2016 Harrisburg City Islanders season

Harrisburg City Islanders
2016 season
Owner Eric Pettis
Head Coach Bill Becher
Stadium FNB Field
Clipper Magazine Stadium
USL 10th Place
USL Playoffs Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round
Top goalscorer League: Craig Foster (8)
All: Craig Foster (10)
Highest home attendance League: 2,853
(August 27 vs. Pittsburgh)
Lowest home attendance League: 839
(May 9 vs. Charleston)
Average home league attendance League: 1,622

All: 1,622
Home colors
Away colors

The 2016 season is the Harrisburg City Islanders's 13th season of competitive soccer - its thirteenth season in the third division of American soccer and its sixth season in United Soccer League since the league was first created with the City Islanders as one of the original 10 founder-members.[1]

Stadium Relocation

The 2016 season marks the City Islanders transition from Skyline Sports Complex to FNB Field (formerly Metro Bank Park) on City Island in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The transition was a result of the collaboration with the current tenants, the Harrisburg Senators, and to keep pace with the standards being implemented by the USL.[2] The team will also share home matches with Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster, Pennsylvania as an effort to expand the Islanders fanbase throughout south central Pennsylvania.[2]

Roster

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Nick Noble  United States
2 Defender Shane Campbell  United States
4 Midfielder Youssef Naciri  Morocco
5 Defender Shane Johnson  United States
6 Midfielder Bobby Warshaw  United States
7 Midfielder Josh Hughes  United States
8 Midfielder José Barril  Spain
9 Forward Garret Pettis  United States
10 Midfielder Paul Wilson  Jamaica
11 Forward Matt Bolduc  United States
12 Forward Brett Jankouskas  United States
13 Defender Darvin Ebanks  United States
14 Midfielder Danny DiPrima  United States
16 Defender Liam Doyle  Isle of Man
17 Defender Jamie Thomas  United States
18 Forward Aaron Wheeler  United States
19 Midfielder Cardel Benbow  Jamaica
20 Defender Chris Hill  United States
21 Midfielder Mouhamed Dabo  Senegal
22 Forward Craig Foster  Jamaica
23 Defender Shawn McLaws  United States
30 Goalkeeper Keasel Broome  Barbados
37 Defender Neil Shaffer (on loan from Indy Eleven)  United States
63 Defender Dante Leverock  Bermuda
77 Forward Cameron Vickers  United States

Updated as of July 19, 2016.[3]

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Fee/Notes
March 1, 2016United States Aaron Wheeler18FWUnited States Wilmington HammerheadsUndisclosed[4]
March 8, 2016United States Darvin Ebanks13DFUnited States Georgia RevolutionUndisclosed[5]
March 16, 2016United States Bobby Warshaw6DFNorway Hønefoss BKUndisclosed[6]
March 21, 2015Jamaica Craig Foster22FWJamaica FC RenoExercised Loan Option[7]
March 23, 2016United States Josh Hughes7MFUnited States Atlanta SilverbacksUndisclosed[8]
March 23, 2016United States Matt Bolduc11FWUnited States Mass UnitedUndisclosed[8]
March 23, 2016United States Jamie Thomas17FWUnited States New York Red Bulls IIUndisclosed[8]
March 23, 2016United States Chris Hill20DFUnited States Villanova WildcatsUndisclosed[8]
March 25, 2016Jamaica Paul Wilson10MFJamaica Portmore United FCUndisclosed[9]
March 25, 2016United States Shane Campbell2DFUnited States Reading UnitedUndisclosed[10]
March 25, 2016United States Shawn McLaws23DFUnited States New York Red Bulls IIUndisclosed[10]
April 2, 2016Barbados Keasel Broome30GKUnited States New York CosmosUndisclosed[11]
April 5, 2016Isle of Man Liam Doyle16DFUnited States Ohio State BuckeyesUndisclosed[12]
April 8, 2016Morocco Youssef Naciri4MFUnited States Christian Brothers BuccaneersUndisclosed[13]
Senegal Mouhamed Dabo21MFItaly Inter Milan U-19Undisclosed[14]
July 29, 2016United States Cameron Vickers77FWUnited States Arizona United SCUndisclosed[15]

Out

Date Player Number Position New Club Fee/Notes
November 24, 2015Spain Enric Valles11MFNorway SandefjordReleased[16][17]
December 15, 2015Ivory Coast Yann Ekra7MFUnited States Charlotte IndependenceUndisclosed[16][18]
December 23, 2015United States Neil Shaffer20DFUnited States Indy ElevenUndisclosed[19]
January 27, 2016United States Ciaran Nugent13GKRepublic of Ireland Sligo Rovers F.C.Undisclosed[20]
January 28, 2016United States Andrew Lubahn77FWUnited States Louisville City FCUndisclosed[16][21]
January 29, 2016United States Ken Tribbett6MFUnited States Bethlehem Steel FCUndisclosed[16][22]
February 25, 2016United States Jason Plumhoff10FWCanada FC EdmontonUndisclosed[23]
March 3, 2016United States Kyle Renfro27GKUnited States Charlotte IndependenceUndisclosed[24]
March 23, 2016United States Kyle McCord4MFUnattachedReleased[8]
March 23, 2016United States Tony Donatelli15MFUnited States Baltimore BlastReleased[8]
March 23, 2016Brazil Erick Neres da Cruz21MFUnattachedReleased[8]

Loan in

Date Player Number Position Loaned From Fee/Notes
May 6, 2016United States Neil Shaffer--DFUnited States Indy ElevenShort-term Loan[25]

Competitions

Preseason

2016 Harrisburg City Islanders Preseason schedule[26]

USL

Standings (Eastern Conference)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls II (C, X) 30 21 6 3 61 21 +40 69 Conference Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC 30 17 9 4 52 27 +25 60
3 FC Cincinnati 30 16 8 6 41 27 +14 56
4 Rochester Rhinos 30 13 12 5 38 25 +13 51
5 Charlotte Independence 30 14 8 8 48 29 +19 50
6 Charleston Battery 30 13 9 8 38 33 +5 48
7 Richmond Kickers 30 12 9 9 33 26 +7 45
8 Orlando City B 30 9 8 13 35 49 −14 35
9 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 30 8 10 12 37 47 −10 34
10 Harrisburg City Islanders 30 8 7 15 37 54 −17 31
11 Bethlehem Steel FC 30 6 10 14 32 43 −11 28
12 Toronto FC II 30 7 5 18 36 58 −22 26
13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 30 6 7 17 31 50 −19 25
14 FC Montreal 30 7 2 21 35 57 −22 23
Source: 2016 USL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.

Results

All times in Eastern Time.[27]

2016 Harrisburg City Islanders Regular Season Schedule[29]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
30 31 8 15 7 37 54  −17 3 8 5 23 37  −14 5 7 2 14 17  −3

Last updated: September 25, 2016
Source: 2016 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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAAAHHAHHHHAAAAHHAHHAAHHAAHHAHA
ResultLLWLWLTLWWLLLLLLTLLWWTLTWTTLTW

Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2016. Source: 2016 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 2016 edition of the U.S. Open Cup. During the 2015 edition of the competition, they were eliminated in the third round after conceding three goals in extra time to the Rochester Rhinos. In 2016, the City Islanders advanced through to the fourth round, where they were ultimately defeated in stoppage time by their former MLS affiliate, Philadelphia Union. After a stoppage time equalizer was scored by Bobby Warshaw in the 91st minute, the Union drew a late free kick outside the 18 yard box. The free kick was subsequently shot into the net by Roland Alberg in the third minute of stoppage time.

Statistics

As of February 4, 2017.[30]

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
2DFUnited States Shane Campbell 8000008020
4MFMorocco Youssef Naciri 2000002000
5DFUnited States Shane Johnson 161003019130
6MFUnited States Bobby Warshaw 284003231641
7MFUnited States Josh Hughes 220001023030
8MFSpain José Barril 296003032670
9FWUnited States Garret Pettis 171000017130
10MFJamaica Paul Wilson 284002130500
11FWUnited States Matt Bolduc 190003122130
12FWUnited States Brett Jankouskas 203001021300
13DFUnited States Darvin Ebanks 0000101000
14MFUnited States Danny DiPrima 160003019000
16DFIsle of Man Liam Doyle 260003029020
17DFUnited States Jamie Thomas 270003030082
18FWUnited States Aaron Wheeler 135003016531
19MFJamaica Cardel Benbow 252003028260
20DFUnited States Chris Hill 2000002000
21MFSenegal Mouhamed Dabo 210000021020
22FWJamaica Craig Foster 2580032281000
23DFUnited States Shawn McLaws 300003033010
37DFUnited States Neil Shaffer 2000002000
63DFBermuda Dante Leverock 191000019131
77FWUnited States Cameron Vickers 7100007100
Total42505
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 loaned players.
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 February 4, 2017.[30]

Players included in matchday squads
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO Yellow card Red card
United States1Nick Noble 17173–11–3321.88220
Barbados30Keasel Broome 13135–4–4221.69210
Total30308–15–7541.80430
Record: W-L-D

Honors

References

  1. ↑ "City Islanders Club History".
  2. 1 2 "City Islanders Relocate To Metro Bank Park".
  3. ↑ "City Islanders 2016 Roster".
  4. ↑ "Islanders Add Aaron Wheeler to 2016 Roster".
  5. ↑ "Islanders Sign Defender Darvin Ebanks for 2016 Season".
  6. ↑ "Islanders sign former FC Dallas 1st Round Draft Pick, Mechanicsburg Native Bobby Warshaw". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  7. ↑ "Craig Foster returns with high hopes for his second season".
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "City Islanders, Head Coach Bill Becher Unveil 2016 Roster". Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  9. ↑ "Islanders Sign Former Jamaican National Team Forward Paul Wilson".
  10. 1 2 "Meet Shane Campbell & Shawn McLaws".
  11. ↑ "Harrisburg City Islanders sign Barbados NT goalkeeper".
  12. ↑ "Islanders Welcome 2016 MLS SuperDraft Pick, OSU Alum Liam Doyle".
  13. ↑ "City Islanders add midfielder Youssef Naciri".
  14. ↑ "Mouhamed Dabo".
  15. ↑ "City Islanders Add Former Arizona United Forward Cameron Vickers to Roster".
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  17. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  18. ↑ http://cityislanders.com/club-news/ekra-signed-by-independence/
  19. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  20. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3909/airtricity-premier-division/2016/01/27/19742072/sligo-rovers-sign-craig-roddan-ciaran-nugent
  21. ↑ http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/soccer/louisville-city-fc/2016/01/28/louisville-city-fc-adds-more-scoring-potential-with-wake-forest-product-andrew-lubhan/79457560/
  22. ↑ http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2016/01/29/bethlehem-steel-fc-add-seven-roster
  23. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/news/2016/02/25/fc-edmonton-signs-attacking-midfielder-jason-plumhoff
  24. ↑ http://www.charlotteindependence.com/independence-adds-goalkeeper-kyle-renfro-to-2016-roster/
  25. ↑ "Indy Eleven Loan Former Islander Neil Shaffer for Weekend Series".
  26. ↑ http://cityislanders.com/club-news/islanders-announce-2016-preseason-schedule/
  27. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&SPSID=917141&SPID=157014&Q_SEASON=2016&CONF_SCHOOL_ID=40647%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  28. ↑ http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2016/09/01/usl-new-york-red-bulls-ii-match-moved-millersville-pa
  29. ↑ "2016 Harrisburg City Islanders Regular Season Schedule". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  30. 1 2 "Players". Harrisburg City Islanders. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  31. ↑ "USL Week 4 Team of the Week".
  32. ↑ "USL Week 5 Team of the Week".
  33. ↑ "USL Week 10 Team of the Week".
  34. ↑ "USL Week 17 Team of the Week".
  35. ↑ "USL Week 21 Team of the Week".
  36. ↑ "2016 USL All-League Teams Unveiled".
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