2016 Jacksonville Armada FC season

Jacksonville Armada

2016 season
Owner	Mark Frisch
Head Coach	Tony Meola
Stadium	Community First Park
NASL	Spring: - Fall: - Combined: -
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The 2016 Jacksonville Armada FC season will be the club's second season of existence. The club will play in North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Roster

As of match played 9 April 2016

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Miguel Gallardo		GK	24 October 1984	Orlando City	2015		24	0
22	Sebastian Evers		GK	2 January 1991		2015		0	0
23	Sean Lewis		GK	17 April 1992	Olympia	2016		0	0
Defenders
2	Tyler Ruthven		DF	18 July 1988	Arizona United	2016		1	0
4	Mechack Jérôme		DF	21 April 1990	Charlotte Independence	2015		7	0
5	Beto Navarro		DF	25 March 1989	Orange County Blues	2016		0	0
7	Bryan Burke		DF	3 January 1989	Louisville City	2016		1	0
13	Matt Bahner		DF	12 March 1990	Harrisburg City Islanders	2015		23	0
15	Shawn Nicklaw		DF	15 April 1989	Þór Akureyri	2015		25	0
29	Patrick Otte		DF	22 October 1991	Ventura County Fusion	2016		1	0
Midfielders
6	Richie Ryan		MF	6 January 1985	Ottawa Fury	2016		1	0
8	Pekka Lagerblom		MF	19 October 1982	Lahti	2016		0	0
12	Junior Sandoval		MF	13 October 1990	Jaguares de Córdoba	2016		1	0
14	Pascal Millien		MF	3 May 1986	Fidelis Andria	2015		26	6
16	Lucas Scaglia		MF	6 May 1987	Rijeka	2015		27	1
17	Nicolás Perea		MF	1 August 1992	K-W United	2015		19	0
19	Kevan George		MF	30 January 1990	Columbus Crew	2016		1	0
20	Danny Barrow		MF	16 November 1995		2016		0	0
21	Alex Dixon		MF	7 February 1990	Rochester Rhinos	2016		1	0
33	Garry Lewis		MF	26 August 1986		2016		0	0
Forwards
9	Matthew Fondy		FW	28 July 1989	Louisville City	2016		1	0
10	Alhassane Keita		FW	26 June 1983	St. Gallen	2015		21	7
11	Jemal Johnson		FW	3 May 1985	New York Cosmos	2015		29	5
18	Tommy Križanović		FW	20 November 1984	Jacksonville United	2015		17	1
24	Chaim Roserie		FW	9 September 1998		2015		0	0
27	Derek Gebhard		FW	15 October 1995	Jacksonville United	2015		5	0
99	Charles Eloundou		FW	4 December 1994	Colorado Rapids	2016		1	0

Staff

• Tony Meola – Head Coach
• Mark Lowry – Assistant Coach

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 2 DF Tyler Ruthven (from Arizona United)[1] 5 DF Beto Navarro (from Orange County Blues)[2] 6 MF Richie Ryan (from Ottawa Fury)[3] 7 DF Bryan Burke (from Louisville City)[4] 8 MF Pekka Lagerblom (from Lahti)[5] 9 FW Matthew Fondy (from Louisville City)[6] 12 MF Junior Sandoval (from Jaguares de Córdoba)[7] 19 MF Kevan George (from Columbus Crew)[8] 20 MF Danny Barrow [9] 21 MF Alex Dixon (from Rochester Rhinos)[10] 23 GK Sean Lewis (from Olympia)[11] 29 DF Patrick Otte (from Ventura County Fusion)[11] 33 MF Garry Lewis [12] 99 FW Charles Eloundou (from Colorado Rapids)[13]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 2 DF Jordan Gafa 3 DF Lucas Trejo [10] 5 DF Nurdin Hrustic [10] 6 DF Fabricio Ortiz [14] 7 MF Lucas Rodríguez [14] 8 MF Bochy Hoyos [14] 9 MF Marcos Flores (to Curicó Unido)[14][15] 12 GK David Sierra (to Miami)[14][16] 18 FW Tommy Križanović 19 MF Nico Zaldana 20 DF Joseph Toby [14] 21 MF Ramak Safi [14] 23 MF Jaime Castrillón (to Atlético Bucaramanga)[10] 25 FW Tyler Williams [14] 26 FW Akeil Barrett (to Piteå IF)[17]

Friendlies

Jacksonville Armada v New York Red Bulls

January 31, 2016 Scrimmage	Jacksonville Armada	2 – 5	New York Red Bulls	Orlando
10:30 EST (UTC−5)	Keita  12' Barrow  50'	Summary	B. Wright-Phillips  27' (pen.) Kljestan  45' Grella  57' Bonomo  67' Lade  85'

Jacksonville Armada v Philadelphia Union

February 6, 2016	Jacksonville Armada	1 – 0	Philadelphia Union	Jacksonville
18:00 EST (UTC−5)	Eloundou  80'	Report		Stadium: Community First Park

Jacksonville Armada v Orlando City

February 13, 2016	Jacksonville Armada	2 – 1	Orlando City	Jacksonville
18:00 EST (UTC−5)	Jérôme Keita  58'	Report	Kaká  31'	Stadium: Community First Park

Jacksonville Armada v North Florida Ospreys

February 24, 2016	Jacksonville Armada	0 – 0	North Florida Ospreys	Jacksonville
19:30 EST (UTC−5)		Report		Stadium: Hodges Stadium

Jacksonville Armada v New York Red Bulls

February 27, 2016	Jacksonville Armada	1 – 5	New York Red Bulls	Jacksonville
18:00 EST (UTC−5)	Eloundou  84'	Report	Verón  23', 60', 61' Baah  28' Davis  83'	Stadium: Community First Park

Jacksonville Armada v Tulsa Roughnecks

March 3, 2016	Jacksonville Armada	2 – 3	Tulsa Roughnecks	Jacksonville
12:30 EST (UTC−5)	Millien  54' Eloundou  73'	Report	Ochoa  9', 66' Mata  49'	Stadium: Patton Park

Jacksonville Armada v Charleston Battery

March 5, 2016	Jacksonville Armada	0 – 0	Charleston Battery	Jacksonville
12:30 EST (UTC−5)		Report		Stadium: Patton Park

Miami v Jacksonville Armada

March 9, 2016	Miami	1 – 2	Jacksonville Armada	Miami Gardens
11:00 EST (UTC−5)	Campos  45' (pen.)	Report	Sandoval  2' Bahner  52' Johnson  89' (pen.)	Stadium: St. Thomas University

Jacksonville Dolphins v Jacksonville Armada

March 15, 2016	Jacksonville Dolphins	0 – 3	Jacksonville Armada	Jacksonville
19:30 EST (UTC−5)		Report	Fondy  7', 14' Dixon  46'	Stadium: Southern Oak Stadium

Jacksonville Armada v Rayo OKC

March 18, 2016	Jacksonville Armada	1 – 3	Rayo OKC	Jacksonville
10:00 EST (UTC−5)	Eloundou  56' Ryan  74'	Report	Menjivar  19', 36' Svantesson  87'	Stadium: Patton Park

Jacksonville Armada v Flagler Saints

April 2, 2016	Jacksonville Armada	Cancelled	Flagler Saints	St. Augustine
11:00 EDT (UTC−4)		Summary		Stadium: Saints Field
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather.

Competitions

NASL Spring season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Cosmos	6	4	0	2	10	3	+7	12	2016 NASL Spring season winner
2	Carolina RailHawks	6	4	0	2	10	8	+2	12
3	Minnesota United	5	3	1	1	9	4	+5	10
4	Indy Eleven	5	2	3	0	6	4	+2	9
5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	5	2	2	1	4	4	0	8
6	Edmonton	6	2	2	2	4	4	0	8
7	Rayo OKC	5	2	1	2	7	7	0	7
8	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	5	1	2	2	5	7	−2	5
9	Ottawa Fury	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5
10	Jacksonville Armada	5	1	1	3	3	6	−3	4
11	Miami	6	0	2	4	5	12	−7	2

Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2016. 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

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	3	−2

Last updated: 5 May 2016.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	L
Position	11	6	7	8

Last updated: 5 May 2016.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

New York Cosmos v Jacksonville Armada

April 9, 2016 1	New York Cosmos	2 – 0	Jacksonville Armada	Hempstead
EST (UTC−5)	Arrieta  29' 90+3' Moffat  55'	Summary	Keita  45+1'	Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,685

Jacksonville Armada v Miami

April 15, 2016 2	Jacksonville Armada	2 – 1	Miami	Jacksonville
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	Sandoval  20' Ruthven  25' Millien  36' George  57' Eloundou  73'	Summary	Cvitanich  26' 39' Vega  90+3'	Stadium: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville Attendance: 5,112 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Jacksonville Armada

April 23, 2016 3	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	1 – 1	Jacksonville Armada	Fort Lauderdale
19:00 EST (UTC−5)	Alexandre  36', 55' Attakora  39' Maicon Santos  74' 90+2'	Summary	Bahner  16' George  27' Ryan  81'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow

Jacksonville Armada v Edmonton

May 4, 2016 4	Jacksonville Armada	0 – 1	Edmonton	Jacksonville, Florida
18:30 EST (UTC−5)	George  23' Keita  85' Eloundou  90+3'	Summary	Edward  26' Diakité  64' Van Oekel  87'	Stadium: Community First Park Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Jacksonville Armada v Rayo OKC

May 7, 2016 5	Jacksonville Armada	–	Rayo OKC	Jacksonville
19:00 EST (UTC−5)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville

U.S. Open Cup

Jacksonville Armada will compete in the 2016 edition of the Open Cup.

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 4 May 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NASL Spring Season		NASL Fall Season		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Miguel Gallardo	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Tyler Ruthven	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Mechack Jérôme	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Richie Ryan	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
7	DF		Bryan Burke	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Matthew Fondy	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Alhassane Keita	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Jemal Johnson	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Junior Sandoval	3	1	2+1	1	0	0	0	0
13	DF		Matt Bahner	3	1	2+1	1	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Pascal Millien	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Shawn Nicklaw	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Lucas Scaglia	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Kevan George	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Alex Dixon	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW		Derek Gebhard	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Patrick Otte	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW		Charles Eloundou	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left Jacksonville Armada during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	NASL Spring Season	NASL Fall Season	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	MF		12	Junior Sandoval	1	0	0	1
	MF		14	Pascal Millien	1	0	0	1
	DF		13	Matt Bahner	1	0	0	1
TOTALS					3	0	0	3

Disciplinary Record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	NASL Spring Season		NASL Fall Season		U.S. Open Cup		Total
2		DF	Tyler Ruthven	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6		MF	Richie Ryan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		FW	Alhassane Keita	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19		MF	Kevan George	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
99		FW	Charles Eloundou	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
			TOTALS	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0

References

1. "ARMADA FC SIGNS FORMER RED BULLS, SILVERBACKS DEFENDER TYLER RUTHVEN". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada FC. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
2. "ARMADA FC STRENGTHENS BACKLINE WITH ADDITION OF DEFENDER BETO NAVARRO". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
3. "ARMADA FC SIGNS 2015 NASL BEST XI MIDFIELDER RICHIE RYAN". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
4. "ARMADA FC SIGNS 2015 USL DEFENDER OF THE YEAR BRYAN BURKE". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada FC. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
5. "ARMADA FC SIGNS FORMER BUNDESLIGA AND GERMAN CUP CHAMPION MIDFIELDER PEKKA LAGERBLOM". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada FC. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
6. "USL MVP AND GOLDEN BOOT WINNER MATT FONDY SIGNS WITH ARMADA FC". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada FC. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
7. "ARMADA FC SIGNS HONDURAN MIDFIELDER JUNIOR SANDOVAL". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada FC. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
8. "ARMADA FC SIGNS TRINIDAD & TOBAGO INTERNATIONAL KEVAN GEORGE". armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
9. "ARMADA FC SIGNS FORMER WEST BROMWICH ALBION ACADEMY STANDOUT DANNY BARROW". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada FC. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
10. "ARMADA FC SIGNS 2015 USL CHAMPION FORWARD ALEX DIXON". www.armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada FC. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
11. "ARMADA FC ADDS EMERGING TALENTS SEAN LEWIS, PATRICK OTTE TO 2016 ROSTER". armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
12. "ARMADA FC SIGNS LOCAL STANDOUT GARRY LEWIS". armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
13. "ARMADA FC SIGNS CAMEROONIAN INTERNATIONAL CHARLES ELOUNDOU". armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
14. "ARMADA FC RELEASES EIGHT FROM ROSTER". www.armadafc.com/. Jacksonville Armada. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
15. "Una segunda bienvenida a Marcos Flores". curicoalbirrojo.cl. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
16. "MIAMI FC SIGNS SPANISH VETERAN GOALKEEPER DAVID SIERRA". www.miamifc.com. Miami FC. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
17. "ARMADA FC TRANSFERS AKEIL BARRETT TO PITEÅ IF OF SWEDISH SECOND DIVISION". armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

External links

• Official website