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USL Pro

Season	2015
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The 2015 USL Pro season will be the 29th season of third-division soccer in the United States, and is the fourth season of the United Soccer Leagues' (USL) PRO professional competition. The league expanded its relationship with MLS teams through the addition of several MLS reserve teams to the league.

Teams

Antigua Barracuda FC and VSI Tampa Bay FC folded following the 2013 season and were replaced by Sacramento Republic FC and Oklahoma City Energy FC. On January 29, 2014, the Los Angeles Galaxy of MLS announced that they would be fielding a USL Pro team, the LA Galaxy II. The Los Angeles Blues were rebranded Orange County Blues FC on February 5, 2014. Arizona United SC replaced Phoenix FC on March 13, 2014.

Orlando City Soccer Club will spend their final season in USL Pro playing at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on the campus of Walt Disney World Resort in Kissimmee, Florida. This is due to the closure of the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, their home for their first three seasons, for remodeling during 2014. When they begin playing in Major League Soccer in 2015, they will spend some time in the renovated Citrus Bowl before moving into a brand new facility downtown.

Stadiums and Locations

Battery

Eagles

Orlando

Kickers

Hammerheads

Dutch Lions

Islanders

Blues

Galaxy II

Energy

United

Riverhounds

Rhinos

Republic

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Locations of teams for the 2014 USL PRO season

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Arizona United SC	Peoria, Arizona	Peoria Sports Complex	12,880
Charleston Battery	Charleston, South Carolina	Blackbaud Stadium	5,100
Charlotte Eagles	Charlotte, North Carolina	Dickson Field	2,500
Dayton Dutch Lions	West Carrollton, Ohio	DOC Stadium	3,000
Harrisburg City Islanders	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Skyline Sports Complex	5,000
LA Galaxy II	Carson, California	StubHub Center	30,510
Oklahoma City Energy FC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Pribil Stadium	4,000
Orange County Blues FC	Irvine, California	Anteater Stadium	2,500
Orlando City	Lake Buena Vista, Florida	ESPN Sports Complex	5,300
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Highmark Stadium	3,500
Richmond Kickers	Richmond, Virginia	City Stadium	22,000
Rochester Rhinos	Rochester, New York	Sahlen's Stadium	13,768
Sacramento Republic FC	Sacramento, California	Bonney Field	8,000
Wilmington Hammerheads	Wilmington, North Carolina	Legion Stadium	6,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit supplier	Shirt sponsor
Arizona United SC	Michael Dellorusso	Matt Kassel	Lotto	Abrazo Health Care
Charleston Battery	Michael Anhaeuser	Colin Falvey	Nike	Sparcet
Charlotte Eagles	Mark Steffens	Eric Reed	Nike	Powerade
Dayton Dutch Lions	Matt Weston	Joel DeLass	Nike	Dayton Outpatient Center
Harrisburg City Islanders	Bill Becher	Jason Pelletier	Adidas	Capital Blue Cross
LA Galaxy II	Curt Onalfo	Jack McBean	Adidas	Herbalife
Oklahoma City Energy	Jimmy Nielsen	Michael Thomas	Admiral	First Fidelity Bank
Orange County Blues FC	Dariush Yazdani	Allen Russell	Nike	Sports 1 Marketing
Orlando City	Adrian Heath	Rob Valentino	Lotto	Orlando Health
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Nikola Katic	Collins John	Nike	#1 Cochran
Richmond Kickers	Leigh Cowlishaw	Henry Kalungi	Adidas	Health Diagnostic Laboratory
Rochester Rhinos	Bob Lilley	Troy Roberts	Admiral	Bimbo Bakeries USA
Sacramento Republic	Preki	Rodrigo López	Lotto	UC Davis Children's Hospital
Wilmington Hammerheads	Carson Porter	Tom Parratt	Nike	New Hanover Regional Medical Center

MLS-USL Pro Alliance

Each USL PRO team will compete in two additional inter-league games against 2014 MLS Reserve League opponents in a "geographically influenced unbalanced schedule". The inter-league games will count in both the official USL PRO and MLS Reserve League standings.

The following teams will affiliate:

• Columbus Crew — Dayton Dutch Lions
• D.C. United — Richmond Kickers
• Houston Dynamo — Pittsburgh Riverhounds
• Los Angeles Galaxy — Los Angeles Galaxy II
• New England Revolution — Rochester Rhinos
• Philadelphia Union — Harrisburg City Islanders
• Portland Timbers — Sacramento Republic FC
• San Jose Earthquakes — Sacramento Republic FC
• Sporting Kansas City — Orlando City & Oklahoma City
• Toronto FC — Wilmington Hammerheads
• Vancouver Whitecaps — Charleston Battery

USL Pro teams compiled an 14 Win, 5 Tie and 9 Loss record against MLS Reserve Teams in 2014.

Player transfers

For full article, see List of USL Pro transfers 2014.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Oklahoma City Energy FC	Expansion team		Jimmy Nielsen	Pre-Season
Sacramento Republic FC	Expansion team		Preki	Pre-Season
LA Galaxy II	Expansion team		Curt Onalfo	Pre-Season
Arizona United SC	Expansion team		Michael Dellorusso	Pre-Season
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Justin Evans	14th Place	Nikola Katic (Interim)	May 19, 2014
Dayton Dutch Lions	Sid van Druenen	14th Place	Matt Weston	August 7, 2014
Wilmington Hammerheads	David Irving	12th Place	Carson Porter (Interim)	August 21, 2014

League table

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
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:

Results table

Abbreviation and Color Key: Arizona United SC – AZU • Charleston Battery – CHB • Charlotte Eagles – CHE • Dayton Dutch Lions – DDL • Harrisburg City Islanders – HAR LA Galaxy II – LAG • Oklahoma City Energy FC – OKC • Orange County Blues FC – OCB • Orlando City S.C. – ORL • Pittsburgh Riverhounds – PIT Richmond Kickers – RIC • Rochester Rhinos – ROC • Sacramento Republic FC – SAC • Wilmington Hammerheads – WIL MLS Reserve Teams: Chicago Fire – CHI • Chivas USA – CHV • Colorado Rapids – COR • FC Dallas – DAL • Montreal Impact – MTL • New York Red Bulls – NYR • Real Salt Lake – RSL • Seattle Sounders – SEA Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
Club	Match
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Arizona United SC	OKC	SAC	LAG	CHE	RIC	HAR	ORL	CHV	OCB	SAC	DDL	ROC	LAG	SAC	OCB	LAG	OCB	OKC	OCB	WIL	CHB	SAC	LAG	OKC	PIT	OKC	SEA	PIT
	0-4	2-1	1-1	2-1	0-4	1-0	0-1	0-4	0-2	1-1	1-2	1-0	1-1	0-1	2-3	2-4	2-1	1-1	3-0	0-0	0-2	1-2	2-3	2-1	3-1	1-0	1-5	2-1
Charleston Battery	ORL	RIC	ORL	NYR	PIT	ROC	HAR	DDL	WIL	WIL	PIT	ORL	LAG	CHE	HAR	CHE	RIC	RIC	AZU	MTL	ROC	DDL	OCB	ROC	OKC	SAC	PIT	HAR
	1-1	2-2	0-1	1-1	0-0	0-1	4-0	2-0	0-1	0-1	1-0	0-2	3-0	1-3	1-4	0-0	0-4	1-1	2-0	1-0	0-0	2-2	3-2	2-1	2-0	1-3	4-0	2-1
Charlotte Eagles	DDL	RIC	CHI	WIL	AZU	LAG	OCB	ORL	RIC	WIL	OKC	OCB	CHB	HAR	ROC	DDL	CHB	SAC	PIT	DDL	WIL	ORL	RIC	ROC	ORL	PIT	MTL	HAR
	0-1	2-1	2-3	2-0	1-2	1-2	2-0	1-3	0-2	1-2	1-1	0-1	3-1	1-1	1-0	1-3	0-0	0-1	0-2	2-1	2-0	1-4	1-2	3-1	2-0	0-1	1-1	2-4
Dayton Dutch Lions	NYR	CHE	ROC	HAR	RIC	CHB	LAG	HAR	SAC	ROC	OCB	LAG	AZU	ROC	ORL	PIT	PIT	CHE	HAR	CHE	OKC	HAR	CHB	WIL	RIC	COR	ORL	WIL
	0-3	1-0	1-1	1-0	1-5	0-2	1-1	3-5	1-2	0-1	3-4	1-5	2-1	0-2	0-2	1-0	1-2	3-1	1-3	1-2	0-3	0-1	2-2	2-1	1-1	1-2	0-7	0-4
Harrisburg City Islanders	WIL	DDL	OCB	SAC	CHB	AZU	DDL	RIC	PIT	RIC	PIT	PIT	MTL	CHE	CHB	DDL	WIL	OKC	RIC	LAG	DDL	NYR	ORL	ORL	ROC	ROC	CHB	CHE
	0-0	0-1	1-4	2-1	0-4	0-1	5-3	2-3	1-1	0-1	3-1	0-0	0-1	1-1	4-1	3-1	0-0	3-3	1-2	3-1	1-0	3-1	3-2	1-3	2-2	1-4	1-2	4-2
LA Galaxy II	OCB	SAC	OKC	SAC	OCB	AZU	OCB	CHE	DDL	SAC	OKC	SEA	DDL	ROC	CHB	AZU	ORL	AZU	OKC	OCB	HAR	PIT	AZU	OKC	WIL	RSL	RIC	SAC
	3-1	1-1	4-2	0-3	3-1	1-1	3-0	2-1	1-1	1-2	5-0	1-0	5-1	1-2	0-3	1-1	0-3	4-2	1-0	4-0	1-3	1-3	3-2	1-0	3-3	1-0	1-1	2-1
Oklahoma City Energy FC	OCB	LAG	AZU	DAL	ORL	ORL	OCB	RIC	LAG	NYR	WIL	CHE	SAC	ROC	SAC	PIT	AZU	LAG	HAR	DDL	OCB	SAC	AZU	LAG	AZU	CHB	SAC	OCB
	2-0	2-4	4-0	0-1	1-2	1-3	0-1	1-4	0-5	1-0	2-2	1-1	2-0	0-0	2-0	2-0	1-1	0-1	3-3	3-0	1-0	1-2	1-2	0-1	0-1	0-2	0-1	1-0
Orange County Blues FC	LAG	OKC	SAC	LAG	HAR	LAG	SAC	CHE	OKC	SEA	AZU	DDL	ORL	CHE	CHV	AZU	SAC	AZU	AZU	LAG	OKC	PIT	ROC	CHB	SAC	WIL	RIC	OKC
	1-3	0-2	2-1	1-3	4-1	0-3	1-2	0-2	1-0	0-1	2-0	4-3	1-4	1-0	2-1	3-2	1-2	1-2	0-3	0-4	0-1	0-1	1-0	2-3	1-6	1-2	1-1	0-1
Orlando City S.C.	CHB	PIT	ROC	CHB	DAL	OKC	OKC	PIT	ROC	AZU	CHE	CHB	MTL	OCB	DDL	LAG	WIL	SAC	ROC	CHE	HAR	HAR	CHE	RIC	WIL	DDL	WIL	RIC
	1-1	1-1	3-1	1-0	3-2	2-1	3-1	1-0	1-1	1-0	3-1	2-0	2-1	4-1	2-0	3-0	2-0	0-0	0-1	4-1	2-3	3-1	0-2	3-2	1-3	7-0	0-0	1-0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	ORL	RIC	WIL	RIC	CHB	ORL	ROC	WIL	CHB	HAR	ROC	HAR	HAR	RIC	DDL	DDL	ROC	OKC	CHE	RSL	SAC	LAG	OCB	AZU	DAL	CHE	CHB	AZU
	1-1	1-3	3-4	2-2	0-0	0-1	0-1	1-5	0-1	1-1	3-2	1-3	0-0	1-3	0-1	2-1	2-0	0-2	2-0	5-2	0-5	3-1	1-0	1-3	3-1	1-0	0-4	1-2
Richmond Kickers	CHB	PIT	CHE	PIT	DDL	ROC	AZU	OKC	CHI	CHE	ROC	HAR	HAR	WIL	PIT	CHB	RSL	SAC	CHB	CHB	HAR	WIL	CHE	DDL	ORL	OCB	LAG	ORL
	2-2	3-1	1-2	2-2	5-1	1-1	4-0	4-1	0-0	2-0	0-0	3-2	1-0	2-2	3-1	1-1	0-0	2-1	4-0	1-1	2-1	3-1	2-1	1-1	2-3	1-1	1-1	0-1
Rochester Rhinos	ORL	DDL	CHI	CHB	RIC	WIL	ORL	PIT	SAC	RIC	DDL	PIT	LAG	AZU	DDL	OKC	CHE	PIT	DAL	WIL	ORL	CHB	OCB	CHB	CHE	HAR	HAR	WIL
	1-3	1-1	2-0	1-0	1-1	0-0	1-1	1-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	2-3	2-1	0-1	2-0	0-0	0-1	0-2	3-0	0-1	1-0	0-0	0-1	1-2	1-3	2-2	4-1	2-0
Sacramento Republic FC	LAG	CHV	OCB	LAG	AZU	HAR	OCB	LAG	ROC	DDL	AZU	OKC	COR	AZU	OKC	OCB	RIC	CHE	ORL	PIT	AZU	OKC	OCB	WIL	CHB	WIL	OKC	LAG
	1-1	3-1	1-2	3-0	1-2	1-2	2-1	2-1	1-0	2-1	1-1	0-2	4-3	1-0	0-2	2-1	1-2	1-0	0-0	5-0	2-1	2-1	6-1	2-0	3-1	0-0	1-0	1-2
Wilmington Hammerheads	HAR	PIT	CHE	ROC	CHB	CHB	PIT	CHE	OKC	RIC	CHI	RIC	ORL	HAR	ROC	AZU	CHE	RIC	DDL	NYR	SAC	OCB	LAG	ORL	SAC	ORL	DDL	ROC
	0-0	4-3	0-2	0-0	1-0	1-0	5-1	2-1	2-2	2-2	2-2	1-1	0-2	0-0	1-0	0-0	0-2	1-3	1-2	0-1	0-2	2-1	3-3	3-1	0-0	0-0	4-0	0-2

USL Pro published schedule and results.

Playoffs

The 2014 USL PRO Playoffs will include the top eight finishers in the table, with the quarterfinals (No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, etc.) set for the weekend of September 12–14. The semifinals featuring the four remaining teams will be played the following weekend, with the 2014 USL PRO Championship set for the weekend of September 26–28. All playoff rounds feature a single-game knockout format and teams will not be re-seeded following each round.

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					USL Pro Championship
	1	Orlando City	0
	8	Harrisburg City Islanders	1
						8	Harrisburg City Islanders	3
						4	Richmond Kickers	2
	4	Richmond Kickers (a.e.t.)	2
	5	Charleston Battery	1
											8	Harrisburg City Islanders	0
											2	Sacramento Republic	2
	2	Sacramento Republic	4
	7	Wilmington Hammerheads	1
						2	Sacramento Republic	3
						3	LA Galaxy II	2
	3	LA Galaxy II	2
	6	Rochester Rhinos	1

Richmond Kickers v Charleston Battery

September 13, 2014 (2014-09-13) QF	Richmond Kickers	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Charleston Battery	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 pm EDT	Martin 11' Asante  72' Lee  78' Delicâte 117' Shanosky  120' Arbelaez  120'	Report	Kelly 64' Adjetey  104' Cuevas  120'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,711 Referee: Charles Carson

Orlando City v Harrisburg City Islanders

September 13, 2014 (2014-09-13) QF	Orlando City	0 – 1	Harrisburg City Islanders	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 pm EDT	Valentino  24' Pulis  89'	Report	Hoppenot 40',  65' Barril  79' Derschang  90+'	Stadium: ESPN Sports Complex Attendance: 4,855 Referee: Matthew Miscannon

Sacramento Republic v Wilmington Hammerheads

September 13, 2014 (2014-09-13) QF	Sacramento Republic	4 – 1	Wilmington Hammerheads	Sacramento, California
7:30 pm PDT	Vuković  10' 40', 67' Daly 64' Jahn 88'	Report	Nicholson  42' Ruggles  54' Ochoa 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Michael Zapata

LA Galaxy II v Rochester Rhinos

September 13, 2014 (2014-09-13) QF	LA Galaxy II	2 – 1	Rochester Rhinos	Carson, California
7:30 pm PDT	Hoffman 29' (pen.) Stojkov  43' Rugg  45' 63' Garcia  45'  65' Bli  90+'	Report	Rosenlund  16' Banks 22' Smith  90+'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 2,478 Referee: Daniel Radford

Richmond Kickers v Harrisburg City Islanders

September 20, 2014 (2014-09-20) SF	Richmond Kickers	2 – 3	Harrisburg City Islanders	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 pm EDT	Yeisley 32' Shanosky 79' Spitz  90+'	Report	Langley 27'  89' Hardware 45' Barril  64' Bahner  71' DiPrima 76'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,734 Referee: Mark Gorak

Sacramento Republic v LA Galaxy II

September 20, 2014 (2014-09-20) SF	Sacramento Republic	3 – 2	LA Galaxy II	Sacramento, California
7:30 pm PDT	López  57' 70' (pen.) 84' (pen.) 90+' Klimenta  82'	Report	Rugg 26', 44' Sorto  74'	Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow

Sacramento Republic v Harrisburg City Islanders

September 27, 2014 (2014-09-27) F	Sacramento Republic	2 – 0	Harrisburg City Islanders	Sacramento, California
7:30 pm PDT	Guzman 36' Evans  90' Stewart 90+'	Report Report Report Report	Langley  46'	Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Championship Game MVP: Rodrigo López (SAC)

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Nation	Club	Goals
1	Kevin Molino	TRI	Orlando City	20
2	Matthew Delicâte	ENG	Richmond Kickers	14
3	Chandler Hoffman	USA	LA Galaxy II	13
4	Aaron Schoenfeld	USA	Dayton Dutch Lions	12
5	George Davis IV	USA	Richmond Kickers	11
	Thomas Stewart	NIR	Sacramento Republic	11
7	Jorge Herrera	COL	Charlotte Eagles	10
	Dane Kelly	JAM	Charleston Battery	10
	Rodrigo López	MEX	Sacramento Republic	10
10	J. C. Banks	USA	Rochester Rhinos	9
	Kyle Greig	USA	Oklahoma City Energy	9

Source:

Top assists

Rank	Player	Nation	Club	Assists
1	Kevin Molino	TRI	Orlando City	9
2	Rodrigo López	MEX	Sacramento Republic	8
	Drew Yates	USA	Charlotte Eagles	8
4	Max Alvarez	USA	Sacramento Republic	7
	Matthew Dallman	USA	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	7
	Adda Djeziri	DEN	Oklahoma City Energy	7
	Raúl Mendiola	MEX	LA Galaxy II	7
8	Danny Earls	IRE	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	6
	Yann Ekra	FRA	Harrisburg City Islanders	6
	Morgan Langley	USA	Harrisburg City Islanders	6
	Jack McBean	USA	LA Galaxy II	6
	Shay Spitz	NZL	Richmond Kickers	6

Source:

Top Goalkeepers

(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)

Rank	Goalkeeper	Club	GP	MINS	SVS	GA	GAA	W-L-T	SHO
1	John McCarthy	Rochester Rhinos	18	1620	41	13	0.722	8–4–6	10
2	Joe Willis	Richmond Kickers	18	1620	56	14	0.777	10–0–7	7
3	Jake Gleeson	Sacramento Republic	17	1471	47	15	0.917	11–2–3	6
4	Miguel Gallardo	Orlando City	24	2160	66	23	0.958	17–4–3	8
5	Odisnel Cooper	Charleston Battery	24	2094	70	25	1.074	10–7–7	9
6	Samir Badr	Oklahoma City Energy	13	1093	33	14	1.152	3–6–3	3
7	Quillan Roberts	Wilmington Hammerheads	17	1514	37	20	1.188	5–4–6	5
8	Alec Kann	Charlotte Eagles	17	1515	56	22	1.306	6–8–3	3
9	Cody Laurendi	LA Galaxy II	19	1665	35	25	1.351	10–6–3	4
10	Michael Lisch	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	17	1530	67	25	1.470	7–6–3	4

Source:

League Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Kevin Molino (ORL)
• Rookie of the Year: John McCarthy (ROC)
• Defender of the Year: Nemanja Vuković (SAC)
• Goalkeeper of the Year: John McCarthy (ROC)
• Coach of the Year: Preki (SAC)

All-League Teams

First Team

F: Matthew Delicâte (RIC), Chandler Hoffman (LAG), Dane Kelly (CHB)
M: George Davis IV (RIC), Rodrigo López (SAC), Kevin Molino (ORL)
D: Luke Boden (ORL), Ashani Fairclough (WIL), Nemanja Vuković (SAC), William Yomby (RIC)
G: John McCarthy (ROC)

Second Team

F: J.C. Banks (ROC), Aaron Schoenfeld (DDL), Long Tan (AZU)
M: André Auras (LAG), Jorge Herrera (CHE), Allan Russell (OCB)
D: Matt Bahner (HAR), Gareth Evans (OKC), Brad Rusin (ORL), Daniel Steres (LAG)
G: Joe Willis (RIC)

References

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