The 2020 Orange County SC season was the club's tenth season of existence, and their tenth consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Orange County were also scheduled to compete in the U.S. Open Cup.
| 2020 season | |||
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| Owner | James Keston | ||
| Head coach | Braeden Cloutier | ||
| USL Championship | Group B: 3rd Western Conf.: 9th | ||
| USL Championship Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,188 (March 7 vs. ELP) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,188 | ||
| Biggest win | SD 0–2 OC (Aug. 12) LV 2–4 OC (Oct. 3) | ||
| Biggest defeat | LV 3–1 OC (Aug. 25) SD 2–0 OC (Sept. 13) LA 3–1 OC (Sept. 30) | ||
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Roster
edit- As of February 25, 2020[1]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | GK | Frederik Due |  Denmark
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| 2 | DF | Kevin Alston |  United States
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| 3 | DF | Matthew Shiels (on loan from Rangers) |  Scotland
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| 4 | DF | Rob Kiernan |  Republic of Ireland
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| 5 | DF | Blake Malone | United States
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| 6 | DF | Michael Orozco | United States
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| 7 | FW | Thomas Enevoldsen | Denmark
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| 8 | MF | Seth Casiple | United States
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| 9 | FW | Sean Okoli | United States
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| 11 | MF | Harry Forrester |  England
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| 12 | MF | Daniel Crisostomo | United States
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| 14 | MF | Aodhan Quinn | United States
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| 15 | DF | Danny Finlayson (on loan from Rangers) |  Northern Ireland
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| 16 | FW | Kevin Coleman | United States
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| 17 | FW | Darwin Jones | United States
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| 18 | MF | Cammy Palmer (on loan from Rangers) | Northern Ireland
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| 20 | MF | Brian Iloski | United States
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| 21 | MF | Francis Jacobs | United States
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| 22 | DF | Nathan Smith | United States
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| 24 | GK | Daniel Faundez | United States
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| 25 | GK | Aaron Cervantes | United States
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| 27 | MF | Edson Alvarado | United States
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| 33 | FW | Diego Lopez | United States
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Technical staff
edit| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| General Manager | Oliver Wyss |
| Assistant GM | Peter Nugent |
| Technical director | Frans Hoek |
| Head coach | Braeden Cloutier |
| Assistant coach | Richard Chaplow |
| Strength & Conditioning | Claudio Trabattoni |
| Asst Strength & Conditioning | Dan Sparks |
| Goalkeeping coach | Victor Nogueira |
| Team Operations | Jakob Harding |
| Athletic Trainer | Mitchell Deyhle |
| U23 Head Coach | Jerry Tamashiro |
| U23 Assistant Coach | Didier Crettenand |
Competitions
editUSL Championship
editStandings — Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Rising FC | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 35 | 2.19 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | LA Galaxy II | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 26 | 1.63 | |
| 3 | Orange County SC | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 1.50 | |
| 4 | San Diego Loyal SC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 23 | 1.44 | |
| 5 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 11 | 0.69 |
Source: USL
Match results
editOn December 20, 2019, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule, creating the following fixture list for the early part of Orange County's season.[2]
| March 6 1 | Orange County SC | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM (PST) | Report | Fox  53' Rebellón 58' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the remainder of Orange County's schedule was announced on July 2.[3]
| July 16 2 | Orange County SC | 1–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
| 6:00 PM PDT | Forrester 28' Smith 45+3'Coleman  74' |
Report | Asante 15' Flemmings 64'Kontoh  90+3' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| July 25 3 | Orange County SC | 1–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Okoli 20' Crisostomo 45'Orozco 90+1' |
Report | Moar 9'  45'Barmby 71' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| July 29 4 | Sacramento Republic FC | P–P | Orange County SC | Sacramento, California |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Referee: Elijio Arreguin | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test result from a previous opponent of Sacramento Republic FC.[4] | ||||
| August 7 5 | Orange County SC | P–P | LA Galaxy II | Irvine, California |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to multiple positive tests for COVID-19 in the LA Galaxy II organization.[5] | ||||
| August 12 6 | San Diego Loyal SC | 0–2 | Orange County SC | San Diego, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Alvarez 28' Klimenta 56'Tumi Moshobane 76' |
Report | Okoli 65' Quinn 53' 84'Alvarado 90+1' |
Stadium: Torero Stadium Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| August 15 7 | Orange County SC | 1–0 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Quinn 69' Okoli 89' |
Report | Moses 9' Waggoner 45' del Campo 74' |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| August 22 8 | LA Galaxy II | 1–2 | Orange County SC | Carson, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Cuevas 20' Saldana 25' Vázquez 84' |
Report | Okoli 14' Smith 50' Palmer 59', 72' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: William Hoffman |
| August 25 9 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 3–1 | Orange County SC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 7:00 PM PDT | del Campo 18' Gr. Robinson 52' Fenwick 62' Burgos  68' Frischknecht 84' Sandoval 90+2' |
Report | Quinn 12' (pen.) Alston 60' |
Stadium: Cashman Field Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| August 29 10 | Orange County SC | 0–0 | San Diego Loyal SC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Palmer 58' Crisostomo 90+7' |
Report | Stoneman 22' C. Martin 42' Adams 45+6' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Referee: Samantha Martinez |
| September 2 5 | Orange County SC | 2–1 | LA Galaxy II | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Okoli 25', 38' Crisostomo 55' Finlayson 59' |
Report | Perez 2' Vera 51' Hernandez 73' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Referee: Karen Callado |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for August 7.[6] | ||||
| September 5 10 | Orange County SC | 1–2 | LA Galaxy II | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Alston 25' Iloski 30' Palmer 60' Quinn 65' Finlayson 85' Kiernan 90+2' |
Report | Williams 8' Vázquez 22' Cuevas 27' Nava 48' Saldana 85' |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Referee: Joseph Salinas |
| September 9 4 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | Orange County SC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Formella 48', 79' Lopez 58' Bijev 87' |
Report | Okoli 5' Quinn 34' Palmer 72' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| Note: Re-schedule of postponed July 29, 2020 match. | ||||
| September 13 11 | San Diego Loyal SC | 2–0 | Orange County SC | San Diego, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Stoneman 9' Berry 22' Guido 41', 64' Tarek Morad 45+2' Alvarez 82' Adams 86' Spencer 90+5' |
Report | Kiernan 22' Quinn 72' |
Stadium: Torero Stadium Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| September 18 12 | Orange County SC | 1–0 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Orozco 43' Jones 63' Okoli 64' Quinn 69' Smith 81' |
Report | Fehr 29' Moses 46' 59' Torre 54' Burgos 67' |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Referee: Omeed Azadpour |
| September 26 13 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–0 | Orange County SC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Dadashov 37', 84' Lambert 45+2'Flemmings 60' |
Report | Alston 83' Quinn 89' |
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Referee: Isaiah Vlad |
| September 30 14 | LA Galaxy II | 3–1 | Orange County SC | Carson, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Williams 10', 68' (pen.) Alvarado Jr. 54' Perez 58' Saldana 73' Hernandez 90+2' |
Report | Okoli 6' Alston 67' Smith 71' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Jon Freemon |
| October 3 15 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 2–4 | Orange County SC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Mendiola 24', 66' Fehr 30' Sandoval 73' Murrell 90+3' |
Report | Hoffman 17', 21', 27' Henry 37' Casiple 68' 76' Quinn 90+2' (pen.) |
Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
U.S. Open Cup
editAs a USL Championship club, Orange County will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[7]
| April 8 2nd round | Orange County SC  | P–P | California United Strikers FC (NISA) | Irvine, CA |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8] | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Orange County SC roster". OrangeCountySoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "OCSC To Resume Play With 15 Matches, Including 7 At Home". orangecountysoccer.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ "USL Championship Postpones Sacramento vs. Orange County". uslchampionship.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II Match Against Orange County SC Rescheduled". USL Championship. August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Orange County SC Rescheduled LA Galaxy II Game Date Announced". OrangeCountySoccer.com. August 7, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.