2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

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Fort Lauderdale Strikers
2015 season
Owner Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Cesso
Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Bertani
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Geromel
Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo
Head coach Flag of Austria.svg Günter Kronsteiner
Stadium Lockhart Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
NASL Spring: Eighth

Fall: Fourth

Combined: Fourth
Soccer Bowl Semi-finalist
U.S. Open Cup Third round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stefano Pinho (5)
All: Stefano Pinho (8)
Highest home attendance11,691 (Club Record)
(Apr. 4 vs. New York)
Lowest home attendance3,283
(July 18 vs. Atlanta)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 5,653
All: 5,800
  2014
2016  

The 2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season will be the team's fifth season in the North American Soccer League (NASL).

Contents

Players and staff

Roster

As of June 30,2015 [1]

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

Staff

Competitions

  Win  Tie  Loss

Friendlies

February 28, 2015Preseason Jacksonville Armada FC 1–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Jacksonville, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Scaglia Yellow card.svg 16'
Nicklaw Soccerball shade.svg44'
Report Stadium: Community First Park
Attendance: 5,232
March 6, 2015Preseason Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–1 Floridians FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
3:30 p.m. EDT Report Soccerball shade.svg4'Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Note: 70 minute scrimmage. Trialist squad.
July 1, 2015Challenge Cup Fort Lauderdale Strikers Flag of the United States.svg 0–3 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 p.m. EDT Sanfilippo Yellow card.svg 30'
Ramírez Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Stefano Yellow card.svg 60'
Report Calleri Soccerball shade.svg3'
Rolín Yellow card.svg 6', Soccerball shade.svg55'
Pérez Yellow card.svg 62'
Pavón Soccerball shade.svg77'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 6,827

NASL Spring season

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 New York Cosmos (S)10550189+920 Playoffs
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10541159+619
3 Carolina RailHawks 103521510+514
4 Minnesota United 103521513+214
5 Indy Eleven 103431312+113
6 Jacksonville Armada 103341518312
7 San Antonio Scorpions 103341115412
8 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 103251213111
9 Ottawa Fury 1025358311
10 FC Edmonton 10235162269
11 Atlanta Silverbacks 1015471368
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
103251213 −11111335 −221298 +1

Last updated: June 22, 2015.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910
StadiumHHAAHAHAHA
ResultLWLWDLLDLW
Position75933798108
Updated to match(es) played on June 22, 2015. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

April 4, 2015Match 1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–1 New York Cosmos Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT PC Yellow card.svg 42'
Stefano Yellow card.svg 45'
Report Ayoze Yellow card.svg 52'
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg58'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 11,691 (Club Record)
April 11, 2015Match 2
Coastal Cup
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–1 Jacksonville Armada FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Sanfilippo Yellow card.svg 7'
Moura Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.)
Freitas Yellow card.svg 64'
PC Soccerball shade.svg65'
Stefano Yellow card.svg 90' Red card.svg 90+1'
Report Trejo Yellow card.svg 45+1' Yellow-red card.svg 90+1'
Hoyos Soccerball shade.svg49'
Scaglia Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 4,883
April 19, 2015Match 3 FC Edmonton 3–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Edmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. EDT Jones Soccerball shade.svg7', Yellow card.svg 86'
Moses Yellow card.svg 42'
Nyassi Soccerball shade.svg75'
Ameobi Soccerball shade.svg80'
Laing Yellow card.svg 90'
Report Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg20'
Moura Yellow card.svg 49', Soccerball shade.svg62'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,351
April 25, 2015Match 4 Ottawa Fury FC 1–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Ottawa, Ontario
3:00 p.m. EDT Alves Soccerball shade.svg78'
Haworth Yellow card.svg 78'
Report Angulo Soccerball shade.svg41', 90'
Freitas Soccerball shade.svg64'
PC Yellow card.svg 69'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,023
May 23, 2015Match 7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–1 Carolina RailHawks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT PC Yellow card.svg 59'
Adeleye Yellow card.svg 67'
Report Shipalane Soccerball shade.svg44'
Anderson Yellow card.svg 54'
Fitzgerald Yellow card.svg 62'
Novo Yellow card.svg 70'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 4,801
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 30, 2015Match 8 San Antonio Scorpions 1–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers San Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Nane Soccerball shade.svg21'
DeRoux Yellow card.svg 62' Yellow-red card.svg 86'
NASL Report
FTL Report
Stefano Soccerball shade.svg43'Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,396
Referee: Tyler J. Ploeger
June 6, 2015Match 9 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–2 Indy Eleven Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stefano Soccerball shade.svg23'
Sánchez Yellow card.svg 36'
Marcelin Yellow card.svg 46'
Moura Yellow card.svg 82'
Angulo Yellow card.svg 82'
NASL Report
FTL Report
Pineda Soccerball shade.svg44', 90+4'Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,803
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
June 13, 2015Match 10 Minnesota United FC 2–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Blaine, Minnesota
EDT Ibarra Soccerball shade.svg18' (pen.)
Mendes Yellow card.svg 26'
Pitchkolan Soccerball shade.svg38'
NASL Report
FTL Report
Stefano Soccerball shade.svg3', 81', Yellow card.svg 67'
Angulo Soccerball shade.svg79', Red card.svg 84'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,342
Referee: Nima Saghafi

NASL Fall season

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Ottawa Fury (F)2013613715+2245 Playoffs
2 Minnesota United 2011633926+1339
3 New York Cosmos 2010643121+1036
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 208663727+1030
5 FC Edmonton 207582524+126
6 Atlanta Silverbacks 206772427325
7 Carolina RailHawks 20631129391021
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20551018281020
9 Indy Eleven 20551023361320
10 San Antonio Scorpions 204793037719
11 Jacksonville Armada 20541118311319
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
208663727 +10304422315 +84241412 +2

Last updated: October 31, 2015.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
StadiumAHHAAAHHAHAHHHAAHHAA
ResultDDDWLLDWWWDWLLWLWDLW
Position59868876654455444444
Updated to match(es) played on November 1, 2015. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

July 8, 2015Match 1 Carolina RailHawks 1–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Hlavaty Soccerball shade.svg53' FTL Report
NASL Report
Stefano Soccerball shade.svg77'Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,055
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
July 11, 2015Match 2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–1 FC Edmonton Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Ramírez Yellow card.svg 16', Soccerball shade.svg68' (pen.) FTL Report
NASL Report
Nonni Yellow card.svg 32'
Ford Soccerball shade.svg86' (o.g.)
Raudales Yellow card.svg 90+5'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,816
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
July 18, 2015Match 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–2 Atlanta Silverbacks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT PC Yellow card.svg 52'
Freitas Soccerball shade.svg55', Yellow card.svg 55'
Ramírez Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
FTL Report
NASL Report
Chavez Soccerball shade.svg64'
Ferreira-Mendes Soccerball shade.svg76'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,283
Referee: Bernhard Hosu
July 25, 2015Match 4
Coastal Cup
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez Yellow card.svg 50'
Maicon Santos Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Agbossoumonde Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Summary PC Soccerball shade.svg16'
Smith Yellow card.svg 25'
Marcelin Yellow card.svg 29'
Bruno Nunes Soccerball shade.svg79'
Stefano Pinho Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,494
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Kreitzer
August 2, 2015Match 5 New York Cosmos 2–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Hempstead, New York
5:00 p.m. EDT Freeman Soccerball shade.svg27',Yellow card.svg 39'
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg43'
Report Kling Yellow card.svg 74'Stadium: Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 4,503
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 5, 2015Match 6 Atlanta Silverbacks 2–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Atlanta
7:30 p.m. EDT Ferreira-Mendes Soccerball shade.svg41', 66'
Hughes Yellow card.svg 85'
Report Ramírez Soccerball shade.svg49'
Pinho Red card.svg 84'
Marcelin Red card.svg 90'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 3,071
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
August 8, 2015Match 7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–3 New York Cosmos Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Gabriel Soccerball shade.svg23'
Ramírez Soccerball shade.svg48', 59',Yellow card.svg 59'
Report Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg62'
Moffat Soccerball shade.svg66'
Raúl Yellow card.svg 87'
Guenzatti Soccerball shade.svg90'
Gorskie Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Marco De Oliveira
August 15, 2015Match 8
Coastal Cup
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stefano Soccerball shade.svg4'
Gabriel Yellow card.svg 18'
Thomas Yellow card.svg 30'
Marcelin Soccerball shade.svg43'
Report Maicon Santos Soccerball shade.svg19'
Mkandawire Yellow card.svg 41'
Saragoza Yellow card.svg 71'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,145
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
August 23, 2015Match 9 FC Edmonton 0–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Edmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. EDT Summary Stefano Pinho Soccerball shade.svg58' (pen.)Soccerball shade.svg86'Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,110
Referee: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre Lauziere
August 29, 2015Match 10 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 7–1 Indy Eleven Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stéfano Soccerball shade.svg2'Soccerball shade.svg77'Soccerball shade.svg81'
PC Soccerball shade.svg7'Soccerball shade.svg85'
Thomas Yellow card.svg 10'
Marlon Freitas Soccerball shade.svg20'Soccerball shade.svg67'
Summary Richards Soccerball shade.svg16'
Pineda Yellow card.svg 18'
Franco Red card.svg 50'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,819
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Radford
September 12, 2015Match 11 Ottawa Fury FC 0–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Ottawa, Ontario
3:00 p.m. EDT Eustáquio Yellow card.svg 83' Summary Chin Yellow card.svg 7'Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 6,327
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Yusri Rudolf
September 16, 2015Match 12
Coastal Cup
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–0 Jacksonville Armada FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Marlon Freitas Soccerball shade.svg17'
Sánchez Yellow card.svg 88'
Marcelin Soccerball shade.svg90'
Summary Nicklaw Yellow card.svg 28'
Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 39'
Ortiz Yellow card.svg 56'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 1,278
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Radford
September 19, 2015Match 13 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–2 Ottawa Fury FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Gabriel Yellow card.svg 66'
PC Red card.svg 72'
Summary Hassan Soccerball shade.svg52'
Ubiparipović Soccerball shade.svg81'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,773
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Alex Chilowicz
September 26, 2015Match 14 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–5 Minnesota United FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Angulo Soccerball shade.svg7'Soccerball shade.svg88'
Chin Yellow card.svg 52'
Borrajo Yellow card.svg 70'
Summary Ramirez Soccerball shade.svg12'
Alhassan Soccerball shade.svg27'
Daniel Mendes Soccerball shade.svg44'
Ibson Soccerball shade.svg61'Soccerball shade.svg86'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,903
Referee: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mathieu Bourdeau
October 3, 2015Match 15 San Antonio Scorpions 2–4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers San Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Cann Yellow card.svg 50'
Tyrpak Soccerball shade.svg56'
Hassli Yellow card.svg 63'
DeRoux Soccerball shade.svg79'
Summary Stéfano Soccerball shade.svg10'Soccerball shade.svg40'Soccerball shade.svg86'
Marlon Freitas Soccerball shade.svg15'
Borrajo Yellow card.svg 37'
Bruno Nunes Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,832
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Alejandro Mariscal
October 10, 2015Match 16 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. EDT Campos Soccerball shade.svg6'
Daniel Mendes Soccerball shade.svg27'
Tiago Calvano Yellow card.svg 63'
Davis Yellow card.svg 90'
Summary PC Soccerball shade.svg78'
Sanfilippo Yellow card.svg 85'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,207
Referee: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Gantar
October 17, 2015Match 17 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4–0 Carolina RailHawks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Sanfilippo Soccerball shade.svg23'
Borrajo Soccerball shade.svg30'
Marlon Freitas Soccerball shade.svg48'
Stéfano Soccerball shade.svg56'
Summary Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,998
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Younes Marrakchi
October 21, 2015Match 18 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–0 San Antonio Scorpions Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Summary Chávez Yellow card.svg 78'Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,632
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Juan Marquez
October 24, 2015Match 19 Indy Eleven 2–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Indianapolis, Indiana
7:30 p.m. EDT Smart Soccerball shade.svg19'Yellow card.svg 29'
Steinberger Yellow card.svg 34'
Brown Soccerball shade.svg43'
Nicht Yellow card.svg 90'
Summary Angulo Soccerball shade.svg59'
Thomas Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 9,213
Referee: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mathieu Bourdeau
November 1, 2015Match 20
Coastal Cup
Jacksonville Armada FC 0–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Jacksonville, Florida
4:00 p.m. EDT Summary Borrajo Yellow card.svg 67'
Marlon Freitas Soccerball shade.svg87'Yellow card.svg 88'
Guerrero Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Community First Park
Attendance: 9,083
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Nima Saghafi

U.S. Open Cup

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

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References

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