2012 Atlanta Silverbacks season
2012 season | |||
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Owners | Boris Jerkunica | ||
Head coach | Brian Haynes | ||
Stadium | Atlanta Silverbacks Park | ||
NASL | 7th | ||
Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Third round | ||
Highest home attendance | 6000 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2357 | ||
Average home league attendance | 4504 | ||
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The 2012 Atlanta Silverbacks season will be the club's sixteenth season of existence, and their second consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Silverbacks will be trying to rebound from the 2011 campaign that saw the club finish at the bottom of the regular season standings.
Background[]
The 2011 season marked the Silverbacks return to American soccer following a two-year hiatus, that did not see the organization field a senior men's team throughout the 2009 and 2010 seasons.[1]
The return season was arguably an abysmal campaign for the Silverbacks, as the club lost 20 of its 28 regular season matches, drawing and winning four matches apiece. During the regular season, the Silverbacks were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention with seven weeks left in the NASL regular season. José Manuel Abundis, then the head coach, was fired following the season replaced by then-assistant coach, Alex Pineda Chacón, whom played for the Silverbacks from 2003–04. The announcement came on November 7, 2011.[2]
Review[]
Offseason[]
On February 6, the Silverbacks released their preseason schedule, that involved matches against local college soccer and nearby NASL/USL Pro clubs.[3]
Competitions[]
Preseason[]
March 10, 2012 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1 - 0 | Charleston Battery | showChamblee, Georgia USA |
March 17, 2012 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1 - 1 | Mercer University | showChamblee, Georgia USA |
March 18, 2012 | United States U-23 | 3 - 0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showNashville, Tennessee USA |
March 21, 2012 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 3 - 2 | Clayton State University | showChamblee, Georgia USA |
March 24, 2012 | Furman University | 0 - 0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showGreenville, South Carolina USA |
March 24, 2012 | Georgia State University | 0 - 0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showGreenville, South Carolina USA |
March 30, 2012 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0 - 0 | Charlotte Eagles | showChamblee, Georgia USA |
NASL[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Carolina RailHawks | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 40 | Playoff quarterfinals |
5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 36 | |
6 | Minnesota United | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 35 | |
7 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 30 | |
8 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary[]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 26 | −9 |
Last updated: September 22, 2012.
Source: Match results
Results by round[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match results[]
8 April 2012 1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0–0 | San Antonio Scorpions FC | showChamblee, Georgia |
15 April 2012 2 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 4–4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showCary, North Carolina |
22 April 2012 3 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | showChamblee, Georgia |
28 April 2012 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 3–3 | Minnesota Stars FC | showChamblee, Georgia |
5 May 2012 5 | Minnesota Stars FC | 2–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showBlaine, Minnesota |
12 May 2012 6 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0–2 | FC Edmonton | showChamblee, Georgia |
16 May 2012 7 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 3–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showBayamón, Puerto Rico |
19 May 2012 8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | showChamblee, Georgia |
26 May 2012 9 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
2 June 2012 10 | FC Edmonton | 1–2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showEdmonton |
9 June 2012 11 | San Antonio Scorpions | 3–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showSan Antonio |
16 June 2012 12 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0–2 | Carolina RailHawks | showChamblee, Georgia |
23 June 2012 13 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1–2 | Puerto Rico Islanders | showChamblee, Georgia |
31 June 2012 14 | San Antonio Scorpions | 3–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showSan Antonio, Texas |
3 July 2012 15 | Carolina RailHawks | 2–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showCary, North Carolina |
7 July 2012 16 | Minnesota Stars FC | 0–2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showBlaine, Minnesota |
14 July 2012 17 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–1 | Puerto Rico Islanders | showChamblee, Georgia |
21 July 2012 18 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1–2 | FC Edmonton | showChamblee, Georgia |
27 July 2012 19 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 5–3 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
4 August 2012 20 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 4–2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showChamblee, Georgia |
12 August 2012 21 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showSt. Petersburg, Florida |
18 August 2012 22 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0–0 | Minnesota Stars FC | showChamblee, Georgia |
25 August 2012 23 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0–1 | Carolina RailHawks | showChamblee, Georgia |
2 September 2012 24 | FC Edmonton | 0–2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showEdmonton |
8 September 2012 25 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showSt. Petersburg, Florida |
15 September 2012 26 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1–0 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showChamblee, Georgia |
19 September 2012 27 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 3–1 | San Antonio Scorpions | showChamblee, Georgia |
22 September 2012 28 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showBayamón, Puerto Rico |
U.S. Open Cup[]
22 May 2012 Round 2 | Georgia Revolution | 0 - 1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showConyers, Georgia |
30 May 2012 Round 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 5 - 1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showTukwila, Washington |
Southern Derby[]
Statistics[]
Appearances and goals[]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NASL | U.S. Open Cup | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Daniel Illyes | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Chris Klute | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Shane Moroney | 20 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Patrick Robertson | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | MF | Lucas Paulini | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Beto Navarro | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Ciaran O'Brien | 24 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
8 | GK | Joe Nasco | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Stephen Ademolu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Pedro Ferreira-Mendes | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Danny Barrera | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Reinaldo Navia | 19 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
12 | MF | Fernando González | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | MF | Horace James | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Willie Hunt | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Nico Colaluca | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Kohei Matsushita | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | GK | Eric Ati | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Andrew Duran | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | FW | Matt Horth | 25 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
19 | FW | Borfor Carr | 24 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Danilo Turcios | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Raphael Cox | 18 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
22 | DF | Mike Randolph | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Milton Blanco | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | MF | Pablo Cruz | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | MF | Paulo Ferreira-Mendes | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | MF | Jordan Davis | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
27 | DF | Martyn Lancaster | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
28 | DF | José Burciaga, Jr. | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
30 | MF | Tony McManus | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
44 | DF | Rilla | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
77 | FW | Jahbari Willis | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
99 | FW | David Santamaria | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
- Source:[citation needed]
Clean sheets[]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NASL | U.S. Open Cup | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Clean sheets |
Apps | Clean sheets |
Apps | Clean sheets | ||||
1 | GK | Daniel Illyes | 22 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | GK | Joe Nasco | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
16 | GK | Eric Ati | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
- Source:[citation needed]
Disciplinary record[]
No. | Nat | Pos. | Player | Total | NASL | U.S. Open Cup | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Daniel Illyes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Shane Moroney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Patrick Robertson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | MF | Lucas Paulini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Beto Navarro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Ciaran O'Brien | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Pedro Ferreira-Mendes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Danny Barrera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Reinaldo Navia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | MF | Fernando Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Willie Hunt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Nico Colaluca | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Kohei Matsushita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Andrew Duran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | FW | Borfor Carr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Danilo Turcios | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Raphael Cox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Mike Randolph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Milton Blanco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | MF | Jordan Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | DF | Martyn Lancaster | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | DF | José Burciaga, Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | MF | Tony McManus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
44 | DF | Rilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
77 | FW | Jahbari Willis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
99 | FW | David Santamaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: February 20, 2012
Source: SoccerWay.com
Only competitive matches
Transfers[]
In[]
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | DF | Martyn Lancaster | 31 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
44 | DF | Rilla | 29 | Rio Verde | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
11 | FW | Reinaldo Navia | 33 | Ñublense | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
9 | FW | Stephen Ademolu | 29 | Windsor Stars | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
1 | GK | Dániel Illyés | 29 | Eger | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
30 | MF | Tony McManus | 31 | Carolina RailHawks | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
20 | MF | Danilo Turcios | 33 | Olimpia | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
8 | GK | Joe Nasco | 27 | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | ||
19 | MF | Borfor Carr | 24 | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves | Transfer | Spring | 2012 | Free | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
28 | DF | Jose Burciaga, Jr. | 30 | Signed | Spring | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | ||
77 | FW | Jahbari Willis | 21 | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
2 | DF | Chris Klute | 22 | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
10 | MF | Danny Barrera | 22 | Cal FC | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
24 | MF | Pablo Cruz | 20 | Cal FC | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
22 | DF | Mike Randolph | 26 | Cal FC | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
23 | FW | Milton Blanco | 28 | Cal FC | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
25 | MF | Paulo Ferreira-Mendes | 22 | Cal FC | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
9 | MF | Pedro Ferreira-Mendes | 22 | Cal FC | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
6 | DF | Beto Navarro | 23 | Cal FC | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
12 | MF | Horace James | 27 | Montego Bay United | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
Last updated: 22 March 2013
Out[]
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | DF | Josh Casarona | 19 | Option declined | Pre-season | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |||
22 | FW | Jon Cox | 24 | Option declined | Pre-season | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |||
17 | MF | Moussa Toure | 26 | Option declined | Pre-season | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |||
7 | MF | Jose Parada | 24 | Option declined | Pre-season | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |||
2 | DF | Tyler Ruthven | 23 | New York Red Bulls | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
20 | MF | Danilo Turcios | 34 | Released | Summer | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |||
44 | DF | Rilla | 29 | Released | Summer | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |||
15 | DF | Kohei Matsushita | 26 | Released | Summer | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |||
26 | MF | Jordan Davis | 29 | Released | Summer | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |||
12 | MF | Fernando González | 23 | Released | Summer | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |||
99 | DF | David Santamaria | 21 | Terminate loan | Summer | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |||
21 | MF | Raphael Cox | 26 | Released | Summer | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
Last updated: 22 March 2013
Loan in[]
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
99 | FW | David Santamaria | 21 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Loan | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
17 | DF | Andrew Duran | 22 | Seattle Sounders | Loan | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
Last updated: 22 March 2013
Loan out[]
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | DF | Chris Klute | 22 | Colorado Rapids | Loan | Fall | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
Last updated: 22 March 2013
See also[]
- 2012 in American soccer
- 2012 North American Soccer League season
- Atlanta Silverbacks
References[]
- ^ Roberson, Doug (March 29, 2011). "Silverbacks are back". Atlanta Journal–Constitution. AJC.com. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Silverbacks Make Coaching Change". North American Soccer League. NASL.com. November 7, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Silverbacks Release Preseason Schedule". Atlanta Silverbacks Communications. AtlantaSilverbacks.com. February 6, 2012. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- Atlanta Silverbacks seasons
- American soccer clubs 2012 season
- 2012 North American Soccer League season
- 2012 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)