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.

Orange County SC
2020 season
OwnerJames Keston
Head CoachBraeden Cloutier
USL ChampionshipWestern Conference: TBD
USL Championship PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupSecond Round

Current roster

Current roster

As of February 25, 2020[1]
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Frederik Due  Denmark
2 Defender Kevin Alston  United States
3 Defender Matthew Shiels (on loan from Rangers)  Scotland
4 Defender Rob Kiernan  Ireland
5 Defender Blake Malone  United States
6 Defender Michael Orozco  United States
7 Forward Thomas Enevoldsen  Denmark
8 Midfielder Seth Casiple  United States
9 Forward Sean Okoli  United States
11 Midfielder Harry Forrester  England
12 Midfielder Daniel Crisostomo  United States
14 Midfielder Aodhan Quinn  United States
15 Defender Danny Finlayson (on loan from Rangers)  Northern Ireland
16 Forward Kevin Coleman  United States
17 Forward Darwin Jones  United States
18 Midfielder Cammy Palmer (on loan from Rangers)  Northern Ireland
20 Midfielder Brian Iloski  United States
21 Midfielder Francis Jacobs  United States
22 Defender Nathan Smith  United States
24 Goalkeeper Daniel Faundez  United States
25 Goalkeeper Aaron Cervantes  United States
27 Midfielder Edson Alvarado  United States
33 Forward Diego Lopez  United States

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 1Orange County SC0–0El Paso Locomotive FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM (PST) Report Fox  53'
Rebellón  58'
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 25 3Orange County SC1–0Phoenix Rising FCIrvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Okoli  20'
Crisostomo  45'
Orozco  90+1'
Report Moar  9'  45'
Barmby  71'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Referee: Michael Radchuk
July 29 4Sacramento Republic FCP–POrange County SCSacramento, 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 5San Diego Loyal SC0–2Orange County SCSan Diego, California
7:00 PM PDT Alvarez  28'
Klimenta  56'
Tumi Moshobane  76'
Report Okoli  65'
Quinn  53' 84'
Alvarado  90+1'
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 13 11San Diego Loyal SCvOrange County SCSan Diego, California
TBA PM PDT Stadium: Torero Stadium


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]

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References

  1. "Orange County SC roster". OrangeCountySoccer.com. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  2. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. "OCSC To Resume Play With 15 Matches, Including 7 At Home". orangecountysoccer.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  4. "USL Championship Postpones Sacramento vs. Orange County". uslchampionship.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "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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