Ocean City Nor’easters just had one of the most memorable evenings in their history as they defeated the USL Pro Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1-0 in the 2nd round of the US Open Cup.

The Ocean City Nor’easters kicked off the defense of their Mid-Atlantic Division Championship with a 2-1 win over in-state rivals Central Jersey Spartans.

After defeating the New York Red Bulls U23 team 2-0 on Tuesday 14th May the Ocean City Nor’easters were rewarded with a home game against USL Pro team Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the second round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The game will take place at Carey Stadium on Tuesday 21st May with a 7:30pm kick off.

It was a chilly but sunny evening in Ocean City with the cool sea breeze being the calm before the storm. The Ocean City Nor’easters beat the New York Red Bulls U23s 2-0 to proceed to the second round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

The Ocean City Nor’easters latest crop of talent can be found listed on the respected TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Top 100 lists. Coach Oswald has bought in some of the best players in the region to make the Nor’easters a huge success story.

The Ocean City Nor’easters won their warm up game 7-0 against Junior Lone Star FC of the National Premier Soccer League.

The Ocean City Nor’easters are committed to giving the most dedicated young soccer players a place to improve and get noticed through the Premier Development League and this year we continue to bring the best and brightest prospects to the Jersey Shore.

The Ocean City Nor’easters cast their net far and wide in order to bring in the best players for our loyal fans to watch. This year has been no different. Let’s look at some of our internationally recognised players for 2013.

The Ocean City Nor’easters have announced their first wave of players for the 2013 roster.

Three returners this year have received plenty of awards over the 2012/13 college soccer season.

The Ocean City Nor'easters strive to improve the supporters experience on and off the field at Carey Stadium. With this in mind the Nor'easters have contracted a new nationally recognized food vendor CTX Jorge's Ice-Xpress LLC.

Former Nor’easter Ryan Richter has signed with Toronto FC and is back in the MLS. Toronto FC announced that the club had acquired the 23 year old defender on Monday March 25.

Richter is one of the first signings by new coach Ryan Nelsen who has just retired to take up the new post after playing for 8 years in the English Premier League for Blackburn Rovers, Tottenham and QPR.

Championships in the bag for some of our ’Players In The Pros’ as well as a lot of movement of former Ocean City Nor’easters this off-season and we thought it was about time to catch up on the professionals.

The Ocean City Nor’easters have announced the MVP of the Season along with the positional MVPs and Young Player of the Year.
Congratulations Nick Bibbs.

United Soccer Leagues (USL) released the 2013 alignment and schedule for the Premier Development League (PDL) today, with the 455-game regular season getting underway on May 4 as LA Misioneros FC faces the Fresno Fuego. The Ocean City Nor’easters have an unorthodox 14 game schedule in 2013 but one that is perfect for the summer supporters down by the shore.

It is customary for every big soccer club to produce a top 10 list of great moments throughout the previous calendar year, however, with the success we found in 2012 we found it too hard to only have 10 moments on the list… so we added an 11^th!!

See here for the list and our congratulations to everyone involved. Looking forward to seeing you all come back to the Mid-Atlantic Champions in 2013.

The United Soccer League will honor the teams and executives that set a standard for excellence during the 2012 USL PRO, Premier Development League and W-League seasons at the 2012 USL Hall of Fame Banquet Friday, December 14, the Ocean City Nor'easters have been nominated for the Progress Award. This award is given to the organization that has seen the best improvements on and off the field.

TopDrawerSoccer.com is increasingly seen as the go to site for astute, educated information on the world of college soccer. So it makes the whole Nor’easters organization incredibly proud to see our players making their way onto the top player lists that the site has become famous for.

The PDL announced the finalists for its 2012 regular season honors today. The awards for Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Defender of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year and Coach of the Year will be presented at Saturday’s awards ceremony at the 2012 PDL Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina. The finalists were selected through a vote of team management.

The PDL is proud to announce its 2012 All-Conference Teams, honoring the players who stood out during the 2012 regular season. The teams were selected through a vote of team management.
 

The runaway train that was the Ocean City Nor’easters during the 2012 USL PDL season was derailed by Ottawa Fury on Saturday night in the Eastern Conference Semi-Final played in Greensboro, NC.

The Ocean City Nor’easters finished the 2012 USL PDL regular season with a 13-3-0 record breaking team and individual player records along the way. The Nor’easters finished top of the Mid-Atlantic Division, had the best record in the Eastern Conference giving the a bye to the Conference Finals and also had the 3rd highest points total in the whole Premier Development League, just behind Michigan Bucks and Thunder Bay Chill.

The Ocean City Nor’easters have been earning respect and awards from all areas of the US Soccer community over the past few weeks. A league table has been put together involving the United Soccer Leagues (USL) Premier Development League (PDL) teams and the clubs from the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). The Ocean City Nor’easters have been in the top 5 all season long and are currently sitting at the number 2 spot in the whole nation just behind Michigan Bucks who have torn apart their division going unbeaten so far. It can be found on twitter @ussoccerreport or here – US SOCCER REPORT

The Ocean City Nor’easters have taken a huge step forward in their attempts to improve the quality of soccer being played at Carey Stadium in the summer as they are now being operated by a nonprofit corporation, Ocean City Nor’easters Soccer, Inc. The Nor’easters purpose is to educate and promote the game of soccer throughout Ocean City and the southern New Jersey community, while providing affordable family entertainment. This move was led by club President Giancarlo Granese and South Jersey Pro Soccer General Manager Neil Holloway. The change in structure allows the Nor’easters to help the community in many more ways and to serve the people of Ocean City that host them with such great support.

The Ocean City Nor’easters are pleased to announce that Tim Oswald will become head coach of their Premier Development League team for the 2012 season. A backroom staff reshuffle see’s former head coach Neil Holloway concentrate on his role as General Manager in an effort to further grow and expand the organization, the Nor’easters and Oswald are excited about this new era.