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

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
1 Goalkeeper Kamil Čontofalský  Slovakia
2 Defender Stefan Antonijevic  Serbia
3 Midfielder Mitchell Lopez  United States
6 Midfielder Chris Nurse  Guyana
7 Midfielder Gonzalo De Mujica  Argentina
8 Midfielder Pecka  Brazil
9 Midfielder Martín Núñez  Uruguay
11 Forward Fafà Picault  Haiti
12 Defender Iván Guerrero  Honduras
13 Defender Justin Chavez  United States
14 Midfielder James Marcelin  Haiti
15 Forward Aly Hassan  United States
16 Defender Josh Travagli  Italy
17 Midfielder Shawn Chin  United States
18 Defender Stéphane Guillaume  Haiti
19 Forward Jenison Brito  Brazil
20 Midfielder Mark Anderson  England
21 Midfielder Darnell King  United States
22 Goalkeeper Lionel Brown  United States
23 Midfielder Manny Gonzalez  Colombia
24 Goalkeeper David Meves  United States
27 Midfielder Colin Murphy  New Zealand
28 Midfielder Ronaldo Vieira  United States
29 Forward Yaikel Pérez  Cuba
33 Defender Rafael Alves  Brazil
34 Defender Darryl Gordon  United States
73 Midfielder Walter Ramirez  Honduras

Competitions

Pre-season and Exhibitions

Pre-season
February 6 FriendlyFort Lauderdale Strikers1 – 2New England RevolutionBradenton, Florida
3:00 p.m. EST  24'
#15  45'
#29  51'  66'		 Report Imbongo  34'
Nguyen  84'
Barnes  91'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 13 FriendlyFort Lauderdale Strikers 4 – 2 FC Red Star ZürichFort Lauderdale, Florida
Report
February 22 FriendlyFort Lauderdale Strikers1 – 6FC DallasBradenton, 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 7 FriendlyFort Lauderdale Strikers1 – 2Florida Memorial LionsFort Lauderdale, Florida
10:30 a.m. EST Nuñez  90' Report Umansky  70' (pen.)
Fernandez  86'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 12 FriendlyFort Lauderdale Strikers8 – 2Blue Star HondurasFort 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 FriendlyFort Lauderdale Strikers6 – 1FAU OwlsBoca 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+
March 22 FriendlyNova Southeastern Sharks1 – 3Fort Lauderdale StrikersDavie, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST Spuntarelli  67' Report Picault  13'
Barrett  52'
Pérez  80'		 Stadium: NSU Soccer Complex
March 26 FriendlyFort Lauderdale Strikers5 – 1Red Force FCFort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 p.m. EST Salazar  13' (pen.)
Hassan  64'
Picault  72'
Ebbers  84'
Anderson  85'		 Report  77' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 28 FriendlyFort Lauderdale Strikers3 – 0Florida Gulf Coast EaglesFort Lauderdale, Florida
11:00 a.m. EST Murphy  70'
Hassan  80', 84'		 Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 30 FriendlyDon Bosco FC 2 – 0 Fort Lauderdale StrikersPétion-Ville, Haiti
7:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Stade Pétion-Ville
April 5 FriendlyFort Lauderdale Strikers5 – 2FIU PanthersFort 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
July 4, 2014 FriendlyTampa Bay Rowdies3 – 1Fort Lauderdale StrikersSt. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 p.m. EDT Townsend  20'
Olguín  88'
Walker  89'		 Report Gonzalez  36' Stadium: Al Lang Field
Attendance: 4,105

NASL Spring Season
Main article: 2014 North American Soccer League season § 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
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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
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
April 12, 2014 Match 1Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 – 0 Ottawa Fury FCFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Alves  13'
King  80'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 19, 2014 Match 2Carolina RailHawks4 – 1Fort Lauderdale StrikersCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Martinez  27' (pen.),  72'
Schilawski  40',  76'		 Nurse  47' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,007
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
April 26, 2014 Match 3Fort Lauderdale Strikers3 – 2Indy ElevenFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez  7'
Picault  69'
Ebbers  73'		 Kléberson  26' (pen.)
Norales  90+4'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,515
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
May 3, 2014 Match 4FC Edmonton 1 – 3 Fort Lauderdale StrikersEdmonton, Alberta
9:00 p.m. EDT Fordyce  73' Nuñez  40'
Picault  63'
Anderson  78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,276
Referee: Alain Ruch
May 10, 2014 Match 5Fort Lauderdale Strikers4 – 0Atlanta SilverbacksFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez  23'
Anderson  50'
Salazar  85'
Picault  90+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,109
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 17, 2014 Match 6Minnesota United FC3 – 1Fort Lauderdale StrikersBlaine, Minnesota
8:00 p.m. EDT Bracalello  12' (pen.)
Ramirez  58'
Ibarra  70'		 Nuñez  50' Stadium: NSC Stadium
Attendance: 5,325
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 24, 2014 Match 7Tampa Bay Rowdies3 – 2Fort Lauderdale StrikersSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hunt  45+1'
Wallace  62'
Wagner  90+2'		 Anderson  19'
Chin  34'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,331
Referee: Robert Sibiga
May 31, 2014 Match 8Fort Lauderdale Strikers0 – 3New York CosmosFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stokkelien  64' (pen.)
Ockford  83'
Szetela  85'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,572
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 7, 2014 Match 9San Antonio Scorpions2 – 2Fort Lauderdale StrikersSan Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. EDT Touray  24'
Soto  57'		 Chin  10'
Picault  90'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,484
Referee: Armando Villarreal

NASL Fall Season
Main article: 2014 North American Soccer League season § 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
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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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:

Results by round
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
July 12, 2014 Match 1Fort Lauderdale Strikers0 – 3Minnesota United FCFort 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 2San Antonio Scorpions0 – 2Fort Lauderdale StrikersSan 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 3Fort Lauderdale Strikers1 – 1New York CosmosFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Jenison Brito  24' (pen.)
Vieira  39'
Chin  85'
Report		 Johnson  7'  62'
Murphy  15'
Ayoze  24'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,257
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
August 2, 2014 Match 4Fort Lauderdale Strikers1 – 0Tampa Bay RowdiesFort 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 5Indy Eleven0 – 0Fort Lauderdale StrikersIndianapolis, 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 6Ottawa Fury FC 1 – 2 Fort Lauderdale StrikersOttawa, 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 7Fort Lauderdale Strikers1 – 1Atlanta SilverbacksFort 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 8FC Edmonton 2 – 1 Fort Lauderdale StrikersEdmonton, 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 9Fort Lauderdale Strikers2 – 0San Antonio ScorpionsFort 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 10New York Cosmos2 – 0Fort Lauderdale StrikersHempstead, 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 11Minnesota United FC2 – 1Fort Lauderdale StrikersBlaine, 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 12Fort Lauderdale Strikers2 – 1Indy ElevenFort 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 13Fort Lauderdale Strikers1 – 0Carolina RailHawksFort 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 14Tampa Bay Rowdies2 – 3Fort Lauderdale StrikersSt. 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 15Atlanta Silverbacks2 – 2Fort Lauderdale StrikersAtlanta
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 16Carolina RailHawks1 – 1Fort Lauderdale StrikersCary, 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 17Fort Lauderdale Strikers1 – 0FC EdmontonFort 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 18Fort Lauderdale Strikers1 – 1Ottawa FuryFort 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

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 RoundFort Lauderdale Strikers 2–3 Laredo HeatFort 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

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
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:

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
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:

References
  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. http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=6054
  4. http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/gokvvy1oro8610h8qpxognjau/nasl-announces-2014-fall-season-schedule
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