The 2014 season was the Harrisburg City Islanders's 11th season of competitive soccer - its eleventh season in the third division of American soccer and its fourth season in USL Pro since the league was first created with the City Islanders as one of the original 10 founder-members.
Roster
No.PositionNationPlayer
Transfers
In DatePlayerNumberPositionPrevious clubFee/notesJanuary 24, 2014 Edinho Júnior 11 FW Blackburn Rovers Free transferMarch 25, 2014 Raphael Cox 21 MF Tampa Bay Rowdies UndisclosedMarch 27, 2014 Danny DiPrima 14 MF North Carolina State University HomegrownApril 3, 2015 Neil Shaffer 20 MF Pittsburgh Riverhounds Free
Out DatePlayerNumberPositionNew clubFee/notes Lucky Mkosana FW Tampa Bay Rowdies Undisclosed Stephen Basso DF Richmond Kickers Undisclosed Damani Richards DF Philadelphia Union Undisclosed Sainey Touray DF San Antonio Scorpions Undisclosed
Loan in DatePlayerNumberPositionLoaned fromFee/notesMarch 17, 2014 Clésio 10 FW S.L. Benfica Season-long loanMarch 21, 2014 Cristhian Hernandez 10 FW Philadelphia Union Season-long loanMarch 21, 2014 Jimmy McLaughlin 18 MF Philadelphia Union Season-long loanMarch 27, 2014 Pedro Ribeiro 30 MF Philadelphia Union Season-long loanMarch 27, 2014 Richie Marquez 2 DF Philadelphia Union Season-long loanJune 11, 2014 Shane Johnson 26 DF Richmond Kickers Remainder of 2014 season
Competitions
Preseason
USL Pro
Standings
Results
All times in Eastern Time.
Results summary
Playoffs The Islanders finished 8th place at the end of the regular season earning the last playoff seed. The seeding would require the Islanders to play any post-season matches on the road. Despite being considered the underdog of the playoffs, the Islanders advanced past Commissioner's Cup winners, Orlando City SC in the quarterfinals, 4th-seeded Richmond Kickers in the semifinals, ultimately losing to Sacramento Republic in the 2014 Championship final.
U.S. Open Cup
The Islanders entered the 2014 U.S. Open Cup in the second round against USL PDL club FC Sonic Lehigh Valley. Advancing through to the fourth round, the Islanders were knocked out of the tournament by their MLS affiliate Philadelphia Union in a close match where Philadelphia captain, Maurice Edu slotted an 89th-minute equalizer, bringing the match to extra time. Through extra time, Pennsylvania native, Andrew Wenger, struck twice advancing the Union with a score 3–1.
Statistics
+ Players included in matchday squadsNo.Pos.Nat.NameLeaguePlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals00DFAndrew Ribeiro10000010002DFRichie Marquez *2803000310104DFCoady Andrews14(3)2300017(3)2205FWJamiel Hardware8(16)3310011(16)4206MFColin Zizzi8(14)0(1)0008(15)0207FWYann Ekra24(3)1300027(3)1608MFJosé Barril20(1)2300023(1)2509FWGarret Pettis8(19)3(2)0008(21)30010FWClésio Baúque *9(11)500009(11)51011FWEdinho Júnior3(4)000003(4)00012MFLeonardo Fernandes1(2)000001(2)00014MFDanny DiPrima3(17)0(2)1003(19)11015MFMorgan Langley24(1)62(1)10026(2)77017FWMatt Bahner28230003123018MFJimmy McLaughlin *14(9)6300017(9)61019MFZach Pfeffer *100000100020MFNeil Shaffer13(9)1300016(9)11021MFRaphael Cox19(4)0000019(4)04022MFJason Pelletier11(11)0000011(11)00023FWCristhian Hernández *6(12)1(1)0006(13)12025MFRobbie Derschang6(12)1(1)0006(13)12026DFShane Johnson200000200027MFAntoine Hoppenot *7(2)1310010(2)21030MFPedro Ribeiro *12400001242033FWAaron Wheeler301000311044DFEthan White100000100193MFLuan Silva *2(8)000002(8)010
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season. Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Harrisburg. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes. League denotes USL Pro regular season Playoffs denotes USL Pro playoffs
Goalkeepers Referenced from USL 2014 Statistics + Players included in matchday squadsNat.No.PlayerAppsStartsRecordGAGAASO 1 NobleNick Noble27 1 10–9–6 39 1.58 3 4 1 92 SylvestreBrian Sylvestre3 0 0–2–0 5 1.91 0 0 0 24 FlynnDavid Flynn2 0 0–0–1 2 2.65 0 1 0
Honors Week 3 Team of the Week: F Jason Pelletier Honorable Mention: M Pedro Ribeiro and M Clesio Bauque Week 5 Team of the Week: M Pedro Ribeiro Honorable Mention: D Richie Marquez Week 9 Player of the Week: M Morgan LangleyWeek 9 Team of the Week: M Morgan Langley and M Clesio Bauque Honorable Mention: D Neil Shaffer and F Matt Bahner Week 11 Team of the Week: M Jimmy McLaughlin Honorable Mention: M Morgan Langley and M Luan Silva Week 12 Team of the Week - Honorable Mention: M Pedro Ribeiro and D Richie Marquez Week 14 Team of the Week - Honorable Mention: M Cristhian Hernandez and M Jimmy McLaughlin Week 15 Team of the Week: D Coady Andrews Honorable Mention: M Danny DiPrima Week 16 Team of the Week: D Matt Bahner, M Jose Barril, M Jimmy McLaughlin Honorable Mention: M Morgan Langley and D Richie Marquez Week 17 Team of the Week: M Jimmy McLaughlin Honorable Mention: M Yann Ekra and M Garret Pettis Week 19 Team of the Week: D Matt Bahner and M Pedro Ribeiro Honorable Mention: M Yann Ekra and M Robbie Derschang Week 20 Team of the Week: GK Nick Noble and M Yann Ekra Honorable Mention: M Jimmy McLaughlin and M Garret Pettis Week 21 Player of the Week: F Pedro RibeiroWeek 21 Team of the Week: M Pedro Ribeiro, M Yann Ekra, and M Robbie Derschang Honorable Mention: D Richie Marquez and F Antoine Hoppenot Week 22 Team of the Week - Honorable Mention: M Robbie Derschang and M Leonardo Fernandes Week 23 Team of the Week: F Clesio Bauque Honorable Mention: GK David Flynn and M Yann Ekra USL Pro All-League Second Team: D Matt Bahner
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