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

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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]

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. However, that did not come to fruition as the league folded.

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

^ ^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."
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External links

[Ledger2007-1] 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."

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-The '''New Jersey Ironmen''' was an American [[indoor soccer]] team. They originally joined the [[Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)|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 [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s [[New Jersey Devils]] and the [[Seton Hall University]] men's basketball team.<ref name=Ledger2007>Stephenson, Colin. [http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1182315277311910.xml&coll=1 "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."</ref> Omid Namazi, recognized twice as MISL Coach of the Year, is the coach of the team.<ref name=Ledger2007/>
+The '''New Jersey Ironmen''' were an American [[indoor soccer]] team. They originally joined the [[Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)|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 [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s [[New Jersey Devils]] and the [[Seton Hall University]] men's basketball team.<ref name=Ledger2007>Stephenson, Colin. [http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1182315277311910.xml&coll=1 "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."</ref> Omid Namazi, recognized twice as MISL Coach of the Year, was the coach of the team.<ref name=Ledger2007/>
 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]].<ref>[http://www.njironmen.com/news/index.php?cat=15&id=16 New Jersey Ironmen<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Former [[New York Cosmos (1971–1985)|New York Cosmo]] [[Pelé]] acted as honorary captain for the opener.<ref>[http://www.njironmen.com/spotlight/?cat=11&id=7 New Jersey Ironmen<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[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.
+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.{{cite needed|date=August 2019}}
-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
+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.{{cite needed|date=August 2019}}
 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.
+On July 3, 2009, the XSL announced that it was suspending operations for one year.  However, that did not come to fruition as the league folded.
-==Last squad==
-''As of January 28, 2009
-{{Fs start}}
-{{Fs player|no=2|nat=USA|name=[[Ryan Hall (soccer)|Ryan Hall]]|pos=DF}}
-{{Fs player|no=3|nat=USA|name=[[Oral Bullen]]|pos=DF}}
-{{Fs player|no=4|nat=USA|name=[[Evan McNeley]]|pos=DF}}
-{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Cuba|name=[[Rey Martinez]]|pos=DF}}
-{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Chile|name=[[Carlos Farias]]|pos=FW}}
-{{Fs player|no=9|nat=BRA|name=[[Frederico Moojen]]|pos=FW}}
-{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Brazil|name=[[Tiguinho]]|pos=FW}}
-{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Macedonia|name=[[Sunny Naumoski]]|pos=MF}}
-{{Fs mid}}
-{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Brazil|name=[[Lucio Gonzaga]]|pos=MF}}
-{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Brazil|name=[[Adauto Neto]]|pos=FW}}
-{{Fs player|no=16|nat=USA|name=[[Aaron Bonser]]|pos=DF}}
-{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Serbia|name=[[Goran Vasic]]|pos=MF}}
-{{Fs player|no=23|nat=USA|name=[[Patrick Hannigan]]|pos=GK}}
-{{Fs player|no=32|nat=USA|name=[[Brett Phillips (soccer)|Brett Phillips]]|pos=GK}}
-{{Fs player|no=44|nat=TRI|name=[[Shawn Boney]]|pos=FW}}
-{{Fs end}}
 ==Year-by-year==
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+|No playoffs; did not qualify
-|No Playoffs
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 *[http://www.njironmen.com/ Official website]
 *[http://robertscully.blogspot.com/2007/06/new-jersey-ironmen-logo_17.html Logo Design]
-*[http://www.localfe26.com/ Ironmen Supporters and Blog]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081204100709/http://www.localfe26.com/ Ironmen Supporters and Blog]
-*[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=271689519 Unofficial Fan Myspace]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081114180429/http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile Unofficial Fan Myspace]
 {{Xtreme Soccer League}}
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 [[Category:2009 disestablishments in New Jersey]]
 [[Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2009]]
+[[Category:Defunct indoor soccer clubs in the United States]]
 [[Category:Association football clubs established in 2007]]
 [[Category:Indoor soccer clubs in the United States]]
-[[Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–08) teams]]
+[[Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) teams]]
 [[Category:Soccer clubs in New Jersey]]
 [[Category:Sports in Newark, New Jersey]]

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