2012 Puerto Rico Islanders 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)
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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.

Club

Technical Staff

Position Staff
Head Coach England Adrian Whitbread
Assistant Coach United States Jack Stefanowski
Goalkeeping Coach United States Jack Stefanowski
Team Doctor Puerto Rico Dr. Magdiel Mayol
Head Athletic Trainer Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico GK (1987-09-01) September 1, 1987 (age 37) England Yeovil Town F.C.
23 Cody Laurendi United States GK (1988-08-15) August 15, 1988 (age 36) Belgium R.R.F.C. Montegnée
Defenders
2 Jamie Cunningham United States CB (1987-03-09) March 9, 1987 (age 37) United States Fort Lewis College
32 Pari Pantazopoulos United States CB (1988-09-17) September 17, 1988 (age 36) United States Chicago Fire
12 Edson Edward Canada CB (1988-09-20) September 20, 1988 (age 36) United States FC Dallas
3 Richard Martinez Puerto Rico RWB / CB (1988-04-02) April 2, 1988 (age 36) United States Hofstra University
33 Jay Needham United States CB / RB (1984-09-20) September 20, 1984 (age 40) United States Austin Aztex FC
6 Alexis Rivera Puerto Rico FB / WM (1982-10-29) October 29, 1982 (age 42) Puerto Rico Atlético de San Juan FC
4 Marco Vélez Puerto Rico CB (1982-06-26) June 26, 1982 (age 42) Canada Toronto FC
16 Anthony Vázquez Puerto Rico CB (1988-07-29) July 29, 1988 (age 36) United States Monmouth Hawks
25 Christian Ibeagha Nigeria CB (1990-01-10) January 10, 1990 (age 34) United States Carolina Dynamo
29 Caleb Norkus United States CB (1979-03-14) March 14, 1979 (age 45) United States Carolina RailHawks
22 César García Dominican Republic CB (1993-03-13) March 13, 1993 (age 31)
Midfielders
5 Noah Delgado (C) Puerto Rico MF (1979-12-30) December 30, 1979 (age 44) United States Rochester Rhinos
20 Josh Hansen Puerto Rico AM / FW (1982-01-16) January 16, 1982 (age 42) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)
15 Andrés Pérez Puerto Rico MF (1988-04-10) April 10, 1988 (age 36) Puerto Rico Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
21 Stephen deRoux Jamaica MF (1983-12-13) December 13, 1983 (age 41) United States Montreal Impact
24 Justin Fojo Trinidad and Tobago MF (1987-12-07) December 7, 1987 (age 37) United States Orlando City
28 Yaw Danso Ghana MF (1989-06-15) June 15, 1989 (age 35) United States St. Louis Lions
18 Osei Telesford Trinidad and Tobago DM (1983-11-30) November 30, 1983 (age 41) United States Chicago Fire
14 Jarad Van Schaik United States MF (1988-12-11) December 11, 1988 (age 36) United States Portland Pilots
30 Chris Nurse Guyana MF (1984-05-07) May 7, 1984 (age 40) United States Carolina RailHawks
17 Tyler Wilson Puerto Rico MF (1989-05-26) May 26, 1989 (age 35) United States UC Riverside
Forwards
11 Nicholas Addlery Jamaica CF (1981-12-07) December 7, 1981 (age 43) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)
8 Joseph Marrero Puerto Rico FW (1993-04-09) April 9, 1993 (age 31) Puerto Rico Conquistadores de Guaynabo
27 Christian Barreiro Puerto Rico FW (1990-12-14) December 14, 1990 (age 34)
9 Jonathan Faña Dominican Republic CF (1987-04-11) April 11, 1987 (age 37) Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
7 David Foley Puerto Rico CF (1987-07-12) July 12, 1987 (age 37) England Hartlepool United F.C.
24 Héctor Ramos Puerto Rico FW (1990-06-04) June 4, 1990 (age 34) Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas FC
22 Gregory Richardson Guyana FW (1982-06-16) June 16, 1982 (age 42) United States 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) Champions; (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 Yellow card 21' 69'
Delgado Yellow card 25'
Fojo Yellow card 43'
Cunningham Red card 59'		 Summary Hill Yellow card 45'
Yamada Yellow card 68'
Sanfilippo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 38'
Faña Yellow card 59'		 Summary Saiko Yellow card 67'
Hatchi Yellow card 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 Yellow card 60'
Edward Yellow card 76'		 Summary Krause Yellow card 24'
Low Yellow card 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 Yellow card 60'		 Summary Cunningham Yellow card 38'
Addlery Yellow card 41'
Needham 50' Yellow card 90'
Foley 61'
vanSchaik Yellow card 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 Yellow card 30'
Foley 45'
Ramos 51'
Hansen Yellow card 89'		 Summary Restrepo Yellow card 20'
Lorenz Yellow card 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 Yellow card 19' 53'
Faña Yellow card 36'
Ramos 78'
Wilson 88'		 Summary McManus Yellow card 30'
Navia Yellow card 40'
Lancaster Red card 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 Yellow card 57'		 Summary Faña 33'
Edward Yellow card 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 Red card 37'
Needham 51' (o.g.)
Elenio Yellow card 54'
Oritiz Yellow card 63'
Shipalane 88'		 Summary Edward Yellow card 50'
Faña Yellow card 69'
Needham 79'
Fojo Yellow card 89'
Vélez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 40'
Rivera Yellow card 73'
Needham 81'
vanSchaik 90+4'		 Summary Picault Yellow card 30'
Arango Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+1' Yellow-red card 90'
Faña Yellow card 67'		 Summary Ramírez Yellow card 17' Yellow-red card 42'
Wagner Yellow card 23'
Bayona 39'
Pablo Campos 70'
Pitchkolan Yellow card 79'
Sattler Yellow card 84'
Denissen Yellow card 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 Yellow card 57'		 Summary Addlery 15', 70'
Van Schaik Yellow card 20'
Telesford Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Hatchi Yellow card 37' Yellow-red card 58'
Rago Yellow card 64'		 Summary Addlery Yellow card 45'
Hansen Yellow card 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

NASL Playoffs

CFU Club Championship

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 Puerto Rico Islanders 2 1 1 0 8 0 +8 4
Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 4
Cayman Islands George Town SC 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]
  • Haiti Baltimore withdrew due to being unable to obtain visas to enter the Cayman Islands.[1]
Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto Rico0–0Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA
Van Schaik Yellow card 32' Report Joseph Yellow card 37'
Jorsling Yellow card 46'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
George Town Cayman Islands0–8Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Elliott Yellow card 48'
Robinson Yellow card 61'
Barton Yellow card 83'		 Report Ramos 4', 20' Yellow card 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 and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda0
 
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA2
 
Trinidad and Tobago Caledonia AIA(p)1 (4)
 
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection1 (3)
 
Puerto Rico PR Islanders1
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago W Connection4
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda0
 
 
Puerto Rico PR Islanders2

Semifinals

Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto Rico1 – 4Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
Vázquez Yellow card 45'
Hansen 76'		 Report Joseph Yellow card 3'
Britto 28', 66'
Britto 58'
Arcia Yellow card 83' 90'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Third place match

Antigua Barracuda Antigua and Barbuda0 – 2Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto Rico
Thomas Yellow card 14'
Byers Yellow card 70'		 Report Hansen 19'
Martin Yellow card 31'
Martínez Yellow card 38'
Rivera Yellow card 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.

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
United States Los Angeles Galaxy 4 3 1 0 12 4 +8 10
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4
El Salvador Isidro Metapán 4 1 0 3 7 12 −5 3
Source: [citation needed]
Isidro Metapán El Salvador3–1Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
Muñoz 51', 59', 88' Report Vázquez Yellow card 12'
Addlery 25'
Needham Red card 35'
Martínez Yellow card 43'
Nurse Yellow card 44'
Attendance: 1,480
Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto Rico3 – 0El Salvador Isidro Metapán
Ramos 40', 79' Yellow card 89'
Rivera Yellow card 90+3'
Richardson 90+5'		 Report Sánchez Yellow card 46'
Ramírez Yellow card 86'
Suárez Yellow card 90+3'
Attendance: 550

Squad statistics

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Playoffs CFU Club Championship CONCACAF Champions League Total
1 FW Jamaica 11 Nicholas Addlery 9 0 0 1 10
2 FW Dominican Republic 9 Jonathan Faña 4 0 4 0 8
3 FW England 7 David Foley 6 1 0 0 7
FW Puerto Rico 24 Héctor Ramos 3 0 2 2 7
5 DF United States 33 Jay Needham 3 0 0 0 3
FW Guyana 22 Gregory Richardson 1 0 1 1 3
7 MF Puerto Rico 20 Josh Hansen 0 0 2 0 2
Own Goal 0 0 2 0 2
9 DF Puerto Rico 3 Richard Martinez 1 0 0 0 1
DF Puerto Rico 16 Anthony Vázquez 1 0 0 0 1
DF Puerto Rico 5 Noah Delgado 1 0 0 0 1
MF United States 14 Jarad Van Schaik 1 0 0 0 1
MF Puerto Rico 17 Tyler Wilson 1 0 0 0 1
MF Trinidad and Tobago 24 Justin Fojo 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 32 1 11 4 48

References

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