The 2018 season was Penn FC's 15th season of competitive

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, its second in the second division of American soccer, and its eighth and final season in the United Soccer League, now known as the USL Championship. This was the first season the club operated under the "Penn FC" name, having re-branded from the Harrisburg City Islanders in November 2017. In October 2018, the club announced that it would not play in the USL's top flight beyond that season. Penn FC will suspend professional operations for the 2019 season and resume play in 2020 as a member of USL League One, a third-level league to be launched in 2019 by the USL parent organization.

Review

Roster

Transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Preseason

USL

The

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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

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for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.

Standings (Eastern Conference)

Results

All times in

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Results summary

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalkeepers

League Stats

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U.S. Open Cup Stats

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Honors

* Week 3 Team of the Week ''Bench'': D Ken Tribbett * Week 6 Team of the Week: D Ken Tribbett * Week 7 Team of the Week ''Bench'': D Sean Lewis * Week 8 Player of the Week: F Tommy Heinemann * Week 11 Team of the Week: G

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* Week 13 Team of the Week: D Ken Tribbett * Week 14 Team of the Week ''Bench'': F Lucky Mkosana * Week 15 Team of the Week: F Lucky Mkosana * Week 17 Team of the Week: F Lucky Mkosana * Week 25 Team of the Week ''Bench'': F

Aaron Dennis Aaron Dennis (born February 24, 1993) is a United States Virgin Islands soccer player who plays for New York Cosmos in the National Premier Soccer League. Career College and amateur Dennis played four years of college soccer at Villanova Univer ...

* Week 27 Team of the Week ''Bench'': D

Kyle Venter Kyle Venter (born March 13, 1991) is an American retired professional soccer player who last played as a defender for the Richmond Kickers in USL League One. Venter is currently an assistant coach for the Florida Gators women's soccer team. ...

* Week 30 Team of the Week ''Bench'': M

Richard Menjívar Richard "Richie" Guillermo Menjivar Peraza (born October 31, 1990) is a Salvadoran international footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Chalatenango. Career After spending his college career at University of Evansville and Cal State Bakersfie ...

References

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