2015 Jacksonville Armada FC season

Jacksonville Armada
2015 season
Owner Mark Frisch
Head Coach José Luis Villarreal
(Until 22 May 2015)
Guillermo Ángel Hoyos
(14 June - 21 September 2015)
Eric Dade(interim)
(from 21 September 2015)
Stadium Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
NASL Spring: 6th
Fall: 11th
Combined: 11th
U.S. Open Cup Third Round vs Richmond Kickers
Home colors
Away colors

The 2015 Jacksonville Armada FC season was the club's first season of existence, they played in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Season Review

José Luis Villarreal was appointed as the clubs first manager on June 11, 2014.[1]

Villarreal announced he would be leaving Armada at the end of the Spring season on May 22,[2] with Guillermo Ángel Hoyos replacing him as Head Coach. On June 30, Armada extended Head Coach Guillermo Ángel Hoyos' contract until the end of the 2019 season,[3] before dismissing Hoyos on September 21 and placing Eric Dade as Interim Manager.[4]

Media

All Armada NASL matches will be broadcast locally on television on WCWJ CW17[5] and on the radio on WFXJ "Sports Radio 930". The play-by-play announcer will be Cole Pepper, who is experienced doing sports announcing in the Jacksonville area, including 15 years with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[6]

Armada matches can be streamed online via NASL's TV package with ESPN3, or iHeart Radio.

Roster

As of match played November 1, 2015
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Miguel Gallardo Mexico GK 24 October 1984 (aged 31) Orlando City 2015 23 0
12 David Sierra Spain GK 16 September 1983 (aged 32) Spain Puerta Bonita 2015 8 0
22 Sebastian Evers United States GK 2 January 1991 (aged 24) UCF Knights 2015 0 0
Defenders
2 Jordan Gafa United States DF 19 June 1990 (aged 25) Tampa Bay Rowdies 2015 6 0
3 Lucas Trejo Argentina DF 29 December 1987 (aged 27) Argentina Instituto ACC 2015 26 0
4 Mechack Jérôme Haiti DF 21 April 1990 (aged 25) Charlotte Independence 2015 6 1
5 Nurdin Hrustic Bosnia and Herzegovina DF 5 November 1988 (aged 26) Jacksonville United 2015 12 0
6 Fabricio Ortiz Argentina DF 17 March 1990 (aged 25) Argentina Alumni de Villa María 2015 24 0
13 Matt Bahner United States DF 12 March 1990 (aged 25) Harrisburg City Islanders 2015 23 0
15 Shawn Nicklaw Guam DF 15 April 1989 (aged 26) Iceland Þór Akureyri 2015 24 0
20 Joseph Toby Sierra Leone DF 6 February 1989 (aged 26) Arizona United 2015 16 1
Midfielders
7 Lucas Rodríguez Argentina MF 8 February 1986 (aged 29) 2015 20 0
8 Bochy Hoyos Argentina MF 20 December 1983 (aged 31) Venezuela Carabobo 2015 19 2
9 Marcos Flores Argentina MF 23 October 1985 (aged 30) Australia Newcastle Jets 2015 22 2
14 Pascal Millien Haiti MF 3 May 1986 (aged 29) Italy Fidelis Andria 2015 25 6
16 Lucas Scaglia Argentina MF 6 May 1987 (aged 28) Croatia Rijeka 2015 27 1
17 Nicolás Perea Colombia MF 1 August 1992 (aged 23) Syracuse Orange 2015 19 0
19 Nico Zaldana United States MF 7 May 1996 (aged 19) Spain Málaga 2015 1 0
21 Ramak Safi Iran MF 7 February 1984 (aged 31) Jacksonville Armada Development Squad 2015 1 0
23 Jaime Castrillón Colombia MF 5 April 1983 (aged 32) 2015 28 3
Forwards
10 Alhassane Keita Guinea FW 26 June 1983 (aged 32) Switzerland St. Gallen 2015 20 7
11 Jemal Johnson United States FW 3 May 1985 (aged 30) New York Cosmos 2015 29 5
18 Tommy Križanović Croatia FW 20 November 1984 (aged 30) Jacksonville United 2015 17 1
24 Chaim Roserie Canada FW 9 September 1987 (aged 28) 2015 0 0
25 Tyler Williams United States FW 23 March 1989 (aged 26) Jacksonville United 2015 8 0
26 Akeil Barrett Jamaica FW 7 July 1992 (aged 23) Orlando City 2015 24 3
27 Derek Gebhard United States FW 15 October 1995 (aged 20) Jacksonville United 2015 5 0

Transfers

Winter

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

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

No. Position Player
1 Mexico GK Miguel Gallardo (from United States Orlando City)[7]
2 United States DF Jordan Gafa (from United States Tampa Bay Rowdies)[8]
3 Argentina DF Lucas Trejo (from Argentina Instituto ACC)[9]
6 Argentina DF Fabricio Ortiz (from Argentina Alumni de Villa María)[10]
7 Argentina MF Lucas Rodríguez [10]
8 Argentina MF Bochy Hoyos (from Venezuela Carabobo)[9]
9 Argentina MF Marcos Flores (from Australia Newcastle Jets)[11]
10 Guinea FW Alhassane Keita (from Switzerland St. Gallen)[12]
11 United States FW Jemal Johnson (from United States New York Cosmos)[13]
12 Spain GK David Sierra (from Spain Puerta Bonita)[14]
13 United States DF Matt Bahner (from United States UCF Knights)[15]
14 Haiti MF Pascal Millien (from Italy Fidelis Andria)[14]
15 Guam DF Shawn Nicklaw (from United States UCF Knights)[15]
16 Argentina MF Lucas Scaglia (from Croatia Rijeka)[9]
17 Colombia MF Nicolás Perea (from United States Syracuse Orange)[16]
20 Sierra Leone DF Joseph Toby (from United States Arizona United)[17]
21 Iran MF Ramak Safi (from United States Jacksonville Armada Development Squad)[16]
22 United States GK Sebastian Evers (from United States UCF Knights)[16]
23 Colombia FW Jaime Castrillón [18]
25 United States FW Tyler Williams (from United States Jacksonville United)[16]
26 Jamaica FW Akeil Barrett (from United States Orlando City)[19]

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

No. Position Player

Summer

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

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

No. Position Player
4 United States MF Ethan Sonis (loan from Germany Freiburg)[20]
4 Haiti DF Mechack Jérôme (from United States Charlotte Independence)[21]
24 Canada FW Chaim Roserie [22]
27 United States FW Derek Gebhard (from United States Jacksonville United)[23]

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

No. Position Player
4 United States MF Ethan Sonis (loan return to Germany Freiburg)

Friendlies

Competitions

NASL Spring season

Standings

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 3 4 15 18 −3 12 3 1 1 6 6 0 0 2 3 9 12 −3

Last updated: 14 June 2015.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910
GroundHAAHHAAHHA
Result W L L W W D L L D D
Position

Last updated: 14 June 2015.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

NASL Fall season

Standings

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 5 4 11 18 31 −13 19 5 3 2 15 10 +5 0 1 9 3 21 −18

Last updated: 1 November 2015.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundAAAHHAHHAHAAAHHAHHAH
Result L L L W D L W W L D L L L W D L W L D L
Position

Last updated: 1 November 2015.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

U.S. Open Cup

Squad Statistics

As of Match played November 1, 2015

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Mexico Miguel Gallardo 23 0 9 0 13 0 1 0
2 DF United States Jordan Gafa 6 0 0+1 0 1+3 0 0+1 0
3 DF Argentina Lucas Trejo 26 0 10 0 15 0 1 0
4 DF Haiti Mechack Jérôme 6 1 0 0 6 1 0 0
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Nurdin Hrustic 12 0 0+5 0 2+5 0 0 0
6 DF Argentina Fabricio Ortiz 24 0 9 0 13+1 0 1 0
7 MF Argentina Lucas Rodríguez 20 0 9+1 0 4+6 0 0 0
8 MF Argentina Bochy Hoyos 19 2 10 2 6+3 0 0 0
9 MF Argentina Marcos Flores 22 2 10 2 6+6 0 0 0
10 FW Guinea Alhassane Keita 20 7 6 3 14 4 0 0
11 FW United States Jemal Johnson 29 5 10 3 17+1 2 0+1 0
12 GK Spain David Sierra 8 0 1 0 7 0 0 0
13 DF United States Matt Bahner 23 0 10 0 12 0 0+1 0
14 MF Haiti Pascal Millien 25 6 8+2 4 14 2 1 0
15 DF Guam Shawn Nicklaw 24 0 1+6 0 15+1 0 1 0
16 MF Argentina Lucas Scaglia 27 1 9 0 17 1 1 0
17 MF Colombia Nicolás Perea 19 0 1+1 0 14+3 0 0 0
18 FW Croatia Tommy Križanović 17 1 0+4 0 5+7 1 1 0
19 MF United States Nico Zaldana 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF Sierra Leone Joseph Toby 16 1 0+4 1 6+5 0 1 0
21 MF Iran Ramak Safi 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
23 MF Colombia Jaime Castrillón 28 3 7 0 20 3 1 0
25 FW United States Tyler Williams 8 0 0+1 0 3+4 0 0 0
26 FW Jamaica Akeil Barrett 24 3 0+5 0 10+8 3 1 0
27 FW United States Derek Gebhard 5 0 0 0 0+5 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Jacksonville Armada who left the club during the season:

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FWGuinea10Alhassane Keita3407
2 MFHaiti14Pascal Millien4206
3 FWEngland11Jemal Johnson3205
4 MFColombia23Jaime Castrillón0303
FWJamaica26Akeil Barrett0303
6 MFArgentina9 Marcos Flores2002
MFArgentina8 Bochy Hoyos2002
8 DFSierra Leone20Joseph Toby1001
FWCroatia18Tommy Križanović0101
MFArgentina16Lucas Scaglia0101
DFHaiti4 Mechack Jérôme0101
Own goal0101
TOTALS 1518033

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
1 MexicoGKMiguel Gallardo00101020
3 ArgentinaDFLucas Trejo51120063
4 HaitiDFMechack Jérôme00010001
5 Bosnia and HerzegovinaDFNurdin Hrustic10100020
6 ArgentinaDFFabricio Ortiz604010110
7 ArgentinaMFLucas Rodríguez00100010
9 ArgentinaMFMarcos Flores10200030
10GuineaFWAlhassane Keita10520062
11United StatesFWJemal Johnson20300050
13United StatesDFMatt Bahner20100030
14HaitiMFPascal Millien10100020
15GuamDFShawn Nicklaw10410051
16ArgentinaMFLucas Scaglia407200112
17ColombiaMFNicolás Perea10100020
19United StatesMFNico Zaldana00001010
20Sierra LeoneDFJoseph Toby10000010
23ColombiaMFJaime Castrillón00300030
26JamaicaFWAkeil Barrett00400040
TOTALS 26 1 39 8 3 0 65 9

References

  1. "JACKSONVILLE ARMADA FC NAMES JOSÉ LUIS VILLARREAL AS INAUGURAL HEAD COACH". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. "VILLARREAL TO DEPART ARMADA FC AT END OF NASL SPRING SEASON". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. "ARMADA FC EXTENDS HEAD COACH HOYOS’ CONTRACT THROUGH 2019". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. "GENERAL MANAGER DARIO SALA, HEAD COACH GUILLERMO HOYOS AND ASSISTANT COACHES DISMISSED". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/1uhopcefkdkkt1qx52hqxiufjc/cw17-becomes-official-broadcaster-for-armada-fc-2015-nasl-games
  6. http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2014/12/12/veteran-broadcaster-joins-armada-fc-media.html
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  14. 1 2 "ARMADA FC SIGN VETERANS PASCAL MILLIEN, DAVID SIERRA". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  15. 1 2 "ARMADA FC SIGN TWO EXPERIENCED U.S. DEFENDERS IN MATT BAHNER AND SHAWN NICKLAW". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "ARMADA FC SIGNS FOUR ADDITIONAL PLAYERS WITH FLORIDA ROOTS". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  17. "LOCAL STANDOUT JOSEPH TOBY SIGNS WITH ARMADA FC". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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