2012 Puerto Rico Islanders season

The 2012 season was the Puerto Rico Islanders ninth season over all and their second season in the North American Soccer League. This article shows player statistics and all matches that the club have and will play during the 2012 season.

Puerto Rico Islanders
2012 season
PresidentAndy Guillermard
Head coachAdrian Whitbread
StadiumEstadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
NASL3rd Place
NASL PlayoffsTBD
CFU Club Championship3rd Place
CONCACAF Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicholas Addlery (9)
All: Nicholas Addlery (10)
Highest home attendance7,192 vs Fort Lauderdale Strikers (August 18, 2012)
Lowest home attendance520 vs FC Edmonton (April 18, 2012)

Club

Technical Staff
Position Staff
Head Coach Adrian Whitbread
Assistant Coach Jack Stefanowski
Goalkeeping Coach Jack Stefanowski
Team Doctor Dr. Magdiel Mayol
Head Athletic Trainer Christian Cotto

Last updated: April 9, 2011
Source: PR Islanders

Kit

Supplier: Admiral
Sponsor(s): Toyota

Source: Puerto Rico Islanders

Squad

First Team Squad
As of September 16, 2012.
No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Richard Martin GK (1987-09-01) September 1, 1987 Yeovil Town F.C.
23 Cody Laurendi GK (1988-08-15) August 15, 1988 R.R.F.C. Montegnée
Defenders
2 Jamie Cunningham CB (1987-03-09) March 9, 1987 Fort Lewis College
32 Pari Pantazopoulos CB (1988-09-17) September 17, 1988 Chicago Fire
12 Edson Edward CB (1988-09-20) September 20, 1988 FC Dallas
3 Richard Martinez RWB / CB (1988-04-02) April 2, 1988 Hofstra University
33 Jay Needham CB / RB (1984-09-20) September 20, 1984 Austin Aztex FC
6 Alexis Rivera FB / WM (1982-10-29) October 29, 1982 Atlético de San Juan FC
4 Marco Vélez CB (1982-06-26) June 26, 1982 Toronto FC
16 Anthony Vázquez CB (1988-07-29) July 29, 1988 Monmouth Hawks
25 Christian Ibeagha CB (1990-01-10) January 10, 1990 Carolina Dynamo
29 Caleb Norkus CB (1979-03-14) March 14, 1979 Carolina RailHawks
22 César García CB (1993-03-13) March 13, 1993
Midfielders
5 Noah Delgado (C) MF (1979-12-30) December 30, 1979 Rochester Rhinos
20 Josh Hansen AM / FW (1982-01-16) January 16, 1982 Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)
15 Andrés Pérez MF (1988-04-10) April 10, 1988 Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
21 Stephen deRoux MF (1983-12-13) December 13, 1983 Montreal Impact
24 Justin Fojo MF (1987-12-07) December 7, 1987 Orlando City
28 Yaw Danso MF (1989-06-15) June 15, 1989 St. Louis Lions
18 Osei Telesford DM (1983-11-30) November 30, 1983 Chicago Fire
14 Jarad Van Schaik MF (1988-12-11) December 11, 1988 Portland Pilots
30 Chris Nurse MF (1984-05-07) May 7, 1984 Carolina RailHawks
17 Tyler Wilson MF (1989-05-26) May 26, 1989 UC Riverside
Forwards
11 Nicholas Addlery CF (1981-12-07) December 7, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)
8 Joseph Marrero FW (1993-04-09) April 9, 1993 Conquistadores de Guaynabo
27 Christian Barreiro FW (1990-12-14) December 14, 1990
9 Jonathan Faña CF (1987-04-11) April 11, 1987 W Connection
7 David Foley CF (1987-07-12) July 12, 1987 Hartlepool United F.C.
24 Héctor Ramos FW (1990-06-04) June 4, 1990 Criollos de Caguas FC
22 Gregory Richardson FW (1982-06-16) June 16, 1982 Carolina Railhawks

Transfers

In
Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref

Out
Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref

Match results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Antonio Scorpions (X) 28 13 8 7 46 27 +19 47 Playoff semifinals
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies (C) 28 12 9 7 37 30 +7 45
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 11 8 9 32 30 +2 41 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Carolina RailHawks 28 10 10 8 44 46 −2 40
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 9 10 40 46 −6 36
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (X) Commissioner's Cup (regular season champion).

North American Soccer League
7 April 2012 Match 1 Puerto Rico Islanders 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 Addlery  21'  69'
Delgado  25'
Fojo  43'
Cunningham  59'		 Summary Hill  45'
Yamada  68'
Sanfilippo  90'		 Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
Attendance: 952
Referee: Javier Santos
15 April 2012 Match 2 San Antonio Scorpions 0–4 Puerto Rico Islanders San Antonio, Texas
18:00 Summary Faña  8', 73'
Foley  20'
Addlery  56'		 Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 13,151
Referee: Jasen Anno
18 April 2012 Match 3 Puerto Rico Islanders 0–0 FC Edmonton Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 Foley  38'
Faña  59'		 Summary Saiko  67'
Hatchi  90+3'		 Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
Attendance: 520
21 April 2012 Match 4 Puerto Rico Islanders 3–1 Carolina RailHawks Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 Foley  29' (pen.)
Martinez  32'
Addlery  57'
Delgado  60'
Edward  76'		 Summary Krause  24'
Low  43'
Needham  51' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,542
25 April 2012 Match 5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–2 Puerto Rico Islanders Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 Hassan  35', 47', 83'
Laing  60'		 Summary Cunningham  38'
Addlery  41'
Needham  50'  90'
Foley  61'
vanSchaik  66'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,754
12 May 2012 Match 6 Puerto Rico Islanders 2–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 Martinez  30'
Foley  45'
Ramos  51'
Hansen  89'		 Summary Restrepo  20'
Lorenz  71'		 Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,060
16 May 2012 Match 7 Puerto Rico Islanders 3–0 Atlanta Silverbacks Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 Foley  19'  53'
Faña  36'
Ramos  78'
Wilson  88'		 Summary McManus  30'
Navia  40'
Lancaster  52'		 Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,000
19 May 2012 Match 8 Carolina RailHawks 1–1 Puerto Rico Islanders Cary, North Carolina
19:00 Shriver  49'
Elenio  57'		 Summary Faña  33'
Edward  89'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,020
2 June 2012 Match 9 Carolina RailHawks 2–1 Puerto Rico Islanders Cary, North Carolina
19:00 Agbossoumonde  37'
Needham  51' (o.g.)
Elenio  54'
Oritiz  63'
Shipalane  88'		 Summary Edward  50'
Faña  69'
Needham  79'
Fojo  89'
Vélez  90'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,568
9 June 2012 Match 10 Puerto Rico Islanders 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 Fojo  40'
Rivera  73'
Needham  81'
vanSchaik  90+4'		 Summary Picault  30'
Arango  51'		 Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,012
16 June 2012 Match 11 Puerto Rico Islanders 0–2 San Antonio Scorpions Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 Edward  45+1'  90'
Faña  67'		 Summary Ramírez  17'  42'
Wagner  23'
Bayona  39'
Pablo Campos  70'
Pitchkolan  79'
Sattler  84'
Denissen  84'		 Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,551
23 June 2012 Match 12 Atlanta Silverbacks 1–2 Puerto Rico Islanders Atlanta
19:30 Horth  35'
Lancaster  57'		 Summary Addlery  15', 70'
Van Schaik  20'
Telesford  90'		 Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Robert Sibiga
1 July 2012 Match 13 FC Edmonton 0–0 Puerto Rico Islanders Edmonton, Alberta
16:00 van Leerdam  22'
Hatchi  37'  58'
Rago  64'		 Summary Addlery  45'
Hansen  75'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,474
Referee: Alain Ruch
5 July 2012 Match 13 Minnesota United 4–0 Puerto Rico Islanders Blaine, Minnesota
Núñez  18', 55'
Bracalello  45'
Walker  81'		 Summary Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,199

Group 4
Main article: 2012 CFU Club Championship § Group 4

Matches played at the Cayman Islands (host club: George Town).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Puerto Rico Islanders 2 1 1 0 8 0 +8 4
Caledonia AIA 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 4
George Town SC 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
Source:
  • Baltimore withdrew due to being unable to obtain visas to enter the Cayman Islands.[1]
Puerto Rico Islanders 0–0 Caledonia AIA
Van Schaik  32' Report Joseph  37'
Jorsling  46'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
George Town 0–8 Puerto Rico Islanders
Elliott  48'
Robinson  61'
Barton  83'		 Report Ramos  4', 20'  41'
Faña  22', 54', 56'
Elliott  27' (o.g.)
Richardson  44'
Robinson  61' (o.g.)
Attendance: 300
Referee: Wilson da Costa (Bahamas)

Final round

In the semifinals, the two second-round group winners play against the runners-up from the opposite group. The semifinal winners play in the final while the losers play in the third place match.[2]

Matches played at Trinidad and Tobago.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Antigua Barracuda0
 
 
 
 Caledonia AIA2
 
 Caledonia AIA(p)1 (4)
 
 
 
 W Connection1 (3)
 
 PR Islanders1
 
 
 W Connection4
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Antigua Barracuda0
 
 
 PR Islanders2

Semifinals
Puerto Rico Islanders 1 – 4 W Connection
Vázquez  45'
Hansen  76'		 Report Joseph  3'
Britto  28', 66'
Britto  58'
Arcia  83'  90'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Third place match
Antigua Barracuda 0 – 2Puerto Rico Islanders
Thomas  14'
Byers  70'		 Report Hansen  19'
Martin  31'
Martínez  38'
Rivera  48'
Faña  52' (pen.)
Attendance: 250
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

The champion, runner-up, and third place qualify for the Group Stage of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.

Group 5
Main article: 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League group stage § Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Los Angeles Galaxy 4 3 1 0 12 4 +8 10
Puerto Rico Islanders 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4
Isidro Metapán 4 1 0 3 7 12 −5 3
Source:
Isidro Metapán 3–1 Puerto Rico Islanders
Muñoz  51', 59', 88' Report Vázquez  12'
Addlery  25'
Needham  35'
Martínez  43'
Nurse  44'
Attendance: 1,480
Referee: Raúl Castro (Honduras)
Los Angeles Galaxy 4–0 Puerto Rico Islanders
Meyer  7'
Villarreal  46'
McBean  80'
Stephens  82'		 Report
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Puerto Rico Islanders 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy
Report
Attendance: 2,905
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
Puerto Rico Islanders 3 – 0 Isidro Metapán
Ramos  40', 79'  89'
Rivera  90+3'
Richardson  90+5'		 Report Sánchez  46'
Ramírez  86'
Suárez  90+3'
Attendance: 550
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Squad statistics

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Playoffs CFU Club Championship CONCACAF Champions League Total
1FW11Nicholas Addlery900110
2FW9Jonathan Faña40408
3FW7David Foley61007
FW24Héctor Ramos30227
5DF33Jay Needham30003
FW22Gregory Richardson10113
7MF20Josh Hansen00202
Own Goal00202
9DF3Richard Martinez10001
DF16Anthony Vázquez10001
DF5Noah Delgado10001
MF14Jarad Van Schaik10001
MF17Tyler Wilson10001
MF24Justin Fojo10001
TOTALS 32111448

References
  1. "Baltimore withdraws from Caribbean clubs". CONCACAF.com. 2012-05-22.
  2. "Semis, finals of CFU clubs set". CONCACAF.com. May 6, 2012. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
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