2015 Minnesota United FC season

Minnesota United FC
2015 season
Owner Bill McGuire
Head Coach Manny Lagos
NASL Spring: 4th
Fall: 2nd
Overall: 3rd
Soccer Bowl: Semi-Finals
U.S. Open Cup Third Round
Top goalscorer League: Christian Ramirez (13)
All: Christian Ramirez (13)
Highest home attendance 9,418
(September 19 vs. New York, Franchise record)
Lowest home attendance 5,890
(October 31 vs. San Antonio)
Average home league attendance 8,767
Home colours
Away colours
← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 season will be Minnesota United FC's sixth season of existence, and their fifth consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.

Club

As of match played November 8, 2015
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mitch Hildebrandt United States GK 12 November 1988 (aged 26) Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2012 24 0
24 Andrew Fontein United States GK 3 March 1990 (aged 25) Tampa Bay Rowdies 2014 0 0
33 Sammy Ndjock Cameroon GK 25 February 1990 (aged 25) Turkey Antalyaspor 2015 24 0
Defenders
2 Justin Davis United States DF 6 May 1988 (aged 27) New Mexico Lobos 2011
3 Cristiano Brazil DF 25 May 1986 (aged 29) Miami 2011
5 Tiago Brazil DF 19 May 1981 (aged 34) Australia Sydney 2014 55 1
6 Brent Kallman United States DF 4 October 1990 (aged 25) Des Moines Menace 2013 15 1
14 Brian Kallman United States DF 23 April 1984 (aged 31) Minnesota Thunder 2010
16 Tyler Polak United States DF 13 May 1992 (aged 23) New England Revolution 2014 5 0
Midfielders
4 Aaron Pitchkolan United States MF 14 March 1983 (aged 32) San Antonio Scorpions 2013
7 Kevin Venegas United States MF 29 July 1989 (aged 26) Fullerton Titans 2010
8 Ibson Brazil MF 7 November 1983 (aged 32) Italy Bologna 2015 27 6
11 Kalif Alhassan Ghana MF 15 October 1990 (aged 25) Portland Timbers 2015 28 4
13 Jamie Watson United States MF 10 April 1986 (aged 29) Orlando City 2014 31 3
17 Yago Brazil MF 28 April 1994 (aged 21) Loan from Brazil Vasco da Gama 2015 11 0
19 Alejandro Vela Mexico MF 28 March 1984 (aged 31) Mexico Cruz Azul 2015 9 0
20 Andrei Gotsmanov Belarus MF 6 May 1986 (aged 29) 2015 51 3
23 Greg Jordan United States MF 5 April 1990 (aged 24) Philadelphia Union 2014 50 1
77 Juliano Vicentini Brazil MF 26 August 1981 (aged 33) Brazil Audax 2014 49 3
Forwards
9 Pablo Campos Brazil FW 29 January 1983 (aged 32) San Antonio Scorpions 2013 56 20
18 Daniel Mendes Brazil FW 18 January 1981 (aged 34) Sweden Kalmar 2015 53 15
21 Christian Ramirez United States FW 4 April 1981 (aged 34) Charlotte Eagles 2014 62 34
29 J. C. Banks United States FW 24 August 1989 (aged 26) Rochester Rhinos 2015 20 3
99 Geison Moura Brazil FW 16 July 1986 (aged 29) Singapore Hougang United 2015
Players who left during the season
10 Miguel Ibarra United States MF 15 March 1990 (aged 25) UC Irvine Anteaters 2010 96 18
22 Jonny Steele Northern Ireland MF 7 February 1986 (aged 29) Australia Newcastle Jets 2015 6 0

Transfers

Transfers In

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
11 December 2014 FW 29 United States J. C. Banks United States Rochester Rhinos Undisclosed [1]
8 January 2015 MF 22 Northern Ireland Jonny Steele Australia Newcastle Jets FC Free [2]
22 February 2015 FW 11 Ghana Kalif Alhassan United States Portland Timbers Free [3]
23 February 2015 MF 8 Brazil Ibson Italy Bologna Free [4]
9 March 2015 GK 33 Cameroon Sammy N'Djock Turkey Antalyaspor Free [5]
1 April 2015 FW 99 Brazil Geison Moura Singapore Hougang United FC Free [6]
12 August 2015 MF 20 Belarus Andrei Gotsmanov Free Agent Free [7]
11 September 2015 MF 19 Mexico Alejandro Vela Free Agent Free [8]

Transfers Out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
4 December 2014 MF 0 United States Floyd Franks n/a Released [9]
4 December 2014 MF 6 Canada Mozzi Gyorio United States Austin Aztex Released [9]
4 December 2014 FW 7 Italy Simone Bracalello United States Carolina RailHawks Released [9][10]
4 December 2014 MF 8 United States Michael Reed United States Atlanta Silverbacks Released [11][12]
4 December 2014 MF 13 Japan Kentaro Takada United States Saint Louis FC Released [9][13]
4 December 2014 FW 15 Brazil Pedro Ferreira-Mendes United States Atlanta Silverbacks Released [11][14]
4 December 2014 FW 17 Jamaica Omar Daley United States Oklahoma City Energy Released [11][15]
4 December 2014 MF 19 El Salvador Rafael Burgos Austria SV Ried End of Loan [11]
4 December 2014 FW 20 Canada Mackenzie Pridham Canada Whitecaps FC 2 Released [9][16]
4 December 2014 FW 25 United States Nate Polak United States Louisville City FC Released [9][17]
4 December 2014 GK 30 United States Matt Van Oekel Canada FC Edmonton Released [9][18]
1 July 2015 MF 10 United States Miguel Ibarra Mexico Club León Undisclosed
(seven figures)		 [19][20]
1 July 2015 MF 22 Northern Ireland Jonny Steele n/a Released [21]

Loans In

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Ref.
14 July 2015End of SeasonMF17Brazil Yago SilvaBrazil Vasco[22]

Management

Friendlies

Competitions

NASL Spring Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (C) 10 5 5 0 18 9 +9 20 2015 NASL Spring Season Winner
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 5 4 1 15 9 +6 19
3 Carolina RailHawks 10 3 5 2 15 10 +5 14
4 Minnesota United 10 3 5 2 15 13 +2 14
5 Indy Eleven 10 3 4 3 13 12 +1 13
6 Jacksonville Armada 10 3 3 4 15 18 −3 12
7 San Antonio Scorpions 10 3 3 4 11 15 −4 12
8 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 3 2 5 12 13 −1 11
9 Ottawa Fury 10 2 5 3 5 8 −3 11
10 Edmonton 10 2 3 5 16 22 −6 9
11 Atlanta Silverbacks 10 1 5 4 7 13 −6 8
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 3 5 2 15 13  +2 14 2 2 1 9 8  +1 1 3 1 6 5  +1

Last updated: 15 July 2015.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910
GroundAAHAHAHHAH
Result D L D D W W W D D L
Position 8 10 10 10 8 4 2 3 4 4

Last updated: June 15, 2015.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

  Win   Loss   Draw

NASL Fall Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ottawa Fury (C) 20 13 6 1 37 15 +22 45 2015 NASL Fall Season Winner
2 Minnesota United 20 11 6 3 39 26 +13 39
3 New York Cosmos 20 10 6 4 31 21 +10 36
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20 8 6 6 37 27 +10 30
5 Edmonton 20 7 5 8 25 24 +1 26
6 Atlanta Silverbacks 20 6 7 7 24 27 −3 25
7 Carolina RailHawks 20 6 3 11 29 39 −10 21
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 5 5 10 18 28 −10 20
9 Indy Eleven 20 5 5 10 23 36 −13 20
10 San Antonio Scorpions 20 4 7 9 30 37 −7 19
11 Jacksonville Armada 20 5 4 11 18 31 −13 19
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 11 6 3 39 26  +13 39 6 4 0 16 6  +10 5 2 3 23 20  +3

Last updated: 31 October 2015.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundAHHAAAHAAHAHAHAHHAHH
Result L D W W D L D W W W D W W D W W W L W D
Position 9 10 2 3 3 3 4 4 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Last updated: 31 October 2015.
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
1 New York Cosmos 30 15 11 4 49 30 +19 56 North American Supporters' Trophy Winner
2015 NASL Spring Season Winner
2 Ottawa Fury 30 15 11 4 42 23 +19 56 2015 NASL Fall Season Winner
3 Minnesota United 30 14 11 5 54 39 +15 53 Championship Qualifier
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 30 11 8 11 49 40 +9 41
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 10 9 11 33 37 −4 39
6 Carolina RailHawks 30 9 8 13 44 49 −5 35
7 Edmonton 30 9 8 13 41 46 −5 35
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 30 7 12 11 31 40 −9 33
9 Indy Eleven 30 8 9 13 36 48 −12 33
10 San Antonio Scorpions 30 7 10 13 41 52 −11 31
11 Jacksonville Armada 30 8 7 15 33 49 −16 31
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored

Semi-Finals


US Open Cup

Squad statistics

As of match played November 8th, 2015

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Mitch Hildebrandt 8 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF United States Justin Davis 30 5 10 1 19 4 1 0 0 0
3 DF Brazil Cristiano 12 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF United States Aaron Pitchkolan 31 1 9+1 1 18+1 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF Brazil Tiago 29 1 10 1 18 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF United States Brent Kallman 9 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 1 0
7 MF United States Kevin Venegas 29 2 9 0 19 2 1 0 0 0
8 MF Brazil Ibson 27 6 5 0 20 6 1 0 0+1 0
9 FW Brazil Pablo Campos 30 7 8+2 4 4+14 3 0+1 0 0+1 0
11 MF Ghana Kalif Alhassan 28 4 3+4 1 19+1 3 1 0 0 0
13 MF United States Jamie Watson 4 1 2+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF United States Brian Kallman 5 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF United States Tyler Polak 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF Brazil Yago 11 0 0 0 6+5 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Brazil Daniel Mendes 27 6 5 0 14+6 6 1 0 0+1 0
19 MF Mexico Alejandro Vela 9 0 0 0 0+8 0 0+1 0 0 0
20 MF Belarus Andrei Gotsmanov 6 0 0 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW United States Christian Ramirez 32 13 4+6 1 19+1 11 1 1 1 0
23 MF United States Greg Jordan 25 0 2+5 0 14+2 0 1 0 1 0
29 FW United States J. C. Banks 20 3 2+4 1 2+10 1 0+1 0 1 1
33 GK Cameroon Sammy Ndjock 24 0 8 0 15 0 1 0 0 0
77 MF Brazil Juliano Vicentini 23 2 7 1 14+1 1 1 0 0 0
99 FW Brazil Geison Moura 8 0 0+2 0 1+4 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left Minnesota United during the season:
10 MF United States Miguel Ibarra 10 3 9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF Northern Ireland Jonny Steele 6 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goal scorers

As of match played 31 October 2015[23]
Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FWUnited States21Christian Ramirez1111013
2 FWBrazil9 Pablo Campos43007
3 MFBrazil8 Ibson06006
FWBrazil18Daniel Mendes06006
5 DFUnited States2 Justin Davis14005
6 MFGhana11Kalif Alhassan13004
7 MFUnited States10Miguel Ibarra30003
FWUnited States29J. C. Banks11013
9 MFUnited States7 Kevin Venegas02002
MFBrazil77Juliano Vicentini11002
11MFUnited States4 Aaron Pitchkolan10001
DFBrazil5 Tiago10001
MFUnited States13Jamie Watson10001
DFUnited States6 Brent Kallman01001
Own goal01001
TOTALS 15391156

Disciplinary record

As of match played 31 October 2015[23]
No. Pos. Player NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season NASL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
2DFUnited States Justin Davis1040000050
3DFBrazil Cristiano Dias1010000020
4MFUnited States Aaron Pitchkolan1040000050
5DFBrazil Tiago Calvano10801000100
6DFUnited States Brent Kallman0020001030
7DFUnited States Kevin Venegas1020000030
8MFBrazil Ibson1040101070
9FWBrazil Pablo Campos4020000060
10MFUnited States Miguel Ibarra1000000010
11MFGhana Kalif Alhassan0020000020
13MFUnited States Jamie Watson1000000010
16DFUnited States Tyler Polak0000001010
17DFBrazil Yago Silva0010000010
18FWBrazil Daniel Mendes1020100040
19MFMexico Alejandro Vela0020000020
20MFBelarus Andrei Gotsmanov0010000010
21FWUnited States Christian Ramirez1000000010
23MFUnited States Greg Jordan0010100020
29FWUnited States J. C. Banks0010000010
33GKCameroon Sammy N'Djock1000000010
77MFBrazil Juliano Vicentini1051100071
99FWBrazil Geison Moura0010000010

See also

References

  1. ↑ "United Signs J.C. Banks". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Steele Signs With Minnesota". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "United Signs Kalif Alhassan". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "United Signs Brazilian Ibson". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "United Signs Goalkeeper Sammy N'Djock". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Minnesota United Signs Geison Moura". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Welcome to the Club Andrei Gotsmanov!". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "United Bolsters Midfield Strength With Alejandro Vela". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "United Exercises Option on 13 Players". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "RailHawks Sign NASL Veteran Simone Bracalello". NASL. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "United Declines Options on Daley, Pedro Mendes, and Reed". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Silverbacks Add Central Midfielder Michael Reed". Atlanta Silverbacks. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "STL FC Adds Four Players to 2015 Roster". Saint Louis FC. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Silverbacks Add Familiar Twins, Experienced Defender". Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "OKC Energy FC signs Omar Daley". Oklahoma City Energy FC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "It's an honor to sign with ...". @MacPridham. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "Louisville City FC Adds Goal Scorer Nathan Polak". Louisville City. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "Eddies Add Goalkeeper Van Oekel To Roster". FC Edmonton. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  19. ↑ "Miguel Ibarra Transferred to Club León". Minnesota United. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "OUT FROM THE SHADOW". Howler Magazine. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  21. ↑ "Jonny Steele Released From Squad". Minnesota United. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "Brazilian Midfielder Yago Signs Loan Deal With Minnesota United". Minnesota United FC. 14 July 2015.
  23. 1 2 "Minnesota United FC Stats 2015". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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