2014 OKC Energy FC season
The 2014 Oklahoma City Energy FC season was the club's first season in existence, and their first season playing in the USL Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. It was the first season for an Oklahoma-based professional soccer club since 2000, when the Tulsa Roughnecks disbanded.
2014 season | |||
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Chairman | Bob Funk, Jr. | ||
Manager | Jimmy Nielsen | ||
Stadium | Pribil Stadium | ||
USL Pro | 10th of 14 | ||
USL Pro Playoffs | did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Third round | ||
Highest home attendance | 4,722 vs Charleston (August 24) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,813 vs Arizona (July 17) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,702 | ||
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Background
Review
Oklahoma City Energy FC played its first ever match against University of Nebraska-Omaha, the match being a friendly. Five other pre-season friendlies were scheduled against Oral Roberts University, Northeastern State University, Tyler Junior College, Midwestern State University, and Southern Methodist University. The Energy went 5-0-1 in their preseason. The Energy finished the season 9-14-5, in tenth place in the USL Pro and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Roster
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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2 | DF | Kyle Miller | United States |
3 | MF | Peabo Doue | United States |
4 | DF | Cyprian Hedrick | Cameroon |
5 | DF | Gareth Evans | Wales |
6 | DF | Tarek Morad | United States |
7 | MF | David Leichty | United States |
8 | MF | Michael Thomas | United States |
9 | MF | Christian Duke (on loan from Sporting Kansas City) | United States |
10 | MF | Philip Lund | Denmark |
11 | FW | Adda Djeziri | Denmark |
12 | DF | Max Gunderson | United States |
13 | MF | Dan Delgado | United States |
16 | GK | Samir Badr | United States |
17 | MF | Paul Wyatt | England |
18 | MF | Nate Shiffman | United States |
20 | MF | Abraham Villon | United States |
21 | FW | Steven Perry | United States |
22 | FW | Kyle Greig | United States |
23 | DF | Mark Howard | England |
24 | GK | Ray Clark | United States |
25 | FW | Javier Castro | United States |
26 | MF | Jimmy Medranda (on loan from Sporting Kansas City) | Colombia |
27 | FW | Nate Polak (on loan from Minnesota United) | United States |
Competitions
Preseason
March 8, 2014 Preseason | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 - 0 | University of Nebraska Omaha | Norman, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CST | Wyatt 85' | Report | Stadium: Norman North High School Referee: Paul Scott, Lance Stewart, Darren Klimon, Eric Baye |
March 12, 2014 Preseason | Oral Roberts University | 1 - 4 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
6:00 p.m. CDT | Chavez 81' | Report | Thomas 47' (pen.) Morad 51' Greig |
Stadium: Case Soccer Complex |
March 14, 2014 Preseason | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 5 - 1 | Northeastern State University | Edmond, Oklahoma |
6:00 p.m. CDT | Greig 5', 75' Thomas 39' (pen.) Perry 66', 78' |
Report | Morales 86' (pen.) | Stadium: Edmond Soccer Club Referee: Nima Sagahfi, Sam Merchant, Adam Bass |
March 19, 2014 Preseason | Tyler Junior College | 0 - 5 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Tyler, Texas |
7:00 p.m. CST | Schmetz 21', 85' Thomas 31' (pen.) Doue 61' Miller 65' |
Stadium: Pat Hartley Soccer Complex |
March 22, 2014 Preseason | Southern Methodist University | 1 - 1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | University Park, Texas |
7:00 p.m. CST | Hickey 85' | Djeziri 32' | Stadium: Westcott Field |
March 29, 2014 Preseason | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 3 - 0 | Midwestern State University | Yukon, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Doue 47' Duke 80' Wyatt 90' |
Report | Stadium: Yukon Public Schools Soccer Stadium Referee: Jared Rigsby, Sue-Z Moskal, Edwin Zunan, Roy Robinson |
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | −3 |
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
April 5, 2014 1 | Orange County Blues FC | 0 - 2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Irvine, California |
9:00 p.m. CDT | Momeni 62' Rivera 68' 86' Russell 70' |
Report | Greig 11' 46' Shiffman 30' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 1,221 Referee: Robert Sarfaraz |
April 7, 2014 2 | LA Galaxy II | 4 - 2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Carson, California |
9:30 p.m. CDT | Courtois 14' Hoffman 35' Steres 39' Auras 48' Djokovic 90+' |
Report | Doue 8' Morad 45' Thomas 57' Caringi 59' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 525 Referee: Christopher Calderon |
April 12, 2014 3 | Arizona United SC | 0 - 4 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Peoria, Arizona |
9:00 p.m. CDT | Woodberry 37' 43' | Report | Perry 46' Greig 51' Miller 65' Evans 61' Djeziri 71' |
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 2,088 Referee: Israel Fernandez |
April 15, 2014 4 | FC Dallas Reserves | 1 - 0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Frisco, Texas |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Jacobson 53' Hollingshead 50' Reeves 88' Hernandez 90+' |
Report | Greig 22' Shiffman 42' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 341 Referee: Pedro Trejo Jr. |
April 26, 2014 5 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 - 2 | Orlando City SC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Evans 74' Perry 90+' |
Report | Chin 26' Molino 57' Clark 89' |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,230 Referee: Tony Mensah |
May 4, 2014 6 | Orlando City SC | 3 - 1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
6:30 p.m. CDT | Chin 33,48' Alvarez 34' Turner 47' Pulis 86' |
Report | Lund 41' Thomas 65' |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 4,532 Referee: Marcos Oliveria |
May 10, 2014 7 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0 - 1 | Orange County Blues FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Ellis 6' | Report | Gautrat 35' Turner 90+' Bardsley 90+' |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,860 Referee: Juliana Duncan |
May 16, 2014 8 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 - 4 | Richmond Kickers | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Duke 35' Greig 81' Howard 88' |
Report | Delicâte 1' Yomby 30' Asante 30' Lee 45+' Seaton 61' 88' Davis IV 85' |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,916 Referee: Jon Freemon |
May 25, 2014 9 | LA Galaxy II | 5 - 0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Carson, California |
10:00 p.m. CDT | Hoffman 13,22' (pen.) Jamieson 51,55' McBean 69' |
Report | Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 738 Referee: Tyler Ploeger |
May 31, 2014 10 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 - 0 | New York Red Bulls Reserves | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Leichty 6' Duke 31' Thomas 90+' |
Report | Bustamante 20' Oyongo 43' Miazga 90' |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,777 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
June 6, 2014 11 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 2 - 2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Wilmington, North Carolina |
6:30 p.m. CDT | Fairclough 28' Ochoa 45' Parratt 65' Musa 70' 71' |
Report | Lund 50' Morad 58' Greig 78' Lopez 85' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,164 Referee: Michael Jozaitis |
June 7, 2014 12 | Charlotte Eagles | 1 - 1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
6:00 p.m. CDT | Herrera 34' Thompson 48' |
Report | Perry 33' Wyatt 39' |
Stadium: Dickson Field Attendance: 556 Referee: Jon Freemon |
June 14, 2014 13 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2 - 0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Djeziri 36' Lopez 48' Thomas 81' Howard 86' |
Report | Mirkovic 31' Fochive 41' Lopez 56' Daly 73' Evans 85' |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,010 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
June 22, 2014 14 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0 - 0 | Rochester Rhinos | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Report | Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,405 Referee: Brook Weiss |
June 28, 2014 15 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2 - 0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Howard 35' Howard 53' Evans 56' Lopez 67' |
Report | Fochive 64' | Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,643 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
July 12, 2014 16 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2 - 0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Thomas 5' Delgado 19' Thomas 66' |
Report | Vincent 66' | Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,619 Referee: Greg Dopka |
July 17, 2014 17 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 - 1 | Arizona United SC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Djeziri 44' Evans 81' Thomas 90+' (pen.) |
Report | DelPiccolo 44' Tan 45+' Dillon 90' Top 90+' |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 2,813 Referee: Leland Grant |
July 19, 2014 18 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0 - 1 | LA Galaxy II | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Hedrick 43' Leichty 55' |
Report | Stojkov 45+' Emory 67' Mendiola 75' |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Kyle Phillips |
July 23, 2014 19 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3 - 3 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
6:00 p.m. CDT | Bahner 18' Ribeiro 23,84' Langley 62' Baúque 78' Ribeiro 90' |
Report | Delgado 37' Greig 38,44' Perry 52' |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 2,312 Referee: Ernie Constantine |
July 26, 2014 20 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 0 - 3 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Dayton, Ohio |
6:00 p.m. CDT | Granger 22' | Report | Greig 42' Thomas 46' Wyatt 52' Wyatt 87' Thomas 90+' |
Stadium: DOC Stadium Attendance: 437 Referee: Tony Crush |
August 2, 2014 21 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 - 0 | Orange County Blues FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Thomas 82' Leichty 88' |
Report | Peay 26' | Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,351 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
August 9, 2014 22 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2 - 1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Sacramento, California |
10:00 p.m. CDT | Jahn 16' Hedrick 18' (o.g.) Mirkovic 36' Daly 72' Gleeson 80' |
Report | Perry 51' Greig 74' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
August 14, 2014 23 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 - 2 | Arizona United SC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Thomas 41' Djeziri 77' |
Report | Top 4' Robinson 33' Stisser 34' Garza 74' (p.k.) Garza 79' DelPiccolo 85' Newton 87' |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,438 Referee: Jody Pinkerton |
August 16, 2014 24 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0 - 1 | LA Galaxy II | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Doue 38' Badr 79' |
Report | Steres 19' Sorto 30' Diallo 80' 90' Stojkov 90+' |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,089 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
August 22, 2014 25 | Arizona United SC | 1 - 0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Peoria, Arizona |
9:40 p.m. CDT | Morrison 76' Dillon 88' Dacres 90+' |
Report | Howard 21' 45+' Hedrick 74' Morad 90+' |
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Ramy Toucan |
August 24, 2014 26 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0 - 2 | Charleston Battery | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Report | Sanyang 23' 90' Kelly 60' Sanyang 79' Cordovers 90+' |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,722 Referee: Charles Farr |
September 4, 2014 27 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1 - 0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Sacramento, California |
9:30 p.m. CDT | Lopez 49' (pen.) Vukovic 70' Evans 70' |
Report | Evans 17' | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
September 6, 2014 28 | Orange County Blues FC | 0 - 1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Irvine, California |
9:00 p.m. CDT | Hoxie 14' Franco 64' Moses 78' Gautrat 80' |
Report | Duke 37' Greig 62' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Referee: Chris Calderon |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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:
U.S. Open Cup
Oklahoma City Energy FC will enter the U.S. Open Cup in the second round.
May 14, 2014 Second round | Tulsa Athletics | 0–2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
7:30pm CDT | Howard 26' Sarri 39' Leung 77' Brocks 90+' |
Report | Leichty 10' Craingi 69' |
Stadium: Athletics Stadium |
May 28, 2014 Third round | Arizona United SC | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Peoria, Arizona |
9:30pm CDT | Kassel 58' Okafor 84' Saint Cyr 86' Woodberry 105' Baladez 112' Dillon 114' |
Report | Hedrick 27' Shiffman 34' Thomas 47' Miller 55' Greig 90+' Doue 105' |
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,539 |
Transfers
Transfers In
Loans in
Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
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14 March 2014 | GK | 1 | Jon Kempin | Sporting Kansas City[13] | |
14 March 2014 | MF | 9 | Christian Duke | Sporting Kansas City[13] |
References
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