2014 USL Pro season
28th season of third-division soccer league in the United States
Football league season
USL Pro Season 2014 Champions Sacramento Republic Commissioner's Cup Orlando City SC Matches played 210 Goals scored 585 (2.79 per match) Top goalscorer Kevin Molino (20)Biggest home win ORL 7, DDL 0 (August 31)Biggest away win SAC 6, OCB 1 (August 17)Highest scoring HAR 5, DDL 3 (May 17)Longest winning run 8 ORL (May 17 – July 12) Longest unbeaten run 21 RIC (April 19 – August 16) Longest losing run 6 OKC (April 15 – May 25) (August 9 – September 4)OCB (July 7 – August 8) Highest attendance 20,231 SAC vs. HAR (April 26) SAC vs. LAG (May 17)[ 1] SAC vs. AZU (Jun 7)[ 2] Lowest attendance 213 DDL vs. CHB (May 4) Total attendance 610,351 Average attendance 3,114
The 2014 USL Pro season was the fourth USL Pro season and the 28th season of third-division soccer in the United States.
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 .[ 3] The Los Angeles Blues were rebranded Orange County Blues FC on February 5, 2014.[ 4] Arizona United SC replaced Phoenix FC on March 13, 2014.[ 5]
Orlando City Soccer Club spent 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. The following season Orlando City moved up to Major League Soccer .
Stadiums and Locations
Locations of teams for the 2014 USL PRO season
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Arizona United SC
Peoria, Arizona
Peoria Sports Complex
11,333
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 Track and Field Stadium
2,000
Oklahoma City Energy FC
Oklahoma City , Oklahoma
Pribil Field
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.
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.[ 6]
The following teams will affiliate:
USL Pro teams compiled a 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
League table
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:
^ Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II.[ 19] [ 20]
Results table
Color Key: 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 (AZU)
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 (CHB)
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 (CHE)
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 (DDL)
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 (HAR)
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 (LAG)
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 (OKC)
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 (OCB)
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 (ORL)
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 (PIT)
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 (RIC)
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 (ROC)
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 (SAC)
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 (WIL)
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
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 FC – SEA
USL Pro published schedule and results.[ 21] [ 22]
Playoffs
The 2014 USL Pro Playoffs included 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.[ 21]
Championship Game MVP: Rodrigo López (SAC )
Statistical leaders
Top scorers
Source:[ 23]
Top assists
Source:[ 23]
Top Goalkeepers
(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)
Source:[ 23]
League Awards
[ 24]
All-League Teams
[ 25]
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 )
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