2015 Tulsa Roughnecks FC season

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Tulsa Roughnecks FC
2015 season
Owner Daniel & Jeff Hubbard
Head coach David Irving
Stadium ONEOK Field
USL 7th, Western
U.S. Open Cup Third Round
Top goalscorer Sammy Ochoa (9)
Highest home attendance8,335 (3/28 vs. OKC)
Lowest home attendance3,189 (7/9 vs. OC)
Average home league attendance4,714
Biggest win TUL 4–0 VAN (7/24)
TUL 5–1 SLC (8/13)
Biggest defeat2-goal Loss
(11 games)
2016  

The 2015 Tulsa Roughnecks FC season was the club's first season of existence, and their first in the United Soccer League in the third division of American soccer. Including the previous iterations of franchises named "Tulsa Roughnecks", this was the 15th season of a soccer club named the "Roughnecks" playing in the Tulsa metropolitan area. [1]

Contents

Outside of the USL, the Roughnecks participated in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup.

Roster

No.NameNationalityPositionPrevious Club
Goalkeepers
1 Zac Lubin Flag of the United States.svg GK Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Luleå
25 Jake Feener Flag of the United States.svg GK Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders U-23
Defenders
6 Ryan Price Flag of the United States.svg DF Flag of the United States.svg Florida Atlantic University Owls
13 Steven Miller Flag of the United States.svg RB Flag of the United States.svg Wilmington Hammerheads
17 Ben Brewster Flag of the United States.svg DF Flag of the United States.svg Seacoast United Phantoms
21 Mason Grimes Flag of Guam.svg CB Flag of the United States.svg Temecula FC
- Iarfhlaith Davoren Flag of Ireland.svg LB Flag of Ireland.svg Sligo Rovers
- Oscar Jiménez Flag of the United States.svg LB Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders U-23
- Kyle Venter Flag of the United States.svg CB Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Galaxy
Midfielders
2 Henri Manhebo Flag of the United States.svg DM Flag of the United States.svg Clarkstown SC Eagles
4 Laurie Bell Flag of England.svg CM Flag of the United States.svg Milwaukee Panthers
14Adam Black Flag of England.svg MF Flag of the United States.svg Austin Aztex
23 Eli Galbraith-Knapp Flag of the United States.svg MF Flag of the United States.svg FC Tucson
24 Brady Ballew Flag of the United States.svg RM Flag of the United States.svg Puget Sound Gunners FC
- Julian Portugal Flag of Mexico.svg CM Flag of the United States.svg UNLV Rebels
Forwards
7 Gibson Bardsley Flag of the United States.svg FW Flag of Sweden.svg Kiruna FF
8 Chad Bond Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg CF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Port Talbot Town
9 Sammy Ochoa Flag of the United States.svg CF Flag of the United States.svg Wilmington Hammerheads
10 Lucas Cordeiro Flag of Brazil.svg FW Flag of the United States.svg Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles
20 Cristian Mata Flag of the United States.svg FW Flag of the United States.svg University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane
26 Andy Lorei Flag of the United States.svg CF Flag of Sweden.svg Bodens BK
- Kyrian Nwabueze Flag of Niger.svg CF Flag of the United States.svg LA Laguna FC

Competitions

USL

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
5 LA Galaxy II 28143113931+845 First round
6 Seattle Sounders 2 28133124542+342
7 Tulsa Roughnecks 28116114946+339
8 Portland Timbers 2 28112153845735
9 Austin Aztex 28103153241933
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results

March 281 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1-1 OKC Energy FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
6:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 8335
April 22 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 0-2 St. Louis FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3335
April 43 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 0-2 Austin Aztex Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 5067
April 164 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 4-3 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4025
April 255 Louisville City FC 2-0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Louisville, Kentucky
6:30 p.m. CDT Attendance: 4877
May 86 Arizona United SC 1-1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 p.m. PDT Attendance: 2858
May 137 LA Galaxy II 2-0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Attendance: 533
May 168 Orange County Blues FC 0-1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Orange County, California
7:00 p.m. PDT Attendance: 958
May 229 Austin Aztex 0-1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Austin, Texas
5:00 p.m. CDT Attendance: 2765
May 3010 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1-3 Portland Timbers 2 Tulsa, Oklahoma
1:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 5755
June 411 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1-5 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Tacoma, Washington
3:00 p.m. PDT Attendance: 2166
June 1212 OKC Energy FC 2-0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4777
June 1913 Austin Aztex 1-1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Austin, Texas
5:00 p.m. CDT Attendance: 2991
June 2514 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1-3 Sacramento Republic FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3708
June 2615 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2-4 LA Galaxy II Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 5275
July 916 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 4-1 Orange County Blues FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
1:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3189
July 1117 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 3-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
1:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4210
July 1818 OKC Energy FC 1-1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: Taft Stadium
July 2419 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 0-4 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Vancouver, British Columbia
7:05pm PDT Attendance: 1106
July 3120 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1-3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 5106
August 221 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 6-3 Arizona United SC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4023
August 522 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0-1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 p.m. MDT
August 723 Real Monarchs SLC 1-1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Salt Lake City, Utah
4:00 p.m. MDT
August 1324 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 5-1 Real Monarchs SLC Tulsa, Oklahoma
1:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
August 1425 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2-2 Louisville City FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
5:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
August 2126 Portland Timbers 2 2-0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Portland, Oregon
3:00 p.m. PDT Attendance: 3123
August 2827 Sacramento Republic FC 3-1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Sacramento, California
3:00 p.m. PDT Attendance: 11442
September 628 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2-1 OKC Energy FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
1:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 6005

U.S. Open Cup

May 20Second round Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1-0 Seacoast United Phantoms Tulsa, Oklahoma
6:00 PM CDT Bond Soccerball shade.svg8'Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
May 27Third round Tulsa Roughnecks FC 0-1 OKC Energy FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 2,584 [2]

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References

  1. Bailey, Eric (February 26, 2014). "Fans vote to resurrect Roughnecks name for new Tulsa pro soccer team". Tulsa World . Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  2. "Oklahoma City Energy FC: Peter Toth scores winner, Energy trims Tulsa, 1-0". The Oklahoman.