2011 Atlanta Silverbacks season
2011 season | |||
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Owners | Boris Jerkunica John Latham | ||
Head coach | José Manuel Abundis | ||
Stadium | Atlanta Silverbacks Park | ||
NASL | 8th | ||
Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Denied entry | ||
Top goalscorer | Matt Horth (6) | ||
Highest home attendance | 3,543 vs. MIN (Apr 9, 2011) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,328 vs. CAR (June 25, 2011) | ||
Average home league attendance | 2,866[1] | ||
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The 2011 Atlanta Silverback season was the club's fifteenth year of existence, and their first year in the North American Soccer League (NASL). It's the team's first year back after a two-year hiatus from competitive play.[2]
On January 25, the Silverbacks announced their full schedule in the NASL. The Silverbacks will host each NASL opponent twice over the course of the season.[3]
On March 8, the Silverbacks announced three preseason games against Southern Polytechnic State University, Georgia State University and Clayton State University.[4] All three games resulted in a scoreless tie.[5]
Background
[edit]The 2011 season marked the Silverbacks return to American soccer following a two-year hiatus, that did not see the organization field a senior men's team throughout the 2009 and 2010 seasons.[6]
Review
[edit]The return season was arguably an abysmal campaign for the Silverbacks, as the club lost 20 of its 28 regular season matches, drawing and winning four matches apiece. During the regular season, the Silverbacks were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention with seven weeks left in the NASL regular season. José Manuel Abundis, then the head coach, was fired following the season replaced by then-assistant coach, Alex Pineda Chacón, whom played for the Silverbacks from 2003 to 2004. The announcement came on November 7, 2011.[7]
Club
[edit]Roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical Staff
[edit]José Manuel Abundis – Head Coach
Alex Pineda Chacón – Assistant Coach
José Pinho – Goalkeeper Coach
Rodrigo Rios – Director of Soccer
Competitions
[edit]Preseason
[edit]March 23, 2011 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0–0 | Southern Polytechnic State University | Atlanta |
16:30 EDT | Report | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park |
March 26, 2011 | Georgia State University | 0–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Atlanta |
16:30 EDT | Report |
March 30, 2011 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0–0 | Clayton State University | Atlanta |
16:30 EDT | Report | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park |
NASL
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 38 | Playoff quarterfinals |
5 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 36[a] | |
6 | NSC Minnesota Stars (C) | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 36[a] | |
7 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 35 | |
8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 63 | −38 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.[8]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 63 | −38 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 31 | −20 |
Last updated: September 22, 2012.
Source: Match results
Results by round
[edit]Match results
[edit]April 9, 2011 1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1–2 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Atlanta |
7:30 PM ET | Horth ![]() | Report | Takada ![]() Gotsmanov ![]() | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 3,543 |
April 16, 2011 2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0–1 | FC Edmonton | Atlanta |
7:30 PM ET | Report | Surprenant ![]() | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 3,161 |
April 23, 2011 3 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1–2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Atlanta |
7:30 PM ET | Pérez ![]() | Report | Nuñez ![]() Coudet ![]() | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 3,227 |
April 30, 2011 4 | FC Tampa Bay | 1–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:00 PM ET | Ambersley ![]() | Report | Hunt ![]() | Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 3,021 |
May 7, 2011 5 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0–2 | FC Edmonton | Atlanta |
7:30 PM ET | Report | Craig ![]() Porter ![]() | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 2,433 |
May 14, 2011 6 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 3–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Blaine, Minnesota |
7:30 PM CT | Cosgriff ![]() Hlavaty ![]() Rodríguez ![]() | Report | Stadium: NSC Stadium Attendance: 963 |
May 21, 2011 7 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0–0 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Atlanta |
7:30 PM ET | Report | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 2,764 |
May 28, 2011 8 | Carolina RailHawks | 2–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Cary, North Carolina |
Pablo Campos ![]() Russell ![]() | Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,015 |
June 4, 2011 9 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0–2 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Atlanta |
7:30 PM ET | Report | Del Do ![]() | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 2,447 |
June 8, 2011 10 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–1 | Montreal Impact | Atlanta |
7:30 PM ET | R. Cox ![]() Horth ![]() | Report | Diouf ![]() | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 2,880 |
June 12, 2011 11 | FC Tampa Bay | 3–2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | St. Petersburg, Florida |
6:00 PM ET | Ambersley ![]() King ![]() | Report | Hunt ![]() Davis ![]() | Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 2,319 |
June 19, 2011 12 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 3–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
Faña ![]() Hansen ![]() Foley ![]() | Report | Paulini ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel Attendance: 1,377 |
June 25, 2011 13 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1–5 | Carolina RailHawks | Atlanta |
7:30 PM ET | Horth ![]() | Report | Barbara ![]() Zimmerman ![]() Nurse ![]() Rusin ![]() | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 2,328 |
July 4, 2011 14 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 3–4 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Atlanta |
5:00 PM ET | Ciaran O'Brien ![]() Sandoval ![]() | Report | Pitchkolan ![]() Bouraee ![]() Foley ![]() Faña ![]() | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park |
July 9, 2011 15 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2–3 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
7:30 PM ET | Thompson ![]() Arguez ![]() | Report | Paulini ![]() O'Brien ![]() Horth ![]() | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 2,661 |
July 17, 2011 16 | Montreal Impact | 2–2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Montreal |
3:30 PM ET | Sebrango ![]() | Report | Horth ![]() | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 10,077 |
July 23, 2011 17 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–1 | FC Tampa Bay | Atlanta |
7:30 PM ET | Sandoval ![]() O'Brien ![]() | Report | King ![]() | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 3,515 |
July 30, 2011 18 | Carolina RailHawks | 1–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EST | Barbara ![]() | Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,011 |
August 6, 2011 19 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0–4 | FC Tampa Bay | Atlanta |
7:30 PM ET | Report | Savage ![]() Ambersley ![]() Clare ![]() | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 3,126 |
August 10, 2011 20 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 2–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
7:30 PM ET | Foley ![]() Villaroel ![]() | Report | Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel Attendance: 1,182 |
August 14, 2011 21 | Montreal Impact | 4–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Montreal |
6:00 PM ET | Ilcu ![]() Camara ![]() Ubiparipovic ![]() Diouf ![]() | Report | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 11,136 |
August 21, 2011 22 | FC Edmonton | 3–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Edmonton, Alberta |
9:30 ET | Saiko ![]() M. Cox ![]() | Report | Stadium: Foote Field Attendance: 1,607 |
August 27, 2011 23 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–4 | Carolina RailHawks | Atlanta |
7:30 PM ET | Hunt ![]() R. Cox ![]() | Report | Barbara ![]() McManus ![]() | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 3,313 |
September 3, 2011 24 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–0 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Atlanta |
7:30 PM ET | Matt Horth ![]() | Report | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park |
September 7, 2011 25 | FC Edmonton | 2–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Edmonton, Alberta |
Yamada ![]() ![]() Craig ![]() | Report | Robertson ![]() Josh Casarona ![]() Ruthven ![]() Hunt ![]() | Stadium: Foote Field Attendance: 1,868 |
September 10, 2011 26 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 2–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Blaine, Minnesota |
8:30 PM ET | Cosgriff ![]() Altman ![]() | Report | Hunt ![]() O'Brien ![]() | Stadium: NSC Stadium Attendance: 2,435 |
September 17, 2011 27 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
7:30 PM ET | Morales ![]() Shriver ![]() | Report | Colaluca ![]() | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 4,688 |
September 24, 2011 28 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0–4 | Montreal Impact | Atlanta |
7:30 PM ET | Ruthven ![]() R. Cox ![]() | Report | Pore ![]() Montaño ![]() | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NASL | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Felipe Quintero | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Tyler Ruthven | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Shane Moroney | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | Patrick Robertson | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
5 | MF | ![]() | Ciaran O'Brien | 19 | 4 | 19 | 4 |
6 | MF | ![]() | Jordan Davis | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
7 | MF | ![]() | Jose Parada | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
8 | FW | ![]() | Emsad Zahirovic | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Junior Sandoval | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
10 | MF | ![]() | Lucas Paulini | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
12 | MF | ![]() | Fernando González | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
13 | DF | ![]() | Willie Hunt | 22 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
14 | MF | ![]() | Nico Colaluca | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() | Mario Pérez | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
15 | DF | ![]() | Kohei Matsushita | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() | Josh Casarona | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() | Moussa Toure | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() | Matt Horth | 22 | 6 | 22 | 6 |
19 | MF | ![]() | Grant Kerr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() | Cristian Quiñones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
20 | GK | ![]() | Jimmy Maurer | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() | Raphael Cox | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
22 | FW | ![]() | Jon Cox | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() | Mattias Schnorf | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
25 | FW | ![]() | Conor Chinn | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
26 | GK | ![]() | Eric Ati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
65 | MF | ![]() | Paco Rueda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: [citation needed]
Last updated: August 30, 2011
Clean sheets
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NASL | ||
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Apps | Clean sheets | Apps | Clean sheets | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Felipe Quintero | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
20 | GK | ![]() | Jimmy Maurer | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
- Source: [citation needed]
Disciplinary record
[edit]No. | Nat | Pos. | Player | Total | NASL | ||||
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![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ||||
1 | ![]() | GK | Felipe Quintero | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
2 | ![]() | DF | Tyler Ruthven | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
4 | ![]() | DF | Robertson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
5 | ![]() | MF | Ciaran O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
6 | ![]() | MF | Jordan Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
7 | ![]() | DF | Jose Parada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10 | ![]() | MF | Lucas Paulini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
13 | ![]() | DF | Willie Hunt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
14 | ![]() | DF | Mario Peréz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
15 | ![]() | DF | Kohei Matsushita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
16 | ![]() | DF | Josh Casarona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
17 | ![]() | MF | Moussa Toure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 | ![]() | FW | Matt Horth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
21 | ![]() | FW | Raphael Cox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
22 | ![]() | FW | Jon Cox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
23 | ![]() | DF | Mattias Schnorf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: August 30, 2011
Source: NASL
Only competitive matches.
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
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15 | DF | ![]() | Kohei Matsushita | 25 | Ehime ![]() | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
23 | DF | ![]() | Mattias Schnorf | 26 | Winterthur ![]() | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
18 | FW | ![]() | Matt Horth | 21 | Gordon College Fighting Scotts | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
3 | DF | ![]() | Shane Moroney | 22 | Berry College Vikings | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
12 | MF | ![]() | Fernando González | 21 | South Florida Bulls | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
8 | FW | ![]() | Emsad Zahirovic | 22 | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
7 | MF | ![]() | Jose Parada | 23 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
4 | DF | ![]() | Patrick Robertson | 24 | Puerto Rico Islanders ![]() | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
14 | DF | ![]() | Mario Pérez | 28 | Club Atlas ![]() | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
10 | MF | ![]() | Lucas Paulini | 21 | Mississippi Brilla | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
6 | MF | ![]() | Jordan Davis | 28 | Atlanta Silverbacks U23 | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
2 | DF | ![]() | Tyler Ruthven | 22 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
1 | GK | ![]() | Felipe Quintero | 31 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
5 | MF | ![]() | Ciaran O'Brien | 23 | Colorado Rapids | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
22 | FW | ![]() | Jon Cox | 24 | Georgia Southern Eagles | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
20 | GK | ![]() | Jimmy Maurer | 22 | New York Red Bulls | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
13 | DF | ![]() | Willie Hunt | 23 | Mississippi Brilla | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
21 | MF | ![]() | Raphael Cox | 24 | Real Salt Lake | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
16 | DF | ![]() | Josh Casarona | 18 | Deportivo Español ![]() | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
65 | MF | ![]() | Paco Rueda | 27 | La Piedad ![]() | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
17 | MF | ![]() | Moussa Toure | 25 | Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
25 | FW | ![]() | Conor Chinn | 23 | Real Salt Lake | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | NASL.com |
14 | MF | ![]() | Nico Colaluca | 25 | Norrby IF ![]() | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | NASL.com |
14 | GK | ![]() | Eric Ati | 22 | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | NASL.com |
Last updated: February 2013
Out
[edit]N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
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14 | DF | ![]() | Mario Pérez | 29 | Estudiantes Tecos ![]() | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
65 | MF | ![]() | Paco Rueda | 27 | Released | Summer | – | AtlantaSilverbacks.com | |
19 | DF | ![]() | Cristian Quiñones | 19 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Loan terminated | Summer | – | NASL.com |
8 | FW | ![]() | Emsad Zahirovic | 23 | Breach of contract | Summer | – | NASL.com |
Last updated: February 2013
Loan in
[edit]No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
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9 | MF | ![]() | Junior Sandoval | 20 | Puerto Rico Islanders ![]() | Loan | Pre-season | August 12, 2011 | – | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
19 | DF | ![]() | Cristian Quiñones | 19 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Loan | Summer | 2011 | – | NASL.com |
19 | MF | ![]() | Grant Kerr | 26 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Loan | Summer | 2011 | – | NASL.com |
Last updated: February 2013
Loan out
[edit]N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
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23 | DF | ![]() | Mattias Schnorf | 27 | SC Young Fellows Juventus ![]() | Loan | Post-season | – | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
Last updated: February 2013
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "| NASL".
- ^ "Atlanta Silverbacks Men's Team Returns to Play in New NASL". NASL.com. December 2, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ "NASL Announces 2011 Regular Season Schedule". NASL.com. January 25, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ "Silverbacks Preseason Dates Announced". Atlanta Silverbacks. March 8, 2011. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ "Schedule | Atlanta Silverbacks". Archived from the original on April 27, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Roberson, Doug (March 29, 2011). "Silverbacks are back". Atlanta Journal–Constitution. AJC.com. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Silverbacks Make Coaching Change". North American Soccer League. NASL.com. November 7, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "NASL Standings".