# 2015 Ottawa Fury FC season

The 2015 Ottawa Fury FC season was the club's second season at the professional level in the North American Soccer League.

## Club
### Staff

Marc Dos Santos and other staff members would retain their positions from the previous season. Shortly after the conclusion of the 2014 season, the club announced the addition of longtime Chelsea academy coach Darko Buser to the club's management team.

### Roster changes

On November 26, 2014, the club announced it would release four players; defenders Ramón Soria and Kenny Caceros, as well as forwards Pierre-Rudolph Mayard and Vini Dantas. On March 13, 2015 the club announced it and defender Omar Jarun had mutually parted ways.

## Squad

    As of match played 15 November 2015
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Romuald Peiser (vc) | GK | (1979-08-03)3 August 1979 (aged 36) | Académica | 2014 | 48 | 0 |
| 12 | Waleed Cassis | GK | (1992-03-03)3 March 1992 (aged 23) | Buffalo | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Marcel DeBellis | GK | (1991-04-17)17 April 1991 (aged 24) | Ascoli | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Ryan Richter | DF | (1989-04-12)12 April 1989 (aged 26) | Toronto | 2015 | 49 | 0 |
| 3 | Mason Trafford | DF | (1986-08-21)21 August 1986 (aged 29) | Guizhou Zhicheng | 2014 | 57 | 1 |
| 4 | Drew Beckie | DF | (1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (aged 25) | Columbus Crew | 2014 | 37 | 0 |
| 32 | Colin Falvey | CB | (1985-06-20)20 June 1985 (aged 30) | Charleston Battery | 2015 | 34 | 0 |
| 33 | Rafael Alves | DF | (1985-01-18)18 January 1985 (aged 30) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2015 | 33 | 4 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 5 | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | MF | (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 20) | Loan from Montreal Impact | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Richie Ryan (c) | CM | (1985-01-06)6 January 1985 (aged 30) | Shamrock Rovers | 2013 | 45 | 4 |
| 8 | Nicki Paterson | CM | (1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 30) | Charleston Battery | 2013 | 26 | 4 |
| 10 | Siniša Ubiparipović | CM | (1983-08-25)25 August 1983 (aged 32) | Montreal Impact | 2014 | 53 | 9 |
| 18 | Brandon Poltronieri | MF | (1986-01-18)18 January 1986 (aged 29) | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2015 | 17 | 1 |
| 19 | Emad Houache | MF | (1994-09-04)4 September 1994 (aged 21) | Academy | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Mauro Eustáquio | CM | (1993-02-18)18 February 1993 (aged 22) | Sporting Pombal | 2013 | 31 | 2 |
| 25 | Julian de Guzman | CM | (1981-03-25)25 March 1981 (aged 34) | Skoda Xanthi | 2015 | 17 | 0 |
| 26 | Jonathan Vallée | MF | (1995-04-22)22 April 1995 (aged 20) | Academy | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jeff Addai | MF | (1993-05-11)11 May 1993 (aged 22) | Academy | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Paulo Jr. | W | (1989-01-23)23 January 1989 (aged 26) | Náutico | 2015 | 31 | 4 |
| 9 | Tom Heinemann | CF | (1987-03-23)23 March 1987 (aged 28) | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2014 | 49 | 18 |
| 11 | Oliver Minatel | FW | (1992-08-29)29 August 1992 (aged 23) | Velo Clube | 2013 | 49 | 10 |
| 14 | Aly Hassan | CF | (1989-05-15)15 May 1989 (aged 26) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2015 | 12 | 3 |
| 16 | Mohamed Dagnogo | FW | (1995-05-08)8 May 1995 (aged 20) | Academy | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Carl Haworth | FW | (1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 26) | Ottawa Fury (PDL) | 2013 | 54 | 4 |
| 23 | Andrew Wiedeman | FW | (1989-08-22)22 August 1989 (aged 26) | Toronto | 2015 | 29 | 5 |
| 77 | Uğur Albayrak | FW | (1988-06-08)8 June 1988 (aged 27) | Eintracht Trier | 2015 | 6 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 18 December 2014 | FW | Paulo Jr. | Náutico | Free |
| 14 January 2015 | DF | Mike Randolph | Atlanta Silverbacks | Free |
| 22 January 2015 | DF | Rafael Alves | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Free |
| 26 January 2015 | FW | Andrew Wiedeman | Toronto | Free |
| 28 January 2015 | DF | Ryan Richter | Toronto | Free |
| 4 February 2015 | DF | Colin Falvey | Charleston Battery | Free |
| 6 February 2015 | MF | Patryk Misik | Śląsk Wrocław | Free |
| 11 February 2015 | MF | Brandon Poltronieri | Atlanta Silverbacks | Free |
| 28 March 2015 | MF | Julian de Guzman | Unattached | Free |
| 12 May 2015 | GK | Waleed Cassis | Buffalo | Free |
| 26 June 2015 | FW | Aly Hassan | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2015 | FW | Uğur Albayrak | Eintracht Trier | Free |
| 6 October 2015 | MF | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | Montreal Impact | Loan |
| 6 October 2015 | MF | Jeff Addai | Academy | |
| 6 October 2015 | MF | Emad Houache | Academy | |
| 6 October 2015 | MF | Jonathan Vallée | Academy | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 December 2014 | GK | Chad Bush | Unattached | |
| 1 December 2014 | MF | Tony Donatelli | Unattached | |
| 1 December 2014 | DF | Kenny Caceros | Unattached | |
| 1 December 2014 | DF | Ryan Richter | Toronto | End of Loan |
| 1 December 2014 | FW | Pierre-Rudolph Mayard | L'Assomption | Free |
| 23 February 2015 | DF | Ramón Soria | Celje | Free |
| 25 February 2015 | GK | Devala Gorrick | Colorado Springs | Free |
| 1 March 2015 | DF | O'Brian Woodbine | Charleston Battery | Free |
| 13 March 2015 | DF | Omar Jarun | Bharat | Free |
| 16 March 2015 | FW | Vini Dantas | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Free |
| 23 June 2015 | MF | Patryk Misik | Raków Częstochowa | Free |
| 3 July 2015 | DF | Mike Randolph | Unattached | |
| 19 August 2015 | MF | Philippe Davies | Retired | |

### Trial

| Date From | Date To | Position | Nationality | Name | Last Club | Signed? |
| March 2015 | 12 May 2015 | GK | | Waleed Cassis | Buffalo | Yes |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| North American Soccer League | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 050.00 |
| NASL Playoffs | Semi-finals | Runner-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Canadian Championship | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 047.06 |
Source: Competitions

### NASL Spring Season
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Cosmos (S) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 20 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 19 | |
| 3 | Carolina RailHawks | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 14 | |
| 4 | Minnesota United | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 14 | |
| 5 | Indy Eleven | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Jacksonville Armada | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 12 | |
| 7 | San Antonio Scorpions | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 12 | |
| 8 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 11 | |
| 9 | Ottawa Fury | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 11 | |
| 10 | FC Edmonton | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 9 | |
| 11 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 8 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: July 7, 2015. Source: Match reports

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A |
| Result | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | D | D |
| Position | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |

#### Match reports
### NASL Fall season
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ottawa Fury (F) | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 45 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Minnesota United | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 39 | |
| 3 | New York Cosmos | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 36 | |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 30 | |
| 5 | FC Edmonton | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 26 | |
| 6 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 25 | |
| 7 | Carolina RailHawks | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 21 | |
| 8 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 20 | |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 20 | |
| 10 | San Antonio Scorpions | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 19 | |
| 11 | Jacksonville Armada | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 19 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 31, 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Match reports
### NASL Combined Season
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Cosmos (C, X) | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 56 | Championship qualifiers |
| 2 | Ottawa Fury | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 56 | Championship qualifiers |
| 3 | Minnesota United | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 53 | Championship qualifiers |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 41 | Championship qualifiers |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 39 | |
| 6 | Carolina RailHawks | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 35 | |
| 7 | FC Edmonton | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 35 | |
| 8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 33 | |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 33 | |
| 10 | San Antonio Scorpions | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 31 | |
| 11 | Jacksonville Armada | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 31 | |
* ↑ As spring season champions
* ↑ As fall season champions
* ↑ As next best teams in overall standings

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 31, 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D |
| Position | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

### Canadian Championship
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 15 November 2015

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | NASL | NASL | Soccer Bowl | Soccer Bowl | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | FRA | Romuald Peiser | 33 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Ryan Richter | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Mason Trafford | 28 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Drew Beckie | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | CAN | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | EIR | Richie Ryan | 20 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Paulo Jr. | 31 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Nicki Paterson | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Tom Heinemann | 31 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BIH | Siniša Ubiparipović | 28 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Oliver | 25 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | USA | Aly Hassan | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | CAN | Carl Haworth | 28 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | CRC | Brandon Poltronieri | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CAN | Mauro Eustáquio | 23 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | USA | Andrew Wiedeman | 29 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | GK | CAN | Marcel DeBellis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | CAN | Julian de Guzman | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | IRL | Colin Falvey | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | BRA | Rafael Alves | 33 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | TUR | Uğur Albayrak | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Ottawa but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | CAN | Philippe Davies | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | CAN | Patryk Misik | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | USA | Mike Randolph | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Rnk | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | NASL | Soccer Bowl | Canadian Championship | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | | Tom Heinemann | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | | Siniša Ubiparipović | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 23 | | Andrew Wiedeman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 7 | | Paulo Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | 33 | | Rafael Alves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 6 | | Richie Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 14 | | Aly Hassan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 11 | | Oliver | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | 8 | | Nicki Paterson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 17 | | Carl Haworth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 20 | | Mauro Eustáquio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 3 | | Mason Trafford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 18 | | Brandon Poltronieri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 4 | 2 | 48 |

### Disciplinary

| Number | Position | Name | NASL | NASL | Soccer Bowl | Soccer Bowl | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Romuald Peiser | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Ryan Richter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Mason Trafford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Drew Beckie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Richie Ryan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Paulo Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Tom Heinemann | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Siniša Ubiparipović | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Oliver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Aly Hassan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Carl Haworth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Brandon Poltronieri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Mauro Eustáquio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Andrew Wiedeman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Julian de Guzman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | Colin Falvey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Rafael Alves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 44 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 2 |

## Awards
### Player

| No. | Player | Award | Month |
| 8 | Nicki Paterson | NASL Play of the Week (Week 8) | May |
| 1 | Romuald Peiser | NASL Player of the Month | June |
| 17 | Carl Haworth | NASL Player of the Week (Week 15) | July |
| 33 | Rafael Alves | NASL Player of the Week (Week 16) | August |
| 10 | Siniša Ubiparipović | NASL Player of the Week (Week 23) | September |
| 9 | Tom Heinemann | NASL Player of the Week (Week 24) | September |
| 1 | Romuald Peiser | NASL Player of the Month | September |
| 1 | Romuald Peiser | NASL Golden Glove | November |
| 4 | Drew Beckie | NASL Humanitarian of the Year | November |
| 1 | Romuald Peiser | NASL Best XI | November |
| 33 | Rafael Alves | NASL Best XI | November |
| 6 | Richie Ryan | NASL Best XI | November |
| 4 | Drew Beckie | Ottawa Fury Community Award | November |
| 9 | Tom Heinemann | Ottawa Fury Top Scorer Award | November |
| 3 | Mason Trafford | Ottawa Fury Supporters' Player of the Year | November |
| – | Falvey/Alves | Ottawa Fury Newcomer of the Year Award | November |
| 1 | Romuald Peiser | Ottawa Fury Player of the Year | November |
* ↑ The Fury's central defensive pair of Colin Falvey and Rafael Alves, known among supporters and staff as "Falves", were jointly given the club's Newcomer of the Year award.

### Club/Staff

| Recipient | Award | Month | Source |
| Club | NASL Fair Play Award | November | |
| Marc Dos Santos | NASL Coach of the Year | November | |