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The 2014 North American Soccer League season was the 47th season of Division II soccer in the United States and the fourth season of the revived North American Soccer League. It was contested by ten teams including two from Canada. Joining the NASL in the Spring of 2014 were two new franchises, Indy Eleven and Ottawa Fury FC; originally Virginia Cavalry FC was to begin playing this season but now plans to join in the 2016 season.[1] The defending Soccer Bowl champions are the New York Cosmos, while the Carolina Railhawks are the defending North American Supporters' Trophy winners. A split season format was used again for the 2014 season.[2]

Season2014
ChampionsSan Antonio Scorpions
North American Supporters' TrophyMinnesota United FC
Matches135
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
North American Soccer League
Season2014
ChampionsSan Antonio Scorpions
North American Supporters' TrophyMinnesota United FC
Matches135
Goals374 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorerUnited States Christian Ramirez (20)
Biggest home winSAN 7 vs TB 0
(10/11)
Biggest away winNYC 3 @ TB 0
(5/17)
NYC 3 @ FTL 0
(5/31)
Highest scoringCAR 5 vs NYC 4
(9/20)
Longest winning runMIN (4 games)
(4/12 – 5/3)
(9/13-10/4)
Longest unbeaten runSAN (9 games)
(5/10 – 7/26)
Longest winless runIND (9 games)
(4/12 – 6/7)
Longest losing runATL (6 games)
(9/6 – 10/4)
Highest attendance34,047
OTT @ MIN
(8/2)
Lowest attendance2,158
CAR @ OTT
(4/26)
Total attendance742,695
(Spring & Fall)
Average attendance5,501
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Teams, stadiums, and personnel

Stadiums and locations

Main article: List of NASL stadiums
Locations of NASL clubs

Personnel and sponsorship

More information Team, Head coach ...
Team Head coach Captain Kit producer Shirt sponsor
Atlanta Silverbacks United States Jason Smith United States Mike Randolph Nike People HRO
Carolina RailHawks Northern Ireland Colin Clarke Puerto Rico Kupono Low Adidas Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
FC Edmonton Canada Colin Miller Northern Ireland Albert Watson Adidas The Fath Group
Fort Lauderdale Strikers Austria Günter Kronsteiner Honduras Iván Guerrero Acerbis
Indy Eleven United States Juergen Sommer Germany Kristian Nicht Diadora Honda
Minnesota United FC United States Manny Lagos United States Aaron Pitchkolan Admiral Atomic Data / Mall of America
New York Cosmos Venezuela Giovanni Savarese United States Carlos Mendes Nike Emirates
Ottawa Fury FC Canada Marc Dos Santos Republic of Ireland Richie Ryan Admiral Heart and Crown[3]
San Antonio Scorpions Canada Alen Marcina Canada Adrian Cann Nike Toyota
Tampa Bay Rowdies England Ricky Hill United States Frankie Sanfilippo Admiral Hard Rock
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Player transfers

Main article: List of North American Soccer League transfers 2014

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Atlanta Silverbacks Trinidad and Tobago Brian Haynes Contract not renewed 9 December 2013[4] Pre-Season United States Eric Wynalda 7 January 2014[5]
Atlanta Silverbacks United States Eric Wynalda Voluntary move to team technical director 17 July 2014[6] 8th United States Jason Smith 18 July 2014[7]
Atlanta Silverbacks United States Jason Smith Fired 5 October 2014[8] 10th Uruguay Alejandro Pombo – Interim Head Coach 5 October 2014[8]
San Antonio Scorpions Canada Alen Marcina End of interim period 22 November 2013 Pre-Season Canada Alen Marcina 22 November 2013[9]
Indy Eleven Expansion team United States Juergen Sommer 11 June 2013[10]
Ottawa Fury FC Expansion team Canada Marc Dos Santos 23 May 2013[11]
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Spring season

The Spring season lasted for 9 games beginning on April 12 and ending on June 8. The schedule featured a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time.[12] Half the teams will host 5 home games and play 4 road games whereas the other half of the teams will play 4 home games and 5 road games. The winner of the Spring season earns one of four berths in the playoffs, now known as The Championship.[13]

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Minnesota United (S) 9 6 2 1 16 9 +7 20 Playoffs
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 18 0 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 FC Edmonton 9 2 2 5 11 11 0 8
10 Indy Eleven 9 0 4 5 14 20 −6 4
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Source: NASL Standings
(S) Spring season champion

Results

More information Home \ Away, ATL ...
Home \ Away ATL CAR FCE FTL IND MNU NYC OTT SAS TBR
Atlanta Silverbacks 3–3 1–2 2–1 1–2
Carolina RailHawks 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–0
Edmonton 1–2 6–1 1–3 0–1
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4–0 3–2 0–3 2–0
Indy Eleven 1–1 1–2 2–4 1–2 1–1
Minnesota United 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–2
New York Cosmos 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
Ottawa Fury 4–0 1–0 1–2 2–3 1–1
San Antonio Scorpions 3–0 0–0 2–2 0–2 0–1
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 1–1 3–2 3–3 0–3
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Updated to match(es) played on June 8, 2014. Source: [14]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fall season

The Fall season will begin following a break for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on July 19 and ending on November 2, with each team playing the others twice, once home and once away. The winner of the Fall season will earn automatic berth in The Championship.[13]

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Antonio Scorpions (F) 18 11 2 5 30 15 +15 35 Playoffs
2 Minnesota United 18 10 5 3 31 19 +12 35
3 FC 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
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Source: NASL Standings
(F) Fall season champion

Results

More information Home \ Away, ATL ...
Home \ Away ATL CAR FCE FTL IND MNU NYC OTT SAS TBR
Atlanta Silverbacks 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–1
Carolina RailHawks 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 5–4 3–0 3–1 3–4
Edmonton 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–0
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0
Indy Eleven 2–4 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–2
Minnesota United 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 5–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–1
New York Cosmos 3–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–2
Ottawa Fury 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–1 1–1 0–2
San Antonio Scorpions 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 7–0
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 0–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 2–3 3–1 0–2 0–2
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Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2014. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

The playoffs were contested by the winners of the spring and fall seasons hosting the next best two teams in the full year regular season table. The half-season champions earned the top two seeds, with the higher seed going to the team with the better full-season record. The two next-best teams earned the third and fourth seeds. The semifinals took place on November 8 and 9, with the #1 seed hosting the #4 seed and #2 hosting #3. The winners met in Soccer Bowl 2014 on November 15, hosted by the team with the higher seed.[15]

Combined standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Minnesota United (X) 27 16 7 4 47 28 +19 55 Championship qualifiers
2 San Antonio Scorpions (C) 27 16 4 7 43 24 +19 52
3 New York Cosmos 27 11 9 7 37 27 +10 42
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 27 11 7 9 38 39 −1 40
5 Carolina RailHawks 27 11 5 11 38 43 −5 38
6 FC 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
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Source: [16]
(C) Champions; (X) North American Supporters' Trophy winner

The Championship

Participants

Semifinals

More information Minnesota United, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Minnesota United1–1 (a.e.t.)Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Ibarra 34'
Mendes Yellow card 50'		 Report
Report		 Kronsteiner Red card 71'
Anderson Yellow card 83'
Nuñez Yellow card 87' 90+1'
Marcelin Yellow card 105'
Brito Yellow card 118'
Penalties
Venegas football with red X
Calvano football with check mark
Ibarra football with check mark
Vicentini football with check mark
Campos football with check mark
Pitchkolan football with red X		 4 – 5 football with check mark Hassan
football with check mark Anderson
football with check mark Picault
football with check mark Núñez
football with red X Brito
football with check mark Pecka
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Attendance: 6,113
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
More information San Antonio Scorpions, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...
San Antonio Scorpions2–1 (a.e.t.)New York Cosmos
Castillo 19' Yellow card 55'
DeRoux Yellow card 83'
Restrepo 110'		 Report
Report		 Stokkelien 17'
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Attendance: 6,548
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Soccer Bowl 2014

More information San Antonio Scorpions, 2–1 ...
San Antonio Scorpions2–1Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Castillo 70'
Forbes 74'
Gentile Yellow card 84'
Hassli Yellow card 88'		 Report
Report		 Nuñez football with red X 62' (pen.)[17]
Ramírez 79'
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Attendance: 7,847
Referee: Ted Unkel

Attendance

More information Season, Spring Season Weekly Averages ...
Season Spring Season Weekly Averages
ATL CAR EDM FTL IND MN NY OTT SA TB League avg.
Week 1---3,10511,048-7,906-7,3817,0037,289
Week 25,0004,0074,399-10,421--3,457--5,457
Week 3---3,515-5,2874,1302,158-4,6703,952
Week 43,9224,0663,276--4,913--5,595-4,354
Week 5---3,10910,285-3,0912,1645,834-4,897
Week 6-5,527--10,2855,325--7,0874,8556,616
Week 7--2,961--6,78435812,432-4,3314,018
Week 85,0007,856-5,57210,285--3,207--6,384
Week 95,000-3,641---6,495-6,4844,1325,150
Spring Total18,92221,45614,27715,31052,32422,30921,62213,41832,38124,991237,010
Spring Avg4,7305,3643,5693,82510,4655,1574,3232,6846,4764,9985,267
Bold denotes league's highest attendance for the week[18]
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More information Season, Fall Season Weekly Averages ...
Season Fall Season Weekly Averages
ATL CAR EDM FTL IND MN NY OTT SA TB League avg.
Week 1-3,0803,6093,092--3,806--3,8963,497
Week 23,011---10,5557,287-14,5936,958-8,481
Week 34,810-3,1523,257----7,8844,8684,711
Week 4-4,2942,8492,64810,28534,0474,649---10,896
Week 53,842---10,2855,1124,5244,814--5,652
Week 6-3,140---5,420-4,2777,8474,2734,209
Week 7-4,666-2,409-----4,2125,454
Week 8--3,111-10,285-3,9284,2065,734-4,755
Week 95,0003,1062,7963,00610,6597,024-5,269--5,303
Week 10-----6,2023,626-5,5944,3405,761
Week 113,0713,193----4,502---4,896
Week 123,0625,5934,3923,112---5,0948,3134,3135,568
Week 13--3,8303,05210,2855,744-3,105-3,8654,734
Week 14------6,225-5,963-5,009
Week 152,905-2,903-10,285-4,411-5,6832,5655,090
Week 163,0614,179-5,75610,9825,817-3,935--5,989
Week 175,000--5,756-6,4548,5654,172--5,989
Week 18-6,4603,0355,505----8,2056,3775,914
Fall Total33,76237,62129,67737,59394,18883,10744,23644,65162,18138,669505,685
Fall Avg3,7514,1803,2974,17710,4659,2344,9154,9616,9094,3005,619
Bold denotes league's highest attendance for the week[18]
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Statistical leaders

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Individual awards

Monthly awards

More information Month, NASL Player of the Month ...
Month NASL Player of the Month
Player Nation Club Link
April Zack Schilawski  USA Carolina RailHawks 3G
May/June Christian Ramirez  USA Minnesota United FC 3G 3A
July Rafael Castillo COL San Antonio Scorpions 3G
August Christian Ramirez  USA Minnesota United FC 6G 1A
September Miguel Ibarra  USA Minnesota United FC 4G 1A
October/November Christian Ramirez  USA Minnesota United FC 4G
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League awards

More information NASL Best XI, Position ...
NASL Best XI[28]
Position Players Team
GoalkeeperUnited States Jimmy MaurerNew York Cosmos
DefenseBrazil Tiago CalvanoMinnesota United FC
DefenseUnited States Justin DavisMinnesota United FC
DefenseUnited States Darnell KingFort Lauderdale Strikers
DefenseUnited States Carlos MendesNew York Cosmos
MidfieldUnited States Miguel IbarraMinnesota United FC
MidfieldColombia Rafael CastilloSan Antonio Scorpions
MidfieldJamaica Lance LaingFC Edmonton
MidfieldColombia Walter RestrepoSan Antonio Scorpions
ForwardHaiti Fafà PicaultFort Lauderdale Strikers
ForwardUnited States Christian RamirezMinnesota United FC
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