2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

Fort Lauderdale Strikers
2015 season
OwnerBrazil Paulo Cesso
Brazil Rafael Bertani
Brazil Ricardo Geromel
Brazil Ronaldo
Head coachAustria Günter Kronsteiner
StadiumLockhart Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
NASLSpring: Eighth

Fall: Fourth

Combined: Fourth
Soccer BowlSemi-finalist
U.S. Open CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stefano Pinho (5)
All: Stefano Pinho (8)
Highest home attendance11,691 (Club Record)
(Apr. 4 vs. New York)
Lowest home attendance3,283
(July 18 vs. Atlanta)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 5,653
All: 5,800
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The 2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the team's fifth season in the North American Soccer League (NASL).

Players and staff

Roster

As of June 30, 2015[1]

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

Staff

Competitions

  Win   Tie   Loss

Friendlies

February 18, 2015 Scrimmage Fort Lauderdale Strikers United States 2–7 Sweden 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 20'
Red card 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 Brazil 4–0 United States 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 United States 0–3 Argentina Boca Juniors Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 p.m. EDT Sanfilippo Yellow card 30'
Ramírez Yellow card 45+2'
Stefano Yellow card 60'		 Report Calleri 3'
Rolín Yellow card 6', 55'
Pérez Yellow card 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

Main article: 2015 North American Soccer League season

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (S) 10 5 5 0 18 9 +9 20 Playoffs
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 FC 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
(S) Spring season 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

Round12345678910
StadiumHHAAHAHAHA
ResultLWLWDLLDLW
Position75933798108
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 Yellow card 42'
Stefano Yellow card 45'		 Report Ayoze Yellow card 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 Yellow card 7'
Moura 45' (pen.)
Freitas Yellow card 64'
PC 65'
Stefano Yellow card 90' Red card 90+1'		 Report Trejo Yellow card 45+1' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Hoyos 49'
Scaglia Yellow card 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', Yellow card 86'
Moses Yellow card 42'
Nyassi 75'
Ameobi 80'
Laing Yellow card 90'		 Report Sánchez 20'
Moura Yellow card 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 Yellow card 78'		 Report Angulo 41', 90'
Freitas 64'
PC Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 59'
Adeleye Yellow card 67'		 Report Shipalane 44'
Anderson Yellow card 54'
Fitzgerald Yellow card 62'
Novo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 36'
Marcelin Yellow card 46'
Moura Yellow card 82'
Angulo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 26'
Pitchkolan 38'		 NASL Report
FTL Report		 Stefano 3', 81', Yellow card 67'
Angulo 79', Red card 84'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,342
Referee: Nima Saghafi

NASL Fall season

Main article: 2015 North American Soccer League season

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ottawa Fury (F) 20 13 6 1 37 15 +22 45 Playoffs
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 FC 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
(F) Fall season 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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
StadiumAHHAAAHHAHAHHHAAHHAA
ResultDDDWLLDWWWDWLLWLWDLW
Position59868876654455444444
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 Yellow card 16', 68' (pen.) FTL Report
NASL Report		 Nonni Yellow card 32'
Ford 86' (o.g.)
Raudales Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Freitas 55', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 50'
Maicon Santos 90+1'
Agbossoumonde Yellow card 90+3'		 Summary PC 16'
Smith Yellow card 25'
Marcelin Yellow card 29'
Bruno Nunes 79'
Stefano Pinho 90+3'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,494
Referee: United States 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',Yellow card 39'
Fernandes 43'		 Report Kling Yellow card 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 Yellow card 85'		 Report Ramírez 49'
Pinho Red card 84'
Marcelin Red card 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',Yellow card 59'		 Report Fernandes 62'
Moffat 66'
Raúl Yellow card 87'
Guenzatti 90'
Gorskie Yellow card 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 Yellow card 18'
Thomas Yellow card 30'
Marcelin 43'		 Report Maicon Santos 19'
Mkandawire Yellow card 41'
Saragoza Yellow card 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: Canada 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 Yellow card 10'
Marlon Freitas 20' 67'		 Summary Richards 16'
Pineda Yellow card 18'
Franco Red card 50'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,819
Referee: United States Daniel Radford
September 12, 2015 Match 11 Ottawa Fury FC 0–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Ottawa, Ontario
3:00 p.m. EDT Eustáquio Yellow card 83' Summary Chin Yellow card 7' Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 6,327
Referee: United States 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 Yellow card 88'
Marcelin 90'		 Summary Nicklaw Yellow card 28'
Rodríguez Yellow card 39'
Ortiz Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 1,278
Referee: United States Daniel Radford
September 19, 2015 Match 13 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–2 Ottawa Fury FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Gabriel Yellow card 66'
PC Red card 72'		 Summary Hassan 52'
Ubiparipović 81'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,773
Referee: United States 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 Yellow card 52'
Borrajo Yellow card 70'		 Summary Ramirez 12'
Alhassan 27'
Daniel Mendes 44'
Ibson 61' 86'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,903
Referee: Canada Mathieu Bourdeau
October 3, 2015 Match 15 San Antonio Scorpions 2–4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers San Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Cann Yellow card 50'
Tyrpak 56'
Hassli Yellow card 63'
DeRoux 79'		 Summary Stéfano 10' 40' 86'
Marlon Freitas 15'
Borrajo Yellow card 37'
Bruno Nunes Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,832
Referee: United States 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 Yellow card 63'
Davis Yellow card 90'		 Summary PC 78'
Sanfilippo Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,207
Referee: Canada 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: United States 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 Yellow card 78' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,632
Referee: United States Juan Marquez
October 24, 2015 Match 19 Indy Eleven 2–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Indianapolis, Indiana
7:30 p.m. EDT Smart 19' Yellow card 29'
Steinberger Yellow card 34'
Brown 43'
Nicht Yellow card 90'		 Summary Angulo 59'
Thomas Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 9,213
Referee: Canada 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 Yellow card 67'
Marlon Freitas 87' Yellow card 88'
Guerrero Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Community First Park
Attendance: 9,083
Referee: United States Nima Saghafi

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Roster | Fort Lauderdale Strikers". Strikers.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.