2023 Orange County SC season

Orange County SC
2023 season
ManagerRichard Chaplow
(until May 1)
Morten Karlsen (Interim)
(from May 1)
StadiumChampionship Soccer Stadium
Irvine, California
USL ChampionshipWestern Conf.: 2nd
Overall: 5th
USL Championship PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Milan Iloski (17 goals)
All: Milan Iloski (20 goals)
Highest home attendance5,500 (5 times)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,047 (May 17 v.s. Sacramento Republic FC)
Open Cup: 1,588 (Second Round, April 5 vs Capo FC)
Average home league attendance4,475[1]

The 2023 Orange County SC season was the club's thirteenth season of existence, and their thirteenth consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer.

Orange County had a tumultuous start, only winning one out of their first eight games with a 1-4-3 record, leading to the team firing head coach Richard Chaplow and promoting the newly hired assistant coach Morten Karlsen to interim head coach on May 1, 2023.[2] Under new management, Orange County found form and finished the season on a three-game winning streak, going from 11th to 2nd place in the Western Conference,[3] and having a final record of 17–11–6.[4]

In the first round of the USL Championship playoffs, Orange County faced off against seventh seeded El Paso Locomotive FC at home, winning 1–0 with a goal from Forward Milan Iloski.[5] In the semifinals, Orange County hosted 6th seed Phoenix Rising FC, losing 2–1 in extra time to the eventual champions.[6][7]

This would be the last season that the team-leading goalscorer and All-League Second Team[8] Iloski would play for Orange County, as after this season he made a transfer to FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga in the January transfer window.[9][10] Additionally, on November 10, appointed interim head coach Karlsen was signed to become the official head coach of Orange County.[11]

Roster

As of 13 June 2024[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Colin Shutler (team captain)
2 DF  USA Owen Lambe
3 DF  USA Alex Villanueva
5 DF  USA Dillon Powers
7 FW  USA Cameron Dunbar (on loan from Minnesota United FC[13])
7 FW  USA Milan Iloski
8 MF  USA Seth Casiple
9 FW  SCO Marc McNulty
10 MF  USA Brian Iloski
11 FW  USA Bryce Jamison
14 DF  NOR Morten Bjørshol
15 MF  USA Ashish Chattha
16 DF  USA Brent Richards
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  USA Kevin Partida
21 FW  CMR Thomas Amang
22 DF  USA Joseph Buckley
23 DF  NOR Ryan Doghman
24 FW  USA Benjamin Barjolo
26 MF  USA Kyle Scott
29 GK  USA Juan Santana
30 DF  NOR Markus Nakkim
32 FW  USA Nicolas Ruiz
33 DF  USA Ashton Miles
35 MF  USA Benjamin Norris
36 GK  USA Fernando Aguirre

Technical Staff

Role[14] Name
President of Soccer Operations & General Manager Peter Nugent
Head Coach Morten Karlsen
First Assistant Coach & IDP Manager Paul Hardyman
Assistant Coach Didier Crettenand
Goalkeeping Coach Victor Nogueira
Performance Data Analyst Amanda Preciado
Performance Consultant Dan Guzman
Head Academy Scout Shawn Beyer
Team Operations Coordinator Mario Lemus

Competitions

Exhibitions

Orange County, on January 31, announced six pre-season matches, with most matches being played against MLS Next and colligate teams behind closed doors.[15]

February 11 Preseason LA Galaxy II 1-2 Orange County SC Carson, California
11:00 AM Report Stadium: HDC University Field 1
Attendance: 0
February 18 Preseason Orange County SC 2-1 UC Irvine Anteaters Irvine, California
11:00 AM Osundina 31'
89' (o.g.)		 Report 46' Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 0
February 25 Preseason San Diego Loyal 3-0 Orange County SC Carlsbad, California
Report Stadium: MiraCosta Stadium
Attendance: 0
March 1 Preseason Orange County SC v Cal State Fullerton Titans Irvine, California
8:00 PM Report Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Season ticket holder exclusive
March 4 Preseason Orange County SC 1-0 Los Angeles FC 2 Irvine, California
10:30 AM Iloski 60' (pen.) Report Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 0
March 4 Preseason Orange County SC 4-1 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Irvine, California
2:00 PM Chattha 5'
26'
57'
89'		 Report 67' Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 0

USL Championship

Main article: 2023 USL Championship season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sacramento Republic FC 34 18 6 10 51 26 +25 64 Playoffs
2 Orange County SC 34 17 11 6 46 39 +7 57
3 San Diego Loyal SC 34 16 9 9 61 43 +18 57
4 San Antonio FC 34 14 6 14 63 38 +25 56
5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 34 16 13 5 49 42 +7 53
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 17 6 11 46 39  +7 57 9 3 5 21 14  +7 8 3 6 25 25  0

Source: USL standings

Match results

Orange County announced their full season schedule on January 9, 2023.[16]

All times in Pacific Time.

March

March 11 1 Orange County SC 1-3 Louisville City FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Richards  37'
Partida 40',  45' + 3'
Iloski  41'		 Report McCabe 4'
Lancaster  19', 57'
Totsch  71'
Mushangalusa 88'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,267
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
March 18 2 Orange County SC 1-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Irvine, California
7:00 PM Chattha  34'
Nielsen 40'
Powers  90'		 Report Lasso  75'
Herivaux 82'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,278
Referee: Brandon Stevis
March 25 3 Orange County SC 2-2 Las Vegas Lights FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Partida  45'+3'
Scott  56'
Villanueva 60'
Iloski 64'
Nakkim  90'+2'		 Report Torres 44',  50'
Botello-Faz 62'
Oteng  66'
Bushue  90'+5'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,959
Referee: Alexis Da Silva

April

April 1 4 Hartford Athletic 1-1 Orange County SC Hartford, Connecticut
11:00 AM Rad  6'
Amoh 45'+8'
Cedeno  65'
Hodge  70'
Barrera  72'
Logue  84'
McGlynn  90'+3'		 Report Iloski 7'
Nakkim  65'
Partida  81'
Doghman  87'
Richards  90'+5'
Scott  90'+5'		 Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,030
Referee: Eric Tattersall
April 8 5 El Paso Locomotive FC 1-0 Orange County SC El Paso, Texas
6:30 PM Lyons  4'
Pavkovics  6'
Solignac 19'
Zacarias  44'
Kostyshyn  74'		 Report Iloski  35'
Fox  58'
Buckley  88'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,013
Referee: Cristian Campo
April 15 6 Orange County SC 1-0 Indy Eleven Irvine, California
7:00 PM Iloski 30'
Jamison  56'
Scott  73'		 Report Diz Pe  23'
Blake  36'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,977
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
April 22 7 Orange County SC 1-2 Birmingham Legion FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Nielsen 30'
Scott  55'
Partida  57'		 Report Agudelo 33'
Kavita  40'
Crognale  53'
Martínez 59',  64'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,114
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April 29 8 New Mexico United 3-1 Orange County SC Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:00 PM Hurst 22', 63'
Rivas 74'
Suggs  90'
Portillo  90'+2'		 Report Suggs 58' (o.g.)
Casiple  90'+2'		 Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
Attendance: 10,048
Referee: Sergii Boiko

May

May 6 9 Orange County SC 1-2 San Diego Loyal Irvine, California
7:00 PM Villanueva  18'
Iloski  59'
Richards  59'
Partida  60'
Doghman  80'
McNulty  86'
Powers  86'
Casiple  89'
Osundina 90'+6'		 Report Moshobane 15'
Corona 19' (pen.)  49'
Moon  59'  90'+5'
Riley  81'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,616
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
May 13 10 Oakland Roots 3-0 Orange County SC Hayward, California
8:00 PM Formella 30'
Morad 43'
Rito 78'		 Report Miles 90'+2' Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 5,855
Referee: Corbyn May
May 17 11 Orange County SC 1-0 Sacramento Republic FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Iloski 5'
Nakkim  23'
Lambe  42'
Pederssen  88'		 Report Lewis  46'
Keko  81'
López  87'  90'+5'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,047
Referee: Deshun Beard
May 20 12 Orange County SC 0-1 Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Doghman  50'
Norris  71'
Nakkim  90'+3'		 Report Fuenmayor  5'
Arteaga 67'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,301
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
May 27 13 Miami FC 0-0 Orange County SC Miami, Florida
4:00 P.M. Chapman-Page  16'
Craig  20'
Murphy  45'+4'
Akinyode  60'
Cabral  90'+4'		 Report Pedersen  44'
Iloski 45'+4'		 Stadium: FIU Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,374
Referee: Nabil Bensalah

June

June 3 14 Orange County SC 2-0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Irvine, California
7:00 PM Iloski 4'
Lambe  13'
Osundina 16'
Scott  45'+2'
Pedersen  77'		 Report Davilla  53'
Ruiz  75'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,268
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
June 10 15 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 4-0 Orange County SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM Skundrich 28'
Williams 60'
Henríquez 71' (pen.)
Rios 74'
Herrera  80'		 Report Iloski  47'
Pedersen  70'
McNulty  80'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 6,930
Referee: Olvin Oliva
June 17 16 FC Tulsa 0-3 Orange County SC Tulsa, Oklahoma
5:00 McCabe  18'
Yosef  27'
Malou  60' Fernandez  84'
Bonet  90'+5'		 Report Iloski 26'
Osundina  49'
Shutler  51'
Nakkim 90'
Amang 90'+6' (pen.)		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4,333
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 24 17 Detroit City FC 0-1 Orange County SC Hamtramck, Michigan
4:30 Williams  63'
Lewis  70'
Carroll  72'		 Report Iloski 23'
Iloski  55'
McNulty  61'
Partida  65'
Nakkim  90'
Scott  90'+6'		 Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,669
Referee: Alejo Calume

July

July 1 18 Orange County SC 3-1 Monterey Bay FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Powers  33'
Amang 70', 90'+1' (pen.)
Lambe 78'
Iloski  83'		 Report Rebollar  52'
Martínez  56'
Fehr  64'
Doner  75'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Alex Beehler
July 9 19 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2-0 Orange County SC Edinburg, Texas
5:00 Ritondale  14'
Coronado  54'
Ackwei 69'
Ricketts 78'
Davila  84'		 Report Casiple  22'
Iloski  43'
Iloski  87'		 Stadium: H.E.B. Park
Attendance: 3,557
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
July 15 20 Loudoun United FC 1-3 Orange County SC Leesburg, Virginia
4:30 Landry  23'
Hopkins 42'
Leerman  37'  90'+3'
Garay  45'+3'
Rocha  59'		 Report Nakkim  8'
McNulty 15'
Iloski 38' (pen.)
Villanueva  69'
Osundina 84'
Amang  90'+3'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 2,458
Referee: Joe Surgan
July 22 21 Memphis 901 FC 3-4 Orange County SC Memphis, Tennessee
5:30 Hyndman 6'
Buckmaster 22',  33'
da Costa 44'
Kelly  68'  74'
Peters  70'
Ward  88'
Paul  90'
Lapa  90'+1'
Pickering  90'+4'		 Report Iloski 24',  43'
Doghman  31'
McNulty 32'
Powers  45'+2'
Doghman 45'+5'
Villanueva  77'
Jamison 86'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,971
Referee: John Griggs
July 29 22 Orange County SC 1-0 New Mexico United Irvine, California
7:00 Chattha  63'
Iloski 80'
Amang  85'
Shutler  90'+5'		 Report Suggs  42'
Hamilton  74'  90'+7'
Seymore  84'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Gabriele Giusti

August

August 5 23 San Diego Loyal 1-3 Orange County SC San Diego, California
7:00 Conway 8'
Martin  35'
Stoneman  50'
Damus  59'		 Report Casiple  45'+1'
Scott  49'
Amang 52', 78',  53'
Iloski  60'
Shutler  85'
Osundina 90'+5'		 Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 4,217
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 16 24 Orange County SC 1-0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Iloski 40'
Partida  63'
Jamison  71'
Richards  78'		 Report Farrell  14'
Ybarra  76'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,019
Referee: Brad Jensen
August 19 25 Orange County SC 2-0 Charleston Battery Irvine, California
7:00 PM B. Iloski 45'+1'
M. Iloski  48'
Scott  58'
Lambe 62'		 Report Wynne  26'
Palma  43'
Avila  45'+2'
Dodson  60'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
August 26 26 Sacramento Republic FC 0-2 Orange County SC Sacramento, California
7:30 Report Fox  19'
Amang 54'
Casiple 84'
Scott  84'		 Stadium: Charles C. Hughes Stadium
Attendance: 20,231
Referee: Ricardo Fierro

September

September 2 27 Las Vegas Lights FC 1-5 Orange County SC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 Bushue  35'
Carroll  41'
Rios 69'		 Report Iloski 13'
Amang 22'
Nakkim 38'
McNulty 82'
Lankford 89'		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: John Matto
September 9 28 Orange County SC 0-0 El Paso Locomotive FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Scott  30'
Nakkim  69'
Partida  90'+1'
McNulty  90'+1'		 Report Navarro  20'
Lyons  33'
Hinds  35'
Rose  60'
Gómez  90'+70'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Ramy Touchan
September 15 29 Orange County SC 0-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Irvine, California
7:00 Partida  25' Report Echevarria  61'
Magee 84'
Herrera  90'+3'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,344
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
September 23 30 San Antonio FC 4-0 Orange County SC San Antonio, Texas
5:30 Fogaça 6',  21'
Hayes  44'
Yacoubou 50'
Oluwaseyi 57'
Patino 61',  62'
Taintor		 Report Iloski  51'
Casiple  53'
McNulty  67'
Nakkim  80'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,513
Referee: Gerald Flores
September 30 31 Phoenix Rising FC 1-1 Orange County SC Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 Hernández  70'
Traore  84'
Cuello 85'		 Report Iloski 61'
Fox  76'
Powers  84'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 6,440
Referee: Matthew Thompson

October

October 4 32 Orange County SC 3-1 Oakland Roots SC Irvine, California
7:00 Scott  22'
M. Iloski 45'+2' (pen.)
Amang 45'+5'
B. Iloski 50'		 Report Peláez 11'
Diaz  15'
Tamacas  39'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October 7 33 Orange County SC 1-0 San Antonio FC Irvine, California
7:00 Casiple  11'
Iloski 44'
McNulty  55'
Scott  59'
Fox  79'
Amang  82'		 Report Maloney  9'
Patino  50'
Azócar  59'
Boni  86'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Brandon Stevis
October 14 34 Monterey Bay FC 0-1 Orange County SC Seaside, California
7:00 Glasser  76' Report Lankford  22'
Iloski 39'
Partida  88'  90'+4'
Fox  90'+8'		 Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 5,278
Referee: Eric Tattersall

USL Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2023 USL Championship Playoffs
October 21 Western Conference Quarterfinals Orange County SC 1-0 El Paso Locomotive FC Irvine, California
7:30 Iloski 45'+1'
Scott  87'		 Report Dollenmayer  29'
Sonupe  58'
Rose  75'
Petrovic  86'
Díaz  90'+3'
Calvillo  90'+7'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Natalie Simon
October 28 Western Conference Semifinals Orange County SC 1-2 (a.e.t.) Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
7:00 Amang 24'
Scott  51'		 Report Trejo 7'
Fuenmayor  103'
Uzochokwu  106'
Cuello 116'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Calin Radosav

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Orange County SC entered the tournament in the Second Round on April 5, 2023.[17]

April 5 Second Round Orange County SC 5-0 Capo FC Irvine, California
7:00 Nielsen 33'
Jamison 45'+1'
Partida  58'
Iloski 69', 90'+3' (pen.)
Chattha  84'
Amang 87'		 Report Loya  12'
Cervantes  24'
Montes  26'  62'
Vega  43'
Scalzo  57'
Olivia  84'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,588
Referee: Jervis Atagana
April 26 Third Round Portland Timbers 3-1 Orange County SC Portland, Oregon
7:30 Blanco  30'
Loría 37'
Clegg 48'
Sulte  90'+1'
Niezgoda 90'+2'		 Report Iloski 54',  57' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 11,639
Referee: Olvin Oliva

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