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2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

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

Fort Lauderdale Strikers
2015 season
OwnerBrazil Paulo Cesso
Brazil Rafael Bertani
Brazil Ricardo Geromel
Brazil Ronaldo
Head coachAustria 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
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Players and staff

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Roster

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As of June 30, 2015[1]

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

Staff

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Competitions

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  Win   Tie   Loss

Friendlies

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February 18, 2015 Scrimmage Fort Lauderdale Strikers   2–7   BK Häcken Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
February 28, 2015 Preseason Jacksonville Armada FC 1–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Jacksonville, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Scaglia   16'
Nicklaw   44'		 Report Stadium: Community First Park
Attendance: 5,232
March 1, 2015 Preseason Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–0 Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish Fort Lauderdale, Florida
4:00 p.m. EDT Gonzalez   7'
Marcelin   16'		 Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 6, 2015 Preseason Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–1 Floridians FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
3:30 p.m. EDT Report   4' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Note: 70 minute scrimmage. Trialist squad.
March 6, 2015 Preseason Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–0 FIU Panthers Fort Lauderdale, Florida
5:30 p.m. EDT Hassan   5', 25' (pen.)
Sánchez   62'		 Report   20'
  85'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 14, 2015 Preseason Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–0 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1:00 p.m. EDT Stefano   7'
Hassan   50'		 Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 21, 2015 Preseason Fort Lauderdale Strikers 5–0 Jacksonville Armada FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Stefano   17', 43'
Frimpong   46'
Ramírez   71'
Angulo   89'		 Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 28, 2015 Preseason Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–0 Floridians FC Pembroke Pines, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: Broward College South Campus
April 12, 2015 Preseason Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–1 Miami United F.C. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
a.m. EDT  
 		 Hurtado   88' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
June 20, 2015 Midseason Friendly Ponte Preta   4–0   Fort Lauderdale Strikers Campinas, Brazil
5:30 p.m. EDT Cajá   23'
Leandrinho   58'
Vitor Xavier   63'
Adrianinho   87'		 Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli
July 1, 2015 Challenge Cup Fort Lauderdale Strikers   0–3   Boca Juniors Fort 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 Friendly Nova Southeastern Sharks v Fort Lauderdale Strikers Fort Lauderdale, Florida
TBD p.m. EDT Stadium: NSU Soccer Complex

NASL Spring season

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Main article: 2015 North American Soccer League season

Standings

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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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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

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Round12345678910
StadiumHHAAHAHAHA
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

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April 4, 2015 Match 1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–1 New York Cosmos Fort 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 Strikers 2–1 Jacksonville Armada FC Fort 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 3 FC Edmonton 3–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Edmonton, 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 4 Ottawa Fury FC 1–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Ottawa, 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 5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–0 Atlanta Silverbacks Fort 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 Rowdies 1–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hernández   55' Report Hassan   85' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,851
May 23, 2015 Match 7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–1 Carolina RailHawks Fort 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 8 San Antonio Scorpions 1–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers San 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 9 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–2 Indy Eleven Fort 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 10 Minnesota United FC 2–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Blaine, 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

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Main article: 2015 North American Soccer League season

Standings

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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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920
StadiumAHHAAAHHAHAHHHAAHHAA
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

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July 8, 2015 Match 1 Carolina RailHawks 1–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary, 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 2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–1 FC Edmonton Fort 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 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–2 Atlanta Silverbacks Fort 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 Rowdies 1–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. 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 5 New York Cosmos 2–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Hempstead, 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 6 Atlanta Silverbacks 2–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Atlanta
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 7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–3 New York Cosmos Fort 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 Strikers 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fort 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 9 FC Edmonton 0–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Edmonton, 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 10 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 7–1 Indy Eleven Fort 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 11 Ottawa Fury FC 0–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Ottawa, 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 Strikers 2–0 Jacksonville Armada FC Fort 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 13 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–2 Ottawa Fury FC Fort 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 14 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–5 Minnesota United FC Fort 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 15 San Antonio Scorpions 2–4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers San 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 16 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Blaine, 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 17 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4–0 Carolina RailHawks Fort 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 18 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–0 San Antonio Scorpions Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Summary Chávez   78' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,632
Referee:   Juan Marquez
October 24, 2015 Match 19 Indy Eleven 2–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Indianapolis, 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 FC 0–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Jacksonville, 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

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Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup

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

May 27, 2015 Third Round Charleston Battery   3–2   Fort Lauderdale Strikers Charleston, 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

References

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  1. ^ "Roster | Fort Lauderdale Strikers". Strikers.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
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