1997 Nashville Metros Statistics
Team Record: 17-11 (SO: 7-2) - 37 points
Finishing 2nd in the A-League's Central Division
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
The Nashville Metros of the A-League ended the 1997 season with a record of 17 wins and 11 losses, with a 7-2 showing in shootouts for 37 points finishing second in the A-League's Central Division.
The Metros scored 42 goals and surrendered 34. Jamel Mitchell netted 16 goals for Nashville, while Luis Berbari, Idelfonso Cantero and Mourat Dahlal each contributed five or more as well. Mourat Dahlal accounted for 8 assists. Randy Dedini topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 0.82 goals against average, pacing goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamel Mitchell | F | 23 | 5 | 1170 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 32.0 |
| Mourat Dahlal | F | 23 | 23 | 1824 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 23.5 |
| Idelfonso Cantero | F | 18 | 16 | 1478 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 29.4 |
| Luis Berbari | F | 26 | 26 | 2191 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11.1 |
| John Smith | M | 10 | 10 | 945 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11.8 |
| Noah Gins | D | 10 | 4 | 466 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Aytekin Ozeah | F | 7 | 5 | 429 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Oleg Chickanov | M | 10 | 9 | 697 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Andrew Galloway | M | 25 | 23 | 2069 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Mark Foster | M | 24 | 12 | 1236 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Vince Martinez | D | 28 | 28 | 2553 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ali Hussein | M | 6 | 4 | 395 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Myles Stoddard | D | 9 | 9 | 806 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Kenneth Rogaski | M | 20 | 20 | 1727 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jon Atherton | M | 26 | 20 | 1856 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Brian Johnson | M | 5 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Carl Raines | D | 23 | 13 | 1474 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Quintero | D | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John DeBrito | D | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James McCombs | 2 | 1 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Damian Silvera | M | 2 | 2 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curt Cox | D | 3 | 2 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Michael LaBerge | G | 6 | 0 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tim Geltz | M | 6 | 6 | 534 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Chefiel Goelab | M | 11 | 11 | 801 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Samuel Ekeme | D | 14 | 14 | 1309 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Jason Larrieu | D | 15 | 9 | 860 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Randy Dedini | G | 28 | 28 | 2477 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 382 | 307 | 28709 | 42 | 34 | 368 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 275 | 15.3 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael LaBerge | 6 | 0 | 179:00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Dedini | 28 | 28 | 2477:00 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 1.24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 28 | 2656:00 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 34 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamel Mitchell | F | 2 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mourat Dahlal | F | 2 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Idelfonso Cantero | F | 2 | 2 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luis Berbari | F | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Smith | M | 2 | 2 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew Galloway | M | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vince Martinez | D | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Myles Stoddard | D | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kenneth Rogaski | M | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Atherton | M | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Raines | D | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Geltz | M | 2 | 2 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chefiel Goelab | M | 2 | 1 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Dedini | G | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 22 | 1980 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Dedini | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
