2014 Harrisburg City Islanders season

Harrisburg City Islanders
2014 season
OwnerEric Pettis
Head coachBill Becher
StadiumSkyline Sports Complex
USL Pro8th
USL Pro PlayoffsFinals
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerMorgan Langley (6)
Jimmy McLaughlin (6)
Robbie Derschang (6)
Highest home attendance2,518
(July 18 vs. Wilmington)
Lowest home attendance1,417
(May 17 vs. Dayton)
Average home league attendance1,949

The 2014 season was 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 Nation Player
1 GK  USA Nick Noble
2 DF  USA Richie Marquez (on loan from Philadelphia Union)
4 DF  USA Coady Andrews
5 FW  JAM Jamiel Hardware
6 MF  USA Colin Zizzi
7 FW  FRA Yann Ekra
8 MF  ESP José Barril
9 FW  USA Garret Pettis
10 FW  MOZ Clésio Baúque (on loan from Benfica)
11 FW  POR Edinho Júnior
14 MF  USA Danny DiPrima
15 MF  USA Morgan Langley
16 FW  USA Matt Bahner
18 MF  USA Jimmy McLaughlin (on loan from Philadelphia Union)
20 MF  USA Neil Shaffer
21 MF  USA Raphael Cox
22 MF  USA Jason Pelletier
23 FW  MEX Cristhian Hernández (on loan from Philadelphia Union)
24 GK  USA David Flynn
25 DF  USA Robbie Derschang
30 MF  BRA Pedro Ribeiro (on loan from Philadelphia Union)
92 GK  USA Brian Sylvestre
93 MF  BRA Luan Silva (on loan from Corinthians)

Transfers

In

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

Out

Date Player Number Position New club Fee/notes
Lucky Mkosana FW Tampa Bay Rowdies Undisclosed[5]
Stephen Basso DF Richmond Kickers Undisclosed[6]
Damani Richards DF Philadelphia Union Undisclosed
Sainey Touray DF San Antonio Scorpions Undisclosed[7]

Loan in

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

Competitions

Preseason

March 22 Preseason 3 Penn State Nittany Lions 1 - 3 Harrisburg City Islanders State College, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m.

Stadium: Jeffrey Field

USL Pro

Standings

Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Rochester Rhinos (A) 28 10 8 10 29 25 +4 38 Playoffs
7 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 28 9 11 8 35 33 +2 38
8 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 28 10 7 11 45 46 −1 37
9 Arizona United SC 28 10 5 13 32 47 −15 33[a]
10 Oklahoma City Energy FC 28 9 5 14 32 37 −5 32
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.

April 24 3 Orange County Blues 4–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Irvine, California
22:30 Santana 6', 25'
Moses  17'
Cortez 74', 87'
Report Hernández  31' 44' Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 616
Referee: Chris Calderon
April 26 4 Sacramento Republic 1–2 Harrisburg City Islanders Sacramento, California
22:30 Jahn 32'
Alvarez  58'
Report Derschang 5'
Langley  25' 52'
Bahner  42'
Stadium: Hughes Stadium
Attendance: 20,231
Referee: Alex Del Angel
May 2 5 Harrisburg City Islanders 0–4 Charleston Battery Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
22:30 Langley  15'
Ekra  28'
White  66'
Report Sanyang  20'
Salgado 25'
Prince 41'
Lewis 65'
Diouf  66 ' 90'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,446
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 17 7 Harrisburg City Islanders 5–3 Dayton Dutch Lions Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
22:30 Baúque 19', 23'
Shaffer 47'
Langley  43' 83', 90'
Report Schoenfeld 1', 69'
Garner 65'
Khutsidze  73'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,417
Referee: Neil Barbulescu
July 12 16 Dayton Dutch Lions 1 - 3 Harrisburg City Islanders Dayton, Ohio
16:00 Pettis 4'
McLaughlin 35'
Derschang 90'
Box Score Vickers  51'
Granger  83'
Garner  90'
Stadium: DOC Stadium
Attendance: 334
July 23 18 Harrisburg City Islanders 3 - 3 OKC Energy FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
16:00 Bahner 18'
Ribeiro 23', 84'  90'
Langley  62'
Bauque  78'
Derschang  87'
Box Score Delgado 37'
Greig 38', 44'
Perry  52'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,312
July 26 19 Richmond Kickers 2 - 1 Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond, Virginia
16:00 Vercollone 5', pen.'
Kalungi  13'
Goerres 23'
Arbelaez  81'
Box Score Bahner  62'
Andrews 88'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,788
August 23 25 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 2 Harrisburg City Islanders Rochester, New York
16:00 Walls 8'
Diallo  20'
Banks 54' (pen.)
McMahon  87'
Box Score Noble
Bauque 37', 42'
Andrews  56'
Flynn  90'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,388

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
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
StadiumAHAAHHHHAAAHAHHAHHAHAHHAAHAA
ResultTLLWLLWLTLWTLTWWTTLWWWWLTLLW
Source: 2014 USL Pro season and Game Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

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.

September 13 Quarterfinals Orlando City 0–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Lake Buena Vista, Florida
19:30 Valentino  24'
Pulis  89'
Box Score Hoppenot 40',  65'
Barril  79'
Derschang  90+'
Stadium: ESPN Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,855
Referee: Matthew Miscannon
September 20 Semifinals Richmond Kickers 2–3 Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond, Virginia
19:00 Yeisley 32'
Shanosky 79'
Spitz  90+'
Box Score Langley 27'  89'
Hardware 45'
Barril  64'
Bahner  71'
DiPrima 76'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,734
Referee: Mark Gorak

U.S. Open Cup

The Islanders entered the 2014 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 U.S. Open Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
00 DF Andrew Ribeiro 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF Richie Marquez * 28 0 3 0 0 0 31 0 1 0
4 DF Coady Andrews 14(3) 2 3 0 0 0 17(3) 2 2 0
5 FW Jamiel Hardware 8(16) 3 3 1 0 0 11(16) 4 2 0
6 MF Colin Zizzi 8(14) 0 (1) 0 0 0 8(15) 0 2 0
7 FW Yann Ekra 24(3) 1 3 0 0 0 27(3) 1 6 0
8 MF José Barril 20(1) 2 3 0 0 0 23(1) 2 5 0
9 FW Garret Pettis 8(19) 3 (2) 0 0 0 8(21) 3 0 0
10 FW Clésio Baúque * 9(11) 5 0 0 0 0 9(11) 5 1 0
11 FW Edinho Júnior 3(4) 0 0 0 0 0 3(4) 0 0 0
12 MF Leonardo Fernandes 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0 0 0
14 MF Danny DiPrima 3(17) 0 (2) 1 0 0 3(19) 1 1 0
15 MF Morgan Langley 24(1) 6 2(1) 1 0 0 26(2) 7 7 0
17 FW Matt Bahner 28 2 3 0 0 0 31 2 3 0
18 MF Jimmy McLaughlin * 14(9) 6 3 0 0 0 17(9) 6 1 0
19 MF Zach Pfeffer * 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF Neil Shaffer 13(9) 1 3 0 0 0 16(9) 1 1 0
21 MF Raphael Cox 19(4) 0 0 0 0 0 19(4) 0 4 0
22 MF Jason Pelletier 11(11) 0 0 0 0 0 11(11) 0 0 0
23 FW Cristhian Hernández * 6(12) 1 (1) 0 0 0 6(13) 1 2 0
25 MF Robbie Derschang 6(12) 1 (1) 0 0 0 6(13) 1 2 0
26 DF Shane Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
27 MF Antoine Hoppenot * 7(2) 1 3 1 0 0 10(2) 2 1 0
30 MF Pedro Ribeiro * 12 4 0 0 0 0 12 4 2 0
33 FW Aaron Wheeler 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0
44 DF Ethan White 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
93 MF Luan Silva * 2(8) 0 0 0 0 0 2(8) 0 1 0
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked † 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
1 NobleNick Noble 27 1 10–9–6 39 1.58 3 4 1
92 SylvestreBrian Sylvestre 3 0 0–2–0 5 1.91 0 0 0
24 FlynnDavid Flynn 2 0 0–0–1 2 2.65 0 1 0

Honors

References

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