# 2012 Atlanta Silverbacks season

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.
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.

## Review
### Offseason

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

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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 35 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 7 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 30 | |
| 8 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 25 | |

#### 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 22, 2012. Source: Match results

#### 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 | 28 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | D |

#### Match results
### Southern Derby
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

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

### Clean sheets

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | NASL | NASL | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Clean sheets | Apps | Clean sheets | Apps | Clean sheets |
| 1 | GK | HUN | Daniel Illyes | 22 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | GK | USA | Joe Nasco | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | GK | CMR | Eric Ati | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* Source:

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | Total | Total | Total | NASL | NASL | NASL | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| 1 | GK | Daniel Illyes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Shane Moroney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Patrick Robertson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Lucas Paulini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Beto Navarro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ciaran O'Brien | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Pedro Ferreira-Mendes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Danny Barrera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Reinaldo Navia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Fernando Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Willie Hunt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Nico Colaluca | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Kohei Matsushita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Andrew Duran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Borfor Carr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Danilo Turcios | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Raphael Cox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Mike Randolph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Milton Blanco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Jordan Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Martyn Lancaster | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | José Burciaga, Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Tony McManus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Rilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Jahbari Willis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | 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. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 27 | DF | Martyn Lancaster | 31 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 44 | DF | Rilla | 29 | Rio Verde | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 11 | FW | Reinaldo Navia | 33 | Ñublense | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 9 | FW | Stephen Ademolu | 29 | Windsor Stars | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 1 | GK | Dániel Illyés | 29 | Eger | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 30 | MF | Tony McManus | 31 | Carolina RailHawks | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 20 | MF | Danilo Turcios | 33 | Olimpia | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 8 | GK | Joe Nasco | 27 | | Signed | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 19 | MF | Borfor Carr | 24 | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves | Transfer | Spring | 2012 | Free | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 28 | DF | Jose Burciaga, Jr. | 30 | | Signed | Spring | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 77 | FW | Jahbari Willis | 21 | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 2 | DF | Chris Klute | 22 | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 10 | MF | Danny Barrera | 22 | Cal FC | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 24 | MF | Pablo Cruz | 20 | Cal FC | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 22 | DF | Mike Randolph | 26 | Cal FC | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 23 | FW | Milton Blanco | 28 | Cal FC | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 25 | MF | Paulo Ferreira-Mendes | 22 | Cal FC | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 9 | MF | Pedro Ferreira-Mendes | 22 | Cal FC | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 6 | DF | Beto Navarro | 23 | Cal FC | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 12 | MF | Horace James | 27 | Montego Bay United | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
Last updated: 22 March 2013

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 16 | DF | Josh Casarona | 19 | | Option declined | Pre-season | | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 22 | FW | Jon Cox | 24 | | Option declined | Pre-season | | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 17 | MF | Moussa Toure | 26 | | Option declined | Pre-season | | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 7 | MF | Jose Parada | 24 | | Option declined | Pre-season | | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 2 | DF | Tyler Ruthven | 23 | New York Red Bulls | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 20 | MF | Danilo Turcios | 34 | | Released | Summer | | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 44 | DF | Rilla | 29 | | Released | Summer | | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 15 | DF | Kohei Matsushita | 26 | | Released | Summer | | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 26 | MF | Jordan Davis | 29 | | Released | Summer | | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 12 | MF | Fernando González | 23 | | Released | Summer | | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 99 | DF | David Santamaria | 21 | | Terminate loan | Summer | | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 21 | MF | 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 | | David Santamaria | 21 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Loan | Pre-season | 2012 | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
| 17 | DF | | 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 | | Chris Klute | 22 | Colorado Rapids | Loan | Fall | Undisclosed | AtlantaSilverbacks.com |
Last updated: 22 March 2013