# 2014 USL Pro season

The 2014 USL Pro season was the fourth USL Pro season and the 28th season of third-division soccer in the United States.

## Teams

Antigua Barracuda FC and VSI Tampa Bay FC folded following the 2013 season and were replaced by Sacramento Republic FC and Oklahoma City Energy FC. On January 29, 2014, the Los Angeles Galaxy of MLS announced that they would be fielding a USL Pro team, the LA Galaxy II. The Los Angeles Blues were rebranded Orange County Blues FC on February 5, 2014. Arizona United SC replaced Phoenix FC on March 13, 2014.
Orlando City Soccer Club spent their final season in USL Pro playing at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on the campus of Walt Disney World Resort in Kissimmee, Florida. This is due to the closure of the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, their home for their first three seasons, for remodeling during 2014. The following season Orlando City moved up to Major League Soccer.

### Stadiums and Locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Arizona United SC | Peoria, Arizona | Peoria Sports Complex | 11,333 |
| Charleston Battery | Charleston, South Carolina | Blackbaud Stadium | 5,100 |
| Charlotte Eagles | Charlotte, North Carolina | Dickson Field | 2,500 |
| Dayton Dutch Lions | West Carrollton, Ohio | DOC Stadium | 3,000 |
| Harrisburg City Islanders | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Skyline Sports Complex | 5,000 |
| LA Galaxy II | Carson, California | StubHub Center Track and Field Stadium | 2,000 |
| Oklahoma City Energy FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Pribil Field | 4,000 |
| Orange County Blues FC | Irvine, California | Anteater Stadium | 2,500 |
| Orlando City | Lake Buena Vista, Florida | ESPN Sports Complex | 5,300 |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Highmark Stadium | 3,500 |
| Richmond Kickers | Richmond, Virginia | City Stadium | 22,000 |
| Rochester Rhinos | Rochester, New York | Sahlen's Stadium | 13,768 |
| Sacramento Republic FC | Sacramento, California | Bonney Field | 8,000 |
| Wilmington Hammerheads | Wilmington, North Carolina | Legion Stadium | 6,000 |

### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit supplier | Shirt sponsor |
| Arizona United SC | Michael Dellorusso | Matt Kassel | Lotto | Abrazo Health Care |
| Charleston Battery | Michael Anhaeuser | Colin Falvey | Nike | SPARC/Teamphoria! |
| Charlotte Eagles | Mark Steffens | Eric Reed | Nike | Powerade |
| Dayton Dutch Lions | Matt Weston | Joel DeLass | Nike | Dayton Outpatient Center |
| Harrisburg City Islanders | Bill Becher | Jason Pelletier | Adidas | Capital Blue Cross |
| LA Galaxy II | Curt Onalfo | Jack McBean | Adidas | Herbalife |
| Oklahoma City Energy | Jimmy Nielsen | Michael Thomas | Admiral | First Fidelity Bank |
| Orange County Blues FC | Dariush Yazdani | Allan Russell | Nike | Sports 1 Marketing |
| Orlando City | Adrian Heath | Rob Valentino | Lotto | Orlando Health |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Nikola Katic | Collins John | Nike | #1 Cochran |
| Richmond Kickers | Leigh Cowlishaw | Henry Kalungi | Adidas | Health Diagnostic Laboratory |
| Rochester Rhinos | Bob Lilley | Troy Roberts | Admiral | Bimbo Bakeries USA |
| Sacramento Republic | Preki | Rodrigo López | Lotto | UC Davis Children's Hospital |
| Wilmington Hammerheads | Carson Porter | Tom Parratt | Nike | New Hanover Regional Medical Center |

### MLS-USL Pro Alliance

Each USL PRO team will compete in two additional inter-league games against 2014 MLS Reserve League opponents in a "geographically influenced unbalanced schedule". The inter-league games will count in both the official USL PRO and MLS Reserve League standings.
The following teams will affiliate:
* Columbus Crew — Dayton Dutch Lions
* D.C. United — Richmond Kickers
* Houston Dynamo — Pittsburgh Riverhounds
* Los Angeles Galaxy — Los Angeles Galaxy II
* New England Revolution — Rochester Rhinos
* Philadelphia Union — Harrisburg City Islanders
* Portland Timbers — Sacramento Republic FC
* San Jose Earthquakes — Sacramento Republic FC
* Sporting Kansas City — Orlando City & Oklahoma City
* Toronto FC — Wilmington Hammerheads
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Charleston Battery
USL Pro teams compiled a 14 Win, 5 Tie and 9 Loss record against MLS Reserve Teams in 2014.

### Player transfers

For full article, see List of USL Pro transfers 2014.

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Oklahoma City Energy FC | Expansion team | Expansion team | Jimmy Nielsen | December 20, 2013 |
| Sacramento Republic FC | Expansion team | Expansion team | Preki | July 15, 2013 |
| LA Galaxy II | Expansion team | Expansion team | Curt Onalfo | January 29, 2014 |
| Arizona United SC | Expansion team | Expansion team | Michael Dellorusso | March 28, 2014 |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Justin Evans | 14th Place | Nikola Katic (Interim) | May 19, 2014 |
| Dayton Dutch Lions | Sid van Druenen | 14th Place | Matt Weston | August 7, 2014 |
| Wilmington Hammerheads | David Irving | 12th Place | Carson Porter (Interim) | August 21, 2014 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Orlando City (C) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 62 | Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs |
| 2 | Sacramento Republic FC (A) | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 55 | Playoffs |
| 3 | LA Galaxy II (A) | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 51 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Richmond Kickers (A) | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 51 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Charleston Battery (A) | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 41 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Rochester Rhinos (A) | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 38 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Wilmington Hammerheads (A) | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 38 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders (A) | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 37 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Arizona United SC | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 33 | |
| 10 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 32 | |
| 11 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 32 | |
| 12 | Charlotte Eagles | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 31 | |
| 13 | Orange County Blues FC | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 28 | |
| 14 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 22 | |
* ↑ Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II.

## Results table

Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw :
| Club | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match |
| Club | 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 |
| Arizona United SC (AZU) | OKC | SAC | LAG | CHE | RIC | HAR | ORL | CHV | OCB | SAC | DDL | ROC | LAG | SAC | OCB | LAG | OCB | OKC | OCB | WIL | CHB | SAC | LAG | OKC | PIT | OKC | SEA | PIT |
| Arizona United SC (AZU) | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 |
| Charleston Battery (CHB) | ORL | RIC | ORL | NYR | PIT | ROC | HAR | DDL | WIL | WIL | PIT | ORL | LAG | CHE | HAR | CHE | RIC | RIC | AZU | MTL | ROC | DDL | OCB | ROC | OKC | SAC | PIT | HAR |
| Charleston Battery (CHB) | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Charlotte Eagles (CHE) | DDL | RIC | CHI | WIL | AZU | LAG | OCB | ORL | RIC | WIL | OKC | OCB | CHB | HAR | ROC | DDL | CHB | SAC | PIT | DDL | WIL | ORL | RIC | ROC | ORL | PIT | MTL | HAR |
| Charlotte Eagles (CHE) | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Dayton Dutch Lions (DDL) | NYR | CHE | ROC | HAR | RIC | CHB | LAG | HAR | SAC | ROC | OCB | LAG | AZU | ROC | ORL | PIT | PIT | CHE | HAR | CHE | OKC | HAR | CHB | WIL | RIC | COR | ORL | WIL |
| Dayton Dutch Lions (DDL) | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–7 | 0–4 |
| Harrisburg City Islanders (HAR) | WIL | DDL | OCB | SAC | CHB | AZU | DDL | RIC | PIT | RIC | PIT | PIT | MTL | CHE | CHB | DDL | WIL | OKC | RIC | LAG | DDL | NYR | ORL | ORL | ROC | ROC | CHB | CHE |
| Harrisburg City Islanders (HAR) | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| LA Galaxy II (LAG) | OCB | SAC | OKC | SAC | OCB | AZU | OCB | CHE | DDL | SAC | OKC | SEA | DDL | ROC | CHB | AZU | ORL | AZU | OKC | OCB | HAR | PIT | AZU | OKC | WIL | RSL | RIC | SAC |
| LA Galaxy II (LAG) | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Oklahoma City Energy FC (OKC) | OCB | LAG | AZU | DAL | ORL | ORL | OCB | RIC | LAG | NYR | WIL | CHE | SAC | ROC | SAC | PIT | AZU | LAG | HAR | DDL | OCB | SAC | AZU | LAG | AZU | CHB | SAC | OCB |
| Oklahoma City Energy FC (OKC) | 2–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Orange County Blues FC (OCB) | LAG | OKC | SAC | LAG | HAR | LAG | SAC | CHE | OKC | SEA | AZU | DDL | ORL | CHE | CHV | AZU | SAC | AZU | AZU | LAG | OKC | PIT | ROC | CHB | SAC | WIL | RIC | OKC |
| Orange County Blues FC (OCB) | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Orlando City (ORL) | CHB | PIT | ROC | CHB | DAL | OKC | OKC | PIT | ROC | AZU | CHE | CHB | MTL | OCB | DDL | LAG | WIL | SAC | ROC | CHE | HAR | HAR | CHE | RIC | WIL | DDL | WIL | RIC |
| Orlando City (ORL) | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PIT) | ORL | RIC | WIL | RIC | CHB | ORL | ROC | WIL | CHB | HAR | ROC | HAR | HAR | RIC | DDL | DDL | ROC | OKC | CHE | RSL | SAC | LAG | OCB | AZU | DAL | CHE | CHB | AZU |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PIT) | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 |
| Richmond Kickers (RIC) | CHB | PIT | CHE | PIT | DDL | ROC | AZU | OKC | CHI | CHE | ROC | HAR | HAR | WIL | PIT | CHB | RSL | SAC | CHB | CHB | HAR | WIL | CHE | DDL | ORL | OCB | LAG | ORL |
| Richmond Kickers (RIC) | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Rochester Rhinos (ROC) | ORL | DDL | CHI | CHB | RIC | WIL | ORL | PIT | SAC | RIC | DDL | PIT | LAG | AZU | DDL | OKC | CHE | PIT | DAL | WIL | ORL | CHB | OCB | CHB | CHE | HAR | HAR | WIL |
| Rochester Rhinos (ROC) | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| Sacramento Republic FC (SAC) | LAG | CHV | OCB | LAG | AZU | HAR | OCB | LAG | ROC | DDL | AZU | OKC | COR | AZU | OKC | OCB | RIC | CHE | ORL | PIT | AZU | OKC | OCB | WIL | CHB | WIL | OKC | LAG |
| Sacramento Republic FC (SAC) | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Wilmington Hammerheads (WIL) | HAR | PIT | CHE | ROC | CHB | CHB | PIT | CHE | OKC | RIC | CHI | RIC | ORL | HAR | ROC | AZU | CHE | RIC | DDL | NYR | SAC | OCB | LAG | ORL | SAC | ORL | DDL | ROC |
| Wilmington Hammerheads (WIL) | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| MLS Reserve Teams: Chicago Fire – CHI • Chivas USA – CHV • Colorado Rapids – COR • FC Dallas – DAL • Montreal Impact – MTL • New York Red Bulls – NYR • Real Salt Lake – RSL • Seattle Sounders FC – SEA ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USL Pro published schedule and results.

## Playoffs

The 2014 USL Pro Playoffs included the top eight finishers in the table, with the quarterfinals (No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, etc.) set for the weekend of September 12–14. The semifinals featuring the four remaining teams will be played the following weekend, with the 2014 USL PRO Championship set for the weekend of September 26–28. All playoff rounds feature a single-game knockout format and teams will not be re-seeded following each round.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | USL Pro Championship | USL Pro Championship | USL Pro Championship |
| 1 | Orlando City | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Richmond Kickers | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Richmond Kickers (a.e.t.) | 2 | 4 | Richmond Kickers | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Sacramento Republic | 2 |
| 2 | Sacramento Republic | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Sacramento Republic | 2 |
| 7 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | 2 | Sacramento Republic | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | LA Galaxy II | 2 | | | |
| 3 | LA Galaxy II | 2 | 3 | LA Galaxy II | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 | | | | | | |
Championship Game MVP: Rodrigo López (SAC)

## Statistical leaders
### Top Goalkeepers

(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | MINS | SVS | GA | GAA | W-L-T | SHO |
| 1 | John McCarthy | Rochester Rhinos | 18 | 1620 | 41 | 13 | 0.722 | 8–4–6 | 10 |
| 2 | Joe Willis | Richmond Kickers | 18 | 1620 | 56 | 14 | 0.777 | 10–0–7 | 7 |
| 3 | Jake Gleeson | Sacramento Republic | 17 | 1471 | 47 | 15 | 0.917 | 11–2–3 | 6 |
| 4 | Miguel Gallardo | Orlando City | 24 | 2160 | 66 | 23 | 0.958 | 17–4–3 | 8 |
| 5 | Odisnel Cooper | Charleston Battery | 24 | 2094 | 70 | 25 | 1.074 | 10–7–7 | 9 |
| 6 | Samir Badr | Oklahoma City Energy | 13 | 1093 | 33 | 14 | 1.152 | 3–6–3 | 3 |
| 7 | Quillan Roberts | Wilmington Hammerheads | 17 | 1514 | 37 | 20 | 1.188 | 5–4–6 | 5 |
| 8 | Alec Kann | Charlotte Eagles | 17 | 1515 | 56 | 22 | 1.306 | 6–8–3 | 3 |
| 9 | Cody Laurendi | LA Galaxy II | 19 | 1665 | 35 | 25 | 1.351 | 10–6–3 | 4 |
| 10 | Michael Lisch | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 17 | 1530 | 67 | 25 | 1.470 | 7–6–3 | 4 |
Source:

## League Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Kevin Molino (ORL)
* Rookie of the Year: John McCarthy (ROC)
* Defender of the Year: Nemanja Vuković (SAC)
* Goalkeeper of the Year: John McCarthy (ROC)
* Coach of the Year: Preki (SAC)

## All-League Teams
### First Team

F: Matthew Delicâte (RIC), Chandler Hoffman (LAG), Dane Kelly (CHB) M: George Davis IV (RIC), Rodrigo López (SAC), Kevin Molino (ORL) D: Luke Boden (ORL), Ashani Fairclough (WIL), Nemanja Vuković (SAC), William Yomby (RIC) G: John McCarthy (ROC)

### Second Team

F: J.C. Banks (ROC), Aaron Schoenfeld (DDL), Long Tan (AZU) M: André Auras (LAG), Jorge Herrera (CHE), Allan Russell (OCB) D: Matt Bahner (HAR), Gareth Evans (OKC), Brad Rusin (ORL), Daniel Steres (LAG) G: Joe Willis (RIC)