2015 San Antonio Scorpions FC season

San Antonio Scorpions
2015 season
Owner United States Gordon Hartman
Manager Canada Alen Marcina
Stadium Toyota Field
NASL Spring: 7th
Fall: 10th
Combined: 10th
NASL Playoffs Did Not Qualify
U.S. Open Cup Third Round
Top goalscorer League: Omar Cummings (10)
All: Omar Cummings (10)
Highest home attendance 8,053
(October 25 vs. New York)
Lowest home attendance League: 4,192
(September 9 vs. Carolina)
All: 3,583
(May 27 vs. Austin)
Average home league attendance League: 6,736
All: 6,539
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors
← 2014

The 2015 San Antonio Scorpions FC season was the club's fourth season of existence and its fourth and last season in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid. Including the San Antonio Thunder soccer franchise of the original NASL, this was the 6th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The Scorpions entered the 2015 NASL season as the reigning league champions after defeating the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-1 in the 2014 Soccer Bowl.

The 2015 season was sponsored by San Antonio-based deeproot Funds through a partnership.[1]

Roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of October 1, 2015.[2]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Sattler, DarylDaryl Sattler      United States
2 Defender Rusin, BradBrad Rusin      United States
3 Defender James, JuliusJulius James      Trinidad and Tobago
4 Defender Cann, AdrianAdrian Cann      Canada
5 Defender Bokar, MonboMonbo Bokar      Liberia
6 Defender Attakora, NanaNana Attakora      Canada
7 Midfielder Forbes, BillyBilly Forbes      Turks and Caicos Islands
8 Midfielder Gibson, TylerTyler Gibson      United States
10 Forward Elizondo, CésarCésar Elizondo      Costa Rica
13 Midfielder Lawson, JohnnyJohnny Lawson      United States
14 Forward Cummings, OmarOmar Cummings      Jamaica
15 Midfielder Garcia, JulioJulio Garcia      Mexico
16 Midfielder Castillo, RafaelRafael Castillo      Colombia
18 Midfielder Chávez, MarvinMarvin Chávez      Honduras
19 Midfielder Soto, JosueJosue Soto      United States
20 Defender Palacios, MiltonMilton Palacios      Honduras
21 Defender DeRoux, StephenStephen DeRoux      Jamaica
22 Goalkeeper Fernandes, DanielDaniel Fernandes (on loan from FC Twente)     Portugal
25 Forward Tyrpak, KrisKris Tyrpak      United States
29 Forward Hassli, EricEric Hassli      France
42 Midfielder Nane, JosephJoseph Nane      Cameroon
80 Goalkeeper Cardone, MattMatt Cardone      United States
88 Midfielder Tsiskaridze, ZourabZourab Tsiskaridze      Georgia
92 Forward Gentile, GiuseppeGiuseppe Gentile (on loan from FC Chiasso)     United States

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Pos. Player Previous Club Fee/Notes Date Source
30 DF Colombia Eduar Zea Colombia Deportes Quindío Undisclosed January 29, 2015 [3]
9 MF United States Pablo Cruz United States Atlanta Silverbacks Undisclosed February 11, 2015 [4]
11 FW Colombia Cristian Palomeque Colombia Atlético Nacional Season-long loan February 18, 2015 [5]
6 DF Canada Nana Attakora United States D.C. United Undisclosed February 25, 2015 [6]
18 MF Honduras Marvin Chávez United States Chivas USA Undisclosed February 26, 2015 [7]
33 MF Georgia (country) Zourab Tsiskaridze Thailand Bangkok Glass F.C. Undisclosed February 27, 2015 [8]
8 MF United States Tyler Gibson United States Charlotte 49ers Undisclosed March 20, 2015 [9]
00 GK United States Jon Kempin United States Sporting Kansas City On loan from Sporting Kansas City March 20, 2015 [10]
14 FW Jamaica Omar Cummings United States Houston Dynamo Undisclosed March 27, 2015 [11]
17 DF United States Saad Abdul-Salaam United States Sporting Kansas City On loan from Sporting Kansas City April 1, 2015 [12]
42 MF Cameroon Joseph Nane United States New York Cosmos Undisclosed April 17, 2015 [13]
80 GK United States Matt Cardone United States Trinity Tigers Undisclosed April 17, 2015 [14]
20 FW Nigeria Bright Dike Canada Toronto FC On loan from Toronto FC April 27, 2015 [15]
2 DF United States Brad Rusin United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Trade April 29, 2015 [16]
92 FW United States Giuseppe Gentile Switzerland FC Chiasso On loan from FC Chiasso June 24, 2015 [17]
5 DF Liberia Monbo Bokar United States Charlotte 49ers Undisclosed June 24, 2015 [18]
13 MF United States Johnny Lawson United States Corinthians FC of San Antonio Undisclosed June 22, 2015 [19]
22 GK Portugal Daniel Fernandes Netherlands FC Twente On loan from FC Twente August 3, 2015 [20]
20 DF Honduras Milton Palacios Guatemala Heredia Undisclosed August 5, 2015 [21]
9 MF Jamaica Khari Stephenson United States San Jose Earthquakes On loan from San Jose Earthquakes August 5, 2015 [22]
25 FW United States Kris Tyrpak United States Austin Aztex Undisclosed October 1, 2015 [23]

Transfers out

No. Pos. Player Destination Club Fee/Notes Date Source
2 DF United States Jonathan Borrajo United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers Traded for future considerations January 9, 2015 [24]
12 DF United States Greg Janicki United States Indy Eleven Undisclosed January 9, 2015 [25]
7 MF United States Wálter Restrepo United States New York Cosmos Undisclosed January 19, 2015 [26]
28 FW United States Giuseppe Gentile Switzerland FC Chiasso Undisclosed January 21, 2015 [27]
44 DF United States Leone Cruz United States Austin Aztex Undisclosed January 29, 2015 [28]
20 FW The Gambia Sainey Touray United States Austin Aztex Undisclosed February 25, 2015 [29]
9 FW Trinidad and Tobago Trevin Caesar United States Austin Aztex Undisclosed March 17, 2015 [30]
22 FW Poland Tomasz Zahorski United States Charlotte Independence Undisclosed April 10, 2015 [31]
5 MF El Salvador Richard Menjivar United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Trade April 29, 2015 [32]
17 DF United States Saad Abdul-Salaam United States Sporting Kansas City Recalled from loan by Sporting Kansas City May 19, 2015 [33]
00 GK United States Jon Kempin United States Sporting Kansas City Recalled from loan by Sporting Kansas City May 27, 2015 [34]
9 MF United States Pablo Cruz Canada FC Edmonton Undisclosed June 18, 2015 [35]
20 FW Nigeria Bright Dike Canada Toronto FC End of loan from Toronto FC June 27, 2015 [36]
30 DF Colombia Eduar Zea United States Arizona United Undisclosed July 12, 2015 [37]
11 FW Colombia Cristian Palomeque Colombia Jaguares de Córdoba Undisclosed July 17, 2015 [38]
9 MF Jamaica Khari Stephenson United States San Jose Earthquakes Recalled from loan by San Jose Earthquakes September 1, 2015 [39]

Competitions

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

deeproot Funds Cup

Hill Country Derby

International Friendlies

Friendlies

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

NASL Spring Season

The spring season will last for 10 games beginning on April 4 and ending on June 13. The schedule will feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time.[40] All teams will play 5 home games and 5 away games. The winner of the spring season will automatically qualify for the 2015 NASL Playoffs (The Championship).

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 11 15 −4 12 1 2 2 4 6 −2 2 1 2 7 9 −2

Last updated: June 15, 2015.
Source: http://www.nasl.com/standings

Results by round
Round12345678910
GroundHHAAHAAHAH
Result L L D L W W L D W D
Position 11 11 11 11 11 8 10 10 6 7

Last updated: June 15, 2015.
Source: http://www.nasl.com/standings/season/11059
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

      Win       Loss       Draw

Awards

NASL Weekly Awards - Spring 2015
Week Player Nation Award Link
Week 4 Zourab Tsiskaridze  GEO Play of the Week
Team of the Week
Week 5 Omar Cummings  JAM Play of the Week
Week 6 Rafael Castillo  COL Team of the Week
Week 6 Billy Forbes  TCA Team of the Week
Week 7 Billy Forbes  TCA Player of the Week
Team of the Week
Week 7 Stephen DeRoux  JAM Team of the Week
Week 9 Joseph Nane  CMR Team of the Week
Week 10 Omar Cummings  JAM Team of the Week
Week 10 Daryl Sattler  USA Team of the Week
Week 11 Julius James  TRI Team of the Week

NASL Fall Season

The fall season will last for 20 games beginning on July 4 and ending on October 21. The schedule will feature a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league two times. All teams will play 10 home games and 10 away games.[41] The winner of the fall season will automatically qualify for the 2015 NASL Playoffs (The Championship).

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 4 7 9 30 37 −7 19 3 3 4 20 19 +1 1 4 5 10 18 −8

Source: http://www.nasl.com/standings

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHHAHHAAAHA
Result L W D L L D L W D L D W L D L W L D L D
Position 11 6 6 7 8 9 10 9 8 11 11 7 8 7 9 7 9 7 10 10

Last updated: November 1, 2015.
Source: http://www.nasl.com/standings
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

      Win       Loss       Draw

Awards

NASL Weekly Awards - Fall 2015
Week Player Nation Award Link
Week 2 Omar Cummings  JAM Player of the Week
Team of the Week
Week 2 Matt Cardone  USA Team of the Week
Week 3 Billy Forbes  TCA Team of the Week
Week 6 Omar Cummings  JAM Team of the Week
Week 8 Stephen DeRoux  JAM Team of the Week
Week 8 Daniel Fernandes  POR Team of the Week
Week 9 Daniel Fernandes  POR Team of the Week
Week 11 Rafael Castillo  COL Player of the Week
Team of the Week
Week 11 Marvin Chávez  HON Team of the Week
Week 13 Nana Attakora  CAN Team of the Week
Week 14 Kris Tyrpak  USA Play of the Week
Week 15 Marvin Chávez  HON Team of the Week
Week 15 Kris Tyrpak  USA Team of the Week
Week 15 Giuseppe Gentile  USA Play of the Week
Week 17 Billy Forbes  TCA Team of the Week
Week 18 Billy Forbes  TCA Team of the Week

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/2015/02/17/the-san-antonio-scorpions-and-deeproot-funds--announce-groundbreaking-partnership
  2. ↑ "Roster". sascorpions.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/detail/uuid/103ooxdzskkh41s4avpx6g9sra/scorpions-sign-colombian-defender-eduar-zea#.VMpVMmjF_ec
  4. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/detail/uuid/y7epovm0ot2c139ezpfeky02e/san-antonio-obtains-rights-to-atlanta-midfielder-pablo-cruz#.VNvbJvnF_ec
  5. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/detail/uuid/t6n74zr2c0mk17v8ha6e28joo/colombian-international-cristian-palomeque-coming-to-san-antonio#.VOT2AfnF_ed
  6. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/detail/uuid/11iejpqfr5e431wfa91zr4c1of/canadian-international-nana-attakora-signs-with-the-scorpions#.VO5EXfnF_ec
  7. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/detail/uuid/avz1d6avlcil1kzvsaxmtpvqo/scorpions-sign-impact-player-marvin-chavez#.VO-Oy_nF_ec
  8. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/detail/uuid/dmv9g3lhnt3iz8fc9m0ixqe8/scorpions-sign-defensive-midfielder-zourab-tsiskaridze#.VPHpe_nF_cJ
  9. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/detail/uuid/14tv7he3ry1jt1hbi1af9mutfb#.VQx7kI7F_ec
  10. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/detail/uuid/14tv7he3ry1jt1hbi1af9mutfb#.VQx7kI7F_ec
  11. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/2015/03/27/jamaican-international-omar-cummings-signed-by-san-antonio
  12. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/2015/04/01/mls-superdraft-1st-round-pick-saad-abdul-salaam-joins-scorpions
  13. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/2015/04/16/scorpions-sign-former-major-league-soccer-midfielder-joseph-nane
  14. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/2015/04/16/scorpions-sign-former-major-league-soccer-midfielder-joseph-nane
  15. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/2015/04/27/nigerian-international-striker-bright-dike-acquired-by-san-antonio
  16. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/2015/04/28/scorpions-acquire-defender-brad-rusin-in-trade-with-rowdies
  17. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/2015/06/24/forward-giuseppe-gentile-returns-to-san-antonio
  18. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/2015/06/24/forward-giuseppe-gentile-returns-to-san-antonio
  19. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/roster/johnny-lawson
  20. ↑ http://www.fctwente.nl/blog/2015/08/daniel-fernandes-san-antonio-scorpions/
  21. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/2015/08/05/scorpions-acquire-portuguese-international-daniel-fernandes
  22. ↑ http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/2015/08/earthquakes-loan-midfielder-khari-stephenson-san-antonio-scorpions
  23. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/2015/10/01/scorpions-sign-central-texas-native-kris-tyrpak-
  24. ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4913371
  25. ↑ http://www.indyeleven.com/news/detail/uuid/eva755vzy5he1qcvbkz5s8x2q/janicki-inks-with-indy#.VLgqNyvF_ed
  26. ↑ http://www.nycosmos.com/article/uuid/1l5omtflo25eu15oadwj88t2uh/club-signs-walter-restrepo
  27. ↑ http://www.fcchiasso.ch/site/gentile-e-un-giocatore-rossoblu/
  28. ↑ http://austinaztex.com/2015/01/29/austin-aztex-sign-cruz-mulamba-laurendi/
  29. ↑ http://austinaztex.com/2015/02/25/sainey-touray-joins-austin-aztex/
  30. ↑ http://austinaztex.com/2015/03/17/aztex-add-trio-of-international-players/
  31. ↑ http://www.charlotteindependence.com/independence-adds-two-international-stars-in-zahorski-haminu/
  32. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/2015/04/28/scorpions-acquire-defender-brad-rusin-in-trade-with-rowdies
  33. ↑ http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2015/05/sporting-kc-recalls-saad-abdul-salaam-loan
  34. ↑ https://twitter.com/SportingKC/status/603574912389775360
  35. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/news/2015/06/19/fc-edmonton-signs-midfield-pair
  36. ↑ https://twitter.com/JohnMolinaro/status/614950038918275072
  37. ↑ http://arizonaunited.com/arizona-united-signs-eduar-zea-release-midfielder/
  38. ↑ https://twitter.com/Jaguares_corfc/status/621858790376374272
  39. ↑ http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_28740759/san-jose-earthquakes-fills-roster-during-international-games
  40. ↑ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=6054
  41. ↑ http://www.sascorpions.com/news/detail/uuid/11y1jdvcseeqa11nq4sbns1438/2015-nasl-fall-season-schedule-for-the-san-antonio-scorpions#.VL6OJkfF_ec
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