| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership Group | Keystone S&E | ||
| Head coach | Brendan Burke | ||
| Stadium | Goodman Stadium | ||
| USL | 6th place, Eastern Conference | ||
| USL Playoffs | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | Michee Ngalina (7) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,342 (Jun 9 vs. Louisville) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 262 (Oct 14 vs. Tampa Bay) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,795 | ||
The 2018 season was Bethlehem Steel FC's third season of competitive soccer in the United Soccer League and second season competing in the second division of American soccer. Steel FC competed in the league's Eastern Conference.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of March 23, 2018.
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| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2018 | | 40 | FW | | Signed [1] |
| January 9, 2018 | | 36 | MF | | Signed [2] |
| January 10, 2018 | | 44 | DF | | Signed [3] |
| January 22, 2018 | | 47 | DF | | Signed [4] |
| February 19, 2018 | | 49 | MF | | Signed [5] |
| February 21, 2018 | | 42 | FW | | 2018 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing [6] |
| March 1, 2018 | | 41 | MF | | 2018 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing [7] |
| March 14, 2018 | | 41 | MF | | Signed [8] |
| April 25, 2018 | | 46 | FW | | Signed [9] |
| July 16, 2018 | | 35 | FW | | Signed [10] |
| September 12, 2018 | | 55 | MF | | Signed [11] |
| Date | Player | Number | Position | New club | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2017 | | 36 | FW | | Contract expired [12] |
| November 2, 2017 | | 39 | FW | | Option declined [12] |
| November 2, 2017 | | 40 | MF | | Contract expired [12] [13] |
| November 2, 2017 | | 42 | DF | | Option declined [12] [14] |
| November 2, 2017 | | 43 | DF | | Option declined [12] |
| November 2, 2017 | | 44 | DF | — | Option declined [12] |
| November 2, 2017 | | 49 | MF | | Contract expired [12] [15] |
| December 21, 2017 | | 41 | FW | | Signed to MLS Contract [16] |
| January 18, 2018 | | 47 | DF | | Signed to MLS Contract [17] |
| May 22, 2018 | | 40 | FW | | Transfer [18] |
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Parent club | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 20, 2018 | | 43 | DF | | On loan for 2018 season [19] |
| March 18, 2018 | | 1 | GK | | First team/short-term loan [20] |
| March 18, 2018 | | 4 | DF | | First team/short-term loan [20] |
| March 18, 2018 | | 8 | MF | | First team/short-term loan [20] |
| March 18, 2018 | | 20 | MF | | First team/short-term loan [20] |
| March 18, 2018 | | 24 | MF | | First team/short-term loan [20] |
| March 18, 2018 | | 30 | MF | | First team/short-term loan [20] |
| March 18, 2018 | | 32 | DF | | First team/short-term loan [20] |
| February 10Preseason | Bethlehem Steel FC | 3–4 | FC Motown | Wayne, Pennsylvania |
| 14:00 EDT | Chambers Amoh Apodaca | Report | Nigro Garcia Lawrence | Stadium: YSC Academy |
| February 17Preseason | Bethlehem Steel FC | 11–1 | Junior Lone Star FC U-23s | Wayne, Pennsylvania |
| 14:00 EDT | Allen Aaronson Gallardo Rayyan Moar Messam Temple | Report | Mansaray | Stadium: YSC Academy |
| February 21Preseason | Bethlehem Steel FC | 5–2 | Penn FC | Wayne, Pennsylvania |
| 13:30 EDT | Jepson Apodaca Temple Aaronson | Report | Muhammad Dennis | Stadium: YSC Academy |
| February 24Preseason | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–0 | Syracuse University | Wayne, Pennsylvania |
| 14:00 EDT | Allen Jepson | Report | Stadium: YSC Academy |
| February 28Preseason | Villanova University | 3–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| 15:15 EDT | Zandi Cueceoglu Manson | Report | Paterson Apodaca | Stadium: Higgins Soccer Complex |
| March 3Preseason | Loyola University | 0–5 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Report | Apodaca Allen Catalano Nanco | Stadium: Ridley Athletic Complex | ||
| Note: Closed-door scrimmage | ||||
| March 4Preseason | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 15:00 EDT | Report | Kerr Pratzner Dover | Stadium: Power Training Complex |
| March 6Preseason | University of Maryland | 2–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | College Park, Maryland |
| 19:15 EDT | Matzelevich | Moar Allen | Stadium: Ludwig Field |
| March 10Preseason | New York Red Bulls II | 3–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Whippany, New Jersey |
| 12:15 EDT | Aguinaga Bailon Moreno | Stadium: RBNY Training Facility | ||
| Note: Closed-door scrimmage | ||||
The 2018 USL season will be contested by 33 teams, 16 of which compete in the league's Eastern Conference. All teams will play a regular season total of 34 matches between teams within their respective conference. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams from each conference advance to the 2018 USL Playoffs for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 56 | Conference Playoffs |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 52 | |
| 6 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 50 | |
| 7 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 49 | |
| 8 | Nashville SC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 49 |
All times in Eastern Time. [21]
| March 181 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 4–1 | Richmond Kickers | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 14:00 | Ayuk Jones Allen | Report Box Score | Umar | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,284 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| March 242 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Hristov Fernandes Najem | Report | Herbers | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 7,368 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| March 313 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–1 | Nashville SC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Aubrey Chambers | Report | Cox Davis | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,220 Referee: Brandon Smith |
| April 84 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 15:00 | Burke Ayuk | Report USL Report | Thomas van Schaik Cordovés | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,625 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| April 155 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–1 | FC Cincinnati | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 14:00 | Burke Chiluya | Report | Albadawi | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,418 Referee: Amber O'Connor |
| April 286 | Louisville City FC | 3–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM | Lancaster Ilić Ownby | Report | Mbaizo Epps | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,876 Referee: David Barrie |
| May 67 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 3–1 | Richmond Kickers | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Real Moar Skundrich Nanco | Report | Cordovés Yearwood Umar Lee | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,116 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| May 128 | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Candela Rittmeyer Guerra Wild | Report | Mbaizo Jones | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 4,659 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| May 169 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 3–0 | New York Red Bulls II | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Ngalina Herbers Najem | Report | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,721 Referee: Jaroslaw Werel |
| May 1910 | Indy Eleven | 1–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 8:00 PM | Mitchell Steinberger | Report | Aubrey Moar Chiluya Jones | Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 9,384 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| May 2511 | Ottawa Fury FC | 1–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM | Oliveira Attakora | Report | Moar | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,781 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
| June 212 | North Carolina FC | 1–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Doue Tobin Harrington da Luz | Report | Najem Ofeimu Ngalina | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| June 913 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–0 | Louisville City FC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Fontana Chambers | Report | Craig McMahon | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,342 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| June 1314 | FC Cincinnati | 2–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 PM | Albadawi Cicerone | Report | Jones Mbaizo Herbers | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 22,407 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| June 2015 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Fontana Herbers Chambers Mahoney Nanco | https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/928663?referrer_id=3335681 Report | Bonomo Scarlett Cásseres | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,210 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| June 3016 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 4–1 | Charlotte Independence | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Nanco Moar Skundrich Herbers Mbaizo | Report | Kalungi Watson Areman Herrera | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,346 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| July 617 | Penn FC | 3–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM | Opoku Mkosana Osae | Report | Marquez Herbers Chambers | Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 3,103 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj |
| July 1118 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Lawrenceville, Georgia |
| 7:00 PM | Robinson Vazquez Shannon | Report | Aubrey Jones | Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 1,658 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| July 1419 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–1 | North Carolina FC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Kandziora Smith Fortune | Report | Najem Chiluya Holness Aubrey | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,749 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| July 1820 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 7:00 PM | Etienne Jr. Moreno | Report | Moumbagna Fontana Holness | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 653 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| July 2621 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–1 | Indy Eleven | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 11:30 AM | Report | Guerra Reiner Starikov McInerney | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
| July 2922 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 4–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Mahoney Apodaca Moumbagna Aaronson | Report | Metcalf Sandoval Cochran | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,416 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| August 423 | Richmond Kickers | 0–3 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 P.M. | Troyer | Report | Real Mahoney Moar Holness Ngalina | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,254 Referee: José Lara |
| August 824 | Charlotte Independence | 0–3 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 7:30 P.M. | George | Report | Chambers Real Holness Skundrich | Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 982 Referee: Amin Hadzic |
| August 1225 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Mahoney Nanco Moar Real | Report | Adewole Brett Dover | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,752 Referee: Guido Gonzalez, Jr. |
| August 1626 | Toronto FC II | 0–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Rochester, New York |
| Hundal Waja Srbely | Report | Nanco Ngalina Apodaca | Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Referee: Matthew Franz |
| August 2227 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–0 | Ottawa Fury FC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM | Moar Skundrich Yaro Aubrey | Report | Meilleur-Giguere Taylor Portilla Haworth | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,066 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| August 2528 | Nashville SC | 1–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 8:30 PM | Jome Davis | Report | Nanco Mbaizo Najem | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,856 Referee: Leland Grant |
| September 229 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–3 | Penn FC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 3:00 PM | Chambers Epps Mahoney Chiluya | Report | Mkosana Dennis Paulo | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,643 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| September 730 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 4–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 P.M. | Greenspan Forbes Dabo Brett Dover | Report | Chambers Aubrey | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,356 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| September 2231 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 4–0 | Toronto FC II | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 3:00 P.M. | Moumbagna Ngalina Aubrey Chambers Nanco | Report | Mohammed | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,512 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj |
| September 3032 | Ottawa Fury FC | 0–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Edward | Report | Mbaizo Moar Ofeimu | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,470 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
| October 633 | Indy Eleven | 1–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Moses Starikov | Report | Moumbagna Fontana Chambers | Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 14,894 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| October 1434 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Ngalina Chambers Herbers | Report | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 262 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 50 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 25 | −1 |
Last updated: February 9, 2019
Source: 2018 USL season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
| October 20, 2018Quarterfinal | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | Bethlehem Steel FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Zemanski Dover Roberts Forbes Holland | Report | Moumbagna Ngalina Chambers Nanco | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 5,189 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| Penalties | ||||
| Kerr Forbes Banjo Greenspan François Vancaeyezeele Dabo Lee | ||||
| October 27, 2018Semifinal | Louisville City FC | 2–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Ownby Smith | Report | Moar Mbaizo Ofeimu | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,881 |
As of February 9, 2019. [22]
| Nat. | No. | Player | Apps | Starts | Record | GA | GAA | SO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 23 | John McCarthy | 12 | 12 | 5–2–5 | 14 | 1.17 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| | 29 | Jake McGuire | 21 | 21 | 9–10–2 | 26 | 1.24 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | 64 | Tomas Romero‡ | 1 | 1 | 0–0–1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14–12–8 | 41 | 1.21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August: Brendan Burke [37]