2018 Bethlehem Steel FC season

Bethlehem Steel FC
2018 season
Ownership Group Keystone S&E
Head Coach Brendan Burke
Stadium Goodman Stadium
USL TBD
USL Playoffs TBD
Top goalscorer Brandon Allen (2)
Highest home attendance 3,284
(Mar. 18 vs. Richmond)
Lowest home attendance 1,625
(Apr. 8 vs. Charleston)
Average home league attendance 2,376
Home colors
Away colors

The 2018 season is Bethlehem Steel FC's third season of competitive soccer in the United Soccer League and second season competing in the second division of American soccer. Steel FC compete in the league's Eastern Conference.

Current roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of March 23, 2018.

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper John McCarthy ([A])  United States
4 Defender Mark McKenzie ([A])  United States
8 Midfielder Derrick Jones ([A])  United States
14 Midfielder Fabian Herbers ([A])  Germany
15 Defender Joshua Yaro ([A])  Ghana
19 Forward Cory Burke ([A])  Jamaica
20 Midfielder Marcus Epps ([A])  United States
21 Midfielder Anthony Fontana ([A])  United States
24 Midfielder Adam Najem ([A])  United States
28 Defender Ray Gaddis ([A])  United States
29 Goalkeeper Jake McGuire ([A])  United States
30 Midfielder Eric Ayuk ([A])  Cameroon
32 Defender Matthew Real ([A])  United States
36 Midfielder Omar Holness  Jamaica
37 Forward Chris Nanco  Canada
38 Forward Santi Moar  Spain
39 Midfielder Drew Skundrich  United States
40 Forward Brandon Allen  United States
41 Midfielder Mike Catalano  United States
42 Forward Aidan Apodaca  United States
43 Defender Prosper Chiluya (on loan from Kafue Celtic)  Zambia
44 Defender Brandon Aubrey  United States
45 Midfielder James Chambers  Ireland
47 Defender Olivier Mbaizo  Cameroon
48 Defender Matt Mahoney  United States
49 Midfielder AJ Paterson  United States
50 Forward Tonny Temple ([B])  United States
52 Forward Issa Rayyan ([B])  United States
53 Defender Benjamin Ofeimu ([B])  United States
62 Goalkeeper Kristopher Shakes ([B])  United States
63 Midfielder Brenden Aaronson ([B])  United States
64 Goalkeeper Tomás Romero ([B])  El Salvador
68 Midfielder Michael Pellegrino ([B])  United States
  1. ^ Signed to first team contract with Philadelphia Union.
    2.
  2. ^ Philadelphia Union Academy player.
    3.

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Fee/Notes
January 8, 2018United States Brandon Allen40FWUnited States New York Red BullsSigned[1]
January 9, 2018Jamaica Omar Holness36MFUnited States Real Salt LakeSigned[2]
January 10, 2018United States Brandon Aubrey44DFCanada Toronto FC IISigned[3]
January 22, 2018Cameroon Olivier Mbaizo47DFCameroon Rainbow FCSigned[4]
February 19, 2018United States AJ Paterson49MFUnited States Wright State UniversitySigned[5]
February 21, 2018United States Aidan Apodaca42FWUnited States California Baptist University2018 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing[6]
March 1, 2018United States Mike Catalano41MFUnited States University of Wisconsin2018 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing[7]
March 14, 2018United States Drew Skundrich41MFUnited States Stanford UniversitySigned[8]

Out

Date Player Number Position New Club Fee/Notes
November 2, 2017Liberia Seku Conneh36FWSouth Korea Ansan Greeners FCContract expired[9]
November 2, 2017Jamaica Amoy Brown39FWOption declined[9]
November 2, 2017Canada Josh Heard40MFUnited States Real MonarchsContract expired[9][10]
November 2, 2017United States Hugh Roberts42DFUnited States Pittsburgh Riverhounds SCOption declined[9][11]
November 2, 2017Norway Chris Wingate43DFOption declined[9]
November 2, 2017United States Charlie Reymann44DFOption declined[9]
November 2, 2017United States Yosef Samuel49MFUnited States Atlanta United 2Contract expired[9][12]
December 21, 2017Jamaica Cory Burke41FWUnited States Philadelphia UnionSigned to MLS Contract[13]
January 18, 2018United States Matthew Real47DFUnited States Philadelphia UnionSigned to MLS Contract[14]

Loan In

Date Player Number Position Parent Club Fee/Notes
February 20, 2018Zambia Prosper Chiluyah43DFZambia Kafue Celtic FCOn loan for 2018 season[15]
March 18, 2018United States John McCarthy1GKUnited States Philadelphia UnionFirst team/short-term loan[16]
March 18, 2018United States Mark McKenzie4DFUnited States Philadelphia UnionFirst team/short-term loan[16]
March 18, 2018United States Derrick Jones8MFUnited States Philadelphia UnionFirst team/short-term loan[16]
March 18, 2018United States Marcus Epps20MFUnited States Philadelphia UnionFirst team/short-term loan[16]
March 18, 2018United States Adam Najem24MFUnited States Philadelphia UnionFirst team/short-term loan[16]
March 18, 2018Cameroon Eric Ayuk30MFUnited States Philadelphia UnionFirst team/short-term loan[16]
March 18, 2018United States Matthew Real32DFUnited States Philadelphia UnionFirst team/short-term loan[16]

Competitions

Preseason

USL Regular Season

The 2018 USL season will be contested by 33 teams, 16 of which compete in the league's Eastern Conference. All teams will play a regular season total of 34 matches between teams within their respective conference. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight (8) teams from each conference advance to the 2018 USL Playoffs for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.

Standings (Eastern Conference)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati 34 23 8 3 72 34 +38 77 Conference Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC 34 19 9 6 71 38 +33 66
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34 15 14 5 47 26 +21 59
4 Charleston Battery 34 14 14 6 47 34 +13 56
5 New York Red Bulls II 34 13 13 8 71 59 +12 52
6 Bethlehem Steel FC 34 14 8 12 56 41 +15 50
7 Indy Eleven 34 13 10 11 45 42 +3 49
8 Nashville SC 34 12 13 9 42 31 +11 49
9 North Carolina FC 34 13 8 13 60 50 +10 47
10 Ottawa Fury 34 13 6 15 31 43 −12 45
11 Charlotte Independence 34 10 12 12 44 57 −13 42
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 11 8 15 44 44 0 41
13 Penn FC 34 9 10 15 38 47 −9 37
14 Atlanta United 2 34 7 10 17 37 72 −35 31
15 Richmond Kickers 34 6 4 24 30 80 −50 22
16 Toronto FC II 34 4 6 24 42 77 −35 18
Source: 2018 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

Results

All times in Eastern Time.[17]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
24 33 9 9 6 41 30  +11 5 2 5 23 11  +12 4 7 1 18 19  −1

Last updated: 8 August 2018
Source: 2018 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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHHHAHAHAAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWLLDDLWLWWLWDDDWLLDLLWWW
Position16

Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2018. Source: 2018 USL season and Current USL Standing
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

As of 23 March 2018[18]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSLUSL Playoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Defenders:
4 DF United States Mark McKenzie 101000
32 DF United States Matthew Real 101000
43 DF Zambia Prosper Chiluya* 000000
44 DF United States Brandon Aubrey 101000
47 DF Cameroon Olivier Mbaizo 000000
48 DF United States Matt Mahoney 101000
Midfielders:
8 MF United States Derrick Jones 111100
20 MF United States Marcus Epps 101000
24 MF United States Adam Najem 101000
30 MF Cameroon Eric Ayuk 111100
36 MF Jamaica Omar Holness 000000
41 MF United States Mike Catalano 100+1000
45 MF Republic of Ireland James Chambers 101000
49 MF United States AJ Paterson 000000
Forwards:
37 FW Canada Chris Nanco 000000
38 FW Spain Santi Moar 100+1000
40 FW United States Brandon Allen 121200
42 FW United States Aidan Apodaca 000000
52 FW United States Issa Rayyan‡ 100+1000
Players with names in italics were on loan from Philadelphia Union for individual matches with Bethlehem.
Players with names marked ‡ were academy call-ups from Philadelphia Union Academy for individual matches with Bethlehem.
Players with names marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bethlehem.

Goalkeepers

As of 23 March 2018.[18]

Players included in matchday squads
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO Yellow card Red card
United States23John McCarthy 111-0-011.00000
United States64Tomas Romero‡000-0-000.00000
Total1-0-011.00600

Honors

References

  1. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC sign forward Brandon Allen". Bethlehem Steel FC. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC add midfielder Omar Holness". Bethlehem Steel FC. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC add midfielder Omar Holness". Bethlehem Steel FC. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC acquire Olivier Mbaizo". Bethlehem Steel FC. January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC signs midfielder AJ Paterson". Bethlehem Steel FC. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC inks SuperDraft selection Aidan Apodaca". Bethlehem Steel FC. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC signs SuperDraft selection Mike Catalano". Bethlehem Steel FC. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Steel FC sign midfielder Drew Skundrich to professional contract". Bethlehem Steel FC. March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bethlehem Steel FC Make Moves with 2018 in Mind". Bethlehem Steel FC. November 2, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Real Monarchs SLC sign Josh Heard, Rhys Williams". Real Monarchs. February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Roberts Among New Riverhounds SC Duo". USLsoccer.com. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Cory Burke signs with Philadelphia Union". Bethlehem Steel FC. December 21, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Atlanta United 2 signs four players to inaugural roster". Atlanta United. January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Philadelphia Union Sign Homegrown Defender Matthew Real". Philadelphia Union. January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC acquire Zambian defender Prosper Chiluya". February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "First Team members make impact with Steel FC". March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  17. ↑ "BSFC 2018 Schedule/Results".
  18. 1 2 "2018 USL Season Stats". soccerway.com.
  19. ↑ "Belmar Named USL Player of the Week". USLsoccer.com. March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
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