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
President	Andy Guillermard
Head coach	Adrian Whitbread
Stadium	Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
NASL	3rd Place
NASL Playoffs	TBD
CFU Club Championship	3rd Place
CONCACAF Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Nicholas Addlery (9) All: Nicholas Addlery (10)
Highest home attendance	7,192 vs Fort Lauderdale Strikers (August 18, 2012)
Lowest home attendance	520 vs FC Edmonton (April 18, 2012)
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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Club

Technical Staff

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

Supplier: Admiral
Sponsor(s): Toyota

Source: Puerto Rico Islanders

Squad

First Team Squad

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 37)	Yeovil Town F.C.
23	Cody Laurendi		GK	(1988-08-15) August 15, 1988 (age 36)	R.R.F.C. Montegnée
Defenders
2	Jamie Cunningham		CB	(1987-03-09) March 9, 1987 (age 38)	Fort Lewis College
32	Pari Pantazopoulos		CB	(1988-09-17) September 17, 1988 (age 36)	Chicago Fire
12	Edson Edward		CB	(1988-09-20) September 20, 1988 (age 36)	FC Dallas
3	Richard Martinez		RWB / CB	(1988-04-02) April 2, 1988 (age 37)	Hofstra University
33	Jay Needham		CB / RB	(1984-09-20) September 20, 1984 (age 40)	Austin Aztex FC
6	Alexis Rivera		FB / WM	(1982-10-29) October 29, 1982 (age 42)	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 36)	Monmouth Hawks
25	Christian Ibeagha		CB	(1990-01-10) January 10, 1990 (age 35)	Carolina Dynamo
29	Caleb Norkus		CB	(1979-03-14) March 14, 1979 (age 46)	Carolina RailHawks
22	César García		CB	(1993-03-13) March 13, 1993 (age 32)
Midfielders
5	Noah Delgado (C)		MF	(1979-12-30) December 30, 1979 (age 45)	Rochester Rhinos
20	Josh Hansen		AM / FW	(1982-01-16) January 16, 1982 (age 43)	Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)
15	Andrés Pérez		MF	(1988-04-10) April 10, 1988 (age 37)	Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
21	Stephen deRoux		MF	(1983-12-13) December 13, 1983 (age 41)	Montreal Impact
24	Justin Fojo		MF	(1987-12-07) December 7, 1987 (age 37)	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 41)	Chicago Fire
14	Jarad Van Schaik		MF	(1988-12-11) December 11, 1988 (age 36)	Portland Pilots
30	Chris Nurse		MF	(1984-05-07) May 7, 1984 (age 41)	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 43)	Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)
8	Joseph Marrero		FW	(1993-04-09) April 9, 1993 (age 32)	Conquistadores de Guaynabo
27	Christian Barreiro		FW	(1990-12-14) December 14, 1990 (age 34)
9	Jonathan Faña		CF	(1987-04-11) April 11, 1987 (age 38)	W Connection
7	David Foley		CF	(1987-07-12) July 12, 1987 (age 37)	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

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref

Match results

Pos	Team v t e	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

Puerto Rico Islanders v Tampa Bay Rowdies

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

San Antonio Scorpions v Puerto Rico Islanders

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

Puerto Rico Islanders v FC Edmonton

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

Puerto Rico Islanders v Carolina RailHawks

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

Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Puerto Rico Islanders

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

Puerto Rico Islanders v Fort Lauderdale Strikers

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

Puerto Rico Islanders v Atlanta Silverbacks

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

Carolina RailHawks v Puerto Rico Islanders

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

Carolina RailHawks v Puerto Rico Islanders

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

Puerto Rico Islanders v Tampa Bay Rowdies

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

Puerto Rico Islanders v San Antonio Scorpions

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

Atlanta Silverbacks v Puerto Rico Islanders

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

FC Edmonton v Puerto Rico Islanders

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

Minnesota United v Puerto Rico Islanders

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

CFU Club Championship

Group 4

Main article: 2012 CFU Club Championship § Group 4

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

Team v t e	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'

May 21, 2012

19:30 UTC−05:00

T.E. McField Sports Centre, George Town

Attendance: 100

Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)

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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.)

May 25, 2012

19:30 UTC−05:00

T.E. McField Sports Centre, George Town

Attendance: 300

Referee: Wilson da Costa (Bahamas)

Final round

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-finals				Final
	Antigua Barracuda	0
	Caledonia AIA	2
					Caledonia AIA(p)	1 (4)
					W Connection	1 (3)
	PR Islanders	1
	W Connection	4
					Third place
					Antigua Barracuda	0
					PR Islanders	2

Semifinals

Puerto Rico Islanders	1 – 4	W Connection
Vázquez  45' Hansen 76'	Report	Joseph  3' Britto 28', 66' Britto 58' Arcia  83' 90'

June 19, 2012

20:00 UTC−04:00

Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando

Attendance: 400

Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

Third place match

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

June 21, 2012

18:00 UTC−04:00

Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando

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

Group 5

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

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Los Angeles Galaxy	4	3	1	0	12	4	+8	10	Advance to championship round
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'

August 1, 2012

22:00

Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez, Metapán

Attendance: 1,480

Referee: Raúl Castro (Honduras)

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Los Angeles Galaxy	4–0	Puerto Rico Islanders
Meyer 7' Villarreal 46' McBean 80' Stephens 82'	Report

August 29, 2012

22:00

The Home Depot Center, Carson

Attendance: 7,500

Referee: Jafeth Perea (Panama)

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Puerto Rico Islanders	0–0	Los Angeles Galaxy
	Report

September 19, 2012

20:00

Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón

Attendance: 2,905

Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)

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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'

September 27, 2012

20:00

Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón

Attendance: 550

Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

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Squad statistics

Goal scorers

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