2011 NSC Minnesota Stars season

NSC Minnesota Stars
2011 season
Owner Paul Erickson
Head Coach Manny Lagos
Stadium National Sports Center
NASL 6th
NASL Playoffs Winners
U.S. Open Cup Denied Entry
Top goalscorer League: Simone Bracalello (6)
All: Two Players (6)
Average home league attendance 1,676[1]
Home colors
Away colors

The 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars season was the club's first season in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid, and second season of existence.

Roster

As of match played October 29, 2011[2]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Joe Warren United States GK 20 October 1974 (aged 37) Minnesota Thunder 2010 60 0
30 Matt Van Oekel United States GK 20 September 1986 (aged 25) Minnesota Thunder 2010 8 0
Defenders
2 Justin Davis United States DF 6 May 1988 (aged 23) New Mexico Lobos 2011 28 1
3 Cristiano Brazil DF 25 May 1986 (aged 25) Miami 2011 23 0
6 Kevin Friedland United States DF 3 October 1981 (aged 30) Kansas City Wizards 2010 25 0
11 Chris Clements United States DF 2 March 1987 (aged 24) Minnesota Thunder 2010 43 0
14 Brian Kallman United States DF 23 April 1984 (aged 27) Minnesota Thunder 2010 32 1
15 John Gilkerson United States DF 6 May 1985 (aged 26) Carolina RailHawks 2011 6 0
16 Kyle Altman United States DF 31 January 1986 (aged 25) Minnesota Thunder 2010 64 4
Midfielders
4 Neil Hlavaty United States MF 27 December 1986 (aged 24) Poland Jagiellonia Białystok 2010 53 10
7 Andrei Gotsmanov Belarus MF 6 May 1986 (aged 25) Minnesota Thunder 2010 45 3
8 Daniel Wasson United States MF 15 June 1984 (aged 27) Germany VfL Osnabrück 2010 31 2
10 Sandy Gbandi Liberia MF 12 July 1983 (aged 28) Puerto Rico Islanders 2011 5 0
13 Kentaro Takada Japan MF 13 April 1983 (aged 28) Rochester Thunder 2010 42 2
17 Geison Moura Brazil MF 16 July 1986 (aged 25) Rockford Rampage 2010 17 1
18 Jeff Cosgriff United States MF 26 December 1987 (aged 23) AC St. Louis 2011 24 2
23 Ryan Woods England MF 16 May 1988 (aged 23) Canada Forest City London 2011 12 0
26 Ely Allen United States MF 12 June 1986 (aged 25) D.C. United 2010 38 3
32 Lucas Rodríguez Argentina MF 8 February 1986 (aged 25) Kansas City Brass 2010 36 5
77 Andy Lorei United States MF 25 March 1989 (aged 22) Real Maryland 2011 8 0
Forwards
9 Tino Nuñez United States FW 22 August 1984 (aged 27) Rochester Rhinos 2011 15 0
19 Simone Bracalello Italy FW 21 October 1985 (aged 26) 2010 52 12
20 Brian Cvilikas United States FW 16 March 1984 (aged 27) Minnesota Thunder 2010 41 8
21 Devin Del Do United States FW 21 May 1986 (aged 25) 2010 38 7
22 Amani Walker Jamaica FW 16 December 1989 (aged 21) Orange County Blue Star 2011 19 1
25 Anthony Hamilton United States FW 26 August 1985 (aged 26) Rochester Rhinos 2011 6 0
28 Luke Mulholland England FW 7 August 1988 (aged 23) Wilmington Hammerheads 2011 9 2
Players away on loan
5 Jack Stewart United States DF 29 May 1983 (aged 28) Carolina RailHawks 2011 15 0
Players who left during the season
24 Scott Lorenz United States DF 23 July 1987 (aged 24) Loan from Sporting Kansas City 2011 8 0

Staff

Transfers

Winter

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 United States DF Justin Davis (from United States New Mexico Lobos)
3 Brazil DF Cristiano (from United States Miami)[3]
5 United States DF Jack Stewart
9 United States FW Tino Nuñez (from United States Rochester Rhinos)[3]
10 Liberia MF Sandy Gbandi (from United States Puerto Rico Islanders)[4]
15 United States DF John Gilkerson (from United States Carolina RailHawks)[4]
18 United States MF Jeff Cosgriff (from United States AC St. Louis)[3]
22 Jamaica FW Amani Walker (from United States Orange County Blue Star)
23 England MF Ryan Woods (from Canada Forest City London)[4]
77 United States MF Andy Lorei (from United States Real Maryland)[3]

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 Norway DF Thomas Granum
3 Canada DF Andres Arango (to United States Tampa Bay Rowdies)[5]
9 United States MF Warren Ukah (to United States Tampa Bay Rowdies)
10 Liberia MF Johnny Menyongar (to India United Sikkim)[6]
12 United States MF Leland Wright (to Germany Sportfreunde Siegen)
18 Liberia FW Melvin Tarley
25 United States DF Scott Lorenz (to United States Sporting Kansas City)[7]
27 Liberia GK Louis Crayton
28 United States DF Max Lipset

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
24 United States DF Scott Lorenz (loan from United States Sporting Kansas City)[8]
25 United States FW Anthony Hamilton (from United States Rochester Rhinos)
28 England FW Luke Mulholland (from United States Wilmington Hammerheads)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
5 United States DF Jack Stewart (loan to United States Dallas)[9]
24 United States DF Scott Lorenz (loan return to United States Sporting Kansas City)

Competitions

NASL

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or qualification
Head-to-head
1 Carolina RailHawks (C) 28 17 3 8 50 26+24 54 2011 NASL Playoffs semifinals
2 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 15 7 6 41 32 +9 52
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 28 11 8 9 41 36+5 41 2011 NASL Playoffs quarterfinals
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 11 8 35 361 38
5 Edmonton 28 10 6 12 35 405 36 EDM: 8 pts
MIN: 2 pts
6 NSC Minnesota Stars 28 9 9 10 30 322 36
7 Montreal Impact 28 9 8 11 35 27+8 35
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 4 4 20 25 6338 16

Updated to games played on September 24, 2011.
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
In the case of two or more teams are tied on points, the first tie-breaker is the head-to-head record among the tied teams.[10]
(C) denotes regular season champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28 9 9 10 30 32  −2 36 5 5 4 14 10  +4 4 4 6 16 22  −6

Last updated: 24 September 2011.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
Ground
Result
Position

Last updated: 26 January 2016.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

NASL Playoffs

Soccer Bowl

Main article: Soccer Bowl 2011

U.S. Open Cup

The Minnesota Stars were denied entry in to the 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Squad Statistics

As of Match played October 29, 2011

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNASL NASL Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Joe Warren 32 0 27 0 5 0
2 DF United States Justin Davis 27 1 22 1 5 0
3 DF Brazil Cristiano 23 0 17+1 0 5 0
4 MF United States Neil Hlavaty 29 6 21+3 4 4+1 2
6 DF United States Kevin Friedland 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
7 MF Belarus Andrei Gotsmanov 27 3 19+3 1 5 2
9 FW United States Tino Nuñez 15 0 8+7 0 0 0
10 MF Liberia Sandy Gbandi 5 0 2+3 0 0 0
11 DF United States Chris Clements 17 0 17 0 0 0
13 MF Japan Kentaro Takada 21 1 15+2 1 1+3 0
14 DF United States Brian Kallman 15 1 8+2 1 5 0
15 DF United States John Gilkerson 6 0 5+1 0 0 0
16 DF United States Kyle Altman 32 3 27 3 5 0
17 MF Brazil Geison Moura 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
18 MF United States Jeff Cosgriff 23 2 15+3 2 5 0
19 FW Italy Simone Bracalello 22 6 15+4 6 0+3 0
20 FW United States Brian Cvilikas 13 3 5+3 3 5 0
21 FW United States Devin Del Do 29 5 15+10 5 0+4 0
22 FW Jamaica Amani Walker 19 1 2+17 1 0 0
23 MF England Ryan Woods 12 0 5+7 0 0 0
25 FW United States Anthony Hamilton 6 0 2+2 0 0+2 0
26 MF United States Ely Allen 11 0 11 0 0 0
28 FW England Luke Mulholland 9 2 4 0 5 2
30 GK United States Matt Van Oekel 1 0 1 0 0 0
32 MF Argentina Lucas Rodríguez 26 4 20+1 2 5 2
77 MF United States Andy Lorei 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
Players away from Minnesota Stars on loan:
5 DF United States Jack Stewart 15 0 15 0 0 0
Players who left Minnesota Stars during the season:
24 DF United States Scott Lorenz 8 0 8 0 0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL NASL Playoffs Total
1 FWItaly19Simone Bracalello606
MFUnited States4 Neil Hlavaty426
3 FWUnited States21Devin Del Do505
4 MFArgentina32Lucas Rodríguez224
5 DFUnited States16Kyle Altman303
FWUnited States20Brian Cvilikas303
MFBelarus7 Andrei Gotsmanov123
8 MFUnited States18Jeff Cosgriff202
FWEngland28Luke Mulholland022
10MFJapan13Kentaro Takada101
DFUnited States2 Justin Davis101
FWJamaica22Amani Walker101
DFUnited States14Brian Kallman101
TOTALS 30838

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name NASL NASL Playoffs Total
Red card Red card Red card
2 United StatesDFJustin Davis301040
3 BrazilDFCristiano300030
4 United StatesMFNeil Hlavaty400040
5 United StatesDFJack Stewart500050
7 BelarusMFAndrei Gotsmanov102030
11United StatesDFChris Clements300030
13JapanMFKentaro Takada300030
14United StatesDFBrian Kallman201030
15United StatesDFJohn Gilkerson100010
16United StatesDFKyle Altman501060
18United StatesMFJeff Cosgriff301040
19ItalyFWSimone Bracalello510051
20United StatesFWBrian Cvilikas002020
21United StatesFWDevin Del Do100010
23EnglandMFRyan Woods100010
26United StatesMFEly Allen200020
28EnglandFWLuke Mulholland001010
32ArgentinaMFLucas Rodríguez300030
TOTALS 45 1 10 0 55 1

References

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  3. 1 2 3 4 "NSC Minnesota Stars Announce Four New Signings, Three Re-Signings". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "NSC Minnesota Stars Sign Three New Players, Lose One". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  5. "FC Tampa Bay Continues Player Spree". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  6. "Johnny Menyongar Signs Contract with United Sikkim Sports Club in India". insidemnsoccer.com. IMSoccer News. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. "Sporting KC Signs Three to MLS Contracts". sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  8. "SKC Notebook: Lorenz heading back to Minnesota". mlssoccer.com. MLS Soccer. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  9. "FC Dallas signs defender Jack Stewart on loan". fcdallas.com. FC Dallas. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  10. "NASL Standings".

See also

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