2025 Orange County SC season

Orange County SC
2025 season
OwnerJames Keston
ManagerDanny Stone
StadiumChampionship Soccer Stadium
Irvine, California
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The 2025 Orange County SC season will be the club's fifteenth season of existence, and their fifteenth consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer.

After leading the team from out of playoff positioning to the conference semi-finals, former interim head coach Danny Stone became the official head coach of Orange County in the mid-December of 2024.[1]

Roster

As of January 19, 2025[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Colin Shutler (Captain)
2 DF United States USA Owen Lambe
3 DF United States USA Charlie Asensio
5 DF United States USA Dillon Powers
6 DF England ENG Andrew Fox
7 FW United States USA Cameron Dunbar
8 MF United States USA Seth Casiple
9 FW United States USA Ethan Zubak
10 MF United States USA Brian Iloski
11 FW United States USA Bryce Jamison
15 MF United States USA Ashish Chattha
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW El Salvador SLV Christian Sorto
19 MF United States USA Kevin Partida
21 FW Cameroon CMR Thomas Amang
22 DF United States USA Joseph Buckley
23 DF Norway NOR Ryan Doghman
24 FW United States USA Benjamin Barjolo
26 MF United States USA Kyle Scott
33 DF United States USA Ashton Miles
MF United States USA Chris Hegardt
FW United States USA Tristan Trager
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Technical staff

Role[3] Name
President of Soccer Operations & General Manager Peter Nugent
Head Coach Danny Stone
Assistant Coach Didier Crettenand
Goalkeeping Coach Victor Nogueira
Performance Data Analyst Amanda Preciado
Performance Consultant Dan Guzman
Head Academy Scout Shawn Beyer
Team Operations Coordinator Mario Lemus

Competitions

Exhibitions

In preparation for the 2025 USL Championship season, Orange County played in eight pre-season friendlies, mainly against local collegiate, MLS, and fellow USL teams.[4]

USL Championship

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 New Mexico United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
7 Oakland Roots SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Orange County SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Phoenix Rising FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sacramento Republic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: March 8, 2025. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Match results

On December 19, 2024, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams.[5]

All times are in Pacific Standard Time.

March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October

USL Cup

Orange County will participate in the second edition of the USL Cup, the first edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One.

Standings

Pos Lg Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
3 USLC Monterey Bay FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 USLC Oakland Roots SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 USLC Orange County SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 USLC Sacramento Republic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 USL1 Spokane Velocity FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26). Source: USL

Group stage

References

  1. ^ USLChampionship Staff (December 13, 2024). "Orange County removes interim tag, appoints Danny Stone as Head Coach". USL Championship. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  2. ^ "Roster". Orange County Soccer Club. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Technical Staff". Orange County SC. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "ORANGE COUNTY SC ANNOUNCES 2025 PRESEASON SCHEDULE". Orange County SC. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  5. ^ USLSoccer Staff (December 19, 2024). "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved January 19, 2025.