2015 Harrisburg City Islanders season

Harrisburg City Islanders
2015 season
Owner Eric Pettis
Head Coach Bill Becher
Stadium Skyline Sports Complex
USL 8th place
USL Playoffs Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Third Round
Top goalscorer League: Jason Plumhoff (10)
All: Jason Plumhoff (10)
Highest home attendance 4,741
(August 29 vs FC Montreal)
Lowest home attendance League: 1,202
(September 12 vs. Richmond)
All: 793
(May 27 vs. Rochester)
Average home league attendance League: 2,556
All: 2,430
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors

The 2015 season is the Harrisburg City Islanders's 12th season of competitive soccer - its twelfth season in the third division of American soccer and its fifth season in United Soccer League since the league was first created with the City Islanders as one of the original 10 founder-members.[1]

Harrisburg City Islanders 12th Season

For the 2015 season, a new logo was developed to commemoration of the Islanders' 12th anniversary. According to the press release: "The design was developed to encompass the iconic Pennsylvania keystone; the Harrisburg Capitol building, which serves as the backdrop to the Skyline Sports Complex, and 12 stars, representing 12 seasons as a club and the 12th man on the field [the fans]."[2] Club President, Tiago Lopes believes, “The 12th season of franchise history is a big milestone. This will be a season entirely dedicated to our fans. We wanted to do something to acknowledge and praise them for all the support. This season will be themed “11 and you,” acknowledging what it takes to accomplish wins and titles is the 12th element on the field; the importance of having the fans, partners and the community in support of our team.”[2]

Roster

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Nick Noble  United States
4 Midfielder Kyle McCord  United States
5 Defender Shane Johnson (on loan from Richmond Kickers)  United States
6 Midfielder Ken Tribbett  United States
7 Forward Yann Ekra  Ivory Coast
8 Midfielder José Barril  Spain
9 Forward Garret Pettis  United States
10 Midfielder Jason Plumhoff  United States
11 Midfielder Enric Valles  Spain
12 Forward Brett Jankouskas  United States
13 Goalkeeper Ciaran Nugent  United States
14 Midfielder Danny DiPrima  United States
15 Midfielder Tony Donatelli  United States
16 Midfielder Zach Pfeffer (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
17 Forward Dzenan Catic (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Bosnia and Herzegovina
18 Midfielder Jimmy McLaughlin (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
19 Midfielder Cardel Benbow  Jamaica
20 Defender Neil Shaffer  United States
21 Midfielder Erick Neres da Cruz  Brazil
22 Midfielder Eric Ayuk (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Cameroon
22 Forward Craig Foster (on loan from Reno FC)  Jamaica
23 Forward Antoine Hoppenot (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  France
23 Defender Raymond Lee (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
23 Defender Eric Bird (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
27 Goalkeeper Kyle Renfro  United States
32 Defender Shaquille Dyer (on loan from Arnett Gardens FC)  Jamaica
63 Defender Dante Leverock  Bermuda
77 Forward Andrew Lubahn  United States
— Defender Richie Marquez (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States

Updated as of August 19, 2015. Roster listed here represents all players who are on the official roster and have made appearances for Harrisburg during the 2015 season.[3]

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Fee/Notes
March 17, 2015Brazil Erick21MFMexico Irapuato FCUndisclosed[4]
March 17, 2015Jamaica Cardel Benbow19MFJamaica Waterhouse FCUndisclosed[4]
March 23, 2015United States Jason Plumhoff10MFUnited States Reading United ACUndisclosed[5]
March 24, 2015United States Ken Tribbett6MFUnited States Ocean City Nor'eastersUndisclosed[6]
August 3, 2015United States Andrew Lubahn77FUnited States Wake Forest Demon DeaconsUndisclosed[7]
August 3, 2015United States Kyle McCord4MUnited States Virginia CavaliersUndisclosed[7]
August 3, 2015United States Tony Donatelli15MCanada Ottawa Fury FCUndisclosed[7]

Out

Date Player Number Position New Club Fee/Notes
December 4, 2014United States Matt Bahner16DFUnited States Jacksonville ArmadaUndisclosed[8]
February 6, 2015United States Robbie Derschang25FWUnited States Arizona United SCUndisclosed[9]
February 6, 2015United States Brian Sylvestre92GKUnited States Carolina RailhawksUndisclosed[10]
February 20, 2015United States Jason Pelletier22MFRetired[11]
March 7, 2015Jamaica Jamiel Hardware5FWUnited States Saint Louis FCUndisclosed[12]
March 10, 2015United States Morgan Langley15MFRepublic of Ireland St. Patrick's AthleticUndisclosed[13]
March 25, 2015United States Raphael Cox21MFUnited States Charlotte IndependenceUndisclosed[13]
April 2, 2015United States Coady Andrews4DFReleased[14]
Portugal Edinho Júnior11FWPortugal S.C. FarenseUndisclosed[15]
United States Colin Zizzi6MF
United States David Flynn24GK

Loan in

Date Player Number Position Loaned From Fee/Notes
March 24, 2015United States Shane Johnson5DFUnited States Richmond KickersLoan for 2015 season[16]
March 28, 2015United States Jimmy McLaughlin18MFUnited States Philadelphia UnionTemporary Loan[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
March 28, 2015United States Zach Pfeffer16MFUnited States Philadelphia UnionTemporary Loan[17][25]
March 28, 2015Bosnia and Herzegovina Dzenan Catic17FWUnited States Philadelphia UnionTemporary Loan[17][18][19][20][25]
April 4, 2015United States Richie MarquezDFUnited States Philadelphia UnionTemporary Loan[18][25]
April 18, 2015France Antoine Hoppenot23FWUnited States Philadelphia UnionTemporary Loan[18][26][27]
May 9, 2015United States Raymond Lee23DFUnited States Philadelphia UnionTemporary Loan[20][21][28]
May 27, 2015United States Eric Bird23MFUnited States Philadelphia UnionTemporary Loan[21][29][30]
June 13, 2015Cameroon Eric Ayuk22MFUnited States Philadelphia UnionTemporary Loan[21]
July 12, 2015Jamaica Craig Foster22FWJamaica Reno FCLoan through 2015 season[31]
July 12, 2015Jamaica Shaquille DyerFWJamaica Arnett Gardens FCLoan through 2015 season[32]

Competitions

Preseason

2015 Harrisburg City Islanders Schedule[33]

USL

Standings (Eastern Conference)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rochester Rhinos (C, X) 28 17 10 1 40 15 +25 61 Conference Semi-finals
2 Louisville City FC 28 14 6 8 55 34 +21 48
3 Charleston Battery 28 12 10 6 43 28 +15 46 First round
4 New York Red Bulls II 28 12 6 10 46 45 +1 42
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 11 8 9 53 42 +11 41
6 Richmond Kickers 28 10 11 7 41 35 +6 41
7 Charlotte Independence 28 10 10 8 38 35 +3 40
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 28 11 6 11 49 53 −4 39
9 Saint Louis FC 28 8 9 11 30 40 −10 33
10 FC Montreal 28 8 4 16 32 46 −14 28
11 Toronto FC II 28 6 5 17 26 52 −26 23
12 Wilmington Hammerheads 28 3 10 15 22 42 −20 19
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.

Results

All times in Eastern Time.[34]

2015 Harrisburg City Islanders Regular Season Schedule[35]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
28 39 11 11 6 49 53  −4 6 4 4 22 21  +1 5 7 2 27 32  −5

Last updated: September 20, 2015
Source: 2015 USL 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
GroundAAHAAAHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAAHAHHAH
ResultLLWTWWWLTTTLWLWLWLWLWLWLTTWL

Updated to match(es) played on September 20, 2015. Source: 2015 USL season and Current USL Standing
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

U.S. Open Cup

The City Islanders competed in the 2015 edition of the U.S. Open Cup. They were eliminated in the third round of competition after conceding three goals in extra time to the Rochester Rhinos.

Friendlies

The 2015 annual friendly with the Philadelphia Union was the final friendly match of the two clubs MLS-USL affiliation. The match was held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and drew a record crowd for an Islanders home match of 6,546 attendees.

Statistics

As of September 20, 2015.[36]

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
4MFUnited States Kyle McCord (4)00000(4)000
5DFUnited States Shane Johnson 17(4)0000017(4)010
6MFUnited States Ken Tribbett 283002130470
7FWIvory Coast Yann Ekra 252001(1)026(1)260
8MFSpain José Barril 273001(1)028(1)371
9FWUnited States Garret Pettis 4(19)200206(19)210
10MFUnited States Jason Plumhoff 18(2)10002020(2)1020
11MFSpain Enric Valles 23(1)2002025(1)220
12FWUnited States Brett Jankouskas 6(16)5001(1)17(17)610
14MFUnited States Danny DiPrima 8(6)1002110(6)210
15MFUnited States Tony Donatelli 3000003000
16MFUnited States Zach Pfeffer 3(1)100003(1)100
17FWBosnia and Herzegovina Dzenan CaticLeft club during playing season 3(4)000003(4)000
18MFUnited States Jimmy McLaughlin 7(2)100007(2)110
19MFJamaica Cardel Benbow 11(8)2002113(8)300
20DFUnited States Neil Shaffer 270001028022
21MFBrazil Erick Neres da Cruz 18(6)0002020(6)040
22MFCameroon Eric Ayuk 1100001100
22DFJamaica Craig Foster* 138000013800
23FWFrance Antoine Hoppenot 4(7)300004(7)310
23DFUnited States Eric Bird 1(3)000(1)01(4)010
23DFUnited States Raymond Lee (1)00000(1)000
32DFJamaica Shaquille Dyer* 1(5)000001(5)010
63DFBermuda Dante Leverock 20(2)3002022(2)361
77FWUnited States Andrew Lubahn 7(1)600007(1)110
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 were on loan from Philadelphia Union for individual matches with Harrisburg.
Players with names marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Harrisburg.
League denotes USL regular season
Playoffs denotes USL playoffs

Goalkeepers

As of September 20, 2015.[37]

Players included in matchday squads
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO Yellow card Red card
United States1Nick Noble 282811–6–11481.71930
United States13Ciaran Nugent 000–0–000.00000
United States27Kyle Renfro (1)00–0–011.00000

Honors

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  2. 1 2 http://cityislanders.com/club-news/harrisburg-city-islanders-unveil-12th-anniversary-logo/
  3. ↑ http://cityislanders.com/teams/harrisburg-city-islanders/
  4. 1 2 http://cityislanders.com/club-news/islanders-sign-cruz-and-benbow-for-the-2015-season/
  5. ↑ http://cityislanders.com/club-news/city-islanders-acquire-jason-plumhoff-for-the-2015-season/
  6. ↑ http://cityislanders.com/club-news/harrisburg-city-islanders-announce-2015-roster-at-preseason-press-conference/
  7. 1 2 3 http://cityislanders.com/club-news/5199/
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  9. ↑ http://cityislanders.com/uncategorized/derschang-transferred-to-arizona-united-sc/
  10. ↑ http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/news/2015/02/06/railhawks-sign-goalkeeper-brian-sylvestre
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  15. ↑ https://visao.sapo.pt/farense-conta-com-mais-quatro-reforcos=f788755
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