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2014 USL Pro season
28th season of third-division soccer league in the United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Antigua Barracuda FC and VSI Tampa Bay FC folded following the 2013 season and were replaced by Sacramento Republic FC and Oklahoma City Energy FC. On January 29, 2014, the Los Angeles Galaxy of MLS announced that they would be fielding a USL Pro team, the LA Galaxy II.[3] The Los Angeles Blues were rebranded Orange County Blues FC on February 5, 2014.[4] Arizona United SC replaced Phoenix FC on March 13, 2014.[5]
Orlando City Soccer Club spent their final season in USL Pro playing at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on the campus of Walt Disney World Resort in Kissimmee, Florida. This is due to the closure of the 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
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.
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:
- Columbus Crew — Dayton Dutch Lions
- D.C. United — Richmond Kickers
- Houston Dynamo — Pittsburgh Riverhounds
- Los Angeles Galaxy — Los Angeles Galaxy II
- New England Revolution — Rochester Rhinos
- Philadelphia Union — Harrisburg City Islanders
- Portland Timbers — Sacramento Republic FC[7]
- San Jose Earthquakes — Sacramento Republic FC[7]
- Sporting Kansas City — Orlando City & Oklahoma City[8]
- Toronto FC — Wilmington Hammerheads[9]
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Charleston Battery[10]
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
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League table
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)
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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:
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Results table
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Playoffs
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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 | Richmond Kickers (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 QF | Richmond Kickers | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Charleston Battery | Richmond, Virginia |
7:00 pm EDT | Martin ![]() Asante ![]() Lee ![]() Delicâte ![]() Shanosky ![]() Arbelaez ![]() |
Report | Kelly ![]() Adjetey ![]() Cuevas ![]() |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,711 Referee: Charles Carson |
September 13, 2014 QF | Orlando City | 0–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
7:30 pm EDT | Valentino ![]() Pulis ![]() |
Report | Hoppenot ![]() ![]() Barril ![]() Derschang ![]() |
Stadium: ESPN Sports Complex Attendance: 4,855 Referee: Matthew Miscannon |
September 13, 2014 QF | Sacramento Republic | 4–1 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Sacramento, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Vuković ![]() ![]() Daly ![]() Jahn ![]() |
Report | Nicholson ![]() Ruggles ![]() Ochoa ![]() |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Michael Zapata |
September 13, 2014 QF | LA Galaxy II | 2–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Carson, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Hoffman ![]() Stojkov ![]() Rugg ![]() ![]() Garcia ![]() ![]() Bli ![]() |
Report | Rosenlund ![]() Banks ![]() Smith ![]() |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 2,478 Referee: Daniel Radford |
September 20, 2014 SF | Richmond Kickers | 2–3 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Richmond, Virginia |
7:00 pm EDT | Yeisley ![]() Shanosky ![]() Spitz ![]() |
Report | Langley ![]() ![]() Hardware ![]() Barril ![]() Bahner ![]() DiPrima ![]() |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,734 Referee: Mark Gorak |
September 20, 2014 SF | Sacramento Republic | 3–2 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California |
7:30 pm PDT | López ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Klimenta ![]() |
Report | Rugg ![]() Sorto ![]() |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
September 27, 2014 F | Sacramento Republic | 2–0 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Sacramento, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Guzman ![]() Evans ![]() Stewart ![]() |
Report Report Report Report |
Langley ![]() |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
Championship Game MVP: Rodrigo López (SAC)
Average home attendances
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
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Statistical leaders
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Top Goalkeepers
(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)
Source:[23]
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League Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Kevin Molino (ORL)
- Rookie of the Year: John McCarthy (ROC)
- Defender of the Year: Nemanja Vuković (SAC)
- Goalkeeper of the Year: John McCarthy (ROC)
- Coach of the Year: Preki (SAC)
All-League Teams
First Team
F: Matthew Delicâte (RIC), Chandler Hoffman (LAG), Dane Kelly (CHB)
M: George Davis IV (RIC), Rodrigo López (SAC), Kevin Molino (ORL)
D: Luke Boden (ORL), Ashani Fairclough (WIL), Nemanja Vuković (SAC), William Yomby (RIC)
G: John McCarthy (ROC)
Second Team
F: J.C. Banks (ROC), Aaron Schoenfeld (DDL), Long Tan (AZU)
M: André Auras (LAG), Jorge Herrera (CHE), Allan Russell (OCB)
D: Matt Bahner (HAR), Gareth Evans (OKC), Brad Rusin (ORL), Daniel Steres (LAG)
G: Joe Willis (RIC)
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