2018 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season

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Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
2018 season
PresidentNick Ragain
Head coach Steve Trittschuh
Stadium Weidner Field
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(Capacity: 5,000)
USL Conference: 11th
2018 USL Playoffs Did not qualify
2018 U.S. Open Cup Third Round
Highest home attendanceAll: 5,000
(June 23 vs. Fresno FC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 941
(July 14 vs. Sacramento Republic FC)
All: 135
(May 16 vs. FC Denver)
Average home league attendance4,050
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The 2018 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season was the club's fourth year of existence, and their fourth season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. On January 26, 2018 it was announced that the Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 will join the Premier Development League’s Mountain Division for the upcoming 2018 season as the PDL partner of the USL’s Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.

Contents

Players

As of February 22, 2018

No.PositionPlayerNation
1 GK Moise Pouaty Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
3 DF Pascal Eboussi Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
4 MF Luke Vercollone Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 DF Josh Suggs Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6 DF Taylor Hunter Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7 MF Verneri Välimaa Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
8 DF Jamal Jack Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
9 FW Marty Maybin Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
11 MF Saeed Robinson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
12 GK Steward Ceus Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
14 FW Akwafei Ajeakwa Flag of the United States.svg  United States
15 DF Ayukokata També Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
19 MF Uriel Macias Flag of the United States.svg  United States
22 MF Jordan Schweitzer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
23 FW Shane Malcolm Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
24 FW Tobenna Uzo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
35 MF Kim Tae-seong Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
44 DF Jordan Burt Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Competitions

Preseason

USL

March 17, 2018 USL 1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–0 LA Galaxy II Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M.(MDT) Ajeakwa Soccerball shade.svg25'
Burt Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.)
Schweitzer Yellow card.svg 57'
Kim Yellow card.svg 73'		 COS Report
USL Report 		Arellano Yellow card.svg 57'
Hilliard-Arce Yellow card.svg 58'		Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,023
Referee: Greg Dopka
March 31, 2018 USL 3 Saint Louis FC 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Fenton, Missouri
4:00 PM (CST) Greig Soccerball shade.svg5'
Barden Yellow card.svg 9'
Fink Yellow card.svg 39'		 Report Kim Yellow card.svg 11'
Ajeakwa Yellow card.svg 33'		Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,034
Referee: Javier Santos
April 14, 2018 USL 6 Reno 1868 FC 0–4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Reno, Nevada
8:00 P.M. (MDT) Felipe Fernandes Yellow card.svg 17'
Griffiths Red card.svg 88'		 COS Report
USL Report 		Felipe Fernandes Soccerball shade.svgo.g' (18)
Ajeakwa Soccerball shade.svg25'
Ajeakwa Yellow card.svg 25'
Vercollone Soccerball shade.svg47'
Uzo Yellow card.svg 56'
Jack Soccerball shade.svg67'
Robinson Yellow card.svg 77'		Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,081
Referee: M. Allatin
April 18, 2018 USL 7 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sacramento, California
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg64'
Bijev Soccerball shade.svg73'
Moffat Yellow card.svg 79'
Hall Yellow card.svg 79'		 COS Report
USL Report 		Malcolm Soccerball shade.svg28'
Burt Yellow card.svg 55'
Poaty Yellow card.svg 69'
Schweitzer Yellow card.svg 76'
Suggs Yellow card.svg 79'		Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: L. Guardia
May 19, 2018 USL 12 OKC Energy FC 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Ross Soccerball shade.svg82' Report Schweitzer Yellow card.svg 73'
Suggs Yellow card.svg 85'
Uzo Yellow card.svg 90+1'		Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 5,347
Referee: Matthew Franz
May 26, 2018 USL 13 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3–0 Saint Louis FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Vercollone Soccerball shade.svg32' (pen), Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Robinson Soccerball shade.svg61'
Ceus Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Stanley Yellow card.svg 35'Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,417
Referee: Chris Greer
June 2, 2018 USL 14 Las Vegas Lights FC 4–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Las Vegas, Nevada
9:00 P.M. (MDT) Alvarez Soccerball shade.svg24'
Adu Soccerball shade.svg47'
Thomas Yellow card.svg 52'Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Ochoa Soccerball shade.svg58'		 Report Uzo Yellow card.svg 52'
Suggs Soccerball shade.svg77'
Maybin Red card.svg 80'		Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 5,712
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
June 9, 2018 USL 15 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–1 Swope Park Rangers Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Report Barry Soccerball shade.svg40'Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,086
Referee: Miguel Urbina-Barrios
June 17, 2018 USL 16 Portland Timbers 2 1–4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Portland, Oregon
3:00 P.M. (MDT) Hanson Soccerball shade.svg18'
Zambrano Yellow card.svg 36'
Phillips Yellow card.svg 49'		 Report Schweitzer Yellow card.svg 34'
Burt Soccerball shade.svg51'Soccerball shade.svg55'
Maybin Soccerball shade.svg71'
Ajeakwa Soccerball shade.svg79'
Hamilton Yellow card.svg 83'
Eboussi Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 1,798
Referee: Chipalo Street
June 23, 2018 USL 17 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Fresno FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Eboussi Yellow card.svg 50'
Malcolm Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Oscar Arias Ochoa
June 30, 2018 USL 18 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–1 San Antonio FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Eboussi Yellow card.svg 7'
Burt Soccerball shade.svg45+1' (pen.)
Schweitzer Yellow card.svg 56'
Hanlin Yellow card.svg 70'		 Report Lopez Yellow card.svg 26'
Restrepo Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Castillo Soccerball shade.svg66' (pen.)
Guzmán Yellow card.svg 90+5'		Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,879
Referee: Joe Wykowski
July 3, 2018 USL 19 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0-1 Orange County SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Hall Soccerball shade.svg58' (pen.)
Turnley Yellow card.svg 80'
Moffat Yellow card.svg 81'		 Report Hashimoto Yellow card.svg 10'
Amico Yellow card.svg 26', Yellow card.svg 90+3' Red card.svg
Kontor Yellow card.svg 32'
Juel-Nielsen Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Ramos-Godoy Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,521
Referee: Adam Zarrin
July 7, 2018 USL 20 OKC Energy FC 1–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:30 P.M. (MDT) A. Dixon Soccerball shade.svg16'
Atuahene Yellow card.svg 33'
Rasmussen Yellow card.svg 42'		 Report Malcolm Soccerball shade.svg48'Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,433
Referee: José Lara
July 14, 2018 USL 21 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–3 Sacramento Republic FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Barry Soccerball shade.svg70' Report Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg45', 54'
Eissele Yellow card.svg 67'Soccerball shade.svg88'
Klimenta Yellow card.svg 73'		Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 941
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 21, 2018 USL 22 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 4–2 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Maybin Soccerball shade.svg40', 70'
Burt Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen)
Malcolm Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Rivas Soccerball shade.svg19'
Mirković Yellow card.svg 42'
Cerda Yellow card.svg 44'
Ceus Soccerball shade.svg79' (og)
Ugarte Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,029
Referee: Marco Villa
July 25, 2018 USL 23 San Antonio FC 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC San Antonio, Texas
6:30 P.M. (MDT) Escalante Yellow card.svg 29'
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg55'
King Yellow card.svg 85'		 Report Amoako Yellow card.svg 85'
Ajeakwa Red card.svg 90+4'		Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,307
Referee: Matt Franz
July 28, 2018 USL 24 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Edinburg, Texas
6:30 P.M. (MDT) Greene Yellow card.svg 46'
Perea Yellow card.svg 52'
Aguilar Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,896
Referee: Arturo Ibarra
August 4, 2018 USL 25 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–0 OKC Energy FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Malcolm Yellow card.svg 69'
Uzo Soccerball shade.svg74',Yellow card.svg 75'
Azira Yellow card.svg 80'
Malcolm Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Beckie Yellow card.svg 52'Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Adam Zarrin
August 11, 2018 USL 26 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
6:30 P.M. (MDT) Vukovic Yellow card.svg 17'
Gamble Soccerball shade.svg55'
Rivas Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report Schweitzer Yellow card.svg 36'
Hunter Soccerball shade.svg45'		Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,328
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 25, 2018 USL 27 Phoenix Rising FC 4–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Phoenix metropolitan area
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Awako Soccerball shade.svg68'
Farrell Soccerball shade.svg74'
Cortez Soccerball shade.svg80'
Frater Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		 Report Burt Red card.svg 65'Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,077
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 29, 2018 USL 28 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Real Monarchs Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Robinson Soccerball shade.svg87' Report Mare Yellow card.svg 44'
Gallagher Yellow card.svg 78'		Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,248
Referee: Joe Wykowsk
September 1, 2018 USL 29 LA Galaxy II 3–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Carson, California
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Hilliard-Arce Soccerball shade.svg27'
Lassiter Soccerball shade.svg29', 56'
Vera Yellow card.svg 81'		 Report Toye Soccerball shade.svg11'
També Yellow card.svg 45+1'		Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,683
Referee: Tim Ford
September 22, 2018 USL 31 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–2 Phoenix Rising FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Jack Yellow card.svg 8'
Robinson Soccerball shade.svg66'
També Yellow card.svg 71'		 Report Farrell Soccerball shade.svg22'
Lambert Soccerball shade.svg43'
Awako Yellow card.svg 63'
Musa Yellow card.svg 78'
Woszczynski Yellow card.svg 90+5'		Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,871
Referee: Josh Willens
September 29, 2018 USL 32 Real Monarchs 0–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Herriman, Utah
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Kacher Yellow card.svg 53'
Ryden Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Ajeakwa Soccerball shade.svg63'
Maybin Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,386
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
October 5, 2018 USL 33 Fresno FC 3–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Fresno, California
8:00 P.M. (MDT) Chaney Soccerball shade.svg23'
Cooper Soccerball shade.svg47'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 57', Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report Eboussi Yellow card.svg 25'Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,682
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Results summary


Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
9 San Antonio FC 34148124548−350
10 OKC Energy FC 34127154346−343
11 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 34116173639−339
12 Fresno FC 34912134438+639
13 Rio Grande Valley Toros 34814123642−638
Source: 2018 USL 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

U.S. Open Cup

May 16, 2018Second round Colorado Springs Switchbacks Flag of Colorado.svg 3–2 Flag of Colorado.svg FC Denver Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Eboussi Soccerball shade.svg55'
Macias Soccerball shade.svg58'
Burt Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.)		 Report
SWbacks Report 		Magallanes Soccerball shade.svg36'
Castillo Soccerball shade.svg77' (pen.)		Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 135
Referee: Chris Greer
May 23, 2018 Third round San Antonio FC Flag of Texas.svg 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 3 p)		 Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT Castillo Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen.)
McCarthy Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Uzo Soccerball shade.svg26'
Eboussi Yellow card.svg 58'
Robinson Yellow card.svg 104' Red card.svg 120'
Jack Yellow card.svg 120'		Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Elton Garcia
Penalties
Escalante Soccerball shad check.svg
King Soccerball shad check.svg
Rodriguez Soccerball shad check.svg
Seth Soccerball shad check.svg
Lopez Soccerball shad check.svg		Soccerball shad check.svg Vercollone
Soccerball shad check.svg Jack
Soccerball shad check.svg Suggs
Soccerball shade cross.svg Macias

Friendlies

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

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