2018 Fresno FC season

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Fresno FC
2018 season
OwnerRay Beshoff
General manager Frank Yallop
Head Coach Adam Smith
USL Western Conference: 12th
USL Playoffs Did not qualify
Top goalscorer Johnson
Juan Caffa (9)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 7,750
(Mar. 17 vs. Las Vegas)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,056
(Sep. 16 vs. Orange Co.)
All: 1,671
(May 16 vs. Orange Co.)
Average home league attendance4,831
2019  →

The 2018 Fresno FC season is the club's first season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Contents

Current squad

As of June 15, 2018 [1]
No.PositionPlayerNation
1 GK Mark Pais Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2 DF Zach Ellis-Hayden Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
3 DF Bradley Kamdem Flag of France.svg  France
4 DF Ramón Martín del Campo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
5 DF Michael Daly Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6 MF Rony Argueta Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7 MF Milton Blanco Flag of the United States.svg  United States
8 MF Agustin Cazarez Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9 MF Pedro Ribeiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
10 MF Juan Pablo Caffa Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
11 FW Jemal Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
12 MF Don Smart Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
13 DF Beto Navarro Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14 FW Myer Bevan (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
15 MF Danny Barrera Flag of the United States.svg  United States
16 MF Matthew Baldisimo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
17 MF Noah Verhoeven Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
18 DF Alex Cooper Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
19 FW Terran Campbell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
21 FW Christian Chaney Flag of the United States.svg  United States
23 FW Renato Bustamante Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
24 DF Sam Strong Flag of the United States.svg  United States
25 FW Franck Tayou Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
28 GK Sam Howard Flag of the United States.svg  United States
29 DF Cory Brown Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
33 GK Oscar Fernandez Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource

Friendlies

Preseason

February 15, 2018 LA Galaxy 3–1 Fresno FC Santa Barbara, California
7:30PM PDT Lletget Soccerball shade.svg26'
Pontius Soccerball shade.svg50'
Hilliard-Arce Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report Bustamante Soccerball shade.svg19'Stadium: Harder Stadium
February 28, 2018 Fresno FC 2–1 San Jose City College Jaguars
12:00PM PDTAttendance: Closed-door
Note: Match results not publicized.
March 10, 2018 Fresno FC 3–2 Real Monarchs Davis, California
3:00 PDT Johnson Soccerball shade.svg40'
Bustamante Soccerball shade.svg77'
Campbell Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Heard Soccerball shade.svg
Hoffman Soccerball shade.svg53'		Stadium: Aggie Soccer Field
Attendance: Closed-door

Postseason

November 14, 2018 Fresno FC Flag of the United States.svg 1–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Club León Fresno, California
7:00PM PDT Lawal Soccerball shade.svg2'
Santos Yellow card.svg 74'		 Report Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 26'
Mejía Yellow card.svg 34'
Boselli Soccerball shade.svg42'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 7,104

Source: [2]

Competitions

USL

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
10 OKC Energy FC 34127154346−343
11 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 34116173639−339
12 Fresno FC 34912134438+639
13 Rio Grande Valley Toros 34814123642−638
14 LA Galaxy II 34107176067−737
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

Results

  Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

March 171 Fresno FC 2–3 Las Vegas Lights FC Fresno, CA
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg73', Yellow card.svg 90'
Bustamante Soccerball shade.svg90'		 FRE Report
USL Report 		Thomas Soccerball shade.svg2'
Ochoa Yellow card.svg 33'
Mendoza Soccerball shade.svg57'
Huiqui Soccerball shade.svg63', Yellow card.svg 74'
Garduño Yellow card.svg 65'
Portugal Yellow card.svg 78'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 7,750
Referee: Ramy Touchan
March 242 Fresno FC 1–1 LA Galaxy II Fresno, CA
19:00 Cooper Soccerball shade.svg75' FRE Report
USL Report 		Appiah Soccerball shade.svg3'
Dhillon Red card.svg 24'
Engola Yellow card.svg 51'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 6,128
Referee: Vincent Apple-Chiarella
March 283 Seattle Sounders FC 2 0–1 Fresno FC Tacoma, WA
19:00 (PDT) Saari Yellow card.svg 30'
Ulysse Yellow card.svg 90+2'		 FRE Report
USL Report 		Johnson Soccerball shade.svg82'
Ribeiro Yellow card.svg 83'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Daniel Radford
March 314 Fresno FC 2–1 OKC Energy FC Fresno, CA
7:00 PM PDT Caffa Soccerball shade.svg15'
Argueta Soccerball shade.svg78', Yellow card.svg 79'		 FRE Report
USL Report 		Siaj Soccerball shade.svg21'
R. Dixon Yellow card.svg 38'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
April 75 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Fresno FC Fenton, MO
7:30 PM (CST) Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg45+2' (pen) FRE Report
USL Report 		Yellow card.svg 45+1' Navarro
Soccerball shade.svg47' Caffa
Yellow card.svg 89' Barrera
Yellow card.svg 90+5' Pedro Ribeiro 		Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,683
Referee: Jon Freemon
April 186 Fresno FC 2–2 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Fresno, CA
7:00 PM Ribeiro Soccerball shade.svg27'
Argueta Soccerball shade.svg77', Yellow card.svg 81'
Del Campo Red card.svg 81'
Reynish Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Rodolfo Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report Gee Soccerball shade.svg55'
Muñoz Red card.svg 81'
Mirković Yellow card.svg 87'
Bakero Soccerball shade.svg90+5'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,718
Referee: David Barrie
April 227 Fresno FC 0–0 San Antonio FC Fresno, CA
6:00 P.M. Johnson Yellow card.svg 61'
Cooper Yellow card.svg 78'
Caffa Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report King Yellow card.svg 76'
Tyrpak Red card.svg 88'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 288 Phoenix Rising FC 1–1 Fresno FC Scottsdale, AZ
7:00pm Dia Red card.svg 26'
Mala Yellow card.svg 54'
Riggi Yellow card.svg 82'Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Daly Yellow card.svg 27'
Ribeiro Yellow card.svg 45+3'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg47'
Barrera Yellow card.svg 78'
Verhoeven Yellow card.svg 88'		Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 5,829
Referee: Greg Dopka
May 59 San Antonio FC 2–1 Fresno FC San Antonio, TX
5:30 P.M.Bruce Soccerball shade.svg20'
Pecka Yellow card.svg 41'
Reynish Soccerball shade.svg67' (o.g.)
Felix Yellow card.svg 74'
Gordon Yellow card.svg 83'		 Report Ribeiro Yellow card.svg 39'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg63'
Cooper Yellow card.svg 64'		Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,342
Referee: Michael Radchuk
May 910 Fresno FC 2–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Fresno, CA
7:30 PM CDT Fewo Yellow card.svg 14'
Donovan Soccerball shade.svg30' (og)
Fiddes Yellow card.svg 43'
Del Campo Yellow card.svg 60'
Cooper Soccerball shade.svg61'
Argueta Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Enríquez Soccerball shade.svg52'
Quintanilla Soccerball shade.svg73'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,568
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
May 1211 Real Monarchs 1–0 Fresno FC Herriman, UT
1:00 P.M. Chang Soccerball shade.svg8' Report Barrera Yellow card.svg 31'
Cazarez Yellow card.svg 79'		Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 2612 Orange County SC 3–0 Fresno FC Irvine, CA
7:00 PM Enevoldsen Soccerball shade.svg10', Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Duke Yellow card.svg 50'
Seaton Soccerball shade.svg66'
Ramos-Godoy Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Fiddes Yellow card.svg 42'
Ribeiro Yellow card.svg 48'
Daly Yellow card.svg 57'		Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,846
Referee: Brandon Stevis
June 213 Fresno FC 4–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Fresno, CA
7:00 P.M. Caffa Soccerball shade.svg27' (pen.)
Kamdem Yellow card.svg 45'+3'
Chaney Soccerball shade.svg52', Yellow card.svg 55'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg54', 84'		 Report Hinds Yellow card.svg 12'
Daley Yellow card.svg 56'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 5,382
Referee: Elton García
June 914 Reno 1868 FC 1–1 Fresno FC Reno, NV
Brown Soccerball shade.svg46' Report Cuevas Soccerball shade.svg34'Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,724
Referee: Marco Vega
June 1315 Fresno FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Fresno, CA
7:00 P.M. Johnson Yellow card.svg 85' Report Vazquez Soccerball shade.svg37'Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,136
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
June 1716 Fresno FC 4–1 Swope Park Rangers Fresno, CA
6:00 P.M. Chaney Soccerball shade.svg4'
Barrera Soccerball shade.svg23'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 27'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg32'
Argueta Yellow card.svg 76'
Bustamante Soccerball shade.svg82'
Tayou Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Smith Yellow card.svg 34'
Harris Soccerball shade.svg86'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,370
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 2317 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Fresno FC Colorado Springs, CO
6:00 P.M. Eboussi Yellow card.svg 50'
Malcolm Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Oscar Arias Ochoa
June 2618 Real Monarchs 1–0 Fresno FC Herriman, UT
6:00 P.M. Brody Soccerball shade.svg8'
Blake Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Brown Yellow card.svg 30'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 65' Yellow-red card.svg 69'		Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,812
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
June 3019 Fresno FC 2–0 Sacramento Republic FC Fresno, CA
7:00 P.M. Caffa Soccerball shade.svg38'
Caffa Yellow card.svg 44'
Daly Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Ribeiro Yellow card.svg 87'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 90'
Argueta Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Tayou Soccerball shade.svg90+2', Yellow card.svg 90+3'		 Report Gomez Yellow card.svg 31'
Hall Yellow card.svg 87'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 820 Portland Timbers 2 2–4 Fresno FC Portland, OR
7:00 PM Langsdorf Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen)
Tuiloma Yellow card.svg 64'
Loría Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Report Chaney Soccerball shade.svg21' (Caffa)
Caffa Soccerball shade.svg24' (pen)Soccerball shade.svg65'
Argueta Soccerball shade.svg51'
Verhoeven Yellow card.svg 66'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 88'		Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 1,121
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
July 1421 Fresno FC 4–0 Phoenix Rising FC Fresno, CA
7:00 PM Chaney Soccerball shade.svg25'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 29' Red card.svg 84'
Del Campo Yellow card.svg 54'
Ribeiro Soccerball shade.svg64'
Caffa Soccerball shade.svg67'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg73'
Cuevas Yellow card.svg 88'		 Report Mala Yellow card.svg 34'
Lambert Red card.svg 43'
Awako Yellow card.svg 52'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,914
Referee: Michael Radchuk
July 2522 OKC Energy 0–0 Fresno FC Oklahoma City, OK
5:30 PM Report Kamdem Yellow card.svg 36'Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 2,838
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
July 2823 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1–1 Fresno FC Tulsa, OK
7:00 PM Mirković Yellow card.svg 37'
Díaz Soccerball shade.svg90', Yellow card.svg 90'
Gamble Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 14'
Daly Yellow card.svg 48'
Servania Soccerball shade.svg63' (og)
Cuevas Yellow card.svg 83'		Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,194
Referee: José Lara
August 424 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Fresno FC Sacramento, CA
8:00 P.M. Villareal Yellow card.svg 44'
Bijev Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Baldisimo Yellow card.svg 32'
Cooper Yellow card.svg 38'
Ribeiro Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,632
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 925 LA Galaxy II 2–1 Fresno FC Carson, CA
19:30 López Soccerball shade.svg50', 72', Yellow card.svg 86'
Vera Yellow card.svg 53'
Zubak Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Report Del Campo Yellow card.svg 64'
Chaney Soccerball shade.svg90+2', Yellow card.svg 90+6'		Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 706
Referee: Daniel Radford
August 1826 Fresno FC 1–0 Saint Louis FC Fresno, CA
7:00 PM Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 20', Soccerball shade.svg33'
Cooper Yellow card.svg 45'		 Report Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,951
Referee: Mark Allatin
August 2527 Las Vegas Lights FC 2–2 Fresno FC Las Vegas, NV
8:00 PM Alvarez Yellow card.svg 45'
Mendiola Soccerball shade.svg64'
Garcia Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Caffa Soccerball shade.svg4'
del Campo Red card.svg 68'
Bustamante Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 5,779
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 128 Fresno FC 1–1 Reno 1868 FC Fresno, CA
7:00 PM Ribeiro Yellow card.svg 60'
Caffa Soccerball shade.svg67', Yellow card.svg 75'
Barrera Yellow card.svg 69'		 Report Brown Soccerball shade.svg12'Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,579
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
September 929 Swope Park Rangers 1–0 Fresno FC Kansas City, KS
2:00 P.M. Barry Soccerball shade.svg14', Yellow card.svg 66'
Bilyeu Yellow card.svg 29'		 Report Reynish Yellow card.svg 35'
Cooper Yellow card.svg 53'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 60'
Caffa Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Daly Yellow card.svg 90+3'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 961
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 1630 Fresno FC 0–1 Orange County SC Fresno, CA
7:00 PM PDT Report Powder Yellow card.svg 44', Soccerball shade.svg84'
Duke Yellow card.svg 49'
Enevoldsen Yellow card.svg 80'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,056
Referee: Michael Radchuk
September 2231 Fresno FC 2–2 Portland Timbers 2 Fresno, California
19:00 (PST) Brown Yellow card.svg 38'
Baldisimo Yellow card.svg 54'
Ribeiro Yellow card.svg 60'
Ellis-Hayden Soccerball shade.svg70'
Chaney Soccerball shade.svg90+5' (Smart)Yellow card.svg 90+5'		 Report Barmby Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen)Yellow card.svg 84'
Loría Soccerball shade.svg11' (pen)
Zambrano Yellow card.svg 62'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 6,103
Referee: Luis Guardia
September 2932 Rio Grande Valley FC 2–1 Fresno FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 P.M. Enríquez Soccerball shade.svg9'
Small Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Cazarez Soccerball shade.svg14'
Strong Yellow card.svg 26'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 43'		Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,489
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
October 533 Fresno FC 3–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Fresno, California
7:00 P.M. 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
October 1334 Fresno FC 0–1 Real Monarchs Fresno, California
7:00 P.M. Caffa Yellow card.svg 77'
Del Campo Yellow card.svg 82'		 Report Adams Soccerball shade.svg37'
Okumu Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Michael Radchuk

U.S. Open Cup

May 16 Second round Fresno FC 2–0 Orange County FC Clovis, CA
7:00 P.M. Campbell Soccerball shade.svg95'
Bustamante Soccerball shade.svg118'		 FRE Report
Report 		Stadium: Lamonica Stadium
Attendance: 1,671
Referee: Turan Ozdemir
May 23 Third round Sporting Arizona FC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Fresno FC Mesa, AZ
6:30 P.M. Flood Soccerball shade.svg66' FRE Report
Report 		Barrera Soccerball shade.svg75'
Bustamante Soccerball shade.svg99'		Stadium: John D. Riggs Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Anthony Bersano
June 6 Fourth round Los Angeles FC 2–0 Fresno FC Los Angeles, CA
19:00 P.M. Rossi Soccerball shade.svg53'
Blessing Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report Caffa Yellow card.svg 63'
Cazarez Yellow card.svg 80'		Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Mark Allatin

Statistics

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References

  1. ↑ "2018 Roster" . Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ Fresno Football Club announces full 2018 schedule Archived February 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
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