2018 Bethlehem Steel FC season

Bethlehem Steel FC
2018 season
Ownership GroupKeystone S&E
Head coachBrendan Burke
StadiumGoodman Stadium
USL6th place, Eastern Conference
USL PlayoffsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerMichee Ngalina (7)
Highest home attendance3,342
(Jun 9 vs. Louisville)
Lowest home attendance262
(Oct 14 vs. Tampa Bay)
Average home league attendance1,795
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The 2018 season was Bethlehem Steel FC's third season of competitive soccer in the United Soccer League and second season competing in the second division of American soccer. Steel FC competed in the league's Eastern Conference.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 23, 2018.

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK John McCarthy ()  United States
4 DF Mark McKenzie ()  United States
8 MF Derrick Jones ()  United States
14 MF Fabian Herbers ()  Germany
15 DF Joshua Yaro ()  Ghana
19 FW Cory Burke ()  Jamaica
20 MF Marcus Epps ()  United States
21 MF Anthony Fontana ()  United States
24 MF Adam Najem ()  United States
28 DF Ray Gaddis ()  United States
29 GK Jake McGuire ()  United States
30 MF Eric Ayuk ()  Cameroon
32 DF Matthew Real ()  United States
36 MF Omar Holness  Jamaica
37 FW Chris Nanco  Canada
38 FW Santi Moar  Spain
39 MF Drew Skundrich  United States
40 FW Brandon Allen  United States
41 MF Mike Catalano  United States
42 FW Aidan Apodaca  United States
43 DF Prosper Chiluya (on loan from Kafue Celtic)  Zambia
44 DF Brandon Aubrey  United States
45 MF James Chambers  Republic of Ireland
47 DF Olivier Mbaizo  Cameroon
48 DF Matt Mahoney  United States
49 MF A. J. Paterson  United States
50 FW Tonny Temple ()  United States
52 FW Issa Rayyan ()  United States
53 DF Ben Ofeimu ()  United States
62 GK Kris Shakes ()  United States
63 MF Brenden Aaronson ()  United States
64 GK Tomás Romero ()  El Salvador
68 MF Michael Pellegrino ()  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Philadelphia Union.
  2. ^

Transfers

In

Date Player Number Position Previous club Fee/notes
January 8, 2018 Brandon Allen 40 FW New York Red Bulls Signed
January 9, 2018 Omar Holness 36 MF Real Salt Lake Signed
January 10, 2018 Brandon Aubrey 44 DF Toronto FC II Signed
January 22, 2018 Olivier Mbaizo 47 DF Rainbow FC Signed
February 19, 2018 A. J. Paterson 49 MF Wright State Raiders Signed
February 21, 2018 Aidan Apodaca 42 FW California Baptist Lancers 2018 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing
March 1, 2018 Mike Catalano 41 MF Wisconsin Badgers 2018 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing
March 14, 2018 Drew Skundrich 41 MF Stanford Cardinal Signed
April 25, 2018 Michee Ngalina 46 FW Montverde Eagles Signed
July 16, 2018 Faris Pemi Moumbagna 35 FW Montverde Eagles Signed
September 12, 2018 Selmir Miscic 55 MF Philadelphia Union Academy Signed

Out

Date Player Number Position New club Fee/notes
November 2, 2017 Seku Conneh 36 FW Ansan Greeners FC Contract expired
November 2, 2017 Amoy Brown 39 FW St. Andrews Option declined
November 2, 2017 Josh Heard 40 MF Real Monarchs Contract expired
November 2, 2017 Hugh Roberts 42 DF Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Option declined
November 2, 2017 Chris Wingate 43 DF Bærum SK Option declined
November 2, 2017 Charlie Reymann 44 DF Option declined
November 2, 2017 Yosef Samuel 49 MF Atlanta United 2 Contract expired
December 21, 2017 Cory Burke 41 FW Philadelphia Union Signed to MLS Contract
January 18, 2018 Matthew Real 47 DF Philadelphia Union Signed to MLS Contract
May 22, 2018 Brandon Allen 40 FW Nashville SC Transfer

Loan in

Date Player Number Position Parent club Fee/notes
February 20, 2018 Prosper Chiluya 43 DF Kafue Celtic On loan for 2018 season
March 18, 2018 John McCarthy 1 GK Philadelphia Union First team/short-term loan
March 18, 2018 Mark McKenzie 4 DF Philadelphia Union First team/short-term loan
March 18, 2018 Derrick Jones 8 MF Philadelphia Union First team/short-term loan
March 18, 2018 Marcus Epps 20 MF Philadelphia Union First team/short-term loan
March 18, 2018 Adam Najem 24 MF Philadelphia Union First team/short-term loan
March 18, 2018 Eric Ayuk 30 MF Philadelphia Union First team/short-term loan
March 18, 2018 Matthew Real 32 DF Philadelphia Union First team/short-term loan

Competitions

Preseason

February 10 Preseason Bethlehem Steel FC 3–4 FC Motown Wayne, Pennsylvania
14:00 EDT Chambers 7'
Amoh 63'
Apodaca 88'
Report Nigro 18', 23'
Garcia 75'
Lawrence 79'
Stadium: YSC Academy
February 28 Preseason Villanova University 3–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Villanova, Pennsylvania
15:15 EDT Zandi 21'
Cueceoglu 54' (pen.)
Manson 67'
Report Paterson 36'
Apodaca 90'
Stadium: Higgins Soccer Complex

USL regular season

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 Qualification
4 Charleston Battery 34 14 14 6 47 34 +13 56 Conference Playoffs
5 New York Red Bulls II 34 13 13 8 71 59 +12 52
6 Bethlehem Steel FC 34 14 8 12 56 41 +15 50
7 Indy Eleven 34 13 10 11 45 42 +3 49
8 Nashville SC 34 12 13 9 42 31 +11 49
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.

March 18 1 Bethlehem Steel FC 4–1 Richmond Kickers Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
14:00 Ayuk 24'
Jones 40'
Allen 64', 89'
Report
Box Score
Umar 57' Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,284
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
March 24 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Bethlehem Steel FC St. Petersburg, Florida
Hristov 62'
Fernandes 68'
Najem  90'
Report Herbers  54' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,368
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
March 31 3 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–1 Nashville SC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Aubrey  5'
Chambers  59'
Report Cox 6' (pen.)
Davis  79'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,220
Referee: Brandon Smith
April 15 5 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
14:00 Burke 15'  83'
Chiluya  66'
Report Albadawi 72' Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 1,418
Referee: Amber O'Connor
April 28 6 Louisville City FC 3–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM Lancaster 13', 22'
Ilić 17'
Ownby  73'
Report Mbaizo  24'
Epps 44'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,876
Referee: David Barrie
May 6 7 Bethlehem Steel FC 3–1 Richmond Kickers Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Real 29'
Moar 68'
Skundrich  72'
Nanco 83' (pen.)
Report Cordovés 15'  36'
Yearwood  72'
Umar  79'
Lee  85'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,116
Referee: Thomas Snyder
May 12 8 Charleston Battery 2–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM Candela  20'
Rittmeyer  31'
Guerra 44'
Wild 53'
Report Mbaizo  9'
Jones 65' (pen.)
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,659
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
May 16 9 Bethlehem Steel FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls II Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Ngalina 36'
Herbers 63'
Najem 90+4'
Report Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 1,721
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
May 19 10 Indy Eleven 1–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Indianapolis, Indiana
8:00 PM Mitchell  41'
Steinberger 71'
Report Aubrey  16'
Moar 60'
Chiluya 75'
Jones  84'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 9,384
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 25 11 Ottawa Fury FC 1–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00 PM Oliveira 1'
Attakora  30'
Report Moar  43' Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,781
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
June 2 12 North Carolina FC 1–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM Doue 16'
Tobin  57'
Harrington  67'
da Luz  89'
Report Najem  25'
Ofeimu 83'
Ngalina 85'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,526
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
June 9 13 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–0 Louisville City FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Fontana  45+5'
Chambers  58'
Report Craig  48'
McMahon  90'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Lorant Varga
June 13 14 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM Albadawi 66'
Cicerone 68'
Report Jones 29'
Mbaizo  52'
Herbers 69'  86'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 22,407
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
June 30 16 Bethlehem Steel FC 4–1 Charlotte Independence Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Nanco 10'
Moar 46'
Skundrich 72'
Herbers 80'
Mbaizo  90+2'
Report Kalungi  11'
Watson  69'
Areman  83'
Herrera 90+3'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,346
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 6 17 Penn FC 3–2 [[[Philadelphia Union II|Bethlehem Steel FC]] Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Opoku 20'
Mkosana 25'
Osae 55'
Report Marquez  6'
Herbers 17', 82' (pen.),  68'
Chambers  83'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 3,103
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
July 11 18 Atlanta United 2 2–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM Robinson  18'
Vazquez 25'
Shannon 50'
Report Aubrey  43'
Jones 87'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,658
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 14 19 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–1 North Carolina FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Kandziora 22'  90+4'
Smith  40'
Fortune  70'
Report Najem 56'
Chiluya  65'
Holness  83'
Aubrey  90+5'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
July 18 20 New York Red Bulls II 2–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM Etienne Jr. 28'
Moreno 78'
Report Moumbagna  42'
Fontana 45+2'
Holness  84'
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 653
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
July 26 21 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–1 Indy Eleven Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
11:30 AM Report Guerra  8'
Reiner  43'
Starikov  72'
McInerney 86'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Nickrod Fateh
July 29 22 Bethlehem Steel FC 4–1 Atlanta United 2 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Mahoney 16'
Apodaca 36'
Moumbagna 71'
Aaronson 72'
Report Metcalf  24'
Sandoval 40'
Cochran  76'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,416
Referee: Eric Tattersall
August 4 23 Richmond Kickers 0–3 Bethlehem Steel FC Richmond, Virginia
7:00 P.M. Troyer  48' Report Real  18'
Mahoney  45'
Moar 54'
Holness 77'
Ngalina 85'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,254
Referee: José Lara
August 8 24 Charlotte Independence 0–3 Bethlehem Steel FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:30 P.M. George  35' Report Chambers 7'
Real  65'
Holness  74'
Skundrich 89',  90'
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 982
Referee: Amin Hadzic
August 12 25 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM EDT Mahoney  20'
Nanco 52'
Moar  70'
Real  81'
Report Adewole  26'
Brett 35', 79'
Dover  62'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,752
Referee: Guido Gonzalez, Jr.
August 16 26 Toronto FC II 0–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Rochester, New York
Hundal  39'
Waja  62'
Srbely  66'
Report Nanco  18'
Ngalina 71'
Apodaca 83'
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 22 27 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–0 Ottawa Fury FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Moar 16', 32' (pen.),  72'
Skundrich  41'
Yaro  84'
Aubrey  90+2'
Report Meilleur-Giguere  31'
Taylor  49'
Portilla  58'
Haworth  88'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,066
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 25 28 Nashville SC 1–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM Jome  27',  31' 
Davis 84'
Report Nanco 23'
Mbaizo  45'
Najem 90+3'
Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,856
Referee: Leland Grant
September 2 29 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–3 Penn FC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 PM Chambers  5'
Epps 10'
Mahoney  66'
Chiluya  85'
Report Mkosana  24', 40'
Dennis 32',  90+1'
Paulo 59'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,643
Referee: Lorant Varga
September 7 30 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 4–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 P.M. Greenspan 17'
Forbes 45'
Dabo  56'
Brett 76'
Dover 79'
Report Chambers 35' (pen.)
Aubrey  90'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,356
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
September 22 31 Bethlehem Steel FC 4–0 Toronto FC II Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 P.M. Moumbagna 2'
Ngalina 48'
Aubrey  52'
Chambers 57' (pen.)
Nanco 75'
Report Mohammed  36' Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
September 30 32 Ottawa Fury FC 0–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Ottawa, Ontario
Edward  75' Report Mbaizo  4'
Moar  39'
Ofeimu  59'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,470
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
October 6 33 Indy Eleven 1–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Indianapolis, Indiana
Moses  58'
Starikov 61'
Report Moumbagna 39'
Fontana  74'
Chambers  87'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 14,894
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 14 34 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Ngalina 13' (Aaronson)
Chambers  44'
Herbers  76'
Report Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 262
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 50 14 12 8 56 41  +15 8 4 5 32 16  +16 6 8 3 24 25  −1

Last updated: February 9, 2019
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
StadiumHAHHHAHAHAAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWLLDDLWLWWLWDDDWLLDLLWWWLWWWLLWDDW
Position1135888106666
Source: 2018 USL season and Current USL Standing
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

USL Playoffs

October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) Quarterfinal Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)
Bethlehem Steel FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Zemanski 25'
Dover  86'
Roberts 105'  109'
Forbes  113'
Holland  119'
Report Moumbagna  45'
Ngalina 70'
Chambers 109'
Nanco  111'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 5,189
Referee: Michael Radchuk
Penalties
Kerr
Forbes
Banjo
Greenspan
François
Vancaeyezeele
Dabo
Lee
Chambers
Nanco
Holness
Moar
Skundrich
Mahoney
Real
Mbaizo
October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27) Semifinal Louisville City FC 2–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT Ownby 34', 59'  79'
Smith  64'
Report Moar  57'
Mbaizo  83'
Ofeimu  86'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,881

Statistics

As of February 9, 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total USL USL Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Defenders:
3 DF  USA Jack Elliot 1 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF  USA Mark McKenzie 2 0 2 0 0 0
15 DF  GHA Josh Yaro 6 0 6 0 0 0
16 DF  USA Richie Marquez 4 0 4 0 0 0
32 DF  USA Matthew Real 21 1 20 1 1 0
43 DF  ZAM Prosper Chiluya* 16 1 14+2 1 0 0
44 DF  USA Brandon Aubrey 28 0 26+1 0 1 0
47 DF  CMR Olivier Mbaizo 24 0 22 0 2 0
48 DF  USA Matt Mahoney 35 2 31+2 2 2 0
53 DF  USA Ben Ofeimu 12 1 7+3 1 2 0
Midfielders:
8 MF  USA Derrick Jones 14 4 14 4 0 0
14 MF  GER Fabian Herbers 14 5 14 5 0 0
20 MF  USA Marcus Epps 1 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF  USA Anthony Fontana 16 1 15 1 1 0
24 MF  USA Adam Najem 15 3 15 3 0 0
30 MF  CMR Eric Ayuk 4 1 3+1 1 0 0
36 MF  JAM Omar Holness 11 2 2+7 2 0+2 0
39 MF  USA Drew Skundrich 28 2 14+12 2 1+1 0
41 MF  USA Mike Catalano 10 0 2+8 0 0 0
45 MF  IRL James Chambers 29 5 27 4 2 1
49 MF  USA A. J. Paterson 1 0 1 0 0 0
63 MF  USA Brenden Aaronson 18 1 11+5 1 2 0
Forwards:
19 FW  JAM Cory Burke 4 2 4 2 0 0
20 FW  USA Marcus Epps 12 2 12 2 0 0
35 FW  CMR Faris Pemi Moumbagna 15 3 9+4 3 2 0
37 FW  CAN Chris Nanco 32 5 10+20 5 1+1 0
38 FW  ESP Santi Moar 35 6 24+9 6 2 0
40 FW  USA Brandon Allen 7 2 4+3 2 0 0
42 FW  USA Aidan Apodaca 17 2 7+9 2 0+1 0
46 FW  COD Michee Ngalina 24 7 17+6 6 1 1
50 FW  USA Tonny Temple 7 0 2+5 0 0 0
52 FW  USA Issa Rayyan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
59 FW  USA Jeremy Rafanello 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
Players with names in italics were on loan from Philadelphia Union for individual matches with Bethlehem.
Players with names marked ‡ were academy call-ups from Philadelphia Union Academy for individual matches with Bethlehem.
Players with names marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bethlehem.

Goalkeepers

As of February 9, 2019.

Players included in matchday squads
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO
23 John McCarthy 12 12 5–2–5 14 1.17 5 0 0
29 Jake McGuire 21 21 9–10–2 26 1.24 3 0 0
64 Tomas Romero 1 1 0–0–1 1 1.00 0 0 0
Total 14–12–8 41 1.21 8 0 0

Honors

Team of the Week

USL Coach of the Month

August: Brendan Burke

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