2018 Bethlehem Steel FC season explained

Club:Bethlehem Steel FC
Season:2018
Chrtitle:Ownership Group
Chairman:Keystone S&E
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Brendan Burke
Stadium:Goodman Stadium
League:USL
League Result:6th place, Eastern Conference
Cup1:USL Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
League Topscorer:Michee Ngalina (7)
Highest Attendance:3,342
(Jun 9 vs. Louisville)
Lowest Attendance:262
(Oct 14 vs. Tampa Bay)
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American:true
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

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.

Transfers

In

DatePlayerNumberPositionPrevious clubFee/notes
January 8, 2018 40 FW Signed[1]
January 9, 2018 36 MF Signed[2]
January 10, 2018 44 DF Signed[3]
January 22, 2018 47 DF Signed[4]
February 19, 2018 49 MF Signed[5]
February 21, 2018 42 FW 2018 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing[6]
March 1, 2018 41 MF 2018 Philadelphia Union Draft Signing[7]
March 14, 2018 41 MF Signed[8]
April 25, 2018 46 FW Signed[9]
July 16, 2018 35 FW Signed[10]
September 12, 2018 55 MF Signed[11]

Out

DatePlayerNumberPositionNew clubFee/notes
November 2, 2017 36 FW Contract expired[12]
November 2, 2017 39 FW Option declined
November 2, 2017 40 MF Contract expired[13]
November 2, 2017 42 DF Option declined[14]
November 2, 2017 43 DF Option declined
November 2, 2017 44 DF Option declined
November 2, 2017 49 MF Contract expired[15]
December 21, 2017 41 FW Signed to MLS Contract[16]
January 18, 2018 47 DF Signed to MLS Contract[17]
May 22, 2018 40 FW Transfer[18]

Loan in

DatePlayerNumberPositionParent clubFee/notes
February 20, 2018 43 DF On loan for 2018 season[19]
March 18, 2018 1 GK First team/short-term loan[20]
March 18, 2018 4 DF First team/short-term loan
March 18, 2018 8 MF First team/short-term loan
March 18, 2018 20 MF First team/short-term loan
March 18, 2018 24 MF First team/short-term loan
March 18, 2018 30 MF First team/short-term loan
March 18, 2018 32 DF First team/short-term loan

Competitions

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.

Results

All times in Eastern Time.[21]

Results summary

USL Playoffs

See main article: 2018 USL Playoffs.

Statistics

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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.PlayerAppsStartsRecordGAGAASO
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
scope=row colspan="5"Total14–12–8 41 1.21 8 0 0

Honors

Team of the Week

USL Coach of the Month

August: Brendan Burke[36]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC sign forward Brandon Allen. Bethlehem Steel FC. January 8, 2018. January 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116135231/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/871858?referrer_id=2449568. January 16, 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC add midfielder Omar Holness. Bethlehem Steel FC. January 9, 2018. January 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081405/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/871860?referrer_id=2449568. January 16, 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC add midfielder Omar Holness. Bethlehem Steel FC. January 9, 2018. January 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081134/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/871862?referrer_id=2449568. January 16, 2018. dead.
  4. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC acquire Olivier Mbaizo. Bethlehem Steel FC. January 22, 2018. January 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072730/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/878456?referrer_id=2449180. January 23, 2018. dead.
  5. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC signs midfielder AJ Paterson. Bethlehem Steel FC. February 19, 2018. February 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033606/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/887872?referrer_id=2449180. February 20, 2018. dead.
  6. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC inks SuperDraft selection Aidan Apodaca. Bethlehem Steel FC. February 21, 2018. February 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180221222421/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/887871?referrer_id=2449180. February 21, 2018. dead.
  7. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC signs SuperDraft selection Mike Catalano. Bethlehem Steel FC. March 1, 2018. March 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180302163935/https://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/892319?referrer_id=2449180. March 2, 2018. dead.
  8. Web site: Steel FC sign midfielder Drew Skundrich to professional contract. Bethlehem Steel FC. March 14, 2018. March 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180319151114/https://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/897566?referrer_id=2449568. March 19, 2018. dead.
  9. Web site: Steel FC Acquire Winger Michee Ngalina. Philadelphia Union. April 25, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  10. Web site: Steel bolster attack with Faris signing. Brotherly Game. Evan Villella. July 17, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  11. Web site: Union academy’s Selmir Miscic signs with Bethlehem Steel; 15-year-old forward is Union’s youngest-ever pro. The Inquirer. Jonathan Tannenwald. September 12, 2018. February 10, 2019.
  12. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC Make Moves with 2018 in Mind. Bethlehem Steel FC. November 2, 2017. January 15, 2018.
  13. Web site: Real Monarchs SLC sign Josh Heard, Rhys Williams. Real Monarchs. February 15, 2018. February 16, 2018.
  14. Web site: Roberts Among New Riverhounds SC Duo. USLsoccer.com. March 7, 2018. March 8, 2018.
  15. Web site: Cory Burke signs with Philadelphia Union. Bethlehem Steel FC. December 21, 2017. January 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081347/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/868510?referrer_id=2449568. January 16, 2018. dead.
  16. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs four players to inaugural roster. Atlanta United. January 24, 2018. January 24, 2018.
  17. Web site: Philadelphia Union Sign Homegrown Defender Matthew Real. Philadelphia Union. January 18, 2018. January 18, 2018.
  18. Web site: Steel FC ships Brandon Allen to Nashville. Brotherly Game. Evan Villella. May 22, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  19. Web site: Bethlehem Steel FC acquire Zambian defender Prosper Chiluya. February 20, 2018. February 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180221161247/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/887875?referrer_id=2449180. February 21, 2018. dead.
  20. Web site: First Team members make impact with Steel FC. March 19, 2018. March 23, 2018.
  21. Web site: BSFC 2018 Schedule/Results. February 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152031/http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/page/show/2610374-2018-schedule. February 20, 2018. dead.
  22. Web site: Belmar Named USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. March 20, 2018. March 23, 2018.
  23. Web site: Indy’s Saad Earns USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. April 17, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  24. Web site: Heinemann Earns USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. May 8, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  25. Web site: Ledesma Voted USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. May 22, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  26. Web site: Allen Voted USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. June 5, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  27. Web site: Calistri Voted USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. June 12, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  28. Web site: Johnson Voted USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. June 19, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  29. Web site: Reid Voted USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. June 26, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  30. Web site: Woszczynski Voted USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. July 3, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  31. Web site: Brown Voted USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. July 10, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  32. Web site: Rittmeyer Voted USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. July 31, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  33. Web site: Brett Voted USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. August 7, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  34. Web site: Lancaster Voted USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. August 14, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  35. Web site: Barlow Voted USL Player of the Week. USLsoccer.com. August 28, 2018. February 9, 2019.
  36. Web site: Bethlehem’s Burke Named USL Coach of the Month. USLsoccer.com. September 12, 2018. February 9, 2019.

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