2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season

The 2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the first season of the new team in the new North American Soccer League. Previously, the Miami FC had fielded a team that played for four seasons in the USL First Division and another for one season in the USSF Division 2 Professional League. After joining the new NASL, the club connected with the original Fort Lauderdale Striker's club. After 14 years, since 1997, the name and legacy was brought back and now placed together with Miami FC, uniting the clubs under the Striker's name. This marked the entire club's thirty-seventh season in professional soccer. In the inaugural year of the league, the club fielded the new team and finished fourth in the regular season. They made the playoffs and continued into the NASL Championship Series. They were this year's Runners-up.

Fort Lauderdale Strikers
2011 season
Owner Aaron Davidson
Traffic Sports USA
Coach Daryl Shore
NASLFourth
NASL playoffsRunner-up
U.S. Open Cupdid not enter
Top goalscorer Brian Shriver
(11 goals)
Highest home attendance6,849
(Oct 29 v. Minnesota)
Lowest home attendance2,159
(Sep 7 v. Carolina)
Average home league attendance3,985

Club

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head Coach Daryl Shore
Assistant Coach Jim Rooney
Goalkeeper Coach Ricardo Lopez
Head Athletic Trainer Joe Caroccio
Strength and Conditioning Coach Brook Hamilton

Last updated: November 13, 2011
Source: [1]

Squad

Current roster

as of October 29, 2011[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Nic Platter
2 DF  COL Cristian Quiñones
5 DF  FIN Toni Ståhl
6 DF  JAM Lance Laing
7 FW  MEX Polo Moráles (on loan from Tigres)
8 MF  BRA Pecka
9 FW  USA Abe Thompson
10 MF  USA Mike Palacio
11 FW  USA David Santamaria
12 FW  USA Aaron Wheeler
13 DF  USA Adam West
15 DF  USA Scott Gordon
17 MF  USA Bryan Arguez
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  COL Yoximar Granado
19 MF  USA Wálter Restrepo
20 MF  SLV Gerson Mayen (on loan from Chivas USA)
21 MF  USA Brian Shriver
22 DF  USA Aaron Hohlbein (captain)
23 MF  URU Martin Nuñez
24 GK  USA Matt Glaeser
25 MF  USA Patrick Otte
26 DF  PUR Cristian Arrieta
27 DF  ENG Martyn Lancaster
39 GK  USA Phillip Lamarre
81 FW  HAI Jean Philippe Peguero
88 MF  ARG Eduardo Coudet

In
Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 23, 2010 Aaron WheelerFW FC Tampa Bay[3]
January 13, 2011 David SantamariaFWOpen tryout[4]
February 1, 2011 Aaron HohlbeinDF Columbus CrewRejected MLS side in favor or permanent return to Strikers[5]
February 22, 2011 Bryan ArguezMF Estoril Praia[6]
February 23, 2011 Lance LaingDF Village UnitedOpen tryout[7]
February 24, 2011 Adam WestDF Rochester RhinosNASL Combine[8]
February 24, 2011 Nic PlatterGK Carolina RailHawks[8]
March 4, 2011 Grant KerrMF Digenis Akritas Morphou[9]
March 16, 2011 Mike PalacioMF New York Pancyprian-Freedoms[10]
March 28, 2011 Eduardo CoudetMF Philadelphia UnionWaived by Philadelphia[11]
March 30, 2011 Cristian ArrietaDF Philadelphia UnionWaived by Philadelphia[12]
March 30, 2011 Patrick OtteMF Middlesbrough[13]
March 30, 2011 Phillip LamarreGK FC Tampa Bay[13]
April 1, 2011 Toni StåhlDF Philadelphia UnionWaived by Philadelphia[14]
April 1, 2011 Scott GordonDF Lynn UniversityDrafted by FC Dallas, but not offered contract[14]
April 14, 2011 Jean Philippe PegueroFWSigned after two years out of the game[15]
April 14, 2011 Yoximar GranadoMFUnsuccessful trial with Chicago Fire[15]
July 12, 2011 Wálter RestrepoMF Boyacá Chicó[16]
July 20, 2011 Gerson MayenMF Chivas USAOn loan until end of season[17]
August 18, 2011 Leopoldo MorálesMF TigresOn loan until end of season[18]
August 19, 2011 Cristian QuiñonesDF Atlanta SilverbacksRecalled from loan[19]
August 22, 2011 PeckaMF Flamengo[20]

Out
Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
July 18, 2011 Zach KirbyDFRetiredRetires after struggling with injuries[21]
July 20, 2011 LennonMFReturned to Brazil[17]
August 2011 Paulinho Le PetitMFReturned to Brazil
August 19, 2011 Grant KerrMF Atlanta SilverbacksOn loan until end of season[19]

Competitions

Updated as published November 13, 2011.

Standings

Overall

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 15 7 6 41 32 +9 52 Playoff semifinals
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 28 11 8 9 41 36 +5 41 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 11 8 35 36 −1 38
5 FC Edmonton 28 10 6 12 35 40 −5 36[lower-alpha 1]
6 NSC Minnesota Stars (C) 28 9 9 10 30 32 −2 36[lower-alpha 1]
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.[22]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. EDM: 8 pts; MIN: 2 pts

Playoffs
  Quarter-Finals     Semi-Finals     Final
                                   
      1 Carolina RailHawks 0 4 4  
  3 FC Tampa Bay 0     6 NSC Minnesota Stars 1 3 4    
  6 NSC Minnesota Stars 1         4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 0 1
      6 NSC Minnesota Stars 3 0 3
      2 Puerto Rico Islanders 1 1 2    
  4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 5     4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 2 5  
  5 FC Edmonton 0  

Recognition

NASL Player of the Week
Week Player Category
10 Aaron Hohlbein (DF) Defensive
12 Matt Glaeser (GK) Defensive
17 Brian Shriver (FW) Offensive
22 Gerson Mayen (MF) Offensive

References
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  21. "Zach Korby Retires From Strikers". Fort Lauderdale Strikers Media Relations. July 18, 2011. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  22. "NASL Standings".
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