2019 Orange County SC season

The 2019 Orange County SC season is the club's ninth season of existence, and their ninth consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Orange County will also compete in the U.S. Open Cup.

Orange County SC
2019 season
OwnerJames Keston
Head CoachBraeden Cloutier
USL ChampionshipWestern Conference: 5th
USL Championship PlayoffsConference Quarterfinals
U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 5,122
(October 19 vs. Fresno FC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,558
(April 10 vs. Tacoma)
All : 400
(May 15 vs. Orange County FC (NPSL), (USOC) )
Average home league attendance3,192
Biggest win4–0
(April 10 vs. Tacoma)
Biggest defeat2–6
(October 26 at Real Monarchs, USL Cup QF)

Orange County struggled in the opening weeks, going winless through the first four weeks (0-2-2), and capturing only four wins in the first 17 games (4-6-7). Competitive success was inconsistent until a victory over Reno 1868 FC in week 21, when OCSC then went on to gather ten wins in 14 games, including a 6 game win streak. OCSC finished 5th in the Western Conference in the regular season with 54 points[1], two points behind Real Monarchs SLC. Orange County travelled to Zion's Bank Stadium for the first round quarterfinal playoff game and lost to the host Monarchs 2-6.[2] In the U.S. Open Cup, Orange County were eliminated in the first round by Orange County FC losing 3-5 on penalties[3], failing to win a game in the competition for the fifth time in club history.

2019 marked the second season with Braeden Cloutier as the club's head coach, and the first season with former player Richard Chaplow as assistant coach. The season average of 3,192 fans per home match was the largest average in club history, and the third consecutive season that the average attendance had increased.

Current roster
As of June 23, 2019[4]
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Frederik Due  Denmark
2 Defender Kevin Alston  United States
3 Defender Joe Amico  United States
4 Defender Leonardo  Brazil
5 Defender Hugo Arellano (on loan from LA Galaxy)  United States
6 Defender Michael Orozco  United States
7 Forward Jerry van Wolfgang  Netherlands
8 Midfielder Liam Trotter  England
9 Forward Michael Seaton  Jamaica
11 Forward Harry Forrester  England
12 Midfielder Daniel Crisostomo  United States
13 Forward Vinicius  Brazil
14 Midfielder Aodhan Quinn  United States
15 Midfielder Sebastien Des Pres  United States
16 Forward Kevin Coleman  United States
17 Forward Darwin Jones  United States
18 Midfielder Connor Gordon  United States
19 Forward Giovanni Ramos-Godoy  United States
20 Midfielder Christian Duke  United States
21 Midfielder Francis Jacobs  United States
22 Midfielder Koji Hashimoto  Japan
23 Defender Owusu-Ansah Kontor  Ghana
24 Goalkeeper Carlos López  United States
25 Goalkeeper Aaron Cervantes  United States
26 Defender Walker Hume  United States
27 Midfielder Edson Alvarado  United States
— Midfielder Bryang Kayo  United States
33 Forward Diego Lopez  United States

Technical Staff
Role
General Manager Oliver Wyss
Assistant GM Peter Nugent
Technical Director Frans Hoek
Head Coach Braeden Cloutier
Assistant Coach Richard Chaplow
Strength & Conditioning Claudio Trabattoni
Asst Strength & Conditioning Dan Sparks
Goalkeeping Coach Victor Nogueira
Team Operations Jakob Harding
Athletic Trainer Mitchell Deyhle
U23 Head Coach Jerry Tamashiro
U23 Assistant Coach Didier Crettenand

Competitions

Exhibitions

All times in Pacific Time

5 February PreseasonOrange County SC – Vissel KobeIrvine, California
Report Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Canceled due to inclement weather
8 February PreseasonOrange County SC1–1Toronto FCIrvine, California
Stadium: University of California, Irvine
12 February PreseasonOrange County SC 5–1 Club Tijuana U-20Irvine, California
Jones  5'
Seaton  21' (pen.)
Ramos-Godoy ,
Forrester 		Report  6' Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
16 February PreseasonOrange County SC4–0San Diego TorerosIrvine, California
Seaton

Quinn  ?' (pen.)
 Stadium: Great Park Field #18
20 February PreseasonLA Galaxy II1–0Orange County SCCarson, California
Zubak  12' Report Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Track & Field Stadium
23 February PreseasonCal State Fullerton Titans0–1Orange County SCFullerton, California
Stadium: Titan Stadium
27 February PreseasonLoyola Marymount Lions0–6Orange County SCLos Angeles, California
Report Stadium: Sullivan Field
2 March PreseasonLas Vegas Lights FC2–1Orange County SCLas Vegas, Nevada
Parra  11', 72'  13' Stadium: Cashman Field

USL Championship
Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Fresno FC 34 16 9 9 58 44 +14 57 Conference Quarterfinals
4 Real Monarchs (C) 34 16 8 10 71 53 +18 56
5 Orange County SC 34 15 9 10 54 43 +11 54
6 El Paso Locomotive FC 34 13 11 10 42 36 +6 50
7 Sacramento Republic 34 14 6 14 50 43 +7 48 Play-In Round
Source: USL Championship 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.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 15 9 10 54 43  +11 54 10 4 3 34 17  +17 5 5 7 20 26  −6

Source: USL standings

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHHHAAHHHAHHAAHAAHAAH
ResultDLDLWWLDWDDDWDLLLWLDWDLWWWWWWLWLWW
Source: Orange County schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.[5]

All times in Pacific Time

9 March 1Reno 1868 FC2–2Orange County SCReno, Nevada
1:45 PM Casiple  40'
Brown  63'
Mfeka  68'
Mendiola  82'		 Report Adams  55'
Forrester  60'
Seaton  77'
Quinn  90+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 3,024
Referee: Jon Freemon
16 March 2Orange County SC3–5Tulsa RoughnecksIrvine, California
7:00 PM Alston  13'
Quinn  45+1' (pen.)
Hume  45+3'
Arellano  71'
Ramos-Godoy  90+3'		 Report da Costa  29'
Altamirano  35',  45+4' (pen.)
Silva  54'
Lobo  74',  78'
Bastidas  80'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,023
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera, Jr.
23 March 3Orange County SC2–2New Mexico UnitedIrvine, California
7:00 PM Jones  59'
Crisostomo  63'
Leonardo  90+2'		 Report Moar  14'
Frater  33',  58'
Guzman  90+1'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,320
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
30 March 4El Paso Locomotive FC2–0Orange County SCEl Paso, Texas
6:30 PM Kiffe  45+1'
Partida  64',  88'
Fox  90'		 Report Kontor  79'
Jones  89'
Leonardo  90+5'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,064
Referee: Elton Garcia
6 April 5Orange County SC2–0Colorado Springs SwitchbacksIrvine, California
8:00 PM Jones  42',  57'
McLain  83'
Adams  87'		 Report Yaro  89' Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 1,726
Referee: Malik Badawi
10 April 6Orange County SC4–0Tacoma DefianceIrvine, California
7:00 PM Jones  28'
Forrester  50'
Leonardo  71'
Seaton  85'
Vinicius  89'		 Report Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 1,558
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
20 April 7OKC Energy1–0Orange County SCOklahoma City, Oklahoma
5:30 PM Jones  4'
Ross  79'		 Report Arellano  75' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,611
Referee: Mike Lavergne
26 April 8Fresno FC2–2Orange County SCFresno, California
7:30 PM del Campo  25'
Moses  75'  90+2'
Chaney  79'
Caffa  84'		 Report van Ewijk  4',  65'
Forrester  12'
Seaton  25'
Arellano  68'
Trotter  69'
Crisostomo  86'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,576
Referee: Joseph Salinas
4 May 9Orange County SC2–1Phoenix Rising FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM Quinn  28' (pen.)
Alston  33'
Vinicius  48'
Seaton  57'
Forrester  63'
Kontor  69'
Jones  79'
McLain  90+3'		 Report Lambert  26'
Jahn  47',  70'		 Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 2,516
Referee: Michael Radchuk
11 May 10San Antonio FC0–0Orange County SCSan Antonio, Texas
5:30 PM Lahoud  17'
Hernández  59'
Guzmán  68'		 Report Seaton  70'
Quinn  72'
Forrester  85'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Referee: Kevin Broadley
18 May 11Orange County SC2–2Austin Bold FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM Leonardo  37'
Jones  43'
Quinn  52'
Seaton  90+3'		 Report Lima  38',  43'
Troncoso  39'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,240
Referee: Kevin Stott
25 May 12LA Galaxy II2–2Orange County SCCarson, California
19:00 Iloski  2'
López  90+2'		 Report Amico  10'
Quinn  50',  85'
Jones  51'
Vinicius  77',  88'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 1,068
Referee: Elton García
1 June 13Orange County SC2–1Rio Grande Valley FC TorosIrvine, California
9:00 PM Quinn  4'  67'
Seaton  10',  77'
Jones  31',  32'  90+3'
Crisostomo  38'
Amico  90'		 Report Coronado  41' Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,280
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
8 June 14Las Vegas Lights FC1–1Orange County SCLas Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM Parra  39'
Torre  43'
Villareal  76'		 Report Amico  45+1'
Seaton  45+4'
Leonardo  70'		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 6,801
Referee: Dejan Susak
15 June 15Phoenix Rising FC3–0Orange County SCScottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm Alston  6' (o.g.)
Calistri  17'
Asante  50'
Mala  60'
Musa  69'		 Report Crisostomo  19'
Vinicius  37'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 6,562
Referee: Victor Rivas
22 June 16Orange County SC0–2Portland Timbers 2Irvine, California
9:00 PM Vinicius  57' Report Ojeda  46'
Miller  87'
Hurtado  90+1'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,172
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
29 June 17Orange County SC1–2LA Galaxy IIIrvine, California
19:00 Vinicius  54'
Seaton  77'
Kontor  90+3'		 Report DePuy  25'
Ontiveros  36'
Harvey  40'
López  47',  86'		 Stadium: Champions Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,702
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
4 July 18Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1–2Orange County SCColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM Argueta  46'
Burt  67'		 Report Alvarado  44'
Seaton  49'
Ramos-Godoy  76'
Hume  86'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 5,606
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
13 July 19Austin Bold FC3–2Orange County SCAustin, Texas
5:30 PM Lima  10'
McFarlane  21',  22'
Soto  55'
Báez  73'
Tyrpak  90+2'		 Report Alvarado  27'
Seaton  67'
Forrester  76'
Cervantes  89'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,023
Referee: Malik Badawi
20 July 20Orange County SC0–0San Antonio FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM Forrester  29'
Alston  67'
Leonardo  90+2'		 Report Parano  57'
Barmby  90'
Pecka  90+4'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,723
Referee: Lorant Varga
24 July 21Orange County SC4–1Reno 1868 FCIrvine, California
1:00 PM Seaton  11'
Jones  36',  50'
Alvarado  60'
Crisostomo  90+3'		 Report Hertzog  58' (pen.) Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,838
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
27 July 22Orange County SC0–0Sacramento Republic FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM Report Keinan  87' Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,860
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
9 August 23Tacoma Defiance2–1Orange County SCTacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Hopeau  43'
Berkolds  45'
Vargas  52',  55'
Hinds  62'		 Report Seaton  11',  89'
Orozco  23'
Quinn  44'
Leonardo  47'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Kevin Broadley
17 August 24Orange County SC3–0Las Vegas Lights FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM Amico  12'
Duke  46'
Forrester  56'
van Ewijk  68'
Quinn  76'
Seaton  86'		 Report Sandoval  49'  89' Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,287
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
24 August 25Orange County SC3–1Real MonarchsIrvine, California
7:00 PM Orozco  28'
Jones  38'
Quinn  52'
van Ewijk  64'		 Report Jasso  51'
Ryden  61',  78'
Moberg  63'
Chang  74'
Holt  90+2'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,053
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
1 September 26New Mexico United0–2Orange County SCAlbuquerque, New Mexico
3:00 PM Suggs  46' Report Orozco  35'
Forrester  43'
van Ewijk  52'
Seaton  55'
Quinn  76'
Arellano  81'		 Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 12,873
Referee: Luis Guardia
8 September 27Portland Timbers 21–2Orange County SCPortland, Oregon
7:30 PM Calixtro  60'
Diz  90+1'		 Report Seaton  35',  89'
Jones  54'
Quinn  73'
Hume  77'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Malik Badawi
14 September 28Orange County SC2–0El Paso Locomotive FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM Seaton  36'
Jones  58'		 Report Ryan  45'
N'Toko  90'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,913
Referee: Greg Dopka
21 September 29Tulsa Roughnecks0–1Orange County SCTulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Reyes  23'
Altamirano  61'		 Report Forrester  31'
Hume  82'
Quinn  90+1'
Coleman  90+4'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 1,513
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
28 September 30Rio Grande Valley FC Toros2–0Orange County SCEdinburg, Texas
5:30 PM Lemoine  53'
Rodriguez  71'
Obregón, Jr.  85'
Martinez  88'		 Report van Ewijk  54'
Duke  55'
Orozco  90+2'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,502
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
5 October 31Orange County SC2–0OKC Energy FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM Forrester  53'
Leonardo  74'
Amico  75'		 Report Hyland  25'  43' Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,428
Referee: Michael Radchuk
9 October 32Real Monarchs2–0Orange County SCHerriman, Utah
8:00 PM Schmitt  50'
Quinn  73' (o.g.)
Chang  83'		 Report Seaton  50' Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,316
Referee: Elton García
12 October 33Sacramento Republic FC2–3Orange County SCSacramento, California
7:30 PM Iwasa  6',  64'
McCrary  17'
Skundrich  90+1'
Taintor  90+5'		 Report Jones  16'
Alston  20'
Vinicius  26',  56'
Forrester  43'
Orozco  78'
Due  90+5'
Quinn  90+5'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Mark Allatin
19 October 34Orange County SC2–0Fresno FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM Forrester  45'
Quinn  87' (pen.)		 Report Lawal  29'  41'
Moses  34'
del Campo  86'
Strong  87'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,122
Referee: Elijio Arreguin

USL Cup Playoffs
Main article: 2019 USL Championship Playoffs
26 October QuarterfinalsReal Monarchs6–2Orange County SCHerriman, Utah
1:00 PM PDT Chang  13'
Martinez  28'
Mulholland  34'
Blake  59',  90'
Schmitt  77'
Holt  81'		 Report Orozco  35',  80'
Forrester  40'  49'
Hume  67'
Seaton  90+1'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Orange County SC will enter the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 14–15, 2019[6]

May 15 Second RoundOrange County SC2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		Orange County FC (NPSL)Irvine, California
7:30 PM PDT Davis  13' (o.g.)
Jones  87'		 Report Collins  27'
Flores  84'
Davis  90'
Holland  90+2'		 Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Samantha Martinez
Penalties
Quinn
Forrester
Ramos-Godoy
Trotter 		Arreola
Collins
Ten Bosch
Lombardi
Shelton


Home Attendance
Game Date Opponent Reported

Attendance

1 Saturday, March 16 Tulsa Roughnecks 3,023[7]
2 Saturday, March 23 New Mexico United 2,320[8]
3 Saturday, April 6 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1,726[9]
4 Wednesday, April 10 Tacoma Defiance 1,558[10]
5 Saturday, May 4 Phoenix Rising 5,013[11]
6 Saturday, May 18 Austin Bold 4,240[12]
7 Saturday, June 1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3,280[13]
8 Saturday, June 22 Portland Timbers 2 3,172[14]
9 Saturday, June 29 LA Galaxy 2 3,702[15]
10 Saturday, July 20 San Antonio FC 1,723[16]
11 Wednesday, July 24 Reno 1868 FC 2,838[17]
12 Saturday, July 27 Sacramento Republic 2,860[18]
13 Saturday, August 17 Las Vegas Lights FC 3,287[19]
14 Saturday, August 24 Real Monarchs SLC 3,053[20]
15 Saturday, September 14 El Paso Locomotive 3,913[21]
16 Saturday, October 5 Oklahoma City Energy FC 3,428[22]
17 Saturday, October 19 Fresno FC 5,122[23]
Total 54,258
Average 3,192


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