Orange County SC
2023 season
OwnerJames Keston
Head coachMorten Karlsen (Interim)
USL ChampionshipPacific Division:
Western Conf.:
U.S. Open CupThird Round

The 2023 season is the Orange County SC's 13th season of existence, and their 13th consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer.

Roster

Current roster

As of May 13, 2023[1]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Cody Cropper  United States
2 DF Owen Lambe  United States
3 MF Alex Villanueva  United States
4 DF Rob Kiernan  Republic of Ireland
5 MF Dillon Powers  United States
6 DF Andrew Fox  England
7 FW Milan Iloski  United States
8 MF Seth Casiple  United States
9 FW Marc McNulty  Scotland
10 MF Brian Iloski  United States
11 FW Bryce Jamison  United States
12 MF Daniel Pedersen  Denmark
14 DF Morten Bjørshol  Norway
15 MF Ashish Chattha  United States
16 DF Brent Richards  United States
17 FW Emil Nielsen  Denmark
18 FW Korede Osundina  United States
19 MF Kevin Partida  United States
20 GK Colin Shutler  United States
21 FW Thomas Amang  Cameroon
22 DF Joey Buckley  United States
23 DF Ryan Doghman  Norway
26 MF Kyle Scott  United States
30 DF Markus Nakkim  Norway
32 FW Nico Ruiz ([A])  United States
33 DF Ashton Miles ([A])  United States
34 GK Mark Hyan ([A])  United States
35 MF Ben Norris ([A])  United States
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    USL Academy player

Technical staff

Role Name
General Manager Oliver Wyss
Sports Director Peter Nugent
Head Coach Morten Karlsen (Interim)
Assistant Coach Paul Hardyman
Assistant Coach Didier Crettenand
Goalkeeping Coach Victor Nogueira
Performance Data Analyst Amanada Preciado
Performance Consultant Dan Guzman
Head Academy Scout Shawn Beyer
Team Operations Coordinator Mario Lemus

Competitions

USL Championship

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sacramento Republic FC 34 18 6 10 51 26 +25 64 Playoffs
2 Orange County SC 34 17 11 6 46 39 +7 57
3 San Diego Loyal SC 34 16 9 9 61 43 +18 57
4 San Antonio FC 34 14 6 14 63 38 +25 56
5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 34 16 13 5 49 42 +7 53
6 Phoenix Rising FC (C) 34 12 10 12 54 41 +13 48
7 El Paso Locomotive FC 34 13 13 8 41 51 10 47
8 New Mexico United 34 13 14 7 51 49 +2 46
9 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 34 10 11 13 43 48 5 43
10 Oakland Roots SC 34 11 14 9 45 48 3 42
11 Monterey Bay FC 34 11 15 8 42 53 11 41
12 Las Vegas Lights FC 34 3 21 10 36 66 30 19
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions

Match results

March

March 11th 1 - Home Opener Orange County SC 1-3 Louisville City FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Kevin Partida 40' Report Niall McCabe 4'
Cameron Lancaster 57'
Enoch Mushagalusa 88'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,267
Referee: Katja Koroleva
March 18th 2 Orange County SC 1-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Emil Nielsen 40' Report Zachary Herivaux 82' Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,278
Referee: Brandon Stevis
March 25th 3 Orange County SC 2-2 Las Vegas Lights FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Alex Villanueva 60'
Milan Iloski 64'
Report Erick "Cubo" Torres 44'
Pato Botello Faz 62'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,959
Referee: Alexis Da Silva

April

April 1st 4 Hartford Athletic 1-1 Orange County SC Hartford, Connecticut
11:00 AM PST Amoh Edwards 45+7' Report Milan Iloski 6' Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,030
Referee: Eric Tattersall
April 8th 5 El Paso Locomotive FC 1-0 Orange County SC El Paso, Texas
6:30 PM PST Luis Solignac 19' Report Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,013
Referee: Cristian Campo
April 16th 6 Orange County SC 1-0 Indy Eleven Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Milan Iloski 30' (pen.) Report Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,977
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
April 22nd 7 Orange County SC 1-2 Birmingham Legion FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,114
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April 29th 8 New Mexico United 3-1 Orange County SC Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:00 PM PST Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 10,048
Referee: Sergii Boiko

May

May 6th 9 Orange County SC 1-2 San Diego Loyal Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Korede Osundian 96+6' Report Tumi Moshobane 15'
Joe Corona 19' (pen.)
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,616
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
May 13th 10 Oakland Roots SC 3-0 Orange County SC Hayward, California
8:00 PM PST Dariusz Formella 30'
Tarek Morad 43'
Edgardo Rito 78'
Report Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 5,855
Referee: Corbyn May
May 17th 11 Orange County SC 1-0 Sacramento Republic FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Milan Iloski 5' Report Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,047
Referee: DeShun Beard
May 20th 12 Orange County SC 0-1 Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Report Manual Arteaga 67' Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,301
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
May 27th 13 Miami FC v Orange County SC Miami, Florida
4:00 PM PST Stadium: Florida International University (FIU) Stadium

June

June 3rd 14 Orange County SC v Rio Grande Vally FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
June 10th 15 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC v Orange County SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM PST Stadium: Weidner Field
June 17th 16 FC Tulsa v Orange County SC Tulsa, Oklahoma
6:00 PM PST Stadium: ONEOK Field
June 24th 17 Detroit City FC v Orange County SC Detroit, Michigan
4:30 PM PST Stadium: Keyworth Stadium

July

July 1st 18 Orange County SC v Monterey Bay FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
July 8th 19 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Orange County SC Edinburg, Texas
5:00 PM PST Stadium: H-E-B Park
July 15th 20 Loudoun United FC v Orange County SC Leesburg, Virginia
4:30 PM PST Stadium: Segra Field
July 22nd 21 Memphis 901 FC v Orange County SC Memphis, Tennessee
5:30 PM PST Stadium: AutoZone Park
July 29th 22 Orange County SC v New Mexico United Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium

August

August 5th 23 San Diego Loyal v Orange County SC San Diego, California
7:00 PM PST Stadium: Torero Stadium
August 16th 24 Orange County SC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
August 19th 25 Orange County SC v Charleston Battery Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
August 26th 26 Sacramento Republic FC v Orange County SC Sacramento, California
8:00 PM PST Stadium: Hughes Stadium

September

September 2nd 27 Las Vegas Lights FC v Orange County SC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM PST Stadium: Cashman Field
September 9th 28 Orange County SC v El Paso Locomotive FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
September 15th 29 Orange County SC v Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
September 23rd 30 San Antonio FC v Orange County SC San Antonio, Texas
5:30 PM PST Stadium: Toyota Field
September 30th 31 Phoenix Rising FC v Orange County SC Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM PST Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

October

October 4th 32 Orange County SC v Oakland Roots SC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
October 7th 33 Orange County SC v San Antonio FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PST Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
October 14th 34 Monterey Bay FC v Orange County FC Monterey Bay, California
7:00 PM PST Stadium: Cardinale Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Second Round

April 5th Second Round Orange County SC 5–0 Capo FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,588

Third Round

April 26th Third Round Portland Timbers 3–1 Orange County SC Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 11,639
Referee: Olvin Oliva

References

  1. "Roster". Orange County Soccer Club. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
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