2014 Harrisburg City Islanders season

The 2014 season is 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.

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

Roster

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Nick Noble  United States
2 Defender Richie Marquez (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
4 Defender Coady Andrews  United States
5 Forward Jamiel Hardware  Jamaica
6 Midfielder Colin Zizzi  United States
7 Forward Yann Ekra  France
8 Midfielder José Barril  Spain
9 Forward Garret Pettis  United States
10 Forward Clésio Baúque (on loan from Benfica)  Mozambique
11 Forward Edinho Júnior  Portugal
14 Midfielder Danny DiPrima  United States
15 Midfielder Morgan Langley  United States
16 Forward Matt Bahner  United States
18 Midfielder Jimmy McLaughlin (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
20 Midfielder Neil Shaffer  United States
21 Midfielder Raphael Cox  United States
22 Midfielder Jason Pelletier  United States
23 Forward Cristhian Hernández (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Mexico
24 Goalkeeper David Flynn  United States
25 Defender Robbie Derschang  United States
30 Midfielder Pedro Ribeiro (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Brazil
92 Goalkeeper Brian Sylvestre  United States
93 Midfielder Luan Silva (on loan from Corinthians)  Brazil

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Fee/Notes
January 24, 2014 Edinho Júnior11FW Blackburn RoversFree transfer[1]
March 25, 2014 Raphael Cox21MF Tampa Bay RowdiesUndisclosed[2]
March 27, 2014 Danny DiPrima14MF North Carolina State UniversityHomegrown[3]
April 3, 2015 Neil Shaffer20MF Pittsburgh RiverhoundsFree[4]

Out

Date Player Number Position New Club Fee/Notes
Lucky MkosanaFW Tampa Bay RowdiesUndisclosed[5]
Stephen BassoDF Richmond KickersUndisclosed[6]
Damani RichardsDF Philadelphia UnionUndisclosed
Sainey TourayDF San Antonio ScorpionsUndisclosed[7]

Loan in

Date Player Number Position Loaned From Fee/Notes
March 17, 2014 Clésio10FW S.L. BenficaSeason-long loan[8]
March 21, 2014 Cristhian Hernandez10FW Philadelphia UnionSeason-long loan[9]
March 21, 2014 Jimmy McLaughlin18MF Philadelphia UnionSeason-long loan[9]
March 27, 2014 Pedro Ribeiro30MF Philadelphia UnionSeason-long loan[10]
March 27, 2014 Richie Marquez2DF Philadelphia UnionSeason-long loan[10]
June 11, 2014 Shane Johnson26DF Richmond KickersRemainder of 2014 season[11]

Competitions

Preseason

Standings

Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orlando City (C) 28 19 5 4 56 24 +32 62 Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC (A) 28 17 4 7 49 28 +21 55 Playoffs
3 LA Galaxy II (A) 28 15 6 7 54 38 +16 51
4 Richmond Kickers (A) 28 13 12 3 53 28 +25 51
5 Charleston Battery (A) 28 11 8 9 36 31 +5 41
6 Rochester Rhinos (A) 28 10 8 10 29 25 +4 38
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[lower-alpha 1]
10 Oklahoma City Energy FC 28 9 5 14 32 37 5 32
11 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 9 5 14 35 49 14 32
12 Charlotte Eagles 28 9 4 15 33 40 7 31
13 Orange County Blues FC 28 9 1 18 31 54 23 28
14 Dayton Dutch Lions 28 6 4 18 28 63 35 22
Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 2014. Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record).
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
June 1 9 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1 - 1 Harrisburg City Islanders Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
22:30 Fekete  12'
Collins  40'
Angulo  43'
Kerr  78'
Box Score Langley  19'
Ekra  42'
McLaughlin  85'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,756
July 5 15 Harrisburg City Islanders 4 - 1 Charleston Battery Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
16:00 McLaughlin  7'
Barril  11'
Langley  21'  55'
Hardware  45'
Bahner  48'
Noble  51'
Ribeiro  79'
Box Score Kelly  39'
Sanyang  49'
vanSchaik  52' 86'
Lewis
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,033
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
August 2 21 Dayton Dutch Lions 0 - 1 Harrisburg City Islanders Dayton, Ohio
16:00 Clemens  56'
Thuriere  68'
Box Score Pettis  8'
DiPrima  74'
Cox  88'
Noble  89'
Stadium: DOC Stadium
Attendance: 396
August 9 23 Harrisburg City Islanders 3 - 2 Orlando City Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
16:00 Derschang  21', 30'
Langley  45'
Ekra  49'  53'
Noble  83'
Box Score da Luz  49'
Molino  81'
Gentile  87'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,051
September 5 27 Charleston Battery 2 - 1 Harrisburg City Islanders Charleston, South Carolina
16:00 Cordoves  45'
Cuevas  45'
Diouf  56'
Prince  58'
Box Score Marquez  28'
Barril  89'
Pettis  89'
Wheeler  90'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,919
September 6 28 Charlotte Eagles 2 - 4 Harrisburg City Islanders Charlotte, North Carolina
16:00 Thompson  9'
Kann
Newnam  24'
Dixon  44'
Herrera  71'
Box Score McLaughlin  14'
Hardware  25' 48'
Jose Barril 39'
Ekra  58'
Shaffer  77'
Stadium: Dickson Field
Attendance: 627

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
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
GroundAHAAHHHHAAAHAHHAHHAHAHHAAHAA
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
00DF Andrew Ribeiro 1000001000
2DF Richie Marquez * 280300031010
4DF Coady Andrews 14(3)2300017(3)220
5FW Jamiel Hardware 8(16)3310011(16)420
6MF Colin Zizzi 8(14)0(1)0008(15)020
7FW Yann Ekra 24(3)1300027(3)160
8MF José Barril 20(1)2300023(1)250
9FW Garret Pettis 8(19)3(2)0008(21)300
10FW Clésio Baúque * 9(11)500009(11)510
11FW Edinho Júnior 3(4)000003(4)000
12MF Leonardo Fernandes 1(2)000001(2)000
14MF Danny DiPrima 3(17)0(2)1003(19)110
15MF Morgan Langley 24(1)62(1)10026(2)770
17FW Matt Bahner 282300031230
18MF Jimmy McLaughlin * 14(9)6300017(9)610
19MF Zach Pfeffer * 1000001000
20MF Neil Shaffer 13(9)1300016(9)110
21MF Raphael Cox 19(4)0000019(4)040
22MF Jason Pelletier 11(11)0000011(11)000
23FW Cristhian Hernández * 6(12)1(1)0006(13)120
25MF Robbie Derschang 6(12)1(1)0006(13)120
26DF Shane Johnson 2000002000
27MF Antoine Hoppenot * 7(2)1310010(2)210
30MF Pedro Ribeiro * 124000012420
33FW Aaron Wheeler 3010003110
44DF Ethan White 1000001001
93MF Luan Silva * 2(8)000002(8)010
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
1NobleNick Noble 27110–9–6391.58341
92SylvestreBrian Sylvestre 300–2–051.91000
24FlynnDavid Flynn 200–0–122.65010

Honors

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