| Club: | Harrisburg City Islanders |
| Season: | 2012 |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Chairman: | Eric Pettis |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Bill Becher |
| Stadium: | Skyline Sports Complex |
| League: | USL Pro |
| League Result: | 6th |
| Cup1: | USL Pro Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarterfinals |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Quarterfinals |
| League Topscorer: | Lucky Mkosana (7) |
| Pattern So1: | _3 white stripes |
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| Shorts1: | 000080 |
| Socks1: | 000080 |
| Pattern Sh2: | _adidaswhite |
| Pattern So2: | _color_3_stripes_blue |
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| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 2011 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
The 2012 Harrisburg City Islanders season was the club's ninth season of competitive soccer - its ninth season in the third division of American soccer and its second season in the USL Professional Division; the City Islanders being one of the original 10 founder-members.
City Islanders finished the 2012 USL Pro season by finishing sixth in the table, good enough for a berth into the 2012 USL Pro Playoffs, marking their second-consecutive season of postseason play. However, in the first round, Harrisburg suffered a 2–1 defeat at Charleston Battery thus, ending their postseason ambitions.
See main article: List of USL Pro transfers 2012.
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | GK | |||||
| 1 | GK | |||||
| 2 | DF | |||||
| 4 | DF | |||||
| 6 | MF | |||||
| 7 | MF | |||||
| 9 | FW | |||||
| 11 | DF | |||||
| 14 | DF |
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2012 | FW | [2] | ||||
| March 5, 2012 | FW | [3] | ||||
| 1 | GK | [4] | ||||
| 4 | MF | Retired | ||||
| 6 | FW | Retired | ||||
| 9 | FW | Retired | ||||
| 10 | MF | |||||
| 11 | MF | Retired | ||||
| 17 | MF | |||||
| 23 | DF |
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2012 | - | FW | Temporary Loan[5] | |||
| April 20, 2012 | - | FW | Temporary Loan | |||
| July 19, 2012 | - | MF | Temporary Loan[6] | |||
| July 19, 2012 | - | MF | Temporary Loan |
See main article: 2012 USL Pro season.
All times in Eastern Time.
The City Islanders were beaten in the quarterfinals of the 2012 USL Pro season playoffs by the Charleston Battery. The South Carolina club ran out 2–1 winners and would eventually win the 2012 USL Pro Championship against Wilmington Hammerheads.
See main article: 2012 U.S. Open Cup.
The Harrisburg City Islanders played one of their best runs in the 2012 U.S. Open Cup being one of three teams from the lower divisions to advanced the furthest in the tournament (to the Quarterfinals). In the process, the City Islanders record wins over two MLS clubs: New England Revolution (in the Third Round) and New York Red Bulls (in the Fourth Round).
They were ultimately knocked out of the tournament in the Quarterfinals by their MLS affiliate, Philadelphia Union.