2014 FC Edmonton season explained

Club:FC Edmonton
Season:2014
Chrtitle:Owners
Chairman:
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Colin Miller
Stadium:Clarke Stadium
League:NASL
League Result:Spring: 9th
Fall: 3rd
Combined: 6th
Cup1:Canadian Championship
Cup1 Result:Semifinals
Highest Attendance:4,399
(19 Apr v. New York)
Lowest Attendance:League: 2,796
(31 Aug v. Minnesota) All: 1,946
(7 May v. Montreal)
Average Attendance:League: 3,384
All: 3,196
League Topscorer:
Lance Laing
(7 goals)
Season Topscorer:
Daryl Fordyce
(8 goals)
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Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015

The 2014 FC Edmonton season was the club's fourth season in North American Soccer League, the second division of the Canadian soccer pyramid.

Competitions

Pre-season and exhibitions

Exhibitions

NASL Spring Season

See main article: article.

The Spring season lasted for 9 games beginning on April 12 and ending on June 8. The schedule would feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time.[1] Half the teams would host 5 home games and play 4 road games whereas the other half of the teams would play 4 home games and 5 road games.

Results

Results by round

All times listed using Mountain Time Zone.

Match reports

NASL Fall Season

See main article: article.

The Fall season will last for 18 games beginning on July 12 and ending on November 1. The schedule will feature a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league twice, one at home and one on the road.[2] The winner of the Fall season will play the winner of the Spring season in the Soccer Bowl 2014 Championship game except if the Spring and Fall Champions are the same team in which case the team with the best overall Spring and Fall record behind that team will be their opponent.

Results

Results by round

Match reports

Canadian Championship

See main article: article and 2014 Canadian Championship.

Semifinals

Player details

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition|}

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
13FW Free Transfer November 20, 2013 [3]
21GK Tyson Farago Free Transfer December 4, 2013 [4]
10MF Free Transfer December 10, 2013 [5]
8MF Free Transfer January 15, 2013 [6]
2MF Free Transfer January 15, 2013
12DF January 23, 2014 [7]
25 DF Marko Aleksic FC Edmonton Academy Academy signing February 5, 2014 [8]
7 MF Free Transfer March 14, 2014 [9]
18 FW Free Transfer March 31, 2014 [10]
MF Cristian Raudales Unattached July 9, 2014 [11]
MF Unattached July 11, 2014 [12]

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
GK Norbert Janas Free Agent November 5, 2013 [13]
DF Chris de Guise CS Longueuil Free Agent November 5, 2013 [14]
MF Free Agent November 5, 2013 [15]
MF Free Agent November 5, 2013 [16]
MF Loan Return November 5, 2013
FW Free Agent November 5, 2013
FW Free Agent November 5, 2013
FW Loan Return November 5, 2013
DF Free Agent November 7, 2013 [17]
DF Free Agent November 15, 2013 [18]
MF Free Agent November 15, 2013

Notes and References

  1. http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=6054 Soccer Bowl Rematch Highlights 2014 NASL Season Openers
  2. Web site: NASL announces 2014 Fall season schedule. www.nasl.com. dead. January 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140119113227/http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/gokvvy1oro8610h8qpxognjau/nasl-announces-2014-fall-season-schedule.
  3. News: Eddies Ink Pair to Kick Off 2014 Signings. April 5, 2014. fcedmonton.com. November 20, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071005/http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/detail/uuid/15df39elsu9uq1htrq420bjzb2/eddies-ink-pair-to-kick-off-2014-signings. April 7, 2014. dead.
  4. News: Goalkeeper addition to roster. April 5, 2014. fcedmonton.com. December 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070647/http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/detail/uuid/15pxagj1agao11katyfyitb4i5/goalkeeper-addition-to-roster#.U0B84_l5OE4. April 7, 2014. dead.
  5. News: Eddies Ink Pair to Kick Off 2014 Signings. April 5, 2014. fcedmonton.com. December 10, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070645/http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/detail/uuid/1xcpisuycv1k31embxe3qo4n3k/fc-edmonton-signs-midfielder. April 7, 2014. dead.
  6. News: Eddies Increases Roster by Two. April 5, 2014. fcedmonton.com. January 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070521/http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/detail/uuid/1cbsuqes44vgb1sqeklmfbkp4o/fc-edmonton-increases-roster-by-two. April 7, 2014. dead.
  7. News: International defender Joins FC Edmonton Roster. April 5, 2014. fcedmonton.com. January 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071007/http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/detail/uuid/9e1f8nj9n3551395dop94lfiw/international-defender-joins-fc-edmonton-roster#.U0B97fl5OE4. April 7, 2014. dead.
  8. News: FC Edmonton Signs Academy Star. April 5, 2014. fcedmonton.com. February 5, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140406232835/http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/detail/uuid/yhrp495y5toy1vtatylb2px0k/fc-edmonton-signs-academy-star#.U0CA3fl5OE4. April 6, 2014. dead.
  9. News: FC Edmonton Continues to Add Attack. April 5, 2014. fcedmonton.com. March 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071010/http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/detail/uuid/y6kx6uarddzs16li6gtbni494/fc-edmonton-continues-to-add-attack#.U0CCffl5OE4. April 7, 2014. dead.
  10. News: FC Edmonton fills roster with an English Striker. April 5, 2014. fcedmonton.com. March 31, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140403203831/http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/detail/uuid/17zp4f8h7kqpw1biybd6lkgqm6/fc-edmonton-fills-roster-with-a-british-striker. April 3, 2014. dead.
  11. News: FC Edmonton Like What they See in Cristian Raudales. July 9, 2014. fcedmonton.com. July 9, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011023/http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/2014/07/09/fc-edmonton-like-what-they-see-in-cristian-raudales. September 24, 2015. dead.
  12. News: Burt Signs with the Blues. July 11, 2014. fcedmonton.com. July 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163809/http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/detail/uuid/soa3t4t9i9jb19timzl9furf1/burt-signs-for-the-blues. July 14, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  13. News: FC Edmonton make changes following 2013 season. April 5, 2014. fcedmonton.com. November 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141030004216/http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/detail/uuid/4j3ku1rla4cs1ah2sd0zkigzz/fc-edmonton-make-changes-following-2013-season#.U0CWIfl5OE4. October 30, 2014. dead.
  14. News: Les joueurs et le calendrier du CS Longueuil maintenant connus. April 5, 2014. Le Courrier du Sud. March 19, 2014. https://archive.today/20140406003041/http://virtuel.lecourrierdusud.canoe.ca/doc/hebdo_le-courrier-du-sud/courrier-19mars2014/2014031801/74.html. April 6, 2014. usurped.
  15. News: Scorpions Sign 2011 Best XI Midfielder, Shaun SAiko . sascorpions.com. November 26, 2013.
  16. News: Strikers Solidify Midfield by Signing Chris Nurse. April 5, 2014. strikers.com. March 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111104/http://www.strikers.com/news/detail/uuid/16ecy7ecu5puf1is6f2cdwouxo/strikers-solidify-midfield-by-signing-chris-nurse. September 24, 2015. dead.
  17. News: Rago Leaves FCE to Pursue Other Opportunities. April 5, 2014. fcedmonton.com. November 7, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011148/http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/detail/uuid/9633ywuhcf5x1isaqbmbpzbtl/rago-leaves-fce-to-pursue-other-opportunities#.U0CU_vl5OE4. September 24, 2015. dead.
  18. News: Proctor and the Eddies Part Ways. April 5, 2014. fcedmonton.com. November 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071803/http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/detail/uuid/10um0k472r4av1llzpskbpgygf/proctor-and-the-eddies-part-ways#.U0CUSvl5OE4. April 7, 2014. dead.