2017 season | |||
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Owners | Berke Bakay Brett M. Johnson Tim Riester Mark Detmer Didier Drogba Brandon McCarthy Diplo Pete Wentz David Rappaport Dave Stearns Rick Hauser William Kraus Kevin Kusatsu Dr. Mark Leber Jim Scussel Dr. Christopher Yeung | ||
Manager | Frank Yallop (2-2-0) Rick Schantz (Interim)(2-3-0) Patrice Carteron (13-3-7) | ||
Stadium | Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex | ||
USL | 5th, Western Conference | ||
USL Playoffs | Conference Quarterfinals | ||
U.S. Open Cup | 3rd Round | ||
Top goalscorer | Jason Johnson (13) | ||
Highest home attendance | 7,162 (Team Record) (April 23 v. Swope Park Rangers) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,536 (September 6 v. Orange County SC) | ||
Average home league attendance | League: 6,127 All: 6,092 | ||
Biggest win | VAN 0–4 PHX (9/24) | ||
Biggest defeat | PHX 0–4 RNO (5/6) | ||
The 2017 Phoenix Rising FC season was the club's fourth season of United Soccer League play and the first under a new name and ownership.
All times from this point are on Mountain Standard Time (UTC−07:00)
February 25, 2017Preseason | Albion SC Pros | 3–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | San Diego, California |
8:30pm | Luquen 4' (pen.), 45+' Staats 9' Waligorski 56' (pen.) | Report | Langman 43' Pikitis 59' (pen.) | Stadium: Mission Bay High School Stadium |
March 4, 2017Preseason | Grand Canyon University | 2–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Phoenix, Arizona |
8:00pm | Delmonte 36' Moreno 58' | Report | Nygard 60' Seth 69' (pen.) | Stadium: GCU Stadium |
March 9, 2017Preseason | Cal State Fullerton | 1–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Fullerton, California |
12:00pm | Stadium: Titan Stadium |
March 10, 2017Preseason | Orange County SC | 3–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
12:00pm | Stadium: Orange County Great Park |
March 17, 2017Preseason | Grand Canyon University | 1–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Phoenix, Arizona |
7:00pm | ? 77' | Report | Ramage 39' Wright-Phillips 50' Greer 62' | Stadium: GCU Stadium |
April 29, 2017Friendly | FC Tucson (1st Half) University of Arizona Men's Team (2nd Half) | 1–1 0–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Tucson, Arizona |
7:30pm | Vasquez 36' | Report | Bravo 9' (pen.) | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex North Stadium Attendance: 2,115 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | +2 |
Source: Match reports
March 25, 20171 | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–1 | Toronto FC II | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30pm | Greer 65' Gray 82' | Report Report | Telfer 8' Onkony 89' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,890 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
April 1, 20172 | Real Monarchs | 2–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Sandy, Utah |
3:00pm | Hoffman 45+2' (pen.) Holness 76' | Report Report | Watson 36' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 1,771 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
April 8, 20173 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–1 | LA Galaxy II | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30pm | Rooney 60' (pen.), 78' | Report Report | Amaya 51' Kempin 60' Zanga 81' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,330 Referee: Daniel Radford |
April 23, 20174 | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–3 | Swope Park Rangers | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:00pm | Riggi 22' Rooney 25' (pen.) Cortez 27' Ramage 47' Wakasa 78' Wright-Phillips 90+5' | Report Report | Greczek 24' Oliveira 79' (pen.), 90' Duke 90+3' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 7,162 Referee: Luis Guardia |
May 6, 20175 | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–4 | Reno 1868 FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30pm | Report Report | Kelly 2', 6', 66' 66' Mfeka 74' Wehan 77' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,067 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
May 13, 20176 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–1 | OKC Energy FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30pm | Cortez 48' Johnson 50' Wright-Phillips 86'90+5' Greer 90+2' Bravo 90+2' | Report Report | Guzman 87' Hyland 90+3' (pen.) | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,259 Referee: Robi Hullner |
May 20, 20177 | San Antonio FC | 1–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | San Antonio, Texas |
5:30pm | Ajeakwa 12' McCarthy 90+1' | Report Report | Wakasa 39' Bravo 73' | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,414 Referee: Juan Guzman |
May 27, 20178 | LA Galaxy II | 1–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Carson, California |
7:30pm | Lassiter 13' Arellano 22' Zanga 86' | Report Report | Timm 30' Avila 32' Johnson 61' (pen.) Watson 64' Gray 75' | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 2,502 Referee: Chipalo Street |
June 6, 20179 | OKC Energy FC | 3–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
5:30pm | Guzman 40' Wojcik 45+2', 69' 72' Hyland 56' | Report Report | Greer 47' 90+1' Arreola 83' Watson 85' | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,632 Referee: Caleb Mendez |
June 10, 201710 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30pm | Bravo 19' Drogba 40' Wright-Phillips 77' | Report Report | Greig 16' Norman Jr. 52' Bustos 69' (pen.) | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 7,062 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
June 18, 201711 | Swope Park Rangers | 2–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
2:00pm | Doyle 9' Oliveira 26' (pen.) Selbol 62' (pen.) 65' Duke 77' | Report Report | Greer 25' Drogba 57', 89' (pen.) 86' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 1,405 Referee: Ekaterina "Katja" Koroleva |
June 24, 201712 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–1 | Real Monarchs | Scottsdale, Arizona |
8:00pm | Bravo 26'45' | Report Report | Haber 12' Curinga 14' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,365 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
June 30, 201713 | Reno 1868 FC | 0–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Reno, Nevada |
7:45pm | Brown 86' | Report Report | Wakasa 34' Drogba 90+4' | Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 7,092 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
July 8, 201714 | Orange County SC | 1–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
5:00pm | Etim 64' Meeus 77'84' | Report Report | Timm 50' Drogba 79'90+4' | Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 4,554 Referee: Malik Badawi |
July 15, 201715 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Scottsdale, Arizona |
8:00pm | Timm 28' Johnson 66', 84' 90+3' Watson 90' Cohen 90+7' | Report Report | Frater 12' Phillips 90+8' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,605 Referee: Daniel Radford |
July 22, 201716 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 3–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
5:30pm | Svantesson 15' Hayes 28'44' Thierjung 85' | Report Report | Wright-Phillips 65' Watson 65' | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 5,647 Referee: Jon Freemon |
July 29, 201717 | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–1 | San Antonio FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
8:00pm | Johnson 49' Ramage 50' Riggi 75' Wright-Phillips 76' Drogba 90+4' | Report Report | O'Ojong 49' Castillo 37'85' (pen.) Tyrpak 75' Elizondo 79' McCarthy 90+3' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,463 Referee: Mark Allatin |
August 5, 201718 | LA Galaxy II | 0–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Carson, California |
7:30pm | Payeras 82' | Report Report | Drogba 13' Riggi 45' | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,076 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
August 12, 201719 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 1–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Edinburg, Texas |
5:30pm | Bird 90+4' Magalhães 90+5' | Report Report | Gibbons 30' Gavin 34' Johnson 41' (pen.) Wright-Phillips 59' Dia 67' 86' Riggi 85' Mala 88' | Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 8,866 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
August 18, 201720 | Orange County SC | 1–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
7:30pm | Chaplow 16' Abolaji 89' | Report | Cortez 18' Gray 43' | Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 4,963 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
August 26, 201721 | Phoenix Rising FC | 3–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
8:00pm | Cortez 10' Wakasa 38' Johnson 48' 90+3' Ramage 52' | Report Report | Partain 37' Caesar 50' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,693 Referee: Timothy Ford |
September 2, 201722 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders 2 | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30pm | Cortez 43' Dia 78' Johnson 90+4' | Report Report | Alfaro 10' Chenkam 28' Delem 83' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,150 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
September 6, 201723 | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–0 | Orange County SC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30pm | Report Report | Chaplow 63' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 4,536 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
September 9, 201724 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
5:00pm | Tae-seong 64' Malcolm 70' Uzo 71' Ajeakwa 83' | Report Report | Mala 1' Gavin 45+1' Dia 50' Lambert 57' Gray 86' | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 3,582 Referee: Mark Allatin |
September 16, 201725 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–0 | Real Monarchs | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30pm | Awako 4' Hamilton 29' Dia 54' Johnson 73' Cohen 90+2' | Report Report | Cruz 90+3' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,008 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
September 20, 201726 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 0–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Tukwila, Washington |
7:30pm | Delem 42' 64' Ulysse 84' | Report Report | Vásquez 33' 60' Riggi 44' Johnson 75' | Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 966 Referee: Ekaterina "Katja" Koroleva |
Note: Referee assessed two yellow cards to a Phoenix player, but failed to give the player a red card and send him off. |
September 24, 201727 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 0–4 | Phoenix Rising FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
3:00pm | Report Report | Johnson 4' Riggi 6' Cortez 50' Awako 76' | Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 827 Referee: Alain Ruch |
September 27, 201728 | Portland Timbers 2 | 0–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Portland, Oregon |
7:30pm | Jimenez 74' | Report Report | Wright-Phillips 8' Johnson 82' Ramage 87' Gavin 90+2' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 1,867 Referee: Jeff Arthurholtz |
September 30, 201729 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Sacramento, California |
7:30pm | McGlynn 45+2' Klimenta 49' Cazarez 54' Kiffe 60' Hall 76' | Report Report | Hamilton 34' Watson 48' | Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Victor Rivas |
October 4, 201730 | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–3 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:00pm | Drogba 16', 24' (pen.) Johnson 19', 66' Gavin 73' | Report Report | Rivas 12' Caffa 14' Thierjung 30' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,681 Referee: Malik Badawi |
October 7, 201731 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–0 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30pm | Johnson 34' Drogba 75' | Report Report | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,046 Referee: Luis Guardia |
October 14, 201732 | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30pm | Lambert 4' 72' Cortez 13' Drogba 56' Watson 75' | Report Report | Williams 60' Zambrano 63' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,711 Referee: Anthony Bersano |
October 21, 2017 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Phoenix Rising FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
7:30 pm CDT | Didic 109' | Report Report | Drogba 99' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Victory Field Attendance: 912 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
Penalties | ||||
Selbol Duke Belmar Moloto | Lambert Dia Awako Mala | |||
Note: Match was postponed due to lightning and heavy rain after the first half, [1] Second half was played the following day. |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | Reno 1868 FC | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 75 | 39 | +36 | 59 | Conference Playoffs |
4 | Swope Park Rangers | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 58 | |
5 | Phoenix Rising FC | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 58 | |
6 | OKC Energy FC | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 49 | |
7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 46 |
May 17, 2017 Second round | Fresno Fuego | 1–3 | Phoenix Rising FC | Fresno, California |
7:00pm | Sousa 59' Campos 83' Nus 90+' | Report | Wakasa 33' Avila 35' Greer 46' Seth 54' Gibbons 77' | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium Attendance: 1,499 Referee: Matthew Buckman |
May 31, 2017 Third round | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–2 | San Francisco Deltas | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30pm | Greer 40' Timm 45+1' Bravo 86' (pen.) | Report | Attakora 49' Bekker 82' Teijsse 84' Stephens 86' Heinemann 90+5' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,532 Referee: Robi Hullner |
(regular-season & Playoffs) [2]
# | Pos. | Name | GP | GS | Min. | Goals | Assists | ||
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14 | FW | Jason Johnson | 30 | 19 | 1,830 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
11 | FW | Didier Drogba | 14 | 13 | 1,196 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
7 | FW | Chris Cortez | 21 | 19 | 1,630 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
17 | MF | Alessandro Riggi | 21 | 15 | 1,218 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
29 | MF | Shaun Wright-Phillips | 26 | 22 | 1,922 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
10 | MF | Luke Rooney | 5 | 5 | 317 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | Peter Ramage | 25 | 25 | 2,194 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
19 | DF | Amadou Dia | 22 | 20 | 1,831 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
8 | MF | Matt Watson | 31 | 24 | 2,300 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
9 | FW | Omar Bravo | 13 | 11 | 1,009 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
24 | MF | A. J. Gray | 24 | 7 | 824 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
27 | MF | Kevon Lambert | 10 | 8 | 805 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16 | MF | Sam Hamilton | 14 | 9 | 750 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
28 | MF | Gladson Awako | 11 | 7 | 710 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
30 | MF | Eric Avila | 11 | 5 | 534 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | DF | J. J. Greer | 7 | 4 | 438 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
13 | MF | Eder Arreola | 6 | 0 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | Kody Wakasa | 26 | 25 | 2,287 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
25 | DF | Victor Vásquez | 25 | 25 | 2,180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
33 | DF | Jordan Stewart | 23 | 23 | 2,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | MF | Blair Gavin | 17 | 12 | 1,050 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
2 | DF | Doueugui Mala | 10 | 9 | 855 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | MF | Miguel Timm | 10 | 9 | 743 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
15 | MF | Jordan Gibbons | 7 | 6 | 494 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
23 | FW | Matthew Hurlow-Paonessa | 8 | 3 | 273 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20 | MF | Romilio Hernandez | 2 | 2 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | FW | Mike Seth | 4 | 2 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | Uchenna Uzo | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
# | Name | GP | GS | Min. | SV | GA | GAA | SO | ||
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18 | Josh Cohen | 28 | 28 | 2,520 | 79 | 32 | 1.143 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
1 | Carl Woszczynski | 5 | 5 | 450 | 15 | 6 | 1.200 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
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August 10, 2017 | End of Season | Midfielder | 16 | Sam Hamilton | Colorado Rapids [3] |
September 7, 2017 | End of Season | Goalkeeper | 12 | John Berner | Colorado Rapids [4] |
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