2018 Bethlehem Steel FC season
The 2018 season is Bethlehem Steel FC's third season of competitive soccer in the United Soccer League and second season competing in the second division of American soccer. Steel FC compete in the league's Eastern Conference.
| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership Group | Keystone S&E | ||
| Head coach | Brendan Burke | ||
| Stadium | Goodman Stadium | ||
| USL | 6th place, Eastern Conference | ||
| USL Playoffs | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | Michee Ngalina (7) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,342 (Jun 9 vs. Louisville) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 262 (Oct 14 vs. Tampa Bay) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,795 | ||
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Current roster
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of March 23, 2018.
- ^ Signed to first team contract with Philadelphia Union.
- ^ Philadelphia Union Academy player.
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous Club | Fee/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2018 |  Brandon Allen | 40 | FW | New York Red Bulls | Signed[1] |
| January 9, 2018 |  Omar Holness | 36 | MF | Real Salt Lake | Signed[2] |
| January 10, 2018 | Brandon Aubrey | 44 | DF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Toronto FC II | Signed[3] |
| January 22, 2018 |  Olivier Mbaizo | 47 | DF | Rainbow FC | Signed[4] |
| February 19, 2018 | AJ Paterson | 49 | MF | Wright State University | Signed[5] |
| February 21, 2018 | Aidan Apodaca | 42 | FW | California Baptist University | 2018 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing[6] |
| March 1, 2018 | Mike Catalano | 41 | MF | University of Wisconsin | 2018 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing[7] |
| March 14, 2018 | Drew Skundrich | 41 | MF | Stanford University | Signed[8] |
| April 25, 2018 |  Michee Ngalina | 46 | FW | Montverde Academy | Signed[9] |
| July 16, 2018 | Faris Pemi Moumbagna | 35 | FW | Montverde Academy | Signed[10] |
| September 12, 2018 | Selmir Miscic | 55 | MF | Philadelphia Union Academy | Signed[11] |
Out
| Date | Player | Number | Position | New Club | Fee/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2017 |  Seku Conneh | 36 | FW |  Ansan Greeners FC | Contract expired[12] |
| November 2, 2017 | Amoy Brown | 39 | FW | Option declined[12] | |
| November 2, 2017 | Josh Heard | 40 | MF | Real Monarchs | Contract expired[12][13] |
| November 2, 2017 | Hugh Roberts | 42 | DF | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Option declined[12][14] |
| November 2, 2017 |  Chris Wingate | 43 | DF | Option declined[12] | |
| November 2, 2017 | Charlie Reymann | 44 | DF | Option declined[12] | |
| November 2, 2017 | Yosef Samuel | 49 | MF | Atlanta United 2 | Contract expired[12][15] |
| December 21, 2017 | Cory Burke | 41 | FW | Philadelphia Union | Signed to MLS Contract[16] |
| January 18, 2018 | Matthew Real | 47 | DF | Philadelphia Union | Signed to MLS Contract[17] |
| May 22, 2018 | Brandon Allen | 40 | FW | Nashville SC | Transfer[18] |
Loan in
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Parent Club | Fee/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 20, 2018 |  Prosper Chiluyah | 43 | DF | Kafue Celtic FC | On loan for 2018 season[19] |
| March 18, 2018 | John McCarthy | 1 | GK | Philadelphia Union | First team/short-term loan[20] |
| March 18, 2018 | Mark McKenzie | 4 | DF | Philadelphia Union | First team/short-term loan[20] |
| March 18, 2018 | Derrick Jones | 8 | MF | Philadelphia Union | First team/short-term loan[20] |
| March 18, 2018 | Marcus Epps | 20 | MF | Philadelphia Union | First team/short-term loan[20] |
| March 18, 2018 | Adam Najem | 24 | MF | Philadelphia Union | First team/short-term loan[20] |
| March 18, 2018 | Eric Ayuk | 30 | MF | Philadelphia Union | First team/short-term loan[20] |
| March 18, 2018 | Matthew Real | 32 | DF | Philadelphia Union | First team/short-term loan[20] |
Competitions
Preseason
| February 10 Preseason | Bethlehem Steel FC | 3–4 | FC Motown | Wayne, Pennsylvania |
| 14:00 EDT | Chambers  7'Amoh 63'Apodaca 88' |
Report | Nigro 18', 23' Garcia 75'Lawrence 79' |
Stadium: YSC Academy |
| February 17 Preseason | Bethlehem Steel FC | 11–1 | Junior Lone Star FC U-23s | Wayne, Pennsylvania |
| 14:00 EDT | Allen 11' Aaronson 18', 50'Gallardo 27'Rayyan 40', 86'Moar 52', 58' (pen.)Messam 73', 79'Temple 83' |
Report | Mansaray 68' (pen.) |
Stadium: YSC Academy |
| February 21 Preseason | Bethlehem Steel FC | 5–2 | Penn FC | Wayne, Pennsylvania |
| 13:30 EDT | Jepson 61' Apodaca 74'Temple 77', 83'Aaronson 89' |
Report | Muhammad 4' Dennis 79' |
Stadium: YSC Academy |
| February 24 Preseason | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–0 | Syracuse University | Wayne, Pennsylvania |
| 14:00 EDT | Allen 25' (pen.) Jepson 29' |
Report | Stadium: YSC Academy |
| February 28 Preseason | Villanova University | 3–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| 15:15 EDT | Zandi 21' Cueceoglu 54' (pen.)Manson 67' |
Report | Paterson 36' Apodaca 90' |
Stadium: Higgins Soccer Complex |
| March 3 Preseason | Loyola University | 0–5 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Report | Apodaca Allen Catalano Nanco (pen.) |
Stadium: Ridley Athletic Complex | ||
| Note: Closed-door scrimmage | ||||
| March 4 Preseason | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 15:00 EDT | Report | Kerr 5' Pratzner  73'Dover 90' |
Stadium: Power Training Complex |
| March 6 Preseason | University of Maryland | 2–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | College Park, Maryland |
| 19:15 EDT | Matzelevich (o.g.) |
Moar Allen |
Stadium: Ludwig Field |
| March 10 Preseason | New York Red Bulls II | 3–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Whippany, New Jersey |
| 12:15 EDT | Aguinaga Bailon Moreno |
Stadium: RBNY Training Facility | ||
| Note: Closed-door scrimmage | ||||
USL regular season
The 2018 USL season will be contested by 33 teams, 16 of which compete in the league's Eastern Conference. All teams will play a regular season total of 34 matches between teams within their respective conference. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight (8) teams from each conference advance to the 2018 USL Playoffs for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.
Standings (Eastern Conference)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Cincinnati (X) | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 77 | Conference Playoffs |
| 2 | Louisville City FC (C) | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 66 | |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 59 | |
| 4 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 56 | |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 52 | |
| 6 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 50 | |
| 7 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 49 | |
| 8 | Nashville SC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 49 | |
| 9 | North Carolina FC | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 47 | |
| 10 | Ottawa Fury | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 45 | |
| 11 | Charlotte Independence | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 42 | |
| 12 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 41 | |
| 13 | Penn FC | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 37 | |
| 14 | Atlanta United 2 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 31 | |
| 15 | Richmond Kickers | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 30 | 80 | −50 | 22 | |
| 16 | Toronto FC II | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 18 |
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.
Results
All times in Eastern Time.[21]
| March 18 1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 4–1 | Richmond Kickers | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 14:00 | Ayuk 24' Jones 40'Allen 64', 89' |
Report Box Score |
Umar 57' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,284 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| March 24 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Hristov 62' Fernandes 68'Najem 90' |
Report | Herbers 54' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,368 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| March 31 3 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–1 | Nashville SC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
Aubrey  5'Chambers 59' |
Report | Cox 6' (pen.) Davis 79' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,220 Referee: Brandon Smith |
| April 8 4 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 15:00 | Burke 45+4' Ayuk 89' |
Report USL Report |
Thomas 42' van Schaik 55'Cordovés 86' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,625 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| April 15 5 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–1 | FC Cincinnati | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 14:00 | Burke 15' 83' Chiluya 66' |
Report | Albadawi 72' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,418 Referee: Amber O'Connor |
| April 28 6 | Louisville City FC | 3–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | Lancaster 13', 22' Ilić 17'Ownby 73' |
Report | Mbaizo 24' Epps 44' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,876 Referee: David Barrie |
| May 6 7 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 3–1 | Richmond Kickers | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Real 29' Moar 68'Skundrich 72'Nanco 83' (pen.) |
Report | Cordovés 15' 36' Yearwood 72'Umar 79'Lee 85' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,116 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| May 12 8 | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Candela 20' Rittmeyer 31' Guerra 44' Wild 53' |
Report | Mbaizo 9' Jones 65' (pen) |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 4,659 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| May 16 9 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 3–0 | New York Red Bulls II | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Ngalina 36' Herbers 63' Najem 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,721 Referee: Jaroslaw Werel |
| May 19 10 | Indy Eleven | 1–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 8:00 PM | Mitchell 41' Steinberger 71' |
Report | Aubrey 16' Moar 60'Chiluya 75'Jones 84' |
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 9,384 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| May 25 11 | Ottawa Fury FC | 1–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM | Oliveira 1' Attakora 30' |
Report | Moar 43' |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,781 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
| June 2 12 | North Carolina FC | 1–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Doue 16' Tobin 57' Harrington 67' da Luz 89' |
Report | Najem 25' Ofeimu 83' Ngalina 85' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| June 9 13 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–0 | Louisville City FC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Fontana 45+5' Chambers 58' |
Report | Craig 48' McMahon 90' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,342 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| June 13 14 | FC Cincinnati | 2–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 PM | Albadawi 66' Cicerone 68' |
Report | Jones 29' Mbaizo Herbers 69' 86' |
Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 22,407 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| June 20 15 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Fontana 35' Herbers 45+4' Chambers 51', 90+4' Mahoney 88' Nanco 89' |
Report Report | Bonomo 12' (pen.), 84' 66' Scarlett 29' Cásseres 81' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,210 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| June 30 16 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 4–1 | Charlotte Independence | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Nanco 10' Moar 46'Skundrich 72'Herbers 80'Mbaizo 90+2' |
Report | Kalungi 11' Watson 69' Areman 83' Herrera 90+3' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,346 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| July 6 17 | Penn FC | 3–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM | Opoku 20' Mkosana 25' Osae 55' |
Report | Marquez 6' Herbers 17', 82' (pen), 68' Chambers 83' |
Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 3,103 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj |
| July 11 18 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Lawrenceville, Georgia |
| 7:00 PM | Robinson 18' Vazquez 25'Shannon 50' |
Report | Aubrey 43' Jones 87' |
Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 1,658 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| July 14 19 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–1 | North Carolina FC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Kandziora 22' 90+4' Smith 40' Fortune 70' |
Report | Najem 56' Chiluya 65' Holness 83' Aubrey 90+5' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,749 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| July 18 20 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 7:00 PM | Etienne Jr. 28' Moreno 78' |
Report | Moumbagna 42' Fontana 45+2' Holness 84' |
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 653 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| July 26 21 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–1 | Indy Eleven | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 11:30 AM | Report | Guerra 8' Reiner 43'Starikov 72'McInerney 86' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
| July 29 22 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 4–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Mahoney 16' Apodaca 36'Moumbagna 71'Aaronson 72' |
Report | Metcalf 24' Sandoval 40'Cochran 76' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,416 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| August 4 23 | Richmond Kickers | 0–3 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 P.M. | Troyer 48' |
Report | Real 18' Mahoney 45' Moar 54' Holness 77' Ngalina 85' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,254 Referee: José Lara |
| August 8 24 | Charlotte Independence | 0–3 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 7:30 P.M. | George 35' |
Report | Chambers 7' Real 65' Holness 74' Skundrich 89', 90' |
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 982 Referee: Amin Hadzic |
| August 12 25 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Mahoney 20' Nanco 52'Moar 70'Real 81' |
Report | Adewole 26' Brett 35', 79'Dover 62' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,752 Referee: Guido Gonzalez, Jr. |
| August 16 26 | Toronto FC II | 0–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Rochester, New York |
| Hundal 39' Waja 62' Srbely 66' |
Report | Nanco 18' Ngalina 71' Apodaca 83' |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Referee: Matthew Franz |
| August 22 27 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–0 | Ottawa Fury FC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Moar 16', 32' (pen), 72' Skundrich 41' Yaro 84' Aubrey 90+2' |
Report | Meilleur-Giguere 31' Taylor 49' Portilla 58' Haworth 88' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,066 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| August 25 28 | Nashville SC | 1–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 8:30 PM | Jome 27', 31' Davis 84' |
Report | Nanco 23' Mbaizo 45' Najem 90+3' |
Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,856 Referee: Leland Grant |
| September 2 29 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–3 | Penn FC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 3:00 PM | Chambers 5' Epps 10' Mahoney 66' Chiluya 85' |
Report | Mkosana 24', 40' Dennis 32', 90+1' Paulo 59' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,643 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| September 7 30 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 4–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 P.M. | Greenspan 17' Forbes 45' Dabo 56' Brett 76' Dover 79' |
Report | Chambers 35' (pen) Aubrey 90' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,356 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| September 22 31 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 4–0 | Toronto FC II | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 3:00 P.M. | Moumbagna 2' Ngalina 48' Aubrey 52' Chambers 57' (pen) Nanco 75' |
Report | Mohammed 36' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,512 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj |
| September 30 32 | Ottawa Fury FC | 0–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Edward 75' |
Report | Mbaizo 4' Moar 39' Ofeimu 59' |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,470 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
| October 6 33 | Indy Eleven | 1–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Moses 58' Starikov 61' |
Report | Moumbagna 39' Fontana 74' Chambers 87' |
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 14,894 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| October 14 34 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Ngalina 13' (Aaronson) Chambers 44'Herbers 76' |
Report | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 262 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
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 |
| 34 | 50 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 25 | −1 |
Last updated: February 9, 2019
Source: 2018 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
USL Playoffs
| October 20, 2018 Quarterfinal | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | Bethlehem Steel FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Zemanski 25' Dover 86'Roberts 105' 109'Forbes 113'Holland 119' |
Report | Moumbagna 45' Ngalina 70'Chambers 109'Nanco 111' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 5,189 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| Penalties | ||||
Kerr  Forbes Banjo Greenspan François Vancaeyezeele Dabo Lee  |
Chambers Nanco Holness Moar Skundrich Mahoney Real Mbaizo |
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| October 27, 2018 Semifinal | Louisville City FC | 2–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Ownby 34', 59' 79' Smith 64' |
Report | Moar 57' Mbaizo 83'Ofeimu 86' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,881 |
Statistics
- As of February 9, 2019[22]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL | USL Playoffs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Defenders: | |||||||||
| 3 | DF | |
Jack Elliot | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Mark McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |  |
Josh Yaro | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | |
Richie Marquez | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | |
Matthew Real | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | |
Prosper Chiluya* | 16 | 1 | 14+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | |
Brandon Aubrey | 28 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | |
Olivier Mbaizo | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | |
Matt Mahoney | 35 | 2 | 31+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | DF | |
Ben Ofeimu‡ | 12 | 1 | 7+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders: | |||||||||
| 8 | MF | |
Derrick Jones | 14 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  |
Fabian Herbers | 14 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | |
Marcus Epps | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | |
Anthony Fontana | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | |
Adam Najem | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | |
Eric Ayuk | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | |
Omar Holness | 11 | 2 | 2+7 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | |
Drew Skundrich | 28 | 2 | 14+12 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | |
Mike Catalano | 10 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF |  |
James Chambers | 29 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | MF | |
AJ Paterson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | MF | |
Brenden Aaronson‡ | 18 | 1 | 11+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards: | |||||||||
| 19 | FW | |
Cory Burke | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | |
Marcus Epps | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | |
Faris Pemi Moumbagna | 15 | 3 | 9+4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | |
Chris Nanco | 32 | 5 | 10+20 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 38 | FW |  |
Santi Moar | 35 | 6 | 24+9 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | |
Brandon Allen | 7 | 2 | 4+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | |
Aidan Apodaca | 17 | 2 | 7+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | |
Michee Ngalina | 24 | 7 | 17+6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | FW | |
Tonny Temple‡ | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | FW | |
Issa Rayyan‡ | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | FW | |
Jeremy Rafanello‡ | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Players with names in italics were on loan from Philadelphia Union for individual matches with Bethlehem.
- Players with names marked ‡ were academy call-ups from Philadelphia Union Academy for individual matches with Bethlehem.
- Players with names marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bethlehem.
Goalkeepers
As of February 9, 2019.[22]
| Nat. | No. | Player | Apps | Starts | Record | GA | GAA | SO | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | John McCarthy | 12 | 12 | 5–2–5 | 14 | 1.17 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jake McGuire | 21 | 21 | 9–10–2 | 26 | 1.24 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Tomas Romero‡ | 1 | 1 | 0–0–1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14–12–8 | 41 | 1.21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Honors
Team of the Week
- Week 1 Team of the Week: F Brandon Allen[23]
- Week 5 Team of the Week Bench: M Derrick Jones[24]
- Week 8 Team of the Week: M Santi Moar[25]
- Week 10 Team of the Week: M Fabian Herbers, Bench M Adam Najem[26]
- Week 12 Team of the Week: M Santi Moar[27]
- Week 13 Team of the Week: D Matthew Real[28]
- Week 14 Team of the Week: M Derrick Jones[29]
- Week 15 Team of the Week: M Chris Nanco[30]
- Week 16 Team of the Week: M Drew Skundrich[31]
- Week 17 Team of the Week Bench: M Fabian Herbers[32]
- Week 20 Team of the Week: M Brenden Aaronson[33]
- Week 21 Team of the Week: D Olivier Mbaizo[34]
- Week 22 Team of the Week: G Jake McGuire[35]
- Week 24 Team of the Week: D Matthew Mahoney, M Santi Moar[36]
USL Coach of the Month
August: Brendan Burke[37]
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