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2015 Harrisburg City Islanders season

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Harrisburg City Islanders
2015 season
OwnerEric Pettis
Head coachBill Becher
StadiumSkyline Sports Complex
USL8th place
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jason Plumhoff (10)
All: Jason Plumhoff (10)
Highest home attendance4,741
(August 29 vs FC Montreal)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,202
(September 12 vs. Richmond)
All: 793
(May 27 vs. Rochester)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,556
All: 2,430
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The 2015 season was the Harrisburg City Islanders's 12th season of competitive soccer–its twelfth season in the third division of American soccer and its fifth season in the United Soccer League since the league was first created with the City Islanders as one of the original ten founder-members.[1]

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Harrisburg City Islanders 12th Season

For the 2015 season, a new logo was developed to commemoration of the Islanders' 12th anniversary. According to the press release: "The design was developed to encompass the iconic Pennsylvania keystone; the Harrisburg Capitol building, which serves as the backdrop to the Skyline Sports Complex, and 12 stars, representing 12 seasons as a club and the 12th man on the field [the fans]."[2] Club President, Tiago Lopes believes, “The 12th season of franchise history is a big milestone. This will be a season entirely dedicated to our fans. We wanted to do something to acknowledge and praise them for all the support. This season will be themed “11 and you,” acknowledging what it takes to accomplish wins and titles is the 12th element on the field; the importance of having the fans, partners and the community in support of our team.”[2]

Roster

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No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Nick Noble  United States
4 MF Kyle McCord  United States
5 DF Shane Johnson (on loan from Richmond Kickers)  United States
6 MF Ken Tribbett  United States
7 FW Yann Ekra  Ivory Coast
8 MF José Barril  Spain
9 FW Garret Pettis  United States
10 MF Jason Plumhoff  United States
11 MF Enric Valles  Spain
12 FW Brett Jankouskas  United States
13 GK Ciaran Nugent  United States
14 MF Danny DiPrima  United States
15 MF Tony Donatelli  United States
16 MF Zach Pfeffer (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
17 FW Dzenan Catic (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Bosnia and Herzegovina
18 MF Jimmy McLaughlin (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
19 MF Cardel Benbow  Jamaica
20 DF Neil Shaffer  United States
21 MF Erick Neres da Cruz  Brazil
22 MF Eric Ayuk (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  Cameroon
22 FW Craig Foster (on loan from Reno FC)  Jamaica
23 FW Antoine Hoppenot (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  France
23 DF Raymond Lee (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
23 DF Eric Bird (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States
27 GK Kyle Renfro  United States
32 DF Shaquille Dyer (on loan from Arnett Gardens FC)  Jamaica
63 DF Dante Leverock  Bermuda
77 FW Andrew Lubahn  United States
DF Richie Marquez (on loan from Philadelphia Union)  United States

Updated as of August 19, 2015. Roster listed here represents all players who are on the official roster and have made appearances for Harrisburg during the 2015 season.[3]

Transfers

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In

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Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes
March 17, 2015 Brazil Erick 21 MF Mexico Irapuato FC Undisclosed[4]
March 17, 2015 Jamaica Cardel Benbow 19 MF Jamaica Waterhouse FC Undisclosed[4]
March 23, 2015 United States Jason Plumhoff 10 MF United States Reading United AC Undisclosed[5]
March 24, 2015 United States Ken Tribbett 6 MF United States Ocean City Nor'easters Undisclosed[6]
August 3, 2015 United States Andrew Lubahn 77 F United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons Undisclosed[7]
August 3, 2015 United States Kyle McCord 4 M United States Virginia Cavaliers Undisclosed[7]
August 3, 2015 United States Tony Donatelli 15 M Canada Ottawa Fury FC Undisclosed[7]

Out

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Date Player Number Position New club Fee/notes
December 4, 2014 United States Matt Bahner 16 DF United States Jacksonville Armada Undisclosed[8]
February 6, 2015 United States Robbie Derschang 25 FW United States Arizona United SC Undisclosed[9]
February 6, 2015 United States Brian Sylvestre 92 GK United States Carolina Railhawks Undisclosed[10]
February 20, 2015 United States Jason Pelletier 22 MF Retired[11]
March 7, 2015 Jamaica Jamiel Hardware 5 FW United States Saint Louis FC Undisclosed[12]
March 10, 2015 United States Morgan Langley 15 MF Republic of Ireland St. Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed[13]
March 25, 2015 United States Raphael Cox 21 MF United States Charlotte Independence Undisclosed[13]
April 2, 2015 United States Coady Andrews 4 DF Released[14]
Portugal Edinho Júnior 11 FW Portugal S.C. Farense Undisclosed[15]
United States Colin Zizzi 6 MF
United States David Flynn 24 GK

Loan in

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Date Player Number Position Loaned from Fee/notes
March 24, 2015 United States Shane Johnson 5 DF United States Richmond Kickers Loan for 2015 season[16]
March 28, 2015 United States Jimmy McLaughlin 18 MF United States Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
March 28, 2015 United States Zach Pfeffer 16 MF United States Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[17][25]
March 28, 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina Dzenan Catic 17 FW United States Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[17][18][19][20][25]
April 4, 2015 United States Richie Marquez DF United States Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[18][25]
April 18, 2015 France Antoine Hoppenot 23 FW United States Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[18][23][24]
May 9, 2015 United States Raymond Lee 23 DF United States Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[20][21][22]
May 27, 2015 United States Eric Bird 23 MF United States Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[21][26][22]
June 13, 2015 Cameroon Eric Ayuk 22 MF United States Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan[21]
July 12, 2015 Jamaica Craig Foster 22 FW Jamaica Reno FC Loan through 2015 season[27]
July 12, 2015 Jamaica Shaquille Dyer FW Jamaica Arnett Gardens FC Loan through 2015 season[27]

Competitions

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Preseason

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2015 Harrisburg City Islanders Schedule[28]

USL

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Standings (Eastern Conference)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Richmond Kickers 28 10 11 7 41 35 +6 41 First round
7 Charlotte Independence 28 10 10 8 38 35 +3 40
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 28 11 6 11 49 53 −4 39
9 Saint Louis FC 28 8 9 11 30 40 −10 33
10 FC Montreal 28 8 4 16 32 46 −14 28
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results

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All times in Eastern Time.[29]

March 28 1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 5–2 Harrisburg City Islanders Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 Vincent 5'
Kerr 11', 52', 77'
Earls Yellow card 40'
Arena Yellow card 62'
Vincent 90'
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Box Score
Pfeffer 22'
Pettis 86'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,244
Referee: Charles Murphy
May 30 8 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 6–5 Harrisburg City Islanders Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 Vincent 48', 90+'
Soumah 52', Yellow card 90+'
Earls 81', 90'
Kerr 90+', Yellow card 90+'
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Box Score
Ekra 28'
DiPrima 37'
Barril 38'
Plumhoff 56'
Pettis 86'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,792
Referee: Jaroslow Werel
June 27 12 Charleston Battery 4 - 1 Harrisburg City Islanders Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 Kelly 2', 62'
Mueller Yellow card 31', 39'
van Schaik Yellow card 41'
Prince Yellow card 41'
Garbanzo 75'
Griffith Red card 85'
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Box Score
Barril Yellow card 13'
Noble Yellow card 40'
McLaughlin Yellow card 43'
Jankouskas 89' (pen.)
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,523
Referee: Neil Barbulescu
July 26 17 Harrisburg City Islanders 4 - 3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
18:30 Plumhoff 43', 90', Yellow card 44'
Barril Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 65'
Foster 71', 79'
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Box Score
Amara 7'
Arena Yellow card 10'
Vincent 22', Yellow card 45'
O.G. 62'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Ryan Dos Reis
August 1 18 Richmond Kickers 4 - 2 Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond, Virginia
19:00 Sekyere 15'
Yeisley 47', 90'
Davis 88'
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Box Score
Foster 25'
Leverock 69'
Ekra Yellow card 79'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,580
Referee: Charles Carson
August 8 19 Harrisburg City Islanders 3 - 2 Richmond Kickers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Tribbett Yellow card 11'
Ekra 28', Yellow card 76'
Jankouskas 56'
Leverock 61'
Bird Yellow card 90'
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Roberts Yellow card 22'
Yeisley 66' (pen.), 87' (pen.), Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,492
Referee: Charles Murphy
August 12 20 Harrisburg City Islanders 1 - 5 Louisville City FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Barril 56' Report
Box Score
Fondy 2', 13', 44' (pen.), 74'
Dacres 22'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,846
Referee: Mark Treilman
August 22 22 Rochester Rhinos 4 - 0 Harrisburg City Islanders Rochester, New York
19:05 Walls 16' (pen.)
Mendoza Yellow card 19'
Dos Santos 67', 71'
Samuels 86'
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Box Score
Leverock Yellow card 48'
Ekra Red card 55'
Noble Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,272
Referee: David Mon
August 29 23 Harrisburg City Islanders 6 - 0 FC Montreal Lancaster, Pennsylvania
19:00 Valles 7'
Plumhoff 10', 45'
Foster 48', 54', 64'
Johnson Yellow card 78'
Lubahn Yellow card 81'
Report
Box Score
Haman Yellow card 60' Stadium: Clipper Magazine Stadium
Attendance: 4,741
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
September 2 24 Louisville City FC 4 - 0 Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville, Kentucky
19:30 Fondy 20', 22', 40'
Quinn Yellow card 78'
Morad Yellow card 84'
Ilic 90'
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Box Score
Ekra Yellow card 36'
Dyer Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,702
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
September 12 26 Harrisburg City Islanders 1 - 1 Richmond Kickers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Cruz Yellow card 20'
Ekra Yellow card 60'
Jankouskas 62'
Report
Box Score
Yomby Yellow card 14'
Callahan Yellow card 42'
Roberts Yellow card 75'
Davis 90'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,202
Referee: Darth Newman
September 16 27 FC Montreal 0 - 5 Harrisburg City Islanders Montreal, Quebec
16:00 Bringolf Yellow card 6'
Morelli Yellow card 67'
Mkungilwa Yellow card 74'
Report
Box Score
Plumhoff 9', 20', 90'
Hoppenot 47'
Lubahn 54'
Leverock Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 141
Referee: Marie Beaudoin

2015 Harrisburg City Islanders Regular Season Schedule[30]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
28 39 11 11 6 49 53  −4 6 4 4 22 21  +1 5 7 2 27 32  −5

Last updated: September 20, 2015
Source: 2015 USL season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumAAHAAAHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAAHAHHAH
ResultLLWTWWWLTTTLWLWLWLWLWLWLTTWL
Updated to match(es) played on September 20, 2015. Source: 2015 USL season and Current USL Standing
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

U.S. Open Cup

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The City Islanders competed in the 2015 edition of the U.S. Open Cup. They were eliminated in the third round of competition after conceding three goals in extra time to the Rochester Rhinos.

Friendlies

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The 2015 annual friendly with the Philadelphia Union was the final friendly match of the two clubs MLS-USL affiliation. The match was held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and drew a record crowd for an Islanders home match of 6,546 attendees.

Statistics

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As of September 20, 2015.[31]

Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
4 MF United States Kyle McCord (4) 0 0 0 0 0 (4) 0 0 0
5 DF United States Shane Johnson 17(4) 0 0 0 0 0 17(4) 0 1 0
6 MF United States Ken Tribbett 28 3 0 0 2 1 30 4 7 0
7 FW Ivory Coast Yann Ekra 25 2 0 0 1(1) 0 26(1) 2 6 0
8 MF Spain José Barril 27 3 0 0 1(1) 0 28(1) 3 7 1
9 FW United States Garret Pettis 4(19) 2 0 0 2 0 6(19) 2 1 0
10 MF United States Jason Plumhoff 18(2) 10 0 0 2 0 20(2) 10 2 0
11 MF Spain Enric Valles 23(1) 2 0 0 2 0 25(1) 2 2 0
12 FW United States Brett Jankouskas 6(16) 5 0 0 1(1) 1 7(17) 6 1 0
14 MF United States Danny DiPrima 8(6) 1 0 0 2 1 10(6) 2 1 0
15 MF United States Tony Donatelli 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
16 MF United States Zach Pfeffer 3(1) 1 0 0 0 0 3(1) 1 0 0
17 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Dzenan Catic 3(4) 0 0 0 0 0 3(4) 0 0 0
18 MF United States Jimmy McLaughlin 7(2) 1 0 0 0 0 7(2) 1 1 0
19 MF Jamaica Cardel Benbow 11(8) 2 0 0 2 1 13(8) 3 0 0
20 DF United States Neil Shaffer 27 0 0 0 1 0 28 0 2 2
21 MF Brazil Erick Neres da Cruz 18(6) 0 0 0 2 0 20(6) 0 4 0
22 MF Cameroon Eric Ayuk 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
22 DF Jamaica Craig Foster* 13 8 0 0 0 0 13 8 0 0
23 FW France Antoine Hoppenot 4(7) 3 0 0 0 0 4(7) 3 1 0
23 DF United States Eric Bird 1(3) 0 0 0 (1) 0 1(4) 0 1 0
23 DF United States Raymond Lee (1) 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
32 DF Jamaica Shaquille Dyer* 1(5) 0 0 0 0 0 1(5) 0 1 0
63 DF Bermuda Dante Leverock 20(2) 3 0 0 2 0 22(2) 3 6 1
77 FW United States Andrew Lubahn 7(1) 6 0 0 0 0 7(1) 1 1 0
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics were on loan from Philadelphia Union for individual matches with Harrisburg.
Players with names marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Harrisburg.
League denotes USL regular season
Playoffs denotes USL playoffs

Goalkeepers

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As of September 20, 2015.[32]

Players included in matchday squads
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO Yellow card Red card
United States 1 NobleNick Noble 28 28 11–6–11 48 1.71 9 3 0
United States 13 NugentCiaran Nugent 0 0 0–0–0 0 0.00 0 0 0
United States 27 RenfroKyle Renfro (1) 0 0–0–0 1 1.00 0 0 0

Honors

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