2012 Harrisburg City Islanders season

The 2012 Harrisburg City Islanders season was the club's ninth season of competitive soccer - its ninth season in the third division of American soccer and its second season in the USL Professional Division; the City Islanders being one of the original 10 founder-members.

Harrisburg City Islanders
2012 season
OwnerEric Pettis
Head CoachBill Becher
StadiumSkyline Sports Complex
USL Pro6th
USL Pro PlayoffsQuarterfinals
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerLucky Mkosana (7)

City Islanders finished the 2012 USL Pro season by finishing sixth in the table, good enough for a berth into the 2012 USL Pro Playoffs, marking their second-consecutive season of postseason play. However, in the first round, Harrisburg suffered a 2–1 defeat at Charleston Battery thus, ending their postseason ambitions.

Roster
No. Position Player Nation
0 Goalkeeper Avery Steinlage  United States
1 Goalkeeper Nick Noble  United States
2 Defender Bilal Duckett  United States
3 Defender Dustin Bixler  United States
4 Defender Adrian LeRoy  United States
5 Defender Andrew Marshall  United States
6 Midfielder Colin Zizzi  United States
7 Midfielder Yann Ekra  France
8 Forward Brian Ombiji  Kenya
9 Forward Garret Pettis  United States
11 Defender Tom Brandt  United States
12 Midfielder Andrew Welker  United States
13 Defender Stephen Basso  United States
14 Midfielder Tom Mellor  England
15 Midfielder Morgan Langley  United States
16 Defender J.T. Noone  United States
17 Forward Lucky Mkosana  Zimbabwe
20 Forward Sainey Touray  Gambia
22 Midfielder Jason Pelletier  United States
23 Midfielder Drew Yates  United States
— Forward Chandler Hoffman (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
— Forward Antoine Hoppenot (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  France
— Midfielder Greg Jordan (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
— Midfielder Jimmy McLaughlin (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States

Source[1]

Transfers
Main article: List of USL Pro transfers 2012

In
Date Player Number Position Previous Club Fee/Notes
Avery Steinlage0GK Indiana Invaders[1]
Nick Noble1GK Ljungskile SK[1]
Bilal Duckett2DF Vancouver Whitecaps[1]
Adrian LeRoy4DF FC Edmonton[1]
Colin Zizzi6MF Vallecas CF[1]
Yann Ekra7MF LB Châteauroux[1]
Garret Pettis9FW Lipscomb Bisons[1]
Tom Brandt11DF Penn Quakers[1]
Tom Mellor14DF Michigan Bucks[1]

Out
Date Player Number Position Destination Club Fee/Notes
February 2012 Brian AckleyFW Carolina Railhawks[2]
March 5, 2012 Jose AnguloFW New York Red Bulls[3]
Phil Tuttle1GK Wilmington Hammerheads[4]
Geoff Bloes4MFRetired[4]
Jeritt Thayer6FWRetired[4]
Jason Herrick9FWRetired[4]
David Schofield10MF Harrisburg Heat[4]
Jason Hotchkin11MFRetired[4]
Nelson Becerra17MF Icon FC[4]
Anthony Calvano23DF Pittsburgh Riverhounds[4]

Loan In
Date Player Number Position Previous Club Fee/Notes
April 20, 2012 Chandler Hoffman-FW Philadelphia UnionTemporary Loan[5]
April 20, 2012 Antoine Hoppenot-FW Philadelphia UnionTemporary Loan[5]
July 19, 2012 Greg Jordan-MF Philadelphia UnionTemporary Loan[6]
July 19, 2012 Jimmy McLaughlin-MF Philadelphia UnionTemporary Loan[6]

Competitions

USL Pro
Main article: 2012 USL Pro season

League Table
Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orlando City SC (C) 24 17 6 1 50 18 +32 57 Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs 1st round bye
2 Rochester Rhinos (A) 24 12 5 7 27 23 +4 41 Playoffs 1st round bye
3 Charleston Battery (A) 24 12 2 10 36 26 +10 38 Playoffs
4 Richmond Kickers (A) 24 11 5 8 31 27 +4 38
5 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 24 10 7 7 34 32 +2 37
6 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 24 10 7 7 34 29 +5 37
7 Charlotte Eagles 24 11 3 10 34 26 +8 36
8 Los Angeles Blues 24 9 3 12 26 29 −3 30
9 Dayton Dutch Lions 24 4 10 10 20 29 −9 22
10 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 24 4 5 15 20 39 −19 17
11 Antigua Barracuda 24 5 1 18 16 50 −34 16
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: Points, then tiebreak: 1) Head-to-head record based on total points in League games, 2) Total wins in League games, 3) Goal difference in League games, 4) Goals scored in League games, etc.[7]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record).

Results

All times in Eastern Time.

April 20 1Charlotte Eagles1–2Harrisburg City IslandersCharlotte, North Carolina
19:00 Salles  35'  38' Box Score Welker  23'
Marshall  34'
Noone  51' (pen.)
Basso  76'		 Stadium: Restart Stadium
April 21 2Charlotte Eagles0–0Harrisburg City IslandersWilmington, North Carolina
20:00 Evans  35'
Nicholson  62'		 Box Score Langley  76' Stadium: Legion Stadium
May 4 3Harrisburg City Islanders1–2Charlotte EaglesHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Hoppenot  27'  47' Box Score Thorton  20'
Blanco  54'
Roberts  66'
Herrera  71'  76'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
May 12 4Richmond Kickers2–2Harrisburg City IslandersRichmond, Virginia
19:00 Delicâte  8'
Agorsor  11'  78'		 Box Score Noone  9'
Pelletier  44'
Langley  58'
Ekra  80'
Welker  89'		 Stadium: City Stadium
May 16 5Harrisburg City Islanders0–0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Box Score Amoo  85' Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
May 19 6Harrisburg City Islanders4–0Dayton Dutch LionsHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
Ekra  14', 16', 56'
Langley  42'
Mellor  90'		 Box Score DeGroot  78'
Priestley  90'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
May 25 7Harrisburg City Islanders1–0Rochester RhinosHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
Langley  48' Box Score Rosenlund  39'
Fernández  83'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
June 1 8Harrisburg City Islanders1–1Richmond KickersHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Brandt  67'
Pettis  79'
Basso  84'		 Box Score Johnson  68'  70' Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
June 9 9Harrisburg City Islanders0–2Wilmington HammerheadsHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Langley  28'
Noone  45'		 Box Score Budnyi  31'
Hertzog  34'
Lassiter  36'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
June 15 10Harrisburg City Islanders2–1Rochester RhinosHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Ekra  86'
Mkosana  86'		 Box Score Roberts  49'
Traynor  77'
Tanke  80'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
June 22 11Orlando City3–0Harrisburg City IslandersOrlando, Florida
19:35 Luzunaris  42'  45+1'
Chin  48', 70'		 Box Score Marshall  49'
Jordan  88'		 Stadium: Camping World Stadium
June 23 12Charleston Battery3–1Harrisburg City IslandersCharleston, South Carolina
19:30 Cuevas  45+1'
Boyd  50'
Sanyang  72'
Paterson  76'
Richter  87'		 Box Score Marshall  49'
Jordan  88'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
June 30 13Rochester Rhinos1–2Harrisburg City IslandersRochester, New York
19:05 Kirk  70'
Banks  75'  89'
Nicht  90'		 Box Score Mkosana  52'
Yates  83'		 Stadium: Rhinos Stadium
July 6 14Pittsburgh Riverhounds2–3Harrisburg City IslandersBridgeville, Pennsylvania
19:00 Costanzo  25'  90+1'
Kassel  27'
Katic  54'
Amoo  79'		 Box Score Mkosana  52'
Marshall  62'
Touray  81'
Pettis  87'  90+1'
Welker  90+2'		 Stadium: Chartiers Valley High School Stadium
July 7 15Harrisburg City Islanders1–1Antigua Barracuda FCHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
20:30 Brandt  35'
Welker  89'
Touray  90+2'		 Box Score Byers  52'
Mack  64'
Aldred  70'
Smith  72'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
July 13 16Harrisburg City Islanders0–0Dayton Dutch LionsHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
18:08 Noble  57'
Mellor  67'
Zizzi  84'		 Box Score Copier  41' Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
July 18 17Dayton Dutch Lions2–1Harrisburg City IslandersBellbrook, Ohio
19:30 Bardsley  38'
Bartels  51'		 Box Score Mellor  9' Stadium: Miami Valley South Stadium
July 20 18Pittsburgh Riverhounds0–2Harrisburg City IslandersBridgeville, Pennsylvania
19:00 Kassel  89' Box Score Mellor  5'
Jordan  15'
Pelletier  76'
Mkosana  85'
Ekra  89'		 Stadium: Chartiers Valley High School Stadium
July 28 19Harrisburg City Islanders2–0Orange County BluesHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Brandt  16'
Pettis  48'
Langley  54'
Mkosana  67'
Marshall  72'		 Box Score Burke  18'
Borja  18'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
August 1 20Harrisburg City Islanders2–4Orlando CityHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Pettis  10'
Ekra  22'
Ombiji  45+1'
Basso  49'
Allen  82' (o.g.)		 Box Score Watson  6', 31'
Davies  49'
Ustruck  62'  90+2'
Chin  75'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
August 8 21Harrisburg City Islanders3–0Charleston BatteryHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Ombiji  30'
Mellor  36'
Jordan  39'
Marshall  63'
Mkosana  83'		 Box Score Hoffer  25'
Sanyang  43'
Richter  58'
Falvey  64'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
August 11 22Richmond Kickers2–1Harrisburg City IslandersRichmond, Virginia
19:00 Nyazamba  13'
Agorsor  44'
Kalungi  56'
William  78'		 Box Score William  15' (o.g.)
Welker  86'		 Stadium: City Stadium
August 17 23Orange County Blues2–2Harrisburg City IslandersFullerton, California
19:00 Galindo  15'  36'
Borja  35'
Jean-Baptiste  65'
Garcia  67'
Fondy  85'		 Box Score Duckett  26'
Mkosana  33'
Basso  58'
Pettis  86'  88'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
August 19 24Orange County Blues0–1Harrisburg City IslandersFullerton, California
19:00 Jean-Baptiste  55'
Galindo  82'		 Box Score Ekra  66'
Pelletier  90'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
24 37 10 7 7 34 29  +5 5 3 4 17 11  +6 5 4 3 17 18  −1

Last updated: January 22, 2017
Source: 2012 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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundAAHAHHHHHHAAAAHHAAHHHAAA
ResultWTLTTWWTLWLLWWTTLWWLWLTW
Source: 2012 USL Pro season and Game Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Playoffs

The City Islanders were beaten in the quarterfinals of the 2012 USL Pro season playoffs by the Charleston Battery. The South Carolina club ran out 2–1 winners and would eventually win the 2012 USL Pro Championship against Wilmington Hammerheads.

August 25 Quarter-FinalsCharleston Battery2–1Harrisburg City IslandersCharleston, South Carolina
19:30 Paterson  40' (pen.)
 90+2'
Donatelli  45+1'
Richter  80'		 Box Score Ombiji  15'
Mellor  45'
Pelletier  53'
Basso  78'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2012 U.S. Open Cup

The Harrisburg City Islanders played one of their best runs in the 2012 U.S. Open Cup being one of three teams from the lower divisions to advanced the furthest in the tournament (to the Quarterfinals). In the process, the City Islanders record wins over two MLS clubs: New England Revolution (in the Third Round) and New York Red Bulls (in the Fourth Round).

They were ultimately knocked out of the tournament in the Quarterfinals by their MLS affiliate, Philadelphia Union.

May 22, 2012 Second roundHarrisburg City Islanders2–0Long Island Rough RidersHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Ekra  48'
Ombiji  40'  77'		 Report Mulligan  41'
Hole  61'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
May 29, 2012 Third roundHarrisburg City Islanders3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		New England RevolutionHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Touray  11',  117'
Pelletier  45'
Ombiji  89',  111'
Noone  120'		 Report White  17'
Fagundez  36'
Rowe  95'
Nguyen  100' (pen.)
Feilhaber  103'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 441
Referee: Ayodeji Obisesan
Penalties
Noone
Basso
Duckett
Yates
Marshall 		Nguyen
Rowe
Roach
Brettschneider
Feilhaber
June 5, 2012 Fourth roundHarrisburg City Islanders3–1 (a.e.t.)New York Red BullsHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:05 EDT Touray  13', 94'
Duckett  28'
Welker  38'
Pelletier  87'
Basso  90+2'
Noble  115'
Mkosana  117'		 Report Lade  58'
Arteaga  90+2'
Holgersson  120'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,477
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 26, 2012 QuarterfinalsPhiladelphia Union5–2Harrisburg City IslandersChester, Pennsylvania
19:30 EDT Adu  5' (pen.)
McInerney  9'
Pajoy  29', 68' (pen.)
Gómez  81'
McInerney  90+2'		 Report Ombiji  51'
Langley  54'
Marshall  60'
Langley 74'
Pelletier  78'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 4,313

References
  1. "Harrisburg City Islanders - 2012 Roster". Penn Live. April 17, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  2. "Ackley to Carolina". February 1, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  3. "Tampa Bay Signs Noone". New York Red Bulls. March 6, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  4. "2011 HCI Roster Comparison". April 4, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  5. "Antoine Hoppenot and Chandler Hoffman join the City Islanders for weekend trip". Penn Live. April 20, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  6. "City Islanders acquire Greg Jordan and Jimmy McLaughlin on loan from Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union". Penn Live. July 19, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  7. See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
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