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2012 Minnesota Stars FC season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | NSC Minnesota Stars |
| season | 2012 |
| chrtitle | Owner |
| chairman | Paul Erickson |
| mgrtitle | Head coach |
| manager | Manny Lagos |
| stadium | National Sports Center |
| league | NASL |
| league result | 3rd |
| cup1 | NASL Playoffs |
| cup1 result | Runners-Up |
| cup2 | U.S. Open Cup |
| cup2 result | Fourth round vs San Jose Earthquakes |
| league topscorer | Amani Walker (7) |
| season topscorer | Amani Walker (9) |
| pattern_la1 | _goldshoulders |
| pattern_b1 | _amber_sleeve_seams |
| pattern_ra1 | _goldshoulders |
| leftarm1 | 244B9B |
| body1 | 244B9B |
| rightarm1 | 244B9B |
| shorts1 | 244B9B |
| socks1 | 244B9B |
| pattern_la2 | _whiteadidasplate |
| pattern_b2 | _whiteadidasplate |
| pattern_ra2 | _whiteadidasplate |
| pattern_sh2 | _white_stripes |
| pattern_so2 | _3_stripes_white |
| leftarm2 | EFAF33 |
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| rightarm2 | EFAF33 |
| shorts2 | EFAF33 |
| socks2 | EFAF33 |
| American | true |
| prevseason | 2011 |
| nextseason | 2013 |
The 2012 Minnesota Stars FC season was the club's third year of existence and their first season under the simple moniker Minnesota Stars after being called NSC Minnesota Stars for their first two seasons of existence. The team played in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid, for the second consecutive year.
Outside of NASL play, the Stars competed in the 2012 U.S. Open Cup, reaching the fourth round before losing to the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer.
Background
The Minnesota Stars FC Started the 2012 Regular season as the defending NASL Champions. The home opener was scheduled at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome vs the defending NASL regular season champions, the Carolina RailHawks.
The Stars were still leagued owned at the start of the season; this could have meant that the 2012 season could have been the last season for the franchise.
On November 8, 2012, NASL announced that Dr. William McGuire would be the new owner of the Stars, saving the Stars from possible contraction.
Roster
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Players away on loan | Players who left during the season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitch Hildebrandt | United States | GK | Oakland Golden Grizzlies | 2012 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 30 | Matt Van Oekel | United States | GK | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 41 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Justin Davis | United States | DF | New Mexico Lobos | 2011 | 60 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Cristiano | Brazil | DF | Miami | 2011 | 44 | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Edi Buro | Bosnia | DF | BIH Travnik | 2012 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Kevin Friedland | United States | DF | Kansas City Wizards | 2004 | 33 | 1 | ||||||||
| 14 | Brian Kallman | United States | DF | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 64 | 1 | ||||||||
| 15 | Evan Sassano | United States | DF | 2012 | |||||||||||
| 16 | Kyle Altman | United States | DF | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Connor Tobin | United States | DF | Rochester Rhinos | 2012 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Ernest Tchoupe | Cameroon | DF | COL Expreso Rojo | 2012 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Neil Hlavaty | United States | MF | POL Jagiellonia Białystok | 2010 | 85 | 13 | ||||||||
| 8 | Daniel Wasson | United States | MF | GER VfL Osnabrück | 2010 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Kentaro Takada | Japan | MF | Rochester Thunder | 2010 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Shawn Chin | United States | MF | CAN Edmonton | 2012 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Kevin Venegas | United States | MF | Fullerton Titans | 2010 | 23 | 2 | ||||||||
| 23 | Miguel Ibarra | United States | MF | UC Irvine Anteaters | 2012 | 31 | 5 | ||||||||
| 24 | Michael Reed | United States | MF | PSC Soccer Academy | 2012 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Lucas Rodríguez | Argentina | MF | Kansas City Brass | 2010 | ||||||||||
| 77 | Andy Lorei | United States | MF | Real Maryland | 2011 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Fuad Ibrahim | Ethiopia | FW | 2012 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Martin Nuñez | Uruguay | FW | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2012 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Simone Bracalello | Italy | FW | 2010 | 83 | 20 | |||||||||
| 11 | Amani Walker | Jamaica | FW | Orange County Blue Star | 2011 | 48 | 10 | ||||||||
| 17 | Geison Moura | Brazil | MF | Rockford Rampage | 2010 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Devin Del Do | United States | FW | 2010 | |||||||||||
| 26 | Travis Wall | United States | FW | Columbus Crew | 2012 |
Staff
Transfers
Winter
In: Out:
Summer
In: Out:
Friendlies
Competitions
NASL
Main article: 2012 North American Soccer League season
Standings
Results
Friedland
Del Do
Hatchi
Hamilton
Porter
Rago
Altman
Takada
Del Do
Santamaria
Del Do
Davis
Takada
Davis
Ibarra
Lancaster
Carr
Cox
McManus
Venegas
da Luz
Thompson
Restrepo
Ibarra
Kallman
Davis
Bracalello
Hlavaty
Lowery
Zimmerman
Shriver
Schilawski
Garey
Altman
Hlavaty
Davis
Kallman
Hill
Savage
Ambersley
Tobin
Bracalello
Nuñez
Herron
Ståhl
Anderson
Lorenz
Yoshitake
Nuñez
Bracalello
Walker
Duran
McManus
Carr
Cristiano
Takada
Venegas
Nuñez
Anderson
King
Herron
Lowery
Low
Bracalello
Delgado
Telesford
Nurse
Faña
Ibarra
Cox
Hamilton
Nuñez
Denissen
Campos
Knight
Davis
Davis
Venegas
Arguez
Takada
Kallman
Janicki
Denissen
Harmse
Saiko
Ibarra
Watson
Walker
Venegas
Tobin
Telesford
Foley
Edward
Foley
Nuñez
Denissen
Pitchkolan
Cochrane
Janicki
Rodríguez
Friedland
NASL Playoffs
Foley
Hansen
Ibarra
Davis
Campos
Harmse
Soto
Hlavaty
Wagner
Bracalello
Soccer Bowl
Main article: Soccer Bowl 2012
Takada
Nuñez
Ambersley
Savage
Mulholland
Antoniuk
Hill
Bracalello
Rodríguez
Cox
Picault
Cort
Del Do
Altman
Bracalello
Rodríguez
U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2012 U.S. Open Cup
Report
J.Lopez
Moloto
Cristiano
Kallman
Ibarra
Venegas
Velásquez
Olave
Hlavaty
Bracalello
Corrales
Lenhart
Davis
Kallman
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | NASL | NASL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | JAM | 11 | Amani Walker | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | FW | ITA | 10 | Simone Bracalello | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | FW | URU | 9 | Martin Nuñez | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | MF | USA | 23 | Miguel Ibarra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | MF | USA | 4 | Neil Hlavaty | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | MF | JPN | 13 | Kentaro Takada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | USA | 21 | Devin Del Do | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| MF | USA | 22 | Kevin Venegas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | DF | USA | 16 | Kyle Altman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | USA | 2 | Justin Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | CMR | 28 | Ernest Tchoupe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | BRA | 3 | Cristiano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | USA | 25 | Nate Polak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | USA | 12 | Jamie Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | USA | 6 | Kevin Friedland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | ARG | 32 | Lucas Rodríguez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| TOTALS | 34 | 7 | 5 | 46 |
Disciplinary record
| TOTALS | 41 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 3 |
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References
References
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- "Michael Reed – Signed with Minnesota Stars (NASL)". PSC Soccer Academy.
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