2013 Harrisburg City Islanders season

The 2013 season was the Harrisburg City Islanders's 10th season of competitive soccer - its tenth season in the third division of American soccer and its third season in USL Pro since the league was first created with the City Islanders as one of the original 10 founder-members.

Harrisburg City Islanders
2013 season
OwnerEric Pettis
Head coachBill Becher
StadiumSkyline Sports Complex
USL Pro4th
USL Pro PlayoffsQuarterfinal
U.S. Open CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLucky Mkosana (13)
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Season overview

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Tenth anniversary logo

In the end of season all-league teams, three players from the Islanders made the selections. Sainey Touray was the sole member from Harrisburg to make the first team, while goalkeeper Nick Noble and Lucky Mkosana - HCI's top scorer - were picked for the second team.[1]

Roster

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No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Nick Noble   United States
2 MF Greg Jordan   United States
4 DF Coady Andrews   United States
5 MF Jamiel Hardware   Jamaica
6 MF Colin Zizzi   United States
7 DF Damani Richards   Trinidad and Tobago
7 MF Yann Ekra   France
9 FW Garret Pettis   United States
10 MF Leo Fernandes (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   Brazil
10 MF Antonio Bau   Italy
13 DF Stephen Basso   United States
11 DF Tom Brandt   United States
12 MF Andrew Welker   United States
14 MF Tom Mellor   England
15 MF Morgan Langley   United States
16 DF Matt Bahner   United States
17 FW Lucky Mkosana   Zimbabwe
18 MF Jimmy McLaughlin (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   United States
19 FW Don Anding (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   United States
20 FW Sainey Touray   Gambia
21 DF Andrew Ribeiro   United States
22 MF Jason Pelletier   United States
23 FW Cristhian Hernández (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   Mexico
25 FW Aaron Wheeler (on loan from Philadelphia Union)   United States
26 MF Kenny Caceros   Canada
92 GK Brian Sylvestre   United States

Source[2]

Transfers

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Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes
March 25, 2013   Cristhian Hernandez FW   Philadelphia Union Loan[3]
March 25, 2013   Greg Jordan MF   Philadelphia Union Loan[3]
March 25, 2013   Jimmy McLaughlin MF   Philadelphia Union Loan[3]
April 10, 2013   Don Anding FW   Philadelphia Union Loan[4]
April 10, 2013   Coady Andrews DF   Missouri Comets Free[4]
April 10, 2013   Matt Bahner DF   Cincinnati Bearcats Free[4]
April 10, 2013   Jamiel Hardware MF   Motala AIF Free[4]
April 10, 2013   Damani Richards DF   Philadelphia Union Free[4]
April 18, 2013  Andrew Ribeiro DF   Portland Timbers U23s Free
May 3, 2013   Leo Fernandes MF   Philadelphia Union Free
Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes
February 15, 2013   Drew Yates MF   Charlotte Eagles Free[5]
March 6, 2013   Andrew Marshall DF   Pittsburgh Riverhounds Free[6]
March 21, 2013   J. T. Noone MF   VSI Tampa Bay Free[7]

Competitions

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USL Pro

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Orlando City (A) 26 16 6 4 54 26 +28 54 Playoffs
3 Charleston Battery (A) 26 13 6 7 48 29 +19 45
4 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 26 14 2 10 55 39 +16 44
5 Charlotte Eagles (A) 26 10 11 5 44 39 +5 41
6 Los Angeles Blues (A) 26 11 7 8 52 37 +15 40
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs

Results

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All times in Eastern Time.

April 13 1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–2 Harrisburg City Islanders Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
20:00 Kerr   61'
Angulo   70'
Box Score Langley   70'
Touray   77'
Mkosana   90'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Kevin Terry
June 28 15 Harrisburg City Islanders 2–1 Phoenix FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
16:00 Ekra   15'   90'
Ribeiro   44'
Pelletier   52'
Touray   72'   73'
Mellor   89'
Box Score Schafer   37'   78'
Toia   75'
Bento   90'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Referee: Michael Donovan
July 10 17 Harrisburg City Islanders 2–4 Orange County Blues Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:30 Anding   18'
Touray   33'   66'
Box Score Davis   6'
González   12'
Garcia   45'
Fondy   46', 84'   85'
Mohammadi   60'
Momeni   90'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Referee: Ryan dos Reis
July 20 20 Orlando City 3–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Orlando, Florida
19:30 Alexandre   25', 35'
Chin   71'
Ellis   89'
Box Score Caceros   16'
Mkosana   79'
Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Referee: Donald Dellavia
July 24 21 Harrisburg City Islanders 5–1 Dayton Dutch Lions Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Mkosana   8', 46', 60'
Mellor   19'
Basso   45+2'
McLaughlin   86'
Box Score Westdijk   20'
Harada   48'
Garner   60'
Klaasse   64'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Referee: Eric Weisbrod
July 31 22 Phoenix FC 1–3 Harrisburg City Islanders Tempe, Arizona
22:30 Toia   49'
Morrison   75'
Box Score Bahner   24'   60'
Mkosana   67'
Andrews   72'
Hardware   90+1'
Stadium: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium
Referee: Paul Nothman
August 3 23 Orange County Blues 2–2 Harrisburg City Islanders Fullerton, California
22:30 Mohammadi   3'
Turner   26'
Davis   55'
Lopez   56'
O'Leary   59'
González   62'
Fondy   85'
Russell   89'
Box Score Mkosana   38'   51'
Basso   50' (pen.)
Stadium: Titan Stadium
Referee: Jared Kennedy
August 10 25 Harrisburg City Islanders 3–1 VSI Tampa Bay Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Zizzi   34'
Mkosana   40', 67', 82'
Box Score Salles   62'
Budniy   88'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Referee: John Douglas

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
26 44 14 10 2 55 39  +16 7 6 1 34 23  +11 7 4 1 21 16  +5

Last updated: January 18, 2017
Source: 2013 USL Pro season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

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ResultWWWLWWTLWWWLWLWLLLWLWWTLWL
Source: 2013 USL Pro season & Game Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Playoffs

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The City Islanders were beaten in the quarterfinals of the 2013 USL Pro season playoffs by the Charlotte Eagles. The North Carolina club ran out 3–1 winners.[8]

August 24 Quarter-Finals Harrisburg City Islanders 1–2 Charlotte Eagles Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
14:00 Pelletier   46'
Touray   51'
Basso  
Mkosana   84'
Box Score Ramirez   27'
Herrera   38'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Referee: Eric Weisbrod

U.S. Open Cup

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The Harrisburg City Islanders were knocked out of the U.S. Open Cup at the second round stage by Reading United.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "USL PRO All-League Teams Announced". uslpro.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. September 3, 2013. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "Harrisburg City Islanders - 2013 Roster". Big Soccer. April 23, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c "Union Send Three To Harrisburg". uslpro.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. March 25, 2013. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e Gleiter, Dan (April 10, 2013). "2013 Harrisburg City Islanders Soccer". Penn Live. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  5. ^ "Charlotte Adds Yates To Squad". uslpro.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. February 15, 2013. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  6. ^ "Riverhounds Sign Marshall, Vazquez". uslpro.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. March 6, 2013. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  7. ^ "Tampa Bay Signs Noone". uslpro.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. March 21, 2013. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  8. ^ "Eagles Advance Against City Islanders". uslpro.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. August 24, 2013. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  9. ^ Berton, Michael (May 22, 2013). "2013 U.S. Open Cup Second Round: Reading United earn first pro upset, 1-0 over Harrisburg City Islanders". thecup.us. Retrieved June 24, 2014.