2012 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season explained

Club:	Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Chrtitle:	Owner
Chairman:	Traffic Sports USA
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Daryl Shore
Season:	2012
League:	NASL
League Result:	Fifth
League Topscorer:	League: Mark Anderson (11 goals) All: Mark Anderson (13 goals)
Cup1:	NASL playoffs
Cup1 Result:	First round
Cup2:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Third round
Highest Attendance:	5,629 (Sept. 1 v. Tampa Bay)
Lowest Attendance:	2,404 (May 26 v. Atlanta Silverbacks)
Average Attendance:	3,615
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Prevseason:	2011 Strikers
Nextseason:	2013 Strikers

The 2012 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the second season of the team in the North American Soccer League, and the entire club's thirty-eighth season in professional soccer. This year, the team finished fifth in the regular season and made it to the quarterfinals in the playoffs.

Squad information

Squad breakdown

Updated May 16, 2012.^[1]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Cody Laurendi		GK	15 August 1988	Puerto Rico Islanders
24	Matt Glaeser		GK	27 April 1985	Pallo-Iirot
Defenders
2	Stefan Antonijevic	\	CB	24 January 1989	Valparaiso Crusaders
3	Daniel Arcila		LB	15 October 1993	Deportivo Olimpico
5	Toni Ståhl		CB	11 May 1985	Philadelphia Union
12	Iván Guerrero		LB	30 November 1977	C.D. Motagua
13	Justin Chavez		CB	23 March 1990	Tulsa Golden Hurricane
15	Scott Gordon		RB	6 April 1988	Chivas USA
18	Stéphane Guillaume		RB	9 February 1984	Cleveland City Stars
44	Shavar Thomas	\	CB	29 January 1981	Montreal Impact
Midfielders
6	Hosman Ramos	\	AM	26 August 1989	Blue Star Honduras
8	Pecka		DM	2 May 1989	Flamengo
10	Walter Restrepo	\	AM	21 June 1988	Boyacá Chicó
14	Carlos Salazar		AM	1 July 1981	Tauro FC
16	Mike Dietze		DM	19 July 1989	Seton Hall Pirates
17	Eduardo Jiménez		AM	18 December 1990	UCF Knights
19	Gonzalo De Mujica	\	AM	31 January 1990	Orlando City U-23
20	Mark Anderson		AM	13 February 1989	Barry University
23	Manny Gonzalez	\	DM	3 June 1990	FGCU Eagles
25	Rubens		DM	12 October 1989	Mato Grosso do Sul
Forwards
7	David Foley		W	5 December 1987	Puerto Rico Islanders
11	Stefan Dimitrov	\	ST	8 October 1984	New York Cosmos
21	Darnell King		W	23 September 1990	Florida Atlantic University
26	Andy Herron		ST	2 March 1978	Limón

See also: All-time Fort Lauderdale Strikers roster.

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Previous club	Notes	Date	Source
26			Limón Fútbol Club	Free		^[2]
2			Rochester Rhinos	Free		^[3]
3			Sporting Kansas City	Free		^[4]
19			Auckland City FC	Free		^[5]
17			D.C. United	Season-long loan		^[6]
13			Minnesota Stars FC	Traded Martin Nuñez		^[7]
14			Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy	Open tryout		^[8]
1			Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves	Open tryout		^[9]
12			Tigres	Season-long loan		^[10]
20			Barry University	NASL Combine		^[11]
15			Nova Southeastern University	Free		^[12]
21			Florida Atlantic University	NASL Combine		^[13]
22			University of Connecticut	Open tryout
23			Blue Star Honduras	Successful trial
6			University of Connecticut	Free		^[14]
25			Atletico de Atenas	Free		^[15]
83			Chivas USA	Free		^[16]
31			Real Salt Lake	Short-term loan		^[17]
18			Seattle Sounders FC	Short-term loan		^[18]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
20			Chivas USA	Loan Return, subsequently traded to Montreal Impact		^[19]
17			Montreal Impact	Free		^[20]
27			Atlanta Silverbacks	Free		^[21]
12			FC KooTeePee	Contract expired
13			FC Edmonton	Free
14			FK Tønsberg	Contract expired
22				Contract expired
26				Contract expired
39				Contract expired
81				Contract expired
88				Contract expired
10			Carolina RailHawks FC	Free		^[22]
			Real Salt Lake	Formerly on loan; option purchased		^[23]
21			Carolina RailHawks FC	Cash and future considerations		^[24]
2				Free
11			Atlanta Silverbacks	Season-long loan		^[25]
1			Carolina RailHawks FC	Free		^[26]
23			Minnesota Stars FC	Traded for Jack Stewart
15			Chivas USA	Undisclosed		^[27]
18				Released
31			Real Salt Lake	Loan return		^[28]
19				Released		^[29]
18			Seattle Sounders FC	Loan return
17			D.C. United	Loan return

Competitions

NASL regular season

Match results

NASL Playoffs

International call-ups

No.	P	Name	Country	Level	Caps	Goals	Opposition	Competition	Source
16	DF	Lance Laing	Jamaica	Senior	4	0	vs. Guyana(May 18) vs. Panama(May 27) vs. Panama(June 1)	Friendly

Squad statistics

NASL league matches

Players

class="wikitable sortable"
Nat	No	Player	Pos	Apps	Starts	G	A			Notes
	2	MotagalvanAlfonso Motagalvan		16	12	0	1	5	2
	3	LorenzScott Lorenz		22	17	0	4	4	0
	5	StåhlToni Ståhl		21	21	0	0	6	2
	6	BlakeNickardo Blake		20	15	0	0	3	0
	7	OttePatrick Otte		8	3	0	0	1	0
	8	PeckaPecka		24	19	1	0	2	0
	9	ThompsonAbe Thompson		18	10	4	5	1	1
	10	RestrepoWálter Restrepo		21	20	6	8	4	0
	11	MorálesLeopoldo Moráles		11	10	0	0	2	0
	12	OrozcoEmilio Orozco		14	9	0	0	2	1
	13	StewartJack Stewart		20	19	0	0	4	0
	14	GeborAbel Gebor		6	4	0	0	1	0
	15	HassanAly Hassan		20	14	6	1	3	1
	16	LaingLance Laing		16	14	1	2	3	0
	17	ShanoskyConor Shanosky		27	26	0	0	4	0
	18	TettehMichael Tetteh		3	2	0	0	1	1
	18	GranadoYoximar Granado		1	1	0	0	1	0
	19	NagimeHalili Nagime		2	0	0	0	0	0
	20	AndersonMark Anderson		25	19	11	4	1	0
	21	KingDarnell King		22	10	1	2	3	0
	23	RamosHosman Ramos		12	7	0	0	2	0
	25	ClavijoNicolas Clavijo		1	0	0	0	0	0
	26	HerronAndy Herron		18	16	8	2	4	1
	31	Paulo Jr.Paulo Jr.		3	3	1	1	0	0
	83	GordonScott Gordon		11		11	1	1	1	0
						40	31	59	9

Goalkeepers

class="wikitable sortable"
Nat	No	Player	Apps	Starts	Record	GA	GAA	SO
	1		1	1	0-1-0	2	2.00	0
	22		0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0
	24		27	27	9-8-10	44	1.63	5
			28	28	9-9-10	46	1.64	5

U.S. Open Cup

Players

class="wikitable sortable"
Nat	No	Player	Pos	Apps	Starts	G	A			Notes
	2	MotagalvanAlfonso Motagalvan		2	1	0	0	0	0
	3	LorenzScott Lorenz		2	2	0	1	1	0
	5	StåhlToni Ståhl		1	1	0	0	0	0
	6	BlakeNickardo Blake		2	2	0	0	0	0
	7	OttePatrick Otte		0	0	0	0	0	0
	8	PeckaPecka		2	2	0	0	1	0
	9	ThompsonAbe Thompson		1	1	0	0	0	0
	10	RestrepoWálter Restrepo		2	1	1	1	1	0
	11	MorálesLeopoldo Moráles		2	2	2	0	0	0
	12	OrozcoEmilio Orozco		0	0	0	0	0	0
	13	StewartJack Stewart		2	2	0	0	1	0
	14	GeborAbel Gebor		2	1	0	0	0	0
	15	HassanAly Hassan		1	1	3	0	0	0
	16	LaingLance Laing		0	0	0	0	0	0
	17	ShanoskyConor Shanosky		2	1	0	0	0	0
	18	GranadoYoximar Granado		0	0	0	0	0	0
	19	NagimeHalili Nagime		0	0	0	0	0	0
	20	AndersonMark Anderson		2	2	2	0	0	0
	21	KingDarnell King		1	1	0	0	0	0
	23	RamosHosman Ramos		0	0	0	0	0	0
	25	ClavijoNicolas Clavijo		0	0	0	0	0	0
	26	HerronAndy Herron		1	0	0	0	0	0
						8	2	4	0

Goalkeepers

class="wikitable sortable"
Nat	No	Player	Apps	Starts	Record	GA	GAA	SO
	1		1	1	1-0-0	2	2.00	0
	22		0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0
	24		1	1	0-0-1	2	2.00	0
			2	2	1-0-1	4	2.00	0

NASL Playoffs

Players

class="wikitable sortable"
Nat	No	Player	Pos	Apps	Starts	G	A			Notes
	2	MotagalvanAlfonso Motagalvan		0	0	0	0	0	0
	3	LorenzScott Lorenz		0	0	0	0	0	0
	5	StåhlToni Ståhl		1	1	0	0	0	0
	6	BlakeNickardo Blake		1	1	0	0	0	0
	7	OttePatrick Otte		0	0	0	0	0	0
	8	PeckaPecka		1	1	0	0	0	0
	9	ThompsonAbe Thompson		1	0	1	0	0	0
	10	RestrepoWálter Restrepo		0	0	0	0	0	0
	11	MorálesLeopoldo Moráles		0	0	0	0	0	0
	12	OrozcoEmilio Orozco		0	0	0	0	0	0
	13	StewartJack Stewart		0	0	0	0	0	0
	14	GeborAbel Gebor		0	0	0	0	0	0
	15	HassanAly Hassan		1	0	0	0	0	0
	16	LaingLance Laing		1	1	0	1	1	0
	17	ShanoskyConor Shanosky		1	1	0	0	1	0
	18	TettehMichael Tetteh		1	1	0	0	0	0
	20	AndersonMark Anderson		1	1	0	0	0	0
	21	KingDarnell King		1	0	0	0	0	0
	23	RamosHosman Ramos		1	1	0	0	0	0
	25	ClavijoNicolas Clavijo		0	0	0	0	0	0
	26	HerronAndy Herron		1	1	0	0	0	0
	83	GordonScott Gordon		1		1	0	0	0	0
						1	1	2	0

Goalkeepers

class="wikitable sortable"
Nat	No	Player	Apps	Starts	Record	GA	GAA	SO
	1	MartinDave Martin	0	0	0-0-0	0	0.00	0
	22	MartinLionel Brown	0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0
	24	GlaeserMatt Glaeser	1	1	0-0-1	3	3.00	0
			1	1	0-0-1	3	3.00	0

Top scorers

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

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1	20	MF		Mark Anderson	11	2	0	13
2	15	FW		Aly Hassan	6	3	0	9
3	26	FW		Andy Herron	8	0	0	8
4	10	MF		Walter Restrepo	6	1	0	7
5	9	FW		Abe Thompson	4	0	1	5
6	11	FW		Polo Morales	0	2	0	2
7	8	MF		Pecka	1	0	0	1
	16	DF		Lance Laing	1	0	0	1
	21	FW		Darnell King	1	0	0	1
	31	FW		Paulo Jr.	1	0	0	1
	83	DF		Scott Gordon	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	40	8	1	49 Club staff Position Name President Tim Robbie Head coach Daryl Shore Assistant coach & Goalkeeper Coach Ricardo Lopes Player/Assistant Coach Abe Thompson Head Athletic Trainer Joe Caroccio Director of Operations Miguel Lopez

Notes and References

1. Web site: Players + Fort Lauderdale Strikers . Fort Lauderdale Strikers . March 3, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308220136/http://www.strikers.com/Roster.htm . March 8, 2012 . dead .
2. Web site: Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sign Forward Herron. Strikers.com. 2012-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305130122/http://www.strikers.com/index.php?id=31&newsid=1676. 2016-03-05. dead.
3. Web site: Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sign Midfielder Motagalvan. Strikers.com. 2012-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193623/http://www.strikers.com/index.php?id=31&newsid=1697. 2016-03-04. dead.
4. Web site: Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sign Defender Scott Lorenz. Strikers.com. 2012-02-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095300/http://www.strikers.com/index.php?id=31&newsid=1730. 2016-03-04. dead.
5. Web site: Fort Lauderdale Strikers Sign Forward Nagime. Strikers.com. 2012-02-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080137/http://www.strikers.com/index.php?id=31&newsid=1733. 2016-03-04. dead.
6. Web site: Conor Shanosky Loaned to Strikers from DC United. 2012-03-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310060508/http://www.strikers.com/news/Conor-Shanosky-Loaned-to-Strikers-from-DC-United. 2012-03-10. dead.
7. Web site: Strikers Agree to Trade for Defender Stewart. 2012-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310060552/http://www.strikers.com/news/Strikers-Agree-to-Trade-for-Defender-Stewart. 2012-03-10. dead.
8. Web site: Strikers Sign Former Boyd Anderson Midfielder Abel Gebor. 2012-03-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095232/http://www.strikers.com/news/Strikers-Sign-Former-Boyd-Anderson-Midfielder-Abel-Gebor. 2016-03-04. dead.
9. Web site: Strikers Sign Goalkeeper David Martin . 2012-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123829/http://www.strikers.com/news/Strikers-Sign-Goalkeeper-David-Martin . 2016-03-04 . dead .
10. Web site: Strikers Confirm Emilio Orozco Loan From Tigres . 2012-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080843/http://www.strikers.com/news/Strikers-Confirm-Emilio-Orozco-Loan-From-Tigres . 2016-03-04 . dead .
11. Web site: Strikers Sign Barry University Alum Mark Anderson . 2012-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074513/http://www.strikers.com/news/Strikers-Sign-Barry-University-Alum-Mark-Anderson . 2016-03-04 . dead .
12. Web site: Strikers Sign Nova Southeastern University Forward Aly Hassan . 2012-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091937/http://www.strikers.com/news/Strikers-Sign-Nova-Southeastern-University-Forward-Aly-Hassan . 2016-03-04 . dead .
13. Web site: Strikers Add Trio With South Florida Ties . 2012-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072011/http://www.strikers.com/news/Strikers-Add-Trio-With-South-Florida-Ties . 2016-03-04 . dead .
14. Web site: Strikers Sign Defender Nickardo Blake . 2012-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095632/http://www.strikers.com/news/Strikers-Sign-Defender-Nickardo-Blake . 2015-04-02 . dead .
15. Web site: Strikers Complete Roster By Signing Nicolas Clavijo. 2012-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074208/http://www.strikers.com/news/Strikers-Complete-Roster-By-Signing-Nicolas-Clavijo. 2016-03-04. dead.
16. Web site: Strikers Sign Defender Gordon; Release Granado. 2012-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120717071558/http://www.strikers.com/news/Strikers-Sign-Defender-Gordon;-Release-Granado. 2012-07-17. dead.
17. Web site: Paulo Jr Loaned to Strikers and Restrepo Signs Extension. 2012-07-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081902/http://www.strikers.com/news/Paulo-Jr-Loaned-to-Strikers-and-Restrepo-Signs-Extension. 2016-03-04. dead.
18. Web site: MICHAEL TETTEH LOANED TO STRIKERS FROM SOUNDERS. 2012-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092205/http://www.strikers.com/news/Michael-Tetteh-Loaned-to-Strikers-from-Sounders. 2016-03-04. dead.
19. Web site: The Impact acquires Justin Braun and Gerson Mayen. MLSsoccer.com.
20. Web site: Impact sign former US youth international Arguez. MLSsoccer.com. November 25, 2011. November 27, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111127115715/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/25/impact-sign-former-us-youth-international-arguez. dead.
21. Web site: Silverbacks Ink Veteran Defender Lancaster . atlantasilverbacks.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120409205259/http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/pro/news/Silverbacks-Ink-Veteran-Defender-Lancaster . 2012-04-09 .
22. Web site: RailHawks Add Dynamic Midfielders for 2012. carolinarailhawks.com. 2012-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20120206154848/http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/index.php?id=111&newsid=1679. 2012-02-06. dead.
23. Web site: Real Salt Lake Re-Signs Four Key Cogs for 2012 Season and Beyond. 9 February 2012. oursportscentral.com.
24. Web site: Strikers Sign Abe Thompson as Player and Assistant Coach. Strikers.com. 2012-02-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20120225231902/http://www.strikers.com/news/Strikers_Sign_Abe_Thompson_as_Player_and_Assistant_Coach. 2012-02-25. dead.
25. Web site: Silverbacks Add Three to Roster. NASL.com.
26. Web site: RailHawks Announce Assistant Coaching Staff. 2012-03-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509062254/http://carolinarailhawks.com/index.php?id=111&newsid=1802. 2012-05-09. dead.
27. Web site: Chivas USA: Nearly perfect not enough. 18 March 2012.
28. Web site: Preview of Strikers vs Silverbacks. 2012-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20120814141810/http://www.strikers.com/news/Preview-of-Strikers-vs-Silverbacks. 2012-08-14. dead.
29. Web site: Restrepo Suffers Season-ending injury . August 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111024/http://www.strikers.com/news/Restrepo-Suffers-Season+ending-injury . September 24, 2015 . dead .