Ottawa Fury FC
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| Full name | Ottawa Fury Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Stadium | TD Place Stadium Ottawa, Ontario |
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24,000 | ||
| Owner | Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) | ||
| President | John Pugh | ||
| Head Coach | Paul Dalglish | ||
| League | North American Soccer League | ||
| 2015 | Spring: 9th Fall: 1st Combined: 2nd Playoffs: Runners-up |
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| Website | Club home page | ||
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Ottawa Fury FC is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Ottawa, Ontario. Founded in 2011, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2014.[1] On February 26, 2013, the name Ottawa Fury FC was officially unveiled.[2]
The franchise currently plays at TD Place Stadium in Lansdowne Park.[3] The Fury's first game in TD Place Stadium was on July 20, 2014 against the New York Cosmos.[4][5] During the spring 2014 season, the Fury played at Keith Harris Stadium on Carleton University's campus, until the completion of TD Place.
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History[edit]
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On June 20, 2011 NASL announced that an Ottawa expansion team would join the league once the stadium is ready in 2014.[6] The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) was named as the ownership group of the club.[7] The team replaced Ottawa Fury SC, of the USL PDL, in 2014. The women's W League team folded after the 2014 season but the other level programs continue. On December 15, 2014 Ottawa announced that they would be adding their academy teams to the third-tier Première Ligue de soccer du Québec for the upcoming season.[8]
Colours[edit]
In the late 2013, over 1,500 fans took part in a campaign to help pick the designs for the kits. Working closely with the kit manufacturer, the Club presented fans with three kit design options to vote on and submit their feedback, and the final kit designs reflect the preferences expressed by the Fury FC fan base. On March 29, 2014 the Ottawa Fury FC unveiled their home and away game kits that the club was to wear during its inaugural North American Soccer League (NASL) season. The home and away kits both feature the traditional colours of Ottawa sport: red and black. The home kit is predominantly black and the away kit is predominantly white.[9]
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors[edit]
The inaugural Ottawa Fury FC home and away kits are manufactured by Admiral Sportswear.
| Season | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| 2014– | Admiral | The Heart & Crown Irish Pubs |
Stadium[edit]
The club play their home games at TD Place Stadium in Lansdowne Park. Due to the then on-going construction at TD Place, the club reached an agreement with Carleton University to stage its 2014 North American Soccer League (NASL) spring season games at Keith Harris Stadium on the Carleton University campus until the construction finished. The agreement with Carleton University allowed the Fury to play all five home games of the ten-game 2014 NASL spring season at Carleton.[10]
Home stadium[edit]
- TD Place Stadium; Ottawa, Ontario (2014 Fall season – Present)
Other stadiums[edit]
- Keith Harris Stadium; Ottawa, Ontario (2014 Spring season)
Broadcasting[edit]
For the inaugural season Ottawa Fury FC home matches are televised on Rogers TV Ottawa. Dan Mooney and Gordon Smith provide commentary.
All home and away matches are broadcast on the radio in English on TSN 1200.[11] Play-by-play is done by AJ Jakubec, with colour commentary by Richard Starnes for home matches, and Graeme Ivory for away matches.
Select home matches are broadcast on the radio in French on 94,5 Unique FM.[12] Sinisa Sindik and Guy Girard provide commentary.
As with all teams in the NASL, Ottawa Fury FC webcasts of all their home games. They are available to view on NASL Live, a subscription service that broadcast every NASL game.[13]
Players and staff[edit]
Current roster[edit]
As of October 10, 2015.[14]
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.
Staff[edit]
- As of November 20, 2015 [15]
| Position | Nation | Staff |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach |  Scotland |
Paul Dalglish |
| Assistant coach |  Canada |
Martin Nash |
| Goalkeeper coach |  Zimbabwe |
Bruce Grobbelaar |
| Technical director | Canada |
Philip Dos Santos |
| Team doctor | Canada |
Dr. Taryn Taylor |
| Fitness coach | Canada |
Kyle Thorne |
| Team chaplain | Canada |
Paul Huggins |
| Director of medical services | Canada |
Dr. Glenn Copeland |
| Head athletic therapist | Canada |
David Wright |
Head coaching history and records[edit]
- As of November 20, 2015
| Coach | Nation | From | To | Record1 | |||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Marc Dos Santos | Canada |
May 23, 2013[16] | November 20, 2015 | 63 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 36.51 | |
| Paul Dalglish | Scotland |
November 20, 2015[17] | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
- 1.^ Includes league, The Championship, NASL Soccer Bowl, Canadian Championship and CONCACAF Champions League games, if any.
Supporters' groups[edit]
Ottawa Fury FC has three supporters' groups: the Bytown Boys Supporters Club, Fury Ultras and Stony Monday Riot.[18]
Rivalries[edit]
The Ottawa Fury's main rivalry is with FC Edmonton, the North American Soccer League's other Canadian club. Named the "All-Canadian derby" or the "Battle of Canada", the derby is played several times each year in the NASL and in the Canadian Championship.[19]
The following table shows all competitive meetings between the Ottawa Fury and Edmonton, updated to the most recent derby of October 4, 2015 (Ottawa Fury - Edmonton 2–0).
| Matches | Ottawa wins | Draws | Edmonton wins | Ottawa goals | Edmonton goals | |
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| NASL (2014–) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Canadian Championship (2014–) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Record[edit]
Year-by-year[edit]
| Year | North American Soccer League | Playoffs | Canadian Championship | Champions League | League Attendance |
Top Scorer | |||||||
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| GP | W | D | L | Spr. | Fall | Com. | Name | Gls | |||||
| 2014 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6th | 9th | 8th | Did not qualify | Preliminary Round | Did not qualify | 4,492 |  Oliver |
7 |
| 2015 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 9th | 1st | 2nd | Runners-up | Preliminary Round | 5,164 |  Tom Heinemann |
8 | |
Note: Only NASL regular season goals counted
Last Updated: November 15, 2015.
Top goalscorers[edit]
| # | Pos. | Name | Nation | Career | NASL | SB | CC | CCL | Total |
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| 1 | Forward | Heinemann, TomTom Heinemann | United States |
2014– | 14 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 2 | Forward | , OliverOliver | Brazil |
2014– | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 3 | Midfielder | Ubiparipović, SinišaSiniša Ubiparipović |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2014– | 9 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Forward | Wiedeman, AndrewAndrew Wiedeman | United States |
2015– | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Defender | Alves, RafaelRafael Alves | Brazil |
2015– | 4 | 4 | |||
| Midfielder | Donatelli, TonyTony Donatelli | United States |
2014 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Forward | Haworth, CarlCarl Haworth | Canada |
2014– | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Midfielder | Paterson, NickiNicki Paterson | Scotland |
2014– | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Forward | Jr., PauloPaulo Jr. | Brazil |
2015– | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Midfielder | Ryan, RichieRichie Ryan |  Ireland |
2014– | 4 | 4 |
Last Updated: November 15, 2015.
CC = Canadian Championship; CCL = CONCACAF Champions League
Bolded players are currently on the Ottawa Fury FC roster.
Most appearances[edit]
| # | Pos. | Name | Nation | Career | NASL | SB | CC | CCL | Total |
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| 1 | Defender | Trafford, MasonMason Trafford | Canada |
2014– | 52 | 2 | 3 | 57 | |
| 2 | Forward | Haworth, CarlCarl Haworth | Canada |
2014– | 49 | 1 | 4 | 54 | |
| 3 | Midfielder | Ubiparipović, SinišaSiniša Ubiparipović | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2014– | 48 | 2 | 3 | 53 | |
| 4 | Forward | Heinemann, TomTom Heinemann | United States |
2014– | 45 | 2 | 2 | 49 | |
| Defender | Richter, RyanRyan Richter | United States |
2014– | 45 | 2 | 2 | 49 | ||
| Forward | , OliverOliver | Brazil |
2014– | 44 | 2 | 3 | 49 | ||
| 7 | Goalkeeper | Peiser, RomualdRomuald Peiser |  France |
2014– | 44 | 2 | 2 | 48 | |
| 8 | Midfielder | Ryan, RichieRichie Ryan | Ireland |
2014– | 41 | 2 | 2 | 45 | |
| 9 | Defender | Beckie, DrewDrew Beckie | Canada |
2014– | 34 | 3 | 37 | ||
| 10 | Defender | Falvey, ColinColin Falvey | Ireland |
2015– | 30 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
Last Updated: November 15, 2015.
CC = Canadian Championship; CCL = CONCACAF Champions League
Bolded players are currently on the Ottawa Fury FC roster.
Club captains[edit]
| Dates | Name | Nation |
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| 2014– | Richie Ryan | Ireland |
International results[edit]
| Year | Competition | Club | Nation | Result |
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| 2014 | Friendly | Rangers | Scotland |
L 0–1 |
Honours[edit]
League[edit]
- North American Soccer League
- Soccer Bowl:
- Runners-Up: 2015
- Woosnam Cup:
- Runners-Up: 2015
- Fall champions: 2015
- Soccer Bowl:
References[edit]
- ^ "About Ottawa Fury FC". OttawaFuryFC.com.
- ^ "NASL Ottawa Franchise Selects Ottawa Fury Football Club as its Name". Nasl.com. February 26, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ^ "Ottawa Awarded NASL Franchise – OurSports Central – Independent and Minor League Sports News". OurSports Central. June 20, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ "Ottawa Fury soccer club plays 1st game at Lansdowne July 20". http://www.cbc.ca/news. January 16, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/1102388/ottawa-fury-set-new-nasl-attendance-record-at-lansdowne/
- ^ "Ottawa to Join NASL | North American Soccer League". Nasl.com. June 20, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Ottawa+getting+North+American+Soccer+League+team/4963420/story.html[dead link]
- ^ "Fury FC to Feature in PLSQ". December 25, 2014.
- ^ "Fury FC Unveil Inaugural Game Kits". March 29, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ^ "Ottawa Fury FC to Play NASL Spring Season Games at Carleton University". October 11, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ "Ottawa Fury FC NASL: TSN Radio Becomes Exclusive Radio Home of Fury FC and REDBLACKS". Ottawafuryfc.com. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ^ "Ottawa Fury FC NASL: Fury FC To Be Carried on French Language Radio". Ottawafuryfc.com. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ^ "The NASL announce a subscription service for 2014, will no longer stream games for free". SBNation.com. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ^ "Roster". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "Staff". Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ "Marc Dos Santos Named First Head Coach of Fury FC". ottawafuryfc.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Ottawa Fury FC Appoint Paul Dalglish as Head Coach". ottawafuryfc.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Ottawa Fury FC Supporters Groups". OttawaFuryFC.com.
- ^ "Ottawa Fury FC - All Canadian Derby". OttawaFuryFC.com.
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