2011 NSC Minnesota Stars season explained

Club:NSC Minnesota Stars
Season:2011
Chrtitle:Owner
Chairman:Paul Erickson
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Manny Lagos
Stadium:National Sports Center
League:NASL
League Result:6th
Cup1:NASL Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Winners
Cup2:U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:Denied Entry
Average Attendance:1,676[1]
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Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2012

The 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars season was the club's first season in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid, and second season of existence.

Roster

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No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
1Joe WarrenGK2011 10, df=yesMinnesota Thunder2010600
30Matt Van OekelGK2011 10, df=yesMinnesota Thunder201080
Defenders
2Justin DavisDF2011 10, df=yesNew Mexico Lobos2011281
3CristianoDF2011 10, df=yesMiami2011230
6Kevin FriedlandDF2011 10, df=yesKansas City Wizards2010250
11Chris ClementsDF2011 10, df=yesMinnesota Thunder2010430
14Brian KallmanDF2011 10, df=yesMinnesota Thunder2010321
15John GilkersonDF2011 10, df=yesCarolina RailHawks201160
16Kyle AltmanDF2011 10, df=yesMinnesota Thunder2010644
Midfielders
4Neil HlavatyMF2011 10, df=yes Jagiellonia Białystok20105310
7Andrei GotsmanovMF2011 10, df=yesMinnesota Thunder2010453
8Daniel WassonMF2011 10, df=yes VfL Osnabrück2010312
10Sandy GbandiMF2011 10, df=yesPuerto Rico Islanders201150
13Kentaro TakadaMF2011 10, df=yesRochester Thunder2010422
17Geison MouraMF2011 10, df=yesRockford Rampage2010171
18Jeff CosgriffMF2011 10, df=yesAC St. Louis2011242
23Ryan WoodsMF2011 10, df=yes Forest City London2011120
26Ely AllenMF2011 10, df=yesD.C. United2010383
32Lucas RodríguezMF2011 10, df=yesKansas City Brass2010365
77Andy LoreiMF2011 10, df=yesReal Maryland201180
Forwards
9Tino NuñezFW2011 10, df=yesRochester Rhinos2011150
19Simone BracalelloFW2011 10, df=yes20105212
20Brian CvilikasFW2011 10, df=yesMinnesota Thunder2010418
21Devin Del DoFW2011 10, df=yes2010387
22Amani WalkerFW2011 10, df=yesOrange County Blue Star2011191
25Anthony HamiltonFW2011 10, df=yesRochester Rhinos201160
28Luke MulhollandFW2011 10, df=yesWilmington Hammerheads201192
Players away on loan
5Jack StewartDF2011 10, df=yesCarolina RailHawks2011150
Players who left during the season
24Scott LorenzDF2011 10, df=yesLoan from Sporting Kansas City201180

Staff

Transfers

Winter

In:[3] [3] [4]

Out:[5] [6] [7]

Summer

In:[8]

Out:[9]

Competitions

NASL

See main article: 2011 North American Soccer League season.

Matches

NASL Playoffs

Soccer Bowl

See main article: Soccer Bowl 2011.

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2011 U.S. Open Cup.

The Minnesota Stars were denied entry in to the 2011 U.S. Open Cup.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|-|colspan="14"|Players away from Minnesota Stars on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who left Minnesota Stars during the season:|}

Goal scorers

width=60Placewidth=60Position width=60Nationwidth=60Numberwidth=150Namewidth=150NASLwidth=150NASL Playoffswidth=80Total
1 FW19Simone Bracalello606
MF4 Neil Hlavaty426
3 FW21Devin Del Do505
4 MF32Lucas Rodríguez224
5 DF16Kyle Altman303
FW20Brian Cvilikas303
MF7 Andrei Gotsmanov123
8 MF18Jeff Cosgriff202
FW28Luke Mulholland022
10MF13Kentaro Takada101
DF2 Justin Davis101
FW22Amani Walker101
DF14Brian Kallman101
TOTALS30838

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNameNASLNASL PlayoffsTotal
2 DFJustin Davis301040
3 DFCristiano300030
4 MFNeil Hlavaty400040
5 DFJack Stewart500050
7 MFAndrei Gotsmanov102030
11DFChris Clements300030
13MFKentaro Takada300030
14DFBrian Kallman201030
15DFJohn Gilkerson100010
16DFKyle Altman501060
18MFJeff Cosgriff301040
19FWSimone Bracalello510051
20FWBrian Cvilikas002020
21FWDevin Del Do100010
23MFRyan Woods100010
26MFEly Allen200020
28FWLuke Mulholland001010
32MFLucas Rodríguez300030
TOTALS451100551

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Attendance Project: Div. II. kenn.com. Kenn Blog. February 22, 2016.
  2. Web site: ROSTER . nscminnesota.com . NSC Minnesota . February 25, 2016 . October 25, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111025014320/http://nscminnesota.com/team/2011-roster/ . October 25, 2011 .
  3. Web site: NSC Minnesota Stars Sign Three New Players, Lose One. oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. February 22, 2016. March 15, 2011.
  4. Web site: NSC Minnesota Stars Announce Four New Signings, Three Re-Signings. oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. February 22, 2016. March 22, 2011.
  5. Web site: FC Tampa Bay Continues Player Spree. oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. May 25, 2016. February 21, 2011.
  6. Web site: Johnny Menyongar Signs Contract with United Sikkim Sports Club in India. insidemnsoccer.com. IMSoccer News. May 25, 2016. February 27, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20160629172647/http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2011/02/27/johnny-menyongar-signs-contract-with-united-sikkim-sports-club-in-india/. June 29, 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Sporting KC Signs Three to MLS Contracts. sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. February 22, 2016. March 1, 2011.
  8. Web site: SKC Notebook: Lorenz heading back to Minnesota. mlssoccer.com. MLS Soccer. February 22, 2016. July 29, 2011.
  9. Web site: FC Dallas signs defender Jack Stewart on loan. fcdallas.com. FC Dallas. February 22, 2016. August 16, 2011.