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) | ||
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.
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.
No. | Position | Nation | Player |
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0 | GK | ![]() | Avery Steinlage |
1 | GK | ![]() | Nick Noble |
2 | DF | ![]() | Bilal Duckett |
3 | DF | ![]() | Dustin Bixler |
4 | DF | ![]() | Adrian LeRoy |
5 | DF | ![]() | Andrew Marshall |
6 | MF | ![]() | Colin Zizzi |
7 | MF | ![]() | Yann Ekra |
8 | FW | ![]() | Brian Ombiji |
9 | FW | ![]() | Garret Pettis |
11 | DF | ![]() | Tom Brandt |
12 | MF | ![]() | Andrew Welker |
13 | DF | ![]() | Stephen Basso |
14 | MF | ![]() | Tom Mellor |
15 | MF | ![]() | Morgan Langley |
16 | DF | ![]() | J.T. Noone |
17 | FW | ![]() | Lucky Mkosana |
20 | FW | ![]() | Sainey Touray |
22 | MF | ![]() | Jason Pelletier |
23 | MF | ![]() | Drew Yates |
— | FW | ![]() | Chandler Hoffman (on loan from Philadelphia Union) |
— | FW | ![]() | Antoine Hoppenot (on loan from Philadelphia Union) |
— | MF | ![]() | Greg Jordan (on loan from Philadelphia Union) |
— | MF | ![]() | Jimmy McLaughlin (on loan from Philadelphia Union) |
Source [1]
Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 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] |
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] |
Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
All times in Eastern Time.
April 201 | Charlotte Eagles | 1–2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Charlotte, North Carolina |
19:00 | Salles ![]() ![]() | Box Score | Welker ![]() Marshall ![]() Noone ![]() Basso ![]() | Stadium: Restart Stadium |
April 212 | Charlotte Eagles | 0–0 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Wilmington, North Carolina |
20:00 | Evans ![]() Nicholson ![]() | Box Score | Langley ![]() | Stadium: Legion Stadium |
May 43 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1–2 | Charlotte Eagles | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Hoppenot ![]() ![]() | Box Score | Thorton ![]() Blanco ![]() Roberts ![]() Herrera ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
May 124 | Richmond Kickers | 2–2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Richmond, Virginia |
19:00 | Delicâte ![]() Agorsor ![]() ![]() | Box Score | Noone ![]() Pelletier ![]() Langley ![]() Ekra ![]() Welker ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium |
May 165 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Box Score | Amoo ![]() | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
May 196 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 4–0 | Dayton Dutch Lions | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Ekra ![]() Langley ![]() Mellor ![]() | Box Score | DeGroot ![]() Priestley ![]() | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
May 257 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Langley ![]() | Box Score | Rosenlund ![]() Fernández ![]() | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
June 18 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Brandt ![]() Pettis ![]() Basso ![]() | Box Score | Johnson ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
June 99 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0–2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Langley ![]() Noone ![]() | Box Score | Budnyi ![]() Hertzog ![]() Lassiter ![]() | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
June 1510 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Ekra ![]() Mkosana ![]() | Box Score | Roberts ![]() Traynor ![]() Tanke ![]() | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
June 2211 | Orlando City | 3–0 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Orlando, Florida |
19:35 | Luzunaris ![]() ![]() Chin ![]() | Box Score | Marshall ![]() Jordan ![]() | Stadium: Camping World Stadium |
June 2312 | 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 3013 | Rochester Rhinos | 1–2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Rochester, New York |
19:05 | Kirk ![]() Banks ![]() ![]() Nicht ![]() | Box Score | Mkosana ![]() Yates ![]() | Stadium: Rhinos Stadium |
July 614 | 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 715 | 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 1316 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0–0 | Dayton Dutch Lions | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
18:08 | Noble ![]() Mellor ![]() Zizzi ![]() | Box Score | Copier ![]() | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex |
July 1817 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 2–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Bellbrook, Ohio |
19:30 | Bardsley ![]() Bartels ![]() | Box Score | Mellor ![]() | Stadium: Miami Valley South Stadium |
July 2018 | 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 2819 | 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 120 | 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 821 | 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 1122 | Richmond Kickers | 2–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Richmond, Virginia |
19:00 | Nyazamba ![]() Agorsor ![]() Kalungi ![]() William ![]() | Box Score | William ![]() Welker ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium |
August 1723 | 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 1924 | Orange County Blues | 0–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Fullerton, California |
19:00 | Jean-Baptiste ![]() Galindo ![]() | Box Score | Ekra ![]() Pelletier ![]() | Stadium: Titan Stadium |
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
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 25Quarter-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 |
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 |
June 26, 2012 Quarterfinals | Philadelphia Union | 5–2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Chester, Pennsylvania |
19:30 EDT | Adu ![]() McInerney ![]() Pajoy ![]() Gómez ![]() McInerney ![]() | Report | Ombiji ![]() Langley ![]() Marshall ![]() Langley ![]() Pelletier ![]() | Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 4,313 |