2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season explained

The 2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the third season of the team in the North American Soccer League, and the entire club's thirty-ninth season in professional soccer. The NASL inaugurated a new format this year in which the season would be split into two, having a spring and fall tournament. The team finished in seventh place during the spring season, and fifth during the fall season.

Squad

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
22	Lionel Brown		GK	17 September 1987	University of Connecticut
24	Matt Glaeser		GK	27 April 1985	Pallo-Iirot
30	Jeff Attinella		GK	29 September 1988	Real Salt Lake
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		FB/CB	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
21	Darnell King		W/FB	23 September 1990	Florida Atlantic 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
9	Jemal Johnson		W	5 March 1985	Tamworth FC
11	Stefan Dimitrov	\	ST	8 October 1984	New York Cosmos
26	Andy Herron		ST	2 March 1978	Limón
99	Aly Hassan		ST	15 May 1989	Club Aurora

See also: All-time Fort Lauderdale Strikers roster.

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Previous club	Notes	Date	Source
7			Puerto Rico Islanders	Undisclosed		[2]
12			Unattached	Free		[3]
19		Gonzalo De Mujica	Orlando City U-23	Free		[4]
23		Manny Gonzalez	Unattached	Free
3		Daniel Arcila	C.D. Olimpia	Undisclosed		[5]
11		Stefan Dimitrov	New York Cosmos	Spring Championship Season loan		[6]
44		Shavar Thomas	Montreal Impact	Undisclosed		[7]
25		Rubens	Unattached	Free		[8]
1		Cody Laurendi	Puerto Rico Islanders	Free		[9]
2		Stefan Antonijevic	Unattached	Free
13		Justin Chavez	Unattached	NASL Combine
14		Carlos Salazar	Unattached	Free
16		Mike Dietze	Unattached	NASL Combine
18		Stéphane Guillaume	Unattached	Open tryout		[10]
17		Eduardo Jiménez	UCF Knights	Free
9		Jemal Johnson	Unattached	Free
99		Aly Hassan	Club Aurora	Loan return
30		Jeff Attinella	Real Salt Lake	Loan		[11]
11		Jahbari Willis	Atlanta Silverbacks	Trade for Andy Herron		[12]
		Richard Sánchez	FC Dallas	On loan for Fall NASL Season		[13]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
9				Retired		[14]
16			FC Edmonton	Free		[15]
15			Club Aurora	Spring Championship Season loan		[16]
1			VSI Tampa Bay FC	Free
2			Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Free		[17]
12			Chivas USA	Free		[18]
3				Released
6				Released
7			Ventura County Fusion	Released
11				Released
13				Released
14				Released
25				Released
30			Real Salt Lake	End of loan
11			New York Cosmos	End of loan
26			Atlanta Silverbacks	Trade for Jahbari Willis
9			New York Cosmos	Only under contract with the Strikers for the Spring season		[19]
44				Only under contract with the Strikers for the Spring season

Contracts

New contracts and contract extensions.

Player	Date	Length	Contracted until	Reference / Notes
			2013, with a club option for 2014	[20]
			2013, with a club option for 2014, 2015	[21]
			2013	[22]
			2013
			2013
			2013
			2013, with a club option for 2014
			2013, with a club option for 2014

Competitions

NASL Spring Championship

The New York Cosmos and the Puerto Rico Islanders will not be participating in the spring season.^{[23] [24]} The season will begin April 6 and end July 4, 2013.

Standings

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2013 U.S. Open Cup.

Squad statistics

NASL Spring Championship

Players

class="wikitable sortable"
Nat	No	Player	Pos	Apps	Starts	G	A			Notes
	2	AntonijevicStefan Antonijevic		3	2	0	0	0	0
	3	ArcilaDaniel Arcila		3	3	0	0	0	0
	5	StåhlToni Ståhl		9	8	0	1	2	0
	6	RamosHosman Ramos		3	2	0	0	1	0
	7	FoleyDavid Foley		5	5	2	0	2	0
	8	PeckaPecka		7	7	0	1	2	0
	9	JohnsonJemal Johnson		9	8	1	1	1	0
	10	RestrepoWálter Restrepo		8	4	1	0	3	0
	11	DimitrovStefan Dimitrov		7	6	0	0	1	0
	11	WillisJahbari Willis		1	0	0	0	0	0
	12	GuerreroIván Guerrero		6	6	0	0	1	0
	13	ChavezJustin Chavez		4	3	0	0	0	0
	14	SalazarCarlos Salazar		8	6	1	0	3	1
	15	GordonScott Gordon		6	6	2	0	2	0
	16	DietzeMike Dietze		0	0	0	0	0	0
	17	JiménezEduardo Jiménez		0	0	0	0	0	0
	18	GuillaumeStéphane Guillaume		4	4	0	0	2	1
	19	De MujicaGonzalo De Mujica		3	1	0	0	0	0
	20	AndersonMark Anderson		5	4	1	0	0	0
	21	KingDarnell King		10	8	1	1	2	0
	23	GonzalezManny Gonzalez		6	6	0	2	1	0
	25	RubensRubens		5	3	0	0	1	0
	26	HerronAndy Herron		3	0	0	0	0	0
	44	ThomasShavar Thomas		8		8	0	0	2	0
	99	HassanAly Hassan		5		0	0	0	1	0
						9	6	27	2

Goalkeepers

class="wikitable sortable"
Nat	No	Player	Apps	Starts	Record	GA	GAA	SO
	1		1	1	0-0-0	0	0	0
	22		0	0	0-0-0	0	0	0
	24		6	5	0-1-5	11	1.83	0
	30		4	4	2-1-1	5	1.25	1
			11	10	2-2-6	16	1.60	1

Top scorers

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

width=15		width=15		width=15		width=15		width=150	Name	width=130	NASL	width=120	U.S. Open Cup	width=80	Total
1	7	FW		David Foley	2	0	2
	15	DF		Scott Gordon	2	0	2
	20	MF		Mark Anderson	1	1	2
2	9	FW		Jemal Johnson	1	0	1
	10	MF		Walter Restrepo	1	0	1
	14	MF		Carlos Salazar	1	0	1
	21	MF		Darnell King	1	0	1
				TOTALS	9	1	10 Top Assists Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal. width=15 width=15 width=15 width=15 width=150 Name width=130 NASL width=120 U.S. Open Cup width=80 Total 1 21 DF Darnell King 1 1 2 23 MF Manny Gonzalez 2 0 2 2 5 DF Toni Ståhl 1 0 1 8 MF Pecka 1 0 1 9 FW Jemal Johnson 1 0 1 TOTALS 6 1 7 Starting XI This shows the most used players in each position, based on the Striker's typical starting formation for the season. Club staff Position Name President Tom Mulroy Managing Director Tim Robbie Director of Operations Miguel Lopez Head coach Daryl Shore Assistant coach Raoul Voss Goalkeepers Coach Ricardo Lopes Head Athletic Trainer Joe Caroccio

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: Strikers Add Forward David Foley to 2013 Roster. Strikers.com. 2013-01-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20130116225307/http://www.strikers.com/index.php/news/609-strikers-add-forward-david-foley-to-2013-roster.html. 2013-01-16. dead.
3. Web site: Strikers Sign Former Honduran National Iván Guerrero. Strikers.com. 2013-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20130211111741/http://www.strikers.com/index.php/news/612-strikers-sign-former-honduran-national-ivan-guerrero.html. 2013-02-11. dead.
4. Web site: Strikers Sign Pair of South Florida Players. Strikers.com. 2013-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20130203085109/http://www.strikers.com/index.php/news/614-strikers-sign-pair-of-south-florida-players.html. 2013-02-03. dead.
5. Web site: Strikers Sign Colombian Defender Arcila. Strikers.com. 2013-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063137/http://www.strikers.com/index.php/news/866-strikers-sign-colombian-defender-daniel-arcila.html. 2016-03-04. dead.
6. Web site: Stefan Dimitrov joins Strikers on Loan from Cosmos. 2013-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192232/http://www.strikers.com/index.php/news/868-stefan-dimitrov-joins-strikers-on-loan-from-cosmos-.html. 2016-03-04. dead.
7. Web site: Strikers Sign Former Jamaican National Team Captain Shavar Thomas and Re-sign Captain Toni Stahl. 2013-03-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20130730150105/http://www.strikers.com/index.php/news/873-strikers-sign-former-jamaican-national-team-captain-shavar-thomas-and-re-sign-captain-toni-stahl.html. 2013-07-30. dead.
8. Web site: Strikers sign Brazilian Rubens Pinheiro. 2013-04-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130028/http://www.strikers.com/index.php/news/889-strikers-sign-brazilian-rubens-pinheiro.html. 2016-03-04. dead.
9. Web site: Strikers Sign Five as Roster Nears Completion. 2013-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192751/http://www.strikers.com/index.php/news/896-strikers-sign-five-as-roster-nears-completion.htmll. 2016-03-04. dead.
10. Web site: Haitian International Stéphane Guillaume Joins Strikers . Fort Lauderdale Strikers . 31 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185350/http://www.strikers.com/index.php/news/899-haitian-international-stephane-guillaume-joins-strikers.html . 4 March 2016 . dead .
11. Web site: Jeff Attinella loaned to Fort Lauderdale Strikers from Real Salt Lake. 2013-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20130606010650/http://strikers.com/index.php/news/932-jeff-attinella-loaned-to-fort-lauderdale-strikers-from-real-salt-lake.html. 2013-06-06. dead.
12. Web site: Strikers acquire former FIU forward Jahbari Willis. 2013-06-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20130616211639/http://strikers.com/index.php/news/949-strikers-acquire-former-fiu-forward-jahbari-willis.html. 2013-06-16. dead.
13. Web site: The Fort Lauderdale Strikers receive goalkeeper Richard Sanchez on loan from FC Dallas. 2013-07-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070339/http://www.strikers.com/index.php/news/974-the-fort-lauderdale-strikers-receive-goalkeeper-richard-sanchez-on-loan-from-fc-dallas.html. 2016-03-04. dead.
14. Web site: Abe Thompson Announces Retirement. Strikers.com. 2012-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20121213060147/http://www.strikers.com/news/Abe-Thompson-Announces-Retirement. 2012-12-13. dead.
15. Web site: Eddies Add Two Experienced NASL Players to the Line Up. fcedmonton.com. 2012-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20140309203356/http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/2012-11-21/Eddies%20Add%20Two%20Experienced%20NASL%20Players%20to%20the%20Line%20Up. 2014-03-09. dead.
16. Web site: Aly Hassan Loaned to CD Aurora in Bolivia. Strikers.com. 2013-01-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20130118031348/http://strikers.com/index.php/news/606-aly-hassan-loaned-to-cd-aurora-in-bolivia.html. 2013-01-18. dead.
17. Web site: Riverhounds Add a Trio of Talent for Inaugural Season at Highmark Stadium. Riverhounds.com. 2013-03-06. https://archive.today/20130411192524/http://www.riverhounds.com/home/695624.html. 2013-04-11. dead.
18. Web site: Chivas USA sign Josue Soto and Emilio Orozco. cdchivasusa.com. 2013-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20130302130316/http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2013/02/chivas-usa-sign-josue-soto-and-emilio-orozco. 2013-03-02. dead.
19. Web site: Cosmos Add Two More Players To Squad.
20. Web site: Pecka Re-Signs for 2013. Strikers.com. 2012-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073411/http://www.strikers.com/news/Pecka-Re+signs-for-2013. 2016-03-04. dead.
21. Web site: Strikers Re-Sign Mark Anderson. Strikers.com. 2012-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20121117203114/http://www.strikers.com/news/Strikers-Re+Sign-Mark-Anderson. 2012-11-17. dead.
22. Web site: Four Players Optioned for 2013. Strikers.com. 2012-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20121202021621/http://www.strikers.com/news/Four-Players-Optioned-for-2013. 2012-12-02. dead.
23. News: Cosmos to Play in Fall Championship Season . North American Soccer League. nasl.com.
24. News: Islanders To Reorganize Operations . North American Soccer League. nasl.com.