2012 North American Soccer League season

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North American Soccer League
Season2012
Champions Tampa Bay Rowdies
North American Supporters' Trophy San Antonio Scorpions
Champions League (CFU) Puerto Rico Islanders
(2012 CFU Club Championship 3rd place)
Matches played112
Goals scored294 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer Pablo Campos
(20 goals)
Biggest home win SAS 8–0 CAR
(July 28)
Biggest away win SAS 0–4 PRI
(April 15)
Highest scoring CAR 4–4 ATL
(April 14)
FTL 5–3 ATL
(July 28)
SAS 8–0 CAR
(July 28)
Longest winning run4 matches:
San Antonio
(April 28 – May 19)
Carolina
(June 2 – June 23)
Tampa Bay
(June 16 – July 4)
Longest unbeaten run9 matches:
Minnesota
(April 7 – June 2)
San Antonio
(April 21 – June 16)
Longest winless run9 matches:
Carolina
(April 7 – May 19)
Atlanta
(April 7 – May 26)
Minnesota
(July 18 – September 8)
Longest losing run5 matches:
Atlanta
(June 9 – July 3)
Highest attendance13,151
PRI @ SAS
(April 15)
Lowest attendance520
EDM @ PRI
(April 18)
Average attendance3,810 [1]
← 2011
2013 →

The 2012 North American Soccer League season was the 45th season of Division II soccer in the United States and the second season of the revived North American Soccer League. It was contested by eight teams including one from Canada and one from Puerto Rico. The Montreal Impact were self-promoted to Major League Soccer as an expansion franchise and the expansion San Antonio Scorpions were added to the NASL. The NASL received full sanctioning from the United States Soccer Federation on March 3, 2012 at their annual meeting. [2] The defending Soccer Bowl champions were the NSC Minnesota Stars, while the Carolina Railhawks were the defending North American Supporters' Trophy winners.

Contents

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead CoachCaptainShirt sponsor
Puerto Rico Islanders Adrian Whitbread Noah Delgado Toyota
Carolina RailHawks Colin Clarke Kupono Low BCBSA
FC Edmonton Harry Sinkgraven Chris Kooy Sears Canada
Atlanta Silverbacks Brian Haynes Martyn Lancaster Reto Sports
Fort Lauderdale Strikers Daryl Shore Toni Ståhl Joma
Minnesota Stars Manny Lagos Kyle Altman Admiral
San Antonio Scorpions Tim Hankinson Kevin Harmse Nike
Tampa Bay Rowdies Ricky Hill Frank Sanfilippo Mainsail Suites / United World Soccer

Teams

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Locations of NASL clubs

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 San Antonio Scorpions (X)2813874627+1947 Playoff semifinals
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies (C)2812973730+745
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 2811893230+241 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Carolina RailHawks 28101084446−240
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2899104046−636
6 Minnesota United 2881193433+135
7 Atlanta Silverbacks 2879123546−1130
8 FC Edmonton 28510132636−1025
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (X) Commissioner's Cup (regular season champion)

Results

Abbreviation and Color Key:
Atlanta Silverbacks – ATL • Carolina RailHawks FC – CAR • FC Edmonton – EDM • Fort Lauderdale Strikers – FTL
Minnesota Stars FC – MIN • Puerto Rico Islanders – PRI • San Antonio Scorpions FC – SAS • Tampa Bay Rowdies – TAM

Win •Loss •Draw •Home

ClubMatch
12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
Atlanta Silverbacks SASCARTAMMINMINEDMPRITAMFTLEDMSASCARPRISASCARMINPRIEDMFTLFTLTAMMINCAREDMTAMFTLSASPRI
0–04–41–13–30–20–20–32–31–12–10–31–21–20–31–22–02–11–23–54–20–00–00–12–01–11–03–11–1
Carolina RailHawks MINATLTAMPRISASFTLEDMMINPRIPRIMINATLEDMFTLATLFTLMINSASTAMFTLEDMATLPRISASEDMSASTAMTAM
0–04–41–11–30–13–30–31–21–12–15–12–12–01–22–13–31–00–83–30–13–21–03–10–12–22–11–10–0
FC Edmonton FTLTAMPRIMINCARATLSASSASATLFTLFTLCARPRISASPRITAMATLTAMMINSASPRICARMINATLMINCARTAMFTL
0–10–10–03–43–02–00–22–21–21–00–10–20–00–11–10–12–10–11–11–11–02–31–10–21–12–20–32–2
Fort Lauderdale Strikers EDMMINSASPRITAMCARPRIMINATLTAMEDMEDMMINCARTAMCARSASMINSASATLATLCARPRISASTAMPRIATLEDM
1–00–02–23–21–33–30–21–31–13–10–11–01–22–11–33–32–22–10–15–32–41–00–02–10–31–10–12–2
Minnesota Stars FC CARFTLEDMATLATLCARFTLTAMSASCARTAMFTLTAMPRIATLTAMFTLCARPRIEDMSASATLEDMSASEDMPRIPRISAS
0–00–04–33–32–02–13–10–00–01–51–22–10–24–00–22–11–20–10–11–10–10–01–11–11–14–00–21–1
Puerto Rico Islanders TAMSASEDMCARFTLFTLATLCARCARTAMSASATLEDMMINEDMSASATLTAMMINSASEDMFTLTAMCARFTLMINMINATL
1–04–00–03–12–32–03–01–11–22–00–22–10–00–41–11–01–20–21–02–10–10–00–01–31–10–42–01–1
San Antonio Scorpions FC ATLPRIFTLCARTAMTAMEDMEDMMINATLPRITAMATLEDMPRIFTLFTLCARPRIEDMMINTAMFTLMINCARCARATLMIN
0–00–42–21–02–02–12–02–20–03–02–02–33–01–00–12–21–08–01–21–11–04–01–21–11–01–21–31–1
Tampa Bay Rowdies PRIEDMCARATLFTLSASSASATLMINFTLPRIMINSASMINFTLMINEDMPRIEDMCARATLSASPRIFTLATLEDMCARCAR
0–11–01–11–13–10–21–23–20–01–30–22–13–22–03–11–21–02–01–03–30–00–40–03–01–13–01–10–0

Final regular season results. [3]

Playoffs

The six qualifying teams were seeded 1 through 6, with the top team in the standings receiving the number 1 seed.

The format of the playoffs consisted of quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. The quarterfinals were single games while the semifinals and final were each a two-game series with each team playing at home once and the team with the greater number of aggregate goals in both games winning the series.

The number 1 seed and the number 2 seed received byes while the number 3 seed hosted the number 6 seed and the number 4 seed hosted the number 5 seed in the quarterfinal.

For the semifinal, the number 1 seed was paired with the lower seeded team to qualify from the quarterfinal and the number 2 seed paired with the higher seeded team to qualify from the quarterfinal.

The winners of each semifinal met in the final, known as the Soccer Bowl. In the event of a draw in either quarterfinal game, a 30-minute extra time period was to be played (with the golden goal rule not in effect). If the teams were still locked in a draw following the extra time period, the winner was to be determined by a penalty shootout.

In each semifinal and in the final, if the teams are tied on the number of aggregate goals scored in the series at the conclusion of the second game, the teams were to play a 30-minute extra time period. As in the quarterfinal, the golden goal rule was not in effect. If the teams were still locked in a draw following the extra time period, the winner of the series was to be determined by a penalty shootout.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 San Antonio Scorpions 0 1 1
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 1 6 Minnesota Stars 0 2 2
6 Minnesota Stars 26 Minnesota Stars 2 1 3
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 3 3
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 3 5
4 Carolina RailHawks 34 Carolina RailHawks 1 3 4
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1

Quarterfinals

September 29, 2012 (2012-09-29) Carolina RailHawks 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT Amir Lowery Soccerball shade.svg34'Yellow card.svg 71'
Ty Shipalane Soccerball shade.svg52'Soccerball shade.svg67'
Floyd Franks Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Conor Shanosky Yellow card.svg 58'
Abe Thompson Soccerball shade.svg61'
Lance Laing Yellow card.svg 90+'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,534
Referee: Daniel Radford
September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30) Puerto Rico Islanders 1–2 Minnesota Stars Bayamón, Puerto Rico
6:00 pm EDT David Foley Soccerball shade.svg79'
Josh Hansen Yellow card.svg 81'		 Report Amani Walker Soccerball shade.svg9'
Miguel Ibarra Soccerball shade.svg41'
Justin Davis Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 2,002
Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.

Semifinals

October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06) Carolina RailHawks 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT Brian Shriver Soccerball shade.svg78' (pen.)
Amir Lowery Yellow card.svg 86'
Floyd Franks Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Mike Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg64'Yellow card.svg 90+'
Andres Arango Yellow card.svg 77'
Jeff Attinella Yellow card.svg 83'
Dan Antoniuk Soccerball shade.svg85'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,183
Referee: Matthew Foerster
October 13, 2012 (2012-10-13) Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–3 Carolina RailHawks St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Shane Hill Soccerball shade.svg40' (pen.)
Mike Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg65'
Luke Mulholland Soccerball shade.svg84'Yellow card.svg 90+'		 Report Matt Luzunaris Soccerball shade.svg14'
Ty Shipalane Soccerball shade.svg18'
Gale Agbossoumonde Yellow card.svg 35'
Nick Zimmerman Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.)		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Tampa Bay Rowdies win 5–4 on aggregate.


October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06) Minnesota Stars 0–0 San Antonio Scorpions Blaine, Minnesota
8:30 pm EDT Simone Bracalello Yellow card.svg 21' Report Kevin Harmse Yellow card.svg 86'Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,006
Referee: Marcos Deoliveira
October 14, 2012 (2012-10-14) San Antonio Scorpions 1–2 Minnesota Stars San Antonio, Texas
6:15 pm CDT Walter Ramirez Yellow card.svg 17'
Pablo Campos Soccerball shade.svg25'Red card.svg 27'
Kevin Harmse Yellow card.svg 54'
Josue Soto Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Kyle Altman Yellow card.svg 28'
Neil Hlavaty Yellow card.svg 67'
Blake Wagner Soccerball shade.svg76' (o.g.)
Simone Bracalello Soccerball shade.svg83'		Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 6,249
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
Minnesota Stars win 2–1 on aggregate.

Soccer Bowl 2012

Minnesota Stars 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies
Amani Walker Soccerball shade.svg67'
Kentaro Takada Yellow card.svg 84'
Martin Nunez Soccerball shade.svg90+'		 Report Mike Ambersley Yellow card.svg 48'
National Sports Center , Blaine, Minnesota
Attendance: 4,642
Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.
Tied 3–3 on aggregate. Tampa Bay Rowdies win Soccer Bowl 2012, 3–2 on penalties.

Statistical leaders

Top goalkeepers

(Minimum of 1260 Minutes Played)

RankGoalkeeperClubMINSSVSGAGAA
1 Flag of the United States.svg Daryl Sattler San Antonio Scorpions 215166190.795
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Attinella Tampa Bay Rowdies 2520118301.071
3 Flag of England.svg Richard Martin Puerto Rico Islanders 2340106281.077
4 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Van Oekel Minnesota Stars FC 225077301.200
5 Flag of the United States.svg Lance Parker FC Edmonton 144042211.313
6 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Glaeser Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2430108441.630
7 Flag of the United States.svg Ray Burse Carolina RailHawks 216082411.708
8 Flag of Hungary.svg Dániel Illyés Atlanta Silverbacks 198086391.773

Source: North American Soccer League

Awards

Monthly awards

Month NASL Player of the Month
PlayerNationClubLink
April Reinaldo Navia Flag of Chile.svg  CHL Atlanta Silverbacks 5G
May Shaun Saiko Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN FC Edmonton 5G 2A
June Tsuyoshi Yoshitake Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tampa Bay Rowdies 4G 1A
July Pablo Campos Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA San Antonio Scorpions 7G
August Richard Martin Flag of England.svg  ENG Puerto Rico Islanders 13 Saves
September Matt Horth Flag of the United States.svg USA Atlanta Silverbacks 4G
October Jeff Attinella Flag of the United States.svg USA Tampa Bay Rowdies

Weekly awards

WeekDefensive Player of the WeekOffensive Player of the Week
PlayerNatClubPlayerNatClub
Week 1 Ray Burse Flag of the United States.svg USA Carolina RailHawks Andy Herron Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Week 2 Richard Martin Flag of England.svg  ENG Puerto Rico Islanders Jonathan Faña Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  DOM Puerto Rico Islanders
Week 3 Richard Martin Flag of England.svg  ENG Puerto Rico Islanders Andy Herron Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Week 4 Jeff Attinella Flag of the United States.svg USA Tampa Bay Rowdies Reinaldo Navia Flag of Chile.svg  CHL Atlanta Silverbacks
Week 5 Cristiano Dias Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Minnesota Stars Shaun Saiko Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN FC Edmonton
Week 6 Paul Hamilton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN FC Edmonton Pablo Campos Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA San Antonio Scorpions
Week 7 Jonathan Greenfield Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA San Antonio Scorpions Dan Antoniuk Flag of the United States.svg USA Tampa Bay Rowdies
Week 8 Frank Sanfilippo Flag of the United States.svg USA Tampa Bay Rowdies Shaun Saiko Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN FC Edmonton
Week 9 Matt Van Oekel Flag of the United States.svg USA Minnesota Stars Ciaran O'Brien Flag of the United States.svg USA Atlanta Silverbacks
Week 10 Lance Parker Flag of the United States.svg USA FC Edmonton Pablo Campos Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA San Antonio Scorpions
Week 11 Jack Stewart Flag of the United States.svg USA Fort Lauderdale Strikers Tsuyoshi Yoshitake Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tampa Bay Rowdies
Week 12 Ray Burse Flag of the United States.svg USA Carolina RailHawks Tsuyoshi Yoshitake Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tampa Bay Rowdies
Week 13 Jeff Attinella Flag of the United States.svg USA Tampa Bay Rowdies Mark Anderson Flag of England.svg  ENG Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Week 14 Daniel Illyes Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Atlanta Silverbacks Mike Palacio Flag of the United States.svg USA Carolina RailHawks
Week 15 Jeff Attinella Flag of the United States.svg USA Tampa Bay Rowdies Pablo Campos Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA San Antonio Scorpions
Week 16 Frank Sanfilippo Flag of the United States.svg USA Tampa Bay Rowdies Mark Anderson Flag of England.svg  ENG Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Week 17 Jeff Attinella Flag of the United States.svg USA Tampa Bay Rowdies Pablo Campos Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA San Antonio Scorpions
Week 18 Richard Martinez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Puerto Rico Islanders Pedro Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Atlanta Silverbacks
Week 19 Bryan Arguez Flag of the United States.svg USA FC Edmonton Andy Herron Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Week 20 Conor Shanosky Flag of the United States.svg USA Fort Lauderdale Strikers Pablo Campos Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA San Antonio Scorpions
Week 21 Akira Fitzgerald Flag of the United States.svg USA Carolina Railhawks Abe Thompson Flag of the United States.svg USA Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Week 22 Frank Sanfilippo Flag of the United States.svg USA Tampa Bay Rowdies Matt Horth Flag of the United States.svg USA Atlanta Silverbacks
Week 23 Takuya Yamada Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tampa Bay Rowdies Shaun Saiko Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN FC Edmonton
Week 24 Anthony Vázquez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Puerto Rico Islanders [5] Tiyi Shipalane Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Carolina Railhawks [6]
Week 25 Jeff Attinella Flag of the United States.svg USA Tampa Bay Rowdies [7] Danny Barrera Flag of the United States.svg USA Atlanta Silverbacks [8]

League awards

NASL Best XI [15]
PositionPlayersTeam
Goalkeeper Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Attinella Tampa Bay Rowdies
Defense Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Altman Minnesota United FC
Defense Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Cochrane San Antonio Scorpions
Defense Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Hamilton FC Edmonton
Defense Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Yamada Tampa Bay Rowdies
Midfield Flag of England.svg Luke Mulholland Tampa Bay Rowdies
Midfield Flag of Honduras.svg Walter Ramírez San Antonio Scorpions
Midfield Flag of Colombia.svg Walter Restrepo Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Midfield Flag of the United States.svg Nick Zimmerman Carolina RailHawks
Forward Flag of England.svg Mark Anderson Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Forward Flag of Brazil.svg Pablo Campos San Antonio Scorpions

References

  1. ↑ NASL Regular Season Attendance Rises in 2012 NASL. 25 September 2012 Archived October 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Quarstad, Brian. "NASL Receives Full Sanctioning at USSF AGM | IMS Soccer News". Insidemnsoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Standings | North American Soccer League". Nasl.com. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "NASL Individual Leaders" . Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Vazquez Named Defensive Player of the Week". NASL. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Shipalane Named NASL Offensive Player of the Week". NASL. September 17, 2012. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ Attinella Named NASL Defensive Player of the Week Archived October 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Barrera Named NASL Offensive Player of the Week Archived October 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "Pablo Campos Named NASL Golden Ball Winner". North American Soccer League. October 17, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Pablo Campos Earns 2012 NASL Golden Boot Award". North American Soccer League. September 25, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Daryl Sattler Earns 2012 Golden Glove Award". North American Soccer League. September 25, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ricky Hill Named NASL Coach of the Year". North American Soccer League. October 4, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Kevin Venegas Wins NASL Play of the Year". North American Soccer League. December 24, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Ottawa Fury FC Wins 2015 Fair Play Award". North American Soccer League. September 27, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  15. ↑ "NASL Announces 2012 Best XI". North American Soccer League. October 9, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
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