Penn FC 2018 soccer season
The 2018 season was Penn FC 's 15th season of competitive soccer , its second in the second division of American soccer, and its eighth and final season in the United Soccer League, now known as the USL Championship .[ 1] This was the first season the club operated under the "Penn FC" name, having re-branded from the Harrisburg City Islanders in November 2017.[ 2]
In October 2018, the club announced that it would not play in the USL's top flight beyond that season. Penn FC will suspend professional operations for the 2019 season and resume play in 2020 as a member of USL League One , a third-level league to be launched in 2019 by the USL parent organization.[ 3]
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(January 2018 )
Roster
As of 23 March 2018
Transfers
In
Date
Player
Number
Position
Previous club
Fee/notes
February 8, 2018
Jorge Rivera
11
MF
Puerto Rico FC
Undisclosed[ 4]
February 13, 2018
Dan Metzger
8
MF
New York Red Bulls II
Undisclosed[ 5]
February 14, 2018
Calvin Rezende
21
MF
Miami FC
Undisclosed[ 6]
February 15, 2018
Jacob Lissek
18
GK
OKC Energy FC
Undisclosed[ 7]
February 20, 2018
Aaron Dennis
9
FW
Miami FC
Undisclosed[ 8]
February 23, 2018
Pedro Galvão
12
MF
FC Edmonton
Undisclosed[ 9]
February 23, 2018
Mauro Eustáquio
20
MF
FC Edmonton
Undisclosed[ 9]
February 27, 2018
Kyle Venter
6
DF
Ottawa Fury FC
Undisclosed[ 10]
February 27, 2018
Marco Franco
DF
Indy Eleven
Undisclosed[ 10]
February 28, 2018
Salvatore Barone
17
MF
New York Cosmos
Undisclosed[ 11]
February 28, 2018
Miguel Jaime
15
MF
Ocean City Nor'easters
Undisclosed[ 11]
February 28, 2018
Harri Hawkins
22
DF
New York Cosmos
Undisclosed[ 11]
March 2, 2018
Ken Tribbett
4
DF
Philadelphia Union
Signed[ 12]
March 6, 2018
Romuald Peiser
1
GK
San Francisco Deltas
Signed[ 13]
March 9, 2018
Fabio De Sousa
33
FW
New York Red Bulls U-23
Signed[ 14]
March 15, 2018
Saalih Muhammad
99
MF
San Francisco Deltas
Signed[ 15]
March 19, 2018
Richard Menjivar
76
MF
Rayo OKC
Signed[ 16]
March 21, 2018
Lucky Mkosana
77
MF
New York Cosmos
Signed[ 17]
March 29, 2018
Tommy Heinemann
29
FW
San Francisco Deltas
Signed[ 18]
April 18, 2018
Prince Baffoe
24
MF
Inter Allies FC
Season loan[ 19]
June 19, 2018
Paulo Junior
31
FW
Indy Eleven
Signed[ 20]
July 24, 2018
Walter Ramírez
27
MF
Puerto Rico FC
Signed[ 21]
Out
Competitions
Preseason
USL
The 2018 USL season will be contested by 33 teams, 16 of which compete in the league's Eastern Conference. All teams will play a regular season total of 34 matches between teams within their respective conference. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams from each conference advance to the 2018 USL Playoffs for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.
Standings (Eastern Conference)
Source:
2018 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
Results
All times in Eastern Time .[ 33]
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
34
37
9
15
10
38
47
−9
5
8
4
19
24
−5
4
7
6
19
23
−4
Last updated: November 16, 2018
Source: 2018 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
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Stadium A A A H H A H H A A A H H A A A H H A A A A A A A H H H H H H H H H Result L D D D D L W L W D L W W D W D W L L D L L L W W L W L L L L D L D Position 12 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 13
U.S. Open Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
As of November 17, 2018[ 36]
Italics indicates player left team midway through season.
Goalkeepers
League Stats
As of January 17, 2017
Record: W-L-D
U.S. Open Cup Stats
As of January 17, 2017
Record: W-L-D
Honors
References
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^ a b "Penn FC signs Kyle Venter, Marco Franco, and Chris Hill" . Penn FC. February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018 .
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^ "Penn FC signs Lucky Mkosana" . Penn FC. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018 .
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^ "Penn FC signs Prince Baffoe" . Penn FC. April 18, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018 .
^ "Penn FC signs Paulo Junior" . Penn FC. June 19, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Penn FC signs Walter Ramírez" . Penn FC. July 24, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018 .
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^ Josh Evans (December 7, 2017). "Edmond native Shawn McLaws signs with Energy FC" . Oklahoma City Energy FC. Retrieved March 23, 2018 .
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^ "Toronto FC II match moved to Monarch Park Stadium | Toronto FC" .
^ "ROWDIES MOVE JUNE 23 MATCH TO JUNE 22" . RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
^ "2018 USL Season Stats" . soccerway.com. Retrieved November 17, 2018 .
^ "Enevoldsen Named USL Player of the Week" . USL Soccer. April 3, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ "Musovski Earns USL Player of the Week" . USL Soccer. April 24, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ "Bekker Earns USL Player of the Week" . USL Soccer. May 1, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ Brandon Moree (May 8, 2018). "Heinemann's second-half brace earned him league-wide honors" . Penn FC. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ Nathan Heintschel (May 29, 2018). "Romu Peiser named the USL's Team of the Week" . Penn FC. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ Nathan Heintschel (June 12, 2018). "Tribbett named to USL Team of the Week" . Penn FC. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
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^ "Reid Voted USL Player of the Week" . USL Soccer. June 26, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
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^ "Guenzatti Voted USL Player of the Week" . USL Soccer. September 4, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ "Endoh Voted USL Player of the Week" . USL Soccer. September 18, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ "Williams Voted USL Player of the Week" . USL Soccer. October 9, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
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