# 2011 NSC Minnesota Stars season

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
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Joe Warren | GK | (1974-10-20)20 October 1974 (aged 37) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 60 | 0 |
| 30 | Matt Van Oekel | GK | (1986-09-20)20 September 1986 (aged 25) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Justin Davis | DF | (1988-05-06)6 May 1988 (aged 23) | New Mexico Lobos | 2011 | 28 | 1 |
| 3 | Cristiano | DF | (1986-05-25)25 May 1986 (aged 25) | Miami | 2011 | 23 | 0 |
| 6 | Kevin Friedland | DF | (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 30) | Kansas City Wizards | 2010 | 25 | 0 |
| 11 | Chris Clements | DF | (1987-03-02)2 March 1987 (aged 24) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 43 | 0 |
| 14 | Brian Kallman | DF | (1984-04-23)23 April 1984 (aged 27) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 32 | 1 |
| 15 | John Gilkerson | DF | (1985-05-06)6 May 1985 (aged 26) | Carolina RailHawks | 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Kyle Altman | DF | (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 25) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 64 | 4 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Neil Hlavaty | MF | (1986-12-27)27 December 1986 (aged 24) | Jagiellonia Białystok | 2010 | 53 | 10 |
| 7 | Andrei Gotsmanov | MF | (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 25) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 45 | 3 |
| 8 | Daniel Wasson | MF | (1984-06-15)15 June 1984 (aged 27) | VfL Osnabrück | 2010 | 31 | 2 |
| 10 | Sandy Gbandi | MF | (1983-07-12)12 July 1983 (aged 28) | Puerto Rico Islanders | 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Kentaro Takada | MF | (1983-04-13)13 April 1983 (aged 28) | Rochester Thunder | 2010 | 42 | 2 |
| 17 | Geison Moura | MF | (1986-07-16)16 July 1986 (aged 25) | Rockford Rampage | 2010 | 17 | 1 |
| 18 | Jeff Cosgriff | MF | (1987-12-26)26 December 1987 (aged 23) | AC St. Louis | 2011 | 24 | 2 |
| 23 | Ryan Woods | MF | (1988-05-16)16 May 1988 (aged 23) | Forest City London | 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| 26 | Ely Allen | MF | (1986-06-12)12 June 1986 (aged 25) | D.C. United | 2010 | 38 | 3 |
| 32 | Lucas Rodríguez | MF | (1986-02-08)8 February 1986 (aged 25) | Kansas City Brass | 2010 | 36 | 5 |
| 77 | Andy Lorei | MF | (1989-03-25)25 March 1989 (aged 22) | Real Maryland | 2011 | 8 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Tino Nuñez | FW | (1984-08-22)22 August 1984 (aged 27) | Rochester Rhinos | 2011 | 15 | 0 |
| 19 | Simone Bracalello | FW | (1985-10-21)21 October 1985 (aged 26) | | 2010 | 52 | 12 |
| 20 | Brian Cvilikas | FW | (1984-03-16)16 March 1984 (aged 27) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 41 | 8 |
| 21 | Devin Del Do | FW | (1986-05-21)21 May 1986 (aged 25) | | 2010 | 38 | 7 |
| 22 | Amani Walker | FW | (1989-12-16)16 December 1989 (aged 21) | Orange County Blue Star | 2011 | 19 | 1 |
| 25 | Anthony Hamilton | FW | (1985-08-26)26 August 1985 (aged 26) | Rochester Rhinos | 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | Luke Mulholland | FW | (1988-08-07)7 August 1988 (aged 23) | Wilmington Hammerheads | 2011 | 9 | 2 |
| Players away on loan ||||||||||
| 5 | Jack Stewart | DF | (1983-05-29)29 May 1983 (aged 28) | Carolina RailHawks | 2011 | 15 | 0 |
| Players who left during the season ||||||||||
| 24 | Scott Lorenz | DF | (1987-07-23)23 July 1987 (aged 24) | Loan from Sporting Kansas City | 2011 | 8 | 0 |

### Staff

* Head coach Manny Lagos
* Assistant coach Carl Craig
* Player Coach Kevin Friedland
* Head Athletic Trainer Jeremy Donner

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | USA | Justin Davis (from New Mexico Lobos) |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Cristiano (from Miami) |
| 5 | DF | USA | Jack Stewart |
| 9 | FW | USA | Tino Nuñez (from Rochester Rhinos) |
| 10 | MF | LBR | Sandy Gbandi (from Puerto Rico Islanders) |
| 15 | DF | USA | John Gilkerson (from Carolina RailHawks) |
| 18 | MF | USA | Jeff Cosgriff (from AC St. Louis) |
| 22 | FW | JAM | Amani Walker (from Orange County Blue Star) |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Ryan Woods (from Forest City London) |
| 77 | MF | USA | Andy Lorei (from Real Maryland) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Thomas Granum |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Andres Arango (to Tampa Bay Rowdies) |
| 9 | MF | USA | Warren Ukah (to Tampa Bay Rowdies) |
| 10 | MF | LBR | Johnny Menyongar (to United Sikkim) |
| 12 | MF | USA | Leland Wright (to Sportfreunde Siegen) |
| 18 | FW | LBR | Melvin Tarley |
| 25 | DF | USA | Scott Lorenz (to Sporting Kansas City) |
| 27 | GK | LBR | Louis Crayton |
| 28 | DF | USA | Max Lipset |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | DF | USA | Scott Lorenz (loan from Sporting Kansas City) |
| 25 | FW | USA | Anthony Hamilton (from Rochester Rhinos) |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Luke Mulholland (from Wilmington Hammerheads) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | USA | Jack Stewart (loan to Dallas) |
| 24 | DF | USA | Scott Lorenz (loan return to Sporting Kansas City) |

## Competitions
### NASL
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 | |
| 8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 63 | −38 | 16 | |
* 1 2 EDM: 8 pts; MIN: 2 pts

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: September 24, 2011. Source: Match reports

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Stadium | A | A | A | H | H | H | H |
| Result | W | D | L | D | D | W | W |
| Position | | | | | | | |

#### Matches
### U.S. Open Cup

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

## Squad statistics

    As of Match played October 29, 2011

### Appearances and goals

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

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | NASL | NASL Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 19 | Simone Bracalello | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | MF | | 4 | Neil Hlavaty | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | | 21 | Devin Del Do | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | | 32 | Lucas Rodríguez | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | | 16 | Kyle Altman | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | | 20 | Brian Cvilikas | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | | 7 | Andrei Gotsmanov | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | 18 | Jeff Cosgriff | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | | 28 | Luke Mulholland | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | | 13 | Kentaro Takada | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | 2 | Justin Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | 22 | Amani Walker | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | 14 | Brian Kallman | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 30 | 8 | 38 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | NASL | NASL | NASL Playoffs | NASL Playoffs | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Justin Davis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Cristiano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Neil Hlavaty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Jack Stewart | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Andrei Gotsmanov | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Chris Clements | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Kentaro Takada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Brian Kallman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | John Gilkerson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Kyle Altman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Jeff Cosgriff | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Simone Bracalello | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | Brian Cvilikas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Devin Del Do | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Ryan Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Ely Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Luke Mulholland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Lucas Rodríguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 45 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 |