2014 Harrisburg City Islanders season

Harrisburg City Islanders
2014 season
Owner Eric Pettis
Head Coach Bill Becher
Stadium Skyline Sports Complex
USL Pro 8th
USL Pro Playoffs Finals
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round
Top goalscorer Morgan Langley (6)
Jimmy McLaughlin (6)
Robbie Derschang (6)
Highest home attendance 2,518
(July 18 vs. Wilmington)
Lowest home attendance 1,417
(May 17 vs. Dayton)
Average home league attendance 1,949
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors

The 2014 season is the Harrisburg City Islanders's 11th season of competitive soccer - its eleventh season in the third division of American soccer and its fourth season in USL Pro since the league was first created with the City Islanders as one of the original 10 founder-members.

Roster

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Noble, NickNick Noble  United States
2 Defender Marquez, RichieRichie Marquez (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
4 Defender Andrews, CoadyCoady Andrews  United States
5 Forward Hardware, JamielJamiel Hardware  Jamaica
6 Midfielder Zizzi, ColinColin Zizzi  United States
7 Forward Ekra, YannYann Ekra  France
8 Midfielder Barril, JoséJosé Barril  Spain
9 Forward Pettis, GarretGarret Pettis  United States
10 Forward Baúque, ClésioClésio Baúque (on loan from Benfica)  Mozambique
11 Forward Júnior, EdinhoEdinho Júnior  Portugal
14 Midfielder DiPrima, DannyDanny DiPrima  United States
15 Midfielder Langley, MorganMorgan Langley  United States
16 Forward Bahner, MattMatt Bahner  United States
18 Midfielder McLaughlin, JimmyJimmy McLaughlin (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
20 Midfielder Shaffer, NeilNeil Shaffer  United States
21 Midfielder Cox, RaphaelRaphael Cox  United States
22 Midfielder Pelletier, JasonJason Pelletier  United States
23 Forward Hernández, CristhianCristhian Hernández (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Mexico
24 Goalkeeper Flynn, DavidDavid Flynn  United States
25 Defender Derschang, RobbieRobbie Derschang  United States
30 Midfielder Ribeiro, PedroPedro Ribeiro (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Brazil
92 Goalkeeper Sylvestre, BrianBrian Sylvestre  United States
93 Midfielder Silva, LuanLuan Silva (on loan from Corinthians)  Brazil

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Fee/Notes
January 24, 2014 Portugal Edinho Júnior 11 FW England Blackburn Rovers Free transfer[1]
March 25, 2014 United States Raphael Cox 21 MF United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Undisclosed[2]
March 27, 2014 United States Danny DiPrima 14 MF United States North Carolina State University Homegrown[3]
April 3, 2015 United States Neil Shaffer 20 MF United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds Free[4]

Out

Date Player Number Position New Club Fee/Notes
Mozambique Lucky Mkosana FW United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Undisclosed[5]
United States Stephen Basso DF United States Richmond Kickers Undisclosed[6]
Trinidad and Tobago Damani Richards DF United States Philadelphia Union Undisclosed
The Gambia Sainey Touray DF United States San Antonio Scorpions Undisclosed[7]

Loan in

Date Player Number Position Loaned From Fee/Notes
March 17, 2014 Mozambique Clesio Bauque 10 FW Portugal S.L. Benfica Season-long loan[8]
March 21, 2014 Mexico Cristhian Hernandez 10 FW United States Philadelphia Union Season-long loan[9]
March 21, 2014 United States Jimmy McLaughlin 18 MF United States Philadelphia Union Season-long loan[9]
March 27, 2014 Brazil Pedro Ribeiro 30 MF United States Philadelphia Union Season-long loan[10]
March 27, 2014 United States Richie Marquez 2 DF United States Philadelphia Union Season-long loan[10]
June 11, 2014 United States Shane Johnson 26 DF United States Richmond Kickers Remainder of 2014 season[11]

Competitions

Preseason

USL Pro

Standings

Pos
Team
GP
W
T
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1 Orlando City (CC) 28 19 5 4 56 24+32 62 Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC (A) 28 17 4 7 49 28+21 55 Playoffs
3 LA Galaxy II (A) 28 15 6 7 54 38+16 51
4 Richmond Kickers (A) 28 13 12 3 53 28+25 51
5 Charleston Battery (A) 28 11 8 9 36 31+5 41
6 Rochester Rhinos (A) 28 10 8 10 29 25+4 38
7 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 28 9 11 8 35 33+2 38
8 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 28 10 7 11 45 461 37
9 Arizona United SC 28 10 5 13 32 4715 033
10 Oklahoma City Energy FC 28 9 5 14 32 375 32
11 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 9 5 14 35 4914 32
12 Charlotte Eagles 28 9 4 15 33 407 31
13 Orange County Blues FC 28 9 1 18 31 5423 28
14 Dayton Dutch Lions 28 6 4 18 28 6335 22

Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification:1st Head-to-head; 2nd number of matches won; 3rd goal difference.
(CC) = Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record); (A) = Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (D) = Divisional winners.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the USL Pro Playoffs, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.
Standings updated as of September 7, 2014
Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II.[12][13]

Results

All times in Eastern Time.

Results Summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGD
28 37 10 11 7 45 46  −1 5 5 4 25 25  0 5 6 3 20 21  −1

Last updated: August 22, 2015
Source: 2014 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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundAHAAHHHHAAAHAHHAHHAHAHHAAHAA
Result T L L W L L W L T L W T L T W W T T L W W W W L T L L W

Last updated: August 22, 2015.
Source: 2014 USL Pro season & Game Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Playoffs

The Islanders finished 8th place at the end of the regular season earning the last playoff seed. The seeding would require the Islanders to play any post-season matches on the road. Despite being considered the underdog of the playoffs, the Islanders advanced past Commissioner's Cup winners, Orlando City SC in the quarterfinals, 4th-seeded Richmond Kickers in the semifinals, ultimately losing to Sacramento Republic in the 2014 Championship final.

U.S. Open Cup

The Islanders entered the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in the second round against USL PDL club FC Sonic Lehigh Valley. Advancing through to the fourth round, the Islanders were knocked out of the tournament by their MLS affiliate Philadelphia Union in a close match where Philadelphia captain, Maurice Edu slotted an 89th minute equalizer, bringing the match to extra time. Through extra time, Pennsylvania native, Andrew Wenger, struck twice advancing the Union with a score 3-1.

Statistics

Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name League Playoffs US Open Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
00DFUnited States Andrew Ribeiro 1000001000
2DFUnited States Richie Marquez * 280300031010
4DFUnited States Coady Andrews 14(3)2300017(3)220
5FWJamaica Jamiel Hardware 8(16)3310011(16)420
6MFUnited States Colin Zizzi 8(14)0(1)0008(15)020
7FWFrance Yann Ekra 24(3)1300027(3)160
8MFSpain José Barril 20(1)2300023(1)250
9FWUnited States Garret Pettis 8(19)3(2)0008(21)300
10FWMozambique Clésio Baúque * 9(11)500009(11)510
11FWPortugal Edinho Júnior 3(4)000003(4)000
12MFBrazil Leonardo Fernandes 1(2)000001(2)000
14MFUnited States Danny DiPrima 3(17)0(2)1003(19)110
15MFUnited States Morgan Langley 24(1)62(1)10026(2)770
17FWUnited States Matt Bahner 282300031230
18MFUnited States Jimmy McLaughlin * 14(9)6300017(9)610
19MFUnited States Zach Pfeffer * 1000001000
20MFUnited States Neil Shaffer 13(9)1300016(9)110
21MFUnited States Raphael Cox 19(4)0000019(4)040
22MFUnited States Jason Pelletier 11(11)0000011(11)000
23FWMexico Cristhian Hernández * 6(12)1(1)0006(13)120
25MFUnited States Robbie Derschang 6(12)1(1)0006(13)120
26DFUnited States Shane Johnson 2000002000
27MFFrance Antoine Hoppenot * 7(2)1310010(2)210
30MFBrazil Pedro Ribeiro * 124000012420
33FWUnited States Aaron Wheeler 3010003110
44DFUnited States Ethan White 1000001001
93MFBrazil Luan Silva * 2(8)000002(8)010
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked Left club during playing season left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Harrisburg.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
League denotes USL Pro regular season
Playoffs denotes USL Pro playoffs

Goalkeepers

Referenced from USL 2014 Statistics[14]

Players included in matchday squads
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO YC Red card
United States 1 Nick Noble 27 1 10–9–6 39 1.58 3 4 1
United States 92 Brian Sylvestre 3 0 0–2–0 5 1.91 0 0 0
United States 24 David Flynn 2 0 0–0–1 2 2.65 0 1 0

Honors

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