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Fort Lauderdale Strikers
2014 season
OwnerTraffic Sports USA
Head CoachGünter Kronsteiner
StadiumLockhart Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
NASLSpring: Fifth

Fall: Fourth

Combined: Fourth
Soccer BowlRunner-up
U.S. Open CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Fafà Picault (12 goals)
All: Fafà Picault (12 goals)
Highest home attendance5,756
(October 25 v. FC Edmonton)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,409
(August 16 v. Atlanta)
All: 785
(May 28 v. Laredo)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 3,629
All: 3,426
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The 2014 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the team's ninth season overall, and fourth in the North American Soccer League (NASL).

The season followed the Spring / Fall format adopted by the NASL in 2013 with the Spring season starting on April 12 and lasting for 9 games until June 8, while the Fall season began the night before the 2014 World Cup Final on July 12 and lasted November 1, for 18 games total. The winner of the Spring championship again hosted the 2014 Soccer Bowl.[1]

Club

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As of July 15, 2014[2]

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Kamil Čontofalský  Slovakia
2 DF Stefan Antonijevic  Serbia
3 MF Mitchell Lopez  United States
6 MF Chris Nurse  Guyana
7 MF Gonzalo De Mujica  Argentina
8 MF Pecka  Brazil
9 MF Martín Núñez  Uruguay
11 FW Fafà Picault  Haiti
12 DF Iván Guerrero  Honduras
13 DF Justin Chavez  United States
14 MF James Marcelin  Haiti
15 FW Aly Hassan  United States
16 DF Josh Travagli  Italy
17 MF Shawn Chin  United States
18 DF Stéphane Guillaume  Haiti
19 FW Jenison Brito  Brazil
20 MF Mark Anderson  England
21 MF Darnell King  United States
22 GK Lionel Brown  United States
23 MF Manny Gonzalez  Colombia
24 GK David Meves  United States
27 MF Colin Murphy  New Zealand
28 MF Ronaldo Vieira  United States
29 FW Yaikel Pérez  Cuba
33 DF Rafael Alves  Brazil
34 DF Darryl Gordon  United States
73 MF Walter Ramirez  Honduras

Competitions

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Pre-season and exhibitions

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Pre-season

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January 21, 2014 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers United States 0–2 Canada men's national team Fort Lauderdale, U.S.
Note: Not considered an official match by FIFA.
February 6 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–2 New England Revolution Bradenton, Florida
3:00 p.m. EST 24'
#15 Yellow card 45'
#29 Yellow card 51' Red card 66'		 Report Imbongo 34'
Nguyen Yellow card 84'
Barnes 91'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 13 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers United States 4–2 Switzerland FC Red Star Zürich Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Report
February 22 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–6 FC Dallas Bradenton, Florida
12:00 p.m. EST Hassan 8', Yellow card 10'
Chin Yellow card 39'		 Report Hernandez Yellow card 9'
Pérez 17', 44'
Castillo 19'
Acosta 31'
Watson 57'
Michel 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Andrew Pfeffercorn
March 7 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–2 Florida Memorial Lions Fort Lauderdale, Florida
10:30 a.m. EST Nuñez 90' Report Umansky 70' (pen.)
Fernandez 86'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 12 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 8–2 Blue Star Honduras Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 p.m. EST Nuñez 1'
Hassan 9'
King 15' 30'
Gonzalez 17'
Anderson 67' 85'
Pérez 90'		 Report Unknown 48' (pen.)
Unknown 76'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 16 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 6–1 FAU Owls Boca Raton, Florida
4:00 p.m. EST Nurse 20'
Anderson 50'
King 52'
Gonzalez 55'
Lopes 70'
Hassan 78' (pen.)		 Report Prichard 13' Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 400+
March 22 Friendly Nova Southeastern Sharks 1–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Davie, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST Spuntarelli 67' Report Picault 13'
Barrett 52'
Pérez 80'		 Stadium: NSU Soccer Complex
March 26 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 5–1 Red Force FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 p.m. EST Salazar 13' (pen.)
Hassan 64'
Picault 72'
Ebbers 84'
Anderson 85'		 Report 77' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 28 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–0 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Fort Lauderdale, Florida
11:00 a.m. EST Murphy 70'
Hassan 80', 84'		 Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
March 30 Friendly Don Bosco FC Haiti 2–0 United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers Pétion-Ville, Haiti
7:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Stade Pétion-Ville
April 5 Friendly Fort Lauderdale Strikers 5–2 FIU Panthers Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST King 10'
Ebbers 17', 43'
Salazar 23' (pen.)
Nunez 50' (pen.)		 Report 16'
38'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

Exhibitions

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July 4, 2014 Friendly Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 p.m. EDT Townsend 20'
Olguín 88'
Walker 89'		 Report Gonzalez 36' Stadium: Al Lang Field
Attendance: 4,105

NASL Spring Season

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Main article: 2014 North American Soccer League season § Spring season

The Spring season will last for 9 games beginning on April 12 and ending on June 8. The schedule will feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time.[3] 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.

Standings

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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
Source: NASL Standings
(S) Spring season champion

Results

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
9 4 1 4 18 18  0 13 3 0 1 9 5  +4 1 1 3 9 13  −4

Last updated: 26 May 2014.
Source: http://www.nasl.com/standings/season/8945

Results by round
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Round123456789
GroundHAHAHAAHA
ResultWLWWWLLLD
Position34321345
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2014. Source: nasl.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

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April 12, 2014 Match 1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers United States 2–0 Canada Ottawa Fury FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Alves 13'
King 80'		 [1] Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 19, 2014 Match 2 Carolina RailHawks 4–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Martinez 27' (pen.), 72'
Schilawski 40', 76'		 [2] Nurse 47' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,007
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
April 26, 2014 Match 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–2 Indy Eleven Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez 7'
Picault 69'
Ebbers 73'		 [3] Kléberson 26' (pen.)
Norales 90+4'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,515
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
May 3, 2014 Match 4 FC Edmonton Canada 1–3 United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers Edmonton, Alberta
9:00 p.m. EDT Fordyce 73' [4] Nuñez 40'
Picault 63'
Anderson 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,276
Referee: Alain Ruch
May 10, 2014 Match 5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4–0 Atlanta Silverbacks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Nuñez 23'
Anderson 50'
Salazar 85'
Picault 90+2' (pen.)		 [5] Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,109
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 17, 2014 Match 6 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Blaine, Minnesota
8:00 p.m. EDT Bracalello 12' (pen.)
Ramirez 58'
Ibarra 70'		 [6] Nuñez 50' Stadium: NSC Stadium
Attendance: 5,325
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 24, 2014 Match 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Hunt 45+1'
Wallace 62'
Wagner 90+2'		 [7] Anderson 19'
Chin 34'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,331
Referee: Robert Sibiga
May 31, 2014 Match 8 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–3 New York Cosmos Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT [8] Stokkelien 64' (pen.)
Ockford 83'
Szetela 85'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,572
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 7, 2014 Match 9 San Antonio Scorpions 2–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. EDT Touray 24'
Soto 57'		 [9] Chin 10'
Picault 90'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,484
Referee: Armando Villarreal

NASL Fall Season

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Main article: 2014 North American Soccer League season § Fall season

The Fall season will last for 18 games beginning on July 12 and ending on November 1. The schedule will feature a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league twice, one at home and one on the road.[4] The winner of the Fall season will play the winner of the Spring season in the Soccer Bowl 2014 Championship game except if the Spring and Fall Champions are the same team in which case the team with the best overall Spring and Fall record behind that team will be their opponent.

Standings

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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
Source: NASL Standings
(F) Fall season champion

Results

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 7 6 5 20 21  −1 27 5 3 1 10 7  +3 2 3 4 10 14  −4

Last updated: November 7, 2014.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round
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Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAAHH
ResultLLDWDWDLWLLWWWDDWD
Position10101099547567634444
Updated to match(es) played on November 7, 2014. Source: Spring season 2014 results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

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July 12, 2014 Match 1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–3 Minnesota United FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Anderson Yellow card 36'
Gordon Yellow card 81'		 Report
Report		 Mendes 23'
Pitchkolan Yellow card 35'
Ramirez 59'
Ibarra 78'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,092
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
July 19, 2014 Match 2 San Antonio Scorpions 0–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers San Antonio, Texas
8:45 p.m. EDT Zahorski Yellow card 16', 43'
deRoux Yellow card 27'
Forbes 43'
Bingham Yellow card 81'
James Red card 90'		 Report
Report		 Jenison Brito Yellow card 24'
Alves Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,958
Referee: Luis Guardia
July 26, 2014 Match 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–1 New York Cosmos Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Jenison Brito 24' (pen.)
Vieira Red card 39'
Chin Yellow card 85'		 [10]
Report		 Johnson 7' Yellow card 62'
Murphy Yellow card 15'
Ayoze Yellow card 24'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,257
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
August 2, 2014 Match 4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT King Yellow card 30'
Picault 72'		 Report
Report		 Russell Yellow card 68' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,648
Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.
August 6, 2014 Match 5 Indy Eleven 0–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Indianapolis, Indiana
7:30 p.m. EDT Smart Yellow card 17'
Johnson Yellow card 45' Red card 58'
Peña Yellow card 64'		 Report
Report		 Picault Yellow card 51'
King Yellow card 70'
Gonzalez Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 10,285
Referee: Mark Allatin
August 9, 2014 Match 6 Ottawa Fury FC Canada 1–2 United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
7:00 p.m. EDT Haworth 10'
Beckie Yellow card 20'		 Report
Report		 Picault 16' Yellow card 44'
King Yellow card 54'
Gonzalez Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,814
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
August 16, 2014 Match 7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–1 Atlanta Silverbacks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT King Yellow card 45'
Picault 62'
Ramirez Red card 90'		 Report
Report		 Espinoza Yellow card 6'
Chavez 7'
Cruz Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,409
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
August 24, 2014 Match 8 FC Edmonton Canada 2–1 United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4:00 p.m. EDT Raudales Yellow card 6'
Nonni Yellow card 25'
Jones 33'
Burt Yellow card 37'
Ameobi Yellow card 45'
Laing 72'
Hlavaty Yellow card 84' Yellow-red card 90'
Edward Yellow card 86'
Jonke Yellow card 90'		 Report
Report		 Pecka Yellow card 6'
Anderson Yellow card 12'
Alves Yellow card 27'
Nurse Yellow card 76'
Hassan 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,111
Referee: Sheena Dickson
August 29, 2014 Match 9 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–0 San Antonio Scorpions Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Picault Yellow card 11' 43'
Alves Yellow card 23'
Hassan Red card 64'
Pecka Yellow card 68'
Anderson 79' Yellow card 90'		 Report
Report		 Forbes Yellow card 14'
Restrepo Yellow card 45'
Janicki Yellow card 74'
Borrajo Yellow card 86'
Elizondo Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,006
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 6, 2014 Match 10 New York Cosmos 2–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Hempstead, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT Ayoze Yellow card 8'
Mwanga 17'
Marcos Senna 30' (pen.)
Szetela Yellow card 33'
Diosa Yellow card 90'		 Report
Report		 Stadium: Shuart Stadium
Attendance: 3,626
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 13, 2014 Match 11 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Blaine, Minnesota
9:00 p.m. EDT Ramirez 38'
Ibarra 54'
Reed Yellow card 80'		 Report
Report		 Pecka 31'
Antonijevic Yellow card 37'
Anderson Yellow card 40'
Nurse Yellow card 74'
Guillaume Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: NSC Stadium
Attendance: 6,202
Referee: Christopher Penso
September 20, 2014 Match 12 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–1 Indy Eleven Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Picault 1'
Chavez Yellow card 20'
Nuñez 55'
Nurse Yellow card 70'
King 90'		 Report
Report		 Frias 39' Yellow card 79'
Peña Yellow card 45'
Kleberson Yellow card 76'
Mares Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,112
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
October 4, 2014 Match 13 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–0 Carolina RailHawks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Anderson 59'
Guerrero Yellow card 90'		 Report
Report		 Sandoval Yellow card 21'
Scott Yellow card 27'
Bentick Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,052
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
October 8, 2014 Match 14 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Mkandawire 11'
Russell 38'
Frimpong Yellow card 54'		 Report
Report		 Picault 43' 44'
Chin 56'
Nurse Yellow card 80'
Čontofalský Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,865
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
October 11, 2014 Match 15 Atlanta Silverbacks 2–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Atlanta
7:30 p.m. EDT Sandoval 47'
Alves 89' (own goal)
Roushandel Yellow card 90'		 Report
Report		 Hassan 25'
King Yellow card 41'
Picault 79'		 Stadium: Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 2,905
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
October 18, 2014 Match 16 Carolina RailHawks 1–1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT Novo 82'
Scott Yellow card 89'		 Report
Report		 Anderson 67'
Marcelin Yellow card 74'
Chavez Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,179
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
October 25, 2014 Match 17 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–0 FC Edmonton Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Čontofalský Yellow card 50'
Marcelin Yellow card 72'
Pecka 83'		 Report
Report		 Jones Yellow card 6'
James Yellow card 45'
Hlavaty Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,756
Referee: Robert Sibiga
November 1, 2014 Match 18 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–1 Ottawa Fury FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT Picault Yellow card 65'
Brown Yellow card 65'
Hassan 86'		 Report
Report		 Paterson 16' Yellow card 65'
Eustaquio Red card 54'
Oliver Yellow card 80'
Haworth Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 5,505
Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

The Strikers exited the 2014 Open Cup in the Third Round after an upset loss to the Premier Development League's Laredo Heat.

May 28 Third Round Fort Lauderdale Strikers Florida 2–3 Texas Laredo Heat Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 ET De Mujica 8'
Pérez 12'
Brown Red card 20'
Pecka Yellow card 40'		 Report Villanueva 27'
Hernandez Yellow card 47'
Buduri Red card 80'
Alvarado 86'
Bayona 90+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 785
Referee: Caleb Mendez

Stats

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Top scorers

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nat Name NASL U.S. Open Cup Total
1 11 FW Haiti Fafà Picault 12 0 12
2 20 MF England Mark Anderson 6 0 6
3 9 MF Uruguay Martin Nuñez 5 0 5
4 15 FW United States Aly Hassan 3 0 3
17 MF United States Shawn Chin 3 0 3
5 8 MF Brazil Pecka 2 0 2
21 MF United States Darnell King 2 0 2
6 6 MF Guyana Chris Nurse 1 0 1
7 MF Argentina Gonzalo De Mujica 0 1 1
14 MF Colombia Carlos Salazar 1 0 1
19 FW Brazil Jenison Brito 1 0 1
19 FW Germany Marius Ebbers 1 0 1
29 FW Cuba Yaikel Pérez 0 1 1
33 DF Brazil Rafael Alves 1 0 1
TOTALS 38 2 40

Last updated: November 7, 2014
Source: [citation needed]

Top assists

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nat Name NASL U.S. Open Cup Total
1 17 MF United States Shawn Chin 5 0 5
2 21 MF United States Darnell King 4 0 4
3 12 DF Honduras Iván Guerrero 3 0 3
14 MF Colombia Carlos Salazar 1 2 3
5 9 MF Uruguay Martin Nuñez 2 0 2
11 FW Haiti Fafà Picault 2 0 2
19 FW Germany Marius Ebbers 2 0 2
20 MF England Mark Anderson 2 0 2
6 14 MF Haiti James Marcelin 1 0 1
73 MF Honduras Walter Ramirez 1 0 1
TOTALS 23 2 25

Last updated: November 7, 2014
Source: [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "NASL Confirms Mid-Season Break To Accommodate 2014 FIFA World Cup". NASL.com. July 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "Roster | Fort Lauderdale Strikers". Strikers.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  3. ^ 2014 NASL Season Openers Archived 20 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "OOPS! SORRY, SOMETHING WENT WRONG | NASL". www.nasl.com.
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