2015 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season

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Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
2015 season
PresidentNick Ragain
Manager Steve Trittschuh
Stadium Sand Creek Stadium
USL Pro Playoffs TBD
U.S. Open Cup 4th round
Top goalscorer Luke Vercollone (7)
Highest home attendance3,726
(June 10 vs. Portland 2)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,012
(June 13 vs. Real Monarchs)
(June 24 vs. Orange County)

All: 679
(May 20 vs. Harpo's)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,484
All: 2,258
2016  

The 2015 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season was the club's first season of existence, and their first season in the United Soccer League, the third division of the American soccer pyramid. The Switchbacks played in the Western Conference of USL.

Contents

Competitions

Preseason

March 7Friendly CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves 0–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Pueblo, Colorado
King Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Rawling Soccer Complex
March 18Friendly Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–1 Real Monarchs SLC Grand Junction, Colorado
7:00pm MDT Report Velazco Soccerball shade.svg61'Stadium: Walker Field
Referee: Alex Krelo
Assistant referees: Kali Smith
Assistant referees: Jay Hutchinson

USL

March 281 Austin Aztex 2–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Austin, Texas
19:00 MT Touray Soccerball shade.svg40'
King Yellow card.svg 60'
Caesar Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Maybin Yellow card.svg 29'
Bejarano Yellow card.svg 55'
Badr Yellow card.svg 65'
Stadium: House Park
Attendance: 4,105
Referee: Luis Guardia
April 42 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–2 Oklahoma City Energy FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
13:00 MT Harada Yellow card.svg 23'
Burt Yellow card.svg 48' Yellow-red card.svg 57'
Badr Yellow card.svg 58'
Seth Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report Lopez Yellow card.svg 12'
König Soccerball shade.svg35', 90+'
Evans Yellow card.svg 58'
Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,990
Referee: Adam Finney
April 113 Real Monarchs SLC 0–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sandy, Utah
16:30 MT Baldin Yellow card.svg 17' Report Harada Yellow card.svg 28'
Seth Soccerball shade.svg29', Yellow card.svg 30'
N. Robinson Yellow card.svg 82'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 3,310
Referee: Brad Jensen
April 174 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 5–2 Real Monarchs SLC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg12'
Vercollone Yellow card.svg 17', Soccerball shade.svg25' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
S. Robinson Soccerball shade.svg42'
Harada Yellow card.svg 45'
Maybin Soccerball shade.svg88'
Armstrong Yellow card.svg 90'
Report Tavares Soccerball shade.svg18'
Sundly Yellow card.svg 61'
Rauhofer Soccerball shade.svg88'
Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Younes Marrakcji
April 255 Austin Aztex 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Austin, Texas
19:00 MT Tyrpak Soccerball shade.svg9' Report Stadium: House Park
Attendance: 2,925
Referee: Leszek Stalmach
May 26 Arizona United SC 2–3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Scottsdale, Arizona
20:30 MT Top Yellow card.svg 5', Soccerball shade.svg51'
Malki Yellow card.svg 81'
Cuevas Soccerball shade.svg90+'
Report Phillips Yellow card.svg 72' Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg
King Soccerball shade.svg4'
Harada Yellow card.svg 22' Yellow-red card.svg 52'
Gorrick Yellow card.svg 31'
Vercollone Soccerball shade.svg33' (pen.), Yellow card.svg 68'
Gonzalez Yellow card.svg 42'
Seth Soccerball shade.svg45'
Bejarano Yellow card.svg 82'
Argueta Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Scottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 3,088
Referee: Daniel Radford
May 238 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 5–0 Arizona United SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Seth Yellow card.svg 29'
Vercollone Soccerball shade.svg49', 89', Yellow card.svg 73'
S. Robinson Soccerball shade.svg75', Yellow card.svg 76'
Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg85'
Maybin Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report Ruthven Yellow card.svg 29'
Malki Yellow card.svg 74'
Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: M. Urbina-Barrios
May 309 LA Galaxy II 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Carson, California
20:30 MT Auras Yellow card.svg 12'
Bowen Yellow card.svg 37'
Steres Soccerball shade.svg45+'
Mendiola Yellow card.svg 82', Soccerball shade.svg90+'
Report Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg17'
Gorrick Yellow card.svg 90+'
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 635
June 2414 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 5–0 Orange County Blues FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT King Soccerball shade.svg18', 40'
Argueta Yellow card.svg 33'
Vercollone Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.)
Hunter Soccerball shade.svg59'
Seth Soccerball shade.svg69'
Report Suggs Yellow card.svg 25'
Crettenand Yellow card.svg 45+'
Payeras Yellow card.svg 64'
Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Younes Marrackhi

USL Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

May 20 Third round Colorado Springs Switchbacks Flag of Colorado.svg 2–1 Flag of Colorado.svg Harpo's Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 MT Maybin Soccerball shade.svg1', 35'
Argueta Yellow card.svg 66' Yellow-red card.svg 76'
Report Haber Soccerball shade.svg49'
Cullen Yellow card.svg 70'
Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 679
Referee: Hamed Sadeghi
June 16 Fourth round Colorado Rapids Flag of Colorado.svg 4–1 Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Springs Switchbacks Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 MT Badji Soccerball shade.svg26'
Greenspan Soccerball shade.svg32'
Serna Soccerball shade.svg65',Yellow card.svg 71',Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Report Bejarano Yellow card.svg 61'
Phillips Red card.svg 61'
Burt Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 1,727
Referee: Chipalo Street (Washington)

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