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Harrisburg City Islanders
Full name	Harrisburg City Islanders
Nickname(s)	City Islanders
Founded	2004
Stadium	Skyline Sports Complex; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; (Capacity: 4,000)
Chairman	Eric Pettis
Manager	Bill Becher
League	USL Second Division
2009	Regular Season: 3rd; Playoffs: Semi Finals
Home colors	Away colors

Harrisburg City Islanders is an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2004, the team plays in the USL Second Division (USL-2), the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

The team plays its home games at the Skyline Sports Complex, located on Harrisburg's City Island, where they have played since 2004. The team's colors are tropical blue, navy blue, and white. Their current head coach is Bill Becher.

The City Islanders also field a team in the USL’s Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age, operated by the United Soccer Leagues.

[edit] History

The City Islanders were an immediate success in the second division, finishing fifth in their inaugural season, and qualifying for the playoffs, where they were eliminated in the first round by the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. The City Islanders improved on this showing in their second year, as they finished third in the league with a 12-3-5 record, but were eliminated from the playoffs by the eventual champions, the Charlotte Eagles.

In 2005, Bill Becher, the Harrisburg coach, was named USL-2 Coach of the Year, while player Chad Severs was named Rookie of the Year, before moving on to the Rochester Raging Rhinos.

In 2007, the Islanders were the USL Second Division Champions. They also defeated Major League Soccer team D.C. United 1-0 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup to reach the quarterfinals, where they subsequently lost to the New England Revolution.

[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

as at October 11, 2009

No.	Position	Player
0	GK	Jay Herford
2	FW	Steve Fisher
3	DF	Dustin Bixler
4	DF	Geoff Bloes
5	MF	Nicki Paterson
6	DF	Tim Velten
7	DF	Cody Reinberg
8	MF	Jason Massie
9	FW	Phillip Buffington
10	MF	David Schofield
11	FW	Brandon Swartzendruber

No.	Position	Player
12	MF	Ty Shipalane
13	MF	Nathan Baker
14	GK	Tomer Chencinski
15	DF	Yona Banda
17	MF	Kai Kasiguran
19	MF	Mo Oduor (captain)
20	FW	Chad Severs
22	MF	Jason Pelletier
23	DF	Anthony Calvano
32	GK	Chase Harrison

[edit] Notable former players

Danny Cepero
See also: All-time Harrisburg City Islanders roster

[edit] Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	Pts	Reg. Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
2004	3	USL Pro Soccer League	20	10	7	3	40	25	33	2nd, Atlantic	Quarterfinals	Did not qualify
2005	3	USL Second Division	20	12	3	5	43	24	41	3rd	Semifinals	Did not qualify
2006	3	USL Second Division	20	8	9	3	34	35	27	7th	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2007	3	USL Second Division	20	11	4	5	25	15	38	3rd	Champions	Quarterfinals
2008	3	USL Second Division	20	7	3	10	33	20	31	5th	Quarterfinals	2nd Round
2009	3	USL Second Division	20	9	7	4	31	23	31	3rd	Semifinals	Quarterfinals

[edit] Honors

USL Second Division Champions 2007

[edit] Head coaches

Bill Becher (2004-present)

[edit] Home stadiums

Skyline Sports Complex; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (2004-present)

[edit] External links

Harrisburg City Islanders

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