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

As of August 20, 2019[1]
No. Position Nation Player
1 GK  IRN Arshia Aghababazadeh
2 DF  JAM Malcolm Stewart
3 MF  USA Gianluca Cuomo
4 MF  USA Tyler Fabian
5 DF  NOR Ramzi Toure Idrissou
6 MF  USA Ian McGrath
7 FW  USA Cameron Vickers
8 MF  MEX Cristhian Hernández
9 FW  USA Thomas Suchecki
10 MF  USA Connor Hurff
11 FW  PUR Sidney Rivera
12 DF  USA Kyle Nuel
13 FW  ENG Luke Adams
14 MF  USA Christian Schneider
15 DF  ENG Isaac Currie
16 DF  USA Emmanuel Agboolah
18 FW  JAM Khori Bennett
19 DF  USA Cameron Schneider
22 DF  USA Danny Turgeon
23 DF  USA Patrick Sullivan
24 DF  USA Andrew Catalana
26 GK  USA Guillermo Guerrero
GK  USA Aidan Hogan

Pre-season

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

NISA

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

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

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
  • Hurff  49'
  • Bennett  71'
  • Schneider 77'
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

As of match played September 15, 2019[6]

Appearances and goals

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

Goal scorers

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

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Total
10 MF Connor Hurff 1 0
18 FW Khori Bennett 1 0

References

  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.