2011 FC Edmonton season

The 2011 NASL season was the first official season in FC Edmonton's existence. The club had played an exhibition season consisting of friendlies against various domestic and international opponents in 2010.

FC Edmonton
2011 season
OwnersDave Fath
Tom Fath
Head CoachHarry Sinkgraven
NASLQuarterfinals
Canadian ChampionshipSemifinals
Top goalscorerShaun Saiko
(9 goals)
Highest home attendance5,781
(27 Apr v. Toronto)
Lowest home attendance797
(15 Jun v. Puerto Rico)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 1,816[1]
All: 2,081

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
General Manager Tom Liep
Head Coach Harry Sinkgraven
Technical Coach Dave Randall
Assistant Coach Edwin Petersen[2]

Last updated: April 3, 2011
Source: FC Edmonton

Squad

As of October 1, 2011[3]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Rein Baart
2 DF Adrian LeRoy
3 DF Jeffrey Quijano
4 DF Alex Surprenant
5 DF André Duberry
6 MF Shaun Saiko
7 FW Alex Semenets
8 DF John Jonke
9 FW Chris Lemire
10 MF Kyle Yamada
11 FW Paul Craig
12 DF Niko Saler
13 FW Conrad Smith
14 DF Paul Matthijs
15 MF Shawn Chin
No. Position Player
16 MF Eddy Sidra
17 MF Mutanda Kwesele
18 DF Paul Hamilton
19 FW Michael Cox
20 MF Chris Kooy (captain)
21 MF Dominic Oppong
22 FW Dan Antoniuk
23 GK Lance Parker
24 DF Antonio Rago
25 GK Jas Gill
26 GK David Monsalve
27 MF Sam Lam
28 MF Ilja van Leerdam
29 FW Kyle Porter
MF Matthew Lam (on loan to JEF United)

Transfers

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
January 14, 2011 Robbie TiceMF FK Bodø/Glimt 2Off-season trialist[4]
January 14, 2011 Jimmie MayalehMF Thunder Bay ChillOff-season trialist[4]
February 28, 2011 Niko SalerDF[5]
March 1, 2011 Jaswinder GillGK Alberta Golden Bears[6]
March 1, 2011 Antonio RagoDF Alberta Golden Bears[6]
March 3, 2011 Paul CraigFW Saskatchewan Huskies[7]
March 3, 2011 Dominic OppongMF Harrisburg City Islanders[7]
March 3, 2011 Alex SurprenantDF Montreal Impact[7]
March 5, 2011 Jerome BakerMF Vancouver Whitecaps[8]
March 5, 2011 Alex SemenetsFW Vancouver Whitecaps[8]
March 7, 2011 John JonkeDF SC Toronto[9]
March 7, 2011 Dan AntoniukFW San Diego SockersTraining camp trialist[10]
March 10, 2011 Will BeaugéFW Ottawa FuryTraining camp trialist[11]
March 10, 2011 Shawn ChinMF South Florida Bulls[12]
March 10, 2011 Lance ParkerGK Miami FC[13]
March 10, 2011 Shaun PejicDF Crystal Palace BaltimoreTraining camp trialist[11]
March 12, 2011 Eduardo DenaliFWTraining camp trialist[12]
March 16, 2011 Dan AntoniukFW San Diego SockersSigned to a contract[14]
March 22, 2011 Conrad SmithMF Joe Public FC[15]
March 27, 2011 Sam LamMF FC EdmontonRe-signed[16]
April 2, 2011 Eddy SidraMF Energie Cottbus[2]
April 3, 2011 Kyle PorterFW Vancouver WhitecapsTrialist[17]
April 20, 2011 Adrian LeRoyDF Ottawa Fury[18]
June 26, 2011 Jeffrey QuijanoDF Michigan WolverinesSigned to a contract
July 14, 2011 Ilja van LeerdamMF Helmond SportSigned to a contract
July 17, 2011 David MonsalveGK FC Inter TurkuIn-season Trial[19]
August 2, 2011 David MonsalveGK FC Inter TurkuSigned to a contract

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
January 17, 2011 Sander van GesselMF JEF United Ichihara Chiba[20]
February 7, 2011 Matthew LamMF JEF United Ichihara ChibaLoaned for the duration of the Japanese season[21]
August 1, 2011 Shaun PejicDF Barrow A.F.C.[22]
August 2, 2011 Justin AmmarGK NAIT Ooks

Competitions

Updated as published April 9, 2011.[23]

Regular season

Standings

Overall

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 28 11 8 9 41 36 +5 41 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 11 8 35 36 1 38
5 FC Edmonton 28 10 6 12 35 40 5 36[lower-alpha 1]
6 NSC Minnesota Stars (C) 28 9 9 10 30 32 2 36[lower-alpha 1]
7 Montreal Impact 28 9 8 11 35 27 +8 35
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.[24]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. EDM: 8 pts; MIN: 2 pts

Matches

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

March 7, 2011 FC Edmonton0 – 3FC Dallas ReservesCasa Grande, Arizona, United States
(report) Luna (Villar  3'
Wiedeman  24'
Rodriguez (Leva)  60'
Stadium: Grande Sports World
March 10, 2011 FC Edmonton1 – 1New Mexico LobosCasa Grande, Arizona, United States
Antoniuk  66' (report) Venter  79'
Baldinger  82'
Stadium: Grande Sports World
March 12, 2011 FC Edmonton4 – 1New Mexico LobosCasa Grande, Arizona, United States
Hamilton  13'
Yamada  25'
Craig  62'
Craig  74'
(report) Young  36' (pen.) Stadium: Grande Sports World
March 18, 2011 FC Edmonton6 – 1FC TucsonCasa Grande, Arizona, United States
Yamada  17'
Lemire  22'
Saiko  33'
Saiko  58'
Saiko  67'
Yamada  75'
(report) Kaufman  63' Stadium: Grande Sports World
March 19, 2011 FC Edmonton5 – 0Phoenix MonsoonCasa Grande, Arizona, United States
Semenets  2'
Antoniuk  24'
Jonke  ??'
Semenets  ??'
Antoniuk  ??'
(report) Stadium: Grande Sports World
March 27, 2011 FC Edmonton5 – 0WSA WinnipegWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Smith  16'
Lemire  18'
Surprenant  77'
Semenets  86'
Jonke  89'
(report) Stadium: Winnipeg Indoor Soccer Complex
April 4, 2011 FC Edmonton6 – 2Florida SelectsSunrise, Florida, United States
Lemire  2'
Antoniuk  ??'
Antoniuk  ??'
Yamada  ??'
Lam  ??'
Kooy  83' (pen.)
(report)  ??'
 ??'

North American Soccer League regular season

April 9, 2011 FC Edmonton2 – 1Fort Lauderdale StrikersFort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
7:30 pm EDT Kooy  33'
Saiko (Surprenant)  53'
Antoniuk (Saiko)  66'
Surprenant  74'
Saiko  ??'
Rago  ??'
(report) Lancaster (Coudet)  47'
???  ??'
???  ??'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 6,402
April 16, 2011 FC Edmonton1 – 0Atlanta SilverbacksAtlanta, Georgia, United States
7:30 pm EDT Surprenant (Saiko)  11' (report) Paulini  78'
Cox  84'
Stadium: RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 3,161
Referee: Patrick Baker
April 20, 2011 FC Edmonton0 – 2Carolina RailHawksCary, North Carolina, United States
7:00 pm EDT Antoniuk  18'
Lam  28'
Surprenant  60'
Lemire  90'
(report) Barbara  19'
Krause  26'
Franks  73'
Zimmerman  76'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,181
May 1, 2011 Montreal Impact5 – 0FC EdmontonEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
9:30 pm EDT Gerba (Kreamalmeyer)  9'
Ribeiro  12'
Le Gall (Tsiskaridze)  31'
Gerba (Le Gall)  36'
Le Gall  74'
Pizzolitto  86' (pen.)
Ech-Chergui  90'
(report) Saiko  31'
Baart  84'
Lemire  84'
Hamilton  90'
Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 2,651
Referee: David Barrie
May 7, 2011 FC Edmonton2 – 0Atlanta SilverbacksAtlanta, Georgia, United States
7:30 pm EDT Kooy  13'
Craig (Oppong)  69'
Porter (Craig)  76'
Davis  23'
Quintero  90+'
Stadium: RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 2,433
May 11, 2011 FC Edmonton1 – 1FC Tampa BaySt. Petersburg, Florida, United States
7:00 pm EDT Kooy (Craig)  90+' Burt (Millien)  51'
Ambersley  55'
Sanfilippo  75'
Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 1,775
May 23, 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars1 – 2FC EdmontonEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
9:30 pm EDT Bracalello (Rodríguez)  24' Porter (Yamada)  26'
Matthijs  45'
Porter  65'
Saiko  69'
Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 2,260
May 31, 2011 FC Tampa Bay0 – 4FC EdmontonEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
9:30 pm EDT Porter (Yamada)  29'
Yamada  37'
Saiko (Cox)  85'
Chin  88'
Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 1,838
June 4, 2011 FC Edmonton0 – 2Montreal ImpactMontreal, Quebec, Canada
2:30 pm EDT Baart  79' Diouf (Ribeiro)  34'
Billy (Di Lorenzo)  82'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 11,232
Referee: John Oliva
June 10, 2011 Carolina RailHawks1 – 0FC EdmontonEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
9:30 pm EDT Watson  53' Hamilton  70'
Oppong  76'
Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 1,846
June 15, 2011 Puerto Rico Islanders0 – 3FC EdmontonEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
9:30 pm EDT Faña  25' Chin (Porter)  9'
Antoniuk (Saiko)  38'
Saiko  57' (pen)
Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 797
June 18, 2011 FC Edmonton1 – 1NSC Minnesota StarsBlaine, Minnesota, United States
8:30 pm EDT Saiko (Rago)  14'
Saiko  19'
Antoniuk  35'
Surprenant  66'
Saiko  85' 
Stewart  52'
Hlavaty  55' (pen)
Davis  61'
Kallman  89'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1,315
June 26, 2011 Montreal Impact0 – 1FC EdmontonEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
6:00 pm EDT Lowery  43'
Camara  58'
Ribeiro  90'
Porter  5'
Rago  30'
Hamilton  84'
Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 2,306
Referee: Alain Ruch
July 4, 2011 FC Edmonton1 – 1NSC Minnesota StarsBlaine, Minnesota, United States
8:30 pm EDT Rago  57'
Surprenant  63'
Lemire  85'
Stewart  47'
Deldo  85'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1,287
July 13, 2011 Carolina RailHawks1 – 1FC EdmontonEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
9:30 pm EDT Farber  2'
Krause  37'
Miller  76'
Steele  78'
Krause  78' 
Jonke  22'
Surprenant  42'
Yamada  63'
Saiko  74'
Saiko  76' (pen.)
Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 1,857
July 17, 2011 FC Tampa Bay2 – 1FC EdmontonEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
6:00 pm EDT King  30'
Sanfilippo  34'
Ambersley  71'
Porter (van Leerdam)  19' Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 1,574
July 23, 2011 FC Edmonton1 – 4Carolina RailHawksCary, North Carolina, United States
7:00 pm EDT Oppong  61'
Kooy  75'
Saiko (Antoniuk)  84'
Nurse  18'
Campos (Miller)  37'
Barbara  45+'
Franks  49'
Campos (Barbara)  67'
Hamilton  81' (own)
Barbara (Farber)  86'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,034
July 27, 2011 FC Edmonton1 – 3FC Tampa BaySt. Petersburg, Florida, United States
7:00 pm EDT Semenets (Antoniuk)  28'
Lemire  90'
King (Millien)  6'
Hayes  51'
Hill  60'
Millien (Ambersley)  84'
Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 2,003
July 30, 2011 FC Edmonton0 – 3Fort Lauderdale StrikersFort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
7:30 pm EDT Jonke  45' Shriver (Thompson)  14'
Thompson (Palacio)  29'
Arguez  46'
Shriver  76'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
August 6, 2011 Puerto Rico Islanders1 – 0FC EdmontonEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
9:30 pm EDT Emory  11'
Faña  34'
Pitchkolan  90+1'
Lemire  11'
Saiko  90'
Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 1,480
August 14, 2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers1 – 1FC EdmontonEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
6:00 pm EDT Stahl  31'
Santamaria (Palacio)  79'
Laing  90'
Lemire  25'
Hamilton (Lemire)  30'
Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 1,845
August 21, 2011 Atlanta Silverbacks0 – 3FC EdmontonEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
9:30 pm EDT Ruthven  79' Surprenant  33'
Saiko (Yamada)  63'
Cox (Oppong)  71'
Cox (Chin)  73'
Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 1,607
August 27, 2011 FC Edmonton2 – 3Puerto Rico IslandersBayamón, Puerto Rico
7:30 pm EDT Saiko (van Leerdam)  28'
Duberry  53'
Hamilton  79'
Porter (Craig)  90'
Addlery (Telesford)  41'
Faña (Foley)  42'
Needham  50'
Needham (Emory)  90+3'
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 2,702
August 30, 2011 FC Edmonton1 – 1Puerto Rico IslandersBayamón, Puerto Rico
7:30 pm EDT Cox (Saiko)  46'
van Leerdam  77'
Hamilton  88'
Telesford  14'
Faña  52'
Telesford  54' 
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
September 3, 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars1 – 3FC EdmontonEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
9:30 pm EDT Altman  24'
Cvilikas (Gotsmanov)  42'
Yamada (Porter)  56'
Saiko (Baart)  71'
Antoniuk (Rago)  90+2'
Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 1,823
September 7, 2011 Atlanta Silverbacks1 – 2FC EdmontonEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
9:30 pm EDT Robertson  29'
Casarona  58'
Ruthven (O'Brien)  75'
Hunt  88'
Yamada (Surprenant)  52'
Craig (Saiko)  90+4'
Craig  90+4'
Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 1,868
September 11, 2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers2 – 1FC EdmontonEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
9:30 pm EDT Granado  44'
Hamilton  65' (own)
Shriver  90'
Palacio  90+3'
Jonke (Hamilton)  45'
Saiko  76'
Hamilton  90'
Rago  90+2'
Stadium: Foote Field
Attendance: 1,682
September 17, 2011 FC Edmonton0 – 2Montreal ImpactMontreal, Quebec, Canada
7:30 pm EDT Surprenant  53'
Hamilton  80'
Pore (Montaño)  12'
Billy  16'
Montaño  20'
Pore (Montaño)  78'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,433
Referee: Justin Tasev

North American Soccer League playoffs

October 1, 2011 Quarter-FinalsFC Edmonton0 – 5Fort Lauderdale StrikersFort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
7:30 pm EDT Rago  35'
Hamilton  56'
Saiko  67'
Hamilton  82' 
Shriver  45+1'
Thompson (Laing)  46'
Shriver (Palacio)  51'
Shriver  55'
Thompson (Gordon)  61'
Thompson (Arguez)  76'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

Canadian Championship

April 27, 2011 Semi-FinalsToronto FC3 – 0FC EdmontonEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
8:00 pm EDT Santos (Plata)  35'
Gordon  43'
Gordon  47'
Santos  61'
Santos  67'
(report) Saiko  24'
Sidra  90+'
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 5,781
Referee: Paul Ward
May 4, 2011 Semi-FinalsFC Edmonton0 – 1Toronto FCToronto, Ontario, Canada
8:00 pm EDT (report) Gordon (Plata)  21'
Yourassowsky  60'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 17,937
Referee: Mauricio Navarro

Squad statistics

Players

Last updated for match on October 1, 2011.[3]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalNorth American Soccer LeagueCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Rein Baart 26025+001+00
2 DF Adrian LeRoy 200+100+10
4 DF Alex Surprenant 21219+121+00
5 DF André Duberry 502+200+10
6 MF Shaun Saiko 28926+191+00
7 FW Alex Semenets 1314+910+00
8 DF John Jonke 19118+110+00
9 FW Chris Lemire 1409+401+00
10 MF Kyle Yamada 23319+232+00
11 FW Paul Craig 1425+820+10
12 DF Niko Saler 605+001+00
13 FW Conrad Smith 1603+1102+00
14 DF Paul Matthijs 505+000+00
15 MF Shawn Chin 1427+620+10
16 MF Eddy Sidra 806+100+10
17 MF Mutanda Kwesele 200+100+10
18 DF Paul Hamilton 30128+012+00
19 FW Michael Cox 1539+630+00
20 MF Chris Kooy 30128+012+00
21 MF Dominic Oppong 24021+102+00
22 FW Dan Antoniuk 23313+931+00
23 GK Lance Parker 503+101+00
24 DF Antonio Rago 31026+302+00
26 GK David Monsalve 101+000+00
26 GK Justin Ammar 100+100+00
27 MF Sam Lam 1104+501+10
28 MF Ilja van Leerdam 14014+000+00
29 FW Kyle Porter 27719+672+00

Formation

Disciplinary records

Only players with at least one card included.

Number Position Name NASL Regular Season Canadian Championship Total
1GKRein Baart 020002
4DFAlex Surprenant 600060
5DFAndré Duberry 100010
6MFShaun Saiko 710172
8DFJohn Jonke 110011
9FWChris Lemire 510051
10MFKyle Yamada 100010
11FWPaul Craig 100010
14DFPaul Matthijs 100010
16MFEddy Sidra 001010
18DFPaul Hamilton 710071
20MFChris Kooy 300030
21MFDominic Oppong 200020
22FWDan Antoniuk 200020
24DFAntonio Rago 500050
27MFSam Lam 100010
28MFIlja van Leerdam 100010
TOTALS 44 6 1 1 45 7

Recognition

NASL Player of the Week

Week Player Category
6 Lance Parker (GK) Defensive
7 Kyle Porter (FW) Offensive
11 Shaun Saiko (MF) Offensive
20 Michael Cox (FW) Offensive
Paul Hamilton (DF) Defensive
23 John Jonke (DF) Defensive

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