2025 Orange County SC season

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Orange County SC
2025 season
OwnerJames Keston
Manager Danny Stone
Stadium Championship Soccer Stadium
Irvine, California
U.S. Open Cup Third round
USL Cup Group stage
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The 2025 Orange County SC season is the club's fifteenth season of existence, and their fifteenth consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer.

Contents

After leading the team from out of playoff positioning to the conference semi-finals, former interim head coach Danny Stone became the official head coach of Orange County in the mid-December 2024. [1]

Roster

As of January 19, 2025 [2]

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colin Shutler (Captain)
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Owen Lambe
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Charlie Asensio
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dillon Powers
6 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Andrew Fox
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cameron Dunbar
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Seth Casiple
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Zubak
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Iloski
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bryce Jamison
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashish Chattha
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 FW Flag of El Salvador.svg  SLV Christian Sorto
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Partida
21 FW Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Thomas Amang
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joseph Buckley
23 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Ryan Doghman
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Benjamin Barjolo
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Scott
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashton Miles
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Hegardt
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tristan Trager
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract

Technical staff

Role [3] Name
President of Soccer Operations & General ManagerPeter Nugent
Head Coach Danny Stone
Assistant Coach Didier Crettenand
Goalkeeping Coach Victor Nogueira
Performance Data AnalystAmanda Preciado
Performance ConsultantDan Guzman
Head Academy ScoutShawn Beyer
Team Operations CoordinatorMario Lemus

Competitions

Exhibitions

In preparation for the 2025 USL Championship season, Orange County played in eight pre-season friendlies, mainly against local collegiate, MLS, and fellow USL teams. [4]

January 25 Orange County SC 1–2 Portland Timbers Irvine, California
Report Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg83'
Kelsy Soccerball shade.svg84'		Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 0
February 12 Los Angeles FC v Orange County SC  
Note: Due to unreleased circumstances, Orange County matched up against Real Salt Lake instead of LAFC

USL Championship

Standings

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
3 San Antonio FC 198742526−128 [a] Playoffs
4 El Paso Locomotive FC 197573227+528 [a]
5 Orange County SC 188732824+427
6 New Mexico United 188822628−226
7 Lexington SC 206772126−525 [b]
Updated to match(es) played on August 16, 2025. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. 1 2 San Antonio FC are ahead of El Paso Locomotive FC on points in head-to-head matches: SAN 3, ELP 0
  2. ↑ Lexington SC are ahead of Phoenix Rising FC on points in head-to-head matches: LEX 6, PHX 0

Match results

On December 19, 2024, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams. [5]

All times are in Pacific Standard Time.

March
March 81 Orange County SC 4–2 Oakland Roots SC Irvine, California
Doghman Soccerball shade.svg28'
Zubak Soccerball shade.svg47'
Benalcazar Soccerball shade.svg52'
Scott Soccerball shade.svg90'+1'		 Report Gibson Yellow card.svg 3'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 59'
Gomez Yellow card.svg 62'
Prentice Soccerball shade.svg71'
Njie Soccerball shade.svg90'+4'		Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
March 152 Orange County SC 2-2 Lexington SC Irvine, California
7:30 PM Doody Soccerball shade.svg9'
War Soccerball shade.svg90'+7'		 Report Rodrigues Soccerball shade.svg45'+1'
Epps Soccerball shade.svg53'		Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,550
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
March 223 Orange County SC 0-3 Monterey Bay FC Irvine, California
Doghman Red card.svg 65' Report Gindiri Soccerball shade.svg60', 75'
Ivanovic Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Corbyn May
April
April 54 Las Vegas Lights FC 1-0 Orange County SC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM Pickering Soccerball shade.svg90'+3' Report Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 2,353
Referee: Brad Jensen
May
May 37 Orange County SC 2-1 FC Tulsa Irvine, California
Mackinnon Soccerball shade.svg55', 80' Report Calheira Soccerball shade.svg74'Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,075
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
June
June 1412 El Paso Locomotive FC 0-3 Orange County SC El Paso, Texas
Report
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 4,573
Referee: Edson Carvajal
July
July 313 Loudoun United FC 0-0 Orange County SC Leesburg, Virginia
Ryan Red card.svg 31' Report Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 3,871
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
July 1214 Monterey Bay FC 2-1 Orange County SC Seaside, California
Report
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 3,080
Referee: Brad Jensen
August
August 2019 Orange County SC v San Antonio FC Irvine, California
Report Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Match rescheduled to October 15 due to San Antonio FC advancing to the quarter-finals of the USL Cup
September
October
October 1519 Orange County SC v San Antonio FC Irvine, California
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Rescheduled match that was moved from August 20 due to San Antonio FC advancing in the USL Cup

USL Cup

Orange County participated in the second edition of the USL Cup, the first edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One. [6] [7]

Standings

PosLgTeam
PldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPts
2 USLC Las Vegas Lights FC 4300176+19
3 USLC Monterey Bay FC 420026606
4 USLC Orange County SC 4200256−16
5 USL1 AV Alta FC 4110256−15
6 USLC Oakland Roots SC 4101256−14
Updated to match(es) played on July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26). Source: USL

Group stage

April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26) Orange County SC 1–3 Las Vegas Lights FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,350
Referee: Gerald Flores
May 31, 2025 (2025-05-31) Monterey Bay FC 3-2 Orange County SC Seaside, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 3,006
Referee: Calin Radosav
June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28) Orange County SC 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PDT
  • Pedro Guimaraes Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
 Report Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,328
Referee: Muhammad Kaleia
July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26) Oakland Roots SC 0–1 Orange County SC Oakland, California
1:00 PM PDT Report
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 5,418
Referee: Cristian Campo

U.S. Open Cup

Orange County, as a member of the second division USL Championship, entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Third Round based on its performance in the 2024 USL Championship season. [8] Drawn away against Division 3 USL League One club AV Alta FC for the first competitive match against the two clubs, [9] the club was eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup after losing in a penalty shootout. [10]

References

  1. ↑ USLChampionship Staff (December 13, 2024). "Orange County removes interim tag, appoints Danny Stone as Head Coach". USL Championship. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Roster". Orange County Soccer Club. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Technical Staff". Orange County SC. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ "ORANGE COUNTY SC ANNOUNCES 2025 PRESEASON SCHEDULE". Orange County SC. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ USLSoccer Staff (December 19, 2024). "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Michael (December 12, 2024). "ANOTHER COMPETITION: USL adds Jägermeister Cup for Championship, League One teams". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ Silverman, Alex (December 12, 2024). "USL expanding Jägermeister Cup to all teams". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  8. ↑ Lewis, Michael (April 17, 2025). "ROUND OF 32 DRAW: For the U.S. Open Cup". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ Johnson, Michael (April 16, 2025). "2025 US Open Cup Round 3: AV ALTA FC earns PK win over Orange County in SoCal classic". thecup.us. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ Press, Valley (April 17, 2025). "AV Alta advance to 4th round of US Open". Antelope Valley Press. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
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