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1996-97 Cincinnati Silverbacks Statistics
Team Record: 21-19
in the NPSL's Central Division
Postseason: 2-3
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: George Fernandez (21-19)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 63,459, Avg. 3,173 in 20 home dates
The Cincinnati Silverbacks of the National Professional Soccer League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 21 wins and 19 losses in the NPSL's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.
Cincinnati chalked up 294 goals and yielded 266. Mike Araujo scored 49 goals for the Silverbacks, while Denzil Antonio, Darko Kolic, Bernie Lilavois, Franklin McIntosh, Danny Pena and Brad Smith each contributed fifteen or more, too. Franklin McIntosh recorded 65 assists. Carlos Pena topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 5.78 goals against average, best among goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
George Fernandez coached the team. The 1996-97 Cincinnati Silverbacks lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Franklin McIntosh | F | 36 | 48 | 65 | 113 | 75 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 243 | 19.8 |
Mike Araujo | 40 | 49 | 33 | 82 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 169 | 29.0 | |
Bernie Lilavois | F | 31 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 75 | 41.3 |
Denzil Antonio | D,G | 40 | 28 | 15 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 66 | 149 | 18.8 |
Brad Smith | F | 32 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 12 | 84 | 23.8 |
Darko Kolic | F | 34 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 64 | 29.7 |
Danny Pena | D | 22 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 27 | 67 | 25.4 |
Danny Barber | M | 26 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 48 | 22.9 |
George Fernandez | D,M | 37 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 45 | 49 | 10.2 |
Rudy Doliscat | D | 36 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 55 | 65 | 16.9 |
Scott Blokker | 38 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 31.0 | |
Dan Creech | 18 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 33.3 | |
Wes Sechrist | D | 33 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 29 | 27.6 |
Rene Ortiz | D | 15 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 64 | 12.5 |
Rob Martella | 25 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 36.8 | |
Doug Tegge | 22 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 18.5 | |
Rob Ukrop | F | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 30.0 |
Paul Cann | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | |
Carlos Pena | GK | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Jimmy Glenn | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
Terry Brown | F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
John Mers | GK | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Bench | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
James Danaher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Nikola Jokisic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Vincent Beck | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.0 |
Totals | 552 | 294 | 216 | 510 | 447 | 25 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 731 | 388 | 1243 | 23.7 |
Goalkeepers:
Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wes Sechrist | 1 | 1:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
Carlos Pena | 33 | 1827:23 | 18 | 14 | 176 | 5.78 | 631 | 455 | .721 |
John Mers | 14 | 555:31 | 3 | 5 | 82 | 8.86 | 195 | 113 | .579 |
George Fernandez | 5 | 11:37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20.66 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
Danny Pena | 6 | 9:43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24.70 | 6 | 2 | .333 |
Totals | 59 | 2405:55 | 21 | 19 | 266 | 6.63 | 836 | 570 | .682 |
Postseason - Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Franklin McIntosh | F | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 14.3 |
Mike Araujo | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 25.0 | |
Bernie Lilavois | F | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 47.4 |
Denzil Antonio | D,G | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 36.4 |
Brad Smith | F | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 50.0 |
Darko Kolic | F | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 27.3 |
Danny Barber | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 40.0 |
George Fernandez | D,M | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 14.3 |
Rudy Doliscat | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Scott Blokker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 20.0 | |
Wes Sechrist | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 100.0 |
Rob Martella | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
Doug Tegge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
Paul Cann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | |
Carlos Pena | GK | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bench | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 64 | 36 | 27 | 63 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 68 | 118 | 30.5 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Franklin McIntosh | 1 | 0:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Carlos Pena | 5 | 304:16 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 6.51 | 111 | 78 | .703 |
George Fernandez | 2 | 3:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 8 | 307:33 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 6.45 | 111 | 78 | .703 |