2019–20 Philadelphia Fury season

Philadelphia Fury
2019–20 season
Sporting director	Matt Driver
Head coach	Cris Vaccaro
Stadium	Franklin Field
NISA	Fall, East Coast Conf.: 4th; Spring: N/A
Playoffs	Fall: DNQ; Spring: N/A
U.S. Open Cup	N/A
Top goalscorer	League: Christian Schneider (1); All: Christian Schneider (1)
	Home colours
	Home colours

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[edit]

As of August 20, 2019^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	GK	Arshia Aghababazadeh	Iran
2	DF	Malcolm Stewart	Jamaica
3	MF	Gianluca Cuomo	United States
4	MF	Tyler Fabian	United States
5	DF	Ramzi Toure Idrissou	Norway
6	MF	Ian McGrath	United States
7	FW	Cameron Vickers	United States
8	MF	Cristhian Hernández	Mexico
9	FW	Thomas Suchecki	United States
10	MF	Connor Hurff	United States
11	FW	Sidney Rivera	Puerto Rico
12	DF	Kyle Nuel	United States
13	FW	Luke Adams	England
14	MF	Christian Schneider	United States
15	DF	Isaac Currie	England
16	DF	Emmanuel Agboolah	United States
18	FW	Khori Bennett	Jamaica
19	DF	Cameron Schneider	United States
22	DF	Danny Turgeon	United States
23	DF	Patrick Sullivan	United States
24	DF	Andrew Catalana	United States
26	GK	Guillermo Guerrero	United States
—	GK	Aidan Hogan	United States

Pre-season[edit]

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[edit]

NISA[edit]

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[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	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	East Coast Championship
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:

^ Philadelphia Fury withdrew after one match and forfeited their remaining matches

Matches[edit]

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.	Sam 21' González 27, 80' Bah 54' Mares 58, 62, 68' Suárez 86' Philadelphia Fury 90' (o.g.)	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 15, 2019 (2019-10-15) 5	Stumptown Athletic	P–P	Philadelphia Fury	Pineville
				Stadium: CSA OrthoCarolina Sportsplex

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[edit]

As of match played September 15, 2019^[6]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Fall Season
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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[edit]

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

Disciplinary record[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "First Team". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^ "NISA ANNOUNCES FALL '19 SCHEDULE". NISA. July 25, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ 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.
^ Mixon, Jess. "NISA's Philadelphia Fury suspends operations days before the team's home opener". www.thedp.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
^ "PHILADELPHIA FURY MATCH VERSUS STUMPTOWN ATHLETIC RESCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER". NISA Soccer. September 5, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^ "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.

[table_note_res_W0.66270398751958-5] Philadelphia Fury withdrew after one match and forfeited their remaining matches

[Roster-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.

[6] "PHILADELPHIA FURY MATCH VERSUS STUMPTOWN ATHLETIC RESCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER". NISA Soccer. September 5, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[7] "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.

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Playoffs: (Fall, Spring)
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Fall 2019 only	Atlanta SC Miami FC Philadelphia Fury
Spring 2020 only	Chattanooga FC Detroit City FC Michigan Stars FC