2017 Orange County SC season

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Orange County SC
2017 season
OwnerJames Keston
Head coach Logan Pause
Stadium Champion Stadium
USL Conference: 10th
USL Cup DNQ
U.S. Open Cup Fourth round
Highest home attendance4,963 (8/18 v. PHX)
Lowest home attendance1,539 (8/25 v. OKC)
Average home league attendance2,575
Biggest win OC 4–0 LA (5/6)
OC 4–0 RGV (7/22)
Biggest defeat SAC 4–0 OC (4/1)
TUL 4–0 OC (5/13)
OC 0–4 COL (8/8)
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The 2017 Orange County SC season was the club's seventh season of existence, their third in the United Soccer League, and their first in the second tier of American soccer. This was the club's first year being branded as Orange County SC after previously being known as Orange County Blues FC from 2014 through 2017 and the LA Blues from 2011 to 2014.

Contents

Background

Playing the first season as Orange County SC, the team finished with a record of 11-11-10, 6-6-4 at home. [1] The team played their first four games away due to the ongoing construction of their temporary stadium at Orange County Great Park, while Championship Soccer Stadium was under construction. The first home game was week 7, May 6, 2017, against LA Galaxy II, resulting in a 4-0 Orange County victory. [2] Due to insufficient lighting in the temporary field games started at 5:00 pm PST.

The first game played in the new Championship Soccer Stadium was August 5, 2017, against Tulsa Roughnecks ending in a scoreless draw. [3]

The team finished the season in 10th place in the Western Conference and did not qualify for playoffs, three points behind Sacramento Republic FC in 8th place.

OCSC played three away games for the US Open Cup, defeating FC Golden State Force (5-2) [4] and LA Wolves FC (1-0), [5] before losing to LA Galaxy (1-3) [6] at Dignity Health Sports stadium.

At the conclusion of the season, Head Coach Logan Pause was released, announced Nov 27. [7]

Transfers

In

No. Pos PlayerTransferred FromFeeDateSource
1GK Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Lyon Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC FreeFebruary 15, 2017 [8]
2DF Flag of the United States.svg Oscar Sorto Flag of the United States.svg LA Galaxy FreeFebruary 9, 2017 [9]
3DF Flag of the United States.svg Joe Franco Flag of the United States.svg Miami FC FreeFebruary 19, 2017 [10]
4DF Flag of the United States.svg Beto Navarro Flag of the United States.svg Jacksonville Armada FC FreeMarch 7, 2017 [11]
6DF Flag of the United States.svg Victor Pineda Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lauderdale Strikers FreeFebruary 11, 2017 [12]
8FW Flag of the United States.svg Gustavo Villalobos Flag of the United States.svg Tulsa Roughnecks FC FreeJanuary 28, 2017 [13]
11MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jerry van Ewijk Flag of the Netherlands.svg Go Ahead Eagles FreeJanuary 21, 2017 [14]
12MF Flag of the United States.svg Sola Abolaji Flag of the United States.svg Ventura County Fusion FreeMarch 3, 2017 [15]
16MF Flag of the United States.svg Amirgy Pineda Flag of the United States.svg SCC Hawks FreeFebruary 19, 2017 [10]
18FW Flag of the United States.svg Duke Lacroix Flag of the United States.svg Indy Eleven FreeMarch 15, 2017 [16]
19FW Flag of Cape Verde.svg Totti Flag of the United States.svg UMass Lowell River Hawks FreeApril 7, 2017 [17]
22MF Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Jeon Flag of Germany.svg Blau-Weiß Friesdorf FreeJanuary 28, 2017 [13]
23MF Flag of the United States.svg Zach Kobayashi Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zegreb FreeApril 20, 2017 [18]
25GK Flag of the United States.svg Casey Beyers Flag of the United States.svg Wisconsin Badgers FreeMarch 3, 2017 [15]
26GK Flag of the United States.svg Michael Suchy Flag of the United States.svg Orange County SC U-23 FreeApril 20, 2017 [18]

Loan in

No. Pos PlayerLoaned FromStartEndSource
5GK Flag of Mexico.svg Salomón Wbias Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca February 2, 2017November 30, 2017 [19]
9MF Flag of Nigeria.svg Monday Etim Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC May 5, 2017November 30, 2017 [20]
10MF Flag of the United States.svg Carlos Alvarez Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC March 23, 2017November 30, 2017 [21]
13DF Flag of the United States.svg Juan Pablo Ocegueda Flag of Mexico.svg UANL January 28, 2017November 30, 2017 [13]

Club

No.PositionPlayerNation
1 GK Charlie Lyon Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2 DF Oscar Sorto Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3 DF Joe Franco Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4 DF Beto Navarro Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 DF Salomón Wbias (on loan from Pachuca)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
6 MF Victor Pineda Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7 MF Richard Chaplow Flag of England.svg  England
8 FW Gustavo Villalobos Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9 MF Monday Etim ( [A] )Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
10 MF Carlos Alvarez ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
11 FW Jerry van Ewijk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
12 DF Sola Abolaji Flag of the United States.svg  United States
13 DF Juan Pablo Ocegueda (on loan from UANL)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14 MF Dušan Stevanović Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
16 MF Ami Pineda Flag of the United States.svg  United States
17 DF Roy Meeus Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
18 FW Duke Lacroix Flag of the United States.svg  United States
19 FW Wuilito Fernandes Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
20 DF Jeannot Esua Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
22 MF Kevin Jeon Flag of the United States.svg  United States
23 MF Zach Kobayashi Flag of the United States.svg  United States
25 GK Casey Beyers Flag of the United States.svg  United States
26 GK Michael Suchy Flag of the United States.svg  United States
28 MF Frank Olijve Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
38 FW Irvin Parra Flag of the United States.svg  United States
44 MF James Baxendale Flag of England.svg  England
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Los Angeles FC.

Preseason exhibitions [22]

February 25, 2017 Loyola Marymount Lions 1–4 Orange County SC Los Angeles, California
1:00 PM PST Report Stadium: Sullivan Field
March 3, 2017 Cal State Northridge Matadors 0–1 Orange County SC Northridge, California
7:00 PM PST Report Stadium: Performance Soccer Field
March 10, 2017 Orange County SC 3–0 Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
11:00 AM PST Report Stadium: Orange County Great Park
March 15, 2017 Orange County SC 3–1 Real Monarchs Irvine, California
12:00 PM UTC-8 Report Stadium: Orange County Great Park
March 18, 2017 LA Galaxy II 0–4 Orange County SC Carson, California
4:00 PM PST Report Stadium: StubHub Center

Competitive

USL

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
6 OKC Energy FC 32147114641+549 Conference Playoffs
7 Tulsa Roughnecks 32144144649−346
8 Sacramento Republic 32137124543+246
9 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 32128125551+444
10 Orange County SC 321110114347−443
11 Rio Grande Valley Toros 3298153750−1335
12 Seattle Sounders 2 3294194261−1931
13 LA Galaxy II 3285193264−3229
14 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 3259183252−2024
Source: 2017 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
321110114347 −4436462625 +15651722 −5

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
StadiumAAAAHAAHHHHAAHHAAHAHHHHAHHAAAHHA
ResultWLWDWLLLWDDWDWWLDLDDDLLDWLWDLWLW
Updated to match(es) played on August 18, 2017. Source: USLsoccer
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

March 25, 20171 Reno 1868 FC 0–2 Orange County SC Reno, Nevada
7:00 PM UTC-7 USL Lacroix Soccerball shade.svg31', 45+1'Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 5691
Referee: Victor Rivas
April 1, 20172 Sacramento Republic FC 4–0 Orange County SC Sacramento, California
7:30 PM UTC−7 Ochoa Soccerball shade.svg23', 60'
Kneeshaw Soccerball shade.svg68'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 USL Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11569
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
April 8, 20173 Portland Timbers 2 1–2 Orange County SC Portland, Oregon
7:00 PM UTC−7 Williams Soccerball shade.svg19' USL van Ewijk Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.)
Pineda Soccerball shade.svg58'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 1834
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
April 22, 20174 LA Galaxy II 1–1 Orange County SC Carson, California
7:30 PM UTC−7 Vera Soccerball shade.svg66' USL Engola Soccerball shade.svg49' (o.g.)Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 2225
Referee: Timothy Ford
May 6, 20175 Orange County SC 4–0 LA Galaxy II Irvine, California
5:00 PM UTC−7 van Ewijk Soccerball shade.svg28' (pen.), 31'
Juarez Soccerball shade.svg34' (o.g.)
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg59'		 USL Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 3408
Referee: Daniel Radford
May 13, 20176 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 4–0 Orange County SC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM UTC−5 Caffa Soccerball shade.svg19'
Svantesson Soccerball shade.svg22', 81'
Calistri Soccerball shade.svg79'		 USL Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4119
Referee: Charles Murphy
May 20, 20177 OKC Energy FC 1–0 Orange County SC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM UTC−5 Dixon Soccerball shade.svg35' USL Sorto Red card.svg 25'Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 6059
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 3, 20178 Orange County SC 0–1 Real Monarchs Irvine, California
5:00 PM UTC−7 Fernandes Yellow card.svg 10' USL Hoffman Soccerball shade.svg1'
Gallagher Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Desire Yellow card.svg 90+1'		Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 2113
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
June 24, 20179 Orange County SC 4–3 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Irvine, California
5:00 PM UTC−7 Meeus Soccerball shade.svg10' (pen.)
Koontz Soccerball shade.svg18' (o.g.)
Alvarez Soccerball shade.svg24'
Stevanovic Yellow card.svg 59'
Villalobos Soccerball shade.svg80'		 USL
OC 		Grant Yellow card.svg 17'
Nana-Sinkam Soccerball shade.svg47'
Ramos Yellow card.svg 64'
Mathers Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen.)
Renken Soccerball shade.svg87'
Santiago Yellow card.svg 90+5'		Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 2083
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
July 1, 201710 Orange County SC 3–3 Portland Timbers 2 Irvine, California
5:00 PM UTC-7 Alvarez Soccerball shade.svg57'
Meeus Soccerball shade.svg63' (pen.)
Pineda Yellow card.svg 75'
Chaplow Yellow card.svg 78'
van Ewijk Red card.svg 89'
Pineda Red card.svg 90'
Villalobos Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 USL
OC
POR 		Bijev Soccerball shade.svg31', 85' (pen.), Yellow card.svg 78'
Cicerone Soccerball shade.svg71'
Batista Red card.svg 89'		Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 2127
Referee: Timothy Ford
July 8, 201711 Orange County SC 1–1 Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
5:00 PM PDT Etim Yellow card.svg 64'
Meeus Yellow card.svg 77', Soccerball shade.svg84'		 USL
OC
PHX 		Timm Yellow card.svg 50'
Drogba Yellow card.svg 79', Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 4554
Referee: Malik Badawi
July 16, 201712 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1–2 Orange County SC Tukwila, Washington
2:00 PM PDT Olsen Soccerball shade.svg30'
Ele Yellow card.svg 41'
Ramos Yellow card.svg 65'		 USL
SEA 		Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg16'
Etim Soccerball shade.svg37'		Stadium: Starfire Sports
Attendance: 1112
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
July 19, 201713 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–1 Orange County SC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 PM CDT Sagel Yellow card.svg 12'
Bird Soccerball shade.svg27' (pen.)
Garza Yellow card.svg 90+2'
James Red card.svg 90+4'		 USL
RGV 		Stevanovic Soccerball shade.svg17'Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 7304
Referee: Daniel Radford
July 22, 201714 Orange County SC 4–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Irvine, California
7:00 PM UTC-7 Esua Soccerball shade.svg8'
Meeus Soccerball shade.svg27' (pen.)
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg82'
Kobayashi Soccerball shade.svg86'		 USL
RGV 		Pungo Yellow card.svg 46'
Bird Yellow card.svg 58'		Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 2014
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 29, 201715 Orange County SC 1–0 Whitecaps FC 2 Irvine, California
5:00 PM PDT Pineda Soccerball shade.svg10'
Esua Yellow card.svg 28'		 USL
OC
VAN 		Gardner Yellow card.svg 37'Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 2,128
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 5, 201717 San Antonio FC 1–1 Orange County SC San Antonio, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Tyrpak Soccerball shade.svg2'
Castillo Yellow card.svg 27'
Ibeagha Yellow card.svg 56'
Restrepo Yellow card.svg 77'		 USL
SAN 		Baxendale Yellow card.svg 50'
van Ewijk Soccerball shade.svg90+5' (pen.)		Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6725
Referee: Robi Hullner
August 12, 201719 Swope Park Rangers 1–1 Orange County SC Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT Belmar Soccerball shade.svg4'
Moloto Yellow card.svg 36'		 USL
SPR 		Kobayashi Soccerball shade.svg51'Yellow card.svg 86'
Chaplow Yellow card.svg 71'		Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
August 15, 201720 Orange County SC 0–0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Irvine, California
7:30 PM PDT Pineda Yellow card.svg 36' USL
OC
TUL 		Fernandez Yellow card.svg 65'
Ayala Yellow card.svg 90+3'		Stadium: Champion Stadium
Attendance: 1,543
Referee: Daniel Radford
August 18, 201721 Orange County SC 1–1 Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
7:30 PM PDT Chaplow Yellow card.svg 16'
Abolaji Soccerball shade.svg89'		 USL
OC
PHX 		Cortez Soccerball shade.svg18'
Gray Red card.svg 43'		Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 4,963
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
August 25, 201722 Orange County SC 1–2 OKC Energy FC Irvine, California
7:30 PM PDT Meeus Yellow card.svg 28'
van Ewijk Soccerball shade.svg65'
Fernandes Yellow card.svg 66'
Sorto Yellow card.svg 75'
Abolaji Yellow card.svg 79'		 USL Dixon Soccerball shade.svg35'
Barril Yellow card.svg 39'
Franco Soccerball shade.svg53' (o.g.)
Angulo Yellow card.svg 63'
Daly Yellow card.svg 77'		Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 1539
Referee: Marco Vega
September 2, 201723 Orange County SC 1–3 Reno 1868 FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PDT Sorto Yellow card.svg 11'
Parra Yellow card.svg 35'
Kobayashi Yellow card.svg 48'
Abolaji Red card.svg 56'
Etim Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 USL
OC
RNO 		Ockford Soccerball shade.svg13'
Sorto Soccerball shade.svg15' (o.g.)
Murrell Yellow card.svg 37'
Wehan Soccerball shade.svg67'		Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
September 6, 201724 Phoenix Rising FC 0–0 Orange County SC Tempe, Arizona
7:00 PM MST Report
Box Score 		Chaplow Yellow card.svg 63'Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 4536
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
September 9, 201725 Orange County SC 2–1 Swope Park Rangers Irvine, California
7:00 PM PDT van Ewijk Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen.)
Parra Soccerball shade.svg65'
Fernandes Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report
Box Score 		Doyle Yellow card.svg 34'
Belmar Soccerball shade.svg46'
Selbol Yellow card.svg 84'		Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 2,419
Referee: Ramy Touchan
September 13, 201726 Orange County SC 0–1 San Antonio FC Irvine, California
7:30 PM PDT Sorto Yellow card.svg 54' Report
Box Score 		Newnam Soccerball shade.svg55'
Elizondo Yellow card.svg 61'
Tyrpak Yellow card.svg 68'
McCarthy Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 1857
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
September 22, 201728 Real Monarchs 0–0 Orange County SC Sandy, Utah
7:00 PM MDT Peay Yellow card.svg 23'
Cruz Yellow card.svg 45+2'		 Report
Box Score 		Alvarez Yellow card.svg 59'
Sorto Yellow card.svg 88'		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 1,772
Referee: Victor Rivas
September 30, 201729 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–1 Orange County SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM UTC-6 Tae-seong Soccerball shade.svg22'
Frater Soccerball shade.svg28'Yellow card.svg 31'
Phillips Yellow card.svg 45'		 USL
OC
COS 		Pineda Yellow card.svg 24'
Parra Soccerball shade.svg55'		Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3059
Referee: Jacob Meyer
October 7, 201731 Orange County SC 1–4 Reno 1868 FC Irvine, California
7:30 PM PDT Kobayashi Yellow card.svg 57'
Parra Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report
Box Score 		Ockford Soccerball shade.svg30'
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg65'
Wehan Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.)Yellow card.svg 89'
Pridham Soccerball shade.svg85'
Mfeka Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 4,229
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
October 13, 201732 Whitecaps FC 2 3–4 Orange County SC University Endowment Lands
7:00 PM UTC−7 Bevan Soccerball shade.svg15'
Norman Soccerball shade.svg43', Yellow card.svg 82'
Chung Soccerball shade.svg62'
Baldisimo Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 USL
OC
VAN
Box Score 		Parra Soccerball shade.svg41', 76'
Kobayashi Soccerball shade.svg63'
Pineda Yellow card.svg 78'
Jeon Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Attendance: 618
Referee: Darnell Smith

U.S. Open Cup

May 17Second round FC Golden State Force Flag of California.svg 2–5 Flag of California.svg Orange County SC Glendora, California
7:00 PM PDT Verso Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.), 47' Report Pineda Soccerball shade.svg6'
Etim Soccerball shade.svg15'
van Ewijk Soccerball shade.svg26' (pen.)
Totti Soccerball shade.svg46', 55'
Wbias Red card.svg 73'		Stadium: Citrus College
Referee: Ceciah Valero
May 31Third round L.A. Wolves FC Flag of California.svg 0–1 Flag of California.svg Orange County SC Azusa, California
7:30 PM PDT Meeus Soccerball shade.svg41'Stadium: Azusa Pacific University
Attendance: 500
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 14Fourth round LA Galaxy Flag of California.svg 3–1 Flag of California.svg Orange County SC Carson, California
7:30 PM PDT Villarreal Soccerball shade.svg7'
McBean Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.)
Lassiter Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Report Meeus Soccerball shade.svg26'Stadium: Stubhub Center Track Stadium
Attendance: 2408
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Assistant referees: Cameron Blanchard
Assistant referees: Salma Pérez
Fourth official: Michael Radchuk

Statistics

[23]

Goalscorers

RankPositionPlayerAppearancesGoals
1 MF Flag of the United States.svg Irvin Parra 3011
2 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jerry van Ewijk 298
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg Zach Kobayashi 174
MF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roy Meeus 194

Assists

RankPositionPlayerAppearancesAssists
1 MF Flag of the United States.svg Irvin Parra 3010
2 FW Flag of Cape Verde.svg Wuilito Fernandes 253
MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jerry van Ewijk 293
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg Carlos Alvarez 192

Clean sheets

PositionPlayerAppearancesSavesClean sheets
GK Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Lyon 31957

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