1997 Atlanta Ruckus Statistics
A-League (A-League)
Team Record: 12-16 (SO: 3-1) - 30 points
Finishing 6th in the A-League's Central Division
Coach: Angus McAlpine (12-16)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1997 Atlanta Ruckus RosterTeam Record: 12-16 (SO: 3-1) - 30 points
Finishing 6th in the A-League's Central Division
Coach: Angus McAlpine (12-16)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
The Atlanta Ruckus of the A-League ended the 1997 season with a record of 12 wins and 16 losses, with a 3-1 showing in shootouts for 30 points finishing sixth in the A-League's Central Division.
The Ruckus bagged 39 goals and conceded 48. Mo Suri scored 10 goals for Atlanta, while Jacenir Silva netted five or more, too. Mo Suri recorded 5 assists. Eddie Carvacho topped the squad with 9 wins and a team-best 1.14 goals against average, leading goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Angus McAlpine coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Suri | F | 18 | 16 | 1327 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 28.6 |
| Jacenir Silva | D | 28 | 28 | 2242 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 13.6 |
| Marcos Roberto Pimenta | M | 20 | 20 | 1747 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14.3 |
| Bigu | D | 25 | 23 | 1974 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22.2 |
| Adeola Ayegbaroju | M | 21 | 19 | 1592 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 26.7 |
| Stilian Shishkov | F | 15 | 11 | 899 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 |
| Carlos Jacinto | M | 20 | 7 | 1026 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Andre Rodrigues | D | 16 | 15 | 1336 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| Chris Dunlap | D | 25 | 24 | 2245 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Emmanuel Obiaro | F | 1 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Fahmi El-Shami | F | 10 | 2 | 406 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Alan Redd | F | 13 | 4 | 685 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Justin Fashanu | F | 7 | 6 | 563 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Brian Crane | D | 22 | 16 | 1731 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Golla Negatu | D | 7 | 5 | 575 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Javier Vivanco | M | 15 | 2 | 565 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jason Walker | F | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Proctor | G | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Olusola Oretan | M | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mike Compisi | G | 2 | 2 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jose Luis Silva | D | 2 | 2 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reginaldo Silva | 2 | 2 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denny McCaughey | G | 3 | 3 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Beresford | D | 3 | 1 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Chris Hellenkamp | M | 5 | 1 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Kenny Boardman | D | 6 | 6 | 373 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jimmy Dutreuil | D | 6 | 5 | 518 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Frantz Jean-Louis | M | 8 | 8 | 738 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Richard Richmond | D | 9 | 8 | 771 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| John Regan | D | 13 | 4 | 646 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Kinley | F | 13 | 8 | 655 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Luis Claudio | D | 14 | 12 | 1194 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Carvacho | G | 22 | 22 | 2052 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sylvan Bednar | D | 23 | 22 | 2057 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 397 | 308 | 29364 | 39 | 26 | 379 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 293 | 13.3 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Proctor | 1 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denny McCaughey | 3 | 3 | 280:00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Carvacho | 22 | 22 | 2052:00 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 1.71 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Compisi | 2 | 2 | 197:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 28 | 28 | 2619:00 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1.65 | 0 | 0 |
