2024 Orange County SC season

Orange County SC
2024 season
OwnerJames Keston
ManagerMorten Karlsen
(until June 25)
Paul Hardyman
(Interim, June 25 - July 19)
(Head, July 19 - August 29)
Danny Stone
(Interim, from August 29)
StadiumChampionship Soccer Stadium
Irvine, California
USL ChampionshipWestern Conference: 6th
USL Championship PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerEthan Zubak (11 goals)
Highest home attendance5,500 (September 14, against Rhode Island FC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,018 (September 25, against Phoenix Rising FC)
All Competitions: 1,749 (May 7, against Loudoun United FC)
Average home league attendance4,138

The 2024 Orange County SC season was the club's fourteenth season of existence, and their fourteenth consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer.

Orange County experienced multiple coaching changes in the middle of the season, with head coach Morten Karlsen transferring to coach in Denmark, and lead assistant coach Paul Hardyman being promoted to Head Coach,[1] before he was fired and another assistant coach, Danny Stone, being named Interim Head Coach.

Season summary

During the offseason, Orange County experienced two major changes. In the January transfer window, the 2022 and 2023 Orange County season leading goal scorer, Milan Iloski, brother of Brian Iloski, made a transfer to Danish Superliga team FC Nordsjælland.[2][3] Additionally, interim head coach Morten Karlsen signed a multi-year contract with Orange County during the offseason to become the official head coach of Orange County.[4]

In their season opener, Orange County drew 2–2 with the Sacramento Republic FC away in Sacramento,[5] with Colin Shutler scoring a header during a corner kick three minutes into stoppage time. With his header, Shutler became the first Orange County, and only the third ever USL Championship goalkeeper, to score in a match.[6][7]

Orange County had a hot start to the season, not losing their first six games. However, after losing six of the next nine games, Orange County held a 6-6-2 record in the Western Conference in late June,[8] resulting in Head Coach Karlsen making a transfer to Danish Superliga team Lyngby BK, with head assistant coach Paul Hardyman being promoted to interim head coach,[9][10][11] until he was eventually promoted to being the official head coach of the team on July 19.[12]

As the season progressed, Orange County lost form, not scoring in a five-match period beginning in late July, the longest streak in franchise history.[13] This streak of four losses and one draw culminated in the worst loss in franchise history, an August 24 match against the Charleston Battery, where the club would lose 6–0, prompting an open letter apology to fans from owner James Keston[14] and the sacking of head coach Hardyman, who ultimately had a record of 2-1-7. He was replaced by first assistant coach Danny Stone, who formerly coached Phoenix Rising FC and OKC Energy FC, who was named interim until the end of the season.[15][16]

Heading into September, Orange County SC continued its downwards spiral, despite breaking its non-scoring streak in a 2–3 loss to Las Vegas Lights FC, leaving them in 9th place and out of playoff contention.[17] The winless streak of five losses and one draw ended in a mid-September match against Rhode Island FC in a 1–0 win, in a match where Colin Shutler became the team's all-time leader in saves.[18]

With the momentum from their first win in five matches, Orange County ended off the season on an eight game unbeaten streak, including an undefeated October, ending off the season with a final record of 13–14–7. Colin Shutler entered the record books again, setting a club record of twelve clean sheets in a season, surpassing former record-holder Patrick Rakovsky.[19]

After their unbeaten run of five wins and three draws, Orange County placed sixth in the Western Conference, scheduled to play against Memphis 901 FC away on November 2 for the Western Conference Quarterfinals.[20] After winning in added extra time due to a header from Dillon Powers in the 116th minute,[21] Orange County was matched up against the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on November 10 away for the Conference Semi-Finals,[22] where the team would ultimately lose in added extra time.[23]

Roster

As of July 20, 2024[24]

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
2 DF  USA Owen Lambe
3 DF  USA Charlie Asensio
4 MF  FRA Sofiane Djeffal
5 DF  USA Dillon Powers
6 DF  ENG Andrew Fox
7 FW  USA Cameron Dunbar
8 MF  USA Seth Casiple
9 FW  USA Ethan Zubak
10 MF  USA Brian Iloski
11 FW  USA Bryce Jamison
13 DF  USA Pedro Guimaraes
14 DF  USA Ryan Flood (on loan from Phoenix Rising FC)
15 MF  USA Ashish Chattha
16 MF  USA Chris Hegardt (on loan from Stabæk Fotball)
17 FW  SLV Christian Sorto
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
25 MF  USA Ryan Ayoub ([A])
26 MF  USA Kyle Scott
27 FW  USA Marcus Lee
29 GK  USA Juan Santana ([A])
30 DF  NOR Markus Nakkim (Captain)
32 FW  USA Nicolás Ruiz
33 DF  USA Ashton Miles
34 MF  USA Ethan Loomis
35 MF  USA Ben Norris ([A])
39 GK  USA Adoniayah Aemiro
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Technical staff

Role[25] Name
President of Soccer Operations & General Manager Peter Nugent
Interim Head Coach Danny Stone
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

In preparation for the 2024 USL Championship season, Orange County played in seven pre-season friendlies, mainly against collegiate and fellow USL Championship teams.[26]

February 3 Preseason Orange County SC 2–1 Loyola Marymount Lions Irvine, California
11:00 AM War 77'
Zubak 85'
Report 87' Stadium: Great Park Field 10
Attendance: 0
February 24 Preseason Phoenix Rising FC v Orange County SC
1:00 PM
Note: Results not posted

USL Championship

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Las Vegas Lights FC 34 13 10 11 49 46 +3 50 Playoffs
5 Sacramento Republic FC 34 13 11 10 46 34 +12 49
6 Orange County SC 34 13 14 7 38 45 −7 46
7 Oakland Roots SC 34 13 16 5 37 57 −20 44
8 Phoenix Rising FC 34 11 14 9 33 39 −6 42
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

Match results

On December 18, 2023, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams.[27]

All times are in Pacific Standard Time.

March
March 9 1 Sacramento Republic FC 2–2 Orange County SC Sacramento, California
7:00 PM Amann 28', 77',  79'
Jauregui  40'
Mazzola  51'
Ricketts  90'+3'
Report Partida  35'
Casiple 42'
Djeffal  45'+2'
Shutler  90'+3', 90'+6'
Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
Note: Colin Shutler's header was the first goal by a goalkeeper in Orange County SC's history.
March 16 2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–2 Orange County SC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM Hogan  71'
Biasi  81'
Report Iloski 3'
Miles  24'
Doghman  60'
Amang  64'
Dunbar 76'
Shutler  84'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 5,125
Referee: Matthew Thompson
March 23 3 Orange County SC 2–2 Miami FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Partida  29'
Miles 33'
Amang 70'
Report Mitrano  8'
Gavilanes 12', 45'+4'
Genzano  58'
Botta  60'
Biek  90'+7'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
March 30 4 Orange County SC 1–0 FC Tulsa Irvine, California
7:00 PM Djeffal 27'
Chattha  40'
Lambe  56'
Iloski  68'
Report Portillo  31'
Diallo  36'
Ponce  45'+4'
Seagrist  49'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,573
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
April
April 6 5 Memphis 901 FC 0–2 Orange County SC Memphis, Tennessee
1:00 PM Lopes  43' Report Iloski 61'
Amang 63'
Djeffal  76'
Partida  86'
Fox  90'+4'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 2,316
Referee: Thomas Snyder
April 13 6 San Antonio FC 0–0 Orange County SC San Antonio, Texas
5:30 PM Taintor  25'
Haakenson  68'
Report Sorto  19'
Miles  79'
Amang  82'
Partida  89'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,957
Referee: Natalie Simon
April 20 7 Orange County SC 0–2 Sacramento Republic FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Dunbar  29'
Amang  34'
Scott  70'
Report Amann 1'
Fernandes  22'
Sanchez 25'
Desmond  30'
Cicerone  52'
Timmer  58'
Ross  90'+4'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
April 27 8 Orange County SC 2–0 Monterey Bay FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Amang 6'
Scott  21'
Sorto  24'
Djeffal  52'
Shutler  65'
Zubak 82'
Report Lara  25'
Rebollar  54'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,588
Referee: Deshun Beard
May
May 18 10 Oakland Roots SC 2–1 Orange County SC Hayward, California
7:00 PM Reid 31' (pen.),  43'
Margvelashvili 90'+4'
Report Amang 21'
Scott  55'
Zubak  67'
Lee  88'
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 3,651
Referee: Servando Berna Rico
May 25 11 Orange County SC 0–2 Loudoun United FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Chattha  41'
Scott  88'
Miles  90'+5'
Report Valot 34'
Erlandson  51'
Skundrich  72'
Ryan 90'+6' (pen.)
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,342
Referee: Natalie Simon
June
June 1 12 Orange County SC 3–2 Detroit City FC Irvine California
7:00 PM Amang 40',  90'+5'
Scott  56', 57'
Fox  65'
Jamison  78'
Report Carroll  8', 19'
Amoo-Mensah  14'
Diop 67' (pen.)
Rutz  90'+3'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,537
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
June 8 13 Phoenix Rising FC 2–1 Orange County SC Phoenix, Arizona
8:00 PM Formella 6', 87'
Hernández  22'
Fuenmayor  51'
Rito  83'  84'
Report Miles  45'+1'
Zubak  57'
Lambe  59'
Chattha  79'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Ricardo Montero
June 15 14 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 4–2 Orange County SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM Hanya 19', 82'
Williams  52'
Foster 63', 86'
Damus  89'
Report Flood  42'
Jamison 48', 61'
Doghman  80'
Shutler  82'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: Brad Jensen
June 22 15 Indy Eleven 0–1 Orange County SC Indianapolis, Indiana
4:00 PM Ofeimu  40'+8'
Williams  52'
Report Zubak 25',  42'
Sorto  35'
Chattha  73'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 9,490
Referee: Joe Surgan
June 29 16 Orange County SC 0–2 Oakland Roots SC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Chattha  32'
Shutler  34'
Scott  74'
Amang  87'
Report Riley 15'
Njie  23'
Rodriguez 79'
Dwyer  90'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Elton García
July
July 3 17 New Mexico United 2–0 Orange County SC Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:00 PM Miles 50' (o.g.)
Mohamed 73'
Bruce  76'
Report Chattha  15'
Miles  71'
Chavez  72'
Jamison  83'
Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 12,147
Referee: Thomas Snyder
July 6 18 Orange County SC 4–1 Memphis 901 FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Jamison 5'
Zubak 25' (pen.)  49'
Lambe 43'
Chattha  56'
Miles  61'
Sorto 79'
Report Hyndman  59'
Ward  66'
Vom Steeg  77'
Borczak 89'
Pickering  90'+1'
Yacoubou  90'3'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,725
Referee: John Griggs
July 13 19 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Orange County SC St. Petersburg, Florida
4:30 PM Jennings 6' 30'
Crisostomo  67'
Kleemann  83'
Report Norris  43'  52' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,971
Referee: Eric Tattersall
July 20 20 Orange County SC 2–0 San Antonio FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Scott  29'
Nakkim 62'
Gomez  66'
Lambe 88'
Report Hernandez  44'
Buckmaster  52'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,258
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
July 27 21 Birmingham Legion FC 3–0 Orange County SC Birmingham, Alabama
4:30 PM Pinho 51', 89'
Martínez  85'
Pasher 90'+5'
Report Flood  3'
Nakkim  10'
Scott  10'
Lambe  86'
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,023
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August
August 3 22 Orange County SC 0–1 North Carolina FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Sorto  84' Report Batista  21'
Malou 27'
Servania  90'+5'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,353
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
August 9 23 FC Tulsa 0–0 Orange County SC Tulsa, Oklahoma
5:30 PM Laszo  85'
Damm  90'+1'
Bourgeois  90'+4'
Report Norris  66' Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4,411
Referee: Calin Radosav
August 17 24 Orange County SC 0–1 El Paso Locomotive FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Norris  33'
Hegardt  54'
Jamison  69'
Scott  71'
Report Calvillo 64' (pen.)
Lyons  80'
Moreno  89'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,001
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
August 24 25 Charleston Battery 6–0 Orange County SC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
4:30 PM Markanich 7' (pen.) 48', 75'
Rodríguez 39'
Segbers  62'
Myers 72', 89'
Report Doghman  5'
Casiple  77'
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 4,302
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
August 31 26 Orange County SC 2–3 Las Vegas Lights FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Scott  6'
Zubak 11', 19'
Powers  37'
Norris  77'
Report Bennett 39' (pen.) 63'
Shutler 87' (o.g.)
Gyau  90'+3'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,579
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
September
September 14 27 Orange County SC 1-0 Rhode Island FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM
Report
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
September 21 28 Monterey Bay FC 0-0 Orange County SC Seaside, California
7:00 PM Report Partida  67' Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 3,912
Referee: Elton García
September 25 29 Orange County SC 2-0 Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM
Report
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,018
Referee: John Griggs
October
October 5 30 Las Vegas Lights FC 1-1 Orange County SC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM Bennett 26' Report Hegardt 16'
Chattha  35'
Partida  37'
Nakkim  71'
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 1,828
Referee: Gerald Flores
October 9 31 Orange County SC 2-0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Partida  27'
Williams 32' (o.g.)
Zubak 90'+5'
Report Dhillon  19'  44'
Rocha  30'
Tejada  47'
Pierre  78'
Santos  84'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,130
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
October 16 32 El Paso Locomotive FC 0-2 Orange County SC El Paso, Texas
6:00 PM Escoto  48'
Ackwei  82'
Report Zubak 16'
Chattha  44'
Dunbar 69'
Partida  78'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,004
Referee: Brandon Stevis
October 19 33 Orange County SC 0-0 New Mexico United Irvine, California
7:00 PM Zubak  90'+2' Report Seymore  17'
Ryden  42'
Dubois  69'
Hurst  76'
Landry  90'+6'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,675
Referee: Ricardo Montero
October 26 34 Orange County SC 3-2 Hartford Athletic Irvine, California
7:00 PM Hegardt  40'
Doghman 53', 58'
Miles  73'
Amang 86'
Report Vancaeyezeele  9'
Ngalina  17'
Epps 55'  73'
Edwards 83'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,729
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Playoffs

Following the conclusion of the 2024 USL Championship season, the USL officially released the bracket for the 2024 playoffs.[28][29]

November 2 Conference QuarterfinalsMemphis 901 FC0-1 (a.e.t.) Orange County SC Memphis, Tennessee
11:00 AM
Report
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,014
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
November 10 Conference Semifinals Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2–1 (a.e.t.)Orange County SCColorado Springs, Colorado
3:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 7,236
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Orange County entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32.[30] It was announced by the U.S. Soccer Federation on April 18, 2024, that Orange County would face off against fellow USL Championship team Loudoun United FC at home.[31]

May 7 Round of 32 Orange County SC 1–2 Loudoun United FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM Nakkim  11'
Scott  51'
Chattha  60'
Amang 62'
Report Leggett 22', 64'
Martinez  26'
Turner  37'
Hughes  59'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,749
Referee: Omeed Azadpour

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