2018 Orange County SC season
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The 2018 Orange County SC season was the club's eighth season of existence, and their eighth consecutive season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer. Orange County also competed in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covered the period from October 14, 2017, to the beginning of the 2019 USL season.
2018 season | |||
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Owner | James Keston | ||
Head coach | Braeden Cloutier | ||
United Soccer League | Western Conference: 1st | ||
USL Playoffs | Conference finals (knocked out by Phoenix Rising) | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Second round (knocked out by Golden State Force) | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Thomas Enevoldsen (20) All: Thomas Enevoldsen (21) | ||
Highest home attendance | 5,189 (November 3 vs. Phoenix, Playoffs) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 500 (May 16 vs. Golden State, USOC) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,095 | ||
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OCSC won the Western Conference in the regular season, finishing one point ahead of runners-up Sacramento Republic. It marked the second time in club history that Orange County had topped the conference, after 2015. However, the club would be knocked out in the conference finals by eventual USL Cup runners-up Phoenix Rising. In the U.S. Open Cup, Orange County were eliminated in the second round by Golden State Force, failing to win a game in the competition for the fourth time in club history.
2018 marked the first season with Braeden Cloutier as the club's head coach, and Cloutier's first season as a professional head coach. The season averaged 3,095 fans per home match, and was the second consecutive season that the average attendance had increased.