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 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

Pre-season
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 13 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4–2 FC Red Star Zürich Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Report
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 7 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–2 Florida Memorial Lions Fort Lauderdale, Florida
10:30 a.m. EST Nuñez 90' Report Umansky 70' (pen.)
Fernandez 86'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
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+
March 22 Friendly Nova Southeastern Sharks 1–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Davie, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST Spuntarelli 67' Report Picault 13'
Barrett 52'
Pérez 80'		 Stadium: NSU Soccer Complex
March 26 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 5–1 Red Force FC Fort 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 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–0 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Fort Lauderdale, Florida
11:00 a.m. EST Murphy 70'
Hassan 80', 84'		 Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 30 Friendly Don Bosco FC 2–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Pétion-Ville, Haiti
7:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Stade Pétion-Ville
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
July 4, 2014 Friendly Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. 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 1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–0 Ottawa Fury FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Alves 13'
King 80'		 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'		 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'		 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' 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.)		 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'		 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'		 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 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'		 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 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'
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
Main article: 2014 Lamar Hunt 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 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

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
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  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
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