2015 OKC Energy FC season
The 2015 Oklahoma City Energy FC season is the club's second season in existence, and their second season playing in the USL, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid.
| 2015 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Bob Funk, Jr. | ||
| Manager | Jimmy Nielsen | ||
| Stadium | Taft Stadium | ||
| USL Playoffs | Conference Finals vs LA Galaxy II | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth Round vs FC Dallas | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Danni König (19) All: Danni König (20) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,797 Seattle 2 (April 18) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,133 Portland 2 (June 5) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,465 | ||
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Background
This is the first season where Oklahoma City Energy FC plays its full season at Taft Stadium.
Roster
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Evan Newton |  United States |
| 2 | DF | Jacob VanCompernolle | United States |
| 3 | MF | Peabo Doue | United States |
| 4 | DF | Cyprian Hedrick |  Cameroon |
| 5 | DF | Gareth Evans |  Wales |
| 6 | MF | Dan Delgado | United States |
| 7 | MF | Sebastian Dalgaard |  Denmark |
| 8 | MF | Michael Thomas | United States |
| 9 | FW | Danni König | Denmark |
| 10 | MF | Chuy Sanchez |  Mexico |
| 11 | FW | Casey Townsend | United States |
| 12 | MF | Daniel Gonzalez | United States |
| 14 | MF | Mikey Lopez (on loan from Sporting Kansas City) | United States |
| 15 | MF | Reed McKenna | United States |
| 16 | GK | Bryan Byars | United States |
| 17 | MF | Peter Toth |  Hungary |
| 19 | DF | Michael Harris | United States |
| 20 | MF | Christian Duke | United States |
| 21 | DF | Kalen Ryden | United States |
| 22 | FW | Kyle Greig | United States |
| 24 | GK | Ray Clark | United States |
| 25 | MF | Michael Byskov | Denmark |
| 26 | DF | Coady Andrews | United States |
Competitions
IMG Suncoast Pro Classic
| February 18, 2015 1 | Toronto FC | 0–1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Bradenton, Florida |
| 6:30 PM CST | Morgan  67' |
Report | Greig  52'Evans 52' |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 21, 2015 2 | New York Red Bulls | 1–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Bradenton, Florida |
| 1:30 PM CST | Sanchez 10' |
Report | Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 25, 2015 3 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0–0 | HB Køge | Bradenton, Florida |
| 1:30 PM CST | Report | Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 28, 2015 4 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–4 | Columbus Crew SC | Bradenton, Florida |
| 4:00 PM CST | Gonzalez 78' |
Report | Steindórsson 32' Finlay 34'Higuaín 65'Kamara 87' |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
Preseason
| March 5, 2015 Friendly | Oklahoma City Energy FC | canceled | Saint Louis FC | Springfield, Missouri |
| 6:00 PM CST | Stadium: Betty & Bobby Allison South Soccer Stadium |
| March 14, 2015 Friendly | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 3–0 | Omaha Mavericks | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | König 8' Thomas 55' (pen.) VanCompernolle 86' |
Report | Stadium: Casady School Soccer Field |
| March 21, 2015 Friendly | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 5–1 | Missouri Valley Vikings | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 3:00 PM CDT | Hedrick 10' König 57,74' Townsend 63' Dalgaard 69' |
Report | Stadium: Casady School Soccer Field |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | −4 |
Source: Match reports
Updated to match(es) played on February 2, 2015. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| March 28, 2015 1 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 1–1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Galbraith-Knapp 56' Ballew 71' Bardsley 90' |
Report | König 41' Thomas 45+' Hedrick 85' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 8,335 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| April 4, 2015 2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 2:00 PM CDT | Harada 23' Burt 48'  57' Badr 58' Seth 68' |
Report | Lopez 12' König 35,90+' Evans 58' |
Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium Attendance: 2,990 Referee: Adam Finney |
| April 18, 2015 3 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Sanchez 38' König 86' |
Report | Jones 33' Sanyang 45+' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 6,797 Referee: Leszek Stalmach |
| April 25, 2015 4 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–2 | St. Louis FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Sanchez 13' Hedrick  81' |
Report | Hardware 32' Ambersley 42' Bushue 60' Lynch 81' Ranken 90' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,383 Referee: William Tomlinson |
| May 1, 2015 5 | Austin Aztex | 1–1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Austin, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Yates 20,25' Roushandel 65' |
Report | König 16' Dalgaard 81' Greig 87' |
Stadium: House Park Attendance: 2,696 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| May 15, 2015 6 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 3–1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Tukwila, Washington |
| 9:30 PM CDT | Lim 5' Mansaray 36' Craven 56,80' Anderson 79' |
Report | Townsend 35' Dalgaard 49' König 83' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 2,118 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
| May 17, 2015 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | 2–2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Andrews 13' (o.g.) Piraux 18' Serban 60' |
Report | Greig 9' Byskov 25' Thomas 87' McKenna 90+' |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 1,217 Referee: Michelle Pye |
| May 23, 2015 8 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Dalgaard 20' König 35' Doue 66' 80' Dalgaard 60' |
Report | López 9' Iwasa 44'Foran 45'Vuković 45'Gabeljic 62' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,717 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| May 31, 2015 9 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–0 | Austin Aztex | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Greig 72' |
Report | Rozeboom 22' Golden 65' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,291 Referee: Mike Arrington |
| June 5, 2015 10 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Gonzalez 38' Greig 42' Greig 56,78' |
Report | Rose 28' Thoma 73' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,133 Referee: Rasende Mendoza |
| June 9, 2015 11 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Sanchez 55' König 64' (pen.), 68' Lopez 70' Evans 88' |
Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,330 Referee: David Mon |
| June 13, 2015 12 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | König 27' Evans 49' |
Report | Galbraith-Knapp 31' Ochoa 41' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,777 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| June 20, 2015 13 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Sacramento, California |
| 10:00 PM CDT | Andrews 39' (o.g.) Mirkovic 45+' Vukovic 73' Gissie 80' |
Report | König 19' Greig 22' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,442 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
| June 27, 2015 14 | Louisville City FC | 6–2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Rasmussen 26,60' (pen.) Fondy 39,57,87' Quinn 50' Fondy 52' Dacres 67' |
Report | Dalgaard 17' König 51' (pen.) VanCompernolle 62' König 62' Dalgaard 82' |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,646 Referee: Tony Crush |
| July 1, 2015 15 | Orange County Blues FC | 1–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Irvine, California |
| 9:30 PM CDT | Ramírez 33' Payeras 67' Turner 79' |
Report | Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 684 Referee: Michael Zapata |
| July 5, 2015 16 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Carson, California |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Auras 12' Villarreal 90' Bailey 90+' |
Report | König 7' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 507 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| July 11, 2015 17 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2−2 | Orange County Blues FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | König 38,62' |
Report | Santana 20' Slager 52' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,835 Referee: Trent Payne |
| July 18, 2015 18 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Byskov 24' König 60' (pen.) Thomas 69' Duke 90+' |
Report | Bond 13' Price 46' Ballew 50' Ochoa 66' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,541 Referee: Jeremy Kieso |
| July 25, 2015 19 | St. Louis FC | 0–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Fenton, Missouri |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Bushue 50' Renken 77' Ambersley 83' |
Report | Evans 41' |
Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 5,304 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| July 31, 2015 20 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 3–0 | Arizona United SC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Evans 45+' König 55' (pen.), 80' Gonzalez 90+' Evans 90+' |
Report | Tan 35' Okafor 43' Johnson 82' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,976 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| August 4, 2015 21 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–0 | LA Galaxy II | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Toth 19' Dalgaard 35' Townsend 59' |
Report | McBean 48' Lassiter 72' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,337 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| August 8, 2015 22 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–4 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 9:00 PM CDT | Fochive 45+,46' Fochive 75' Seaton 79' Jeanderson 81' |
Report | König 19,31,34' Greig 29' Dalgaard 57' Evans 83' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 2,433 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
| August 15, 2015 23 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–0 | Real Monarchs | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Greig 74' |
Report | McGovern 58' Arnone 68' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,872 Referee: Estaban Rosano |
| August 29, 2015 24 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–0 | Austin Aztex | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Dalgaard 39' Evans 57' König 73' König 88' |
Report | Timbo 73' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 6,089 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
| September 2, 2015 25 | Real Monarchs | 2-0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium |
| September 6, 2015 26 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 2-1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Stadium: ONEOK Field |
| September 12, 2015 27 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 3-3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Stadium: Taft Stadium |
| September 16, 2015 28 | Arizona United SC | 0-1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 9:30 PM CDT | Stadium: Scottsdale Stadium |
USL Playoffs
Conference semifinal
| Sunday October 10, 2015 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 6:00 pm CDT | Sanchez 45+' Thomas 90'Doue 98' 99' |
Report Report |
Vercollone 6' Burt 14'Argueta 39'Armstrong 90+'King 105'Gonzalez 105+' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 6,370 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| Penalties | ||||
König  Evans Thomas Ryden |
Vercollone Maybin Robinson Hoffman Gonzalez |
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Conference Finals
| October 11, 2015 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–2 | LA Galaxy II | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 6:00 pm CDT | Evans 31' Andrews 66' |
Report | Lassiter 7' Auras 23'Maganto 89' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 7,654 Referee: Jaime Herrera |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County Blues | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 47 | Conference Semi-finals |
| 2 | Oklahoma City Energy | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 47 | |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 46 | First round |
| 4 | Sacramento Republic | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 46 | |
| 5 | LA Galaxy II | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 45 | |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 42 | |
| 7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | Portland Timbers 2 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 35 | |
| 9 | Austin Aztex | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 33 | |
| 10 | Arizona United | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 32 | |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 30 | |
| 12 | Real Monarchs | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 29 |
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
U.S. Open Cup
Oklahoma City Energy FC entered the U.S. Open Cup in the second round.
| May 20, 2014 Second Round | Midland/Odessa Sockers | 1–3 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Midland, Texas |
| 7:30pm CDT | Sanchez 68' |
Report | Greig 42', 70' Townsend 51'Hedrick 55' |
Stadium: Grande Communications Stadium Attendance: 545 |
| May 27, 2014 Third Round | Tulsa Roughnecks | 0–1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Bradsley 32' |
Report | Tóth 82' Dalgaard 85' Tóth 90+' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field |
| June 16, 2015 Fourth Round | FC Dallas | 4–1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Ft Worth, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Texeira 21,51' Lyod 31' Barrios 34,36' |
Report | König 82' |
Stadium: Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,106 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald |
Transfers
Transfers In
Loans in
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 March 2014 | MF | 14 | Mikey Lopez |
Sporting Kansas City[1] |
References
- "Sporting KC loans Lopez to OKC Energy FC". Oklahoma City Energy FC (Press release). March 24, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
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