2015 Harrisburg City Islanders season

Harrisburg City Islanders
2015 season
OwnerEric Pettis
Head coachBill Becher
StadiumSkyline Sports Complex
USL8th place
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jason Plumhoff (10)
All: Jason Plumhoff (10)
Highest home attendance4,741
(August 29 vs FC Montreal)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,202
(September 12 vs. Richmond)
All: 793
(May 27 vs. Rochester)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,556
All: 2,430

The 2015 season was the Harrisburg City Islanders's 12th season of competitive soccer–its twelfth season in the third division of American soccer and its fifth season in the United Soccer League since the league was first created with the City Islanders as one of the original ten founder-members.[1]

For the 2015 season, a new logo was developed to commemoration of the Islanders' 12th anniversary. According to the press release: "The design was developed to encompass the iconic Pennsylvania keystone; the Harrisburg Capitol building, which serves as the backdrop to the Skyline Sports Complex, and 12 stars, representing 12 seasons as a club and the 12th man on the field [the fans]."[2] Club President, Tiago Lopes believes, “The 12th season of franchise history is a big milestone. This will be a season entirely dedicated to our fans. We wanted to do something to acknowledge and praise them for all the support. This season will be themed “11 and you,” acknowledging what it takes to accomplish wins and titles is the 12th element on the field; the importance of having the fans, partners and the community in support of our team.”[2]

Roster

No. Position Nation Player
1 GK  USA Nick Noble
4 MF  USA Kyle McCord
5 DF  USA Shane Johnson (on loan from Richmond Kickers)
6 MF  USA Ken Tribbett
7 FW  CIV Yann Ekra
8 MF  ESP José Barril
9 FW  USA Garret Pettis
10 MF  USA Jason Plumhoff
11 MF  ESP Enric Valles
12 FW  USA Brett Jankouskas
13 GK  USA Ciaran Nugent
14 MF  USA Danny DiPrima
15 MF  USA Tony Donatelli
16 MF  USA Zach Pfeffer (on loan from Philadelphia Union)
17 FW  BIH Dzenan Catic (on loan from Philadelphia Union)
18 MF  USA Jimmy McLaughlin (on loan from Philadelphia Union)
19 MF  JAM Cardel Benbow
20 DF  USA Neil Shaffer
21 MF  BRA Erick Neres da Cruz
22 MF  CMR Eric Ayuk (on loan from Philadelphia Union)
22 FW  JAM Craig Foster (on loan from Reno FC)
23 FW  FRA Antoine Hoppenot (on loan from Philadelphia Union)
23 DF  USA Raymond Lee (on loan from Philadelphia Union)
23 DF  USA Eric Bird (on loan from Philadelphia Union)
27 GK  USA Kyle Renfro
32 DF  JAM Shaquille Dyer (on loan from Arnett Gardens FC)
63 DF  BER Dante Leverock
77 FW  USA Andrew Lubahn
DF  USA Richie Marquez (on loan from Philadelphia Union)

Updated as of August 19, 2015. Roster listed here represents all players who are on the official roster and have made appearances for Harrisburg during the 2015 season.[3]

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes
March 17, 2015 Erick 21 MF Irapuato FC Undisclosed[4]
March 17, 2015 Cardel Benbow 19 MF Waterhouse FC Undisclosed[4]
March 23, 2015 Jason Plumhoff 10 MF Reading United AC Undisclosed[5]
March 24, 2015 Ken Tribbett 6 MF Ocean City Nor'easters Undisclosed[6]
August 3, 2015 Andrew Lubahn 77 F Wake Forest Demon Deacons Undisclosed[7]
August 3, 2015 Kyle McCord 4 M Virginia Cavaliers Undisclosed[7]
August 3, 2015 Tony Donatelli 15 M Ottawa Fury FC Undisclosed[7]

Out

Date Player Number Position New club Fee/notes
December 4, 2014 Matt Bahner 16 DF Jacksonville Armada Undisclosed[8]
February 6, 2015 Robbie Derschang 25 FW Arizona United SC Undisclosed[9]
February 6, 2015 Brian Sylvestre 92 GK Carolina Railhawks Undisclosed[10]
February 20, 2015 Jason Pelletier 22 MF Retired[11]
March 7, 2015 Jamiel Hardware 5 FW Saint Louis FC Undisclosed[12]
March 10, 2015 Morgan Langley 15 MF St. Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed[13]
March 25, 2015 Raphael Cox 21 MF Charlotte Independence Undisclosed[13]
April 2, 2015 Coady Andrews 4 DF Released[14]
Edinho Júnior 11 FW S.C. Farense Undisclosed[15]
Colin Zizzi 6 MF
David Flynn 24 GK

Loan in

Date Player Number Position Loaned from Fee/notes
March 24, 2015 Shane Johnson 5 DF Richmond Kickers Loan for 2015 season[16]
March 28, 2015 Jimmy McLaughlin 18 MF Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
March 28, 2015 Zach Pfeffer 16 MF Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[17][25]
March 28, 2015 Dzenan Catic 17 FW Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[17][18][19][20][25]
April 4, 2015 Richie Marquez DF Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[18][25]
April 18, 2015 Antoine Hoppenot 23 FW Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[18][23][24]
May 9, 2015 Raymond Lee 23 DF Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[20][21][22]
May 27, 2015 Eric Bird 23 MF Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[21][26][22]
June 13, 2015 Eric Ayuk 22 MF Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[21]
July 12, 2015 Craig Foster 22 FW Reno FC Loan through 2015 season[27]
July 12, 2015 Shaquille Dyer FW Arnett Gardens FC Loan through 2015 season[27]

Competitions

Preseason

March 20 Preseason 4 Villanova Wildcats Rescheduled Harrisburg City Islanders Villanova, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. Stadium: Villanova West Campus Soccer Complex

2015 Harrisburg City Islanders Schedule[28]

USL

Standings (Eastern Conference)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Richmond Kickers 28 10 11 7 41 35 +6 41 First round
7 Charlotte Independence 28 10 10 8 38 35 +3 40
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 28 11 6 11 49 53 −4 39
9 Saint Louis FC 28 8 9 11 30 40 −10 33
10 FC Montreal 28 8 4 16 32 46 −14 28
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results

All times in Eastern Time.[29]

March 28 1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 5–2 Harrisburg City Islanders Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 Vincent 5'
Kerr 11', 52', 77'
Earls  40'
Arena  62'
Vincent 90'
Report
Box Score
Pfeffer 22'
Pettis 86'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,244
Referee: Charles Murphy
April 18 3 Harrisburg City Islanders 2–1 FC Montreal Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 McLaughlin 11' (pen.)
Hoppenot 47'
Barril  72'
Report
Box Score
Bringolf  9'
Béland-Goyette 32'
Dinkota  40'
Temguia  89'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,589
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
May 30 8 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 6–5 Harrisburg City Islanders Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 Vincent 48', 90+'
Soumah 52',  90+'
Earls 81', 90'
Kerr 90+',  90+'
Report
Box Score
Ekra 28'
DiPrima 37'
Barril 38'
Plumhoff 56'
Pettis 86'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,792
Referee: Jaroslow Werel
June 27 12 Charleston Battery 4 - 1 Harrisburg City Islanders Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 Kelly 2', 62'
Mueller  31', 39'
van Schaik  41'
Prince  41'
Garbanzo 75'
Griffith  85'
Report
Box Score
Barril  13'
Noble  40'
McLaughlin  43'
Jankouskas 89' (pen.)
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,523
Referee: Neil Barbulescu
July 26 17 Harrisburg City Islanders 4 - 3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
18:30 Plumhoff 43', 90',  44'
Barril  64'  65'
Foster 71', 79'
Report
Box Score
Amara 7'
Arena  10'
Vincent 22',  45'
O.G. 62'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Ryan Dos Reis
August 1 18 Richmond Kickers 4 - 2 Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond, Virginia
19:00 Sekyere 15'
Yeisley 47', 90'
Davis 88'
Report
Box Score
Foster 25'
Leverock 69'
Ekra  79'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,580
Referee: Charles Carson
August 8 19 Harrisburg City Islanders 3 - 2 Richmond Kickers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Tribbett  11'
Ekra 28',  76'
Jankouskas 56'
Leverock 61'
Bird  90'
Report
Box Score
Roberts  22'
Yeisley 66' (pen.), 87' (pen.),  90'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,492
Referee: Charles Murphy
August 12 20 Harrisburg City Islanders 1 - 5 Louisville City FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Barril 56' Report
Box Score
Fondy 2', 13', 44' (pen.), 74'
Dacres 22'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,846
Referee: Mark Treilman
August 22 22 Rochester Rhinos 4 - 0 Harrisburg City Islanders Rochester, New York
19:05 Walls 16' (pen.)
Mendoza  19'
Dos Santos 67', 71'
Samuels 86'
Report
Box Score
Leverock  48'
Ekra  55'
Noble  60'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,272
Referee: David Mon
August 29 23 Harrisburg City Islanders 6 - 0 FC Montreal Lancaster, Pennsylvania
19:00 Valles 7'
Plumhoff 10', 45'
Foster 48', 54', 64'
Johnson  78'
Lubahn  81'
Report
Box Score
Haman  60' Stadium: Clipper Magazine Stadium
Attendance: 4,741
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
September 2 24 Louisville City FC 4 - 0 Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville, Kentucky
19:30 Fondy 20', 22', 40'
Quinn  78'
Morad  84'
Ilic 90'
Report
Box Score
Ekra  36'
Dyer  89'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,702
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
September 12 26 Harrisburg City Islanders 1 - 1 Richmond Kickers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Cruz  20'
Ekra  60'
Jankouskas 62'
Report
Box Score
Yomby  14'
Callahan  42'
Roberts  75'
Davis 90'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,202
Referee: Darth Newman
September 16 27 FC Montreal 0 - 5 Harrisburg City Islanders Montreal, Quebec
16:00 Bringolf  6'
Morelli  67'
Mkungilwa  74'
Report
Box Score
Plumhoff 9', 20', 90'
Hoppenot 47'
Lubahn 54'
Leverock  90'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 141
Referee: Marie Beaudoin

2015 Harrisburg City Islanders Regular Season Schedule[30]

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 39 11 11 6 49 53  −4 6 4 4 22 21  +1 5 7 2 27 32  −5

Last updated: September 20, 2015
Source: 2015 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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumAAHAAAHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAAHAHHAH
ResultLLWTWWWLTTTLWLWLWLWLWLWLTTWL
Updated to match(es) played on September 20, 2015. Source: 2015 USL season and Current USL Standing
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

U.S. Open Cup

The City Islanders competed in the 2015 edition of the U.S. Open Cup. They were eliminated in the third round of competition after conceding three goals in extra time to the Rochester Rhinos.

May 20 Second round Reading United A.C. 0–3 Harrisburg City Islanders Reading, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET Nygaard  24'
Smith  31'
Report DiPrima 8'
Benbow 10'
Tribbett 46'
Shaffer  70'  76'
Stadium: Don Thomas Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Darth Newman

Friendlies

The 2015 annual friendly with the Philadelphia Union was the final friendly match of the two clubs MLS-USL affiliation. The match was held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and drew a record crowd for an Islanders home match of 6,546 attendees.

August 31 Friendly Harrisburg City Islanders 1-3 Philadelphia Union Lancaster, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Pereira  33'
Jankouskas 44'
Donatelli  75'
Report White 48'
Maidana 66'
Casey 75'
Stadium: Clipper Magazine Stadium
Attendance: 6,546
Referee: Ryan Dos Reis

Statistics

As of September 20, 2015.[31]

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
4 MF Kyle McCord (4) 0 0 0 0 0 (4) 0 0 0
5 DF Shane Johnson 17(4) 0 0 0 0 0 17(4) 0 1 0
6 MF Ken Tribbett 28 3 0 0 2 1 30 4 7 0
7 FW Yann Ekra 25 2 0 0 1(1) 0 26(1) 2 6 0
8 MF José Barril 27 3 0 0 1(1) 0 28(1) 3 7 1
9 FW Garret Pettis 4(19) 2 0 0 2 0 6(19) 2 1 0
10 MF Jason Plumhoff 18(2) 10 0 0 2 0 20(2) 10 2 0
11 MF Enric Valles 23(1) 2 0 0 2 0 25(1) 2 2 0
12 FW Brett Jankouskas 6(16) 5 0 0 1(1) 1 7(17) 6 1 0
14 MF Danny DiPrima 8(6) 1 0 0 2 1 10(6) 2 1 0
15 MF Tony Donatelli 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
16 MF Zach Pfeffer 3(1) 1 0 0 0 0 3(1) 1 0 0
17 FW Dzenan Catic 3(4) 0 0 0 0 0 3(4) 0 0 0
18 MF Jimmy McLaughlin 7(2) 1 0 0 0 0 7(2) 1 1 0
19 MF Cardel Benbow 11(8) 2 0 0 2 1 13(8) 3 0 0
20 DF Neil Shaffer 27 0 0 0 1 0 28 0 2 2
21 MF Erick Neres da Cruz 18(6) 0 0 0 2 0 20(6) 0 4 0
22 MF Eric Ayuk 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
22 DF Craig Foster* 13 8 0 0 0 0 13 8 0 0
23 FW Antoine Hoppenot 4(7) 3 0 0 0 0 4(7) 3 1 0
23 DF Eric Bird 1(3) 0 0 0 (1) 0 1(4) 0 1 0
23 DF Raymond Lee (1) 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
32 DF Shaquille Dyer* 1(5) 0 0 0 0 0 1(5) 0 1 0
63 DF Dante Leverock 20(2) 3 0 0 2 0 22(2) 3 6 1
77 FW Andrew Lubahn 7(1) 6 0 0 0 0 7(1) 1 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 were on loan from Philadelphia Union for individual matches with Harrisburg.
Players with names marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Harrisburg.
League denotes USL regular season
Playoffs denotes USL playoffs

Goalkeepers

As of September 20, 2015.[32]

Players included in matchday squads
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO
1 NobleNick Noble 28 28 11–6–11 48 1.71 9 3 0
13 NugentCiaran Nugent 0 0 0–0–0 0 0.00 0 0 0
27 RenfroKyle Renfro (1) 0 0–0–0 1 1.00 0 0 0

Honors

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