# 2011 FC Edmonton season

The 2011 NASL season was the first official season in FC Edmonton's existence. The club had played an exhibition season consisting of friendlies against various domestic and international opponents in 2010.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| General Manager | Tom Liep |
| Head Coach | Harry Sinkgraven |
| Technical Coach | Dave Randall |
| Assistant Coach | Edwin Petersen |
Last updated: April 3, 2011 Source: FC Edmonton

## Squad

    As of October 1, 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NED | Rein Baart |
| 2 | DF | CAN | Adrian LeRoy |
| 3 | DF | USA | Jeffrey Quijano |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Alex Surprenant |
| 5 | DF | CAN | André Duberry |
| 6 | MF | CAN | Shaun Saiko |
| 7 | FW | CAN | Alex Semenets |
| 8 | DF | CAN | John Jonke |
| 9 | FW | CAN | Chris Lemire |
| 10 | MF | CAN | Kyle Yamada |
| 11 | FW | CAN | Paul Craig |
| 12 | DF | CAN | Niko Saler |
| 13 | FW | TRI | Conrad Smith |
| 14 | DF | NED | Paul Matthijs |
| 15 | MF | USA | Shawn Chin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | CAN | Eddy Sidra |
| 17 | MF | ZAM | Mutanda Kwesele |
| 18 | DF | CAN | Paul Hamilton |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Michael Cox |
| 20 | MF | CAN | Chris Kooy (captain) |
| 21 | MF | CAN | Dominic Oppong |
| 22 | FW | USA | Dan Antoniuk |
| 23 | GK | USA | Lance Parker |
| 24 | DF | CAN | Antonio Rago |
| 25 | GK | CAN | Jas Gill |
| 26 | GK | CAN | David Monsalve |
| 27 | MF | CAN | Sam Lam |
| 28 | MF | NED | Ilja van Leerdam |
| 29 | FW | CAN | Kyle Porter |
| — | MF | CAN | Matthew Lam (on loan to JEF United) |

### Transfers
#### In

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| January 14, 2011 | Robbie Tice | MF | FK Bodø/Glimt 2 | Off-season trialist |
| January 14, 2011 | Jimmie Mayaleh | MF | Thunder Bay Chill | Off-season trialist |
| February 28, 2011 | Niko Saler | DF | | |
| March 1, 2011 | Jaswinder Gill | GK | Alberta Golden Bears | |
| March 1, 2011 | Antonio Rago | DF | Alberta Golden Bears | |
| March 3, 2011 | Paul Craig | FW | Saskatchewan Huskies | |
| March 3, 2011 | Dominic Oppong | MF | Harrisburg City Islanders | |
| March 3, 2011 | Alex Surprenant | DF | Montreal Impact | |
| March 5, 2011 | Jerome Baker | MF | Vancouver Whitecaps | |
| March 5, 2011 | Alex Semenets | FW | Vancouver Whitecaps | |
| March 7, 2011 | John Jonke | DF | SC Toronto | |
| March 7, 2011 | Dan Antoniuk | FW | San Diego Sockers | Training camp trialist |
| March 10, 2011 | Will Beaugé | FW | Ottawa Fury | Training camp trialist |
| March 10, 2011 | Shawn Chin | MF | South Florida Bulls | |
| March 10, 2011 | Lance Parker | GK | Miami FC | |
| March 10, 2011 | Shaun Pejic | DF | Crystal Palace Baltimore | Training camp trialist |
| March 12, 2011 | Eduardo Denali | FW | | Training camp trialist |
| March 16, 2011 | Dan Antoniuk | FW | San Diego Sockers | Signed to a contract |
| March 22, 2011 | Conrad Smith | MF | Joe Public FC | |
| March 27, 2011 | Sam Lam | MF | FC Edmonton | Re-signed |
| April 2, 2011 | Eddy Sidra | MF | Energie Cottbus | |
| April 3, 2011 | Kyle Porter | FW | Vancouver Whitecaps | Trialist |
| April 20, 2011 | Adrian LeRoy | DF | Ottawa Fury | |
| June 26, 2011 | Jeffrey Quijano | DF | Michigan Wolverines | Signed to a contract |
| July 14, 2011 | Ilja van Leerdam | MF | Helmond Sport | Signed to a contract |
| July 17, 2011 | David Monsalve | GK | FC Inter Turku | In-season Trial |
| August 2, 2011 | David Monsalve | GK | FC Inter Turku | Signed to a contract |

#### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| January 17, 2011 | Sander van Gessel | MF | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | |
| February 7, 2011 | Matthew Lam | MF | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | Loaned for the duration of the Japanese season |
| August 1, 2011 | Shaun Pejic | DF | Barrow A.F.C. | |
| August 2, 2011 | Justin Ammar | GK | NAIT Ooks | |

## Competitions

Updated as published April 9, 2011.

### Regular season
#### Standings

Overall
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 41 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 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 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 6 | NSC Minnesota Stars (C) | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 36 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 35 | |
* 1 2 EDM: 8 pts; MIN: 2 pts

## Matches
### Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss

### Canadian Championship
## Squad statistics
### Players

    Last updated for match on October 1, 2011.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | North American Soccer League | North American Soccer League | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NED | Rein Baart | 26 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | CAN | Adrian LeRoy | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Alex Surprenant | 21 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CAN | André Duberry | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CAN | Shaun Saiko | 28 | 9 | 26+1 | 9 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | CAN | Alex Semenets | 13 | 1 | 4+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | CAN | John Jonke | 19 | 1 | 18+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CAN | Chris Lemire | 14 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | CAN | Kyle Yamada | 23 | 3 | 19+2 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CAN | Paul Craig | 14 | 2 | 5+8 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | CAN | Niko Saler | 6 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | TRI | Conrad Smith | 16 | 0 | 3+11 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | NED | Paul Matthijs | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Shawn Chin | 14 | 2 | 7+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | CAN | Eddy Sidra | 8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ZAM | Mutanda Kwesele | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | CAN | Paul Hamilton | 30 | 1 | 28+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Michael Cox | 15 | 3 | 9+6 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CAN | Chris Kooy | 30 | 1 | 28+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CAN | Dominic Oppong | 24 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | USA | Dan Antoniuk | 23 | 3 | 13+9 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | USA | Lance Parker | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | CAN | Antonio Rago | 31 | 0 | 26+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | CAN | David Monsalve | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | CAN | Justin Ammar | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | CAN | Sam Lam | 11 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | NED | Ilja van Leerdam | 14 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | CAN | Kyle Porter | 27 | 7 | 19+6 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary records

Only players with at least one card included.
| Number | Position | Name | NASL Regular Season | NASL Regular Season | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Rein Baart | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Alex Surprenant | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | André Duberry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Shaun Saiko | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | John Jonke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Chris Lemire | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Kyle Yamada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Paul Craig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Paul Matthijs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Eddy Sidra | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Paul Hamilton | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Chris Kooy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Dominic Oppong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Dan Antoniuk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Antonio Rago | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Sam Lam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Ilja van Leerdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 44 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 7 |

## Recognition
### NASL Player of the Week

| Week | Player | Category |
| 6 | Lance Parker (GK) | Defensive |
| 7 | Kyle Porter (FW) | Offensive |
| 11 | Shaun Saiko (MF) | Offensive |
| 20 | Michael Cox (FW) | Offensive |
| 20 | Paul Hamilton (DF) | Defensive |
| 23 | John Jonke (DF) | Defensive |