# 2012 Harrisburg City Islanders season

The 2012 Harrisburg City Islanders season was the club's ninth season of competitive soccer - its ninth season in the third division of American soccer and its second season in the USL Professional Division; the City Islanders being one of the original 10 founder-members.
City Islanders finished the 2012 USL Pro season by finishing sixth in the table, good enough for a berth into the 2012 USL Pro Playoffs, marking their second-consecutive season of postseason play. However, in the first round, Harrisburg suffered a 2–1 defeat at Charleston Battery thus, ending their postseason ambitions.

## Roster

| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 0 | GK | Avery Steinlage | United States |
| 1 | GK | Nick Noble | United States |
| 2 | DF | Bilal Duckett | United States |
| 3 | DF | Dustin Bixler | United States |
| 4 | DF | Adrian LeRoy | United States |
| 5 | DF | Andrew Marshall | United States |
| 6 | MF | Colin Zizzi | United States |
| 7 | MF | Yann Ekra | France |
| 8 | FW | Brian Ombiji | Kenya |
| 9 | FW | Garret Pettis | United States |
| 11 | DF | Tom Brandt | United States |
| 12 | MF | Andrew Welker | United States |
| 13 | DF | Stephen Basso | United States |
| 14 | MF | Tom Mellor | England |
| 15 | MF | Morgan Langley | United States |
| 16 | DF | J.T. Noone | United States |
| 17 | FW | Lucky Mkosana | Zimbabwe |
| 20 | FW | Sainey Touray | Gambia |
| 22 | MF | Jason Pelletier | United States |
| 23 | MF | Drew Yates | United States |
| — | FW | Chandler Hoffman (on loan from Philadelphia Union) | United States |
| — | FW | Antoine Hoppenot (on loan from Philadelphia Union) | France |
| — | MF | Greg Jordan (on loan from Philadelphia Union) | United States |
| — | MF | Jimmy McLaughlin (on loan from Philadelphia Union) | United States |
Source

## Transfers
### In

| Player | Number | Position | Previous club |
| Avery Steinlage | 0 | GK | Indiana Invaders |
| Nick Noble | 1 | GK | Ljungskile SK |
| Bilal Duckett | 2 | DF | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Adrian LeRoy | 4 | DF | FC Edmonton |
| Colin Zizzi | 6 | MF | Vallecas CF |
| Yann Ekra | 7 | MF | LB Châteauroux |
| Garret Pettis | 9 | FW | Lipscomb Bisons |
| Tom Brandt | 11 | DF | Penn Quakers |
| Tom Mellor | 14 | DF | Michigan Bucks |

### Out

| Date | Player | Number | Position | Destination club |
| February 2012 | Brian Ackley | | FW | Carolina Railhawks |
| March 5, 2012 | José Angulo | | FW | New York Red Bulls |
| | Phil Tuttle | 1 | GK | Wilmington Hammerheads |
| | Geoff Bloes | 4 | MF | Retired |
| | Jeritt Thayer | 6 | FW | Retired |
| | Jason Herrick | 9 | FW | Retired |
| | David Schofield | 10 | MF | Harrisburg Heat |
| | Jason Hotchkin | 11 | MF | Retired |
| | Nelson Becerra | 17 | MF | Icon FC |
| | Anthony Calvano | 23 | DF | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |

### Loan in

| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| April 20, 2012 | Chandler Hoffman | - | FW | Philadelphia Union | Temporary Loan |
| April 20, 2012 | Antoine Hoppenot | - | FW | Philadelphia Union | Temporary Loan |
| July 19, 2012 | Greg Jordan | - | MF | Philadelphia Union | Temporary Loan |
| July 19, 2012 | Jimmy McLaughlin | - | MF | Philadelphia Union | Temporary Loan |

## Competitions
### USL Pro
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Orlando City SC (C) | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 57 | Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs 1st round bye |
| 2 | Rochester Rhinos (A) | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 41 | Playoffs 1st round bye |
| 3 | Charleston Battery (A) | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 38 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Richmond Kickers (A) | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 38 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Wilmington Hammerheads (A) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 37 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Harrisburg City Islanders (A) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 37 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Charlotte Eagles | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 36 | |
| 8 | Los Angeles Blues | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 22 | |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 17 | |
| 11 | Antigua Barracuda | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 16 | |

#### Results

All times in Eastern Time.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 24 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | −1 |
Last updated: January 22, 2017 Source: 2012 USL Pro 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 |
| Stadium | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A |
| Result | W | T | L | T | T | W | W | T | L | W | L | L | W | W | T | T | L | W | W | L | W | L | T | W |

#### Playoffs

The City Islanders were beaten in the quarterfinals of the 2012 USL Pro season playoffs by the Charleston Battery. The South Carolina club ran out 2–1 winners and would eventually win the 2012 USL Pro Championship against Wilmington Hammerheads.

### U.S. Open Cup

The Harrisburg City Islanders played one of their best runs in the 2012 U.S. Open Cup being one of three teams from the lower divisions to advanced the furthest in the tournament (to the Quarterfinals). In the process, the City Islanders record wins over two MLS clubs: New England Revolution (in the Third Round) and New York Red Bulls (in the Fourth Round).
They were ultimately knocked out of the tournament in the Quarterfinals by their MLS affiliate, Philadelphia Union.