2014 San Antonio Scorpions season
| 2014 season | ||||
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| Owner |  Gordon Hartman | |||
| Manager |  Alen Marcina | |||
| Stadium | Toyota Field | |||
| NASL | Spring: 3rd Fall: 1st Combined: 2nd | |||
| NASL Playoffs | Champions | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth Round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Rafael Castillo (7) All: Rafael Castillo (9) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 8,313 (Sep 20 vs. Minnesota United) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 5,594 (Sep 6 vs. FC Edmonton) All: 3,411 (May 28 vs. NTX Rayados) | |||
| Average home league attendance | League: 6,810 All: 6,588 | |||
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The 2014 season was San Antonio Scorpions FC's third season of existence, and its third consecutive 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 5th season of professional soccer in San Antonio.
Competitions
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]| February 22, 2014 | San Antonio Scorpions | 3 – 3 | SMU Mustangs | San Antonio, Texas |
| 1:00 PM CST | Saiko  22'Barrera 28'Touray |
Report[usurped] | Andrew Morales , Stanton Garcia 82' |
Stadium: Toyota Field |
| March 15, 2014 | San Antonio Scorpions | 4 – 0 | Tulsa Athletics | San Antonio, Texas |
| 4:00 PM CST | Garza 24' Bayona 56', 71', 78' |
Report[usurped] | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| March 20, 2014 | Houston Dynamo | 0 – 2 | San Antonio Scorpions | Houston, Texas |
| 12:30 PM CST | Report[usurped] | Zohorski 55' Restrepo 85' |
Stadium: Houston Sports Park |
| March 29, 2014 Scrimmage | San Antonio Scorpions | 1 – 0 | Trinity Tigers | San Antonio, Texas |
| 4:00 PM CST | Touray 59' |
Stadium: Toyota Field |
deeproot Funds Cup
[edit]| March 1, 2014 1st Annual | San Antonio Scorpions | 1 – 1 | FC Dallas | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:00 PM CST | Janicki 90+' |
Report[usurped] | Jacobson  15'Acosta 47' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,967 |
International Friendlies
[edit]| April 5, 2014 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1 – 1 |  Deportivo Saprissa | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CST | deRoux 53' Janicki 60' 79' |
Report | Segura 30' (pen.) |
Stadium: Toyota Field |
NASL Spring Season
[edit]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.[1] 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 will automatically qualify for the 2014 NASL Playoffs (The Championship).
Standings
[edit]
| 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 |
Results
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
Last updated: June 7, 2014.
Source: http://www.nasl.com/standings/season/8945
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on June 7, 2014. Source: nasl.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC−05) unless shown otherwise
Win Loss Draw
| April 12, 2014 Spring #1 | San Antonio Scorpions | 0 – 2 | Minnesota United FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Cann 13' James  25' Barrera 32' Touray 63' Menjivar 74' |
Report | Ramirez 17' Calvano 25' Dias 26' Venegas 73' Watson 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,381 Referee: Matthew Foerster |
| April 19, 2014 Spring #2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1 – 2 | San Antonio Scorpions | Atlanta |
| 6:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | McCaulay 26' Rivera 40'Sandoval 82' |
Report | Hassli 19' Janicki 34'Saiko 46'Barrera 82' |
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| April 26, 2014 Spring #3 | New York Cosmos | 0 – 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Hempstead, New York |
| 6:00 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Noselli 81' Szetela 86' |
Report | Hassli 13' James 80' |
Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 4,130 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| May 3, 2014 Spring #4 | San Antonio Scorpions | 0 – 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Cann 35' Touray 88' |
Report | Hill 51' Savage 57' Wagner 77' Pickens 84' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,595 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| May 10, 2014 Spring #5 | San Antonio Scorpions | 3 – 0 | Carolina RailHawks | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | DeRoux 19' Janicki 33'Hassli 53'Barrera 59' 87'Zahorski 77' (pen.) |
Report | Scott 40' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,834 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald |
| May 17, 2014 Spring #6 | San Antonio Scorpions | 0 – 0 | FC Edmonton | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Menjivar 33' Borrajo 45'Hassli 90'Restrepo 90' |
Report | Laing 13' Roberts 27'Edward 48'Jones 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,087 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| May 24, 2014 Spring #7 | Ottawa Fury FC | 2 – 3 | San Antonio Scorpions | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 6:00 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Trafford 24' Donatelli 71'Ubiparipović 80' Beckie 85' |
Report | Cann 52' Janicki 57'James 70' Menjivar 80'Hassli 83'Zahorski 90' |
Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium Attendance: 2,432 Referee: Chris Grabas |
| May 31, 2014 Spring #8 | Indy Eleven | 1 – 2 | San Antonio Scorpions | Indianapolis |
| 6:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Corrado 7' Ring 43'Smith 74'Norales 80' |
Report | Forbes 23' 52' Menjivar 63'Restrepo 90' |
Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,285 Referee: Chris Penso |
| June 7, 2014 Spring #9 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2 – 2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Touray 24' Hassli 36'Soto 57' |
Report | Chin 10' Antonijevic 26'Picault 90' 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,484 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
Awards
[edit]| NASL Player of the Week Awards – Spring 2014 | ||||
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| Week | Player | Nation | ||
| Week 8 | Walter Restrepo | USA
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Mid-season friendlies
[edit]| June 21, 2014 International friendly | San Antonio Scorpions | 1 – 2 |  Tigres UANL | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CST | Barrera 39' Forbes 65' |
Villa 8' Lugo 58' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,483 |
| June 28, 2014 International friendly | San Antonio Scorpions | 3 – 3 | Mexico U-21 | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CST | Forbes 8' Hassli 54' 66' 90' (pen.) |
Casilla 40' James 46' (o.g.)Hernández 57'Espiricueta 73' (pen.) |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,129 |
| July 6, 2014 International friendly | San Antonio Scorpions | 1 – 1 | C.F. Monterrey | San Antonio, Texas |
| 6:00 PM CST | Zahorski 40' Cruz 45' |
Report[usurped] | Madrigal 24' Hernández 55'Velarde 78' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,397 |
NASL Fall Season
[edit]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.[2] The winner of the fall season will automatically qualify for the 2014 NASL Playoffs (The Championship).
Standings
[edit]
| 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 |
Results
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 |
Last updated: November 2, 2014.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2014. Source: Fall season 2014 results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC−05) unless shown otherwise
Win Loss Draw
| July 12, 2014 Fall #1 | New York Cosmos | 1 – 3 | San Antonio Scorpions | Hempstead, New York |
| 6:00 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Nane 36' Gorskie 45' Freeman 57' 66' |
Report | Castillo 41' (pen.) 45' Touray 69' |
Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,806 Referee: Jorge Lopez |
| July 19, 2014 Fall #2 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2 – 0 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Zahorski 16' 43' Forbes 23' DeRoux 26' Bingham 81' James 90' |
Report | Jenison 24' Alves 50' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,958 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| July 23, 2014 Fall #3 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2 – 0 | Carolina RailHawks | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Castillo 23' 62' Forbes 64' |
Report | Bentick 35' Albadawi 42' Elizondo 89' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,884 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| July 26, 2014 Fall #4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 – 2 | San Antonio Scorpions | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 6:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Townsend 16' Rodrigues 18' Hristov 69' Mkandawire 90' |
Report | Mkosana 30' (o.g.) Caesar 52' Zahorski 63' Janicki 81' Touray 90' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,868 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| August 3, 2014 Fall #5 | FC Edmonton | 3 – 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 3:00 PM CDT (UTC−05) | James 9' Blanco 45'Ameobi 69'Jonke 70'Fordyce 79'Edward 87' |
Report | Hassli 23' (pen.) 45' Barrera 79'Restrepo 81' |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 2,849 Referee: David Barrie |
| August 9, 2014 Fall #6 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2 – 0 | Indy Eleven | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Zahorski 28' James 38' 57' |
Report | Pineda 33' Mares 82' Estridge 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,847 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| August 17, 2014 Fall #7 | Ottawa Fury FC | 1 – 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2:00 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Ryan 45' Heinemann 47' 89' Trafford 90' |
Report | Restrepo 45' DeRoux 47' Caesar 76' Janicki 80' |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,277 Referee: Robert Schaap |
| August 23, 2014 Fall #8 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2 – 1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Elizondo 49' Menjivar 57' Restrepo 77' (pen.) |
Report | Sandoval 80' 80' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,734 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| August 29, 2014 Fall #9 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2 – 0 | San Antonio Scorpions | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 6:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Picault 11' 43' Alves 23' Hassan 64' Pecka 68' Anderson 79' 90' |
Report | Forbes 14' Restrepo 45' Janicki 74' Borrajo 86' Elizondo 90' |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 3,006 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| September 6, 2014 Fall #10 | San Antonio Scorpions | 3 – 0 | FC Edmonton | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | DeRoux 23' Castillo 37' James 64' Zahorski 80' Forbes 82' Caesar 90' |
Report | Edward 65' Raudales 70' Navarro 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,594 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| September 13, 2014 Fall #11 | Carolina RailHawks | 3 – 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Cary, North Carolina |
| 6:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Albadawi 24' Low 45' Osaki 61' Bentick 70' Martínez 87' |
Report | DeRoux 38' Zahorski 73' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,193 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| September 20, 2014 Fall #12 | San Antonio Scorpions | 0 – 2 | Minnesota United FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Elizondo 50' DeRoux 90' |
Report | Venegas 21' Ibarra 22' 72'Mendes 88' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,313 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
| Note: 75th regular season NASL match | ||||
| September 27, 2014 Fall #13 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0 – 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Atlanta |
| 6:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Report | Castillo 33' Elizondo 49' Restrepo 79' |
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 3,062 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| October 4, 2014 Fall #14 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1 – 1 | Ottawa Fury FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Castillo 11' James 16' Gentile 82' |
Report | Ubiparipović 19' Jarun 21' Paterson 31' Richter 90' Oliver 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,963 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| October 11, 2014 Fall #15 | San Antonio Scorpions | 7 – 0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Restrepo 27' Castillo 42' 48' (pen.) Elizondo 53' 73' Hassli 67' 77' |
Report | Hill 41' Mkandawire 46' Frimpong 69' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,683 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| October 18, 2014 Fall #16 | Indy Eleven | 1 – 0 | San Antonio Scorpions | Indianapolis |
| 6:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Rugg 56' Moore 90' |
Report | Janicki 72' Hassli 79' |
Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,982 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| October 25, 2014 Fall #17 | Minnesota United FC | 0 – 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Blaine, Minnesota |
| 6:00 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Tiago 24' Van Oekel 62' |
Report | James 58' Elizondo 61' Castillo 88' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 6,454 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| November 1, 2014 Fall #18 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1 – 0 | New York Cosmos | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Menjivar 76' Elizondo 80' Gentile 85' Forbes 90' Cann 90' |
Report | Diosa 86' Denissen 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,205 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
Awards
[edit]| NASL Player of the Week Awards – Fall 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Player | Nation | ||
| Week 2 | Billy Forbes |  TCA
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| Week 9 | Rafael Castillo |  COL
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| Week 17 | Adrian Cann | CAN
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NASL Playoffs
[edit]Soccer Bowl 2014 will be 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 will earn the #1 & #2 seeds, with the higher seed going to the team with the better full-season record. The two next-best teams will earn the #3 & #4 seeds. In the event that the same team wins both half-season championships, they will be the #1 seed, with seeds 2-4 going to the three next-best full-season teams. The #1 seed will host the #4 seed and the #2 seed will host the #3 seed in the semi-finals. The winners will meet in the Championship game (Soccer Bowl 2014), hosted by the team with the higher seed.
| 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 |
| November 8, 2014 The Championship Semi-Final | San Antonio Scorpions | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | New York Cosmos | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CST (UTC−06) | Castillo 19' 55' DeRoux 83' Restrepo 110' |
Report | Stokkelien 17' Szetela 114' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,548 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| November 15, 2014 Soccer Bowl 2014 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2 – 1 San Antonio Scorpions FC 2014 Soccer Bowl Champions | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CST (UTC−06) | Castillo 69' Forbes 75' Gentile 84' Hassli 88' |
Report | Ramírez 79' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,847 Referee: Ted Unkel Man of the Match: Rafael Castillo |
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
[edit]| May 28, 2014 Third Round | San Antonio Scorpions  | 4 – 2 | NTX Rayados | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Touray 28' 64' 69' Restrepo 49' 61'James 54' Soto 76' (pen.) |
Report[usurped] | Salas 12' Rodríguez 19' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 3,411 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| June 17, 2014 Fourth Round | FC Dallas | 2 – 0 | San Antonio Scorpions | Frisco, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Castillo 74' Escobar 57' 81' |
Report | Hassli 69' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 2,296 Referee: Ted Unkel |
References
[edit]- ^ Soccer Bowl Rematch Highlights 2014 NASL Season Openers Archived December 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "OOPS! SORRY, SOMETHING WENT WRONG | NASL". www.nasl.com.
- ^ "NASL".