2015 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

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Tampa Bay Rowdies
2015 season
OwnersUnited States Bill Edwards (Majority)
United States Andrew Nestor (Minority)
United States David Laxer (Minority)
Head coachScotland Stuart Campbell (after Aug 21) / Netherlands Thomas Rongen (until Aug 21)
StadiumAl Lang Stadium
NASLSpring: 2nd Place
Fall: 8th Place
Combined: 5th Place
NASL Playoffsdid not qualify
U.S. Open CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Maicon Santos (7)
All: Maicon Santos (12)
Highest home attendance7,010 (sellout)
(Apr. 11 vs. Minnesota)
Lowest home attendance4,217
(June 13 vs. Atlanta)
Average home league attendance5,857
← 2014
2016 →

The 2015 season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies sixth season of existence, and fifth playing in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer pyramid. Including the original Rowdies franchise and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 28th season of professional soccer in the Tampa Bay area.

Summary[edit]

The Tampa Bay Rowdies' new manager was Thomas Rongen, replacing Ricky Hill, who was dismissed after the 2014 season. Rongen had a prior connection to soccer in the area, as he was the first manager of the MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny during their inaugural season of 1996. The Rowdies brought back another familiar local figure when Farrukh Quraishi, who had been a player and a youth development director for the original Rowdies, was named general manager.

In March 2015, the Rowdies traveled to Portugal to play several preseason friendlies against clubs in the Portuguese second and third divisions. It was the first time that the current club had undertaken an international tour.[1]

The Rowdies lost only one match during the NASL spring season, good for second place in the table. After starting the fall season 2-1-6, however, club owner Bill Edwards dismissed both manager Thomas Rongen and general manager Farrukh Quraishi, much to the chagrin of many of the team's fans.[2] "They had a five-year plan, and I have a one-year plan," said Edwards regarding the firings.[3] Assistant Stuart Campbell was promoted to manager and led the team to a 3-4-4 record. The Rowdies finished the fall season in 8th out of 11 teams in the league table and missed the playoffs.

Club[edit]

as of November 14, 2015[4]

No. Position Player Nation
2 DF Darnell King  United States
3 MF Richard Menjivar  El Salvador
4 DF Ben Sweat  United States
5 DF Stefan Antonijevic  Serbia
9 MF Freddy Adu  United States
10 MF Georgi Hristov  Bulgaria
13 MF Justin Chavez  United States
14 MF Jeff Michaud  United States
15 DF Zac Portillos  United States
16 MF Juan Francisco Guerra  Venezuela
17 DF Tamika Mkandawire  England
18 GK Matt Pickens  United States
19 MF Verneri Välimaa  Finland
20 FW Darwin Espinal  Honduras
21 FW Brian Shriver  United States
22 MF Keith Savage  United States
24 GK Chris Glodack  United States
26 FW Robert Hernández  Venezuela
29 FW Maicon Santos  Brazil

#8 Forward, Marcelo Saragosa of Brazil Brazil served as team captain

Technical staff[edit]

  • England Farrukh QuraishiPresident & General Manager[5] (fired August 21, 2015)
  • United States Perry Van der BeckAssistant General Manager/Vice President of Community Relations
  • Netherlands Thomas Rongen - Head Coach (fired August 21, 2015)
  • Scotland Stuart CampbellAssistant Coach (promoted to head coach August 2015)
  • England Stuart Dobson - Goalkeeper Coach
  • United States Eric Arbuzow - Assistant Coach
  • United States Jason Riley – Strength & Conditioning Coach
  • England Malcolm Phillips – Equipment Manager
  • United States Dr. Koco Eaton - Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
  • United States Dr. Sanjay Menon – Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon
  • United States Dr. Christopher Salud – Team Physician
  • United States Andrew Keane - Head Athletic Trainer
  • United States Laura Tllinghast Hine - Yoga Instructor
  • United States Dr. Samuel Meyers - Team Chiropractor

Front office[edit]

  • United States Bill EdwardsChairman, Chief Executive Officer & Governor
  • United States Andrew Nestor – Director
  • United States David LaxerDirector
  • United States Lee Cohen – Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Competitions[edit]

  Win   Tie   Loss

Friendlies[edit]

February 10, 2015 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Philadelphia Union Clearwater, Florida
6:00 p.m. EDT Herzog 67' (pen.) Report Hoppenot Yellow card 53'
Pfeffer Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Complex
Attendance: 2,000
February 12, 2015 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies United States 0–4 Sweden Malmö FF Bradenton, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Barrientos Yellow card 85' Report Eikrem 32'
Rosenberg 42'
Johansson 43'
Cibicki 69'
Stadium: IMG Academy
March 1, 2015 Preseason C.D. Fátima Portugal 0–1 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Fátima, Portugal
10:30 p.m. EDT Report Portillos 85' Stadium: Estádio Municipal
March 3, 2015 Preseason S.L. Benfica U-20 Portugal 1–3 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Seixal, Portugal
10:30 p.m. EDT 50' (pen.) Report Hristov 10' (pen.)
Savage 19'
Espinal 75'
Stadium: Caixa Futebol Campus
March 4, 2015 Preseason Sporting CP B Portugal 3–2 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Lisbon, Portugal
10:30 p.m. EDT 12'
73'
78'
Report Espinal 31'
Boggs 74'
Stadium: Academia Sporting
March 6, 2015 Preseason AC Alcanenense Portugal 1–1 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Rio Maior, Portugal
10:30 p.m. EDT 66' (pen.) Report Santos 15'
March 13, 2015 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 FC Montreal St. Petersburg, Florida
1:00 p.m. EDT Santos 68'
Boggs Yellow card 77'
Report N’Diaye 46' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door due to ongoing construction.
March 18, 2015 Preseason
Fitz Fest
Tampa Spartans 1–4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Campbell 63' Report Santos 10', 42'
Hertzog 18' (pen.)
Michaud 90+'
Stadium: Naimoli Athletic Complex
March 21, 2015 Preseason USF Bulls 1–4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Hines-Ike 62' (pen.) Report Santos 3'
18' (o.g.)
Hertzog 43'
Nuñez 62'
Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
March 25, 2015 Preseason Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 FC Edmonton Jacksonville, Florida
5:00 p.m. EDT King Yellow card 27'
Guerra Yellow card 32'
Hernández Yellow card 33'
Hristov 65' (pen.)
Pickens Yellow card 70'
Shriver 84'
Report Raudales Yellow card 27'
Jones Yellow card 30'
Jonke 84'
Stadium: Southern Oak Stadium
March 28, 2015 Preseason Jacksonville Armada FC 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Jacksonville, Florida
5:00 p.m. EDT Safi Yellow card 24'
Roserie Yellow card 70'
Report Savage 43'
Shriver 58'
Stadium: EverBank Field
Attendance: 6,674
April 22, 2015 Scrimmage Tampa Bay Rowdies 5–0 Guelph Gryphons St. Petersburg, Florida
11:30 a.m. EDT Michaud 5'
Fernandez 40'
Nuñez 55'
Hertzog 58'
Välimaa 88'
Report Stadium: Al Lang Field
June 29, 2015 Scrimmage Tampa Bay Rowdies United States 2–4 (a.e.t.) Haiti Haiti Bradenton, Florida
9:30 a.m. EDT Espinal
Hristov 88'
Report Jaggy
82'
104'
117'
Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: Four 30-minute periods.

NASL Spring season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (S) 10 5 5 0 18 9 +9 20 Playoffs
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 5 4 1 15 9 +6 19
3 Carolina RailHawks 10 3 5 2 15 10 +5 14
4 Minnesota United 10 3 5 2 15 13 +2 14
5 Indy Eleven 10 3 4 3 13 12 +1 13
6 Jacksonville Armada 10 3 3 4 15 18 −3 12
7 San Antonio Scorpions 10 3 3 4 11 15 −4 12
8 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 3 2 5 12 13 −1 11
9 Ottawa Fury 10 2 5 3 5 8 −3 11
10 FC Edmonton 10 2 3 5 16 22 −6 9
11 Atlanta Silverbacks 10 1 5 4 7 13 −6 8
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(S) Spring season champion

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 5 4 1 14 8  +6 19 4 1 0 9 3  +6 1 3 1 5 5  0

Last updated: June 15, 2015.
Source: Match reports

Results by round[edit]

Round12345678910
StadiumAHAHAAHAHH
ResultWDLWDDWDWW
Position1152232422
Updated to match(es) played on June 15, 2015. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports[edit]

April 4, 2015 Match 1 San Antonio Scorpions 1–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. EDT Soto Yellow card 16'
Chávez Yellow card 55'
Elizondo Yellow card 64'
James Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card 90'
Cummings 90'
Report Antonijevic 10'
Savage Yellow card 17'
Espinal Yellow card 27', 45+'
Hernández Yellow card 40'
Saragosa Yellow card 45'
Guerra Yellow card 47'
Hertzog 61'
Portillos Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,723
Referee: Daniel Radford
April 11, 2015 Match 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Minnesota United FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hernández Yellow card 21'
King Yellow card 37'
Mkandawire Yellow card 63'
Chavez Yellow card 90'
Report Venegas Yellow card 12'
Campos Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,010 (Sellout)
Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.
April 18, 2015 Match 3 New York Cosmos 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hempstead, New York
7:30 p.m. EDT Senna 11' (pen.)
Fernandes Yellow card 17', 48'
Gorskie Yellow card 28'
Stokkelien Yellow card 76'
Report Guerra Yellow card 29'
Mkandawire Yellow card 37'
Hristov Yellow card 64'
Santos Yellow card 70'
Antonijevic Yellow card 78'
Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 12,550
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 25, 2015 Match 4
Coastal Cup
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 Jacksonville Armada FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Santos 12' (pen.), 77'
Boggs Yellow card 50'
Nuñez 59'
Hristov Yellow card 90'
Report Flores 14', Yellow card 47'
Johnson 32'
Ortiz Yellow card 41'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,460
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
May 2, 2015 Match 5 Carolina RailHawks 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Novo 6' Report Nuñez 19'
Sweat Yellow card 25'
Hristov Red card 76'
Mkandawire Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,042
Referee: Chris Penso
May 9, 2015 Match 6 Ottawa Fury FC 0–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Ottawa, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT Falvey Yellow card 50' Report King Yellow card 57' Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,461
Referee: David Barrie
May 16, 2015 Match 7
Coastal Cup
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hernández 55' Report Hassan Yellow card 85' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,851
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 30, 2015 Match 8 Indy Eleven 2–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Indianapolis, Indiana
7:30 p.m. EDT Mares 22'
Brown Yellow card 59'
Miller Yellow card 74'
Hyland 90+8'
Report Balchan 40'
Antonijevic Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 89'
Santos 68', Red card 73'
Hernández Yellow card 72'
Menjivar Yellow card 88'
Hristov Red card 90+9'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 10,226
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
June 6, 2015 Match 9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 FC Edmonton St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Sweat Yellow card 4'
Espinal 37'
Shriver 60'
Mkandawire Yellow card 72'
Agbossoumonde Yellow card 84'
Report Raudales Yellow card 45'
Moses Yellow card 59'
Laing 64'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,961
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
June 13, 2015 Match 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 Atlanta Silverbacks St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hertzog 60'
Nuñez 75'
Hristov 89' (pen.)
Report Okafor Yellow card 71'
Porter Yellow card 80'
Chavez Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 86'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,217
Referee: Sorin Stoica

NASL Fall season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ottawa Fury (F) 20 13 6 1 37 15 +22 45 Playoffs
2 Minnesota United 20 11 6 3 39 26 +13 39
3 New York Cosmos 20 10 6 4 31 21 +10 36
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20 8 6 6 37 27 +10 30
5 FC Edmonton 20 7 5 8 25 24 +1 26
6 Atlanta Silverbacks 20 6 7 7 24 27 −3 25
7 Carolina RailHawks 20 6 3 11 29 39 −10 21
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 5 5 10 18 28 −10 20
9 Indy Eleven 20 5 5 10 23 36 −13 20
10 San Antonio Scorpions 20 4 7 9 30 37 −7 19
11 Jacksonville Armada 20 5 4 11 18 31 −13 19
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(F) Fall season champion

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
20 5 5 10 18 28  −10 20 5 2 3 14 12  +2 0 3 7 4 16  −12

Last updated: April 26, 2018.
Source: Match reports

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
StadiumHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLLLDWLLLDWLWLDLDDWL
Position47991088
Updated to match(es) played on August 8, 2015. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports[edit]

July 4, 2015 Match 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Atlanta Silverbacks St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT McKenzie 22' (o.g.)
King 30'
Hertzog Yellow card 63'
Report Antonijevic 36' (o.g.)
Mravec Yellow card 56'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,002
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
July 11, 2015 Match 2 San Antonio Scorpions 3–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. EDT Chávez 11'
Cummings 54', 61'
Castillo Yellow card 76'
Report Guerra Yellow card 14'
King Yellow card 26'
Antonijevic Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,636
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
July 18, 2015 Match 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 FC Edmonton St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hernández Yellow card 80' Report Antonijevic 56' (o.g.)
Jalali Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,496
Referee: Rubio Vasquez
July 25, 2015 Match 4
Coastal Cup
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez Yellow card 50'
Agbossoumonde Yellow card 90'
Santos 90'
Report PC 16'
Smith Yellow card 25'
Marcelin Yellow card 29'
Nunes 79'
Pinho 90'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,494
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
August 1, 2015 Match 5 Carolina RailHawks 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Anderson 32'
Danso Yellow card 50'
Novo Yellow card 90'
Albadawi Yellow card 90'
Report Hristov 29'
Guerra Yellow card 49'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,191
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
August 8, 2015 Match 6
Coastal Cup
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 Jacksonville Armada FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Santos 7', 32'
Nuñez Yellow card 37'
Shriver 50'
Guerra Yellow card 61'
Report Barrett Yellow card 38'
Keita 54' (pen.), 67'
Trejo Red card 79'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,493
Referee: United States Kevin Terry Jr
August 15, 2015 Match 7
Coastal Cup
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stefano 4'
Gabriel Yellow card 18'
Thomas Yellow card 30'
Marcelin 43'
Report Santos 19'
Mkandawire Yellow card 41'
Saragoza Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,145
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
August 19, 2015 Match 8 Indy Eleven 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 p.m. EDT Steinberger Yellow card 42'
Richards 60'
Norales 70'
Report Chavez Yellow card 31'
Mkandawire Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 22, 2015 Match 9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 Minnesota United FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Guerra 28'
Sweat Yellow card 51'
Menjivar Yellow card 90'
Report Ibson 36'
Davis 65'
Vicentini Yellow card 90'
Mendes 90'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,059
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
August 29, 2015 Match 10 Ottawa Fury FC 2–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Ottawa, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT Paulo Jr. 18'
Oliver 31'
Eustáquio Yellow card 82'
Peiser Yellow card 87'
Hassan Yellow card 90'
Report Mkandawire 33'
Espinal 87'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 6,081
Referee: David Barrie
September 5, 2015 Match 11 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 New York Cosmos St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Hertzog Yellow card 13', 40'
Guerra 76'
Report Cáceres Yellow card 27'
Raúl Yellow card 42'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,630
September 13, 2015 Match 12 FC Edmonton 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Edmonton, Alberta
7:30 p.m. EDT Watson 16'
Laing Yellow card 73'
Report Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 4,160
Referee: Justin Tasev
September 19, 2015 Match 13 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 San Antonio Scorpions St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hertzog 50' (pen.)
Agbossoumonde Yellow card 69'
King Yellow card 82'
Guerra 88'
Report DeRoux Yellow card 77' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,135
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 26, 2015 Match 14
Coastal Cup
Jacksonville Armada FC 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Jacksonville, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Scaglia 34'
Millien 74'
Report Saragosa Yellow card 78' Stadium: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Attendance: 7,163
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
September 30, 2015 Match 15 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Indy Eleven St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Guerra Yellow card 14'
Menjívar Yellow card 41'
Tan 63'
Mkandawire Yellow card 88'
Report Frias 67' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,691
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
October 3, 2015 Match 16 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Blaine, Minnesota
7:30 p.m. EDT Vela Yellow card 35'
Ramirez 44'
Jordan Yellow card 74'
Davis Yellow card 86'
Report Sweat Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 41' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 8,932
October 10, 2015 Match 17 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Ottawa Fury FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Guerra Yellow card 17'
Adu Yellow card 21'
King Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 77'
Chavez Yellow card 84'
Shriver 88'
Report Heinemann 42' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,242
Referee: Daniel Radford
October 17, 2015 Match 18 Atlanta Silverbacks 0–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT Porter Yellow card 27' Report Adu Yellow card 71' Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 4,111
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
October 24, 2015 Match 19 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Carolina RailHawks St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Menjívar 12' Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,973
Referee: Jose Rivero
October 31, 2015 Match 20 New York Cosmos 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hempstead, New York
7:30 p.m. EDT Ayoze Yellow card 31'
Raúl 54'
Guenzatti 58'
Report Chavez Yellow card 41' Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 5,171
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

May 27, 2015 Third round Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pennsylvania 1–0 Florida Tampa Bay Rowdies Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Vincent 90+1' Report Sweat Yellow card 15'
Hernández Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: C. Murphy

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Source
December 19, 2014 16 MF Venezuela Juan Francisco Guerra Venezuela Deportivo Lara - [6]
December 22, 2014 22 DF United States Darnell King United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers - [7]
December 22, 2014 44 DF United States Gale Agbossoumonde United States Colorado Rapids - [8]
December 23, 2014 7 MF Uruguay Martin Nuñez United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers - [9]
December 23, 2014 20 FW United States Darwin Espinal United States Darton State College - [10]
December 24, 2014 3 DF United States Brad Rusin United States Orlando City - [11]
December 30, 2014 0 MF Venezuela Robert Hernández Venezuela Deportivo Anzoátegui - [12]
January 6, 2015 5 DF Serbia Stefan Antonijevic United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers - [13]
January 29, 2015 22 MF United States Keith Savage None Signed after being released on November 7 [14]
February 3, 2015 8 MF Brazil Marcelo Saragosa None - [15]
February 4, 2015 29 FW Brazil Maicon Santos None - [16]
February 5, 2015 13 MF United States Justin Chavez United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers - [17]
February 23, 2015 14 MF United States Jeff Michaud United States Eastern Florida State College - [18]
February 23, 2015 23 MF United States Marquez Fernandez United States Maryland-Baltimore County - [18]
February 23, 2015 24 GK United States Chris Glodack United States Clemson University - [18]
February 23, 2015 15 DF United States Zac Portillos United States University of Akron - [18]
February 24, 2015 33 FW United States Zak Boggs United States Charlotte Eagles - [19]
February 25, 2015 1 GK Slovakia Kamil Čontofalský United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers - [20]
March 2, 2015 4 DF United States Ben Sweat United States Columbus Crew SC - [21]
March 30, 2015 19 MF United States Verneri Välimaa United States University of North Carolina - [22]
April 29, 2015 3 MF El Salvador Richard Menjivar United States San Antonio Scorpions Traded for Brad Rusin [23]
July 29, 2015 28 FW United States Omar Salgado Mexico Tigres UANL - [24]

Out[edit]

Date Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Source
November 7, 2014 GK Venezuela Diego Restrepo United States Charlotte Independence - [25]
November 7, 2014 GK United States Cody Mizell Iceland Knattspyrnufélagið Fram Free Transfer [25]
November 7, 2014 DF Guyana J. P. Rodrigues None Retirement. [25]
November 7, 2014 DF United States Jay Needham None - [25]
November 7, 2014 DF United States Willie Hunt United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds - [25]
November 7, 2014 MF England Darel Russell None - [25]
November 7, 2014 MF United States Keith Savage None - [25]
November 7, 2014 MF United States Anthony Wallace United States New York Red Bulls - [25]
November 7, 2014 MF Jamaica Ricardo Morris Jamaica Montego Bay United F.C. - [25]
November 7, 2014 FW United States Devin Del Do None - [25]
November 7, 2014 FW Argentina Luciano Olguín None - [25]
November 7, 2014 FW United States Casey Townsend United States Oklahoma City Energy - [25][26]
November 7, 2014 FW Zimbabwe Lucky Mkosana United States New York Cosmos - [25][27]
January 13, 2015 DF United States Frankie Sanfilippo United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers - [28][29]
January 13, 2015 MF England Shane Hill None - [28]
April 29, 2015 DF United States Brad Rusin United States San Antonio Scorpions Traded for Richard Menjivar [23]

Squad statistics[edit]

As of Match played 25 July 2015

Goal scorers[edit]

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW Brazil 29 Maicon Santos 3 1 0 4
2 MF Uruguay 7 Martin Nuñez 3 0 0 3
3 FW Honduras 20 Darwin Espinal 2 0 0 2
FW United States 11 Corey Hertzog 2 0 0 2
FW Bulgaria 10 Georgi Hristov 1 1 0 2
5 DF Serbia 5 Stefan Antonijevic 1 0 0 1
FW Venezuela 26 Robert Hernández 1 0 0 1
DF United States 25 Rich Balchan 1 0 0 1
FW United States 21 Brian Shriver 1 0 0 1
DF United States 2 Darnell King 0 1 0 1
Own goal 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 15 4 0 19

Disciplinary record[edit]

Number Nation Position Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 United States DF Darnell King 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
3 El Salvador DF Richard Menjivar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 United States DF Ben Sweat 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
5 Serbia DF Stefan Antonijevic 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
7 Uruguay FW Martin Nunez 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
8 Brazil FW Marcelo Saragosa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 Bulgaria FW Georgi Hristov 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
11 United States MF Corey Hertzog 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 United States MF Justin Chavez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 United States DF Zac Portillos 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 Venezuela MF Juan Francisco Guerra 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
17 England DF Tamika Mkandawire 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
20 Honduras FW Darwin Espinal 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 United States MF Keith Savage 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 Venezuela FW Robert Hernández 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
29 Brazil FW Maicon Santos 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
33 United States FW Zak Boggs 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
44 United States DF Gale Agbossoumonde 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
TOTALS 27 4 8 0 2 0 37 4

References[edit]

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