2018 Orange County SC season

Orange County SC
2018 season
Owner James Keston
Head Coach Braeden Cloutier
United Soccer League Western Conference: 1st
U.S. Open Cup Second Round
(knocked out by Golden State Force)
Top goalscorer League: Thomas Enevoldsen (20)
All: Thomas Enevoldsen (21)
Highest home attendance 4,206
(October 6 vs. Seattle)
Lowest home attendance 500
(May 16 vs. Golden State, USOC)
Average home league attendance 3,095
Home colors
Away colors

The 2018 Orange County SC season is the club's eighth season of existence, and their eighth consecutive season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer. Orange County will also compete in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 14, 2017 to the beginning of the 2019 USL season.

Roster

As of match played October 13, 2018[1]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1Casey BeyersUnited StatesGKMarch 21, 19942017United States Wisconsin Badgers60
12Andre RawlsUnited StatesGKDecember 20, 19912018United States New York City FC (loan)270
25Aaron CervantesUnited StatesGKMarch 20, 20022018United States Pateadores SC00
Defenders
2Kevin AlstonUnited StatesRB, LBMay 5, 19882018United States Orlando City200
3Joe AmicoUnited StatesRB, LMApril 17, 19952018United States Swope Park Rangers270
4Alex CrognaleUnited StatesCB, LBAugust 27, 19942018United States Columbus Crew SC (loan)234
5Jos HooiveldNetherlandsCBApril 22, 19832018Netherlands Twente141
6Noah PowderTrinidad and TobagoLBOctober 27, 19982018United States New York Red Bulls II223
21Thomas Juel-NielsenDenmarkCBJune 18, 19902018Denmark AGF181
23Owusu-Ansah KontorGhanaLBAugust 24, 19932018Greece AEL160
26Walker HumeUnited StatesCBAugust 21, 19932018United States FC Dallas310
Midfielders
10Richard ChaplowEnglandCM, AMFebruary 2, 19852016England Doncaster Rovers544
11Zach KobayashiUnited StatesMFAugust 20, 19972017Croatia Dinamo Zagreb184
14Aodhan QuinnUnited StatesDM, CM, AMMarch 22, 19922018United States FC Cincinnati3511
15Nicolás CzornomazArgentinaCMJuly 8, 19952018United States Los Angeles FC (loan)50
16Amirgy PinedaUnited StatesLMJanuary 3, 19972017United States Santiago Canyon Hawks221
20Christian DukeUnited StatesCM, DMJune 5, 19912018United States Swope Park Rangers302
22Koji HashimotoJapanCM, LM, RM, LWApril 22, 19862018Japan Mito HollyHock221
24Mats BjurmanUnited StatesRM, LMMarch 9, 19942018United States Saint Louis FC564
Forwards
7Thomas EnevoldsenDenmarkST, RW, LMJuly 27, 19872018Netherlands NAC Breda3521
9Michael SeatonJamaicaST, LMMay 1, 19962018Israel Maccabi Ahi Nazareth2712
13Darwin JonesUnited StatesSTApril 4, 19922018Sweden IFK Värnamo132
19Giovanni Ramos-GodoyUnited StatesSTApril 15, 19952018United States UC Irvine Anteaters304
27Rafael EspinozaUnited StatesFWJanuary 14, 20012018United States Slammers FC00

Non-competitive

Preseason

Competitions

USL

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orange County SC 34 20 6 8 70 40 +30 66 Conference Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic 34 19 8 7 47 32 +15 65
3 Phoenix Rising FC 34 19 6 9 63 38 +25 63
4 Real Monarchs 34 19 3 12 55 47 +8 60
5 Reno 1868 FC 34 16 11 7 56 38 +18 59
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 summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 20 6 8 70 40  +30 66 10 4 3 37 20  +17 10 2 5 33 20  +13

Source: USL standings

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHAAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLWWWWLWLDWLWDWLWLWWDDWWWWLDWWWWWL

Source: Orange County schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

In August 2017, the USL announced that the 2018 season will span 34 games, the longest regular season the league has ever run.[2] The expansion was spurred by the addition of six new clubs for the 2018 season: Atlanta United 2, Fresno FC, Indy Eleven, Las Vegas Lights, Nashville SC, and North Carolina FC.

On January 14, 2018, the league announced home openers for every club. Orange County opened the season with a home match against Phoenix Rising, marking the first season-opening match to ever be played at Championship Soccer Stadium.[3] In 2017, the club played its first four matches on the road before getting to open the new stadium on May 6.

The schedule for the remainder of the 2018 season was released on January 19. Orange County will play three times against both LA Galaxy II and Phoenix. They will play every other Western Conference team twice.[4]

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos. Name USL U.S. Open Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States Casey Beyers 400040
2 DF United States Kevin Alston 20000200
3 DF United States Joe Amico 26010270
4 DF United States Alex Crognale 23400234
5 DF Netherlands Jos Hooiveld 14100141
6 DF Trinidad and Tobago Noah Powder 21310223
7 FW Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen 3420113521
9 FW Jamaica Michael Seaton 2612102712
10 MF England Richard Chaplow 21210222
11 MF United States Zach Kobayashi 000000
12 GK United States Andre Rawls 26010270
13 FW United States Darwin Jones 13200132
14 MF United States Aodhan Quinn 3411103511
15 MF Argentina Nicolás Czornomaz 500050
16 MF United States Amirgy Pineda 510051
19 FW United States Giovanni Ramos-Godoy 29410304
20 MF United States Christian Duke 29111302
21 DF Denmark Thomas Juel-Nielsen 17110181
22 MF Japan Koji Hashimoto 21110221
23 DF Ghana Owusu-Ansah Kontor 16000160
24 MF United States Mats Bjurman 28310293
25 GK United States Aaron Cervantes 000000
26 DF United States Walker Hume 20010210
27 FW United States Rafael Espinoza 000000
Players who left the club during the season:
2 DF United States Oscar Sorto 700070
17 MF United States Mark Segbers 19200192
18 GK Honduras Luis López 500050
18 FW Nigeria Nansel Selbol 811091

Source: OCSC stats

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name USL U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
2 DF United States Kevin Alston 400040
3 DF United States Joe Amico 510051
4 DF United States Alex Crognale 600060
5 DF Netherlands Jos Hooiveld 300030
6 DF Trinidad and Tobago Noah Powder 300030
7 FW Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen 400040
9 FW Jamaica Michael Seaton 510051
12 GK United States Andre Rawls 010001
14 MF United States Aodhan Quinn 600060
15 MF Argentina Nicolás Czornomaz 100010
16 MF United States Amirgy Pineda 100010
19 FW United States Giovanni Ramos-Godoy 100010
20 MF United States Christian Duke 400040
21 DF Denmark Thomas Juel-Nielsen 300030
22 MF Japan Koji Hashimoto 300030
23 DF Ghana Owusu-Ansah Kontor 200020
24 MF United States Mats Bjurman 200020
Players who left the club during the season:
2 DF United States Oscar Sorto 300030
17 MF United States Mark Segbers 300030
18 FW Nigeria Nansel Selbol 100010

Source: OCSC stats

Clean sheets

No. Name USL U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played
1 United States Casey Beyers 1014
12 United States Andre Rawls 80827
25 United States Aaron Cervantes 0000
Players who left the club during the season:
18 Honduras Luis López 2025

Source: OCSC stats

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source
MF United States Christian Duke United States Swope Park Rangers Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Dec 14, 2017 [5]
MF United States Aodhan Quinn United States FC Cincinnati Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Dec 15, 2017 [6]
MF United States Mats Bjurman United States Saint Louis FC Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Feb 7, 2018 [7]
FW Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen Netherlands NAC Breda Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Feb 10, 2018 [8]
DF Denmark Thomas Juel-Nielsen Denmark AGF Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Feb 14, 2018 [9]
DF United States Joe Amico United States Swope Park Rangers Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Feb 16, 2018 [10]
DF Ghana Owusu-Ansah Kontor Greece AEL Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Feb 26, 2018 [11]
DF Trinidad and Tobago Noah Powder United States New York Red Bulls II Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Feb 27, 2018 [12]
FW Nigeria Nansel Selbol United States Swope Park Rangers Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Mar 8, 2018 [13]
FW Jamaica Michael Seaton Israel Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Mar 12, 2018 [14]
FW United States Giovanni Ramos-Godoy United States UC Irvine Anteaters Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Mar 12, 2018 [15]
DF United States Walker Hume United States FC Dallas Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Mar 15, 2018 [16]
GK United States Aaron Cervantes United States Pateadores SC Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Mar 15, 2018 [17]
MF Japan Koji Hashimoto Japan Mito HollyHock Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Mar 16, 2018 [18]
DF Netherlands Jos Hooiveld Netherlands Twente Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Jun 5, 2018 [19]
DF United States Kevin Alston United States Orlando City Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Jun 8, 2018 [20]
FW United States Darwin Jones Sweden IFK Värnamo Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Jul 17, 2018 [21]
FW United States Rafael Espinoza United States Slammers FC Signed to a USL Academy contract. Aug 16, 2018 [22]

Loan in

Pos. Player Parent club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
GK United States Andre Rawls United States New York City FC Duration of the 2018 USL season. Mar 15, 2018 [23]
DF United States Alex Crognale United States Columbus Crew SC On a match-by-match basis. Mar 15, 2018 May 5, 2018 [24][25]
May 22, 2018 Jun 2, 2018 [26][27]
Jun 18, 2018 [28]
MF United States Mark Segbers United States New England Revolution Duration of the 2018 USL season. Mar 15, 2018 Aug 29, 2018 [29][30]
MF Argentina Nicolás Czornomaz United States Los Angeles FC Duration of the 2018 USL season. Apr 24, 2018 [31]
GK Honduras Luis López United States Los Angeles FC On a match-by-match basis. Jul 13, 2018 Jul 26, 2018 [32][33]
Aug 1, 2018 Aug 5, 2018 [34][35]
Aug 22, 2018 Aug 24, 2018 [36][37]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
DF United States Sola Abolaji Contract expired. Retired. Oct 14, 2017 [38]
MF England James Baxendale England Alfreton Town Contract expired. Signed for Alfreton on Dec 19, 2017. Oct 14, 2017 [39][40]
DF Cameroon Jeannot Esua Contract expired. Oct 14, 2017 [41]
FW Cape Verde Wuilito Fernandes United States North Carolina FC Contract expired. Signed for NCFC on Jan 25, 2018. Oct 14, 2017 [41][42]
DF United States Joe Franco Contract expired. Oct 14, 2017 [41]
MF United States Kevin Jeon Contract expired. Oct 14, 2017 [43]
FW United States Duke Lacroix United States Reno 1868 Contract expired. Signed for Reno on Apr 19, 2018. Oct 14, 2017 [44][45]
GK United States Charlie Lyon United States Los Angeles FC Contract expired. Signed for LAFC on Mar 2, 2018. Oct 14, 2017 [41][46]
DF Belgium Roy Meeus Contract expired. Oct 14, 2017 [41]
DF United States Beto Navarro United States Fresno FC Contract expired. Signed for Fresno on Mar 17, 2018. Oct 14, 2017 [41][47]
MF Netherlands Frank Olijve Netherlands De Graafschap Contract expired. Signed for De Graafschap on Jan 10, 2018. Oct 14, 2017 [41][48]
MF United States Irvin Parra Contract expired. Oct 14, 2017 [41]
MF United States Victor Pineda Contract expired. Oct 14, 2017 [41]
MF Serbia Dusan Stevanovic United States California United FC II Contract expired. Signed for Cal United II for the 2018 UPSL season. Oct 14, 2017 [49][50]
GK United States Michael Suchy Contract expired. Oct 14, 2017 [41]
FW Netherlands Jerry van Ewijk United States Reno 1868 Contract expired. Signed for Reno on Jan 26, 2018. Oct 14, 2017 [41][51]
FW United States Gustavo Villalobos United States California United FC II Contract expired. Signed for Cal United II for the 2018 UPSL season. Oct 14, 2017 [41][50]
DF United States Oscar Sorto Departed through mutual consent. May 9, 2018 [52]
FW Nigeria Nansel Selbol Departed through mutual consent. Jun 25, 2018 [53]

Awards

USL Team of the Week

Week Starters Bench Opponent(s) Link
3 Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen United States Alex Crognale OKC Energy
Tulsa Roughnecks
4 United States Mark Segbers LA Galaxy II
5 United States Andre Rawls Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen San Antonio FC
7 Denmark Thomas Juel-Nielsen Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
11 Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen Fresno FC
13 United States Andre Rawls LA Galaxy II
15 United States Aodhan Quinn Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen Tulsa Roughnecks
18 United States Aodhan Quinn San Antonio FC
19 United States Aodhan Quinn United States Giovanni Ramos-Godoy Saint Louis FC
21 United States Darwin Jones United States Aodhan Quinn Portland Timbers 2
Swope Park Rangers
22 Jamaica Michael Seaton Phoenix Rising
23 Jamaica Michael Seaton Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen Las Vegas Lights
26 United States Aodhan Quinn OKC Energy
27 United States Walker Hume Fresno FC
28 United States Aodhan Quinn Real Monarchs
29 Jamaica Michael Seaton Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen Las Vegas Lights
30 Netherlands Jos Hooiveld Seattle Sounders FC 2

USL Player of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Link
3 Denmark Thomas Enevoldsen OKC Energy
Tulsa Roughnecks
23 Jamaica Michael Seaton Las Vegas Lights

Kits

Home
Away
TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Record
HomeBlackBlackBlackMatch 1 vs. Phoenix / 14–4–4
AwayWhiteWhiteWhiteMatch 6 vs. San Antonio / 6–2–5

See also

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