2017 Orange County SC season
The 2017 Orange County SC season is the club's seventh season of existence, their third in the United Soccer League, and their first in the second tier of American soccer. This is the club's first year being branded as Orange County SC after previously being known as Orange County Blues FC from 2014 through 2017 and the LA Blues from 2011 to 2014.
2017 season | |||
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Owner | James Keston | ||
Head Coach | Logan Pause | ||
Stadium | Champion Stadium | ||
USL | Conference: 10th | ||
USL Cup | DNQ | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round | ||
Highest home attendance | 4,963 | ||
Average home league attendance | 2,575 | ||
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Background
Playing the first season as Orange County SC, the team finished with a record of 11-11-10, 6-6-4 at home[1]. The team played their first four games away due to the ongoing construction of their temporary stadium at Orange County Great Park, while Championship Soccer Stadium was under construction. The first home game was week 7, May 6, 2017 against LA Galaxy II, resulting in a 4-0 Orange County victory[2]. Due to insufficient lighting in the temporary field games started at 5:00 pm PST.
The first game played in the new Championship Soccer Stadium was August 5, 2017 against Tulsa Roughnecks ending in a scoreless draw[3].
The team finished the season in 10th place in the Western Conference and did not qualify for playoffs, three points behind Sacramento Republic FC in 8th place.
OCSC played three away games for the US Open Cup, defeating FC Golden State Force (5-2)[4] and LA Wolves FC (1-0)[5], before losing to LA Galaxy (1-3)[6] at Dignity Health Sports stadium.
At the conclusion of the season, Head Coach Logan Pause was released, announced Nov 27.[7]
Transfers
In
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
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1 | GK | Free | February 15, 2017 | [8] | ||
2 | DF | Free | February 9, 2017 | [9] | ||
3 | DF | Free | February 19, 2017 | [10] | ||
4 | DF | Free | March 7, 2017 | |||
6 | DF | Free | February 11, 2017 | [12] | ||
8 | FW | Free | January 28, 2017 | [13] | ||
11 | MF | Free | January 21, 2017 | [14] | ||
12 | MF | Free | March 3, 2017 | [15] | ||
16 | MF | Free | February 19, 2017 | [10] | ||
18 | FW | Free | March 15, 2017 | [16] | ||
19 | FW | Free | April 7, 2017 | [17] | ||
22 | MF | Free | January 28, 2017 | [13] | ||
23 | MF | Free | April 20, 2017 | [18] | ||
25 | GK | Free | March 3, 2017 | [15] | ||
26 | GK | Free | April 20, 2017 | [18] |
Loan in
No. | Pos | Player | Loaned From | Start | End | Source |
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5 | GK | February 2, 2017 | November 30, 2017 | [19] | ||
9 | MF | May 5, 2017 | November 30, 2017 | [20] | ||
10 | MF | March 23, 2017 | November 30, 2017 | [21] | ||
13 | DF | January 28, 2017 | November 30, 2017 | [13] |
Club
- ^ Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Los Angeles FC.
Preseason exhibitions [22]
25 February 2017 | Loyola Marymount Lions | 1-4 | Orange County SC | Los Angeles, California |
1:00 PM PST | Report | Stadium: Sullivan Field |
3 March 2017 | Cal State Northridge Matadors | 0-1 | Orange County SC | Northridge, California |
7:00 PM PST | Report | Stadium: Performance Soccer Field |
10 March 2017 | Orange County SC | 3-0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
11:00 AM PST | Report | Stadium: Orange County Great Park |
15 March 2017 | Orange County SC | 3-1 | Real Monarchs | Irvine, California |
12:00 PM UTC-8 | Report | Stadium: Orange County Great Park |
18 March 2017 | LA Galaxy II | 0-4 | Orange County SC | Carson, California |
4:00 PM PST | Report | Stadium: StubHub Center |
Competitive
USL
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | OKC Energy FC | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 49 | Conference Playoffs |
7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 46 | |
8 | Sacramento Republic | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 46 | |
9 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 44 | |
10 | Orange County SC | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 43 | |
11 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 35 | |
12 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 31 | |
13 | LA Galaxy II | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 29 | |
14 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 24 |
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
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −5 |
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
25 March 2017 1 | Reno 1868 FC | 0-2 | Orange County SC | Reno, Nevada |
7:00 PM UTC-7 | USL | Duke Lacroix |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 5691 Referee: Victor Rivas |
1 April 2017 2 | Sacramento Republic FC | 4-0 | Orange County SC | Sacramento, California |
7:30 PM UTC−7 | Samuel Ochoa Wilson Kneeshaw Harry Williams |
USL | Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11569 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
8 April 2017 3 | Portland Timbers 2 | 1-2 | Orange County SC | Portland, Oregon |
7:00 PM UTC−7 | Augustine Williams |
USL | Jerry van Ewijk Victor Pineda |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 1834 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
22 April 2017 4 | LA Galaxy II | 1-1 | Orange County SC | Carson, California |
7:30 PM UTC−7 | Adrián Vera |
USL | Jean Engola |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 2225 Referee: Timothy Ford |
6 May 2017 5 | Orange County SC | 4-0 | LA Galaxy II | Irvine, California |
5:00 PM UTC−7 | Jerry van Ewijk Alex Juarez Wuilito Fernandes |
USL | Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 3408 Referee: Daniel Radford |
13 May 2017 6 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 4-0 | Orange County SC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
7:00 PM UTC−5 | Juan Caffa Ian Svantesson Joey Calistri |
USL | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4119 Referee: Charles Murphy |
20 May 2017 7 | OKC Energy FC | 1-0 | Orange County SC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7:00 PM UTC−5 | Alex Dixon |
USL | Oscar Sorto |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 6059 Referee: Jon Freemon |
3 June 2017 8 | Orange County SC | 0-1 | Real Monarchs | Irvine, California |
5:00 PM UTC−7 | Wuilito Fernandes |
USL | Chandler Hoffman Michael Gallagher Jonel Desire |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 2113 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
24 June 2017 9 | Orange County SC | 4-3 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Irvine, California |
5:00 PM UTC−7 | Roy Meeus Christian Koontz Carlos Alvarez Dusan Stevanovic Gustavo Villalobos |
USL OC |
Riley Grant Brian Nana-Sinkam Lorenzo Ramos Zach Mathers Charles Renken Camilo Santiago |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 2083 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
1 July 2017 10 | Orange County SC | 3-3 | Portland Timbers 2 | Irvine, California |
5:00 PM UTC-7 | Carlos Alvarez Roy Meeus Victor Pineda Richard Chaplow Jerry van Ewijk Amirgy Pineda Gustavo Villalobos |
USL OC POR |
Villyan Bijev Russell Cicerone Lamar Batista |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 2127 Referee: Timothy Ford |
8 July 2017 11 | Orange County SC | 1-1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
5:00 PM PDT | Monday Etim Roy Meeus |
USL OC PHX |
Miguel Timm Didier Drogba |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 4554 Referee: Malik Badawi |
16 July 2017 12 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 1-2 | Orange County SC | Tukwila, Washington |
2:00 PM PDT | David Olsen Rodrigue Ele Lorenzo Ramos |
USL SEA |
Wuilito Fernandes Monday Etim |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Attendance: 1112 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
19 July 2017 13 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1-1 | Orange County SC | Edinburg, Texas |
7:00 PM CDT | Robbie Sagel Eric Bird Victor Garza Jorginho James |
USL RGV |
Dusan Stevanovic |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 7304 Referee: Daniel Radford |
22 July 2017 14 | Orange County SC | 4-0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM UTC-7 | Jeannot Esua Roy Meeus Wuilito Fernandes Zach Kobayashi |
USL RGV |
Francisco Pungos Eric Bird |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 2014 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
29 July 2017 15 | Orange County SC | 1-0 | Whitecaps FC 2 | Irvine, California |
5:00 PM PDT | Victor Pineda Jeannot Esua |
USL OC VAN |
Thomas Gardner |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 2,128 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
2 August 2017 16 | LA Galaxy II | 1-0 | Orange County SC | Carson, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Alejandro Covarrubias Ryo Fujii Robert Castellanos |
Report Box Score |
Juan Pablo Ocegueda Wuilito Fernandes |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 636 Referee: Victor Rivas |
5 August 2017 17 | San Antonio FC | 1-1 | Orange County SC | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT | Kris Tyrpak Rafael Arlex Castillo Sebastien Ibeagha Diego Restrepo |
USL SAN |
James Baxendale Jerry van Ewijk |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6725 Referee: Robi Hullner |
8 August 2017 18 | Orange County SC | 0-4 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Irvine, California |
6:00 PM PDT | Alberto Navarro Richard Chaplow |
USL COS |
Luke Vercollone Shane Malcolm Mastanabal Kacher Kevaughn Frater |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 1,553 Referee: Timothy Ford |
12 August 2017 19 | Swope Park Rangers | 1-1 | Orange County SC | Kansas City, Missouri |
7:30 PM CDT | Kharlton Belmar Lebo Moloto |
USL SPR |
Zach Kobayashi Richard Chaplow |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
15 August 2017 20 | Orange County SC | 0-0 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Irvine, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Ami Pineda |
USL OC TUL |
Collin Fernandez Jamie Ayala |
Stadium: Champion Stadium Attendance: 1,543 Referee: Daniel Radford |
18 August 2017 21 | Orange County SC | 1-1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Richard Chaplow Sola Abolaji |
USL OC PHX |
Chris Cortez A. J. Gray |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 4,963 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
25 August 2017 22 | Orange County SC | 1-2 | OKC Energy FC | Irvine, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Roy Meeus Jerry van Ewijk Wuilito Fernandes Oscar Sorto Sola Abolaji |
USL | Alex Dixon José Barril Joe Franco José Angulo Michael Daly |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 1539 Referee: Marco Vega |
2 September 2017 23 | Orange County SC | 1-3 | Reno 1868 FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM PDT | Oscar Sorto Irvin Parra Zach Kobayashi Sola Abolaji Monday Etim |
USL OC RNO |
Jimmy Ockford Oscar Sorto Jordan Murrell Chris Wehan |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 2,017 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
6 September 2017 24 | Phoenix Rising FC | 0-0 | Orange County SC | Tempe, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST | Report Box Score |
Richard Chaplow |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 4536 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
9 September 2017 25 | Orange County SC | 2-1 | Swope Park Rangers | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM PDT | Jerry van Ewijk Irvin Parra Wuilito Fernandes |
Report Box Score |
Liam Doyle Kharlton Belmar Nansel Selbol |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 2,419 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
13 September 2017 26 | Orange County SC | 0-1 | San Antonio FC | Irvine, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Oscar Sorto |
Report Box Score |
Ben Newnam Cesar Elizondo Kris Tyrpak Stephen McCarthy |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 1857 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
17 September 2017 27 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 1-2 | Orange County SC | University Endowment Lands |
4:00 PM UTC−7 | Marco Bustos |
USL OC VAN |
Zach Kobayashi Jerry van Ewijk |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 1,244 Referee: David Gantar |
22 September 2017 28 | Real Monarchs | 0-0 | Orange County SC | Sandy, Utah |
7:00 PM MDT | Taylor Peay Danny Cruz |
Report Box Score |
Carlos Alvarez Oscar Sorto |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 1,772 Referee: Victor Rivas |
30 September 2017 29 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2-1 | Orange County SC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
6:00 PM UTC-6 | Kim Tae-seong Kevaughn Frater Josh Phillips |
USL OC COS |
Victor Pineda Irvin Parra |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 3059 Referee: Jacob Meyer |
4 October 2017 30 | Orange County SC | 3-1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Irvine, California |
7:30 PM UTC-7 | Rodrigo Pacheco Dusan Stevanovic Jerry van Ewijk |
USL OC SAC |
Sammy Ochoa James Kiffe |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 1879 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
7 October 2017 31 | Orange County SC | 1-4 | Reno 1868 FC | Irvine, California |
7:30 PM PDT | Zach Kobayashi Irvin Parra |
Report Box Score |
Jimmy Ockford Luis Felipe Fernandes Chris Wehan Mackenzie Pridham Lindo Mfeka |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 4,229 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
13 October 2017 32 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 3-4 | Orange County SC | University Endowment Lands |
7:00 PM UTC−7 | Myer Bevan David Norman Jr. Kadin Chung Matthew Baldisimo |
USL OC VAN Box Score |
Irvin Parra Zach Kobayashi Amirgy Pineda Kevin Jeon |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 618 Referee: Darnell Smith |
U.S. Open Cup
May 17 Second round | FC Golden State Force | 2–5 | Glendora, California | |
7:00 PM PDT | Verso |
Report | Pineda Etim van Ewijk Totti Wbias |
Stadium: Citrus College Referee: Ceciah Valero |
May 31 Third round | L.A. Wolves FC | 0–1 | Azusa, California | |
7:30 PM PDT | Meeus |
Stadium: Azusa Pacific University Attendance: 500 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
June 14 Fourth round | LA Galaxy | 3-1 | Carson, California | |
7:30 PM PDT | Jose Villarreal Jack McBean Ariel Lassiter |
Report | Roy Meeus |
Stadium: Stubhub Center Track Stadium Attendance: 2408 Referee: Ramy Touchan Assistant referees: Cameron Blanchard Salma Pérez Fourth official: Michael Radchuk |
Statistics
Goalscorers
Rank | Position | Player | Appearances | Goals |
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1 | MF | 30 | 11 | |
2 | MF | 29 | 8 | |
3 | MF | 17 | 4 | |
MF | 19 | 4 |
Assists
Rank | Position | Player | Appearances | Assists |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MF | 30 | 10 | |
2 | FW | 25 | 3 | |
MF | 29 | 3 | ||
4 | MF | 19 | 2 |
Clean sheets
Position | Player | Appearances | Saves | Clean sheets |
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GK | 31 | 95 | 7 |
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