2014 Minnesota United FC season

Minnesota United FC
2014 season
Owner Bill McGuire
Head Coach Manny Lagos
NASL Spring: First
Fall: Second
Overall: First
Soccer Bowl: Semi-Finals
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round
Top goalscorer Christian Ramirez
Highest home attendance League: 7,287
(July 17 v. Carolina)
All: 9,064
(July 19 v. Swansea City)
Lowest home attendance 4,913
(May 3 v. Indy)
Average home league attendance 6,133
Home colors
Away colors

The 2014 season was Minnesota United FC's fifth season of existence, and their fourth consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.

Roster

As of match played November 8, 2014
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mitch Hildebrandt United States GK 12 November 1988 (aged 25) Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2012 16 0
24 Andrew Fontein United States GK 3 March 1990 (aged 24) Tampa Bay Rowdies 2014 0 0
30 Matt Van Oekel United States GK 20 September 1986 (aged 28) Minnesota Thunder 2010 80 0
Defenders
2 Justin Davis United States DF 6 May 1988 (aged 26) New Mexico Lobos 2011
3 Cristiano Brazil DF 25 May 1986 (aged 28) Miami 2011
5 Tiago Brazil DF 19 May 1981 (aged 33) Australia Sydney 2014 26 0
14 Brian Kallman United States DF 23 April 1984 (aged 30) Minnesota Thunder 2010
16 Tyler Polak United States DF 13 May 1992 (aged 22) New England Revolution 2014 3 0
27 Brent Kallman United States DF 4 October 1990 (aged 24) Des Moines Menace 2013 6 0
Midfielders
0 Floyd Franks United States MF 5 April 1984 (aged 30) Carolina RailHawks 2013
4 Aaron Pitchkolan United States MF 14 March 1983 (aged 31) San Antonio Scorpions 2013
6 Mozzi Gyorio United States MF 1 August 1989 (aged 25) England Fleetwood Town 2014 1 0
8 Michael Reed United States MF 28 October 1987 (aged 27) PSC Soccer Academy 2012
10 Miguel Ibarra United States MF 15 March 1990 (aged 24) UC Irvine Anteaters 2010 86 15
12 Jamie Watson United States MF 10 April 1986 (aged 28) Orlando City 2014 27 2
13 Kentaro Takada Japan MF 13 April 1983 (aged 31) Rochester Thunder 2010
17 Omar Daley Jamaica MF 25 April 1981 (aged 33) Scotland Motherwell 2013 26 3
22 Kevin Venegas United States MF 29 July 1989 (aged 25) Fullerton Titans 2010
23 Greg Jordan United States MF 5 April 1990 (aged 24) Philadelphia Union 2014 25 1
77 Juliano Vicentini Brazil MF 26 August 1981 (aged 33) Brazil Audax 2014 26 1
Forwards
7 Simone Bracalello Italy FW 21 October 1985 (aged 29) 2010
9 Pablo Campos Brazil FW 29 January 1983 (aged 31) San Antonio Scorpions 2013 26 13
11 Pedro Ferreira-Mendes Brazil FW 13 May 1990 (aged 24) Indy Eleven 2014 1 0
11 Daniel Mendes Brazil FW 18 January 1981 (aged 33) Loan from Sweden Kalmar 2014 26 9
19 Rafael Burgos El Salvador FW 3 June 1988 (aged 26) Loan from Austria SV Ried 2014 8 0
20 Mackenzie Pridham Canada FW 13 August 1990 (aged 24) Cal Poly Mustangs 2014 2 0
21 Christian Ramirez United States FW 4 April 1991 (aged 23) Charlotte Eagles 2014 30 21
Players who left during the season
11 Richard Garcia Australia MF 4 September 1981 (aged 33) Australia Sydney 2014 2 0

Staff

  • United States Nick Rogers – President
  • United States Manny LagosTechnical Director and Head Coach
  • England Carl Craig – Assistant Coach
  • England Paul O'Connor – Goalkeeping Coach
  • United States Donny Mark – Reserve Team Coach
  • Scotland Craig Mallace – Director of Camps & Youth Development
  • United States Dr. Corey Wulf – Team Doctor
  • United States Dr. Brad Moser – Team Doctor
  • United States Yoshiyuki Ono – Team Trainer

Transfers

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Friendlies

Competitions

NASL Spring Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Minnesota United (C) 9 6 2 1 16 9 +7 20 2014 NASL Spring Season Winner
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 Edmonton 9 2 2 5 11 11 0 8
10 Indy Eleven 9 0 4 5 14 20 6 4
Updated to match(es) played on June 8, 2014. Source:
(C) Season Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 6 2 1 16 9  +7 20 3 1 0 7 3  +4 3 1 1 9 6  +3

Last updated: June 8, 2014.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round123456789
GroundAAHHAHHAA
ResultWWWWLWDWD
Position221121111

Updated to match(es) played on June 8, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Loss   Draw

NASL Fall Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 San Antonio Scorpions (C) 18 11 2 5 30 15 +15 35 2014 NASL Fall Season Winner
2 Minnesota United 18 10 5 3 31 19 +12 35
3 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
Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2014. Source:
(C) Season Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 10 5 3 31 19  +12 35 6 2 1 15 7  +8 4 3 2 16 12  +4

Last updated: November 2, 2014.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHAHHHAAHHAAHAAHHA
ResultWWDWWWDLDWWWWLWDLD
Position112221222211111112

Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Loss   Draw

NASL Playoffs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Minnesota United 27 16 7 4 47 28 +19 55 North American Supporters' Trophy Winner
2014 NASL Spring Season Winner
2 San Antonio Scorpions (C) 27 16 4 7 43 24 +19 52 2014 NASL Fall Season Winner
3 New York Cosmos 27 11 9 7 37 27 +10 42 Championship Qualifier
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 27 11 7 9 38 39 1 40
5 Carolina RailHawks 27 11 5 11 38 43 5 38
6 Edmonton 27 10 7 10 34 29 +5 37
7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 27 7 9 11 36 50 14 30
8 Ottawa Fury 27 7 6 14 34 38 4 27
9 Indy Eleven 27 6 9 12 35 46 11 27
10 Atlanta Silverbacks 27 6 5 16 32 50 18 23
Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2014. Source:
(C) Season Champion.

Semi-Finals

US Open Cup

Squad statistics

As of match played November 8, 2014

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNASL Spring SeasonNASL Fall SeasonPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
0 MF United States Floyd Franks 1302+2070001+10
1 GK United States Mitch Hildebrandt 1102+10600020
2 DF United States Justin Davis 270901601010
3 DF Brazil Cristiano 2807+101701020
4 MF United States Aaron Pitchkolan 29291171101+10
5 DF Brazil Tiago 260801601010
6 MF Canada Mozzi Gyorio 1000000010
7 FW Italy Simone Bracalello 1325+320+500000
8 MF United States Michael Reed 1000+103+500010
9 FW Brazil Pablo Campos 30000+200+1000
10 MF United States Miguel Ibarra 2898+1316+151110
12 MF United States Jamie Watson 1914+205+510+101+10
13 MF Japan Kentaro Takada 1000000010
14 DF United States Brian Kallman 100502+300000
15 FW Brazil Pedro Ferreira-Mendes 10000+100000
16 DF United States Tyler Polak 300+100+100010
17 MF Jamaica Omar Daley 2003+205+700+101+10
18 FW Brazil Daniel Mendes 2696+1216+171010
19 FW El Salvador Rafael Burgos 80001+700000
20 FW Canada Mackenzie Pridham 200+10000010
21 FW United States Christian Ramirez 3021951815101+11
22 MF United States Kevin Venegas 231411701010
23 MF United States Greg Jordan 2512+619+50101+10
27 DF United States Brent Kallman 4010200010
30 GK United States Matt Van Oekel 2107012+101000
77 MF Brazil Juliano Vicentini 2618013+311010
Players who left Minnesota United during the season:
11 MF Australia Richard Garcia 200+20000000

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1FWUnited States21Christian Ramirez5150121
2MFUnited States10Miguel Ibarra35109
FWBrazil18Daniel Mendes27009
4FWItaly7Simone Bracalello20002
MFUnited States4Aaron Pitchkolan11002
6MFUnited States22Kevin Venegas10001
MFUnited States23Greg Jordan10001
DFUnited States2Justin Davis10001
MFUnited States12Jamie Watson01001
MFBrazil77Juliano Vicentini01001
Own goal01001
TOTALS 16311149

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
0United StatesMFFloyd Franks0010000010
1United StatesGKMitch Hildebrandt0001000001
2United StatesDFJustin Davis3011000041
3BrazilDFCristiano3120000152
4United StatesMFAaron Pitchkolan1040000050
5BrazilDFTiago30700000100
8United StatesMFMichael Reed0020000020
10United StatesMFMiguel Ibarra1000000010
12United StatesMFJamie Watson1000000010
14United StatesDFBrian Kallman1000000010
16United StatesFWNate Polak0000001010
17JamaicaMFOmar Daley0120000021
18BrazilFWDaniel Mendes2030100060
21United StatesFWChristian Ramirez1000000010
22United StatesMFKevin Venegas0020000020
23United StatesMFGreg Jordan1010001030
30United StatesGKMatt Van Oekel0010000010
77BrazilMFJuliano Vicentini2030000050
TOTALS 20 2 40 2 1 0 2 1 63 5

See also

References

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