2019–20 Philadelphia Fury season

Philadelphia Fury
2019–20 season
Sporting directorMatt Driver
Head coachCris Vaccaro
StadiumFranklin Field
NISAFall, East Coast Conf.: 4th
Spring: N/A
PlayoffsFall: DNQ
Spring: N/A
U.S. Open CupN/A
Top goalscorerLeague: Christian Schneider (1)
All: Christian Schneider (1)

The 2019–20 season covers the period from July 1 to September 18, 2019. It was the Philadelphia Fury's first professional season since the club was re-established in 2011 and their first in the National Independent Soccer Association. After playing just one match during the 2019–20 NISA season, the Fury announced that they were withdrawing from NISA until further notice.

Roster

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As of August 20, 2019[1]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Arshia Aghababazadeh  Iran
2 DF Malcolm Stewart  Jamaica
3 MF Gianluca Cuomo  United States
4 MF Tyler Fabian  United States
5 DF Ramzi Toure Idrissou  Norway
6 MF Ian McGrath  United States
7 FW Cameron Vickers  United States
8 MF Cristhian Hernández  Mexico
9 FW Thomas Suchecki  United States
10 MF Connor Hurff  United States
11 FW Sidney Rivera  Puerto Rico
12 DF Kyle Nuel  United States
13 FW Luke Adams  England
14 MF Christian Schneider  United States
15 DF Isaac Currie  England
16 DF Emmanuel Agboolah  United States
18 FW Khori Bennett  Jamaica
19 DF Cameron Schneider  United States
22 DF Danny Turgeon  United States
23 DF Patrick Sullivan  United States
24 DF Andrew Catalana  United States
26 GK Guillermo Guerrero  United States
GK Aidan Hogan  United States

Pre-season

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August 31, 2019 (2019-08-31) Friendly Detroit City 1–0 Philadelphia Fury Hamtramck
7:30 pm EST Peterson 63' (pen) Report Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 5,859

Competitions

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NISA

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The schedule for the 2019–20 NISA season was announced on July 25, 2019.[2] On September 18, 2019, after playing only one game against Miami FC, the Fury announced that they were withdrawing from NISA until further notice.[3][4]

East Coast Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Miami FC (O) 6 4 2 0 19 6 +13 14 East Coast Championship
2 Stumptown Athletic 6 4 0 2 13 7 +6 12
3 Atlanta SC 6 2 2 2 13 10 +3 8
4 Philadelphia Fury 6 0 0 6 1 23 −22 0 Withdrew[a]
Source: NISAofficial.com
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Philadelphia Fury withdrew after one match and forfeited their remaining matches

Matches

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September 7, 2019 (2019-09-07) 1 Philadelphia Fury P–P Stumptown Athletic Philadelphia
Stadium: Franklin Field
Note: Match postponed due to Hurricane Dorian and rescheduled to November 11, 2019.[5]
September 15, 2019 (2019-09-15) 1 Miami FC 8–1 Philadelphia Fury Miami Shores, Florida
7:00 p.m.
Report
MyCujoo Broadcast
Stadium: Buccaneer Field at Barry University
Attendance: 782
September 21, 2019 (2019-09-21) 3 Philadelphia Fury P–P Atlanta SC Philadelphia
Stadium: Franklin Field
September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28) 4 Atlanta SC P–P Philadelphia Fury Alpharetta
Stadium: St. Francis High School
October 19, 2019 (2019-10-19) 6 Philadelphia Fury P–P Atlanta SC Philadelphia
Stadium: Franklin Field
November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01) 7 Philadelphia Fury P–P Miami FC Philadelphia
Stadium: Franklin Field

Squad statistics

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As of match played September 15, 2019[6]

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Fall Season
Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Iran IRN Arshia Aghababazadeh 1 0 1 0
26 GK United States USA Guillermo Guerrero 1 0 1 0
GK United States USA Aidan Hogan 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Jamaica JAM Malcolm Stewart 0 0 0 0
5 DF Norway NOR Ramzi Toure Idrissou 1 0 1 0
12 DF United States USA Kyle Nuel 1 0 1 0
15 DF England ENG Isaac Currie 0 0 0 0
16 DF United States USA Emmanuel Agboolah 1 0 1 0
19 DF United States USA Cameron Schneider 1 0 1 0
22 DF United States USA Danny Turgeon 0 0 0 0
23 DF United States USA Patrick Sullivan 1 0 1 0
24 DF United States USA Andrew Catalana 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
3 MF United States USA Gianluca Cuomo 1 0 1 0
4 MF United States USA Tyler Fabian 1 0 1 0
6 MF United States USA Ian McGrath 1 0 1 0
8 MF Mexico MEX Cristhian Hernández 0 0 0 0
10 MF United States USA Connor Hurff 1 0 1 0
14 MF United States USA Christian Schneider 1 1 1 1
Forwards
7 FW United States USA Cameron Vickers 1 0 1 0
9 FW United States USA Thomas Suchecki 1 0 1 0
11 FW Puerto Rico PUR Sidney Rivera 1 0 1 0
13 FW England ENG Luke Adams 0 0 0 0
18 FW Jamaica JAM Khori Bennett 1 0 1 0

Goal scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name Total
1 MF United States 14 Christian Schneider 1

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name Total
Yellow card Red card
10 United States MF Connor Hurff 1 0
18 Jamaica FW Khori Bennett 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "First Team". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "NISA ANNOUNCES FALL '19 SCHEDULE". NISA. July 25, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  3. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (September 18, 2019). "Philadelphia Fury soccer team withdraws from NISA until spring of 2020 after investor pulls out". Inquirer. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Mixon, Jess. "NISA's Philadelphia Fury suspends operations days before the team's home opener". www.thedp.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "PHILADELPHIA FURY MATCH VERSUS STUMPTOWN ATHLETIC RESCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER". NISA Soccer. September 5, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Big congrats to our client Arshia Aghababazadeh who recently signed with @philly_fury and who will be starting in goal against @TheMiamiFC #MIAvPHL @NISALeague watch the game live on @MyCujoo ##NISAnation". twitter.com. Pangea Sports. September 15, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2020.