| 2018 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owners | | |||
| Manager | | |||
| Stadium | Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex | |||
| USL | 3rd, Western Conference | |||
| USL Playoffs | Conference Champions | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | 2nd Round | |||
| Top goalscorer | Chris Cortez (19) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 7,707 (Team Record) (Playoff) (October 26 v. Swope Park Rangers) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,017 (August 22 v. San Antonio FC) | |||
| Average home league attendance | Regular Season: 6,380 Playoffs: 7,609 | |||
The 2018 Phoenix Rising FC season was the club's fifth season in the United Soccer League and their second under the Rising FC name.
All times from this point are on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00)
| February 10, 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–3 | New York Red Bulls | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Collin Frater | Report Report | Muyl Bezecourt Escobar | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,620 |
| February 14, 2018Mobile Mini Sun Cup | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–2 | Colorado Rapids | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 6:00pm | Report Report | Badji Smith | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,418 |
| February 17, 2018Mobile Mini Sun Cup | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 3:00pm | Frater Cortez Lambert | Report Report | Sánchez Sallói Espinoza | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,060 |
| February 21, 2018Mobile Mini Sun Cup | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–1 | Houston Dynamo | Tucson, Arizona |
| 5:00pm | Farrell | Report Report | Ward Álvarez Fuenmayor | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
| February 24, 2018Mobile Mini Sun Cup | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls | Tucson, Arizona |
| 2:00pm | da Fonte Asante Mala Drogba Fernandez | Report Report | Stevens White | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 63 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | +6 |
Source: Match reports
| March 17, 20181 | Orange County SC | 1–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00pm | Seaton Quinn Crognale | Report Report | Asante Mala Dubose | Stadium: Champions Stadium Attendance: 3,127 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| March 24, 20182 | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–1 | OKC Energy FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Asante Cortez Woszczynski | Report Report | Guzman Dixon González Ibeagha | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,828 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| March 31, 20183 | Reno 1868 FC | 0–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Reno, Nevada |
| Abend | Report Report | Asante Mala | Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 4,104 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| April 7, 20184 | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–1 | Real Monarchs | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Lambert Fernandez Drogba | Report Report | Velásquez Heard Brody Ryden Portillo Chang | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,531 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| April 11, 20185 | LA Galaxy II | 0–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30pm | Acheampong Büscher | Report Report | Drogba da Fonte | Stadium: StubHub Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| April 21, 20186 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–2 | Swope Park Rangers | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Lambert Dubose Musa Forbes Asante | Report Report | Hernandez Didic Belmar Kuzain | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,310 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| April 28, 20187 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–1 | Fresno FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Dia Mala Riggi | Report Report | Daly Ribeiro Johnson Barrera Verhoeven | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,829 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| May 4, 20188 | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–3 | LA Galaxy II | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Johnson Riggi Drogba | Report Report | Alvarez Llanez Arellano | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 7,332 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| May 9, 20189 | OKC Energy FC | 0–3 | Phoenix Rising FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 5:00pm | Chavez Ross Ibeagha Dixon | Report Report | Farrell da Fonte Johnson | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,616 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira |
| May 12, 201810 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 1–5 | Phoenix Rising FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 5:00pm | Arce Jusino Gamble Vukovic | Report Report | Drogba Lambert Wakasa Cortez | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,586 Referee: Matt Franz |
| May 19, 201811 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Wakasa da Fonte Cortez Drogba | Report Report | Iwasa Bijev Rodriguez Gomez Matjašič Kneeshaw Taintor | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,503 Referee: J.J. Bilinski |
| May 26, 201812 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 2:00pm | Barry Didic Zendejas | Report Report | Dia Johnson | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 916 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| May 30, 201813 | Saint Louis FC | 1–3 | Phoenix Rising FC | Fenton, Missouri |
| 5:30pm | Barden Rudolph | Report Report | Cortez Asante Musa Johnson | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,318 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| June 9, 201814 | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Sacramento, California |
| 8:00pm | Villarreal Taintor | Report Report | Dia Awako Lambert | Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| June 13, 201815 | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–0 | Las Vegas Lights | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Johnson Wakasa Farrell Woszczynski Asante | Report Report | Huiqui Mathers Ferriño | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,939 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| June 16, 201816 | Phoenix Rising FC | 3–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Cortez Johnson Musa Farrell Frater Waldrep | Report Report | Pírez Ugarte Cerda | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,273 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| June 23, 201817 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 0–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 5:30pm | Padilla | Report | Musa | Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 5,649 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| June 29, 201818 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–0 | Orange County SC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Cortez Wakasa Asante da Fonte Woszczynski | Report Report | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 7,001 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| July 14, 201819 | Fresno FC | 4–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Fresno, California |
| 7:00pm | Chaney Ellis-Hayden Del Campo Ribeiro Caffa Johnson Cuevas | Report Report | Mala Lambert Awako | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 3,914 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| July 20, 201820 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders 2 | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 8:00pm | Cortez Musa | Report Report | Burke-Gilroy Ulysse Usman Hinds | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 7,381 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| July 28, 201821 | Real Monarchs | 4–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 7:00pm | Velásquez da Fonte Heard Henley Chang Hoffman Portillo Brody | Report Report | Awako Ryden da Fonte Woszczynski | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| August 5, 201822 | Portland Timbers 2 | 1–4 | Phoenix Rising FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 12:00pm | Farfan | Report Report | Cortez Fernandez Musa Asante Johnson | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 1,536 Referee: Mike Hohnholz |
| August 11, 201823 | Phoenix Rising FC | 3–4 | Orange County SC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Fernandez Mala Asante | Report Report | Seaton Enevoldsen Quinn Alston | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,330 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| August 18, 201824 | Las Vegas Lights | 0–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 8:00pm | Pérez Íñigo Salgado | Report Report | Asante Vega Frater | Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 6,720 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| August 22, 201825 | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–0 | San Antonio FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Cortez Asante Mala Vega Forbes | Report Report | Rodriguez | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,017 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| August 25, 201826 | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Awako Farrell Cortez Frater | Report Report | Burt | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,077 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| September 5, 201827 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–0 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Asante | Report Report | Greene | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,307 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| September 8, 201828 | San Antonio FC | 3–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 P.M. | Hedrick Guzmán Presley Laing Lopez Murphy | Report Report | Cortez Farrell | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,534 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| September 15, 201829 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 0–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Tacoma, Washington |
| 7:00pm | Ulysse Markey Hopeau | Report Report | Cortez Awako | Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 5,392 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| September 22, 201830 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00pm | Jack Robinson També | Report Report | Farrell Lambert Awako Musa Woszczynski | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,871 Referee: Josh Willens |
| September 29, 201831 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–0 | Saint Louis FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Forbes Cortez | Report Report | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,377 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| October 6, 201832 | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–0 | Reno 1868 FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Report Report | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,151 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| October 10, 201833 | Las Vegas Lights | 5–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 8:00pm | García Huiqui Íñigo Garduño Mendiola Alvarez Ochoa Thomas | Report Report | Fernandez Vega Vásquez | Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 5,929 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| October 13, 201834 | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Mala Drogba | Report Report | Barmby Williams | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 7,289 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| October 19, 2018 Quarterfinals | Phoenix Rising FC | 3–0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30 pm MST | Drogba Johnson Asante | Report Report | Zambrano Hanson Diz Pe | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 7,511 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| October 26, 2018 Semifinals | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–2 | Swope Park Rangers | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30 pm MST | Johnson Drogba Cortez Lambert | Report Report | Blackwood Barry Akhmatov | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 7,707 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| November 3, 2018 Finals | Orange County SC | 1–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 pm MST | Chaplow Hashimoto | Report | Cortez Drogba Forbes | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,189 Referee: Tim Ford |
| November 8, 2018 [4] Final | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 8:00 PM EST | Smith Spencer Ranjitsingh | Report Report | Farrell Drogba Lambert | Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 7,025 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County SC | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 66 | Conference Playoffs |
| 2 | Sacramento Republic | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 65 | |
| 3 | Phoenix Rising FC | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 63 | |
| 4 | Real Monarchs | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 60 | |
| 5 | Reno 1868 FC | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 59 |
| May 16, 2018 Second Round | Sporting AZ FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Phoenix Rising FC | Chandler, Arizona |
| 7:30 PM MST | Arrubla Kishimoto | Report Report | Cortez | Stadium: Chandler-Gilbert Community College Referee: Paul Nothman |
| Penalties | ||||
| Flood Vulovich LaMarca Guse Paul Kishimoto | ||||
(regular-season & Playoffs) [5]
| # | Pos. | Name | GP | GS | Min. | Goals | Assists | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | | 33 | 25 | 2232 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | 36 | 35 | 3042 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | 33 | 26 | 2331 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | 12 | 11 | 980 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | 26 | 24 | 2225 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | 32 | 31 | 2776 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | | 24 | 11 | 1100 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | FW | | 21 | 7 | 815 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | 21 | 17 | 1428 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | 12 | 7 | 690 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | 14 | 4 | 342 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | 31 | 30 | 2699 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | 30 | 23 | 1833 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | 13 | 11 | 938 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | | 35 | 35 | 3086 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | MF | | 26 | 24 | 2126 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | 16 | 15 | 1295 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | 13 | 13 | 1134 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | | 15 | 13 | 1093 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | | 8 | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | 12 | 3 | 375 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | | 10 | 3 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | 3 | 3 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | 4 | 1 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Name | GP | GS | Min. | SV | GA | GAA | SO | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 30 | 29 | 2633 | 94 | 29 | 0.990 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | | 9 | 9 | 787 | 16 | 13 | 1.494 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2018 | December 31, 2018 | Forward | 51 | | |
| February 2, 2018 | End of Season | Midfielder | 21 | | |
| February 10, 2018 | End of Season | Defender | 4 | | |
| August 13, 2018 | November 30, 2018 | Defender | 5 | | |
| August 15, 2018 | End of Season | Defender | 77 | | |
| August 17, 2018 | End of Season | Forward | 24 | | |
| September 4, 2018 | End of Season | Forward | 18 | | |
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2018 | August 17, 2018 | Goalkeeper | 28 | | |