2014 OKC Energy FC season

The 2014 Oklahoma City Energy FC season was the club's first season in existence, and their first season playing in the USL Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. It was the first season for an Oklahoma-based professional soccer club since 2000, when the Tulsa Roughnecks disbanded.

OKC Energy FC

2014 season
Chairman	Bob Funk, Jr.
Manager	Jimmy Nielsen
Stadium	Pribil Stadium
USL Pro	10th of 14
USL Pro Playoffs	did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Third round
Highest home attendance	4,722 vs Charleston (August 24)
Lowest home attendance	2,813 vs Arizona (July 17)
Average home league attendance	3,702
Home colors Away colors
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Background

Review

Oklahoma City Energy FC played its first ever match against University of Nebraska-Omaha, the match being a friendly. Five other pre-season friendlies were scheduled against Oral Roberts University, Northeastern State University, Tyler Junior College, Midwestern State University, and Southern Methodist University. The Energy went 5-0-1 in their preseason. The Energy finished the season 9-14-5, in tenth place in the USL Pro and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Roster

No.	Position	Player	Nation
2	DF	Kyle Miller	United States
3	MF	Peabo Doue	United States
4	DF	Cyprian Hedrick	Cameroon
5	DF	Gareth Evans	Wales
6	DF	Tarek Morad	United States
7	MF	David Leichty	United States
8	MF	Michael Thomas	United States
9	MF	Christian Duke (on loan from Sporting Kansas City)	United States
10	MF	Philip Lund	Denmark
11	FW	Adda Djeziri	Denmark
12	DF	Max Gunderson	United States
13	MF	Dan Delgado	United States
16	GK	Samir Badr	United States
17	MF	Paul Wyatt	England
18	MF	Nate Shiffman	United States
20	MF	Abraham Villon	United States
21	FW	Steven Perry	United States
22	FW	Kyle Greig	United States
23	DF	Mark Howard	England
24	GK	Ray Clark	United States
25	FW	Javier Castro	United States
26	MF	Jimmy Medranda (on loan from Sporting Kansas City)	Colombia
27	FW	Nate Polak (on loan from Minnesota United)	United States

Competitions

Preseason

Oklahoma City Energy FC v University of Nebraska Omaha

March 8, 2014 Preseason	Oklahoma City Energy FC	1 - 0	University of Nebraska Omaha	Norman, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CST	Wyatt 85'	Report		Stadium: Norman North High School Referee: Paul Scott, Lance Stewart, Darren Klimon, Eric Baye

Oral Roberts University v Oklahoma City Energy FC

March 12, 2014 Preseason	Oral Roberts University	1 - 4	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Tulsa, Oklahoma
6:00 p.m. CDT	Chavez 81'	Report	Thomas 47' (pen.) Morad 51' Greig	Stadium: Case Soccer Complex

Oklahoma City Energy FC v Northeastern State University

March 14, 2014 Preseason	Oklahoma City Energy FC	5 - 1	Northeastern State University	Edmond, Oklahoma
6:00 p.m. CDT	Greig 5', 75' Thomas 39' (pen.) Perry 66', 78'	Report	Morales 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Edmond Soccer Club Referee: Nima Sagahfi, Sam Merchant, Adam Bass

Tyler Junior College v Oklahoma City Energy FC

March 19, 2014 Preseason	Tyler Junior College	0 - 5	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Tyler, Texas
7:00 p.m. CST			Schmetz 21', 85' Thomas 31' (pen.) Doue 61' Miller 65'	Stadium: Pat Hartley Soccer Complex

Southern Methodist University v Oklahoma City Energy FC

March 22, 2014 Preseason	Southern Methodist University	1 - 1	Oklahoma City Energy FC	University Park, Texas
7:00 p.m. CST	Hickey 85'		Djeziri 32'	Stadium: Westcott Field

Oklahoma City Energy FC v Midwestern State University

March 29, 2014 Preseason	Oklahoma City Energy FC	3 - 0	Midwestern State University	Yukon, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT	Doue 47' Duke 80' Wyatt 90'	Report		Stadium: Yukon Public Schools Soccer Stadium Referee: Jared Rigsby, Sue-Z Moskal, Edwin Zunan, Roy Robinson

USL Pro

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
28	9	5	14	32	37	−5	32	5	2	7	12	14	−2	4	3	7	20	23	−3

Source: Match reports

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
Stadium	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	W

Updated to match(es) played on May 10, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Orange County Blues FC v Oklahoma City Energy FC

April 5, 2014 1	Orange County Blues FC	0 - 2	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Irvine, California
9:00 p.m. CDT	Momeni  62' Rivera  68'  86' Russell  70'	Report	Greig 11'  46' Shiffman 30'	Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 1,221 Referee: Robert Sarfaraz

LA Galaxy II v Oklahoma City Energy FC

April 7, 2014 2	LA Galaxy II	4 - 2	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Carson, California
9:30 p.m. CDT	Courtois 14' Hoffman 35' Steres 39' Auras  48' Djokovic 90+'	Report	Doue 8' Morad  45' Thomas  57' Caringi 59'	Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 525 Referee: Christopher Calderon

Arizona United SC v Oklahoma City Energy FC

April 12, 2014 3	Arizona United SC	0 - 4	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Peoria, Arizona
9:00 p.m. CDT	Woodberry  37'  43'	Report	Perry 46' Greig 51' Miller 65' Evans  61' Djeziri 71'	Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 2,088 Referee: Israel Fernandez

FC Dallas Reserves v Oklahoma City Energy FC

April 15, 2014 4	FC Dallas Reserves	1 - 0	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Frisco, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT	Jacobson 53' Hollingshead  50' Reeves  88' Hernandez  90+'	Report	Greig  22' Shiffman  42'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 341 Referee: Pedro Trejo Jr.

Oklahoma City Energy FC v Orlando City SC

April 26, 2014 5	Oklahoma City Energy FC	1 - 2	Orlando City SC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT	Evans  74' Perry 90+'	Report	Chin 26' Molino 57' Clark  89'	Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,230 Referee: Tony Mensah

Orlando City SC v Oklahoma City Energy FC

May 4, 2014 6	Orlando City SC	3 - 1	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT	Chin 33,48' Alvarez 34' Turner  47' Pulis  86'	Report	Lund 41' Thomas  65'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 4,532 Referee: Marcos Oliveria

Oklahoma City Energy FC v Orange County Blues FC

May 10, 2014 7	Oklahoma City Energy FC	0 - 1	Orange County Blues FC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT	Ellis  6'	Report	Gautrat  35' Turner  90+' Bardsley 90+'	Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,860 Referee: Juliana Duncan

Oklahoma City Energy FC v Richmond Kickers

May 16, 2014 8	Oklahoma City Energy FC	1 - 4	Richmond Kickers	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT	Duke  35' Greig 81' Howard  88'	Report	Delicâte 1' Yomby 30' Asante  30' Lee 45+' Seaton  61' 88' Davis IV  85'	Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,916 Referee: Jon Freemon

LA Galaxy II v Oklahoma City Energy FC

May 25, 2014 9	LA Galaxy II	5 - 0	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Carson, California
10:00 p.m. CDT	Hoffman 13,22' (pen.) Jamieson 51,55' McBean 69'	Report		Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 738 Referee: Tyler Ploeger

Oklahoma City Energy FC v New York Red Bulls Reserves

May 31, 2014 10	Oklahoma City Energy FC	1 - 0	New York Red Bulls Reserves	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT	Leichty  6' Duke  31' Thomas 90+'	Report	Bustamante  20' Oyongo  43' Miazga  90'	Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,777 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Wilmington Hammerheads v Oklahoma City Energy FC

June 6, 2014 11	Wilmington Hammerheads	2 - 2	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Wilmington, North Carolina
6:30 p.m. CDT	Fairclough  28' Ochoa 45' Parratt 65' Musa  70'  71'	Report	Lund 50' Morad  58' Greig 78' Lopez  85'	Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,164 Referee: Michael Jozaitis

Charlotte Eagles v Oklahoma City Energy FC

June 7, 2014 12	Charlotte Eagles	1 - 1	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. CDT	Herrera  34' Thompson 48'	Report	Perry 33' Wyatt  39'	Stadium: Dickson Field Attendance: 556 Referee: Jon Freemon

Oklahoma City Energy FC v Sacramento Republic FC

June 14, 2014 13	Oklahoma City Energy FC	2 - 0	Sacramento Republic FC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT	Djeziri 36' Lopez  48' Thomas 81' Howard  86'	Report	Mirkovic  31' Fochive  41' Lopez  56' Daly  73' Evans  85'	Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,010 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic

Oklahoma City Energy FC v Rochester Rhinos

June 22, 2014 14	Oklahoma City Energy FC	0 - 0	Rochester Rhinos	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT		Report		Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,405 Referee: Brook Weiss

Oklahoma City Energy FC v Sacramento Republic FC

June 28, 2014 15	Oklahoma City Energy FC	2 - 0	Sacramento Republic FC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT	Howard  35' Howard 53' Evans  56' Lopez 67'	Report	Fochive  64'	Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,643 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Oklahoma City Energy FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

July 12, 2014 16	Oklahoma City Energy FC	2 - 0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT	Thomas 5' Delgado 19' Thomas  66'	Report	Vincent  66'	Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,619 Referee: Greg Dopka

Oklahoma City Energy FC v Arizona United SC

July 17, 2014 17	Oklahoma City Energy FC	1 - 1	Arizona United SC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT	Djeziri  44' Evans  81' Thomas 90+' (pen.)	Report	DelPiccolo  44' Tan 45+' Dillon  90' Top  90+'	Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 2,813 Referee: Leland Grant

Oklahoma City Energy FC v LA Galaxy II

July 19, 2014 18	Oklahoma City Energy FC	0 - 1	LA Galaxy II	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT	Hedrick  43' Leichty  55'	Report	Stojkov  45+' Emory  67' Mendiola 75'	Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Kyle Phillips

Harrisburg City Islanders v Oklahoma City Energy FC

July 23, 2014 19	Harrisburg City Islanders	3 - 3	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m. CDT	Bahner 18' Ribeiro 23,84' Langley  62' Baúque  78' Ribeiro  90'	Report	Delgado 37' Greig 38,44' Perry  52'	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 2,312 Referee: Ernie Constantine

Dayton Dutch Lions v Oklahoma City Energy FC

July 26, 2014 20	Dayton Dutch Lions	0 - 3	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Dayton, Ohio
6:00 p.m. CDT	Granger  22'	Report	Greig 42' Thomas  46' Wyatt 52' Wyatt  87' Thomas 90+'	Stadium: DOC Stadium Attendance: 437 Referee: Tony Crush

Oklahoma City Energy FC v Orange County Blues FC

August 2, 2014 21	Oklahoma City Energy FC	1 - 0	Orange County Blues FC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT	Thomas  82' Leichty 88'	Report	Peay  26'	Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,351 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Sacramento Republic FC v Oklahoma City Energy FC

August 9, 2014 22	Sacramento Republic FC	2 - 1	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Sacramento, California
10:00 p.m. CDT	Jahn 16' Hedrick 18' (o.g.) Mirkovic  36' Daly  72' Gleeson  80'	Report	Perry  51' Greig 74'	Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Joe Dickerson

Oklahoma City Energy FC v Arizona United SC

August 14, 2014 23	Oklahoma City Energy FC	1 - 2	Arizona United SC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT	Thomas  41' Djeziri 77'	Report	Top 4' Robinson  33' Stisser  34' Garza 74' (p.k.) Garza  79' DelPiccolo  85' Newton  87'	Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 3,438 Referee: Jody Pinkerton

Oklahoma City Energy FC v LA Galaxy II

August 16, 2014 24	Oklahoma City Energy FC	0 - 1	LA Galaxy II	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT	Doue  38' Badr  79'	Report	Steres 19' Sorto  30' Diallo  80'  90' Stojkov  90+'	Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,089 Referee: Andrew Musashe

Arizona United SC v Oklahoma City Energy FC

August 22, 2014 25	Arizona United SC	1 - 0	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Peoria, Arizona
9:40 p.m. CDT	Morrison 76' Dillon  88' Dacres  90+'	Report	Howard  21'  45+' Hedrick  74' Morad  90+'	Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Ramy Toucan

Oklahoma City Energy FC v Charleston Battery

August 24, 2014 26	Oklahoma City Energy FC	0 - 2	Charleston Battery	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT		Report	Sanyang  23'  90' Kelly  60' Sanyang 79' Cordovers 90+'	Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,722 Referee: Charles Farr

Sacramento Republic FC v Oklahoma City Energy FC

September 4, 2014 27	Sacramento Republic FC	1 - 0	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Sacramento, California
9:30 p.m. CDT	Lopez 49' (pen.) Vukovic  70' Evans  70'	Report	Evans  17'	Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Orange County Blues FC v Oklahoma City Energy FC

September 6, 2014 28	Orange County Blues FC	0 - 1	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Irvine, California
9:00 p.m. CDT	Hoxie  14' Franco  64' Moses  78' Gautrat  80'	Report	Duke  37' Greig 62'	Stadium: Anteater Stadium Referee: Chris Calderon

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	Harrisburg City Islanders (A)	28	10	7	11	45	46	−1	37	Playoffs
9	Arizona United SC	28	10	5	13	32	47	−15	33[a]
10	Oklahoma City Energy FC	28	9	5	14	32	37	−5	32
11	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	28	9	5	14	35	49	−14	32
12	Charlotte Eagles	28	9	4	15	33	40	−7	31

Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs
Notes:

1. Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II.^[1][2]

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2014 U.S. Open Cup

Oklahoma City Energy FC will enter the U.S. Open Cup in the second round.

Tulsa Athletics v Oklahoma City Energy FC

May 14, 2014 Second round	Tulsa Athletics	0–2	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:30pm CDT	Howard  26' Sarri  39' Leung  77' Brocks  90+'	Report	Leichty 10' Craingi 69'	Stadium: Athletics Stadium

Arizona United SC v Oklahoma City Energy FC

May 28, 2014 Third round	Arizona United SC	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Oklahoma City Energy FC	Peoria, Arizona
9:30pm CDT	Kassel  58' Okafor 84' Saint Cyr  86' Woodberry  105' Baladez 112' Dillon  114'	Report	Hedrick  27' Shiffman  34' Thomas  47' Miller  55' Greig 90+' Doue  105'	Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,539

Statistics

Transfers

Transfers In

No.	Pos.	Player	Previous club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
8	MF	Michael Thomas	Toronto FC	Free	January 29, 2014	[3]
4	DF	Cyprian Hedrick	Phoenix FC	Free	February 4, 2014	[4]
2	MF	Kyle Miller	Sporting Kansas City	Free	February 5, 2014	[4]
18	MF	Nate Shiffman	Virginia Commonwealth University	Free	February 5, 2014	[4]
5	MF	Gareth Evans	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	Free	February 14, 2014	[5]
10	MF	Philip Lund	Seattle Sounders FC	Free	February 14, 2014	[5]
17	MF	Paul Wyatt	James Madison University	Free	February 14, 2014	[5]
16	GK	Samir Badr	Haras El-Hodood	Free	February 18, 2014	[6]
3	DF	Peabo Doue	Phoenix FC	Free	February 18, 2014	[6]
24	GK	Jennings Clark	Northern Oklahoma College	Free (successful trial)	February 26, 2014	[7]
22	FW	Kyle Greig	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	Free	February 26, 2014	[7]
12	DF	Max Gunderson	Austin Aztex FC	Free	February 26, 2014	[7]
6	DF	Tarek Morad	University of California, Irvine	Free	February 27, 2014	[8]
21	FW	Steven Perry	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	Free	March 10, 2014	[9]
11	FW	Adda Djeziri	Scunthorpe United FC	Free	March 12, 2014	[10]
23	CB	Mark Howard	Aarhus Gymnastikforening	Free	March 19, 2014	[11]
14	FW	Pete Caringi III	Impact de Montréal	Free	March 26, 2014	[12]
7	MF	David Leichty	Sporting Kansas City Academy	Free

Loans in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club
14 March 2014		GK	1	Jon Kempin	Sporting Kansas City[13]
14 March 2014		MF	9	Christian Duke	Sporting Kansas City[13]

References

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2. "Arizona United SC Deducted 2 Points". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
3. "Thomas Signs With Oklahoma City". USLSoccer.com. January 29, 2014. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
4. Brannick, Chris. "Energy FC Signs Three More". NewsOK.com. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
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6. "OKC Energy FC Add Samir Badr and Peabo Doue to Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
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8. "OKC Energy FC announces the signing of Tarek Morad". EnergyFC.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
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12. "OKC Energy FC announces the signing of Pete Caringi III". EnergyFC.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
13. "OKC Energy FC announces the signing of Jon Kempin and Christian Duke". EnergyFC.com. Oklahoma City Energy FC. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.