Season | 2014 |
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Champions | Sacramento Republic |
Commissioner's Cup | Orlando City SC |
Matches played | 210 |
Goals scored | 585 (2.79 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kevin Molino (20) |
Biggest home win | ORL 7, DDL 0 (August 31) |
Biggest away win | SAC 6, OCB 1 (August 17) |
Highest scoring | HAR 5, DDL 3 (May 17) |
Longest winning run | 8 ORL (May 17 – July 12) |
Longest unbeaten run | 21 RIC (April 19 – August 16) |
Longest losing run | 6 OKC (April 15 – May 25) (August 9 – September 4) OCB (July 7 – August 8) |
Highest attendance | 20,231 SAC vs. HAR (April 26) SAC vs. LAG (May 17) [1] SAC vs. AZU (Jun 7) [2] |
Lowest attendance | 213 DDL vs. CHB (May 4) |
Total attendance | 610,351 |
Average attendance | 3,114 |
← 2013 2015 → |
The 2014 USL Pro season was the fourth USL Pro season and the 28th season of third-division soccer in the United States.
Antigua Barracuda FC and VSI Tampa Bay FC folded following the 2013 season and were replaced by Sacramento Republic FC and Oklahoma City Energy FC. On January 29, 2014, the Los Angeles Galaxy of MLS announced that they would be fielding a USL Pro team, the LA Galaxy II. [3] The Los Angeles Blues were rebranded Orange County Blues FC on February 5, 2014. [4] Arizona United SC replaced Phoenix FC on March 13, 2014. [5]
Orlando City Soccer Club spent their final season in USL Pro playing at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on the campus of Walt Disney World Resort in Kissimmee, Florida. This is due to the closure of the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, their home for their first three seasons, for remodeling during 2014. The following season Orlando City moved up to Major League Soccer.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Each USL PRO team will compete in two additional inter-league games against 2014 MLS Reserve League opponents in a "geographically influenced unbalanced schedule". The inter-league games will count in both the official USL PRO and MLS Reserve League standings. [6]
The following teams will affiliate:
USL Pro teams compiled a 14 Win, 5 Tie and 9 Loss record against MLS Reserve Teams in 2014.
For full article, see List of USL Pro transfers 2014.
Team | Outgoing manager | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Oklahoma City Energy FC | Expansion team | Jimmy Nielsen | December 20, 2013 [11] | |
Sacramento Republic FC | Expansion team | Preki | July 15, 2013 [12] | |
LA Galaxy II | Expansion team | Curt Onalfo | January 29, 2014 [3] | |
Arizona United SC | Expansion team | Michael Dellorusso | March 28, 2014 [13] [14] | |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Justin Evans | 14th Place | Nikola Katic (Interim) | May 19, 2014 [15] [16] |
Dayton Dutch Lions | Sid van Druenen | 14th Place | Matt Weston | August 7, 2014 [17] |
Wilmington Hammerheads | David Irving | 12th Place | Carson Porter (Interim) | August 21, 2014 [18] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Orlando City (C) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 62 | Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs |
2 | Sacramento Republic FC (A) | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 55 | Playoffs |
3 | LA Galaxy II (A) | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 51 | |
4 | Richmond Kickers (A) | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 51 | |
5 | Charleston Battery (A) | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 41 | |
6 | Rochester Rhinos (A) | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 38 | |
7 | Wilmington Hammerheads (A) | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 38 | |
8 | Harrisburg City Islanders (A) | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 37 | |
9 | Arizona United SC | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 33 [lower-alpha 1] | |
10 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 32 | |
11 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 32 | |
12 | Charlotte Eagles | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 31 | |
13 | Orange County Blues FC | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 28 | |
14 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 22 |
Color Key: Home •Away •Win •Loss •Draw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Match | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | ||
Arizona United SC (AZU) | OKC | SAC | LAG | CHE | RIC | HAR | ORL | CHV | OCB | SAC | DDL | ROC | LAG | SAC | OCB | LAG | OCB | OKC | OCB | WIL | CHB | SAC | LAG | OKC | PIT | OKC | SEA | PIT | |
0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | ||
Charleston Battery (CHB) | ORL | RIC | ORL | NYR | PIT | ROC | HAR | DDL | WIL | WIL | PIT | ORL | LAG | CHE | HAR | CHE | RIC | RIC | AZU | MTL | ROC | DDL | OCB | ROC | OKC | SAC | PIT | HAR | |
1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||
Charlotte Eagles (CHE) | DDL | RIC | CHI | WIL | AZU | LAG | OCB | ORL | RIC | WIL | OKC | OCB | CHB | HAR | ROC | DDL | CHB | SAC | PIT | DDL | WIL | ORL | RIC | ROC | ORL | PIT | MTL | HAR | |
0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | ||
Dayton Dutch Lions (DDL) | NYR | CHE | ROC | HAR | RIC | CHB | LAG | HAR | SAC | ROC | OCB | LAG | AZU | ROC | ORL | PIT | PIT | CHE | HAR | CHE | OKC | HAR | CHB | WIL | RIC | COR | ORL | WIL | |
0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–7 | 0–4 | ||
Harrisburg City Islanders (HAR) | WIL | DDL | OCB | SAC | CHB | AZU | DDL | RIC | PIT | RIC | PIT | PIT | MTL | CHE | CHB | DDL | WIL | OKC | RIC | LAG | DDL | NYR | ORL | ORL | ROC | ROC | CHB | CHE | |
0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 | ||
LA Galaxy II (LAG) | OCB | SAC | OKC | SAC | OCB | AZU | OCB | CHE | DDL | SAC | OKC | SEA | DDL | ROC | CHB | AZU | ORL | AZU | OKC | OCB | HAR | PIT | AZU | OKC | WIL | RSL | RIC | SAC | |
3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
Oklahoma City Energy FC (OKC) | OCB | LAG | AZU | DAL | ORL | ORL | OCB | RIC | LAG | NYR | WIL | CHE | SAC | ROC | SAC | PIT | AZU | LAG | HAR | DDL | OCB | SAC | AZU | LAG | AZU | CHB | SAC | OCB | |
2–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||
Orange County Blues FC (OCB) | LAG | OKC | SAC | LAG | HAR | LAG | SAC | CHE | OKC | SEA | AZU | DDL | ORL | CHE | CHV | AZU | SAC | AZU | AZU | LAG | OKC | PIT | ROC | CHB | SAC | WIL | RIC | OKC | |
1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||
Orlando City (ORL) | CHB | PIT | ROC | CHB | DAL | OKC | OKC | PIT | ROC | AZU | CHE | CHB | MTL | OCB | DDL | LAG | WIL | SAC | ROC | CHE | HAR | HAR | CHE | RIC | WIL | DDL | WIL | RIC | |
1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PIT) | ORL | RIC | WIL | RIC | CHB | ORL | ROC | WIL | CHB | HAR | ROC | HAR | HAR | RIC | DDL | DDL | ROC | OKC | CHE | RSL | SAC | LAG | OCB | AZU | DAL | CHE | CHB | AZU | |
1–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | ||
Richmond Kickers (RIC) | CHB | PIT | CHE | PIT | DDL | ROC | AZU | OKC | CHI | CHE | ROC | HAR | HAR | WIL | PIT | CHB | RSL | SAC | CHB | CHB | HAR | WIL | CHE | DDL | ORL | OCB | LAG | ORL | |
2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||
Rochester Rhinos (ROC) | ORL | DDL | CHI | CHB | RIC | WIL | ORL | PIT | SAC | RIC | DDL | PIT | LAG | AZU | DDL | OKC | CHE | PIT | DAL | WIL | ORL | CHB | OCB | CHB | CHE | HAR | HAR | WIL | |
1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | ||
Sacramento Republic FC (SAC) | LAG | CHV | OCB | LAG | AZU | HAR | OCB | LAG | ROC | DDL | AZU | OKC | COR | AZU | OKC | OCB | RIC | CHE | ORL | PIT | AZU | OKC | OCB | WIL | CHB | WIL | OKC | LAG | |
1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||
Wilmington Hammerheads (WIL) | HAR | PIT | CHE | ROC | CHB | CHB | PIT | CHE | OKC | RIC | CHI | RIC | ORL | HAR | ROC | AZU | CHE | RIC | DDL | NYR | SAC | OCB | LAG | ORL | SAC | ORL | DDL | ROC | |
0–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | ||
MLS Reserve Teams: Chicago Fire – CHI • Chivas USA – CHV • Colorado Rapids – COR • FC Dallas – DAL • Montreal Impact – MTL • New York Red Bulls – NYR • Real Salt Lake – RSL • Seattle Sounders FC – SEA |
The 2014 USL Pro Playoffs included the top eight finishers in the table, with the quarterfinals (No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, etc.) set for the weekend of September 12–14. The semifinals featuring the four remaining teams will be played the following weekend, with the 2014 USL PRO Championship set for the weekend of September 26–28. All playoff rounds feature a single-game knockout format and teams will not be re-seeded following each round. [21]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | USL Pro Championship | ||||||||||||
1 | Orlando City | 0 | ||||||||||||
8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | ||||||||||||
8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Richmond Kickers | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Richmond Kickers (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Charleston Battery | 1 | ||||||||||||
8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Sacramento Republic | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Sacramento Republic | 4 | ||||||||||||
7 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Sacramento Republic | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | LA Galaxy II | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | LA Galaxy II | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 |
September 13, 2014QF | Richmond Kickers | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Charleston Battery | Richmond, Virginia |
7:00 pm EDT | Martin 11' Asante 72' Lee 78' Delicâte 117' Shanosky 120' Arbelaez 120' | Report | Kelly 64' Adjetey 104' Cuevas 120' | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,711 Referee: Charles Carson |
September 13, 2014QF | Orlando City | 0–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
7:30 pm EDT | Valentino 24' Pulis 89' | Report | Hoppenot 40', 65' Barril 79' Derschang 90+' | Stadium: ESPN Sports Complex Attendance: 4,855 Referee: Matthew Miscannon |
September 13, 2014QF | Sacramento Republic | 4–1 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Sacramento, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Vuković 10'40 ', 67' Daly 64' Jahn 88' | Report | Nicholson 42' Ruggles 54' Ochoa 58' (pen.) | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Michael Zapata |
September 13, 2014QF | LA Galaxy II | 2–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Carson, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Hoffman 29' (pen.) Stojkov 43' Rugg 45'63' Garcia 45' 65' Bli 90+' | Report | Rosenlund 16' Banks 22' Smith 90+' | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 2,478 Referee: Daniel Radford |
September 20, 2014SF | Richmond Kickers | 2–3 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Richmond, Virginia |
7:00 pm EDT | Yeisley 32' Shanosky 79' Spitz 90+' | Report | Langley 27' 89' Hardware 45' Barril 64' Bahner 71' DiPrima 76' | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,734 Referee: Mark Gorak |
September 20, 2014SF | Sacramento Republic | 3–2 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California |
7:30 pm PDT | López 57'70' (pen.)84' (pen.)90+' Klimenta 82' | Report | Rugg 26 ', 44' Sorto 74' | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
September 27, 2014F | Sacramento Republic | 2–0 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Sacramento, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Guzman 36' Evans 90' Stewart 90+' | Report Report Report Report | Langley 46' | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
Championship Game MVP: Rodrigo López (SAC)
Top scorers
Source: [23] | Top assists
Source: [23] |
(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)
Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | MINS | SVS | GA | GAA | W-L-T | SHO |
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1 | John McCarthy | Rochester Rhinos | 18 | 1620 | 41 | 13 | 0.722 | 8–4–6 | 10 |
2 | Joe Willis | Richmond Kickers | 18 | 1620 | 56 | 14 | 0.777 | 10–0–7 | 7 |
3 | Jake Gleeson | Sacramento Republic | 17 | 1471 | 47 | 15 | 0.917 | 11–2–3 | 6 |
4 | Miguel Gallardo | Orlando City | 24 | 2160 | 66 | 23 | 0.958 | 17–4–3 | 8 |
5 | Odisnel Cooper | Charleston Battery | 24 | 2094 | 70 | 25 | 1.074 | 10–7–7 | 9 |
6 | Samir Badr | Oklahoma City Energy | 13 | 1093 | 33 | 14 | 1.152 | 3–6–3 | 3 |
7 | Quillan Roberts | Wilmington Hammerheads | 17 | 1514 | 37 | 20 | 1.188 | 5–4–6 | 5 |
8 | Alec Kann | Charlotte Eagles | 17 | 1515 | 56 | 22 | 1.306 | 6–8–3 | 3 |
9 | Cody Laurendi | LA Galaxy II | 19 | 1665 | 35 | 25 | 1.351 | 10–6–3 | 4 |
10 | Michael Lisch | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 17 | 1530 | 67 | 25 | 1.470 | 7–6–3 | 4 |
Source: [23]
F: Matthew Delicâte (RIC), Chandler Hoffman (LAG), Dane Kelly (CHB)
M: George Davis IV (RIC), Rodrigo López (SAC), Kevin Molino (ORL)
D: Luke Boden (ORL), Ashani Fairclough (WIL), Nemanja Vuković (SAC), William Yomby (RIC)
G: John McCarthy (ROC)
F: J.C. Banks (ROC), Aaron Schoenfeld (DDL), Long Tan (AZU)
M: André Auras (LAG), Jorge Herrera (CHE), Allan Russell (OCB)
D: Matt Bahner (HAR), Gareth Evans (OKC), Brad Rusin (ORL), Daniel Steres (LAG)
G: Joe Willis (RIC)
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