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2016 ARMADA FC SOCCER Jacksonville Armada FC Public Relations • One Independent Dr. #3131 • Jacksonville, FL 32202 Eric Scott, Director of Public Relations • 904.516.3751 • [email protected] ArmadaFC.com @JaxArmadaFC facebook.com/jaxarmadafc youtube.com/jaxarmadafc instagram.com/jaxarmadafc pinterest.com/jaxarmadafc 2016 ARMADA FC SCHEDULE Friday, April 15 • 7 p.m. ET PRESEASON Miami FC FEBRUARY 6......PHILADELPHIA UNION (MLS) .........W, 1-0 (0W-2D-0L, 2 pts., 4th NASL Spring) 13....ORLANDO CITY SC (MLS) ...............W, 2-1 at 24....at U. of North Florida (NCAA D-I) ........D, 0-0 27....NEW YORK RED BULLS (MLS) .......L, 5-1 Jacksonville Armada FC MARCH (0W-0D-1L, 0 pts., 11th NASL Spring) 3......TULSA ROUGHNECKS (USL) ...........L, 3-2 Series History ......................................................... First official meeting 5......CHARLESTON BATTERY (USL) ..........D, 0-0 9......at Miami FC ........................................W, 2-1 TV ....................................CW17 in Jacksonville, beIN Sports nationally 15....at Jacksonville U. (NCAA D-I) ............W, 3-0 Radio .................................... Project 106.9-FM, project1069.iheart.com 18....RAYO OKC .........................................L, 3-1 Live Updates .........................................Twitter (@ArmadaFCGameday) REGULAR SEASON - SPRING APRIL 10....at New York Cosmos ........................... L, 2-0 Jacksonville Miami 15....MIAMI FC .......................................... 7 P.M. 23....at Fort Lauderdale Strikers................. 7 p.m. Armada FC MAY 4......FC EDMONTON ..........................6:30 P.M. 7......RAYO OKC ....................................... 7 P.M. 14....at Minnesota United FC ..................... 8 p.m. Head Coach/Technical Director: Head Coach: 22....at Ottawa Fury FC .............................. 2 p.m. Tony Meola Alessandro Nesta 28....INDY ELEVEN .................................. 7 P.M. JUNE 2016 Stat Leaders 2016 Stat Leaders 4......at Carolina RailHawks ................... 7:30 p.m. 11 ....TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ................... 7 P.M. Goals: n/a Goals: Dario Cvitanich (2) Assists: n/a Assists: n/a REGULAR SEASON - FALL Saves: Miguel Gallardo (2) Saves: Daniel Vega (7) JULY 2......at Tampa Bay Rowdies ................. 7:30 p.m. 9......PUERTO RICO FC ........................... 7 P.M. The long wait for the North American Soccer League regular season to 13....at New York Cosmos ..................... 7:30 p.m. 16....at Miami FC ........................................ 8 p.m. return to Jacksonville will end at 7 p.m. on Friday night when the Jack- 23....OTTAWA FURY FC .......................... 7 P.M. sonville Armada hosts expansion side Miami FC at Community First Park 30....at Fort Lauderdale Strikers................. 7 p.m. in a Coastal Cup battle. AUGUST 3......at Indy Eleven ............................... 7:30 p.m. Jacksonville is coming off a tough 2-0 season-opening loss at the NASL 6......CAROLINA RAILHAWKS ............... 7 P.M. defending champions New York Cosmos last Sunday despite looking like 13....at Ottawa Fury FC .............................. 5 p.m. the better squad in the first 29 minutes. A Jairo Arrietta goal off a Juan 17....FT. LAUDERDALE STRIKERS ..6:30 P.M. 20....MINNESOTA UNITED FC ................ 7 P.M. Arango assist turned the tide, however, in the 29th minute to give the home side momentum. The Cosmos went on to add an extra cushion in SEPTEMBER the 55th minute when midfielder Adam Moffat found the back of the net. 3......at Carolina RailHawks ................... 7:30 p.m. 11 ....at Rayo OKC ...................................... 8 p.m. 17....at Puerto Rico FC.......................... 7:30 p.m. The Armada was not able to capitalize on its 10-0 advantage in corner 24....RAYO OKC ....................................... 7 P.M. kick opportunities and held a 68.2-31.8 percentage advantage in aerial 28....FC EDMONTON ..........................6:30 P.M. duels. OCTOBER 1......at Minnesota United FC ........................ TBD Miami FC has gotten off to a solid start, tallying two straight draws with 8......INDY ELEVEN .................................. 7 P.M. the most recent result coming the form of a 1-1 knot with in-state foes, 12....MIAMI FC .....................................6:30 P.M. 15....NEW YORK COSMOS ..................... 7 P.M. the Tampa Bay Rowdies, last Saturday in Miami's home opener. Miami 23....at FC Edmonton ................................. 4 p.m. FC took the lead on a 17th minute Dario Cvitanich goal but was not able 30....TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ................... 4 P.M. to retake it after an 85th minute score from Tampa Bay's Georgi Hristov. All home matches ET and at Community First Park unless noted other- wise Miami drew 1-1 with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers on April 2 in a similar *At Patton Park storyline where it lost the lead on a late goal. ARMADA FC MATCH NOTES 1 ARMADA FC QUICK FACTS If the Armada can put three points on the board Friday night, it can not only Location ...........................Jacksonville, Fla. move up to the middle of the table but also move to the top of the Coastal Founded ................................July 25, 2013 Cup standings. Miami FC current leads the standings with two points. Colors .........................Navy Blue and Gold League......North American Soccer League Owner and CEO ...................... Mark Frisch Home Facility ....... Community First Park at ..the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville Surface ............................................. Grass Capacity.............................................8,500 Coaching/Technical Staff Head Coach/Technical Dir. .......Tony Meola Assistant Coach.......................Jim Rooney Assistant Coach....................... Mark Lowry Asst. Technical Director ....... Nathan Walter A WHOLE NEW FLEET Team Orthopaedist ..Nigel W. Sparks, M.D. Compare last season's Armada squad this year's both in roster makeup and style of play, and it would be safe to say that it is a whole new fleet. In addi- Team Physician .....Michael Haghighi, M.D. tion to a coaching staff overhaul, now led by Meola, the Armada has brought Head Athletic Trainer ........Andrew Orpiano on 14 new faces to fit with a more direct and physical American style of play Equipment Manager ..................Paul Dillon in contrast to the finesse, Tiki Taka style of the 2015 Armada. Team Information NEW FACES Active Roster Size ..................................25 F Danny Barrow (Braunton, England/Truro City FC) D Bryan Burke (Newport Beach, Calif./Louisville City FC) Midfielders ..........................................9 F Alex Dixon (Humble, Texas/Rochester Rhinos) Defenders ..........................................6 F Charles Eloundou (Yaoundé, Cameroon/Colorado Rapids) Forwards ............................................7 F Matt Fondy (Foster City, Calif./Louisville City FC) Goalkeepers .......................................3 MF Kevan George (Roxborough, Trinidad & Tobago/Columbus Crew) No. of Different Nationalities ................... 11 MF Pekka Lagerblom (Lahti, Finland/FC Lahti) United States ...................................13 MF Garry Lewis (Orange Park, Fla./Likunnan Riemu) Haiti ....................................................2 GK Sean Lewis (Rockford, Mich./Olympia FC) Argentina ............................................1 D Beto Navarro (Delano, Calif./Orange County Blues) Cameroon ..........................................1 D Patrick Otte (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Ventura County Fusion) England ..............................................1 D Tyler Ruthven (Alpharetta, Ga./Arizona United SC) Finland ...............................................1 MF Richie Ryan (Tipperary, Ireland/Ottawa Fury FC) MF Junior Sandoval (Quimistán, Honduras/Jaguares de Córdoba) Guinea ...............................................1 Honduras ...........................................1 CLUB CONNECTIONS Ireland ................................................1 Miami FC goalkeeper Lionel Brown and Armada defender Shawn Nicklaw Mexico ................................................1 were teammates at the University of Connecticut from 2009-10 ... Miami FC Netherlands ........................................1 goalkeeper David Sierra was on the Armada roster in 2015, finishing with a Trinidad & Tobago ..............................1 3-1-4 record, three shutouts, 29 saves and 1.38 GAA ... Miami FC defender Rhett Bernstein and Nicklaw both played with the prestigious San Diego No- mads youth club growing up and frequently train together in the offseason in San Diego ... Miami FC defender Jonathan Borrajo and Armada midfielder Garry Lewis played together for USL side Real Maryland Monarchs in 2009 ... Miami FC midfielder Dane Richards, Borrajo and Armada defender Tyler Ruthven both played on MLS side New York Red Bulls in 2012 ... Miami FC defender Joe Franco and Armada forward Matt Fondy were both on former MLS side Chivas USA in 2013 ... Miami FC defender Brad Rusin and Nick- law were teammates on Danish side HB Koge in 2012 ... Rusin and Armada goalkeeper Miguel Gallardo were teammates on Orlando City SC (then USL) in 2014 ... Miami FC defender Mason Trafford and Armada midfielder Richie Ryan were teammates on NASL side Ottawa Fury FC in 2014 and 2015 ... Miami FC forward Jaime Chavez and Armada defender Beto Na- varro were teammates on former NASL side Atlanta Silverbacks in 2014 ... Miami FC forward Aaron Dennis and Ruthven were teammates on USL side Arizona United SC in 2015. LOOKING AHEAD The Armada will hit