2023 Orange County SC season
2023 season | |
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Manager | Richard Chaplow (until May 1) Morten Karlsen (Interim) (from May 1) |
Stadium | Championship Soccer Stadium Irvine, California |
USL Championship | Western Conf.: 2nd Overall: 5th |
USL Championship Playoffs | Conference Semifinals |
U.S. Open Cup | Third Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Milan Iloski (17 goals) All: Milan Iloski (20 goals) |
Highest home attendance | 5,500 (5 times) |
Lowest home attendance | League: 3,047 (May 17 v.s. Sacramento Republic FC) Open Cup: 1,588 (Second Round, April 5 vs Capo FC) |
Average home league attendance | 4,411[1] |
The 2023 Orange County SC season was the club's thirteenth season of existence, and their thirteenth consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer.
Orange County had a tumultuous start, only winning one out of their first eight games with a 1-4-3 record, leading to the team firing head coach Richard Chaplow and promoting the newly hired assistant coach Morten Karlsen to interim head coach on May 1, 2023.[2] Under new management, Orange County found form and finished the season on a three-game winning streak, going from 11th to 2nd place in the Western Conference,[3] and having a final record of 17–11–6.[4]
In the first round of the USL Championship playoffs, Orange County faced off against seventh seeded El Paso Locomotive FC at home, winning 1–0 with a goal from Forward Milan Iloski.[5] In the semifinals, Orange County hosted 6th seed Phoenix Rising FC, losing 2–1 in extra time to the eventual champions.[6][7]
This would be the last season that the team-leading goalscorer and All-League Second Team[8] Iloski would play for Orange County, as after this season he made a transfer to FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga in the January transfer window.[9][10] Additionally, on November 10, appointed interim head coach Karlsen was signed to become the official head coach of Orange County.[11]
Roster
[edit]As of 13 June 2024[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical Staff
[edit]Role[14] | Name |
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President of Soccer Operations & General Manager | Peter Nugent |
Head Coach | Morten Karlsen |
First Assistant Coach & IDP Manager | Paul Hardyman |
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
[edit]Exhibitions
[edit]Orange County, on January 31, announced six pre-season matches, with most matches being played against MLS Next and colligate teams behind closed doors.[15]
February 11 Preseason | LA Galaxy II | 1-2 | Orange County SC | Carson, California |
11:00 AM | Report | Stadium: HDC University Field 1 Attendance: 0 |
February 18 Preseason | Orange County SC | 2-1 | UC Irvine Anteaters | Irvine, California |
11:00 AM | Osundina 31' 89' (o.g.) |
Report | 46' | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 |
February 25 Preseason | San Diego Loyal | 3-0 | Orange County SC | Carlsbad, California |
Report | Stadium: MiraCosta Stadium Attendance: 0 |
March 1 Preseason | Orange County SC | v | Cal State Fullerton Titans | Irvine, California |
8:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium | ||
Note: Season ticket holder exclusive |
March 4 Preseason | Orange County SC | 1-0 | Los Angeles FC 2 | Irvine, California |
10:30 AM | Iloski 60' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 |
March 4 Preseason | Orange County SC | 4-1 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | Irvine, California |
2:00 PM | Chattha 5' 26' 57' 89' |
Report | 67' | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 |
USL Championship
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sacramento Republic FC | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 64 | Playoffs |
2 | Orange County SC | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 57 | |
3 | San Diego Loyal SC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 57 | |
4 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 56 | |
5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 53 |
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
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
Source: USL standings
Match results
[edit]Orange County announced their full season schedule on January 9, 2023.[16]
All times in Pacific Time.
March
[edit]March 11 1 | Orange County SC | 1-3 | Louisville City FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM | Richards 37' Partida 40', 45' + 3' Iloski 41' |
Report | McCabe 4' Lancaster 19', 57' Totsch 71' Mushangalusa 88' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,267 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
March 18 2 | Orange County SC | 1-1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM | Chattha 34' Nielsen 40' Powers 90' |
Report | Lasso 75' Herivaux 82' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,278 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
March 25 3 | Orange County SC | 2-2 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM | Partida 45'+3' Scott 56' Villanueva 60' Iloski 64' Nakkim 90'+2' |
Report | Torres 44', 50' Botello-Faz 62' Oteng 66' Bushue 90'+5' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,959 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
April
[edit]April 1 4 | Hartford Athletic | 1-1 | Orange County SC | Hartford, Connecticut |
11:00 AM | Rad 6' Amoh 45'+8' Cedeno 65' Hodge 70' Barrera 72' Logue 84' McGlynn 90'+3' |
Report | Iloski 7' Nakkim 65' Partida 81' Doghman 87' Richards 90'+5' Scott 90'+5' |
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 3,030 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
April 8 5 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1-0 | Orange County SC | El Paso, Texas |
6:30 PM | Lyons 4' Pavkovics 6' Solignac 19' Zacarias 44' Kostyshyn 74' |
Report | Iloski 35' Fox 58' Buckley 88' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,013 Referee: Cristian Campo |
April 15 6 | Orange County SC | 1-0 | Indy Eleven | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM | Iloski 30' Jamison 56' Scott 73' |
Report | Diz Pe 23' Blake 36' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,977 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
April 22 7 | Orange County SC | 1-2 | Birmingham Legion FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM | Nielsen 30' Scott 55' Partida 57' |
Report | Agudelo 33' Kavita 40' Crognale 53' Martínez 59', 64' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,114 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
April 29 8 | New Mexico United | 3-1 | Orange County SC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
6:00 PM | Hurst 22', 63' Rivas 74' Suggs 90' Portillo 90'+2' |
Report | Suggs 58' (o.g.) Casiple 90'+2' |
Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,048 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
May
[edit]May 6 9 | Orange County SC | 1-2 | San Diego Loyal | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM | Villanueva 18' Iloski 59' Richards 59' Partida 60' Doghman 80' McNulty 86' Powers 86' Casiple 89' Osundina 90'+6' |
Report | Moshobane 15' Corona 19' (pen.) 49' Moon 59' 90'+5' Riley 81' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,616 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
May 13 10 | Oakland Roots | 3-0 | Orange County SC | Hayward, California |
8:00 PM | Formella 30' Morad 43' Rito 78' |
Report | Miles 90'+2' | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 5,855 Referee: Corbyn May |
May 17 11 | Orange County SC | 1-0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM | Iloski 5' Nakkim 23' Lambe 42' Pederssen 88' |
Report | Lewis 46' Keko 81' López 87' 90'+5' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,047 Referee: Deshun Beard |
May 20 12 | Orange County SC | 0-1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM | Doghman 50' Norris 71' Nakkim 90'+3' |
Report | Fuenmayor 5' Arteaga 67' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
May 27 13 | Miami FC | 0-0 | Orange County SC | Miami, Florida |
4:00 P.M. | Chapman-Page 16' Craig 20' Murphy 45'+4' Akinyode 60' Cabral 90'+4' |
Report | Pedersen 44' Iloski 45'+4' |
Stadium: FIU Football Stadium Attendance: 1,374 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
June
[edit]June 3 14 | Orange County SC | 2-0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM | Iloski 4' Lambe 13' Osundina 16' Scott 45'+2' Pedersen 77' |
Report | Davilla 53' Ruiz 75' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,268 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
June 10 15 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 4-0 | Orange County SC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
6:00 PM | Skundrich 28' Williams 60' Henríquez 71' (pen.) Rios 74' Herrera 80' |
Report | Iloski 47' Pedersen 70' McNulty 80' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 6,930 Referee: Olvin Oliva |
June 17 16 | FC Tulsa | 0-3 | Orange County SC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
5:00 | McCabe 18' Yosef 27' Malou 60' Fernandez 84' Bonet 90'+5' |
Report | Iloski 26' Osundina 49' Shutler 51' Nakkim 90' Amang 90'+6' (pen.) |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,333 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
June 24 17 | Detroit City FC | 0-1 | Orange County SC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
4:30 | Williams 63' Lewis 70' Carroll 72' |
Report | Iloski 23' Iloski 55' McNulty 61' Partida 65' Nakkim 90' Scott 90'+6' |
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,669 Referee: Alejo Calume |
July
[edit]July 1 18 | Orange County SC | 3-1 | Monterey Bay FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM | Powers 33' Amang 70', 90'+1' (pen.) Lambe 78' Iloski 83' |
Report | Rebollar 52' Martínez 56' Fehr 64' Doner 75' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Alex Beehler |
July 9 19 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2-0 | Orange County SC | Edinburg, Texas |
5:00 | Ritondale 14' Coronado 54' Ackwei 69' Ricketts 78' Davila 84' |
Report | Casiple 22' Iloski 43' Iloski 87' |
Stadium: H.E.B. Park Attendance: 3,557 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
July 15 20 | Loudoun United FC | 1-3 | Orange County SC | Leesburg, Virginia |
4:30 | Landry 23' Hopkins 42' Leerman 37' 90'+3' Garay 45'+3' Rocha 59' |
Report | Nakkim 8' McNulty 15' Iloski 38' (pen.) Villanueva 69' Osundina 84' Amang 90'+3' |
Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 2,458 Referee: Joe Surgan |
July 22 21 | Memphis 901 FC | 3-4 | Orange County SC | Memphis, Tennessee |
5:30 | Hyndman 6' Buckmaster 22', 33' da Costa 44' Kelly 68' 74' Peters 70' Ward 88' Paul 90' Lapa 90'+1' Pickering 90'+4' |
Report | Iloski 24', 43' Doghman 31' McNulty 32' Powers 45'+2' Doghman 45'+5' Villanueva 77' Jamison 86' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,971 Referee: John Griggs |
July 29 22 | Orange County SC | 1-0 | New Mexico United | Irvine, California |
7:00 | Chattha 63' Iloski 80' Amang 85' Shutler 90'+5' |
Report | Suggs 42' Hamilton 74' 90'+7' Seymore 84' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
August
[edit]August 5 23 | San Diego Loyal | 1-3 | Orange County SC | San Diego, California |
7:00 | Conway 8' Martin 35' Stoneman 50' Damus 59' |
Report | Casiple 45'+1' Scott 49' Amang 52', 78', 53' Iloski 60' Shutler 85' Osundina 90'+5' |
Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 4,217 Referee: Malik Badawi |
August 16 24 | Orange County SC | 1-0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM | Iloski 40' Partida 63' Jamison 71' Richards 78' |
Report | Farrell 14' Ybarra 76' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,019 Referee: Brad Jensen |
August 19 25 | Orange County SC | 2-0 | Charleston Battery | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM | B. Iloski 45'+1' M. Iloski 48' Scott 58' Lambe 62' |
Report | Wynne 26' Palma 43' Avila 45'+2' Dodson 60' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
August 26 26 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0-2 | Orange County SC | Sacramento, California |
7:30 | Report | Fox 19' Amang 54' Casiple 84' Scott 84' |
Stadium: Charles C. Hughes Stadium Attendance: 20,231 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
September
[edit]September 2 27 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 1-5 | Orange County SC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
7:30 | Bushue 35' Carroll 41' Rios 69' |
Report | Iloski 13' Amang 22' Nakkim 38' McNulty 82' Lankford 89' |
Stadium: Cashman Field Referee: John Matto |
September 9 28 | Orange County SC | 0-0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM | Scott 30' Nakkim 69' Partida 90'+1' McNulty 90'+1' |
Report | Navarro 20' Lyons 33' Hinds 35' Rose 60' Gómez 90'+70' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
September 15 29 | Orange County SC | 0-1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 | Partida 25' | Report | Echevarria 61' Magee 84' Herrera 90'+3' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,344 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
September 23 30 | San Antonio FC | 4-0 | Orange County SC | San Antonio, Texas |
5:30 | Fogaça 6', 21' Hayes 44' Yacoubou 50' Oluwaseyi 57' Patino 61', 62' Taintor |
Report | Iloski 51' Casiple 53' McNulty 67' Nakkim 80' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,513 Referee: Gerald Flores |
September 30 31 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1-1 | Orange County SC | Phoenix, Arizona |
7:30 | Hernández 70' Traore 84' Cuello 85' |
Report | Iloski 61' Fox 76' Powers 84' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,440 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
October
[edit]October 4 32 | Orange County SC | 3-1 | Oakland Roots SC | Irvine, California |
7:00 | Scott 22' M. Iloski 45'+2' (pen) Amang 45'+5' B. Iloski 50' |
Report | Peláez 11' Diaz 15' Tamacas 39' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
October 7 33 | Orange County SC | 1-0 | San Antonio FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 | Casiple 11' Iloski 44' McNulty 55' Scott 59' Fox 79' Amang 82' |
Report | Maloney 9' Patino 50' Azócar 59' Boni 86' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
October 14 34 | Monterey Bay FC | 0-1 | Orange County SC | Seaside, California |
7:00 | Glasser 76' | Report | Lankford 22' Iloski 39' Partida 88' 90'+4' Fox 90'+8' |
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 5,278 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
USL Cup Playoffs
[edit]October 21 Western Conference Quarterfinals | Orange County SC | 1-0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Irvine, California |
7:30 | Iloski 45'+1' Scott 87' |
Report | Dollenmayer 29' Sonupe 58' Rose 75' Petrovic 86' Díaz 90'+3' Calvillo 90'+7' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Natalie Simon |
October 28 Western Conference Semifinals | Orange County SC | 1-2 (a.e.t.) | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 | Amang 24' Scott 51' |
Report | Trejo 7' Fuenmayor 103' Uzochokwu 106' Cuello 116' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Calin Radosav |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]As a member of the USL Championship, Orange County SC entered the tournament in the Second Round on April 5, 2023.[17]
April 5 Second Round | Orange County SC | 5-0 | Capo FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 | Nielsen 33' Jamison 45'+1' Partida 58' Iloski 69', 90'+3' (pen.) Chattha 84' Amang 87' |
Report | Loya 12' Cervantes 24' Montes 26' 62' Vega 43' Scalzo 57' Olivia 84' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,588 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
April 26 Third Round | Portland Timbers | 3-1 | Orange County SC | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 | Blanco 30' Loría 37' Clegg 48' Sulte 90'+1' Niezgoda 90'+2' |
Report | Iloski 54', 57' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 11,639 Referee: Olvin Oliva |
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