2012 Atlanta Silverbacks season

Atlanta Silverbacks 2012 soccer season
Atlanta Silverbacks
2012 season
OwnersBoris Jerkunica
John Latham
Head coachBrian Haynes
StadiumAtlanta Silverbacks Park
NASL7th
PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupThird round
Highest home attendance6000
Lowest home attendance2357
Average home league attendance4504
Home colors
Away colors
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The 2012 Atlanta Silverbacks season was the club's sixteenth season of existence, and their second consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Silverbacks has finished in 2011 at the bottom of the regular season standings.

Background

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.[1]

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 2003–04. The announcement came on November 7, 2011.[2]

Review

Offseason

On February 6, the Silverbacks released their preseason schedule, that involved matches against local college soccer and nearby NASL/USL Pro clubs.[3]

Competitions

Preseason

Atlanta Silverbacks v UAB
March 3, 2012 Atlanta Silverbacks 2 - 0 UAB Chamblee, Georgia USA
16:00 EST Horth 11', 33' Report Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Atlanta Silverbacks v Charleston Battery
March 10, 2012 Atlanta Silverbacks 1 - 0 Charleston Battery Chamblee, Georgia USA
16:00 EST Paulini 11'
Cox Red card 67'
Report Unknown Red card 67' Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
United States U-23 v Atlanta Silverbacks
March 18, 2012 United States U-23 3 - 0 Atlanta Silverbacks Nashville, Tennessee USA
19:00 EST Shea 31', 45'
Stephens 67'
Report Stadium: Lipscomb University
Attendance: Closed-door

NASL

Standings

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Carolina RailHawks 28 10 10 8 44 46 −2 40 Playoff quarterfinals
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 9 10 40 46 −6 36
6 Minnesota United 28 8 11 9 34 33 +1 35
7 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 7 9 12 35 46 −11 30
8 FC Edmonton 28 5 10 13 26 36 −10 25
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
28 7 9 12 35 46  −11 30 4 4 6 18 20  −2 3 5 6 17 26  −9

Last updated: September 22, 2012.
Source: Match results

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on September 22, 2012. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

Carolina RailHawks FC v Atlanta Silverbacks
15 April 2012 2 Carolina RailHawks FC 4–4 Atlanta Silverbacks Cary, North Carolina
19:00 Palacio 2'
Krause Yellow card 26'
Zimmerman 37', 74'
Lowery Yellow card 61'
Shriver 89'
Ackley Red card 90'
Report Matsushita Yellow card 21'
Navia 39', 80'
Cox 42'
Paulini Yellow card 43'
Hunt Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 77' 67'
O'Brien Yellow card 70'
Illyés Yellow card 81'
Colaluca Red card 90'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,653
Atlanta Silverbacks v Tampa Bay Rowdies
22 April 2012 3 Atlanta Silverbacks 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Chamblee, Georgia
19:30 Robertson Yellow card 73'
Navia 86'
Report Antoniuk 71'
Mulholland Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 3,261
Atlanta Silverbacks v Minnesota Stars FC
28 April 2012 4 Atlanta Silverbacks 3–3 Minnesota Stars FC Chamblee, Georgia
19:30 Navia 48', 64' Yellow card 81'
Santamaria 79'
Report Walker 66'
Del Do 88'
Davis 90' Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 4,176
Minnesota Stars FC v Atlanta Silverbacks
5 May 2012 5 Minnesota Stars FC 2–0 Atlanta Silverbacks Blaine, Minnesota
20:30 Ernest Tchoupe 24' Yellow card 40'
Takada Yellow card 42'
Davis Yellow card 59'
Ibarra 76'
Summary Robertson Yellow card 33'
Lancaster Yellow card 52'
Carr Yellow card 59' Red card 88'
McManus Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 71'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1,692
Atlanta Silverbacks v FC Edmonton
12 May 2012 6 Atlanta Silverbacks 0–2 FC Edmonton Chamblee, Georgia
19:30 Navia Yellow card 26'
Moroney Red card 58'
Summary Hatchi Yellow card 10'
Cox 14' Yellow card 77'
van Leerdam 87'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 4,743
Puerto Rico Islanders v Atlanta Silverbacks
16 May 2012 7 Puerto Rico Islanders 3–0 Atlanta Silverbacks Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 Foley Yellow card 19' 53'
Faña Yellow card 36'
Ramos 78'
Wilson 88'
Summary McManus Yellow card 30'
Navia Yellow card 40'
Lancaster Red card 52'
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Atlanta Silverbacks v Tampa Bay Rowdies
19 May 2012 8 Atlanta Silverbacks 2–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Chamblee, Georgia
19:30 Moroney 64', 89'
Carr Yellow card 80'
Summary Antoniuk 12', 37'
Yamada Yellow card 60'
Ambersley 78'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 5,000
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Atlanta Silverbacks
26 May 2012 9 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–1 Atlanta Silverbacks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 Anderson Yellow card 27' 49'
Blake Yellow card 35'
Gebor Yellow card 59'
Ståhl Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 73'
Glaeser Yellow card 74'
Restrepo Yellow card 88'
Summary Paulini Yellow card 47'
Navia 69'
O'Brien Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,404
FC Edmonton v Atlanta Silverbacks
2 June 2012 10 FC Edmonton 1–2 Atlanta Silverbacks Edmonton
16:00 Hatchi Yellow card 6' 52' Summary O'Brien 30'
Moroney 40'
Lancaster Red card 78'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,521
San Antonio Scorpions v Atlanta Silverbacks
9 June 2012 11 San Antonio Scorpions 3–0 Atlanta Silverbacks San Antonio
20:45 Pablo Campos 27', 83'
Ramírez 35'
Harmse Yellow card 45'
Wagner Yellow card 54'
Summary O'Brien Yellow card 45' Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 7,007
San Antonio Scorpions v Atlanta Silverbacks
31 June 2012 14 San Antonio Scorpions 3–0 Atlanta Silverbacks San Antonio, Texas
19:45 Cochrane Yellow card 15'
Bayona 25'
Pablo Campos 63', 81'
Summary Lancaster Yellow card 72'
Robertson Yellow card 81'
Illyés Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 11,912
Carolina RailHawks v Atlanta Silverbacks
3 July 2012 15 Carolina RailHawks 2–1 Atlanta Silverbacks Cary, North Carolina
19:00 Zimmerman 4', 50' Yellow card 84' Summary Horth 15'
Robertson Yellow card 64'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,475
Minnesota Stars FC v Atlanta Silverbacks
7 July 2012 16 Minnesota Stars FC 0–2 Atlanta Silverbacks Blaine, Minnesota
20:30 Venegas Yellow card 35' Summary Horth 10'
McManus Yellow card 68'
Carr 75'
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1,728
Atlanta Silverbacks v FC Edmonton
21 July 2012 18 Atlanta Silverbacks 1–2 FC Edmonton Chamblee, Georgia
19:30 O'Brien 74' (pen.) Summary Barthélémy 63'
Pinto 65' Yellow card 89'
Joseph-Augustin Red card 73'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 4,250
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Atlanta Silverbacks
27 July 2012 19 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 5–3 Atlanta Silverbacks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 Paulo Araújo 5'
Pecka Yellow card 8'
Anderson 28'
Stewart Yellow card 30'
Hassan 54', 67' (pen.) Yellow card 63'
Shanosky Yellow card 55'
Motagalvan Yellow card 85'
Restrepo 90+3'
Summary Barrera Yellow card 22'
Pedro Ferreira-Mendes 31' (pen.)
Horth 41'
Blanco Yellow card 57'
Paulo Ferreira-Mendes 76'
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,160
Atlanta Silverbacks v Fort Lauderdale Strikers
4 August 2012 20 Atlanta Silverbacks 4–2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Chamblee, Georgia
19:30 Pedro Ferreira-Mendes 8', 78' Yellow card 79'
Horth 29'
Carr 64'
Colaluca Yellow card 73'
Summary Gordon 26'
Anderson 55'
Orozco Yellow card 66'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 4,090
Atlanta Silverbacks v Minnesota Stars FC
18 August 2012 22 Atlanta Silverbacks 0–0 Minnesota Stars FC Chamblee, Georgia
19:30 O'Brien Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 61' Summary Altman Yellow card 23'
Davis Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 3,911
FC Edmonton v Atlanta Silverbacks
2 September 2012 24 FC Edmonton 0–2 Atlanta Silverbacks Edmonton
15:05 Summary Horth 56', 61'
Blanco Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,475
Atlanta Silverbacks v Fort Lauderdale Strikers
15 September 2012 26 Atlanta Silverbacks 1–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Chamblee, Georgia
19:30 Horth 11'
Paulini Yellow card 42'
Pedro Ferreira-Mendes Yellow card 81'
Summary King Yellow card 26'
Motagalvan Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 75'
Hassan Yellow card 86'
Herron Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 5,511
Atlanta Silverbacks v San Antonio Scorpions
19 September 2012 27 Atlanta Silverbacks 3–1 San Antonio Scorpions Chamblee, Georgia
19:30 Hunt 3'
Blanco Yellow card 31'
Wagner 40' (o.g.)
Paulini Yellow card 45'
Pedro Ferreira-Mendes 74'
Summary Harmse Yellow card 30'
Soto 68' Yellow card 77'
Wagner Yellow card 83'
Pitchkolan Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 2,357

U.S. Open Cup

Georgia Revolution v Atlanta Silverbacks
22 May 2012 Round 2 Georgia Revolution 0 - 1 Atlanta Silverbacks Conyers, Georgia
19:30 Summary Raphel Cox 61' Stadium: RYSA Soccerplex
Seattle Sounders FC v Atlanta Silverbacks
30 May 2012 Round 3 Seattle Sounders FC 5 - 1 Atlanta Silverbacks Tukwila, Washington
22:00 Rose 44'
Alonso 47'
Caskey 54'
Burch Yellow card 59'
Ochoa 62', 66'
Summary Navia 53' Yellow card 59' Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,703

Southern Derby

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total NASL U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Hungary HUN Daniel Illyes 22 0 22 0 0 0
2 DF United States USA Chris Klute 12 0 12 0 0 0
3 DF United States USA Shane Moroney 20 3 18 3 2 0
4 DF United States USA Patrick Robertson 14 0 14 0 0 0
5 MF Argentina ARG Lucas Paulini 13 0 13 0 0 0
6 DF United States USA Beto Navarro 8 0 8 0 0 0
7 MF United States USA Ciaran O'Brien 24 2 22 2 2 0
8 GK United States USA Joe Nasco 5 0 3 0 2 0
9 FW Canada CAN Stephen Ademolu 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Pedro Ferreira-Mendes 5 0 3 0 2 0
10 MF United States USA Danny Barrera 9 1 9 1 0 0
11 FW Chile CHI Reinaldo Navia 19 8 17 7 2 1
12 MF Puerto Rico PUR Fernando González 9 0 9 0 0 0
12 MF Jamaica JAM Horace James 4 0 4 0 0 0
13 DF United States USA Willie Hunt 11 2 11 2 0 0
14 MF United States USA Nico Colaluca 17 1 15 1 2 0
15 DF Japan JPN Kohei Matsushita 4 0 4 0 0 0
16 GK Cameroon CMR Eric Ati 3 0 3 0 0 0
17 MF United States USA Andrew Duran 7 0 7 0 0 0
18 FW United States USA Matt Horth 25 10 23 10 2 0
19 FW Liberia LBR Borfor Carr 24 2 22 2 2 0
20 MF Honduras HON Danilo Turcios 14 0 12 0 2 0
21 MF United States USA Raphael Cox 18 3 16 2 2 1
22 DF United States USA Mike Randolph 3 0 3 0 0 0
23 FW United States USA Milton Blanco 9 0 9 0 0 0
24 MF United States USA Pablo Cruz 6 0 6 0 0 0
25 MF Brazil BRA Paulo Ferreira-Mendes 10 1 10 1 0 0
26 MF United States USA Jordan Davis 9 0 7 0 2 0
27 DF England ENG Martyn Lancaster 27 0 25 0 2 0
28 DF United States USA José Burciaga, Jr. 15 0 13 0 2 0
30 MF United States USA Tony McManus 23 0 21 0 2 0
44 DF Brazil BRA Rilla 7 0 7 0 0 0
77 FW United States USA Jahbari Willis 6 0 6 0 0 0
99 FW United States USA David Santamaria 8 1 7 1 1 0
  • Source:[citation needed]

Clean sheets

No. Pos Nat Player Total NASL U.S. Open Cup
Apps Clean
sheets
Apps Clean
sheets
Apps Clean
sheets
1 GK Hungary HUN Daniel Illyes 22 4 22 4 0 0
8 GK United States USA Joe Nasco 5 2 3 1 2 1
16 GK Cameroon CMR Eric Ati 3 1 3 1 0 0
  • Source:[citation needed]

Disciplinary record

No. Nat Pos. Player Total NASL U.S. Open Cup
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 Hungary GK Daniel Illyes 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 United States DF Shane Moroney 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
4 United States DF Patrick Robertson 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
5 Argentina MF Lucas Paulini 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
6 United States DF Beto Navarro 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 United States MF Ciaran O'Brien 4 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
9 Brazil FW Pedro Ferreira-Mendes 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
10 United States MF Danny Barrera 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
11 Chile FW Reinaldo Navia 7 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0
12 Puerto Rico MF Fernando Gonzalez 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 United States DF Willie Hunt 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
14 United States MF Nico Colaluca 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
15 Japan DF Kohei Matsushita 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
17 United States MF Andrew Duran 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 Liberia FW Borfor Carr 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
20 Honduras MF Danilo Turcios 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
21 United States MF Raphael Cox 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
22 United States DF Mike Randolph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 United States FW Milton Blanco 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
26 United States MF Jordan Davis 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 England DF Martyn Lancaster 4 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0
28 United States DF José Burciaga, Jr. 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 United States MF Tony McManus 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
44 Brazil DF Rilla 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
77 United States FW Jahbari Willis 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
99 United States FW David Santamaria 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: February 20, 2012
Source: SoccerWay.com
Only competitive matches

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
27 DF England Martyn Lancaster 31 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Signed Pre-season 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
44 DF Brazil Rilla 29 Rio Verde Brazil Signed Pre-season 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
11 FW Chile Reinaldo Navia 33 Ñublense Chile Signed Pre-season 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
9 FW Canada Stephen Ademolu 29 Windsor Stars Canada Signed Pre-season 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
1 GK Hungary Dániel Illyés 29 Eger Hungary Signed Pre-season 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
30 MF United States Tony McManus 31 Carolina RailHawks Signed Pre-season 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
20 MF Honduras Danilo Turcios 33 Olimpia Honduras Signed Pre-season 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
8 GK United States Joe Nasco 27 Signed Pre-season 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
19 MF Liberia Borfor Carr 24 Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves Transfer Spring 2012 Free AtlantaSilverbacks.com
28 DF United States Jose Burciaga, Jr. 30 Signed Spring 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
77 FW United States Jahbari Willis 21 Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves Transfer Summer 2012 Free AtlantaSilverbacks.com
2 DF United States Chris Klute 22 Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves Transfer Summer 2012 Free AtlantaSilverbacks.com
10 MF United States Danny Barrera 22 Cal FC Transfer Summer 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
24 MF United States Pablo Cruz 20 Cal FC Transfer Summer 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
22 DF United States Mike Randolph 26 Cal FC Transfer Summer 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
23 FW United States Milton Blanco 28 Cal FC Transfer Summer 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
25 MF Brazil Paulo Ferreira-Mendes 22 Cal FC Transfer Summer 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
9 MF Brazil Pedro Ferreira-Mendes 22 Cal FC Transfer Summer 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
6 DF United States Beto Navarro 23 Cal FC Transfer Summer 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
12 MF Jamaica Horace James 27 Montego Bay United Jamaica Transfer Summer 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com

Last updated: 22 March 2013

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
16 DF United States Josh Casarona 19 Option declined Pre-season AtlantaSilverbacks.com
22 FW United States Jon Cox 24 Option declined Pre-season AtlantaSilverbacks.com
17 MF Liberia Moussa Toure 26 Option declined Pre-season AtlantaSilverbacks.com
7 MF United States Jose Parada 24 Option declined Pre-season AtlantaSilverbacks.com
2 DF United States Tyler Ruthven 23 New York Red Bulls Transfer Pre-season Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
20 MF Honduras Danilo Turcios 34 Released Summer AtlantaSilverbacks.com
44 DF Brazil Rilla 29 Released Summer AtlantaSilverbacks.com
15 DF Japan Kohei Matsushita 26 Released Summer AtlantaSilverbacks.com
26 MF United States Jordan Davis 29 Released Summer AtlantaSilverbacks.com
12 MF Puerto Rico Fernando González 23 Released Summer AtlantaSilverbacks.com
99 DF United States David Santamaria 21 Terminate loan Summer AtlantaSilverbacks.com
21 MF United States Raphael Cox 26 Released Summer AtlantaSilverbacks.com

Last updated: 22 March 2013

Loan in

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
99 FW United States David Santamaria 21 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Loan Pre-season 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com
17 DF United States Andrew Duran 22 Seattle Sounders FC Loan Summer 2012 Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com

Last updated: 22 March 2013

Loan out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
2 DF United States Chris Klute 22 Colorado Rapids Loan Fall Undisclosed AtlantaSilverbacks.com

Last updated: 22 March 2013

See also

References

  1. ^ Roberson, Doug (March 29, 2011). "Silverbacks are back". Atlanta Journal–Constitution. AJC.com. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Silverbacks Make Coaching Change". North American Soccer League. NASL.com. November 7, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "Silverbacks Release Preseason Schedule". Atlanta Silverbacks Communications. AtlantaSilverbacks.com. February 6, 2012. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
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