The 2014 Orange County Blues FC season was the club's fifth season of existence, and their fifth season playing in the third division of American soccer, USL Pro.
| 2014 season | ||||
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| Owner | Mansouri Family | |||
| Head coach | Dariush Yazdani | |||
| Stadium | Anteater Stadium | |||
| USL Pro | 4th | |||
| USL Pro Playoffs | TBD | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | Allan Russell (6) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 1,226 (July 26 v. LA Galaxy II) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 431 (May 8 v. Charlotte) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 710 | |||
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Roster edit
as of May 31, 2014[1]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 2 | MF | Stephen Okai |  Ghana
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| 4 | DF | Fabrice Gautrat |  United States
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| 5 | MF | Aaron Kovar (on loan from Seattle Sounders FC) | United States
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| 6 | DF | Jimmy Turner | United States
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| 7 | FW | Allan Russell |  Scotland
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| 9 | FW | Chris Cortez | United States
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| 10 | MF | Cesar Rivera | United States
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| 11 | DF | Kwame Watson-Siriboe (on loan from Real Salt Lake) | United States
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| 12 | FW | Enrique Cardenas | United States
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| 13 | MF | Mehrshad Momeni |  Iran
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| 14 | MF | Seung Ju Kim |  South Korea
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| 15 | DF | Josh Suggs | United States
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| 16 | MF | Jiovanni Santana | United States
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| 17 | FW | Gibson Bardsley | United States
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| 18 | MF | Seth Moses | United States
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| 19 | MF | Will Prado | United States
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| 20 | MF | Christopher Santana | United States
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| 21 | DF | Taylor Peay (on loan from Portland Timbers) | United States
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| 23 | FW | Andrew Hoxie | United States
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| 27 | MF | Mohammad Roknipour | Iran
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| 28 | MF | Dersu Abolfathi | United States
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Competitions edit
USL Pro edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando City (C) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 62 | Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs |
| 2 | Sacramento Republic FC (A) | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 55 | Playoffs |
| 3 | LA Galaxy II (A) | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 51 | |
| 4 | Richmond Kickers (A) | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 51 | |
| 5 | Charleston Battery (A) | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 41 | |
| 6 | Rochester Rhinos (A) | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 38 | |
| 7 | Wilmington Hammerheads (A) | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 38 | |
| 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders (A) | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 37 | |
| 9 | Arizona United SC | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 33[a] | |
| 10 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 32 | |
| 11 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 32 | |
| 12 | Charlotte Eagles | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 31 | |
| 13 | Orange County Blues FC | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 28 | |
| 14 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 22 |
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)
Notes:
Match results edit
| March 22 | LA Galaxy II | 3–1 | Orange County Blues FC | Carson, California |
| 7:00 pm PT | Covarrubias  8'Garcia 34'Rugg  40'Walker 45'Emory 52'Steres 58' |
Report | O'Leary 34' Okai 42' 58'Santana 54' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,259 Referee: Bernhard Hosu |
| April 5 | Orange County Blues FC | 0–2 | Oklahoma City Energy | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 pm PT | Momeni 62' Rivera 68'  86'Russell 70' |
Report | Greig 11' 46' Shiffman 28' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 1,221 Referee: Robert Sarfaraz |
| April 12 | Orange County Blues FC | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 pm PT | Russell 19' (pen.) 90' Santana 25'Okai 32' 70' |
Report | Daly 8' Vuković 18'Mirković 28'Delbridge  69' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 638 Referee: Tyler Ploeger |
| April 19 | LA Galaxy II | 3–1 | Orange County Blues FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30 pm PT | Auras 37' Rugg 49'Garcia 61'Hoffman 73'Courtois 90' |
Report | Bardsley 6' Santana 9'Gautrat 88' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 435 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| April 24 | Orange County Blues FC | 4–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 pm PT | Santana 6', 25' Moses 17'Cortez 74', 87' |
Report | Hernández 31', 44' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 616 Referee: Chris Calderon |
| April 27 | LA Galaxy II | 3–0 | Orange County Blues FC | Carson, California |
| 7:00 pm PT | Garcia 34' Arreola 45'Bowen 50'Zardes 65' |
Report | Momeni 29' 76' McKenzie 32'Rivera 56' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 913 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
| May 3 | Sacramento Republic | 2–1 | Orange County Blues FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 pm PT | Stewart 42' Fochive 65'Jahn 70' |
Report | Russell 48' Turner 54'McLain 71' |
Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 17,414 Referee: Michael Zapata |
| May 8 | Orange County Blues FC | 0–2 | Charlotte Eagles | Irvine, California |
| 7:30 pm PT | Okai 24' |
Report | Yates 33' Newnam 58'Leathers 90' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 431 Referee: Bernhard Hosu |
| May 10 | Oklahoma City Energy | 0–1 | Orange County Blues FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 pm PT | Ellis 6' |
Report | Gautrat 35' Bardsley 90'Turner 90' |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,860 Referee: Juliana Duncan |
| May 18 | Seattle Sounders Reserves | 1–0 | Orange County Blues FC | Tukwila, Washington |
| 1:00 pm PT | Weaver 73' |
Report | Cardenas 57' Hoxie 72'Momeni 86' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Stadium Referee: Levi Rippy |
| May 31 | Orange County Blues FC | 2–0 | Arizona United | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 pm PT | Sofia 9' Russell 15', 89'Momeni 39'Cortez 46'Suggs 59'Cardenas 81'Okai 84'Roknipour 90' |
Report | Antúnez 37' Baladez 90'Toby 90'Kassel 90' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 538 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| June 7 | Orange County Blues FC | 4–3 | Dayton Dutch Lions | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 pm PT | Cortez 18', 64' Suggs 19', 54'Russell 22'Peay 45'Kim 84' |
Report | Walker 12' Williams 53'Garner 79'DeLass 90' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 706 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
| June 11 | Orlando City | 4–1 | Orange County Blues FC | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 7:00 pm ET | Hertzog 45' da Luz 50'Rusin 79', 87' |
Report | Santana 38' Gonzalez 22'Russell 37'Long 72' |
Stadium: Hess Field Attendance: 4,206 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn |
| June 13 | Charlotte Eagles | 0–1 | Orange County Blues FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00 pm ET | Thompson 90' |
Report | Suggs 36' 90' Okoli 58'Santana 80' |
Stadium: Dickson Field Attendance: 738 Referee: Katja Koraleva |
| June 21 | Orange County Blues FC | 2-1 | Chivas USA Reserves | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 pm PT | Cortez 6' Russell 31'Momeni 34'Sofia 70' |
Report | Finley 67' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 942 Referee: Charles Zuckerman |
| June 28 | Arizona United | 2–3 | Orange County Blues FC | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:00 pm PT | Woodberry 13' Okafor 19'Dacres 36'DelPiccolo 90' |
Report | Santana 33' Russell 41'Sofia 51'Suggs 66'Hoxie 90' |
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| July 7 | Sacramento Republic | 2-1 | Orange County Blues FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 pm PT | Mirković 21' López 32', 86'Jahn 50'Stewart 86'Guzman 90' |
Report | Gonzalez 35' McLain 86'Russell 90' |
Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Nestor Chavez |
| July 12 | Orange County Blues FC | 1 - 2 | Arizona United SC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 pm PT | Barron 35' Roknipour 55'Cardenas 77'Gautrat 81' |
Report | Woodberry 30' Stisser 37'Okafor 74' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 586 Referee: Jared Kennedy |
| July 19 | Arizona United SC | 3 - 0 | Orange County Blues FC | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:30 pm PT | Kassel 22' Tan 27', 35'Top 82'Saint Cyr 89'Dacres 90' |
Team Report League Report |
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 2,238 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
| July 26 | Orange County Blues FC | v | LA Galaxy II | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 pm PT | Gautrat 30' |
Team Report League Report |
Auras 4' Hoffman 40', 41'Stojkov 64' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 1,226 Referee: Bernard Hosu |
| August 2 | Oklahoma City Energy | 1 - 0 | Orange County Blues FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 pm CT | Stadium: Pribil Stadium |
| August 8 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1 - 0 | Orange County Blues FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 pm ET | Stadium: Highmark Stadium |
| August 10 | Rochester Rhinos | 0 - 1 | Orange County Blues FC | Rochester, New York |
| 6:05 pm ET | Stadium: Sahen's Stadium |
| August 13 | Charleston Battery | 3 - 2 | Orange County Blues FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 pm ET | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| August 17 | Orange County Blues FC | 1 - 6 | Sacramento Republic FC | Irvine, California |
| 4:00 pm PT | Stadium: Anteater Stadium |
| August 23 | Orange County Blues FC | 1 - 2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 pm PT | Stadium: Anteater Stadium |
| August 30 | Orange County Blues FC | 1 - 1 | Richmond Kickers | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 pm PT | Stadium: Anteater Stadium |
| September 6 | Orange County Blues FC | 0 - 1 | Oklahoma City Energy | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 pm PT | Stadium: Anteater Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup edit
| May 14 Second round | Fresno Fuego | 2–0 | Orange County Blues FC | Fresno, California |
| 6:00 pm PT | Stadium: Chukchansi Park |
References edit
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Arizona United SC deducted two league points". Arizona United SC. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Arizona United SC Deducted 2 Points". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.