The 2019 Orange County SC season was the club's ninth season of existence, and their ninth consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Orange County were also scheduled to compete in the U.S. Open Cup.
Orange County struggled in the opening weeks, going winless through the first four weeks (0-2-2), and capturing only four wins in the first 17 games (4-6-7). Competitive success was inconsistent until a victory over Reno 1868 FC in week 21, when OCSC then went on to gather ten wins in 14 games, including a 6-game win streak. OCSC finished 5th in the Western Conference in the regular season with 54 points, two points behind Real Monarchs SLC. Orange County travelled to Zion's Bank Stadium for the first round quarterfinal playoff game and lost to the host Monarchs 2–6. In the U.S. Open Cup, Orange County were eliminated in the first round by Orange County FC losing 3–5 on penalties, failing to win a game in the competition for the fifth time in club history.
2019 marked the second season with Braeden Cloutier as the club's head coach, and the first season with former player Richard Chaplow as assistant coach. The season average of 3,192 fans per home match was the largest average in club history, and the third consecutive season that the average attendance had increased.
Roster
No.PositionNationPlayer
Technical staff +RoleNameGeneral ManagerOliver WyssAssistant GM Peter NugentTechnical directorFrans HoekHead coachBraeden CloutierAssistant coachRichard ChaplowStrength & ConditioningClaudio TrabattoniAsst Strength & ConditioningDan SparksGoalkeeping coachVictor NogueiraTeam OperationsJakob HardingAthletic TrainerMitchell DeyhleU23 Head CoachJerry TamashiroU23 Assistant CoachDidier Crettenand
Competitions
Exhibitions All times in Pacific Time
USL Championship
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Match results On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.
All times in Pacific Time
USL Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, Orange County SC entered the tournament in the Second Round on May 15, 2019
Home attendance +GameDateOpponentReported Attendance1Saturday, March 16Tulsa Roughnecks3,0232Saturday, March 23New Mexico United2,3203Saturday, April 6Colorado Springs Switchbacks1,7264Wednesday, April 10Tacoma Defiance1,5585Saturday, May 4Phoenix Rising5,0136Saturday, May 18Austin Bold4,2407Saturday, June 1Rio Grande Valley FC Toros3,2808Saturday, June 22Portland Timbers 23,1729Saturday, June 29LA Galaxy 23,70210Saturday, July 20San Antonio FC1,72311Wednesday, July 24Reno 1868 FC2,83812Saturday, July 27Sacramento Republic2,86013Saturday, August 17Las Vegas Lights FC3,28714Saturday, August 24Real Monarchs SLC3,05315Saturday, September 14El Paso Locomotive3,91316Saturday, October 5Oklahoma City Energy FC3,42817Saturday, October 19Fresno FC5,122Total54,258Average3,192
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