# 2015 Harrisburg City Islanders season

The 2015 season was the Harrisburg City Islanders's 12th season of competitive soccer–its twelfth season in the third division of American soccer and its fifth season in the United Soccer League since the league was first created with the City Islanders as one of the original ten founder-members.

## Anniversary Logo

For the 2015 season, a new logo was developed to commemoration of the Islanders' 12th anniversary. According to the press release: "The design was developed to encompass the iconic Pennsylvania keystone; the Harrisburg Capitol building, which serves as the backdrop to the Skyline Sports Complex, and 12 stars, representing 12 seasons as a club and the 12th man on the field [the fans]." Club President, Tiago Lopes believes, “The 12th season of franchise history is a big milestone. This will be a season entirely dedicated to our fans. We wanted to do something to acknowledge and praise them for all the support. This season will be themed “11 and you,” acknowledging what it takes to accomplish wins and titles is the 12th element on the field; the importance of having the fans, partners and the community in support of our team.”

## Roster

| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Nick Noble | United States |
| 4 | MF | Kyle McCord | United States |
| 5 | DF | Shane Johnson (on loan from Richmond Kickers) | United States |
| 6 | MF | Ken Tribbett | United States |
| 7 | FW | Yann Ekra | Ivory Coast |
| 8 | MF | José Barril | Spain |
| 9 | FW | Garret Pettis | United States |
| 10 | MF | Jason Plumhoff | United States |
| 11 | MF | Enric Valles | Spain |
| 12 | FW | Brett Jankouskas | United States |
| 13 | GK | Ciaran Nugent | United States |
| 14 | MF | Danny DiPrima | United States |
| 15 | MF | Tony Donatelli | United States |
| 16 | MF | Zach Pfeffer (on loan from Philadelphia Union) | United States |
| 17 | FW | Dzenan Catic (on loan from Philadelphia Union) | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 18 | MF | Jimmy McLaughlin (on loan from Philadelphia Union) | United States |
| 19 | MF | Cardel Benbow | Jamaica |
| 20 | DF | Neil Shaffer | United States |
| 21 | MF | Erick Neres da Cruz | Brazil |
| 22 | MF | Eric Ayuk (on loan from Philadelphia Union) | Cameroon |
| 22 | FW | Craig Foster (on loan from Reno FC) | Jamaica |
| 23 | FW | Antoine Hoppenot (on loan from Philadelphia Union) | France |
| 23 | DF | Raymond Lee (on loan from Philadelphia Union) | United States |
| 23 | DF | Eric Bird (on loan from Philadelphia Union) | United States |
| 27 | GK | Kyle Renfro | United States |
| 32 | DF | Shaquille Dyer (on loan from Arnett Gardens FC) | Jamaica |
| 63 | DF | Dante Leverock | Bermuda |
| 77 | FW | Andrew Lubahn | United States |
| — | DF | Richie Marquez (on loan from Philadelphia Union) | United States |
Updated as of August 19, 2015. Roster listed here represents all players who are on the official roster and have made appearances for Harrisburg during the 2015 season.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| March 17, 2015 | Erick | 21 | MF | Irapuato FC | Undisclosed |
| March 17, 2015 | Cardel Benbow | 19 | MF | Waterhouse FC | Undisclosed |
| March 23, 2015 | Jason Plumhoff | 10 | MF | Reading United AC | Undisclosed |
| March 24, 2015 | Ken Tribbett | 6 | MF | Ocean City Nor'easters | Undisclosed |
| August 3, 2015 | Andrew Lubahn | 77 | F | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Undisclosed |
| August 3, 2015 | Kyle McCord | 4 | M | Virginia Cavaliers | Undisclosed |
| August 3, 2015 | Tony Donatelli | 15 | M | Ottawa Fury FC | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Player | Number | Position | New club | Fee/notes |
| December 4, 2014 | Matt Bahner | 16 | DF | Jacksonville Armada | Undisclosed |
| February 6, 2015 | Robbie Derschang | 25 | FW | Arizona United SC | Undisclosed |
| February 6, 2015 | Brian Sylvestre | 92 | GK | Carolina Railhawks | Undisclosed |
| February 20, 2015 | Jason Pelletier | 22 | MF | | Retired |
| March 7, 2015 | Jamiel Hardware | 5 | FW | Saint Louis FC | Undisclosed |
| March 10, 2015 | Morgan Langley | 15 | MF | St. Patrick's Athletic | Undisclosed |
| March 25, 2015 | Raphael Cox | 21 | MF | Charlotte Independence | Undisclosed |
| April 2, 2015 | Coady Andrews | 4 | DF | | Released |
| | Edinho Júnior | 11 | FW | S.C. Farense | Undisclosed |
| | Colin Zizzi | 6 | MF | | |
| | David Flynn | 24 | GK | | |

### Loan in

| Date | Player | Number | Position | Loaned from | Fee/notes |
| March 24, 2015 | Shane Johnson | 5 | DF | Richmond Kickers | Loan for 2015 season |
| March 28, 2015 | Jimmy McLaughlin | 18 | MF | Philadelphia Union | Temporary Loan |
| March 28, 2015 | Zach Pfeffer | 16 | MF | Philadelphia Union | Temporary Loan |
| March 28, 2015 | Dzenan Catic | 17 | FW | Philadelphia Union | Temporary Loan |
| April 4, 2015 | Richie Marquez | | DF | Philadelphia Union | Temporary Loan |
| April 18, 2015 | Antoine Hoppenot | 23 | FW | Philadelphia Union | Temporary Loan |
| May 9, 2015 | Raymond Lee | 23 | DF | Philadelphia Union | Temporary Loan |
| May 27, 2015 | Eric Bird | 23 | MF | Philadelphia Union | Temporary Loan |
| June 13, 2015 | Eric Ayuk | 22 | MF | Philadelphia Union | Temporary Loan |
| July 12, 2015 | Craig Foster | 22 | FW | Reno FC | Loan through 2015 season |
| July 12, 2015 | Shaquille Dyer | | FW | Arnett Gardens FC | Loan through 2015 season |

## Competitions
### Preseason

2015 Harrisburg City Islanders Schedule

### USL
#### Standings (Eastern Conference)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 6 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 41 | First round |
| 7 | Charlotte Independence | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 40 | |
| 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 39 | |
| 9 | Saint Louis FC | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 33 | |
| 10 | FC Montreal | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 28 | |

#### Results

All times in Eastern Time.
2015 Harrisburg City Islanders Regular Season Schedule

#### 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 |
| 28 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 32 | −5 |
Last updated: September 20, 2015 Source: 2015 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 |
| Stadium | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | T | W | W | W | L | T | T | T | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | T | T | W | L |

### U.S. Open Cup

The City Islanders competed in the 2015 edition of the U.S. Open Cup. They were eliminated in the third round of competition after conceding three goals in extra time to the Rochester Rhinos.

### Friendlies

The 2015 annual friendly with the Philadelphia Union was the final friendly match of the two clubs MLS-USL affiliation. The match was held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and drew a record crowd for an Islanders home match of 6,546 attendees.

## Statistics

As of September 20, 2015.
Players included in matchday squads :
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | Playoffs | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 4 | MF | | Kyle McCord | (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Shane Johnson | 17(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Ken Tribbett | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Yann Ekra | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 26(1) | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | José Barril | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 28(1) | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Garret Pettis | 4(19) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6(19) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Jason Plumhoff | 18(2) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20(2) | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Enric Valles | 23(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25(1) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | | Brett Jankouskas | 6(16) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 7(17) | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Danny DiPrima | 8(6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10(6) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Tony Donatelli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Zach Pfeffer | 3(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Dzenan Catic† | 3(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Jimmy McLaughlin | 7(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Cardel Benbow | 11(8) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13(8) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | | Neil Shaffer | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | MF | | Erick Neres da Cruz | 18(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20(6) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Eric Ayuk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Craig Foster* | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Antoine Hoppenot | 4(7) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(7) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Eric Bird | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 1(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Raymond Lee | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | | Shaquille Dyer* | 1(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | DF | | Dante Leverock | 20(2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22(2) | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 77 | FW | | Andrew Lubahn | 7(1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
    Players with names in italics were on loan from Philadelphia Union for individual matches with Harrisburg.
    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

### Goalkeepers

As of September 20, 2015.
Players included in matchday squads :
| No. | Player | Apps | Starts | Record | GA | GAA | SO | | |
| 1 | NobleNick Noble | 28 | 28 | 11–6–11 | 48 | 1.71 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | NugentCiaran Nugent | 0 | 0 | 0–0–0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | RenfroKyle Renfro | (1) | 0 | 0–0–0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Honors

* Week 8 Team of the Week: M Enric Valles Honorable Mention: M José Barril
* Week 9 Team of the Week: D Dante Leverock Honorable Mention: D Ken Tribbett
* Week 14 Team of the Week: M Yann Ekra
* Week 16 Team of the Week: F Cardel Benbow
* Week 17 Team of the Week: M Enric Valles
* Week 19 Team of the Week: F Craig Foster and M Jason Plumhoff
* Week 21 Team of the Week: M Yann Ekra
* Week 23 Team of the Week: M Jose Barril and F Craig Foster
* Week 27 Team of the Week: M Jason Plumhoff
* USL Rookie of the Year Finalist: D Ken Tribbett