The 2015 San Antonio Scorpions FC season was the club's fourth season of existence and its fourth and last season in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid. Including the San Antonio Thunder soccer franchise of the original NASL, this was the 6th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The Scorpions entered the 2015 NASL season as the reigning league champions after defeating the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–1 in the 2014 Soccer Bowl.
The 2015 season was sponsored by San Antonio-based deeproot Funds through a partnership.
Roster
Transfers
Transfers in No.Pos.PlayerPrevious clubFee/notesDateSource 30 DF Eduar Zea Deportes Quindío Undisclosed January 29, 2015 9 MF Pablo Cruz Atlanta Silverbacks Undisclosed February 11, 2015 11 FW Cristian Palomeque Atlético Nacional Season-long loan February 18, 2015 6 DF Nana Attakora D.C. United Undisclosed February 25, 2015 18 MF Marvin Chávez Chivas USA Undisclosed February 26, 2015 33 MF Zourab Tsiskaridze Bangkok Glass F.C. Undisclosed February 27, 2015 8 MF Tyler Gibson Charlotte 49ers Undisclosed March 20, 2015 00 GK Jon Kempin Sporting Kansas City On loan from Sporting Kansas City March 20, 2015 14 FW Omar Cummings Houston Dynamo Undisclosed March 27, 2015 17 DF Saad Abdul-Salaam Sporting Kansas City On loan from Sporting Kansas City April 1, 2015 42 MF Joseph Nane New York Cosmos Undisclosed April 17, 2015 80 GK Matt Cardone Trinity Tigers Undisclosed April 17, 2015 20 FW Bright Dike Toronto FC On loan from Toronto FC April 27, 2015 2 DF Brad Rusin Tampa Bay Rowdies Trade April 29, 2015 92 FW Giuseppe Gentile FC Chiasso On loan from FC Chiasso June 24, 2015 5 DF Monbo Bokar Charlotte 49ers Undisclosed June 24, 2015 13 MF Johnny Lawson Corinthians FC of San Antonio Undisclosed June 22, 2015 22 GK Daniel Fernandes FC Twente On loan from FC Twente August 3, 2015 20 DF Milton Palacios Heredia Undisclosed August 5, 2015 9 MF Khari Stephenson San Jose Earthquakes On loan from San Jose Earthquakes August 5, 2015 25 FW Kris Tyrpak Austin Aztex Undisclosed October 1, 2015
Transfers out No.Pos.PlayerDestination clubFee/notesDateSource 2 DF Jonathan Borrajo Fort Lauderdale Strikers Traded for future considerations January 9, 2015 12 DF Greg Janicki Indy Eleven Undisclosed January 9, 2015 7 MF Wálter Restrepo New York Cosmos Undisclosed January 19, 2015 28 FW Giuseppe Gentile FC Chiasso Undisclosed January 21, 2015 44 DF Leone Cruz Austin Aztex Undisclosed January 29, 2015 20 FW Sainey Touray Austin Aztex Undisclosed February 25, 2015 9 FW Trevin Caesar Austin Aztex Undisclosed March 17, 2015 22 FW Tomasz Zahorski Charlotte Independence Undisclosed April 10, 2015 5 MF Richard Menjivar Tampa Bay Rowdies Trade April 29, 2015 17 DF Saad Abdul-Salaam Sporting Kansas City Recalled from loan by Sporting Kansas City May 19, 2015 00 GK Jon Kempin Sporting Kansas City Recalled from loan by Sporting Kansas City May 27, 2015 9 MF Pablo Cruz FC Edmonton Undisclosed June 18, 2015 20 FW Bright Dike Toronto FC End of loan from Toronto FC June 27, 2015 30 DF Eduar Zea Arizona United Undisclosed July 12, 2015 11 FW Cristian Palomeque Jaguares de Córdoba Undisclosed July 17, 2015 9 MF Khari Stephenson San Jose Earthquakes Recalled from loan by San Jose Earthquakes September 1, 2015
Competitions
Pre-season Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
deeproot Funds Cup
Hill Country Derby
International Friendlies
Friendlies Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
NASL Spring Season
The spring season will last for 10 games beginning on April 4 and ending on June 13. The schedule will feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time. All teams will play 5 home games and 5 away games. The winner of the spring season will automatically qualify for the 2015 NASL Playoffs (The Championship).
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Matches Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
Awards NASL Weekly Awards – Spring 2015WeekPlayerNationAwardLinkWeek 4Zourab TsiskaridzePlay of the WeekTeam of the WeekWeek 5Omar CummingsPlay of the WeekWeek 6Rafael CastilloTeam of the WeekWeek 6Billy ForbesTeam of the WeekWeek 7Billy ForbesPlayer of the WeekTeam of the WeekWeek 7 Stephen DeRouxTeam of the WeekWeek 9Joseph NaneTeam of the WeekWeek 10Omar CummingsTeam of the WeekWeek 10Daryl SattlerTeam of the WeekWeek 11Julius JamesTeam of the Week
NASL Fall Season
The fall season will last for 20 games beginning on July 4 and ending on October 21. The schedule will feature a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league two times. All teams will play 10 home games and 10 away games. The winner of the fall season will automatically qualify for the 2015 NASL Playoffs (The Championship).
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Matches Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
Awards NASL Weekly Awards – Fall 2015WeekPlayerNationAwardLinkWeek 2Omar CummingsPlayer of the WeekTeam of the WeekWeek 2Matt CardoneTeam of the WeekWeek 3Billy ForbesTeam of the WeekWeek 6Omar CummingsTeam of the WeekWeek 8Stephen DeRouxTeam of the WeekWeek 8Daniel FernandesTeam of the WeekWeek 9Daniel FernandesTeam of the WeekWeek 11Rafael CastilloPlayer of the WeekTeam of the WeekWeek 11Marvin ChávezTeam of the WeekWeek 13Nana AttakoraTeam of the WeekWeek 14Kris TyrpakPlay of the WeekWeek 15Marvin ChávezTeam of the WeekWeek 15Kris TyrpakTeam of the WeekWeek 15Giuseppe GentilePlay of the WeekWeek 17Billy ForbesTeam of the WeekWeek 18Billy ForbesTeam of the Week
U.S. Open Cup
References