2014 USL Pro season

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AZU
(Jun 7)[2]
Lowest attendance213 DDL vs. CHB
(May 4)
Total attendance610,351
Average attendance3,114
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The 2014 USL Pro season was the fourth

USL Pro
season and the 28th season of third-division soccer in the United States.

Teams

Arizona United SC replaced Phoenix FC on March 13, 2014.[5]

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

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Locations of teams for the 2014 USL PRO season
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Arizona United SC
 Peoria, Arizona Peoria Sports Complex 11,333
Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina
Blackbaud Stadium
 5,100
Charlotte Eagles Charlotte, North Carolina Dickson Field 2,500
Dayton Dutch Lions West Carrollton, Ohio DOC Stadium 3,000
Harrisburg City Islanders Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Skyline Sports Complex 5,000
LA Galaxy II
 Carson, California
StubHub Center Track and Field Stadium
 2,000
Oklahoma City Energy FC
 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Pribil Field 4,000
Orange County Blues FC
 Irvine, California Anteater Stadium 2,500
Orlando City
 Lake Buena Vista, Florida ESPN Sports Complex 5,300
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Highmark Stadium 3,500
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium 22,000
Rochester Rhinos
 Rochester, New York
Sahlen's Stadium
 13,768
Sacramento Republic FC
Sacramento, California
Bonney Field
 8,000
Wilmington Hammerheads
 Wilmington, North Carolina Legion Stadium 6,000

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
 United States Michael Dellorusso United States Matt Kassel Lotto
Abrazo Health Care
Charleston Battery United States Michael Anhaeuser Republic of Ireland Colin Falvey Nike SPARC/Teamphoria!
Charlotte Eagles United States Mark Steffens United States Eric Reed Nike Powerade
Dayton Dutch Lions England Matt Weston United States Joel DeLass Nike Dayton Outpatient Center
Harrisburg City Islanders United States Bill Becher United States Jason Pelletier Adidas Capital Blue Cross
LA Galaxy II
 United States Curt Onalfo United States Jack McBean Adidas Herbalife
Oklahoma City Energy
 Denmark Jimmy Nielsen United States Michael Thomas Admiral First Fidelity Bank
Orange County Blues FC
 Iran Dariush Yazdani Scotland Allan Russell Nike
Sports 1 Marketing
Orlando City
 England Adrian Heath United States Rob Valentino Lotto Orlando Health
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 Croatia Nikola Katic Netherlands Collins John Nike #1 Cochran
Richmond Kickers England Leigh Cowlishaw Uganda Henry Kalungi Adidas Health Diagnostic Laboratory
Rochester Rhinos
 United States Bob Lilley United States Troy Roberts Admiral Bimbo Bakeries USA
Sacramento Republic United States Preki Mexico Rodrigo López Lotto UC Davis Children's Hospital
Wilmington Hammerheads
 United States Carson Porter Scotland 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.[6]

The following teams will affiliate:

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

Player transfers

For full article, see List of USL Pro transfers 2014.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Oklahoma City Energy FC Expansion team Denmark Jimmy Nielsen December 20, 2013 [11]
Sacramento Republic FC Expansion team United States Preki July 15, 2013 [12]
LA Galaxy II Expansion team United States Curt Onalfo January 29, 2014 [3]
Arizona United SC Expansion team United States Michael Dellorusso March 28, 2014 [13][14]
Pittsburgh Riverhounds United States Justin Evans 14th Place Croatia Nikola Katic (Interim) May 19, 2014 [15][16]
Dayton Dutch Lions Netherlands Sid van Druenen 14th Place England Matt Weston August 7, 2014 [17]
Wilmington Hammerheads England David Irving 12th Place United States Carson Porter (Interim) August 21, 2014 [18]

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Orlando City
(C) 		28 19 5 4 56 24 +32 62
Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC (A) 28 17 4 7 49 28 +21 55 Playoffs
3
LA Galaxy II
(A) 		28 15 6 7 54 38 +16 51
4 Richmond Kickers (A) 28 13 12 3 53 28 +25 51
5 Charleston Battery (A) 28 11 8 9 36 31 +5 41
6
Rochester Rhinos
(A) 		28 10 8 10 29 25 +4 38
7
Wilmington Hammerheads
(A) 		28 9 11 8 35 33 +2 38
8 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 28 10 7 11 45 46 −1 37
9
Arizona United SC
 28 10 5 13 32 47 −15 33[a]
10
Oklahoma City Energy FC
 28 9 5 14 32 37 −5 32
11
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 28 9 5 14 35 49 −14 32
12 Charlotte Eagles 28 9 4 15 33 40 −7 31
13
Orange County Blues FC
 28 9 1 18 31 54 −23 28
14 Dayton Dutch Lions 28 6 4 18 28 63 −35 22
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)
Notes:
  1. ^ Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II.[19][20]

Results table

Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
Club Match
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Arizona 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 PIT
0–4 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 2–1
Charleston 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 HAR
1–1 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 2–1
Charlotte 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 HAR
0–1 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 2–4
Dayton 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 WIL
0–3 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 0–4
Harrisburg 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 CHE
0–0 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 4–2
LA 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 SAC
3–1 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 2–1
Oklahoma 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 OCB
2–0 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 1–0
Orange 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 OKC
1–3 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 0–1
Orlando 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 RIC
1–1 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 1–0
Pittsburgh 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 AZU
1–1 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 1–2
Richmond 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 ORL
2–2 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 0–1
Rochester 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 WIL
1–3 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 2–0
Sacramento 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 LAG
1–1 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 1–2
Wilmington 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 ROC
0–0 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 0–2
Montreal Impact – MTL • New York Red Bulls – NYR • Real Salt Lake – RSL • Seattle Sounders FC
– SEA

USL Pro published schedule and results.[21][22]

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.[21]

Quarterfinals Semifinals USL Pro Championship
         
1
Orlando City
0
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 1
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 3
4 Richmond Kickers 2
4
a.e.t.
) 		2
5 Charleston Battery 1
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 0
2 Sacramento Republic 2
2 Sacramento Republic 4
7
Wilmington Hammerheads
1
2 Sacramento Republic 3
3
LA Galaxy II
2
3
LA Galaxy II
 		2
6
Rochester Rhinos
1
September 13, 2014 (2014-09-13) QF Richmond Kickers 2–1 (a.e.t.) Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
7:00 pm EDT
Lee Yellow card 78'
Delicâte 117'
Shanosky Yellow card 120'
Arbelaez
Red card 120'		 Report Kelly 64'
Adjetey Red card 104'
Cuevas Red card 120'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,711
Referee: Charles Carson
September 13, 2014 (2014-09-13) QF
Orlando City
0–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Valentino Yellow card 24'
Pulis Yellow card 89'		 Report Hoppenot 40', Yellow card 65'
Barril Yellow card 79'
Derschang Red card 90+'		 Stadium: ESPN Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,855
Referee: Matthew Miscannon
September 13, 2014 (2014-09-13) QF
Wilmington Hammerheads
Sacramento, California
7:30 pm PDT Vuković Yellow card 10' 40 ', 67'
Daly 64'
Jahn 88'		 Report Nicholson Yellow card 42'
Ruggles Yellow card 54'
Ochoa 58' (pen.)		 Stadium:
Bonney Field

Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Michael Zapata
September 13, 2014 (2014-09-13) QF
Rochester Rhinos
Carson, California
7:30 pm PDT Hoffman 29' (pen.)
Stojkov Yellow card 43'
Rugg Yellow card 45' 63'
Garcia Yellow card 45' Red card 65'
Bli Yellow card 90+'		 Report Rosenlund Yellow card 16'
Banks 22'
Smith Yellow card 90+'		 Stadium:
StubHub Center
Attendance: 2,478
Referee: Daniel Radford
Richmond Kickers v Harrisburg City Islanders
September 20, 2014 (2014-09-20) SF Richmond Kickers 2–3 Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond, Virginia
7:00 pm EDT Yeisley 32'
Shanosky 79'
Spitz Yellow card 90+'		 Report Langley 27' Yellow card 89'
Hardware 45'
Barril Yellow card 64'
Bahner Yellow card 71'
DiPrima 76'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,734
Referee: Mark Gorak