Harrisburg City Islanders is an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2004, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
The team plays its home games at the Skyline Sports Complex, located on Harrisburg's City Island, where they have played since 2004. The team's colors are tropical blue, navy blue, and white. Their current head coach is Bill Becher.
The City Islanders also field a team in the USL’s Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age, operated by the United Soccer Leagues.
On March 1, 2010, the City Islanders entered into an agreement to become the official USL-2 affiliate club of Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union.
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The City Islanders were an immediate success in the second division, finishing fifth in their inaugural season, and qualifying for the playoffs, where they were eliminated in the first round by the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. The City Islanders improved on this showing in their second year, as they finished third in the league with a 12-3-5 record, but were eliminated from the playoffs by the eventual champions, the Charlotte Eagles.
In 2005, Bill Becher, the Harrisburg coach, was named USL-2 Coach of the Year, while player Chad Severs was named Rookie of the Year, before moving on to the Rochester Raging Rhinos.
In 2007, the Islanders were the USL Second Division Champions. They also defeated Major League Soccer team D.C. United 1-0 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup to reach the quarterfinals, where they subsequently lost to the New England Revolution. In 2009, they again defeated an MLS team to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup, this time defeating the New England Revolution before losing to D.C. United. The Islanders repeated the feat in 2010, knocking off Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup round of 16.
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The Harrisburg City Islanders have two of their own supporters groups - the City Island Hecklers (or CI Hecklers) and the Sons of the Susquehanna (or SoS). The CI Hecklers often position themselves behind one goal while the Sons of the Susquehanna position themselves behind the other.[1][2] In addition to these two, members of the Sons of Ben (supporters of the Philadelphia Union) also provide support.
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[edit] Current roster
As of February 16, 2012.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Head coaches
[edit] Achievements
- USL Second Division Champions 2007
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[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
U.S. Open Cup |
Avg. Attendance |
| 2004 |
3 |
USL Pro Soccer League |
2nd, Atlantic |
Quarterfinals |
Did not qualify |
1,510 |
| 2005 |
3 |
USL Second Division |
3rd |
Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
1,604 |
| 2006 |
3 |
USL Second Division |
7th |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
1,781 |
| 2007 |
3 |
USL Second Division |
3rd |
Champions |
Quarterfinals |
1,724 |
| 2008 |
3 |
USL Second Division |
5th |
Quarterfinals |
2nd Round |
1,684 |
| 2009 |
3 |
USL Second Division |
3rd |
Semifinals |
Quarterfinals |
1,857 |
| 2010 |
3 |
USL Second Division |
5th |
Did not qualify |
Quarterfinals |
1,666 |
| 2011 |
3 |
USL Pro |
2nd, National |
Finalist |
2nd Round |
1,404 |
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