2014 Orange County Blues FC season
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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 |
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
| 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
| May 14 Second round | Fresno Fuego | 2–0 | Orange County Blues FC | Fresno, California |
| 6:00 pm PT | Stadium: Chukchansi Park |
References
- "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.
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