2017 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team

The 2017 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team represent St. Francis College during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Terrier's home games are played at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981 and is coached by Tom Giovatto, who was in his eleventh year at the helm of the Terriers.

2017 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2017 record14–5–1 (6–0–1 NEC)
Head coachTom Giovatto (11th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Christopher Helms (4th season)
  • Andy Cormack (3rd season)
2017 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
St. Francis Brooklyn ‡ 6 –0 –1  14 –5 –1
LIU Brooklyn 4 –2 –1  6 –9 –3
Fairleigh Dickinson 3 –2 –2  10 –5 –3
Robert Morris 3 –3 –1  4 –11 –3
Saint Francis (PA) 3 –4 –0  10 –8 –0
Central Connecticut 2 –3 –2  5 –8 –4
Bryant 2 –3 –2  2 –10 –3
Sacred Heart 0 –6 –1  3 –14 –1
  • ‡ – 2017 NEC Tournament champion
    + – Invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of November 17, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Going into the season, the Teriers were unanimously picked by the NEC's head coaches to defend its crown in 2017.[1] The Terriers ended their season at 14–5–1 overall and 6–0–1 in conference play. The Terriers won the NEC Regular season championship and the Tournament Championship.

2017 squad

As of August 21, 2017.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK  USA George Angelidis
0 GK  ESP Nicolas Casado
1 GK  ITA Roberto Bazzichetto
2 MF  USA Leo Folla
3 DF  USA Dominick Falanga
4 MF  SCO Kieran Young
5 DF  FRA Faouzi Taieb
6 MF  FRA Sami Gliguem
7 MF  FRA Anthony Gimenes
8 MF  ITA Edoardo Belfanti
9 FW  FRA Ali Tounkara
10 MF  USA Federico Curbelo
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF  USA Amir Islami
12 DF  FRA Collyns Laokandi
14 DF  USA Lukas Pusz
15 DF  USA Domenico Pugliese
16 FW  VEN Chris Gruver
19 MF  USA Dennis Coke, Jr.
20 DF  ITA Marco Torriani
21 FW  ITA Matteo Caribotti
23 MF  VEN Tommy De Andrade
24 GK  USA Ahmed Faiad
33 DF  USA Nadim Saqui

Captains in bold

Schedule

Non-conference
August 25 1UMass2–1St. Francis BrooklynAmherst, MA
4:00PM EST Merklin  17'
Rita  54'
Boino  65'		 Report Taieb  25'
Laokandi  74'		 Stadium: Rudd Field
Attendance: 326
August 29 2St. Francis Brooklyn2–1LafayetteBrooklyn, NY
7:00PM EST Caribotti  10', 20'
Torriani  42'
Folla  81'		 Report Vare  37'
Koval  43'		 Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 172
Referee: Artur Sibiga
September 1 3St. Francis Brooklyn3–1George WashingtonBrooklyn, NY
7:00PM EST Gliguem  39', 43'
Tounkara  89'		 Report Seemungal  72'
Lightbourn  81'		 Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 225
Referee: Lorant Varga
September 3 4Saint Peter's2–3St. Francis BrooklynJersey City, NJ
1:00PM EST Laws  48'
Crentsil  54'
Rodrigues  87'		 Report Gliguem  28'
Falanga  37'
Torriani  43'
Tounkara  72'		 Stadium: Joseph J. Jaroschak Field
Attendance: 250
Referee: John Barr
September 6 5Howard0–1St. Francis BrooklynWashington, DC
7:00PM EST Garwood  18'
Grant  53'		 Report Gliguem  76'
Coke Jr.  79'		 Stadium: William H. Greene Stadium
Attendance: 75
September 9 6NJIT3–0St. Francis BrooklynHillside, NJ
7:30PM EST Zapata  3'
Guirassy  34', 62'
Cordeiro  53'
Agnolin  65'
Radon  66'
Onyeaka  75'		 Report Taieb  8'
Curbello  65'		 Stadium: Kean University Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 397
Referee: Juan Diaz
September 13 7St. Francis Brooklyn0–1HartfordBrooklyn, NY
7:00PM EST Report Ribeiro  63' Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 277
Referee: Brian Dunn
September 16 8Manhattan1–2St. Francis BrooklynRiverdale, NY
2:00PM EST Carsley  30'
Hulme  36'
Meza  63'
Tamas-Leloup  74'		 Report Curbelo  56'
Folla  65'
Taieb  65'
Bazzichetto  81'
Gruver  86'		 Stadium: Gaelic Park
Attendance: 180
Referee: Michael De Felice
September 22 9Cornell2–1St. Francis BrooklynIthaca, NY
4:30PM EST Despinos  37'
Hansan  57', 71'		 Report Curbelo  23'
Gimenes  90'		 Stadium: Charles F. Berman Field
Attendance: 224
Referee: Andrew Evenhouse
September 26 10St. Francis Brooklyn2–1HartwickBrooklyn, NY
7:00PM EST Tounkara  31'
Falanga  56'		 Report O'Grady  74' Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 486
Referee: Deochand Perphudiel

Northeast Conference
October 8 11Fairleigh Dickinson0–1St. Francis BrooklynTeaneck, NJ
1:00PM EST Report Taieb  73' Stadium: FDU Soccer Field
Attendance: 215
Referee: Brian Dunn
October 13 12St. Francis Brooklyn0–0 (a.e.t.)Sacred HeartBrooklyn, NY
7:00PM EST DeAndrade  44'
Gliguem  83'
Laokandi  88'
Falanga  119'		 Report Team  67'
Curras  83'
Linke  83'		 Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 110
October 20 13St. Francis Brooklyn3–1Robert MorrisBrooklyn, NY
7:00PM EST Falanga  54', 58', 60' Report McIvor  18'
Thomas  45'
Cooper  57'
Jull  82'		 Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 175
October 22 14St. Francis Brooklyn1–0Saint Francis (PA)Brooklyn, NY
1:00PM EST Tounkara  76'
Gruver  89'		 Report Kiernan  43'
Rosa  79'
Smolyn  87'		 Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 212
Referee: Juan Diaz
October 27 15Central Connecticut0–1St. Francis BrooklynNew Britain, CT
4:00PM EST Report Folla  27'
Gliguem  74'		 Stadium: CCSU Soccer Field
Attendance: Ramiro Suarez
Referee: 227
October 30 16St. Francis Brooklyn1–0 (a.e.t.)BryantBrooklyn, NY
1:00PM EST Young  98' Report Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 13
November 3 17LIU Brooklyn1–2 (a.e.t.)St. Francis BrooklynBrooklyn, NY
1:00PM EST Solbakken  61'
Charles  81'
Nordstrom  81'		 Report Falanga  64'
Taieb  74'
Gimenes  81'
Saqui  102' 		Stadium: LIU Field
Attendance: 245
Referee: Artur Sibiga
Note: Battle of Brooklyn Game

Northeast conference tournament
November 10 Semifinal#1 St. Francis Brooklyn3–0#4 Robert MorrisBrooklyn, NY
2:00PM Tounkara  1', 30'
Saqui  88'		 Report McIvor  80' Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 325
Referee: Brian Dunn
November 12 Championship#1 St. Francis Brooklyn5–0#2 LIU BrooklynBrooklyn, NY
1:00PM Tounkara  9', 59'
Falanga  23'
Gimenes  41'
Tounkara  54'
Gliguem  74'
Saqui  86'  86'		 Report Barone
Guscott  44'
Peterson  61'
Paredes  67'		 Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 445
Referee: Deochand Parbhudial

NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
November 16 First RoundFordham3–2 (a.e.t.)St. Francis BrooklynBronx, NY
7:00PM Loebe  71'
Lewis  80'
Oland  95' 		Report Torriani  5'
Folla  8'
Gruver  34'
Saqui  72'
Tounkara  80'		 Stadium: Coffey Field
Attendance: 634
Referee: Noel Cotterell

NSCAA/Continental Tire College rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th
North East Region 8 7 7 9 8 6 7 5 5 4 2

Awards
Faouzi Taieb, Sophomore Defender
  • 2017 NEC Defender of the Year[3]
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC First Team All-Conference[3]
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[4]
  • Selected 2017 Third team All-American by College Soccer News[5]
Ali Tounkara, Junior Forward
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC All-Rookie Team[3]
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[4]
  • 2017 NEC Tournament MVP[4]
Dominic Falanga, Senior Midfielder
  • NEC Player of the Week Award (October 16 – 22)[6]
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC First Team All-Conference[3]
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[4]
Nadim Saqui, Senior Forward
  • NEC Player of the Week Award (October 30 – November 5)[7]
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[4]
Collyns Laokandi, Senior Defender
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC First Team All-Conference[3]
Robert Bazzichetto, Senior Goalkeeper
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC First Team All-Conference[3]
Chris Gruver, Freshman Forward
  • NEC Rookie of the Week Award (October 16 – 22)[6]
Federico Curbelo, Senior Midfielder
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Second Team All-Conference[3]
Leo Folla, Senior Defender
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Second Team All-Conference[3]
Matteo Caribotti, Sophomore Forward
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Team All-Rookie Team[3]
Sami Gliguem, Junior Midfielder
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Team All-Rookie Team[3]

Season statistics
Individual Player Statistics (As of November 17, 2017)[8]
Player App Goals Asst Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW Pk-Att GA Saves SO
Forwards
Tounkara, Ali 20 8 2 18 38 21.1% 25 65.8% 4 0-0 0 0 0
Gruver, Chris 11 0 2 2 3 0% 2 66.7% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Caribotti, Matteo 19 2 3 7 14 14.3% 4 28.6% 1 0-0 0 0 0
Midfielders
DeAndrade, Tommy 15 0 0 0 10 0% 4 40.0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Curbello, Federico 20 1 6 8 28 3.6% 11 39.3% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Gliguem, Sami 15 4 2 10 21 19.0% 10 47.6% 1 0-1 0 0 0
Young, Kieran 18 1 1 3 3 33.3% 1 33.3% 1 0-0 0 0 0
Islami, Amir 19 0 3 3 8 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Gimenes, Anthony 19 0 4 4 12 0% 6 50.0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Belfanti, Edoardo 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Folla, Leo 19 3 2 8 10 30.0% 6 60.0% 1 0-0 0 0 0
Coke Jr., Dennis 18 1 0 2 2 50% 2 100% 1 0-0 0 0 0
Defenders
Pusz, Lukas 4 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Laokandi, Collyns 16 0 2 2 17 0% 8 48.1% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Taieb, Faouzi 20 3 1 7 22 13.6% 12 54.5% 2 0-0 0 0 0
Falanga, Dominick 20 7 2 16 36 19.4% 20 55.6% 2 0-0 0 0 0
Pugliese, Domenico 13 0 0 0 2 0% 1 50% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Saqui, Nadim 17 4 0 8 9 44.4% 4 44.4% 1 0-0 0 0 0
Torriani, Marco 20 0 2 2 12 0% 5 41.7% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Goalkeepers
Bazzichetto, Roberto 19 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 18 49 7
Angelidis, George 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Faiad, Ahmed 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Casado, Nicolas 2 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 1 5 1
Total 20 34 32 100 247 13.8% 121 49.0% 14 0-1 19 55 8
Opponents 20 19 20 58 165 11.5% 74 44.8% 5 0-0 34 87 3
Legend
 App  Appearances   Asst  Assists  SOG  Shots on Goal
 SOG%  Shots on Goal Percent  GW  Game Winning Goals   PK-Att  Penalty Kicks-Attempts
  GA  Goals Against   SO  Shut Outs  High  Team high

See also

References
  1. "#PollWeek: St. Francis Brooklyn Unanimous Pick To Repeat In NEC Men's Soccer". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. "2017 Men's Soccer Roster". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. "LIU's Rasmus Hansen & SFBK's Faouzi Taieb Win NEC Men's Soccer Major Awards". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. "Dynasty In The Heights! Terriers Win Fourth NEC Title In Five Years After 5-0 Romp Against LIU Brooklyn". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. "College Soccer News 2017 All-America Teams". College Soccer News. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. "Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (10/23)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  7. "Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (11/6)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  8. "2017 St. Francis Terriers Stats". sidearmsports.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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