2009 Puerto Rico Islanders season

August 2023 Puerto Rico Islanders 150px 2009 Colin Clarke Head coach USL First Division 3rd Playoffs Semifinals CFU Club Championship Runners-up Champions League (2008–09) Semifinals Champions League (2009–10) Group stage 2008 2010 The 2009 season was the sixth and final season for the Puerto Rico Islanders in the USL First Division, the second tier of men's soccer in the United States.Puerto Rico Islanders Stats and History https://fbref.com/en/squads/793c62d4/history/Puerto-Rico-Islanders-Stats-and-History FBref Sports Reference September 15, 2025 The Islanders finished third in the USL standings and qualified for the playoffs, where they were eliminated in the semifinals. The team also participated in two editions of the CONCACAF Champions League, finishing in the semifinals of the 2008–09 edition after a "cinderella run"Heydari Vázquez Keyvan Antonio April 6, 2009 Team From Puerto Rico Is in the Land of the Soccer Giants https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/sports/soccer/07soccer.html The New York Times September 15, 2025 and the group stage of the 2009–10 edition. The Islanders were also runners-up in the CFU Club Championship, the top competition for clubs in the Caribbean region. Club Management Head coach NIR Colin Clarke y Assistant coach ENG Adrian Whitbread GK coach USA Jack Stefanowski February 26, 2009 Islanders FC April 2013 Kit Umbro Centennial de Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders April 2013 Squad First team As of July 4, 2009 1 PUR GK Bill Gaudette 2 USA MF Scott Jones 3 HAI MF James Marcelin 4 TRI DF Nigel Henry 5 PUR MF Noah Delgado 6 PUR DF Alexis Rivera 7 JAM FW Sean Fraser 8 USA MF Domenic Mediate 9 URU MF Martin Nuñez 10 PUR MF Petter Villegas 11 JAM FW Nicholas Addlery 12 PUR DF John Krause 13 HAI FW Fabrice Noël 14 USA GK Justin Myers 15 LBR MF Sandy Gbandi 16 USA DF Kyle Veris 17 PUR MF Andrés Cabrero 18 TRI MF Osei Telesford 19 TRI DF Kevon Villaroel 20 PUR FW Josh Hansen 21 COL DF Daniel Ojeda 22 NIR MF Jonny Steele 23 TRI FW Kendall Jagdeosingh 24 USA MF Dan Gargan 25 USA GK Michael Behonick 26 PUR DF Cristian Arrieta 2009 transfers In 7 JAM Sean Fraser FW Transfer from Miami FC on a free http://islanders.theoffside.com/players/news/islanders-boost-offense-for-2009.html Islanders boost offense for 2009 2009-02-22 February 18, 2009 The Offside, Puerto Rico Islanders https://archive.today/20120710123957/http://islanders.theoffside.com/players/news/islanders-boost-offense-for-2009.html July 10, 2012 dead mdy-all 11 JAM Nicholas Addlery FW Transfer from Vancouver Whitecaps FC on a free http://islanders.theoffside.com/players/news/islanders-boost-offense-for-2009.html Islanders boost offense for 2009 2009-02-22 February 18, 2009 The Offside, Puerto Rico Islanders https://archive.today/20120710123957/http://islanders.theoffside.com/players/news/islanders-boost-offense-for-2009.html July 10, 2012 dead mdy-all 9 URU Martin Nuñez MF Transfer from Carolina Railhawks on a free http://islanders.theoffside.com/players/news/islanders-boost-offense-for-2009.html Islanders boost offense for 2009 2009-02-22 February 18, 2009 The Offside, Puerto Rico Islanders https://archive.today/20120710123957/http://islanders.theoffside.com/players/news/islanders-boost-offense-for-2009.html July 10, 2012 dead mdy-all 19 TRI Kevon Villaroel DF Transfer from San Juan Jabloteh on a free https://futbolboricua.blogspot.com/2009/02/t-defensive-duo-to-help-islanders-in.html T&T defensive duo to help Islanders in 2009 2009-02-22 February 21, 2009 Futbol Boricua 16 USA Kyle Veris DF signed as a free agent https://futbolboricua.blogspot.com/2009/03/islanders-firman-veris.html Islanders firman a Veris 2009-03-07 March 7, 2009 Futbol Boricua 8 USA Domenic Mediate MF signed as a free agent http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/318046.html Islanders add Mediate, McClellan 2009-04-02 April 2, 2009 USL https://web.archive.org/web/20090408101434/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/318046.html April 8, 2009 dead mdy-all 27 USA Chris McClellan GK Transfer from Carolina Railhawks on a free http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/318046.html Islanders add Mediate, McClellan 2009-04-02 April 2, 2009 USL https://web.archive.org/web/20090408101434/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/318046.html April 8, 2009 dead mdy-all 24 USA Dan Gargan MF signed as a free agent Out 14 ENG Taiwo Atieno FW Released 7 SLV Edwin Miranda MF Released 13 USA Kevin Mesa FW Released 8 CMR William Yomby DF transferred to Richmond Kickers http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3806679 Puerto Rico Transfers Yomby William To Kickers 2009-04-14 April 15, 2009 OSC 27 USA Chris McClellan GK Released 17 PUR Andrés Cabrero MF Resigned Competitions Overall CompetitionStarted positionCurrent position / roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast match CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09Preliminary round -Semifinals2008-08-272009-04-07USL 1 Regular season - 1st -2009-04-182009-09-19CFU Club Championship 2009Semifinals - Runner-Up 2009-05-15 2009-05-17CONCACAF Champions League 2009-10Preliminary round - - 2009-07-29 - USL 1 Results summary 6 3 1 17 10 3 4 3 7 8 2009-02-22 USL 1 February 2009 Results by match day (regular season) table b Round Stadium H/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/H/H/H/A/A/A/A/A/A/A/A/H/H/H/H/A/A/H/A Result W/D/W/D/L/D/L/L/W/W/D/W/W/W/L/W/D/D/D/W/D/L/W/////// Position 3/3/4/4/6////////1/1/1/1//3/3////4/////// Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 2009-02-22 Regular season Schedule April 2013 * Positions are tabulated at the end of each week. CONCACAF Champions League 2008–2009 Championship round (bracket) y 200 PUR Puerto Rico Islanders 2 1 3 HON Marathón 1 0 1 MEX Cruz Azul 1 1 2 MEX Universidad Nacional 0 0 0 CAN Montreal Impact 2 2 4 MEX Santos Laguna 0 5 5 USA Houston Dynamo 1 0 1 MEX Atlante 1 3 4 PUR Puerto Rico Islanders 2 1 3 (2) MEX Cruz Azul (p) 0 3 3 (4) MEX Santos Laguna 2 1 3 MEX Atlante 1 3 4 MEX Cruz Azul MEX Atlante Matches Friendlies Match Date Tournament Location Opponent team Score Scorers 1 February 7, 2009 Friendly Bradenton, Florida Chicago Fire 1–0 2 February 9, 2009 Friendly Bradenton, Florida New York Red Bulls 0–0 3 February 12, 2009 Friendly Bradenton, Florida Columbus Crew 0–2 Nuñez 1, Delgado 13 4 February 13, 2009 Friendly Bradenton, Florida University of South Florida 2–3 Hansen 17 pen., Fraser 65, 70 5 February 21, 2009 Puerto Rico MLS-USL Challenge Bayamón, Puerto Rico D.C. United 1–2 Arrieta 89 pen. 6 February 22, 2009 Friendly Bayamón, Puerto Rico D.C. United 0–0 7 March 13, 2009 Friendly Bayamón, Puerto Rico Sevilla FC Puerto Rico 0–0 8* April 3, 2009 Friendly Austin, Texas Austin Aztex 0–0 * A round of penalty kicks was played after the match, this was already agreed upon by both sides regardless of the match's outcome, Austin won this 3-0. USL-1 regular season section regular season results September 2025 All kickoff times are in EST. Names in brackets are players who were awarded the assist for the goal. April 18, 2009 19:00 Islanders 2–1 (Report) Whitecaps Addlery (Delgado) 6, (Arrieta) 38Marcelin 80 Haber (Bellisimo) 2Orgill 79 Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel, Bayamón 5,250 Bryan Roslund Antonio Lopez William Ardenson Daniel Santos April 24, 2009 20:00 Islanders 0–0 (Report) Rhinos Noel 78Arrieta 84 Heins 17Nurse 42Kenton 77 Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel, Bayamón 4,078 Carlos Sandoval Luis Santos Juan Perez Jesus Lebron May 2, 2009 20:00 Islanders 3–2 (Report) Impact Krause (Gbandi)38Gbandi (Arrieta) 60Addlery 68Jagdeosingh (Noel) 81Jagdeosingh 87 Sakuda (Di Lorenzo) 26Braz 56Gjertsen (Placentino) 76Brown 79 Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel, Bayamón 4,022 Toni Russo William Anderson Alex Villareal Jesus Lebron May 8, 2009 20:00 Aztex 1–1 (Report) Islanders Alvarez (Johnson)67 Jagdeosingh 14Arrieta 39 Nelson Field, Austin 5,216 Tyler Ploeger Matthew Foerester Masoud Rasti Carlos Salas May 10, 2009 22:00 Whitecaps 1–0 (Report) Islanders Toure 12 Knight 42 Gbeke (Knight)82 Veris 89 Swangard Stadium, Burnaby 5,023 John Oliva Kevin Duliba Cameron Blair Mauricio Navarro CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09 Match Date Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers 1 February 26, 2009 Home C.D. Marathón 2–1 Addlery 73, Jagdeosingh 81 2 March 4, 2009 Away C.D. Marathón 0–1 Addlery 90 3 March 17, 2009 Home C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul 2–0 Gbandi 4, Addlery 37 4 April 7, 2009 Away C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul 1–3(aet)(4–2 pen.) Gbandi 92, Arrieta (pen.), Jagdeosingh (pen.) CFU Club Championship 2009 Match Date Stadium Opponent team Score Scorers 1 May 15, 2009 Marvin Lee Stadium Tempête Football Club 2–0 (aet) Jagdeosingh 102, Villegas 114 2 May 17, 2009 Marvin Lee Stadium W Connection 1–2 Nuñez 35 CONCACAF Champions League 2009-2010 Match Date Stadium Opponent team Score Scorers 1 July 29, 2009 BMO Field Toronto FC - 2 August 4, 2009 Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium Toronto FC - Squad statistics Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances as a substitute under the Appearance column and number of assists under the Goal column. Updated to games played June 20, 2009. http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72011+Elements/Display+E+47116+USL/Stats/+934378+13380660 https://archive.today/20130205095804/http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72011+Elements/Display+E+47116+USL/Stats/+934378+13380660 dead February 5, 2013 2009 Puerto Rico Islanders stats 2009-04-19 April 19, 2009 USL Players Number Position Name USL1 Regular season USL-1 Playoffs CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09 CFU Club Championship TotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 2 DF USA Scott Jones 12 (0) 0 (1) - - 4 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 17 (0) 0 (1) 3 MF HAI James Marcelin 6 (4) 0 (0) - - 3 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 10 (4) 0 (0) 4 DF TRI Nigel Henry 12 (0) 0 (0) - - 4 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 18 (0) 0 (0) 5 MF PUR Noah Delgado 8 (3) 0 (1) - - 4 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 13 (3) 0 (1) 6 DF PUR Alexis Rivera Curet 1 (3) 0 (0) - - 0 (2) 0 1 (0) 0 2 (5) 0 (0) 7 FW JAM Sean Fraser 7 (3) 2 (0) - - - - 2 (0) 0 9 (3) 2 (0) 8 MF USA Domenic Mediate 5 (3) 1 (0) - - 0 (1) 0 - - 5 (4) 1 (0) 9 MF URU Martin Nuñez 2 (5) 0 (0) - - 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 1 4 (5) 1 (0) 10 MF PUR Petter Villegas 9 (2) 0 (1) - - 1 (1) 0 1 (1) 1 11 (4) 1 (1) 11 FW JAM Nicholas Addlery 6 (3) 4 (0) - - 4 (0) 3 1 (0) 0 11 (3) 7 (0) 12 DF USA John Krause 13 (1) 3 (0) - - 4 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 19 (1) 3 (0) 13 FW HAI Fabrice Noel 2 (7) 0 (3) - - - - 1 (1) 0 3 (8) 0 (3) 15 MF LBR Sandi Gbandi 10 (2) 1 (2) - - 4 (0) 2 1 (0) 0 15 (2) 3 (2) 16 DF USA Kyle Veris 6 (5) 0 (1) - - 1 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 8 (6) 0 (1) 17 MF PUR Andrés Cabrero 4 (1) 0 (0) - - - - 1 (0) 0 5 (1) 0 (0) 18 MF TRI Osei Telesford - - - - 0 (1) 0 - - 0 (1) 0 (0) 19 DF TRI Kevon Villaroel 2 (4) 0 (0) - - 0 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 3 (5) 0 (0) 20 FW USA Josh Hansen 5 (5) 0 (0) - - 3 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 9 (6) 0 (0) 21 DF COL Daniel Ojeda - - - - - - - - - - 22 MF NIR Jonny Steele 9 (0) 2 (1) - - 2 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 12 (0) 2 (1) 23 FW TRI Kendall Jagdeosingh 8 (6) 2 (0) - - 1 (3) 1 0 (2) 1 9 (11) 4 (0) 26 DF ITA Cristian Arrieta 13 (1) 6 (3) - - 4 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 18 (1) 11 (3) Goalkeepers NumberPosition NameUSL-1 Regular seasonUSL-1 PlayoffsCONCACAF Champions LeagueCFU Club ChampionshipTotalAppsGAGAACKMAppsGAGAACKMAppsGAGAACKMAppsGAGAACKMAppsGAGAACKM 1 GK USA Bill Gaudette 20 (0) 18 0.900 1800 - - - - 4 (0) 4 1.000 360 1 0 0.000 90 25 (0) 22 0.880 2250 14 GK USA Justin Myers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 GK USA Chris McClellan - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 2.000 - 1(0) 2 2.000 0 Disciplinary record Only players with at least one card included. Updated to games played May 15, 2009. Number Position Name USL-1 Regular season USL-1 Playoffs CONCACAF Champions League CFU Club Championship Total 3MFHAI James Marcelin10002000305MFPUR Noah Delgado000010001010MFPUR Petter Villegas000010001011FWJAM Nicholas Addlery100010002012DFUSA John Krause000000101013FWHAI Fabrice Noel100000001015MFLBR Sandy Gbandi000000101016DFUSA Kyle Veris100010002019DFTRI Kevon Villaroel000010001020FWUSA Josh Hansen000010001023FWTRI Kendall Jagdeosingh200000002026DFITA Cristian Arrieta1000100010TOTALS70009020180 References Puerto Rico Soccer 2009 Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto Rico Islanders Islanders