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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, was the coach of the team.[1]

New Jersey Ironmen

Full name	New Jersey Ironmen Soccer Team
Nickname(s)	Ironmen
Founded	2006
Dissolved	2010
Ground	Prudential Center; Newark, New Jersey

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 the New York Red Bulls, 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.^{[citation needed]}

New York area Voice Actor/Corporate Trainer/Public Speaker Ric Sperrazza was the voice of the team's radio commercials for the 2007–2008 season.^{[citation needed]}

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^[update] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  USA Ryan Hall 3 DF  USA Oral Bullen 4 DF  USA Evan McNeley 6 DF  CUB Rey Martinez 7 FW  CHI Carlos Farias 9 FW  BRA Frederico Moojen 10 FW  BRA Tiguinho 12 MF  MKD Sunny Naumoski

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF  BRA Lucio Gonzaga 15 FW  BRA Adauto Neto 16 DF  USA Aaron Bonser 17 MF  SRB Goran Vasic 23 GK  USA Patrick Hannigan 32 GK  USA Brett Phillips 44 FW  TRI 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; did not qualify	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)

References

External links

• Official website
• Logo Design
• Ironmen Supporters and Blog
• Unofficial Fan Myspace

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