| 2011 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Paul Erickson | ||
| Head coach | Manny Lagos | ||
| Stadium | National Sports Center | ||
| NASL | 6th | ||
| NASL Playoffs | Winners | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Denied Entry | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Simone Bracalello (6) All: Two Players (6) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,676 [1] | ||
The 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars season was the club's first season in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid, and second season of existence.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Joe Warren | | GK | 20 October 1974 (aged 37) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 60 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Matt Van Oekel | | GK | 20 September 1986 (aged 25) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Justin Davis | | DF | 6 May 1988 (aged 23) | New Mexico Lobos | 2011 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Cristiano | | DF | 25 May 1986 (aged 25) | Miami | 2011 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Kevin Friedland | | DF | 3 October 1981 (aged 30) | Kansas City Wizards | 2010 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Chris Clements | | DF | 2 March 1987 (aged 24) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Brian Kallman | | DF | 23 April 1984 (aged 27) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 15 | John Gilkerson | | DF | 6 May 1985 (aged 26) | Carolina RailHawks | 2011 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Kyle Altman | | DF | 31 January 1986 (aged 25) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 64 | 4 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Neil Hlavaty | | MF | 27 December 1986 (aged 24) | | 2010 | 53 | 10 | ||
| 7 | Andrei Gotsmanov | | MF | 6 May 1986 (aged 25) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 45 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Daniel Wasson | | MF | 15 June 1984 (aged 27) | | 2010 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Sandy Gbandi | | MF | 12 July 1983 (aged 28) | Puerto Rico Islanders | 2011 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Kentaro Takada | | MF | 13 April 1983 (aged 28) | Rochester Thunder | 2010 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 17 | Geison Moura | | MF | 16 July 1986 (aged 25) | Rockford Rampage | 2010 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 18 | Jeff Cosgriff | | MF | 26 December 1987 (aged 23) | AC St. Louis | 2011 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 23 | Ryan Woods | | MF | 16 May 1988 (aged 23) | | 2011 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Ely Allen | | MF | 12 June 1986 (aged 25) | D.C. United | 2010 | 38 | 3 | ||
| 32 | Lucas Rodríguez | | MF | 8 February 1986 (aged 25) | Kansas City Brass | 2010 | 36 | 5 | ||
| 77 | Andy Lorei | | MF | 25 March 1989 (aged 22) | Real Maryland | 2011 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Tino Nuñez | | FW | 22 August 1984 (aged 27) | Rochester Rhinos | 2011 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Simone Bracalello | | FW | 21 October 1985 (aged 26) | 2010 | 52 | 12 | |||
| 20 | Brian Cvilikas | | FW | 16 March 1984 (aged 27) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 41 | 8 | ||
| 21 | Devin Del Do | | FW | 21 May 1986 (aged 25) | 2010 | 38 | 7 | |||
| 22 | Amani Walker | | FW | 16 December 1989 (aged 21) | Orange County Blue Star | 2011 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Anthony Hamilton | | FW | 26 August 1985 (aged 26) | Rochester Rhinos | 2011 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Luke Mulholland | | FW | 7 August 1988 (aged 23) | Wilmington Hammerheads | 2011 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Players away on loan | ||||||||||
| 5 | Jack Stewart | | DF | 29 May 1983 (aged 28) | Carolina RailHawks | 2011 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Players who left during the season | ||||||||||
| 24 | Scott Lorenz | | DF | 23 July 1987 (aged 24) | Loan from Sporting Kansas City | 2011 | 8 | 0 | ||
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 38 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 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] | |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 35 | |
| 8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 63 | −38 | 16 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −6 |
Last updated: September 24, 2011.
Source: Match reports
| April 9, 20111 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1–2 | Minnesota Stars | Atlanta |
| 19:05 CDT (UTC−5) | Horth Pérez | Summary | Del Do Takada Clements Gotsmanov | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Referee: Jose Rivero |
| April 15, 20112 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–1 | Minnesota Stars | Fort Lauderdale |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Wheeler Coudet Arguez | Summary | Stewart Altman Allen Del Do Gilkerson | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium |
| April 26, 20113 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 3–1 | Minnesota Stars | Bayamón Puerto Rico |
| 19:05 CDT (UTC−5) | Addlery Faña Salem | Summary | Rodríguez Altman Gotsmanov | Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium |
| April 30, 20114 | Minnesota Stars | 1–1 | Carolina RailHawks | Blaine |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Altman Bracalello Hlavaty | Summary | Barbara Campos | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| May 7, 20115 | Minnesota Stars | 1–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Blaine |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Bracalello Stewart Hlavaty | Summary | Coudet Arguez | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| May 14, 20116 | Minnesota Stars | 3–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Blaine |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Cosgriff Hlavaty Rodríguez | Summary | Pérez Schnorf Quintero Paulini | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| May 18, 20117 | Minnesota Stars | 2–0 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Blaine |
| 18:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Davis Del Do | Summary | Cunningham Salem Foley | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| May 23, 20118 | Edmonton | 2–1 | Minnesota Stars | Edmonton |
| 20:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Porter Matthijs Saiko | Summary | Bracalello | Stadium: Foote Field |
| May 28, 20119 | Minnesota Stars | 0–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Blaine |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Summary | Ambersley Hayes | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| June 1, 201110 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1–1 | Minnesota Stars | Bayamón Puerto Rico |
| 19:05 CDT (UTC−5) | Addlery Pitchkolan Foley | Summary | Rodríguez Altman Cosgriff Bracalello Cristiano | Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium |
| June 4, 201111 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0–2 | Minnesota Stars | Atlanta |
| 18:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Schnorf Quintero | Summary | Del Do Rodríguez Woods | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park |
| June 11, 201112 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 3–0 | Minnesota Stars | Fort Lauderdale |
| 18:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Coudet Shriver Laing | Summary | Allen Davis Cristiano | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium |
| June 18, 201113 | Minnesota Stars | 1–1 | Edmonton | Blaine |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Stewart Hlavaty Davis Kallman | Summary | Saiko Antoniuk Surprenant | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| July 4, 201114 | Minnesota Stars | 1–1 | Edmonton | Blaine |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Stewart Del Do | Summary | Rago Surprenant Lemire | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| July 9, 201115 | Minnesota Stars | 1–0 | Carolina RailHawks | Blaine |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Takada Walker | Summary | Campos Nurse Barbara | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| July 17, 201116 | Minnesota Stars | 0–1 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Blaine |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Summary | van Schaik | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| July 22, 201117 | Minnesota Stars | 1–0 | Montreal Impact | Blaine |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Hlavaty Bracalello Altman | Summary | Testo Camara Bush Westlake Gatti Lowery | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| August 6, 201118 | Montreal Impact | 1–3 | Minnesota Stars | Montreal |
| 19:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Testo Westlake Pizzolitto Gatti | Summary | Clements Hlavaty Bracalello Stewart | Stadium: Saputo Stadium |
| August 10, 201119 | Minnesota Stars | 0–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Blaine |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Hlavaty Cristiano Clements | Summary | Palacio Nuñez | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| August 13, 201120 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Minnesota Stars | St. Petersburg |
| 18:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Millien Sanfilippo Ukah Yoshitake | Summary | Cosgriff | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium |
| August 17, 201121 | Carolina RailHawks | 1–1 | Minnesota Stars | Cary |
| 18:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Campos Miller | Summary | Rodríguez Bracalello | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| August 20, 201122 | Montreal Impact | 2–0 | Minnesota Stars | Montreal |
| 13:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Lowery Pore Kreamalmeyer Sebrango Bush | Summary | Stadium: Saputo Stadium |
| August 27, 201123 | Minnesota Stars | 0–2 | Montreal Impact | Blaine |
| 19:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Bracalello Davis | Summary | Ubiparipović Sebrango | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| September 3, 201124 | Edmonton | 3–1 | Minnesota Stars | Edmonton |
| 20:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Yamada Saiko Antoniuk | Summary | Altman Cvilikas | Stadium: Foote Field |
| September 6, 201125 | Minnesota Stars | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Blaine |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Kallman Takada | Summary | Savage Gyorio | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| September 10, 201126 | Minnesota Stars | 2–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Blaine |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Cosgriff Kallman Takada Altman | Summary | Hunt O'Brien | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| September 17, 201127 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Minnesota Stars | St. Petersburg |
| 18:00 CDT (UTC−5) | King Ambersley | Summary | Cvilikas | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium |
| October 1, 2011Quarterfinal | Tampa Bay | 0–1 | Minnesota Stars | St. Petersburg |
| 18:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Arango | Summary | Mulholland Cosgriff Altman | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,003 |
| October 8, 2011Semifinal 1st leg | Minnesota Stars | 1–0 | Carolina RailHawks | Blaine |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Cvilikas Gotsmanov Mulholland | Summary | McKenney Campos McManus | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 2,512 |
| October 15, 2011Semifinal 2nd leg | Carolina RailHawks | 4–3 (a.e.t.) (4–4 agg.) (3–5 p) | Minnesota Stars | Cary |
| 18:00 CDT (UTC−5) | Campos Steele Zimmerman McKenney Franks Nurse | Summary | Kallman Gotsmanov Cvilikas Altman Rodríguez Hlavaty Davis | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,002 |
| Penalties | ||||
| Steele Barbara Low Knighton | ||||
| October 22, 20111st leg | Minnesota Stars | 3–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Blaine |
| 19:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Hlavaty Mulholland Rodríguez | Summary | Gordon Ståhl Davis | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 4,511 |
| October 29, 20112nd leg | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0–0 (1–3 agg.) | Minnesota Stars | Fort Lauderdale |
| 18:30 CDT (UTC−5) | Mayen | Summary | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 6,849 |
The Minnesota Stars were denied entry in to the 2011 U.S. Open Cup.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NASL | NASL Playoffs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Joe Warren | 32 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | DF | Justin Davis | 27 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Cristiano | 23 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | MF | Neil Hlavaty | 29 | 6 | 21+3 | 4 | 4+1 | 2 | |||||
| 6 | DF | Kevin Friedland | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | MF | Andrei Gotsmanov | 27 | 3 | 19+3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 9 | FW | Tino Nuñez | 15 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | MF | Sandy Gbandi | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | DF | Chris Clements | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | MF | Kentaro Takada | 21 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | DF | Brian Kallman | 15 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | DF | John Gilkerson | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | DF | Kyle Altman | 32 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | MF | Geison Moura | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | MF | Jeff Cosgriff | 23 | 2 | 15+3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | FW | Simone Bracalello | 22 | 6 | 15+4 | 6 | 0+3 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | FW | Brian Cvilikas | 13 | 3 | 5+3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | FW | Devin Del Do | 29 | 5 | 15+10 | 5 | 0+4 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | FW | Amani Walker | 19 | 1 | 2+17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | MF | Ryan Woods | 12 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | FW | Anthony Hamilton | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | MF | Ely Allen | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 28 | FW | Luke Mulholland | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 30 | GK | Matt Van Oekel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 32 | MF | Lucas Rodríguez | 26 | 4 | 20+1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 77 | MF | Andy Lorei | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Players away from Minnesota Stars on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Jack Stewart | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Players who left Minnesota Stars during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 24 | DF | Scott Lorenz | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | NASL | NASL Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 19 | Simone Bracalello | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| MF | | 4 | Neil Hlavaty | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | FW | | 21 | Devin Del Do | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | | 32 | Lucas Rodríguez | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | | 16 | Kyle Altman | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | | 20 | Brian Cvilikas | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | | 7 | Andrei Gotsmanov | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | MF | | 18 | Jeff Cosgriff | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | | 28 | Luke Mulholland | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | MF | | 13 | Kentaro Takada | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | | 2 | Justin Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | 22 | Amani Walker | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 14 | Brian Kallman | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 30 | 8 | 38 | ||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | NASL | NASL Playoffs | Total | |||
| 2 | | DF | Justin Davis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Cristiano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | | MF | Neil Hlavaty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Jack Stewart | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Andrei Gotsmanov | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | | DF | Chris Clements | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | | MF | Kentaro Takada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | Brian Kallman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | | DF | John Gilkerson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | DF | Kyle Altman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Jeff Cosgriff | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | | FW | Simone Bracalello | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | | FW | Brian Cvilikas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | | FW | Devin Del Do | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Ryan Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | | MF | Ely Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | | FW | Luke Mulholland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | | MF | Lucas Rodríguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 45 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 | |||