2014 North American Soccer League season

August 2023 North American Soccer League 2014 San Antonio Scorpions North American Supporters' Trophy Minnesota United FC 135 374 USA Christian Ramirez (20) SAN 7 vs TB 0(10/11) NYC 3 @ TB 0(5/17) NYC 3 @ FTL 0(5/31) CAR 5 vs NYC 4(9/20) MIN (4 games)(4/12 – 5/3)(9/13-10/4) SAN (9 games)(5/10 – 7/26) IND (9 games)(4/12 – 6/7) ATL (6 games)(9/6 – 10/4) 34,047OTT @ MIN(8/2) 2,158CAR @ OTT(4/26) 742,695(Spring & Fall) 5,501 2013 2015 The 2014 North American Soccer League season was the 47th season of Division II soccer in the United States and the fourth season of the revived North American Soccer League. It was contested by ten teams including two from Canada. Joining the NASL in the Spring of 2014 were two new franchises, Indy Eleven and Ottawa Fury FC; originally Virginia Cavalry FC was to begin playing this season but now plans to join in the 2016 season.Virginia Cavalry FC To Begin Play In 2015 http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=6015 December 14, 2013 The defending Soccer Bowl champions are the New York Cosmos, while the Carolina Railhawks are the defending North American Supporters' Trophy winners. A split season format was used again for the 2014 season.NASL 2014 Season Format Announced http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=5064 July 26, 2013 Teams, stadiums, and personnel Stadiums and locations List of NASL stadiums USA 400 left Locations of NASL clubs USA 33.755 -84.39 Silverbacks left USA 35.778889 -78.800278 RailHawks right USA 51 -113.516667 Edmonton Red Arrow Up.svg left USA 26.135833 -80.141944 Strikers right USA 45.160833 -93.234722 United left USA 29.416667 -98.5 Scorpions left USA 27.782254 -82.667619 Rowdies top USA 40.3951 -73.5619 Cosmos right USA 45.4214 -75.6919 Fury left USA 39.7910 -86.1480 Eleven left Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit producer Shirt sponsorAtlanta SilverbacksUSA Jason SmithUSA Mike RandolphNikePeople HROCarolina RailHawksNIR Colin ClarkePUR Kupono LowAdidasBlue Cross Blue Shield of NCFC EdmontonCAN Colin MillerNIR Albert WatsonAdidasThe Fath GroupFort Lauderdale StrikersAUT Günter KronsteinerHON Iván GuerreroAcerbisIndy ElevenUSA Juergen SommerGER Kristian NichtDiadoraHondaMinnesota United FCUSA Manny LagosUSA Aaron PitchkolanAdmiralAtomic Data / Mall of AmericaNew York CosmosVEN Giovanni SavareseUSA Carlos MendesNikeEmiratesOttawa Fury FCCAN Marc Dos SantosIRL Richie RyanAdmiralHeart and CrownOSEG Communications Heart and Crown Partners with OSEG and Fury FC" https://web.archive.org/web/20140413141213/http://www.ottawafuryfc.com/news/detail/uuid/bifb8acm3lyc1btcw35x503up/heart-and-crown-partners-with-oseg-and-fury-fc#.U0gtJPl5OE5 2014-04-13 , Ottawa Fury FC, Ottawa, 11 April 2014. Retrieved on 11 April 2014.San Antonio ScorpionsCAN Alen MarcinaCAN Adrian CannNikeToyotaTampa Bay RowdiesENG Ricky HillUSA Frankie SanfilippoAdmiralHard Rock Player transfers List of North American Soccer League transfers 2014 Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Atlanta Silverbacks TTO Brian Haynes Contract not renewed 9 December 2013http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/fc/news/item/club-declines-contract-extension-on-haynes Club Declines Contract Extension on Haynes 2014-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20140118141639/http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/fc/news/item/club-declines-contract-extension-on-haynes 2014-01-18 dead Pre-Season USA Eric Wynalda 7 January 2014http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/fc/news/item/wynalda-to-manage-from-technical-director-role Club Eliminates Coaching Position, Wynalda To Manage From Technical Director Role 2014-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20140107185743/http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/fc/news/item/wynalda-to-manage-from-technical-director-role 2014-01-07 dead Atlanta Silverbacks USA Eric Wynalda Voluntary move to team technical director 17 July 2014Wynalda calls Silverbacks decision very difficult ajc.com 21 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140721020756/http://ajc.com/news/sports/pro-sports/wynalda-calls-silverbacks-decision-very-difficult/nghZt/ 8th USA Jason Smith 18 July 2014http://www.atlantasilverbacksfc.com/news/detail/uuid/1ujm954ii9pvo1q1mnam5wtlkc/smith-named-head-coach-wynalda-remains-technical-director#.U_EnkMVdWM5 Smith named head coach 2014-08-17 2014-08-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20140819130202/http://www.atlantasilverbacksfc.com/news/detail/uuid/1ujm954ii9pvo1q1mnam5wtlkc/smith-named-head-coach-wynalda-remains-technical-director#.U_EnkMVdWM5 dead Atlanta SilverbacksUSA Jason Smith Fired 5 October 2014http://www.atlantasilverbacksfc.com/news/detail/uuid/350fzym73bcn15fd4inc74es7/jason-smith-relieved-of-head-coaching-duties#.VEB9cPldWjU Jason Smith relieved of head coaching duties 2014-10-17 2014-10-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20141009084634/http://www.atlantasilverbacksfc.com/news/detail/uuid/350fzym73bcn15fd4inc74es7/jason-smith-relieved-of-head-coaching-duties#.VEB9cPldWjU dead 10th URU Alejandro Pombo – Interim Head Coach 5 October 2014 San Antonio Scorpions CAN Alen Marcina End of interim period 22 November 2013 Pre-Season CAN Alen Marcina 22 November 2013Alen Marcina Named Scorpions Head Coach http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=5942 North American Soccer League 22 November 2013 Indy ElevenExpansion team USA Juergen Sommer 11 June 2013http://indyeleven.com/juergen-sommer-to-lead-indy-eleven-as-head-coach/ Juergen Sommer to Lead Indy Eleven as Head Coach indyeleven.com June 11, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131213091555/http://indyeleven.com/juergen-sommer-to-lead-indy-eleven-as-head-coach/ 2013-12-13 dead Ottawa Fury FCExpansion team CAN Marc Dos Santos 23 May 2013http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?4571-ottawa-fury-to-name-canadian-marc-dos-santos-as-head-coach-reports Ottawa Fury to name Canadian Marc Dos Santos as head coach – reports Canadian Soccer News May 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131213002449/http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?4571-ottawa-fury-to-name-canadian-marc-dos-santos-as-head-coach-reports December 13, 2013 dead Spring season The Spring season lasted for 9 games beginning on April 12 and ending on June 8. The schedule featured a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time.Soccer Bowl Rematch Highlights 2014 NASL Season Openers 20 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131220060142/http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=6054 Half the teams will host 5 home games and play 4 road games whereas the other half of the teams will play 4 home games and 5 road games. The winner of the Spring season earns one of four berths in the playoffs, now known as The Championship.http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/19mjcfxw5twlf1kav40nm9i7w8/nasl-clubs-to-compete-for-the-championship#.UyWzWIWAetp Oops! Sorry, Something Went Wrong Nasl Standings main WDL Spring Q MNU Minnesota United NYC New York Cosmos SAS San Antonio Scorpions CAR Carolina RailHawks FTL Fort Lauderdale Strikers OTT Ottawa Fury TBR Tampa Bay Rowdies ATL Atlanta Silverbacks FCE FC Edmonton IND Indy Eleven 6 2 1 16 9 S 6 1 2 14 3 5 2 2 13 9 4 2 3 11 15 4 1 4 18 18 3 1 5 14 13 2 4 3 11 16 3 1 5 12 20 2 2 5 11 11 0 4 5 14 20 green1 Playoffs S Spring season champion complete NASL Standings Results main FBR grey ATL CAR FCE FTL IND MNU NYC OTT SAS TBR Atlanta Silverbacks null null null 3–3 1–2 null 2–1 1–2 null Carolina RailHawks 2–0 null 4–1 null null 1–0 null null 2–0 Edmonton 1–2 6–1 1–3 null null 0–1 null null null Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4–0 null null 3–2 null 0–3 2–0 null null Indy Eleven null 1–1 1–2 null null null 2–4 1–2 1–1 Minnesota United null 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–2 null null null null New York Cosmos 4–0 null null null 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 null Ottawa Fury null 4–0 1–0 null null 1–2 null 2–3 1–1 San Antonio Scorpions null 3–0 0–0 2–2 null 0–2 null null 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 null 1–1 3–2 null 3–3 0–3 null null June 8, 2014 http://nasl.com/schedule Schedule NASL 2022-08-25 Fall season The Fall season will begin following a break for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on July 19 and ending on November 2, with each team playing the others twice, once home and once away. The winner of the Fall season will earn automatic berth in The Championship. Standings main WDL Fall Q SAS San Antonio Scorpions MNU Minnesota United FCE FC Edmonton FTL Fort Lauderdale Strikers CAR Carolina RailHawks NYC New York Cosmos IND Indy Eleven TBR Tampa Bay Rowdies OTT Ottawa Fury ATL Atlanta Silverbacks 11 2 5 30 15 F 10 5 3 31 19 8 5 5 23 18 7 6 5 20 21 7 3 8 27 28 5 8 5 23 24 6 5 7 21 26 5 5 8 25 34 4 5 9 20 25 3 4 11 20 30 green1 Playoffs F Fall season champion complete NASL Standings Results main FBR grey ATL CAR FCE FTL IND MNU NYC OTT SAS TBR Atlanta Silverbacks 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 Carolina RailHawks 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 5–4 3–0 3–1 3–4 Edmonton 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 Indy Eleven 2–4 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 Minnesota United 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 5–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 New York Cosmos 3–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 Ottawa Fury 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–1 1–1 0–2 San Antonio Scorpions 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 7–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 0–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 2–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 November 2, 2014 Playoffs The playoffs were contested by the winners of the spring and fall seasons hosting the next best two teams in the full year regular season table. The half-season champions earned the top two seeds, with the higher seed going to the team with the better full-season record. The two next-best teams earned the third and fourth seeds. The semifinals took place on November 8 and 9, with the #1 seed hosting the #4 seed and #2 hosting #3. The winners met in Soccer Bowl 2014 on November 15, hosted by the team with the higher seed.http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/19mjcfxw5twlf1kav40nm9i7w8/nasl-clubs-to-compete-for-the-championship NASL Clubs To Compete For 'The Championship' February 27, 2014 February 27, 2014 Combined standings main WDL Combined standings Q MNU Minnesota United SAS San Antonio Scorpions NYC New York Cosmos FTL Fort Lauderdale Strikers CAR Carolina RailHawks FCE FC Edmonton TBR Tampa Bay Rowdies OTT Ottawa Fury IND Indy Eleven ATL Atlanta Silverbacks 16 7 4 47 28 X 16 4 7 43 24 C 11 9 7 37 27 11 7 9 38 39 11 5 11 38 43 10 7 10 34 29 7 9 11 36 50 7 6 14 34 38 6 9 12 35 46 6 5 16 32 50 PO PO PO PO green1 Championship qualifiers complete North American Supporters' Trophy winner http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=13 NASL The Championship Participants Minnesota United (Spring season champion) San Antonio Scorpions (Fall season champion) New York Cosmos Fort Lauderdale Strikers Semifinals 2014 11 8 7:00 pm EST Minnesota United 1–1 ReportReport yes Fort Lauderdale Strikers Ibarra 34Mendes 50 Kronsteiner 0 71Anderson 83Nuñez 87 90+1Marcelin 105Brito 118 Venegas Calvano Ibarra Vicentini Campos Pitchkolan 4 – 5 Hassan Anderson Picault Núñez Brito Pecka National Sports Center, Blaine, Minnesota 6,113 Fotis Bazakos 2014 11 8 8:30 pm EST San Antonio Scorpions 2–1 ReportReport yes New York Cosmos Castillo 19 55DeRoux 83Restrepo 110 Stokkelien 17 Toyota Field, San Antonio, Texas 6,548 Ricardo Salazar Soccer Bowl 2014 2014 11 15 8:30 pm EST San Antonio Scorpions 2–1 ReportReport Fort Lauderdale Strikers Castillo 70 Forbes 74 Gentile 84 Hassli 88 Nuñez 62' (pen.)Wagner Joe Scorpions Raise Soccer Bowl Trophy With 2-1 Win Over Strikers http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/15mb0ewcrj0zr1f6mfk84lrs0w/halftime-score-san-antonio-scorpions-0-fort-lauderdale-strikers-0#.VGhfyTTF-So nasl.com November 16, 2014 Ramírez 79 Toyota Field, San Antonio, Texas 7,847 Ted Unkel Attendance SeasonSpring Season Weekly AveragesATLCAREDMFTLINDMNNYOTTSATBLeague avg.Week 1---3,10511,048-7,906-7,3817,0037,289Week 25,0004,0074,399-10,421--3,457--5,457Week 3---3,515-5,2874,1302,158-4,6703,952Week 43,9224,0663,276--4,913--5,595-4,354Week 5---3,10910,285-3,0912,1645,834-4,897Week 6-5,527--10,2855,325--7,0874,8556,616Week 7--2,961--6,78435812,432-4,3314,018Week 85,0007,856-5,57210,285--3,207--6,384Week 95,000-3,641---6,495-6,4844,1325,150Spring Total18,92221,45614,27715,31052,32422,30921,62213,41832,38124,991237,010Spring Avg4,7305,3643,5693,82510,4655,1574,3232,6846,4764,9985,267Bold denotes league's highest attendance for the weekhttp://www.nasl.com/schedule Schedule NASL SeasonFall Season Weekly AveragesATLCAREDMFTLINDMNNYOTTSATBLeague avg.Week 1-3,0803,6093,092--3,806--3,8963,497Week 23,011---10,5557,287-14,5936,958-8,481Week 34,810-3,1523,257----7,8844,8684,711Week 4-4,2942,8492,64810,28534,0474,649---10,896Week 53,842---10,2855,1124,5244,814--5,652Week 6-3,140---5,420-4,2777,8474,2734,209Week 7-4,666-2,409-----4,2125,454Week 8--3,111-10,285-3,9284,2065,734-4,755Week 95,0003,1062,7963,00610,6597,024-5,269--5,303Week 10-----6,2023,626-5,5944,3405,761Week 113,0713,193----4,502---4,896Week 123,0625,5934,3923,112---5,0948,3134,3135,568Week 13--3,8303,05210,2855,744-3,105-3,8654,734Week 14------6,225-5,963-5,009Week 152,905-2,903-10,285-4,411-5,6832,5655,090Week 163,0614,179-5,75610,9825,817-3,935--5,989Week 175,000-- 5,756 -6,4548,5654,172--5,989Week 18-6,4603,0355,505----8,2056,3775,914Fall Total33,76237,62129,67737,59394,18883,10744,23644,65162,18138,669505,685Fall Avg3,7514,1803,2974,17710,4659,2344,9154,961 6,909 4,3005,619Bold denotes league's highest attendance for the week Statistical leaders Top scorers RankPlayerNationClubGoals1Christian RamirezUSA Minnesota United202Fafà PicaultHAI Fort Lauderdale Strikers123Jaime ChavezUSAAtlanta Silverbacks9Georgi HristovBULTampa Bay Rowdies9Daniel MendesBRA Minnesota United9Zack SchilawskiUSA Carolina RailHawks97Miguel IbarraUSA Minnesota United8KlébersonBRA Indy Eleven89Rafael CastilloCOLSan Antonio Scorpions7Lance LaingJAMEdmonton7OliverBRAOttawa Fury7Junior SandovalHONAtlanta Silverbacks7Mads StokkelienNORNew York Cosmos7 Source:http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=290 NASL Individual Leaders November 4, 2014 Top assists RankPlayerNationClubAssists1Billy ForbesTCA San Antonio Scorpions72Lance LaingJAMFC Edmonton63Shawn ChinUSAFort Lauderdale Strikers5Miguel IbarraUSA Minnesota United5Christian RamirezUSA Minnesota United5Kevin VenegasUSA Minnesota United5714 players4 Source: Individual awards Monthly awards MonthNASL Player of the MonthPlayerNationClubLinkAprilZack SchilawskiUSACarolina RailHawks3GMay/JuneChristian RamirezUSA Minnesota United FC3G 3AJulyRafael CastilloCOLSan Antonio Scorpions3GAugustChristian RamirezUSA Minnesota United FC6G 1ASeptemberMiguel IbarraUSA Minnesota United FC4G 1AOctober/NovemberChristian RamirezUSA Minnesota United FC4G League awards Golden Ball (MVP): USA Miguel Ibarra (Minnesota United FC)Minnesota United's Migual Ibarra Honored With The 2014 Golden Ball Award http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/s5th3hfme3il1dkc4yefinabu/minnesota-uniteds-miguel-ibarra-honored-with--2014-nasl-golden-ball-award#.VGZvkvnF98E North American Soccer League November 14, 2014 November 14, 2014 Golden Boot: USA Christian Ramirez (Minnesota United FC)Minnesota Uniteds Christian Ramirez Wins 2014 Golden Boot Award http://www.nasl.com/news/2014/11/10/minnesota-uniteds-christian-ramirez-wins-2014-golden-boot-award North American Soccer League November 10, 2014 November 10, 2015 Golden Glove: John Smits (FC Edmonton)FC Edmonton Goalkeeper John Smits Claims 2014 Golden Glove Award http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/93wl1c1ze3qr1omdo7mldrc9z/fc-edmonton-goalkeeper-john-smits-claims-2014-golden-glove-award#.VGWCMPnF98E North American Soccer League November 13, 2014 November 13, 2014 Coach of the Year: USA Manny Lagos (Minnesota United FC)Minnesota United's Manny Lagos Named 2014 Coach of the Year http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/11z4mcqrpcs3k13c61qultghty/minnesota-uniteds-manny-lagos-named-2014-coach-of-the-year#.VGZwa_nF98E North American Soccer League November 14, 2014 November 14, 2014 Goal of the Year: USA Christian Ramirez (Minnesota United FC)Fans vote Christian Ramirez's Bicycle Kick as NASL Goal of the Year http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/dx28ttho8q6e123esly9xlw1t/fans-vote-ramirezs-bicycle-kick-as-nasl-goal-of-the-year#.VGWD4vnF98E North American Soccer League November 10, 2014 November 13, 2014 Young (U24) Player of the Year: USA Christian Ramirez (Minnesota United FC)Forward Christian Ramirez Named Young Player of the Year http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/1ddcv0pxwbvlr1k2rsnr7s8gph/forward-christian-ramirez-named-nasl-young-player-of-the-year#.VGWCr_nF98E North American Soccer League November 12, 2014 November 13, 2014 Humanitarian of the Year: GUY Chris Nurse (Fort Lauderdale Strikers)Striker's Chris Nurse Named 2014 Humanitarian of the Year http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/125k3w6cizlrc14kdt73c3lj70/strikers-chris-nurse--named-2014-nasl-humanitarian-of-the-year#.VKazSyvF98F North American Soccer League November 12, 2014 January 2, 2015 Fair Play Award: Tampa Bay RowdiesRowdies Win Fair Play Award http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/1cfeoqjuh30bhzysqkb9tvol9/rowdies-win-nasl-fair-play-award#.VKa0JyvF98F North American Soccer League November 11, 2014 January 2, 2015 NASL Best XINASL Names 2014 Best XI http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/l30amhddcx271edb533dk1fnm/nasl-names-2014-best-xi#.VGWAjfnF98E North American Soccer League 13 November 2014 13 November 2014PositionPlayersTeam Goalkeeper USA Jimmy MaurerNew York Cosmos Defense BRA Tiago CalvanoMinnesota United FC Defense USA Justin DavisMinnesota United FC Defense USA Darnell KingFort Lauderdale Strikers Defense USA Carlos MendesNew York Cosmos Midfield USA Miguel IbarraMinnesota United FC Midfield COL Rafael CastilloSan Antonio Scorpions Midfield JAM Lance LaingFC Edmonton Midfield COL Walter RestrepoSan Antonio Scorpions Forward HAI Fafà PicaultFort Lauderdale Strikers Forward USA Christian RamirezMinnesota United FC References External links http://www.nasl.com/ 2014 2