2018 Penn FC season

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OwnerEric Pettis
Head coachRaoul Voss
StadiumFNB Field
USL13th
Penn FC
2018 season
OwnerEric Pettis
Head coachRaoul Voss
StadiumFNB Field
USL13th
USL PlayoffsDid not qualifty
U.S. Open CupThird round
Top goalscorerLucky Mkosana (11)
Highest home attendance4,507
(Jun. 9 vs. Toronto)
Lowest home attendance852
(May 7 vs. Ottawa)
Average home league attendance2,147
← 2017

The 2018 season was Penn FC's 15th season of competitive soccer, its second in the second division of American soccer, and its eighth and final season in the United Soccer League, now known as the USL Championship.[1] This was the first season the club operated under the "Penn FC" name, having re-branded from the Harrisburg City Islanders in November 2017.[2]

In October 2018, the club announced that it would not play in the USL's top flight beyond that season. Penn FC will suspend professional operations for the 2019 season and resume play in 2020 as a member of USL League One, a third-level league to be launched in 2019 by the USL parent organization.[3]

Roster

As of 23 March 2018
No. Position Nation Player
1 GK  FRA Romuald Peiser
4 DF  USA Ken Tribbett
5 DF  BRA Tiago Calvano
6 DF  USA Kyle Venter
8 MF  USA Dan Metzger
9 FW  USA Aaron Dennis
11 MF  PUR Jorge Rivera
12 DF  POR Pedro Galvão
13 GK  USA Sean Lewis
15 MF  USA Miguel Jaime
16 DF  USA Jake Bond
17 MF  USA Salvatore Barone
18 GK  USA Jacob Lissek
19 DF  USA Chris Hill
20 MF  CAN Mauro Eustáquio
21 MF  USA Calvin Rezende
22 MF  USA John Grosh
33 FW  USA Fabio De Sousa
37 DF  ENG Harri Hawkins
76 MF  SLV Richard Menjivar
77 FW  ZIM Lucky Mkosana
— DF  USA Marco Franco
— MF  USA Saalih Muhammad

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes
February 8, 2018Puerto Rico Jorge Rivera11MFPuerto Rico Puerto Rico FCUndisclosed[4]
February 13, 2018United States Dan Metzger8MFUnited States New York Red Bulls IIUndisclosed[5]
February 14, 2018United States Calvin Rezende21MFUnited States Miami FCUndisclosed[6]
February 15, 2018United States Jacob Lissek18GKUnited States OKC Energy FCUndisclosed[7]
February 20, 2018United States Aaron Dennis9FWUnited States Miami FCUndisclosed[8]
February 23, 2018Portugal Pedro Galvão12MFCanada FC EdmontonUndisclosed[9]
February 23, 2018Canada Mauro Eustáquio20MFCanada FC EdmontonUndisclosed[9]
February 27, 2018United States Kyle Venter6DFCanada Ottawa Fury FCUndisclosed[10]
February 27, 2018United States Marco FrancoDFUnited States Indy ElevenUndisclosed[10]
February 28, 2018United States Salvatore Barone17MFUnited States New York CosmosUndisclosed[11]
February 28, 2018United States Miguel Jaime15MFUnited States Ocean City Nor'eastersUndisclosed[11]
February 28, 2018England Harri Hawkins22DFUnited States New York CosmosUndisclosed[11]
March 2, 2018United States Ken Tribbett4DFUnited States Philadelphia UnionSigned[12]
March 6, 2018France Romuald Peiser1GKUnited States San Francisco DeltasSigned[13]
March 9, 2018United States Fabio De Sousa33FWUnited States New York Red Bulls U-23Signed[14]
March 15, 2018United States Saalih Muhammad99MFUnited States San Francisco DeltasSigned[15]
March 19, 2018El Salvador Richard Menjivar76MFUnited States Rayo OKCSigned[16]
March 21, 2018Zimbabwe Lucky Mkosana77MFUnited States New York CosmosSigned[17]
March 29, 2018United States Tommy Heinemann29FWUnited States San Francisco DeltasSigned[18]
April 18, 2018Ghana Prince Baffoe24MFGhana Inter Allies FCSeason loan[19]
June 19, 2018Brazil Paulo Junior31FWUnited States Indy ElevenSigned[20]
July 24, 2018Honduras Walter Ramírez27MFPuerto Rico Puerto Rico FCSigned[21]

Out

Date Player Number Position New club Fee/notes
November 29, 2017United States Nick Noble1GKRetired[22][23]
December 7, 2017United States Shawn McLaws23DFUnited States Oklahoma City Energy FCUndisclosed[23][24]
January 4, 2018Jamaica Cardel Benbow19MFJamaica Waterhouse FCUndisclosed[25]
January 16, 2018Ghana Ropapa Mensah25FWUnited States Nashville SCUndisclosed[26]
Jamaica Paul Wilson10MFJamaica Cavalier F.C.Undisclosed[23][27]
January 22, 2018Brazil Pedro Ribeiro30FWUnited States Fresno FCUndisclosed[28]
February 1, 2018United States Brandon Miller33GKUnited States Charlotte IndependenceUndisclosed[29]
Senegal Mouhamed Dabo8MFUnited States Pittsburgh RiverhoundsUndisclosed[30]
United States Griffin Libhart2DFReleased
United States Travis Brent4DFReleased
Puerto Rico Manolo Sanchez7FWReleased
Colombia Jonny Mendoza9FWReleased
United States Aaron Wheeler11FWReleased
Nigeria Rasheed Olabiyi12MFReleased
United States Mike Olla13FWReleased
United States Danny DiPrima14MFReleased
United States Lee Nishanian15MFReleased
United States Jamie Thomas17MFReleased
United States Shawn McLaws23DFUnited States Oklahoma City Energy FCReleased[31]
August 1, 2018Ghana Fredrick Yamoah Opoku60FWDenmark HB KøgeEnd loan[32]

Competitions

Preseason

February 16 Preseason Penn FC 2–1 Long Island University Hummelstown, PA
18:00 EDT Galvão 40'
Dennis 57'		 Report 2'
Yellow card 39'
Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Lower Dauphin Middle School
February 21 Preseason Bethlehem Steel FC 5–2 Penn FC Wayne, PA
Jepson 61'
Apodaca 74'
Temple 77', 83'
Aaronson 89'		 Report Muhammad 4'
Dennis 79'		 Stadium: YSC Academy
February 24 Preseason Penn FC 3–1 Binghamton University Hummelstown, PA
Barone 30'
Galvão 32'
Rezende 57'		 21'
Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Lower Dauphin Middle School

USL

The 2018 USL season will be contested by 33 teams, 16 of which compete in the league's Eastern Conference. All teams will play a regular season total of 34 matches between teams within their respective conference. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams from each conference advance to the 2018 USL Playoffs for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.

Standings (Eastern Conference)

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Charlotte Independence 34 10 12 12 44 57 −13 42
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 11 8 15 44 44 0 41
13 Penn FC 34 9 10 15 38 47 −9 37
14 Atlanta United 2 34 7 10 17 37 72 −35 31
15 Richmond Kickers 34 6 4 24 30 80 −50 22
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results

All times in Eastern Time.[33]

March 24 1 Charleston Battery 1–0 Penn FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM Svantesson Yellow card 39'
Guerra 62'
Anunga Yellow card 65'
Okonkwo Red card 88'		 PFC Report
USL Report		 Tiago Yellow card 70' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,615
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
March 31 2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–0 Penn FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM François Yellow card 38' PFC Report
USL Report		 Barone Yellow card 45'
Peiser Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,006
Referee: Charles Murphy
April 8 3 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Penn FC Lawrenceville, Georgia
4:00 PM Gallagher 63'
Shannon Yellow card 75'		 Report Tribbett Yellow card 8'
Heinemann 31'
Menjivar Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 2,861
Referee: Elton Garcia
April 21 4 Penn FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM Tiago Yellow card 36'
Opoku Yellow card 53'
Tribbett Yellow card 56', 89'
Bond Yellow card 65'
Eustáquio Yellow card 82'		 Report Anunga Yellow card 39'
Bolt Yellow card 52'
Guerra 77'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,712
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
April 24 5 Penn FC 0–0 Nashville SC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM Report Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Lorant Varga
April 28 6 North Carolina FC 3–0 Penn FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM da Luz 29'
Bekker 35'
Ríos 37'
Kandziora Yellow card 66'
Miller Yellow card 75'		 Report Eustáquio Yellow card 40'
Bond Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,970
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
May 4 7 Penn FC 3–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Venter 11'
Heinemann Yellow card 25', 57', 60'
Metzger Yellow card 32'
Peiser Yellow card 89'		 Report Curinga Yellow card 15' Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,281
Referee: Javier Santos Escobar
May 7 8 Penn FC 0–1 Ottawa Fury Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM Calvano Yellow card 61'
Franco Yellow card 80'		 Report Edward Yellow card 83'
Falvey 87'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 852
Referee: Matthew Franz
May 9 9 Toronto FC II 0–1 Penn FC Toronto, Ontario
11:00 AM Johnson Yellow card 24'
Hundal Red card 43'
Daniels Yellow card 45+4'		 Report Rivera Yellow card 41'
Rezende Yellow card 45+2'
Miguel Jaime Yellow card 53', 87'		 Stadium: Monarch Park Stadium[34]
Attendance: 4,100
May 26 10 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0–0 Penn FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Parkes Yellow card 21'
Brett Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Metzger Yellow card 48' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,110
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 2 11 Nashville SC 3–1 Penn FC Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM Allen 36'
Moloto 48'
Winn 81'		 Report Tribbett 76' Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,724
Referee: Eric Tattersall
June 9 12 Penn FC 3–2 Toronto FC II Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Metzger Yellow card 3'
Tribbett 53', 55'
Menjivar Yellow card 61'
Ortiz 90+7' (pen.)		 Report Akinola 13', Yellow card 51'
Hamilton Yellow card 40', 68'
Onkony Yellow card 90+1'
Catalano Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 4,507
Referee: Thomas Snyder
June 12 13 Penn FC 2–1 Richmond Kickers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Bond Yellow card 45'
Osae Yellow card 52' 56'
Tiago Yellow card 62'
Metzger 86'		 Report Worra Yellow card 52'
Umar Yellow card 74'
Williams Yellow card 90+1'
Cordovés 90+4'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,114
Referee: Kevin Broadley
June 16 14 Louisville City FC 3–3 Penn FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM DelPiccolo 9'
Ilić 12', 45+1'		 Report Mkosana 1', 63'
Osae Yellow card 32'
Baffoe 84'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,978
Referee: JJ Bilinsk
June 22 15 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 Penn FC St. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Taylor 31' (Schäfer), Red card 51'
Schäfer Yellow card 39'
Magalhães Yellow card 48'
Hristov Yellow card 55'
Cole Yellow card 85'		 Report Tribbett Yellow card 27'
Mkosana 49', 67' (Opoku)
Franco Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,369
Referee: Mark Allatin
Note: Match rescheduled from June 23 to avoid conflict with the St. Pete Pride Parade.[35]
June 30 16 Indy Eleven 1–1 Penn FC Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM Watson Yellow card 41'
Ouimette Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 76'
McInerney 80'
Rusin Yellow card 90'		 Report Mkosana 51' (pen.)
Metzger Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 10,222
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 6 17 Penn FC 3–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Opoku 20'
Mkosana 25'
Osae 55'		 Report Marquez Yellow card 6'
Herbers 17', 82' (pen.), Yellow card 68'
Chambers Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 3,103
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
July 9 18 Penn FC 1–2 Richmond Kickers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Franco Yellow card 38'
Mkosana 77' (pen.)
Metzger Yellow card 87'		 Report Thomsen 32', Yellow card 59'
Worra Yellow card 69'
Luiz Fernando 74', Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,124
Referee: Nicked Fateh
July 14 19 Ottawa Fury 2–1 Penn FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00 PM Oliveira Yellow card 64'
Taylor 72'
Dos Santos 81'
Taylor Yellow card 87'		 Report Tribbett Yellow card 40'
Tribbett 56'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,315
Referee: David Barrie
July 28 20 Charlotte Independence 1–1 Penn FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:30 PM Areman Yellow card 47'
Herrera 56'
Zayed 64'
Duckett Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Yellow card 62' Metzger
72' Dennis
Yellow card 90+5' Rezende		 Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex
Attendance: 2,159
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
August 3 21 New York Red Bulls II 2–1 Penn FC Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT Tinari 19'
Barlow 25'		 Match Center Mkosana 57' Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 627
Referee: Eric Tattersall
August 12 22 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Penn FC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00 EDT Ledesma 80' CIN Report
PENN Report		 Baffoe Yellow card 43'
Tribbett Yellow card 79'
Mkosana Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 24,249
Referee: Mark Allatin
August 18 23 Richmond Kickers 3–2 Penn FC Richmond, Virginia
7:00 EDT Spangenberg Yellow card 24'
Shriver 27' (pen.)
Cordovés 30', Yellow card 45+1'
Lee Yellow card 54'
Sekyere 80'		 Report Mkosana 24' (pen.)
Venter Yellow card 26'
Ramírez 54' (pen.)
Shaibu Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,376
Referee: Javier Santos Escobar
August 25 24 Ottawa Fury FC 0–2 Penn FC Ottawa, Ontario
8:00 PM Attakora Yellow card 76' Report Bond Yellow card 20'
Paulo 45'
Dennis Yellow card 72', 80'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,270
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
September 2 25 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–3 Penn FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 PM Chambers Yellow card 5'
Epps 10'
Mahoney Yellow card 66'
Chiluya Yellow card 85'		 Report Mkosana Yellow card 24', 40'
Dennis 32', Yellow card 90+1'
Paulo 59'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,643
Referee: Lorant Varga
September 8 26 Penn FC 1–2 Atlanta United 2 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Tribbett 34', Yellow card 77'
Bond Yellow card 72'		 Report Sandoval 3'
Kendall-Moullin Yellow card 31'
Carleton 41'
Bello Yellow card 53'
Conway Yellow card 82'
Kann Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 12 27 Penn FC 1–0 Indy Eleven Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM EDT Tiago Yellow card 22'
Paulo 57'
Dennis Yellow card 72'		 Report McInerney Yellow card 40'
Rusin Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 16 28 Penn FC 0–1 North Carolina FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 EDT Shaibu Yellow card 84' Report Ríos 11'
Ewolo Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 19 29 Penn FC 0–3 Louisville City FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM Venter Yellow card 40' Report McMahon Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 73'
DelPiccolo 25'
McCabe 28' Spencer 90+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,095
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
Assistant referees: Tyler Wyrostek
Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak
Fourth official: Patrick Sudol
September 22 30 Penn FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 EDT Calvano Yellow card 7'
Paulo 33'
Osae Yellow card 45+1'		 CIN Report
PENN Report		 König Yellow card 7'
Ledesma Yellow card 32', 68'
Bone 84'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 3,117
Referee: Thomas Snyder
September 26 31 Penn FC 0–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM EDT Jaime Yellow card 66'
Franco Yellow card 84'		 Report Banjo 38'
Roberts Yellow card 78'
Lubahn 90+3'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,938
Referee: J.J. Bilinski
October 3 32 Penn FC 2–2 Charlotte Independence Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM EDT Venter 36'
Mkosana 44'
Calvano Yellow card 74'
Baffoe Yellow card 90'		 Report Zayed 17', 28'
Johnson Yellow card 87'
Kiffe Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
October 9 33 Penn FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls II Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM EDT Jaime 25'
Rezende Yellow card 40'
De Sousa Yellow card 83'
Bond Yellow card 89'		 Report Stroud 32'
Scarlett Yellow card 58'
White 66'
Aguinaga 88'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,208
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
October 13 34 Penn FC 0–0 Toronto FC II Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Calvano Yellow card 37'
De Sousa Yellow card 41'		 Report Perruzza Yellow card 37'
Akinola Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,909
Referee: Nickrod Fateh

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
34 37 9 15 10 38 47  −9 5 8 4 19 24  −5 4 7 6 19 23  −4

Last updated: November 16, 2018
Source: 2018 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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAAAHHAHHAAAHHAAAHHAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
ResultLDDDDLWLWDLWWDWDWLLDLLLWWLWLLLLDLD
Position121313131414131313
Updated to match(es) played on November 17, 2018. Source: 2018 USL season and Current USL Standing
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

U.S. Open Cup

May 16, 2018 Second Round New Jersey FC Motown 1–3 Penn FC Pennsylvania Madison, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT Duka 54' Report Jaime 79'
Baffoe 80'
Galvão 90+1'		 Stadium: Ranger Stadium
May 23, 2018 Third Round Virginia Richmond Kickers 3–2 Penn FC Pennsylvania Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Fernando 13', 22'
Cordoves 82'		 Report Rivera 36', 60' Stadium: City Stadium

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