The 2012 Harrisburg City Islanders season was the club's ninth season of competitive soccer - its ninth season in the third division of American soccer and its second season in the USL Professional Division; the City Islanders being one of the original 10 founder-members.
City Islanders finished the 2012 USL Pro season by finishing sixth in the table, good enough for a berth into the 2012 USL Pro Playoffs, marking their second-consecutive season of postseason play. However, in the first round, Harrisburg suffered a 2–1 defeat at Charleston Battery thus, ending their postseason ambitions.
Roster No.PositionNationPlayer Source
Transfers
In DatePlayerNumberPositionPrevious clubFee/notes Avery Steinlage 0 GK Indiana Invaders Nick Noble 1 GK Ljungskile SK Bilal Duckett 2 DF Vancouver Whitecaps Adrian LeRoy 4 DF FC Edmonton Colin Zizzi 6 MF Vallecas CF Yann Ekra 7 MF LB Châteauroux Garret Pettis 9 FW Lipscomb Bisons Tom Brandt 11 DF Penn Quakers Tom Mellor 14 DF Michigan Bucks
Out DatePlayerNumberPositionDestination clubFee/notes February 2012 Brian Ackley FW Carolina Railhawks March 5, 2012 José Angulo FW New York Red Bulls Phil Tuttle 1 GK Wilmington Hammerheads Geoff Bloes 4 MF Retired Jeritt Thayer 6 FW Retired Jason Herrick 9 FW Retired David Schofield 10 MF Harrisburg Heat Jason Hotchkin 11 MF Retired Nelson Becerra 17 MF Icon FC Anthony Calvano 23 DF Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Loan in DatePlayerNumberPositionPrevious clubFee/notes April 20, 2012 Chandler Hoffman - FW Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan April 20, 2012 Antoine Hoppenot - FW Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan July 19, 2012 Greg Jordan - MF Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan July 19, 2012 Jimmy McLaughlin - MF Philadelphia Union Temporary Loan
Competitions
USL Pro
League table
Results All times in Eastern Time.
Results summary
Playoffs The City Islanders were beaten in the quarterfinals of the 2012 USL Pro season playoffs by the Charleston Battery. The South Carolina club ran out 2–1 winners and would eventually win the 2012 USL Pro Championship against Wilmington Hammerheads.
U.S. Open Cup
The Harrisburg City Islanders played one of their best runs in the 2012 U.S. Open Cup being one of three teams from the lower divisions to advanced the furthest in the tournament (to the Quarterfinals). In the process, the City Islanders record wins over two MLS clubs: New England Revolution (in the Third Round) and New York Red Bulls (in the Fourth Round).
They were ultimately knocked out of the tournament in the Quarterfinals by their MLS affiliate, Philadelphia Union.
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