2014 Minnesota United FC season

Minnesota United FC
2014 season
Owner Bill McGuire
Head Coach Manny Lagos
NASL Spring: First
Fall: Second
Overall: First
Soccer Bowl: Semi-Finals
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round
Top goalscorer Christian Ramirez
Highest home attendance League: 7,287
(July 17 v. Carolina)
All: 9,064
(July 19 v. Swansea City)
Lowest home attendance 4,913
(May 3 v. Indy)
Average home league attendance 6,133
Home colours
Away colours
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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.

Club

Current Roster

as of August 17, 2014[1]

No. Position Player Nation
0 Midfielder Franks, FloydFloyd Franks      United States
1 Goalkeeper Hildebrandt, MitchMitch Hildebrandt      United States
2 Defender Davis, JustinJustin Davis      United States
3 Defender Dias, CristianoCristiano Dias      Brazil
4 Midfielder Pitchkolan, AaronAaron Pitchkolan (Captain)     United States
5 Defender Calvano, TiagoTiago Calvano      Brazil
6 Midfielder Gyorio, MozziMozzi Gyorio      Canada
7 Forward Bracalello, SimoneSimone Bracalello      Italy
8 Midfielder Reed, MichaelMichael Reed      United States
9 Forward Campos, PabloPablo Campos      Brazil
10 Midfielder Ibarra, MiguelMiguel Ibarra      United States
12 Midfielder Watson, JamieJamie Watson      United States
13 Midfielder Takada, KentaroKentaro Takada      Japan
14 Defender Kallman, BrianBrian Kallman      United States
15 Forward Mendes, PedroPedro Mendes      Brazil
16 Defender Polak, TylerTyler Polak      United States
17 Midfielder Daley, OmarOmar Daley      Jamaica
18 Forward Mendes, DanielDaniel Mendes (on loan from Kalmar FF)     Brazil
19 Forward Burgos, RafaelRafael Burgos (on loan from SV Ried)     El Salvador
20 Forward Pridham, MackenzieMackenzie Pridham (on loan to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds)     Canada
21 Forward Ramirez, ChristianChristian Ramirez      United States
22 Defender Venegas, KevinKevin Venegas      United States
23 Midfielder Jordan, GregGreg Jordan      United States
24 Goalkeeper Fontein, AndrewAndrew Fontein      United States
25 Forward Polak, NathanNathan Polak (on loan to Oklahoma City Energy FC)     United States
27 Defender Kallman, BrentBrent Kallman      United States
30 Goalkeeper VanOekel, MattMatt VanOekel      United States
77 Midfielder Vicentini, JulianoJuliano Vicentini      Brazil

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:

No. Position Player
6 Canada MF Mozzi Gyorio (from England Fleetwood Town)[2]
11 United States FW Christian Ramirez (from United States Charlotte Eagles)[3]
5 Brazil DF Tiago Calvano (from Australia Sydney FC)[4]
77 Brazil MF Juliano Vicentini (from Brazil Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube)[5]
12 United States FW Jamie Watson (from United States Orlando City SC)[6]
23 United States MF Greg Jordan (from United States Philadelphia Union)[7]
16 United States DF Tyler Polak (from United States New England Revolution)[7]
18 Brazil DF Daniel Mendes (loan from Sweden Kalmar FF)[8]
11 Australia MF Richard Garcia (from Australia Sydney FC)[9]
20 Canada FW Mackenzie Pridham (new signing, trialist)
24 United States GK Andrew Fontein (United States Tampa Bay Rowdies)
No. Position Player
6 United States DF Kevin Friedland (Retired)[10]
10 United States MF Mike Ambersley (to United States Indy Eleven)[11]
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Edi Buro (Released)[11]
15 Trinidad and Tobago MF Sean de Silva (to Trinidad and Tobago Central FC)[11]
11 United States FW Maxwell Griffin (Released)[11]
19 Brazil DF Luis Heitor-Piffer (Released)[11]
32 Argentina MF Lucas Rodríguez (Released)[11]
33 United States GK Daryl Sattler (Released)[11]
20 United States DF Connor Tobin (to United States Carolina RailHawks)[12]
21 United States FW Travis Wall (Released)[11]
28 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Siniša Ubiparipović (back to Canada Montreal Impact)[13]
16 Scotland MF Calum Mallace (back to Canada Montreal Impact)[13]
91 Brazil MF Geison Moura (to Singapore Hougang United)[14]

Management

Competitions

Preseason Friendlies

NASL Spring Championship

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or qualification
1 Minnesota United (C) 9 6 2 1 16 9+7 20 2014 NASL Spring Season Winner
2 New York Cosmos 9 6 1 2 14 3+11 19  
3 San Antonio Scorpions 9 5 2 2 13 9+4 17
4 Carolina RailHawks 9 4 2 3 11 15−4 14
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 9 4 1 4 18 180 13
6 Ottawa Fury 9 3 1 5 14 13+1 10
7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 9 2 4 3 11 16−5 10
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 9 3 1 5 12 20−8 10
9 Edmonton 9 2 2 5 11 110 8
10 Indy Eleven 9 0 4 5 14 20−6 4

Source:
(C) = Season Champion; (H) = Will host the Soccer Bowl; (SB) = Qualified for the Soccer Bowl; (WC) = Woosnam Cup Winner
(ES) = Eliminated from the Season Championship; (EB) = Eliminated from Soccer Bowl Contention; (EW) = Eliminated from Woosnam Cup Contention
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
 Standings updated as of June 8, 2014

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 6 2 1 16 9 +7 20 3 1 0 7 3 +4 3 1 1 9 6 +3

Last updated: June 8, 2014.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round123456789
GroundAAHHAHHAA
Result W W W W L W D W D
Position 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1

Last updated: June 8, 2014.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

      Win       Loss       Draw

US Open Cup

Mid-Season Friendlies

NASL Fall Championship

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or qualification
1 San Antonio Scorpions (C) 18 11 2 5 30 15+15 35 2014 NASL Fall Season Winner
2 Minnesota United 18 10 5 3 31 19+12 35  
3 Edmonton 18 8 5 5 23 18+5 29
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 18 7 6 5 20 21−1 27
5 Carolina RailHawks 18 7 3 8 27 28−1 24
6 New York Cosmos 18 5 8 5 23 24−1 23
7 Indy Eleven 18 6 5 7 21 26−5 23
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 18 5 5 8 25 34−9 20
9 Ottawa Fury 18 4 5 9 20 25−5 17
10 Atlanta Silverbacks 18 3 4 11 20 30−10 13

Source:
(C) = Season Champion; (H) = Will host the Soccer Bowl; (SB) = Qualified for the Soccer Bowl; (WC) = Woosnam Cup Winner
(ES) = Eliminated from the Season Championship; (EB) = Eliminated from Soccer Bowl Contention; (EW) = Eliminated from Woosnam Cup Contention
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
 Standings updated as of November 2, 2014

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 10 5 3 31 19 +12 35 6 2 1 15 7 +8 4 3 2 16 12 +4

Last updated: November 2, 2014.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHAHHHAAHHAAHAAHHA
Result W W D W W W D L D W W W W L W D L D
Position 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

Last updated: November 2, 2014.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

      Win       Loss       Draw

NASL Playoffs

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or qualification
1 Minnesota United 27 16 7 4 47 28+19 55 Woosnam Cup Winner
2014 NASL Spring Season Winner
2 San Antonio Scorpions (C) 27 16 4 7 43 24+19 52 2014 NASL Fall Season Winner
3 New York Cosmos 27 11 9 7 37 27+10 42 Championship Qualifier
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 27 11 7 9 38 39−1 40
5 Carolina RailHawks 27 11 5 11 38 43−5 38  
6 Edmonton 27 10 7 10 34 29+5 37
7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 27 7 9 11 36 50−14 30
8 Ottawa Fury 27 7 6 14 34 38−4 27
9 Indy Eleven 27 6 9 12 35 46−11 27
10 Atlanta Silverbacks 27 6 5 16 32 50−18 23

Source:
(C) = Season Champion; (H) = Will host the Soccer Bowl; (SB) = Qualified for the Soccer Bowl; (WC) = Woosnam Cup Winner
(ES) = Eliminated from the Season Championship; (EB) = Eliminated from Soccer Bowl Contention; (EW) = Eliminated from Woosnam Cup Contention
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
 Standings updated as of November 2, 2014

Semi-Finals

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota United FC Roster". mnunitedfc.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Minnesota Signs Serbian-Born Canadian Midfielder Mozzi Gyorio". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Minnesota United Signs Colombian-American Forward Christian Ramirez". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Minnesota United Signs Veteran Brazilian Central Defender". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Minnesota Adds Dynamic Brazilian Midfielder". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "MINNESOTA UNITED SIGNS MIDFIELDER JAMIE WATSON". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  7. 1 2 "UNITED SIGNS GREG JORDAN AND TYLER POLAK". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "MINNESOTA UNITED FC ADDS STRIKER DANIEL MENDES". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "MINNESOTA UNITED FC SIGNS AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYER RICHARD GARCIA". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Kevin Friedland Announces Retirement". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Minnesota United FC Exercises Player Option On 11 Players For 2014". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "CONNOR TOBIN SET TO JOIN RAILHAWKS". NASL. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  13. 1 2 Trembley, Olivier. "Norwegian club Bodo/Glimt looking to bring in Montreal Impact's Zarek Valentin permanently". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  14. ↑ Keit, Teng. "Hougang add samba with Geison Moura". Goal.com. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
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