2017 season | |||
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Ownership Group | Keystone S&E | ||
Head Coach | Brendan Burke | ||
Stadium | Goodman Stadium | ||
USL | TBD | ||
USL Playoffs | TBD | ||
Top goalscorer | Seku Conneh (7) | ||
Highest home attendance | 3,215 (Jul. 9 vs. New York) |
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Lowest home attendance | 2,976 (Apr. 23 vs. Orlando) |
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Average home league attendance | 3,064 | ||
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The 2017 season is Bethlehem Steel FC's second season of competitive soccer in the United Soccer League and first season competing in the second division of American soccer. Steel FC compete in the league's Eastern Conference.
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of June 21, 2017.
Bethlehem Steel FC compete in USL, which is the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. Steel FC's affiliation with the Philadelphia Union of MLS has prevented the team from participating in the US Open Cup competition. The decision to make affiliated "farm teams" ineligible for the US Open Cup was decided since the 2016 iteration of the tournament.
The 2017 USL season will be contested by 30 teams, 15 of which compete in the league's Eastern Conference. All teams will play a regular season total of 32 matches between teams within their respective conference. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top eight (8) teams from each conference advance to the 2017 USL Playoffs for a chance to compete for the USL Championship Title.
All times in Eastern Time.