# 2014 Ottawa Fury FC season

The 2014 Ottawa Fury FC season was the club's first season in the North American Soccer League.

## Background

Marc Dos Santos became the first head coach of the club on July 1, 2013.

## Squad

    As of match played 1 November 2014
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Romuald Peiser | GK | (1979-08-03)3 August 1979 (aged 35) | Académica | 2014 | 15 | 0 |
| 12 | Chad Bush | GK | (1994-05-30)30 May 1994 (aged 20) | Ottawa Fury (PDL) | 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Marcel DeBellis | GK | (1991-04-17)17 April 1991 (aged 23) | Ascoli | 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Devala Gorrick | GK | (1987-07-08)8 July 1987 (aged 27) | Frej | 2014 | 14 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Ramón Soria | LB | (1989-03-07)7 March 1989 (aged 25) | Teruel | 2014 | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | Mason Trafford | DF | (1986-08-21)21 August 1986 (aged 28) | Guizhou Zhicheng | 2014 | 29 | 0 |
| 4 | Drew Beckie | DF | (1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (aged 24) | Columbus Crew | 2014 | 21 | 0 |
| 5 | Omar Jarun | CB | (1983-12-10)10 December 1983 (aged 30) | Sporting Charleroi | 2014 | 17 | 2 |
| 19 | O'Brian Woodbine | DF | (1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (aged 24) | New England Revolution | 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Ryan Richter | DF | (1989-04-12)12 April 1989 (aged 25) | Toronto | 2014 | 15 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | Richie Ryan (c) | CM | (1985-01-06)6 January 1985 (aged 29) | Shamrock Rovers | 2014 | 25 | 1 |
| 8 | Nicki Paterson (vc) | CM | (1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 29) | Charleston Battery | 2014 | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | Siniša Ubiparipović | CM | (1983-08-25)25 August 1983 (aged 31) | Montreal Impact | 2014 | 25 | 4 |
| 14 | Tony Donatelli | CM | (1984-06-07)7 June 1984 (aged 30) | VSI Tampa Bay | 2014 | 28 | 4 |
| 15 | Philippe Davies | MF | (1990-12-12)12 December 1990 (aged 23) | Richmond Kickers | 2014 | 25 | 1 |
| 16 | Kenny Caceros | CM/DF | (1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 26) | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Mauro Eustaquio | CM | (1993-02-18)18 February 1993 (aged 21) | Sporting Pombal | 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 9 | Tom Heinemann | CF | (1987-03-23)23 March 1987 (aged 27) | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2014 | 18 | 6 |
| 11 | Oliver Minatel | FW | (1992-08-29)29 August 1992 (aged 22) | Velo Clube | 2014 | 24 | 7 |
| 17 | Carl Haworth | FW | (1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 25) | Ottawa Fury (PDL) | 2014 | 26 | 2 |
| 21 | Pierre-Rudolph Mayard | W | (1988-02-21)21 February 1988 (aged 26) | Rochester Rhinos | 2014 | 20 | 1 |
| 28 | Vini Dantas | CF | (1989-09-14)14 September 1989 (aged 25) | Lahti | 2014 | 28 | 3 |

## Competitions
### NASL Spring season
#### Spring season review

The Spring season saw Fury FC give a sturdy account of themselves on their NASL debut, as the club went 3-1-5 while never losing a match by more than two goals. Vini Dantas scored the first goal in club history on April 19, 2014, in a 2-1 defeat against Minnesota United. The first victory in club history came the following weekend, as Ottawa blew out the visiting Carolina RailHawks 4-0 on April 26. Fury FC also picked up victories against expansion brethren Indy Eleven (4-2) and established Canadian rivals FC Edmonton (1-0), while picking up a draw at home against Tampa Bay Rowdies. While Fury FC lost a pair of matches on home turf at the final minute, the club still sat in a respectable sixth place out of ten at the culmination of the Spring season, just four points behind the final playoff spot.

#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Minnesota United (S) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 20 | Playoffs |
| 2 | New York Cosmos | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 19 | |
| 3 | San Antonio Scorpions | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | |
| 4 | Carolina RailHawks | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 14 | |
| 5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 13 | |
| 6 | Ottawa Fury | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 | |
| 7 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | |
| 8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 10 | |
| 9 | FC Edmonton | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | |
| 10 | Indy Eleven | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 4 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: August 22, 2015. Source: Match reports

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |

#### Match reports
### NASL Fall season
#### Fall season review

The Fall season saw plenty of ups and downs for Fury FC. French goalkeeper Romuald Peiser joined the club in early July, and turned in multiple Man-of-the-Match performances during the Fall campaign. Opening day of the Fall season saw Ottawa draw 0-0 in Edmonton against their Canadian rivals on a sweltering day, and the ruing of missed opportunities was a foreshadowing of things to come. Fury FC christened their new home, TD Place Stadium, the following weekend, and despite setting a modern-day NASL record in attendance, Ottawa fell 1-0 to the defending Soccer Bowl champion New York Cosmos on a Sebastián Guenzatti goal. Ottawa stumbled out of the gate, opening the second portion of the NASL schedule with a six-game winless skid which saw them tumble out of the playoff picture. The team's second trip to Indianapolis, where they'd won already in the spring, was just what the doctor ordered, as Fury FC picked up their first win of the fall campaign on August 23, edging the Eleven 2-1. That victory over Indy would kickstart a good run of form for Dos Santos' side, as Ottawa went on a 4-2-2 run which saw them somewhat claw their way back into the playoff picture. Unfortunately for Fury FC the workhorses in the side gave out in the final weeks of the campaign, and the club ended the season on a disappointing 0-1-3 slide which saw them slide to a disappointing ninth-place finish in the fall table. The fall season saw certain players emerge as cornerstones for the inaugural iteration of the squad; young Mauro Eustaquio emerged from the reserves to make a few starts towards the end of the season, while captain Richie Ryan solidified his role in the heart of the Fury FC midfield. Oliver Minatel battled back from multiple injuries to become a creative force on the flank of what was, in certain matches, a very potent Fury FC attack, while Romuald Peiser proved to be one of the best signings of the club's debut season, providing veteran leadership and timely stops in goal.

#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Antonio Scorpions (F) | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 35 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Minnesota United | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 35 | |
| 3 | FC Edmonton | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 29 | |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 27 | |
| 5 | Carolina RailHawks | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 24 | |
| 6 | New York Cosmos | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Indy Eleven | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 23 | |
| 8 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 20 | |
| 9 | Ottawa Fury | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 17 | |
| 10 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 13 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: August 22, 2015. Source: Match reports

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | D |
| Position | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

#### Match reports
### NASL Combined season
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Minnesota United (X) | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 55 | Championship qualifiers |
| 2 | San Antonio Scorpions (C) | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 52 | Championship qualifiers |
| 3 | New York Cosmos | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 42 | Championship qualifiers |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 40 | Championship qualifiers |
| 5 | Carolina RailHawks | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 38 | |
| 6 | FC Edmonton | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 37 | |
| 7 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 8 | Ottawa Fury | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 27 | |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 27 | |
| 10 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 23 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: August 22, 2015. Source: Match reports

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | D |
| Position | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

### Canadian Championship
#### Canadian Championship review

Fury FC's debut in the Canadian Championship was short-lived, as the club was bounced from the competition in the first round by fellow NASL side FC Edmonton, losing 3-1 to the Eddies on aggregate.
The first leg saw the two sides play to a 0-0 draw in the nation's capital, though both managers felt their sides had ample opportunities to win.
The second leg, a week later in Edmonton, saw the Eddies bully a visibly tired Fury FC all over the pitch. Daryl Fordyce opened the scoring for the hosts with a clean finish in the 30th minute, and a Hanson Boakai goal just three minutes into the second half effectively put the match to bed. Fordyce put the proverbial nail in Fury FC's coffin in the 64th, while Vini Dantas scored a consolation goal in injury time for Ottawa.
All things considered, it wasn't a disastrous or entirely unexpected result for Marc Dos Santos' expansion side, but the club's early exit from the competition left the club hungry for another crack at the domestic cup in 2015.

#### Preliminary round
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 1 November 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Spring Season | Spring Season | Fall Season | Fall Season | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | FRA | Romuald Peiser | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Ramón Soria | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Mason Trafford | 29 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Drew Beckie | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | PLE | Omar Jarun | 17 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | EIR | Richie Ryan | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Nicki Paterson | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Tom Heinemann | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BIH | Siniša Ubiparipović | 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Oliver Minatel | 24 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | CAN | Chad Bush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Tony Donatelli | 28 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | CAN | Philippe Davies | 25 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | CAN | Kenny Caceros | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | CAN | Carl Haworth | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | JAM | O'Brian Woodbine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CAN | Mauro Eustaquio | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | CAN | Pierre-Rudolph Mayard | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Ryan Richter | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | CAN | Marcel de Bellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | BRA | Vini Dantas | 28 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | GK | USA | Devala Gorrick | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Ottawa but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 7 | DF | BRA | Maykon | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | CAN | Andrés Fresenga | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | GHA | Hamza Elias | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | CAN | Zakaria Messoudi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

    As of match played 1 November 2014
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | NASL | Canadian Championship | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 11 | Oliver Minatel | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | | 9 | Tom Heinemann | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | | 10 | Siniša Ubiparipović | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | | 14 | Tony Donatelli | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | | 28 | Vini Dantas | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | 5 | Omar Jarun | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | | 8 | Nicki Paterson | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | | 17 | Carl Haworth | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | | 6 | Richie Ryan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | 15 | Philippe Davies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | 21 | Pierre-Rudolph Mayard | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 1 | 35 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 8 | MF | Nicki Paterson | Charleston Battery | Free agent | November 6, 2013 |
| 11 | FW | Oliver Minatel | Velo Clube | Free agent | November 14, 2013 |
| 17 | FW | Carl Haworth | Ottawa Fury (PDL) | Free agent | November 20, 2013 |
| 6 | MF | Richie Ryan | Shamrock Rovers | Free agent | December 10, 2013 |
| 6 | DF | Ramón Soria | Gjovik FF | Free agent | December 13, 2013 |
| 20 | MF | Mauro Eustaquio | SC Pombal | Free agent | December 20, 2013 |
| 5 | DF | Omar Jarun | Charleroi | Free agent | January 7, 2014 |
| 13 | DF | Andrés Fresenga | Racing | Free agent | January 10, 2014 |
| 24 | GK | Marcel DeBellis | Ascoli | Free agent | January 13, 2014 |
| 23 | MF | Hamza Elias | FC Platini Kumasi | Free agent | January 15, 2014 |
| 4 | DF | Drew Beckie | Columbus Crew | Free agent | January 22, 2014 |
| 7 | DF | Maykon | AEL Limassol | Free agent | January 30, 2014 |
| 9 | FW | Tom Heinemann | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free agent | February 6, 2014 |
| 10 | MF | Siniša Ubiparipović | Montreal Impact | Free agent | February 6, 2014 |
| 12 | GK | Chad Bush | Ottawa Fury (PDL) | Free agent | February 19, 2014 |
| 21 | FW | Pierre-Rudolph Mayard | Rochester Rhinos | Free agent | February 19, 2014 |
| 15 | MF | Philippe Davies | Richmond Kickers | Free agent | February 28, 2014 |
| 28 | FW | Vini Dantas | FC Lahti | Free agent | March 4, 2014 |
| 3 | DF | Mason Trafford | Guizhou Zhicheng | Free agent | March 17, 2014 |
| 29 | GK | Devala Gorrick | IK Frej | Free agent | March 19, 2014 |
| 14 | MF | Tony Donatelli | VSI Tampa Bay FC | Free agent | March 20, 2014 |
| 26 | MF | Zakaria Messoudi | Montreal Impact | Season-long loan | March 28, 2014 |
| 16 | DF | Kenny Caceros | Harrisburg City Islanders | Free agent | March 29, 2014 |
| 22 | DF | Ryan Richter | Toronto FC | Loan | June 26, 2014 |
| 1 | GK | Romuald Peiser | Academica OAF | | July 9, 2014 |
| 19 | DF | O'Brian Woodbine | New England Revolution | | September 16, 2014 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 26 | MF | Zakaria Messoudi | Montreal Impact | End of loan | June 23, 2014 |
| 23 | MF | Hamza Elias | | Released | July 9, 2014 |
| 7 | DF | Maykon | | Released | August 28, 2014 |
| 13 | DF | Andrés Fresenga | | Released | October 8, 2014 |

## Awards
### Player

| No. | Player | Award | Month |
| 11 | Oliver | NASL Player of the Week (Spring week 3) | April |
| 9 | Tom Heinemann | NASL Play of the Week (Fall week 9) | September |
| 6 | Richie Ryan | NASL Play of the Week (Fall week 12) | October |
| 8 | Nicki Paterson | Ottawa Fury Community Award | November |
| 11 | Oliver | Ottawa Fury Top Scorer Award | November |
| 3 | Mason Trafford | Ottawa Fury Supporters' Player of the Year | November |
| 6 | Richie Ryan | Ottawa Fury Player of the Year | November |
| 6 | Richie Ryan | Ottawa Fury Goal of the Year | December |