2014 Harrisburg City Islanders season

Harrisburg City Islanders
2014 season
Owner Eric Pettis
Head Coach Bill Becher
Stadium Skyline Sports Complex
USL Pro 8th
USL Pro Playoffs Finals
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round
Top goalscorer Morgan Langley (6)
Jimmy McLaughlin (6)
Robbie Derschang (6)
Highest home attendance 2,518
(July 18 vs. Wilmington)
Lowest home attendance 1,417
(May 17 vs. Dayton)
Average home league attendance 1,949
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors

The 2014 season is the Harrisburg City Islanders's 11th season of competitive soccer - its eleventh season in the third division of American soccer and its fourth season in USL Pro since the league was first created with the City Islanders as one of the original 10 founder-members.

Roster

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Nick Noble  United States
2 Defender Richie Marquez (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
4 Defender Coady Andrews  United States
5 Forward Jamiel Hardware  Jamaica
6 Midfielder Colin Zizzi  United States
7 Forward Yann Ekra  France
8 Midfielder José Barril  Spain
9 Forward Garret Pettis  United States
10 Forward Clésio Baúque (on loan from Benfica)  Mozambique
11 Forward Edinho Júnior  Portugal
14 Midfielder Danny DiPrima  United States
15 Midfielder Morgan Langley  United States
16 Forward Matt Bahner  United States
18 Midfielder Jimmy McLaughlin (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
20 Midfielder Neil Shaffer  United States
21 Midfielder Raphael Cox  United States
22 Midfielder Jason Pelletier  United States
23 Forward Cristhian Hernández (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Mexico
24 Goalkeeper David Flynn  United States
25 Defender Robbie Derschang  United States
30 Midfielder Pedro Ribeiro (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Brazil
92 Goalkeeper Brian Sylvestre  United States
93 Midfielder Luan Silva (on loan from Corinthians)  Brazil

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Fee/Notes
January 24, 2014Portugal Edinho Júnior11FWEngland Blackburn RoversFree transfer[1]
March 25, 2014United States Raphael Cox21MFUnited States Tampa Bay RowdiesUndisclosed[2]
March 27, 2014United States Danny DiPrima14MFUnited States North Carolina State UniversityHomegrown[3]
April 3, 2015United States Neil Shaffer20MFUnited States Pittsburgh RiverhoundsFree[4]

Out

Date Player Number Position New Club Fee/Notes
Mozambique Lucky MkosanaFWUnited States Tampa Bay RowdiesUndisclosed[5]
United States Stephen BassoDFUnited States Richmond KickersUndisclosed[6]
Trinidad and Tobago Damani RichardsDFUnited States Philadelphia UnionUndisclosed
The Gambia Sainey TourayDFUnited States San Antonio ScorpionsUndisclosed[7]

Loan in

Date Player Number Position Loaned From Fee/Notes
March 17, 2014Mozambique Clesio Bauque10FWPortugal S.L. BenficaSeason-long loan[8]
March 21, 2014Mexico Cristhian Hernandez10FWUnited States Philadelphia UnionSeason-long loan[9]
March 21, 2014United States Jimmy McLaughlin18MFUnited States Philadelphia UnionSeason-long loan[9]
March 27, 2014Brazil Pedro Ribeiro30MFUnited States Philadelphia UnionSeason-long loan[10]
March 27, 2014United States Richie Marquez2DFUnited States Philadelphia UnionSeason-long loan[10]
June 11, 2014United States Shane Johnson26DFUnited States Richmond KickersRemainder of 2014 season[11]

Competitions

Preseason

USL Pro

Standings

Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orlando City (C) 28 19 5 4 56 24 +32 62 Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC (A) 28 17 4 7 49 28 +21 55 Playoffs
3 LA Galaxy II (A) 28 15 6 7 54 38 +16 51
4 Richmond Kickers (A) 28 13 12 3 53 28 +25 51
5 Charleston Battery (A) 28 11 8 9 36 31 +5 41
6 Rochester Rhinos (A) 28 10 8 10 29 25 +4 38
7 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 28 9 11 8 35 33 +2 38
8 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 28 10 7 11 45 46 1 37
9 Arizona United SC 28 10 5 13 32 47 15 33[lower-alpha 1]
10 Oklahoma City Energy FC 28 9 5 14 32 37 5 32
11 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 9 5 14 35 49 14 32
12 Charlotte Eagles 28 9 4 15 33 40 7 31
13 Orange County Blues FC 28 9 1 18 31 54 23 28
14 Dayton Dutch Lions 28 6 4 18 28 63 35 22
Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 2014. Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record).
Notes:
  1. Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II.[12][13]

Results

All times in Eastern Time.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
28 37 10 11 7 45 46  −1 5 5 4 25 25  0 5 6 3 20 21  −1

Last updated: August 22, 2015
Source: 2014 USL Pro season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundAHAAHHHHAAAHAHHAHHAHAHHAAHAA
ResultTLLWLLWLTLWTLTWWTTLWWWWLTLLW

Source: 2014 USL Pro season and Game Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Playoffs

The Islanders finished 8th place at the end of the regular season earning the last playoff seed. The seeding would require the Islanders to play any post-season matches on the road. Despite being considered the underdog of the playoffs, the Islanders advanced past Commissioner's Cup winners, Orlando City SC in the quarterfinals, 4th-seeded Richmond Kickers in the semifinals, ultimately losing to Sacramento Republic in the 2014 Championship final.

U.S. Open Cup

The Islanders entered the 2014 U.S. Open Cup in the second round against USL PDL club FC Sonic Lehigh Valley. Advancing through to the fourth round, the Islanders were knocked out of the tournament by their MLS affiliate Philadelphia Union in a close match where Philadelphia captain, Maurice Edu slotted an 89th-minute equalizer, bringing the match to extra time. Through extra time, Pennsylvania native, Andrew Wenger, struck twice advancing the Union with a score 3–1.

Statistics

Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
00DFUnited States Andrew Ribeiro 1000001000
2DFUnited States Richie Marquez * 280300031010
4DFUnited States Coady Andrews 14(3)2300017(3)220
5FWJamaica Jamiel Hardware 8(16)3310011(16)420
6MFUnited States Colin Zizzi 8(14)0(1)0008(15)020
7FWFrance Yann Ekra 24(3)1300027(3)160
8MFSpain José Barril 20(1)2300023(1)250
9FWUnited States Garret Pettis 8(19)3(2)0008(21)300
10FWMozambique Clésio Baúque * 9(11)500009(11)510
11FWPortugal Edinho Júnior 3(4)000003(4)000
12MFBrazil Leonardo Fernandes 1(2)000001(2)000
14MFUnited States Danny DiPrima 3(17)0(2)1003(19)110
15MFUnited States Morgan Langley 24(1)62(1)10026(2)770
17FWUnited States Matt Bahner 282300031230
18MFUnited States Jimmy McLaughlin * 14(9)6300017(9)610
19MFUnited States Zach Pfeffer * 1000001000
20MFUnited States Neil Shaffer 13(9)1300016(9)110
21MFUnited States Raphael Cox 19(4)0000019(4)040
22MFUnited States Jason Pelletier 11(11)0000011(11)000
23FWMexico Cristhian Hernández * 6(12)1(1)0006(13)120
25MFUnited States Robbie Derschang 6(12)1(1)0006(13)120
26DFUnited States Shane Johnson 2000002000
27MFFrance Antoine Hoppenot * 7(2)1310010(2)210
30MFBrazil Pedro Ribeiro * 124000012420
33FWUnited States Aaron Wheeler 3010003110
44DFUnited States Ethan White 1000001001
93MFBrazil Luan Silva * 2(8)000002(8)010
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked Left club during playing season left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Harrisburg.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
League denotes USL Pro regular season
Playoffs denotes USL Pro playoffs

Goalkeepers

Referenced from USL 2014 Statistics[14]

Players included in matchday squads
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO Yellow card Red card
United States1Nick Noble 27110–9–6391.58341
United States92Brian Sylvestre 300–2–051.91000
United States24David Flynn 200–0–122.65010

Honors

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