2020 Orange County SC season

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.

Orange County SC
2020 season
OwnerJames Keston
Head coachBraeden Cloutier
USL ChampionshipGroup B: 3rd
Western Conf.: 9th
USL Championship PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupCancelled
Highest home attendance3,188
(March 7 vs. ELP)
Average home league attendance3,188
Biggest winSD 0–2 OC (Aug. 12)
LV 2–4 OC (Oct. 3)
Biggest defeatLV 3–1 OC (Aug. 25)
SD 2–0 OC (Sept. 13)
LA 3–1 OC (Sept. 30)
← 2019
2021 →

Roster

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As of February 25, 2020[1]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Frederik Due   Denmark
2 DF Kevin Alston   United States
3 DF Matthew Shiels (on loan from Rangers)   Scotland
4 DF Rob Kiernan   Republic of Ireland
5 DF Blake Malone   United States
6 DF Michael Orozco   United States
7 FW Thomas Enevoldsen   Denmark
8 MF Seth Casiple   United States
9 FW Sean Okoli   United States
11 MF Harry Forrester   England
12 MF Daniel Crisostomo   United States
14 MF Aodhan Quinn   United States
15 DF Danny Finlayson (on loan from Rangers)   Northern Ireland
16 FW Kevin Coleman   United States
17 FW Darwin Jones   United States
18 MF Cammy Palmer (on loan from Rangers)   Northern Ireland
20 MF Brian Iloski   United States
21 MF Francis Jacobs   United States
22 DF Nathan Smith   United States
24 GK Daniel Faundez   United States
25 GK Aaron Cervantes   United States
27 MF Edson Alvarado   United States
33 FW Diego Lopez   United States


Technical staff

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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

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USL Championship

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Standings — Group B

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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

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On 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

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As a USL Championship club, Orange County will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Orange County SC roster". OrangeCountySoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "OCSC To Resume Play With 15 Matches, Including 7 At Home". orangecountysoccer.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "USL Championship Postpones Sacramento vs. Orange County". uslchampionship.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "LA Galaxy II Match Against Orange County SC Rescheduled". USL Championship. August 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "Orange County SC Rescheduled LA Galaxy II Game Date Announced". OrangeCountySoccer.com. August 7, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.