2014 Ottawa Fury FC season

Ottawa Fury

2014 season
President	John Pugh
Head Coach	Marc Dos Santos
Stadium	Keith Harris Stadium TD Place Stadium
NASL	Spring: 6th Fall: 9th Combined: 8th
Soccer Bowl	Did not qualify
Canadian Championship	Preliminary Round
Top goalscorer	League: Oliver Minatel (7) All: Oliver Minatel (7)
Highest home attendance	14,593 (20 July v. New York; New NASL record)
Lowest home attendance	2,158 (26 April v. Carolina)
Average home league attendance	League: 4,492 All: 4,353
Home colours Away colours
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The 2014 Ottawa Fury FC season was the club's first season in the North American Soccer League.

Marc Dos Santos became the first head coach of the club on July 1, 2013.^[1]

As of match played 1 November 2014

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Romuald Peiser		GK	(1979-08-03)3 August 1979 (aged 35)	Académica	2014	15	0
12	Chad Bush		GK	(1994-05-30)30 May 1994 (aged 20)	Ottawa Fury (PDL)	2014	0	0
24	Marcel DeBellis		GK	(1991-04-17)17 April 1991 (aged 23)	Ascoli	2014	0	0
29	Devala Gorrick		GK	(1987-07-08)8 July 1987 (aged 27)	Frej	2014	14	0
Defenders
2	Ramón Soria		LB	(1989-03-07)7 March 1989 (aged 25)	Teruel	2014	20	0
3	Mason Trafford		DF	(1986-08-21)21 August 1986 (aged 28)	Guizhou Zhicheng	2014	29	0
4	Drew Beckie		DF	(1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (aged 24)	Columbus Crew	2014	21	0
5	Omar Jarun		CB	(1983-12-10)10 December 1983 (aged 30)	Sporting Charleroi	2014	17	2
19	O'Brian Woodbine		DF	(1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (aged 24)	New England Revolution	2014	5	0
22	Ryan Richter		DF	(1989-04-12)12 April 1989 (aged 25)	Toronto	2014	15	0
Midfielders
6	Richie Ryan (c)		CM	(1985-01-06)6 January 1985 (aged 29)	Shamrock Rovers	2014	25	1
8	Nicki Paterson (vc)		CM	(1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 29)	Charleston Battery	2014	17	2
10	Siniša Ubiparipović		CM	(1983-08-25)25 August 1983 (aged 31)	Montreal Impact	2014	25	4
14	Tony Donatelli		CM	(1984-06-07)7 June 1984 (aged 30)	VSI Tampa Bay	2014	28	4
15	Philippe Davies		MF	(1990-12-12)12 December 1990 (aged 23)	Richmond Kickers	2014	25	1
16	Kenny Caceros		CM/DF	(1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 26)	Harrisburg City Islanders	2014	2	0
20	Mauro Eustaquio		CM	(1993-02-18)18 February 1993 (aged 21)	Sporting Pombal	2014	8	0
Forwards
9	Tom Heinemann		CF	(1987-03-23)23 March 1987 (aged 27)	Vancouver Whitecaps	2014	18	6
11	Oliver Minatel		FW	(1992-08-29)29 August 1992 (aged 22)	Velo Clube	2014	24	7
17	Carl Haworth		FW	(1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 25)	Ottawa Fury (PDL)	2014	26	2
21	Pierre-Rudolph Mayard		W	(1988-02-21)21 February 1988 (aged 26)	Rochester Rhinos	2014	20	1
28	Vini Dantas		CF	(1989-09-14)14 September 1989 (aged 25)	Lahti	2014	28	3

The Spring season saw Fury FC give a sturdy account of themselves on their NASL debut, as the club went 3-1-5 while never losing a match by more than two goals. Vini Dantas scored the first goal in club history on April 19, 2014, in a 2-1 defeat against Minnesota United. The first victory in club history came the following weekend, as Ottawa blew out the visiting Carolina RailHawks 4-0 on April 26. Fury FC also picked up victories against expansion brethren Indy Eleven (4-2) and established Canadian rivals FC Edmonton (1-0), while picking up a draw at home against Tampa Bay Rowdies. While Fury FC lost a pair of matches on home turf at the final minute, the club still sat in a respectable sixth place out of ten at the culmination of the Spring season, just four points behind the final playoff spot.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Minnesota United (S)	9	6	2	1	16	9	+7	20	Playoffs
2	New York Cosmos	9	6	1	2	14	3	+11	19
3	San Antonio Scorpions	9	5	2	2	13	9	+4	17
4	Carolina RailHawks	9	4	2	3	11	15	−4	14
5	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	9	4	1	4	18	18	0	13
6	Ottawa Fury	9	3	1	5	14	13	+1	10
7	Tampa Bay Rowdies	9	2	4	3	11	16	−5	10
8	Atlanta Silverbacks	9	3	1	5	12	20	−8	10
9	FC Edmonton	9	2	2	5	11	11	0	8
10	Indy Eleven	9	0	4	5	14	20	−6	4

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
9	3	1	5	14	13	+1	10	2	1	2	9	6	+3	1	0	3	5	7	−2

The Fall season saw plenty of ups and downs for Fury FC. French goalkeeper Romuald Peiser joined the club in early July, and turned in multiple Man-of-the-Match performances during the Fall campaign. Opening day of the Fall season saw Ottawa draw 0-0 in Edmonton against their Canadian rivals on a sweltering day, and the ruing of missed opportunities was a foreshadowing of things to come. Fury FC christened their new home, TD Place Stadium, the following weekend, and despite setting a modern-day NASL record in attendance, Ottawa fell 1-0 to the defending Soccer Bowl champion New York Cosmos on a Sebastián Guenzatti goal. Ottawa stumbled out of the gate, opening the second portion of the NASL schedule with a six-game winless skid which saw them tumble out of the playoff picture. The team's second trip to Indianapolis, where they'd won already in the spring, was just what the doctor ordered, as Fury FC picked up their first win of the fall campaign on August 23, edging the Eleven 2-1. That victory over Indy would kickstart a good run of form for Dos Santos' side, as Ottawa went on a 4-2-2 run which saw them somewhat claw their way back into the playoff picture. Unfortunately for Fury FC the workhorses in the side gave out in the final weeks of the campaign, and the club ended the season on a disappointing 0-1-3 slide which saw them slide to a disappointing ninth-place finish in the fall table. The fall season saw certain players emerge as cornerstones for the inaugural iteration of the squad; young Mauro Eustaquio emerged from the reserves to make a few starts towards the end of the season, while captain Richie Ryan solidified his role in the heart of the Fury FC midfield. Oliver Minatel battled back from multiple injuries to become a creative force on the flank of what was, in certain matches, a very potent Fury FC attack, while Romuald Peiser proved to be one of the best signings of the club's debut season, providing veteran leadership and timely stops in goal.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Antonio Scorpions (F)	18	11	2	5	30	15	+15	35	Playoffs
2	Minnesota United	18	10	5	3	31	19	+12	35
3	FC Edmonton	18	8	5	5	23	18	+5	29
4	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	18	7	6	5	20	21	−1	27
5	Carolina RailHawks	18	7	3	8	27	28	−1	24
6	New York Cosmos	18	5	8	5	23	24	−1	23
7	Indy Eleven	18	6	5	7	21	26	−5	23
8	Tampa Bay Rowdies	18	5	5	8	25	34	−9	20
9	Ottawa Fury	18	4	5	9	20	25	−5	17
10	Atlanta Silverbacks	18	3	4	11	20	30	−10	13

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	4	5	9	20	25	−5	17	1	2	6	9	15	−6	3	3	3	11	10	+1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Minnesota United (X)	27	16	7	4	47	28	+19	55	Championship qualifiers
2	San Antonio Scorpions (C)	27	16	4	7	43	24	+19	52
3	New York Cosmos	27	11	9	7	37	27	+10	42
4	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	27	11	7	9	38	39	−1	40
5	Carolina RailHawks	27	11	5	11	38	43	−5	38
6	FC Edmonton	27	10	7	10	34	29	+5	37
7	Tampa Bay Rowdies	27	7	9	11	36	50	−14	30
8	Ottawa Fury	27	7	6	14	34	38	−4	27
9	Indy Eleven	27	6	9	12	35	46	−11	27
10	Atlanta Silverbacks	27	6	5	16	32	50	−18	23

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
27	7	6	14	34	38	−4	27	3	3	8	18	21	−3	4	3	6	16	17	−1

Fury FC's debut in the Canadian Championship was short-lived, as the club was bounced from the competition in the first round by fellow NASL side FC Edmonton, losing 3-1 to the Eddies on aggregate.

The first leg saw the two sides play to a 0-0 draw in the nation's capital, though both managers felt their sides had ample opportunities to win.

The second leg, a week later in Edmonton, saw the Eddies bully a visibly tired Fury FC all over the pitch. Daryl Fordyce opened the scoring for the hosts with a clean finish in the 30th minute, and a Hanson Boakai goal just three minutes into the second half effectively put the match to bed. Fordyce put the proverbial nail in Fury FC's coffin in the 64th, while Vini Dantas scored a consolation goal in injury time for Ottawa.

All things considered, it wasn't a disastrous or entirely unexpected result for Marc Dos Santos' expansion side, but the club's early exit from the competition left the club hungry for another crack at the domestic cup in 2015.

As of match played 1 November 2014^[3]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Spring Season		Fall Season		Canadian Championship
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	FRA	Romuald Peiser	15	0	0	0	15	0	0	0
2	DF	ESP	Ramón Soria	20	0	6	0	13	0	1	0
3	DF	CAN	Mason Trafford	29	0	9	0	18	0	2	0
4	DF	CAN	Drew Beckie	21	0	9	0	10	0	2	0
5	DF	PLE	Omar Jarun	17	2	7	2	9	0	1	0
6	MF	EIR	Richie Ryan	25	1	8	0	15	1	2	0
8	MF	SCO	Nicki Paterson	17	2	1	0	16	2	0	0
9	FW	USA	Tom Heinemann	18	6	2	1	16	5	0	0
10	MF	BIH	Siniša Ubiparipović	25	4	7	1	17	3	1	0
11	FW	BRA	Oliver Minatel	24	7	8	3	14	4	2	0
12	GK	CAN	Chad Bush	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	USA	Tony Donatelli	28	4	9	4	17	0	2	0
15	MF	CAN	Philippe Davies	25	1	8	1	15	0	2	0
16	DF	CAN	Kenny Caceros	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW	CAN	Carl Haworth	26	2	9	0	15	2	2	0
19	DF	JAM	O'Brian Woodbine	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
20	MF	CAN	Mauro Eustaquio	8	0	3	0	5	0	0	0
21	FW	CAN	Pierre-Rudolph Mayard	20	1	6	0	12	1	2	0
22	DF	USA	Ryan Richter	15	0	0	0	15	0	0	0
24	GK	CAN	Marcel de Bellis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	BRA	Vini Dantas	28	3	9	1	17	1	2	1
29	GK	USA	Devala Gorrick	14	0	9	0	3	0	2	0
Players who appeared for Ottawa but left during the season:
7	DF	BRA	Maykon	13	0	7	0	5	0	1	0
13	DF	CAN	Andrés Fresenga	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	GHA	Hamza Elias	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
26	MF	CAN	Zakaria Messoudi	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

As of match played 1 November 2014^[3]

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	NASL	Canadian Championship	Total
1	FW		11	Oliver Minatel	7	0	7
2	FW		9	Tom Heinemann	6	0	6
3	MF		10	Siniša Ubiparipović	4	0	4
	MF		14	Tony Donatelli	4	0	4
5	FW		28	Vini Dantas	2	1	3
6	DF		5	Omar Jarun	2	0	2
	MF		8	Nicki Paterson	2	0	2
	FW		17	Carl Haworth	2	0	2
10	MF		6	Richie Ryan	1	0	1
	MF		15	Philippe Davies	1	0	1
	FW		21	Pierre-Rudolph Mayard	1	0	1
				Own goal	2	0	2
Total					34	1	35

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
8	MF	Nicki Paterson	Charleston Battery	Free agent	November 6, 2013	[4]
11	FW	Oliver Minatel	Velo Clube	Free agent	November 14, 2013	[5]
17	FW	Carl Haworth	Ottawa Fury (PDL)	Free agent	November 20, 2013	[6]
6	MF	Richie Ryan	Shamrock Rovers	Free agent	December 10, 2013	[7]
6	DF	Ramón Soria	Gjovik FF	Free agent	December 13, 2013	[8]
20	MF	Mauro Eustaquio	SC Pombal	Free agent	December 20, 2013	[9]
5	DF	Omar Jarun	Charleroi	Free agent	January 7, 2014	[10]
13	DF	Andrés Fresenga	Racing	Free agent	January 10, 2014	[11]
24	GK	Marcel DeBellis	Ascoli	Free agent	January 13, 2014	[12]
23	MF	Hamza Elias	FC Platini Kumasi	Free agent	January 15, 2014	[13]
4	DF	Drew Beckie	Columbus Crew	Free agent	January 22, 2014	[14]
7	DF	Maykon	AEL Limassol	Free agent	January 30, 2014	[15]
9	FW	Tom Heinemann	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Free agent	February 6, 2014	[16]
10	MF	Siniša Ubiparipović	Montreal Impact	Free agent	February 6, 2014	[16]
12	GK	Chad Bush	Ottawa Fury (PDL)	Free agent	February 19, 2014	[17]
21	FW	Pierre-Rudolph Mayard	Rochester Rhinos	Free agent	February 19, 2014	[17]
15	MF	Philippe Davies	Richmond Kickers	Free agent	February 28, 2014	[18]
28	FW	Vini Dantas	FC Lahti	Free agent	March 4, 2014	[19]
3	DF	Mason Trafford	Guizhou Zhicheng	Free agent	March 17, 2014	[20]
29	GK	Devala Gorrick	IK Frej	Free agent	March 19, 2014	[21]
14	MF	Tony Donatelli	VSI Tampa Bay FC	Free agent	March 20, 2014	[22]
26	MF	Zakaria Messoudi	Montreal Impact	Season-long loan	March 28, 2014	[23]
16	DF	Kenny Caceros	Harrisburg City Islanders	Free agent	March 29, 2014	[24]
22	DF	Ryan Richter	Toronto FC	Loan	June 26, 2014	[25]
1	GK	Romuald Peiser	Academica OAF		July 9, 2014	[26]
19	DF	O'Brian Woodbine	New England Revolution		September 16, 2014	[27]

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
26	MF	Zakaria Messoudi	Montreal Impact	End of loan	June 23, 2014	[28]
23	MF	Hamza Elias		Released	July 9, 2014	[26]
7	DF	Maykon		Released	August 28, 2014	[29]
13	DF	Andrés Fresenga		Released	October 8, 2014	[30]

No.	Player	Award	Month	Source
11	Oliver	NASL Player of the Week (Spring week 3)	April	[31]
9	Tom Heinemann	NASL Play of the Week (Fall week 9)	September	[32]
6	Richie Ryan	NASL Play of the Week (Fall week 12)	October	[33]
8	Nicki Paterson	Ottawa Fury Community Award	November	[34]
11	Oliver	Ottawa Fury Top Scorer Award
3	Mason Trafford	Ottawa Fury Supporters' Player of the Year
6	Richie Ryan	Ottawa Fury Player of the Year
6	Richie Ryan	Ottawa Fury Goal of the Year	December	[35]

• 1.^ Kickoff time in Eastern time.
• 2.^ Ottawa Fury goals listed first.