It took a while for OKC Energy FC to hit its stride properly in the 2017 season, with injuries and a seeming lack of early-season chemistry playing a part in the club’s inconsistency in the first half of the season. The midseason decision to bring in Jose Angulo on loan from Saint Louis FC paid off in a big way, though, kickstarting an attack that had only notched multiple goals twice in its first 11 games.

The side then averaged 1.7 goals per game the rest of the way, with Angulo working his way into contention for the USL Golden Boot as Energy FC earned its third consecutive berth in the USL Cup Playoffs, and a second trip to the Western Conference Final in club history. An epic penalty shootout saw the club’s hopes of a first trip to USL Cup dashed, but there was plenty to remember well from 2017 for the side.