2014 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
2014 season | |||
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Owner | Traffic Sports USA | ||
Head Coach | Günter Kronsteiner | ||
Stadium | Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida | ||
NASL | Spring: Fifth Fall: Fourth | ||
Soccer Bowl | Runner-up | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Fafà Picault (12 goals) All: Fafà Picault (12 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 5,756 (October 25 v. FC Edmonton) | ||
Lowest home attendance | League: 2,409 (August 16 v. Atlanta) All: 785 (May 28 v. Laredo) | ||
Average home league attendance | League: 3,629 All: 3,426 | ||
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The 2014 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the team's ninth season overall, and fourth in the North American Soccer League (NASL).
The season followed the Spring / Fall format adopted by the NASL in 2013 with the Spring season starting on April 12 and lasting for 9 games until June 8, while the Fall season began the night before the 2014 World Cup Final on July 12 and lasted November 1, for 18 games total. The winner of the Spring championship again hosted the 2014 Soccer Bowl.[1]
Club[]
As of July 15, 2014[2]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | Kamil Čontofalský | Slovakia |
2 | DF | Stefan Antonijevic | Serbia |
3 | MF | Mitchell Lopez | United States |
6 | MF | Chris Nurse | Guyana |
7 | MF | Gonzalo De Mujica | Argentina |
8 | MF | Pecka | Brazil |
9 | MF | Martín Núñez | Uruguay |
11 | FW | Fafà Picault | Haiti |
12 | DF | Iván Guerrero | Honduras |
13 | DF | Justin Chavez | United States |
14 | MF | James Marcelin | Haiti |
15 | FW | Aly Hassan | United States |
16 | DF | Italy | |
17 | MF | Shawn Chin | United States |
18 | DF | Stéphane Guillaume | Haiti |
19 | FW | Jenison Brito | Brazil |
20 | MF | Mark Anderson | England |
21 | MF | Darnell King | United States |
22 | GK | Lionel Brown | United States |
23 | MF | Manny Gonzalez | Colombia |
24 | GK | David Meves | United States |
27 | MF | Colin Murphy | New Zealand |
28 | MF | Ronaldo Vieira | United States |
29 | FW | Yaikel Pérez | Cuba |
33 | DF | Brazil | |
34 | DF | Darryl Gordon | United States |
73 | MF | Walter Ramirez | Honduras |
Competitions[]
Pre-season and Exhibitions[]
Pre-season[]
February 6 Friendly | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–2 | New England Revolution | showBradenton, Florida |
February 13 Friendly | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 4–2 | FC Red Star Zürich | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
February 22 Friendly | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–6 | FC Dallas | showBradenton, Florida |
March 7 Friendly | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–2 | Florida Memorial Lions | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
March 12 Friendly | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 8–2 | Blue Star Honduras | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
March 16 Friendly | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 6–1 | FAU Owls | showBoca Raton, Florida |
March 22 Friendly | Nova Southeastern Sharks | 1–3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showDavie, Florida |
March 26 Friendly | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 5–1 | Red Force FC | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
March 28 Friendly | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 3–0 | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
March 30 Friendly | Don Bosco FC | 2–0 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showPétion-Ville, Haiti |
April 5 Friendly | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 5–2 | FIU Panthers | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
Exhibitions[]
July 4, 2014 Friendly | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showSt. Petersburg, Florida |
NASL Spring Season[]
The Spring season will last for 9 games beginning on April 12 and ending on June 8. The schedule will feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time.[3] Half the teams will host 5 home games and play 4 road games whereas the other half of the teams will play 4 home games and 5 road games.
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Minnesota United (S) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 20 | Playoffs |
2 | New York Cosmos | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 19 | |
3 | San Antonio Scorpions | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | |
4 | Carolina RailHawks | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 14 | |
5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 13 | |
6 | Ottawa Fury | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 | |
7 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | |
8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 10 | |
9 | FC Edmonton | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | |
10 | Indy Eleven | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 4 |
Results[]
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 |
9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 |
Last updated: 26 May 2014.
Source: http://www.nasl.com/standings/season/8945
Results by round[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match reports[]
April 12, 2014 Match 1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2–0 | Ottawa Fury FC | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
April 19, 2014 Match 2 | Carolina RailHawks | 4–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showCary, North Carolina |
April 26, 2014 Match 3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 3–2 | Indy Eleven | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
May 3, 2014 Match 4 | FC Edmonton | 1–3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showEdmonton, Alberta |
May 10, 2014 Match 5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 4–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
May 17, 2014 Match 6 | Minnesota United FC | 3–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showBlaine, Minnesota |
May 24, 2014 Match 7 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showSt. Petersburg, Florida |
May 31, 2014 Match 8 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0–3 | New York Cosmos | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
June 7, 2014 Match 9 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2–2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showSan Antonio, Texas |
NASL Fall Season[]
The Fall season will last for 18 games beginning on July 12 and ending on November 1. The schedule will feature a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league twice, one at home and one on the road.[4] The winner of the Fall season will play the winner of the Spring season in the Soccer Bowl 2014 Championship game except if the Spring and Fall Champions are the same team in which case the team with the best overall Spring and Fall record behind that team will be their opponent.
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | San Antonio Scorpions (F) | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 35 | Playoffs |
2 | Minnesota United | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 35 | |
3 | FC Edmonton | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 29 | |
4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 27 | |
5 | Carolina RailHawks | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 24 | |
6 | New York Cosmos | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 23 | |
7 | Indy Eleven | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 23 | |
8 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 20 | |
9 | Ottawa Fury | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 17 | |
10 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 13 |
Results[]
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 |
18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 |
Last updated: November 7, 2014.
Source:[citation needed]
Results by round[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match reports[]
July 12, 2014 Match 1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0–3 | Minnesota United FC | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
July 19, 2014 Match 2 | San Antonio Scorpions | 0–2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showSan Antonio, Texas |
July 26, 2014 Match 3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–1 | New York Cosmos | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
August 2, 2014 Match 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
August 6, 2014 Match 5 | Indy Eleven | 0–0 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showIndianapolis, Indiana |
August 9, 2014 Match 6 | Ottawa Fury FC | 1–2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showOttawa, Ontario, Canada |
August 16, 2014 Match 7 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
August 24, 2014 Match 8 | FC Edmonton | 2–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showEdmonton, Alberta, Canada |
August 29, 2014 Match 9 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2–0 | San Antonio Scorpions | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
September 6, 2014 Match 10 | New York Cosmos | 2–0 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showHempstead, New York |
September 13, 2014 Match 11 | Minnesota United FC | 2–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showBlaine, Minnesota |
September 20, 2014 Match 12 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2–1 | Indy Eleven | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
October 4, 2014 Match 13 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–0 | Carolina RailHawks | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
October 8, 2014 Match 14 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showSt. Petersburg, Florida |
October 11, 2014 Match 15 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showAtlanta |
October 18, 2014 Match 16 | Carolina RailHawks | 1–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | showCary, North Carolina |
October 25, 2014 Match 17 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–0 | FC Edmonton | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
November 1, 2014 Match 18 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–1 | Ottawa Fury FC | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
U.S. Open Cup[]
The Strikers exited the 2014 Open Cup in the Third Round after an upset loss to the Premier Development League's Laredo Heat.
May 28 Third Round | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2–3 | Laredo Heat | showFort Lauderdale, Florida |
Stats[]
Top scorers[]
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Ran | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | NASL | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | 11 | FW | Fafà Picault | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
2 | 20 | MF | Mark Anderson | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | 9 | MF | Martin Nuñez | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | 15 | FW | Aly Hassan | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
17 | MF | Shawn Chin | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
5 | 8 | MF | Pecka | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
21 | MF | Darnell King | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
6 | 6 | MF | Chris Nurse | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | MF | Gonzalo De Mujica | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
14 | MF | Carlos Salazar | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
19 | FW | Jenison Brito | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
19 | FW | Marius Ebbers | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
29 | FW | Yaikel Pérez | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
33 | DF | Rafael Alves | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 38 | 2 | 40 |
Last updated: November 7, 2014
Source:[citation needed]
Top Assists[]
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.
Ran | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | NASL | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | 17 | MF | Shawn Chin | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
2 | 21 | MF | Darnell King | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | 12 | DF | Iván Guerrero | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
14 | MF | Carlos Salazar | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
5 | 9 | MF | Martin Nuñez | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | FW | Fafà Picault | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
19 | FW | Marius Ebbers | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
20 | MF | Mark Anderson | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
6 | 14 | MF | James Marcelin | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
73 | MF | Walter Ramirez | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 23 | 2 | 25 |
Last updated: November 7, 2014
Source:[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "NASL Confirms Mid-Season Break To Accommodate 2014 FIFA World Cup". NASL.com. July 26, 2013.
- ^ "Roster | Fort Lauderdale Strikers". Strikers.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=6054
- ^ http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/gokvvy1oro8610h8qpxognjau/nasl-announces-2014-fall-season-schedule
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