2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

Fort Lauderdale Strikers
2015 season
Owner	Paulo Cesso ; Rafael Bertani ; Ricardo Geromel ; Ronaldo
Head Coach	Günter Kronsteiner
Stadium	Lockhart Stadium; Fort Lauderdale, Florida
NASL	Spring: Eighth; Fall: Fourth; Combined: Fourth
Soccer Bowl	Semi-finalist
U.S. Open Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Stefano Pinho (5); All: Stefano Pinho (8)
Highest home attendance	11,691 (Club Record); (Apr. 4 vs. New York)
Lowest home attendance	3,283; (July 18 vs. Atlanta)
Average home league attendance	League: 5,653; All: 5,800
Home colors	Away colors

The 2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season will be the team's fifth season in the North American Soccer League (NASL).

Players and staff

Current roster

As of June 30, 2015^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
3	Defender	Karsten Smith	United States
5	Midfielder	Marlon Freitas (on loan from Fluminense)	Brazil
6	Midfielder	PC	Brazil
7	Defender	Frankie Sanfilippo	United States
8	Midfielder	Evans Frimpong	Ghana
11	Midfielder	Dani Sánchez	Spain
12	Defender	Iván Guerrero	Honduras
14	Defender	Jordan Graye	United States
16	Defender	Josh Travagli	Italy
17	Midfielder	Shawn Chin	United States
19	Forward	José Angulo	Colombia
20	Midfielder	Christian Blandon	United States
21	Midfielder	Walter Ramírez	Honduras
22	Goalkeeper	Lionel Brown	United States
23	Midfielder	Manny Gonzalez	United States
24	Goalkeeper	David Meves	United States
25	Defender	Daniel Navarro	United States
27	Defender	Fabian Kling	Germany
29	Forward	Stefano Pinho (on loan from Fluminense)	Brazil
38	Goalkeeper	Joe Nasco	United States
42	Midfielder	James Marcelin	Haiti
90	Forward	Bruno Nunes	Brazil

Staff

Ricardo Geromel – Managing Partner
Amaury Nunes – General Manager
Günter Kronsteiner – Head Coach
Raoul Voss – Assistant Coach
Iván Guerrero – Player/Assistant Coach
Gustavo Alencar – Assistant Coach

Competitions

Win Tie Loss

Friendlies

February 18, 2015 Scrimmage	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2–7	BK Häcken	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
				Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

February 28, 2015 Preseason	Jacksonville Armada FC	1–0	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Jacksonville, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Scaglia 16' Nicklaw 44'	Report		Stadium: Community First Park Attendance: 5,232

March 1, 2015 Preseason	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2–0	Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
4:00 p.m. EDT	Gonzalez 7' Marcelin 16'	Report		Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

March 6, 2015 Preseason	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0–1	Floridians FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
3:30 p.m. EDT		Report	4'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Note: 70 minute scrimmage. Trialist squad.

March 6, 2015 Preseason	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	3–0	FIU Panthers	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
5:30 p.m. EDT	Hassan 5', 25' (pen.) Sánchez 62'	Report	20' 85'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

March 14, 2015 Preseason	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2–0	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1:00 p.m. EDT	Stefano 7' Hassan 50'	Report		Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

March 21, 2015 Preseason	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	5–0	Jacksonville Armada FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Stefano 17', 43' Frimpong 46' Ramírez 71' Angulo 89'	Report		Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

March 28, 2015 Preseason	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0–0	Floridians FC	Pembroke Pines, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: Broward College South Campus

April 12, 2015 Preseason	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2–1	Miami United F.C.	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
a.m. EDT			Hurtado 88'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

June 20, 2015 Midseason Friendly	Ponte Preta	4–0	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Campinas, Brazil
5:30 p.m. EDT	Cajá 23' Leandrinho 58' Vitor Xavier 63' Adrianinho 87'			Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli

July 1, 2015 Challenge Cup	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0–3	Boca Juniors	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 p.m. EDT	Sanfilippo 30' Ramírez 45+2' Stefano 60'	Report	Calleri 3' Rolín 6', 55' Pérez 62' Pavón 77'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 6,827

August 2015 Midseason Friendly	Nova Southeastern Sharks	v	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
TBD p.m. EDT				Stadium: NSU Soccer Complex

NASL Spring season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Cosmos (C)	10	5	5	0	18	9	+9	20	2015 NASL Spring Season Winner
2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	10	5	4	1	15	9	+6	19
3	Carolina RailHawks	10	3	5	2	15	10	+5	14
4	Minnesota United	10	3	5	2	15	13	+2	14
5	Indy Eleven	10	3	4	3	13	12	+1	13
6	Jacksonville Armada	10	3	3	4	15	18	−3	12
7	San Antonio Scorpions	10	3	3	4	11	15	−4	12
8	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	10	3	2	5	12	13	−1	11
9	Ottawa Fury	10	2	5	3	5	8	−3	11
10	Edmonton	10	2	3	5	16	22	−6	9
11	Atlanta Silverbacks	10	1	5	4	7	13	−6	8

Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(C) Champion.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	3	2	5	12	13	−1	11	1	1	3	3	5	−2	2	1	2	9	8	+1

Last updated: June 22, 2015.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	W
Position	7	5	9	3	3	7	9	8	10	8

Updated to match(es) played on June 22, 2015. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

April 4, 2015 Match 1	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0–1	New York Cosmos	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	PC 42' Stefano 45'	Report	Ayoze 52' Fernandes 58'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 11,691 (Club Record)

April 11, 2015 Match 2 Coastal Cup	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2–1	Jacksonville Armada FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Sanfilippo 7' Moura 45' (pen.) Freitas 64' PC 65' Stefano 90', 90+1'	Report	Trejo 45+1', 90+1' Hoyos 49' Scaglia 90+3'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 4,883

April 19, 2015 Match 3	FC Edmonton	3–2	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Edmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. EDT	Jones 7', 86' Moses 42' Nyassi 75' Ameobi 80' Laing 90'	Report	Sánchez 20' Moura 49', 62'	Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 2,351

April 25, 2015 Match 4	Ottawa Fury FC	1–3	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Ottawa, Ontario
3:00 p.m. EDT	Alves 78' Haworth 78'	Report	Angulo 41', 90' Freitas 64' PC 69'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,023

May 2, 2015 Match 5	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0–0	Atlanta Silverbacks	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report	Mensing 85'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 5,295

May 16, 2015 Match 6 Coastal Cup	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–0	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Hernández 55'	Report	Hassan 85'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,851

May 23, 2015 Match 7	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0–1	Carolina RailHawks	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	PC 59' Adeleye 67'	Report	Shipalane 44' Anderson 54' Fitzgerald 62' Novo 70'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 4,801 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

May 30, 2015 Match 8	San Antonio Scorpions	1–1	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	San Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT	Nane 21' DeRoux 62', 86'	NASL Report FTL Report	Stefano 43'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,396 Referee: Tyler J. Ploeger

June 6, 2015 Match 9	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	1–2	Indy Eleven	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Stefano 23' Sánchez 36' Marcelin 46' Moura 82' Angulo 82'	NASL Report FTL Report	Pineda 44', 90+4'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 5,803 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald

June 13, 2015 Match 10	Minnesota United FC	2–3	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Blaine, Minnesota
EDT	Ibarra 18' (pen.) Mendes 26' Pitchkolan 38'	NASL Report FTL Report	Stefano 3', 81', 67' Angulo 79', 84'	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 9,342 Referee: Nima Saghafi

NASL Fall season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ottawa Fury (C)	20	13	6	1	37	15	+22	45	2015 NASL Fall Season Winner
2	Minnesota United	20	11	6	3	39	26	+13	39
3	New York Cosmos	20	10	6	4	31	21	+10	36
4	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	20	8	6	6	37	27	+10	30
5	Edmonton	20	7	5	8	25	24	+1	26
6	Atlanta Silverbacks	20	6	7	7	24	27	−3	25
7	Carolina RailHawks	20	6	3	11	29	39	−10	21
8	Tampa Bay Rowdies	20	5	5	10	18	28	−10	20
9	Indy Eleven	20	5	5	10	23	36	−13	20
10	San Antonio Scorpions	20	4	7	9	30	37	−7	19
11	Jacksonville Armada	20	5	4	11	18	31	−13	19

Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(C) Champion.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	8	6	6	37	27	+10	30	4	4	2	23	15	+8	4	2	4	14	12	+2

Last updated: October 31, 2015.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A
Result	D	D	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	W
Position	5	9	8	6	8	8	7	6	6	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on November 1, 2015. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

July 8, 2015 Match 1	Carolina RailHawks	1–1	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT	Hlavaty 53'	FTL Report NASL Report	Stefano 77'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,055 Referee: Younes Marrakchi

July 11, 2015 Match 2	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	1–1	FC Edmonton	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Ramírez 16', 68' (pen.)	FTL Report NASL Report	Nonni 32' Ford 86' (o.g.) Raudales 90+5'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 3,816 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald

July 18, 2015 Match 3	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2–2	Atlanta Silverbacks	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	PC 52' Freitas 55', 55' Ramírez 90' (pen.)	FTL Report NASL Report	Chavez 64' Ferreira-Mendes 76'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 3,283 Referee: Bernhard Hosu

July 25, 2015 Match 4 Coastal Cup	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–3	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Nuñez 50' Maicon Santos 90+1' Agbossoumonde 90+3'	Summary	PC 16' Smith 25' Marcelin 29' Bruno Nunes 79' Stefano Pinho 90+3'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,494 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

August 2, 2015 Match 5	New York Cosmos	2–0	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Hempstead, New York
5:00 p.m. EDT	Freeman 27', 39' Fernandes 43'	Report	Kling 74'	Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 4,503 Referee: Robert Sibiga

August 5, 2015 Match 6	Atlanta Silverbacks	2–1	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Atlanta
7:30 p.m. EDT	Ferreira-Mendes 41', 66' Hughes 85'	Report	Ramírez 49' Pinho 84' Marcelin 90'	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 3,071 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow

August 8, 2015 Match 7	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	3–3	New York Cosmos	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Gabriel 23' Ramírez 48', 59', 59'	Report	Fernandes 62' Moffat 66' Raúl 87' Guenzatti 90' Gorskie 90'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 5,667 Referee: Marco De Oliveira

August 15, 2015 Match 8 Coastal Cup	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Stefano 4' Gabriel 18' Thomas 30' Marcelin 43'	Report	Maicon Santos 19' Mkandawire 41' Saragoza 71'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 5,145 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

August 23, 2015 Match 9	FC Edmonton	0–2	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Edmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. EDT		Summary	Stefano Pinho 58' (pen.) 86'	Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 3,110 Referee: Pierre Lauziere

August 29, 2015 Match 10	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	7–1	Indy Eleven	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Stéfano 2' 77' 81' PC 7' 85' Thomas 10' Marlon Freitas 20' 67'	Summary	Richards 16' Pineda 18' Franco 50'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 3,819 Referee: Daniel Radford

September 12, 2015 Match 11	Ottawa Fury FC	0–0	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Ottawa, Ontario
3:00 p.m. EDT	Eustáquio 83'	Summary	Chin 7'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 6,327 Referee: Yusri Rudolf

September 16, 2015 Match 12 Coastal Cup	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2–0	Jacksonville Armada FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Marlon Freitas 17' Sánchez 88' Marcelin 90'	Summary	Nicklaw 28' Rodríguez 39' Ortiz 56'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 1,278 Referee: Daniel Radford

September 19, 2015 Match 13	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0–2	Ottawa Fury FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Gabriel 66' PC 72'	Summary	Hassan 52' Ubiparipović 81'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 3,773 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

September 26, 2015 Match 14	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2–5	Minnesota United FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Angulo 7' 88' Chin 52' Borrajo 70'	Summary	Ramirez 12' Alhassan 27' Daniel Mendes 44' Ibson 61' 86'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 2,903 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau

October 3, 2015 Match 15	San Antonio Scorpions	2–4	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	San Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT	Cann 50' Tyrpak 56' Hassli 63' DeRoux 79'	Summary	Stéfano 10' 40' 86' Marlon Freitas 15' Borrajo 37' Bruno Nunes 90'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,832 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

October 10, 2015 Match 16	Minnesota United FC	2–1	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. EDT	Campos 6' Daniel Mendes 27' Tiago Calvano 63' Davis 90'	Summary	PC 78' Sanfilippo 85'	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 9,207 Referee: David Gantar

October 17, 2015 Match 17	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	4–0	Carolina RailHawks	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Sanfilippo 23' Borrajo 30' Marlon Freitas 48' Stéfano 56'	Summary		Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 2,998 Referee: Younes Marrakchi

October 21, 2015 Match 18	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0–0	San Antonio Scorpions	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT		Summary	Chávez 78'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 2,632 Referee: Juan Marquez

October 24, 2015 Match 19	Indy Eleven	2–1	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:30 p.m. EDT	Smart 19' 29' Steinberger 34' Brown 43' Nicht 90'	Summary	Angulo 59' Thomas 90'	Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,213 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau

November 1, 2015 Match 20 Coastal Cup	Jacksonville Armada FC	0–1	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Jacksonville, Florida
4:00 p.m. EDT		Summary	Borrajo 67' Marlon Freitas 87' 88' Guerrero 90'	Stadium: Community First Park Attendance: 9,083 Referee: Nima Saghafi

U.S. Open Cup

The Strikers will compete in the 2015 edition of the Open Cup.

May 27, 2015 Third Round	Charleston Battery	3–2	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Charleston, South Carolina
EDT	Garbanzo 30', 42' Kelly 55', 80' Prince 77'	Report	Bruno 6' Meves 23' Gonzalez 33' Sánchez 40', 90+' Kling 68', 90+'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 1,551

References

↑ "Roster | Fort Lauderdale Strikers". Strikers.com. Retrieved January 17, 2015.

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[1] "Roster | Fort Lauderdale Strikers". Strikers.com. Retrieved January 17, 2015.

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	8	6	6	37	27	+10	30	4	4	2	23	15	+8	4	2	4	14	12	+2

2015 NASL season by team
Soccer Bowl 2015 Transfers
Atlanta Silverbacks Carolina RailHawks FC Edmonton Fort Lauderdale Strikers Indy Eleven Jacksonville Armada FC Minnesota United FC New York Cosmos Ottawa Fury FC San Antonio Scorpions Tampa Bay Rowdies

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	8	6	6	37	27	+10	30	4	4	2	23	15	+8	4	2	4	14	12	+2

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	8	6	6	37	27	+10	30	4	4	2	23	15	+8	4	2	4	14	12	+2