2014 USL Pro season

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. The Los Angeles Blues were rebranded Orange County Blues FC on February 5, 2014. Arizona United SC replaced Phoenix FC on March 13, 2014.

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

Team Location Stadium Capacity Arizona United SC Peoria, Arizona Peoria Sports Complex Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina Blackbaud Stadium Charlotte Eagles Charlotte, North Carolina Dickson Field Dayton Dutch Lions West Carrollton, Ohio DOC Stadium Harrisburg City Islanders Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Skyline Sports Complex LA Galaxy II Carson, California StubHub Center Track and Field Stadium Oklahoma City Energy FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Pribil Field Orange County Blues FC Irvine, California Anteater Stadium Orlando City Lake Buena Vista, Florida ESPN Sports Complex Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Highmark Stadium Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium Rochester Rhinos Rochester, New York Sahlen's Stadium Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento, California Bonney Field Wilmington Hammerheads Wilmington, North Carolina Legion Stadium

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.

Team Manager Captain Kit supplier Shirt sponsor Arizona United SC Michael Dellorusso Matt Kassel Lotto Abrazo Health Care Charleston Battery Michael Anhaeuser Colin Falvey Nike SPARC/Teamphoria! Charlotte Eagles Mark Steffens Eric Reed Nike Powerade Dayton Dutch Lions Matt Weston Joel DeLass Nike Dayton Outpatient Center Harrisburg City Islanders Bill Becher Jason Pelletier Adidas Capital Blue Cross LA Galaxy II Curt Onalfo Jack McBean Adidas Herbalife Oklahoma City Energy Jimmy Nielsen Michael Thomas Admiral First Fidelity Bank Orange County Blues FC Dariush Yazdani Allan Russell Nike Sports 1 Marketing Orlando City Adrian Heath Rob Valentino Lotto Orlando Health Pittsburgh Riverhounds Nikola Katic Collins John Nike #1 Cochran Richmond Kickers Leigh Cowlishaw Henry Kalungi Adidas Health Diagnostic Laboratory Rochester Rhinos Bob Lilley Troy Roberts Admiral Bimbo Bakeries USA Sacramento Republic Preki Rodrigo López Lotto UC Davis Children's Hospital Wilmington Hammerheads Carson Porter Tom Parratt Nike New Hanover Regional Medical Center

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.

The following teams will affiliate:

Columbus Crew — Dayton Dutch Lions D.C. United — Richmond Kickers Houston Dynamo — Pittsburgh Riverhounds Los Angeles Galaxy — Los Angeles Galaxy II New England Revolution — Rochester Rhinos Philadelphia Union — Harrisburg City Islanders Portland Timbers — Sacramento Republic FC San Jose Earthquakes — Sacramento Republic FC Sporting Kansas City — Orlando City & Oklahoma City Toronto FC — Wilmington Hammerheads Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Charleston Battery

USL Pro teams compiled a 14 Win, 5 Tie and 9 Loss record against MLS Reserve Teams in 2014.

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Oklahoma City Energy FCExpansion team Jimmy Nielsen December 20, 2013 Sacramento Republic FCExpansion team Preki July 15, 2013 LA Galaxy IIExpansion team Curt Onalfo January 29, 2014 Arizona United SCExpansion team Michael Dellorusso March 28, 2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Justin Evans 14th Place Nikola Katic (Interim) May 19, 2014 Dayton Dutch Lions Sid van Druenen 14th Place Matt Weston August 7, 2014 Wilmington Hammerheads David Irving 12th Place Carson Porter (Interim) August 21, 2014

League table

Results table

Color Key: Home Away Win Loss Draw ClubMatch12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728Arizona 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 PIT0–4 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 2–1Charleston 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 HAR1–1 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 2–1Charlotte 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 HAR0–1 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 2–4Dayton 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 WIL0–3 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 0–4Harrisburg 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 CHE0–0 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 4–2LA 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 SAC3–1 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 2–1Oklahoma 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 OCB2–0 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 1–0Orange 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 OKC1–3 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 0–1Orlando 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 RIC1–1 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 1–0Pittsburgh 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 AZU1–1 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 1–2Richmond 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 ORL2–2 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 0–1Rochester 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 WIL1–3 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 2–0Sacramento 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 LAG1–1 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 1–2Wilmington 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 ROC0–0 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 0–2MLS 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.

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.

Championship Game MVP: Rodrigo López (SAC) Average home attendances Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team Sacramento Republic FC 14 158,107 20,231 8,000 11,293 Rochester Rhinos 14 74,603 8,378 4,007 5,329 Orlando City SC 14 66,204 5,029 4,206 4,743 Oklahoma City Energy FC 14 52,975 4,722 2,813 3,784 Charleston Battery 14 52,786 5,415 2,214 3,770 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 14 37,606 3,902 2,005 2,686 Richmond Kickers 14 37,508 3,562 2,010 2,679 Arizona United SC 14 33,528 3,588 1,482 2,395 Wilmington Hammerheads 14 32,561 3,256 1,757 2,326 MLS Reserves 6 12,668 11,202 100 2,111 Harrisburg City Islanders 14 27,289 2,518 1,417 1,949 Orange County Blues FC 14 10,719 1,221 431 766 Charlotte Eagles 14 10,453 1,261 498 747 LA Galaxy II 14 8,359 1,259 127 597 Dayton Dutch Lions 14 7,455 1,026 213 533 Total 202 623,019 20,231 100 3,084 Total Without MLS Reserves 196 610,351 20,231 127 3,114

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

RankPlayerNationClubGoals1 Kevin Molino Orlando City202 Matthew Delicâte Richmond Kickers143 Chandler Hoffman LA Galaxy II134 Aaron Schoenfeld Dayton Dutch Lions125 George Davis IV Richmond Kickers11 Thomas Stewart Sacramento Republic7 Jorge Herrera Charlotte Eagles10 Dane Kelly Charleston Battery Rodrigo López Sacramento Republic10 J. C. Banks Rochester Rhinos9 Kyle Greig Oklahoma City Energy

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Top assists

RankPlayerNationClubAssists1 Kevin Molino Orlando City92 Rodrigo López Sacramento Republic8 Drew Yates Charlotte Eagles4 Max Alvarez Sacramento Republic7 Matthew Dallman Pittsburgh Riverhounds Adda Djeziri Oklahoma City Energy Raúl Mendiola LA Galaxy II8 Danny Earls Pittsburgh Riverhounds6 Yann Ekra Harrisburg City Islanders Morgan Langley Harrisburg City Islanders Jack McBean LA Galaxy II Shay Spitz Richmond Kickers

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Top Goalkeepers

(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)

RankGoalkeeperClubGPMINSSVSGAGAAW-L-TSHO1 John McCarthy Rochester Rhinos18162041130.7228–4–6102 Joe Willis Richmond Kickers18162056140.77710–0–773 Jake Gleeson Sacramento Republic17147147150.91711–2–364 Miguel Gallardo Orlando City24216066230.95817–4–385 Odisnel Cooper Charleston Battery24209470251.07410–7–796 Samir Badr Oklahoma City Energy13109333141.1523–6–337 Quillan Roberts Wilmington Hammerheads17151437201.1885–4–658 Alec Kann Charlotte Eagles17151556221.3066–8–339 Cody Laurendi LA Galaxy II19166535251.35110–6–3410 Michael Lisch Pittsburgh Riverhounds17153067251.4707–6–34

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League Awards

Most Valuable Player: Kevin Molino (ORL) Rookie of the Year: John McCarthy (ROC) Defender of the Year: Nemanja Vuković (SAC) Goalkeeper of the Year: John McCarthy (ROC) Coach of the Year: Preki (SAC)

All-League Teams

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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