The 2015 Jacksonville Armada FC season was the club's first season of existence, they played in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
Season Review José Luis Villarreal was appointed as the club's first manager on June 11, 2014.
Villarreal announced he would be leaving Armada at the end of the Spring season on May 22, with Guillermo Ángel Hoyos replacing him as head coach. On June 30, Armada extended Head Coach Guillermo Ángel Hoyos' contract until the end of the 2019 season, before dismissing Hoyos on September 21 and placing Eric Dade as Interim Manager.
Media All Armada NASL matches would be broadcast locally on television on WCWJ CW17 and on the radio on WFXJ "Sports Radio 930". The play-by-play announcer would be Cole Pepper, who is experienced doing sports announcing in the Jacksonville area, including 15 years with the Jacksonville Jaguars.Veteran broadcaster joins Armada FC media department Jacksonville Business Journal, December 12, 2014 (subscription required)
Armada matches can be streamed online via NASL's TV package with ESPN3, or iHeart Radio.
Roster
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Miguel Gallardo GK Orlando City 2015 23 0 12 David Sierra GK Puerta Bonita 2015 8 0 22 Sebastian Evers GK UCF Knights 2015 0 0 Defenders 2 Jordan Gafa DF Tampa Bay Rowdies 2015 6 0 3 Lucas Trejo DF Instituto ACC 2015 26 0 4 Mechack Jérôme DF Charlotte Independence 2015 6 1 5 Nurdin Hrustic DF Jacksonville United 2015 12 0 6 Fabricio Ortiz DF Alumni de Villa María 2015 24 0 13 Matt Bahner DF Harrisburg City Islanders 2015 23 0 15 Shawn Nicklaw DF Þór Akureyri 2015 24 0 20 Joseph Toby DF Arizona United 2015 16 1 Midfielders 7 Lucas Rodríguez MF 2015 20 0 8 Bochy Hoyos MF Carabobo 2015 19 2 9 Marcos Flores MF Newcastle Jets 2015 22 2 14 Pascal Millien MF Fidelis Andria 2015 25 6 16 Lucas Scaglia MF Rijeka 2015 27 1 17 Nicolás Perea MF Syracuse Orange 2015 19 0 19 Nico Zaldana MF Málaga 2015 1 0 21 Ramak Safi MF Jacksonville Armada Development Squad 2015 1 0 23 Jaime Castrillón MF 2015 28 3 Forwards 10 Alhassane Keita FW St. Gallen 2015 20 7 11 Jemal Johnson FW New York Cosmos 2015 29 5 18 Tommy Križanović FW Jacksonville United 2015 17 1 24 Chaim Roserie FW 2015 0 0 25 Tyler Williams FW Jacksonville United 2015 8 0 26 Akeil Barrett FW Orlando City 2015 24 3 27 Derek Gebhard FW Jacksonville United 2015 5 0
Staff
Transfers Winter 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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Friendlies
Competitions NASL Spring season
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Results
NASL Fall season
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Results
U.S. Open Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Jacksonville Armada who left the club during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameNASL Spring SeasonNASL Fall SeasonU.S. Open CupTotal1 FW10Alhassane Keita34072 MF14Pascal Millien42063 FW11Jemal Johnson32054 MF23Jaime Castrillón0303FW26Akeil Barrett03036 MF9 Marcos Flores2002MF8 Bochy Hoyos20028 DF20Joseph Toby1001FW18Tommy Križanović0101MF16Lucas Scaglia0101DF4 Mechack Jérôme0101 Own goal0101TOTALS1518033
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameNASL Spring SeasonNASL Fall SeasonU.S. Open CupTotal1 GKMiguel Gallardo001010203 DFLucas Trejo511200634 DFMechack Jérôme000100015 DFNurdin Hrustic101000206 DFFabricio Ortiz6040101107 MFLucas Rodríguez001000109 MFMarcos Flores1020003010FWAlhassane Keita1052006211FWJemal Johnson2030005013DFMatt Bahner2010003014MFPascal Millien1010002015DFShawn Nicklaw1041005116MFLucas Scaglia40720011217MFNicolás Perea1010002019MFNico Zaldana0000101020DFJoseph Toby1000001023MFJaime Castrillón0030003026FWAkeil Barrett00400040TOTALS26139830659
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