2014_Minnesota_United_FC_season
2014 Minnesota United FC season
Minnesota United FC 2014 soccer season
The 2014 season was Minnesota United FC's fifth season of existence and their fourth consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.
Quick Facts Owner, Head Coach ...
| 2014 season | |||
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| Owner | Bill McGuire | ||
| Head Coach | Manny Lagos | ||
| NASL | Spring: First Fall: Second Overall: First Soccer Bowl: Semi-finals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Christian Ramirez | ||
| Highest home attendance | League: 7,287 (July 17 v. Carolina) All: 9,064 (July 19 v. Swansea City) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,913 (May 3 v. Indy) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 6,133 | ||
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- As of match played November 8, 2014
More information No., Name ...
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Mitch Hildebrandt |  |
GK | (1988-11-12)12 November 1988 (aged 25) | Oakland Golden Grizzlies | 2012 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Andrew Fontein | |
GK | (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 (aged 24) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2014 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Matt Van Oekel | |
GK | (1986-09-20)20 September 1986 (aged 28) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | 80 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Justin Davis | |
DF | (1988-05-06)6 May 1988 (aged 26) | New Mexico Lobos | 2011 | ||||
| 3 | Cristiano |  |
DF | (1986-05-25)25 May 1986 (aged 28) | Miami | 2011 | ||||
| 5 | Tiago | |
DF | (1981-05-19)19 May 1981 (aged 33) |  Sydney |
2014 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Brian Kallman | |
DF | (1984-04-23)23 April 1984 (aged 30) | Minnesota Thunder | 2010 | ||||
| 16 | Tyler Polak | |
DF | (1992-05-13)13 May 1992 (aged 22) | New England Revolution | 2014 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Brent Kallman | |
DF | (1990-10-04)4 October 1990 (aged 24) | Des Moines Menace | 2013 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 0 | Floyd Franks | |
MF | (1984-04-05)5 April 1984 (aged 30) | Carolina RailHawks | 2013 | ||||
| 4 | Aaron Pitchkolan | |
MF | (1983-03-14)14 March 1983 (aged 31) | San Antonio Scorpions | 2013 | ||||
| 6 | Mozzi Gyorio | |
MF | (1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 25) |  Fleetwood Town |
2014 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Michael Reed | |
MF | (1987-10-28)28 October 1987 (aged 27) | PSC Soccer Academy | 2012 | ||||
| 10 | Miguel Ibarra | |
MF | (1990-03-15)15 March 1990 (aged 24) | UC Irvine Anteaters | 2010 | 86 | 15 | ||
| 12 | Jamie Watson | |
MF | (1986-04-10)10 April 1986 (aged 28) | Orlando City | 2014 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Kentaro Takada |  |
MF | (1983-04-13)13 April 1983 (aged 31) | Rochester Thunder | 2010 | ||||
| 17 | Omar Daley |  |
MF | (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 33) |  Motherwell |
2013 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 22 | Kevin Venegas | |
MF | (1989-07-29)29 July 1989 (aged 25) | Fullerton Titans | 2010 | ||||
| 23 | Greg Jordan | |
MF | (1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 24) | Philadelphia Union | 2014 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 77 | Juliano Vicentini | |
MF | (1981-08-26)26 August 1981 (aged 33) | Audax |
2014 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Simone Bracalello |  |
FW | (1985-10-21)21 October 1985 (aged 29) | 2010 | |||||
| 9 | Pablo Campos | |
FW | (1983-01-29)29 January 1983 (aged 31) | San Antonio Scorpions | 2013 | 26 | 13 | ||
| 11 | Pedro Ferreira-Mendes | |
FW | (1990-05-13)13 May 1990 (aged 24) | Indy Eleven | 2014 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Daniel Mendes | |
FW | (1981-01-18)18 January 1981 (aged 33) | Loan from  Kalmar |
2014 | 26 | 9 | ||
| 19 | Rafael Burgos |  |
FW | (1988-06-03)3 June 1988 (aged 26) | Loan from  SV Ried |
2014 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Mackenzie Pridham |  |
FW | (1990-08-13)13 August 1990 (aged 24) | Cal Poly Mustangs | 2014 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Christian Ramirez | |
FW | (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 23) | Charlotte Eagles | 2014 | 30 | 21 | ||
| Players who left during the season | ||||||||||
| 11 | Richard Garcia | |
MF | (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 33) | Sydney |
2014 | 2 | 0 | ||
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Staff
Nick Rogers – President- Manny Lagos – Technical Director and Head Coach
Carl Craig – Assistant Coach- Paul O'Connor – Goalkeeping Coach
- Donny Mark – Reserve Team Coach
Craig Mallace – Director of Camps & Youth Development- Dr. Corey Wulf – Team Doctor
- Dr. Brad Moser – Team Doctor
- Yoshiyuki Ono – Team Trainer
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Cal State Fullerton v Minnesota United
v Minnesota United
| February 25, 2014 Preseason 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 1–1 | Minnesota United | Fullerton, California |
| 10:00 PST | Stevens  83' |
Report | Campos 4' (pen.) |
Stadium: Titan Stadium |
Los Angeles Galaxy Reserves v Minnesota United
v Minnesota United
| February 26, 2014 Preseason 2 | Los Angeles Galaxy Reserves | 2–1 | Minnesota United | Carson, California |
| 11:00 PST | McBean 15' Courtois 52' |
Report | Ibarra 59' |
Stadium: StubHub Center |
Los Angeles Galaxy v Minnesota United
v Minnesota United
| March 1, 2014 Preseason 3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–1 | Minnesota United | Carson, California |
| 19:00 PST | Report | Stadium: StubHub Center |
Matlock Town F.C. v Minnesota United
v Minnesota United
| March 10, 2014 Preseason 4 | Matlock Town F.C. | 0–3 | Minnesota United | Matlock, Derbyshire, England |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Ramirez 42' Dias 67' Polak 83' |
Stadium: Autoworld Arena |
Pro Player Academy v Minnesota United
v Minnesota United
| March 13, 2014 Preseason 5 | Pro Player Academy | 0–8 | Minnesota United | Stone, Staffordshire, England |
| 13:00 GMT | Report | Tiago 9' Campos 25'Pitchkolan 54' Bracalello 72'Franks 73'Polak Pittman |
Stadium: Wellbeing Park |
Derby County F.C. v Minnesota United
v Minnesota United
| March 17, 2014 Preseason 6 | Derby County F.C. | 2–0 | Minnesota United | Derby, Derbyshire, England |
| Bamford 80' Thomas 90' |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium |
Minnesota United v Creighton Bluejays
v Creighton Bluejays
| March 23, 2014 Preseason 7 | Minnesota United | 2–2 | Creighton Bluejays | Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
| Stadium: Shattuck-Saint Mary's |
Minnesota United v Omaha Mavericks
v Omaha Mavericks
| April 5, 2014 Preseason 8 | Minnesota United | 6–0 | Omaha Mavericks | Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
| Watson ?' Ramirez ?' Pridham ?', ?' Ibarra ?' Polak ?' |
Report | Stadium: Shattuck-Saint Mary's |
Minnesota United v 
Mexico U-21
v 
Mexico U-21
| July 4, 2014 Midseason 1 | Minnesota United | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Mexico U-21 | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 19:30 CDT | Ramirez 1' Tiago  36'Franks  75'Vicentini 75' |
Report | Solorio 31' Espericueta 34'Sifuentes 75' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 8,059 |
Minnesota United v 
Swansea City
v 
Swansea City
| July 19, 2014 Midseason 2 | Minnesota United | 2–0 | Swansea City | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 19:00 CDT | Davis 7' Jordan 44' |
Report | Richards 43' Flores 55' Bartley 72' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 9,064 |
NASL Spring Championship
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota United (S) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 20 | Playoffs |
| 2 | New York Cosmos | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 19 | |
| 3 | San Antonio Scorpions | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | |
| 4 | Carolina RailHawks | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 14 | |
| 5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 13 | |
| 6 | Ottawa Fury | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 | |
| 7 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | |
| 8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 10 | |
| 9 | FC Edmonton | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | |
| 10 | Indy Eleven | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 4 |
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Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
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Last updated: June 8, 2014.
Source: Match reports
Results by round
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Updated to match(es) played on June 8, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Loss Draw
San Antonio Scorpions v Minnesota United
| April 12, 2014 Matchday 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | 0–2 | Minnesota United | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| 19:30 CDT | Cann 13' James 25' Barrera 32' Touray 63' Menjivar 74' |
Report | Ramirez 17' Tiago 25' Dias 26' Venegas 73' Watson 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,381 Referee: Matthew Foerster |
Ottawa Fury FC v Minnesota United
| April 19, 2014 Matchday 2 | Ottawa Fury FC | 1–2 | Minnesota United | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| 15:00 EDT | Dantas 50' Davies 83' Elias 90' |
Report | Pitchkolan 21' Ibarra 36' Dias 72' Ramirez 90' |
Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium Attendance: 3,457 Referee: D. Barrie |
Minnesota United v FC Edmonton
| April 26, 2014 Matchday 3 | Minnesota United | 1–0 | FC Edmonton | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 19:00 CDT | Tiago 4' Bracalello 70' (pen.) |
Report | Nonni 18' Moses 20' Aleksic 88' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 5,287 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
Minnesota United v Indy Eleven
| May 3, 2014 Matchday 4 | Minnesota United | 3–2 | Indy Eleven | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 19:00 CDT | Ramirez 23' Mendes 25', 37' Dias 44' Pitchkolan 45' |
Report | Ring 31' Bracalello 42' (o.g.) Frías 48' Ferreira-Mendes 85' Kléberson 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 4,913 Referee: Daniel Radford |
New York Cosmos v Minnesota United
| May 12, 2014 Matchday 5 | New York Cosmos | 1–0 | Minnesota United | Hempstead, New York, USA |
| 19:30 EDT | Senna 42', 61' Diosa 71' |
Report | Vicentini 22' Tiago 39' Davis 63' |
Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,091 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
Minnesota United v Fort Lauderdale Strikers
| May 19, 2014 Matchday 6 | Minnesota United | 3–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 19:00 CDT | Bracalello 12' (pen.) Ramirez 58' Kallman 65' Ibarra 70' Mendes 90' Davis 90' |
Report | Núñez 50', 71' Salazar 71' King 75' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 5,325 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
Minnesota United v Carolina RailHawks
| May 24, 2014 Matchday 7 | Minnesota United | 0–0 | Carolina RailHawks | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 19:00 CDT | Jordan 39' Vicentini 78' Dias 86' Daley 90' Ibarra 90' |
Report | Schilawski 26' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 6,784 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
Atlanta Silverbacks v Minnesota United
| May 31, 2014 Matchday 8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1–2 | Minnesota United | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| 19:45 EDT | Chavez 54' Poku 85' |
Report | Davis 36' Jordan 52' Ramirez 74' |
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Minnesota United
| June 7, 2014 Matchday 9 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–3 | Minnesota United | St. Petersburg, Florida, USA |
| 19:30 EDT | Wagner 33' Wallace 43' Mkosana 45' Sanfilippo 74' |
Report | Ramirez 9' Davis 12' Mendes 57' Ibarra 61' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,132 Referee: Allen Chapman |
NASL Fall Championship
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | San Antonio Scorpions (F) | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 35 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Minnesota United | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 35 | |
| 3 | FC Edmonton | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 29 | |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 27 | |
| 5 | Carolina RailHawks | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 24 | |
| 6 | New York Cosmos | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Indy Eleven | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 23 | |
| 8 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 20 | |
| 9 | Ottawa Fury | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 17 | |
| 10 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 13 |
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Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 |
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Last updated: November 2, 2014.
Source: Match reports
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | D |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Loss Draw
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Minnesota United
| July 12, 2014 Matchday 1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0–3 | Minnesota United | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA |
| 19:30 EDT | Anderson 36' Gordon 81' |
Report | Mendes 23' Pitchkolan 36' Ramirez 59' Ibarra 78' |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 3,092 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn |
Minnesota United v Carolina RailHawks
| July 17, 2014 Matchday 2 | Minnesota United | 1–0 | Carolina RailHawks | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 19:00 CDT | Mendes 26' Davis 81' Tiago 85' |
Report | Low 82' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 7,287 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
Atlanta Silverbacks v Minnesota United
| July 26, 2014 Matchday 3 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1–1 | Minnesota United | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| 19:30 EDT | Gavin 55' Sandoval 74' Chavez 90' (pen.) |
Report | Pitchkolan 39' Ramirez 47' Mendes 90' |
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 4,810 Referee: Chris Penso |
Minnesota United v Ottawa Fury FC
| August 2, 2014 Matchday 4 | Minnesota United | 2–1 | Ottawa Fury FC | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| 16:30 CDT | Ramirez 4', 60' (pen.) Daley 29' Tiago 90' |
Report | Eustaquio 46' Ubiparipović 50' Beckie 57' |
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 34,047 Referee: Tyler Ploeger |
| Note: Game was played directly after the International Champions Cup match between Olympiacos and Manchester City. | ||||
Minnesota United v FC Edmonton
| August 9, 2014 Matchday 5 | Minnesota United | 3–2 | FC Edmonton | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 19:00 CDT | Ramirez 15' (pen.) Mendes 48', 59' Tiago 71' Hildebrandt 78' |
Report | Laing 4' Moses 45' Edward 61' Hlavaty 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 5,112 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau |
Minnesota United v Indy Eleven
| August 16, 2014 Matchday 6 | Minnesota United | 5–1 | Indy Eleven | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 19:00 CDT | Pitchkolan 25' Ramirez 37', 58' Mendes 45' Tiago 52' Watson 53' |
Report | Hyland 64' Kléberson 71' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 5,420 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
New York Cosmos v Minnesota United
| August 23, 2014 Matchday 7 | New York Cosmos | 1–1 | Minnesota United | Hempstead, New York, USA |
| 19:00 EDT | Maurer 6' Dimitrov 45' Ayoze 52' Stokkelien 74' |
Report | Ramirez 8' (pen.) Franks 30' Mendes 37' Vicentini 78' |
Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,928 Referee: Mark Allatin |
FC Edmonton v Minnesota United
| August 31, 2014 Matchday 8 | FC Edmonton | 2–1 | Minnesota United | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| 16:00 EDT | Burt 65' Laing 71' |
Report | Mendes 80' Venegas 82' |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 2,796 Referee: Alain Ruch |
Minnesota United v Tampa Bay Rowdies
| September 6, 2014 Matchday 9 | Minnesota United | 1–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 19:00 CDT | Ramirez 14' (pen.) |
Report | Hristov 70' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 7,024 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira |
Minnesota United v Fort Lauderdale Strikers
| September 13, 2014 Matchday 10 | Minnesota United | 2–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 19:00 CDT | Ramirez 38' Ibarra 54' Reed 80' |
Report | Pecka 31' Antonijevic 30' Anderson 40' Nurse 74' Guillaume 79' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 6,202 Referee: Christopher Penso |
San Antonio Scorpions v Minnesota United
| September 20, 2014 Matchday 11 | San Antonio Scorpions | 0–2 | Minnesota United | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| 20:30 EDT | Elizondo 50' DeRoux 90' |
Report | Venegas 21' Ibarra 22', 72' Mendes 88' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,313 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
Ottawa Fury FC v Minnesota United
| September 28, 2014 Matchday 12 | Ottawa Fury FC | 2–3 | Minnesota United | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| 15:00 EDT | Heinemann 16' (pen.) Ryan 55' Trafford 56' |
Report | Tiago 16' Ibarra 20' Mendes 23' Ramirez 88' Daley 90' Reed 90' |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,094 Referee: Chris Grabas |
Minnesota United v Atlanta Silverbacks
| October 4, 2014 Matchday 13 | Minnesota United | 1–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 19:00 CDT | Pitchkolan 43' Ramirez 58' |
Report | Gavin 30' Espinoza 49'  62' Rivera 90' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 5,744 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
Indy Eleven v Minnesota United
| October 11, 2014 Matchday 14 | Indy Eleven | 2–0 | Minnesota United | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| 19:30 EDT | Pineda 8' Rugg 35' Jhulliam 46' Frías 54' Peña 63' |
Report | Vicentini 45' Dias 45' |
Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,285 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Minnesota United
| October 15, 2014 Matchday 15 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–3 | Minnesota United | St. Petersburg, Florida, USA |
| 19:30 EDT | Hristov 28' Russell 48' Townsend 90' |
Report | Ramirez 44', 58' Vicentini 66' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 2,565 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
Minnesota United v New York Cosmos
| October 18, 2014 Matchday 16 | Minnesota United | 0–0 | New York Cosmos | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 19:00 CDT | Jordan 36' Davis 41' Pitchkolan 65' Tiago 90' |
Report | Szetela 35' Johnson 48' Mendes 85' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 5,817 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
Minnesota United v San Antonio Scorpions
| October 25, 2014 Matchday 17 | Minnesota United | 0–1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 19:00 CDT | Tiago 24' Van Oekel 62' |
Report | James 58' Elizondo 61' Castillo 88' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 6,454 Referee: Juan Guzmán Jr |
Carolina RailHawks v Minnesota United
| November 1, 2014 Matchday 18 | Carolina RailHawks | 2–2 | Minnesota United | Cary, North Carolina, USA |
| 19:30 EDT | Novo 22' Osaki 35' Scott 61' Albadawi 74' Tobin 86' (o.g.), 90' |
Report | Ramirez 52' Dias 64' Vicentini 83' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,460 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
NASL Playoffs
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Minnesota United (X) | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 55 | Championship qualifiers |
| 2 | San Antonio Scorpions (C) | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 52 | |
| 3 | New York Cosmos | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 42 | |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 40 | |
| 5 | Carolina RailHawks | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 38 | |
| 6 | FC Edmonton | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 37 | |
| 7 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 8 | Ottawa Fury | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 27 | |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 27 | |
| 10 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 23 |
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Semi-finals
Minnesota United v Fort Lauderdale Strikers
| November 8, 2014 | Minnesota United | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 18:00 CDT | Ibarra 34' Mendes 50' |
Report | Kronsteiner 71' Anderson 83'Nuñez 87', 90+1'Marcelin 105'Brito 118' |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 6,113 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| Penalties | ||||
Venegas  Tiago  Ibarra Vicentini Campos Pitchkolan |
Hassan Anderson Picault Núñez Brito Pecka |
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US Open Cup
Main article: 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Des Moines Menace v Minnesota United
| May 28, 2014 Third round | Des Moines Menace | 0–1 | Minnesota United | West Des Moines, Iowa |
| 19:30 CDT | Report Report 2 |
Polak 48' Ramirez 86' |
Stadium: Valley Stadium Attendance: 2,196 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
Sporting Kansas City v Minnesota United
| June 18, 2014 Fourth round | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | Minnesota United | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 19:30 CDT | Saad 76' Dwyer 82'Martinez 87' |
Report Report 2 |
Jordan 29' Dias 50' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 15,307 Referee: Tyler Ploeger |
- As of match played November 8, 2014
Appearances and goals
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 0 | MF | USA |
Floyd Franks | 13 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | USA |
Mitch Hildebrandt | 11 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA |
Justin Davis | 27 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA |
Cristiano | 28 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | USA |
Aaron Pitchkolan | 29 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BRA |
Tiago | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CAN |
Mozzi Gyorio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ITA |
Simone Bracalello | 13 | 2 | 5+3 | 2 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA |
Michael Reed | 10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA |
Pablo Campos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | USA |
Miguel Ibarra | 28 | 9 | 8+1 | 3 | 16+1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA |
Jamie Watson | 19 | 1 | 4+2 | 0 | 5+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | JPN |
Kentaro Takada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA |
Brian Kallman | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | BRA |
Pedro Ferreira-Mendes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | USA |
Tyler Polak | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | JAM |
Omar Daley | 20 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | BRA |
Daniel Mendes | 26 | 9 | 6+1 | 2 | 16+1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SLV |
Rafael Burgos | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | CAN |
Mackenzie Pridham | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | USA |
Christian Ramirez | 30 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | USA |
Kevin Venegas | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | USA |
Greg Jordan | 25 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 9+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | USA |
Brent Kallman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | USA |
Matt Van Oekel | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | BRA |
Juliano Vicentini | 26 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 13+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 11 | MF | AUS |
Richard Garcia | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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| 1 | FW | | 21 | Christian Ramirez | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | MF | | 10 | Miguel Ibarra | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| FW | | 18 | Daniel Mendes | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | FW | | 7 | Simone Bracalello | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | | 4 | Aaron Pitchkolan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | MF | | 22 | Kevin Venegas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | | 23 | Greg Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 2 | Justin Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 12 | Jamie Watson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 77 | Juliano Vicentini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS | 16 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 49 | ||||
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| 0 | | MF | Floyd Franks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | | GK | Mitch Hildebrandt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | DF | Justin Davis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | | DF | Cristiano | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | | MF | Aaron Pitchkolan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Tiago | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Michael Reed | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Miguel Ibarra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | | MF | Jamie Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | Brian Kallman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | FW | Nate Polak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Omar Daley | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | | FW | Daniel Mendes | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | | FW | Christian Ramirez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | | MF | Kevin Venegas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Greg Jordan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | | GK | Matt Van Oekel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | | MF | Juliano Vicentini | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 20 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 5 | |||
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