| Club: | Ottawa Fury |
| Season: | 2014 |
| Chairman: | John Pugh |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Manager: | Marc Dos Santos |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Stadium: | Keith Harris Stadium TD Place Stadium |
| League: | NASL |
| League Result: | Spring: 6th Fall: 9th Combined: 8th |
| Cup1: | Soccer Bowl |
| Cup1 Result: | Did not qualify |
| Cup2: | Canadian Championship |
| Cup2 Result: | Preliminary Round |
| League Topscorer: | Oliver Minatel (7) |
| Season Topscorer: | Oliver Minatel (7) |
| Highest Attendance: | 14,593 (20 July v. New York; New NASL record) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,158 (26 April v. Carolina) |
| Average Attendance: | League: All: |
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| Nextseason: | 2015 |
The 2014 Ottawa Fury FC season was the club's first season in the North American Soccer League.
Marc Dos Santos became the first head coach of the club on July 1, 2013.[1]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Romuald Peiser |  | GK | 2014 11, df=yes | Académica | 2014 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Chad Bush |  | GK | 2014 11, df=yes | Ottawa Fury (PDL) | 2014 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Marcel DeBellis | | GK | 2014 11, df=yes |  Ascoli | 2014 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Devala Gorrick |  | GK | 2014 11, df=yes |  Frej | 2014 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Ramón Soria |  | LB | 2014 11, df=yes | Teruel | 2014 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Mason Trafford | | DF | 2014 11, df=yes |  Guizhou Zhicheng | 2014 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Drew Beckie | | DF | 2014 11, df=yes | Columbus Crew | 2014 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Omar Jarun | CB | 2014 11, df=yes |  Sporting Charleroi | 2014 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 19 | O'Brian Woodbine |  | DF | 2014 11, df=yes | New England Revolution | 2014 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Ryan Richter | | DF | 2014 11, df=yes | Toronto | 2014 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Richie Ryan (c) |  | CM | 2014 11, df=yes | Shamrock Rovers | 2014 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Nicki Paterson (vc) | CM | 2014 11, df=yes | Charleston Battery | 2014 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Siniša Ubiparipović |  | CM | 2014 11, df=yes | Montreal Impact | 2014 | 25 | 4 | ||
| 14 | Tony Donatelli | | CM | 2014 11, df=yes | VSI Tampa Bay | 2014 | 28 | 4 | ||
| 15 | Philippe Davies | | MF | 2014 11, df=yes | Richmond Kickers | 2014 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Kenny Caceros | | CM/DF | 2014 11, df=yes | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2014 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Mauro Eustaquio | | CM | 2014 11, df=yes | Sporting Pombal | 2014 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Tom Heinemann | | CF | 2014 11, df=yes | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2014 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 11 | Oliver Minatel |  | FW | 2014 11, df=yes | Velo Clube | 2014 | 24 | 7 | ||
| 17 | Carl Haworth | | FW | 2014 11, df=yes | Ottawa Fury (PDL) | 2014 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 21 | Pierre-Rudolph Mayard | | W | 2014 11, df=yes | Rochester Rhinos | 2014 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 28 | Vini Dantas | | CF | 2014 11, df=yes |  Lahti | 2014 | 28 | 3 | ||
The Spring season saw Fury FC give a sturdy account of themselves on their NASL debut, as the club went 3-1-5 while never losing a match by more than two goals. Vini Dantas scored the first goal in club history on April 19, 2014, in a 2-1 defeat against Minnesota United. The first victory in club history came the following weekend, as Ottawa blew out the visiting Carolina RailHawks 4-0 on April 26. Fury FC also picked up victories against expansion brethren Indy Eleven (4-2) and established Canadian rivals FC Edmonton (1-0), while picking up a draw at home against Tampa Bay Rowdies. While Fury FC lost a pair of matches on home turf at the final minute, the club still sat in a respectable sixth place out of ten at the culmination of the Spring season, just four points behind the final playoff spot.
The Fall season saw plenty of ups and downs for Fury FC. French goalkeeper Romuald Peiser joined the club in early July, and turned in multiple Man-of-the-Match performances during the Fall campaign. Opening day of the Fall season saw Ottawa draw 0-0 in Edmonton against their Canadian rivals on a sweltering day, and the ruing of missed opportunities was a foreshadowing of things to come. Fury FC christened their new home, TD Place Stadium, the following weekend, and despite setting a modern-day NASL record in attendance, Ottawa fell 1-0 to the defending Soccer Bowl champion New York Cosmos on a Sebastián Guenzatti goal. Ottawa stumbled out of the gate, opening the second portion of the NASL schedule with a six-game winless skid which saw them tumble out of the playoff picture. The team's second trip to Indianapolis, where they'd won already in the spring, was just what the doctor ordered, as Fury FC picked up their first win of the fall campaign on August 23, edging the Eleven 2-1. That victory over Indy would kickstart a good run of form for Dos Santos' side, as Ottawa went on a 4-2-2 run which saw them somewhat claw their way back into the playoff picture.Unfortunately for Fury FC the workhorses in the side gave out in the final weeks of the campaign, and the club ended the season on a disappointing 0-1-3 slide which saw them slide to a disappointing ninth-place finish in the fall table.The fall season saw certain players emerge as cornerstones for the inaugural iteration of the squad; young Mauro Eustaquio emerged from the reserves to make a few starts towards the end of the season, while captain Richie Ryan solidified his role in the heart of the Fury FC midfield. Oliver Minatel battled back from multiple injuries to become a creative force on the flank of what was, in certain matches, a very potent Fury FC attack, while Romuald Peiser proved to be one of the best signings of the club's debut season, providing veteran leadership and timely stops in goal.
Fury FC's debut in the Canadian Championship was short-lived, as the club was bounced from the competition in the first round by fellow NASL side FC Edmonton, losing 3-1 to the Eddies on aggregate.
The first leg saw the two sides play to a 0-0 draw in the nation's capital, though both managers felt their sides had ample opportunities to win.
The second leg, a week later in Edmonton, saw the Eddies bully a visibly tired Fury FC all over the pitch. Daryl Fordyce opened the scoring for the hosts with a clean finish in the 30th minute, and a Hanson Boakai goal just three minutes into the second half effectively put the match to bed. Fordyce put the proverbial nail in Fury FC's coffin in the 64th, while Vini Dantas scored a consolation goal in injury time for Ottawa.
All things considered, it wasn't a disastrous or entirely unexpected result for Marc Dos Santos' expansion side, but the club's early exit from the competition left the club hungry for another crack at the domestic cup in 2015.
[2] |-|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Ottawa but left during the season:|}
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=80 | NASL | width=80 | Canadian Championship | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 11 | Oliver Minatel | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2 | FW | | 9 | Tom Heinemann | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 3 | MF | | 10 | Siniša Ubiparipović | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| MF | | 14 | Tony Donatelli | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 5 | FW | | 28 | Vini Dantas | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 6 | DF | 5 | Omar Jarun | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| MF | 8 | Nicki Paterson | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| FW | | 17 | Carl Haworth | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 | MF | | 6 | Richie Ryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| MF | | 15 | Philippe Davies | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| FW | | 21 | Pierre-Rudolph Mayard | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | November 6, 2013 | [3] | ||||
| 11 | FW | November 14, 2013 | [4] | ||||
| 17 | FW | November 20, 2013 | [5] | ||||
| 6 | MF | December 10, 2013 | [6] | ||||
| 6 | DF | December 13, 2013 | [7] | ||||
| 20 | MF | SC Pombal | December 20, 2013 | [8] | |||
| 5 | DF | January 7, 2014 | [9] | ||||
| 13 | DF | January 10, 2014 | [10] | ||||
| 24 | GK | January 13, 2014 | [11] | ||||
| 23 | MF |  FC Platini Kumasi | January 15, 2014 | [12] | |||
| 4 | DF | January 22, 2014 | [13] | ||||
| 7 | DF | January 30, 2014 | [14] | ||||
| 9 | FW | February 6, 2014 | [15] | ||||
| 10 | MF | February 6, 2014 | |||||
| 12 | GK | Chad Bush | February 19, 2014 | [16] | |||
| 21 | FW | February 19, 2014 | |||||
| 15 | MF | February 28, 2014 | [17] | ||||
| 28 | FW | March 4, 2014 | [18] | ||||
| 3 | DF | March 17, 2014 | [19] | ||||
| 29 | GK | March 19, 2014 | [20] | ||||
| 14 | MF | March 20, 2014 | [21] | ||||
| 26 | MF | Season-long loan | March 28, 2014 | [22] | |||
| 16 | DF | March 29, 2014 | [23] | ||||
| 22 | DF | Loan | June 26, 2014 | [24] | |||
| 1 | GK | July 9, 2014 | [25] | ||||
| 19 | DF | September 16, 2014 | [26] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | MF | End of loan | June 23, 2014 | [27] | |||
| 23 | MF | Released | July 9, 2014 | ||||
| 7 | DF | Released | August 28, 2014 | [28] | |||
| 13 | DF | Released | October 8, 2014 | [29] |
| Player | Award | Month | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Oliver | NASL Player of the Week (Spring week 3) | April | [30] | |
| 9 | Tom Heinemann | NASL Play of the Week (Fall week 9) | September | [31] | |
| 6 | Richie Ryan | NASL Play of the Week (Fall week 12) | October | [32] | |
| 8 | Nicki Paterson | Ottawa Fury Community Award | November | [33] | |
| 11 | Oliver | Ottawa Fury Top Scorer Award | |||
| 3 | Mason Trafford | Ottawa Fury Supporters' Player of the Year | |||
| 6 | Richie Ryan | Ottawa Fury Player of the Year | |||
| 6 | Richie Ryan | Ottawa Fury Goal of the Year | December | [34] |