2015 Orange County Blues FC season

Orange County Blues FC

2015 season
Owner	Mansouri Family
Head Coach	Oliver Wyss
Stadium	Anteater Stadium
USL	Conference: 1st Overall: 3rd
USL Playoffs	Quarterfinals
U.S. Open Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Christopher Ramirez (10) All: Christopher Ramirez (10)
Average home league attendance	1,398
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2015 Orange County Blues FC season was the club's sixth season of existence and their sixth season playing in the third tier of American soccer, USL.

The Blues were dominant all season, winning fourteen games and placing first in the Western Conference with a record of 14–5–9, ^[1] which automatically qualified them for the USL Playoffs Semi-Finals. ^[2] Despite their dominance throughout the season, they were ultimately shut-out in a 2–0 defeat against rivals LA Galaxy II at StubHub Center. ^[3]

Roster

As of June 30, 2024 ^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   USA Josh Cohen 3 DF   CAN Nikola Paunic 4 MF   USA Milton Blanco 5 DF   USA Beto Navarro 6 DF   USA Jummy Turner 7 MF   USA Christopher Santana 8 MF   USA Jiovanni Santana 9 FW   USA Chris Cortez 10 MF   MNE Luka Petričević 11 FW   CUW Denzel Slager 12 FW   USA Amani Walker 13 DF   IRN Mershad Momeni 14 DF   USA Josh Suggs 15 DF   SLV Junior Burgos 16 MF   KOR Kim Seung-ju

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF   USA Nikola Ilich 18 GK   USA Billy Thompson 19 MF   USA Jacob Barron 20 DF   USA Jackson McCracken 21 MF   SUI Didier Crettenand 22 FW   SLV Christopher Ramírez 23 DF   JAM Brenton Griffiths 24 FW   USA David Estrada 27 FW   SRB Tyler Feeley 29 DF   GUA Jefrey Payeras 30 GK   CUB José Miranda 31 DF   USA Ryan Felix 37 DF   GER Romeo Filipović 87 MF   SRB Pavle Popara

Competitions

United Soccer League

Main article: 2015 USL season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Orange County Blues	28	14	5	9	38	34	+4	47	Conference semi-finals
2	Oklahoma City Energy	28	13	8	7	44	36	+8	47
3	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	28	14	4	10	53	35	+18	46	First round
4	Sacramento Republic	28	13	7	8	43	31	+12	46
5	LA Galaxy II	28	14	3	11	39	31	+8	45

Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL, the Blues entered the U.S. Open Cup in the second round, facing amateur club PSA Elite, a member of the USASA. ^[5]

PSA Elite v Orange County Blues FC

May 20, 2015Second Round	PSA Elite	2-1	Orange County Blues FC	Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST	Salazar 19' Bjurman 61' Wallace  82'	Report	Feeley 90'	Stadium: University High School

References

1. "2015 USL Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
2. admin, usl (October 17, 2015). "2015 USL Championship Hub". USL Championship. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
3. "Los Dos Continue Run With Victory Against Blues - United Soccer League". October 5, 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
4. "Roster". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
5. "2015 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup results". thecup.us. April 21, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2024.