# 2019 Orange County SC season

The 2019 Orange County SC season was the club's ninth season of existence, and their ninth consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Orange County were also scheduled to compete in the U.S. Open Cup.
Orange County struggled in the opening weeks, going winless through the first four weeks (0-2-2), and capturing only four wins in the first 17 games (4-6-7). Competitive success was inconsistent until a victory over Reno 1868 FC in week 21, when OCSC then went on to gather ten wins in 14 games, including a 6-game win streak. OCSC finished 5th in the Western Conference in the regular season with 54 points, two points behind Real Monarchs SLC. Orange County travelled to Zion's Bank Stadium for the first round quarterfinal playoff game and lost to the host Monarchs 2–6. In the U.S. Open Cup, Orange County were eliminated in the first round by Orange County FC losing 3–5 on penalties, failing to win a game in the competition for the fifth time in club history.
2019 marked the second season with Braeden Cloutier as the club's head coach, and the first season with former player Richard Chaplow as assistant coach. The season average of 3,192 fans per home match was the largest average in club history, and the third consecutive season that the average attendance had increased.

## Roster

    As of June 23, 2019
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Frederik Due | Denmark |
| 2 | DF | Kevin Alston | United States |
| 3 | DF | Joe Amico | United States |
| 4 | DF | Leonardo | Brazil |
| 5 | DF | Hugo Arellano (on loan from LA Galaxy) | United States |
| 6 | DF | Michael Orozco | United States |
| 7 | FW | Jerry van Wolfgang | Netherlands |
| 8 | MF | Liam Trotter | England |
| 9 | FW | Michael Seaton | Jamaica |
| 11 | FW | Harry Forrester | England |
| 12 | MF | Daniel Crisostomo | United States |
| 13 | FW | Vinicius | Brazil |
| 14 | MF | Aodhan Quinn | United States |
| 15 | MF | Sebastien Des Pres | United States |
| 16 | FW | Kevin Coleman | United States |
| 17 | FW | Darwin Jones | United States |
| 18 | MF | Connor Gordon | United States |
| 19 | FW | Giovanni Ramos-Godoy | United States |
| 20 | MF | Christian Duke | United States |
| 21 | MF | Francis Jacobs | United States |
| 22 | MF | Koji Hashimoto | Japan |
| 23 | DF | Owusu-Ansah Kontor | Ghana |
| 24 | GK | Carlos López | United States |
| 25 | GK | Aaron Cervantes | United States |
| 26 | DF | Walker Hume | United States |
| 27 | MF | Edson Alvarado | United States |
| — | MF | Bryang Kayo | United States |
| 33 | FW | Diego Lopez | United States |

### Technical staff

| Role | Name |
| General Manager | Oliver Wyss |
| Assistant GM | Peter Nugent |
| Technical director | Frans Hoek |
| Head coach | Braeden Cloutier |
| Assistant coach | Richard Chaplow |
| Strength & Conditioning | Claudio Trabattoni |
| Asst Strength & Conditioning | Dan Sparks |
| Goalkeeping coach | Victor Nogueira |
| Team Operations | Jakob Harding |
| Athletic Trainer | Mitchell Deyhle |
| U23 Head Coach | Jerry Tamashiro |
| U23 Assistant Coach | Didier Crettenand |

## Competitions
### Exhibitions

All times in Pacific Time

### USL Championship
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | Fresno FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 57 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Real Monarchs (C) | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 56 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Orange County SC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 54 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 50 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Sacramento Republic | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 48 | Play-In Round |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: USL standings

#### Results by round

| 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 | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W |

#### Match results

On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.
All times in Pacific Time

#### USL Cup Playoffs
### U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Orange County SC entered the tournament in the Second Round on May 15, 2019

## Home attendance

| Game | Date | Opponent | Reported Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday, March 16 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 3,023 |
| 2 | Saturday, March 23 | New Mexico United | 2,320 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 6 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1,726 |
| 4 | Wednesday, April 10 | Tacoma Defiance | 1,558 |
| 5 | Saturday, May 4 | Phoenix Rising | 5,013 |
| 6 | Saturday, May 18 | Austin Bold | 4,240 |
| 7 | Saturday, June 1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 3,280 |
| 8 | Saturday, June 22 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3,172 |
| 9 | Saturday, June 29 | LA Galaxy 2 | 3,702 |
| 10 | Saturday, July 20 | San Antonio FC | 1,723 |
| 11 | Wednesday, July 24 | Reno 1868 FC | 2,838 |
| 12 | Saturday, July 27 | Sacramento Republic | 2,860 |
| 13 | Saturday, August 17 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 3,287 |
| 14 | Saturday, August 24 | Real Monarchs SLC | 3,053 |
| 15 | Saturday, September 14 | El Paso Locomotive | 3,913 |
| 16 | Saturday, October 5 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 3,428 |
| 17 | Saturday, October 19 | Fresno FC | 5,122 |
| | | Total | 54,258 |
| | | Average | 3,192 |