New Jersey Ironmen

New Jersey Ironmen
Founded	2007–2009
Current arena	Prudential Center
Based in	Newark, New Jersey
Colors	Mandarin and Maroon
League	Xtreme Soccer League

The New Jersey Ironmen were an American indoor soccer team. They originally joined the Major Indoor Soccer League for the 2007–08 season. When the MISL ceased operations a year later, they joined the Xtreme Soccer League. The team played at the Prudential Center, sharing the facility with the NHL's New Jersey Devils and the Seton Hall University men's basketball team.^[1] Omid Namazi, recognized twice as MISL Coach of the Year, is the coach of the team.^[1]

The Ironmen won their first game against the Orlando Sharks, 7–4, on October 27, 2007. The team won its first home, 8–6, game on December 1, 2007 against the Detroit Ignition.^[2] Former New York Cosmo Pelé acted as honorary captain for the opener.^[3] Tab Ramos, who played on the MetroStars from 1996 to 2002, was honorary captain for the second home game. Giovanni Savarese, who is the all-time leading goal scorer for the Metros, was the honorary captain for the fourth home game. The Empire Supporters Club, the main supporters club for Red Bull New York, was present at every Ironmen home game.

New York area Voice Actor/Narrator/Host/Actor Ed Kalegi was the in-house voice of the team and handles the Public Address Announcing at all Home games.

In the 2008–09 season, The Ironmen played in the Xtreme Soccer League (XSL) and finished in second place.

On July 3, 2009, the XSL announced that it was suspending operations for one year. It has yet to resume play.

Last squad

As of January 28, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 2 DF Ryan Hall 3 DF Oral Bullen 4 DF Evan McNeley 6 DF Rey Martinez 7 FW Carlos Farias 9 FW Frederico Moojen 10 FW Tiguinho 12 MF Sunny Naumoski

No. Position Player 13 MF Lucio Gonzaga 15 FW Adauto Neto 16 DF Aaron Bonser 17 MF Goran Vasic 23 GK Patrick Hannigan 32 GK Brett Phillips 44 FW Shawn Boney

Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Attendance
2007–08	MISL II	6th MISL, 14–16	Lost Quarterfinals to Blast 10–22; 4–6	4,965
2008–09	XSL	2nd XSL, 11–9	No Playoffs	3,051
Totals	MISL II	Reg. Season Record 25–25 Reg. Season Win % = .500	Playoff Record 0–2 Playoff Win % = .000	4,199

Head coaches

• Omid Namazi (2007-2009)

Arenas

• Prudential Center (2007-2009)

External links

• Official Team Website
• Logo Design
• Ironmen Supporters and Blog
• Unofficial Fan Myspace

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Stephenson, Colin. "Indoor soccer team set to play in Prudential Center", The Star-Ledger, June 20, 2007. Accessed June 20, 2007. "The new team, which will be called the New Jersey Ironmen, will become the third sports tenant in the arena, joining the Devils and Seton Hall men's basketball.... The Ironmen already have hired one of the most successful coaches in the history of the league, Omid Namazi, a two-time MISL Coach of the Year."
2. ^ New Jersey Ironmen
3. ^ New Jersey Ironmen