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2016 ARMADA FC SOCCER Jacksonville Armada FC Communications • One Independent Dr. #3131 • Jacksonville, FL 32202 Ryan Lobato, Communications Manager • 904.516.3767 • [email protected] ArmadaFC.com @JaxArmadaFC facebook.com/jaxarmadafc youtube.com/jaxarmadafc instagram.com/jaxarmadafc pinterest.com/jaxarmadafc 2016 ARMADA FC SCHEDULE Wednesday, Oct. 12 • 7 p.m. ET PRESEASON Indy Eleven FEBRUARY 6......PHILADELPHIA UNION (MLS) .........W, 1-0 (8W-3D-6L, 27 pts., 4th NASL Fall, 12W-9D-6L, 45 pts., 3rd NASL Combined) 13....ORLANDO CITY SC (MLS) ...............W, 2-1 24....at U. of North Florida (NCAA D-I) ........D, 0-0 at 27....NEW YORK RED BULLS (MLS) .......L, 5-1 Jacksonville Armada FC MARCH 3......TULSA ROUGHNECKS (USL) ...........L, 3-2 (3W-7D-7L, 16 pts., 12th NASL Fall, 4W-11D-12L, 23 pts., 11th NASL Combined) 5......CHARLESTON BATTERY (USL) ..........D, 0-0 9......at Miami FC ........................................W, 2-1 15....at Jacksonville U. (NCAA D-I) ............W, 3-0 Series History ...............................................................Indy leads, 2-2-1 18....RAYO OKC .........................................L, 3-1 TV ...............................................................................................ESPN 3 REGULAR SEASON - SPRING Radio ...................................................Project 106.9-FM in Jacksonville Live Updates .........................................Twitter (@ArmadaFCGameday) APRIL 10....at New York Cosmos ........................... L, 2-0 15....MIAMI FC ..........................................W, 2-1 23....at Fort Lauderdale Strikers..................D, 1-1 Jacksonville Indy MAY Armada FC Eleven 4......FC EDMONTON ................................L, 1-0 7......RAYO OKC ........................................L, 1-0 14....at Minnesota United FC ...................... L, 2-0 22....at Ottawa Fury FC ............................... L, 1-0 Head Coach: Head Coach/General Manager: 28....INDY ELEVEN .................................. D, 1-1 Mark Lowry, 1st season Tim Hackinson, 1st season JUNE 1......CHARLESTON BATTERY ..W, 2-1 (AET)^ 4......at Carolina RailHawks .........................D, 0-0 2016 Stat Leaders 2016 Stat Leaders 11 ....TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ................... D, 1-1 Goals: Charles Eloundou (5) Goals: Éamon Zayed (14) 15....ORLANDO CITY SC .......................L, 1-0^ Assists: Jemal Johnson (4) Assists: Dylan Mares & Éamon REGULAR SEASON - FALL Saves: Sean Lewis (38) Zayed (6) Saves: Jon Busch (62) JULY 2......at Tampa Bay Rowdies .......................D, 1-1 9......PUERTO RICO FC ...........................W, 2-1 The Jacksonville Armada FC return home to Community First Park 13....at New York Cosmos ........................... L, 3-0 16....at Miami FC ......................................... L, 1-0 on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET to face NASL Spring Season Cham- 23....OTTAWA FURY FC ...........................L, 2-0 pions Indy Eleven in the two club’s third and final meeting of the 30....at Fort Lauderdale Strikers.................. L, 1-0 season. The match marks the beginning of another busy week for AUGUST the Armada with three home matches in seven days. 3......at Indy Eleven ..................................... L, 5-2 6......CAROLINA RAILHAWKS ............... D, 2-2 13....at Ottawa Fury FC ..............................W, 2-1 Originally scheduled to be played on Saturday night, the match 17....FT. LAUDERDALE STRIKERS ....... D, 1-1 was rescheduled for Wednesday following weather concerns relat- 20....MINNESOTA UNITED FC ................ D, 0-0 ed to Hurricane Matthew. SEPTEMBER 3......at Carolina RailHawks ......................... L, 1-0 11 ....at Rayo OKC ....................................... L, 3-2 With the hurricane behind them, the Armada return to the First 17....at Puerto Rico FC................................D, 3-3 Coast following a successful trip to Minnesota on Oct. 1 that saw 24....RAYO OKC ....................................... D, 1-1 28....FC EDMONTON ............................... D, 0-0 the club earn its fourth win of the season and second road victory in club history. The victory could be considered one of the teams OCTOBER 1......at Minnesota United FC .....................W, 1-0 most significant and extended the team's unbeaten streak to four 8......INDY ELEVEN .................................. 7 P.M. games. 15....NEW YORK COSMOS ..................... 7 P.M. 19....MIAMI FC .......................................... 7 P.M. 23....at FC Edmonton ................................. 4 p.m. Despite United controlling the majority of ball possession, a solid 30....TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ................... 4 P.M. defensive performance from the Armada kept Minnesota from All home matches ET and at Community First Park unless noted otherwise producing a quality shot on goal all game. In the 88th minute, *At Patton Park ^U.S. Open Cup Match at Jacksonville University the Armada stunned United in front of their home crowd at NSC ARMADA FC MATCH NOTES 1 ARMADA FC QUICK FACTS Stadium when Matt Bahner scored his third goal of the season off a pass from Derek Gebhard. The win was the Armada’s first ever Location ...........................Jacksonville, Fla. victory over United in all contest and the final meeting of the two Founded ................................July 25, 2013 clubs in NASL competition. Colors .........................Navy Blue and Gold League......North American Soccer League The Indy Eleven arrive in Northeast Florida following a late 2-1 Owner and CEO ...................... Mark Frisch loss in Western Canada to FC Edmonton. Despite the Eleven’s Home Facility ....... Community First Park at Irish-born striker Éamon Zayed scoring his 14th goal of the year ..the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville in the 56th minute, Edmonton were able to equalize in the 80th Surface ............................................. Grass minute and then cap off the match in stoppage time. Capacity.............................................8,500 The defeat ended a two match winning streak for the Eleven. Coaching/Technical Staff Technical Director ................ Nathan Walter In the last meeting between the two teams, Indy Eleven handed Head Coach............................. Mark Lowry the Armada its worst defeat in club history with a 5-2 dousing on Assistant Coach.......................Pat Cannon Aug, 3. Indy’s Zayed led the assault with a hat-trick, netting goals Goalkeeper Coach.................. Daryl Sattler in the 16th, 58th and 65th minutes. Alhassane Keita attempted to Team Orthopaedist ..Nigel W. Sparks, M.D. bring his side back into the match earning his first goal of 2016 in Team Physician .....Michael Haghighi, M.D. the 33rd minute, but three more goals allowed the Eleven to cruise Head Athletic Trainer ........Andrew Orpiano on through to a crushing defeat of the Armada in Indianapolis. Equipment Manager ..................Paul Dillon Team Information POTENT NOTABLES Active Roster Size ..................................24 - Neither team has ever lost in their respective cities and have held Midfielders ..........................................7 the visitors to two goals all time at home (in Jax: 1-0 on 5/9/15, 1-1 Defenders ..........................................8 on 10/3/15, and 1-1 on 5/23/16; in Indy: 3-0 on 9/5/15 and 5-2 on Forwards ............................................6 8/3/16). Goalkeepers .......................................3 No. of Different Nationalities ...................13 - Charles Eloundou is the first player under the age of 30 to score United States ...................................13 more than four goals for the Armada and currently leads the team Haiti ....................................................1 with five goals this season. Sweden ..............................................1 Argentina ............................................1 Cameroon ..........................................1 2016 NASL FALL STANDINGS Canada ..............................................1 TEAM GP W D L GF GA GD PTS Colombia ............................................1 1 New York Cosmos 19 11 5 3 35 19 16 38 2 FC Edmonton 18 9 6 3 14 9 5 33 Finland ...............................................1 3 Miami FC 18 8 5 5 26 18 8 29 Guinea ...............................................1 4 Indy Eleven 17 8 3 6 26 21 5 27 Mexico ................................................1 5 Rayo OKC 18 5 8 5 20 19 1 23 Netherlands ........................................1 6 Carolina RailHawks 18 6 5 7 23 29 -6 23 Trinidad & Tobago ..............................1 7 Minnesota United FC 19 5 7 7 22 22 0 22 Wales .................................................1 8 Ottawa Fury FC 19 5 6 8 21 21 0 21 9 Tampa Bay Rowdies 18 5 6 7 22 23 -1 21 10 Puerto Rico FC 19 4 9 6 17 25 -8 21 11 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 18 4 5 9 15 26 -11 17 12 Jacksonville Armada FC 17 3 7 7 17 26 -9 16 2016 NASL COMBINED STANDINGS TEAM GP W D L GF GA GD PTS 1 New York Cosmos 29 17 5 7 50 27 23 56 2 FC Edmonton 28 14 8 6 23 16 7 50 3 Indy Eleven 27 12 9 6 41 29 12 45 4 Minnesota United FC 29 10 8 11 38 34 4 38 5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 28 9 10 9 33 32 1 37 6 Carolina RailHawks 28 10 7 11 34 42 -8 37 7 Miami FC 28 9 9 10 33 33 0 36 8 Rayo OKC 28 8 11 9 31 31 0 35 9 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 8 8 12 27 38 -11 32 10 Ottawa Fury FC 29 7 9 13 30 35 -5 30 11 Jacksonville Armada FC 27 4 11 12 22 37 -15 23 12 Puerto Rico FC 19 4 9 6 17 25 -8 21 ARMADA FC MATCH NOTES 2 - Jacksonville has gone with 25 different lineups this NASL RECORD (W-D-L) WHEN... season and has had the same back-to-back