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. 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" 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
Kit
Squad
First team As of July 4, 2009
2009 transfers
In
Out
Competitions
Overall CompetitionStarted positionCurrent position / roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast match CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09Preliminary round -Semifinals2008-08-272009-04-07USL 1 Regular season - 1st -2009-04-182009-09-19CFU Club Championship 2009Semifinals - Runner-Up 2009-05-15 2009-05-17CONCACAF Champions League 2009-10Preliminary round - - 2009-07-29 -
USL 1
Results summary
Results by match day (regular season)
* Positions are tabulated at the end of each week.
CONCACAF Champions League 2008–2009
Championship round (bracket)
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 , Delgado 4 February 13, 2009 Friendly Bradenton, Florida University of South Florida 2–3 Hansen , Fraser , 5 February 21, 2009 Puerto Rico MLS-USL Challenge Bayamón, Puerto Rico D.C. United 1–2 Arrieta 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.
CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09
Match Date Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers 1 February 26, 2009 Home C.D. Marathón 2–1 Addlery , Jagdeosingh 2 March 4, 2009 Away C.D. Marathón 0–1 Addlery 3 March 17, 2009 Home C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul 2–0 Gbandi , Addlery 4 April 7, 2009 Away C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul 1–3(aet)(4–2 pen.) Gbandi , 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 , Villegas 2 May 17, 2009 Marvin Lee Stadium W Connection 1–2 Nuñez
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.
Players Number Position Name USL1 Regular season USL-1 Playoffs CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09 CFU Club Championship TotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 2 DF Scott Jones 12 (0) 0 (1) - - 4 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 17 (0) 0 (1) 3 MF James Marcelin 6 (4) 0 (0) - - 3 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 10 (4) 0 (0) 4 DF Nigel Henry 12 (0) 0 (0) - - 4 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 18 (0) 0 (0) 5 MF Noah Delgado 8 (3) 0 (1) - - 4 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 13 (3) 0 (1) 6 DF Alexis Rivera Curet 1 (3) 0 (0) - - 0 (2) 0 1 (0) 0 2 (5) 0 (0) 7 FW Sean Fraser 7 (3) 2 (0) - - - - 2 (0) 0 9 (3) 2 (0) 8 MF Domenic Mediate 5 (3) 1 (0) - - 0 (1) 0 - - 5 (4) 1 (0) 9 MF Martin Nuñez 2 (5) 0 (0) - - 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 1 4 (5) 1 (0) 10 MF Petter Villegas 9 (2) 0 (1) - - 1 (1) 0 1 (1) 1 11 (4) 1 (1) 11 FW Nicholas Addlery 6 (3) 4 (0) - - 4 (0) 3 1 (0) 0 11 (3) 7 (0) 12 DF John Krause 13 (1) 3 (0) - - 4 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 19 (1) 3 (0) 13 FW Fabrice Noel 2 (7) 0 (3) - - - - 1 (1) 0 3 (8) 0 (3) 15 MF Sandi Gbandi 10 (2) 1 (2) - - 4 (0) 2 1 (0) 0 15 (2) 3 (2) 16 DF Kyle Veris 6 (5) 0 (1) - - 1 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 8 (6) 0 (1) 17 MF Andrés Cabrero 4 (1) 0 (0) - - - - 1 (0) 0 5 (1) 0 (0) 18 MF Osei Telesford - - - - 0 (1) 0 - - 0 (1) 0 (0) 19 DF Kevon Villaroel 2 (4) 0 (0) - - 0 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 3 (5) 0 (0) 20 FW Josh Hansen 5 (5) 0 (0) - - 3 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 9 (6) 0 (0) 21 DF Daniel Ojeda - - - - - - - - - - 22 MF Jonny Steele 9 (0) 2 (1) - - 2 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 12 (0) 2 (1) 23 FW Kendall Jagdeosingh 8 (6) 2 (0) - - 1 (3) 1 0 (2) 1 9 (11) 4 (0) 26 DF Cristian Arrieta 13 (1) 6 (3) - - 4 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 18 (1) 11 (3)
Goalkeepers NumberPosition NameUSL-1 Regular seasonUSL-1 PlayoffsCONCACAF Champions LeagueCFU Club ChampionshipTotalAppsGAGAACKMAppsGAGAACKMAppsGAGAACKMAppsGAGAACKMAppsGAGAACKM 1 GK 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 Justin Myers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 GK 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 3MF James Marcelin10002000305MF Noah Delgado000010001010MF Petter Villegas000010001011FW Nicholas Addlery100010002012DF John Krause000000101013FW Fabrice Noel100000001015MF Sandy Gbandi000000101016DF Kyle Veris100010002019DF Kevon Villaroel000010001020FW Josh Hansen000010001023FW Kendall Jagdeosingh200000002026DF Cristian Arrieta1000100010TOTALS70009020180
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