2009 Puerto Rico Islanders season

Puerto Rico Islanders
2009 season
Head coachColin Clarke
USL First Division3rd
PlayoffsSemifinals
CFU Club ChampionshipRunners-up
Champions League (2008–09)Semifinals
Champions League (2009–10)Group stage

The 2009 season was the sixth and final season for the Puerto Rico Islanders in the USL First Division, the second tier of men's soccer in the United States.[1] The Islanders finished third in the USL standings and qualified for the playoffs, where they were eliminated in the semifinals. The team also participated in two editions of the CONCACAF Champions League, finishing in the semifinals of the 2008–09 edition after a "cinderella run"[2] and the group stage of the 2009–10 edition. The Islanders were also runners-up in the CFU Club Championship, the top competition for clubs in the Caribbean region.

Club

Management

Position Staff
Head coach Northern Ireland Colin Clarke
Assistant coach England Adrian Whitbread
GK coach United States Jack Stefanowski

Last updated: February 26, 2009
Source: Islanders FC

Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Centennial de Puerto Rico

Source: Puerto Rico Islanders

Squad

First team

As of July 4, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  PUR Bill Gaudette
2 MF  USA Scott Jones
3 MF  HAI James Marcelin
4 DF  TRI Nigel Henry
5 MF  PUR Noah Delgado
6 DF  PUR Alexis Rivera
7 FW  JAM Sean Fraser
8 MF  USA Domenic Mediate
9 MF  URU Martin Nuñez
10 MF  PUR Petter Villegas
11 FW  JAM Nicholas Addlery
12 DF  PUR John Krause
13 FW  HAI Fabrice Noël
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 GK  USA Justin Myers
15 MF  LBR Sandy Gbandi
16 DF  USA Kyle Veris
17 MF  PUR Andrés Cabrero
18 MF  TRI Osei Telesford
19 DF  TRI Kevon Villaroel
20 FW  PUR Josh Hansen
21 DF  COL Daniel Ojeda
22 MF  NIR Jonny Steele
23 FW  TRI Kendall Jagdeosingh
24 MF  USA Dan Gargan
25 GK  USA Michael Behonick
26 DF  PUR Cristian Arrieta

2009 transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW  JAM Sean Fraser (Transfer from Miami FC on a free[3])
11 FW  JAM Nicholas Addlery (Transfer from Vancouver Whitecaps FC on a free[4])
9 MF  URU Martin Nuñez (Transfer from Carolina Railhawks on a free[5])
19 DF  TRI Kevon Villaroel (Transfer from San Juan Jabloteh on a free[6])
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  USA Kyle Veris (signed as a free agent[7])
8 MF  USA Domenic Mediate (signed as a free agent[8])
27 GK  USA Chris McClellan (Transfer from Carolina Railhawks on a free[9])
24 MF  USA Dan Gargan (signed as a free agent)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  ENG Taiwo Atieno (Released)
7 MF  SLV Edwin Miranda (Released)
13 FW  USA Kevin Mesa (Released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 DF  CMR William Yomby (transferred to Richmond Kickers[10])
27 GK  USA Chris McClellan (Released)
17 MF  PUR Andrés Cabrero (Resigned)

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started position Current position / round Final position / round First match Last match
CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09 Preliminary round - Semifinals 2008-08-27 2009-04-07
USL 1 Regular season - 1st - 2009-04-18 2009-09-19
CFU Club Championship 2009 Semifinals - Runner-Up 2009-05-15 2009-05-17
CONCACAF Champions League 2009-10 Preliminary round - - 2009-07-29 -

USL 1

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
20 9 7 4 24 18  +6 34 6 3 1 17 10  +7 3 4 3 7 8  −1

Last updated: 2009-02-22.
Source: USL 1

Results by match day (regular season)

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Updated to match(es) played on 2009-02-22. Source: Regular season Schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

* Positions are tabulated at the end of each week.

CONCACAF Champions League 2008–2009

Championship round (bracket)

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 2 1 3
Honduras Marathón 1 0 1
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 2 1 3 (2)
Mexico Cruz Azul (p) 0 3 3 (4)
Mexico Cruz Azul 1 1 2
Mexico Universidad Nacional 0 0 0
Mexico Cruz Azul
Mexico Atlante
Canada Montreal Impact 2 2 4
Mexico Santos Laguna 0 5 5
Mexico Santos Laguna 2 1 3
Mexico Atlante 1 3 4
United States Houston Dynamo 1 0 1
Mexico Atlante 1 3 4

Matches

Friendlies

Match Date Tournament Location Opponent team Score Scorers
1 February 7, 2009 Friendly Bradenton, Florida Chicago Fire 1–0
2 February 9, 2009 Friendly Bradenton, Florida New York Red Bulls 0–0
3 February 12, 2009 Friendly Bradenton, Florida Columbus Crew 0–2 Nuñez 1', Delgado 13'
4 February 13, 2009 Friendly Bradenton, Florida University of South Florida 2–3 Hansen 17' (pen.), Fraser 65', 70'
5 February 21, 2009 Puerto Rico MLS-USL Challenge Bayamón, Puerto Rico D.C. United 1–2 Arrieta 89' (pen.)
6 February 22, 2009 Friendly Bayamón, Puerto Rico D.C. United 0–0
7 March 13, 2009 Friendly Bayamón, Puerto Rico Sevilla FC Puerto Rico 0–0
8* April 3, 2009 Friendly Austin, Texas Austin Aztex 0–0

* A round of penalty kicks was played after the match, this was already agreed upon by both sides regardless of the match's outcome, Austin won this 3-0.

USL-1 regular season

All kickoff times are in EST. Names in brackets are players who were awarded the assist for the goal.

Islanders2–1Whitecaps
Addlery (Delgado) 6', (Arrieta) 38'
Marcelin Yellow card 80'		 (Report) Haber (Bellisimo) 2'
Orgill Yellow card 79'
Attendance: 5,250
Referee:
Bryan Roslund
Antonio Lopez
William Ardenson
Daniel Santos
Islanders0–0Rhinos
Noel Yellow card 78'
Arrieta Yellow card 84'		 (Report) Heins Yellow card 17'
Nurse Yellow card 42'
Kenton Yellow card 77'
Attendance: 4,078
Referee:
Carlos Sandoval
Luis Santos
Juan Perez
Jesus Lebron
Islanders3–2Impact
Krause (Gbandi) 38'
Gbandi (Arrieta) 60'
Addlery Yellow card 68'
Jagdeosingh (Noel) 81'
Jagdeosingh Yellow card 87'		 (Report) Sakuda (Di Lorenzo) 26'
Braz Yellow card 56'
Gjertsen (Placentino) 76'
Brown Yellow card 79'
Attendance: 4,022
Referee:
Toni Russo
William Anderson
Alex Villareal
Jesus Lebron
Aztex1–1Islanders
Alvarez (Johnson) 67' (Report) Jagdeosingh Yellow card 14'
Arrieta 39'
Attendance: 5,216
Referee:
Tyler Ploeger
Matthew Foerester
Masoud Rasti
Carlos Salas
Whitecaps1–0Islanders
Toure Yellow card 12'
Knight Yellow card 42'
Gbeke (Knight) 82'		 (Report) Veris Yellow card 89'
Attendance: 5,023
Referee:
John Oliva
Kevin Duliba
Cameron Blair
Mauricio Navarro

CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09

Match Date Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 February 26, 2009 Home C.D. Marathón 2–1 Addlery 73', Jagdeosingh 81'
2 March 4, 2009 Away C.D. Marathón 0–1 Addlery 90'
3 March 17, 2009 Home C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul 2–0 Gbandi 4', Addlery 37'
4 April 7, 2009 Away C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul 1–3(aet)(4–2 pen.) Gbandi 92', Arrieta (pen.), Jagdeosingh (pen.)

CFU Club Championship 2009

Match Date Stadium Opponent team Score Scorers
1 May 15, 2009 Marvin Lee Stadium Tempête Football Club 2–0 (aet) Jagdeosingh 102', Villegas 114'
2 May 17, 2009 Marvin Lee Stadium W Connection 1–2 Nuñez 35'

CONCACAF Champions League 2009-2010

Match Date Stadium Opponent team Score Scorers
1 July 29, 2009 BMO Field Toronto FC -
2 August 4, 2009 Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium Toronto FC -

Squad statistics

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances as a substitute under the Appearance column and number of assists under the Goal column.
Updated to games played June 20, 2009.[11]

Players

Number Position Name USL1 Regular season USL-1 Playoffs CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09 CFU Club Championship Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF United States Scott Jones 12 (0) 0 (1) - - 4 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 17 (0) 0 (1)
3 MF Haiti James Marcelin 6 (4) 0 (0) - - 3 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 10 (4) 0 (0)
4 DF Trinidad and Tobago Nigel Henry 12 (0) 0 (0) - - 4 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 18 (0) 0 (0)
5 MF Puerto Rico Noah Delgado 8 (3) 0 (1) - - 4 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 13 (3) 0 (1)
6 DF Puerto Rico Alexis Rivera Curet 1 (3) 0 (0) - - 0 (2) 0 1 (0) 0 2 (5) 0 (0)
7 FW Jamaica Sean Fraser 7 (3) 2 (0) - - - - 2 (0) 0 9 (3) 2 (0)
8 MF United States Domenic Mediate 5 (3) 1 (0) - - 0 (1) 0 - - 5 (4) 1 (0)
9 MF Uruguay Martin Nuñez 2 (5) 0 (0) - - 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 1 4 (5) 1 (0)
10 MF Puerto Rico Petter Villegas 9 (2) 0 (1) - - 1 (1) 0 1 (1) 1 11 (4) 1 (1)
11 FW Jamaica Nicholas Addlery 6 (3) 4 (0) - - 4 (0) 3 1 (0) 0 11 (3) 7 (0)
12 DF United States John Krause 13 (1) 3 (0) - - 4 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 19 (1) 3 (0)
13 FW Haiti Fabrice Noel 2 (7) 0 (3) - - - - 1 (1) 0 3 (8) 0 (3)
15 MF Liberia Sandi Gbandi 10 (2) 1 (2) - - 4 (0) 2 1 (0) 0 15 (2) 3 (2)
16 DF United States Kyle Veris 6 (5) 0 (1) - - 1 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 8 (6) 0 (1)
17 MF Puerto Rico Andrés Cabrero 4 (1) 0 (0) - - - - 1 (0) 0 5 (1) 0 (0)
18 MF Trinidad and Tobago Osei Telesford - - - - 0 (1) 0 - - 0 (1) 0 (0)
19 DF Trinidad and Tobago Kevon Villaroel 2 (4) 0 (0) - - 0 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 3 (5) 0 (0)
20 FW United States Josh Hansen 5 (5) 0 (0) - - 3 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 9 (6) 0 (0)
21 DF Colombia Daniel Ojeda - - - - - - - - - -
22 MF Northern Ireland Jonny Steele 9 (0) 2 (1) - - 2 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 12 (0) 2 (1)
23 FW Trinidad and Tobago Kendall Jagdeosingh 8 (6) 2 (0) - - 1 (3) 1 0 (2) 1 9 (11) 4 (0)
26 DF Italy Cristian Arrieta 13 (1) 6 (3) - - 4 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 18 (1) 11 (3)

Goalkeepers

Number Position Name USL-1 Regular season USL-1 Playoffs CONCACAF Champions League CFU Club Championship Total
Apps GA GAA CKM Apps GA GAA CKM Apps GA GAA CKM Apps GA GAA CKM Apps GA GAA CKM
1 GK United States Bill Gaudette 20 (0) 18 0.900 1800 - - - - 4 (0) 4 1.000 360 1 0 0.000 90 25 (0) 22 0.880 2250
14 GK United States Justin Myers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
31 GK United States Chris McClellan - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 2.000 - 1(0) 2 2.000 0

Disciplinary record

Only players with at least one card included.

Updated to games played May 15, 2009.

Number Position Name USL-1 Regular season USL-1 Playoffs CONCACAF Champions League CFU Club Championship Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3 MF Haiti James Marcelin 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
5 MF Puerto Rico Noah Delgado 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF Puerto Rico Petter Villegas 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW Jamaica Nicholas Addlery 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
12 DF United States John Krause 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
13 FW Haiti Fabrice Noel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Liberia Sandy Gbandi 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
16 DF United States Kyle Veris 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
19 DF Trinidad and Tobago Kevon Villaroel 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
20 FW United States Josh Hansen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 FW Trinidad and Tobago Kendall Jagdeosingh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 DF Italy Cristian Arrieta 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 7 0 0 0 9 0 2 0 18 0

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