2014 Minnesota United FC season explained

Club:Minnesota United FC
Season:2014
Chrtitle:Owner
Chairman:Bill McGuire
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Manny Lagos
League:NASL
League Result:Spring: First
Fall: Second
Overall: First
Soccer Bowl: Semi-finals
Cup1:U.S. Open Cup
Cup1 Result:Fourth Round
League Topscorer:Christian Ramirez
Highest Attendance:League: 7,287
(July 17 v. Carolina)
All: 9,064
(July 19 v. Swansea City)
Lowest Attendance:4,913
(May 3 v. Indy)
Average Attendance:6,133
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Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015
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The 2014 season was Minnesota United FC's fifth season of existence and their fourth consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.

Roster

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
1Mitch HildebrandtGK2014 11, df=yesOakland Golden Grizzlies2012160
24Andrew FonteinGK2014 11, df=yesTampa Bay Rowdies201400
30Matt Van OekelGK2014 11, df=yesMinnesota Thunder2010800
Defenders
2Justin DavisDF2014 11, df=yesNew Mexico Lobos2011
3CristianoDF2014 11, df=yesMiami2011
5TiagoDF2014 11, df=yes Sydney2014260
14Brian KallmanDF2014 11, df=yesMinnesota Thunder2010
16Tyler PolakDF2014 11, df=yesNew England Revolution201430
27Brent KallmanDF2014 11, df=yesDes Moines Menace201360
Midfielders
0Floyd FranksMF2014 11, df=yesCarolina RailHawks2013
4Aaron PitchkolanMF2014 11, df=yesSan Antonio Scorpions2013
6Mozzi GyorioMF2014 11, df=yes Fleetwood Town201410
8Michael ReedMF2014 11, df=yesPSC Soccer Academy2012
10Miguel IbarraMF2014 11, df=yesUC Irvine Anteaters20108615
12Jamie WatsonMF2014 11, df=yesOrlando City2014272
13Kentaro TakadaMF2014 11, df=yesRochester Thunder2010
17Omar DaleyMF2014 11, df=yes Motherwell2013263
22Kevin VenegasMF2014 11, df=yesFullerton Titans2010
23Greg JordanMF2014 11, df=yesPhiladelphia Union2014251
77Juliano VicentiniMF2014 11, df=yes Audax2014261
Forwards
7Simone BracalelloFW2014 11, df=yes2010
9Pablo CamposFW2014 11, df=yesSan Antonio Scorpions20132613
11Pedro Ferreira-MendesFW2014 11, df=yesIndy Eleven201410
11Daniel MendesFW2014 11, df=yesLoan from Kalmar2014269
19Rafael BurgosFW2014 11, df=yesLoan from SV Ried201480
20Mackenzie PridhamFW2014 11, df=yesCal Poly Mustangs201420
21Christian RamirezFW2014 11, df=yesCharlotte Eagles20143021
Players who left during the season
11Richard GarciaMF2014 11, df=yes Sydney201420

Staff

Transfers

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.In:Out:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [10] [10] [10] [10] [10] [10] [11] [10] [12] [12] [13]

Competitions

NASL Spring Championship

Matches

NASL Fall Championship

Matches

NASL Playoffs

Semi-finals

US Open Cup

See main article: 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

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1 FW21Christian Ramirez5150121
2 MF10Miguel Ibarra35109
FW18Daniel Mendes27009
4 FW7 Simone Bracalello20002
MF4 Aaron Pitchkolan11002
6 MF22Kevin Venegas10001
MF23Greg Jordan10001
DF2 Justin Davis10001
MF12Jamie Watson01001
MF77Juliano Vicentini01001
Own goal01001
TOTALS16311149

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNameNASL Spring SeasonNASL Fall SeasonPlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal
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0 MFFloyd Franks0010000010
1 GKMitch Hildebrandt0001000001
2 DFJustin Davis3011000041
3 DFCristiano3120000152
4 MFAaron Pitchkolan1040000050
5 DFTiago30700000100
8 MFMichael Reed0020000020
10MFMiguel Ibarra1000000010
12MFJamie Watson1000000010
14DFBrian Kallman1000000010
16FWNate Polak0000001010
17MFOmar Daley0120000021
18FWDaniel Mendes2030100060
21FWChristian Ramirez1000000010
22MFKevin Venegas0020000020
23MFGreg Jordan1010001030
30GKMatt Van Oekel0010000010
77MFJuliano Vicentini2030000050
TOTALS2024021021635

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota Signs Serbian-Born Canadian Midfielder Mozzi Gyorio. Minnesota United FC. February 6, 2014. https://archive.today/20140209211210/http://mnunitedfc.com/2014/01/minnesota-signs-serbian-born-canadian-midfielder-mozzi-gyorio/. February 9, 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Minnesota United Signs Colombian-American Forward Christian Ramirez. Minnesota United FC. February 6, 2014. https://archive.today/20140109023703/http://mnunitedfc.com/2014/01/minnesota-united-signs-colombian-american-forward-christian-ramirez/. January 9, 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Minnesota United Signs Veteran Brazilian Central Defender. Minnesota United FC. January 31, 2014. https://archive.today/20140209211213/http://mnunitedfc.com/2014/01/minnesota-united-signs-veteran-brazilian-central-defender/. February 9, 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Minnesota Adds Dynamic Brazilian Midfielder. Minnesota United FC. February 11, 2014. https://archive.today/20140214011547/http://mnunitedfc.com/2014/02/minnesota-adds-dynamic-brazilian-midfielder/. February 14, 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: MINNESOTA UNITED SIGNS MIDFIELDER JAMIE WATSON . Minnesota United FC. February 20, 2014.
  6. Web site: UNITED SIGNS GREG JORDAN AND TYLER POLAK . Minnesota United FC. April 6, 2014.
  7. Web site: MINNESOTA UNITED FC ADDS STRIKER DANIEL MENDES . Minnesota United FC. April 6, 2014.
  8. Web site: MINNESOTA UNITED FC SIGNS AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYER RICHARD GARCIA. Minnesota United FC. June 8, 2014. August 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810050013/http://www.mnunitedfc.com/news/detail/uuid/1mykmdbxd1gmk1jp9rqs5vlf7c/minnesota-united-fc-signs-australian-national-team-player-richard-garcia#.U5UQyvldWbN. dead.
  9. Web site: Kevin Friedland Announces Retirement. Minnesota United FC. January 5, 2014. https://archive.today/20140106155309/http://mnunitedfc.com/2013/10/kevin-friedland-announces-retirement/. January 6, 2014. dead.
  10. Web site: Minnesota United FC Exercises Player Option On 11 Players For 2014 . Minnesota United FC . January 5, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040618/http://mnunitedfc.com/2013/12/minnesota-united-fc-exercises-player-option-11-players-2014/ . January 6, 2014 .
  11. Web site: CONNOR TOBIN SET TO JOIN RAILHAWKS. NASL. February 16, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223103533/http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/news/detail/uuid/p21zf2h23t531j6cmawd04pu9. February 23, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  12. Web site: Trembley. Olivier. Norwegian club Bodo/Glimt looking to bring in Montreal Impact's Zarek Valentin permanently. Major League Soccer. January 5, 2014.
  13. Web site: Keit. Teng. Hougang add samba with Geison Moura. Goal.com. January 5, 2014.

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