2012 Harrisburg City Islanders season
The 2012 Harrisburg City Islanders season was the club's ninth season of competitive soccer - its ninth season in the third division of American soccer and its second season in the USL Professional Division; the City Islanders being one of the original 10 founder-members.
2012 season | |||
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Owner | Eric Pettis | ||
Head Coach | Bill Becher | ||
Stadium | Skyline Sports Complex | ||
USL Pro | 6th | ||
USL Pro Playoffs | Quarterfinals | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
Top goalscorer | Lucky Mkosana (7) | ||
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City Islanders finished the 2012 USL Pro season by finishing sixth in the table, good enough for a berth into the 2012 USL Pro Playoffs, marking their second-consecutive season of postseason play. However, in the first round, Harrisburg suffered a 2–1 defeat at Charleston Battery thus, ending their postseason ambitions.
Roster
Source[1]
Transfers
In
Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous Club | Fee/Notes |
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0 | GK | [1] | |||
1 | GK | [1] | |||
2 | DF | [1] | |||
4 | DF | [1] | |||
6 | MF | [1] | |||
7 | MF | [1] | |||
9 | FW | [1] | |||
11 | DF | [1] | |||
14 | DF | [1] |
Out
Date | Player | Number | Position | Destination Club | Fee/Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 2012 | FW | [2] | |||
March 5, 2012 | FW | [3] | |||
1 | GK | [4] | |||
4 | MF | Retired | [4] | ||
6 | FW | Retired | [4] | ||
9 | FW | Retired | [4] | ||
10 | MF | [4] | |||
11 | MF | Retired | [4] | ||
17 | MF | [4] | |||
23 | DF | [4] |
Loan In
Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous Club | Fee/Notes |
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April 20, 2012 | - | FW | Temporary Loan[5] | ||
April 20, 2012 | - | FW | Temporary Loan[5] | ||
July 19, 2012 | - | MF | Temporary Loan[6] | ||
July 19, 2012 | - | MF | Temporary Loan[6] |
Competitions
USL Pro
League Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Orlando City SC (C) | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 57 | Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs 1st round bye |
2 | Rochester Rhinos (A) | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 41 | Playoffs 1st round bye |
3 | Charleston Battery (A) | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 38 | Playoffs |
4 | Richmond Kickers (A) | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 38 | |
5 | Wilmington Hammerheads (A) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 37 | |
6 | Harrisburg City Islanders (A) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 37 | |
7 | Charlotte Eagles | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 36 | |
8 | Los Angeles Blues | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 30 | |
9 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 22 | |
10 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 17 | |
11 | Antigua Barracuda | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 16 |
Rules for classification: Points, then tiebreak: 1) Head-to-head record based on total points in League games, 2) Total wins in League games, 3) Goal difference in League games, 4) Goals scored in League games, etc.[7]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record).
Results
All times in Eastern Time.
April 20 1 | Charlotte Eagles | 1–2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Charlotte, North Carolina |
19:00 | Salles |
Box Score | Welker Marshall Noone Basso |
Stadium: Restart Stadium |
April 21 2 | Charlotte Eagles | 0–0 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Wilmington, North Carolina |
20:00 | Evans Nicholson |
Box Score | Langley |
Stadium: Legion Stadium |
May 4 3 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1–2 | Charlotte Eagles | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Hoppenot |
Box Score | Thorton Blanco Roberts Herrera |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
May 12 4 | Richmond Kickers | 2–2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Richmond, Virginia |
19:00 | Delicâte Agorsor |
Box Score | Noone Pelletier Langley Ekra Welker |
Stadium: City Stadium |
May 16 5 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Box Score | Amoo |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
May 19 6 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 4–0 | Dayton Dutch Lions | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Ekra Langley Mellor |
Box Score | DeGroot Priestley |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
May 25 7 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Langley |
Box Score | Rosenlund Fernández |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
June 1 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Brandt Pettis Basso |
Box Score | Johnson |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
June 9 9 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0–2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Langley Noone |
Box Score | Budnyi Hertzog Lassiter |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
June 15 10 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Ekra Mkosana |
Box Score | Roberts Traynor Tanke |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
June 22 11 | Orlando City | 3–0 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Orlando, Florida |
19:35 | Luzunaris Chin |
Box Score | Marshall Jordan |
Stadium: Camping World Stadium |
June 23 12 | Charleston Battery | 3–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Charleston, South Carolina |
19:30 | Cuevas Boyd Sanyang Paterson Richter |
Box Score | Marshall Jordan |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
June 30 13 | Rochester Rhinos | 1–2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Rochester, New York |
19:05 | Kirk Banks Nicht |
Box Score | Mkosana Yates |
Stadium: Rhinos Stadium |
July 6 14 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2–3 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Bridgeville, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Costanzo Kassel Katic Amoo |
Box Score | Mkosana Marshall Touray Pettis Welker |
Stadium: Chartiers Valley High School Stadium |
July 7 15 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1–1 | Antigua Barracuda FC | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
20:30 | Brandt Welker Touray |
Box Score | Byers Mack Aldred Smith |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
July 13 16 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0–0 | Dayton Dutch Lions | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
18:08 | Noble Mellor Zizzi |
Box Score | Copier |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
July 18 17 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 2–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Bellbrook, Ohio |
19:30 | Bardsley Bartels |
Box Score | Mellor |
Stadium: Miami Valley South Stadium |
July 20 18 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0–2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Bridgeville, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Kassel |
Box Score | Mellor Jordan Pelletier Mkosana Ekra |
Stadium: Chartiers Valley High School Stadium |
July 28 19 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2–0 | Orange County Blues | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Brandt Pettis Langley Mkosana Marshall |
Box Score | Burke Borja |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
August 1 20 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2–4 | Orlando City | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Pettis Ekra Ombiji Basso Allen |
Box Score | Watson Davies Ustruck Chin |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
August 8 21 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3–0 | Charleston Battery | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Ombiji Mellor Jordan Marshall Mkosana |
Box Score | Hoffer Sanyang Richter Falvey |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
August 11 22 | Richmond Kickers | 2–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Richmond, Virginia |
19:00 | Nyazamba Agorsor Kalungi William |
Box Score | William Welker |
Stadium: City Stadium |
August 17 23 | Orange County Blues | 2–2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Fullerton, California |
19:00 | Galindo Borja Jean-Baptiste Garcia Fondy |
Box Score | Duckett Mkosana Basso Pettis |
Stadium: Titan Stadium |
August 19 24 | Orange County Blues | 0–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Fullerton, California |
19:00 | Jean-Baptiste Galindo |
Box Score | Ekra Pelletier |
Stadium: Titan Stadium |
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
24 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | −1 |
Last updated: January 22, 2017
Source: 2012 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
Playoffs
The City Islanders were beaten in the quarterfinals of the 2012 USL Pro season playoffs by the Charleston Battery. The South Carolina club ran out 2–1 winners and would eventually win the 2012 USL Pro Championship against Wilmington Hammerheads.
August 25 Quarter-Finals | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Charleston, South Carolina |
19:30 | Paterson Donatelli Richter |
Box Score | Ombiji Mellor Pelletier Basso |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup
The Harrisburg City Islanders played one of their best runs in the 2012 U.S. Open Cup being one of three teams from the lower divisions to advanced the furthest in the tournament (to the Quarterfinals). In the process, the City Islanders record wins over two MLS clubs: New England Revolution (in the Third Round) and New York Red Bulls (in the Fourth Round).
They were ultimately knocked out of the tournament in the Quarterfinals by their MLS affiliate, Philadelphia Union.
May 22, 2012 Second round | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2–0 | Long Island Rough Riders | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
19:00 EDT | Ekra Ombiji |
Report | Mulligan Hole |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
May 29, 2012 Third round | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | New England Revolution | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
7:00 PM EDT | Touray Pelletier Ombiji Noone |
Report | White Fagundez Rowe Nguyen Feilhaber |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 441 Referee: Ayodeji Obisesan |
Penalties | ||||
Noone Basso Duckett Yates Marshall |
Nguyen Rowe Roach Brettschneider Feilhaber |
June 5, 2012 Fourth round | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | New York Red Bulls | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
19:05 EDT | Touray Duckett Welker Pelletier Basso Noble Mkosana |
Report | Lade Arteaga Holgersson |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 1,477 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
References
- "Harrisburg City Islanders - 2012 Roster". Penn Live. April 17, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- "Ackley to Carolina". February 1, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- "Tampa Bay Signs Noone". New York Red Bulls. March 6, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- "2011 HCI Roster Comparison". April 4, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- "Antoine Hoppenot and Chandler Hoffman join the City Islanders for weekend trip". Penn Live. April 20, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- "City Islanders acquire Greg Jordan and Jimmy McLaughlin on loan from Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union". Penn Live. July 19, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- See Rule 2.11 League Regulations