2018 OKC Energy FC season
OKC Energy 2018 soccer season
The 2018 OKC Energy FC season was the club's fifth season of existence, and their fifth consecutive season in the United Soccer League , the second tier of American soccer. Energy FC also played in the U.S. Open Cup . The season covered the period from November 5, 2017, to the beginning of the 2019 USL season.
The 2018 season was the first for OKC under new head coach Steve Cooke , who had previously been the interim head coach of Colorado Rapids . Cooke became just the second head coach in club history; Jimmy Nielsen had been in charge for the previous four seasons.
Energy FC finished tenth place in the Western Conference, missing the playoffs for just the second time in club history and the first time since 2014. OKC took points from 16 of their last 21 matches, after losing 10 of their first 13 games, but still finished 10 points outside the final playoff spot. In the U.S. Open Cup, Energy FC was knocked out by amateur club NTX Rayados , who play in the North Texas Premier Soccer Association . It marked the first season in club history in which OKC did not win at least one game in the cup.
Roster
As of match played October 13, 2018[ 1]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Signed in
Previous club
Apps
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
Cody Laurendi
GK
(1988-08-15 ) August 15, 1988 (age 36)
2016
Austin Aztex
65
0
16
Bryan Byars
GK
(1991-10-02 ) October 2, 1991 (age 32)
2018
Tulsa Roughnecks
8
0
30
Matt Van Oekel
GK
(1986-09-20 ) September 20, 1986 (age 37)
2018
Real Salt Lake
19
0
Defenders
2
Richard Dixon
DF
(1990-02-23 ) February 23, 1990 (age 34)
2017
Saint Louis FC
55
0
3
Kyle Hyland
DF
(1991-03-01 ) March 1, 1991 (age 33)
2016
Indy Eleven
86
5
5
Christian Ibeagha
DF
(1990-01-10 ) January 10, 1990 (age 34)
2018
North Carolina FC
28
2
6
Drew Beckie
DF
(1990-09-30 ) September 30, 1990 (age 33)
2018
Jacksonville Armada
20
0
15
Atiba Harris
DF
(1985-01-09 ) January 9, 1985 (age 39)
2018
Murciélagos
14
1
19
Max Gunderson
DF
(1989-11-05 ) November 5, 1989 (age 34)
2018
OKC Energy U23
13
0
23
Shawn McLaws
DF
(1993-03-09 ) March 9, 1993 (age 31)
2018
Harrisburg City Islanders
13
0
Midfielders
4
Callum Ross
MF
(1994-09-15 ) September 15, 1994 (age 29)
2018
Charlotte Independence
31
2
7
Philip Rasmussen
MF
(1989-01-12 ) January 12, 1989 (age 35)
2017
Lyngby BK
40
6
8
Juan Guzman
MF
(1988-08-31 ) August 31, 1988 (age 36)
2017
Patriotas
34
2
11
Alex Dixon
MF
(1990-02-07 ) February 7, 1990 (age 34)
2017
Jacksonville Armada
71
20
13
Justin Chavez
MF
(1990-03-23 ) March 23, 1990 (age 34)
2018
Tampa Bay Rowdies
29
0
14
José Barril
MF
(1992-04-25 ) April 25, 1992 (age 32)
2017
Harrisburg City Islanders
68
4
21
Kalif Alhassan
MF
(1990-10-15 ) October 15, 1990 (age 33)
2018
Dila Gori
6
0
22
Marco Bustos
MF
(1996-04-22 ) April 22, 1996 (age 28)
2018
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
9
1
27
Ryley Kraft
MF
(1998-02-13 ) February 13, 1998 (age 26)
2018
Orlando City B
0
0
Forwards
9
Adam Jahn
FW
(1991-01-05 ) January 5, 1991 (age 33)
2018
Columbus Crew SC (loan)
10
3
10
Miguel González
FW
(1990-10-01 ) October 1, 1990 (age 33)
2017
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
48
11
12
Christian Volesky
FW
(1992-09-15 ) September 15, 1992 (age 31)
2018
Saint Louis FC
23
9
17
Jonathan Brown
FW
(1990-04-17 ) April 17, 1990 (age 34)
2017
Abahani Limited Dhaka
37
1
20
Deshorn Brown
FW
(1990-12-22 ) December 22, 1990 (age 33)
2018
Lorca
4
1
28
Monty Patterson
FW
(1996-12-09 ) December 9, 1996 (age 27)
2018
Wellington Phoenix
3
1
32
Jaime Siaj
FW
(1995-12-16 ) December 16, 1995 (age 28)
2018
Charlotte Independence
23
4
Non-competitive
Preseason
OKC Energy v OEFC Boys '99
Competitions
USL
Standings
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 summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
34
12
7
15
43
46
−3
43
7
3
7
21
21
0
5
4
8
22
25
−3
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Stadium H A H A H H A H H H A H A A H H A H H A H H A A H A H A A A H A A A Result W L L L L L L L L W D L L W W W D D W D D L L W W W W L L W D W L D
Match results
In August 2017, the USL announced that the 2018 season would span 34 games, the longest regular season the league had ever run.[ 2] The expansion was spurred by the addition of six new clubs for the 2018 season: Atlanta United 2 , Fresno FC , Indy Eleven , Las Vegas Lights , Nashville SC , and North Carolina FC .
On January 12, 2018, the league announced home openers for every club. Energy FC opened their home slate with the season's first fixture of the Black Gold Derby against Tulsa Roughnecks , the second time in four years that Energy FC and Tulsa faced off in the season opener.[ 3] The teams had previously faced off to open the 2015 season .
The schedule for the remainder of the 2018 season was released on January 19. Energy FC played three times against both Colorado Springs Switchbacks and Tulsa. They faced every other Western Conference team twice.[ 4]
U.S. Open Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Disciplinary record
Clean sheets
Transfers
In
Pos.
Player
Transferred from
Fee/notes
Date
Source
DF
Shawn McLaws
Harrisburg City Islanders
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
December 7, 2017
[ 5]
FW
José Angulo
Saint Louis FC
Completed permanent transfer.
December 28, 2017
[ 6]
MF
Callum Ross
Charlotte Independence
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
January 2, 2018
[ 7]
GK
Matt Van Oekel
Real Salt Lake
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
January 5, 2018
[ 8]
DF
Christian Ibeagha
North Carolina FC
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
January 15, 2018
[ 9]
GK
Bryan Byars
Tulsa Roughnecks
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
January 25, 2018
[ 10]
FW
Jaime Siaj
Charlotte Independence
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
February 6, 2018
[ 11]
DF
Joseph Adjei
Wa All Stars
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
February 15, 2018
[ 12]
MF
Justin Chavez
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
February 23, 2018
[ 13]
DF
Max Gunderson
OKC Energy U23
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
February 28, 2018
[ 14]
MF
Juan Niño
FK Lovćen
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
March 1, 2018
[ 15]
FW
Christian Volesky
Saint Louis FC
Saint Louis receives an international roster spot.
May 8, 2018
[ 16]
MF
Kalif Alhassan
Dila Gori
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
May 24, 2018
[ 17]
DF
Drew Beckie
Jacksonville Armada
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
June 7, 2018
[ 18]
MF
Ryley Kraft
Orlando City B
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
June 9, 2018
[ 19]
DF
Atiba Harris
Murciélagos
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
June 27, 2018
[ 20]
FW
Monty Patterson
Wellington Phoenix
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
July 30, 2018
[ 21]
MF
Marco Bustos
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
August 15, 2018
[ 22]
FW
Deshorn Brown
Lorca
Signed through the 2019 season.
September 18, 2018
[ 23]
Loan in
Pos.
Player
Parent club
Length/Notes
Beginning
End
Source
FW
Francis Atuahene
FC Dallas
On a match-by-match basis.
March 2, 2018
July 28, 2018
[ 24] [ 25]
MF
Ema Twumasi
FC Dallas
On a match-by-match basis.
March 2, 2018
June 23, 2018
[ 24] [ 26]
DF
Jordan Cano
FC Dallas
On a match-by-match basis.
March 16, 2018
May 30, 2018
[ 27] [ 28]
July 7, 2018
September 2, 2018
[ 29] [ 30]
FW
Adam Jahn
Columbus Crew SC
On a match-by-match basis.
July 24, 2018
October 14, 2018
[ 31] [ 32]
Out
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Source
MF
Chad Bond
Contract expired.
November 5, 2017
[ 33]
GK
C. J. Cochran
Nashville SC
Contract expired. Signed for Nashville on December 7, 2017.
November 5, 2017
[ 33] [ 34]
FW
Andy Craven
Contract expired.
November 5, 2017
[ 33]
DF
Michael Daly
Fresno FC
Contract expired. Signed for Fresno on December 5, 2017.
November 5, 2017
[ 33] [ 35]
DF
Sam Fink
Saint Louis FC
Contract expired. Signed for Saint Louis on December 13, 2017.
November 5, 2017
[ 33] [ 36]
MF
Daniel Gonzalez
Contract expired.
November 5, 2017
[ 33]
DF
Michael Harris
Contract expired.
November 5, 2017
[ 33]
GK
Jacob Lissek
Penn FC
Contract expired. Signed for Penn on February 15, 2018.
November 5, 2017
[ 33] [ 37]
MF
Luis Martinez
Contract expired.
November 5, 2017
[ 33]
DF
Anthony Wallace
Contract expired.
November 5, 2017
[ 33]
FW
Wojciech Wojcik
New York Cosmos B
Contract expired. Signed for Cosmos B on March 20, 2018.
November 5, 2017
[ 33] [ 38]
MF
Juan Niño
No longer listed on roster.
May 26, 2018
[ 39]
FW
José Angulo
Departed through mutual consent.
June 17, 2018
[ 40]
DF
Coady Andrews
Retired.
June 24, 2018
[ 41]
DF
Joseph Adjei
Malkiya Club
Departed through mutual consent. Signed for Malkiya on October 7, 2018.
July 20, 2018
[ 42] [ 43]
Awards
USL Team of the Week
USL Save of the Week
Kits
Type
Shirt
Shorts
Socks
First appearance / Record
Home
White
White
White
Match 1 vs. Tulsa / 9–5–13
Away
Blue
Blue
Blue
Match 12 vs. Reno / 3–2–3
See also
References
^ "OKC Energy roster" . EnergyFC.com . Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018 .
^ "USL Announces Regular Season Expansion" . USLSoccer.com . Retrieved December 21, 2017 .
^ "THE GREENS BEGIN HISTORIC 5TH SEASON AT HOME AGAINST TULSA" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 27, 2018 .
^ "ENERGY FC AND USL RELEASE 2018 SCHEDULE" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 27, 2018 .
^ "EDMOND NATIVE SHAWN MCLAWS SIGNS WITH ENERGY FC" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "ENERGY FC'S LEADING GOAL SCORER RETURNS TO OKC" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "CALLUM ROSS ADDED TO ENERGY FC ROSTER" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "GOALKEEPER MATT VAN OEKEL ADDED TO ENERGY FC ROSTER" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "DEFENDER CHRISTIAN IBEAGHA JOINS ENERGY FC" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "BRYAN BYARS RETURNS TO ENERGY FC" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "REAL MADRID ACADEMY ALUMNUS SIAJ JOINS ENERGY FC" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "GHANA U20 TEAM MEMBER JOINS ENERGY FC" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "JUSTIN CHAVEZ RETURNS TO PLAY FOR HOMETOWN CLUB" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "U23 ALUM ADDED TO 1ST TEAM ROSTER" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "JUAN NIÑO SIGNS CONTRACT WITH ENERGY FC" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "ENERGY FC ACQUIRES CHRISTIAN VOLESKY FROM SAINT LOUIS FC" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "ENERGY FC ADDS MLS VETERAN ALHASSAN" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "DREW BECKIE JOINS ENERGY FC" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "ENERGY FC ADDS RYLEY KRAFT TO ROSTER" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "MLS VETERAN ATIBA HARRIS JOINS ENERGY FC" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER MONTY PATTERSON ADDED TO ENERGY FC ROSTER" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 30, 2018 .
^ "ENERGY FC ADDS MIDFIELDER & CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYER MARCO BUSTOS TO ROSTER" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
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^ "ENERGY FC DEFENDER COADY ANDREWS ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT" . EnergyFC.com . Retrieved July 27, 2018 .
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