The 2018 season was Penn FC's 15th season of competitive soccer, its second in the second division of American soccer, and its eighth and final season in the United Soccer League, now known as the USL Championship. This was the first season the club operated under the "Penn FC" name, having re-branded from the Harrisburg City Islanders in November 2017.
In October 2018, the club announced that it would not play in the USL's top flight beyond that season. Penn FC will suspend professional operations for the 2019 season and resume play in 2020 as a member of USL League One, a third-level league to be launched in 2019 by the USL parent organization.
Review
Roster
No.PositionNationPlayer
Transfers
In DatePlayerNumberPositionPrevious clubFee/notes February 8, 2018 Jorge Rivera 11 MF Puerto Rico FC Undisclosed February 13, 2018 Dan Metzger 8 MF New York Red Bulls II Undisclosed February 14, 2018 Calvin Rezende 21 MF Miami FC Undisclosed February 15, 2018 Jacob Lissek 18 GK OKC Energy FC Undisclosed February 20, 2018 Aaron Dennis 9 FW Miami FC Undisclosed February 23, 2018 Pedro Galvão 12 MF FC Edmonton Undisclosed February 23, 2018 Mauro Eustáquio 20 MF FC Edmonton Undisclosed February 27, 2018 Kyle Venter 6 DF Ottawa Fury FC Undisclosed February 27, 2018 Marco Franco DF Indy Eleven Undisclosed February 28, 2018 Salvatore Barone 17 MF New York Cosmos Undisclosed February 28, 2018 Miguel Jaime 15 MF Ocean City Nor'easters Undisclosed February 28, 2018 Harri Hawkins 22 DF New York Cosmos Undisclosed March 2, 2018 Ken Tribbett 4 DF Philadelphia Union Signed March 6, 2018 Romuald Peiser 1 GK San Francisco Deltas Signed March 9, 2018 Fabio De Sousa 33 FW New York Red Bulls U-23 Signed March 15, 2018 Saalih Muhammad 99 MF San Francisco Deltas Signed March 19, 2018 Richard Menjivar 76 MF Rayo OKC Signed March 21, 2018 Lucky Mkosana 77 MF New York Cosmos Signed March 29, 2018 Tommy Heinemann 29 FW San Francisco Deltas Signed April 18, 2018 Prince Baffoe 24 MF Inter Allies FC Season loan June 19, 2018 Paulo Junior 31 FW Indy Eleven Signed July 24, 2018 Walter Ramírez 27 MF Puerto Rico FC Signed
Out DatePlayerNumberPositionNew clubFee/notesNovember 29, 2017 Nick Noble 1 GK RetiredDecember 7, 2017 Shawn McLaws 23 DF Oklahoma City Energy FC UndisclosedJanuary 4, 2018 Cardel Benbow 19 MF Waterhouse FC UndisclosedJanuary 16, 2018 Ropapa Mensah 25 FW Nashville SC Undisclosed Paul Wilson 10 MF Cavalier F.C. UndisclosedJanuary 22, 2018 Pedro Ribeiro 30 FW Fresno FC UndisclosedFebruary 1, 2018 Brandon Miller 33 GK Charlotte Independence Undisclosed Mouhamed Dabo 8 MF Pittsburgh Riverhounds Undisclosed Griffin Libhart 2 DF Released Travis Brent 4 DF Released Manolo Sanchez 7 FW Released Jonny Mendoza 9 FW Released Aaron Wheeler 11 FW Released Rasheed Olabiyi 12 MF Released Mike Olla 13 FW Released Danny DiPrima 14 MF Released Lee Nishanian 15 MF Released Jamie Thomas 17 MF Released Shawn McLaws 23 DF Oklahoma City Energy FC ReleasedAugust 1, 2018 Fredrick Yamoah Opoku 60 FW HB Køge End loan
Competitions
Preseason
USL The 2018 USL season will be contested by 33 teams, 16 of which compete in the league's Eastern Conference. All teams will play a regular season total of 34 matches between teams within their respective conference. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams from each conference advance to the 2018 USL Playoffs for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.
Standings (Eastern Conference)
Results All times in Eastern Time.
Results summary
U.S. Open Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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Italics indicates player left team midway through season.
Goalkeepers
League Stats
+ Players included in matchday squadsNat.No.PlayerAppsStartsRecordGAGAASO 21 Sean Lewis 0 0 0-0-0 0 0.000 0 0 33 Brandon Miller 0 0 0-0-0 0 0.000 0 0 Total 0–0–0 0 0.00 0 0 0 Record: W-L-D
U.S. Open Cup Stats
+ Players included in matchday squadsNat.No.PlayerAppsStartsRecordGAGAASO 21 Sean Lewis 0 0 0-0-0 0 0.000 0 0 33 Brandon Miller 0 0 0-0-0 0 0.000 0 0 Total 0–0–0 0 0.00 0 0 0 Record: W-L-D
Honors Week 3 Team of the Week Bench: D Ken Tribbett Week 6 Team of the Week: D Ken Tribbett Week 7 Team of the Week Bench: D Sean Lewis Week 8 Player of the Week: F Tommy Heinemann Week 11 Team of the Week: G Romuald Peiser Week 13 Team of the Week: D Ken Tribbett Week 14 Team of the Week Bench: F Lucky Mkosana Week 15 Team of the Week: F Lucky Mkosana Week 17 Team of the Week: F Lucky Mkosana Week 25 Team of the Week Bench: F Aaron Dennis Week 27 Team of the Week Bench: D Kyle Venter Week 30 Team of the Week Bench: M Richard Menjívar
References