2014 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

The 2014 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the team's ninth season overall, and fourth in the North American Soccer League (NASL).

Fort Lauderdale Strikers
2014 season
OwnerTraffic Sports USA
Head CoachGünter Kronsteiner
StadiumLockhart Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
NASLSpring: Fifth

Fall: Fourth

Combined: Fourth
Soccer BowlRunner-up
U.S. Open CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Fafà Picault (12 goals)
All: Fafà Picault (12 goals)
Highest home attendance5,756
(October 25 v. FC Edmonton)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,409
(August 16 v. Atlanta)
All: 785
(May 28 v. Laredo)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 3,629
All: 3,426
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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 edit

As of July 15, 2014[2]

No. Position Player Nation
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 Josh Travagli   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 Rafael Alves   Brazil
34 DF Darryl Gordon   United States
73 MF Walter Ramirez   Honduras

Competitions edit

Pre-season and exhibitions edit

Pre-season edit

January 21, 2014 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers   0–2   Canada men's national team Fort Lauderdale, U.S.
Note: Not considered an official match by FIFA.
February 6 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–2 New England Revolution Bradenton, Florida
3:00 p.m. EST   24'
#15   45'
#29   51'   66'
Report Imbongo   34'
Nguyen   84'
Barnes   91'
Stadium: IMG Academy
February 22 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–6 FC Dallas Bradenton, Florida
12:00 p.m. EST Hassan   8',   10'
Chin   39'
Report Hernandez   9'
Pérez   17', 44'
Castillo   19'
Acosta   31'
Watson   57'
Michel   78' (pen.)
Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Andrew Pfeffercorn
March 12 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 8–2 Blue Star Honduras Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 p.m. EST Nuñez   1'
Hassan   9'
King   15'   30'
Gonzalez   17'
Anderson   67'   85'
Pérez   90'
Report Unknown   48' (pen.)
Unknown   76'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 16 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 6–1 FAU Owls Boca Raton, Florida
4:00 p.m. EST Nurse   20'
Anderson   50'
King   52'
Gonzalez   55'
Lopes   70'
Hassan   78' (pen.)
Report Prichard   13' Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 400+
April 5 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 5–2 FIU Panthers Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST King   10'
Ebbers   17', 43'
Salazar   23' (pen.)
Nunez   50' (pen.)
Report   16'
  38'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

Exhibitions edit

NASL Spring Season edit

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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: NASL Standings
(S) Spring season champion

Results edit

Overall Home Away
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 edit
Round123456789
GroundHAHAHAAHA
ResultWLWWWLLLD
Position34321345
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2014. Source: nasl.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports edit

April 12, 2014 Match 1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers   2–0   Ottawa Fury FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Alves   13'
King   80'
[1] Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 19, 2014 Match 2 Carolina RailHawks 4–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Martinez   27' (pen.),   72'
Schilawski   40',   76'
[2] Nurse   47' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,007
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
April 26, 2014 Match 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–2 Indy Eleven Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez   7'
Picault   69'
Ebbers   73'
[3] Kléberson   26' (pen.)
Norales   90+4'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,515
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
May 3, 2014 Match 4 FC Edmonton   1–3   Fort Lauderdale Strikers Edmonton, Alberta
9:00 p.m. EDT Fordyce   73' [4] Nuñez   40'
Picault   63'
Anderson   78' (pen.)
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,276
Referee: Alain Ruch
May 10, 2014 Match 5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4–0 Atlanta Silverbacks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez   23'
Anderson   50'
Salazar   85'
Picault   90+2' (pen.)
[5] Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,109
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 17, 2014 Match 6 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Blaine, Minnesota
8:00 p.m. EDT Bracalello   12' (pen.)
Ramirez   58'
Ibarra   70'
[6] Nuñez   50' Stadium: NSC Stadium
Attendance: 5,325
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 24, 2014 Match 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hunt   45+1'
Wallace   62'
Wagner   90+2'
[7] Anderson   19'
Chin   34'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,331
Referee: Robert Sibiga
May 31, 2014 Match 8 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–3 New York Cosmos Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT [8] Stokkelien   64' (pen.)
Ockford   83'
Szetela   85'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,572
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 7, 2014 Match 9 San Antonio Scorpions 2–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. EDT Touray   24'
Soto   57'
[9] Chin   10'
Picault   90'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,484
Referee: Armando Villarreal

NASL Fall Season edit

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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: NASL Standings
(F) Fall season champion

Results edit

Overall Home Away
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 edit
Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAAHH
ResultLLDWDWDLWLLWWWDDWD
Position10101099547567634444
Updated to match(es) played on November 7, 2014. Source: Spring season 2014 results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports edit

July 12, 2014 Match 1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–3 Minnesota United FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Anderson   36'
Gordon   81'
Report
Report
Mendes   23'
Pitchkolan   35'
Ramirez   59'
Ibarra   78'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,092
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
July 19, 2014 Match 2 San Antonio Scorpions 0–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers San Antonio, Texas
8:45 p.m. EDT Zahorski   16',   43'
deRoux   27'
Forbes   43'
Bingham   81'
James   90'
Report
Report
Jenison Brito   24'
Alves   50'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,958
Referee: Luis Guardia
July 26, 2014 Match 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–1 New York Cosmos Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Jenison Brito   24' (pen.)
Vieira   39'
Chin   85'
[10]
Report
Johnson   7'   62'
Murphy   15'
Ayoze   24'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,257
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
August 2, 2014 Match 4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT King   30'
Picault   72'
Report
Report
Russell   68' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,648
Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.
August 6, 2014 Match 5 Indy Eleven 0–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Indianapolis, Indiana
7:30 p.m. EDT Smart   17'
Johnson   45'   58'
Peña   64'
Report
Report
Picault   51'
King   70'
Gonzalez   90'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 10,285
Referee: Mark Allatin
August 9, 2014 Match 6 Ottawa Fury FC   1–2   Fort Lauderdale Strikers Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
7:00 p.m. EDT Haworth   10'
Beckie   20'
Report
Report
Picault   16'   44'
King   54'
Gonzalez   68'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,814
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
August 16, 2014 Match 7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–1 Atlanta Silverbacks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT King   45'
Picault   62'
Ramirez   90'
Report
Report
Espinoza   6'
Chavez   7'
Cruz   90'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,409
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
August 24, 2014 Match 8 FC Edmonton   2–1   Fort Lauderdale Strikers Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4:00 p.m. EDT Raudales   6'
Nonni   25'
Jones   33'
Burt   37'
Ameobi   45'
Laing   72'
Hlavaty   84'   90'
Edward   86'
Jonke   90'
Report
Report
Pecka   6'
Anderson   12'
Alves   27'
Nurse   76'
Hassan   86' (pen.)
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,111
Referee: Sheena Dickson
August 29, 2014 Match 9 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–0 San Antonio Scorpions Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Picault   11'   43'
Alves   23'
Hassan   64'
Pecka   68'
Anderson   79'   90'
Report
Report
Forbes   14'
Restrepo   45'
Janicki   74'
Borrajo   86'
Elizondo   90'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,006
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 6, 2014 Match 10 New York Cosmos 2–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Hempstead, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT Ayoze   8'
Mwanga   17'
Marcos Senna   30' (pen.)
Szetela   33'
Diosa   90'
Report
Report
Stadium: Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 3,626
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 13, 2014 Match 11 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Blaine, Minnesota
9:00 p.m. EDT Ramirez   38'
Ibarra   54'
Reed   80'
Report
Report
Pecka   31'
Antonijevic   37'
Anderson   40'
Nurse   74'
Guillaume   79'
Stadium: NSC Stadium
Attendance: 6,202
Referee: Christopher Penso
September 20, 2014 Match 12 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–1 Indy Eleven Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Picault   1'
Chavez   20'
Nuñez   55'
Nurse   70'
King   90'
Report
Report
Frias   39'   79'
Peña   45'
Kleberson   76'
Mares   90'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,112
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
October 4, 2014 Match 13 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–0 Carolina RailHawks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Anderson   59'
Guerrero   90'
Report
Report
Sandoval   21'
Scott   27'
Bentick   87'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,052
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
October 8, 2014 Match 14 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Mkandawire   11'
Russell   38'
Frimpong   54'
Report
Report
Picault   43'   44'
Chin   56'
Nurse   80'
Čontofalský   90'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,865
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
October 11, 2014 Match 15 Atlanta Silverbacks 2–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Atlanta
7:30 p.m. EDT Sandoval   47'
Alves   89' (own goal)
Roushandel   90'
Report
Report
Hassan   25'
King   41'
Picault   79'
Stadium: Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 2,905
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
October 18, 2014 Match 16 Carolina RailHawks 1–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Novo   82'
Scott   89'
Report
Report
Anderson   67'
Marcelin   74'
Chavez   90'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,179
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
October 25, 2014 Match 17 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–0 FC Edmonton Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Čontofalský   50'
Marcelin   72'
Pecka   83'
Report
Report
Jones   6'
James   45'
Hlavaty   75'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,756
Referee: Robert Sibiga
November 1, 2014 Match 18 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–1 Ottawa Fury FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Picault   65'
Brown   65'
Hassan   86'
Report
Report
Paterson   16'   65'
Eustaquio   54'
Oliver   80'
Haworth   82'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,505
Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup edit

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 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 ET De Mujica   8'
Pérez   12'
Brown   20'
Pecka   40'
Report Villanueva   27'
Hernandez   47'
Buduri   80'
Alvarado   86'
Bayona   90+2' (pen.)
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 785
Referee: Caleb Mendez

Stats edit

Top scorers edit

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
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 edit

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
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 edit

  1. ^ "NASL Confirms Mid-Season Break To Accommodate 2014 FIFA World Cup". NASL.com. July 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "Roster | Fort Lauderdale Strikers". Strikers.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  3. ^ 2014 NASL Season Openers Archived 20 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "OOPS! SORRY, SOMETHING WENT WRONG | NASL". www.nasl.com.