2020 Orange County SC season

The 2020 Orange County SC season is the club's tenth season of existence, and their tenth 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
2020 season
OwnerJames Keston
Head CoachBraeden Cloutier
USL ChampionshipWestern Conference: TBD
USL Championship PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupSecond Round

Current roster

Current roster
As of February 25, 2020[1]
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Frederik Due  Denmark
2 Defender Kevin Alston  United States
3 Defender Matthew Shiels (on loan from Rangers)  Scotland
4 Defender Rob Kiernan  Ireland
5 Defender Blake Malone  United States
6 Defender Michael Orozco  United States
7 Forward Thomas Enevoldsen  Denmark
8 Midfielder Seth Casiple  United States
9 Forward Sean Okoli  United States
11 Midfielder Harry Forrester  England
12 Midfielder Daniel Crisostomo  United States
14 Midfielder Aodhan Quinn  United States
15 Defender Danny Finlayson (on loan from Rangers)  Northern Ireland
16 Forward Kevin Coleman  United States
17 Forward Darwin Jones  United States
18 Midfielder Cammy Palmer (on loan from Rangers)  Northern Ireland
20 Midfielder Brian Iloski  United States
21 Midfielder Francis Jacobs  United States
22 Defender Nathan Smith  United States
24 Goalkeeper Daniel Faundez  United States
25 Goalkeeper Aaron Cervantes  United States
27 Midfielder Edson Alvarado  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

USL Championship
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 Sacramento Republic 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 Play-In Round
10 FC Tulsa 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Orange County SC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 El Paso Locomotive FC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 OKC Energy FC 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on March 11, 2020. 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

Match Results

On December 20, 2019, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule, creating the following fixture list for the early part of Orange County's season.[2]

March 6 1Orange County SC0–0El Paso Locomotive FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM (PST) Report Fox  53'
Rebellón  58'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,188
Referee: Michael Radchuk
March 21 2Orange County SCP–PSan Diego Loyal SCIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[3]
March 28 3Orange County SCP–PRio Grande Valley FC TorosIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[3]
April 4 4Orange County SCP–PTacoma DefianceIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[3]
April 11 5Colorado Springs SwitchbacksP–POrange County SCColorado Springs, Colorado
3:00 PM PDT Stadium: Weidner Field
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[3]
April 17 6Orange County SCP–PPhoenix Rising FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Match postponed in extension to May 10 of original suspension on advice of CDC[4]
April 25 7Orange County SCP–PFC TulsaIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Match postponed in extension to May 10 of original suspension on advice of CDC[4]
May 9 8Real MonarchsP–POrange County SCHerriman, Utah
TBD PM PDT Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Note: Match postponed in extension to May 10 of original suspension on advice of CDC[4]
May 16 9Orange County SCvReno 1868 FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
May 23 10New Mexico UnitedvOrange County SCAlbuquerque, New Mexico
5:00 PM PDT Stadium: Isotopes Park
May 29 11Orange County SCvOKC Energy FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
June 6 12Orange County SCvAustin Bold FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
June 13 13Orange County SCvPortland Timbers 2Irvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
June 19 14Phoenix Rising FCvOrange County SCScottsdale, Arizona
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
June 27 15Sacramento Republic FCvOrange County SCSacramento, California
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
July 3 16San Antonio FCvOrange County SCSan Antonio, Texas
3:30 PM PDT Stadium: Toyota Field
July 8 17FC TulsavOrange County SCTulsa, Oklahoma
3:00 PM PDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
July 11 18Las Vegas Lights FCvOrange County SCLas Vegas, Nevada
11:00 PM PDT Stadium: Cashman Field
July 25 19Orange County SCvLA Galaxy IIIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Orange County Great Park
August 1 20Rio Grande Valley FC TorosvOrange County SCEdinburg, Texas
3:30 PM PDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
August 7 21Orange County SCvReal MonarchsIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
August 12 22Orange County SCvSan Antonio FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
August 15 23Reno 1868 FCvOrange County SCReno, Nevada
7:30 PM PDT Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
August 22 24El Paso Locomotive FCvOrange County SCEl Paso, Texas
5:30 PM PDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
August 29 25Orange County SCvLas Vegas Lights FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
September 2 26Portland Timbers 2vOrange County SCPortland, Oregon
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Providence Park
September 5 27Orange County SCvSacramento Republic FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
September 12 28Austin Bold FCvOrange County SCAustin, Texas
3:30 PM PDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
September 18 29Orange County SCvNew Mexico UnitedIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
September 23 30LA Galaxy IIvOrange County SCCarson, California
7:30 PM PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
September 27 31Tacoma DefiancevOrange County SCTacoma, Washington
1:30 PM PDT Stadium: Cheney Stadium
October 4 32San Diego Loyal SCvOrange County SCSan Diego, California
3:00 PM PDT Stadium: Torero Stadium
October 11 33OKC Energy FCvOrange CountyOklahoma City, Oklahoma
1:00 PM PDT Stadium: Taft Stadium
October 17 34Orange County SCvColorado Springs Switchbacks FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Orange County Great Park

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Orange County will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[5]

April 8 2nd RoundOrange County SC P–P California United Strikers FC (NISA)Irvine, CA
7:30 PM PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[6]

References
  1. "Orange County SC roster". OrangeCountySoccer.com. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  2. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. "USL Championship Temporarily Suspends Play". uslchampionship.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  4. "USL Championship Extends Temporary Suspension of Season". uslchampionship.com. March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  5. "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  6. "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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