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2015 Minnesota United FC season

The 2015 season will be Minnesota United FC's sixth season of existence and their fifth consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.

Minnesota United FC
2015 season
OwnerBill McGuire
Head coachManny Lagos
NASLSpring: 4th
Fall: 2nd
Overall: 3rd
Soccer Bowl: Semi-Finals
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Christian Ramirez (13)
All: Christian Ramirez (13)
Highest home attendance9,418
(September 19 vs. New York, Franchise record)
Lowest home attendance5,890
(October 31 vs. San Antonio)
Average home league attendance8,767
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Club

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As of match played November 8, 2015
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mitch Hildebrandt   GK (1988-11-12)12 November 1988 (aged 26) Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2012 24 0
24 Andrew Fontein   GK (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 (aged 25) Tampa Bay Rowdies 2014 0 0
33 Sammy Ndjock   GK (1990-02-25)25 February 1990 (aged 25)   Antalyaspor 2015 24 0
Defenders
2 Justin Davis   DF (1988-05-06)6 May 1988 (aged 27) New Mexico Lobos 2011
3 Cristiano   DF (1986-05-25)25 May 1986 (aged 29) Miami 2011
5 Tiago   DF (1981-05-19)19 May 1981 (aged 34)   Sydney 2014 55 1
6 Brent Kallman   DF (1990-10-04)4 October 1990 (aged 25) Des Moines Menace 2013 15 1
14 Brian Kallman   DF (1984-04-23)23 April 1984 (aged 31) Minnesota Thunder 2010
16 Tyler Polak   DF (1992-05-13)13 May 1992 (aged 23) New England Revolution 2014 5 0
Midfielders
4 Aaron Pitchkolan   MF (1983-03-14)14 March 1983 (aged 32) San Antonio Scorpions 2013
7 Kevin Venegas   MF (1989-07-29)29 July 1989 (aged 26) Fullerton Titans 2010
8 Ibson   MF (1983-11-07)7 November 1983 (aged 32)   Bologna 2015 27 6
11 Kalif Alhassan   MF (1990-10-15)15 October 1990 (aged 25) Portland Timbers 2015 28 4
13 Jamie Watson   MF (1986-04-10)10 April 1986 (aged 29) Orlando City 2014 31 3
17 Yago   MF (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 21) Loan from   Vasco da Gama 2015 11 0
19 Alejandro Vela   MF (1984-03-28)28 March 1984 (aged 31)   Cruz Azul 2015 9 0
20 Andrei Gotsmanov   MF (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 29) 2015 51 3
23 Greg Jordan   MF (1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 24) Philadelphia Union 2014 50 1
77 Juliano Vicentini   MF (1981-08-26)26 August 1981 (aged 33)   Audax 2014 49 3
Forwards
9 Pablo Campos   FW (1983-01-29)29 January 1983 (aged 32) San Antonio Scorpions 2013 56 20
18 Daniel Mendes   FW (1981-01-18)18 January 1981 (aged 34)   Kalmar 2015 53 15
21 Christian Ramirez   FW (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 24) Charlotte Eagles 2014 62 34
29 J. C. Banks   FW (1989-08-24)24 August 1989 (aged 26) Rochester Rhinos 2015 20 3
99 Geison Moura   FW (1986-07-16)16 July 1986 (aged 29)   Hougang United 2015
Players who left during the season
10 Miguel Ibarra   MF (1990-03-15)15 March 1990 (aged 25) UC Irvine Anteaters 2010 96 18
22 Jonny Steele   MF (1986-02-07)7 February 1986 (aged 29)   Newcastle Jets 2015 6 0

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
December 11, 2014 FW 29   J. C. Banks   Rochester Rhinos Undisclosed [1]
January 8, 2015 MF 22   Jonny Steele   Newcastle Jets FC Free [2]
February 22, 2015 FW 11   Kalif Alhassan   Portland Timbers Free [3]
February 23, 2015 MF 8   Ibson   Bologna Free [4]
March 9, 2015 GK 33   Sammy N'Djock   Antalyaspor Free [5]
April 1, 2015 FW 99   Geison Moura   Hougang United FC Free [6]
August 12, 2015 MF 20   Andrei Gotsmanov Free Agent Free [7]
September 11, 2015 MF 19   Alejandro Vela Free Agent Free [8]

Transfers out

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Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
December 4, 2014 MF 0   Floyd Franks n/a Released [9]
December 4, 2014 MF 6   Mozzi Gyorio   Austin Aztex Released [9]
December 4, 2014 FW 7   Simone Bracalello   Carolina RailHawks Released [9][10]
December 4, 2014 MF 8   Michael Reed   Atlanta Silverbacks Released [11][12]
December 4, 2014 MF 13   Kentaro Takada   Saint Louis FC Released [9][13]
December 4, 2014 FW 15   Pedro Ferreira-Mendes   Atlanta Silverbacks Released [11][14]
December 4, 2014 FW 17   Omar Daley   Oklahoma City Energy Released [11][15]
December 4, 2014 MF 19   Rafael Burgos   SV Ried End of Loan [11]
December 4, 2014 FW 20   Mackenzie Pridham   Whitecaps FC 2 Released [9][16]
December 4, 2014 FW 25   Nate Polak   Louisville City FC Released [9][17]
December 4, 2014 GK 30   Matt Van Oekel   FC Edmonton Released [9][18]
July 1, 2015 MF 10   Miguel Ibarra   Club León Undisclosed
(seven figures) 		[19][20]
July 1, 2015 MF 22   Jonny Steele n/a Released [21]

Loans in

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Start date End date Position No. Player From club Ref.
July 14, 2015 End of Season MF 17   Yago Silva   Vasco [22]

Management

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  •   Nick Rogers – President
  •   Manny Lagos – Technical Director and Head Coach
  •   Carl Craig – Assistant Coach
  •   Donny Mark – Assistant Coach
  •   Paul O'Connor – Goalkeeping Coach
  •   Peter Rivard – Reserves Team Coach
  •   Craig Mallace – Director of Camps & Youth Development
  •   Dr. Corey Wulf – Team Doctor
  •   Dr. Brad Moser – Team Doctor
  •   Yoshiyuki Ono – Team Athletic Trainer
  •   David Bloomquist – Team Athletic Trainer

Friendlies

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February 19, 2015 Preseason 1 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Minnesota United FC Tucson, Arizona
12:30 CST Cooper   45' Report Ibarra   50'
Pitchkolan   55'
Hildebrandt   55'		 Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
Note: 60-minute scrimmage.
February 25, 2015 Preseason 2 Indy Eleven 0–1 Minnesota United FC Casa Grande, Arizona
12:00 CST Alhassan   29' Stadium: Grande Sports World
Note: 70-minute scrimmage.
February 27, 2015 Preseason 3 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC Tucson, Arizona
11:30 CST Añor   8' Tiago   23' Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
March 16, 2015 Preseason 4 Volta Redonda   2–3   Minnesota United FC Pinheiral, Brazil
1:30 CST Pedro   18'
Eduardo   73'		 Banks   55'
Watson   67' (pen.)
Mendes   80'		 Stadium: CT João Havelange
March 18, 2015 Preseason 5 Botafogo   2–0   Minnesota United FC Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3:15 CST Pimpão   84'
Sassá  86'		 Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
March 21, 2015 Preseason 6 Barra Mansa   3–3   Minnesota United FC Pinheiral, Brazil
CST   15'
  25'
  52'		 Campos   14'
Watson   47', 65' (pen.)		 Stadium: CT João Havelange
March 23, 2015 Preseason 7 Vasco da Gama   0–1   Minnesota United FC Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
CST Mendes   51' Stadium: Estádio São Januário
April 3, 2015 Preseason 8 Minnesota United FC 1–1 University of Nebraska Omaha Woodbury, Minnesota
9:00 CST Ramirez   65' E. Alihodzic   3' Stadium: Bielenberg Sports Complex
April 7, 2015 Preseason 9 Orlando City SC 2–3 Minnesota United FC Sanford, Florida
12:00 CST Róchez   12'
Donovan   29'		 Report Ibarra   19'
Watson   68'
Campos   76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Lake Sylvan Park
July 18, 2015 Midseason Minnesota United FC   1–1   Club León Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 CDT Dias   50'
Kallman   57'
Moura   67'
Yago   90'
Campos   83'		 Report Rocha   39'
Burdisso   73'
Montes   90'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9.388
Note: Miguel Ibarra will play one half for each team.

Competitions

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NASL Spring Championship

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Main article: 2015 North American Soccer League season § Spring Championship

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 5 2 15 13  +2 14 2 2 1 9 8  +1 1 3 1 6 5  +1

Last updated: July 15, 2015.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

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Round12345678910
StadiumAAHAHAHHAH
ResultDLDDWWWDDL
Position8101010842344
Updated to match(es) played on June 15, 2015. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Loss   Draw

April 11, 2015 Match 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Minnesota United FC St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT Hernández   21'
King   37'
Mkandawire   63'
Chavez   90'		 Report Venegas   12'
Campos   89'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,010
Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.
April 18, 2015 Match 2 Ottawa Fury FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC Ottawa, Ontario
3:00 p.m. CDT Falvey   24'
Heinemann   68'
Wiedeman   79'		 Report Ndjock   21' Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,093
Referee: Justin Tasev
April 25, 2015 Match 3 Minnesota United FC 2–2 San Antonio Scorpions Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Ramirez   25',   59' (pen.)
Campos   34'
Ibarra   55'		 Report Tsiskaridze   8',   31'
Attakora   61'
Castillo   90+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,233
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
May 3, 2015 Match 4
Flyover Cup		 FC Edmonton 2–2 Minnesota United FC Edmonton, Alberta
2:00 p.m. CDT Raudales   41'
Nyassi   47'
Laing   51'
Watson   56'
Ameobi   71'
Fordyce   84'		 Report Ibarra   2'
Watson   80',   85' (pen.)
Campos   86'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,896
Referee: Justin Tasev
May 9, 2015 Match 5 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Atlanta Silverbacks Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Campos   43'
Pitchkolan   56'		 Report Okafor   76'
Oppong   87'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,058
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
May 16, 2015 Match 6 Indy Eleven 1–3 Minnesota United FC Indianapolis, Indiana
6:30 p.m. CDT Peña   49' Report Alhassan   22'
Campos   35'
Davis   63'
Vicentini   63'		 Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 10,524
Referee: David Gantar
May 23, 2015 Match 7 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Jacksonville Armada Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Dias   1'
Campos   53' (pen.),   79'
Calvano   59',   82'
Ibarra   76'		 Report Nicklaw   13'
Scaglia   34'
Trejo   69'
Milien   71'
Johnson   83'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,012
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
May 30, 2015 Match 8 Minnesota United FC 1–1 New York Cosmos Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Campos   9'
Vicentini   30'
Davis   44'
Ibson   79'		 Report Moffat   22'
Raúl   90'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,317
Referee: Daniel Radford
June 6, 2015 Match 9 Carolina RailHawks 1–1 Minnesota United FC Cary, North Carolina
6:30 p.m. CDT Novo   80',   86' Report Banks   48' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,863
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
June 13, 2015 Match 10 Minnesota United FC 2–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Ibarra   18' (pen.)
Mendes   26'
Pitchkolan   38'		 Report Pinho   3', 80',   67'
Angulo   78',   84'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,342
Referee: Nima Saghafi

NASL Fall Championship

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Main article: 2015 North American Soccer League season § Fall Championship

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 11 6 3 39 26  +13 39 6 4 0 16 6  +10 5 2 3 23 20  +3

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

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920
StadiumAHHAAAHAAHAHAHAHHAHH
ResultLDWWDLDWWWDWWDWWWLWD
Position910233344232222222222
Updated to match(es) played on October 31, 2015. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Loss   Draw

July 4, 2015 Match 1 Carolina RailHawks 3–1 Minnesota United FC Cary, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. CDT Bracalello   15'
Shipalane   17'
Low   28'
Thompson   41'   60'
Da Luz   57'		 Report Mendes   26'
Venegas   27'
Vicentini   57'
Dias   89'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,075
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 11, 2015 Match 2 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Ottawa Fury Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Ibson   15'
Ramirez   32'
Pitchkolan   80'
Calvano   88'		 Report Richter   11'
Eustaquio   31'
Heinemann   75' (pen.)		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,030
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 15, 2015 Match 3 Minnesota United FC 4–0 Jacksonville Armada Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Vicentini   13'
Bre. Kallman   16'
Mendes   50'
Ramirez   60'
Ibson   75'
Banks   78'
Pitchkolan   81'		 Report Keita   20'   45+'
Ortiz   90+'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,412
Referee: Tyler Ploeger
July 25, 2015 Match 4 San Antonio Scorpions 3–4 Minnesota United FC San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT Cann   16'
Castillo   33' (pen.), 86' (pen.),   77'
Chávez   44'
Rusin   89'
Hassli   90'   90'		 Report Ramirez   11'
Calvano   15'
Davis   22',   85'
Ibson   37'
Alhassan   48'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,087
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
July 31, 2015 Match 5 Jacksonville Armada 3–3 Minnesota United FC Jacksonville, Florida
6:00 p.m. CDT Johnson   5',   37'
Barrett  23'
Nicklaw   41'   83'
Keita   72'
Castrillón  79'
Scaglia   86'		 Report Ramirez   21'
Calvano   50'
Alhassan   64'
Davis   78'
Ibson   84'		 Stadium: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Attendance: 6,847
Referee: Marcos De Oliveira
Man of the Match: Christian Ramirez
August 5, 2015 Match 6 New York Cosmos 2–1 Minnesota United FC Hempstead, New York
6:00 p.m. CDT Restrepo   13'
Freeman   76'
Fernandes   78'
Szetela   88'
Maurer   90'		 Report Ramirez   8'
Campos   51'
Ibson   87'		 Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Man of the Match: Christian Ramirez
August 8, 2015 Match 7
Flyover Cup		 Minnesota United FC 1–1 FC Edmonton Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Alhassan   40'
Ramirez   47' (pen.)
Davis   70'
Vicentini   88'		 Report Raudales   34'
Laing   58'
Ameobi   71'
de Freitas   82'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,077
Referee: Daniel Radford
Man of the Match: Yago Silva
August 15, 2015 Match 8 Ottawa Fury 1–2 Minnesota United FC Ottawa, Ontario
6:00 p.m. CDT Minatel   19'
Wiedeman   73'		 Report Calvano   11'
Ramirez   17'
Silva   40'
Vicentini   62'
Mendes   90',   90'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 6,899
Referee: Lyes Arfa
Man of the Match: Daniel Mendes
August 22, 2015 Match 9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 Minnesota United FC St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT Guerra   28'
Sweat   51'
Menjivar   90'		 Report Ibson   36'
Davis   65'
Vicentini   90'
Mendes   90'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,059
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Man of the Match: Justin Davis
September 2, 2015 Match 10 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Indy Eleven Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Moura   24'
Pitchkolan   66'
Davis   77'		 Report Richards   17' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 7,137
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Man of the Match: Sammy N'Djock
September 6, 2015 Match 11
Flyover Cup		 FC Edmonton 1–1 Minnesota United FC Edmonton, Alberta
4:00 p.m. CDT Nonni   13'   25'
Raudales   17'
Fordyce   90'		 Report Alhassan   11' Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,156
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Man of the Match: Kalif Alhassan
September 12, 2015 Match 12 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Carolina RailHawks Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Calvano   23'
Mendes   67'
Scott   72' (o.g.)
Campos   76',   77'
Venegas   81'		 Report Danso   4'
Engel   45'
da Luz   71'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 8,222
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
Man of the Match: Kevin Venegas
September 15, 2015 Match 13 Atlanta Silverbacks 1–2 Minnesota United FC Atlanta
7:00 p.m. CDT McKenzie   4'
Mendes   9'		 Report Gotsmanov   7'
Ramirez   28'
Vicentini   60'   90'
J. C. Banks   83'
Vela   89'		 Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 2,302
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Man of the Match: Christian Ramirez
September 19, 2015 Match 14 Minnesota United FC 0–0 New York Cosmos Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Ibson   45+'
Davis   56'
Calvano   90'		 Report Bover   74'
Guenzatti   90+'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,418
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
Man of the Match: Sammy N'Djock
September 26, 2015 Match 15 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–5 Minnesota United FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:00 p.m. CDT Angulo   7', 88'
Chin   52'
Ramírez   54'
Borrajo   70'		 Report Ramirez   12'
Alhassan   27'
Calvano   42'
Mendes   44'
Ibson   61', 87'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,903
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
Man of the Match: Ibson
October 3, 2015 Match 16 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Vela   35'
Ramirez   44'
Jordan   74'
Davis   86'		 Report Sweat   31'   41' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 8,932
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
Man of the Match: Christian Ramirez
October 10, 2015 Match 17 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Campos   6'
Mendes   27'
Calvano   63'
Davis   90+'		 Report PC   78'
Sanfilippo   85'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,207
Referee: David Gantar
Man of the Match: Greg Jordan
October 17, 2015 Match 18 Indy Eleven 3-1 Minnesota United FC Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 p.m. CDT Mares   39'
Brown   65'
Ring   83',   89'		 Report Venegas   81'
Kallman   85',   89'
Pitchkolan   89'		 Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 9,085
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Man of the Match: Greg Jordan
October 24, 2015 Match 19 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Atlanta Silverbacks Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Ramirez   9' (pen.) Report McKenzie   9'
Mensing   33'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 9,212
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Man of the Match: Brent Kallman
October 31, 2015 Match 20 Minnesota United FC 2–2 San Antonio Scorpions Blaine, Minnesota
7:00 p.m. CDT Campos   70' (pen.)
Venegas   90'		 Report Gentile   54'
Castillo   85' (pen.)		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 5,890
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Man of the Match: Kevin Venegas

NASL Playoffs

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Main article: 2015 North American Soccer League season § 2015 NASL Playoffs

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (C, X) 30 15 11 4 49 30 +19 56 Championship qualifiers[a]
2 Ottawa Fury 30 15 11 4 42 23 +19 56 Championship qualifiers[b]
3 Minnesota United 30 14 11 5 54 39 +15 53 Championship qualifiers[c]
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 30 11 8 11 49 40 +9 41
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 10 9 11 33 37 −4 39
6 Carolina RailHawks 30 9 8 13 44 49 −5 35
7 FC Edmonton 30 9 8 13 41 46 −5 35
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 30 7 12 11 31 40 −9 33
9 Indy Eleven 30 8 9 13 36 48 −12 33
10 San Antonio Scorpions 30 7 10 13 41 52 −11 31
11 Jacksonville Armada 30 8 7 15 33 49 −16 31
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
(C) Champions; (X) Regular season champion
Notes:
  1. ^ As spring season champions
  2. ^ As fall season champions
  3. ^ As next best teams in overall standings

Semi-finals

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November 8, 2015 Ottawa Fury FC (2) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Minnesota United FC (3) Ottawa, Ontario
2:00 p.m. CST Heinemann   9'   47', 108'
Trafford   104'		 Report Calvano   2'
Ramirez   7' (pen.)
Ibson   45'
Mendes   45'
Vicentini   100'
Jordan   120'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 9,346
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup
May 27, 2015 Third round Saint Louis FC   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		   Minnesota United FC Fenton, Missouri
7:00 p.m. CDT Gaul   80' (pen.)
Renken   90'
Lynch   94'
Gaul   114'		 Report Kallman   20'
Banks   53'
Ibson   114'
Polak   118'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,579
Referee: Jon Freemon
Penalties
Barklage  
Doody  
Gasecki  		 Mendes  
Ibson  
Ibarra  
Ramirez  

Squad statistics

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As of match played November 8, 2015

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Mitch Hildebrandt 8 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF   USA Justin Davis 30 5 10 1 19 4 1 0 0 0
3 DF   BRA Cristiano 12 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF   USA Aaron Pitchkolan 31 1 9+1 1 18+1 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF   BRA Tiago 29 1 10 1 18 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF   USA Brent Kallman 9 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 1 0
7 MF   USA Kevin Venegas 29 2 9 0 19 2 1 0 0 0
8 MF   BRA Ibson 27 6 5 0 20 6 1 0 0+1 0
9 FW   BRA Pablo Campos 30 7 8+2 4 4+14 3 0+1 0 0+1 0
11 MF   GHA Kalif Alhassan 28 4 3+4 1 19+1 3 1 0 0 0
13 MF   USA Jamie Watson 4 1 2+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   USA Brian Kallman 5 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF   USA Tyler Polak 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF   BRA Yago 11 0 0 0 6+5 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW   BRA Daniel Mendes 27 6 5 0 14+6 6 1 0 0+1 0
19 MF   MEX Alejandro Vela 9 0 0 0 0+8 0 0+1 0 0 0
20 MF   BLR Andrei Gotsmanov 6 0 0 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW   USA Christian Ramirez 32 13 4+6 1 19+1 11 1 1 1 0
23 MF   USA Greg Jordan 25 0 2+5 0 14+2 0 1 0 1 0
29 FW   USA J. C. Banks 20 3 2+4 1 2+10 1 0+1 0 1 1
33 GK   CMR Sammy Ndjock 24 0 8 0 15 0 1 0 0 0
77 MF   BRA Juliano Vicentini 23 2 7 1 14+1 1 1 0 0 0
99 FW   BRA Geison Moura 8 0 0+2 0 1+4 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left Minnesota United during the season:
10 MF   USA Miguel Ibarra 10 3 9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF   NIR Jonny Steele 6 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goal scorers

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As of match played October 31, 2015[23]
Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW   21 Christian Ramirez 1 11 1 0 13
2 FW   9 Pablo Campos 4 3 0 0 7
3 MF   8 Ibson 0 6 0 0 6
FW   18 Daniel Mendes 0 6 0 0 6
5 DF   2 Justin Davis 1 4 0 0 5
6 MF   11 Kalif Alhassan 1 3 0 0 4
7 MF   10 Miguel Ibarra 3 0 0 0 3
FW   29 J. C. Banks 1 1 0 1 3
9 MF   7 Kevin Venegas 0 2 0 0 2
MF   77 Juliano Vicentini 1 1 0 0 2
11 MF   4 Aaron Pitchkolan 1 0 0 0 1
DF   5 Tiago 1 0 0 0 1
MF   13 Jamie Watson 1 0 0 0 1
DF   6 Brent Kallman 0 1 0 0 1
Own goal 0 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 15 39 1 1 56

Disciplinary record

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As of match played October 31, 2015[23]
No. Pos. Player NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season NASL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
                   
2 DF   Justin Davis 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
3 DF   Cristiano Dias 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 MF   Aaron Pitchkolan 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
5 DF   Tiago Calvano 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
6 DF   Brent Kallman 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
7 DF   Kevin Venegas 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF   Ibson 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
9 FW   Pablo Campos 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
10 MF   Miguel Ibarra 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF   Kalif Alhassan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 MF   Jamie Watson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF   Tyler Polak 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
17 DF   Yago Silva 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 FW   Daniel Mendes 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
19 MF   Alejandro Vela 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF   Andrei Gotsmanov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW   Christian Ramirez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF   Greg Jordan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
29 FW   J. C. Banks 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 GK   Sammy N'Djock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 MF   Juliano Vicentini 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 7 1
99 FW   Geison Moura 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

See also

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References

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