2017 Bethlehem Steel FC season explained

Club:Bethlehem Steel FC
Season:2017
Chrtitle:Ownership Group
Chairman:Keystone S&E
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Brendan Burke
Stadium:Goodman Stadium
League:USL
League Result:8th place
Cup1:USL Playoffs
Cup1 Result:First Round
League Topscorer:Seku Conneh (10)
Highest Attendance:3,215
(Jul. 9 vs. New York)
Lowest Attendance:2,976
(Apr. 23 vs. Orlando)
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American:true
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018

The 2017 season was Bethlehem Steel FC's second season of competitive soccer in the United Soccer League and first season competing in the second division of American soccer. Steel FC competed in the league's Eastern Conference.

Transfers

In

DatePlayerNumberPositionPrevious clubFee/notes
November 14, 2016 41 FW Loan made permanent[1]
December 22, 2016 42 DF Undisclosed[2]
January 17, 2017 47 DF Undisclosed[3]
January 30, 2017 38 FW 2017 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing[4]
March 2, 2017 44 DF Trialist signing[5]
March 3, 2017 48 DF Trialist signing[6]
March 8, 2017 37 FW 2017 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing[7]
April 5, 2017 43 MF Trialist signing[8]

Out

DatePlayerNumberPositionNew clubFee/notes
September 29, 2016 37 FW Contract declined[9]
September 29, 2016 38 DF Contract declined
September 29, 2016 43 FW Contract declined
September 29, 2016 47 MF Contract declined
January 30, 2016 42 MF Transfer; Undisclosed fee[10]
May 1, 2017 46 GK Released[11]

Loan in

DatePlayerNumberPositionLoaned fromFee/notes
April 1, 2017 4 DF Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 7 DF Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 9 DF Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 19 DF Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 20 DF Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 24 DF Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 26 DF Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 32 DF Temporary loan
April 1, 2017 60 DF Academy Call-up
April 1, 2017 64 GK Academy Call-up
April 9, 2017 3 DF Temporary loan
April 9, 2017 29 GK Temporary loan
April 9, 2017 50 DF Academy Call-up
April 9, 2017 52 FW Academy Call-up

Competitions

Bethlehem Steel FC compete in USL, which is the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. Steel FC's affiliation with the Philadelphia Union of MLS has prevented the team from participating in the U.S. Open Cup competition. The decision to make affiliated "farm teams" ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup was decided since the 2016 iteration of the tournament.[12]

USL regular season

The 2017 USL season will be contested by 30 teams, 15 of which compete in the league's Eastern Conference. All teams will play a regular season total of 32 matches between teams within their respective conference. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight teams from each conference advance to the 2017 USL Playoffs for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.

Results

All times in Eastern Time.[13]

USL Playoffs

Bethlehem Steel FC earned the final playoff spot during the 2017 USL season for the first time in the club's history. Finishing as the 8th seed, Steel FC's first round fixture was away at conference winning Louisville City FC.

All times in Eastern Time.

Statistics

As of October 28, 2017.[14]

Players included in matchday squads
No.Pos.Nat.NameLeaguePlayoffsTotalDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Jack Elliott 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF Ken Tribbett 12 1 0 0 12 1 3 0
7 MF Brian Carroll 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
8 MF Maurice Edu 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
9 FW Charlie Davies 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
12 DF Keegan Rosenberry 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
14 MF Fabian Herbers 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 0
15 DF Josh Yaro 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
16 DF Richie Marquez 4 1 0 0 4 1 1 0
19 DF Aaron Jones 29 2 1 0 30 2 5 1
20 MF Marcus Epps 13 1 0 0 13 1 0 0
21 MF Derrick Jones 12 1 1 0 13 1 4 0
24 MF Adam Najem 23 2 1 0 24 2 1 0
26 DF Auston Trusty 25 0 1 0 26 0 6 0
32 DF Giliano Wijnaldum 7 0 0 0 7 0 4 0
36 FW 26 10 1 0 27 10 6 0
37 FW 28 4 1 0 29 4 4 0
38 FW 30 6 0 0 30 6 6 0
39 MF 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
40 MF 16 0 1 0 17 0 1 0
41 FW 25 9 1 0 26 9 10 1
42 DF 26 1 1 0 27 1 1 1
43 MF 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
44 DF 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
45 MF 28 5 1 0 29 5 6 0
47 DF 18 1 1 0 19 1 6 0
48 DF 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
49 MF 21 0 1 0 22 0 3 0
50 DF Mark McKenzie‡ 6 0 0 0 6 0 1 0
52 FW Issa Rayyan‡ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
53 FW Tiger Graham‡ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
55 MF Dawson McCartney‡ 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
56 MF Seth Kuhn‡ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
57 MF Justin McMaster‡ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
59 MF Anthony Fontana‡ 11 0 0 0 11 0 4 0
60 MF Josue Monge‡ 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
63 MF Brendan Aaronson‡ 6 0 1 0 7 0 1 0
68 MF Michael Pellegrino‡ 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Total 46 77 3

Goalkeepers

As of October 28, 2017.

Players included in matchday squads
Nat.No.PlayerAppsStartsRecordGAGAASO
23 John McCarthy 3 3 1-1-1 3 1.00 1 0 0
29 Jake McGuire 23 23 10-6-5 26 1.13 5 2 0
46 Matt Perrella† 0 0 0-0-0 0 0.00 0 0 0
64 Tomas Romero‡ 7 7 1-5-1 16 2.29 0 0 0
scope=row colspan="5"Total12-12-7 45 1.45 6 2 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.

Players with names marked † were transferred/released from the club midseason.

League denotes USL regular season

Playoffs denotes USL Playoffs

Honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC Reach Agreement to Make Cory Burke Loan Permanent. November 14, 2016. December 31, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170101091252/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/721709?referrer_id=2449568-news-archive. January 1, 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC signs Defender Hugh Roberts. November 14, 2016. December 31, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170101091040/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/737097?referrer_id=2449568-news-archive. January 1, 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC signs Defender Matthew Real. January 17, 2017. January 17, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118135733/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/746531?referrer_id=2449180. January 18, 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC signs Forward Santi Moar. January 30, 2017. January 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170205042148/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/751549?referrer_id=2449180. February 5, 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC adds Defender Charlie Reymann. March 2, 2017. March 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170303131442/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/764307?referrer_id=2449180. March 3, 2017. dead.
  6. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC Signs Defender Matt Mahoney. https://web.archive.org/web/20170304040356/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/764369?referrer_id=2449180. dead. March 4, 2017. March 3, 2017. March 3, 2017.
  7. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC inks Forward Chris Nanco. March 8, 2017. March 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170309063250/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/766979?referrer_id=2449180. March 9, 2017. dead.
  8. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC adds Midfielder Chris Wingate. April 5, 2017. April 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170406110003/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/777808?referrer_id=2449180. April 6, 2017. dead.
  9. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC Make Moves with 2017 in Mind. https://web.archive.org/web/20170101090920/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/703242?referrer_id=2449568-news-archive. dead. January 1, 2017. Bethlehem Steel FC. September 29, 2016. December 31, 2016.
  10. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC Transfers Boluwatife Akinyode to North Carolina FC. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202065930/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/751350?referrer_id=2449180. dead. February 2, 2017. Bethlehem Steel FC. January 30, 2017. January 30, 2017.
  11. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC and Matthew Perrella Mutually Agree to Part Ways. Bethlehem Steel FC. May 1, 2017. May 1, 2017.
  12. Web site: Bethlehem Steel, LA Galaxy II among clubs banned from U.S. Open Cup. January 7, 2016. January 31, 2017.
  13. Web site: BSFC 2017 Schedule/Results. 2017-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20170212092044/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/2017schedule. 2017-02-12. dead.
  14. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC Player Statistics. 2017-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20171029013032/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/2017-player-stats. 2017-10-29. dead.
  15. Web site: Conneh Named USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. April 11, 2017. April 11, 2017.
  16. Web site: Elizondo Named USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. May 2, 2017. May 3, 2017.
  17. Web site: Svantesson Named USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. May 16, 2017. May 29, 2017.
  18. Web site: McGuire Grabs Fans’ Choice Save of the Week. USLsoccer.com. May 25, 2017. May 31, 2017.
  19. Web site: Hoppenot Named USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. May 30, 2017. May 30, 2017.
  20. Web site: Parra Named USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. June 6, 2017. June 11, 2017.
  21. Web site: Frater Named USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. June 13, 2017. June 13, 2017.
  22. Web site: Lancaster Named USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. June 20, 2017. June 20, 2017.
  23. Web site: Ribeiro Named USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. July 4, 2017. July 4, 2017.
  24. Web site: Martinez Named USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. August 8, 2017. August 8, 2017.
  25. Web site: Spencer Named USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. August 15, 2017. October 28, 2017.
  26. Web site: Martinez Named USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. September 5, 2017. October 28, 2017.
  27. Web site: Mfeka Named USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. September 26, 2017. October 28, 2017.
  28. Web site: Angulo Named USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. October 3, 2017. October 28, 2017.
  29. Web site: Bonomo Named USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. October 10, 2017. October 28, 2017.

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