2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

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

Fort Lauderdale Strikers
2015 season
Owner Paulo Cesso
Rafael Bertani
Ricardo Geromel
Ronaldo
Head Coach Günter Kronsteiner
StadiumLockhart Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
NASLSpring: Eighth

Fall: Fourth

Combined: Fourth
Soccer BowlSemi-finalist
U.S. Open CupThird 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

Players and staff

Current roster

As of June 30, 2015[1]

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

Staff

Competitions

  Win   Tie   Loss

Friendlies
February 18, 2015 ScrimmageFort Lauderdale Strikers 2–7 BK HäckenFort Lauderdale, Florida
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
February 28, 2015 PreseasonJacksonville Armada FC1–0Fort Lauderdale StrikersJacksonville, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Scaglia  16'
Nicklaw  44'		 Report Stadium: Community First Park
Attendance: 5,232
March 1, 2015 PreseasonFort Lauderdale Strikers2–0Palm Beach Atlantic SailfishFort Lauderdale, Florida
4:00 p.m. EDT Gonzalez  7'
Marcelin  16'		 Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 6, 2015 PreseasonFort Lauderdale Strikers0–1Floridians FCFort Lauderdale, Florida
3:30 p.m. EDT Report  4' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Note: 70 minute scrimmage. Trialist squad.
March 6, 2015 PreseasonFort Lauderdale Strikers3–0FIU PanthersFort Lauderdale, Florida
5:30 p.m. EDT Hassan  5', 25' (pen.)
Sánchez  62'		 Report  20'
 85'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 14, 2015 PreseasonFort Lauderdale Strikers2–0Florida Gulf Coast EaglesFort Lauderdale, Florida
1:00 p.m. EDT Stefano  7'
Hassan  50'		 Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 21, 2015 PreseasonFort Lauderdale Strikers5–0Jacksonville Armada FCFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stefano  17', 43'
Frimpong  46'
Ramírez  71'
Angulo  89'		 Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 28, 2015 PreseasonFort Lauderdale Strikers0–0Floridians FCPembroke Pines, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Broward College South Campus
April 12, 2015 PreseasonFort Lauderdale Strikers2–1Miami United F.C.Fort Lauderdale, Florida
a.m. EDT
Hurtado  88' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
June 20, 2015 Midseason FriendlyPonte Preta 4–0 Fort Lauderdale StrikersCampinas, Brazil
5:30 p.m. EDT Cajá  23'
Leandrinho  58'
Vitor Xavier  63'
Adrianinho  87'		 Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli
July 1, 2015 Challenge CupFort Lauderdale Strikers 0–3 Boca JuniorsFort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 p.m. EDT Sanfilippo  30'
Ramírez  45+2'
Stefano  60'		 Report Calleri  3'
Rolín  6',  55'
Pérez  62'
Pavón  77'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 6,827
August 2015 Midseason FriendlyNova Southeastern SharksvFort Lauderdale StrikersFort Lauderdale, Florida
TBD p.m. EDT Stadium: NSU Soccer Complex

NASL Spring season
Main article: 2015 North American Soccer League season

Standings
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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 3 2 5 12 13  −1 11 1 1 3 3 5  −2 2 1 2 9 8  +1

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

Results by round
Round12345678910
GroundHHAAHAHAHA
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, 2015 Match 1Fort Lauderdale Strikers0–1New York CosmosFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT PC  42'
Stefano  45'		 Report Ayoze  52'
Fernandes  58'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 11,691 (Club Record)
April 11, 2015 Match 2
Coastal Cup		Fort Lauderdale Strikers2–1Jacksonville Armada FCFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Sanfilippo  7'
Moura  45' (pen.)
Freitas  64'
PC  65'
Stefano  90'  90+1'		 Report Trejo  45+1'  90+1'
Hoyos  49'
Scaglia  90+3'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 4,883
April 19, 2015 Match 3FC Edmonton3–2Fort Lauderdale StrikersEdmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. EDT Jones  7',  86'
Moses  42'
Nyassi  75'
Ameobi  80'
Laing  90'		 Report Sánchez  20'
Moura  49',  62'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,351
April 25, 2015 Match 4Ottawa Fury FC1–3Fort Lauderdale StrikersOttawa, Ontario
3:00 p.m. EDT Alves  78'
Haworth  78'		 Report Angulo  41', 90'
Freitas  64'
PC  69'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,023
May 2, 2015 Match 5Fort Lauderdale Strikers0–0Atlanta SilverbacksFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Report Mensing  85' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,295
May 16, 2015 Match 6
Coastal Cup		Tampa Bay Rowdies1–0Fort Lauderdale StrikersSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hernández  55' Report Hassan  85' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,851
May 23, 2015 Match 7Fort Lauderdale Strikers0–1Carolina RailHawksFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT PC  59'
Adeleye  67'		 Report Shipalane  44'
Anderson  54'
Fitzgerald  62'
Novo  70'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 4,801
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 30, 2015 Match 8San Antonio Scorpions1–1Fort Lauderdale StrikersSan Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Nane  21'
DeRoux  62'  86'		 NASL Report
FTL Report		 Stefano  43' Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,396
Referee: Tyler J. Ploeger
June 6, 2015 Match 9Fort Lauderdale Strikers1–2Indy ElevenFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stefano  23'
Sánchez  36'
Marcelin  46'
Moura  82'
Angulo  82'		 NASL Report
FTL Report		 Pineda  44', 90+4' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,803
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
June 13, 2015 Match 10Minnesota United FC2–3Fort Lauderdale StrikersBlaine, Minnesota
EDT Ibarra  18' (pen.)
Mendes  26'
Pitchkolan  38'		 NASL Report
FTL Report		 Stefano  3', 81',  67'
Angulo  79',  84'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,342
Referee: Nima Saghafi

NASL Fall season
Main article: 2015 North American Soccer League season

Standings
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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 8 6 6 37 27  +10 30 4 4 2 23 15  +8 4 2 4 14 12  +2

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

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundAHHAAAHHAHAHHHAAHHAA
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, 2015 Match 1Carolina RailHawks1–1Fort Lauderdale StrikersCary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Hlavaty  53' FTL Report
NASL Report		 Stefano  77' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,055
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
July 11, 2015 Match 2Fort Lauderdale Strikers1–1FC EdmontonFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Ramírez  16',  68' (pen.) FTL Report
NASL Report		 Nonni  32'
Ford  86' (o.g.)
Raudales  90+5'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,816
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
July 18, 2015 Match 3Fort Lauderdale Strikers2–2Atlanta SilverbacksFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT PC  52'
Freitas  55',  55'
Ramírez  90' (pen.)		 FTL Report
NASL Report		 Chavez  64'
Ferreira-Mendes  76'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,283
Referee: Bernhard Hosu
July 25, 2015 Match 4
Coastal Cup		Tampa Bay Rowdies1–3Fort Lauderdale StrikersSt. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez  50'
Maicon Santos  90+1'
Agbossoumonde  90+3'		 Summary PC  16'
Smith  25'
Marcelin  29'
Bruno Nunes  79'
Stefano Pinho  90+3'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,494
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
August 2, 2015 Match 5New York Cosmos2–0Fort Lauderdale StrikersHempstead, New York
5:00 p.m. EDT Freeman  27', 39'
Fernandes  43'		 Report Kling  74' Stadium: Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 4,503
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 5, 2015 Match 6Atlanta Silverbacks2–1Fort Lauderdale StrikersAtlanta
7:30 p.m. EDT Ferreira-Mendes  41', 66'
Hughes  85'		 Report Ramírez  49'
Pinho  84'
Marcelin  90'		 Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 3,071
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
August 8, 2015 Match 7Fort Lauderdale Strikers3–3New York CosmosFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Gabriel  23'
Ramírez  48', 59', 59'		 Report Fernandes  62'
Moffat  66'
Raúl  87'
Guenzatti  90'
Gorskie  90'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Marco De Oliveira
August 15, 2015 Match 8
Coastal Cup		Fort Lauderdale Strikers2–1Tampa Bay RowdiesFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stefano  4'
Gabriel  18'
Thomas  30'
Marcelin  43'		 Report Maicon Santos  19'
Mkandawire  41'
Saragoza  71'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,145
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
August 23, 2015 Match 9FC Edmonton0–2Fort Lauderdale StrikersEdmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. EDT Summary Stefano Pinho  58' (pen.)  86' Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,110
Referee: Pierre Lauziere
August 29, 2015 Match 10Fort Lauderdale Strikers7–1Indy ElevenFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stéfano  2'  77'  81'
PC  7'  85'
Thomas  10'
Marlon Freitas  20'  67'		 Summary Richards  16'
Pineda  18'
Franco  50'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,819
Referee: Daniel Radford
September 12, 2015 Match 11Ottawa Fury FC0–0Fort Lauderdale StrikersOttawa, Ontario
3:00 p.m. EDT Eustáquio  83' Summary Chin  7' Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 6,327
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
September 16, 2015 Match 12
Coastal Cup		Fort Lauderdale Strikers2–0Jacksonville Armada FCFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Marlon Freitas  17'
Sánchez  88'
Marcelin  90'		 Summary Nicklaw  28'
Rodríguez  39'
Ortiz  56'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 1,278
Referee: Daniel Radford
September 19, 2015 Match 13Fort Lauderdale Strikers0–2Ottawa Fury FCFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Gabriel  66'
PC  72'		 Summary Hassan  52'
Ubiparipović  81'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,773
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
September 26, 2015 Match 14Fort Lauderdale Strikers2–5Minnesota United FCFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Angulo  7'  88'
Chin  52'
Borrajo  70'		 Summary Ramirez  12'
Alhassan  27'
Daniel Mendes  44'
Ibson  61'  86'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,903
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
October 3, 2015 Match 15San Antonio Scorpions2–4Fort Lauderdale StrikersSan Antonio, Texas
8:30 p.m. EDT Cann  50'
Tyrpak  56'
Hassli  63'
DeRoux  79'		 Summary Stéfano  10'  40'  86'
Marlon Freitas  15'
Borrajo  37'
Bruno Nunes  90'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,832
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
October 10, 2015 Match 16Minnesota United FC2–1Fort Lauderdale StrikersBlaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. EDT Campos  6'
Daniel Mendes  27'
Tiago Calvano  63'
Davis  90'		 Summary PC  78'
Sanfilippo  85'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,207
Referee: David Gantar
October 17, 2015 Match 17Fort Lauderdale Strikers4–0Carolina RailHawksFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Sanfilippo  23'
Borrajo  30'
Marlon Freitas  48'
Stéfano  56'		 Summary Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,998
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
October 21, 2015 Match 18Fort Lauderdale Strikers0–0San Antonio ScorpionsFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Summary Chávez  78' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,632
Referee: Juan Marquez
October 24, 2015 Match 19Indy Eleven2–1Fort Lauderdale StrikersIndianapolis, Indiana
7:30 p.m. EDT Smart  19'  29'
Steinberger  34'
Brown  43'
Nicht  90'		 Summary Angulo  59'
Thomas  90'		 Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 9,213
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
November 1, 2015 Match 20
Coastal Cup		Jacksonville Armada FC0–1Fort Lauderdale StrikersJacksonville, Florida
4:00 p.m. EDT Summary Borrajo  67'
Marlon Freitas  87'  88'
Guerrero  90'		 Stadium: Community First Park
Attendance: 9,083
Referee: Nima Saghafi

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup

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

May 27, 2015 Third RoundCharleston Battery 3–2 Fort Lauderdale StrikersCharleston, South Carolina
EDT Garbanzo  30',  42'
Kelly  55',  80'
Prince  77'		 Report Bruno  6'
Meves  23'
Gonzalez  33'
Sánchez  40',  90+'
Kling  68'  90+'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 1,551
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References
  1. "Roster | Fort Lauderdale Strikers". Strikers.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
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