2017 Harrisburg City Islanders season

The 2017 season was the Harrisburg City Islanders's 14th season of competitive soccer - its first in the second division of American soccer, and its seventh season in United Soccer League.[1]

Harrisburg City Islanders
2017 season
OwnerEric Pettis
Head coachBill Becher
StadiumFNB Field
USL11th place
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ropapa Mensah (7)
All: Ropapa Mensah (7)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 3,289
(July 15 vs. Richmond)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,820
(Sept 12 vs. Cincinnati)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,429

This was the club's final season under its original name, with the club renamed Penn FC (in full, Penn Football Club) shortly after the end of the season.

Review

For the 2017 season, the City Islanders played all their home matches at FNB Field rather than splitting time between Harrisburg and Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster. This decision was made to focus on marketing the team more intently in Harrisburg area.[2]

The 2017 season marked the first time the City Islanders competed in the second division of American soccer after USL was granted provisional Division II status.[3]

The season would also kick off under new majority ownership joined by George Altirs of Capelli Sports. The new ownership has intended to invest in the club to keep up with the growing league and keep the team in Harrisburg.[4] Despite additional investment and club connections to Ghanaian club, International Allies F.C., the City Islanders failed to make the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

At the conclusion of the season, it was announced that the Harrisburg City Islanders would be re-branded as Penn FC for the 2018 season marking the end of the "City Islanders" name after 14 seasons.[5][6]

Roster

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Nick Noble  United States
2 Defender Griffin Libhart  United States
4 Defender Travis Brent  United States
5 Defender Tiago Calvano  Brazil
7 Forward Manolo Sanchez  Puerto Rico
8 Midfielder Mouhamed Dabo  Senegal
9 Midfielder Jonny Mendoza  Colombia
10 Midfielder Paul Wilson  Jamaica
11 Forward Aaron Wheeler  United States
12 Midfielder Rasheed Olabiyi  Nigeria
13 Forward Mike Olla  United States
14 Midfielder Danny DiPrima  United States
15 Defender Lee Nishanian  United States
16 Defender Jake Bond  United States
17 Defender Jamie Thomas  United States
18 Defender Abass Mohamed (on loan from Inter Allies)  Ghana
19 Midfielder Cardel Benbow  Jamaica
20 Defender Chris Hill  United States
21 Goalkeeper Sean Lewis  United States
22 Defender John Grosh  United States
23 Defender Shawn McLaws  United States
25 Forward Ropapa Mensah (on loan from Inter Allies)  Ghana
30 Forward Pedro Ribeiro  Brazil
33 Goalkeeper Brandon Miller  United States
60 Forward Fredrick Yamoah Opoku (on loan from Inter Allies)  Ghana

Updated as of July 21, 2017.[7]

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Fee/Notes
February 23, 2017 Lee Nishanian15DF LA Galaxy IIFree; 1-year contract[8]
February 24, 2017 Chris Hill20DF Villanova WildcatsSigned[9]
March 1, 2017 Jonny Mendoza9MF Orlando City BSigned[10]
March 2, 2017 Travis Brent4DF Almere City FCSigned[11]
March 9, 2017 Brandon Miller33GK Orange County BluesSigned[12]
March 16, 2017 John Grosh22MF Drexel UniversitySigned[13]
March 16, 2017 Mike Olla13FW Montclair State UniversitySigned[13]
March 16, 2017 Jake Bond16DF Saint Louis FCSigned[13]
March 16, 2017 Griffin Libhart2DF West Virginia UniversitySigned[13]
March 21, 2017 Manolo Sanchez7MF San Antonio FCSigned[14]
March 21, 2017 Rasheed Olabiyi12MF Houston DynamoSigned[14]
March 23, 2017 Tiago Calvano5DF Minnesota United FCSigned[15]
March 23, 2017 Sean Lewis21GK Jacksonville ArmadaSigned[15]
April 14, 2017 Pedro Ribeiro30FW Orlando City SCSigned[16]
July 21, 2017 Jason Plumhoff6FW Indy ElevenSigned[17]

Out

Date Player Number Position New Club Fee/Notes
November 12, 2016 Keasel Broome30GK Pittsburgh RiverhoundsUndisclosed[18]
November 23, 2016 Shane Campbell2DF Pittsburgh RiverhoundsUndisclosed[19]
December 5, 2016 Liam Doyle16DF Swope Park RangersTransfer[20]
January 1, 2017 Craig Foster22FW FC RenoFree Transfer[21]
January 26, 2017 Jose Barril8MF Oklahoma City Energy FCTransfer[22]
February 20, 2017 Garret Pettis9FWRetired[23]
February 28, 2017 Cameron Vickers77FW Reno 1868 FCUndisclosed[24]

Loan in

Date Player Number Position Loaned From Fee/Notes
March 23, 2017 Abass Mohamed18DF International Allies F.C.Signed[15]
March 23, 2017 Ropapa Mensah25FW International Allies F.C.Signed[15]
May 5, 2017 Fredrick Yamoah Opoku60FW International Allies F.C.Signed[25]

Competitions

Preseason

February 26 Preseason Lehigh University 0–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
12:00 PM Report Galvao Stadium: Ulrich Sports Complex
March 5 Preseason Harrisburg City Islanders 1–1 UMBC Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
2:00 PM Bond Report Stadium: Lower Dauphin Middle School

Standings (Eastern Conference)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Louisville City FC (C) 32 18 8 6 58 31 +27 62 Conference Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 32 15 9 8 53 33 +20 54
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 14 11 7 50 35 +15 53
4 Rochester Rhinos 32 14 11 7 36 28 +8 53
5 Charlotte Independence 32 13 9 10 52 40 +12 48
6 FC Cincinnati 32 12 10 10 46 48 2 46
7 New York Red Bulls II 32 13 5 14 57 60 3 44
8 Bethlehem Steel FC 32 12 8 12 46 45 +1 44
9 Orlando City B 32 10 12 10 37 36 +1 42
10 Ottawa Fury 32 8 14 10 42 41 +1 38
11 Harrisburg City Islanders 32 10 7 15 28 47 19 37
12 Saint Louis FC 32 9 9 14 35 48 13 36
13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 32 8 12 12 33 42 9 36
14 Richmond Kickers 32 8 8 16 24 36 12 32
15 Toronto FC II 32 6 7 19 27 54 27 25
Source: 2017 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion.

Results

All times in Eastern Time.[26]

March 25 1 Richmond Kickers 1–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond, Virginia
17:00 EDT Shanosky  51'
Troyer  66'
Kamara  79'
Report Benbow  85' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 8,021
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
April 15 3 Harrisburg City Islanders 3–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Wheeler  9'
Wilson  21'
Thomas  72'
Benbow  90'
Report
Box Score
Moar  38'
Wijnaldum  61'
Nanco  64'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 3,264
Referee: Brandon Smith
April 18 4 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–1 Orlando City B Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
18:30 EDT Calvano  80'
Thomas  90+1'
Report
Box Score
Sane  9'
Martz  45+1'
Carroll  90+3'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Jorge Ramírez
April 29 5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Greenspan  45+1'
Washington  58'
Howell  72'
Hertzog  75'
Report
Box Score
Mohamed  40' 
Olabiyi  45+3'
Calvano  84'
Miller  90+5'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,513
Referee: Calin Radosav
May 13 7 Richmond Kickers 0–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT Lee  26'
Sekyere  35'
Report
Box Score
Mensah  88' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,903
Referee: Kevin Broadley
May 20 8 Harrisburg City Islanders 2–2 Charleston Battery Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Olabiyi  23'
Dabo  45'
Nishanian  75'
Ribeiro  82'
Mendoza  90+5'
Report
Box Score
Anunga  33'  53'
Guerra  38'  68'
Lasso  41'
Mueller  56'
Williams  68'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,829
Referee: Luis Guardia
May 28 10 Bethlehem Steel FC 3–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
17:00 EDT Chambers  39'
Conneh  49'
Real  79'
Burke  82'  90+3' (pen.)
Report
Box Score
DiPrima  80' Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,066
Referee: Lorant Varga
June 10 11 Ottawa Fury FC 1–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 EDT Obasi  32'
Seoane  55'
Report
Box Score
Nishanian  34'
Mohamed  74'
McLaws  78'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,770
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
June 24 14 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–0 Louisville City FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Dabo  24'
Calvano  41'
Ribeiro  53'  56'
Thomas  69'
Report
Box Score
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,678
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
July 1 15 Toronto FC II 3–4 Harrisburg City Islanders Vaughan, Ontario
17:00 EDT Fraser  15'
Taintor  28'
Uccello  35'
Andrews  74'
Report
Box Score
Ribeiro  23'
Bond  31'
Aubrey  48' (o.g.)
Wilson  58'
Calvano  60'
Thomas  78'
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 165
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
July 12 17 Harrisburg City Islanders 2–0 New York Red Bulls II Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Thomas  20'  73'
Calvano  23'
Wilson  41'
Dabo  55'
Mohamed  86'
Report
Box Score
Bartley  84' Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,840
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
July 15 18 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–0 Richmond Kickers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Mohamed  16'
Wilson  63'
Calvano  71'
Mensah  76'
Report
Box Score
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 3,289
Referee: Brandon Smith
July 26 20 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Cincinnati, Ohio
19:00 EDT Fall  32'
Konig  70'
McLaughlin  85'
Report
Box Score
Thomas  62'
DiPrima  85'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 18,334
Referee: Jorge Ramírez
August 8 23 Harrisburg City Islanders 0–1 Rochester Rhinos Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:30 EDT Grosh  20'
Brent  59'
Mensah  83'
Report
Box Score
Madison  25'
Garzi  44'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,078
Referee: Amber O'Connor
August 12 24 Harrisburg City Islanders 0–3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:30 EDT Mensah  41'
Thomas  61'
Nishanian  75'
Wilson  87'
Report
Box Score
Parkes  28'
Walsh  54', 76'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 3,367
Referee: Luis Arroyo
August 23 25 Louisville City FC 5–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville, Kentucky
19:30 EDT Kaye  11'
Ilic  13'
DelPiccolo  27'
McCabe  67'
Totsch  90+1'
Report
Box Score
Mensah  29'
McLaws  56'
Calvano  75'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,763
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
September 6 26 Harrisburg City Islanders 2–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
18:30 EDT Dabo  9'
Nishanian  31'
Mensah  45'
Benbow  51'
Opoku  51'
Mendoza  67'
Calvano  89'
Report
Box Score
Hristov  36', 68' (pen.)  57'
Paterson  38'
Chavez  75'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,856
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
September 9 27 Saint Louis FC 1–2 Harrisburg City Islanders Fenton, Missouri
20:30 EDT Charpie  50'
Plewa  59'
Mirković  60'
Volesky  70'
Report
Box Score
Bond  32'
Ribeiro  72'  90+3'
Stadium: Marshall Wireless Stadium
Attendance: 4,133
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
September 12 28 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–1 FC Cincinnati Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
18:30 EDT Brent  18'
McLaws  48'
Mendoza  51'
Miller  89'
Mensah  90+5'
Report
Box Score
Dacres  56'
McLaughlin  90+6'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,820
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
September 16 29 Harrisburg City Islanders 2–1 Toronto FC II Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Calvano  35'
Opoku  39'
Bond  42'
Mensah  45+2', 50'
Wheeler  90+4'
Report
Box Score
Hundal  14'
Romeo  91'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,775
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
September 27 30 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–0 Ottawa Fury FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
18:30 EDT Benbow  40'
Mensah  46'
McLaws  51'
Wilson  56'
Grosh  91'
Report
Box Score
Campbell  85' Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,806
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 30 31 Harrisburg City Islanders 2–0 Saint Louis FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Sanchez  4'
Dabo  20'
Calvano  51'
Ribeiro  54'
Mensah  75'  88'
Report
Box Score
Appiah  38'
Mirković  88'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 3,017
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
October 7 32 Charleston Battery 4–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Charleston, South Carolina
19:00 EDT Cordoves  15', 58'
van Schaik  19'
Guerra  28'
Griffith  89'  89'
Report
Box Score
Olabiyi  36'
Brent  82'
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,170
Referee: David Erbacher

2017 Harrisburg City Islanders Regular Season Schedule[27]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
32 37 10 15 7 28 47  −19 7 4 5 19 16  +3 3 11 2 9 31  −22

Last updated: December 2, 2017
Source: 2017 USL season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundAAHHAAAHHAAAHHAAHHHAAAHHAHAHHHHA
ResultLWWTLLTTTLLLLWWLWWTLTLLLLWTWWWWL
Position1487710101211101313151513121289810101111131313131010101011
Updated to match(es) played on December 2, 2017. Source: 2017 USL season and Current USL Standing
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

U.S. Open Cup

The City Islanders competed in the 2017 edition of the U.S. Open Cup, entering the competition in the second round. They were eliminated in the fourth round to the Philadelphia Union for the second consecutive year.

As of June 3, 2017

All times in Eastern Time.[26]

Statistics

As of December 3, 2017.[28]

Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name League Playoffs Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2DF Griffin Libhart 0000101000
4DF Travis Brent 210002023000
5DF Tiago Calvano 2610000261110
7FW Manolo Sanchez 102001011200
8MF Mouhamed Dabo 210003024060
9MF Jonny Mendoza 232002125310
10MF Paul Wilson 283001029330
11FW Aaron Wheeler 142001015210
12MF Rasheed Olabiyi 271002029140
13FW Mike Olla 120001013000
14MF Danny DiPrima 231003126210
15DF Lee Nishanian 251003028141
16DF Jake Bond 142003217410
17DF Jamie Thomas 200003023071
18DF Abass Mohamed 200003023071
19MF Cardel Benbow 211001022120
20DF Chris Hill 1000001000
22DF John Grosh 210002023030
23DF Shawn McLaws 270003030050
25FW Ropapa Mensah 197000019760
30FW Pedro Ribeiro 193003022350
60FW Fredrick Opoku 150001016020
Total31712
Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics were loaned players.
Players with names marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Harrisburg.
League denotes USL regular season
Playoffs denotes USL playoffs

League Stats

As of December 3, 2017.[28]

Players included in matchday squads
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO
1Nick Noble 110-1-033.00010
21Sean Lewis 662-3-191.50200
33Brandon Miller 25259-11-5351.40711
Total11–15–6471.47921
Record: W-L-D

U.S. Open Cup Stats

As of June 24, 2017.[28]

Players included in matchday squads
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO
1Nick Noble 000-0-000.00000
21Sean Lewis 221-1-031.50100
33Brandon Miller 111-0-000.00100
Total2–1–031.00000
Record: W-L-D

Honors

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