2020 Orange County SC season explained

Club:Orange County SC
Season:2020
League:USL Championship
League Result:Group B: 3rd
Western Conf.: 9th
Chrtitle:Owner
Chairman:James Keston
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Braeden Cloutier
Cup1:USL Championship Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Did not qualify
Cup2 Result:Cancelled
Highest Attendance:3,188
(March 7 vs. ELP)
Average Attendance:3,188
Largest Win:SD 0–2 OC
LV 2–4 OC
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Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2021

The 2020 Orange County SC season was the club's tenth season of existence, and their tenth consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Orange County were also scheduled to compete in the U.S. Open Cup.

Technical staff

!Role!Name
General ManagerOliver Wyss
Assistant GM Peter Nugent
Technical directorFrans Hoek
Head coachBraeden Cloutier
Assistant coachRichard Chaplow
Strength & ConditioningClaudio Trabattoni
Asst Strength & ConditioningDan Sparks
Goalkeeping coachVictor Nogueira
Team OperationsJakob Harding
Athletic TrainerMitchell Deyhle
U23 Head CoachJerry Tamashiro
U23 Assistant CoachDidier Crettenand

Competitions

USL Championship

See main article: article and 2020 USL Championship season.

Match results

On December 20, 2019, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule, creating the following fixture list for the early part of Orange County's season.[1]

In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the remainder of Orange County's schedule was announced on July 2.[2]

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup.

As a USL Championship club, Orange County will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule . January 22, 2020.
  2. Web site: OCSC To Resume Play With 15 Matches, Including 7 At Home . orangecountysoccer.com . July 2, 2020 . July 11, 2020 .
  3. Web site: Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More “David vs. Goliath” Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship . U.S. Soccer Federation . December 18, 2019.