2016 MEDIA GUIDE Updated Through: March 21, 2016

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The 2016 North American Soccer League Media Guide was published by the North American Soccer League, LLC.

Edited & Written by: Steven Torres, Jack Bell, Matthew Levine Layout & Design: Michael Maselli

Photos from modern era provided by NASL and its respective teams.

Front: celebrate winning The Championship Final 2015

2016 NASL Media Guide Table of Contents

About the NASL ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������2-3 The Commissioner / Board of Governors ������������������������������������������������������������������4-5 Directors & Staff �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������6 COMPETITION FORMAT ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7 Rules & Regulations ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������8-10 League Ball & Silverware ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11 2016 Outlook ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������12-16 NASL CLUBS ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������17 Carolina RailHawks �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������18-23 FC ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������24-29 Fort Lauderdale Strikers ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������30-35 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������36-41 Jacksonville Armada FC ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������42-47 Miami FC ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������48-49 Minnesota United FC ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������50-55 New York Cosmos �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������56-61 Fury FC �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������62-67 Puerto Rico FC ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������68-69 Rayo OKC �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������70-71 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������72-77 MEDIA INFO ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������78 Media Guidelines and Regulations ������������������������������������������������������������������������79-80 Team PR Directory �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������81 U.S. Soccer Federation ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������82 NASL & U.S. Open Cup ��������������������������������������������������������������������������83 Canadian Soccer Association �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������84 NASL & Amway ������������������������������������������������������������������85 Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (Puerto Rican Soccer Federation) ������������������86 CONCACAF ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������87 NASL & CONCACAF Club Championship �����������������������������������������������������������������88 All Time NASL International Results ����������������������������������������������������������������������89-90 2015 Recap (Spring & Fall) �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������91-94 2015 NASL International Friendlies ����������������������������������������������������������������������������95 2015 NASL Stats Leaders ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������96 2015 Weekly, Monthly Awards Winners ���������������������������������������������������������������������97 2014 Season Review ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������98-99 2013 Season Review �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������100 2012 Season Review �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������101 2011 Season Review ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������102 All-Time NASL Stats (Modern Era) ��������������������������������������������������������������������103-104 All-Time NASL Records (Modern Era) ����������������������������������������������������������������������105 All Time Attendance ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������106 All Time Awards Winners �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������107-108 NASL Legendary Era Stats Leaders �����������������������������������������������������������������109-110 Championship History ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 111-113

2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide About the NASL

The North American Soccer League shattered league records in 2015 and is poised in 2016 for its most competitive year since launching its Modern Era in 2011.

Entering its sixth season of play, three new clubs were admitted to the league for the 2016 season. Rayo OKC, backed by the local owner Sean Jones and the Spanish La Liga club Rayo Vallecano’s Raúl Martin Presa; and Miami FC, co- owned by the former star of ’s national team and AC Milan, Paolo Maldini and MP & Silva’s Riccardo Silva, joins the fray for the Spring Season. The star Carmelo Anthony is the owner of Puerto Rico FC, which begins play in the Fall Season.

The league has 12 clubs after the departure of the Silverbacks and the Scorpions. Neither team will participate in 2016.The three expansion sides join the Carolina RailHawks, FC Edmonton, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Indy Eleven, Jacksonville Armada FC, Minnesota United FC, New York Cosmos, Ottawa Fury FC, and Tampa Bay Rowdies.

In addition to some new, forward-thinking owners joining an already impressive roster, there is eye-opening star power on the touchline and on the field of play. Maldini’s longtime teammate with AC Milan and the Italian national team, , heads Miami FC’s inaugural campaign from the bench. On the field, the Cosmos added the Venezuelan national team’s leader in goals and appearances, . Rayo OKC signed Derek Boateng, a veteran with Ghana’s national team, and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers acquired Matheus Carvalho, who played recently in France for AS Monaco and appeared for that club in the UEFA Champions League.

New York (blue) and Carolina (orange) look to continue their intense match-ups in 2016. 2 2016 NASL Media Guide About the NASL

The clubs will compete under the league’s split-season format, which consists of 10 games in the Spring Season (April-June) and 22 in the Fall Season (July-October). The winners of the Spring and Fall Seasons earn a place in The Championship, the league’s four-team postseason tournament. The two clubs with the next-best overall records receive the remaining postseason berths. The champion lifts the Trophy, the third-oldest professional outdoor soccer prize in the North America.

With a victory in front of an NASL Modern Era attendance record for a postseason match – 10,166 – last November, the Cosmos lifted the Soccer Jacksonville Armada FC Bowl Trophy for an unprecedented celebrating with its home fans seventh time – across the league’s Golden and Modern Eras. New York was able to hold on for a 3-2 win, despite Ottawa Fury’s late surge.

The NASL’s regular-season attendance record in the Modern Era was also broken. Jacksonville Armada FC’s inaugural home match, played at EverBank Field, was witnessed by 16,164 spectators.

In addition to competing in league play, nine US-based clubs will play in the 103rd edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The NASL’s two Canadian teams – FC Edmonton and Ottawa Fury FC – will participate in the Amway Canadian Championship. Last year, the Eddies fell short of reaching the final for the first time in club history. In 2017, Puerto Rico FC will compete in the Championship. The winner of each of those three competitions earns automatic entry into the CONCACAF Champions League.

Follow the NASL on Twitter: @NASLOfficial (English) For more information @LaCanchaNASL (Spanish) about the NASL, visit:

www.NASL.com And on Facebook at: www.Facebook.com.NASLFanPage.

3 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide The Commissioner

Bill Peterson was named North American Soccer League Commissioner on Nov. 27, 2012, and has been a driving force behind the growth of the league.

Peterson and the NASL added Indy Eleven and Ottawa Fury FC for the 2014 season, after welcoming the New York Cosmos back to the field, in 2013, after almost three decades in limbo. The league has since admitted the Jacksonville Armada FC, which began play in 2015. In 2016, three new teams – Rayo OKC, Miami FC, and Puerto Rico FC – will take the field.

Peterson is no stranger Bill Peterson to North American soccer, NASL Commissioner having served as the senior vice president of AEG Sports and the managing director of the Home Depot Center from 2000-06. He played a significant role in the oversight and management of numerous MLS teams, and the development of soccer stadiums across the .

Most recently, Peterson served in an advisory capacity and provided event services to a variety of clients in Canada and the United States through his company, Solve4. Peterson is the chairman of the USA cycling board of Directors and a member of the USPRO Cycling board of trustees. He also served briefly as the chief operating officer of the UFL.

He was the executive vice president of Centerplate, the North American market leader for managing food and beverage, retail, restaurant and events in sports facilities, convention centers, and entertainment complexes. He spent six years working with a variety of teams, facilities, and sporting events while senior vice president at AEG in . Peterson spent almost a decade with the , rising to the position of president of NFL after a spell as the general manager of the league’s Amsterdam Admirals.

4 2016 NASL Media Guide Board of Governors

The NASL is owned and operated by its member teams through the board of governors, which consists of a representative from each member team. Mark Frisch, the owner of the Jacksonville Armada FC, is the board’s chairman.

The board oversees league rules and regulations, expansion and commercial strategy, and the league office.

Frisch is the executive vice president of Beaver Street Fisheries, a leading importer, manufacturer, and distributor of quality frozen seafood products Mark Frisch from the U.S. and around the world. Chairman - Board of Governers The company was founded in 1950 in north by his grandfather. Frisch, who was the driving force behind professional soccer’s return to Jacksonville after a 30-year absence, became chairman in September 2015 after a vote by board members.

Frisch also serves as the chairman of JAXUSA Partnership, the regional economic development organization of JAX Chamber. Frisch is also on the board of trustees at Jacksonville University, the board of directors for JAX Chamber, is a member of the Jacksonville Civic Council, and the board of directors for Baptist Health System. In 2010, he was named one of Jacksonville’s “40 Under 40” by the Jacksonville Business Journal.

5 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Directors and Staff

Brian Melekian Rishi Sehgal Chief Operating Officer Director of Business Development & Legal

Neal Malone Steven Torres Director of Public Relations Manager of Public Relations & International/Hispanic Media

Toan Hang Carol Valentine Director of Finance and Director of Sales Human Resources

Jack Bell Matthew Levine Daniel Kaufman Senior Media Specialist Digital Content Manager Accountant

6 2016 NASL Media Guide Competition Format

2016 NASL Media Guide Rules and Regulations

Structure: The 2016 NASL Referees: All referees for NASL season will once again be played matches played in the United under a split-season format. The States are nationally certified Spring and Fall Season Champions and assigned by the Professional will each host a semifinal in the Referee Organization (PRO), league’s four-team postseason while the Canadian Soccer tournament, The Championship, Association (CSA) assigns referees and the pair will be joined by for all matches played in Canada. the next two clubs with the best Puerto Rican Soccer Federation combined records. The top seed (Federación Puertorriqueña de in The Championship will be Fútbol) will designate officials for awarded to either the Spring or the encounters in Puerto Rico. Fall Champion, depending on which has the better combined Game Clock: The official game record in the regular season. time for all NASL games will The third and fourth seeds be managed on the field by the will then be determined by the referee. If necessary, the referee teams’ positions in the Combined may also allot extra time (stoppage Standings. The top-seeded team time) at the end of each half – first, after the semifinals will host The second, and if applicable, first Championship Final. If one club and second overtime wins both season championships, during postseason games. The the clubs posting the second, third, stadium clock will display the and fourth-best overall records will time from 0:00 to 45:00 and from enter The Championship. 45:00 to 90:00 (plus stoppage time where applicable in each half). For Schedule: In the 2016 Spring statistical purposes, the minutes Season, 11 teams will play a 10- for goals, substitutions, yellow game schedule, competing against cards, etc., will be listed from the each other once. Following a break first minute until the 90th minute. at mid-June, the Fall Season will For example, a goal scored at 15 kick off on July 2 and consist of minutes 10 seconds will be listed 12 teams and play a 24-game – as having been scored in the 16th home-and-away against each side minute. – schedule. Team Rosters: During the Point System: Teams will season, each team’s master receive three points for a win, one roster shall be no less than 20 point for a draw, and zero points players and no more than 35 total for a loss. players. Players can compete on a maximum of two teams per Spring or Fall Season.

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Active Roster and Inactive Cautions and Suspensions: Roster: While the total roster A player will be suspended for size can be 35 players, only 30 are one game upon receiving a eligible to be on the active roster at fifth accumulated yellow card a given time. Only the players listed throughout the Spring or Fall on the active roster can compete Seasons – regardless of the nature in an NASL league game. When a of the infraction. After a player player is on the inactive roster, the has been suspended for five yellow player must remain inactive for cards, an additional one-game 30 days. To move a player from suspension will be added each time the active to inactive roster or vice after another three yellow cards are versa, the team must notify the accumulated. A player receiving registrar, in writing, at least 48 two yellow cards in the same game hours before the league game to will receive a red card and will reflect the changes. be suspended for the next game. However, that will only count as Domestic Players: Domestic one red card and not two yellow players for teams located in the cards added to the accumulation United States are a U.S. citizens, total. A player that receives a direct a permanent resident (green card red card will automatically be holder) or the holder of other suspended for the next game, and special status (e.g., refugee or the NASL Disciplinary Committee asylum status). Domestic players has the power to suspend him for for teams located in Canada are additional games, depending upon Canadian citizens, permanent the severity of the red-card offense. resident, landed immigrant (non- Canadian citizen permanent Card Suspensions: Red-card residents) or players who qualify and yellow-card accumulation as a domestic player in the United suspensions earned in regular States. season games will be served in that player’s next regular-season International Players: Each game. Any suspension for yellow- team may list up to seven non- card accumulation earned in a domestic players on its master player’s last regular season game roster. will carry over into that season’s first postseason game for his team. Game-Day Rosters: Each Any player who receives a red- team may nominate 18 players card in his team’s last game of the from its active roster for a game- season - NASL regular season or day roster. Teams are allowed three during postseason - will serve the substitutions per game. one-game suspension during their next game (whether it comes in The

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Championship Semifinals, Final, or 3) Head-To-Head Competition: in the first regular-season game of the The highest position shall be awarded next season). All card suspensions will, to the team with the best win/draw/ if applicable, follow a player to a new loss record in regular-season games team. against all other teams equal in points.

Suspension Manipulation: 4) Away Goal Difference/Away Players suspended from NASL regular Goals Scored: The highest position season or postseason games that shall be awarded to the team with the are called in for national team duty greater away goal differential than the will have their suspensions held in other teams. If needed, the highest abeyance until they return to their position shall be awarded to the team NASL team. Teams will be responsible with the greater total of away goals for informing the league office of a scored. player’s selection to national team duty. Failure to provide the League Soccer Bowl Trophy: The winner Office with such notice or to withhold of The Championship Final will be the the use of a suspended player when league champion and receive the NASL appropriate is subject to sanctions. Soccer Bowl Trophy.

League Standings: The team awarded the highest position in the league standings will be the team with the greatest number of points at the conclusion of the respective Spring or Fall Season. In the event that two or more teams have an equal number of points, the following system will be used to determine their rank in the league standings:

1) Goal Differential: The highest position shall be awarded to the team with the greater goal difference against all other teams during the regular season.

2) Total Goals: The highest position shall be awarded to the team scoring the greatest number of total goals against all other teams during the regular season.

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NASL Offical Match Ball: On March 1, 2016, the NASL and Under Armour entered into a partnership in which the sporting goods manufacturer provides the official NASL-branded match balls in all training sessions, games, and community activities. The match ball features the NASL’s signature red and blue colors, as well as the league’s logo. As one of the world’s fastest-growing sports companies, Under Armour already has an extensive sports partner portfolio that features dozens of professional teams, college teams, and athletes from around the globe.

The Soccer Bowl Trophy The Soccer Bowl Trophy, named to honor the heritage of the NASL Legendary Era, will be awarded annually to the winner of The Championship Final. The Soccer Bowl Trophy, which is third oldest men’s professional outdoor soccer prize in the United States, was crafted in and designed by 343RLP+ Creative. Each year, the NASL Champion has its team name engraved on the Soccer Bowl Trophy.

Spring and Fall Championship Trophies Awarded to the winners of the respective Spring and Fall Championships, the trophies were custom made in England and designed by 343RLP+ Creative, the same company behind the Soccer Bowl Trophy and NASL league branding.

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Last year ended in storybook fashion in the North American Soccer League. The New York Cosmos saw off into retirement the Spanish stars Raúl and Marcos Senna with one more title, hoisting the Soccer Bowl Trophy in November.

In 2016, each NASL team has one objective: Dethroning the defending champions.

“2016 is shaping up to be our best year ever,” NASL Commissioner Bill Peterson said. “Both on and off the field we’ve seen significant development and improvements being made across the league.”

FC Edmonton’s (white) makes sliding tackle vs New York Cosmos (green).

NASL clubs have scoured the soccer world for the best talent. Several high- profile internationals have joined the league, bringing with them experience in the biggest club and international tournaments.

The Cosmos defeated Ottawa Fury FC, 3-2, in The Championship Final, winning the club’s second title in three seasons. New York has retooled in the offseason with the signings of the Venezuelans Yohandry Orozco and that nation’s leader in appearances and goals, Juan Arango, among other international signings.

“We are very excited about the 2016 season,” Cosmos Coach said. “We did a lot of work last year to secure our core team for this 12 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Outlook

campaign and we have also made some great new additions. The hunger within the team to win another championship is huge and we’re looking forward to getting the season underway.”

The NASL, which has three new teams (Rayo OKC, Miami FC, and Puerto Rico FC) in 2016, has also added well-known players, including Derek Boateng (Ghana/Rayo OKC) and Wilson Palacios (Honduras/Miami FC).

“We want to go out and put a product on the field that the fans are proud of and can get behind,” Rayo OKC Coach Alen Marcina said. “The short-term goals are to make sure the style of play we want to implement the guys buy into, and if we can exhibit that to the fans and the league, we’ll deem that as a success and results will come.”

Two expansion teams – Rayo OKC and Miami FC – will strive for a fast start in the Spring Season. Puerto Rico begins play in the Fall Season.

Alessandro Nesta, Coach of Miami FC, said: “The NASL is a tough league with some competitive teams, but I am confident in what we are building here in Miami FC. My team will be ready and competing for the NASL Championship. We are determined to make a statement in our inaugural year.”

Professional soccer returns to Puerto Rico in July when the club, which is owned by the New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony, joins the fray.

“With the upcoming NASL Spring Season just around the corner it’s exciting times for all the clubs,” Puerto Rico FC Coach Adrian Whitbread said. “Even though we here at Puerto Rico FC won’t be starting until July, preparations are well under way. We will be keeping a close eye on all the teams, but our focus is on making the postseason come the end of the Fall Season.”

Fury FC, after losing to the Cosmos in The Championship Final, are looking to build from a successful and surprising run after winning the Fall Season title. Under the direction of , who replaces as coach, the club retained important veterans in goalkeeper Romuald Peiser and the Canadian national team captain , while also adding players with connections to the British Isles, including James Bailey and Gerardo Bruña.

“With the signings announced in the NASL the standard of the league will be taking a step up in 2016,” Dalglish said. “It is an exciting time for the league and we plan to improve on our success of last season and compete for a championship.”

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Minnesota United has reached The Championship Semifinals in two successive seasons, but has come up short of reaching the final both times.

The Loons, who had the league’s most-potent offense last year, have added firepower for 2016. Stefano Pinho, the 2015 Golden Boot and Golden Ball winner, swapped the sun of Fort Lauderdale for the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Lance Laing, a Jamaican international and dangerous attacking threat on the left, also signed with Minnesota in the offseason from FC Edmonton.

Christian Ramirez is back for another NASL season with Minnesota United FC

“We certainly have the firepower to achieve what we’re trying to achieve: winning a championship,” said Carl Craig, who takes over from Manny Lagos as Minnesota’s Coach. Lagos moved to the front office as the club’s sporting director.

The Fort Lauderdale Strikers are another side that has reached the postseason two straight seasons. After losing in the final in 2014, the Strikers fell to eventual champions, the Cosmos, in the semifinals in 2015. The club has added experienced players such as Kléberson and Aurelio Saco Vértiz, and exciting talent like Matheus Carvalho, who recently played for AS Monaco in the UEFA Champions League.

Caio Zanardi, the club’s Coach and general manager, knows that 2016 will be competitive.

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“The level is always very strong with the Cosmos, Minnesota, and Tampa Bay” he said. “You have Carolina and it’s always complicated to play against them, there’s Edmonton, and Miami FC and Rayo OKC are new teams as well. All the teams will not be easy or simple to play against.”

The Tampa Bay Rowdies narrowly missed the postseason, finishing just two points behind the Strikers for the fourth and final spot. The club added Tom Heinemann and quality midfielders, including Kalif Alhassan, , and . The Rowdies also re-signed .

“We’re excited to get underway as we know it will be another competitive season,” Rowdies Coach Stuart Campbell said. “From a Rowdies perspective, we are looking to improve based off of last season.”

The Carolina RailHawks and FC Edmonton both aim to improve on mid-table finishes in 2015. The RailHawks embark on their first season under Steve Malik’s ownership and have built a strong squad. The club signed defenders Paul Black and Kareem Moses, and has added another attacking option in , who won the 2013 Golden Boot with Carolina and will call WakeMed Soccer Park home once more.

“It will be important for us to put a strong team in the field that has a chance to win the championship and reflect all the positive changes we have gone through since our new owner came on board,” RailHawks Coach Colin Clarke said.

FC Edmonton has also improved its squad. The experienced fullback Adam Eckersley and forward , who scored more than 30 goals in the past two years in , have bolstered the squad – one that Edmonton Coach Colin Miller believes is the best the club has put together.

“This is the most exciting group of players we have been able to assemble at FC Edmonton and we know that the league is getting better every year and that the teams are strengthening their squads,” he said.

In the club’s second season, Indy Eleven showed flashes of promise in 2015, but also signs of a club still trying to find its footing. With a new coach in the experienced Tim Hankinson, the club has been revamped with experienced players. The veterans , Lovel Palmer, and several players from Ottawa’s squad from last year – , Sinisa Ubiparipovic, and Nicki Paterson – have moved to the Circle City. The club has also held onto promising youngsters in Dylan Mares and Duke Lacroix.

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“We looked at what players we had options on from last year that we felt were good professionals and had gained starting level experience and retained as many of those as we could,” Hankinson said. “In trying to improve the overall roster most of these players were planned to move into support positions, which allowed me to go out and basically recreate a starting lineup with new players.”

Off the field last year’s expansion side, Jacksonville Armada FC, had tremendous success. On the field, the club showed the struggles that expansion teams often face, finishing at the bottom of the NASL’s Combined Standings. The squad’s fortunes for the upcoming Indy Eleven ready for 2016 campaign campaign have been placed in the hands of the former U.S. international goalkeeper . It’s a squad that is built to win, and win now.

“The goal and I probably have the same goal all the other teams in the league have and that’s to win a championship,” Meola said. “We know that there are a lot of steps we have to take.

“We ended up at the bottom last year and the goal is to flip the table for us and end up somewhere at the top. It’s going to take a lot of hard work. We’re not there yet, but we know where we want to go.”

The NASL is poised to build from an exciting finish in 2015 in which nearly all league clubs remained in contention for a postseason berth late in the season. With the addition of three new clubs – and owners such as Riccardo Silva and Paolo Maldini, Anthony, and Rayo Vallecano of Spain’s La Liga – quality extends league-wide, from the playing field to the front office to the owners’ suites. Only four teams qualify for The Championship, the league’s four-team postseason tournament, which means that 2016 promises to be nothing short of a dogfight.

“The best part of 2016 will be welcoming the three new teams and new groups of supporters in Miami, Puerto Rico, and Oklahoma City,” Commissioner Peterson said. “All three clubs come into the NASL with globally recognized ownership groups and will contribute increasing our already highly competitive matches. It’s going to be so competitive on the field.” 16 2016 NASL Media Guide NASL Clubs

2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Carolina RailHawks (CAR)

Chairman/Owner: Steve Malik President: Curt Johnson Coach (Country), NASL Year, Record: Colin Clarke (NIR), 6th, 57-37-44 Founded (Joined NASL): 2006 (2011) 2015 Record: Spring Season 3-5-2 (14 pts), Third Place; Fall Season 6-3-11 (21 pts), Seventh Place Metro Area: 1.63 million Website: www.carolinarailhawks.com Twitter: @RailHawksFC Club Address: 5501 Dillard Drive Cary, N.C. 27518

2016 NASL Media Guide South African Tiyi Shipalane, who shared the NASL’s assist leadership in 2015, is back for another season with RailHawks

The Carolina RailHawks finished sixth in the Combined Standings, and with Jacksonville, conceded the most goals (49) last year.

To strengthen their backline, the RailHawks signed Simon Mensing, Paul Black, Kareem Moses, and , all whom played in the league a year ago. Carolina also re-signed the captain and Kupono Low to shore up the back line.

“We’ve had great signings during the offseason with lots of talented and strong players,” RailHawks Coach Colin Clarke said. “Some of them are coming back to the team and have been successful with the RailHawks in the past. We are very excited about the team and are looking forward to the 2016 season.”

19 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide WakeMed Soccer Park (10,000)

2016 Carolina RailHawks Schedule DATE OPPONENT DATE OPPONENT Mar. 26 vs. CD Toluca (MEX)^ FALL SPRING Sat. July 2 @ Minnesota United FC Sat. Apr. 2 vs. Minnesota United FC Sat. July 9 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. Apr. 9 @ Rayo OKC Sat. July 16 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Apr. 16 vs. Ottawa Fury FC Fri. July 22 vs. Miami FC Sat. Apr. 23 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Wed. July 27 @ Ottawa Fury FC Sun. May 1 @ New York Cosmos Sun. July 31 @ FC Edmonton Sat. May 7 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Aug. 6 @ Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. May 14 vs. Miami FC Sat. Aug. 13 vs. Puerto Rico FC Sun. May 22 @ FC Edmonton Sat. Aug. 20 vs. Indy Eleven Sat. Jun. 4 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. Aug. 27 @ New York Cosmos Sat. Jun 11 @ Indy Eleven Sat. Sept. 3 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. Sept. 10 vs. Ottawa Fury FC Wed. Sept. 14 @ Miami FC Sat. Sept. 17 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. Sept. 24 vs. FC Edmonton Wed. Sept. 28 vs. New York Cosmos Sun. Oct. 2 @ Rayo OKC Sat. Oct. 8 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers Wed. Oct. 12 vs. Rayo OKC Sat. Oct. 15 @ Indy Eleven Sat. Oct. 22 vs. Minnesota United FC Sat. Oct. 29 @ Puerto Rico FC 20 2016 NASL Media Guide Nazmi Albadawi (left), was third On team in scoring in last year. Kupono Low (right), has played more games than any other RailHawks player.

2016 Carolina RailHawks Roster *As of March 21, 2016 PLAYER POS HEIGHT DOB HOMETOWN Nazmi Albadawi M 5-9 08/24/1991 Raleigh, N.C. Paul Black D 6-0 01/18/1990 Middleton, England Drew Beckie D 6-1 09/30/1990 Regina, Marvin Ceballos M 5-5 04/22/1992 Amatitlan, Guatemala M 5-10 10/09/1987 Winston-Salem, N.C. Akira Fitzgerald GK 5-11 07/17/1987 , Md. Aly Alberto Hassan F 6-2 05/15/1989 Weston, Fla. Kupono Low D 5-11 12/27/1978 Fremont, Calif. M 6-2 06/13/1986 St. Marc, Haiti Simon Mensing D 6-2 06/27/1982 Wolfenbüttel, Steven Miller M 5-11 09/12/1989 Elkins Park, Penn. Kareem Moses D 6-1 02/11/1990 Morvant, Trinidad & Tobago Alex Pérez D 6-2 08/11/1991 Madrid, Spain F 5-11 04/27/1990 Hamilton, N.J. Tiyiselani Shipalane M 5-11 10/05/1985 Tzaneen, South Africa Brian Shriver F 5-9 08/05/1987 Clearwater, Fla. Brian Sylvestre GK 6-5 12/19/1992 Hollywood, Fla. Connor Tobin D 6-2 02/11/1987 Fort Collins, Colo. Matt Watson M 6-0 01/01/1985 Redditch, England.

21 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 RailHawks Regular Season Results

NASL Combined Standings Record: 9-8-13 (Sixth Place) DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDENCE 3/8 vs. Seoul E-Land FC (KOR)^ 0-0 D (5-4 pk) 1,957 Spring 4/4 vs. Ottawa Fury FC 3-1 W 5,190 4/12 @ FC Edmonton 1-1 D 2,492 4/18 vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 1-2 L 4,489 4/25 @ Indy Eleven 1-1 D 10,524 5/2 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-1 D 4,042 5/9 @ 0-1 L 7,252 5/16 vs. New York Cosmos 2-2 D 7,217 5/23 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-1 L 4,801 5/27 vs. (USL)* 0-1 L 1,463 5/30 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 4-0 W 8,573 6/6 vs. Minnesota United FC 1-1 D 4,863 Fall 7/4 vs. Minnesota United FC 3-1 W 3,075 7/8 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-1 D 3,055 7/11 @ Indy Eleven 1-2 L 9,629 7/18 vs. San Antono Scorpions 3-2 W 4,180 7/26 @ Ottawa Fury FC 1-2 L 5,175 8/1 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-1 D 6,191 8/12 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 0-3 L 5,652 8/16 @ FC Edmonton 0-3 L 2,022 8/22 vs. New York Cosmos 1-3 L 5,129 8/30 @ New York Cosmos 2-3 L 5,257 9/4 vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 2-0 W 4,021 9/9 @ San Antonio Scorpions 3-3 D 4,105 9/12 @ Minnesota United FC 1-3 L 8,222 9/19 @ Atlanta Silverbacks 1-2 L 4,322 9/26 vs. Ottawa Fury FC 1-3 L 3,374 10/10 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 3-0 W 3,424 10/14 vs. FC Edmonton 2-1 W 3,558 10/17 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-4 L 2,998 10/24 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-1 L 6,973 10/30 vs. Indy Eleven 3-1 W 6,272

*Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. ^International Friendly

22 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 RailHawks Regular Season Stats

PLAYER POS GP/S G A PTS Y R MIN Nacho Novo F 25/21 11 2 24 6 2 1887 Tiyi Shipalane M 28/27 7 9 23 0 0 2335 Nazmi Albadawi M 24/23 6 3 15 6 0 1913 M 29/29 4 1 9 2 0 2420 Austin Da Luz M 20/19 2 2 6 3 0 1713 Mark Anderson M 16/10 2 2 6 3 0 904 Simone Bracalello F 13/5 2 2 6 0 0 433 Conner Tobin D 29/28 2 0 4 5 1 2542 Blake Wagner D 22/17 2 0 4 4 0 1492 Futty Danso D 19/17 1 1 3 1 0 1513 Leo Osaki M 15/10 1 1 3 2 0 948 Daniel Scott D 15/14 1 0 2 2 2 1240 Tyler Engel F 9/3 1 0 2 3 0 404 Alex Pérez D 5/5 1 0 2 1 0 403 Kupono Low D 23/22 0 1 1 5 0 1970 Austen King D 6/5 0 1 1 0 0 505 Daniel Jackson F 3/3 0 1 1 0 0 213 Wes Knight D 16/16 0 0 0 0 0 1440 Wells Thompson F 16/10 0 0 0 3 2 877 Christopher Nurse M 15/7 0 0 0 5 0 610 Steven Miller D 5/5 0 0 0 1 0 450 Dzenan Catic F 10/2 0 0 0 0 0 259 Bradlee Baladez F 4/2 0 0 0 0 0 245 Jamie Dell M 4/0 0 0 0 0 0 90 Gabriel Da Silva M 4/0 0 0 0 1 0 85 Jack Coleman M 3/0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Mamadee Nyepon F 2/0 0 0 0 0 0 11

GOALKEEPER GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R MIN 9/9 1.22 11 27 2-4-3 0 1 0 810 Akira Fitzgerald 21/21 1.81 38 80 7-4-10 4 2 0 1890

OWN GOALS Daniel Scott - vs. Indy Eleven on April 25th; vs. Minnesota United FC on Sept. 12th Futty Danso - vs. New York Cosmos on May 16th

23 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide FC Edmonton (FCE)

Owners: Tom Fath, Dave Fath Coach (Country), NASL Year, Record: Colin Miller (CAN), 4th, 25-27-30 Founded (Joined NASL): 2010 (2011) 2015 Record: Spring Season 2-3-5 (9 pts), Tenth Place; Fall Season 7-5-8 (26 pts), Fifth Place Metro Area: 1.16 million Website: www.fcedmonton.com Twitter: @FCEdmontonNow Club Address: 9725-62 Avenue; Edmonton, T6E 0E4

2016 NASL Media Guide Honduran native Cristian Raudales will once again be key to Eddies midfield

FC Edmonton finished in the middle of the Combined Standings a year ago, but there are clear signs the club is headed toward bigger and better things in 2016.

The Eddies re-signed Sainey Nyassi and Dustin Corea, and along with the signing of the Canadian international Nik Ledgerwood, will have plenty of experience in the midfield. Edmonton also added depth to its back line with Adam Eckersley, and another goalscorer in Jake Keegan, who scored 30 goals in all competitions over the past two years in Ireland.

“This is the most exciting group of players we have been able to assemble at FC Edmonton and we know that the league is getting better every year and that the teams are strengthening their squads,” FC Edmonton Coach Colin Miller said.

25 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Clarke Field (5,000)

2016 FC Edmonton Schedule DATE OPPONENT DATE OPPONENT Sun. Mar. 13 @ Patrick Thistle FC (SCO)^ 2-0 W FALL Tue. Mar. 15 @ Airdrieonians FC (SCO)^ 2-1 W Sat. July 2 @ Rayo OKC Thu. Mar. 17 @ Newcastle (ENG)^ 2-2 D Sun. July 10 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers Tue. Mar. 22 @ Queens Park FC (SCO)^ Sun. July 17 vs. Ottawa Fury FC Fri Mar. 28 @ Newcastle U-21 Sat. July 23 @ Indy Eleven SPRING Wed. July 27 vs. New York Cosmos Sat. Apr. 2 @ Rayo OKC Sun. July 31 vs. Carolina RailHawks Sun. Apr. 10 vs. Minnesota United FC Sat. Aug. 6 @ Puerto Rico FC Sat. Apr. 16 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Sun. Aug. 14 vs. Minnesota United FC Sun. Apr. 24 vs. Ottawa Fury FC Sat. Aug. 20 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Wed. May 4 @ Jacksonville Armada FC Sun. Aug. 28 vs. Puerto Rico FC Sat. May 7 @ Indy Eleven Fri. Sept. 2 @ Ottawa Fury FC Wed. May 11 vs. Ottawa Fury FC* Sun., Sept. 11 vs. Miami FC Sun. May 15 vs. New York Cosmos Wed. Sept. 14 vs. Rayo OKC Wed. May 18 @ Ottawa Fury FC* Sat. Sept. 17 @ New York Cosmos Sun. May 22 vs. Carolina RailHawks Sat. Sept. 24 @ Carolina RailHawks Sat. May 28 @ Miami FC Wed. Sept. 28 @ Jacksonville Armada FC Sun. Jun. 12 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sun. Oct. 2 vs. Indy Eleven Sun., Oct. 9 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies Wed. Oct. 12 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Oct. 15 @ Minnesota United FC Sun. Oct. 23 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. Oct. 29 @ Miami FC 26 2016 NASL Media Guide FC Edmonton aims to be a contender for The Championship in 2016

2016 FC Edmonton Roster *As of March 21, 2016 PLAYER POS HEIGHT DOB HOMETOWN Marko Aleksic D 6-4 09/10/1996 Belgrade, Serbia Tomi Ameobi F 6-3 08/16/1988 Newcastle upon Tyne, England Dustin Corea M 5-7 03/12/1992 Los Angeles, Calif. Pablo Cruz M 5-7 12/30/1991 Pasadena, Calif. Papé Diakité D 6-3 12/22/1992 Dakar, Senegal Eddie Edward D 6-0 09/20/1988 Ottawa, Tyson Farago GK 6-1 05/01/1991 , F 6-0 01/01/1987 , Northern Ireland GK 6-2 06/27/1993 Keswick, Ontario Sadi Jalali F 6-0 06/06/1995 Edmonton, Alberta Ritchie Jones M 6-1 09/26/1986 Manchester, England Jake Keegan F 5-9 04/21/1991 Stormville, N.Y. Nik Ledgerwood M 5-8 01/16/1985 Lethbridge, Alberta Michael Nonni M 5-9 11/10/1989 West , Sainey Nyassi M 5-8 01/31/1989 Bwiam, Gambia Jason Plumhoff M 6-0 08/09/1991 Rosenheim, Germany Cristian Raudales M 5-8 10/03/1989 Bradenton, Fla. Mallan Roberts D 6-2 06/06/1992 Freetown, Sierra Leone Gustavo S. Correira M 5-11 07/07/1985 Maceió, Shamit Shome M 5-9 09/05/1997 Edmonton, Alberta Johann Smith D 5-10 04/25/1987 Hartford, Conn. Matt Van Oekel GK 6-3 09/20/1986 Chesapeake, Va. Albert Watson D 6-0 09/08/1985 Belfast, Northern Ireland Allan Zebie M 5-7 05/29/1993 Paris, France 27 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 Edmonton Regular Season Results

NASL Combined Standings Record: 9-8-13 (Seventh Place) DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDENCE Spring 4/4 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 1-3 L 16,164 4/11 vs. Carolina RailHawks 1-1 D 2,492 4/19 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3-2 W 2,351 4/22 @ Ottawa Fury FC* 3-1 W 2,402 4/29 vs. Ottawa Fury FC* 3-1 W 1,858 5/3 vs. Minnesota United FC 2-2 D 2,986 5/10 @ New York Cosmos 2-4 L 3,383 5/13 @ Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS)* 1-1 D 15,183 5/17 vs. San Antonio Scorpions 2-3 L 2,236 5/20 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS)* 1-2 L 3,803 5/24 vs Atlanta Silverbacks 4-2 W 3,756 5/29 @ Ottawa Fury FC 0-0 D 5,064 6/6 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-2 L 4,961 6/13 @ Indy Eleven 0-3 L 10,202 Fall 7/5 vs. San Antonio Scorpions 4-0 W 1,112 7/11 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-1 D 3,816 7/15 @ San Antonio Scorpions 2-2 D 4,912 7/18 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-0 W 5,496 7/26 vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 1-3 L 4,232 8/2 vs. Ottawa Fury FC 0-1 L 1,626 8/5 vs. Indy Eleven 2-0 W 3,120 8/8 @ Minnesota United FC 1-1 D 9,077 8/16 vs. Carolina RailHawks 3-0 W 2,022 8/23 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-2 L 3,110 8/29 @ Atlanta Silverbacks 0-1 L 3,601 9/6 vs. Minnesota United FC 1-1 D 3,156 9/13 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-0 W 4,160 9/19 @ Indy Eleven 2-0 W 9,840 9/27 vs. New York Cosmos 2-1 W 4,240 10/4 @ Ottawa Fury FC 0-2 L 6,050 10/11 @ New York Cosmos 0-3 L 4,286 10/14 @ Carolina RailHawks 1-2 L 3,558 10/17 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 2-3 L 6,503 10/25 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 1-1 D 2,730

*Amway Canadian Championship. ^International Friendly.

28 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 Edmonton Regular Season Stats

PLAYER POS GP/S G A PTS Y R MIN Lance Laing M 20/19 8 7 23 5 0 1696 Daryl Fordyce F 21/17 8 1 17 0 1 1537 Tomi Ameobi F 18/11 7 2 16 1 0 1067 Ritchie Jones M 22/19 4 1 9 4 1 1681 Sainey Nyassi M 21/11 3 3 9 1 0 1106 Ritchie Jones M 22/19 4 0 8 4 1 1658 Albert Watson D 28/28 2 1 5 5 1 2464 Dustin Corea M 15/14 1 3 5 1 0 1115 Michael Nonni D 15/9 1 1 3 2 1 678 Sadi Jalali F 8/5 1 1 3 1 0 502 Cristian Raudales M 26/22 1 0 2 8 1 1909 Mallan Roberts D 21/21 1 0 2 1 0 1890 Kareem Moses D 21/19 1 0 2 7 0 1805 Hanson Boakai M 13/2 1 0 2 0 0 328 Johann Smith D 23/22 0 2 2 4 0 1894 Chad Burt M 8/6 0 1 1 0 0 511 Eddie Edward D 26/26 0 0 0 4 0 2238 Allan Zebie D 21/18 0 0 0 0 0 1620 Thiago De Freitas M 13/11 0 0 0 2 0 913 Tomas Granitto M 14/8 0 0 0 0 0 774 Frank Jonke F 16/7 0 0 0 2 0 691 Pablo Cruz M 12/6 0 0 0 1 0 571 Oskar Hauksson M 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Bruno Zebie M 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 13

GOALKEEPER GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R MIN Matt VanOekel 25/24 1.47 36 58 8-6-10 6 0 0 2205 John Smits 4/4 1.50 6 12 1-1-2 1 0 0 360 Tyson Farago 2/2 1.50 3 10 0-1-1 0 0 0 180

OWN GOALS Kareem Moses, vs. Tampa Bay on Apr. 12th

29 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FTL) Principal Owner: Paulo Cesso Partners: Rafael Bertani, Ronaldo, Marcus Buaiz, Carlos Ferrari, Rodrigo Kherlakian CEO: Sean Guerin Managing Director: Luis Cuccatti Coach (Country), NASL Year, Record: Caio Zanardi (BRA), First Year Founded (Join NASL): 2006 (2011) 2015 Record: Spring Season 3-2-5 (11 pts), Seventh Place; Fall Season 8-6-6 (30 pts), Fourth Place; Semifinalists – The Championship Merto Area: 5.56 million Website: www.strikers.com Twitter: @FTLStrikers Club Address: 1500 W Cypress Creek Rd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

2016 NASL Media Guide Brazilian Victor Pagliari Giro, also known as PC, scored five goals and dished out four assists in his inaugural NASL season with Strikers in 2015.

After reaching The Championship two years in a row, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers are determined to get over the hump and take home silverware in 2016.

The squad has been remade with its new coach Caio Zanardi, who also serves as the club’s general manager, at the helm. The Strikers added experience in attack with Kléberson, Adrianinho, and the recent UEFA Champions League participant Matheus Carvalho, as well as another goalscorer in .

“The level is always very strong with the Cosmos, Minnesota, and Tampa Bay,” Zanardi said. “You have Carolina and it’s always complicated to play against them, there’s Edmonton and Miami FC and Rayo OKC are new teams as well. All the teams will not be easy or simple to play against. We need to be professional and study to be ready for all of the teams.”

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2016 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Schedule DATE OPPONENT DATE OPPONENT Sun. Jan. 10 vs. FC Schalke 04 (GER)^ 0-2 L FALL Sun. Jan.17 vs. Ind. Santa Fe (COL)^ 1-2 L Sat. July 2 vs. Miami FC Sat. Jan. 23 vs. SC Corinthians (BRA)^ 0-0 D Sun. July 10 @ FC Edmonton Tue. Jan. 26 vs. FC Shakhtar (UKR)^ 0-1 L Wed. July 13 @ Indy Eleven Wed. Mar. 2 @ Shandong Luneng (CHN)^ 1-4 L Sat. July 16 vs. Carolina RailHawks Sun. Mar. 6 @ Sichuan Longfa (CHN)^ 6-0 W Sat. July 23 @ Minnesota United FC Tue. Mar. 8 @ Chengdu Qianbao (CHN)^ 1-0 W Sat. July 30 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Sun. Mar. 13 @ Qihang (CHN)^ 2-0 W Sat. Aug. 6 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies SPRING Sat. Aug. 13 @ Miami FC Sat. Apr. 2 vs. Miami FC Wed. Aug. 17 @ Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. Apr. 16 @ Minnesota United FC Sat. Aug. 20 vs. Ottawa Fury FC Sat. Apr. 23 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Wed. Aug. 31 vs. Minnesota United FC Sat. Apr. 30 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. Sept. 3 vs. New York Cosmos Sat. May 7 @ Carolina RailHawks Sat. Sept. 10 vs. Indy Eleven Sat. May 14 vs. Indy Eleven Sun. Sept. 18 @ Rayo OKC Sat. May 21 @ Rayo OKC Sat. Sept. 24 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies Fri. May 27 @ Ottawa Fury FC Wed. Sept. 28 @ Puerto Rico FC Sat. Jun. 4 vs. New York Cosmos Sun. Oct. 2 @ New York Cosmos Sun. Jun. 12 @ FC Edmonton Sat. Oct. 8 @ Carolina RailHawks Wed. Oct. 12 vs. FC Edmonton Sat. Oct. 15 vs. Puerto Rico FC Sat. Oct. 22 vs. Rayo OKC Sat. Oct. 29 @ Ottawa Fury FC 32 2016 NASL Media Guide Strikers celebrate a goal in the 2015 postseason.

2016 Fort Lauderdale Roster *As of March 21, 2016 PLAYER POS HEIGHT DOB HOMETOWN Adrianinho M 5-9 07/11/1980 Jundiaí, Brazil Gale Agbossoumonde D 6-1 11/17/1991 Syracuse, N.Y. M 5-11 08/24/1986 Verrettes, Haiti Jose Angulo F 5-11 01/13/1988 Clifton, N.J. Nana Attakora D 6-1 03/27/1989 North York, Ontario Christian Blandon M 6-0 10/02/1992 Miami, Fla. Bruno Cardoso GK 6-5 06/27/1984 São Paulo, Brazil Matheus Carvalho F 5-9 03/11/1992 Niterói, Brazil Paulo Cesar M 5-11 02/13/1995 São Paulo, Brazil Luis Felipe Fernandes M 6-1 01/29/1996 Mineola, N.Y. Gabriel D 5-7 06/05/1981 São Paulo, Brazil Giuseppe Gentile F 6-0 10/18/1992 Miami, Fla. Victor Pagliari Giro M 5-8 03/10/1994 São Paulo, Brazil Manny Gonzalez M 5-8 06/03/1990 Pompano Beach, Fla. Neil Hlavaty M 5-11 12/27/1986 Lombard, Ill. Julius James D 6-0 07/09/1984 Maloney Gardens, Trinidad Kléberson M 5-7 06/19/1979 Urai, Brazil Geison Moura F 5-10 07/16/1986 São Caetano do Sul, Brazil Victor Pineda M 5-9 03/15/1993 Bolingbrook, Ill. GK 6-0 02/25/1988 Miami, Fla. Matias Reynares GK 6-1 10/25/1998 Weston, Fla. Maicon Santos F 6-1 04/18/1984 Paracambi, Brazil Aurelio Saco Vértiz D 6-0 05/30/1989 Miami, Fla. Luis Zapata D 5-10 04/24/1980 Cali, Colombia

33 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 Strikers Regular Season Results

NASL Combined Standings Record: 11-8-11 (Fourth Place) DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDENCE Spring 4/4 vs. New York Cosmos 0-1 L 11,691 4/11 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 2-1 W 4,883 4/19 @ FC Edmonton 2-3 L 2,351 4/25 @ Ottawa Fury FC 3-1 W 3,023 5/2 vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 0-0 D 5,295 5/16 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-1 L 6,865 5/23 vs. Carolina RailHawks 0-1 L 4,801 5/27 @ (USL)* 2-3 L 1,551 5/30 @ San Antonio Scorpions 1-1 D 6,396 6/6 vs. Indy Eleven 2-1 W 5,083 6/13 @ Minnesota United FC 3-2 W 9,342 6/20 @ AA Ponte Preta (BRA)^ 0-4 L 3,966 7/1 vs. CA (ARG)^ 0-3 L 6,827 Fall 7/8 @ Carolina RailHawks 1-1 D 3,055 7/11 vs. FC Edmonton 1-1 D 3,816 7/18 vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 2-2 D 3,283 7/25 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-1 W 4,494 8/2 @ New York Cosmos 0-2 L 4,503 8/5 @ Atlanta Silverbacks 1-2 L 3,071 8/8 vs. New York Cosmos 3-3 D 5,667 8/15 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-1 W 5,145 8/23 @ FC Edmonton 2-0 W 3,110 8/29 vs. Indy Eleven 7-1 W 3,819 9/12 @ Ottawa Fury FC 0-0 D 6,327 9/16 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 2-0 W 1,278 9/19 vs. Ottawa Fury FC 0-2 L 3,773 9/26 vs. Minnesota United FC 2-5 L 2,903 10/3 @ San Antonio Scorpions 4-2 W 7,832 10/10 @ Minnesota United FC 1-2 L 9,207 10/17 vs. Carolina RailHawks 4-0 W 2,998 10/21 vs. San Antonio Scorpions 0-0 D 2,632 10/24 @ Indy Eleven 1-2 L 9,213 11/1 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 1-0 W 9,083 11/7 @ New York Cosmos # 1-2 L 5,061

*Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. ^International Friendly. #The Championship

34 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 Strikers Regular Season Stats

PLAYER POS GP/S G A PTS Y R MIN Stefano Pinho F 28/26 16 7 39 3 2 2334 Marlon Freitas M 30/28 8 5 21 3 0 2472 Victor Pagliari Giro D 26/26 5 4 14 5 1 2264 Jose Angulo F 19/6 6 0 12 1 1 771 Walter Ramírez M 26/22 5 0 10 3 0 1874 James Marcelin M 18/17 2 2 6 2 1 1515 Léo Moura M 9/9 2 1 5 2 0 796 Dani Sánchez M 25/12 1 2 4 2 0 1075 Gabriel M 14/11 1 2 4 2 0 924 Bruno Nunes F 10/1 1 1 3 1 0 172 Shawn Chin M 24/14 0 3 3 2 0 1268 Frankie Sanfilippo D 30/30 1 0 2 2 0 2695 Jonathan Borrajo D 12/12 1 0 2 3 0 1080 Henry Thomas M 14/14 0 1 1 3 0 1192 Evans Frimpong M 12/2 0 1 1 0 0 293 Iván Guerrero D 24/24 0 0 0 1 0 2090 Fabian Kling D 14/14 0 0 0 2 0 1223 Jordan Graye D 12/12 0 0 0 0 0 1032 Karsten Smith D 11/10 0 0 0 1 1 918 Manny Gonzalez M 12/6 0 0 0 0 0 640 Aly Alberto Hassan F 4/1 0 0 0 1 0 111 Daniel Navarro D 5/1 0 0 0 0 0 110 Ryan Adeleye D 2/2 0 0 0 1 0 93 Stephane Guillaume D 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Christian Blandon M 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 1

GOALKEEPER GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R MIN Josh Ford 16/16 1.56 25 38 6-5-5 3 0 0 1440 David Meves 10/10 1.00 10 34 3-2-5 4 0 0 900 Lionel Brown 4/3 1.29 5 20 2-1-1 0 0 0 348 Joe Nasco 1/1 0.00 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 12

OWN GOALS Josh Ford – vs. FC Edmonton on July 11th

35 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Indy Eleven (IND)

Owner: Ersal Ozdemir President: Jeff Belskus Coach (Country), NASL Year, Record: Tim Hankinson (USA), 3rd, 19-10-15 Founded (Join NASL): 2013 (2014) 2015 Record: Spring Season 3-4-3 (13 pts), Fifth Place; Fall Season 5-5-10 (20 pts), Ninth Place Metro Area: 1.89 million Website: www.indyeleven.com Twitter: @IndyEleven Club Address: 47 S. Pennsylvania St. Suite 611; Indianapolis, IN 46204

2016 NASL Media Guide Brad Ring will once again be key in Indy’s midfield for 2016.

After an up-and-down season in 2015, Indy Eleven is set to take a leap forward in the club’s third year in the NASL.

Under new guidance in veteran coach Tim Hankinson, Indy Eleven bolstered the roster with experienced players. In a serious push to make its first postseason appearance, the club signed three members of the Ottawa Fury FC squad that reached The Championship Final. Young and exciting players, Dylan Mares and Duke Lacroix are back for 2016 and both could be poised for breakout seasons.

“I think it’s a no excuses kind of lineup,” Hankinson said. “It is not a developmental group. These are established veteran players that, in their journeys have hoisted cups, worn captain’s armbands and know how to win.”

37 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide IUPUI’s Michael A. Carroll Stadium (10,285)

2016 Indy Eleven Schedule DATE OPPONENT DATE OPPONENT SPRING FALL Sat. Apr. 2 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. July 2 @ Puerto Rico FC Sat. Apr. 9 vs. Ottawa Fury FC Sat. July 9 vs. Minnesota United FC Sat. Apr. 16 vs. New York Cosmos Wed. July 13 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Apr. 30 @ Rayo OKC Sat. July 16 @ Minnesota United FC Sat. May 7 vs. FC Edmonton Sat. July 23 vs. FC Edmonton Sat. May 14 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. July 30 @ Miami FC Sat. May 21 vs. Minnesota United FC Wed. Aug. 3 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. May 28 @ Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. Aug. 6 vs. Ottawa Fury FC Sat. June 4 @ Miami FC Sat. Aug. 13 vs. Rayo OKC Sat. June 11 vs. Carolina RailHawks Sat. Aug. 20 @ Carolina RailHawks Sun. Aug. 28 @ Ottawa Fury FC Wed. Aug. 31 @ New York Cosmos Sat. Sept. 3 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. Sept. 10 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Sept. 17 vs. Miami FC Sat. Sept. 24 vs. New York Cosmos Sun. Oct. 2 @ FC Edmonton Sat. Oct. 8 @ Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. Oct. 15 vs. Carolina RailHawks Wed. Oct. 19 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. Oct. 22 vs. Puerto Rico FC Sun. Oct. 30 @ Rayo OKC 38 2016 NASL Media Guide Indy’s leading goal scorer from last season, Dylan Mares, is back for 2016 action.

2016 Indy Eleven Roster *As of March 21, 2016 PLAYER POS HEIGHT DOB HOMETOWN Justin Braun F 6-2 03/31/1987 Salt Lake City, Utah Jon Busch GK 5-10 08/18/1976 Queens, N.Y. Keith Cardona GK 6-4 11/07/1992 Ridgewood, N.J. Stephen DeRoux D 5-9 12/13/1983 St. Mary, Jamaica Colin Falvey D 6-1 06/20/1985 Cork, Ireland D 5-9 10/06/1991 Chino Hills, Calif. Greg Janicki D 6-2 07/09/1984 New Baltimore, Mich. Daniel Keller M 6-0 02/07/1992 Carmel, Ind. Duke Lacroix F 5-9 10/14/1993 New Egypt, N.J. Gorka Larrea M 5-11 04/07/1984 San Sebastian, Spain Dylan Mares M 5-9 02/11/1992 Zionsville, Ind. Cory Miller D 6-2 07/22/1988 Zionsville, Ill. Lovel Palmer D 5-10 08/30/1984 Mandeville, Jamaica Nicki Paterson M 5-9 01/19/1985 Lanark, Brad Ring M 5-11 04/07/1987 Rockford, Ill. Neil Shaffer D 5-11 02/14/1989 Aliquippa, Pa. Don Smart M 5-7 12/02/1987 Kingston, Jamaica Dragan Stojkov M 5-9 02/23/1988 Strumica, Macedonia Sinisa Ubiparipovic M 5-7 08/25/1983 Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina Nemanja Vukovic D 6-3 04/13/1984 Podgorica, Montenergo Dino Williams F 5-10 03/31/1990 , Jamaica Wojciech Wojcik F 6-3 05/31/1991 Elmwood Park, Ill. Eamon Zayed F 6-2 10/04/1983 Dublin Ireland 39 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 Indy Eleven Regular Season Results

NASL Combined Standings Record: 8-9-13 (Eighth Place) DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDENCE Spring 4/4 @ Atlanta Silverbacks 1-1 D 4,711 4/11 vs. New York Cosmos 1-1 D 10,524 4/18 @ San Antonio Scorpions 2-1 W 5,305 4/25 vs. Carolina RailHawks 1-1 D 10,524 5/9 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 0-1 L 8,318 5/16 vs. Minnesota United FC 1-3 L 10,524 5/23 @ Ottawa Fury FC 0-1 L 5,245 5/27 vs. Louisville City FC (USL)* 0-2 L (OT) 7,134 5/30 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-2 D 10,226 6/6 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-1 W 5,083 6/13 vs. FC Edmonton 3-0 W 10,202 6/28 vs. CA Monarcas Morelia (MEX)^ 0-0 D 6,450 Fall 7/5 @ New York Cosmos 1-1 D 3,647 7/11 vs. Carolina RailHawks 2-2 W 9,629 7/19 @ Ottawa Fury FC 2-4 L 4,372 7/25 vs. New York Cosmos 1-1 D 10,206 8/1 vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 0-1 L 9,632 8/5 @ FC Edmonton 0-2 L 3,120 8/8 vs. Ottawa Fury FC 1-4 L 9,866 8/19 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0 W 8,500 8/22 @ Atlanta Silverbacks 1-1 D 4,021 8/29 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-7 L 3,819 9/2 @ Minnesota United FC 0-1 L 7,137 9/5 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 3-0 W 9,078 9/12 @ San Antonio Scorpions 0-2 L 7,232 9/19 vs. FC Edmonton 0-2 L 9,840 9/30 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-1 D 4,691 10/3 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 1-1 D 6,734 10/10 vs. San Antonio Scorpions 1-2 L 5,242 10/17 vs. Minnesota United FC 3-1 W 9,085 10/24 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-1 W 9,213 10/30 @ Carolina RailHawks 1-3 L 6,272

*Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. ^International Friendly

40 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 Indy Eleven Regular Season Stats

PLAYER POS GP/S G A PTS Y R MIN Dylan Mares M 21/17 5 5 15 3 0 1548 Brian Brown F 24/15 5 2 12 2 0 1399 Don Smart M 25/11 3 3 9 4 0 1220 Erick Norales D 25/25 3 0 6 0 2 2130 M 15/13 3 0 6 2 0 1037 Wojciech Wojcik F 21/13 2 2 6 1 0 1109 Marvin Ceballos M 12/6 2 2 6 2 0 583 Victor Pineda M 20/17 2 1 5 1 0 1432 Duke Lacroix F 18/7 2 1 5 1 0 835 M 12/11 2 0 4 2 0 965 Sergio Peña M 12/10 2 0 4 3 0 844 Kyle Hyland D 18/17 1 1 4 0 0 1550 Brad Ring M 21/16 1 0 2 4 0 1469 Jaime Frías D 12/12 1 0 2 0 0 1040 Judson McKinney D 2/1 1 0 2 0 0 107 Dragan Stojkov M 21/18 0 2 2 4 0 1412 Daniel Keller M 16/11 0 2 2 2 0 1000 Charlie Rugg F 19/13 0 1 1 0 0 1268 Marco Franco D 27/27 0 0 0 2 1 2377 Cory Miller D 20/19 0 0 0 5 1 1722 Greg Janicki D 20/16 0 0 0 1 0 1495 Daniel Cuevas M 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 56 Kléberson M 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 7

GOALKEEPER GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R MIN 20/20 1.60 32 55 7-7-6 2 1 0 1800 Keith Cardona 10/10 1.60 16 31 1-2-7 1 0 0 900

41 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Jacksonville Armada FC (JAX)

Owner/CEO: Mark Frisch Coach (Country), NASL Year, Record: Tony Meola (USA), 1st, FIRST YEAR Founded (Join NASL): 2013 (2015) 2015 Record: Spring Season 3-3-4 (12 pts), Sixth Place; Fall Season 5-4-11 (19 pts), Tenth Place Metro Area: 1.39 million Website: www.armadafc.com Twitter: @JaxArmadaFC Club Address: 1 Independent Drive, Suite 3232; Jacksonville, FL 32202

2016 NASL Media Guide Haitian international , who scored six times and led the team in assist in 2015, is back for the Armada FC in 2016. Jacksonville Armada FC experienced growing pains on the field in its first season, handicapped by an inability to win a game on the road.

With a new season on the horizon, the club made significant changes.

In came the former U.S. international Tony Meola as the club’s new coach along with a handful of new players. The NASL veteran joined the team along with Matt Fondy, , and the West Bromwich Albion Academy graduate Danny Barrow. While Meola was a goalkeeper in his playing days, the Armada FC is expected to be an attack-oriented but organized side.

“I say this all the time – I want to play in the attacking half of the field, but not just throw people forward,” Meola said. “I want my team to be organized, that’s what I’ve done my whole life – organize teams from behind. If I had to choose between attacking or defense, I’d say I’m an attacking coach. I want my guys to be aggressive in certain areas of the field.”

43 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Community First Park of Jacksonville (8,500)

2016 Armada FC Schedule DATE OPPONENT DATE OPPONENT SPRING FALL Sun. Apr. 10 @ New York Cosmos Sat. July 2 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Fri. Apr. 15 vs. Miami FC Sat. July 9 vs. Puerto Rico FC Sat. Apr. 23 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Wed. July 13 @ New York Cosmos Wed. May 4 vs. FC Edmonton Sat. July 16 @ Miami FC Sat. May 7 vs. Rayo OKC Sat. July 23 vs. Ottawa Fury FC Sat. July 30 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. May 14 @ Minnesota United FC Wed. Aug. 3 @ Indy Eleven Sat. May 21 @ Ottawa Fury FC Sat. Aug. 6 vs. Carolina RailHawks Sat. May 28 vs. Indy Eleven Sat. Aug. 13 @ Ottawa Fury FC Sat. Jun. 4 @ Carolina RailHawks Wed. Aug. 17 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Jun. 11 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. Aug. 20 vs. Minnesota United FC Sat. Sept. 3 @ Carolina RailHawks Sun. Sept. 11 @ Rayo OKC Sat. Sept. 17 @ Puerto Rico FC Sat. Sept. 24 vs. Rayo OKC Wed. Sept. 28 vs. FC Edmonton Sat. Oct. 1 @ Minnesota United FC Sat. Oct. 8 vs. Indy Eleven Wed. Oct. 12 vs. Miami FC Sat. Oct. 15 vs. New York Cosmos Sun. Oct. 23 @ FC Edmonton Sun. Oct. 30 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 44 2016 NASL Media Guide Argentinean Lucas Scaglia was third on the squad in games played last year.

2016 Armada FC Roster *As of March 21, 2016 PLAYER POS HEIGHT DOB HOMETOWN D 5-9 05/12/1990 Cincinnati, Ohio Akeil Barrett F 5-7 07/07/1992 Kingston, Jamaica Danny Barrow F *-* 11/16/1995 Braunton, England Bryan Burke D 6-2 01/03/1989 Newport Beach, Calif. F 5-8 02/07/1990 Humble, Tex. Sebastian Evers GK 6-0 01/02/1991 Miami, Fla. Charles Eloundou F 5-7 12/04/1994 Yaounde, Cameroon Matt Fondy F 6-1 07/28/1989 Foster City, Calif. GK 6-1 10/24/1984 Torreón, Mexico Derek Gebhard F 6-0 10/15/1995 Severna Park, Md. Mechack Jerome D 5-10 04/21/1990 Liancourt, Haiti F 5-7 05/03/1985 Paterson, N.J. Alhassane Keita F 5-5 06/26/1983 Conakry, Guinea Pekka Lagerblom M 5-11 10/19/1982 Lahti, Finland Garry Lewis M 5-10 08/26/1986 Orange Park, Fla Sean Lewis GK 6-1 04/17/1992 Rockford, Mich. Pascal Millien M 5-9 05/03/1986 Léogâne, Haiti Beto Navarro D 6-1 03/25/1989 Delano, Calif. Shawn Nicklaw D 6-0 04/15/1989 San Diego, Calif. Patrick Otte D 5-7 10/27/1991 Thousand Oaks, Calif. Nicolas Perea M 5-10 08/06/1992 Hollywood, Fla. Chaim Roserie F 5-4 09/09/1998 Mississauga, Ontario Tyler Rutheven D 6-2 07/18/1988 Alpharetta, Ga. Richie Ryan M 5-7 01/06/1985 Clonmel, Ireland M 5-11 10/13/1990 Quimistán, Honduras Lucas Scaglia M 5-6 05/06/1987 Rosario, Argentina Nico Zaldana M 5-3 05/07/1996 Orlando, Fla. 45 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 Armada Regular Season Results

NASL Combined Standings Record: 8-7-15 (Tenth Place) DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDENCE Spring 4/4 vs. FC Edmonton 3-1 W 16,164 4/11 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-2 L 4,883 4/25 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-3 L 5,469 5/2 vs. San Antonio Scorpions 2-1 W 8,143 5/9 vs. Indy Eleven 1-0 W 8,318 5/16 @ Atlanta Silverbacks 1-1 D 4,736 5/23 @ Minnesota United FC 2-3 L 9,012 5/27 @ (USL)* 0-3 L 1,276 5/30 vs. Carolina RailHawks 0-4 L 8,573 6/7 vs. Ottawa Fury FC 0-0 D 7,583 6/13 @ New York Cosmos 3-3 D 7,353 6/27 vs. CA Boca Juniors (ARG)^ 2-4 L 11,315 Fall 7/5 @ Ottawa Fury FC 0-2 L 6,150 7/11 @ Atlanta Silverbacks 0-1 L 4,717 7/15 @ Minnesota United FC 0-4 L 9,412 7/18 vs. New York Cosmos 1-0 W 8,167 7/31 vs. Minnesota United FC 3-3 D 6,847 8/8 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-3 L 5,493 8/12 vs. Carolina RailHawks 3-0 W 5,652 8/15 vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 1-0 W 7,054 8/22 @ San Antonio Scorpions 0-1 L 7,569 8/29 vs. San Antonio Scorpions 0-0 D 7,053 9/5 @ Indy Eleven 0-3 L 9,078 9/12 @ New York Cosmos 0-1 L 5,089 9/16 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-2 L 1,278 9/26 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0 W 7,163 10/3 vs. Indy Eleven 1-1 D 6,734 10/10 @ Carolina RailHawks 0-3 L 3,424 10/17 vs. FC Edmonton 3-2 W 6,503 10/21 vs. Ottawa Fury FC 1-3 L 5,868 10/25 @ FC Edmonton 1-1 D 2,730 11/1 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-1 L 9,083

*Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. ^International Friendly

46 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 Armada Regular Season Stats

PLAYER POS GP/S G A PTS Y R MIN Pascal Millien F 24/22 6 4 16 2 0 1954 Alhassane Keita F 20/20 7 0 14 5 2 1649 Jemal Johnson F 28/27 5 3 13 5 0 2326 Jaime Castrillón M 27/27 3 1 7 3 0 2225 Akeil Barrett F 23/10 3 1 7 4 0 1214 Marcos Flores M 22/16 2 0 4 3 0 1377 Bochy Hoyos M 19/16 2 0 4 0 0 1344 Lucas Scaglia M 26/26 1 2 4 11 2 2295 Joseph Toby D 15/6 1 0 2 1 0 674 Tommy Krizanovic F 17/5 1 0 2 0 0 578 Mechack Jérôme D 6/6 1 0 2 0 1 513 Lucas Trejo D 25/25 0 1 1 5 3 2163 Matt Bahner D 22/22 0 1 1 3 0 1943 Fabricio Ortiz D 23/22 0 0 0 10 0 1960 Shawn Nicklaw D 23/16 0 0 0 4 1 1530 Nicolas Perea M 19/15 0 0 0 2 0 1413 Lucas Rodriguez M 20/13 0 0 0 3 0 1036 Nurdin Hrustic D 11/2 0 0 0 2 0 239 Tyler Williams F 8/3 0 0 0 0 0 200 Jordan Gafa D 5/1 0 0 0 0 0 135 Derek Gebhard F 5/0 0 0 0 0 0 89 Ramak Safi D 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 19

GOALKEEPER GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R MIN Miguel Gallardo 22/22 1.68 37 75 5-6-11 4 1 0 1980 David Sierra 8/8 1.39 11 28 3-1-4 3 0 0 720

Own Goal Miguel Gallardo – vs. New York Cosmos on June 13th

47 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Miami FC (MIA) Owners: Riccardo Silva, Paolo Maldini General Manager: Cesar Velasco Coach (Country), NASL Year, Record: Alessandro Nesta (ITA), 1st, FIRST YEAR Founded (Join NASL): 2015 (2016) 2015 Record: N/A, Inaugural Season In 2016 Metro Area: 5.6 million Website: www.miamifc.com; Twitter: @TheMiamiFC Club Address: 1001 Brickell Bay Drive, Suite 2310; Miami, FL 33131

FIU Stadium (20,000)

Miami FC became a reality in May 2015 when the NASL awarded the team to the co-owners Riccardo Silva and Paolo Maldini. They have steadily, expertly built a team capable of competing right out of the gate. With the former Italy national team and AC Milan defender Alessandro Nesta running the team from the bench, Miami FC has recruited players with top-flight experience in Europe, including Wilson Palacios, Matuzalém and Dario Cvitanich, among others. Nesta also looks to provide a platform to develop players, signing several from the U.S. collegiate ranks, including the twins Conner and Calvin Rezende. “The NASL is a tough league with some competitive teams, but I am confident in what we are building here in Miami FC,” Nesta said. “My team will be ready and competing for the NASL championship. We are determined to make a statement in our inaugural year.”

2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 Miami FC Schedule DATE OPPONENT DATE OPPONENT SPRING Sat. Aug. 13 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Apr. 2 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Aug. 20 @ Rayo OKC Fri. Apr. 15 @ Jacksonville Armada FC Wed. Aug. 24 @ Ottawa Fury FC Fri.. Apr. 22 vs. Rayo OKC Sat. Aug. 27 vs. Minnesota United FC Sat. Apr. 30 @ Ottawa Fury FC Sat. Sept. 3 @ Puerto Rico FC Sat. May 7 vs. New York Cosmos Sun. Sept. 11 @ FC Edmonton Sat. May 14 @ Carolina RailHawks Wed. Sept. 14 vs. Carolina RailHawks Sat. May 28 vs. FC Edmonton Sat. Sept. 17 @ Indy Eleven Sat. Jun. 4 vs. Indy Eleven Sat. Sept. 24 vs. Puerto Rico FC Sat. Jun. 11 @ Minnesota United FC Wed. Sept. 28 vs. Ottawa Fury FC FALL Sat. Oct. 1 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. July 2 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Oct. 8 vs. Rayo OKC Sat. July 9 vs. New York Cosmos Wed. Oct. 12 @ Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. July 16 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. Oct. 15 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies Fri. July 22 @ Carolina RailHawks Sat. Oct. 22 @ New York Cosmos Sat. July 30 vs. Indy Eleven Sat. Oct. 29 vs. FC Edmonton Sat. Aug. 6 @ Minnesota United FC

2016 Miami FC Roster *As of March 21, 2016 PLAYER POS HEIGHT DOB HOMETOWN Adaílton D 6-3 04/16/1983 Salvador, Brazil Roberto Alterio M 5-10 08/31/1990 Caracas, Venezuela Roberto Baggio Kcira M 6-0 01/09/1994 New York, N.Y. Rhett Bernstein D 6-1 09/10/1987 San Diego, Calif. Jonathan Borrajo D 5-9 06/02/1987 Clifton, N.J. Lionel Brown GK 5-11 09/17/1987 Ft Lauderdale, Fla. F 6-3 01/29/1983 , Brazil Jaime Chavez F 6-0 07/17/1987 Los Angeles, Calif. Jorge Luis Corrales D 5-9 05/20/1991 Pinar del Rio, Cuba Dario Cvitanich F 5-8 05/16/1984 Buenos Aires, Argentina Matuzalem F. Da Silva M 5-9 06/10/1980 Natal, Brazil F 6-2 02/24/1993 Elmont, N.Y. Joe Franco D 5-9 01/26/1990 Pasadena, Calif. Ariel Martinez F 5-11 05/09/1986 Sancti Spíritus, Cuba Wilson Palacios M 5-10 07/29/1984 , Honduras Calvin Rezende M 5-7 01/21/1993 Davie, Fla. Conner Rezende M 5-7 01/21/1993 Davie, Fla. Dane Richards F 5-7 12/14/1983 Montego Bay, Jamaica D 6-3 09/05/1986 Tampa Bay, Fla. David Sierra GK 6-0 09/16/1983 Madrid, Spain M 5-10 01/17/1991 Boerne, Tex. D 6-1 08/21/1986 Vancouver, Ontario Sergio Van Kanten M 6-0 07/02/1984 Miami, Fla. Mario Daniel Vega GK 6-2 06/03/1984 Cutral Có, Argentina 49 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Minnesota United FC (MNU)

Owner: Bill McGuire President: Nick Rogers Coach (Country), NASL Year, Record: Carl Craig (ENG), 6th, 2-0-0 Founded (Join NASL): 2010 (2011) 2015 Record: Spring Season 3-5-2 (14 pts), Fourth Place Fall Season 11-6-3 (39 pts), Third Place; Semifinalists, The Championship Metro Area: 3.47 million Website: www.mnunitedfc.com Twitter: @MNUnitedFC Club Address: 4050 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 295; Golden Valley, MN 55422

2016 NASL Media Guide Christian Ramirez looks to continue his scoring spree for Minnesota in 2016.

Minnesota United FC enters 2016 after a second successive loss in The Championship Semifinals.

The Loons have added more firepower to the league’s most prolific attack (54 goals) from a year ago with the additions of the 2015 Golden Boot and Golden Ball winner Stefano Pinho and the Best XI selection Lance Laing. Minnesota has kept the core of its team together including Christian Ramirez, Justin Davis, and Kevin Venegas. Where there has been change is on the touchline as Manny Lagos moves into a full-time role as the sporting director and Carl Craig moves up from assistant and takes over as the squad’s coach.

“A lot of what you’ve seen with Manny was the product of my work and vice-versa,” Craig said. “You’re not going to see a massive shift, but we look to evolve every year and there are a few little areas that I don’t think we were great at last year so we’ve got to look to be more proactive.”

51 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Stadium (8,500)

2016 Minnesota United FC Schedule DATE OPPONENT DATE OPPONENT Sat. Feb. 27 vs. Van. Whitecaps FC (CAN)^ 1-3 L FALL Thu. Mar. 10 @ Pachuca CF XI (MEX)^ 2-1 W Sat. July 2 vs. Carolina RailHawks Sat. Mar. 12 @ Mexico U-20^ 2-2 D Sat. July 9 @ Indy Eleven Wed. Mar. 16 @ (MEX)^ 1-1 D Sat. July 16 vs. Indy Eleven SPRING Sat. July 23 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Apr. 2 @ Carolina RailHawks Sat. July 30 @ Rayo OKC Sun. Apr. 10 @ FC Edmonton Wed. Aug. 3 vs. Puerto Rico FC Sat. Apr. 16 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Aug. 6 vs. Miami FC Sat. Apr. 23 vs. New York Cosmos Sun. Aug. 14 @ FC Edmonton Sat. May 7 @ Ottawa Fury FC Wed. Aug. 17 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. May 14 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. Aug. 20 @ Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. May 21 @ Indy Eleven Sat. Aug. 27 @ Miami FC Sat. May 28 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies Wed. Aug. 31 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Jun. 4 @ Rayo OKC Sat. Sept. 3 vs. Rayo OKC Sat. Jun. 11 vs. Miami FC Sat. Sept. 10 @ New York Cosmos Sat. Jun 25 vs. Club Leon (MEX)^ Sat. Sept. 17 vs. Ottawa Fury FC Sat. Sept. 24 @ Ottawa Fury FC Sat. Oct. 1 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Wed. Oct. 5 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. Oct. 8 @ Puerto Rico FC Sat. Oct. 15 vs. FC Edmonton Sat. Oct. 22 @ Carolina RailHawks Sat. Oct. 29 vs. New York Cosmos 52 2016 NASL Media Guide Brazilian Juliano Vicentini was key in the midfield for Minnesota last year.

2016 Minnesota United FC Roster *As of March 21, 2016 PLAYER POS HEIGHT DOB HOMETOWN Bernardo Añor M 5-8 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela J.C. Banks F 5-8 08/24/1989 Milwaukee, Wis. Tiago Calvano D 6-2 05/19/1981 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Pablo Campos F 6-3 01/29/1983 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil F 5-8 01/03/1990 Petersburg, Va. Justin Davis D 6-0 05/06/1988 Litchfield Park, Ariz. Cristiano Dias D 6-2 05/25/1986 Machado, Brazil Andrew Fontein GK 6-1 03/03/1990 Las Vegas, Nev. Andrei Gotsmanov M 5-8 05/06/1986 Minsk, Belarus Ibson M 5-10 11/07/1983 Niteroi, Brazil Ismaila Jome M 6-1 11/04/1994 Brooklyn Park, Minn. M 6-0 04/05/1990 Naperville, Ill. Lance Laing M 6-0 02/28/1988 Trelawny, Jamaica Damion Lowe D 6-3 05 /05/1993 Kingston, Jamaica Daniel Mendes M 5-7 01/18/1981 São Paulo, Brazil Sammy N’Djock GK 5-11 02/25/1990 Yaoundé, Cameroon Aaron Perez GK 6-4 08/28/1986 Covina, Calif. Aaron Pitchkolan M 6-2 03/14/1983 Aurora, Colo. Stefano Pinho F 6-1 01/12/1991 Minas Gerais, Brazil Christian Ramirez F 6-2 04/04/1991 Santa Ana, Calif. F 5-8 01/17/1991 Stow, Ohio Kevin Venegas M 5-8 07/29/1989 Norwalk, Calif. Juliano Vicentini M 5-9 08/26/1981 São José do Rio Preto, Brazil M 5-7 04/10/1986 Arlington, Tex 53 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 United Regular Season Results

NASL Combined Standings Record: 14-11-5 (Third Place) DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDENCE 3/16 @ Volta Redonda (BRA)^ 3-2 W 30 3/18 @ Botafogo FC (BRA)^ 0-2 L 150 3/21 @ Barra Mansa FC (BRA)^ 3-3 D 50 3/23 @ CR Vasco De Gama (BRA)^ 1-0 W Closed Door Spring 4/11 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-0 D 7,010 4/18 @ Ottawa Fury FC 0-0 D 5,093 4/25 vs. San Antonio Scorpions 2-2 D 9,233 5/3 @ FC Edmonton 2-2 D 2,986 5/9 vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 1-0 W 9,058 5/16 @ Indy Eleven 3-1 W 10,524 5/23 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 3-2 W 9,012 5/27 @ Saint Louis FC (USL)* 1-1 D (1-3 pk) 2,579 5/30 vs. New York Cosmos 1-1 D 9,317 6/6 @ Carolina RailHawks 1-1 D 4,863 6/13 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-3 L 9,342 Fall 7/4 @ Carolina RailHawks 1-3 L 3,075 7/11 vs. Ottawa Fury FC 1-1 D 9,030 7/15 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 4-0 W 9,412 7/18 vs. Club Leon (MEX)^ 1-1 D 9,388 7/25 @ San Antonio Scorpions 4-3 W 7,087 7/31 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 3-3 D 6,847 8/5 @ New York Cosmos 1-2 L 3,607 8/8 vs. FC Edmonton 1-1 D 9,077 8/15 @ Ottawa Fury FC 2-1 W 6,899 8/22 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-1 W 5,059 9/2 vs. Indy Eleven 1-0 W 7,137 9/6 @ Minnesota United FC 1-1 D 3,156 9/12 vs. Carolina RailHawks 3-1 W 8,222 9/15 @ Atlanta Silverbacks 2-1 W 2,302 9/19 vs. New York Cosmos 0-0 D 9,418 9/26 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 5-2 W 2,903 10/3 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-0 W 8,932 10/10 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-1 W 9,207 10/17 @ Indy Eleven 1-3 L 9,085 10/24 vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 1-0 W 9,212 10/31 vs. San Antonio Scorpions 2-2 D 5,890 11/8 @ Ottawa Fury FC# 1-2 L (OT) 9,346

*Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ^International Friendly #The Championship

54 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 United Regular Season Stats

PLAYER POS GP/S G A PTS Y R MIN Christian Ramirez F 30/23 12 6 30 1 0 2084 Pablo Campos F 28/12 7 2 16 6 0 1226 Ibson M 25/25 6 4 16 4 0 2109 Daniel Mendes F 25/19 6 2 14 3 0 1581 Kalif Alhassan M 27/22 4 6 14 2 0 1802 Justin Davis D 29/29 5 2 12 6 0 2609 Kevin Venegas D 28/28 2 6 10 3 0 2453 M 9/9 3 0 6 1 0 810 J.C. Banks F 18/4 2 2 6 1 0 526 Juliano Elizeu Vicentini M 22/21 2 0 4 7 1 1758 Tiago Calvano D 28/28 1 1 3 9 0 2520 Aaron Pitchkolan M 29/27 1 0 2 6 0 2483 Brent Kallman D 8/8 1 0 2 2 0 720 Greg Jordan M 23/16 0 0 0 1 0 1445 Cristiano Dias D 12/12 0 0 0 2 0 1080 Andrei Gotsmanov M 6/1 0 0 0 1 0 167 Yago Silva M 11/6 0 0 0 1 0 526 Jonny Steele M 5/4 0 0 0 0 0 328 Brian Kallman D 4/2 0 0 0 0 0 248 Alejandro Vela M 8/0 0 0 0 2 0 216 Geison Moura F 7/1 0 0 0 1 0 121 Tyler Polak D 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 90 Jamie Watson M 4/2 1 0 2 1 0 140

GOALKEEPER GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R MIN Sammy Ndjock 23/23 1.09 25 61 12-8-3 7 1 0 2070 7/7 1.86 13 24 2-3-2 0 0 0 630

55 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide New York Cosmos (NYC)

Chairman: Seamus O’Brien Chief Operating Officer: Erik Stover Coach (Country), NASL Year, Record: Giovanni Savarese (VEN), 4th, 32-22-12 Founded (Re-Joined NASL): 1971 (2013) 2015 Record: Spring Season 5-5-0 (20 pts), First Place; Fall Season 10-6-4 (36 pts), Third Place; Winners – The Championship Metro Area: 18.9 million Website: www.nycosmos.com Twitter:@NYCosmos (English), @LosNYCosmos (Spanish) Club Address: 750 Third Avenue, Suite 2601, New York, NY 10017

2016 NASL Media Guide looks to once again lead the Cosmos’ back line into 2016. The New York Cosmos hoisted the Soccer Bowl Trophy for the second time in three seasons – and a seventh time dating to the league’s Legendary Era – as the club aims to grab more silverware in 2016. The Cosmos were crowned Spring Season Champions and then finished first in the Combined Standings (on the second tiebreaker).

While the Spanish national team stars Raúl and Marcos Senna have retired, the Cosmos have retooled in strong fashion. The Venezuelan international Juan Arango was the marquee signing in the offseason. The club also added the Costa Rican international Jairo Arrieta to lead the front line and added Niko Kranjcar.

The majority of last season’s key contributors has returned for the coming campaign, led by Danny Szetela, Jimmy Maurer, and Sebastián Guenzatti.

“We are very excited about the 2016 season,” Cosmos Coach Giovanni Savarese said. “We did a lot of work last year to secure our core team for this campaign and we have also made some great new additions. The hunger within the team to win another championship is huge and we’re looking forward to getting the season underway.”

57 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Hofstra University’s James M. Shuart Stadium (12,000)

2016 New York Cosmos Schedule DATE OPPONENT DATE OPPONENT Sat. Feb. 20 vs. FC Ararat Yerevan (ARM)^ W 2-0 FALL SPRING Sat. July 2 vs. Ottawa Fury FC Sun. Apr. 3 vs. Ottawa Fury FC Sat. July 9 @ Miami FC Sun. Apr. 10 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Wed. July 13 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. Apr. 16 @ Indy Eleven Sat. July 16 @ Rayo OKC Sat. Apr. 23 @ Minnesota United FC Sat. July 23 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Sun. May 1 vs. Carolina RailHawks Wed. July 27 @ FC Edmonton Sat. May 7 @ Miami FC Sat. July 30 vs. Puerto Rico FC Sun. May 15 @ FC Edmonton Sun. Aug. 7 vs. Rayo OKC Sun. May 22 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. Aug. 13 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. May 28 vs. Rayo OKC Sat. Aug. 20 @ Puerto Rico FC Sat. Jun. 4 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Aug. 27 vs. Carolina RailHawks Wed. Aug. 31 vs. Indy Eleven Sat. Sept. 3 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Sept. 10 vs. Minnesota United FC Sat. Sept. 17 vs. FC Edmonton Sat. Sept. 24 @ Indy Eleven Wed. Sept. 28 @ Carolina RailHawks Sun. Oct. 2 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sun. Oct. 9 @ Ottawa Fury FC Sat. Oct. 15 @ Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. Oct. 22 vs. Miami FC Sat. Oct. 29 @ Minnesota United FC 58 2016 NASL Media Guide Sebastian Guenzatti (above white), scored four goals for the Cosmos in 2015.

2016 New York Cosmos Roster *As of March 21, 2016 PLAYER POS HEIGHT DOB HOMETOWN Juan Arango M 5-11 05/17/1980 Maracay, Venezuela Jairo Arrieta F 5-9 08/25/1983 Nicoya, Ayoze D 5-8 11/22/1985 Puerto de la Cruz, Spain Ruben Bover M 5-10 06/24/1992 Mallorca, Spain Eric Calvillo M 5-7 01/02/1998 Palmdale, Calif. David Diosa F 5-7 12/04/1992 Medellin, Colombia Yasmani Duk F 5-10 03/01/1988 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Gabriel Farfan M 5-10 06/23/1988 San Diego Calif. Andrés Flores M 5-7 08/31/1990 San Salvador, El Salvador Hunter Freeman D 6-0 01/08/1985 Tyler, Tex. Sebástian Guenzatti M 5-10 07/08/1991 , GK 5-9 11/14/1988 Omaha, Neb. Niko Kranjčar M 6-1 08/13/1984 Zagreb, Croatia M 5-8 09/15/1986 Freetown, Sierra Leone Jimmy Maurer GK 6-3 08/14/1988 Lawrenceville, Ga. Carlos Mendes D 5-11 12/25/1980 Mineola, N.Y. Lucky Mkosana F 5-7 09/30/1987 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Adam Moffat M 6-0 05/15/1986 Glasgow, Scotland Jimmy Mulligan M 5-8 08/12/1991 Medford, N.Y. Jimmy Ockford D 6-1 06/10/1992 Yardley, Pa. David Ochieng D 6-2 10/07/1992 Nairobi, Kenya Yohandry Orozco M 5-4 03/19/1991 Maracaibo, Venezuela Danny Szetela M 5-11 06/17/1987 Clifton, N.J. Rovérsio D 6-1 01/17/1984 Igarassu, Brazil Alexis Velela D 5-8 04/17/1998 San Diego, Calif. Kyle Zobeck GK 6-1 02/06/1990 Coralville, Iowa

59 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 Cosmos Regular Season Results

NASL Combined Standings Record: 15-11-4 (First Place) DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDENCE 2/19 @ South AA (HKG)^ 2-2 D (4-2 pk) 19,522 3/14 @ CD F.A.S. (SLV)^ 0-1 L 28,474 Spring 4/4 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-0 W 11,691 4/11 @ Indy Eleven 1-1 D 10,524 4/18 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0 W 12,550 4/25 @ Atlanta Silverbacks 0-0 D 5,511 5/2 vs. Ottawa Fury FC 1-0 W 5,279 5/10 vs. FC Edmonton 4-2 W 3,383 5/16 @ Carolina RailHawks 2-2 D 7,217 5/23 vs. San Antonio Scorpions 3-0 W 5,032 5/27 vs. Jersey Express (NPSL)* 3-0 W 1,394 5/30 @ Minnesota United FC 1-1 D 9,317 6/2 @ Cuba^ 4-1 W 18,000 6/13 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 3-3 D 7,353 6/17 vs. FC (MLS)* 2-2 D (4-3 pk) 11,446 7/1 @ (MLS)* 1-4 L 11,442 Fall 7/5 vs. Indy Eleven 1-1 D 3,647 7/18 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 0-1 L 8,167 7/22 @ Indy Eleven 1-1 D 10,206 8/2 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-0 W 4,503 8/5 vs. Minnesota United FC 2-1 W 3,607 8/8 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3-3 D 5,667 8/15 vs. San Antonio Scorpions 2-1 W 4,006 8/22 @ Carolina RailHawks 3-1 W 5,129 8/26 @ Ottawa Fury FC 0-0 D 6,042 8/30 vs. Carolina RailHawks 3-2 W 5,257 9/5 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-2 L 5,630 9/12 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 1-0 W 5,089 9/19 @ Minnesota United FC 0-0 D 9,418 9/22 vs. Ottawa Fury FC 1-4 L 3,438 9/27 @ FC Edmonton 1-2 L 4,240 10/4 vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 1-1 D 3,326 10/7 @ Atlanta Silverbacks 3-0 W 3,469 10/11 vs. FC Edmonton 3-0 W 4,286 10/25 @ San Antonio Scorpions 2-1 W 8,053 10/31 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0 W 5,171 11/7 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers# 2-1 W 5,061 11/15 vs. Ottawa Fury FC# 3-2 W 10,166

*Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. ^International Friendly. #The Championship

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PLAYER POS GP/S G A PTS Y R MIN Raúl F 28/27 8 3 19 4 0 2311 Leo Fernandes M 27/22 8 3 19 2 0 1899 Lucky Mkosana F 27/21 5 1 11 2 0 1934 Walter Restrepo M 29/24 3 5 11 2 0 2151 Andrés Flores M 20/11 3 3 9 1 0 1044 Sebastián Guenzatti M 23/10 4 0 8 2 1 986 Ayoze D 27/27 1 5 7 7 0 2376 Marcos Senna M 18/16 3 0 6 3 0 1424 Hunter Freeman D 15/14 2 2 6 4 0 1217 Carlos Mendes D 28/28 2 0 4 3 0 2498 Adam Moffat M 20/12 2 0 4 2 0 1160 Gastón Cellerino F 8/5 1 2 4 1 0 390 Ruben Bover M 12/5 1 1 3 1 0 544 Hagop Chirishian M 4/2 1 1 3 0 0 195 Rovérsio D 13/12 1 0 2 1 0 982 Danny Szetela M 24/19 0 1 1 5 0 1669 David Diosa F 6/3 0 1 1 1 0 307 Haji Wright F 3/1 0 1 1 0 0 80 Hunter Gorskie D 24/20 0 0 0 4 0 1839 Samuel Cáceres D 14/13 0 0 0 1 0 1190 Mads Stokkelien F 10/4 0 0 0 2 0 395 Jimmy Mulligan M 4/3 0 0 0 1 0 297 Kharlton Belmar F 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 8

GOALKEEPER GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R MIN Jimmy Maurer 28/28 0.93 26 68 14-11-3 12 2 0 2520 Brian Holt 1/1 2.00 2 4 1-0-0 0 0 0 90 Kyle Zobeck 1/1 2.00 2 4 0-0-1 0 0 0 90

Own Goal Carlos Mendes – vs. Ottawa Fury FC on Sept. 22nd

61 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Ottawa Fury FC (OTT) Owners: Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) President: John Pugh Coach (Country), NASL Year, Record: Paul Dalglish (SCO), First Year Founded (Join NASL): 2011 (2014) 2015 Record: Spring Season 2-5-3 (11 pts), Eighth Place; Fall Season 13-6-1 (45 pts), First Place; Finalist - The Championship Metro Area: 1.24 million Website: www.ottawafuryfc.com Twitter: @OttawaFuryFC Club Address: 700 Industrial Avenue – Suite 220; Ottawa, On- tario K1G 0Y9

2016 NASL Media Guide Canadian international captain Julian De Guzman is set to once again lead the Fury FC in 2016. After emerging as the surprise club of 2015, Ottawa Fury FC fell excruciatingly shy of lifting the Soccer Bowl Trophy. Ottawa, did however, win the club’s first piece of silverware, claiming the Fall Season title after losing just once in the second of the split seasons.

Changes, however, have been extensive during the offseason. Paul Dalglish has replaced Marc Dos Santos as the new coach, and Dalglish has had to rebuild the club’s roster.

Ottawa has retained the Canadian national team captain Julian de Guzman and signed another Canadian international in Marcel de Jong. Exciting young midfielder Mauro Eustaquio and the record-setting goalkeeper Romuald Peiser (who won the league’s Golden Glove Award) also make Ottawa a 2016 contender.

“We have had a hugely successful recruitment season and we are fully confident we have players that have the quality and motivation to work together with our passionate supporters to make 2016 a memorable season in the nation’s capital,” Dalglish said.

63 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide TD Place (24,000)

2016 Ottawa Fury FC Schedule DATE OPPONENT DATE OPPONENT Sun. Mar. 6 @ RSL-Ariz. Acdy. (USA) ^ 4-0 W FALL SPRING Sat. July 2 @ New York Cosmos Sun. Apr. 3 @ New York Cosmos Sun. July 10 vs. Rayo OKC Sat. Apr. 9 @ Indy Eleven Sun. July 17 @ FC Edmonton Sat. Apr. 16 @ Carolina RailHawks Sat. July 23 @ Jacksonville Armada FC Sun. Apr. 24 @ FC Edmonton Wed. July 27 vs. Carolina RailHawks Sat. Apr. 30 vs. Miami FC Sat. July 30 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. May 7 vs. Minnesota United FC Sat. Aug. 6 @ Indy Eleven Wed. May 11 @ FC Edmonton* Sat. Aug. 13 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Wed. May 18 vs. FC Edmonton* Sat. Aug. 20 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. May 21 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Wed. Aug. 24 vs. Miami FC Fri. May 27 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sun. Aug. 28 vs. Indy Eleven Sat. Jun. 4 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Fri. Sept. 2 vs. FC Edmonton Sat. Jun. 11 vs. Rayo OKC Wed. Sept. 7 @ Puerto Rico FC Sat. Sept. 10 @ Carolina RailHawks Sat. Sept. 17 @ Minnesota United FC Sat. Sept. 24 vs. Minnesota United FC Wed. Sept. 28 @ Miami FC Sun. Oct. 2 vs. Puerto Rico FC Sun. Oct. 9 vs. New York Cosmos Sun. Oct. 16 @ Rayo OKC Sat. Oct. 22 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. Oct. 29 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 64 2016 NASL Media Guide Brazilian Paulo Junior scored four times and dished out four assists for Ottawa in 2015.

2016 Ottawa Fury FC Roster *As of March 21,2016 PLAYER POS HEIGHT DOB HOMETOWN Rafael Alves D 6-3 01/18/1985 Praia Grande, Brazil Rich Balchan D 6-0 01/18/1989 Ann Arbor, Mich. James Bailey M 6-0 09/18/1988 Bollington, England Gerardo Bruna F 5-11 01/29/1991 Mendoza, Argentina Dennis Chin F 6-3 06/06/1987 Oviedo, Fla. Marcel DeBellis GK 6-3 04/17/1991 Oakville, Ontario Julian De Guzman M 5-7 03/25/1981 , Ontario Marcel De Jong D 5-9 10/15/1986 Newmarket, Ontario Pablo Dyego F 5-9 03/08/1994 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mauro Eustaquio M 5-8 10/02/1993 Nazaré, Portugal Mozzi Gyorio M 5-11 08/01/1989 Stratford, Prince Edward Is. Carl Haworth F 5-7 07/09/1989 Barrie, Ontario Paulo Junior M 5-6 01/23/1989 Teresina, Brazil Andrew MacRae GK 6-1 08/24/1990 Stratford, Prince Edward Is. Onua Obasi D 6-4 09/24/1988 Birmingham, England Romuald Peiser GK 6-1 08/03/1979 Phalsbourg, France Brandon Poltronieri M 5-9 01/18/1986 Los Angeles, Calif. F 6-0 01/19/1990 Toronto, Ontario Lance Rozeboom M 6-1 05/31/1989 Walter, Iowa Jonny Steele M 6-0 02/07/1986 Larne, Northern Ireland Fernando Timbo D 6-1 05/31/1989 Curitiba, Brazil Mason Trafford D 6-1 08/21/1986 Boynton Beach, Fla. Kyle Venter D 6-3 03/13/1991 Aurora, Colo 65 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 Fury FC Regular Season Results

NASL Combined Standings Record: 15-11-4 (Second Place) DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDENCE 3/13 vs. (USA)^ 1-1 D 300 Spring 4/4 @ Carolina RailHawks 1-3 L 5,190 4/11 @ Atlanta Silverbacks 1-1 D 3,841 4/18 vs. Minnesota United FC 0-0 D 5,093 4/22 vs. FC Edmonton* 1-3 L 2,402 4/25 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-3 L 3,023 4/29 @ FC Edmonton* 1-3 L 1,858 5/2 @ New York Cosmos 0-1 L 5,279 5/9 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-0 D 3,461 5/23 vs. Indy Eleven 1-0 W 5,245 5/29 vs. FC Edmonton 0-0 D 5,064 6/7 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 0-0 D 7,583 6/13 @ San Antonio Scorpions 0-0 D 6,709 Fall 7/5 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 2-0 W 6,150 7/11 @ Minnesota United FC 1-1 D 9,030 7/19 vs. Indy Eleven 4-2 W 4,372 7/22 vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 2-1 W 3,459 7/26 vs. Carolina RailHawks 2-1 W 5,175 8/2 @ FC Edmonton 1-0 W 1,626 8/8 @ Indy Eleven 4-1 W 9,866 8/15 vs. Minnesota United FC 1-2 L 6,899 8/26 vs. New York Cosmos 0-0 D 6,042 8/29 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-2 D 6,081 9/5 @ San Antonio Scorpions 1-0 W 6,473 9/12 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0-0 D 6,327 9/19 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-0 W 3,773 9/22 @ New York Cosmos 4-1 W 3,438 9/26 @ Carolina RailHawks 3-1 W 3,374 10/4 vs. FC Edmonton 2-0 W 6,050 10/10 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-1 D 5,242 10/18 vs. San Antonio Scorpions 1-0 W 5,023 10/21 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 3-1 W 5,868 10/31 @ Atlanta Silverbacks 1-1 D 2,511 11/8 vs. Minnesota United FC# 2-1 W (OT) 9,346 11/15 @ New York Cosmos# 2-3 L 10,166

*Amway Canadian Championship ^International Friendly #The Championship

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PLAYER POS GP/S G A PTS Y R MIN Tom Heinemann F 28/19 8 4 20 0 0 1794 Siniša Ubiparipović M 24/20 5 7 17 3 0 1820 Paulo Junior F 27/20 4 4 12 1 0 1711 Rafael Alves D 30/30 4 1 9 4 0 2634 Andrew Wiedeman F 25/15 4 1 9 2 0 1404 Richie Ryan M 18/16 3 0 6 3 0 1452 Aly Alberto Hassan F 16/4 3 0 6 2 0 429 Carl Haworth F 25/18 2 1 5 2 0 1656 Oliver Minatel F 22/15 2 0 4 2 0 1298 Mauro Eustaquio M 20/15 2 0 4 5 0 1461 Nicki Paterson M 9/7 2 0 4 0 0 607 Brandon Poltronieri M 15/7 1 1 3 2 0 619 Mason Trafford D 25/25 1 0 2 3 0 2250 Ryan Richter D 30/30 0 2 2 4 0 2700 Colin Falvey D 30/30 0 1 1 2 0 2668 Julian De Guzman M 15/13 0 1 1 1 1 1118 Drew Beckie D 16/8 0 0 0 5 0 714 Mike Randolph D 3/3 0 0 0 0 0 267 Patryk Misik M 5/2 0 0 0 0 0 165 Ugur Albayrak F 5/2 0 0 0 0 0 132 Philippe Davies M 5/1 0 0 0 0 0 103 Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé M 2/1 0 0 0 0 0 98

GOALKEEPER GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R MIN Romuald Peiser 29/29 0.76 22 73 15-10-4 14 5 0 2610 Marcel DeBellis 1/1 1.00 1 1 0-1-0 0 0 0 90

67 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Puerto Rico FC (PRF) Owner: Carmelo Anthony President: Thomas Payne Coach (Country), NASL Year, Record: Adrian Whitbread (ENG), 3rd, 11-8-9 Founded (Join NASL): 2015 (Fall 2016) 2015 Record: N/A, Inaugural Season In 2016 Metro Area: 2.1 million Website: www.puertoricofc.com Twitter: @PRfootballclub Club Address: TBD

Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium (12,000)

The club was welcomed into the NASL last June and opted to begin play in the 2016 Fall Season. Puerto Rico FC is backed by the New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony, who has roots on the island, as soccer and the NASL return to Puerto Rico for the first time in several years. Puerto Rico FC should have a strong core of players from the Caribbean island – the club’s first signing was the Puerto Rican international Jackie Marrero. Returning to the tropics is the club’s coach, Adrian Whitbread, who managed the who played in the NASL in 2012. “With the upcoming NASL Spring Season just around the corner it’s exciting times for all the clubs,” Whitbread said. “Even though at Puerto Rico FC we won’t be starting until July, preparations are well under way. We will be keeping a close eye on all the teams, but our focus is on making the postseason come the end of the Fall Season.”

2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 Puerto Rico FC Schedule DATE OPPONENT DATE OPPONENT FALL Sat. Sept. 3 vs. Miami FC Sat. July 2 vs. Indy Eleven Wed. Sept. 7 vs. Ottawa Fury FC Sat. July 9 @ Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. Sept. 10 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies Wed. July 13 @ Rayo OKC Sat. Sept. 17 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. July 16 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. Sept. 24 @ Miami FC Sat. July 23 vs. Rayo OKC Wed. Sept. 28 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. July 30 @ New York Cosmos Sun. Oct. 2 @ Ottawa Fury FC Wed. Aug. 3 @ Minnesota United FC Sat. Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota United FC Sat. Aug. 6 vs. FC Edmonton Sat. Oct. 15 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Aug. 13 @ Carolina RailHawks Sat. Oct. 22 @ Indy Eleven Sat. Aug. 20 vs. New York Cosmos Sat. Oct. 29 vs. Carolina RailHawks Sun. Aug. 28 @ FC Edmonton

2016 Puerto Rico FC Roster *As of March 21, 2016 PLAYER POS HEIGHT DOB HOMETOWN Jackie Marrero M 5-9 04/09/1993 San Juan, Puerto Rico Paulo Mendes M 6-0 05/13/1990 Goiania, Brazil Pedro Mendes F 6-0 05/13/1990 Goiania, Brazil David Meves GK 6-1 07/20/1990 Arlington Heights, Ill. Chris Nurse M 6-2 05/07/1984 , England Oliver F 5-8 08/29/1992 Campinas, Brazil Jorge Rivera M 5-9 03/24/1996 San Juan, Puerto Rico Ramon Soria D 5-9 03/09/1989 Alicante, Spain

69 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Rayo OKC (OKC) Owners: Raúl Martín Presa, Sean Jones Managing Partners: DeBray Ayala, Brad Lund General Manager: Eric Newendorp Coach (Country), NASL Year, Record: Alen Marcina (CAN), 4th, 23-14-25 Founded (Joined NASL): 2015 (2016 2015 Record: N/A, Inaugural Season In 2016 Metro Area: 1.3 million Website: www.rayookc.com Twitter: @RayoOKC (English), @RayosOKC (Spanish) Club Address: 300 N Walker Avenue; Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Miller Stadium (6,000)

Rayo OKC – a partnership between the local owner Sean Jones and Rayo Vallecano’s Raúl Martin Presa – had to hit the ground running after entering the league last November. The club, though, has a title-winning coach in Alen Marcina, who led the San Antonio Scorpions to victory in The Championship Final in 2014. Marcina has taken familiar faces with him to Oklahoma in Billy Forbes, , and Marvin Chávez, among others. The club also boasts a strong mix of veterans and youth in the Ghana international Derek Boateng and Georgios Samaras. “We embrace the challenge and look forward to it,” Marcina said. “We want to go out and put a product on the field that the fans are proud of and can get behind. The short-term goals are to make sure the style of play we want to implement the guys buy into, and if we can exhibit that to the fans and the league, we’ll deem that as a success and results will come.”

2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 Rayo OKC Schedule DATE OPPONENT DATE OPPONENT SPRING Sat. July 30 vs. Minnesota United FC Sat. Apr. 2 vs. FC Edmonton Sun. Aug. 7 @ New York Cosmos Sat. Apr. 9 vs. Carolina RailHawks Sat. Aug. 13 @ Indy Eleven Fri. Apr. 22 @ Miami FC Sat. Aug. 20 vs. Miami FC Sat. Apr. 30 vs. Indy Eleven Sat. Aug. 27 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Sat. May 7 @ Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. Sept. 3 @ Minnesota United FC Sat. May 14 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Sun. Sept. 11 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. May 21 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers Wed. Sept. 14 @FC Edmonton Sat. May 28 @ New York Cosmos Sun. Sept. 18 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Jun. 4 vs. Minnesota United FC Sat. Sept. 24 @ Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. Jun. 11 @ Ottawa Fury FC Sun. Oct. 2 vs. Carolina RailHawks FALL Sat. Oct. 8 @ Miami FC Sat. July 2 vs. FC Edmonton Wed. Oct. 12 @ Carolina RailHawks Sun. July 10 @ Ottawa Fury FC Sun. Oct. 16 vs. Ottawa Fury FC Sat. July 16 vs. New York Cosmos Sat. Oct. 22 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. July 23 @ Puerto Rico FC Sun. Oct. 30 vs. Indy Eleven Wed. July 27 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies

2016 Rayo OKC Roster *As of March 21, 2016 PLAYER POS HEIGHT DOB HOMETOWN Derek Boateng M 6-0 05/02/1983 Accra, Ghana Marvin Chavez M 5-5 11/03/1983 La Ceiba, Honduras Daniel Fernandes GK 6-5 09/25/1983 Edmonton, Alberta F 5-9 08/04/1985 Phoenix, Ariz. Billy Forbes F 5-9 12/13/1990 Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Tyler Gibson M 5-8 01/12/1991 Knoxville, Ten. Juanan D 6-3 04/27/1987 Palma, Spain Kosuke Kimura D 5-9 05/14/1984 Kobe, Japan Rauwshan McKenzie D 6-1 11/19/1986 Hoffman Estates, Ill. Richard Menjivar M 5-8 10/31/1990 Panorama City, Calif. Erick Norales D 5-11 02/11/1985 La Ceiba, Honduras Wellington Paeckart M 5-8 05/02/1989 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Caleb Patterson-Sewell GK 6-3 05/20/1987 Hendersonville, Ten. Michel Pereira D 6-2 06/09/1981 Vitoria, Brazil Hugo Rhoads D 6-1 08/08/1994 Tualatin, Ore. Georgios Samaras F 6-4 02/21/1985 , Greece Ian Svantesson D 6-6 08/31/1993 Orlando, Fla. Jarad Van Schaik M 6-1 12/11/1988 Portland, Ore. Sebastian Velasquez M 5-7 02/11/1991 Medellin, Colombia

71 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Tampa Bay Rowdies (TBR)

Owner: Bill Edwards Assistant GM/VP of Community Relations: Perry Van Der Beck Vice President/Chief Operating Officer: Lee Cohen Coach (Country), NASL Year, Record: Stuart Campbell (SCO), 2nd, 3-4-5 Founded (Joined NASL): 2008 (2011) 2015 Record: Spring Season 5-4-1 (19 pts), Second Place; Fall Season 5-5-10 (20 pts), Eighth Place Metro Area: 3.65 million Website: www.rowdiessoccer.com Twitter: @TampaBayRowdies (English), @LosTBRowdies (Spanish) Club Address: 5982 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33707

2016 NASL Media Guide U.S. international Freddy Adu in action for the Rowdies.

The Tampa Bay Rowdies fell agonizingly short of reaching The Championship, finishing outside the final postseason berth only by two points.

The Rowdies have strengthened the squad for a postseason push in 2016, particularly in the midfield with Kalif Alhassan, Junior Burgos, and Freddy Adu, who was re- signed. The club also added Tom Heinemann, who scored four goals last postseason, and was a driving force behind Ottawa Fury FC’s run to The Championship Final.

“We’re excited to get underway as we know it will be another competitive season,” Rowdies Coach Stuart Campbell said. “From a Rowdies perspective, we are looking to improve based off of last season.”

73 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide (8,000) 2016 Rowdies Schedule DATE OPPONENT DATE OPPONENT Sat. Feb. 27 vs. Impact (CAN)^ 0-0 D FALL Wed. Mar. 9 @ Nottingham Forest XI (ENG)^ 2-2 D Sat. July 2 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC Fri. Mar. 11 @ Notts County XI (ENG)^ 3-2 W Sat. July 9 @ Carolina RailHawks Tue. Mar. 15 @ Stoke City XI (ENG)^ 1-1 D Sat. July 16 vs. Puerto Rico FC SPRING Sat. July 23 vs. New York Cosmos Sat. Apr. 2 vs. Indy Eleven Wed. July 27 @ Rayo OKC Sat. Apr. 9 @ Miami FC Sat. July 30 @ Ottawa Fury FC Sat. Apr. 16 vs. FC Edmonton Sat. Aug. 6 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Apr. 23 vs. Carolina RailHawks Sat. Aug. 13 @ New York Cosmos Sat. Apr. 30 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Wed. Aug. 17 @ Minnesota United FC Sat. May 14 vs. Rayo OKC Sat. Aug. 20 vs. FC Edmonton Sun. May 22 @ New York Cosmos Sat. Aug. 27 vs. Rayo OKC Sat. May 28 @ Minnesota United FC Sat. Sept. 3 @ Indy Eleven Sat. Jun. 4 vs. Ottawa Fury FC Sat. Sept. 10 @ Puerto Rico FC Sat. Jun. 11 @ Jacksonville Armada FC Sat. Sept. 17 vs. Carolina RailHawks Sat. Sept. 24 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sat. Oct. 1 vs. Miami FC Wed. Oct. 5 vs. Minnesota United FC Sun. Oct. 9 @ FC Edmonton Sat. Oct. 15 @ Miami FC Wed. Oct. 19 vs. Indy Eleven Sat. Oct. 22 vs. Ottawa Fury FC Sun. Oct. 30 @ Jacksonville Armada FC

74 2016 NASL Media Guide Georgi Hristov, who shared the NASL’s assist lead in 2015, is back for another season with Rowdies

2016 Rowdies Roster *As of March 21, 2016 PLAYER POS HEIGHT DOB HOMETOWN Freddy Adu M 5-8 06/02/1989 Tema, Ghana Kalif Alhassan M 5-10 10/15/1990 Accra, Ghana Stefan Antonijevic D 6-5 01/24/1989 Buffalo Grove, Ill. M 5-8 11/24/1987 San Diego, Calif. Junior Burgos M 5-11 08/14/1988 San Francisco, Calif. Justin Chavez M 5-10 03/23/1990 Oklahoma City, Okla. D 6-3 09/02/1983 Troon, Scotland Darwin Espinal F 5-11 01/16/1995 Coral Springs, Fla. Chris Glodack GK 6-1 06/19/1993 Myrtle Beach, S.C. Juan Guerra M 5-7 02/16/1987 Caracas, Venezuela Tom Heinemann F 6-3 04/23/1987 St. Louis, Mo. D 5-11 09/11/1988 Tampa, Fla. Georgi Hristov F 6-0 01/10/1985 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Darnell King D 5-7 09/23/1990 Tampa, Fla. Michael Langer GK 6-4 01/06/1985 Bregenz, Austria Tamika Mkandawire D 6-1 05/28/1983 Mzuzu, Malawi F 6-1 07/17/1991 Kinshasa, Congo DR Michael Nanchoff M 5-8 09/24/1988 North Royalton, Ohio GK 6-3 04/05/1982 Washington, Mo. Zachary Portillos D 5-9 01/19/1992 Aurora, Colo. Walter Ramirez M 5-6 11/07/1983 La Ceiba, Honduras Frankie Sanfilippo D 5-9 09/08/1981 San Diego, Calif. Keith Savage M 6-2 08/09/1985 Gulf Breeze, Fla. Ben Sweat D 6-2 09/04/1991 Palm Harbor, Fla. Verneir Valimaa M 5-7 01/19/1993 Helsinki, Finland 75 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 Rowdies Regular Season Results

NASL Combined Standings Record: 10-9-11 (Fifth Place) DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDENCE 2/12 vs. Malmö FF (SWE)^ 0-4 L 400 3/1 @ CD Fatima (POR)^ 1-0 W Closed Door 3/3 @ SL Benfica U-20 (POR)^ 3-1 W Closed Door 3/4 @ SC De Portugal B (POR)^ 2-3 L Closed Door 3/6 @ AC Alcanenense (POR)^ 1-1 D Closed Door 3/13 vs. FC Montreal (CAN)^ 1-1 D Closed Door Spring 4/4 @ San Antonio Scorpions 3-1 W 6,723 4/11 vs. Minnesota United FC 0-0 D 7,010 4/18 @ New York Cosmos 0-2 L 12,550 4/25 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 3-2 W 5,469 5/2 @ Carolina RailHawks 1-1 D 4,042 5/9 @ Ottawa Fury FC 0-0 D 3,461 5/16 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-0 W 6,865 5/27 @ Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL)* 0-1 L 651 5/30 @ Indy Eleven 2-2 D 10,226 6/6 vs. FC Edmonton 2-0 W 4,961 6/13 vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 3-0 W 4,219 Fall 7/4 vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 2-1 W 7,002 7/11 @ San Antonio Scorpions 0-3 L 7,636 7/18 vs. FC Edmonton 0-1 L 5,496 7/25 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-3 L 4,494 8/1 @ Carolina RailHawks 1-1 D 6,191 8/8 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 3-2 W 5,493 8/15 @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-2 L 5,145 8/19 @ Indy Eleven 0-2 L 8,500 8/22 vs. Minnesota United FC 1-3 L 5,059 8/29 @ Ottawa Fury FC 2-2 D 6,081 9/5 vs. New York Cosmos 2-0 W 5,630 9/13 @ FC Edmonton 0-1 L 4,160 9/19 vs. San Antonio Scorpions 2-0 W 6,135 9/26 @ Jacksonville Armada FC 0-2 L 7,163 9/30 vs. Indy Eleven 1-1 D 4,691 10/3 @ Minnesota United FC 0-1 L 8,932 10/10 vs. Ottawa Fury FC 1-1 D 5,242 10/17 @ Atlanta Silverbacks 0-0 D 4,111 10/24 vs. Carolina RailHawks 1-0 W 6,973 10/31 @ New York Cosmos 0-2 L 5,171

*Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. ^International Friendly.

76 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 Rowdies Regular Season Stats

PLAYER POS GP/S G A PTS Y R MIN Maicon Santos F 17/13 7 2 16 1 1 1112 Georgi Hristov M 28/22 2 9 13 1 2 2034 Darwin Espinal F 22/15 4 1 9 1 0 1346 F 26/19 4 0 8 2 0 1701 Brian Shriver F 21/15 3 1 7 0 0 1298 Martin Nuñez M 16/12 3 0 6 2 0 1062 Juan Guerra M 23/19 2 0 4 7 0 1817 Darnell King D 27/25 1 2 4 5 1 2251 Stefan Antonijevic D 21/21 1 1 3 4 1 1826 Freddy Adu M 8/6 0 3 3 2 0 559 Tamika Mkandawire D 30/30 1 0 2 7 0 2700 Rich Balchan D 15/14 1 0 2 0 0 1244 Richard Menjivar M 14/10 1 0 2 3 0 942 Robert Hernández F 15/11 1 0 2 4 0 920 Long Tan F 4/3 1 0 2 0 0 262 Ben Sweat D 26/26 0 0 0 4 1 2278 Marcelo Saragosa M 17/16 0 0 0 3 0 1364 Gale Agbossoumonde D 11/9 0 0 0 3 0 851 Justin Chavez M 15/7 0 0 0 4 0 668 F 10/3 0 0 0 1 0 321 Zac Portillos D 2/2 0 0 0 1 0 180 Verneri Välimaa M 4/1 0 0 0 0 0 124 Jeff Michaud M 4/0 0 0 0 0 0 35 Keith Savage M 1/1 0 0 0 1 0 33 F 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 12

GOALKEEPER GP/S GAA GA SV W-D-L SO Y R MIN Matt Pickens 23/22 1.04 23 65 7-7-8 7 1 0 1981 Kamil Čontofalský 8/8 1.63 13 13 3-2-3 1 0 0 719

Own Goals Stefan Antonijevic – vs. Atlanta Silverbacks on July 4th; vs. FC Edmonton on July 18th

77 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Media Information

2016 NASL Media Guide Media Guidelines & Regulations

NASL PR staff members and team PR staff members must ensure that all working conditions are harmonious and a balance is struck between the needs of the media (as representatives of the fans and the public) and the needs of the clubs. It is the duty of the team PR staff members to adhere to the following guidelines:

Game Notes: Teams will provide games notes to media members on the day of a match.

Media Credentials: All teams must print and distribute media credentials to all designated media members who will be working within the grounds of the host stadium. Each team should print both single-game or season-long media credentials. Photographers and/or videographers must be attached to a legitimate media organization to acquire credentials. All Teams must provide colored bibs for still photographers and TV broadcast crew members. The two groups should be wearing different colored bibs that are designated by each team.

Press Box: The press box area is a neutral zone. Both home and visiting team personnel and media shall refrain from yelling or cheering. Media must not wear team apparel in the press box and are reminded to remain neutral when in areas made accessible by their credential. Media must not consume alcohol while in possession of a media credential and may not request autographs. Violators may be asked to leave the press box area and/or have their credential privileges suspended or revoked.

Locker Rooms: Team locker rooms will not be open to media members at any time before, during, and after every match – unless a club has received specific clearance from the league office to open them. The home and away team training/treatment areas and referee locker rooms are also strictly off limits to all members of the media. All regulations regarding media access to the locker rooms should be clearly communicated to team staff and security personnel to ensure a secure environment. TV broadcast crew members may film inside the locker rooms prior to the team’s arrival, but only after coordinating with home team and visiting team PR staff.

Stadium Access: Credentialed media members will have access to the stadium, professional workrooms, stadium seating, and postgame media activities. During the match, all credentialed media will have access to the press box, which will be regulated by home team PR members. In addition, all accredited media members should be given a seat in the press box if possible.

Traveling Media: The home team shall provide press box seating for traveling media members at each game and should keep in mind the needs of media members traveling from the visiting team’s area.

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Media Access to Training Sessions: If a training session is declared a closed session, teams must allow media a minimum of 15 minutes for interviews after practice.

Home Team PR Staff Responsibilities: The home team PR staff must be in attendance on game day to attend to working media members before, during, and after the match. For a full list of responsibilities, please refer to the Media Operations Checklist.

Statistics Crew: Statistical information such as boxscore and updated league standings, etc., in the press box or in a location with good view of the match.

Still Photography: Still photographers, with the proper bib, are permitted to shoot matches in areas specifically designated by the home team. If a home and/or visiting team PR staff has a specific team photographer at the match, then those individuals will wear a different color bib to indicate that they can be granted special access to any stadium level as long they do not obstruct the view of spectators, security personnel, medical officials, and emergency exits. At no time are photographers allowed on the field of play.

Interview Area: The home team PR director will designate a suitable postgame interview area on or near the field of play. This area shall be equipped with a team/sponsor backdrop to create a ‘coaches TV area’ where interviews may be conducted. Home and visiting team PR staff are responsible for bringing their own coach and players to the Coaches TV Area upon the conclusion of the game.

Player Interviews: Players giving interviews who should have played a significant role in the outcome of the match will be selected at the PR director’s discretion. Media may request a specific player, and the team PR directors will dictate the length of the interview. Additional postgame interviews for coaches and players can be done in the designated media mixed zone area, which is between the locker room and the team buses at the venue.

Official Interviews: The NASL Commissioner and team owners may be made available for interviews to media at the discretion of the home and visiting PR directors and after consultation with the league’s communication staff. Game officials will not be available for interviews and the official’s locker room remains off limits to all media.

80 2016 NASL Media Guide Team PR Directory

Carolina RailHawks Minnesota United FC 5501 Dillard Drive 4050 Olson Memorial Highway Cary, NC 27518 Suite 295 Mauricio Villarreal Golden Valley, MN 55422 Communications Manager Eric Durkee [email protected] Director of Public Relations (919) 808-8848 [email protected] (651) 270-8755

FC Edmonton New York Cosmos 9725 - 62 Avenue 750 Third Avenue – Suite 2601 Edmonton, Alberta T5H 4E2 New York, NY 10017 James Nielson Dee Kundra Team Communications Director of Communications [email protected] (646) 248-3209 (780) 297-9124

Fort Lauderdale Strikers Ottawa Fury FC 1500 W Cypress Creek Rd, 1015 Bank Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Ottawa, Ontario K1S 3W7 Steven Bernasconi Graeme Ivory Communications Manager Director, Communications & Content [email protected] [email protected], (954) 606-0402 (613) 878-3321

Indy Eleven 47 S. Pennsylvania Street, Suite 611 Indianapolis, IN 46204 John Koluder Puerto Rico FC Director of Public Relations TBD [email protected] (317) 919-0808

Jacksonville Armada FC 1 Independent Drive, Suite 3232 Jacksonville, FL 32202 Rayo OKC Eric Scott 300 N Walker Avenue Director of Public Relations Oklahoma City, OK 73102 [email protected] TBD (904) 516-3751

Miami FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 300 N Walker Avenue 5982 Central Avenue 1001 Brickell Bay Drive - Suite 2310 St. Petersburg, FL 33707 Miami, FL 33131 Nico Castillo Krissty Andaur Director of Public Relations Sr. Manager Media & Community Relations [email protected] [email protected] (813) 527-1376 (239) 580-7772

81 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide US Soccer Federation

United States Soccer Federation - Founded 1913 FIFA Affiliated 1914; CONCACAF Affiliated 1961

As the governing body of soccer in all forms and at all levels in the United States, U.S. Soccer has played an integral role in charting the course for the sport for more than 100 years. In that time, the federation’s mission statement has been clear and simple: To make soccer, in all its forms, a preeminent sport in the United States and to continue the development of soccer at all recreational and competitive levels.

In 1989, the U.S. men’s national team had not played in a World Cup in almost 40 years and the U.S. women’s program was in its early stages. U.S. Soccer was hosting games in small stadiums it could not fill, few matches were televised, soccer stadiums were not even in the blueprint stage, and there were no high- level professional outdoor leagues. Since that time, the state of soccer in the U.S. has been transformed.

In Brazil in 2014, the men’s national team competed in its seventh consecutive FIFA World Cup. The team progressed to the Round of 16 for the second straight tournament.

U.S. Soccer is a world leader at every level of the women’s game. The American women have won three FIFA Women’s World Cups (1991, 1999 and 2015) and four Olympic gold medals (1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012) – an accomplishment unmatched, men or women, in Olympic competition. The United States has also hosted three wildly successful World Cups (men in 1994; women in 1999 and 2003) with the support of its members and anchored by strong organizational abilities.

U.S. Soccer continues to support the development of referees in CONCACAF, with a reinvigorated focus on education and training, including the care and nurturing of professional referees. In 2012, the Professional Referee Organization was created to manage the referee programs and to increase the quality of younger officials in professional leagues in the U.S. and Canada. The top referees are considered for FIFA competitions.

For more information, visit the official website at www.ussoccer.com. President: Sunil Gulati General Secretary: Dan Flynn Senior Manager of Communications: Neil Buethe Address: 1801 South Prairie Avenue; , Ill. 60616 Phone: (312) 808-1300 Fax: (312) 808-1301

82 2016 NASL Media Guide NASL & Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

NASL teams have competed in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup since 2012, having sent teams to the quarterfinals in two separate years.

After four seasons of competing, NASL teams have outscored their opposition 98-91 in 59 games, while posting a 27W-5D-27L record, including 14 shutouts.

The Carolina RailHawks have had the most success, reaching the quarterfinals in 2013 and 2014. Brian Shriver, who recently returned to the RailHawks ahead of the 2016 Spring Season, leads all NASL NY Cosmos defeated NYCFC on penalites players in goals in the competition with during 2015 Open Cup six. The Atlanta Silverbacks also reached the quarterfinals in 2014.

The Cup has helped to foster rivalries for NASL teams, regardless of league affiliation. The RailHawks knocked out the Los Angeles Galaxy of MLS three years in a row from 2012-14. The New York Cosmos have ousted a New York metropolitan area MLS side in back-to-back years. Last year the Cosmos defeated New York City FC of MLS in a penalty-kick shootout before 11,446 at Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, N.Y., the biggest turnout involving an NASL team in the tournament.

Played annually since 1914, the Open Cup (a single-elimination tournament open to all affiliated amateur and professional teams) is the oldest cup competition in the United States. The Open Cup winner qualifies as one of the four U.S. teams for the CONCACAF Champions League. NASL Stats Leaders in U.S. Open Cup Goals Games Played GK Shut outs Brian Shriver (CAR, TBR) - 6 Kupono Low (CAR) - 12 Jimmy Maurer (NYC) - 3 Jaime Chavez (ATL) - 4 (CAR) - 10 Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) - 2 Zack Schilawski (CAR) - 4 Tiyi Shipalane (CAR) - 10 Scott Goodwin (CAR) - 2 Blake Smith (IND) - 4 Goalkeeper Wins Coaches’ Victories Assists Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) - 3 Colin Clarke (CAR) - 7 Zack Schilawski (CAR) - 5 Jimmy Maurer (NYC) - 3 (TBR) - 3 Austin Da Luz (CAR) - 3 (ATL) - 3 Tiyi Shipalane (CAR) - 3

83 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Canada Soccer Association

Canada Soccer Association Founded: 1912 FIFA Affiliated: 1913 CONCACAF Affiliated: 1961

In Canada, the sport is governed by the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA), which was established in 1912.

There are nearly 850,000 registered Canada Soccer members in 1,500 clubs across the 144 districts that operate in 12 provincial/territorial member associations. The CSA also has five National Training Centers – British Columbia, Prairies, Ontario, and Atlantic.

After its first (and only) qualification for a FIFA World Cup (Mexico 1986), Canada has gone on to stage five FIFA tournaments: U-17 World Cup (1987), U-20 Women’s World Cup (2002), U-20 World Cup (2007), U-20 Women’s World Cup (2014) and the Women’s World Cup (2015).

Canada’s national teams have won nine confederation championships. The men’s national team has won the CONCACAF Men’s Championship (1985) and the CONCACAF Gold Cup (2000); Canada’s women’s team has won the CONCACAF Women’s Championship (1998 and 2010). The men’s youth team won the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (1986 and 1996), while the women’s youth team won the CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship (2004 and 2008) and the CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship (2010).

For more information, visit the official website at www.canadasoccer.com.

President: Victor Montagliani General Secretary: Peter Montopoli Director of Communications: Richard Scott Address: Place Soccer Canada; 237 Metcalfe Street; Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1R2 Phone: (613) 237-7678 Fax: (613) 237-1516

84 2016 NASL Media Guide NASL & Amway Canadian Championship

FC Edmonton first entered the competition in 2011 and was joined by Ottawa Fury FC in 2014. The NASL sides compete against three MLS teams – Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Montreal Impact, and Toronto FC – for the right to be the champion of Canada.

The Eddies have come closest to reaching the final in recent years, but have fallen just short in the past two years after conceding late goals to the Impact (2014) and Whitecaps (2015). The Eddies’ Tomi Ameobi is currently the top scorer in the competition with five goals.

The Amway Canadian Championship has been held annually since 2008 and the winner of the competition qualifies for the CONCACAF Champions League.

FC Edmonton’s Tomi Ameobi is the career goalscoring leader in the Canadian Championship

NASL Stats Leaders in Canadian Championship Goals Games Played GK Shutouts Tomi Ameobi (FCE) - 5 Daryl Fordyce (FCE) - 10 Devala Gorrick (OTT) - 1 Daryl Fordyce (FCE) - 4 Eddie Edward (FCE) – 9 John Smits (FCE) - 1 Lance Laing (FCE) - 9 Assists Coaches Victories Tomi Ameobi (FCE) - 5 Goalkeeper Wins Colin Miller (FCE) - 4 Daryl Fordyce (FCE) - 4 Matt VanOekel (FCE) - 2 John Smits (FCE) - 2

85 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide Puerto Rican Soccer Federation Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol Founded: 1940 FIFA Affiliated: 1960 CONCACAF Affiliated: 1961

The Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF) was founded in 1940 and admitted to FIFA in 1960.

Its mission is to grow soccer on the island at all levels while promoting values, therefore creating a legacy and a solid base for future generations.

The Puerto Rican national teams are active at the U-15, U-17, U-20, U-23, and senior levels for both men and women.

Also, Puerto Rico was chosen by FIFA as the trial base for FIFA 11, a program that was extremely successful, and now, the FPF staff has been granted the responsibility of growing and cultivating it around the region..

For more information, visit the official website at www.fedefutbolpr.com. President: Eric Labrador General Secretary: Ignacio Rodriguez Press Officer: Alejandro Diaz Address: PO Box 367567; San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936 Phone: (787) 753-2895 Fax: (787) 767-2288

Puerto Rican International Jackie Marrero will play for the Puerto Rico FC in 2016.

86 2016 NASL Media Guide CONCACAF

Confederation Of North, Central America and Caribbean Founded: 1940 FIFA Affiliated: 1940

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) is the sport’s governing body in the region, and one of six continental confederations that administer the sport along with FIFA, the world governing body. It has 41 member associations through offices located in Miami, New York, Guatemala City, and the Cayman Islands, and is composed of a Congress, Executive Committee, General Secretariat, and several other committees.

CONCACAF – formed in 1961 from the merger of the Football Confederation of Central America and the Caribbean (CCCF) and the North Confederation (NAFC) – consists of three sub-regions: North America (three countries), Central America (seven countries under the regional entity Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol - UNCAF), and the Caribbean (31 countries under the regional entity Caribbean Football Union - CFU).

At the CONCACAF Ordinary Congress held on April 19, 2013, in Panama City, Panama, five national associations that previously held associate member status – French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Martin, and St. Maarten – became full members. The island of Bonaire was accepted by the Congress as an associate member.

As the administrative body for the region, CONCACAF manages competitions, offers technical and administrative training courses, while also actively promoting and developing the game.

The biennial Gold Cup for full national teams and the annual Scotiabank Champions League for club teams are CONCACAF’s most visible competitions. The confederation organizes championships at the U-17 and U-20 levels for men and women that lead to direct qualification for FIFA competitions. It also supports FIFA in coordinating qualifying tournaments for the World Cup, the Women’s World Cup and Olympic Games, and also the Beach Soccer and Futsal World Cups.

For more information, visit the official website at www..com. Address: 1000 5th Street Suite 400 Miami Beach, FL 33139 USA Phone: (305) 704-3232 Fax: (305) 763-8073

87 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide All-Time NASL Teams in CONCACAF Club Tournaments (Legendary & Modern Eras)

Date Match-up, Result Venue Attendance 2012 5/21 PR Islanders (PUR) 0, Caledonia AIA (TRI) 0^ George Town, Cayman Isl. 100 5/25 George Town SC (CAY) 0, PR Islanders (PUR) 8^ George Town, Cayman Isl. 300 6/19 PR Islanders (PUR) 1, W Connection FC (TRI) 4^ Marabella, Trinidad & Tobago 400 6/21 Antigua Barracudas FC (ATG) 0, PR Islanders (PUR) 2^ Marabella, Trinidad & Tobago 250 8/1 AD Isidro Metapán (SLV) 3, PR Islanders (PUR) 1* Metapán, El Salvador 1480 8/29 Los Angeles Galaxy (USA) 4, PR Islanders (PUR) 0* Carson, Calif. 7500 9/19 PR Islanders (PUR) 0, Los Angeles Galaxy (USA) 0* Bayamón, Puerto Rico 2905 9/27 PR Islanders (PUR) 3, AD Isidro Metapán (SLV) 0* Bayamón, Puerto Rico 550

2011 5/7 Walking Boyz Company (SUR) 1, PR Islanders (PUR) 1^ Paramaribo, Surinam 500 5/14 PR Islanders (PUR) 7, Walking Boyz Company (SUR) 0^ Bayamon, Puerto Rico 500 5/25 Alpha United FC (GUY) 1, PR Islanders (PUR) 3, OT^ Georgetown, 900 5/27 PR Islanders (PUR) 3, Tempete FC (HAI) 1, OT^ Georgetown, Guyana 1000 7/27 AD Isidro Metapán (SLV) 2, PR Islanders (PUR) 0* Metapán, El Salvador 1658 8/3 PR Islanders (PUR) 3, AD Isidro Metapán 1* Bayamón, Puerto Rico 1125

1972 3/12 (USA) 2, SV Transvaal (SUR) 0* Guatemala City, Guatemala 40000 3/16 Cruz Azul (MEX) 1, Rochester Lancers (USA) 1* Guatemala City, Guatemala 25000 3/19 Rochester Lancers (USA) 2, SV Estrella (ARU) 0* Guatemala City, Guatemala 20000 3/23 Comunicaciones (GUA) 3, Rochester Lancers (USA) 1* Guatemala City, Guatemala 25000 3/26 LD Alajuelense (CRC) 1, Rochester Lancers 0* Guatemala City, Guatemala 40000

1971 10/3 Rochester (USA) 4, Pembroke Hamilton (BER) 1* Rochester, N.Y. 7000 10/31 Pembroke Hamilton (BER) 1, Rochester (USA) 1* Hamilton, Bermuda 1500

*CONCACAF Champions League (Champions’ Cup prior to 2008) ^CFU (Caribbean Football Union) Club Championship

88 2016 NASL Media Guide All-Time NASL International Friendlies Results (Modern Era)

Updated through December 31, 2015 Date Match-up, Result Venue Attendance 2015 2/12 Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 0, Malmö FF (SWE) 4 Bradenton, Fla. 400 2/19 South China AA (HKG) 2, NY Cosmos (USA) 2, 2-4 pks Hong Kong 19522 3/1 CD Fatima (POR) 0, Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 1 Fatima, Portugal Closed Door 3/3 SL Benfica U-20 (POR) 1, Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 3 Seixal, Portugal Closed Door 3/4 Sporting Clube de Portugal B (POR) 3, TB Rowdies (USA) 2 , Portugal Closed Door 3/6 AC Alcanenense (POR) 1, Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 1 Rio Major, Portugal Closed Door 3/8 CAR RailHawks (USA) 0, Seoul E-Land FC (KOR) 0, 5-4 pks Cary, N.C. 1957 3/13 Ottawa Fury FC (CAN) 1, Rochester Rhinos (USA) 1 Gatineau, Quebec 300 3/13 Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 1, FC Montreal (CAN) 1 St. Petersburg, Fla. Closed Door 3/14 CD F.A.S. (SLV) 1, New York Cosmos (USA) 0 San Salvador, El Salvador 28474 3/16 Volta Redonda FC (BRA) 2, Minnesota United FC (USA) 3 Pinheiral, Brazil 30 3/18 Botafogo FC (BRA) 2, Minnesota United FC (USA) 0 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 150 3/21 Barra Mansa FC (BRA) 3, Minnesota United FC (USA) 3 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 50 3/23 CR Vasco de Gama (BRA) 0, Minnesota United FC (USA) 1 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Closed Door 3/28 San Antonio Scorpions (USA) 4, Costa Rica U-23s 2 San Antonio, Tex. 4500 6/2 Cuba 1, New York Cosmos (USA) 4 Havana, Cuba 18000 6/20 AA Ponte Preta (BRA) 4, Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 0 Campinas, Brazil 3966 6/27 Jacksonville Armada FC (USA) 2, CA Coca Juniors (ARG) 4 Jacksonville, Fla. 11315 6/27 San Antonio Scorpions (USA) 0, CS Cartaginés (CRC) 1 San Antonio, Tex. 5294 6/28 Indy Eleven (USA) 0, CA Monarcas Morelia (MEX) 0 Indianapolis, Ind. 6450 7/1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 0, CA Boca Juniors (ARG) 3 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 6827 7/18 Minnesota United FC (USA) 1, Club Leon (MEX) 1 Blaine, Minn. 9388

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2014 3/6 Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (UAE) 1, New York Cosmos (USA) 0 Dubia, U.A.E. 1500 3/10 Matlock Town FC (ENG) 0, Minnesota United FC (USA) 3 Matlock, England 358 3/11 Al Wasl SC (UAE) 1, New York Cosmos 3 Dubai, U.A.E. 3780 3/16 Emirates Club (UAE) 2, New York Cosmos 1 Ras al-Khaimah, U.A.E. 2250 3/17 Derby County FC (ENG) 2, Minnesota United FC (USA) 0 Derby, England 50 3/21 Rochester Rhinos (USA) 1, Ottawa Fury FC (CAN) 1 Rochester, N.Y. 250 3/30 Don Bosco FC (HAI) 2, Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 0 Petion-Ville, Haiti 5000 3/31 Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 1, Valur FC (ISL) 1 Bradenton, Fla. 110 4/5 Floridians FC (USA) 1, Ottawa Fury FC (CAN) 2 Sunrise, Fla. 50 4/5 San Antonio Scorpions (USA) 1, Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) 1 San Antonio, Tex. 3847 6/21 San Antonio Scorpions (USA) 1, Tigres UANL (MEX) 2 San Antonio, Tex. 6483 6/28 San Antonio Scorpions (USA) 3, Mexico U-21s 3 San Antonio, Tex. 5129 7/4 Minnesota United FC (USA) 1, Mexico U-21s 1, 4-3 pks Blaine, Minn. 8059 7/6 Carolina RailHawks (USA) 2, Puebla FC (MEX) 1 Cary, N.C. 6155 7/6 San Antonio Scorpions (USA) 1, CF Monterrey (MEX) 1 San Antonio, Tex. 6397 7/6 Sounders FC (USA) 0, FC Edmonton (CAN) 2 Tukwila, Wash. 100 7/20 Minnesota United FC (USA) 2, Swansea City (WAL) 0 Blaine, Minn. 9064 7/23 Ottawa Fury FC (CAN) 0, Rangers FC (SCO) 1 Ottawa, Ontario 8643 2013 2/13 Tampa Bay Rowdies (USA) 1, Montreal Impact (CAN) 4 Orlando, Fla. 380 2/24 Carolina RailHawks (USA) 0, Vancouver (CAN) 3 Cary, N.C. 3253 3/20 Carolina RailHawks (USA) 1, Pumas UNAM (MEX) 2 Cary, N.C. 8054 6/23 Fort Lauderdale (USA) 0, Cruziero Esporte Clube (BRA) 4 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 5724 7/6 San Antonio (USA) 1, Tigres UNAL (MEX) 5 San Antonio, Tex. 8255 7/20 San Antonio (USA) 1, CSD Dorados-Sinaloa (MEX) 2 San Antonio, Tex. 5311 7/21 Old Carthusians FC (ENG) 1, New York Cosmos (USA) 4 London, England 950 7/23 Thunder Bay Chill (CAN) 0, Minnesota United FC (USA) 4 Ft. Williams, Ontario 150 7/24 Leyton Orient FC (ENG) 2, New York Cosmos (USA) 1 London, England 2004 7/26 Gillingham FC (ENG) 1, New York Cosmos (USA) 1 Gillingham, England Closed Door 7/27 Atlanta Silverbacks (USA) 3, CSD Xelaju MC (GUA) 2 Atlanta, Ga. 5000 11/13 Villarreal CF (ESP) 3, New York Cosmos (USA) 0 Villarreal, Spain 11000 2012 3/4 Carolina RailHawks (USA) 2, Vancouver (CAN) 2, 4-2 pks Cary, N.C. 3000 3/14 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 2, Trinidad & Tobago U-23s 1 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 500 3/14 San Antonio (USA) 3, CSD Dorados-Sinaloa (MEX) 0 Stockton, Calif. 2800 3/18 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 1, Canada U-23s 0 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 200 3/24 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) 5, Club Bolívar U-19s (BOL) 1 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 450 2011 3/12 FC Tampa Bay (USA) 1, BK Hacken (SWE) 1 Sunrise, Fla. 900 4/14 FC Tampa Bay (USA) 1, Bolton Wanderers FC (ENG) 0 St. Petersburg, Fla. 3914 10/20 Atlanta Silverbacks (USA) 0, Club Irapuato (MEX) 1 Atlanta, Ga. 3500 Note: FC Tampa Bay (renamed Tampa Bay Rowdies 2012

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COMBINED FINAL STANDINGS TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS New York Cosmos* 30 15 11 4 49 30 19 56 Ottawa Fury FC* 30 15 11 4 42 23 19 56 Minnesota United FC* 30 14 11 5 54 39 15 53 Ft Lauderdale Strikers* 30 11 8 11 49 40 9 41 Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 10 9 11 33 37 -4 39 Carolina RailHawks 30 9 8 13 44 49 -5 35 FC Edmonton 30 9 8 13 41 46 -5 35 Atlanta Silverbacks 30 7 12 11 31 40 -9 33 Indy Eleven 30 8 9 13 36 48 -12 33 San Antonio Scorpions 30 7 10 13 41 52 -11 31 Jacksonville Armada FC30 8 7 15 33 49 -16 31 *Qualified To The Championship, NASL Four-Team Post-Season The Championship Final Semifinals New York 3-2 Ottawa, New York 2-1 Fort Lauderdale, MCU Park, 5,061 James M. Shuart Stadium, 10,166 Ottawa 2-1 (OT) Minnesota, TD Place, 9,346 San Antonio 2-1 Fort Lauderdale, , 7,847 SPRING SEASON TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS Home Away New York Cosmos 10 5 5 0 18 9 +9 20 (4-1-0) (1-4-0) Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 5 4 1 15 9 +6 19 (4-1-0) (1-3-1) Carolina RailHawks 10 3 5 2 15 10 +5 14 (1-3-1) (2-2-1) Minnesota United FC 10 3 5 2 15 13 +2 14 (2-2-1) (1-3-1) Indy Eleven 10 3 4 3 13 12 +1 13 (1-3-1) (2-1-2) Jacksonville Armada FC10 3 3 4 15 18 −3 12 (3-1-1) (0-2-3) San Antonio Scorpions 10 3 3 4 11 15 −4 12 (1-2-2) (2-1-2) Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 3 2 5 12 13 −1 11 (1-1-3) (2-1-2) Ottawa Fury FC 10 2 5 3 5 8 −3 11 (2-2-1) (0-3-2) FC Edmonton 10 2 3 5 16 22 −6 9 (2-2-1) (0-1-4) Atlanta Silverbacks 10 1 5 4 7 13 −6 8 (0-4-1) (1-1-3) Week 1 April 12 April 4 Edmonton 1-1 Carolina, 2492 Carolina 3-1 Ottawa, 5190 Week 3: Atlanta 1-1 Indy, 4711 April 18 Jacksonville 3-1 Edmonton, 16164 Ottawa 0-0 Minnesota, 5093 Fort Lauderdale 0-1 New York, 11691 New York 2-0 Tampa Bay, 12550 San Antonio 1-3 Tampa Bay, 6723 Carolina 1-2 Atlanta, 4489 Week 2 San Antonio 1-2 Indy, 5305 April 11 April 19 Atlanta 1-1 Ottawa, 3841 Edmonton 3-2 Fort Lauderdale, 2351 Indy 1-1 New York, 10524 Week 4: Fort Lauderdale 2-1 Jacksonville, 4883 April 25 Tampa Bay 0-0 Minnesota, 7010 Ottawa 1-3 Fort Lauderdale, 3023 91 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 NASL Recap

Tampa Bay 3-2 Jacksonville, 5469 Week 8: Atlanta 0-0 New York, 5511 May 23 Indy 1-1 Carolina, 10524 Ottawa FC 1-0 Indy, 5245 Minnesota 2-2 San Antonio, 9233 New York 3-0 San Antonio, 5032 Week 5: Fort Lauderdale 0-1 Carolina, 4801 May 2 Minnesota 3-2 Jacksonville, 9012‏ New York 1-0 Ottawa FC, 5279 May 24 Carolina 1-1 Tampa Bay, 4042 Edmonton 4-2 Atlanta, 3756 Fort Lauderdale 0-0 Atlanta, 5295 Week 9: Jacksonville 2-1 San Antonio, 8143 May 29 May 3 Ottawa FC 0-0 Edmonton, 5064 Edmonton 2-2 Minnesota, 2986 May 30 Total for Week – 25,749 Indy 2-2 Tampa Bay, 10226 Week 6: Jacksonville 0-4 Carolina, 8573 May 9 Minnesota 1-1 New York, 9317 Ottawa FC 0-0 Tampa Bay, 3461 San Antonio 1-1 Fort Lauderdale, 6396 Jacksonville 1-0 Indy, 8318 Week 10: Minnesota 1-0 Atlanta, 9058 June 6 San Antonio 1-0 Carolina, 7252‏ Atlanta 0-1 San Antonio, 5000 May 10 Carolina 1-1 Minnesota, 4863 New York 4-2 Edmonton, 3383 Fort Lauderdale 1-2 Indy, 5083 Week 7: Tampa Bay 2-0 Edmonton, 4961 May 16 June 7 Atlanta 1-1 Jacksonville, 4736 Jacksonville 0-0 Ottawa FC, 7583 Indy 1-3 Minnesota, 10524 Week 11: Carolina 2-2 New York, 7217 June 13 Tampa Bay 1-0 Fort Lauderdale, 6865 New York 3-3 Jacksonville, 7353 May 17 Tampa Bay 3-0 Atlanta, 4219 Edmonton 2-3 San Antonio, 2236 Indy 3-0 Edmonton, 10202 Minnesota 2-3 Fort Lauderdale, 9342 San Antonio 0-0 Ottawa FC, 6709 FALL SEASON TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS Home Away Ottawa Fury FC 20 13 6 1 37 15 +22 45 (6-3-1) (7-3-0) Minnesota United FC 20 11 6 3 39 26 +13 39 (6-4-0) (5-2-3) New York Cosmos 20 10 6 4 31 21 +10 36 (7-2-1) (3-4-3) Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20 8 6 6 37 27 +10 30 (4-4-2) (4-2-4) FC Edmonton 20 7 5 8 25 24 +1 26 (5-2-3) (2-3-5) Atlanta Silverbacks 20 6 7 7 24 27 −3 25 (4-4-2) (2-3-5) Carolina RailHawks 20 6 3 11 29 39 −10 21 (6-2-2) (0-1-9) Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 5 5 10 18 28 −10 20 (5-2-3) (0-3-7) Indy Eleven 20 5 5 10 23 36 −13 20 (5-1-4) (0-4-6) San Antonio Scorpions 20 4 7 9 30 37 −7 19 (3-3-4) (1-4-5) Jacksonville Armada FC20 5 4 11 18 31 −13 19 (5-3-2) (0-1-9)

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Week 1: August 8 July 4 Atlanta 3-3 San Antonio, 4442 Carolina 3-1 Minnesota, 3075 Indy Eleven 1-4 Ottawa, 9866 Tampa Bay 2-1 Atlanta, 7002 Fort Lauderdale 3-3 New York, 5667 July 5 Tampa Bay 3-2 Jacksonville, 5493 Minnesota 1-1 Ottawa, 9030 Minnesota 1-1 Edmonton, 9077 San Antonio 3-0 Tampa Bay, 7636 Week 7: continued on page 72 August 12 Week 3: Jacksonville 3-0 Carolina, 5652 July 15 August 15 Minnesota 4-0 Jacksonville, 9412 New York 2-1 San Antonio, 4006 San Antonio 2-2 Edmonton, 4,912 Ottawa 1-2 Minnesota, 6899 July 18 Jacksonville 1-0 Atlanta, 7054 Carolina 3-2 San Antonio, 4180 Fort Lauderdale 2-1 Tampa Bay, 5145 Fort Lauderdale 2-2 Atlanta, 3283 August 16 Jacksonville 1-0 New York, 8167 Edmonton 3-0 Carolina, 2022 Tampa Bay 0-1 Edmonton, 5496 Week 8: July 19 August 19 Ottawa 4-2 Indy Eleven, 4372 Indy Eleven 2-0 Tampa Bay, 8500 Total for Week – 39,822 August 22 Week 4: Atlanta 1-1 Indy Eleven, 4021 July 22 Carolina 1-3 New York, 5129 Ottawa 2-1 Atlanta, 3459 Tampa Bay 1-3 Minnesota, 5059 July 25 San Antonio 1-0 Jacksonville, 7569 Indy Eleven 1-1 New York, 10206 August 23 Tampa Bay 1-3 Fort Lauderdale, 4494 Edmonton 0-2 Fort Lauderdale, 3110 San Antonio 3-4 Minnesota, 7087 Week 9: July 26 August 26 Ottawa 2-1 Carolina, 5175 Ottawa 0-0 New York, 6042 Edmonton 1-3 Atlanta, 4232 August 29 Week 5: Ottawa 2-2 Tampa Bay, 6081 July 31 Atlanta 1-0 Edmonton, 3601 Jacksonville 3-3 Minnesota, 6847 Fort Lauderdale 7-1 Indy Eleven, 3819 August 1 Jacksonville 0-0 San Antonio, 7053 Carolina 1-1 Tampa Bay, 6191 August 30 Indy Eleven 0-1 Atlanta, 9632 New York 3-2 Carolina, 5257 August 2 Week 10: Edmonton 0-1 Ottawa, 1626 September 2 New York 2-0 Fort Lauderdale, 4503 Minnesota 1-0 Indy Eleven, 7137 Week 6: September 4 August 5 Carolina 2-0 Atlanta, 4021 New York 2-1 Minnesota, 3607 Atlanta 2-1 Fort Lauderdale, 3071 Continued on page 94 Edmonton 2-0 Indy Eleven, 3120 93 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 NASL Recap

September 5 October 4 Indy Eleven 3-0 Jacksonville, 9078 Ottawa 2-0 Edmonton, 6050 Tampa Bay 2-0 New York, 5630 New York 1-1 Atlanta, 3326 San Antonio 0-1 Ottawa, 6473 Week 15: September 6 October 7 Edmonton 1-1 Minnesota, 3156 Atlanta 0-3 New York, 3469 Week 11: October 10 September 9 Carolina 3-0 Jacksonville, 3424 San Antonio 3-3 Carolina, 4105 Indy Eleven 1-2 San Antonio, 10090 September 12 Tampa Bay 1-1 Ottawa, 5242 Ottawa 0-0 Fort Lauderdale, 6327 Minnesota 2-1 Fort Lauderdale, 9207 New York 1-0 Jacksonville, 5089 October 11 Minnesota 3-1 Carolina, 8222 New York 3-0 Edmonton, 4286 San Antonio 2-0 Indy Eleven, 7232 Week 16: September 13 October 14 Edmonton 1-0 Tampa Bay, 4160 Carolina 2-1 Edmonton, 3558 Week 12: October 17 September 15 Atlanta 0-0 Tampa Bay, 4111 Atlanta 1-2 Minnesota, 2302 Fort Lauderdale 4-0 Carolina, 2998 September 16 Indy Eleven 3-1 Minnesota, 9085 Fort Lauderdale 2-0 Jacksonville, 1278 Jacksonville 3-2 Edmonton, 6503 September 19 October 18 Atlanta 2-1 Carolina, 4322 Ottawa 1-0 San Antonio, 5023 Fort Lauderdale 0-2 Ottawa, 3773 Week 17: Indy Eleven 0-2 Edmonton, 9840 October 21 Tampa Bay 2-0 San Antonio, 6135 Jacksonville 1-3 Ottawa, 5868 Minnesota 0-0 New York, 9418 Fort Lauderdale 0-0 San Antonio, 2632 Week 13: October 24 September 22 Indy Eleven 2-1 Fort Lauderdale, 9213 New York 1-4 Ottawa, 3438 Tampa Bay 1-0 Carolina, 6973 September 26 Minnesota 1-0 Atlanta, 9212 Carolina 1-3 Ottawa, 3374 October 25 Fort Lauderdale 2-5 Minnesota, 2903 San Antonio 1-2 New York, 8053 Jacksonville 2-0 Tampa Bay, 7163 Edmonton 1-1 Jacksonville, 2730 San Antonio 3-3 Atlanta, 7759 Week 18: September 27 October 30 Edmonton 2-1 New York, 4240 Carolina 3-1 Indy Eleven, 6272 Week 14: October 31 September 30 Atlanta 1-1 Ottawa, 2511 Tampa Bay 1-1 Indy Eleven, 4691 New York 2-0 Tampa Bay, 5171 October 3 Minnesota 2-2 San Antonio, 5890 Jacksonville 1-1 Indy Eleven, 6734 November 1 Minnesota 1-0 Tampa Bay, 8932 Jacksonville 0-1 Fort Lauderdale, 9083 San Antonio 2-4 Fort Lauderdale, 7832 94 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 NASL Internationals

Ottawa Fury’ FC’s Julian DeGuzman once again captained Canada’s MNT in 2015 In 2015, 18 NASL players had the honor of representing their national teams in international play around the world. Ten of the league’s 11 teams sent players to 10 different countries to participate in World Cup qualifying matches and regional tournaments, such as the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, and Copa América. The Jamaican international Lance Laing played in Copa América (the first Caribbean nation to compete in the tournament) and also played during Jamaica’s surprising run to the Gold Cup final. It was a year to remember for Ottawa’s Julian de Guzman, who broke Canada’s career appearance mark when he earned his 85th during a 0-0 draw with El Salvador in a World Cup Qualifier. NASL Team Player (Country) Atlanta Silverbacks Steward Ceus (Haiti) Carolina RailHawks Futty Danso (Gambia) Carolina RailHawks Chris Nurse (Guyana) FC Edmonton Sainey Nyassi (Gambia) FC Edmonton Lance Laing (Jamaica) FC Edmonton Mallan Roberts (Canada) FC Edmonton Dustin Corea (El Salvador) Fort Lauderdale Strikers James Marcelin (Haiti) Jacksonville Armada FC Pascal Millien (Haiti) Jacksonville Armada FC Mechack Jérôme (Haiti) Jacksonville Armada FC Shawn Nicklaw (Guam) Minnesota United Miguel Ibarra (United States) New York Cosmos Andrés Flores (El Salvador) New York Cosmos Keasel Broome (Barbados) Ottawa Fury FC Julian De Guzman (Canada) San Antonio Scorpions Billy Forbes (Turks & Caicos Islands) San Antonio Scorpions Nana Attakora (Canada) Tampa Bay Rowdies Richard Menjivar (El Salvador) 95 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide 2015 NASL Stats Leaders

Individual Leaders Goalkeeper Leaders Goals Goalkeeper GAA (minimum 15 games) Stefano Pinho (FTL) – 16 Romuald Peiser (OTT) – 0.76 Christian Ramirez (MNU) Jimmy Maurer (NYC) – 0.93 – 12 Matt Pickens (TBR) – 1.04 Nacho Novo (CAR) – 11 Sammy Ndjock (MNU) – 1.09 (SAS) – 10 Steward Ceus (ATL) – 1.32 Rafael Castillo (SAS) – 8 Matt VanOekel (FCE) – 1.47 Leo Fernandes (NYC) – 8 Josh Ford (FTL) – 1.56 Daryl Fordyce (FCE) – 8 Marlon Freitas (FTL) – 8 Tom Heinemann (OTT) – 8

Assists Goalkeeper Saves (minimum 15 Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 80 Miguel Gallardo (JAX) – 75 Romuald Peiser (OTT) – 73 Jimmy Maurer (NYC) – 68 Matt Pickens (TBR) – 65 Sammy Ndjock (MNU) – 61 Matt VanOekel (FCE) – 58

Georgi Hristov (TBR) – 9 Tiyi Shipalane (CAR) – 9 Billy Forbes (SAS) – 8 Jaime Chávez (ATL) – 7 Lance Laing (FCE) – 7 Stefano Pinho (FTL) - 7 Siniša Ubiparipović (OTT)

Minutes Played Tamika Mkandawire (TBR) – 2700 Ryan Richter (OTT) – 2700 Frankie Sanfilippo (FTL) – 2695 Colin Falvey (OTT) – 2668 Rafael Alves (OTT) – 2634 Romuald Peiser (OTT) – 2610

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Player of the Month Awards

Jimmy Maurer, GK Raúl, F Romuald Peiser, GK Christian Ramirez, F Stefano Pinho, F New York Cosmos New York Cosmos Ottawa Fury FC Minnesota United FC Ft. Lauderdale Strikers April May June July August September October/November

Player of the Week Awards SPRING SEASON FALL SEASON Week 1: Stefan Antonijevic – D, Tampa Bay Week 1: Lance Laing – M, FC Edmonton Week 2: Victor “PC’ Giro – D, Fort Lauderdale Week 2: Omar Cummings – F, San Antonio Week 3: Sainey Nyassi – M, FC Edmonton Week 3: Nacho Novo – F, Carolina RailHawks Week 4: Maicon Santos – F, Tampa Bay Week 4: Carl Haworth – F, Ottawa Fury FC Week 5: Alhassane Keita – F, Jacksonville Week 5: Rafael Alves – D, Ottawa Fury FC Week 6: Carlos Mendes – D, New York Week 6: Pedro Mendes – F, Atlanta Week 7: Billy Forbes – M, San Antonio Week 7: Jamie Castrillon – M, Jacksonville Week 8: Raúl – F, New York Week 8: Stefano Pinho – F, Fort Lauderdale Week 9: Kyle Hyland – D, Indy Eleven Week 9: Stefano Pinho – F, Fort Lauderdale Week 10: Victor Pineda – M, Indy Eleven Week 10: Zach Steinberger – M, Indy Eleven Week 11: Pascal Millien – M, Jacksonville Week 11 : Rafael Castillo – M, San Antonio Week 12: Sinisa Ubiparipovic – M, Ottawa Week 13: Tom Heinemann – F, Ottawa Week 14 : Stefano Pinho – F, Fort Lauderdale Week 15 : Pablo Campos – F, Minnesota Week 16 : Stefano Pinho – F, Fort Lauderdale Week 17 : Richard Menjivar – M, Tampa Bay Week 18: Raúl – F, New York

2015 Best XI

Goalkeeper: Romuald Peiser – Ottawa Fury FC Defenders: Rafael Alves – Ottawa Fury FC; Justin Davis – Minnesota United FC; Carlos Mendes – New York Cosmos; Kevin Venegas – Minnesota United FC Midfielders: Ibson – Minnesota United FC; Lance Laing – FC Edmonton; James Marcelin – Fort Lauderdale Strikers; Richie Ryan – Ottawa Fury FC Forwards: Stefano Pinho – Fort Lauderdale Strikers; Christian Ramirez – Minnesota United

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COMBINED TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS Minnesota United FC* 27 16 7 4 47 28 19 55 San Antonio Scorpions* 27 16 4 7 43 24 19 52 New York Cosmos* 27 11 9 7 37 27 10 42 Fort Lauderdale Strikers* 27 11 7 9 38 39 -1 40 Carolina RailHawks 27 11 5 11 38 43 -5 48 FC Edmonton 27 10 7 10 32 28 4 34 Tampa Bay Rowdies 27 7 9 11 36 50 -14 30 Ottawa Fury FC 27 7 6 14 34 38 -4 27 Indy Eleven 27 6 9 12 35 46 -11 27 Atlanta Silverbacks 27 6 5 16 31 48 -17 23 *Qualified To The Championship, NASL Four-Team Post-Season

SPRING SEASON TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS Minnesota United FC 9 6 2 1 16 9 7 20 New York Cosmos 9 6 1 2 14 3 11 19 San Antonio Scorpions 9 5 2 2 13 9 4 17 Carolina RailHawks 9 4 2 3 11 15 -4 14 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 9 4 1 4 18 18 0 13 Ottawa Fury FC 9 3 1 5 14 13 1 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 9 2 4 3 11 16 -5 10 Atlanta Silverbacks 9 3 1 5 12 20 -8 10 FC Edmonton 9 2 2 5 11 11 0 8 Indy Eleven 9 0 4 5 14 20 -6 4

FALL SEASON TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS San Antonio Scorpions 18 11 2 5 30 15 15 35 Minnesota United FC 18 10 5 3 31 19 12 35 FC Edmonton 18 8 5 5 23 18 5 29 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 18 7 6 5 20 21 -1 27 Carolina RailHawks 18 7 3 8 27 28 -1 24 New York Cosmos 18 5 8 5 23 24 -1 23 Indy Eleven 18 6 5 7 21 26 -5 23 Tampa Bay Rowdies 18 5 5 8 25 34 -9 20 Ottawa Fury FC 18 4 5 9 20 25 -5 17 Atlanta Silverbacks 18 3 4 11 20 30 -10 13

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The Championship Semifinals November 8, Minnesota United FC 1-1 (4-5 pen) Fort Lauderdale Strikers, NSC Stadium, 6,113 San Antonio Scorpions 2-1 (OT) New York Cosmos, Toyota Field, 6,548

Final November 15, San Antonio Scorpions 2-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Toyota Field, 7,847

2014 NASL STATS LEADERS

GOALS GOALKEEPER Christian Ramirez (MNU) – 20 Fafà Picault (FTL) – 12 GAA Jaime Chavez (ATL) – 9 John Smits (FCE) – 0.90 Georgi Hristov (TBR) – 9 Jimmy Maurer (NYC) – 0.91 Daniel Mendes (MNU) – 9 Josh Saunders (SAS) – 0.93 Zack Schilawski (CAR) – 9 Matt VanOekel (MNU) – 0.95 Kamil Čontofalský (FTL) – 1.13 ASSISTS Romuald Peiser (OTT) – 1.40 Billy Forbes (SAS) – 7 Lance Laing (FCE) – 6 SAVES Shawn Chin (FTL) – 5 Kristian Nicht (IND) – 78 Miguel Ibarra (MNU) – 5 Jimmy Maurer (NYC) – 67 Christian Ramirez (MNU) – 5 Matt Pickens (TBR) – 67 Kevin Venegas (MNU) – 5 John Smits (FCE) – 62 Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 60 MINUTES PLAYED Josh Saunders (SAS) – 54 Kristian Nicht (IND) – 2430 Ivan Guerrero (FTL) – 2416 Lance Laing (FCE) – 2404 Christian Ramirez (MNU) – 2393 Mason Trafford (OTT) – 2348 Hunter Freeman (NYC) – 2340

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SPRING SEASON TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS Atlanta Silverbacks* 12 6 3 3 20 15 5 21 Carolina RailHawks 12 5 5 2 20 16 4 20 San Antonio Scorpions 12 6 2 4 19 15 4 20 Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 5 3 4 21 16 5 18 FC Edmonton 12 3 5 4 13 12 1 14 Minnesota United FC 12 4 2 6 18 23 -5 14 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 12 2 2 8 10 24 -14 8 FALL SEASON TEAM GP W T L GF GA +/- PTS New York Cosmos* 14 9 4 1 22 12 10 31 Carolina RailHawks 14 7 2 5 21 16 5 23 Tampa Bay Rowdies 14 5 5 4 30 27 3 20 Minnesota United FC 14 6 2 6 21 19 2 20 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 14 5 3 6 18 20 -2 18 FC Edmonton 14 3 7 4 13 14 -1 16 Atlanta Silverbacks 14 4 4 6 14 22 -8 16 San Antonio Scorpions 14 3 1 10 15 24 -9 10 The Championship Final November 9 Atlanta Silverbacks 0-1 New York Cosmos, 7211

2013 NASL STATS LEADERS MINUTES PLAYED Luka Vucko (SAS) – 2340 GOALS Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 2250 Brian Shriver (CAR) – 15 Luke Mulholland (TBR) – 2250 Pablo Campos (MNU) – 13 Neil Hlavaty (FCE) – 2230 Hans Denissen (ATL) – 12 Frankie Sanfilippo (TBR) – 2206 Georgi Hristov (TBR) – 12 Luke Mulholland (TBR) – 11 GAA Kyle Reynish (NYC) - 0.92 ASSISTS Lance Parker (FCE) - 0.99 Georgi Hristov (TBR) – 8 Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) - 1.28 (ATL) – 7 Jeremy Vuolo (SAS) - 1.32 Luke Mulholland (TBR) – 7 Richard Sanchez (FTL - 1.43 Javier Saavedra (SAS) – 7 Ivan Guerrero (FTL) – 7 SAVES Diego Restrepo (TBR) – 138 Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 91 Lance Parker (FCE) – 79 Joe Nasco (ATL) – 75 Jeremy Vuolo (SAS) – 54

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TEAM GP W D L GF GA GD PTS San Antonio Scorpions 28 13 8 7 46 27 +19 47 Tampa Bay Rowdies 28 12 9 7 37 30 +7 45 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 11 8 9 32 30 +2 41 Carolina RailHawks 28 10 10 8 44 46 -2 40 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 9 10 40 46 -6 36 Minnesota Stars FC 28 8 11 9 34 33 +1 35 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 7 9 12 35 46 -11 30 FC Edmonton 28 5 10 13 26 36 -10 25 Quarterfinals Final September 29, October 20, Carolina 3-1 Fort Lauderdale, WakeMed Soccer Park, 2534 Minnesota 2-0 Tampa Bay, NSC Stadium, Puerto Rico 1-2 Minnesota, Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel, 4,642 2,002 October 27, Tampa Bay 3-1 Minnesota, Al Lang Stadium, Semifinals 6,208 October 6, Carolina 1-2 Tampa Bay, WakeMed Soccer Park, 3,183 Minnesota 0-0 San Antonio, NSC Stadium, 2,006 October 13, Tampa Bay 3-3 Carolina, Al Lang Stadium, 4,132 October 14, San Antonio 1-2 Minnesota, Heroes Stadium, 6,249 2012 NASL STATS LEADERS MINUTES PLAYED Takuya Yamada TBR 2520 GOALS Mike Ambersley TBR 2426 Pablo Campos SAS 21 Pablo Campos SAS 2388 Nick Zimmerman CAR 15 Frankie Sanfilippo TBR 2340 Mark Anderson FTL 11 Kupono Low CAR 2326 Matt Horth ATL 10 Nicholas Addlery PRI 9 GAA Daryl Sattler SAS 0.79 ASSISTS TBR 1.07 Mike Ambersley TBR 8 Richard Martin PRI 1.08 Walter Restrepo FTL 8 Matt Van Oekel MIN 1.20 Mike Palacio CAR 6 Lance Parker FCE 1.31 Walter Ramirez SAS 6 Shaun Saiko FCE 6 SAVES Jeff Attinella TBR 118 Matt Glaeser FTL 108 Richard Martin PRI 106 Daniel Illyes ATL 86 Ray Burse CAR 82

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TEAM GP W D L GF GA GD PTS Carolina RailHawks 28 17 3 8 50 26 +24 54 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 15 7 6 41 32 +9 52 FC Tampa Bay 28 11 8 9 41 36 +5 41 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 11 8 35 36 -1 38 FC Edmonton 28 10 6 12 35 40 -5 36 NSC Minnesota Stars 28 9 9 10 30 32 -2 36 Montréal Impact 28 9 8 11 35 27 +8 35 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 4 4 20 25 63 -38 16 Quarterfinals October 15, October 1, Carolina 4-3, (3-5 pen) NSC Minnesota, FC Tampa Bay 0-1 NSC Minnesota WakeMed Soccer Park, 4,002 Al Lang Stadium, 3,003 Fort Lauderdale 2-1 Puerto Rico Fort Lauderdale 5-0 Edmonton Lockhart Stadium, 3,700 Lockhart Stadium, 2,250

Final Semifinals October 22, October 8, NSC Minnesota 3-1 Fort Lauderdale, NSC Minnesota 1-0 Carolina, NSC Stadium, 4,511 NSC Stadium, 2,512 October 29, Puerto Rico 1-3 Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale 0-0 NSC Minnesota Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel Lockhart Stadium 6,849

2011 NASL STATS LEADERS MINUTES PLAYED Kyle Altman MIN 2430 GOALS Christopher Kooy FCE 2430 CAR 20 Aaron Pitchkolan PRI 2419 Pablo Campos CAR 12 Antonio Rago FCE 2318 Mike Ambersley TBR 11 Kupone Low CAR 2300 Jonanthan Faña Farias PRI 11 Willie Hunt ATL 2300 Aaron King TBR 9 Shaun Saiko FCE 9 GAA MTL 0.76 ASSISTS Brad Knighton CAR 1.00 Etienne Barbara CAR 8 Matt Glaeser FTL 1.03 Jonny Steele CAR 8 Joseph Warren MIN 1.08 Mike Ambersley TBR 7 Ray Burse PRI 1.18 David Foley PRI 6 Aaron King TBR 5 SAVES Pascal Millien TBR 5 Jeff Attinella TBR 134 Ciaran O’Brien ATL 5 Joseph Warren MIN 125 Shaun Saiko FCE 5 Brad Knighton CAR 125 Ray Burse PRI 103 Jimmy Maurer ATL 93

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Goals Assists

Pablo Campos (CAR, SAS, MNU) – 52 Georgi Hristov (TBR) – 21 Christian Ramirez (MNU) – 32 Mike Ambersley (TBR, MNU, IND) – 21 Brian Shriver (FTL, CAR, TBR) – 31 Tiyi Shipalane (CAR) – 17 Mike Ambersley (TBR, MNU, IND) – 25 Billy Forbes (SAS) – 15 Etienne Barbara (CAR, TBR, MNU) – 23 Lance Laing (FTL, FCE, MNU) – 15 Simone Bracalello (MNU, CAR) – 23 Pablo Campos (SAS, MNU) – 14 Georgi Hristov (TBR) – 23 Shaun Saiko (FCE, SAS) – 14 Martin Nuñez (FTL, MNU, TBR) – 22 Luke Mulholland (MNU, TBR) – 14

Games Played Goalkeeper Games Played

Aaron Pitchkolan (PRI, SAS, MNU) – 130 Matt VanOekel (MNU, FCE) – 84 Neil Hlavaty (MNU, FCE, CAR) – 128 Jimmy Maurer (NYC) – 71 Frank Sanfilippo (TBR, FTL) – 125 Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 70 Kupono Low (CAR) – 124 Matt Glaeser (FTL) – 56 Justin Davis (MNU) – 120 Jeff Attinella (TBR, FTL) – 55 Brian Shriver (FTL, CAR, TBR) – 114 Ray Burse (PRI, CAR) – 50 Lance Laing (FTL, FCE, MNU) – 110 Daryl Sattler (TBR, MNU, SAS) – 49 Pablo Campos (CAR, SAS, MNU) – 108 103 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide All-time Stats Leaders (Modern Era - Regular Season)

Goalkeeper Victories Goalkeeper Shutouts

Matt VanOekel (MNU, FCE) – 33 Jimmy Maurer (NYC) – 25 Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 29 Matt VanOekel (MNU) – 19 Jimmy Maurer (NYC) – 29 Jeff Attinella (TBR, FTL) – 17 Jeff Attinella (TBR, FTL) – 23 Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 17 Ray Burse (PRI, CAR) – 21 Romuald Peiser (OTT) – 17 Daryl Sattler (TBR, MNU, SAS) – 20 Daryl Sattler (TBR, SAS, MNU) – 17 Romuald Peiser (OTT) – 19 Ray Burse (PRI, CAR) – 13 Brad Knighton (CAR) – 17 Matt Glaeser (FTL) – 12

Goalkeeper Saves Coaching Victories

Jeff Attinella (TBR, FTL) – 269 Colin Clarke (PRI, CAR) – 57 Akira Fitzgerald (CAR) – 246 Manny Lagos (MNU) – 55 Matt VanOekel (MNU, FCE) – 239 Ricky Hill (TBR) – 40 Jimmy Maurer (NYC) – 227 Giovanni Savarese (NYC) – 32 Matt Glaeser (FTL) – 207 Colin Miller (FCE) – 25 Ray Burse (PRI, CAR) – 185 Günter Kronsteiner (AUT) FTL – 24 Lance Parker (FCE) – 151 Alen Marcina (SAS, OKC) – 23 Diego Restrepo (TBR) – 138 Marc Dos Santos (OTT) – 22 104 2016 NASL Media Guide NASL Records (Since 2011 - Regular Season) (updated: 11/4/2015)

INDIVIDUAL Most Goals, Year Most Total Points (Goals + Assists), Year 54: Minnesota, 2015 49: Etienne Barbara, Carolina – Fewest Goals Against, Year (20 goals + 9 assists), 2011 12: New York, 2013 Most Goals, Year Most Goals In Game (Both Teams), Year 21: Pablo Campos, San Antonio – 2012 11: San Antonio 4 Tampa Bay 7, August 3, 2013 Most Goals, Game Largest Margin Of Victory, Year 4: Pablo Campos, San Antonio vs. Carolina, 8: San Antonio 8 Carolina 0, July 28, 2012 July 28, 2012 Most Consecutive Victories (Overall) Most Hat-Tricks, Year 10: Carolina, May 7 – July 3, 2011 2: Stefano Pinho, Fort Lauderdale vs. Indy Eleven, Most Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Overall) August 29, 2015; vs. San Antonio, October 3, 2015 13: Carolina, April 16 – July 3, 2011 Earliest Goal, Game New York, August 24, 2013 – April 26, 2014 .12 seconds: Alhassane Keita, Most Consecutive Victories At Home Jacksonville vs. Edmonton, April 4, 2015 9: Carolina, April 16 – July 30 2011 Most Assists, Game Most Consecutive Games Unbeaten At Home 4: Ivan Guerrero, Fort Lauderdale vs. Atlanta, 18: Carolina, September 22, 2012 – July 12, 2014 October 19, 2013 New York, August 6, 2014 – Sept. 22, 2015 Most Assists, Year Consecutive Games Lost At Home 9: Johnny Steele, Carolina – 2011 5: Indy Eleven, May 10 – September 27, 2014 Etienne Barbara, Carolina – 2011 Consecutive Games Without A Win At Home Georgi Hristov, Tampa Bay – 2015 12: Indy Eleven, April 12 - September 27, 2014 Tiyi Shipalane, Carolina – 2015 Most Consecutive Victories On Road 6: San Antonio, April 19 – July 26, 2014 GOALKEEPER Ottawa, August 2 – September 26, 2015 Best Goals Allowed Average (GAA), Year Most Consecutive Games Unbeaten On Road 0.76 Evan Bush, Montreal, 2011 12: Ottawa, June 7, 2015 – Present Romuald Peiser, Ottawa, 2015 Consecutive Games Lost On Road Most Victories, Year 9: Jacksonville, July 5 – October 10, 2015 15: Romuald Peiser, Ottawa, 2015 Consecutive Games Without A Victory On Road Most Shut Outs, Year 19: Edmonton, July 28, 2012 – April 26, 2014 14: Romuald Peiser, Ottawa, 2015 Consecutive Games Lost Most Consecutive Shut Out Minutes 6: Atlanta, July 30 – August 27, 2011 648: Romuald Peiser, Ottawa, May 2 – July 11, 2015 Atlanta, September 6 – October 4, 2014 Consecutive Games Without A Victory TEAM 13: Carolina, September 7, 2011 – May 19, 2012 Most Games Won, Year Most Shut outs (Overall) 17: Carolina, 2011 14: San Antonio, 2012 Fewest Games Lost, Year Ottawa, 2015 1: New York, 2013 Most Consecutive Shut Out Minutes 648: Ottawa, May 2 – July 11, 2015

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5,909 5,522 6,515 Spring 5,346 Spring 5,606 Fall 4,670 5,610 Fall 4,653 Spring 3,770 3,819 4,676 Fall

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Top Ten Highest Attendance Games (Since 2011) 16,164: EverBank Field; Jacksonville Armada FC 3-1 FC Edmonton, April 4, 2015 14,593: TD Place; Ottawa Fury FC 0-1 New York Cosmos, July 20, 2014 13,151: Heroes Stadium; San Antonio Scorpions 0-4 Puerto Rico Islanders, April 15, 2012 13,034: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 0-0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers, June 18, 2011 12,550: James M. Shuart Stadium; New York Cosmos 2-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies, April 18, 2015 12,433: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 2-0 FC Edmonton, September 17, 2011 12,397: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 1-3 NSC Minnesota Stars, August 6, 2011 12,327: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 2-0 NSC Minnesota Stars, August 20, 2011 12,297: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 1-0 Carolina RailHawks, September 11, 2011 12,156: Stade Saputo; Montreal Impact 1-0 Puerto Rico Islanders, July 31, 2011

Jacksonville Armada FC’s 2015 home opener drew NASL Modern Era Record Crowd of 16,164.

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Golden Ball Awarded to the NASL Player of the Year 2015: Stefano Pinho, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2014: Miguel Ibarra, Minnesota United FC 2013: Georgi Hristov, Tampa Bay Rowdies 2012: Pablo Campos, San Antonio Scorpions 2011: Etienne Barbara, Carolina RailHawks

Golden Boot Awarded to the top NASL Goalscorer 2015: Stefano Pinho, Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2014: Christian Ramirez, Minnesota United FC 2013: Brian Shriver, Carolina RailHawks 2012: Pablo Campos, San Antonio Scorpions 2011: Etienne Barbara, Carolina RailHawks

Golden Glove Awarded to the NASL Goalkeeper with lowest GAA (Goals Against Average) 2015: Romuald Peiser, Ottawa Fury FC 2014: John Smits, FC Edmonton 2013: Kyle Reynish, New York Cosmos 2012: Daryl Sattler, San Antonio Scorpions 2011: Evan Bush, Montreal Impact

Young Player Awarded to the best NASL Younger Player of the Year, 23 & Under 2015: Leo Fernandes, New York Cosmos 2014: Christian Ramirez, Minnesota United FC

Humanitarian Awarded for Humanitarian Efforts off the field 2015: Drew Beckie, Ottawa Fury FC 2014: Chris Nurse, Fort Lauderdale Strikers

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Coach of the Year Awarded to the NASL Coach of the Year 2015: Marc Dos Santos, Ottawa Fury FC 2014: Manny Lagos, Minnesota United FC 2013: Brian Haynes, Atlanta Silverbacks 2012: Ricky Hill, Tampa Bay Rowdies 2011: Manny Lagos, NSC Minnesota Stars

Fair Play Awarded to the team with the fewest combined red and yellow cards over the course of the split seasons 2015: Ottawa Fury FC 2014: Tampa Bay Rowdies 2013: Minnesota United FC 2012: Tampa Bay Rowdies 2011: FC Tampa Bay Rowdies

Season Champions One season from 2011-2012; Split Season 2013-Present 2015: New York Cosmos (Spring) 2015: Ottawa Fury FC (Fall) 2014: Minnesota United FC (Spring) 2014: San Antonio Scorpions (Fall) 2013: Atlanta Silverbacks (Spring) 2013: New York Cosmos (Fall) 2012: San Antonio Scorpions 2011: Carolina RailHawks

NASL Champions Winner of The Championship Final (NASL Soccer Bowl Trophy). 2015: New York Cosmos 2014: San Antonio Scorpions 2013: New York Cosmos 2012: Tampa Bay Rowdies 2011: NSC Minnesota Stars

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Goals (# Seasons)

Giorgio Chinaglia (8) – 193 Alan Willey (9) – 129 Karl-Heinz Granitza (7) – 128 (9) – 119 (10) – 102 Ilija Mitic (9) – 101

Games Played (# Seasons) Assists (# Seasons)

Bob Lenarduzzi (11) – 288 Vladislav Bogicevic (7) – 147 (11) – 276 Karl-Heinz Granitza (7) – 101 (9) – 252 (8) – 99 Ace Ntsoelengoe (11) – 244 Steve Wegerle (8) – 88 Paul Child (10) – 239 Ace Ntsoelengoe (11) – 82 Alan Willey (9) – 238 (8) – 81

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GK Shutouts (# Seasons) GK Games Played (# Seasons)

Alan Mayer (8) – 51 (12) – 227 Ken Cooper (10) – 49 Arnie Mausser (10) –224 Paul Hammond (9) – 40 Paul Hammond (9) – 180 Mike Hewitt (9) – 38 (7) – 176 Zeljko Bilecki (7) – 37 Mike Hewitt (9) – 175 (7) – 37 Ken Cooper (10 – 170

GK Most Victories (# Seasons) Coach Most Victories (# Seasons)

Paul Hammond (9) – 96 (15) – 185 Bob Rigby (13) – 94 (10) – 147 Arnie Mausser (11) – 93 (10) – 131 Ken Cooper (10) – 84 (7) – 113 Phil Parkes (6) – 84 (9) – 104 (7) – 98

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Legendary Era After the creation of the North American Soccer League in 1968, the league’s championship games were known as the NASL Final until 1974.

The , Tornado, , New York Cosmos, Atoms, and Rochester Lancers were crowned champions after winning the NASL Final (in either a single game, home-and-away playoff, or best-of-three series). The exception was in 1969 when no championship game was played and the were crowned the league winners, after amassing the most points in the regular season.

The NASL also recognized two champions in 1967: the Oakland Clippers of the NPSL and the Los Angeles Wolves of the USA, before they merged into the NASL.

Soccer Bowl The NASL Soccer Bowl began in 1975, when Commissioner conceived a week-long, neutral-site championship, similar to the NFL’s Super Bowl. Unlike the Super Bowl, Soccer Bowl was not denoted by Roman numerals; instead the last digits of the year were used (for example Soccer Bowl ’75).

In 1984, the league changed the neutral-site format to a best-of- three series played at each team’s home field. That year the event was promoted as the Soccer Bowl Tampa Bay Rowdies lifted their first Series ’84, though it was still Soccer Bowl Trophy in 1975. generally acknowledged as the Soccer Bowl.

The Tampa Bay Rowdies were the first team to lift the Soccer Bowl Trophy, in 1975, when they defeated the , 2-0, at San Jose’s Spartan Stadium.

Former Portugal international striker Eusébio led the Toronto Metros-Croatia to the NASL title in 1976, becoming the first team from Canada to win the trophy. The next year, Brazilian forward and three-time World Cup winner Pelé concluded his playing career by leading the New York Cosmos to their first Soccer Bowl title

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by posting a 2-1 win over the Seattle Sounders at Portland’s Civic Stadium. In 1978, a record crowd of 74,091 was on hand at in East Rutherford, N.J., as the Cosmos topped the Rowdies, 3-1, to win Soccer Bowl ’78. Giants Stadium again staged the Soccer Bowl in 1979, when the Vancouver Whitecaps became the second Canadian team to win the NASL title, defeating the Rowdies, 2-1.

The Cosmos regained the title in 1980, blanking the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 3-0, at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington.

After losing the 1981 title to the at Toronto’s , the Cosmos captured their fourth Soccer Bowl, and the club’s fifth NASL Championship, in 1982 with a 1-0 shutout of the Seattle Sounders in San Diego.

Vancouver became the second Canadian city to stage the Soccer Bowl as the Tulsa Roughnecks topped the Toronto Blizzard, 2-0, at BC Place in 1983.

The next year, Soccer Bowl was a best-of-three series as the Sting won their second league title, sweeping the Blizzard in two matches, first at Chicago’s and then at Toronto’s , to capture the 1984 title.

Modern Era

With the launch of the new NASL and the start of play in 2011, the NSC Minnesota Stars (now Minnesota United FC) and then the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2012 were the first champions of the league’s Modern Era playing a two-leg series. Minnesota defeated the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 2011 and then lost to the Rowdies in a penalty-kick shootout the next year.

In 2013, the format shifted to a single- game NASL Final (for the first time since 1983) between the winners of the Spring Season (New York Cosmos) and the Fall Season (Atlanta Silverbacks). New York captured its sixth championship, 1-0, on a free kick by the Spanish star Marcos Cosmos’ captured league-best third (in modern era) NASL Championship in 2015 and seventh Senna. overall (including five from legendary era).

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The Championship, the league’s four-team postseason tournament, was introduced in 2014. The winners of the Spring Season (Minnesota) and the Fall Season (San Antonio), plus the two teams (New York and Fort Lauderdale) with the next-best point totals in the Combined Standings also advanced. After the Cosmos and Loons were eliminated, the host San Antonio captured their first NASL Soccer Bowl Trophy, defeating the Strikers, 2-1, at Toyota Field in The Championship Final.

In 2015, the Cosmos again reigned over the NASL, defeating Ottawa Fury FC, 3-2, in the league’s final. New York, the Spring Season Champion, defeated the Strikers in The Championship Semifinals. Ottawa, the Fall Season winners, ousted Minnesota United, 2-1, in extra time to advance. The Championship Final was played before a Modern Era record crowd of 10,166 at Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, N.Y. The Soccer Bowl Trophy is the third-oldest professional soccer prize in the United States.

Year Champion Runner-Up Top Goal Scorer 1967 NPSL- Oakland Clippers Yanko Daucik, Toronto Falcons USA-Los Angeles Wolves Washington Whips , Chicago Mustangs 1968 Atlanta Chiefs San Diego Toros Janusz Kowalik, Chicago Mustangs 1969* Kansas City Spurs Atlanta Chiefs Kazier Motaung, Atlanta Chiefs 1970 Rochester Lancers Washington Darts Kirk Apostolidis, 1971 Dallas Tornado Atlanta Chiefs Carlos Metrdieri, Rochester Lancers 1972 New York Cosmos St Louis Stars , New York Cosmos 1973 Dallas Tornado Kyle Rote Jr., Dallas Tornados 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs Paul Child, 1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies Portland Timbers , Miami Toros 1976 Toronto Metros-Croatia Giorgio Chinaglia, New York Cosmos 1977 New York Cosmos Seattle Sounders Steve David, Los Angeles Aztecs 1978 New York Cosmos Tampa Bay Rowdies Giorgio Chinaglia, New York Cosmos 1979 Vancouver Whitecaps Tampa Bay Rowdies Oscar Fabiani, Tampa Bay 1980 New York Cosmos Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Giorgio Chinaglia, New York Cosmos 1981 Chicago Sting New York Cosmos Giorgio Chinaglia, New York Cosmos 1982 New York Cosmos Seattle Sounders Giorgio Chinaglia, New York Cosmos 1983 Tulsa Roughnecks Toronto Blizzard Roberto Cabañas, New York Cosmos 1984 Chicago Sting Toronto Blizzard Steve Zungul, San Jose Earthquakes 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Etienne Barbara, Carolina RailHawks 2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies Minnesota Stars Pablo Campos, San Antonio Scorpions 2013 New York Cosmos Atlanta Silverbacks Brian Shriver, Carolina RailHawks 2014 San Antonio Scorpions Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Christian Ramirez, Minnesota United FC 2015 New York Cosmos Ottawa Fury FC Stefano Pinho, Fort Lauderdale Strikers * No Championship Game, League Title Awarded For Most Points In Regular Season 113 2016 NASL Media Guide 2016 NASL Media Guide www.NASL.com @NASLOfficial (English), @LaCanchaNASL (Spanish) www.Facebook.com.NASLFanPage.