2017 Bethlehem Steel FC season

Bethlehem Steel FC
2017 season
Ownership Group Keystone S&E
Head Coach Brendan Burke
Stadium Goodman Stadium
USL TBD
USL Playoffs TBD
Top goalscorer Seku Conneh (7)
Highest home attendance 3,215
(Jul. 9 vs. New York)
Lowest home attendance 2,976
(Apr. 23 vs. Orlando)
Average home league attendance 3,064
Home colors
Away colors
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The 2017 season is Bethlehem Steel FC's second season of competitive soccer in the United Soccer League and first season competing in the second division of American soccer. Steel FC compete in the league's Eastern Conference.

Current roster


Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of June 21, 2017.

No. Position Player Nation
4 Defender Tribbett, KenKen Tribbett ([A])  United States
12 Defender Rosenberry, KeeganKeegan Rosenberry ([A])  United States
15 Defender Yaro, JoshJosh Yaro ([A])  Ghana
16 Defender Marquez, RichieRichie Marquez ([A])  United States
19 Defender Jones, AaronAaron Jones ([A])  England
20 Midfielder Epps, MarcusMarcus Epps ([A])  United States
24 Midfielder Najem, AdamAdam Najem ([A])  United States
26 Defender Trusty, AustonAuston Trusty ([A])  United States
29 Goalkeeper McGuire, JakeJake McGuire ([A])  United States
32 Defender Wijnaldum, GilianoGiliano Wijnaldum ([A])  Netherlands
36 Forward Conneh, SekuSeku Conneh  Liberia
37 Forward Nanco, ChrisChris Nanco  Canada
38 Forward Moar, SantiSanti Moar  Spain
39 Forward Brown, AmoyAmoy Brown  Jamaica
40 Midfielder Heard, JoshJosh Heard  Canada
41 Forward Burke, CoryCory Burke  Jamaica
42 Defender Roberts, HughHugh Roberts  United States
43 Midfielder Wingate, ChrisChris Wingate  Norway
44 Defender Reymann, CharlieCharlie Reymann  United States
45 Midfielder Chambers, JamesJames Chambers  Ireland
47 Defender Real, MatthewMatthew Real  United States
48 Defender Mahoney, MattMatt Mahoney  United States
49 Midfielder Samuel, YosefYosef Samuel  United States
50 Defender McKenzie, MarkMark McKenzie ([B])  United States
51 Goalkeeper Freese, MatthewMatthew Freese ([B])  United States
52 Forward Rayyan, IssaIssa Rayyan ([B])  United States
55 Midfielder McCartney, DawsonDawson McCartney ([B])  United States
57 Forward McMaster, JustinJustin McMaster ([B])  Jamaica
60 Midfielder Monge, JosueJosue Monge ([B])  United States
64 Goalkeeper Romero, TomasTomas Romero ([B])  El Salvador
  1. ^ Signed to first team contract with Philadelphia Union.
    2.
  2. ^ Philadelphia Union Academy player.
    3.

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Fee/Notes
November 14, 2016 Jamaica Cory Burke 41 FW Jamaica Rivoli United F.C. Loan made permanent[1]
December 22, 2016 United States Hugh Roberts 42 DF United States Richmond Kickers Undisclosed[2]
January 17, 2017 United States Matthew Real 47 DF United States Philadelphia Union Academy Undisclosed[3]
January 30, 2017 Spain Santi Moar 38 FW United States Pfeiffer University 2017 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing[4]
March 2, 2017 United States Charlie Reymann 44 DF United States University of Kentucky Trialist signing[5]
March 3, 2017 United States Matt Mahoney 48 DF United States Temple University Trialist signing[6]
March 8, 2017 Canada Chris Nanco 37 FW United States Syracuse University 2017 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing[7]
April 5, 2017 Norway Chris Wingate 43 MF United States University of New Hampshire Trialist signing[8]

Out

Date Player Number Position New Club Fee/Notes
September 29, 2016 Liberia Gabe Gissie 37 FW United States Sacramento Republic FC Contract declined[9]
September 29, 2016 United States Nick Bibbs 38 DF Contract declined[9]
September 29, 2016 United States Jamie Luchini 43 FW Contract declined[9]
September 29, 2016 Brazil Fred 47 MF Contract declined[9]
January 30, 2016 Nigeria Bolu Akinyode 42 MF United States North Carolina FC Transfer; Undisclosed fee[10]
May 1, 2017 United States Matt Perrella 46 GK Released[11]

Loan in

Date Player Number Position Loaned From Fee/Notes
April 1, 2017 United States Ken Tribbett 4 DF United States Philadelphia Union Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 United States Brian Carroll 7 DF United States Philadelphia Union Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 United States Charlie Davies 9 DF United States Philadelphia Union Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 England Aaron Jones 19 DF United States Philadelphia Union Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 United States Marcus Epps 20 DF United States Philadelphia Union Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 United States Adam Najem 24 DF United States Philadelphia Union Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 United States Auston Trusty 26 DF United States Philadelphia Union Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 Netherlands Giliano Wijnaldum 32 DF United States Philadelphia Union Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 United States Josue Monge 60 DF United States Philadelphia Union Academy Academy Call-up
April 1, 2017 El Salvador Tomas Romero 64 GK United States Philadelphia Union Academy Academy Call-up
April 9, 2017 England Jack Elliott 3 DF United States Philadelphia Union Temporary loan
April 9, 2017 United States Jake McGuire 29 GK United States Philadelphia Union Temporary loan
April 9, 2017 United States Mark McKenzie 50 DF United States Philadelphia Union Academy Academy Call-up
April 9, 2017 United States Issa Rayyan 52 FW United States Philadelphia Union Academy Academy Call-up

Loan out

Date Player Number Position Loaned To Fee/Notes

Competitions

Bethlehem Steel FC compete in USL, which is the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. Steel FC's affiliation with the Philadelphia Union of MLS has prevented the team from participating in the US Open Cup competition. The decision to make affiliated "farm teams" ineligible for the US Open Cup was decided since the 2016 iteration of the tournament.[12]

Preseason

USL Regular Season

The 2017 USL season will be contested by 30 teams, 15 of which compete in the league's Eastern Conference. All teams will play a regular season total of 32 matches between teams within their respective conference. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight (8) teams from each conference advance to the 2017 USL Playoffs for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.

Standings (Eastern Conference)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Charlotte Independence 22 11 7 4 43 27 +16 40 Conference Playoffs
2 Louisville City FC 20 11 5 4 36 20 +16 38
3 Charleston Battery 23 10 8 5 40 26 +14 38
4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 22 10 7 5 31 18 +13 37
5 Rochester Rhinos 21 9 8 4 25 20 +5 35
6 FC Cincinnati 23 8 7 8 30 30 0 31
7 Bethlehem Steel FC 20 9 3 8 26 25 +1 30
8 New York Red Bulls II 23 8 4 11 32 41 −9 28
9 Orlando City B 22 6 10 6 21 21 0 28
10 Ottawa Fury 20 7 6 7 27 24 +3 27
11 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 23 6 9 8 23 26 −3 27
12 Harrisburg City Islanders 24 6 6 12 18 32 −14 24
13 Saint Louis FC 20 6 5 9 18 29 −11 23
14 Toronto FC II 22 4 6 12 13 33 −20 18
15 Richmond Kickers 23 3 8 12 14 26 −12 17
Updated to match(es) played on August 12, 2017. Source: 2017 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

All times in Eastern Time.[13]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGD
20 30 9 8 3 26 25  +1 4 4 3 13 14  −1 5 4 0 13 11  +2

Last updated: August 6, 2017
Source: 2017 USL season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundHHAHHAAAHHHAAAHHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAH
Result L W L L W L W L L W T W W W T W D L L W                        
Position 11 10 12 15 11 13 9 9 13 7 11 6 5 4 4 5 5 6 7 7                        

Last updated: August 6, 2017.
Source: 2017 USL season & Current USL Standing
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Statistics

As of August 6, 2017.[14]

Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name League Playoffs Total Discipline
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
3 DF United States Jack Elliott 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF United States Ken Tribbett 11 1 0 0 11 1 2 0
7 MF United States Brian Carroll 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
9 FW United States Charlie Davies 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
12 DF United States Keegan Rosenberry 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
14 MF Germany Fabian Herbers 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 0
15 DF Ghana Josh Yaro 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
16 DF United States Richie Marquez 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
19 DF England Aaron Jones 16 2 0 0 16 2 5 1
20 MF United States Marcus Epps 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
21 MF Ghana Derrick Jones 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
24 MF United States Adam Najem 13 1 0 0 13 1 0 0
26 DF United States Auston Trusty 12 0 0 0 12 0 4 0
32 DF Netherlands Giliano Wijnaldum 7 0 0 0 7 0 4 0
36 FW Liberia Seku Conneh 16 7 0 0 16 7 4 0
37 FW Canada Chris Nanco 15 3 0 0 15 3 4 0
38 FW Spain Santi Moar 18 3 0 0 18 3 2 0
39 MF Jamaica Amoy Brown 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
40 MF Canada Josh Heard 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
41 FW Jamaica Cory Burke 12 2 0 0 12 2 5 1
42 DF United States Hugh Roberts 16 1 0 0 16 1 0 1
43 MF Norway Chris Wingate 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
44 DF United States Charlie Reymann 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
45 MF Republic of Ireland James Chambers 15 4 0 0 15 4 2 0
47 DF United States Matthew Real 9 0 0 0 9 0 2 0
48 DF United States Matt Mahoney 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
49 MF United States Yosef Samuel 10 0 0 0 10 0 1 0
50 DF United States Mark McKenzie‡ 5 0 0 0 5 0 1 0
52 FW United States Issa Rayyan‡ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
53 FW United States Tiger Graham‡ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
55 MF United States Dawson McCartney‡ 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
56 MF United States Seth Kuhn‡ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
57 MF United States Justin McMaster‡ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
59 MF United States Anthony Fontana‡ 8 0 0 0 8 0 2 0
60 MF United States Josue Monge‡ 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
63 MF United States Brendan Aaronson‡ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total 26 44 3

Goalkeepers

As of August 6, 2017.[14]

Players included in matchday squads
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO YC Red card
United States 23 John McCarthy 3 3 1-1-1 3 1.00 1 0 0
United States 29 Jake McGuire 12 12 7-4-1 10 0.83 5 1 0
United States 46 Matt Perrella† 0 0 0-0-0 0 0.00 0 0 0
United States 64 Tomas Romero‡ 5 5 1-3-1 12 2.40 0 0 0
Total9-8-3 25 1.25 6 1 0
Players with names in italics were on loan from Philadelphia Union for individual matches with Bethlehem.
Players with names marked ‡ were academy call-ups from Philadelphia Union Academy for individual matches with Bethlehem.
Players with names marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bethlehem.
Players with names marked † were transferred/released from the club midseason.
League denotes USL regular season
Playoffs denotes USL Playoffs

Honors

References

  1. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC Reach Agreement to Make Cory Burke Loan Permanent". November 14, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC signs Defender Hugh Roberts". November 14, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC signs Defender Matthew Real". January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC signs Forward Santi Moar". January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC adds Defender Charlie Reymann". March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC Signs Defender Matt Mahoney". March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC inks Forward Chris Nanco". March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC adds Midfielder Chris Wingate". April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Bethlehem Steel FC Make Moves with 2017 in Mind". Bethlehem Steel FC. September 29, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC Transfers Boluwatife Akinyode to North Carolina FC". Bethlehem Steel FC. January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel FC and Matthew Perrella Mutually Agree to Part Ways". Bethlehem Steel FC. May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Bethlehem Steel, LA Galaxy II among clubs banned from U.S. Open Cup". January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  13. ↑ "BSFC 2017 Schedule/Results".
  14. 1 2 "Bethlehem Steel FC Player Statistics".
  15. 1 2 "Conneh Named USL Player of the Week". USLsoccer.com. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Elizondo Named USL Player of the Week". USLsoccer.com. May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Svantesson Named USL Player of the Week". USLsoccer.com. May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  18. ↑ "McGuire Grabs Fans’ Choice Save of the Week". USLsoccer.com. May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Hoppenot Named USL Player of the Week". USLsoccer.com. May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Parra Named USL Player of the Week". USLsoccer.com. June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Frater Named USL Player of the Week". USLsoccer.com. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  22. 1 2 "Lancaster Named USL Player of the Week". USLsoccer.com. June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Ribeiro Named USL Player of the Week". USLsoccer.com. July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Martinez Named USL Player of the Week". USLsoccer.com. August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
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