2014 Orange County Blues FC season

The 2014 Orange County Blues FC season is the club's fifth season of existence, and their fifth season playing in the third division of American soccer, USL Pro.

Orange County Blues FC
2014 season
OwnerMansouri Family
Head coachDariush Yazdani
StadiumAnteater Stadium
USL Pro4th
USL Pro PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupSecond round
Top goalscorerAllan Russell (6)
Highest home attendance1,226
(July 26 v. LA Galaxy II)
Lowest home attendance431
(May 8 v. Charlotte)
Average home league attendance710

Roster

as of May 31, 2014[1]

No. Position Player Nation
2 MF Stephen Okai  Ghana
4 DF Fabrice Gautrat  United States
5 MF Aaron Kovar (on loan from Seattle Sounders FC)  United States
6 DF Jimmy Turner  United States
7 FW Allan Russell  Scotland
9 FW Chris Cortez  United States
10 MF Cesar Rivera  United States
11 DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe (on loan from Real Salt Lake)  United States
12 FW Enrique Cardenas  United States
13 MF Mehrshad Momeni  Iran
14 MF Seung Ju Kim  South Korea
15 DF Josh Suggs  United States
16 MF Jiovanni Santana  United States
17 FW Gibson Bardsley  United States
18 MF Seth Moses  United States
19 MF Will Prado  United States
20 MF Christopher Santana  United States
21 DF Taylor Peay (on loan from Portland Timbers)  United States
23 FW Andrew Hoxie  United States
27 MF Mohammad Roknipour  Iran
28 MF Dersu Abolfathi  United States

Competitions

USL Pro

Standings

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[lower-alpha 1]
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
Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 2014. 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:
  1. Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II.[2][3]

Match results

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 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

U.S. Open Cup

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2014-07-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Arizona United SC deducted two league points". Arizona United SC. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  3. "Arizona United SC Deducted 2 Points". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
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