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Updated Through: March 23, 2017

League Information
Website: www.NASL.com
Phone: (646) 832-3565
Fax: (646) 832-3581
Facebook: /NASLFanPage
Twitter: @NASLOfficial, @LaCanchaNASL

Mailing Address:
North American Soccer League
112 West 34th Street – 21st Floor
New York, NY 10120

Media Contacts:

Neal Malone
Director of Public Relations
Contact: (646) 832-3577
[email protected]

Steven Torres
Manager of Operations / International Media
Contact: (646) 832-3578
[email protected]

Matthew Levine
Digital Content Manager
Contact: (516) 972-1267
[email protected]

The 2017 North American Soccer League Media Guide was published
by the North American Soccer League, LLC.

Edited & Written by: Steven Torres, Neal Malone, Matthew Levine
Layout & Design: Derek Reese

Photos from modern era provided by NASL and its respective teams.

Front: Highlights from the 2016 NASL Season

© 2017 North American Soccer League

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

About the NASL............................................................................................................... 4-5

Front Office.............................................................................................................................6

COMPETITION FORMAT....................................................................................................7
Rules & Regulations..........................................................................................8-10
League Ball & Silverware...................................................................................... 11
2017 Outlook.......................................................................................................12-16

NASL CLUBS......................................................................................................................... 17
FC Edmonton......................................................................................................18-21
Indy Eleven........................................................................................................22-25
Jacksonville Armada FC.............................................................................. 26-29
Miami FC............................................................................................................ 30-33
New York Cosmos.......................................................................................... 34-37
North Carolina FC........................................................................................... 38-41
Puerto Rico FC................................................................................................ 42-45
San Francisco Deltas....................................................................................46-48

MEDIA INFO.........................................................................................................................49
Media Regulation............................................................................................ 50-51
Team PR Directory..........................................................................................52-53
US Soccer Federation..........................................................................................54
NASL @ Lamar Hunt US Open Cup............................................................... 55
Canadian Soccer Association........................................................................... 56
NASL @ Amway Canadian Championship.................................................. 57
Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (Puerto Rican Soccer Federation).... 58
NASL @ Puerto Rican Cup (Copa Luis Villarejo)...................................... 59
CONCACAF.............................................................................................................60
NASL @ CONCACAF Club Tournaments...................................................... 61
All-Time NASL International Results....................................................... 62-63
2016 Recap (Spring & Fall)......................................................................... 64-70
2016 NASL Internationals.................................................................................... 71
2015...................................................................................................................... 72-73
2014...................................................................................................................... 74-75
2013......................................................................................................................76-77
2012......................................................................................................................78-79
2011....................................................................................................................... 80-81
All-Time Stats Leaders, Records (Modern Era).................................. 82-85
All-Time Award Winners (Modern Era).................................................. 86-87
NASL Legendary Era: 1967-1984 Stats Leaders................................. 88-89
All-Time US Professional Outdoor League Champions)..................90-91
NASL Championship History..................................................................... 92-94

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 ABOUT THE NASL

The 2017 North American Soccer League (NASL) Season will

feature eight clubs competing for the right to lift the Soccer Bowl
Trophy.

The San Francisco Deltas enter their inaugural season as the

league’s first West Coast club during the Modern Era. San
Francisco joins FC Edmonton, Indy Eleven, Jacksonville Armada
FC, Miami FC, New York Cosmos, North Carolina FC, and Puerto
Rico FC.

The clubs will compete under the league’s split-season format,

which consists of 16 games in the Spring Season (March-July) and
16 in the Fall Season (July-October). The winners of the Spring
and Fall Seasons earn a place in The Championship, the league’s
four-club postseason tournament. The two clubs with the next-
best overall records will receive the remaining postseason berths.

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The champion lifts the Soccer Bowl Trophy, the third-oldest
professional outdoor soccer prize in the North America.

The New York Cosmos enter the 2017 season as the defending
champions after besting Indy Eleven in a penalty-kick shootout
last November. Defender Ryan Richter converted the winning spot
kick to give New York back-to-back NASL titles, as well as its third
in four years.

In addition to competing in league play, six U.S.-based clubs will

play in the 104th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. FC
Edmonton will participate in the Amway Canadian Championship,
while Puerto Rico FC will compete in the Caribbean Club
Championship. The winner of each of those three competitions
earns automatic entry into the CONCACAF Champions League.

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 FRONT OFFICE

RISHI SEHGAL
Interim Commissioner

BRIAN MELEKIAN NEAL MALONE STEVEN TORRES

Chief Operating Officer Director of Public Relations Manager of Operations /
International Media

TOAN HANG MATTHEW LEVINE DANIEL KAUFMAN

Director of Finance Digital Content Manager Accountant
& Human Resources

COLBY SCHINTO GEORGE GIOSI

Executive Assistant / Video Production
Office Coordinator Specialist
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COMPETITION
FORMAT

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 RULES & REGULATIONS

Structure: The 2017 NASL season will once again be played under a split-
season format. The Spring and Fall Season Champions will each host a semifinal
in the league’s four-team postseason tournament, The Championship, and
the pair will be joined by the next two clubs with the best combined records.
The top seed in The Championship will be awarded to either the Spring or Fall
Champion, depending on which has the better combined record in the regular
season. The third and fourth seeds will then be determined by the teams’
positions in the Combined Standings. The top-seeded team after the semifinals
will host The Championship Final. If one club wins both season championships,
the clubs posting the second, third, and fourth-best overall records will enter
The Championship.

Schedule: In the 2017 Spring and Fall Seasons, eight teams will play against
each other twice - once at home and once away - plus an additional two games.

Point System: Teams will receive three points for a win, one point for a draw,
and zero points for a loss.

Referees: All referees for NASL matches played in the United States are
nationally certified and assigned by the Professional Referee Organization
(PRO), while the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) assigns referees for
all matches played in Canada. CONCACAF will designate officials for the
encounters in Puerto Rico.

Game Clock: The official game time for all NASL games will be managed on the
field by the referee. If necessary, the referee may also allot extra time (stoppage
time) at the end of each half – first, second, and if applicable, first overtime
and second overtime during postseason games. The stadium clock will display
the time from 0:00 to 45:00 and from 45:00 to 90:00 (plus stoppage time
where applicable in each half). For statistical purposes, the minutes for goals,
substitutions, yellow cards, etc., will be listed from the first minute until the
90th minute. For example, a goal scored at 15 minutes 10 seconds will be listed
as having been scored in the 16th minute.

Team Rosters: During the Season, each team’s master roster shall be no less
than 20 players and no more than 35 total players. Players can compete on a
maximum of two teams per Spring or Fall season.

Active Roster and Inactive Roster: While the total roster size can be 35 players,
only 30 are eligible to be on the active roster at a given time. Only the players
listed on the active roster can compete in an NASL league game. When a player
is on the inactive roster, the player must remain inactive for 30 days. To move
a player from the active to inactive roster or vice versa, the team must notify
the Registrar, in writing, at least 48 hours before the league game to reflect the
changes.

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Domestic Players: Domestic players for teams located in the United States are
U.S. citizens, permanent residents (green card holders), and holders of a special
status (e.g., refugee or asylum status). Canadian citizens are also considered
as domestic players for teams in U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. For teams
located in Canada, domestic players are Canadian citizens, permanent residents
(green card holders), landed immigrants (non-Canadian citizenship permanent
residents), and players who qualify as domestic in the U.S.

International Players: Each team may list up to seven non-domestic players on

its master roster.

Game-Day Rosters: Each team may nominate 18 players from its active roster
for a game-day roster. Teams are allowed three substitutions per game.

Cautions and Suspensions: A player will be suspended for one game upon
receiving a fifth accumulated yellow card throughout the Spring or Fall Seasons
– regardless of the nature of the infraction. After a player has been suspended
for five yellow cards, an additional one-game suspension will be added each
time after another three yellow cards are accumulated. A player receiving two
yellow cards in the same game will receive a red card and will be suspended
for the next game. However, that will only count as one red card and not two
yellow cards added to the accumulation total. A player that receives a direct
red card will automatically be suspended for the next game, and the NASL
Disciplinary Committee has the power to suspend him for additional games,
depending upon the severity of the red card offense. Card accumulations reset
to zero after each season (Spring and Fall).

Card Suspensions: Red-card and yellow-card accumulation suspensions earned

in regular season games will be served in that player’s next regular-season
game. Any suspension for yellow-card accumulation earned in a player’s last
regular season game will carry over into that season’s first postseason game
for his team. Any player who receives a red card in his team’s last game of
the season - NASL regular season or during playoff games - will serve the
one-game suspension during their next game (whether it comes in The
Championship Semifinals, Final, or in the first regular-season game of the next
season). All card suspensions will, if applicable, follow a player to a new team.

Suspension Manipulation: Players suspended from NASL regular-season or

postseason games that are called in for national team duty will have their
suspensions held in abeyance until they return to their NASL team. Teams
will be responsible for informing the League Office of a player’s selection to
national team duty. Failure to provide the League Office with such notice or
to withhold the use of a suspended player when appropriate is subject to
sanctions.

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 RULES & REGULATIONS (CONT.)

League Standings: The team awarded the highest position in the league
standings will be the team with the greatest number of points at the conclusion
of the respective Spring or Fall Season. In the event that two or more teams
have an equal number of points, the following system will be used to determine
their rank in the league standings:

1) Goal Differential: The highest position shall be awarded to the team with the
greater goal difference against all other teams during the regular season.

2) Total Goals: The highest position shall be awarded to the team scoring
the greatest number of total goals against all other teams during the regular
season.

3) Head-To-Head Competition: The highest position shall be awarded to the

team with the best win/draw/loss record in regular-season games against all
other teams equal in points.

4) Away Goal Difference/Away Goals Scored: The highest position shall be

awarded to the team with the greater away goal differential than the other
teams. If needed, the highest position shall be awarded to the team with the
greater total of away goals scored.

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 LEAGUE BALL & SILVERWARE

NASL OFFICIAL MATCH BALL

Since March 1, 2016, the NASL and Under Armour have
been engaged in a partnership in which the sporting
goods manufacturer provides official NASL-branded
match balls for all training sessions, matches, and
community activities. The match ball features the
NASL’s signature red and blue colors as well as the
league’s logo. As one of the world’s fastest-growing
sports companies, Under Armour already has an
extensive sports partner portfolio that features dozens
of professional teams, college teams and athletes from
around the globe.

SOCCER BOWL TROPHY

The Soccer Bowl Trophy, named to honor the heritage
of the NASL Legendary Era, will be awarded annually
to the winner of The Championship Final. The Soccer
Bowl Trophy, which is third oldest men’s professional
outdoor soccer prize in the United States, was crafted
in England and designed by 343RLP+ Creative. Each
year, the NASL Champions have their team name
engraved on the Soccer Bowl Trophy.

SPRING, FALL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES

Awarded to the winners of the respective Spring and
Fall Championships, the trophies were custom made
in England and designed by 343RLP+ Creative, the
same company behind the Soccer Bowl Trophy and the
NASL league branding.

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 2017 OUTLOOK

Two seasons ago, the New York Cosmos sent Raúl and Marcos Senna into
retirement in fairytale fashion, lifting the Soccer Bowl Trophy for a second
time in three years. The question going into 2016 was how the club would
defend its title without the pair of legends, but the Cosmos managed to do it,
knocking off Indy Eleven in a penalty-kick shootout last November for its third
championship in the league’s Modern Era.

In 2017, NASL clubs will once again face off in a split-season format, which
is balanced with 16 games apiece in both the Spring and Fall Seasons. The
competition will then culminate with The Championship, the league’s four-club
postseason tournament, in November.

“The season has finally arrived, and we couldn’t be more excited to get back
to playing in front of our fans,” said NASL Interim Commissioner Rishi Sehgal.
“The pitch is where we’re all able to truly celebrate the beautiful game, and
we expect this season to bring compelling and entertaining soccer back into
our communities. Over the years, our intense split-season competition has
produced the drama and excitement that fans crave. The 2017 season will be no
different, and we can’t wait to watch our clubs battle each other week in and
week out.”

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Cosmos defender Ryan Richter, who scored the winning penalty kick in The
Championship Final, returns as a key piece on the back line, along with captain
Carlos Mendes and Ayoze. Goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer also re-signed with the
club, as well as midfielders Andrés Flores and Danny Szetela. Flores’ teammates
with the Salvadoran national team, Irvin Herrera and Richie Menjivar, have also
joined the Cosmos ranks.

With several returners

playing a role in all three
title-winning seasons
in New York, the club
will look to use its past
experiences to push for
more silverware in 2017.

“Last year was a record-

setting season for the
club - not only did we
obtain our third Soccer
Bowl Trophy in four
years but we also proved
to be a consistent team,”
said Cosmos coach Giovanni Savarese. “Several teams have made significant
changes for the 2017 Season. We’re proud of the team that we have built and
we will honor our philosophy of preparing one match at the time to earn the
best possible results.”

The San Francisco Deltas enter as the league newcomer in 2017, competing
in their inaugural campaign as a club. With the addition of San Francisco, the
NASL will be represented on the West Coast for the first time in the Modern
Era. Coach Marc Dos Santos, who reached The Championship Final in 2015, is
at the helm and has built a squad capable of getting out of the gate quickly.
Former NASL Golden Glove winner Romuald Peiser has joined the side, along
with forward Tom Heinemann – both players have played under Dos Santos in
the past.

The Deltas roster features some familiar NASL faces and some interesting
newcomers like Canadian international Kyle Bekker and Kenny Teijsse, who
most recently played in the Dutch Eredivise with Go Ahead Eagles.

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 2017 OUTLOOK (CONT.)

“I think our biggest objective is to be competitive right off the bat,” Dos Santos
said. “We built a team that has a lot of experience - guys that have been in
playoff situations and on championship teams. We wanted to make sure we
brought in players that will help us make the playoffs in a competitive league.
It is difficult to do in our first season, but we believe we have all the right
personnel to compete.”

Runners-up in 2016, Indy Eleven will aim to replicate its success in the new
season. The Boys in Blue went unbeaten at Michael A. Carroll Stadium and
claimed the Spring
Season Trophy last
year. Eamon Zayed, the
club’s leading scorer a
year ago, returns along
with his strike partner,
Justin Braun. The pair
combined for 23 goals
last year – Zayed scored
15, while Braun found
the back of the net eight
times. Ben Speas signed
for the club during the
offseason and will look
to aid in creating scoring
chances, but he can find the goal himself, doing so four times in 2016.

“There’s a lot to play for this year, and we had the opportunity last year to get a
taste of what it’s like to win a championship and reach a final,” said Indy coach
Tim Hankinson. “The expectation for ourselves is to try and win even more and
get back to the final, and do a better job this time around. Our real goal this
year is to fight to put a star over our crest, so anything less than that would
be selling ourselves short after the experience we are bringing back from last
year.”

FC Edmonton reached the postseason for the first time since 2011, sporting the
league’s best defense. The club conceded a mere 21 goals in 32 games in 2016.
Goalkeeper Matt VanOekel posted a league record goals against average of
0.55, but he will not be back in Edmonton for the upcoming campaign. The club

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will also be without leading scorer Daryl Fordyce. The Eddies, though, return
a strong cast including captain Albert Watson, midfielders Nik Ledgerwood
and Ben Fisk, and forward Jake Keegan. The club added several experienced
players such as Netan Sansara and Sabri Khattab, who both featured in Norway
recently.

We have to build on last season and we can’t just expect to be playoff

contenders — we have to prove it,” Eddies coach Colin Miller said. “We raised
the level of expectation last year and can’t have anyone drop below the
standard that we’ve set.”

Miami FC, which came close to reaching the postseason in the club’s inaugural
season in 2016, is primed to challenge for a place in The Championship in
2017. Maintaining a strong core that includes forward Jaime Chavez, midfielder
Kwadwo Poku, and defender and captain Johnny Borrajo, Miami FC has signed
several players that could make a big impact in the upcoming campaign.
Former NASL Best XI member Michel, who scored 14 goals a year ago, joins
the side along with former NASL Golden Boot and Golden Ball winner Stefano
Pinho.

“It’s a new year, a fresh start, and just like last year, we are determined to win
a championship,” said Miami FC coach Alessandro Nesta. “The technical staff
analyzed the good, the bad, and where exactly we could improve for this year.
I believe the roster moves that we’ve made will help us achieve the one goal
that we all have in mind. It will not be easy. There are seven other competitive
teams in this league but, we’re ready to go up against every single one. Miami
deserves a winning team and we hope to be just that for our city.”

North Carolina FC, formerly the Carolina RailHawks, is looking to connect

even further with its home state, while bringing the Soccer Bowl Trophy to
WakeMed Soccer Park after a mid-table finish last year. The club’s captain,
Nazmi Albadawi, set a league record with 10 assists and will return alongside
Tiyi Shipalane, Brian Shriver, and Matt Fondy to lead the attack. The club added
Marcel Kandziora, a product of the Borussia Dortmund Academy, as well as
Bolu Akinyode and Alex Molano to bolster the midfield.

“We’re really looking forward to this season because a lot of good, positive
things have happened, both on and off the field,” said North Carolina FC coach
Colin Clarke. “We’re returning a very strong core group of players and we’ve

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 2017 OUTLOOK (CONT.)

added a lot of young and hungry players. That’s what we were looking to do
this year. We’ve been training now for a couple of weeks, and I see some very
good signs. For us, as always, our goal is a championship.” 

After a strong finish to the 2016 Fall

Season, Puerto Rico FC is aiming
to build off that form in 2017. PRFC
will take part in the CFU Club
Championship in the weeks leading
up to opening night and it could
propel the club to a fast start this
year. Key players such as Puerto
Rican internationals Hector Ramos
and Jackie Marrero are back with
the side, while the club has signed
forwards Conor Doyle and Giuseppe
Gentile and midfielder Jordi Quintilla
to boost the its attacking options.

“We’re very excited for our first full

season in the NASL,” said Puerto Rico FC coach Adrian Whitbread. “We think
that we have a much-improved team and we expect to be a serious competitor.
It will be a very busy 2017 with the CFU Club Championship taking place, but
our team has been training since early February and we have a good core from
the previous year coming back. Our new signings have been exciting ones, and I
think that we’ve built competition for starting roles, which we know is essential
for any winning team.”

Mark Lowry took over as coach of Jacksonville Armada FC at the end of

the 2016 season, and the side looked reinvigorated. Now, Lowry will look to
continue that momentum to start out 2017 with an energetic and young side.
Forward Charles Eloundou, who tied for a team lead with six goals last year,
and midfielder Danny Barrow will aim to find more consistency in the coming
year. Jacksonville also added promising talents in midfielders Jack Blake and
Bryam Rebellón.

“We believe we have put together a roster that not only suits our style of play,
but can also compete strongly in what is sure to be a very competitive season
for all teams,” Lowry said.

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NASL
CLUBS

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 FC EDMONTON

OWNERS: Tom Fath, Dave Fath

GENERAL MANAGER: Jay Ball
HEAD COACH / NASL YEAR / RECORD: Colin Miller (CAN), 5th, 39-35-39
FOUNDED (FIRST SEASON): 2010 (2011)
2016 RECORD: Spring: 5-2-3 (17 pts), 3rd Place; Fall 10-6-6 (36 pts), 3rd Place
STADIUMS: Clarke Stadium (5,000)
METRO AREA: 1.16 million
WEBSITE: www.fcedmonton.com
TWITTER: @FCEdmontonNow
CLUB ADDRESS: 9725-62 Avenue; Edmonton, AB T6E 0E4

FC Edmonton had one of its best years in club history, reaching the postseason
for the first time since 2011, and setting several defensive records.

Goalkeeper Matt VanOekel, who posted a league record goals against average
of 0.55, will not be back with the club, nor will the team’s leading scorer, Daryl
Fordyce. The Eddies, though, have retained several key players from last year’s
side including Canadian internationals Ben Fisk and Nik Ledgerwood. The
club also brought in former Rangers FC midfielder Dean Shiels and Canadian
national team mainstay Adam Straith as the club looks to return to The
Championship in 2017.

“We’re excited about the challenge and the group of players that we have at
FC Edmonton this season,” said Eddies coach Colin Miller. “There’s a lot of
continuity from last year and some talented fresh faces have come in that all
add experience, quality, and are genuine good people, which is important when
you’re trying to build a strong squad.”

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 2017 FC EDMONTON ROSTER

Name Pos. Ht. DOB Hometown

Marko Aleksic D 6-4 09/10/1996 Belgrade, Serbia
Tomi Ameobi F 6-3 08/16/1988 Newcastle upon Tyne, Eng.
Dustin Corea M 5-7 03/12/1992 Los Angeles, Calif.
Papé Diakité D 6-3 12/22/1992 Dakar, Senegal
Nicolas DiBiase M 5-10 12/09/1988 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mauro Eustaquio M 5-8 10/02/1993 Leamington, Ontario
Tyson Farago GK 6-1 05/01/1991 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ben Fisk M 5-10 02/04/1993 Vancouver, British Columbia
Pedro Galvão D 5-9 03/18/1989 Waterbury, Conn.
Nathan Ingham GK 6-2 06/27/1993 Keswick, Ontario
Jake Keegan F 5-9 04/21/1991 Stormville, N.Y.
Sabri Khattab M 6-0 01/12/1990 Halden, Norway
Chris Konopka GK 6-5 04/14/1985 Toms River, N.J.
Nik Ledgerwood M 5-8 01/16/1985 Lethbridge, Alberta
Shawn Nicklaw D 6-0 04/15/1989 SanDiego, Calif.
Sainey Nyassi M 5-8 01/31/1989 Bwiam, Gambia
Netan Sansara D 6-0 08/03/1989 Darlaston, England
Dean Shiels F 5-11 02/01/1985 Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
Karsten Smith D 6-3 11/13/1988 Huntington Station, N.Y.
Adam Straith D 6-2 09/11/1990 Victoria, British Columbia
Albert Watson D 6-0 09/08/1985 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Allan Zebie M 5-7 05/29/1993 Paris, France

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 2017 FC EDMONTON SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT
Saturday, March 11 @ Wigan Athletic FC Reserves (ENG)^, 2-0 W
Tuesday, March 14 @ Burnley FC XI (ENG)^, 1-2 L
Friday, March 17 @ Newcastle United FC U-23 (ENG)^, 5-1 W
Tuesday, March 21 @ Stoke City FC U-23 (ENG)^, 0-4 L
SPRING
Sunday, April 2 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, April 8 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, April 15 @ North Carolina FC
Saturday, April 22 vs. Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, April 29 @ Miami FC
Wednesday, May 3 @ Ottawa Fury FC (USL)*
Saturday, May 6 @ Indy Eleven
Wednesday, May 10 vs. Ottawa Fury FC (USL)*
Sunday, May 14 vs. San Francisco Deltas
Sunday, May 21 @ New York Cosmos
Saturday, May 27 vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, June 3 @ Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, June 10 vs. Miami FC
Saturday, June 17 @ San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, June 24 vs. San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, July 1 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Friday, July 7 vs. North Carolina FC
Saturday, July 15 @ New York Cosmos

FALL
Sunday, July 30 vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, August 5 @ Indy Eleven
Friday, August 11 @ New York Cosmos
Sunday, August 20 vs. Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, August 26 @ San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, September 2 @ North Carolina FC
Sunday, September 10 vs. North Carolina FC
Sunday, September 17 vs Indy Eleven
Wednesday, September 20 @ Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, September 23 @ San Francisco Deltas
Sunday, October 1 vs. San Francisco Deltas
Friday, October 6 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, October 14 @ New York Cosmos
Wednesday, October 18 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday October21 vs. Miami FC
Saturday October 28 @ Miami FC
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 2016 FC EDMONTON RESULTS & STATISTICS

DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE

3/13 @ Patrick Thistle FC (SCO)^ 2-0 W 50 7/31 vs. Carolina RailHawks 1-0 W 1,904
3/15 @ Airdrieonians FC (SCO)^ 2-1 W 100 8/6 @ Puerto Rico FC 1-0 W 3,307
3/18 @ Newcastle United U-21 (ENG)^ 2-2 D 70 8/14 vs. Minnesota United 1-0 W 2,249
3/22 @ Queen’s Park FC (SCO)^ 1-0 W 50 8/20 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-0 W 4,596
Spring 8/28 vs. Puerto Rico FC 0-0 D 2,007
4/2 @ Rayo OKC 0-0 D 6,416 9/2 @ Ottawa Fury 2-2 D 4,956
4/10 vs. Minnesota United 0-2 L 2,731 9/11 vs. Miami FC 0-2 L 1,526
4/16 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-1 L 4,429 9/14 vs. Rayo OKC 0-0 D 1,568
4/24 vs. Ottawa Fury 2-0 W 1,500 9/17 @ New York Cosmos 0-0 D 3,723
5/4 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 1-0 W 3,517 9/24 @ Carolina RailHawks 0-1 L 4,746
5/7 @ Indy Eleven 1-1 D 7,415 9/28 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 0-0 D 2,537
5/11 vs. Ottawa Fury* 0-3 L 3,000 10/2 vs. Indy Eleven 2-1 W 1,307
5/15 vs. New York Cosmos 2-1 W 2,688 10/9 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-0 W 1,243
5/18 @ Ottawa Fury * 2-0 W 3,946 10/12 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-1 L 418
5/22 vs. Carolina RailHawks 1-0 W 1,338 10/15 @ Minnesota United 1-3 L 8,059
5/28 @ Miami FC 0-1 L 1,229 10/23 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 1-0 W 2,705
6/12 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-1 W 3,129 10/28 @ Miami FC 0-1 L 8,756
Fall 11/5 @ Indy Eleven# 0-1 L 9,702
7/2 @ Rayo OKC 1-1 D 4,257
7/10 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-0 W 2,098 *Amway Canadian Championship
7/17 vs. Ottawa Fury 1-0 W 2,861 ^International Friendly
7/23 @ Indy Eleven 0-1 L 8,119 #The Championship
7/27 vs. New York Cosmos 2-1 W 2,104

Player Pos. GP/S G A Pts Y R Min

Daryl Fordyce F 30/29 7 3 17 3 0 2562
Jake Keegan F 31/21 5 1 11 1 0 1826
Papé Diakité D 27/26 3 0 6 7 1 2313
Tomi Ameobi F 30/26 2 1 5 3 0 2397
Nik Ledgerwood M 29/29 2 0 4 10 0 2455
Albert Watson D 27/27 2 0 4 3 1 2370
Ben Fisk M 15/10 2 0 4 0 0 881
Sainey Nyassi M 21/13 0 4 4 2 1 1124
Dustin Corea M 25/21 0 3 3 1 0 1772
Jason Plumhoff M 11/5 1 0 2 0 0 483
Gustavo Correira M 14/2 1 0 2 1 0 327
Shawn Nicklaw D 26/25 0 2 2 5 1 2207
Adam Eckersley D 24/24 0 1 1 8 0 2160
Eddie Edward D 9/0 0 1 1 2 0 809
Shamit Shome M 26/18 0 0 0 1 0 1654
Cristian Raudales M 16/9 0 0 0 1 0 824
Johann Smith D 13/7 0 0 0 0 0 665
Karsten Smith D 8/7 0 0 0 1 0 657
Allan Zebie D 11/6 0 0 0 0 0 547
Nicolas Di Biase M 12/6 0 0 0 2 0 517
Pablo Cruz M 7/3 0 0 0 1 0 246
Pedro Galvão M 9/1 0 0 0 2 0 216
Marko Aleksic D 2/2 0 0 0 0 0 177
Mallan Roberts D 2/1 0 0 0 1 0 142

Goalkeeper GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R Min

Matt VanOekel 29/29 0.55 16 95 15-8-6 16 2 0 2610
Tyson Farago 3/3 2.00 5 7 0-0-3 0 0 0 270

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 INDY ELEVEN

OWNER: Ersal Ozdemir

PRESIDENT: Jeff Belskus
HEAD COACH / NASL YEAR / RECORD: Tim Hankinson (USA), 4th, 24-20-22
FOUNDED (FIRST SEASON): 2013 (2014)
2016 RECORD: Spring 4-6-0 (18 pts), 1st Place; Fall 11-4-7 (37 pts), 2nd Place
STADIUM: Michael A. Carroll Stadium (9.563)
METRO AREA: 1.76 million
WEBSITE: www.indyeleven.com
TWITTER: @IndyEleven
CLUB ADDRESS: 47 S. Pennsylvania Street Suite 611; Indianapolis, IN 46204

Indy Eleven had a wildly successful season in 2016, making it all the way to The
Championship Final. While Indy fell just short, succumbing to the New York
Cosmos in a penalty-kick shootout, the club could be just as strong this season.

The forward line of Justin Braun and Eamon Zayed will lead the attack for the
Boys in Blue once more. The Indy roster is also packed with veteran experience
with goalkeeper Jon Busch, defender Colin Falvey, and midfielders Brad Ring
and Mexican world cup legend Gerardo Torrado all remaining with the side. Ben
Speas could be an important addition in the final third for the club.

“Ben Speas has come in and he has already shown his incredible qualities,” said
Indy coach Tim Hankinson. “We hated to lose Dylan Mares, Greg Janicki, Duke
Lacroix, and others like that, but we believe in Ben and he will be very quick to
attack this year.

“Craig Henderson is a very intelligent player who is very clean on the ball. He
always seems to find the best option with a pass. There will be a rotation in the
midfield because we have a very good collective group of experienced guys
– names like Gerardo Torrado, Sinisa Ubiparipovic, Brad Ring, and Don Smart.
That’s a group that will be fighting all year long for that playing time, and each
one brings a different complimentary quality to this squad.”

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Name Pos. Ht. DOB Hometown

Justin Braun F 6-2 03/31/1987 Salt Lake City, Utah
Jon Busch GK 5-10 08/18/1976 Queens, N.Y.
Keith Cardona GK 6-4 11/07/1992 Ridgewood, N.J.
Colin Falvey D 6-1 06/20/1985 Cork, Ireland
Marco Franco D 5-9 10/06/1991 Chino Hills, Calif.
David Goldsmith F 5-9 09/20/1993 Bristol, England
Craig Henderson M 5-10 06/24/1987 Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Daniel Keller M 6-0 02/07/1992 Carmel, Ind.
Christian Lomeli GK 5-9 04/10/1994 Crown Point, Ind.
Anthony Manning D 6-4 09/04/1992 Mesquite, Tex.
Lovel Palmer D 5-10 08/30/1984 Mandeville, Jamaica
Brad Ring M 5-11 04/07/1987 Rockford, Ill.
Don Smart M 5-7 12/02/1987 Kingston, Jamaica
Ben Speas F 5-8 01/17/1991 Stow, Ohio
Tanner Thompson M 5-7 08/11/1994 Loomis, Calif.
Gerardo Torrado M 5-8 04/30/1979 Mexico City, Mexico
Sinisa Ubiparipovic M 5-7 08/25/1983 Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Nemanja Vukovic D 6-3 04/13/1984 Podgorica, Montenegro
Kwame Watson-Siriboe D 6-3 11/13/1986 Chino Hills, Calif.
Eamon Zayed F 6-2 10/04/1983 Dublin, Ireland

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 2017 INDY ELEVEN SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT
SPRING
Saturday, March 25 @ San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, April 1 vs. Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, April 8 @ Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, April 22 vs. San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, April 29 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, May 6 vs. FC Edmonton
Saturday, May 13 @ Miami FC
Saturday, May 20 vs. Miami FC
Saturday, May 27 @ FC Edmonton
Saturday, June 3 @ San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, June 10 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, June 17 vs. North Carolina FC
Saturday, June 24 @ North Carolina FC
Tuesday, July 4 @ New York Cosmos
Saturday, July 8 vs. New York Cosmos
Saturday, July 15 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC

FALL
Sunday, July 30 @ FC Edmonton
Saturday, August 5 vs. FC Edmonton
Saturday, August 12 @ Miami FC
Saturday, August 19 @ New York Cosmos
Saturday, August 26 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, September 2 @ San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, September 9 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Wednesday,September 13 vs. North Carolina FC
Sunday, September 17 vs. @ FC Edmonton
Saturday, September 23 vs. Puerto Rico FC
Sunday, October 1 @ North Carolina FC
Saturday, October 7 vs. New York Cosmos
Wednesday,October 11 @ San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, October 14 vs. Miami FC
Saturday, October 21 @ Puerto Rico FC
Sunday, October 29 vs. North Carolina FC

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 2016 INDY ELEVEN RESULTS & STATISTICS

DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE

Spring 8/13 vs. Rayo OKC 2-1 W 7,066
4/2 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-0 D 5,740 8/20 @ Carolina RailHawks 2-3 L 6,106
4/9 vs. Ottawa Fury 1-1 D 9,104 8/28 @ Ottawa Fury 1-1 D 6,139
4/16 vs. New York Cosmos 2-1 W 9,067 8/31 @ New York Cosmos 0-3 L 2,977
4/30 @ Rayo OKC 2-1 W 4,729 9/3 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-1 D 9,098
5/7 vs. FC Edmonton 1-1 D 7,415 9/10 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-2 L 2,376
5/14 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-0 D 1,048 9/17 vs. Miami FC 2-1 W 9,356
5/21 vs. Minnesota United 4-2 W 9,076 9/24 vs. New York Cosmos 3-0 W 9,157
5/28 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 1-1 D 4,412 10/2 @ FC Edmonton 1-2 L 1,307
6/1 vs. Louisville City FC (USL)* 2-1 W 2,145 10/12 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 0-0 D 1,254
6/4 @ Miami FC 0-0 D 1,837 10/15 vs. Carolina RailHawks 3-0 W 8,649
6/11 vs. Carolina RailHawks 4-1 W 9,341 10/19 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-2 W 5,348
6/15 @ Chicago Fire (MLS)* 1-1 D, 3-4 pen 5,543 10/22 vs. Puerto Rico FC 3-0 W 8,916
6/26 vs. Pachuca CF (MEX)^ 1-0 W 6,055 10/30 @ Rayo OKC 1-2 L 1,043
Fall 11/5 vs. FC Edmonton# 1-0 W 9,702
7/2 @ Puerto Rico FC 1-1 D 6,474 11/13 @ New York Cosmos# 0-0 D, 2-4 pen 2,150
7/9 vs. Minnesota United 1-0 W 8,066
7/13 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3-0 W 6,132
7/16 @ Minnesota United 0-2 L 9,460 *Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
7/23 vs. FC Edmonton 1-0 W 8,119 ^International Friendly
7/30 @ Miami FC 1-2 L 5,076 #The Championship
8/3 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 5-2 W 8,017
8/6 vs. Ottawa Fury 1-0 W 7,760

Player Pos. GP/S G A Pts Y R Min

Éamon Zayed F 31/30 15 6 36 2 0 2686
Justin Braun F 25/23 8 5 21 3 0 2021
Dylan Mares M 28/23 5 6 16 2 0 2012
Nicki Paterson M 27/18 4 3 11 6 0 1514
Nemanja Vukovic D 31/30 3 3 9 3 0 2728
Greg Janicki D 23/22 4 0 8 4 1 1979
Don Smart M 22/17 2 3 7 3 0 1509
Duke Lacroix F 23/8 2 2 6 2 0 936
Jair Reinoso F 10/4 2 2 6 0 0 408
Omar Gordon F 23/16 2 1 5 1 0 1467
Souleymane Youla F 13/5 2 0 4 2 1 492
Sinisa Ubiparipovic M 14/12 0 3 3 2 0 837
Colin Falvey D 23/23 1 0 2 4 0 2056
Brad Ring M 27/22 1 0 2 6 0 1887
Lovel Palmer D 25/20 0 1 1 4 1 1085
Gerardo Torrado M 16/10 0 1 1 3 0 1009
Marco Franco D 19/14 0 0 0 2 0 1307
Cory Miller D 14/13 0 0 0 1 1 1085
Gorka Larrea M 8/4 0 0 0 3 0 436
Daniel Keller M 7/4 0 0 0 0 0 402
Neil Shaffer D 2/2 0 0 0 0 0 180
Wojciech Wojcik F 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 14

Goalkeeper GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R Min

Jon Busch 29/29 0.93 29 70 14-10-5 11 2 0 2610
Keith Cardona 3/3 2.00 6 7 1-0-2 0 0 0 270

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 JACKSONVILLE ARMADA FC

HEAD COACH / NASL YEAR / RECORD: Mark Lowry (ENG), 2nd, 4-5-5
FOUNDED (FIRST SEASON): 2013 (2015)
2016 RECORD: Spring 1-4-5 (7 pts), 10th Place; 5-8-9 (23 pts), 11th Place
STADIUM: Hodges Stadium (9,400)
METRO AREA: 1.45 million
WEBSITE: www.armadafc.com
TWITTER: @JAXArmadaFC
CLUB ADDRESS: 1 Independent Drive Suite 3131; Jacksonville, FL 32202

Coach Mark Lowry took the helm late in the 2016 Fall Season, helping Jack-
sonville Armada FC improve over the final stretch of the year. The club finished
near the bottom of the Combined Standings, but the Armada FC’s young and
energetic roster will look to take a step forward.

The club’s attack will be led by the dynamic Charles Eloundou, who tied a
team-high six goals. In the midfield, another dynamic, young talent, Danny Bar-
row, will aim to find consistency in the coming year. The club also added Jack
Blake, another burgeoning talent, to the midfield. Jacksonville signed plenty of
experienced players including midfielder J.C Banks, defender Aaron Pitchkolan,
while retaining key veterans from last year – forward Jemal Johnson and mid-
fielder Kevan George.

“There is a real buzz around the town as the season draws closer,” Lowry said.
“The excitement from our fan base is palpable. They have been through a tough
couple of years on the field, and it’s our job as coaches and players to bring
them the success that their passion and loyalty deserves.”

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Name Pos. Ht. DOB Hometown

J.C. Banks F 5-8 08/24/1989 Milwaukee, Wis.
Danny Barrow F 5-7 11/16/1995 Braunton, England
Drew Beckie D 6-1 09/30/1990 Regina, Saskatchewan
Jack Blake M 5-11 09/22/1994 Nottingham, England
Charles Eloundou M 5-7 12/04/1994 Yaounde, Cameroon
Peabo Doue D 5-10 12/28/1991 Takoma Park, Md.
Devon Fisher D 5-10 10/22/1993 Chesapeake, Va.
Derek Gebhard F 6-0 10/15/1995 Severna Park ,Md.
Kevan George M 6-2 01/30/1990 Roxborough, T&T
Jonathan Glenn F 6-0 08/27/1987 Maloney Gardens, T&T
Mechack Jérôme D 5-10 04/21/1990 Liancourt, Haiti
Jemal Johnson F 5-7 05/03/1983 Paterson, N.J.
Nicklas Maripuu M 6-1 03/02/1992 Mölndal, Sweden
Kyle Nasta GK 6-0 12/18/1993 Jacksonville, Fla.
Michael O’Sullivan D 6-2 02/18/1995 Orlando, Fla.
Caleb Patterson-Sewell GK 6-3 05/20/1987 Hendersonville, Ten.
Aaron Pitchkolan M 6-2 03/14/1983 Aurora, Colo.
Bryam Rebllón M 5-10 01/22/1992 Puerto Gaitán, Colombia
Kalen Ryden D 6-2 04/21/1991 Norman, Okla.
Zach Steinberger M 5-11 05/10/1992 Long Beach, Calif.

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 2017 JACKSONVILLE ARMADA FC SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT
SPRING
Sunday, April 2 vs. FC Edmonton
Saturday, April 8 @ FC Edmonton
Saturday, April 15 vs. San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, April 22 @ New York Cosmos
Saturday, April 29 vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, May 6 vs. New York Cosmos
Saturday, May 13 @ North Carolina FC
Friday, May 19 @ San Francisco Deltas
Sunday, May 28 vs. North Carolina FC
Saturday, June 3 vs. Miami FC
Saturday, June 10 @ Indy Eleven
Saturday, June 17 @ Miami FC
Sunday, June 25 vs. Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, July 1 vs. FC Edmonton
Saturday, July 8 @ Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, July 15 @ Indy Eleven

FALL
Sunday, July 30 vs. San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, August, 5 @ Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, August, 12 @ North Carolina FC
Wednesday, August, 16 vs. Puerto Rico FC
Sunday, August, 20 vs. Miami FC
Saturday, August, 26 @ Indy Eleven
Sunday, September 3 @ New York Cosmos
Saturday, September 9 vs. Indy Eleven
Sunday, September 17 @ New York Cosmos
Sunday, September 24 vs. Miami FC
Sunday, October 1 @ Miami FC
Friday, October 6 @ FC Edmonton
Sunday, October 15 vs. North Carolina FC
Wednesday, October 18 vs. FC Edmonton
Sunday, October 22 vs. New York Cosmos
Saturday, October 28 @ San Francisco Deltas

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 2016 JACKSONVILLE ARMADA FC RESULTS & STATISTICS

DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE

Spring 8/17 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-1 D 2,472
4/10 @ New York Cosmos 0-2 L 3,685 8/20 vs. Minnesota United 0-0 D 2,516
4/15 vs. Miami FC 2-1 W 5,112 9/3 @ Carolina RailHawks 0-1 L 4,156
4/23 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-1 D 1,097 9/11 @ Rayo OKC 2-3 L 924
5/4 vs. FC Edmonton 0-1 L 3,517 9/17 @ Puerto Rico FC 3-3 D 3,243
5/7 vs. Rayo OKC 0-1 L 5,313 9/24 vs. Rayo OKC 1-1 D 3,472
5/14 @ Minnesota United 0-2 L 8,861 9/28 vs. FC Edmonton 0-0 D 2,537
5/22 @ Ottawa Fury 0-1 L 5,550 10/1 @ Minnesota United 1-0 W 9,402
5/28 vs. Indy Eleven 1-1 D 4,412 10/12 vs. Indy Eleven 0-0 D 1,254
6/1 vs. Charleston Battery (USL)* 2-1 W (OT) 1,200 10/15 vs. New York Cosmos 2-4 L 3,044
6/4 @ Carolina RailHawks 0-0 D 5,786 10/19 vs. Miami FC 3-2 W 1,608
6/11 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-1 D 4,013 10/23 @ FC Edmonton 0-1 L 2,705
6/15 vs. Orlando City SC (MLS)* 0-1 L 2,155 10/30 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-2 W 4,572
Fall
7/2 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-1 D 7,690 *Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
7/9 vs. Puerto Rico FC 2-1 W 5,134
7/13 @ New York Cosmos 0-3 L 3,827
7/16 @ Miami FC 0-1 L 3,627
7/23 vs. Ottawa Fury 0-2 L 3,411
7/30 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-1 L 1,158
8/3 @ Indy Eleven 2-5 L 8,017
8/6 vs. Carolina RailHawks 2-2 D 3,601
8/13 @ Ottawa Fury 2-1 W 5,786

Player Pos. GP/S G A Pts Y R Min

Matt Fondy F 28/24 7 2 16 1 0 2211
Charles Eloundou F 29/14 6 1 13 6 0 1729
Alhassane Keita F 23/28 6 0 12 6 2 1550
Zach Steinberger M 20/18 4 4 12 1 0 1682
Matt Bahner D 24/20 3 1 7 4 0 1844
Jemal Johnson F 24/18 2 4 8 4 0 1606
Alex Dixon F 15/5 2 1 5 1 0 538
Junior Sandoval M 16/14 2 0 4 3 0 1155
Mechack Jerome D 25/24 1 1 3 2 0 2172
Lucas Scaglia M 15/11 1 1 3 4 0 817
Pascal Millien M 13/9 1 1 3 0 0 727
Tyler Ruthven D 31/31 1 0 2 3 0 2790
Derek Gebhard F 12/1 0 2 2 1 0 181
Bryan Burke D 20/18 0 1 1 0 0 1624
Richie Ryan M 5/5 0 1 1 1 0 450
Alex Andersson F 4/4 0 1 1 0 0 335
Kevan George M 28/27 0 0 0 8 0 2401
Anthony Wallace D 17/14 0 0 0 2 0 1282
Nicklas Maripuu M 15/14 0 0 0 0 0 1169
Beto Navarro D 11/10 0 0 0 3 1 826
Danny Barrow F 14/8 0 0 0 1 0 685
Patrick Otte D 9/8 0 0 0 0 0 657
Karl Ouimette D 7/5 0 0 0 0 0 528
Pekka Lagerblom M 11/7 0 0 0 2 0 470
Shawn Nicklaw D 6/5 0 0 0 0 1 407
Nicolas Perea M 5/4 0 0 0 1 0 353
Jason Plumhoff M 5/2 0 0 0 0 0 218

Goalkeeper GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R Min

Miguel Gallardo 22/21 1.11 23 45 5-9-6 5 1 0 1871
Sean Lewis 11/10 2.17 23 38 1-3-7 0 1 0 952
Sebastian Evers 1/1 0.00 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 57

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 MIAMI FC

OWNERS: Riccardo Silva, Paolo Maldini

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Sean Flynn
HEAD COACH / NASL YEAR / RECORD: Alessandro Nesta (ITA), 2nd, 10-10-12
FOUNDED (FIRST SEASON): 2015 (2016)
2016 RECORD: Spring 1-4-5 (7 pts), 11th Place; 9-6-7 (33 pts), 5th Place
STADIUM: Riccardo Silva Stadium (20,000)
METRO AREA: 5.6 million
WEBSITE: www.miamifc.com
TWITTER: @TheMiamiFC
CLUB ADDRESS: 1001 Brickell Bay Drive Suite 2310; Miami, FL 33131

After a slow start out of the gate in the 2016 Spring Season, Miami FC nearly
ended up reaching the postseason in its inaugural year. The club will now look
to be a bonafide title contender in its second year in the league.

Miami returns a strong core that includes defender Jonathan Borrajo,

midfielders Michael Lahoud and Kwadwo Poku, and forward Jaime Chávez.
The club, though, has added more firepower with the signings of Michel, who
scored 14 goals in 2016, and Stefano Pinho, who is a former NASL Golden Boot
and Golden Ball winner.

“It’s a new year, a fresh start, and just like last year, we are determined to
win the Championship,” said Miami FC Head Coach Alessandro Nesta. “The
technical staff analyzed the good, the bad, and where exactly we could improve
for this year. I believe the roster moves we’ve made will help us achieve the one
goal we all have in mind. It will not be easy. There are seven other competitive
teams in this league but, we’re ready to go up against every single one. Miami
deserves a winning team and we hope to be just that for our city.”

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Name Pos. Ht. DOB Hometown

Roberto Baggio Kcira M 6-0 01/09/1994 New York, N.Y.
Rhett Bernstein D 6-1 09/10/1987 San Diego, Calif.
Jonathan Borrajo D 5-9 06/02/1987 Clifton, N.J.
Lionel Brown GK 5-11 09/17/1987 Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Cizario M 6-0 01/01/1999 São Paulo, Guinea-Bissau
Jaime Chávez F 6-0 07/17/1987 Los Angeles, Calif.
Aaron Dennis F 6-2 02/24/1993 Elmont, N.Y.
Gabriel Farfán M 5-10 06/23/1988 San Diego, Calif.
Hunter Freeman D 6-0 01/08/1985 Tyler, Tex.
Ryan Herman GK 6-7 06/18/1993 Fall City, Wash.
Michael Lahoud M 5-8 09/15/1986 Freetown, Sierra Leone
Dylan Mares M 5-9 02/11/1992 Zionsville, Ind.
Ariel Martínez M 5-11 05/09/1986 Sancti Spirtius, Cuba
Michel D 6-2 06/09/1981 Vitoria, Brazil
Stefano Pinho F 6-1 01/12/1991 Minas Gerais, Brazil
Kwadwo Poku M 6-1 02/19/1992 Kumasi, Ghana
Vincenzo Rennella F 6-2 10/08/1988 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
Calvin Rezende M 5-7 01/21/1993 Davie, Fla.
Brad Rusin D 6-3 09/05/1986 Tampa Bay, Fla
Tyler Ruthven D 6-2 07/18/1988 Alpharetta, Ga.
Richie Ryan M 5-7 01/06/1985 Tipperary, Ireland
Blake Smith M 5-10 01/17/1991 Boerne, Texas
Jonny Steele M 6-0 02/07/1986 Larne, Northern Ireland
Mason Trafford D 6-1 08/21/1986 Vancouver, Ontario
Daniel Mario Vega GK 6-2 06/03/1984 Cutral Có, Argentina

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 2017 MIAMI FC SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT
Wednesday, February15 Toronto FC (CAN)^, 1-6 L
SPRING
Saturday, March 25 @ North Carolina FC
Saturday, April 1 @ New York Cosmos
Saturday, April 8 vs. New York Cosmos
Saturday, April 22 vs. North Carolina FC
Saturday, April 29 vs. FC Edmonton
Saturday, May 6 @ Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, May 13 vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, May 20 @ Indy Eleven
Saturday, May 27 vs. Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, June 3 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, June 10 @ FC Edmonton
Saturday, June 17 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, June 24 vs. New York Cosmos
Tuesday, July 4 @ North Carolina FC
Saturday, July 8 vs. San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, July 15 @ San Francisco Deltas

FALL
Saturday, July 29 @ New York Cosmos
Saturday, August 5 vs. North Carolina FC
Saturday, August 12 vs. Indy Eleven
Tuesday, August 15 @ North Carolina FC
Sunday, August 20 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, August 26 @ Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, September 2 vs. Puerto Rico FC
Wednesday, September6 vs. New York Cosmos
Saturday, September9 @ San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, September16 vs. San Francisco Deltas
Sunday, September24 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Sunday, October 1 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, October 7 vs. San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, October 14 @ Indy Eleven
Saturday, October 21 @ FC Edmonton
Saturday, October 28 vs. FC Edmonton

^International Friendly
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 2016 MIAMI FC RESULTS & STATISTICS

DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE

Spring 9/3 @ Puerto Rico FC 3-0 W 2,556
4/2 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-1 D 2,331 9/11 @ FC Edmonton 2-1 W 1,626
4/9 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-1 D 10,156 9/14 vs. Carolina RailHawks 1-0 W 6,592
4/15 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 1-2 L 5,112 9/17 @ Indy Eleven 1-2 L 9,356
4/22 vs. Rayo OKC 2-3 L 2,168 9/23 vs. Puerto Rico FC 0-1 L 10,012
4/30 @ Ottawa Fury 0-2 L 7,023 9/28 vs. Ottawa Fury 2-1 W 3,116
5/7 vs. New York Cosmos 0-3 L 3,432 10/1 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-1 D 6,912
5/14 @ Carolina RailHawks 0-0 D 7,107 10/8 vs. Rayo OKC 0-1 L 4,207
5/28 vs. FC Edmonton 1-0 W 1,229 10/14 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-2 D 5,215
6/1 vs. Wilmington Hammerheads (USL)* 1-2 L 300 10/19 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 2-3 L 1,608
6/4 vs. Indy Eleven 0-0 D 1,837 10/22 @ New York Cosmos 0-4 L 5,852
6/11 @ Minnesota United 1-3 L 9,102 10/28 vs. FC Edmonton 1-0 W 8,756
Fall
7/2 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-1 D 1,431 *Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
7/9 vs. New York Cosmos 2-3 L 4,519 ^ International Friendly
7/16 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 1-0 W 3,627
7/22 @ Carolina RailHawks 3-3 D 6,060
7/30 vs. Indy Eleven 2-1 W 5,076
8/6 @ Minnesota United 4-0 W 9,040
8/13 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-2 L 7,152
8/20 @ Rayo OKC 2-1 W 1,251
8/24 @ Ottawa Fury 0-0 D 4,852
8/27 vs. Minnesota United 1-1 D 9,739

Player Pos. GP/S G A Pts Y R Min

Dario Cvitanich F 26/23 9 4 22 4 0 1801
Ariel Martinez M 26/19 7 0 14 2 0 1716
Kwadwo Poku M 20/19 6 2 14 7 1 1636
Jaime Chávez F 23/19 5 2 12 3 0 1712
Vincenzo Rennella F 14/9 3 0 6 1 0 887
Jonny Steele M 17/15 2 2 6 3 0 1233
Jonathan Borrajo D 28/28 0 6 6 3 0 2457
Blake Smith M 30/24 0 5 5 3 0 2152
Rhett Bernstein D 28/26 1 2 4 1 0 2337
Michael Lahoud M 15/14 1 1 3 0 0 1242
Aaron Dennis F 9/1 1 1 3 0 0 204
Gabriel Farfán D 16/15 1 0 2 5 0 1296
Pablo Campos F 15/4 1 0 2 0 0 538
Brad Rusin D 7/4 1 0 2 0 0 346
Mario Daniel Vega GK 32/32 0 1 1 3 0 2880
Adaílton D 16/12 0 1 1 2 0 1155
Hunter Freeman D 11/9 0 1 1 2 0 852
Calvin Rezende M 14/9 0 1 1 2 0 954
Mason Trafford D 31/31 0 0 0 4 0 2767
Wilson Palacios M 18/14 0 0 0 3 0 1241
Richie Ryan M 13/12 0 0 0 4 1 1062
Hugo Leroux D 6/5 0 0 0 0 0 426
Dane Richards M 9/3 0 0 0 2 0 370
Matuzalem Da Silva M 3/2 0 0 0 0 0 177
Joe Franco D 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 90
Jorge Luis Corrales D 1/1 0 0 0 1 1 45
Sergio Van Kanten M 1/1 0 0 0 1 0 37
Roberto Baggio Kcira M 3/0 0 0 0 0 0 20

Goalkeeper GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R Min

Daniel Mario Vega 32/32 1.31 32 106 10-10-12 10 3 0 2880

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 NEW YORK COSMOS

OWNER/CHAIRMAN: Rocco B. Commisso

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER: Erik Stover
HEAD COACH / NASL YEAR / RECORD: Giovanni Savarese (VEN), 5th, 52-27-19
FOUNDED (FIRST SEASON - MODERN NASL): 1971 (2013)
2016 RECORD: Spring 6-0-4 (18 pts), 2nd Place; Fall 14-5-3 (47 pts), 1st Place
STADIUM: MCU Park (7,000)
METRO AREA: 18.9 million
WEBSITE: www.nycosmos.com
TWITTER: @NYCosmos (English), @NYCosmos_Es (Spanish)
CLUB ADDRESS: 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd. Suite 503; Garden City, NY 11530

In 2016, the New York Cosmos completed their title defense, knocking off
Indy Eleven in a penalty-kick shootout. Including the club’s history in the
league’s Legendary Era, the Cosmos have now won eight titles – a record for
professional men’s outdoor soccer in the U.S.

Coach Giovanni Savarese has kept the bulk of the title-winning side together,
including the nucleus of the club’s experienced back line: Carlos Mendes, Ayoze,
and Ryan Richter. Salvadoran international Andrés Flores could have a bigger
role in the final third in 2017 and he’ll aim to connect with his international
teammate, Irvin Herrera, who is on loan from St. Louis FC, to spearhead the
Cosmos attack.

“Last year was a record-setting season for the New York Cosmos - not only did
we obtain our third Soccer Bowl Trophy in four years but we also proved to be
a consistent team,” said Cosmos coach Giovanni Savarese. “Several teams have
made significant changes for the 2017 Season. We’re proud of the team that we
have built and we will honor our philosophy of preparing one match at the time
to earn the best possible results.”

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Name Pos. Ht. DOB Hometown

Kalif Alhassan M 5-10 10/15/1990 Accra, Ghana
Amauri F 6-1 06/03/1980 Carapicuíba, Brazil
Ayoze D 5-8 11/22/1985 Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
Eric Calvillo M 5-7 01/02/1998 Palmdale, Calif.
David Diosa F 5-7 12/04/1992 Medellin, Colombia
Andrés Flores M 5-7 08/31/1990 San Salvador, El Salvador
Juan Guerra M 5-7 02/16/1987 Caracas, Venezuela
Irvin Herrera F 5-9 08/30/1991 Sonsonate, El Salvador
Brian Holt GK 5-9 11/14/1988 Omaha, Neb.
Dejan Jaković D 6-2 07/16/1985 Etobicoke, Ontario
Emmanuel Ledesma M 5-11 05/24/1988 Quilmes, Argentina
Andrea Mancini M 5-9 08/13/1992 Genoa, Italy
Javi Márquez M 5-9 05/11/1986 Barcelona, Spain
Jimmy Maurer GK 6-3 08/14/1988 Lawrenceville, Ga.
Carlos Mendes D 5-11 12/25/1980 Mineola, N.Y.
Richard Menjivar M 5-8 10/31/1990 Panorama City, Calif.
Jimmy Mulligan M 5-8 08/12/1991 Medford, N.Y.
David Ochieng D 6-2 10/07/1992 Nairobi, Kenya
Walter Restrepo M 5-9 06/21/1988 San Diego, Calif.
Ryan Richter D 6-2 04/12/1989 Southampton, Pa.
Eugene Starikov F 5-9 11/17/1988 Odessa, Ukraine
Danny Szetela M 5-11 06/17/1987 Clifton,N.J.
Alexis Velela D 5-8 04/17/1998 San Diego, Calif.
Kyle Zobeck GK 6-1 02/06/1990 Coralville, Iowa

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 2017 NEW YORK COSMOS SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT
Tuesday, February 28 @ Atlántico FC (DOM)^, 1-0 W
Friday, March 3 @ Club Atlético Pantoja (DOM)^, 2-0W
Sunday, March 5 @ Dominican Republic National Team^, 5-1 W
Sunday, March 19 @ Bermuda National Team^, 1-1 D
SPRING
Saturday, March 25 @ Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, April 1 vs. Miami FC
Saturday, April 8 @ Miami FC
Saturday, April 22 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, April 29 @ San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, May 6 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, May 13 vs. Puerto Rico FC
Sunday, May 21 vs. FC Edmonton
Saturday, May 27 vs. San Francisco Deltas
Sunday, June 4 @ North Carolina FC
Friday, June 9 vs. North Carolina FC
Friday, June 16 vs. Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, June 24 @ Miami FC
Tuesday, July 4 vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, July 8 @ Indy Eleven
Saturday, July 15 @ FC Edmonton

FALL
Saturday, July 29 vs. Miami FC
Saturday, August 5 @ San Francisco Deltas
Friday, August 11 @ FC Edmonton
Saturday, August 19 vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, August 26 @ North Carolina FC
Sunday, September 3 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
Wednesday, September6 @ Miami FC
Saturday, September 9 @ Puerto Rico FC
Sunday, September17 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
Wednesday, September20 vs. San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, September 23 vs. North Carolina FC
Saturday, September 30 @ Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, October 7 @ Indy Eleven
Saturday, October 14 vs. FC Edmonton
Sunday, October 22 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, October 28 vs. Puerto Rico FC

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 2016 NEW YORK COSMOS RESULTS & STATISTICS

DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE

2/20 vs. FC Ararat Yerevan (ARM)^ 2-0 W 2,500 7/30 vs. Puerto Rico FC 3-0 W 3,391
Spring 8/7 vs. Rayo OKC 1-1 D 2,871
4/3 vs. Ottawa Fury 3-0 W 5,094 8/13 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-2 W 3,489
4/10 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 2-0 W 3,685 8/20 @ Puerto Rico FC 2-1 W 4,208
4/16 @ Indy Eleven 1-2 L 9,067 8/27 vs. Carolina RailHawks 6-1 W 3,221
4/23 @ Minnesota United 0-1 L 9,078 8/31 vs. Indy Eleven 3-0 W 2,977
5/1 vs. Carolina RailHawks 1-0 W 2,419 9/3 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-0 D 1,821
5/7 @ Miami FC 3-0 W 3,432 9/10 vs. Minnesota United 1-0 W 3,318
5/15 @ FC Edmonton 1-2 L 2,688 9/17 vs. FC Edmonton 0-0 D 3,723
5/22 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-1 W 6,243 9/24 @ Indy Eleven 0-3 L 9,157
5/25 vs. SD Eibar (ESP)^ 2-2 D, 5-4 pen 4,000 9/28 @ Carolina RailHawks 2-0 W 3,093
5/28 vs. Rayo OKC 1-0 W 4,068 10/2 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-0 W 2,707
6/1 vs. Jersey Express FC (PDL)* 2-0 W 984 10/9 @ Ottawa Fury 1-1 D 4,400
6/4 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-2 L 1,297 10/15 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 4-2 W 3,044
6/15 @ New York City FC (MLS)* 1-0 W 4,500 10/22 vs. Miami FC 4-0 W 5,852
6/29 vs. New England Revolution (MLS)* 2-3 L 1,264 10/29 @ Minnesota United 1-0 W 8,609
Fall 11/5 vs. Rayo OKC# 2-1 W 5,023
7/2 vs. Ottawa Fury 2-1 W 3,518 11/13 vs. Indy Eleven# 0-0 D, 4-2 pen 2,150
7/9 @ Miami FC 3-2 W 4,519
7/13 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 3-0 W 3,827 *Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
7/16 @ Rayo OKC 0-3 L 4,621 ^International Friendly
7/23 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-2 D 6,301 #The Championship
7/27 @ FC Edmonton 1-2 L 2,104

Player Pos. GP/S G A Pts Y R Min

Juan Arango F 29/29 15 7 37 3 0 2530
Jairo Arrieta F 26/20 7 4 18 5 0 1701
Adam Moffat M 22/15 8 1 17 2 1 1466
Andres Flores M 24/14 4 6 14 3 0 1435
Yohandry Orozco M 20/16 6 1 13 3 0 1272
Lucky Mkosana F 25/12 4 4 12 1 0 1202
Ruben Bover M 24/20 4 2 10 5 0 1772
David Diosa D 23/11 3 3 9 6 0 1034
Yasmani Duk F 11/8 2 1 5 3 0 724
Sebastian Guenzatti M 26/22 1 2 4 6 0 1943
Niko Kranjcar M 7/6 1 1 3 2 0 403
Gabriel Farfan D 4/3 1 1 3 1 0 262
Danny Szetela M 24/13 1 0 2 2 0 1215
Eric Calvillo M 3/1 1 0 2 0 0 92
Ayoze D 32/30 0 2 2 8 0 2553
Hunter Freeman D 21/21 0 1 1 3 0 1888
David Ochieng D 13/11 0 1 1 2 0 1107
Carlos Mendes D 27/27 0 0 0 3 0 2375
Jimmy Ockford D 18/12 0 0 0 3 0 1170
Jimmy Mulligan D 14/12 0 0 0 2 0 1108
Michael Lahoud M 7/7 0 0 0 0 0 630
Ryan Richter D 6/5 0 0 0 0 0 465
Rovérsio D 8/6 0 0 0 1 0 379
Alexis Velela D 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 49
Andrea Mancini M 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Goalkeeper GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R Min

Jimmy Maurer 27/27 0.81 22 64 17-4-6 14 2 0 2430
Brian Holt 4/4 1.25 5 9 3-1-0 1 1 0 360
Kyle Zobeck 1/1 2.00 2 2 0-0-1 0 0 0 90

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 NORTH CAROLINA FC

CHAIRMAN/OWNER: Steve Malik

PRESIDENT/GENERAL MANAGER: Curt Johnson
HEAD COACH / NASL YEAR / RECORD: Colin Clarke (NIR), 7th, 67-44-58
FOUNDED (FIRST SEASON): 2006 (2011)
2016 RECORD: Spring 4-2-4 (14 pts), 7th Place; Fall 7-5-10 (26 pts), 7th Place
STADIUM: Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park (10,000)
METRO AREA: 1.63 million
WEBSITE: www.northcarolinafc.com
TWITTER: @NorthCarolinaFC
CLUB ADDRESS: 5501 Dillard Drive; Cary, NC 27518

Formerly the Carolina RailHawks, the club has rebranded ahead of the 2017
season. With momentum off the field, the club will try to improve on it after its
eighth-place finish in the Combined Standings in 2016.

North Carolina FC’s attack will be led by captain Nazmi Albadawi, who set a
league record with 10 assists last year, midfielder Tiyi Shipalane, and forwards
Matt Fondy and Brian Shriver, who scored seven and six goals, respectively.
Young shot-stopper Brian Sylvestre will also aim to take another step forward
in his development with a chance at the No.1 goalkeeper jersey from the start of
the Spring Season.

“We’re really looking forward to this season because a lot of good, positive
things have happened, both on and off the field,” said North Carolina FC coach
Colin Clarke. “We’re returning a very strong core group of players and we’ve
added a lot of young and hungry players. That’s what we were looking to do
this year. We’ve been training now for a couple of weeks, and I see some very
good signs. For us, as always, our goal is a championship.” 

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 2017 NORTH CAROLINA FC ROSTER

Name Pos. Ht. DOB Hometown

Bolu Akinyode D/M 6-1 05/30/1994 Lagos, Nigeria
Nazmi Albadawi M 5-9 08/24/1991 Raleigh, N.C.
Paul Black D 6-0 01/18/1990 Middleton, England
Austin Da Luz M 5-10 10/09/1987 Winston-Salem, N.C.
Matt Fondy F 6-1 04/28/1989 Foster City Calif.
Dre Fortune M 5-3 07/03/1996 Raleigh, N.C.
Christian Ibeagha D 6-2 01/10/1990 Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Marcel Kandziora M 5-11 02/04/1990 Münster, Germany
Lance Laing M 6-0 02/28/1988 Trelawny, Jamaica
James Marcelin M 6-2 06/13/1986 St.Marc, Haiti
Steven Miller M 5-11 09/12/1989 Elkins Park, Pa.
Alex Molano M 5-10 04/10/1992 Grapevine, Tex.
Kareem Moses D 6-1 02/11/1990 Morvant,T&T
Jonathon Orlando F 5-8 08/24/1987 Washington, D.C.
Matias Reynares GK 6-1 10/25/1998 Weston, Fla.
Macklin Robinson GK 6-1 04/02/1994 Cincinnati, Ohio
Saeed Robinson M 5-9 08/08/1990 Kingston, Jamaica
Billy Schuler F 5-11 04/27/1990 Hamilton, N.J.
Tiyi Shipalane M 5-11 10/05/1985 Tzaneen, South Africa
Brian Shriver F 5-9 08/05/1987 Clearwater, Fla.
Brian Sylvestre GK 6-5 12/19/1992 Hollywood, Fla.
Connor Tobin D 6-2 02/11/1987 Fort Collins, Colo.

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 2017 NORTH CAROLINA FC SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT
Wednesday, March 22 vs. Atlas CF (MEX)^, 1-2 L
SPRING
Saturday, March 25 vs. Miami FC
Saturday, April 8 @ San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, April 15 vs. FC Edmonton
Saturday, April 22 @ Miami FC
Saturday, April 29 @ Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, May 6 vs. San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, May 13 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, May 20 @ Puerto Rico FC
Sunday, May 28 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Sunday, June 4 vs. New York Cosmos
Friday, June 9 @ New York Cosmos
Saturday, June 17 @ Indy Eleven
Saturday, June 24 vs. Indy Eleven
Tuesday, July 4 vs. Miami FC
Friday, July 7 @ FC Edmonton
Saturday, July 15 vs. Puerto Rico FC

FALL
Saturday, July 29 vs. Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, August 5 @ Miami FC
Saturday, August 12 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
Tuesday, August 15 vs. Miami FC
Saturday, August 19 @ San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, August 26 vs. New York Cosmos
Saturday, September 2 vs. FC Edmonton
Sunday, September10 @ FC Edmonton
Wednesday, September13 @ Indy Eleven
Saturday, September 16 vs. Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, September 23 @ New York Cosmos
Sunday, October 1 vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, October 7 @ Puerto Rico FC
Sunday, October 15 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, October 21 vs. San Francisco Deltas
Sunday, October 29 @ Indy Eleven

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 2016 NORTH CAROLINA FC RESULTS & STATISTICS

DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE

3/26 vs. CD Toluca FC (MEX)^ 0-3 L 9,032 8/13 vs. Puerto Rico FC 2-2 D 6,056
Spring 8/20 vs. Indy Eleven 3-2 W 6,106
4/2 vs. Minnesota United 2-1 W 4,159 8/27 @ New York Cosmos 1-6 L 3,221
4/9 @ Rayo OKC FC 3-2 W 5,851 9/3 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 1-0 W 4,156
4/16 vs. Ottawa Fury 1-0 W 4,208 9/10 vs. Ottawa Fury 0-0 D 4,094
4/23 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-1 W 5,948 9/14 @ Miami FC 0-1 L 6,592
5/1 @ New York Cosmos 0-1 L 2,419 9/17 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-0 W 6,054
5/7 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-3 L 5,216 9/24 vs. FC Edmonton 1-0 W 4,746
5/14 vs. Miami FC 0-0 D 7,107 9/28 vs. New York Cosmos 0-2 L 3,093
5/22 @ FC Edmonton 0-1 L 1,338 10/2 vs. Rayo OKC 1-1 D 1,688
6/1 vs. Charlotte Independence (USL)* 5-0 W (OT) 1,769 10/9 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3-0 W 4,566
6/4 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 0-0 D 5,786 10/12 vs. Rayo OKC 0-1 L 3,308
6/11 @ Indy Eleven 1-4 L 9,341 10/22 vs. Minnesota United 1-0 W 8,086
6/15 vs. New England Revolution (MLS)* 0-1 L (OT) 4,241 10/29 @ Puerto Rico FC 1-2 L 6,137
Fall
7/2 @ Minnesota United 1-5 L 7,909
7/9 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 4-1 W 4,176 *Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
7/12 vs. West Ham United FC (ENG)^ 2-2 D 10,125 ^International Friendly
7/16 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-0 W 1,082
7/22 vs. Miami FC 3-3 D 6,060
7/27 @ Ottawa Fury 0-2 L 4,547
7/31 @ FC Edmonton 0-1 L 1,904
8/6 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 2-2 D 3,601

Player Pos. GP/S G A Pts Y R Min

Matt Fondy F 28/24 7 2 16 1 0 2211
Nazmi Albadawi M 29/29 3 10 16 6 0 2537
Brian Shriver F 31/22 6 2 14 0 0 1984
Austin Da Luz M 30/26 5 0 10 2 1 2285
Tiyi Shipalane M 30/26 3 3 9 2 0 2251
Omar Bravo F 14/11 4 1 9 4 0 963
Alex Pérez M 10/9 1 1 3 2 0 763
Matt Watson M 29/25 3 1 7 2 0 2195
Steven Miller D 15/14 1 2 6 1 1 1211
Kareem Moses D 23/19 1 2 4 3 0 1763
Aly Alberto Hassan F 10/1 1 0 2 1 0 165
James Marcelin M 20/16 1 0 2 3 0 1441
Drew Beckie D 23/19 0 1 1 8 0 1592
Paul Black D 21/21 0 1 1 3 2 1795
Connor Tobin D 25/24 0 0 0 2 0 2190
Mickey Daly D 17/15 0 0 0 3 2 1412
Simon Mensing D 19/15 0 0 0 6 1 1401
Billy Schuler F 12/6 0 0 0 0 0 558
Marvin Ceballos M 15/2 0 0 0 5 0 317
Jonathan Orlando M 11/1 0 0 0 0 0 179
Jeremy Kelly M 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 90
Kupono Low D 1/0 0 0 0 1 0 90
Nick Taitague M 4/0 0 0 0 1 0 36

Goalkeeper GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R Min

Brian Sylvestre 19/19 1.11 21 67 6-4-9 6 0 0 1710
Akira Fitzgerald 13/13 2.08 27 48 5-3-5 3 0 0 1170

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 PUERTO RICO FC

OWNER: Carmelo Anthony

PRESIDENT: Thomas Payne
HEAD COACH / NASL YEAR / RECORD: Adrian Whitbread (ENG), 4th, 16-17-17
FOUNDED (FIRST SEASON): 2015 (2016)
2016 RECORD: Fall 5-9-8 (24 pts), 9th Place
STADIUM: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium (12,000)
METRO AREA: 2.1 million
WEBSITE: www.puertoricofc.com
TWITTER: @PRfootballclub (English), @PuertoRicoFC (Spanish)
CLUB ADDRESS: Puerta del Condado Suite #4, 1st Floor; 1095 Wilson Avenue; San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907

Puerto Rico FC took part in the Fall Season in 2016, and after stumbling early,
the club found form at the tail end of the year – a run that included a seven-
game unbeaten streak.

Adrian Whitbread’s side will compete in the CFU Club Championship, allowing
the players to round into form ahead of the start of the 2017 NASL season
and the club will look to take advantage. Jordi Quintillà, a Barcelona Academy
product, Conor Doyle, and Giuseppe Gentile provide an attacking boost
alongside Puerto Rican internationals Jackie Marrero and Héctor Ramos, who
scored eight goals in the 2016 Fall Season.

“We are very excited for our first full season in the NASL in which we expect
to have a much improved team and be a serious competitor,” said Puerto Rico
FC coach Adrian Whitbread. “It will be a very busy 2017 with also having the
Caribbean Club Championship, but our team has been training since early
February and we have a good core from the previous year coming back. Our
new signings have been exciting ones and have built a competition for starting
roles that we wanted and we know is essential for any winning team.”

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 2017 PUERTO RICO FC ROSTER

Name Pos. Ht. DOB Hometown

Brian Bement F 6-0 07/02/1993 Waterloo, Ill.
Kyle Culbertson D 5-11 11/03/1992 Columbus, Ohio
Rudy Dawson D 5-9 05/08/1988 Limón, Costa Rica
Cristiano Dias D 6-2 05/25/1986 Machado ,Brazil
Conor Doyle F 6-2 10/13/1991 McKinney, Tex.
Giuseppe Gentile F 6-0 10/18/1992 Miami, Fla.
Michael Kafari M 6-1 10/30/1991 Accra, Ghana
Jackie Marrero M 5-9 04/09/1993 San Juan, PuertoRico
Seth Moses D 5-8 08/02/1993 Baltimore, Md.
Austin Pack GK 6-2 02/15/1994 Alpharetta, Ga.
Jairo Puerto M 5-7 12/28/1988 Santa Ana, Honduras
Jordi Quintillà M 6-1 10/25/1993 Lleida, Spain
Walter Ramirez M 5-6 11/07/1983 La Ceiba, Honduras
Héctor Ramos F 6-3 05/04/1990 Maunabo, Puerto Rico
Mike Ramos F 6-1 01/29/1991 Spokane, Wash.
Jorge Rivera M 5-9 03/24/1996 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sidney Rivera F 6-2 11/15/1993 Staten Island, N.Y.
Tyler Rudy M 5-10 09/29/1993 Olney, Md.
Ramon Soria D 5-9 03/09/1989 Alicante, Spain
Trevor Spangenberg GK 6-2 04/21/1991 Mesa, Ariz.
Jake Stovall D 6-2 01/10/1994 Centerville, Ohio
Billy Thompson GK 6-6 10/22/1990 Orange, Calif.
Yuma M 5-9 10/08/1985 Madrid, Spain

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 2017 PUERTO RICO FC SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT
Tuesday, March, 14 vs. SV Transvaal (SUR)^, 1-0W
Thursday, March, 16 vs. Portmore United (JAM)^, 0-1 L
Saturday March, 18 vs. Scholars International (CAY)^, 4-0 W
SPRING
Saturday, March, 25 vs. New York Cosmos
Saturday, April 1 @ Indy Eleven
Saturday, April 8 vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, April 22 @ FC Edmonton
Saturday, April 29 vs. North Carolina FC
Saturday, May 6 vs. Miami FC
Saturday, May 13 @ New York Cosmos
Saturday, May 20 vs. North Carolina FC
Saturday, May 27 @ Miami FC
Saturday, June 3 vs. FC Edmonton
Saturday, June 10 vs. San Francisco Deltas
Friday, June 16 @ New York Cosmos
Sunday, June 25 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Sunday, July 2 @ San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, July 8 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, July 15 @ North Carolina FC

FALL
Saturday, July 29 @ North Carolina FC
Saturday, August, 5 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, August, 12 vs. San Francisco Deltas
Wednesday, August, 16 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Sunday, August, 20 @ FC Edmonton
Saturday, August, 26 vs. Miami FC
Saturday, September 2 @ Miami FC
Saturday, September 9 vs. New York Cosmos
Saturday, September 16 @ North Carolina FC
Wednesday, September 20 vs. FC Edmonton
Saturday, September 23 @ Indy Eleven
Saturday, September30 vs. New York Cosmos
Saturday, October, 7 vs. North Carolina FC
Saturday, October, 14 @ San Francisco Deltas
Saturday, October, 21 vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, October, 28 @ New York Cosmos

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 2016 PUERTO RICO FC RESULTS & STATISTICS

DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE

Fall 11/6 @ Guayama FC (PUR)* 4-0 W --
7/2 vs. Indy Eleven 1-1 D 6,474 11/10 @Baymón FC (PUR)* 3-0 W --
7/9 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 1-2 L 5,134 11/16 vs. Bayamón FC (PUR)* 1-0 W 200
7/13 @ Rayo OKC 2-2 D 3,531 11/20 vs. Criollos de Caguas FC (PUR)* 4-1 W 900
7/16 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-3 L 5,873
7/23 vs. Rayo OKC 1-0 W 4,907 * Copa Luis Villarejo of FPF (Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol)
7/30 @ New York Cosmos 0-3 L 3,391 ^ Caribbean Club Championship
8/3 @ Minnesota United 1-1 D 6,101
8/6 vs. FC Edmonton 0-1 L 3,307
8/13 @ Carolina RailHawks 2-2 D 6,056
8/20 vs. New York Cosmos 1-2 L 4,208
8/28 @ FC Edmonton 0-0 D 2,007
9/7 vs. Ottawa Fury 0-0 D 1,233
9/10 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-0 D 3,975
9/17 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 3-3 D 3,243
9/23 @ Miami FC 1-0 W 10,012
9/28 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-1 W 1,424
10/2 @ Ottawa Fury 2-1 W 4,556
10/8 vs. Minnesota United 0-0 D 4,347
10/15 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-2 L 1,065
10/22 @ Indy Eleven 0-3 L 8,916
10/29 vs. Carolina RailHawks 2-1 W 6,137
11/4 vs. Guayama FC (PUR)* 2-0 W --

Player Pos. GP/S G A Pts Y R Min

Hector Ramos F 19/19 8 4 20 2 0 1709
Sidney Rivera F 16/9 3 0 6 2 0 808
Paulo Mendes M 21/17 1 4 6 2 0 1500
Tyler Rudy M 21/20 2 0 4 4 0 1807
Kyle Culbertson D 15/12 1 3 5 3 0 1137
Jackie Marrero M 16/9 1 0 2 2 0 896
Oliver F 9/9 1 0 2 2 1 564
Bljedi Bardic F 3/1 1 0 2 0 0 70
Ramón Del Campo D 16/16 0 1 1 3 0 1440
Pedro Mendes F 12/6 0 1 1 1 0 642
David Eduadro Lopez F 5/1 0 1 1 0 0 119
Cristiano Dias D 21/21 0 0 0 2 0 1890
Ramon Alonso Soria D 21/21 0 0 0 3 0 1890
Rudy Dawson D 20/19 0 0 0 3 1 1690
Michael Kafari M 15/15 0 0 0 3 0 1248
Chris Nurse M 14/12 0 0 0 4 0 1012
Brian Bement M 13/5 0 0 0 0 0 526
Jorge Rivera M 9/4 0 0 0 1 0 343
Conor Agnew M 6/1 0 0 0 0 0 184
Camilo Botero D 6/2 0 0 0 0 0 139
Evans Frimpong M 3/1 0 0 0 0 0 115

Goalkeeper GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R Min

Trevor Spengenberg 12/12 1.17 14 35 4-5-3 5 1 0 1080
David Meves 10/10 1.70 17 24 1-4-5 1 0 0 900

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 SAN FRANCISCO DELTAS

OWNER/CEO: Brian Andrés Helmick

HEAD COACH / NASL YEAR / RECORD: Marc Dos Santos (CAN), 3rd, 22-17-16
FOUNDED (JOINED NASL): 2015 (2017)
2016 RECORD: N/A, Inaugural Season In 2017
STADIUM: Kezar Stadium (10,000)
METRO AREA: 4.7 million
WEBSITE: www.sfdeltas.com
TWITTER: @sfdeltas
CLUB ADDRESS: 5 Freelon Street #200, San Francisco, CA 94107

The San Francisco Deltas are competing in their inaugural season in 2017. Lead-
ing the team into its maiden voyage is Marc Dos Santos, who has recently led
two different teams to finals in two different leagues – Ottawa Fury FC (NASL)
in 2015 and Swope Park Rangers (USL) in 2016.

Joining Dos Santos in San Francisco are veteran goalkeeper Romuald Peiser
and forward Tom Heinemann, who both played under him in Ottawa. The squad
boasts plenty of NASL experience, specifically midfielder Greg Jordan and
defender Nana Attakora. Dos Santos has also looked abroad to bring in Kenny
Teijsse, who was most recently playing in the Dutch Eredivisie, and Cristian Por-
tilla, who has featured in La Liga during his career.

“I think our biggest objective is to be competitive right off the bat,” Dos San-
tos said. “We built a team that has a lot of experience - guys that have been
in playoff situations and on championship teams. We wanted to make sure we
brought in players that will help us make the playoffs in a competitive league. It
is difficult to do in our first season, but we believe we have all the right person-
nel to compete.”

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 2017 SAN FRANCISCO DELTAS ROSTER

Name Pos. Ht. DOB Hometown

Nana Attakora D 6-1 03/27/1989 Toronto, Ontario
Kyle Bekker M 5-10 09/02/1990 Oakville, Ontario
Bryan Burke D 6-2 01/03/1989 Corona del Mar, Calif.
Danny Cruz F 5-8 01/03/1990 Petersburg, Va.
Steward Ceus GK 6-6 03/26/1987 West Haverstraw, N.Y.
Pablo Dyego F 5-9 03/08/1994 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tyler Gibson M 5-8 01/12/1991 Knoxville, Tenn.
Tom Heinemann F 6-3 04/23/1987 St.Louis, Mo.
Patrick Hopkins D 6-3 09/24/1987 Barrington, Ill.
Jackson D 5-9 06/03/1988 Franca, Brazil
Greg Jordan M 6-0 04/05/1990 Naperville, Ill.
Andrew Lubahn D 6-1 09/10/1991 Erie, Pa.
Alex Mangels GK 6-4 07/29/1993 Lafayette, Calif.
Saalih Muhammad M 6-0 08/25/1995 Richmond, Calif.
Karl Ouimette D 6-0 06/18/1992 Repentigny, Quebec
Romuald Peiser GK 6-1 08/03/1979 Phalsbourg, France
Cristian Portilla M 5-11 08/28/1988 Santander, Spain
Reiner Ferreira D 6-1 11/17/1985 São Paulo, Brazil
Devon Sandoval F 6-1 06/16/1991 Albuquerque, N.M.
Michael Stephens M 5-9 04/03/1989 Hinsdale, Ill.
Kenny Teijsse D 5-11 07/12/1992 Amsterdam, Netherlands

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 2017 SAN FRANCISCO DELTAS SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT
SPRING
Saturday, March 25 vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, Apr 8 vs. North Carolina FC
Saturday, April 15 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, April 22 @ Indy Eleven
Saturday, April 29 vs. New York Cosmos
Saturday, May 6 @ North Carolina FC
Sunday, May 14 @ FC Edmonton
Friday, May 19 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, May 27 @ New York Cosmos
Saturday, June 3 vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, June 10 @ Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, June 17 vs. FC Edmonton
Saturday, June 24 @ FC Edmonton
Sunday, July 2 vs. Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, July 8 @ Miami FC
Saturday, July 15 vs. Miami FC

FALL
Sunday, July 30 @ Jacksonville Armada FC
Saturday, August 5 vs. New York Cosmos
Saturday, August 12 @ Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, August 19 vs. North Carolina FC
Saturday, August 26 vs. FC Edmonton
Saturday, September 2 @ Indy Eleven
Saturday, September 9 vs. Miami FC
Saturday, September 16 @ Miami FC
Wednesday, September 20 @New York Cosmos
Saturday, September 23 vs. FC Edmonton
Sunday, October 1 @ FC Edmonton
Friday, October 6 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
Wednesday, October 11 vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, October 14 vs. Puerto Rico FC
Saturday, October 21 @ North Carolina FC
Saturday, October 28 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC


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INFORMATION

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 MEDIA
MEDIA REGULATIONS

a match.
 
INFORMATION
Game Notes: Teams will provide games notes to media members on the day of

Media Credentials: All teams must print and distribute media credentials to
all designated media members who will be working within the grounds of
the host stadium. Each team should print both single-game or season-long
media credentials. Photographers and/or videographers must be attached to
a legitimate media organization to acquire credentials. All teams must provide
colored bibs for still photographers and TV broadcast crew members. The two
groups should be wearing different colored bibs that are designated by each
team.

Press Box: The press box area is a neutral zone. Both home and visiting team
personnel and media shall refrain from yelling or cheering. Media must not wear
team apparel in the press box and are reminded to remain neutral when in areas
made accessible by their credential. Media must not consume alcohol while in
possession of a media credential and may not request autographs. Violators
may be asked to leave the press box area and/or have their credential privileges
suspended or revoked.

Locker Rooms: Team locker rooms will not be open to media members at any
time before, during, and after every match – unless a club has received specific
clearance from the league office to open them. The home and away team
training/treatment areas and referee locker rooms are also strictly off limits to
all members of the media. All regulations regarding media access to the locker
rooms should be clearly communicated to team staff and security personnel to
ensure a secure environment. TV broadcast crew members may film inside the
locker rooms prior to the team’s arrival, but only after coordinating with home
team and visiting team PR staff.

Stadium Access: Credentialed media members will have access to the stadium,

professional workrooms, stadium seating, and post-match media activities.
During the match, all credentialed media will have access to the press box,
which will be regulated by home team PR members. In addition, all accredited
media members should be given a seat in the press box if possible.
 
Traveling Media: The home team shall provide press box seating for traveling
media members at each game and should keep in mind the needs of media
members traveling from the visiting team’s area.
 
Media Access to Training Sessions: If a training session is declared a closed
session, teams must allow media a minimum of 15 minutes for interviews after
practice.
 

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Home Team PR Staff Responsibilities: The home team PR staff must be in
attendance on game day to attend to working media members before, during,
and after the match.
 
Statistics Crew: Statistical information, such as box scores and league
standings, will be distributed to media in the press box and other working
media areas throughout the stadium

Still Photography: Still photographers, with the proper bib, are permitted to
shoot matches in areas specifically designated by the home team. If a home
and/or visiting team PR staff has a specific team photographer at the match,
then those individuals will wear a different color bib to indicate that they can be
granted special access to any stadium level as long it they do not obstruct the
view of spectators, security personnel, medical officials, and emergency exits.
At no time are photographers allowed on the field of play.

Interview Area: The home team PR director will designate a suitable postgame
interview area on or near the field of play. This area shall be equipped with a
team/sponsor backdrop to create a ‘Coaches TV Area’ where interviews may be
conducted. Home and visiting team PR staff are responsible for bringing their
own coach and players to the Coaches TV Area upon the conclusion of the
game.

Player Interviews: Players giving interviews who should have played a

significant role in the outcome of the match will be selected at the PR director’s
discretion. Media may request a specific player, and the team PR directors
will dictate the length of the interview. Additional post-match interviews for
coaches and players can be done in the designated media mixed zone area,
which is between the locker room and the team buses at the venue.

Official Interviews: The NASL Commissioner and team owners may be made
available for interviews to media at the discretion of the home and visiting PR
Directors and after consultation with the League’s communication staff.

Game officials will not be available for interviews and the official’s locker room
remains off limits to all media.

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 TEAM PR DIRECTORY

FC EDMONTON INDY ELEVEN

9725 - 62 Avenue 47 S. Pennsylvania Street, Suite 611
Edmonton, AB T6E OE2 Indianapolis, IN 46204

Jamie Umbach Scott Stewart

Team Communications PR & Communications Manager
[email protected] [email protected]
(780) 660-3802 (317) 966-3139

JACKSONVILLE ARMADA FC MIAMI FC

1 Independent Drive, Suite 3232 1001 Brickell Bay Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32202 Suite 2310
Miami, FL 33131
Morgan Purvis
PR & Communications Manager Krissty Andaur
[email protected] Senior Manager Media
(904) 516-3797 & Community Relations
[email protected]
(239) 580-7772

Achilles Carmenate
Digital Communication Manager
[email protected]
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 NEW YORK COSMOS NORTH CAROLINA FC
750 Third Avenue – Suite 2601 5501 Dillard Drive
New York, NY 10017 Cary, NC 27518

Mauricio Villareal Marco Rosa

Senior Communications Director of Communications
& PR Manager [email protected]
(919) 808-8848 (919) 349-0491

Nicole Caporaso
Communications Manager
[email protected]

PUERTO RICO FC SAN FRANCISCO DELTAS

Puerta del Condado 5 Feelon Street #200
Suite #4, 1st Floor San Francisco, CA 94107
1095 Wilson Avenue
San Juan PR 00907 Matt Berson
Director of Communications
Alejandro Díaz [email protected]
Communications Manager (805) 407-2209
[email protected]
(787) 246-0681

Josellie Ríos
Communications Manager
[email protected]
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 UNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION

As the governing body of soccer at all levels in the

United States, U.S. Soccer has played an integral role
in charting the course for the sport for more than 100
years. In that time, the federation’s mission statement
has been clear and simple: To make soccer, in all its
forms, a preeminent sport in the United States and to
continue the development of soccer at all recreational
and competitive levels.

In 1989, the U.S. men’s national team had not played

in a World Cup in almost 40 years and the U.S.
women’s program was in its early stages. Since that
time, though, the state of soccer in the U.S. has been
transformed.

In Brazil in 2014, the men’s national team competed

in its seventh consecutive FIFA World Cup. The team Founded: 1913
progressed to the Round of 16 for the second straight FIFA Affiliated: 1914
tournament. CONCACAF Affiliated: 1961

U.S. Soccer is a world leader at every level of the women’s game. The American
women have won two FIFA Women’s World Cups (1999 and 2015) and four Olympic
gold medals (1996, 2004, 2008, and 2012) – an accomplishment unmatched, men
or women, in Olympic competition. The United States has also hosted three wildly
successful World Cups (men in 1994; women in 1999 and 2003) with the support of
its members and anchored on strong organizational abilities.

From a coaching standpoint in the United States, more classes are being offered
around the country, and the number of licensed, well-educated trainers and
managers is getting larger and larger. The education level among coaches has been
tailored to match the expanding pool of talent in the U.S.

U.S. Soccer continues to support the development of referees in CONCACAF, with

a reinvigorated focus on education and training, including the care and nurturing
of professional referees. In 2012, the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) was
created to manage the referee programs and to increase the quality of younger
officials in professional leagues in the U.S. and Canada. The top referees are
considered for FIFA competitions.

For more information, visit the official website at www.ussoccer.com

President: Sunil Gulati

General Secretary: Dan Flynn
Senior Manager of Communications: Neil Buethe
Address: 1801 South Prairie Avenue; Chicago, Ill. 60616
Phone: (312) 808-1300 Fax: (312) 808-1301

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 NASL IN THE LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP
NASL teams have competed in the
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup since 2012,
having sent teams to the quarterfinals
in three different years.

The Carolina RailHawks, now North

Carolina FC, have had the most
success, reaching the quarterfinals
in 2013 and 2014. The club’s forward,
Brian Shriver, leads all NASL players in
goals in the competition with seven.
The Atlanta Silverbacks also reached
the quarterfinals in 2014, while the
Fort Lauderdale Strikers reached straight year during the competition
the quarterfinal stage in 2016 after in 2016. Both wins came in thrilling
defeating a pair of MLS sides, D.C. fashion, including Danny Szetela’s late
United and Orlando City SC. header to send the Cosmos to victory
in last year’s competition.
The Cup has helped foster rivalries
for NASL teams, regardless of league Played annually since 1914, the Open
affiliation. The RailHawks knocked out Cup (a single-elimination tournament
the Los Angeles Galaxy of MLS three open to all affiliated amateur and
years in a row from 2012-14. The New professional teams) is the oldest cup
York Cosmos have ousted a New York competition in the United States. The
metropolitan-area MLS side three Cup winner qualifies as one of the four
straight years. The Cosmos defeated American teams for the CONCACAF
New York City FC for the second Champions League.

Goals Goalkeeper Wins

Brian Shriver (CAR, TBR) – 7 Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 4
Jaime Chavez (ATL, MIA) – 5 Jimmy Maurer (NYC) – 4
Georgi Hristov (TBR) – 4
Zack Schilawski (CAR) – 4 GK Shutouts
Blake Smith (IND) – 4 Jimmy Maurer (NYC) – 4
Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 3
Assists Scott Goodwin (CAR) – 2
Zack Schilawski (CAR) – 5 Daryl Sattler (SAS) – 2
Austin Da Luz (CAR) – 3
Tiyi Shipalane (CAR) – 3 Most Games Coached
Colin Clarke (CAR) – 12
Games Played Giovanni Savarese (NYC) – 9
Kupono Low (CAR) – 12 Tim Hankinson (SAS, IND) – 6
Tiyi Shipalane (CAR) – 11 Ricky Hill (TBR) – 6
Zack Schilawski (CAR) – 10 Manny Lagos (MNU) – 6

Most Minutes Played Coaching Victories

Kupono Low (CAR) – 1,104 Colin Clarke (CAR) – 8
Tiyi Shipalane (CAR) – 869 Giovanni Savarese (NYC) – 5
Zack Schilawski (CAR) – 828 Tim Hankinson (SAS, IND) – 3
Ricky Hill (TBR) – 3
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 CANADIAN SOCCER ASSOCIATION

In Canada, the sport is governed by the Canadian

Soccer Association (CSA), which was established in
1912.

There are nearly 850,000 registered Canada Soccer

members in 1,500 clubs across the 144 districts
that operate in 12 provincial/territorial member
associations. The CSA also has five National Training
Centers – British Columbia, Prairies, Ontario, Quebec,
and Atlantic.

After its only qualification for a FIFA World Cup

(Mexico 1986), Canada has gone on to stage five FIFA Founded: 1912
tournaments: U-17 World Cup (1987), U-20 Women’s FIFA Affiliated: 1913
World Cup (2002), U-20 World Cup (2007), U-20 CONCACAF Affiliated: 1961
Women’s World Cup (2014), and the Women’s World
Cup (2015).

Canada’s national teams have won nine confederation championships. The men’s
national team has won the CONCACAF Men’s Championship (1985) and the
CONCACAF Gold Cup (2000); Canada’s women’s team has won the CONCACAF
Women’s Championship (1998 and 2010). The men’s youth team won the
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (1986 and 1996), while the women’s youth
team won the CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship (2004 and 2008), and the
CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship (2010).

For more information, visit the official website at www.canadasoccer.com

President: Victor Montagliani

General Secretary: Peter Montopoli
Director of Communications: Richard Scott
Address: Place Soccer Canada; 237 Metcalfe Street; Ottawa Ontario K2P 1R2
Phone: (613) 237-7678 Fax: (613) 237-1516

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 NASL IN THE AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

FC Edmonton has featured in the goals to the Impact and Whitecaps,

Amway Canadian Championship respectively. Eddies forward Tomi
since 2011 and will compete against Ameobi is the competition’s leading
three MLS sides – Vancouver scorer with five career goals.
Whitecaps FC, Montreal Impact,
and Toronto FC – and one USL side, The Amway Canadian
Ottawa Fury FC. Championship has been held
annually since 2008 and the winner
The Eddies narrowly missed out of the competition qualifies for the
on reaching the competition’s final CONCACAF Champions League.
in 2014 and 2015, conceding late

Goals Goalkeeper Wins

Tomi Ameobi (FCE) – 5 Matt VanOekel (FCE) – 3
Daryl Fordyce (FCE) – 4 John Smits (FCE) – 2
Frank Jonke (FCE) – 2
GK Shutouts
Assists Devala Gorrick (OTT) – 1
Hanson Boakai (FCE) – 4 Marcel DeBellis (OTT) – 1
Lance Laing (FCE) – 2 Romuald Peiser (OTT) – 1
Carl Haworth (OTT) – 2 John Smits (FCE) – 1
Matt VanOekel (FCE) – 1
Games Played
Daryl Fordyce (FCE) – 12 Most Games Coached
Eddie Edward (FCE) – 10 Colin Miller (FCE) – 11
Tomi Ameobi (FCE) – 9 Paul Dalglish (OTT) – 4
Lance Laing (FCE) – 9 Marc Dos Santos (OTT) – 4
Albert Watson (FCE) – 9 Harry Sinkgraven (FCE) – 4

Most Minutes Played Coaching Victories

Daryl Fordyce (FCE) – 879 Colin Miller (FCE) – 5
Eddie Edward (FCE) – 858 Paul Dalglish (OTT) – 2
Albert Watson (FCE) – 809 

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 PUERTO RICAN SOCCER FEDERATION

The Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF) was

founded in 1940 and admitted to FIFA in 1960.

Its mission is to grow soccer on the island at all levels

while promoting values, therefore creating a legacy
and a solid base for future generations.
The Puerto Rican national teams are active at the
Under-15, U-17, U-20, U-23, and senior levels for both
men and women.

Also, Puerto Rico was chosen by FIFA as the trial

base for FIFA 11, a program that was extremely
successful, and now, the FPF staff has been granted Founded: 1940
the responsibility of growing and cultivating it around FIFA Affiliated: 1960
the region. CONCACAF Affiliated: 1964

For more information, visit the official website at www.fedefutbolpr.com

President: Eric Labrador

General Secretary: Ignacio Rodriguez
Press Officer: Luis Arce
Address: PO Box 367567; San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936
Phone: (787) 753-2895 Fax: (787) 767-2288

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 NASL IN COPA LUIS VILLAREJO

The Copa Luis Villarejo is

organized by the Puerto Rican
Soccer Federation (Federación
Puertorriqueña de Fútbol)
to crown the domestic cup
champion and doubles as
the island’s qualifier to the
Caribbean Club Championship.

In 2016, the NASL was

represented by its newest club
Puerto Rico FC (PRFC) in the
Copa Luis Villarejo competing
against the island’s other
domestic league teams from
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de
Puerto Rico and the Puerto
Rico Soccer League.

PRFC won all five of its matches in the Copa Luis Villarejo while outscoring its
opponents 14-1 on its way to its first Puerto Rican title and became the first NASL
team since 2012 to qualify for the Caribbean Club Championship.

PRFC Results at 2016 Copa Luis Villarejo

First Round
11.04: Bayamón, PUERTO RICO; Bayamón Soccer Complex
PRFC – GUAYAMA FC (PRSL) 2-0
Hector RAMOS 54’; Sidney RIVERA 56’

11.06: Guayama, PUERTO RICO; Área Recreativa de la Urbanización Vives

GUAYAMA FC (PRSL) – PRFC 0-4
Jorge RIVERA 23’; Brian BEMENT 38’, 43’; Oliver MINATEL 74’

Semifinals
11.10: Bayamón; Bayamón Soccer Complex
BAYAMÓN FC (PRSL) – PRFC 0-3
Kyle CULBERTSON 14’; Jackie MARRERO 45’; Oliver MINATEL 59’

11.16: Bayamón; Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium

PRFC – BAYAMÓN FC (PRSL) 1-0
Cristiano DIAS 44’ pen

Final
11.20: Bayamón; Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
PRFC – CRIOLLOS DE CAGUAS FC (LNF) 4-1
Hector RAMOS 5’, 15’, 39’; Jorge RIVERA 87’ – Dale MCDONALD 63’

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 CONCACAF

The Confederation of North, Central America, and

Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) is the
sport’s governing body in the region, and one of
six continental confederations that administer the
sport along with FIFA, the world’s governing body. It
has 41 member associations through offices located
in Miami, Guatemala City, and the Jamaica, and is
composed of a Congress, Executive Committee,
General Secretariat, and several other committees.

CONCACAF – formed in 1961 from the merger of

the Football Confederation of Central America and
the Caribbean (CCCF) and the North American
Football Confederation (NAFC) – consists of three
sub-regions: North America (three countries), Central Founded: 1961
America (seven countries under the regional entity FIFA Affiliated: 1961
Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol - UNCAF), and the
Caribbean (31 countries under the regional entity Caribbean Football Union - CFU).

At the CONCACAF Ordinary Congress held on April 19, 2013, in Panama City,
Panama, five national associations that previously held associate member status
– French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Martin, and St. Maarten – became
full members. The island of Bonaire was accepted by the Congress as an associate
member.

As the administrative body for the region, CONCACAF manages competitions,

offers technical and administrative training courses, while also actively promoting
and developing the game.

The biennial Gold Cup for full national teams and the annual Scotiabank
Champions League for club teams are CONCACAF’s most visible competitions. The
confederation organizes championships at the U-17 and U-20 levels for men and
women that lead to direct qualification for FIFA competitions. It also supports FIFA
in coordinating qualifying tournaments for the World Cup, the Women’s World Cup
and Olympic Games, and also the Beach Soccer and Futsal World Cups.

For more information, visit the official website at www.concacaf.com

Address: 1000 5th Street, Suite 400, Miami Beach, Fla. 33139
Phone: (305) 704-3232
Fax: (305) 763-8073

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 NASL IN CONCACAF CLUB COMPETITIONS

Date Matchup, Result Venue

1971
10/3 Rochester Lancers (USA) 4, Pembroke Hamilton (BER) 1* Rochester, N.Y.
10/31 Pembroke Hamilton (BER) 1, Rochester Lancers (USA) 1* Hamilton, Bermuda

1972
3/12 Rochester Lancers (USA) 2, SV Transvaal (SUR) 0* Guatemala City, Guatemala
3/16 CD SC Cruz Azul (MEX) 1, Rochester Lancers (USA) 1* Guatemala City, Guatemala
3/19 Rochester Lancers (USA) 2, SV Estrella (ARU) 0* Guatemala City, Guatemala
3/23 CSD Comunicaciones (GUA) 3, Rochester Lancers (USA) 1* Guatemala City, Guatemala
3/26 LD Alajuelense (CRC) 1, Rochester Lancers 0* Guatemala City, Guatemala

2011
5/7 Walking Boyz Company (SUR) 1, PR Islanders (PUR) 1^ Paramaribo, Surinam
5/14 PR Islanders (PUR) 7, Walking Boyz Company (SUR) 0^ Bayamon, Puerto Rico
5/25 Alpha United FC (GUY) 1, PR Islanders (PUR) 3, overtime^ Georgetown, Guyana
5/27 PR Islanders (PUR) 3, Tempete FC (HAI) 1, overtime^ Georgetown, Guyana
7/27 AD Isidro Metapán (SLV) 2, PR Islanders (PUR) 0* Metapán, El Salvador
8/3 PR Islanders (PUR) 3, AD Isidro Metapán 1* Bayamón, Puerto Rico

2012
5/21 PR Islanders (PUR) 0, Caledonia AIA (TRI) 0^ George Town, Cayman Islands
5/25 George Town SC (CAY) 0, PR Islanders (PUR) 8^ George Town, Cayman Islands
6/19 PR Islanders (PUR) 1, W Connection FC (TRI) 4^ Marabella, Trinidad & Tobago
6/21 Antigua Barracudas FC (ATG) 0, PR Islanders (PUR) 2^ Marabella, Trinidad & Tobago
8/1 AD Isidro Metapán (SLV) 3, PR Islanders (PUR) 1* Metapán, El Salvador
8/29 Los Angeles Galaxy (USA) 4, PR Islanders (PUR) 0* Carson, Calif.
9/19 PR Islanders (PUR) 0, Los Angeles Galaxy (USA) 0* Bayamón, Puerto Rico
9/27 PR Islanders (PUR) 3, AD Isidro Metapán (SLV) 0* Bayamón, Puerto Rico

2017
3/14 Puerto Rico FC (PUR) 1, SV Transvaal (SUR) 0^ Bayamón, Puerto Rico
3/16 Puerto Rico FC (PUR) 0, Portmore United FC (JAM) 1^ Bayamón, Puerto Rico
3/18 Puerto Rico FC (PUR) 4, Scholars International SC (CAY) 0^ Bayamón, Puerto Rico

*CONCACAF Champions League (Champions’ Cup prior to 2008)

^Caribbean Club Championship

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 ALL-TIME INTERNATIONAL GAMES (MODERN ERA)

Date Match-up, Result Venue

2011
3/12 FC Tampa Bay (USA) 1, BK Hacken (SWE) 1 Sunrise, Fla.
4/14 FC Tampa Bay (USA) 1, Bolton Wanderers FC (ENG) 0 St. Petersburg, Fla.
10/20 Atlanta Silverbacks (USA) 0, Club Irapuato (MEX) 1 Atlanta, Ga.

2012
3/4 Carolina RailHawks (USA) 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN) 2, 4-2 pks Cary, N.C.
3/14 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 2, Trinidad & Tobago U-23s 1 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
3/14 San Antonio Scorpions (USA) 3, CSD Dorados-Sinaloa (MEX) 0 Stockton, Calif.
3/18 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 1, Canada U-23s 0 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
3/24 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 5, Club Bolívar U-19s (BOL) 1 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

2013
2/13 Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 1, Montreal Impact (CAN) 4 Orlando, Fla.
2/24 Carolina RailHawks (USA) 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN) 3 Cary, N.C.
3/20 Carolina RailHawks (USA) 1, Pumas UNAM (MEX) 2 Cary, N.C.
6/23 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 0, Cruziero Esporte Clube (BRA) 4 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
7/6 San Antonio Scorpions (USA) 1, Tigres UNAL (MEX) 5 San Antonio, Tex.
7/20 San Antonio Scorpions (USA) 1, CSD Dorados-Sinaloa (MEX) 2 San Antonio, Tex.
7/21 Old Carthusians FC (ENG) 1, New York Cosmos (USA) 4 London, England
7/23 Thunder Bay Chill (CAN) 0, Minnesota United FC (USA) 4 Ft. Williams, Ontario
7/24 Leyton Orient FC (ENG) 2, New York Cosmos (USA) 1 London, England
7/26 Gillingham FC (ENG) 1, New York Cosmos (USA) 1 Gillingham, England
7/27 Atlanta Silverbacks (USA) 3, CSD Xelaju MC (GUA) 2 Atlanta, Ga.
11/13 Villarreal CF (ESP) 3, New York Cosmos (USA) 0 Villarreal, Spain

2014
3/6 Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (UAE) 1, New York Cosmos (USA) 0 Dubia, U.A.E.
3/10 Matlock Town FC (ENG) 0, Minnesota United FC (USA) 3 Matlock, England
3/11 Al Wasl SC (UAE) 1, New York Cosmos 3 Dubai, U.A.E.
3/16 Emirates Club (UAE) 2, New York Cosmos 1 Ras al-Khaimah, U.A.E.
3/17 Derby County FC (ENG) 2, Minnesota United FC (USA) 0 Derby, England
3/21 Rochester Rhinos (USA) 1, Ottawa Fury FC (CAN) 1 Rochester, N.Y.
3/30 Don Bosco FC (HAI) 2, Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 0 Petion-Ville, Haiti
3/31 Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 1, Valur FC (ISL) 1 Bradenton, Fla.
4/5 Floridians FC (USA) 1, Ottawa Fury FC (CAN) 2 Sunrise, Fla.
4/5 San Antonio Scorpions (USA) 1, Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) 1 San Antonio, Tex.
6/21 San Antonio Scorpions (USA) 1, Tigres UANL (MEX) 2 San Antonio, Tex.
6/28 San Antonio Scorpions (USA) 3, Mexico U-21s 3 San Antonio, Tex.
7/4 Minnesota United FC (USA) 1, Mexico U-21s 1, 4-3 pks Blaine, Minn.
7/6 Carolina RailHawks (USA) 2, Puebla FC (MEX) 1 Cary, N.C.
7/6 San Antonio Scorpions (USA) 1, CF Monterrey (MEX) 1 San Antonio, Tex.
7/6 Seattle Sounders FC (USA) 0, FC Edmonton (CAN) 2 Tukwila, Wash.
7/20 Minnesota United FC (USA) 2, Swansea City (WAL) 0 Blaine, Minn.
7/23 Ottawa Fury FC (CAN) 0, Rangers FC (SCO) 1 Ottawa, Ontario

2015
2/12 Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 0, Malmö FF (SWE) 4 Bradenton, Fla.
2/19 South China AA (HKG) 2, New York Cosmos (USA) 2, 2-4 pks Hong Kong
3/1 CD Fatima (POR) 0, Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 1 Fatima, Portugal
3/3 SL Benfica U-20 (POR) 1, Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 3 Seixal, Portugal
3/4 Sporting Clube de Portugal B (POR) 3, Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 2 Lisbon, Portugal
3/6 AC Alcanenense (POR) 1, Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 1 Rio Major, Portugal
3/8 Carolina RailHawks (USA) 0, Seoul E-Land FC (KOR) 0, 5-4 pks Cary, N.C.
3/13 Ottawa Fury FC (CAN) 1, Rochester Rhinos (USA) 1 Gatineau, Quebec
3/13 Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 1, FC Montreal (CAN) 1 St. Petersburg, Fla.
3/14 CD F.A.S. (SLV) 1, New York Cosmos (USA) 0 San Salvador, E.S.

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Date Match-up, Result Venue

2015(cont.)
3/16 Volta Redonda FC (BRA) 2, Minnesota United FC (USA) 3 Pinheiral, Brazil
3/18 Botafogo FC (BRA) 2, Minnesota United FC (USA) 0 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3/21 Barra Mansa FC (BRA) 3, Minnesota United FC (USA) 3 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3/23 CR Vasco de Gama (BRA) 0, Minnesota United FC (USA) 1 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3/28 San Antonio Scorpions (USA) 4, Costa Rica U-23s 2 San Antonio, Tex.
6/2 Cuba 1, New York Cosmos (USA) 4 Havana, Cuba
6/20 AA Ponte Preta (BRA) 4, Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 0 Campinas, Brazil
6/27 Jacksonville Armada FC (USA) 2, CA Coca Juniors (ARG) 4 Jacksonville, Fla.
6/27 San Antonio Scorpions (USA) 0, CS Cartaginés (CRC) 1 San Antonio, Tex.
6/28 Indy Eleven (USA) 0, CA Monarcas Morelia (MEX) 0 Indianapolis, Ind.
7/1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 0, CA Boca Juniors (ARG) 3 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
7/18 Minnesota United FC (USA) 1, Club Leon (MEX) 1 Blaine, Minn.

2016
1/10 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 0, FC Schalke 04 (GER) 2 Orlando, Fla.
1/17 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 1, Independiente Santa Fe (COL) 2 Boca Raton, Fla.
1/23 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 0, SC Corinthians (BRA) 0 Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
1/26 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 0, FC Shakhtar Donetsk (URK) 1 Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
2/20 New York Cosmos (USA) 2, FC Ararat Yerevan (ARM) 0 Glendora, Calif.
2/27 Minnesota United FC (USA) 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN) 3 Portland, Ore.
2/27 Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 0, Montreal Impact (CAN) 0 St. Petersburg, Fla.
3/2 Shandong Lueneng Taishan FC (CHN) 4, Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 1 Jinan, China
3/6 Sichuan Longfa FC (CHN) 0, Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 6 Chengdu, China
3/6 Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy (USA) 0, Ottawa Fury FC (CAN) 4 Casa Grande, Ariz.
3/8 Chengdu Qianbao FC (CHN) 0, Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 1 Chengdu, China
3/9 Pachuca CF Reserves (MEX) 1, Minnesota United FC (USA) 2, 83 min Pachuca, Mexico
3/9 Nottingham Forest (ENG) 2, Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 2 Nottinghamshire, Eng.
3/11 Notts County (ENG) 2, Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 3 Nottinghamshire, Eng.
3/12 Mexico U-20 Team 2, Minnesota United FC (USA) 2 Pachuca, Mexico
3/13 Patrick Thistle FC (SCO) 0, FC Edmonton (CAN) 2 Glasgow, Scotland
3/13 Beijing Qihang FC (CHN) 0, Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 2 Beijing, China
3/15 Stoke City (ENG) 1, Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 1 Burton-Upon-Trent, Eng.
3/15 Airdrieonians FC (SCO) 1, FC Edmonton (CAN) 2 Airdrie, Scotland
3/18 Newcastle United U-21 (ENG) 2, FC Edmonton (CAN) 2 Newcastle, Enland
3/22 Queen’s Park FC (SCO) 0, FC Edmonton (CAN) 1 Glasgow, Scotland
3/26 Carolina RailHawks (USA) 0, CD Toluca FC (MEX) 3 Cary, N.C.
5/25 New York Cosmos (USA) 2, SD Eibar (ESP) 2, 5-4 pen Las Vegas, Nev.
6/25 Minnesota United FC (USA) 2, Club León (MEX) 4 Minneapolis, Minn.
6/26 Indy Eleven (USA) 1, Pachuca CF (MEX) 0 Indianapolis, Ind.
7/12 Carolina RailHawks (USA) 2, West Ham United FC (ENG) 2 Cary, N.C
7/20 Minnesota United FC (USA) 0, AFC Bournemouth (ENG) 4 Blaine, Minn.

2017
2/15 Miami FC (USA) 1, Toronto FC (CAN) 6 Orlando, Fla.
2/28 Atlatico FC (DOM) 0, New York Cosmos (USA) 1 Puerto Plata, D.R.
3/3 Club Atletico Pantoja (DOM) 0, New York Cosmos (USA) 2 Santo Domingo, D.R.
3/5 Dominican Republic 1, New York Cosmos (USA) 5 Santo Domingo, D.R.
3/11 Wigan Athletic FC (ENG) 0, FC Edmonton (CAN) 2 Manchester, England
3/14 Burnley FC (ENG) 2, FC Edmonton (CAN) 1 Burnley, England
3/14 Puerto Rico FC (PUR) 1, SV Transvaal (SUR) 0 Bayamón, P.R.
3/16 Puerto Rico FC (PUR) 1, Portmore United FC (JAM) Bayamón, P.R.
3/17 Newcastle United FC (ENG) 1, FC Edmonton (CAN) 5 Newcastle, England
3/18 Puerto Rico FC (PUR) 4,. Scholars International SC (CAY) 0 Bayamón, P.R.
3/19 Bermuda National Team (BER) 1, New York Cosmos (USA) 1 Hamilton, Bermuda
3/21 Stoke City FC (ENG) 4, FC Edmonton (CAN) 0 Manchester, England
3/22 North Carolina FC (USA) 1, Atlas FC (MEX) 2 Cary, N.C.

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Spring Season
TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS Home Away

Indy Eleven 10 4 6 0 15 8 +7 18 (3-2-0) (1-4-0)

New York Cosmos 10 6 0 4 15 8 +7 18 (5-0-0) (1-0-4)

FC Edmonton 10 5 2 3 9 7 +2 17 (4-0-1) (1-2-2)

Minnesota United FC 10 5 1 4 16 12 +4 16 (4-0-1) (1-1-3)

Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 4 4 2 11 9 +2 16 (2-2-1) (2-2-1)

Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 4 3 3 12 12 0 15 (1-3-1) (3-0-2)

Carolina RailHawks 10 4 2 4 11 13 -2 14 (2-2-1) (2-0-3)

Rayo OKC 10 3 3 4 11 12 -1 12 (1-1-3) (2-2-1)

Ottawa Fury FC 10 2 3 5 9 14 -5 9 (2-2-1) (0-1-4)

Jacksonville Armada FC 10 1 4 5 5 11 -6 7 (1-2-2) (0-2-3)

Miami FC 10 1 4 5 7 15 -8 7 (1-2-2) (0-2-3)

Week 1:
April 2 May 7
Carolina RailHawks 2-1 Minnesota United FC,4159 Ottawa Fury FC 2-2 Minnesota United FC, 4317
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-1 Miami FC, 2331 Jacksonville Armada FC 0-1 Rayo OKC, 5313
Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-0 Indy Eleven, 5740 Carolina RailHawks 1-3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 5216
Rayo OKC 0-0 FC Edmonton, 6416 Indy Eleven 1-1 FC Edmonton, 7415
Miami FC 0-3 New York Cosmos, 3432
April 3
New York Cosmos 3-0 Ottawa Fury FC, 5094 Week 7:
Week 2: May 14
April 9 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-0 Indy Eleven, 1048
Indy Eleven 1-1 Ottawa Fury FC, 9104 Carolina RailHawks 0-0 Miami FC, 7107
Miami FC 1-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 10156 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-1 Rayo OKC, 6702
Rayo OKC 2-3 Carolina RailHawks, 5851 Minnesota United FC 2-0 Jacksonville Armada FC, 8861

April 10 May 15
FC Edmonton 0-2 Minnesota United FC, 2829 FC Edmonton 2-1 New York Cosmos, 2688
New York Cosmos 2-0 Jacksonville Armada FC, 3685
Week 8:
May 21
Week 3: Indy Eleven 4-2 Minnesota United FC, 9076
April 15 Rayo OKC 1-2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 3712
Jacksonville Armada FC 2-1 Miami FC, 5112
May 22
April 16 Ottawa Fury FC 1-0 Jacksonville Armada FC, 5550
Carolina RailHawks 1-0 Ottawa Fury FC, 4208 FC Edmonton 1-0 Carolina RailHawks, 1338
Indy Eleven 2-1 New York Cosmos, 9067 New York Cosmos 2-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 6243
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-0 FC Edmonton, 4429
Minnesota United FC 3-0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 9050
Week 9:
May 27
Week 4: Ottawa Fury FC 1-2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 5034
April 22
Miami FC 2-3 Rayo OKC, 2168 May 28
Jacksonville Armada FC 1-1 Indy Eleven, 4412
April 23 New York Cosmos 1-0 Rayo OKC, 4068
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-1 Jacksonville Armada FC, 1097 Miami FC 1-0 FC Edmonton, 1129
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-3 Carolina RailHawks, 5948 Minnesota United FC 0-2 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 7915
Minnesota United FC 1-0 New York Cosmos, 9078
Week 10:
April 24 June 4
FC Edmonton 2-0 Ottawa Fury FC, 1500 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-1 New York Cosmos, 1297
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-1 Ottawa Fury FC, 6078
Miami FC 0-0 Indy Eleven, 1837
Week 5: Carolina RailHawks 0-0 Jacksonville Armada FC, 5786
April 30 Rayo OKC 1-0 Minnesota United FC, 4118
Ottawa Fury FC 2-0 Miami FC, 7023
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1086
Rayo OKC 1-2 Indy Eleven, 4729 Week 11:
June 11
May 1 Jacksonville Armada FC 1-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 4013
New York Cosmos 1-0 Carolina RailHawks, 2419 Ottawa Fury FC 1-1 Rayo OKC, 7847
Indy Eleven 4-1 Carolina RailHawks, 9341
Minnesota United FC 3-1 Miami FC, 9102
Week 6:
May 4 June 12
Jacksonville Armada FC 0-1 FC Edmonton, 3517 FC Edmonton 2-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 3129

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Fall Season
TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS Home Away

New York Cosmos 22 14 5 3 44 21 +23 47 (9-2-0) (5-3-3)

Indy Eleven 22 11 4 7 36 25 +11 37 (10-1-0) (1-3-7)

FC Edmonton 22 10 6 6 16 14 +2 36 (8-2-1) (2-4-5)

Rayo OKC 22 9 8 5 28 21 +7 35 (5-5-1) (4-3-4)

Miami FC 22 9 6 7 31 27 +4 33 (5-2-4) (4-4-3)

Fort Lauderdale Strikers 22 7 5 10 19 28 -9 26 (5-3-3) (2-2-7)

Carolina RailHawks 22 7 5 10 25 35 -10 26 (6-3-2) (1-2-8)

Minnesota United FC 22 6 7 9 25 25 0 25 (6-1-4) (0-6-5)

Puerto Rico FC 22 5 9 8 19 31 -12 24 (3-5-3) (2-4-5)

Tampa Bay Rowdies 22 5 8 9 29 32 -3 23 (4-5-2) (1-3-7)

Jacksonville Armada FC 22 5 8 9 25 35 -10 23 (3-6-2) (2-2-7)

Ottawa Fury FC 22 5 7 10 23 26 -3 22 (3-4-4) (2-3-6)

Week 1: July 30
July 2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-0 Jacksonville Armada FC, 1158
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-1 Miami FC, 1431 Ottawa Fury FC 2-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 5225
New York Cosmos 2-1 Ottawa Fury FC, 3518 New York Cosmos 3-0 Puerto Rico FC, 3391
Puerto Rico FC 1-1 Indy Eleven, 6474 Miami FC 2-1 Indy Eleven, 5076
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-1 Jacksonville Armada FC, 7690 Rayo OKC 2-2 Minnesota United FC, 3512
Minnesota United FC 5-1 Carolina RailHawks, 7909
Rayo OKC 1-1 FC Edmonton, 4257 July 31
FC Edmonton 1-0 Carolina RailHawks, 1904
Week 2:
July 9
Jacksonville Armada FC 2-1 Puerto Rico FC, 5134 Week 6:
Carolina RailHawks 4-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 4176 August 3
Indy Eleven 1-0 Minnesota United FC, 8066 Indy Eleven 5-2 Jacksonville Armada FC, 8017
Miami FC 2-3 New York Cosmos, 4519 Minnesota United FC 1-1 Puerto Rico FC, 6101

July 10 August 6
Ottawa Fury FC 0-1 Rayo OKC, 6308 Jacksonville Armada FC 2-2 Carolina RailHawks, 3601
FC Edmonton 1-0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 2098 Indy Eleven 1-0 Ottawa Fury FC, 7760
Puerto Rico FC 0-1 FC Edmonton, 3307
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 4997
Week 3: Minnesota United FC 0-4 Miami FC, 9040
July 13
Indy Eleven 3-0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 6131 August 7
New York Cosmos 3-0 Jacksonville Armada FC, 3827 New York Cosmos 1-1 Rayo OKC, 2871
Rayo OKC 2-2 Puerto Rico FC, 3531

July 16 Week 7:
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-1 Carolina RailHawks, 1082 August 13
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-0 Puerto Rico FC, 5873 Ottawa Fury FC 1-2 Jacksonville Armada FC, 5786
Miami FC 1-0 Jacksonville Armada FC, 3627 New York Cosmos 3-2 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 3489
Minnesota United FC 2-0 Indy Eleven, 9460 Carolina RailHawks 2-2 Puerto Rico FC, 6056
Rayo OKC 3-0 New York Cosmos, 4621 Indy Eleven 2-1 Rayo OKC, 7066
Miami FC 0-2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 7152
July 17
FC Edmonton 1-0 Ottawa Fury FC, 2861 August 14
FC Edmonton 1-0 Minnesota United FC, 2249
Week 4:
July 22
Carolina RailHawks 3-3 Miami FC, 6060 Week 8:
August 17
July 23 Jacksonville Armada FC 1-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 2472
Jacksonville Armada FC 0-2 Ottawa Fury FC, 3411 Minnesota United FC 2-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 8207
Indy Eleven 1-0 FC Edmonton, 8119
Puerto Rico FC 1-0 Rayo OKC, 4907 August 20
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-2 New York Cosmos, 6301 Jacksonville Armada FC 0-0 Minnesota United FC, 2516
Minnesota United FC 3-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 8379 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3-1 Ottawa Fury FC, 2247
Carolina RailHawks 3-2 Indy Eleven, 6106
Puerto Rico FC 1-2 New York Cosmos, 4208
Week 5: Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-1 FC Edmonton, 4596
July 27 Rayo OKC 1-2 Miami FC, 1251
Ottawa Fury FC 2-0 Carolina RailHawks, 4547
FC Edmonton 2-1 New York Cosmos, 2104
Rayo OKC 1-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 3413

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Week 9: October 2
August 24 Ottawa Fury FC 1-2 Puerto Rico FC, 4556
Ottawa Fury FC 0-0 Miami FC, 4852 FC Edmonton 2-1 Indy Eleven, 1307
New York Cosmos 2-0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 2707
August 27 Rayo OKC 1-1 Carolina RailHawks, 1688
New York Cosmos 6-1 Carolina RailHawks, 3221
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0 Rayo OKC, 4935 Week 15:
Miami FC 1-1 Minnesota United FC, 9739 October 5
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-2 Minnesota United FC, 4804
August 28
Ottawa Fury FC 1-1 Indy Eleven, 6139 October 8
FC Edmonton 0-0 Puerto Rico, 2007 Puerto Rico FC 0-0 Minnesota United FC, 4347
Miami FC 0-1 Rayo OKC, 4207

Week 10: October 9

August 31 Carolina RailHawks 3-0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 4566
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-0 Minnesota United FC, 455 Ottawa Fury FC 1-1 New York Cosmos, 4400
New York Cosmos 3-0 Indy Eleven, 2977 FC Edmonton 1-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1243

September 2
Ottawa Fury FC 2-2 FC Edmonton, 4956 Week 16:
October 12
September 3 Jacksonville Armada FC 0-0 Indy Eleven, 1254
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-0 New York Cosmos, 1821 Carolina RailHawks 0-1 Rayo OKC, 3308
Carolina RailHawks 1-0 Jacksonville Armada FC, 4156 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-0 FC Edmonton, 418
Indy Eleven 1-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 9098
Puerto Rico FC 0-3 Miami FC, 2556 October 14
Minnesota United FC 1-0 Rayo OKC, 8601 Miami FC 2-2 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 5215

October 15
Week 11: Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-0 Puerto Rico FC, 1065
September 7 Jacksonville Armada FC 2-4 New York Cosmos, 3044
Puerto Rico FC 0-0 Ottawa Fury FC, 1233 Indy Eleven 3-0 Carolina RailHawks, 8649
Minnesota United FC 3-1 FC Edmonton, 8059
September 10
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-1 Indy Eleven, 2376 October 16
New York Cosmos 1-0 Minnesota United FC, 3318 Rayo OKC 3-1 Ottawa Fury FC, 987
Carolina RailHawks 0-0 Ottawa Fury FC, 4094
Puerto Rico FC 0-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 3975
Week 17:
September 11 October 19
FC Edmonton 0-2 Miami FC, 1526 Jacksonville Armada FC 3-2 Miami FC, 1608
Rayo OKC 3-2 Jacksonville Armada FC, 924 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-3 Indy Eleven, 5348

October 22
Week 12: Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-2 Rayo OKC, 1071
September 14 New York Cosmos 4-0 Miami FC, 5852
Miami FC 1-0 Carolina RailHawks, 6592 Carolina RailHawks 1-0 Minnesota United FC, 8086
FC Edmonton 0-0 Rayo OKC, 1568 Indy Eleven 3-0 Puerto Rico FC, 8916
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-1 Ottawa Fury FC, 7641
September 17
New York Cosmos 0-0 FC Edmonton, 3723 October 23
Indy Eleven 2-1 Miami FC, 9356 FC Edmonton 1-0 Jacksonville Armada FC, 2705
Puerto Rico FC 3-3 Jacksonville Armada FC, 3243
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-0 Carolina RailHawks, 6054
Minnesota United FC 2-3 Ottawa Fury FC, 9388 Week 18:
October 28
September 18 Miami FC 1-0 FC Edmonton, 8756
Rayo OKC 1-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 1812
October 29
Ottawa Fury FC 0-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 4903
Week 13: Puerto Rico FC 2-1 Carolina RailHawks, 6137
September 23 Minnesota United FC 0-1 New York Cosmos, 8609
Miami FC 0-1 Puerto Rico FC, 10012
October 30
September 24 Jacksonville Armada FC 3-2 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 4572
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-4 Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1509 Rayo OKC 2-1 Indy Eleven, 1043
Jacksonville Armada FC 1-1 Rayo OKC, 3472
Ottawa Fury FC 3-1 Minnesota United FC, 6274
Carolina RailHawks 1-0 FC Edmonton, 4746
Indy Eleven 3-0 New York Cosmos, 9157

Week 14:
September 28
Jacksonville Armada FC 0-0 FC Edmonton, 2537
Carolina RailHawks 0-2 New York Cosmos, 3093
Puerto Rico FC 2-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 1424
Miami FC 2-1 Ottawa Fury FC, 3116

October 1
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-1 Miami FC, 6912
Minnesota United FC 0-1 Jacksonville Armada FC, 9402

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Combined Final Standings

TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS Home Away

New York Cosmos* 32 20 5 7 59 29 30 65 (14-2-0) (6-3-7)

Indy Eleven* 32 15 10 7 51 33 18 55 (10-1-0) (1-3-7)

FC Edmonton* 32 15 8 9 25 21 4 53 (8-2-1) (2-4-5)

Rayo OKC* 32 12 11 9 39 33 6 47 (5-5-1) (4-3-4)

Minnesota United FC 32 11 8 13 41 37 4 41 (5-2-4) (4-4-3)

Fort Lauderdale Strikers 32 11 8 13 31 40 -9 41 (5-3-3) (2-2-7)

Miami FC 32 10 10 12 38 42 -4 40 (6-3-2) (1-2-8)

Carolina RailHawks 32 11 7 14 36 48 -12 40 (6-1-4) (0-6-5)

Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 9 12 11 40 41 -1 39 (3-5-3) (2-4-5)

Ottawa Fury FC 32 7 10 15 32 40 -8 31 (4-5-2) (1-3-7)

Jacksonville Armada FC 32 6 12 14 30 46 -16 30 (3-6-2) (2-2-7)

Puerto Rico FC 22 5 9 8 19 31 -12 24 (3-4-4) (2-3-6)

*Qualified For The Championship, NASL Four-Team Postseason

The Championship

Semifinals
November 5,
Indy Eleven 1-0 FC Edmonton, Michael A. Carroll Stadium, 9,702
New York Cosmos 2-1 Rayo OKC, James M. Shuart Stadium, 5,023

Final
November 13,
New York Cosmos 0-0 (4-2 pen) Indy Eleven, Belson Stadium, 2,150

2016 NASL STATS LEADERS

Goals
Christian Ramirez (MNU) – 18 Goalkeeper GAA (minimum 15 games played)
Éamon Zayed (IND) – 15 Matt VanOekel (FCE) – 0.55
Juan Arango (NYC) – 15 Jimmy Maurer (NYC) – 0.81
Michel (OKC) – 14 Jon Busch (IND) – 0.93
Georgi Hristov (TBR) – 11 Sammy Ndjock (MNU) – 1.04
Darío Cvintanich (MIA) – 9 Daniel Fernandes (OKC) – 1.07
Joe Cole (TBR) – 9 Brian Sylvestre (CAR) – 1.11
Miguel Gallardo (JAX) – 1.11

Assists GK Saves (minimum 15 games played)

Nazmi Albadawi (CAR) – 10 Daniel Mario Vega (MIA) – 106
Joe Cole (TBR) – 7 Matt VanOekel (FCE) – 95
Juan Arango (NYC) – 7 Daniel Fernandes (OKC) – 93
Éamon Zayed (IND) – 6 Romuald Peiser (OTT) – 71
Kevin Venegas (MNU) – 6 Jon Busch (IND) – 70
Dylan Mares (IND) – 6 Matt Pickens (TBR) – 70
Andres Flores (NYC) – 6 Sammy Ndjock (MNU) – 67
Jonathan Borrajo (MIA) – 6 Brian Sylvestre (CAR) – 67

Minutes Played
Kosuke Kimura (OKC) – 2880
Daniel Mario Vega (MIA) – 2880
Futty Danso (OKC) – 2790
Matt Pickens (TBR) – 2790
Tyler Ruthven (JAX) – 2790
Justin Davis (MNU) – 2789
Mason Trafford (MIA) – 2767

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Player of the Month Awards

April: May: June: July:

Austin da Luz Papé Diakité Éamon Zayed Christian Ramirez
M D F F
Carolina RailHawks FC Edmonton Indy Eleven Minnesota United FC

August: September: October:

Matt VanOekel Darío Cvitanich Juan Arango
GK F M
FC Edmonton Miami FC New York Cosmos

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Player of Week Awards

Spring Season
Week 1: Juan Arango – M, New York Cosmos
Week 2: Austin da Luz – M, Carolina RailHawks
Week 3: Éamon Zayed – F, Indy Eleven
Week 4: Christian Ramirez – F, Minnesota United FC
Week 5: Yohandry Orozco – M, New York Cosmos
Week 6: Nana Attakora – D, Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Week 7: Papé Diakité – D, FC Edmonton
Week 8: Ramón Núñez – M, Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Week 9: Joe Cole – M, Tampa Bay Rowdies
Week 10: Georgi Hristov – F, Tampa Bay Rowdies
Week 11: Éamon Zayed – F, Indy Eleven

Fall Season
Week 1: Christian Ramirez – F, Minnesota United FC
Week 2: Nazmi Albadawi – M, Carolina RailHawks
Week 3: Michel – M, Rayo OKC
Week 4: Jaime Chavez – F, Miami FC
Week 5: Lucky Mkosana – F, New York Cosmos
Week 6: Éamon Zayed – F, Indy Eleven
Week 7: Alhassane Keita – F, Jacksonville Armada FC
Week 8: Matt VanOekel – GK, FC Edmonton
Week 9: Andres Flores – M, New York Cosmos
Week 10: Daryl Fordyce – F, FC Edmonton
Week 11: Darío Cvitanich – F, Miami FC
Week 12: Matt VanOekel – GK, FC Edmonton
Week 13: Georgi Hristov – M, Tampa Bay Rowdies
Week 14 : Ruben Bover – M, New York Cosmos
Week 15: Ben Fisk – M, FC Edmonton
Week 16: Michel – M, Rayo OKC
Week 17 : Juan Arango – M, New York Cosmos
Week 18: Zach Steinberger – M, Jacksonville Armada FC

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2016 Best XI

Matt VanOekel
FC Edmonton

Ayoze Carlos Mendes Albert Watson Justin Davis

New York Cosmos New York Cosmos FC Edmonton Minnesota United FC

Nazmi Albadawi Juan Arango Joe Cole Michel

Carolina RailHawks New York Cosmos Tampa Bay Rowdies Rayo OKC

Christian Ramirez Eamon Zayed

Minnesota United FC Indy Eleven

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Several NASL faces had a busy year on the international scene, with 25 players
representing 10 different countries in 2016.

Players featured in regional and international competitions including World

Cup qualifying, Caribbean Cup qualifying, Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, and
Copa América.

Midfielder James Marcelin helped inspire the nation of Haiti with a goal against
Brazil in Copa América. Kevan George, also a midfielder, helped Trinidad &
Tobago reach the Hex (or fifth round) of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying,
where the top three teams will reach the 2018 World Cup.

Player, Team, Country Player, Team, Country

Jean Alexandre FTL/Haiti Karl Ouimette JAX/Canada

Mechack Jérôme JAX/Haiti Jamar Dixon OTT/Canada

James Marcelin CAR/Haiti Maxim Tissot OTT/Canada

Pascal Millien JAX/Haiti Dustin Corea FCE/El Salvador

Steward Ceus MNU/Haiti Andrés Flores NYC/El Salvador

Yasmani Duk NYC/Bolivia Richard Menjivar OKC/El Salvador

Hector Ramos PRFC/Puerto Rico Moises Hernandez OKC/Guatemala

Jackie Marrero PRFC/Puerto Rico Chris Nurse PRFC/Guyana

Jorge Rivera PRFC/Puerto Rico David Ochieng NYC/Kenya

Jeremy Hall TBR/Puerto Rico Omar Gordon IND/Jamaica

Marcel de Jong OTT/Canada Damion Lowe MNU/Jamaica

Julian de Guzman OTT/Canada Kevan George JAX/Trinidad & Tobago

Nik Ledgerwood OTT/Canada

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2015 NASL Spring Standings 2015 NASL Fall Standings

TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS

New York Cosmos 10 5 5 0 18 9 +9 20 Ottawa Fury FC 20 13 6 1 37 15 +22 45

Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 5 4 1 15 9 +6 19 Minnesota United FC 20 11 6 3 39 26 +13 39

Carolina RailHawks 10 3 5 2 15 10 +5 14 New York Cosmos 20 10 6 4 31 21 +10 36

Minnesota United FC 10 3 5 2 15 13 +2 14 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 20 8 6 6 37 27 +10 30

Indy Eleven 10 3 4 3 13 12 +1 13 FC Edmonton 20 7 5 8 25 24 +1 26

Jacksonville Armada FC 10 3 3 4 15 18 −3 12 Atlanta Silverbacks 20 6 7 7 24 27 −3 25

San Antonio Scorpions 10 3 3 4 11 15 −4 12 Carolina RailHawks 20 6 3 11 29 39 −10 21

Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 10 3 2 5 12 13 −1 11 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 5 5 10 18 28 −10 20

Ottawa Fury FC 10 2 5 3 5 8 −3 11 Indy Eleven 20 5 5 10 23 36 −13 20

FC Edmonton 10 2 3 5 16 22 −6 9 San Antonio Scorpions 20 4 7 9 30 37 −7 19

Atlanta Silverbacks 10 1 5 4 7 13 −6 8 Jacksonville Armada FC 20 5 4 11 18 31 −13 19

2015 NASL Combined Standings

TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS

New York Cosmos* 30 15 11 4 49 30 19 56

Ottawa Fury FC* 30 15 11 4 42 23 19 56

Minnesota United FC* 30 14 11 5 54 39 15 53

Fort Lauderdale Strikers* 30 11 8 11 49 40 9 41

Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 10 9 11 33 37 -4 39

Carolina RailHawks 30 9 8 13 44 49 -5 35

FC Edmonton 30 9 8 13 41 46 -5 35

Atlanta Silverbacks 30 7 12 11 31 40 -9 33

Indy Eleven 30 8 9 13 36 48 -12 33

San Antonio Scorpions 30 7 10 13 41 52 -11 31

Jacksonville Armada FC 30 8 7 15 33 49 -16 31

*Qualified For The 2015 NASL Championship (Spring Champion, Fall Champion, Next Two Best Overall)

The Championship
Semifinals
November 7,
New York Cosmos 2-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, MCU Park, 5,061
Ottawa Fury FC 2-1 (OT) Minnesota United FC, TD Place, 9,346

Final
November 15,
New York Cosmos 3-2 Ottawa Fury FC, James M. Shuart Stadium, 10,166

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2015 NASL Stats Leaders

Goals Minutes Played

Stefano Pinho (FTL) – 16 Tamika Mkandawire (TBR) – 2700
Christian Ramirez (MNU) – 12 Ryan Richter (OTT) – 2700
Nacho Novo (CAR) – 11 Frankie Sanfilippo (FTL) – 2695
Omar Cummings (SAS) – 10 Colin Falvey (OTT) – 2668
Rafael Castillo (SAS) – 8 Rafael Alves (OTT) – 2634
Leo Fernandes (NYC) – 8 Romuald Peiser (OTT) – 2610
Daryl Fordyce (FCE) – 8
Marlon Freitas (FTL) – 8
Tom Heinemann (OTT) – 8 Goalkeeper GAA (minimum 15 games
Raúl (NYC) – 8 played)
Romuald Peiser (OTT) – 0.76
Assists Jimmy Maurer (NYC) – 0.93
Georgi Hristov (TBR) – 9 Matt Pickens (TBR) – 1.04
Tiyi Shipalane (CAR) – 9 Sammy Ndjock (MNU) – 1.09
Billy Forbes (SAS) – 8 Steward Ceus (ATL) – 1.32
Jaime Chávez (ATL) – 7 Matt Van Oekel (FCE) – 1.47
Lance Laing (FCE) – 7 Josh Ford (FTL) – 1.56
Stefano Pinho (FTL) - 7
Siniša Ubiparipović (OTT) – 7 GK Saves (minimum 15 games played)
Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 80
Miguel Gallardo (JAX) – 75
Romuald Peiser (OTT) – 73
Jimmy Maurer (NYC) – 68
Matt Pickens (TBR) – 65
Sammy Ndjock (MNU) – 61
Matt Van Oekel (FCE) – 58

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2014 NASL Spring Standings 2014 NASL Fall Standings

TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS

Minnesota United FC* 9 6 2 1 16 9 7 20 San Antonio Scorpions* 18 11 2 5 30 15 15 35

New York Cosmos 9 6 1 2 14 3 11 19 Minnesota United FC 18 10 5 3 31 19 12 35

San Antonio Scorpions 9 5 2 2 13 9 4 17 FC Edmonton 18 8 5 5 23 18 5 29

Carolina RailHawks 9 4 2 3 11 15 -4 14 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 18 7 6 5 20 21 -1 27

Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 9 4 1 4 18 18 0 13 Carolina RailHawks 18 7 3 8 27 28 -1 24

Ottawa Fury FC 9 3 1 5 14 13 1 10 New York Cosmos 18 5 8 5 23 24 -1 23

Tampa Bay Rowdies 9 2 4 3 11 16 -5 10 Indy Eleven 18 6 5 7 21 26 -5 23

Atlanta Silverbacks 9 3 1 5 12 20 -8 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 18 5 5 8 25 34 -9 20

FC Edmonton 9 2 2 5 11 11 0 8 Ottawa Fury FC 18 4 5 9 20 25 -5 17

Indy Eleven 9 0 4 5 14 20 -6 4 Atlanta Silverbacks 18 3 4 11 20 30 -10 13

2014 NASL Combined Standings

TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS

Minnesota United FC* 27 16 7 4 47 28 19 55

San Antonio Scorpions* 27 16 4 7 43 24 19 52

New York Cosmos* 27 11 9 7 37 27 10 42

Fort Lauderdale Strikers* 27 11 7 9 38 39 -1 40

Carolina RailHawks 27 11 5 11 38 43 -5 48

FC Edmonton 27 10 7 10 32 28 4 34

Tampa Bay Rowdies 27 7 9 11 36 50 -14 30

Ottawa Fury FC 27 7 6 14 34 38 -4 27

Indy Eleven 27 6 9 12 35 46 -11 27

Atlanta Silverbacks 27 6 5 16 31 48 -17 23

*Qualified For The 2014 NASL Championship (Spring Champion, Fall Champion, Next Two Best Overall)

The Championship
Semifinals
November 8,
Minnesota United FC 1-1 (4-5 pen) Fort Lauderdale Strikers, NSC Stadium, 6,113
San Antonio Scorpions 2-1 (OT) New York Cosmos, Toyota Field, 6,548

Final
November 15,
San Antonio Scorpions 2-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Toyota Field, 7,847
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Goals Minutes Played

Christian Ramirez (MNU) – 20 Kristian Nicht (IND) – 2430
Fafà Picault (FTL) – 12 Ivan Guerrero (FTL) – 2416
Jaime Chavez (ATL) – 9 Lance Laing (FCE) – 2404
Georgi Hristov (TBR) – 9 Christian Ramirez (MNU) – 2393
Daniel Mendes (MNU) – 9 Mason Trafford (OTT) – 2348
Zack Schilawski (CAR) – 9 Hunter Freeman (NYC) – 2340
Assists Goalkeeper GAA
Billy Forbes (SAS) – 7 John Smits (FCE) – 0.90
Lance Laing (FCE) – 6 Jimmy Maurer (NYC) – 0.91
Shawn Chin (FTL) – 5 Josh Saunders (SAS) – 0.93
Miguel Ibarra (MNU) – 5 Matt VanOekel (MNU) – 0.95
Christian Ramirez (MNU) – 5 Kamil Čontofalský (FTL) – 1.13
Kevin Venegas (MNU) – 5 Romuald Peiser (OTT) – 1.40

GK Saves
Kristian Nicht (IND) – 78
Jimmy Maurer (NYC) – 67
Matt Pickens (TBR) – 67
John Smits (FCE) – 62
Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 60
Josh Saunders (SAS) – 54

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2013 NASL Spring Standings

TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS

Atlanta Silverbacks* 12 6 3 3 20 15 5 21

Carolina RailHawks 12 5 5 2 20 16 4 20

San Antonio Scorpions 12 6 2 4 19 15 4 20

Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 5 3 4 21 16 5 18

FC Edmonton 12 3 5 4 13 12 1 14

Minnesota United FC 12 4 2 6 18 23 -5 14

Fort Lauderdale Strikers 12 2 2 8 10 24 -14 8

2013 NASL Fall Standings

TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS

New York Cosmos* 14 9 4 1 22 12 10 31

Carolina RailHawks 14 7 2 5 21 16 5 23

Tampa Bay Rowdies 14 5 5 4 30 27 3 20

Minnesota United FC 14 6 2 6 21 19 2 20

Fort Lauderdale Strikers 14 5 3 6 18 20 -2 18

FC Edmonton 14 3 7 4 13 14 -1 16

Atlanta Silverbacks 14 4 4 6 14 22 -8 16

San Antonio Scorpions 14 3 1 10 15 24 -9 10

*Qualified To The 2013 NASL Soccer Bowl

2013 NASL Soccer Bowl

November 9
Atlanta Silverbacks 0-1 New York Cosmos, 7211

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2013 NASL Stats Leaders

Goals Goalkeeper GAA

Brian Shriver (CAR) – 15 Kyle Reynish (NYC) - 0.92
Pablo Campos (MNU) – 13 Lance Parker (FCE) - 0.99
Hans Denissen (SAS) – 12 Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) - 1.28
Georgi Hristov (TBR) – 12 Jeremy Vuolo (SAS) - 1.32
Luke Mulholland (TBR) – 11 Richard Sanchez (FTL) - 1.43

Assists GK Saves
Georgi Hristov (TBR) – 8 Diego Restrepo (TBR) – 138
Danny Barrera (ATL) – 7 Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 91
Luke Mulholland (TBR) – 7 Lance Parker (FCE) – 79
Javier Saavedra (SAS) – 7 Joe Nasco (ATL) – 75
Ivan Guerrero (FTL) – 7 Jeremy Vuolo (SAS) – 54

Minutes Played
Luka Vucko (SAS) – 2340
Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 2250
Luke Mulholland (TBR) – 2250
Neil Hlavaty (FCE) – 2230
Frankie Sanfilippo (TBR) – 2206

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2012 NASL Standings

TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS

San Antonio Scorpions* 28 13 8 7 46 27 19 47

Tampa Bay Rowdies* 28 12 9 7 37 30 7 45

Puerto Rico Islanders* 28 11 8 9 32 30 2 41

Carolina RailHawks* 28 10 10 8 44 46 -2 40

Fort Lauderdale Strikers* 28 9 9 10 40 46 -6 36

Minnesota Stars* 28 8 11 9 34 33 1 35

Atlanta Silverbacks 28 7 9 12 35 46 -11 30

FC Edmonton 28 5 10 13 26 36 -10 25

*Qualified For The 2012 NASL Playoffs

Quarterfinals
September 29,
Carolina RailHawks 3-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers at WakeMed Soccer Park, 2534
Puerto Rico Islanders 1-2 Minnesota Stars, Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, 2,002

Semifinals
October 6,
Carolina RailHawks 1-2 Tampa Bay Rowdies, WakeMed Soccer Park, 3,183
Minnesota Stars 0-0 San Antonio Scorpions, NSC Stadium, 2,006

October 13,
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-3 Carolina RailHawks, Al Lang Stadium, 4,132

October 14,
San Antonio Scorpions 1-2 Minnesota Stars, Heroes Stadium, 6,249

NASL Championship Series

October 20,
Minnesota Stars 2-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies, NSC Stadium, 4,642

October 27,
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-1 (3-2 pen) Minnesota Stars, Al Lang Stadium, 6,208

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2012 NASL Stats Leaders

Goals Minutes Played

Pablo Campos (SAS) – 21 Takuya Yamada (TBR) – 2520
Nick Zimmerman (CAR) – 15 Mike Ambersley (TBR) – 2426
Mark Anderson (FTL) – 11 Pablo Campos (SAS) – 2388
Matt Horth (ATL) – 10 Frankie Sanfilippo (TBR) – 2340
Nicholas Addlery (PRI) – 9 Kupono Low (CAR) – 2326

Assists
Mike Ambersley (TBR) – 8 Goalkeeper GAA
Walter Restrepo (FTL) Daryl Sattler (SAS) – 0.79
Mike Palacio (CAR) – 6 Jeff Attinella (TBR) – 1.07
Walter Ramirez (SAS) - 6 Richard Martin (PRI) – 1.08
Shaun Saiko (FCE) - 6 Matt VanOekel (MIN) – 1.20
Lance Parker (FCE) – 1.31

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2011 NASL Standings

TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS

Carolina RailHawks* 28 17 3 8 50 26 24 54

Puerto Rico Islanders* 28 15 7 6 41 32 9 52

FC Tampa Bay* 28 11 8 9 41 36 5 41

Fort Lauderdale Strikers* 28 9 11 8 35 36 -1 38

FC Edmonton* 28 10 6 12 35 40 -5 36

NSC Minnesota Stars* 28 9 9 10 30 32 -2 36

Montreal Impact 28 9 8 11 35 27 8 35

Atlanta Silverbacks 28 4 4 20 25 63 -38 16

*Qualified For The 2011 NASL Playoffs

Quarterfinals
October 1,
FC Tampa Bay 0-1 NSC Minnesota Stars, Al Lang Stadium, 3,003
Fort Lauderdale 5-0 FC Edmonton, Lockhart Stadium, 2,250

Semifinals
October 8,
NSC Minnesota Stars 1-0 Carolina RailHawks, NSC Stadium, 2,512
Puerto Rico Islanders 1-3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, 5,123

October 15,
Carolina RailHawks 4-3, (3-5 pen) NSC Minnesota Stars, WakeMed Soccer Park, 4,002
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-1 Puerto Rico Islanders, Lockhart Stadium, 3,700

NASL Championship Series

October 22,
NSC Minnesota Stars 3-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, NSC Stadium, 4,511

October 29,
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-0 NSC Minnesota Stars, Lockhart Stadium, 6,849

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Goals Minutes Played

Etienne Barbara (CAR) – 20 Kyle Altman (MIN) – 2430
Pablo Campos (CAR) – 12 Christopher Kooy (FCE) - 2430
Mike Ambersley (TBR) – 11 Aaron Pitchkolan (PRI) – 2419
Jonanthan Faña (PRI) - 11 Antonio Rago (FCE) – 2318
Aaron King (TBR) – 9 Kupone Low (CAR) – 2300
Shaun Saiko (FCE) - 9 Willie Hunt (ATL) - 2300

Assists Goalkeeper GAA

Etienne Barbara (CAR) – 8 Evan Bush (MTL) – 0.76
Jonny Steele (CAR) - 8 Brad Knighton (CAR) – 1.00
Mike Ambersley (TBR) – 7 Matt Glaeser (FTL) – 1.03
David Foley (PRI) – 6 Joseph Warren (MIN) – 1.08
Aaron King (TBR) – 5 Ray Burse (PRI) – 1.18
Pascal Millien (TBR) - 5
Ciaran O’Brien (ATL) - 5
Shaun Saiko (FCE) - 5

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Goals Games Played

Pablo Campos (CAR, SAS, MNU, MIA) – 53 Justin Davis (MNU) – 151
Christian Ramirez (MNU) – 50 Aaron Pitchkolan (PRI, SAS, MNU) – 144
Brian Shriver (FTL, CAR, TBR) – 37 Brian Shriver (FTL, CAR, TBR) - 144
Georgi Hristov (TBR) – 34 Tiyi Shipalane (CAR) – 131
Daryl Fordyce (FCE) – 28 Darnel King (FTL, TBR) – 129
Mike Ambersley (TBR, MNU, IND) – 25 Neil Hlavaty (MNU, FCE, CAR) – 128
Etienne Barbara (CAR, TBR, MNU) – 23 Lance Laing (FTL, FCE, MNU) - 128
Simone Bracalello (MNU, CAR) -23 Frank Sanfilippo (TBR, FTL) – 127
Tiyi Shipalane (CAR) -23 Kupono Low (CAR) – 125
Martin Nuñez (FTL, MNU, TBR) – 22 Pablo Campos (CAR, SAS, MNU, MIA) – 121

Assists Goalkeeper Games Played

Georgi Hristov (TBR) – 25 Matt VanOekel (MNU, FCE) – 118
Mike Ambersley (TBR, MNU, IND) – 21 Jimmy Maurer (ATL, NYC) – 98
Tiyi Shipalane (CAR) – 20 Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 83
Billy Forbes (SAS, OKC) – 19 Romuald Peiser (OTT) – 73
Kevin Venegas (MNU) – 17 Matt Pickens (TBR) – 58
Lance Laing (FTL, FCE, MNU) – 15 Matt Glaeser (FTL) – 56
Christian Ramirez (MNU) - 15 Jeff Attinella (TBR, FTL) – 55
Nazmi Albadawi (CAR) – 14 Ray Burse (PRI, CAR) – 50
Pablo Campos (SAS, MNU, MIA) - 14 Daryl Sattler (TBR, MNU, SAS) – 49
Shaun Saiko (FCE, SAS) - 14 Kristian Nicht (IND) – 47
Luke Mulholland (MNU, TBR) - 14

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Matt VanOekel (MNU, FCE) – 48 Matt VanOekel (MNU, FCE) – 334
Jimmy Maurer (ATL, NYC) – 46 Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 294
Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 34 Jimmy Maurer (ATL, NYC) – 291
Romuald Peiser (OTT) – 26 Jeff Attinella (TBR, FTL) – 269
Jeff Attinella (TBR, FTL) – 23 Matt Glaeser (FTL) – 207
Matt Pickens (TBR) – 22 Ray Burse (PRI, CAR) – 185
Sammy Ndjock (MNU) Diego Restrepo (TBR, FTL) – 162
Ray Burse (PRI, CAR) – 21 Lance Parker (FCE) – 151
Daryl Sattler (TBR, MNU, SAS) – 20
Brad Knighton (CAR) – 17

Goalkeeper Shutouts Coaching Victories

Jimmy Maurer (ATL, NYC) – 39 Colin Clarke (PRI, CAR) – 67
Matt VanOekel (MNU, FCE) – 36 Manny Lagos (MNU) – 55
Romuald Peiser (OTT) – 24 Giovanni Savarese (NYC) – 52
Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 20 Ricky Hill (TBR) – 40
Jeff Attinella (TBR, FTL) – 17 Colin Miller (FCE) – 39
Matt Pickens (TBR) - 17 Alen Marcina (SAS, OKC) – 29
Sammy Ndjock (MNU) - 17 Tim Hankinson (SAS, IND) – 24
Daryl Sattler (TBR, SAS, MNU) - 17 Günter Kronsteiner (FTL) – 24
Ray Burse (PRI, CAR) – 13 Marc Dos Santos (OTT) – 22
Matt Glaeser (FTL) – 12

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Regular Season Records Most Goals In Game (Both Teams), Game

(updated: 10/31/2016) 11: San Antonio Scorpions 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 7, August 3, 2013

Individual Largest Margin Of Victory, Game

Most Total Points (Goals + Assists), Year 8: San Antonio Scorpions 8 Carolina RailHawks
49: Etienne Barbara, Carolina RailHawks – (20 0, July 28, 2012
goals + 9 assists), 2011
Most Consecutive Victories (Overall)
Most Goals, Year 10: Carolina RailHawks, May 7 – July 3, 2011
21: Pablo Campos, San Antonio Scorpions – 2012
Most Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Overall)
Most Goals, Game 13: Carolina RailHawks, April 16 – July 3, 2011
4: Pablo Campos, San Antonio Scorpions vs. New York Cosmos, August 24, 2013 – April 26, 2014
Carolina RailHawks, July 28, 2012 Indy Eleven, April 2 – July 16, 2016

Hat-Tricks Most Consecutive Victories At Home

12 Times by 10 Different Players 10: New York Cosmos, October 11, 2015 – August 7, 2016

Earliest Goal, Game Most Consecutive Games Unbeaten At Home

.12 seconds: Jemal Johnson, Jacksonville 19: New York Cosmos, October 4, 2015 – Present
Armada FC vs. FC Edmonton, April 4, 2015
Consecutive Games Lost At Home
Most Assists, Year 5: Indy Eleven, May 10 – September 27, 2014
10: Nazmi Albadawi, Carolina RailHawks – 2016
Consecutive Games Without A Win At Home
Most Assists, Game 12: Indy Eleven, April 12 - September 27, 2014
4: Ivan Guerrero, Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs.
Atlanta Silverbacks, October 19, 2013 Most Consecutive Victories On Road
6: San Antonio Scorpions, April 19 – July 26, 2014
Goalkeeper Ottawa Fury FC, August 2 – September 26, 2015

Best Goals Against Average (GAA), Year Most Consecutive Games Unbeaten On Road
0.55: Matt VanOekel, FC Edmonton, 2016 12: Ottawa Fury FC, June 7, 2015 – Present

Most Victories, Year Consecutive Games Lost On Road

17: Jimmy Maurer, New York Cosmos, 2016 9: Jacksonville Armada FC, July 5 – October 10,
v 2015
Most Shutouts, Year
16: Matt VanOekel, FC Edmonton, 2016 Consecutive Games Without A Victory On Road
25: Jacksonville Armada FC, April 11, 2015 –
Most Consecutive Shut Out Minutes August 3, 2016
648: Romuald Peiser, Ottawa Fury FC, May 2 – July 11, 2015
Consecutive Games Lost
Team 6: Atlanta Silverbacks, July 30 – August 27, 2011
Atlanta Silverbacks, September 6 – October 4, 2014
Most Games Won, Year
20: New York Cosmos, 2016 Consecutive Games Without A Victory
13: Carolina RailHawks, September 7, 2011 – May 19, 2012
Fewest Games Lost, Year
1: New York Cosmos, 2013
Most Shutouts (Overall)
Most Goals, Year 16: FC Edmonton, 2016
59: New York Cosmos, 2016
Most Consecutive Shutout Minutes
Fewest Goals Against, Year 648: Ottawa Fury FC, May 2 – July 11, 2015
12: New York Cosmos, 2013

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Highest Single Game Attendance (2011-Present)

16,164: EverBank Field; Jacksonville Armada FC 3-1 FC Edmonton, April 4, 2015

14,593: TD Place; Ottawa Fury FC 0-1 New York Cosmos, July 20, 2014
13,151: Heroes Stadium; San Antonio Scorpions 0-4 Puerto Rico Islanders, April 15, 2012
13,034: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 0-0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, June 18, 2011
12,550: Hofstra University’s James M. Shuart Stadium; New York Cosmos 2-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies, April 18, 2015
12,433: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 2-0 FC Edmonton, September 17, 2011
12,397: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 1-3 NSC Minnesota Stars, August 6, 2011
12,327: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 2-0 NSC Minnesota Stars, August 20, 2011
12,297: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 1-0 Carolina RailHawks, September 11, 2011
12,156: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 1-0 Puerto Rico Islanders, July 31, 2011
12,060: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 0-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies, April 23, 2011
11,929: Hofstra University’s James M. Shuart Stadium; New York Cosmos 2-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, August 3, 2013
11,912: Heroes Stadium; San Antonio Scorpions 3-0 Atlanta Silverbacks, June 30, 2012
11,907: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 1-2 Carolina RailHawks, May 14, 2011
11,691: Lockhart Stadium; Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-1 New York Cosmos, April 4, 2015
11,232: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 2-0 FC Edmonton, June 4, 2011
11,136: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 4-0 Atlanta Silverbacks, August 14, 2011
11,048: Michael A. Carroll Stadium; Indy Eleven 1-1 Carolina RailHawks, April 12, 2014
10,982: Michael A. Carroll Stadium; Indy Eleven 1-0 San Antonio Scorpions, October 18, 2014
10,659: Michael A. Carroll Stadium; Indy Eleven 2-2 New York Cosmos, August 30, 2014

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Golden Ball
Awarded to the NASL Player of the Year
2016: Juan Arango, New York Cosmos
2015: Stefano Pinho, Fort Lauderdale Strikers
2014: Miguel Ibarra, Minnesota United FC
2013: Georgi Hristov, Tampa Bay Rowdies
2012: Pablo Campos, San Antonio Scorpions
2011: Etienne Barbara, Carolina RailHawks

Golden Boot
Awarded to the top NASL scorer
2016: Christian Ramirez, Minnesota United FC
2015: Stefano Pinho, Fort Lauderdale Strikers
2014: Christian Ramirez, Minnesota United FC
2013: Brian Shriver, Carolina RailHawks
2012: Pablo Campos, San Antonio Scorpions
2011: Etienne Barbara, Carolina RailHawks

Golden Glove
Awarded to the NASL goalkeeper with lowest GAA (Goals Against Average)
2016: Matt Van Oekel, FC Edmonton
2015: Romuald Peiser, Ottawa Fury FC
2014: John Smits, FC Edmonton
2013: Kyle Reynish, New York Cosmos
2012: Daryl Sattler, San Antonio Scorpions
2011: Evan Bush, Montreal Impact

Young Player of the Year

Awarded to the top player aged 23 & Under
2016: Papé Diakité, FC Edmonton
2015: Leo Fernandes, New York Cosmos
2014: Christian Ramirez, Minnesota United FC

Coach of the Year

Awarded to the league’s most outstanding coach
2016: Tim Hankinson, Indy Eleven
2015: Marc Dos Santos, Ottawa Fury FC
2014: Manny Lagos, Minnesota United FC
2013: Brian Haynes, Atlanta Silverbacks
2012: Ricky Hill, Tampa Bay Rowdies
2011: Manny Lagos, NSC Minnesota Stars

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Humanitarian of the Year

Awarded for humanitarian efforts off the field
2016: Michael Lahoud, Miami FC
2015: Drew Beckie, Ottawa Fury FC
2014: Chris Nurse, Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Fair Play
Awarded to the team with the fewest combined red and yellow cards over the
course of the full season
2016: Carolina RailHawks
2015: Ottawa Fury FC
2014: Tampa Bay Rowdies
2013: Minnesota United FC
2012: Tampa Bay Rowdies
2011: FC Tampa Bay

Season Champions
One season from 2011-2012; Split Season from 2013-Present
2016: Indy Eleven (Spring)
New York Cosmos (Fall)
2015: New York Cosmos (Spring)
Ottawa Fury FC (Fall)
2014: Minnesota United FC (Spring)
San Antonio Scorpions (Fall)
2013: Atlanta Silverbacks (Spring)
New York Cosmos (Fall)
2012: San Antonio Scorpions
2011: Carolina RailHawks

NASL Champions
Winner of The Championship Final
2016: New York Cosmos
2015: New York Cosmos
2014: San Antonio Scorpions
2013: New York Cosmos
2012: Tampa Bay Rowdies
2011: NSC Minnesota Stars

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INCLUDES LEGENDARY (1967-1984) & MODERN (2011-PRESENT) ERAS

Games Played Goalkeeper (Seasons) – Victories

Player (Seasons) – Games Paul Hammond (9) – 96
Bobby Lenarduzzi (11) – 288 Bob Rigby (13) – 94
Bruce Wilson (11) – 276 Arnie Mausser (11) – 93
Mike Connell (9) – 252 Ken Cooper (10) – 84
Ace Ntsoelengoe (11) – 244 Phil Parkes (6) – 84
Paul Child (10) – 239
Goalkeeper (Seasons) – Shutouts
Goalscorers Alan Mayer (8) – 51
Player (Seasons) – Goals Ken Cooper (10) – 49
Giorgio Chinaglia (8) – 193 Paul Hammond (9) – 40
Alan Willey (9) – 129 Jimmy Maurer (5) – 39
Karl-Heinz Granitza (7) – 128 Mike Hewitt (9) – 38
Ron Futcher (9) – 119 Zeljko Bilecki (7) – 37
Paul Child (10) – 102 Tony Chursky (7) – 37

Assists Coaching (Seasons) – Victories
Player (Seasons) – Assists Ron Newman (15) – 185
Vladislav Bogicevic (7) – 147 Eddie Firmani (10) – 147
Karl-Heinz Granitza (7) – 101 Al Miller (10) – 131
Ray Hudson (8) – 99 Willy Roy (7) – 113
Steve Wegerle (8) – 88 Gordon Bradley (9) – 104
Ace Ntsoelengoe (11) – 82

Goalkeeper (Seasons) – Games Played

Bob Rigby (13) – 227
Arnie Mausser (10) –224
Paul Hammond (9) – 180
Bill Irwin (7) – 176
Mike Hewitt (9) – 175

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MVP (Most Valuable Player) Rookie Of The Year
1967: Rubén Navarrio, Philadelphia Spartans-NPSL; 1967: Willie Roy, Chicago Spurs-NPSL;
No Winner - USA No Winner - USA
1968: Janusz ‘John’ Kowalik, Chicago Mustangs 1968: Kaizer Motaung, Atlanta Chiefs
1969: Cirilio ‘Pepe’ Fernández, Kansas City Spurs 1969: Siegfried Stritzl, Baltimore Bays
1970: Carlos Metidieri, Rochester Lancers 1970: Jim Leeker, St. Louis Stars
1971: Carlos Metidieri, Rochester Lancers 1971: Randy Horton, New York Cosmos
1972: Randy Horton, New York Cosmos 1972: Mike Winter, St. Louis Stars
1973: Warren Archibald, Miami Toros 1973: Kyle Rote, Jr., Dallas Tornado
1974: Peter Silvester, Baltimore Comets 1974: Douglas McMillan, Los Angeles Aztecs
1975: Steve David, Miami Toros 1975: Chris Bahr, Philadelphia Atoms
1976: Pelé, New York Cosmos 1976: Steve Pecher, Dallas Tornado
1977: Franz Beckenbauer, New York Cosmos 1977: Jim McAlister, Seattle Sounders
1978: Mike Flanagan, New England Tea Men 1978: Gary Etherington, New York Cosmos
1979: Johan Cruyff, Los Angeles Aztecs 1979: Larry Hulcer, Los Angeles Aztecs
1980: Roger Davies, Seattle Sounders 1980: Jeff Durgan, New York Cosmos
1981: Giorgio Chinaglia, New York Cosmos 1981: Joe Morrone, Tulsa Roughnecks
1982: Peter Ward, Seattle Sounders 1982: Pedro DeBrito, Tampa Bay Rowdies
1983: Roberto Cabañas, New York Cosmos 1983: Gregg Thompson, Tampa Bay Rowdies
1984: Steve Zungul, Golden Bay Earthquakes 1984: Roy Wegerle, Tampa Bay Rowdies

Goalscorer Coach Of The Year

1967: Yanko Daucik, Toronto Falcons-NPSL; 1967: No Winner-NPSL;
Roberto Boninsegna, Washington Whips-USA Ronnie Allen, Los Angeles Wolves-USA
1968: John Mowalik, Chicago Mustangs 1968: Phil Woosnam, Atlanta Chiefs
1969: Kaizer Motaung, Atlanta Chiefs 1969: János Bédl, Kansas City Spurs
1970: Kirk Apostolidis, Dallas Tornado 1970: Sal DeRosa, Rochester Lancers
1971: Carlos Metidieri, Rochester Lancers 1971: Ron Newman, Dallas Tornado
1972: Randy Horton, New York Cosmos 1972: Casey Frankiewicz, St. Louis Stars
1973: Kyle Rote, Jr., Dallas Tornado 1973: Al Miller, Philadelphia Atoms
1974: Paul Child, San Jose Earthquakes 1974: John Young, Miami Toros
1975: Steve David, Miami Toros 1975: John Sewell, St. Louis Stars
1976: Giorgio Chinaglia, New York Cosmos 1976: Eddie Firmani, Tampa Bay Rowdies
1977: Steve David, Los Angeles Aztecs 1977: Ron Newman, Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1978: Giorgio Chinaglia, New York Cosmos 1978: Tony Waiters, Vancouver Whitecaps
1979: Oscar Fabbiani, Tampa Bay Rowdies 1979: Timo Liekoski, Houston Hurricane
1980: Giorgio Chinaglia, New York Cosmos 1980: Alan Hinton, Seattle Sounders
1981: Giorgio Chinaglia, New York Cosmos 1981: Willy Roy, Chicago Sting
1982: Giorgio Chinaglia, New York Cosmos 1982: John Giles, Vancouver Whitecaps
1983: Roberto Cabañas, New York Cosmos 1983: Dragan ‘Don’ Popovic, Golden Bay Earthquakes
1984: Steve Zungul, Golden Bay Earthquakes 1984: Ron Newman, San Diego Sockers

*Source from Canada, United States Historian

Colin José
Goalkeeper Of The Year
1967: Mirko Stojanovic, Oakland Clippers-NPSL;
Bobby Clark, Washington Whips-USA
1968: Ataulfo Sanchez, San Diego Toros
1969: Manfred Kammerer, Atlanta Chiefs
1970: Lincoln Phillips, Washington Darts
1971: Mirko Stojanovic, Dallas Tornado
1972: Ken Cooper, Dallas Tornado
1973: Bob Rigby, Philadelphia Atoms
1974: Barry Watling, Seattle Sounders
1975: Shep Messing, Boston Minutemen
1976: Tony Chursky, Seattle Sounders
1977: Ken Cooper, Dallas Tornado
1978: Phil Parkes, Vancouver Whitecaps
1979: Phil Parkes, Vancouver Whitecaps
1980: Jack Brand, Seattle Sounders
1981: Arnie Mausser, Jacksonville Tea Men
1982: Tino Lettieri, Vancouver Whitecaps
1983: Tino Lettieri, Vancouver Whitecaps
1984: Paul Hammond, Toronto Blizzard

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When the New York Cosmos won The Championship Final in 2016, not
only did the club win its third title in the Modern Era, but the club’s
eighth title in a single league, moving into a tie with Philadelphia
German-American of the American Soccer League (ASL) with the most
by a United States professional outdoor soccer team.

Below is a brief listing and history of other U.S. professional outdoor

clubs and the professional titles they’ve won:

Philadelphia German-American
was founded in 1933 and
competed later that season in the
second version of the American
Soccer League (ASL) until 1965.
During the 1953-54 ASL season,
the club was bought by trucking
magnate and renamed Uhrik
Truckers. The club in total won
eight ASL titles by finishing first in
the regular season with no playoff games taking place. The Philadelphia
side did win one U.S. Open Cup in 1936.

Fall River Marksmen, who

originally played as Fall River
United before being named after
their owner, Sam Mark, began its
first season in 1922 during the
first version of the ASL (American
Soccer League). One of the most
successful clubs in the ASL from
1922-31, the team from Fall River,
Massachusetts, captured six
league championships (1923-26,
’28-30). Fall River also added four Open Cups (’24, ’27, ’30-31) to its
trophy case.

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 Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals
was founded in 1950 and
competed as Ukrianian Nationals
in the ASL Second Version seven
years later. The Philadelphia club
won four consecutive ASL titles
(1960-64) and added two more
(1967-68, ’70) for a total of six in
league play. The Ukrainian Nationals added four Open Cup (1960-61,
’63, ’66) crowns to its trophy case, with the last one earning them a spot
as the U.S. representatives into the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup (now
Champions League) in 1967.

West Hudson Athletic

Association, who was also known
as West Hudson Athletic Club
or West Hudson Athletic Club
Football, was founded in 1906
and was one of the dominant
U.S. soccer teams in the early
20th century. After one season
in the Metropolitan Association
Football League, the team from northern New Jersey (Hudson County)
competed in the NAFBL (National Association Foot Ball League) until
1918, where it captured five championships (1906-07, ’09-10, ’11-13, ’14-15).

Los Angeles Galaxy, founded in

1996, is currently the club with the
most MLS (Major League Soccer)
titles with five (2002, ’05, ’11-12,
’14). The Galaxy has also captured
two Open Cup crowns (’01, ’05)
and are the last U.S. team to win a
CONCACAF title (2000).

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Legendary Era
After the creation of the North
American Soccer League in 1968,
the league’s championship game
was known as the NASL Final until
1974.

The Atlanta Chiefs, Dallas Tornado,

Los Angeles Aztecs, New York
Cosmos, Philadelphia Atoms, and
Rochester Lancers were crowned
champions after winning the NASL
the year were used (for example:
Final (in either a single game, home-
Soccer Bowl ’75).
and-away playoff, or best-of-three
series). The exception was in 1969
In 1984, the league changed the
when no championship game was
neutral-site format to a best-of-
played and the Kansas City Spurs
three series played at each team’s
were crowned the league winners,
home field. That year the event was
after amassing the most points in
promoted as the Soccer Bowl Series
the regular season.
’84, though it was still generally
acknowledged as the Soccer Bowl.
The NASL also recognized two
champions in 1967: the Oakland
The Tampa Bay Rowdies were the
Clippers of the NPSL and the Los
first team to lift the Soccer Bowl
Angeles Wolves of the USA, before
Trophy, in 1975, when they defeated
they were merged into the NASL.
the Portland Timbers, 2-0, at San
Jose’s Spartan Stadium.
Soccer Bowl
The NASL Soccer Bowl began
Former Portugal international striker
in 1975, when the league’s
Eusébio led Toronto Metros-Croatia
commissioner, Phil Woosnam,
to the NASL title in 1976, helping the
conceived a week-long, neutral-site
club become the first from Canada
championship event similar to the
to win the trophy. The next year,
NFL’s Super Bowl.
Brazilian forward and three-time
Unlike the Super Bowl, the Soccer
World Cup winner Pelé concluded
Bowl was not denoted by Roman
his playing career by leading the
numerals; instead the last digits of
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Soccer Bowl title after posting a 2-1 The next year, the Soccer Bowl
win over the Seattle Sounders at was a best-of-three series as the
Portland’s Civic Stadium(now known Sting won their second league
as Providence Park). title, sweeping the Blizzard in two
matches, first at Chicago’s Comiskey
In 1978, a record crowd of 74,091 Park and then at Toronto’s Varsity
was on hand at Giants Stadium in Stadium, to capture the 1984 title.
East Rutherford, N.J., as the Cosmos
topped the Rowdies, 3-1, to win Modern Era
Soccer Bowl ’78. With the launch of the new NASL
and the start of play in 2011, the
Giants Stadium again staged the NSC Minnesota Stars and Tampa
Soccer Bowl in 1979, when the Bay Rowdies captured the first
Vancouver Whitecaps became the two championships of the league’s
second Canadian team to win the Modern Era, playing under a two-leg
NASL title, defeating the Rowdies, series format. Minnesota defeated
2-1. the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 2011
and then lost to the Rowdies in a
The Cosmos regained the title in penalty-kick shootout the following
1980, blanking the Fort Lauderdale year.
Strikers, 3-0, at RFK Stadium in
Washington. In 2013, the format shifted to a
single-game NASL Final (for the
After losing the 1981 title to first time since 1983) between
the Chicago Sting at Toronto’s the winners of the Spring Season
Exhibition Stadium, the Cosmos (Atlanta Silverbacks) and the
captured their fourth Soccer Fall Season (New York Cosmos).
Bowl, and the club’s fifth NASL New York captured its sixth
Championship, in 1982, with a 1-0 championship, 1-0, on a goal by
shutout of the Seattle Sounders in Spanish star Marcos Senna.
San Diego.
The Championship, the league’s
Vancouver became the second four-club postseason tournament,
Canadian city to stage the Soccer was introduced in 2014. The winner
Bowl as the Tulsa Roughnecks of the Spring Season (Minnesota)
topped the Toronto Blizzard, 2-0, at and the Fall Season (San Antonio),
BC Place in 1983. plus the two teams (New York and

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Fort Lauderdale) with the next- Final, Ryan Richter scored the
best point totals in the Combined decisive spot kick to defeat Indy
Standings also advanced. After the Eleven. It was the club’s eight
Cosmos and Loons were eliminated, overall title, tying the record for
the hosts, the Scorpions, captured most championships won in men’s
their first Soccer Bowl Trophy, professional outdoor soccer. The
defeating the Strikers, 2-1, at Toyota Cosmos had a comeback 2-1 victory
Field in The Championship Final. in the semifinal round against
Rayo OKC, while Indy defeated FC
In 2015, the Cosmos again reigned Edmonton, 1-0, to advance to the
supreme in the NASL, defeating title game.
Ottawa Fury FC, 3-2, in the
league’s final. New York, the Spring
Season Champion, NASL Champions
defeated the Strikers YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER UP
in The Championship 1967 NPSL- Oakland Clippers Baltimore Bays
USA-Los Angeles Wolves Washington Whips
Semifinals. Ottawa,
1968 Atlanta Chiefs San Diego Toros
the Fall Season winner, 1969* Kansas City Spurs Atlanta Chiefs
ousted Minnesota 1970 Rochester Lancers Washington Darts
United, 2-1, in extra 1971 Dallas Tornado Atlanta Chiefs
1972 New York Cosmos St. Louis Stars
time to advance. The
1973 Philadelphia Atoms Dallas Tornado
Championship Final 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs Miami Toros
was played before a 1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies Portland Timbers
Modern Era record 1976 Toronto Metros-Croatia Minnesota Kicks
crowd of 10,166 at 1977 New York Cosmos Seattle Sounders
1978 New York Cosmos Tampa Bay Rowdies
Shuart Stadium in
1979 Vancouver Whitecaps Tampa Bay Rowdies
Hempstead, NY. 1980 New York Cosmos Fort Lauderdale Strikers
1981 Chicago Sting New York Cosmos
The Cosmos claimed 1982 New York Cosmos Seattle Sounders
1983 Tulsa Roughnecks Toronto Blizzard
back-to-back titles
1984 Chicago Sting Toronto Blizzard
in 2016, lifting the 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Soccer Bowl Trophy 2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies Minnesota Stars
for a third time in four 2013 New York Cosmos Atlanta Silverbacks
2014 San Antonio Scorpions Fort Lauderdale Strikers
years. Heading into
2015 New York Cosmos Ottawa Fury FC
a penalty shootout
2016 New York Cosmos Indy Eleven
in The Championship
* No Championship Game, League Title Awarded
94 For Most Points In Regular Season
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