greg" | Greg Martin | Philadelphia Spinners | |
| 3 | data-sort-value="Khalifa, Kyle" | Kyle Khalifa | DC Current | |
| 4 | data-sort-value="Halkyard, Tanner" | Tanner Halkyard | Boston Whitecaps | |
| 5 | data-sort-value="Peck, Ethan" | Ethan Peck | Philadelphia Spinners |
| Rank | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data-sort-value="Barber, Graeme" | Graeme Barber | Vancouver Nighthawks | |
| 2 | data-sort-value="Harrington, Dylan" | Dylan Harrington | Seattle Rainmakers | |
| 3 | data-sort-value="Naruo, Daniel" | Daniel Naruo | San Francisco Dogfish | |
| 4 | data-sort-value="Williams, Devon" | Devon Williams | San Francisco Dogfish | |
| 5 | data-sort-value="Smith, Trevor" | Trevor Smith | Portland Stags |
This award was awarded to Raphy Hayes (Portland Stags) as the player who made the most improvement compared to the previous season.[7]
| Rank | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data-sort-value="Hayes, Raphy" | Raphy Hayes | Portland Stags |
| 2 | data-sort-value="Mehta, Himalaya" | Himalaya Mehta | Philadelphia Spinners |
| 3 | data-sort-value="Houser, Brad" | Brad Houser | Seattle Rainmakers |
| 4 | data-sort-value="Blake, Lloyd" | Lloyd Blake | DC Current |
| 5 | data-sort-value="Cascino, Taylor" | Taylor Cascino | San Francisco Dogfish |
| data-sort-value="Hunter, Erik" | Erik Hunter | Vancouver Nighthawks |
This award was given to the best offensive player in each conference. Brad Houser (Seattle Rainmakers) and Delrico Johnson (DC Current) were the two winners of the award.[8]
| Rank | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data-sort-value="Johnson, Delrico" | Delrico Johnson | DC Current | |
| 2 | data-sort-value="Sickles, Billy" | Billy Sickles | Philadelphia Spinners | |
| 3 | data-sort-value="Blake, Lloyd" | Lloyd Blake | DC Current | |
| 4 | data-sort-value="Glazer, Matt" | Matt Glazer | Philadelphia Spinners | |
| 5 | data-sort-value="Mott, Sean" | Sean Mott | New York Rumble |
| Rank | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data-sort-value="Houser, Brad" | Brad Houser | Seattle Rainmakers | |
| 2 | data-sort-value="Bjorklund, Cody" | Cody Bjorklund | Portland Stags | |
| 3 | data-sort-value="Perston, Timmy" | Timmy Perston | Portland Stags | |
| 4 | data-sort-value="Saunkeah, Gabe" | Gabe Saunkeah | San Francisco Dogfish | |
| 5 | data-sort-value="Hayes, Raphy" | Raphy Hayes | Portland Stags |
This award was given to the best defensive player in each conference. Marques Brownlee (New York Rumble) and Peter Woodside (Portland Stags) were the two winners of the award.[9]
| Rank | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data-sort-value="Brownlee, Marques" | Marques Brownlee | New York Rumble | |
| 2 | data-sort-value="Foster, Christian" | Christian Foster | Boston Whitecaps | |
| 3 | data-sort-value="McCutcheon, Charlie" | Charlie McCutcheon | Philadelphia Spinners | |
| 4 | data-sort-value="Esser, Matt" | Matt Esser | Philadelphia Spinners | |
| 5 | data-sort-value="Martin, Greg" | Greg Martin | Philadelphia Spinners |
| Rank | Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data-sort-value="Woodside, Peter" | Peter Woodside | Portland Stags | |
| 2 | data-sort-value="Klein, Evan" | Evan Klein | Seattle Rainmakers | |
| 3 | data-sort-value="Bailey, Cam" | Cam Bailey | Seattle Rainmakers | |
| 4 | data-sort-value="Davis, Topher" | Topher Davis | Portland Stags | |
| 5 | data-sort-value="Meinershagen, Riley" | Riley Meinershagen | Portland Stags |
This award was given to the coach in each conference who surpassed their goals throughout the season. It was awarded to Danny Quarrell (Portland Stags) and Darryl Stanley (Philadelphia Spinners) who both took their teams to the final of the competition, losing only one conference match each.[10]