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2012 Puerto Rico Islanders season

The 2012 season was the Puerto Rico Islanders ninth season over all and their second season in the North American Soccer League. This article shows player statistics and all matches that the club have and will play during the 2012 season.

Puerto Rico Islanders
2012 season
PresidentAndy Guillermard
Head coachAdrian Whitbread
StadiumEstadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
NASL3rd Place
NASL PlayoffsTBD
CFU Club Championship3rd Place
CONCACAF Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicholas Addlery (9)
All: Nicholas Addlery (10)
Highest home attendance7,192 vs Fort Lauderdale Strikers (August 18, 2012)
Lowest home attendance520 vs FC Edmonton (April 18, 2012)
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Club

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Technical Staff

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Position Staff
Head Coach   Adrian Whitbread
Assistant Coach   Jack Stefanowski
Goalkeeping Coach   Jack Stefanowski
Team Doctor   Dr. Magdiel Mayol
Head Athletic Trainer   Christian Cotto

Last updated: April 9, 2011
Source: PR Islanders

Kit

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Supplier: Admiral
Sponsor(s): Toyota

Source: Puerto Rico Islanders

Squad

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First Team Squad

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As of September 16, 2012.
No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Richard Martin   GK (1987-09-01) September 1, 1987 (age 36)   Yeovil Town F.C.
23 Cody Laurendi   GK (1988-08-15) August 15, 1988 (age 35)   R.R.F.C. Montegnée
Defenders
2 Jamie Cunningham   CB (1987-03-09) March 9, 1987 (age 37)   Fort Lewis College
32 Pari Pantazopoulos   CB (1988-09-17) September 17, 1988 (age 35)   Chicago Fire
12 Edson Edward   CB (1988-09-20) September 20, 1988 (age 35)   FC Dallas
3 Richard Martinez   RWB / CB (1988-04-02) April 2, 1988 (age 36)   Hofstra University
33 Jay Needham   CB / RB (1984-09-20) September 20, 1984 (age 39)   Austin Aztex FC
6 Alexis Rivera   FB / WM (1982-10-29) October 29, 1982 (age 41)   Atlético de San Juan FC
4 Marco Vélez   CB (1982-06-26) June 26, 1982 (age 42)   Toronto FC
16 Anthony Vázquez   CB (1988-07-29) July 29, 1988 (age 35)   Monmouth Hawks
25 Christian Ibeagha   CB (1990-01-10) January 10, 1990 (age 34)   Carolina Dynamo
29 Caleb Norkus   CB (1979-03-14) March 14, 1979 (age 45)   Carolina RailHawks
22 César García   CB (1993-03-13) March 13, 1993 (age 31)
Midfielders
5 Noah Delgado (C)   MF (1979-12-30) December 30, 1979 (age 44)   Rochester Rhinos
20 Josh Hansen   AM / FW (1982-01-16) January 16, 1982 (age 42)   Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)
15 Andrés Pérez   MF (1988-04-10) April 10, 1988 (age 36)   Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
21 Stephen deRoux   MF (1983-12-13) December 13, 1983 (age 40)   Montreal Impact
24 Justin Fojo   MF (1987-12-07) December 7, 1987 (age 36)   Orlando City
28 Yaw Danso   MF (1989-06-15) June 15, 1989 (age 35)   St. Louis Lions
18 Osei Telesford   DM (1983-11-30) November 30, 1983 (age 40)   Chicago Fire
14 Jarad Van Schaik   MF (1988-12-11) December 11, 1988 (age 35)   Portland Pilots
30 Chris Nurse   MF (1984-05-07) May 7, 1984 (age 40)   Carolina RailHawks
17 Tyler Wilson   MF (1989-05-26) May 26, 1989 (age 35)   UC Riverside
Forwards
11 Nicholas Addlery   CF (1981-12-07) December 7, 1981 (age 42)   Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)
8 Joseph Marrero   FW (1993-04-09) April 9, 1993 (age 31)   Conquistadores de Guaynabo
27 Christian Barreiro   FW (1990-12-14) December 14, 1990 (age 33)
9 Jonathan Faña   CF (1987-04-11) April 11, 1987 (age 37)   W Connection
7 David Foley   CF (1987-07-12) July 12, 1987 (age 36)   Hartlepool United F.C.
24 Héctor Ramos   FW (1990-06-04) June 4, 1990 (age 34)   Criollos de Caguas FC
22 Gregory Richardson   FW (1982-06-16) June 16, 1982 (age 42)   Carolina Railhawks

Transfers

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In

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Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref

Out

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Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref

Match results

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Antonio Scorpions (X) 28 13 8 7 46 27 +19 47 Playoff semifinals
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies (C) 28 12 9 7 37 30 +7 45
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 11 8 9 32 30 +2 41 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Carolina RailHawks 28 10 10 8 44 46 −2 40
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 9 10 40 46 −6 36
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (X) Commissioner's Cup (regular season champion)

North American Soccer League

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7 April 2012 Match 1 Puerto Rico Islanders 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 Addlery   21'   69'
Delgado   25'
Fojo   43'
Cunningham   59'		 Summary Hill   45'
Yamada   68'
Sanfilippo   90'		 Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
Attendance: 952
Referee: Javier Santos
15 April 2012 Match 2 San Antonio Scorpions 0–4 Puerto Rico Islanders San Antonio, Texas
18:00 Summary Faña   8', 73'
Foley   20'
Addlery   56'		 Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 13,151
Referee: Jasen Anno
18 April 2012 Match 3 Puerto Rico Islanders 0–0 FC Edmonton Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 Foley   38'
Faña   59'		 Summary Saiko   67'
Hatchi   90+3'		 Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
Attendance: 520
21 April 2012 Match 4 Puerto Rico Islanders 3–1 Carolina RailHawks Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 Foley   29' (pen.)
Martinez   32'
Addlery   57'
Delgado   60'
Edward   76'		 Summary Krause   24'
Low   43'
Needham   51' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,542
25 April 2012 Match 5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–2 Puerto Rico Islanders Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 Hassan   35', 47', 83'
Laing   60'		 Summary Cunningham   38'
Addlery   41'
Needham   50'   90'
Foley   61'
vanSchaik   66'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,754
12 May 2012 Match 6 Puerto Rico Islanders 2–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 Martinez   30'
Foley   45'
Ramos   51'
Hansen   89'		 Summary Restrepo   20'
Lorenz   71'		 Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,060
16 May 2012 Match 7 Puerto Rico Islanders 3–0 Atlanta Silverbacks Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 Foley   19'   53'
Faña   36'
Ramos   78'
Wilson   88'		 Summary McManus   30'
Navia   40'
Lancaster   52'		 Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,000
19 May 2012 Match 8 Carolina RailHawks 1–1 Puerto Rico Islanders Cary, North Carolina
19:00 Shriver   49'
Elenio   57'		 Summary Faña   33'
Edward   89'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,020
2 June 2012 Match 9 Carolina RailHawks 2–1 Puerto Rico Islanders Cary, North Carolina
19:00 Agbossoumonde   37'
Needham   51' (o.g.)
Elenio   54'
Oritiz   63'
Shipalane   88'		 Summary Edward   50'
Faña   69'
Needham   79'
Fojo   89'
Vélez   90'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,568
9 June 2012 Match 10 Puerto Rico Islanders 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 Fojo   40'
Rivera   73'
Needham   81'
vanSchaik   90+4'		 Summary Picault   30'
Arango   51'		 Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,012
16 June 2012 Match 11 Puerto Rico Islanders 0–2 San Antonio Scorpions Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 Edward   45+1'   90'
Faña   67'		 Summary Ramírez   17'   42'
Wagner   23'
Bayona   39'
Pablo Campos   70'
Pitchkolan   79'
Sattler   84'
Denissen   84'		 Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,551
23 June 2012 Match 12 Atlanta Silverbacks 1–2 Puerto Rico Islanders Atlanta
19:30 Horth   35'
Lancaster   57'		 Summary Addlery   15', 70'
Van Schaik   20'
Telesford   90'		 Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Robert Sibiga
1 July 2012 Match 13 FC Edmonton 0–0 Puerto Rico Islanders Edmonton, Alberta
16:00 van Leerdam   22'
Hatchi   37'   58'
Rago   64'		 Summary Addlery   45'
Hansen   75'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,474
Referee: Alain Ruch
5 July 2012 Match 13 Minnesota United 4–0 Puerto Rico Islanders Blaine, Minnesota
Núñez   18', 55'
Bracalello   45'
Walker   81'		 Summary Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,199

NASL Playoffs

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CFU Club Championship

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Group 4

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Main article: 2012 CFU Club Championship § Group 4

Matches played at the Cayman Islands (host club: George Town).

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Puerto Rico Islanders 2 1 1 0 8 0 +8 4
  Caledonia AIA 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 4
  George Town SC 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]
  •   Baltimore withdrew due to being unable to obtain visas to enter the Cayman Islands.[1]
Puerto Rico Islanders  0–0  Caledonia AIA
Van Schaik   32' Report Joseph   37'
Jorsling   46'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)
George Town  0–8  Puerto Rico Islanders
Elliott   48'
Robinson   61'
Barton   83'		 Report Ramos   4', 20'   41'
Faña   22', 54', 56'
Elliott   27' (o.g.)
Richardson   44'
Robinson   61' (o.g.)
Attendance: 300
Referee: Wilson da Costa (Bahamas)

Final round

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In the semifinals, the two second-round group winners play against the runners-up from the opposite group. The semifinal winners play in the final while the losers play in the third place match.[2]

Matches played at Trinidad and Tobago.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Antigua Barracuda0
 
 
 
  Caledonia AIA2
 
  Caledonia AIA(p)1 (4)
 
 
 
  W Connection1 (3)
 
  PR Islanders1
 
 
  W Connection4
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Antigua Barracuda0
 
 
  PR Islanders2

Semifinals

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Puerto Rico Islanders  1 – 4  W Connection
Vázquez   45'
Hansen   76'		 Report Joseph   3'
Britto   28', 66'
Britto   58'
Arcia   83'   90'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Third place match

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Antigua Barracuda  0 – 2Puerto Rico Islanders  
Thomas   14'
Byers   70'		 Report Hansen   19'
Martin   31'
Martínez   38'
Rivera   48'
Faña   52' (pen.)
Attendance: 250
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados)

The champion, runner-up, and third place qualify for the Group stage of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.

CONCACAF Champions League

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Group 5

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Main article: 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League group stage § Group 5

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Los Angeles Galaxy 4 3 1 0 12 4 +8 10
  Puerto Rico Islanders 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4
  Isidro Metapán 4 1 0 3 7 12 −5 3
Source: [citation needed]
Isidro Metapán  3–1  Puerto Rico Islanders
Muñoz   51', 59', 88' Report Vázquez   12'
Addlery   25'
Needham   35'
Martínez   43'
Nurse   44'
Attendance: 1,480
Los Angeles Galaxy  4–0  Puerto Rico Islanders
Meyer   7'
Villarreal   46'
McBean   80'
Stephens   82'		 Report
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)
Puerto Rico Islanders  3 – 0  Isidro Metapán
Ramos   40', 79'   89'
Rivera   90+3'
Richardson   90+5'		 Report Sánchez   46'
Ramírez   86'
Suárez   90+3'
Attendance: 550

Squad statistics

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Goal scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Playoffs CFU Club Championship CONCACAF Champions League Total
1 FW   11 Nicholas Addlery 9 0 0 1 10
2 FW   9 Jonathan Faña 4 0 4 0 8
3 FW   7 David Foley 6 1 0 0 7
FW   24 Héctor Ramos 3 0 2 2 7
5 DF   33 Jay Needham 3 0 0 0 3
FW   22 Gregory Richardson 1 0 1 1 3
7 MF   20 Josh Hansen 0 0 2 0 2
Own Goal 0 0 2 0 2
9 DF   3 Richard Martinez 1 0 0 0 1
DF   16 Anthony Vázquez 1 0 0 0 1
DF   5 Noah Delgado 1 0 0 0 1
MF   14 Jarad Van Schaik 1 0 0 0 1
MF   17 Tyler Wilson 1 0 0 0 1
MF   24 Justin Fojo 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 32 1 11 4 48

References

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  1. ^ "Baltimore withdraws from Caribbean clubs". CONCACAF.com. May 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "Semis, finals of CFU clubs set". CONCACAF.com. May 6, 2012. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
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