2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

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Fort Lauderdale Strikers
2013 season
Owner Traffic Sports USA
Head coachGünter Kronsteiner
NASL Spring Season: Seventh
Fall Season: Fifth
U.S. Open Cup Third round
Top goalscorerLeague: David Foley, Scott Gordon, Darnell King (2 goals)
All: Mark Anderson, David Foley, Scott Gordon, Darnell King (2 goals)
Highest home attendance5,201 (spring)
_ (fall)
Lowest home attendance3,285 (spring)
_ (fall)
Average home league attendance4,314 (spring
_ (fall)
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The 2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the third season of the team in the North American Soccer League, and the entire club's thirty-ninth season in professional soccer. The NASL inaugurated a new format this year in which the season would be split into two, having a spring and fall tournament. The team finished in seventh place during the spring season, and fifth during the fall season.

Contents

Squad

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cody Laurendi
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stefan Antonijevic
3 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Daniel Arcila
5 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Toni Ståhl (captain)
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hosman Ramos
7 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG David Foley
8 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Pecka
9 FW Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Martin Nuñez
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Walter Restrepo
12 DF Flag of Honduras.svg  HON Iván Guerrero
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Chavez
14 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Carlos Salazar
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Scott Gordon
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bradlee Baladez (on loan from FC Dallas)
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bryan Gaul (on loan from LA Galaxy)
18 DF Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Stéphane Guillaume
19 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Gonzalo De Mujica
20 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mark Anderson
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Darnell King
22 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lionel Brown
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Manny Gonzalez
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Glaeser
30 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Richard Sánchez (on loan from FC Dallas)
33 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rafael Alves
34 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kenney Walker (on loan from LA Galaxy)
99 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aly Hassan

Squad Breakdown

Updated May 16, 2012. [1]

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Cody Laurendi Flag of the United States.svg GK August 15, 1988 (age 34) Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Islanders
22Lionel Brown Flag of the United States.svg GK September 17, 1987 (age 35) Flag of the United States.svg University of Connecticut
24 Matt Glaeser Flag of the United States.svg GK April 27, 1985 (age 38) Flag of Finland.svg Pallo-Iirot
30 Jeff Attinella Flag of the United States.svg GK September 29, 1988 (age 34) Flag of the United States.svg Real Salt Lake
Defenders
2Stefan Antonijevic Flag of Serbia.svg \ Flag of the United States.svg CB January 24, 1989 (age 34) Flag of the United States.svg Valparaiso Crusaders
3Daniel Arcila Flag of Colombia.svg LB October 15, 1993 (age 29) Flag of Colombia.svg Deportivo Olimpico
5 Toni Ståhl Flag of Finland.svg CB May 11, 1985 (age 38) Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union
12 Iván Guerrero Flag of Honduras.svg LB November 30, 1977 (age 45) Flag of Honduras.svg C.D. Motagua
13Justin Chavez Flag of the United States.svg CB March 23, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg Tulsa Golden Hurricane
15 Scott Gordon Flag of the United States.svg FB/CB April 6, 1988 (age 35) Flag of the United States.svg Chivas USA
18 Stéphane Guillaume Flag of Haiti.svg RB February 9, 1984 (age 39) Flag of the United States.svg Cleveland City Stars
44 Shavar Thomas Flag of Jamaica.svg \ Flag of the United States.svg CB January 29, 1981 (age 42) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Impact
Midfielders
6 Hosman Ramos Flag of El Salvador.svg \ Flag of the United States.svg AM August 26, 1989 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg Blue Star Honduras
8 Pecka Flag of Brazil.svg DM May 2, 1989 (age 34) Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
10 Walter Restrepo Flag of the United States.svg \ Flag of Colombia.svg AM June 21, 1988 (age 35) Flag of Colombia.svg Boyacá Chicó
14 Carlos Salazar Flag of Colombia.svg AM July 1, 1981 (age 42) Flag of Panama.svg Tauro FC
16 Mike Dietze Flag of the United States.svg DM July 19, 1989 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg Seton Hall Pirates
17Eduardo Jiménez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg AM December 18, 1990 (age 32) Flag of the United States.svg UCF Knights
19Gonzalo De Mujica Flag of Argentina.svg \ Flag of the United States.svg AM January 31, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City U-23
20 Mark Anderson Flag of England.svg AM February 13, 1989 (age 34) Flag of the United States.svg Barry University
21 Darnell King Flag of the United States.svg W/FB September 23, 1990 (age 32) Flag of the United States.svg Florida Atlantic University
23 Manny Gonzalez Flag of Colombia.svg \ Flag of the United States.svg DM June 3, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg FGCU Eagles
25 Rubens Flag of Brazil.svg DM October 12, 1989 (age 33) Flag of Brazil.svg Mato Grosso do Sul
Forwards
7 David Foley Flag of England.svg W December 5, 1987 (age 35) Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Islanders
9 Jemal Johnson Flag of England.svg W March 5, 1985 (age 38) Flag of England.svg Tamworth FC
11 Stefan Dimitrov Flag of Bulgaria.svg \ Flag of the United States.svg ST October 8, 1984 (age 38) Flag of the United States.svg New York Cosmos
26 Andy Herron Flag of Costa Rica.svg ST March 2, 1978 (age 45) Flag of Costa Rica.svg Limón
99 Aly Hassan Flag of the United States.svg ST May 15, 1989 (age 34) Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Club Aurora

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerPrevious clubNotesDateSource
7FW Flag of England.svg David Foley Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Islanders UndisclosedJanuary 14, 2013 [2]
12MF Flag of Honduras.svg Iván Guerrero UnattachedFreeJanuary 24, 2013 [3]
19MF Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo De Mujica Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City U-23 FreeJanuary 31, 2013 [4]
23MF Flag of the United States.svg Manny Gonzalez UnattachedFreeJanuary 31, 2013 [4]
3DF Flag of Colombia.svg Daniel Arcila Flag of Colombia.svg C.D. Olimpia UndisclosedMarch 8, 2013 [5]
11FW Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefan Dimitrov Flag of the United States.svg New York Cosmos Spring Championship Season loanMarch 9, 2013 [6]
44DF Flag of Jamaica.svg Shavar Thomas Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Impact UndisclosedMarch 11, 2013 [7]
25MF Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens UnattachedFreeMarch 20, 2013 [8]
1GK Flag of the United States.svg Cody Laurendi Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Islanders FreeMarch 25, 2013 [9]
2DF Flag of the United States.svg Stefan AntonijevicUnattachedFreeMarch 25, 2013 [9]
13DF Flag of the United States.svg Justin ChavezUnattachedNASL CombineMarch 25, 2013 [9]
14MF Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Salazar UnattachedFreeMarch 25, 2013 [9]
16MF Flag of the United States.svg Mike DietzeUnattachedNASL CombineMarch 25, 2013 [9]
18DF Flag of Haiti.svg Stéphane Guillaume UnattachedOpen tryoutApril 1, 2013 [10]
17MF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Eduardo Jiménez UCF Knights FreeApril 1, 2013 [10]
9FW Flag of England.svg Jemal Johnson UnattachedFreeApril 5, 2013
99FW Flag of the United States.svg Aly Hassan Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Club Aurora Loan returnApril 27, 2013
30GK Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Attinella Flag of the United States.svg Real Salt Lake LoanMay 8, 2013 [11]
11FW Flag of the United States.svg Jahbari Willis Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta Silverbacks Trade for Andy Herron June 13, 2013 [12]
GK Flag of Mexico.svg Richard Sánchez Flag of the United States.svg FC Dallas On loan for Fall NASL SeasonJune 23, 2013 [13]

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
9FW Flag of the United States.svg Abe Thompson RetiredOctober 4, 2012 [14]
16DF Flag of Jamaica.svg Lance Laing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FC Edmonton FreeNovember 25, 2012 [15]
15FW Flag of the United States.svg Aly Hassan Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Club Aurora Spring Championship Season loanJanuary 9, 2013 [16]
1GK Flag of the United States.svg Dave Martin Flag of the United States.svg VSI Tampa Bay FC Free
2MF Flag of the United States.svg Alfonso Motagalvan Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh Riverhounds Free [17]
12DF Flag of the United States.svg Emilio Orozco Flag of the United States.svg Chivas USA FreeFebruary 27, 2013 [18]
3DF Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lorenz Released
6DF Flag of Jamaica.svg Nickardo Blake Released
7MF Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Otte Flag of the United States.svg Ventura County Fusion Released
11FW Flag of Mexico.svg Leopoldo Morales Released
13DF Flag of the United States.svg Jack Stewart Released
14MF Flag of the United States.svg Abel Gebor Released
25DF Flag of the United States.svg Nico ClavijoReleased
30GK Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Attinella Flag of the United States.svg Real Salt Lake End of loanJune 4, 2013
11FW Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefan Dimitrov Flag of the United States.svg New York Cosmos End of loanJune 10, 2013
26FW Flag of Costa Rica.svg Andy Herron Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta Silverbacks Trade for Jahbari Willis June 13, 2013 [12]
9FW Flag of England.svg Jemal Johnson Flag of the United States.svg New York Cosmos Only under contract with the Strikers for the Spring seasonJuly 7, 2013 [19]
44DF Flag of Jamaica.svg Shavar Thomas Only under contract with the Strikers for the Spring seasonJuly 7, 2013

Contracts

New contracts and contract extensions.

PlayerDateLengthContracted untilReference / Notes
Flag of Brazil.svg Pecka October 17, 20122 Years2013, with a club option for 2014 [20]
Flag of England.svg Mark Anderson October 24, 20123 Years2013, with a club option for 2014, 2015 [21]
Flag of the United States.svg Walter Restrepo November 19, 20121 Years2013 [22]
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Gordon November 19, 20121 Years2013 [22]
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Glaeser November 19, 20121 Years2013 [22]
Flag of the United States.svg Hosman Ramos November 19, 20121 Years2013 [22]
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Andy Herron December 19, 20122 Years2013, with a club option for 2014 [22]
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Ståhl March 11, 20122 Years2013, with a club option for 2014 [7]

Competitions

Preseason

  Win  Loss  Tie

March 8, 20131 FIU Panthers 0–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT [23] Santamaria Soccerball shade.svg77'Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium
March 10, 20132 Copa Latina All-Stars 0–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Hialeah, Florida
5:00 PM EDT [24] De Mujica Soccerball shade.svg16'
Dimitrov Soccerball shade.svg30'
Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.)		Stadium: Ted Hendricks Stadium
March 16, 20134 Barry Buccaneers 0–5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Miami Shores, Florida
5:00 PM EDT [26] Dimitrov Soccerball shade.svg21'Soccerball shade.svg76'
Anderson Soccerball shade.svg54'Soccerball shade.svg75'
Jimenez Soccerball shade.svg79'		Stadium: Buccaneer Field

Friendlies

NASL Spring Championship

The New York Cosmos and the Puerto Rico Islanders will not be participating in the spring season. [29] [30] The season will begin April 6 and end July 4, 2013.

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Atlanta Silverbacks (S)126332015+521 Soccer Bowl 2013
2 Carolina RailHawks 125522016+420
3 San Antonio Scorpions 126241915+420
4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 125342116+518
5 FC Edmonton 123541312+114
6 Minnesota United FC 124261823−514
7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 122281024−148
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(S) Spring season champion

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10226916 −7812256 −1104410 −6

Results by round

Round123456789101112
StadiumH A A HH A A H A HH A
ResultTLLLWLWTLL
Position2677676777
Updated to match(es) played on June 18, 2013. Source: [ citation needed ]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

  Win  Loss  Tie

April 6, 20131 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–1 FC Edmonton Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT King Yellow card.svg 32'
Rubens Yellow card.svg 41'
Thomas Yellow card.svg 50'
Foley Soccerball shade.svg74'
Salazar Yellow card.svg 81'		 [31] Knight (Saiko) Soccerball shade.svg15'
Knight Yellow card.svg 38'
Rago Yellow card.svg 45'
Saiko Yellow card.svg 49'		Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,201
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
April 13, 20132 Atlanta Silverbacks 2–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Atlanta
7:30 PM EDT Barrera Yellow card.svg 35'
Carr Yellow card.svg 78'
Navarro (Moroney) Soccerball shade.svg86'
Barrera (Blanco) Soccerball shade.svg88'		 [32] Salazar Yellow card.svg 72'
Restrepo Yellow card.svg 72'		Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 5,402
Referee: Hayden Edwards
April 20, 20133 Carolina RailHawks 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Franks Yellow card.svg 7'
Franks Soccerball shade.svg27' (penalty)
Shriver Soccerball shade.svg35' (penalty)
Millington Yellow card.svg 49'
Shriver Soccerball shade.svg58'		 [33] Johnson (Pecka) Soccerball shade.svg11'
Foley Yellow card.svg 26'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 65'
Restrepo Yellow card.svg 69'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,761
Referee: Danny Fitzgerald
April 27, 20134 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Foley Yellow card.svg 4'
Pecka Yellow card.svg 61'
Restrepo (King) Soccerball shade.svg80'
Ståhl Yellow card.svg 84'		 [34] Frimpong Yellow card.svg 7'
Mulholland (Hristov) Soccerball shade.svg43'
Mulholland Yellow card.svg 61'
Scott Yellow card.svg 68'
Dixon (Hristov) Soccerball shade.svg78'		Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 4,563
Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.
May 18, 20136 San Antonio Scorpions 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers San Antonio, Texas
8:30 PM EDT Saavedra Soccerball shade.svg1'
Phelan Yellow card.svg 38'
Vučko (Saavedra) Soccerball shade.svg54'
Gordon (own goal) Soccerball shade.svg58'
Vuolo Yellow card.svg 66'
Husić Yellow card.svg 80'		 [36] Gordon Soccerball shade.svg55'
Thomas Yellow card.svg 47'
Guerrero Yellow card.svg 74'
Gonzalez Yellow card.svg 81'		Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,889
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 26, 20137 FC Edmonton 0–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4:00 PM EDT Parker Red card.svg 25'
Garrett Yellow card.svg 69'
Laing Yellow card.svg 81'
LeRoy Yellow card.svg 87'		 [37] Guillaume Yellow card.svg 58'
Salazar Soccerball shade.svg69' (penalty)
Salazar Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,387
Referee: Sheena Dickson
June 1, 20138 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–1 Carolina RailHawks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Gordon (Gonzalez) Soccerball shade.svg37'
King Yellow card.svg 55'
Salazar Red card.svg 59'
Gordon Yellow card.svg 60'
Pecka Yellow card.svg 90'		 [38] Ababio Yellow card.svg 24'
da Luz Yellow card.svg 31'
Rutkiewicz Red card.svg 65'
Shriver (Shipalane) Soccerball shade.svg81'
James Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 4,047
Referee: Sorin Stoica
June 15, 201310 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–1 Atlanta Silverbacks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Guillaume Yellow card.svg 59'
Restrepo Yellow card.svg 90'
Hassan Yellow card.svg 90'		 [40] Lancaster Yellow card.svg 19'
Barrera Red card.svg 63'
Menjivar (pen) Soccerball shade.svg90+'		Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 4,463
Referee: Jesus Cisneros

U.S. Open Cup

May 21, 2013 Second round Fort Lauderdale Strikers Flag of Florida.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		 Flag of Texas.svg Laredo Heat Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Thomas Yellow card.svg 23'
Restrepo Yellow card.svg 40'
Anderson (King) Soccerball shade.svg54'
Pecka Yellow card.svg 96'		Barbosa Red card.svg 66'
Frias Yellow card.svg 67'
Hernandez Yellow card.svg 78'
Botero (Hernandez) Soccerball shade.svg83'		Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
Penalties
De Mujica Soccerball shad check.svg
Anderson Soccerball shad check.svg
Gonzalez Soccerball shad check.svg
Ramos Soccerball shad check.svg
Dimitrov Soccerball shad check.svg
King Soccerball shad check.svg
Guillaume Soccerball shade cross.svg
Ståhl Soccerball shad check.svg		Soccerball shad check.svg De Dios Ibarra
Soccerball shad check.svg Kocic
Soccerball shad check.svg Taylor
Soccerball shad check.svg De Armas
Soccerball shad check.svg Botero
Soccerball shad check.svg Navarro
Soccerball shade cross.svg Hernandez
Soccerball shade cross.svg Mulamba

Squad statistics

NASL Spring Championship

Players

NatNoPlayerPosAppsStartsGAYellow card.svgRed card.svgNotes
Flag of the United States.svg 2Stefan Antonijevic CB 320000
Flag of Colombia.svg 3Daniel Arcila LB 330000
Flag of Finland.svg 5 Toni Ståhl CB 980120
Flag of the United States.svg 6 Hosman Ramos AM 320010
Flag of England.svg 7 David Foley LW 552020Cruz Roja.svg
Flag of Brazil.svg 8 Pecka DM 770120
Flag of England.svg 9 Jemal Johnson RW 981110
Flag of the United States.svg 10 Wálter Restrepo AM 841030
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 11 Stefan Dimitrov ST 760010
Flag of the United States.svg 11 Jahbari Willis ST 100000
Flag of Honduras.svg 12 Iván Guerrero LB 660010
Flag of the United States.svg 13Justin Chavez CB 430000
Flag of Colombia.svg 14 Carlos Salazar AM 861031
Flag of the United States.svg 15 Scott Gordon FB 662020Cruz Roja.svg
Flag of the United States.svg 16 Mike Dietze DM 000000
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 17Eduardo Jiménez AM 000000
Flag of Haiti.svg 18 Stéphane Guillaume RB 440021
Flag of Argentina.svg 19Gonzalo De Mujica AM 310000
Flag of England.svg 20 Mark Anderson AM 541000Cruz Roja.svg
Flag of the United States.svg 21 Darnell King RW 1081120
Flag of the United States.svg 23 Manny Gonzalez DM 660210
Flag of Brazil.svg 25 Rubens DM 530010
Flag of Costa Rica.svg 26 Andy Herron ST 300000
Flag of Jamaica.svg 44 Shavar Thomas CB 880020
Flag of the United States.svg 99 Aly Hassan ST 500010
96272

Last updated: June 18, 2013.
Source: [ citation needed ]

Goalkeepers

NatNoPlayerAppsStartsRecordGAGAASO
Flag of the United States.svg 1 Cody Laurendi 110-0-0000
Flag of the United States.svg 22Lionel Brown000-0-0000
Flag of the United States.svg 24 Matt Glaeser 650-1-5111.830
Flag of the United States.svg 30 Jeff Attinella 442-1-151.251
11102-2-6161.601

Last updated: June 18, 2013.
Source: [ citation needed ]

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nat NameNASLU.S. Open CupTotal
17FW Flag of England.svg David Foley 202
15DF Flag of the United States.svg Scott Gordon 202
20MF Flag of England.svg Mark Anderson 112
29FW Flag of England.svg Jemal Johnson 101
10MF Flag of the United States.svg Walter Restrepo 101
14MF Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Salazar 101
21MF Flag of the United States.svg Darnell King 101
TOTALS9110

Last updated: June 11, 2013
Source: [ citation needed ]

Top Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nat NameNASLU.S. Open CupTotal
121DF Flag of the United States.svg Darnell King 112
23MF Flag of the United States.svg Manny Gonzalez 202
25DF Flag of Finland.svg Toni Ståhl 101
8MF Flag of Brazil.svg Pecka 101
9FW Flag of England.svg Jemal Johnson 101
TOTALS617

Last updated: June 4, 2013
Source: [ citation needed ]

Starting XI

This shows the most used players in each position, based on the Striker's typical starting formation for the season.

Club staff

PositionName
President Flag of the United States.svg Tom Mulroy
Managing Director Flag of the United States.svg Tim Robbie
Director of Operations Flag of the United States.svg Miguel Lopez
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Daryl Shore
Assistant coach Flag of Germany.svg Raoul Voss
Goalkeepers Coach Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Lopes
Head Athletic Trainer Flag of the United States.svg Joe Caroccio

Updated to match played June 22, 2012
Source:[ citation needed ]

Recognition

Team of the Week Week 1: David Foley, Pecka, Toni Ståhl
Week 4: Walter Restrepo
Week 5: Jeff Attinella, Shavar Thomas, Manny Gonzalez, Jemal Johnson

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