2020 Orange County SC season
The 2020 Orange County SC season is the club's tenth season of existence, and their tenth consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Orange County will also compete in the U.S. Open Cup.
| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | James Keston | ||
| Head Coach | Braeden Cloutier | ||
| USL Championship | Western Conference: TBD | ||
| USL Championship Playoffs | TBD | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Second Round | ||
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Current roster
Current roster
- As of February 25, 2020[1]
Technical Staff
| Role | ||
|---|---|---|
| General Manager | Oliver Wyss | |
| Assistant GM | Peter Nugent | |
| Technical Director | Frans Hoek | |
| Head Coach | Braeden Cloutier | |
| Assistant Coach | Richard Chaplow | |
| Strength & Conditioning | Claudio Trabattoni | |
| Asst Strength & Conditioning | Dan Sparks | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Victor Nogueira | |
| Team Operations | Jakob Harding | |
| Athletic Trainer | Mitchell Deyhle | |
| U23 Head Coach | Jerry Tamashiro | |
| U23 Assistant Coach | Didier Crettenand |
Competitions
USL Championship
Standings — Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Rising FC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 16 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Orange County SC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 11 | |
| 3 | San Diego Loyal SC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 11 | |
| 4 | LA Galaxy II | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | |
| 5 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL
Match Results
On December 20, 2019, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule, creating the following fixture list for the early part of Orange County's season.[2]
| March 6 1 | Orange County SC | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM (PST) | Report | Fox  Rebellón |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, the remainder of Orange County's schedule was announced on July 2.[3]
| July 16 2 | Orange County SC | 1–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
| 6:00 PM PDT | Forrester Smith Coleman  |
Report | Asante Flemmings Kontoh  |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| July 25 3 | Orange County SC | 1–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Okoli Crisostomo Orozco |
Report | Moar  Barmby |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| July 29 4 | Sacramento Republic FC | P–P | Orange County SC | Sacramento, California |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Referee: Elijio Arreguin | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test result from a previous opponent of Sacramento Republic FC.[4] | ||||
| August 12 5 | San Diego Loyal SC | 0–2 | Orange County SC | San Diego, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Alvarez Klimenta Tumi Moshobane |
Report | Okoli Quinn Alvarado |
Stadium: Torero Stadium Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| August 15 6 | Orange County SC | v | Las Vegas Lights FC | Irvine, California |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Orange County Great Park |
| August 22 7 | LA Galaxy II | v | Orange County SC | Carson, California |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| August 25 8 | Las Vegas Lights FC | v | Orange County SC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Cashman Field |
| August 29 9 | Orange County SC | v | San Diego Loyal SC | Irvine, California |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| September 5 10 | Orange County SC | v | LA Galaxy II | Irvine, California |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Orange County Great Park |
| September 13 11 | San Diego Loyal SC | v | Orange County SC | San Diego, California |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Torero Stadium |
| September 18 12 | Orange County SC | v | Las Vegas Lights FC | Irvine, California |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Orange County Great Park |
| September 26 13 | Phoenix Rising FC | v | Orange County SC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field |
| September 30 14 | LA Galaxy II | v | Orange County SC | Carson, California |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| October 3 15 | Las Vegas Lights FC | v | Orange County SC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Cashman Field |
U.S. Open Cup
As a USL Championship club, Orange County will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[5]
| April 8 2nd Round | Orange County SC  | P–P | | Irvine, CA |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[6] | ||||
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References
- "Orange County SC roster". OrangeCountySoccer.com. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- "OCSC To Resume Play With 15 Matches, Including 7 At Home". orangecountysoccer.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- "USL Championship Postpones Sacramento vs. Orange County". uslchampionship.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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