2018 season | ||||
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Owners | Berke Bakay Brett M. Johnson Alex Zheng 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 | Patrice Carteron (7-3-4) Rick Schantz (Interim)(15-7-2) | |||
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 7' (o.g.) Frater 75' | Report Report | Muyl 37' Bezecourt 90' Escobar 90+1' | 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 75' Smith 80' | 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 5' Cortez 38' Lambert 71' | Report Report | Sánchez 17' Sallói 30' Espinoza 34' | 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 24' | Report Report | Ward 38' Álvarez 41' Fuenmayor 78' | 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 8' Asante 28' Mala 47' Drogba 54' (pen.) Fernandez 68' | Report Report | Stevens 8' White 65' | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
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 |
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 28' Quinn 68' Crognale 83'90' | Report Report | Asante 11' 36' Mala 20' Dubose 85' | 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 28' Cortez 45', 83', 90+4' Woszczynski 90+1' | Report Report | Guzman 21' Dixon 21' González 52' Ibeagha 85' | 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 69' | Report Report | Asante 68'90+2' (pen.) Mala 73' | 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 28' Fernandez 50' Drogba 90+3' | Report Report | Velásquez 56' Heard 58' Brody 65' Ryden 71' Portillo 78' Chang 90+5' | 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 31' Büscher 90+4' | Report Report | Drogba 64' da Fonte 90+2' | 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 8' 90+2' Dubose 45' Musa 52' Forbes 66' Asante 90' | Report Report | Hernandez 25' Didic 28' Belmar 70', 88' 89' Kuzain 77' | 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 26' Mala 54' Riggi 82'90' | Report Report | Daly 27' Ribeiro 45+3' Johnson 47' Barrera 78' Verhoeven 88' | 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 21', 71' Riggi 47' Drogba 78' (pen.) | Report Report | Alvarez 19' Llanez 26' Arellano 40' 56' | 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 54' Ross 61' Ibeagha 77' Dixon 88' | Report Report | Farrell 16' da Fonte 22' 54' Johnson 75' | 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 11' (pen.) 23' Jusino 36' Gamble 41' Vukovic 81' | Report Report | Drogba 4', 69' Lambert 66' 73' Wakasa 80' Cortez 87' | 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 45+2' da Fonte 59' Cortez 62' Drogba 90+2' | Report Report | Iwasa 8' Bijev 21' 39' Rodriguez 32' Gomez 41' Matjašič 64' Kneeshaw 88' Taintor 90+2' | 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 4' Didic 49' Zendejas 78' | Report Report | Dia 30' Johnson 57' | 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 38' Rudolph 74' | Report Report | Cortez 6' Asante 49' Musa 58' Johnson 68' | 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 53' Taintor 85' | Report Report | Dia 13' Awako 54' Lambert 83' | 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 32', 77' Wakasa 42' Farrell 53' Woszczynski 90+1' Asante 90+2' (pen.) | Report Report | Huiqui 52' Mathers 56' Ferriño 79' | 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 38' Johnson 42' 43' Musa 57' Farrell 78' Frater 89' Waldrep 90+1' | Report Report | Pírez 30' 45+1' Ugarte 60' Cerda 73' | 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 34' | Report | Musa 47' | 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 13' Wakasa 35' Asante 37' da Fonte 55' Woszczynski 89' | 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 25' Ellis-Hayden 29' 84' Del Campo 54' Ribeiro 64' Caffa 67' Johnson 73' Cuevas 88' | Report Report | Mala 34' Lambert 43' Awako 52' | 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 56' Musa 70' | Report Report | Burke-Gilroy 48' Ulysse 53' Usman 83' Hinds 86' | 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 37' da Fonte 43' (o.g.) Heard 45' Henley 60' Chang 61' Hoffman 65' Portillo 77' Brody 84' | Report Report | Awako 62' Ryden 76' (o.g.) da Fonte 78' Woszczynski 85' | 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 72' | Report Report | Cortez 8', 82' 68' Fernandez 63' Musa 85' Asante 89' Johnson 90+2' | 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 38' Mala 59' Asante 68' (pen.), 73', 90+4' | Report Report | Seaton 39' 40'67' Enevoldsen 48' Quinn 65' (pen.) Alston 90+1' | 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 29' Íñigo 65' Salgado 72' | Report Report | Asante 10' Vega 79' Frater 85' (pen.) | 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 18' Asante 27' Mala 39' 59' Vega 45' Forbes 64' | Report Report | Rodriguez 45+4' | 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 68' Farrell 74' Cortez 80' Frater 90+4' | Report Report | Burt 65' | 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 61' | Report Report | Greene 12' | 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 22' Guzmán 33' Presley 45+2' Laing 50' (pen) Lopez 89' Murphy 90+3' | Report Report | Cortez 15', 87' Farrell 19' | 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 38' Markey 62' Hopeau 69' | Report Report | Cortez 16' Awako 89' | 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 8' Robinson 66' També 71' | Report Report | Farrell 22' Lambert 43' Awako 63' Musa 78' Woszczynski 90+5' | 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 82' Cortez 90+2' | 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 29' (pen.) Huiqui 41' Íñigo 66' Garduño 71' Mendiola 74' Alvarez 79' Ochoa 84' Thomas 90+2' | Report Report | Fernandez 2' Vega 43' (pen.) Vásquez 67' | 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 45+3' Drogba 89' | Report Report | Barmby 34' Williams 85' | 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 28' Johnson 62' Asante 90' | Report Report | Zambrano 40' Hanson 84' Diz Pe 90+5' | 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 22' Drogba 29'90+4' Cortez 36' Lambert 48' | Report Report | Blackwood 26' Barry 33' Akhmatov 49' | 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 47' Hashimoto 82' | Report | Cortez 2' Drogba 73' Forbes 90+7' | 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 45' Spencer 62' 90+1' Ranjitsingh 90+3' | Report Report | Farrell 39' Drogba 73' Lambert 85' | Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 7,025 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 67' Kishimoto 88' | Report Report | Cortez 64' | Stadium: Chandler-Gilbert Community College Referee: Paul Nothman |
Penalties | ||||
Flood Vulovich LaMarca Guse Paul Kishimoto | Cortez Johnson Frater Awako Dia Wakasa |
(regular-season & Playoffs) [5]
# | Pos. | Name | GP | GS | Min. | Goals | Assists | ||
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9 | FW | Chris Cortez | 33 | 25 | 2232 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
20 | FW | Solomon Asante | 36 | 35 | 3042 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
14 | FW | Jason Johnson | 33 | 26 | 2331 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
11 | FW | Didier Drogba | 12 | 11 | 980 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
15 | DF | Joe Farrell | 26 | 24 | 2225 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
27 | MF | Kevon Lambert | 32 | 31 | 2776 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
7 | FW | Billy Forbes | 24 | 11 | 1100 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
51 | FW | Kevaughn Frater | 21 | 7 | 815 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | Collin Fernandez | 21 | 17 | 1428 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
23 | MF | Devin Vega | 12 | 7 | 690 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
17 | MF | Alessandro Riggi | 14 | 4 | 342 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
4 | DF | Mike da Fonte | 31 | 30 | 2699 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
10 | MF | Gladson Awako | 30 | 23 | 1833 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
3 | DF | Kody Wakasa | 13 | 11 | 938 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
13 | DF | Amadou Dia | 35 | 35 | 3086 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
41 | MF | James Musa | 26 | 24 | 2126 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
2 | DF | Doueugui Mala | 16 | 15 | 1295 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
5 | DF | Saad Abdul-Salaam | 13 | 13 | 1134 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
32 | DF | Devante Dubose | 15 | 13 | 1093 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
77 | DF | Tristan Blackmon | 8 | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | Evan Waldrep | 12 | 3 | 375 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
24 | FW | Shaft Brewer Jr. | 10 | 3 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | Victor Vásquez | 3 | 3 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | MF | Luca Ricci | 4 | 1 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 | FW | Joshua Perez | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
# | Name | GP | GS | Min. | SV | GA | GAA | SO | ||
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1 | Carl Woszczynski | 30 | 29 | 2633 | 94 | 29 | 0.990 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
28 | Zac Lubin | 9 | 9 | 787 | 16 | 13 | 1.494 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
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January 29, 2018 | December 31, 2018 | Forward | 51 | Kevaughn Frater | Harbour View [6] |
February 2, 2018 | End of Season | Midfielder | 21 | Luca Ricci | Montreal Impact [7] |
February 10, 2018 | End of Season | Defender | 4 | Mike da Fonte | Colorado Rapids [8] |
August 13, 2018 | November 30, 2018 | Defender | 5 | Saad Abdul-Salaam | New York City FC [9] |
August 15, 2018 | End of Season | Defender | 77 | Tristan Blackmon | Los Angeles FC [10] |
August 17, 2018 | End of Season | Forward | 24 | Shaft Brewer Jr. | Los Angeles FC [11] |
September 4, 2018 | End of Season | Forward | 18 | Joshua Pérez | Los Angeles FC [12] |
Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club |
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June 30, 2018 | August 17, 2018 | Goalkeeper | 28 | Zac Lubin | Seattle Sounders FC |
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