The 2014 Ottawa Fury FC season was the club's first season in the North American Soccer League.
Background
Marc Dos Santos became the first head coach of the club on July 1, 2013.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Romuald Peiser GK Académica 2014 15 0 12 Chad Bush GK Ottawa Fury (PDL) 2014 0 0 24 Marcel DeBellis GK Ascoli 2014 0 0 29 Devala Gorrick GK Frej 2014 14 0 Defenders 2 Ramón Soria LB Teruel 2014 20 0 3 Mason Trafford DF Guizhou Zhicheng 2014 29 0 4 Drew Beckie DF Columbus Crew 2014 21 0 5 Omar Jarun CB Sporting Charleroi 2014 17 2 19 O'Brian Woodbine DF New England Revolution 2014 5 0 22 Ryan Richter DF Toronto 2014 15 0 Midfielders 6 Richie Ryan (c) CM Shamrock Rovers 2014 25 1 8 Nicki Paterson (vc) CM Charleston Battery 2014 17 2 10 Siniša Ubiparipović CM Montreal Impact 2014 25 4 14 Tony Donatelli CM VSI Tampa Bay 2014 28 4 15 Philippe Davies MF Richmond Kickers 2014 25 1 16 Kenny Caceros CM/DF Harrisburg City Islanders 2014 2 0 20 Mauro Eustaquio CM Sporting Pombal 2014 8 0 Forwards 9 Tom Heinemann CF Vancouver Whitecaps 2014 18 6 11 Oliver Minatel FW Velo Clube 2014 24 7 17 Carl Haworth FW Ottawa Fury (PDL) 2014 26 2 21 Pierre-Rudolph Mayard W Rochester Rhinos 2014 20 1 28 Vini Dantas CF Lahti 2014 28 3
Friendlies
Pre-season
Mid-season
Competitions
NASL Spring season
Spring season review The Spring season saw Fury FC give a sturdy account of themselves on their NASL debut, as the club went 3-1-5 while never losing a match by more than two goals. Vini Dantas scored the first goal in club history on April 19, 2014, in a 2-1 defeat against Minnesota United. The first victory in club history came the following weekend, as Ottawa blew out the visiting Carolina RailHawks 4-0 on April 26. Fury FC also picked up victories against expansion brethren Indy Eleven (4-2) and established Canadian rivals FC Edmonton (1-0), while picking up a draw at home against Tampa Bay Rowdies. While Fury FC lost a pair of matches on home turf at the final minute, the club still sat in a respectable sixth place out of ten at the culmination of the Spring season, just four points behind the final playoff spot.
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Match reports
NASL Fall season
Fall season review The Fall season saw plenty of ups and downs for Fury FC. French goalkeeper Romuald Peiser joined the club in early July, and turned in multiple Man-of-the-Match performances during the Fall campaign. Opening day of the Fall season saw Ottawa draw 0-0 in Edmonton against their Canadian rivals on a sweltering day, and the ruing of missed opportunities was a foreshadowing of things to come. Fury FC christened their new home, TD Place Stadium, the following weekend, and despite setting a modern-day NASL record in attendance, Ottawa fell 1-0 to the defending Soccer Bowl champion New York Cosmos on a Sebastián Guenzatti goal. Ottawa stumbled out of the gate, opening the second portion of the NASL schedule with a six-game winless skid which saw them tumble out of the playoff picture. The team's second trip to Indianapolis, where they'd won already in the spring, was just what the doctor ordered, as Fury FC picked up their first win of the fall campaign on August 23, edging the Eleven 2-1. That victory over Indy would kickstart a good run of form for Dos Santos' side, as Ottawa went on a 4-2-2 run which saw them somewhat claw their way back into the playoff picture. Unfortunately for Fury FC the workhorses in the side gave out in the final weeks of the campaign, and the club ended the season on a disappointing 0-1-3 slide which saw them slide to a disappointing ninth-place finish in the fall table. The fall season saw certain players emerge as cornerstones for the inaugural iteration of the squad; young Mauro Eustaquio emerged from the reserves to make a few starts towards the end of the season, while captain Richie Ryan solidified his role in the heart of the Fury FC midfield. Oliver Minatel battled back from multiple injuries to become a creative force on the flank of what was, in certain matches, a very potent Fury FC attack, while Romuald Peiser proved to be one of the best signings of the club's debut season, providing veteran leadership and timely stops in goal.
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Match reports
NASL Combined season
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Canadian Championship
Canadian Championship review Fury FC's debut in the Canadian Championship was short-lived, as the club was bounced from the competition in the first round by fellow NASL side FC Edmonton, losing 3-1 to the Eddies on aggregate.
The first leg saw the two sides play to a 0-0 draw in the nation's capital, though both managers felt their sides had ample opportunities to win.
The second leg, a week later in Edmonton, saw the Eddies bully a visibly tired Fury FC all over the pitch. Daryl Fordyce opened the scoring for the hosts with a clean finish in the 30th minute, and a Hanson Boakai goal just three minutes into the second half effectively put the match to bed. Fordyce put the proverbial nail in Fury FC's coffin in the 64th, while Vini Dantas scored a consolation goal in injury time for Ottawa.
All things considered, it wasn't a disastrous or entirely unexpected result for Marc Dos Santos' expansion side, but the club's early exit from the competition left the club hungry for another crack at the domestic cup in 2015.
Preliminary round
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Ottawa but left during the season:
Goal scorers
PlacePositionNationNumberNameNASLCanadian ChampionshipTotal1 FW11Oliver Minatel7072 FW9Tom Heinemann6063 MF 10Siniša Ubiparipović404MF14Tony Donatelli4045 FW28Vini Dantas2136 DF5Omar Jarun202MF 8Nicki Paterson202FW17Carl Haworth20210 MF6Richie Ryan101MF15Philippe Davies101FW21Pierre-Rudolph Mayard101 Own goal202 Total34135
Transfers
In
No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource8 MF Nicki Paterson Charleston Battery Free agent November 6, 2013 11 FW Oliver Minatel Velo Clube Free agent November 14, 2013 17 FW Carl Haworth Ottawa Fury (PDL) Free agent November 20, 2013 6 MF Richie Ryan Shamrock Rovers Free agent December 10, 2013 6 DF Ramón Soria Gjovik FF Free agent December 13, 2013 20 MF Mauro Eustaquio SC Pombal Free agent December 20, 2013 5 DF Omar Jarun Charleroi Free agent January 7, 2014 13 DF Andrés Fresenga Racing Free agent January 10, 2014 24 GK Marcel DeBellis Ascoli Free agent January 13, 2014 23 MF Hamza Elias FC Platini Kumasi Free agent January 15, 2014 4 DF Drew Beckie Columbus Crew Free agent January 22, 2014 7 DF Maykon AEL Limassol Free agent January 30, 2014 9 FW Tom Heinemann Vancouver Whitecaps FC Free agent February 6, 2014 10 MF Siniša Ubiparipović Montreal Impact Free agent February 6, 2014 12 GK Chad Bush Ottawa Fury (PDL) Free agent February 19, 2014 21 FW Pierre-Rudolph Mayard Rochester Rhinos Free agent February 19, 2014 15 MF Philippe Davies Richmond Kickers Free agent February 28, 2014 28 FW Vini Dantas FC Lahti Free agent March 4, 2014 3 DF Mason Trafford Guizhou Zhicheng Free agent March 17, 2014 29 GK Devala Gorrick IK Frej Free agent March 19, 2014 14 MF Tony Donatelli VSI Tampa Bay FC Free agent March 20, 2014 26 MF Zakaria Messoudi Montreal Impact Season-long loan March 28, 2014 16 DF Kenny Caceros Harrisburg City Islanders Free agent March 29, 2014 22 DF Ryan Richter Toronto FC Loan June 26, 2014 1 GK Romuald Peiser Academica OAF July 9, 2014 19 DF O'Brian Woodbine New England Revolution September 16, 2014
Out
No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource26 MF Zakaria Messoudi Montreal Impact End of loan June 23, 2014 23 MF Hamza Elias Released July 9, 2014 7 DF Maykon Released August 28, 2014 13 DF Andrés Fresenga Released October 8, 2014
Awards
Player Player Award Month Source11 OliverNASL Player of the Week (Spring week 3)April9 Tom HeinemannNASL Play of the Week (Fall week 9)September6 Richie RyanNASL Play of the Week (Fall week 12)October8 Nicki PatersonOttawa Fury Community AwardNovember11 OliverOttawa Fury Top Scorer Award3 Mason TraffordOttawa Fury Supporters' Player of the Year6 Richie RyanOttawa Fury Player of the Year6 Richie RyanOttawa Fury Goal of the YearDecember
Notes 1.Kickoff time in Eastern time. 2.Ottawa Fury goals listed first.
References