2012 San Antonio Scorpions FC season

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San Antonio Scorpions
2012 season
Owner Flag of the United States.svg Gordon Hartman
Manager Flag of the United States.svg Tim Hankinson
Stadium Toyota Field
NASL 1st
NASL Playoffs Semi-final
U.S. Open Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Pablo Campos (21)
All: Pablo Campos (23)
Highest home attendance13,151
(April 15 vs. Puerto Rico)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 7,007
(June 9 vs. Atlanta)
All: 3,601
(May 22 vs. Laredo)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 9,176
All: 8,366
2013  

The 2012 San Antonio Scorpions FC season was the club's first season of existence, and first year playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid. Including the San Antonio Thunder soccer franchise of the original NASL, this was the 3rd season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The Scorpions played at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.

Contents

Competitions

Preseason

North American Soccer League

Standings

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 28101084446240
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2899104046636
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 summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2813874627 +19478332911 +185541716 +1

Last updated: September 23, 2012.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHHAAHAAAHAH
ResultDLDWWWWDDWWLWWLDWWLDWWLDWLLD
Updated to match(es) played on September 23, 2012. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC−05) unless shown otherwise

  Win  Loss  Draw

April 7, 2012Match 1 Atlanta Silverbacks 0–0 San Antonio Scorpions FC Atlanta
18:30 CST Moroney Yellow card.svg 38'
Navia Yellow card.svg 89'
Report Campos Yellow card.svg 13'
Soto Yellow card.svg 91'
Stadium: Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Daniel Fitzerald
April 15, 2012Match 2 San Antonio Scorpions FC 0–4 Puerto Rico Islanders San Antonio, Texas
18:00 CST Kling Yellow card.svg 7' Report Fana Soccerball shade.svg7'
Foley Soccerball shade.svg20'
Edwards Yellow card.svg 53'
Addlery Soccerball shade.svg56'
Fana Soccerball shade.svg73'
DeRoux Yellow card.svg 85'
Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 13,151
Referee: Jasen Anno
April 21, 2012Match 3 San Antonio Scorpions FC 2–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CST Pitchkolan Yellow card.svg 16'
Harmse Yellow card.svg 22'
Campos Soccerball shade.svg41'
Denissen Soccerball shade.svg91'
Knight Red card.svg 91'
Tiago Red card.svg 91'
Report Shanosky Yellow card.svg 10'
Herron Soccerball shade.svg32'Soccerball shade.svg51'
Morales Yellow card.svg 53'
Stahl Yellow card.svg 91' Yellow-red card.svg 91'
Thompson Red card.svg 91'
Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 10,114
Referee: Matt Foerster
April 28, 2012Match 4 Carolina RailHawks FC 0–1 San Antonio Scorpions FC Cary, North Carolina
18:00 CST Report Kling Yellow card.svg 12'
Harmse Soccerball shade.svg82'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,041
Referee: Andrew Chapin
May 5, 2012Match 5 San Antonio Scorpions FC 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CST Kling Yellow card.svg 44'
Denissen Soccerball shade.svg53' (pen.)
Cochrane Yellow card.svg 61'
Pitchkolan Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report Arango Yellow card.svg 53'
Hill Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 9,536
Referee: Hayer Reyes
May 12, 2012Match 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 San Antonio Scorpions FC St. Petersburg, Florida
18:30 CST Antoniuk Soccerball shade.svg55'
Scott Yellow card.svg 62'
Hill Yellow card.svg 63'
Clare Yellow card.svg 89'
Report Campos Soccerball shade.svg53'
Ramirez Yellow card.svg 77'
Campos Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Stadium: Al Lang Field
Attendance: 3,166
Referee: Javier Santos
May 19, 2012Match 7 San Antonio Scorpions FC 2–0 FC Edmonton San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CST Greenfield Soccerball shade.svg40' (pen.)
Harmse Yellow card.svg 61'
Cochrane Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 8,310
Referee: Leszek Stalmach
May 27, 2012Match 8 FC Edmonton 2–2 San Antonio Scorpions FC Edmonton, Alberta
15:05 CST Pinto Soccerball shade.svg37'
Saiko Soccerball shade.svg54'
Craig Yellow card.svg 56'
Report Kling Yellow card.svg 56'
Soto Soccerball shade.svg62'
Greenfield Yellow card.svg 68'
Pitchkolan Yellow card.svg 70'
Ramirez Yellow card.svg 80'
Pitchkolan Soccerball shade.svg83'
Greenfield Yellow card.svg 89'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,515
Referee: Sheena Dickson
June 2, 2012Match 9 San Antonio Scorpions FC 0–0 Minnesota Stars FC San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CST Report Ibrahim Yellow card.svg 63'Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 8,639
Referee: Jorge Luna
June 9, 2012Match 10 San Antonio Scorpions FC 3–0 Atlanta Silverbacks San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CST Campos Soccerball shade.svg27', 83'
Ramírez Soccerball shade.svg35'
Harmse Yellow card.svg 45'
Wagner Yellow card.svg 54'
Report O'Brien Yellow card.svg 45'Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 7,007
Referee: Hayden Edwards
June 16, 2012Match 11 Puerto Rico Islanders 0–2 San Antonio Scorpions FC Bayamón, Puerto Rico
18:30 CST Edward Yellow card.svg 45+1' Yellow-red card.svg 90'
Faña Yellow card.svg 67'
Report Ramírez Yellow card.svg 17' Yellow-red card.svg 42'
Wagner Yellow card.svg 23'
Bayona Soccerball shade.svg39'
Campos Soccerball shade.svg70'
Pitchkolan Yellow card.svg 79'
Sattler Yellow card.svg 84'
Denissen Yellow card.svg 84'
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 1,551
Referee: Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Javier Santos
June 23, 2012Match 12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 San Antonio Scorpions FC St. Petersburg, Florida
18:30 CST Yoshitake Soccerball shade.svg39', 90'
Mulholland Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Greenfield Soccerball shade.svg31'
Bayona Soccerball shade.svg52'
Pitchkolan Yellow card.svg 59'
Harmse Yellow card.svg 71'
Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 2,559
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Christina Ibañez
June 30, 2012Match 13 San Antonio Scorpions FC 3–0 Atlanta Silverbacks San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CST Cochrane Yellow card.svg 15'
Bayona Soccerball shade.svg25'
Campos Soccerball shade.svg63', 81'
Report Lancaster Yellow card.svg 72'
Robertson Yellow card.svg 81'
Illyés Yellow card.svg 88'
Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 11,912
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Jasen Anno
July 4, 2012Match 14 San Antonio Scorpions FC 1–0 FC Edmonton San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CST Wagner Yellow card.svg 33'
Bayona Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report Vorbe Yellow card.svg 19'
Saiko Yellow card.svg 60'
Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 9,115
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Foerster
July 14, 2012Match 16 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–2 San Antonio Scorpions FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
18:30 CST Lorenz Yellow card.svg 17'
Herron Soccerball shade.svg28', 90'
Motagalvan Yellow card.svg 53' Yellow-red card.svg 71'
King Yellow card.svg 61'
Restrepo Yellow card.svg 69'
Report Greenfield Yellow card.svg 26'
Campos Soccerball shade.svg58', 90+2'
Cochrane Yellow card.svg 61' Yellow-red card.svg 62'
Pitchkolan Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,223
July 21, 2012Match 17 San Antonio Scorpions FC 1–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CST Janicki Yellow card.svg 9'
Harmse Yellow card.svg 28' Yellow-red card.svg 70'
Campos Yellow card.svg 48'Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report Herron Red card.svg 34'
Shanosky Yellow card.svg 45'
Motagalvan Yellow card.svg 70'
Stewart Yellow card.svg 87'
Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 10,584
July 28, 2012Match 18 San Antonio Scorpions FC 8–0 Carolina Railhawks FC San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CST Janicki Soccerball shade.svg5', 59'
Campos Soccerball shade.svg15', 54' (pen.), 72', 81'
Bayona Soccerball shade.svg61'
Wagner Soccerball shade.svg65'
Summary King Red card.svg 32'
Agbossoumonde Yellow card.svg 54'
Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 7,186
August 8, 2012Match 20 FC Edmonton 1–1 San Antonio Scorpions FC Edmonton, Alberta
20:05 CST Pinto Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Rago Yellow card.svg 88'
Greenfield Soccerball shade.svg23'
Knight Yellow card.svg 43'
Soto Yellow card.svg 65' Yellow-red card.svg 65'
Pitchkolan Yellow card.svg 73'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,542
August 11, 2012Match 21 Minnesota Stars FC 0–1 San Antonio Scorpions FC Blaine, Minnesota
19:30 CST Kallman Yellow card.svg 88'
Nuñez Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Summary Wagner Yellow card.svg 26'
Denissen Soccerball shade.svg71' (pen.)
Campos Yellow card.svg 77'
Knight Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 3,221
August 19, 2012Match 22 San Antonio Scorpions FC 4–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CST Ramírez Soccerball shade.svg8'
Campos Soccerball shade.svg17', 29'
Sattler Yellow card.svg 56'
Bayona Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Summary Sanfilippo Yellow card.svg 45'
Washington Yellow card.svg 49'
Mulholland Yellow card.svg 52'
Ambersley Yellow card.svg 56'
Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 7,024
September 1, 2012Match 24 Minnesota Stars FC 1–1 San Antonio Scorpions FC Blaine, Minnesota
19:30 CST Walker Soccerball shade.svg33'
Takada Yellow card.svg 45'
Kallman Yellow card.svg 63'
Summary Pitchkolan Yellow card.svg 15'
Janicki Yellow card.svg 60'
Denissen Soccerball shade.svg69'Yellow card.svg 73'
Harmse Yellow card.svg 79'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1,705
September 8, 2012Match 25 Carolina Railhawks FC 0–1 San Antonio Scorpions FC Cary, North Carolina
18:30 CST Shipalane Yellow card.svg 90' Summary Harmse Yellow card.svg 35'
Cunningham Soccerball shade.svg84'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,807
Note: 25th regular season NASL match
September 19, 2012Match 27 Atlanta Silverbacks 3–1 San Antonio Scorpions FC Atlanta
18:30 CST Hunt Soccerball shade.svg3'
Blanco Yellow card.svg 31'
Wagner Soccerball shade.svg40' (o.g.)
Paulini Yellow card.svg 45'
Ferreira-Mendes Soccerball shade.svg75'
Summary Harmse Yellow card.svg 30'
Soto Soccerball shade.svg68'Yellow card.svg 77'
Wagner Yellow card.svg 83'
Pitchkolan Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 2,357

NASL Playoffs

October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06)SF – 1st Leg Minnesota Stars 0–0 San Antonio Scorpions Blaine, Minnesota
7:30 pm CDT Bracalello Yellow card.svg 21' Report
Report
Harmse Yellow card.svg 86'Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,006
Referee: Marcos Deoliveira
October 14, 2012 (2012-10-14)SF – 2nd Leg San Antonio Scorpions 1–2 Minnesota Stars San Antonio, Texas
6:15 pm CDT Ramirez Yellow card.svg 17'
Campos Soccerball shade.svg25'Red card.svg 27'
Harmse Yellow card.svg 54'
Soto Yellow card.svg 89'
Report
Report
Altman Yellow card.svg 28'
Hlavaty Yellow card.svg 67'
Wagner Soccerball shade.svg76' (o.g.)
Bracalello Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 6,249
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald

U.S. Open Cup

May 22, 2012 Second round San Antonio Scorpions Flag of Texas.svg 2–0 Flag of Texas.svg Laredo Heat San Antonio, Texas
19:30 CST Kling Yellow card.svg 24'
Ramirez Red card.svg 25'
Greenfield Yellow card.svg 25'
Denissen Yellow card.svg 34'
Campos Soccerball shade.svg67'
Harmse Soccerball shade.svg74'
Report Leal Yellow card.svg 41'
Lopez Yellow card.svg 44'
Villavicencio Red card.svg 47'
Nava Yellow card.svg 70'
Nava Yellow card.svg 77' Red card.svg
Stadium: Blossom Athletic Center
Attendance: 3,601
Referee: Luis Guardia

Club information

Roster

As of May 11, 2012 [1]

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of Birth (Age)Previous Club
Goalkeepers
00 Craig Hill Flag of the United States.svg GK December 27, 1987 (age 36) Flag of Puerto Rico.svg River Plate Puerto Rico
1 Daryl Sattler Flag of the United States.svg GK September 5, 1980 (age 43) Flag of the United States.svg FC Tampa Bay
25 Patrick Hannigan Flag of the United States.svg GK October 23, 1982 (age 41) Flag of the United States.svg Rochester Lancers (indoor)
Defenders
2 Wes Knight Flag of the United States.svg DF/MF September 6, 1986 (age 37)Unattached
3 Dominic Papa Flag of the United States.svg DF October 10, 1987 (age 36) Flag of the United States.svg FC Tucson
5 Karsten Smith Flag of the United States.svg DF June 14, 1988 (age 35)Unattached
12 Greg Janicki Flag of the United States.svg DF July 9, 1984 (age 39) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC
13 Fabian Kling Flag of Germany.svg DF July 24, 1987 (age 36) Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lewis Skyhawks
16 Aaron Pitchkolan Flag of the United States.svg DF/MF March 14, 1983 (age 40) Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Islanders
19 Ryan Cochrane Flag of the United States.svg CB August 8, 1983 (age 40) Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution
22 Jonathan Greenfield Flag of South Africa.svg DF February 18, 1982 (age 42)Unattached
Midfielders
4 Matt Gold Flag of the United States.svg MF June 14, 1988 (age 35)Unattached
6 Kevin Harmse Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DF/MF July 4, 1984 (age 39)Unattached
7 Luiz Tiago Flag of Brazil.svg MF March 7, 1988 (age 36)Unattatched
8 Jeff Jennings Flag of the United States.svg MF November 6, 1987 (age 36) Flag of Ireland.svg Mount Merrion FC
17 Blake Wagner Flag of the United States.svg DF/MF January 29, 1988 (age 36) Flag of the United States.svg Real Salt Lake
18 Josue Soto Flag of the United States.svg MF January 3, 1989 (age 35) Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo (on loan)
20 Amaury Nunes Flag of Brazil.svg MF/FW January 26, 1983 (age 41) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Citizen
21 Walter Ramírez Flag of Honduras.svg DF/MF November 7, 1983 (age 40) Flag of Honduras.svg C.D. Vida
23 Javier Saavedra Flag of Mexico.svg MF March 13, 1974 (age 49) Flag of Mexico.svg Tigres UANL
Forwards
9 Pablo Campos Flag of Brazil.svg FW January 29, 1983 (age 41) Flag of the United States.svg Carolina RailHawks
10 Hans Denissen Flag of the Netherlands.svg FW March 9, 1984 (age 40) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Willem II
11 Esteban Bayona Flag of Colombia.svg FW November 25, 1983 (age 40) Flag of the United States.svg Laredo Heat
14Euan Purcell Flag of England.svg FW August 14, 1985 (age 38)Unattached

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References

  1. "Roster". Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2012.