The 2019 El Paso Locomotive FC season was the inaugural season for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1]
| 2019 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Mark Lowry |
| Stadium | Southwest University Park El Paso |
| USL | Conference: 6th |
| USL Cup Playoffs | Conference Final |
| 2019 U.S. Open Cup | 2nd Round |
| Copa Tejas | 4th |
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 8,324 (March 9 vs. OKC Energy) |
| Lowest home attendance | League: 5,276 (May 12 vs. New Mexico United) All: 600 (May 15 vs. Forward Madison FC (USOC) ) |
| Average home league attendance | League: 6,585 |
| Biggest win | 3–0 (June 8 vs. LA Galaxy II) (September 7 at Las Vegas Lights FC) 4–1 (October 15 vs. Portland) |
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (thrice) (May 15 vs. Forward Madison FC (USOC) ) (June 29 at Fresno FC) (July 31 at New Mexico U.) |
Club
editRoster
edit- As of August 15, 2019[2]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | GK | Logan Ketterer |  United States
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| 2 | DF | Drew Beckie |  Canada
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| 3 | DF | Chiró N'Toko |  Belgium
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| 4 | DF | Mechack Jérôme |  Haiti
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| 5 | DF | Daniel Navarro | United States
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| 6 | MF | Richie Ryan |  Republic of Ireland
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| 7 | MF | Sebastián Velásquez |  Colombia
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| 8 | MF | Nick Ross |  Scotland
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| 9 | FW | Omar Salgado | United States
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| 10 | MF | Sebastián Contreras |  Argentina
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| 11 | MF | Edson Partida (on loan from Toluca) |  Mexico
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| 12 | MF | Joshua Castellanos | United States
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| 13 | GK | Jermaine Fordah |  England
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| 15 | DF | James Kiffe | United States
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| 17 | FW | Jerome Kiesewetter | United States
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| 19 | DF | Andrew Fox | England
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| 20 | MF | Chapa Herrera | United States
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| 21 | FW | Alexy Bosetti |  France
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| 22 | DF | Moses Makinde | England
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| 23 | MF | Memo Diaz | United States
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| 24 | MF | Yuma |  Spain
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| 25 | MF | Bryam Rebellón | Colombia
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| 26 | MF | Josué Gómez (on loan from Juárez) | Mexico
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| 30 | GK | Javier Beker | United States
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Competitions
editPreseason
edit| January 26 Friendly | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3–1 | Texas United | El Paso, Texas |
| 2:00 PM CST | N'Toko  Salgado , |
Report | |
Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex |
| February 2 Friendly | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–0 | Hooligans FC | El Paso, Texas |
| 2:00 PM CST | Contreras ?' (pen.) |
USL Report | Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex |
| February 6 Friendly | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–0 | Southwest FC Wolves | El Paso, Texas |
| 7:00 PM CST | Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex |
| February 9 Friendly | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–1 | New Mexico United | El Paso, Texas |
| 2:00 PM CST | ?' (pen.) |
Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex |
| February 13 Friendly | FC Juárez | 1–3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Juárez, Mexico |
| 10:30 AM CST | Gomez 37' |
Report | Kiffe 24' Contreras 66'Salgado 80' |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez |
| February 16 Friendly | El Paso Locomotive FC | 4–1 | FC Grande | El Paso, Texas |
| Salgado 1', Partida 5' (pen.)Herrera |
Report | 25' (pen.) |
Stadium: Southwest University Park |
| February 23 Friendly | San Antonio FC | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:00 PM CST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Field | ||
| Note: Played in three periods of 45, 30, and 45 minutes. | ||||
| March 2 Friendly | OKC Energy FC | 2–1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 10:00 AM CST | Brown Cato |
Report | Jérôme |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
USL Championship
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Real Monarchs (C) | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 56 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Orange County SC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 54 | |
| 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 50 | |
| 7 | Sacramento Republic | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 48 | Play-In Round |
| 8 | Austin Bold FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 48 |
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Match results
editThe 2019 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on December 19, 2018.[3]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in MST
| March 9 1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–3 | OKC Energy | El Paso, TX |
| 8:30 PM | Gebhard 16' Kiffe  49' |
Report | Brown 1', 54' Harris 43' Cato 81' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 8,324 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| March 16 2 | Real Monarchs | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Herriman, UT |
| 2:00 PM | Ryden  32' Martínez 73' Blake 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| March 23 3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC | El Paso, TX |
| 8:30 PM | Ross 45+1' Rebellón 59' Contreras 72' Gebhard 78' |
Report | Dunwell 47' Hernandez 66', 79' Duvall 69' Enríquez 90' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,458 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera |
| March 30 4 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–0 | Orange County SC | El Paso, TX |
| 9:30 PM | Kiffe 45+1' Partida 64', 88' Fox 90' |
Report | Kontor 79' Jones 89' Leonardo 90+5' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,064 Referee: Elton Garcia |
| April 13 5 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | El Paso, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Flemmings 7' Lambert 69'Spencer 77'Fernandez 88' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,389 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| April 21 6 | Austin Bold FC | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Austin, TX |
| 4:00 PM | Okugo 62' |
Report | N'Toko 44' Kiffe 79' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| April 27 7 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–0 | Reno 1868 FC | El Paso, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Contreras 76' (pen.) |
Report | Lacroix 52' Seymore 69' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,389 Referee: Marco Vega |
| May 4 8 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 6:00 PM | Schweitzer 65' |
Report | Jérôme 24' Ross 38' Kiffe 45+3' Kiesewetter 46', 56' Ryan 59' Rezende 64' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 3,883 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| May 12 9 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–2 | New Mexico United | El Paso, TX |
| 6:00 PM | Rezende 28' Kiesewetter 36', 65' Contreras 45+1' Monsalvez 72' |
Report | Hamilton 45+2' Williams 69', 79' Moar 72' Suggs 73' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,276 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
| May 18 10 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | El Paso, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Rezende 10' Kiesewetter 63', 73' Herrera 88' Salgado 90' |
Report | Skundrich 35' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,667 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| May 25 11 | Portland Timbers 2 | 1–1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Portland, OR |
| 8:00 PM | Asprilla 41', 65' Hanson 45+2' |
Report | N'Toko 31' Salgado 40', 45+1' Contreras 52' Kiffe 75' Jérôme 90+1' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 3,134 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| June 1 12 | Tacoma Defiance | 1–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Tacoma, WA |
| 9:00 pm (MDT) | Rogers 24' Dhillon 42'Daley 55'Rydstrand 70' |
Report | Kiesewetter 31' Herrera 62'Rezende 68'Ross 75' |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 2,202 Referee: Joseph Salinas |
| June 8 13 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3–0 | LA Galaxy II | El Paso, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Kiesewetter 43', 87' Salgado 88' Rezende 90+2' |
Report | Zubak 40' Iloski 55' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,611 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| June 15 14 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 0–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Tulsa, OK |
| 6:30 P.M. | Rogers 26' Mompremier 87' |
Report | Contreras 37' Kiffe 43' Kiesewetter 75' (pen.) Salgado 88' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,314 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| June 22 15 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–1 | Las Vegas Lights FC | El Paso, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Kiesewetter 66' Beckie 90+3' |
Report | Torres 27' Tabortetaka 42' Robinson 70' Sandoval 71' J. Gonzalez 81' Olsen 86' Fehr 90+5' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 8,117 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| June 26 16 | San Antonio FC | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | San Antonio, TX |
| 6:30 PM | Ackon 45' Barmby 58'  63' |
Report | Beckie 16' Ketterer 44' Gebhard 87' Gómez 90+3' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,081 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| June 29 17 | Fresno FC | 3–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Fresno, CA |
| 8:30 PM | Jackson 63' Lawal 66', 68', 84' Johnson 86' |
Report | Navarro 28' Fox 73' Herrera 86' |
Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 3,452 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| July 6 18 | OKC Energy | 1–1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:00 PM | J. Brown 27' R.García 29' (pen.), 53' Harris 42' Ibeagha 76' |
Report | Beckie 28' Williams 62' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,585 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| July 17 19 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–3 | San Antonio FC | El Paso, TX |
| 7:00 PM | Fox 13', 28' Salgado 90+2' |
Report | López 8', 45+3' Eboussi 34' Jamieson 52' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,128 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| July 20 20 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–0 | Real Monarchs | El Paso, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Okumu 21' Palma 42' Portillo 48' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,012 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| July 31 21 | New Mexico United | 3–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:00 PM | Frater 38' (pen.) Wehan 71', 75' Madden 86' |
Report | Herrera 41' Ryan 49' Beckie 56' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 13,521 Referee: Elton García |
| August 3 22 | El Paso Locomotive FC | P–P | Portland Timbers 2 | El Paso, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Dejan Susak | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to mass shooting event in El Paso.[4] | ||||
| August 10 23 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 8:30 PM | Aguinaga 21' Jahn 40'Asante 73' (pen.) |
Report | Partida 26' Kiffe 41' 45'Contreras 42'Velásquez 45' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,520 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
| August 17 24 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–0 | Tacoma Defiance | El Paso, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Partida 32' Makinde 48'N'Toko 62'Salgado 70' |
Report | Berkolds 9' Rubio 37'Atencio 58'Dhillon 61' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,222 Referee: Marco Vega |
| August 24 25 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Edinburg, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Bird 46' |
Report | Ryan 56' 90+1' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,275 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| September 4 26 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks | El Paso, TX |
| 7:00 PM | Herrera 24' Rebellón 65' Kiesewetter 73', 81' Gómez 80' |
Report | Marlon 41' Altamirano 56' Reyes 72' Uzo 72' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,519 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| September 7 27 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 0–3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Las Vegas, NV |
| 8:30 PM | Torres 20' Sandoval 29' 85' Torre 39' |
Report | Kiffe 46' Velásquez 52' (pen.), 68' Gómez 81', 90' |
Stadium: Cashman Field Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| September 14 28 | Orange County SC | 2–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Irvine, CA |
| 8:00 PM | Seaton 36' Jones 58' |
Report | Ryan 45' N'Toko 90' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,913 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| September 21 29 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | El Paso, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Rebellón 22' Bosetti 90' |
Report | Burt 51' Malcolm 76' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| September 28 30 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Sacramento, CA |
| 8:30 PM | Enevoldsen 14' Skundrich 84' Chantzopoulos 87' |
Report | Fox 29' Rebellón 48' Monsalvez 57' Gómez 90+1' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,807 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| October 2 31 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–1 | Fresno FC | El Paso, TX |
| 7:00 PM | N'Toko 53' Salgado 88' Kiesewetter 90+2' |
Report | Kurimoto 42' Ellis-Hayden 56' Caffa 66' Lawal 87' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,015 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| October 5 32 | Reno 1868 FC | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Reno, NV |
| 7:00 PM | Galindo 15' Janjigian 89' |
Report | Monsalvez 10' Bosetti 54' Diaz 84' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 5,402 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| October 10 33 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–1 | Austin Bold FC | El Paso, TX |
| 8:00 PM | Monsalvez 42' Velásquez 76' (pen.) |
Report | Mallace 35' Okugo 45+3' Kléber 53' Lima 77', 81' Taylor 82' Soto 90+3' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,175 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| October 15 22 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 4–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | El Paso, TX |
| 7:00 PM | Velásquez 4' Monsalvez 12' Ross 24' Gómez 68', 79' |
Report | Kobayashi 25' Durán 78' Diz 83' Calixtro 88' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,175 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| Note: Reschedule of postponed August 3 match.[5] | ||||
| October 19 34 | LA Galaxy II | 2–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Carson, CA |
| 8:00 PM | Zubak 15' DePuy 34' Iloski 36' Kamara 52' Harvey 64' |
Report | Ryan 27' Ketterer 53' Salgado 54' Bosetti 63' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 1,984 Referee: Greg Dopka |
USL Cup Playoffs
edit| October 26 Conference Quarterfinals | Fresno FC | 2–3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Fresno, CA |
| 8:30 PM | Chaney 49' Strong 51' 86'Cooper 55' |
Report | Gómez 19' Kiffe 77'Velásquez 83' (pen.) |
Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 5,352 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| November 2 Conference Semifinals | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | El Paso, TX |
| 6:30 PM | Beckie 25' Gómez 40'Ryan 70'Contreras 83' (pen.)Yuma 86'Velásquez 88' |
Report | Alemán 51' Enevoldsen 70'Barahona 87' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,460 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| November 9 Conference Finals | Real Monarchs | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | El Paso Locomotive FC | Herriman, UT |
| 2:00 PM | Schmitt 21' Ryden 48' Portillo 88' Mulholland 90+4' Holt 116', 120' |
Report | Fox 45+1' Kiffe 47' 51' Gómez 71' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza Assistant referees: Tom Felice Diego Blas Fourth official: Elton Garcia |
U.S. Open Cup
editAs a member of the USL Championship, El Paso entered the tournament in the Second Round.[6]
| May 15 Second Round | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–3 | Forward Madison FC | El Paso, TX |
| 7:00 PM | Report |
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Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Marco Vega |
References
edit- ^ "Austin Bold FC Announces Full 2019 USL Championship Schedule". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Roster". www.eplocomotivefc.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "El Paso-Portland Match Postponed". August 3, 2019.
- ^ "El Paso Locomotive FC Announce Date for Rescheduled Match vs Portland Timbers 2".
- ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.