2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
2011 season | |||
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Owner | Aaron Davidson Traffic Sports USA | ||
Coach | Daryl Shore | ||
NASL | Fourth | ||
NASL playoffs | Runner-up | ||
U.S. Open Cup | did not enter | ||
Top goalscorer | Brian Shriver (11 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 6,849 (Oct 29 v. Minnesota) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,159 (Sep 7 v. Carolina) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,985 | ||
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The 2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the first season of the new team in the new North American Soccer League. Previously, the Miami FC had fielded a team that played for four seasons in the USL First Division and another for one season in the USSF Division 2 Professional League. After joining the new NASL, the club connected with the original Fort Lauderdale Striker's club. After 14 years, since 1997, the name and legacy was brought back and now placed together with Miami FC, uniting the clubs under the Striker's name. This marked the entire club's thirty-seventh season in professional soccer. In the inaugural year of the league, the club fielded the new team and finished fourth in the regular season. They made the playoffs and continued into the NASL Championship Series. They were this year's Runners-up.
Club
[edit]Coaching staff
[edit]Position | Staff |
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Head Coach | Daryl Shore |
Assistant Coach | Jim Rooney |
Goalkeeper Coach | Ricardo Lopez |
Head Athletic Trainer | Joe Caroccio |
Strength and Conditioning Coach | Brook Hamilton |
Last updated: November 13, 2011
Source: [1]
Squad
[edit]Roster
[edit]as of October 29, 2011[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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November 23, 2010 | Aaron Wheeler | FW | FC Tampa Bay | [3] | |
January 13, 2011 | David Santamaria | FW | Open tryout | [4] | |
February 1, 2011 | Aaron Hohlbein | DF | Columbus Crew | Rejected MLS side in favor or permanent return to Strikers | [5] |
February 22, 2011 | Bryan Arguez | MF | Estoril Praia | [6] | |
February 23, 2011 | Lance Laing | DF | Village United | Open tryout | [7] |
February 24, 2011 | Adam West | DF | Rochester Rhinos | NASL Combine | [8] |
February 24, 2011 | Nic Platter | GK | Carolina RailHawks | [8] | |
March 4, 2011 | Grant Kerr | MF | Digenis Akritas Morphou | [9] | |
March 16, 2011 | Mike Palacio | MF | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms | [10] | |
March 28, 2011 | Eduardo Coudet | MF | Philadelphia Union | Waived by Philadelphia | [11] |
March 30, 2011 | Cristian Arrieta | DF | Philadelphia Union | Waived by Philadelphia | [12] |
March 30, 2011 | Patrick Otte | MF | Middlesbrough | [13] | |
March 30, 2011 | Phillip Lamarre | GK | FC Tampa Bay | [13] | |
April 1, 2011 | Toni Ståhl | DF | Philadelphia Union | Waived by Philadelphia | [14] |
April 1, 2011 | Scott Gordon | DF | Lynn University | Drafted by FC Dallas, but not offered contract | [14] |
April 14, 2011 | Jean Philippe Peguero | FW | Signed after two years out of the game | [15] | |
April 14, 2011 | Yoximar Granado | MF | Unsuccessful trial with Chicago Fire | [15] | |
July 12, 2011 | Wálter Restrepo | MF | Boyacá Chicó | [16] | |
July 20, 2011 | Gerson Mayen | MF | Chivas USA | On loan until end of season | [17] |
August 18, 2011 | Leopoldo Moráles | MF | Tigres | On loan until end of season | [18] |
August 19, 2011 | Cristian Quiñones | DF | Atlanta Silverbacks | Recalled from loan | [19] |
August 22, 2011 | Pecka | MF | Flamengo | [20] |
Out
[edit]Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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July 18, 2011 | Zach Kirby | DF | Retired | Retires after struggling with injuries | [21] |
July 20, 2011 | Lennon | MF | Returned to Brazil | [17] | |
August 2011 | Paulinho Le Petit | MF | Returned to Brazil | ||
August 19, 2011 | Grant Kerr | MF | Atlanta Silverbacks | On loan until end of season | [19] |
Competitions
[edit]Updated as published November 13, 2011.
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Overall
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 52 | Playoff semifinals |
3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 41 | Playoff quarterfinals |
4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 38 | |
5 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 36[a] | |
6 | NSC Minnesota Stars (C) | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 36[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.[22]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Playoffs
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Soccer Bowl 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 0 | 4 | 4 (3) | ||||||||||||||
3 | FC Tampa Bay | 0 | 6 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 1 | 3 | 4 (5) | |||||||||||
6 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 1 | 6 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 5 | 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
5 | FC Edmonton | 0 |
Recognition
[edit]NASL Player of the Week
[edit]Week | Player | Category |
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10 | Aaron Hohlbein (DF) | Defensive |
12 | Matt Glaeser (GK) | Defensive |
17 | Brian Shriver (FW) | Offensive |
22 | Gerson Mayen (MF) | Offensive |
References
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- ^ a b "Strikers Sign Midfielder Otte, GK Lamarre". Fort Lauderdale Strikers Media Relations. March 30, 2011. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ a b "Strikers Round Out Backline". Fort Lauderdale Strikers Media Relations. April 1, 2011. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ a b "Strikers Add Two to Attacking Corps". Fort Lauderdale Strikers Media Relations. April 14, 2011. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Strikers Sign Walter Restrepo". Fort Lauderdale Strikers Media Relations. July 12, 2011. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ a b "Gerson Mayen Returns to Strikers". Fort Lauderdale Strikers Media Relations. July 20, 2011. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Strikers Acquire Morales; Hohlbein Has Surgery". Fort Lauderdale Strikers Media Relations. August 18, 2011. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ a b "Strikers Recall Quinones and Loan Kerr to Atlanta". Fort Lauderdale Strikers Media Relations. August 19, 2011. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Strikers Sign Pecka and Arrieta Gets National Team Call". Fort Lauderdale Strikers Media Relations. August 22, 2011. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Zach Korby Retires From Strikers". Fort Lauderdale Strikers Media Relations. July 18, 2011. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "NASL Standings".