The 2025 Orange County SC season was the club's fifteenth season of existence, and their fifteenth consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer.
After leading the team from out of playoff positioning to the conference semi-finals, former interim head coach Danny Stone became the official head coach of Orange County in the mid-December 2024.
Roster
Technical staff +RoleNamePresident of Soccer Operations & General ManagerPeter NugentHead CoachDanny StoneAssistant CoachDidier CrettenandGoalkeeping CoachVictor NogueiraPerformance Data AnalystAmanda PreciadoPerformance ConsultantDan GuzmanHead Academy ScoutShawn BeyerTeam Operations CoordinatorMario Lemus
Competitions
Exhibitions In preparation for the 2025 USL Championship season, Orange County played in eight pre-season friendlies, mainly against local collegiate, MLS, and fellow USL teams.
USL Championship
Standings
Match results On December 19, 2024, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams.
All times are in Pacific Standard Time.
USL Championship playoffs
As the seventh seed in the Western Conference, Orange County qualified for the 2025 USL Championship playoffs, being matched up away against fellow Californian club Sacramento Republic FC for the first time in nine years. Matched up away in Sacramento, Orange County SC played to a scoreless draw through added extra time, ultimately prevailing 5–4 over the home team in a penalty shootout, led by 120th-minute substitute goalkeeper Tetsuya Kadono, who made three saves in the shootout. Following the quarter-finals, Orange County SC was matched up against third seed New Mexico United away in Isotopes Park, where the club would ultimately fall in stoppage time.
USL Cup
Orange County participated in the second edition of the USL Cup, the first edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One.
Standings
Group stage
U.S. Open Cup
Orange County, as a member of the second division USL Championship, entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Third Round based on its performance in the 2024 USL Championship season. Drawn away against Division 3 USL League One club AV Alta FC for the first competitive match against the two clubs, the club was eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup after losing in a penalty shootout.
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