2019 season | |
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Head coach | Mark Lowry |
Stadium | Southwest University Park El Paso |
USL | Conference: 6th |
USL Cup Playoffs | Conference Final |
2019 U.S. Open Cup | 2nd Round |
Copa Tejas | 4th |
Highest home attendance | League/All: 8,324 (March 9 vs. OKC Energy) |
Lowest home attendance | League: 5,276 (May 12 vs. New Mexico United) All: 600 (May 15 vs. Forward Madison FC (USOC) ) |
Average home league attendance | League: 6,585 |
Biggest win | 3–0 (June 8 vs. LA Galaxy II) (September 7 at Las Vegas Lights FC) 4–1 (October 15 vs. Portland) |
Biggest defeat | 0–3 (thrice) (May 15 vs. Forward Madison FC (USOC) ) (June 29 at Fresno FC) (July 31 at New Mexico U.) |
The 2019 El Paso Locomotive FC season was the inaugural season for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. [1]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | Logan Ketterer | United States |
2 | DF | Drew Beckie | Canada |
3 | DF | Chiró N'Toko | Belgium |
4 | DF | Mechack Jérôme | Haiti |
5 | DF | Daniel Navarro | United States |
6 | MF | Richie Ryan | Republic of Ireland |
7 | MF | Sebastián Velásquez | Colombia |
8 | MF | Nick Ross | Scotland |
9 | FW | Omar Salgado | United States |
10 | MF | Sebastián Contreras | Argentina |
11 | MF | Edson Partida (on loan from Toluca) | Mexico |
12 | MF | Joshua Castellanos | United States |
13 | GK | Jermaine Fordah | England |
15 | DF | James Kiffe | United States |
17 | FW | Jerome Kiesewetter | United States |
19 | DF | Andrew Fox | England |
20 | MF | Chapa Herrera | United States |
21 | FW | Alexy Bosetti | France |
22 | DF | Moses Makinde | England |
23 | MF | Memo Diaz | United States |
24 | MF | Yuma | Spain |
25 | MF | Bryam Rebellón | Colombia |
26 | MF | Josué Gómez (on loan from Juárez) | Mexico |
30 | GK | Javier Beker | United States |
January 26 Friendly | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3–1 | Texas United | El Paso, Texas |
2:00 PM CST | N'Toko Salgado , | Report | Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex |
February 2 Friendly | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–0 | Hooligans FC | El Paso, Texas |
2:00 PM CST | Contreras ?' (pen.) | USL Report | Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex |
February 6 Friendly | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–0 | Southwest FC Wolves | El Paso, Texas |
7:00 PM CST | Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex |
February 9 Friendly | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–1 | New Mexico United | El Paso, Texas |
2:00 PM CST | ?' (pen.) | Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex |
February 13 Friendly | FC Juárez | 1–3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Juárez, Mexico |
10:30 AM CST | Gomez 37' | Report | Kiffe 24' Contreras 66' Salgado 80' | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez |
February 16 Friendly | El Paso Locomotive FC | 4–1 | FC Grande | El Paso, Texas |
Salgado 1', Partida 5' (pen.) Herrera | Report | 25' (pen.) | Stadium: Southwest University Park |
February 23 Friendly | San Antonio FC | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | San Antonio, Texas |
7:00 PM CST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Field | ||
Note: Played in three periods of 45, 30, and 45 minutes. |
March 2 Friendly | OKC Energy FC | 2–1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Tucson, Arizona |
10:00 AM CST | Brown Cato | Report | Jérôme | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | Real Monarchs (C) | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 56 | Conference Quarterfinals |
5 | Orange County SC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 54 | |
6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 50 | |
7 | Sacramento Republic | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 48 | Play-In Round |
8 | Austin Bold FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 48 |
The 2019 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on December 19, 2018. [3]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in MST
March 91 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–3 | OKC Energy | El Paso, TX |
8:30 PM | Gebhard 16' Kiffe 49' | Report | Brown 1', 54' Harris 43' Cato 81' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 8,324 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
March 162 | Real Monarchs | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Herriman, UT |
2:00 PM | Ryden 32' Martínez 73' Blake 90+2' | Report | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
March 233 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC | El Paso, TX |
8:30 PM | Ross 45+1' Rebellón 59' Contreras 72' Gebhard 78' | Report | Dunwell 47' Hernandez 66', 79' Duvall 69' Enríquez 90' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,458 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera |
March 304 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–0 | Orange County SC | El Paso, TX |
9:30 PM | Kiffe 45+1' Partida 64', 88' Fox 90' | Report | Kontor 79' Jones 89' Leonardo 90+5' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,064 Referee: Elton Garcia |
April 135 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | El Paso, TX |
7:30 PM | Report | Flemmings 7' Lambert 69' Spencer 77' Fernandez 88' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,389 Referee: Mark Allatin |
April 216 | Austin Bold FC | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Austin, TX |
4:00 PM | Okugo 62' | Report | N'Toko 44' Kiffe 79' | Stadium: Bold Stadium Referee: Michael Radchuk |
April 277 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–0 | Reno 1868 FC | El Paso, TX |
7:30 PM | Contreras 76' (pen.) | Report | Lacroix 52' Seymore 69' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,389 Referee: Marco Vega |
May 48 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Colorado Springs, CO |
6:00 PM | Schweitzer 65' | Report | Jérôme 24' Ross 38' Kiffe 45+3' Kiesewetter 46', 56' Ryan 59' Rezende 64' | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 3,883 Referee: Lorant Varga |
May 129 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–2 | New Mexico United | El Paso, TX |
6:00 PM | Rezende 28' Kiesewetter 36', 65' Contreras 45+1' Monsalvez 72' | Report | Hamilton 45+2' Williams 69', 79' Moar 72' Suggs 73' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,276 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
May 1810 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | El Paso, TX |
7:30 PM | Rezende 10' Kiesewetter 63', 73' Herrera 88' Salgado 90' | Report | Skundrich 35' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,667 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
May 2511 | Portland Timbers 2 | 1–1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Portland, OR |
8:00 PM | Asprilla 41', 65' Hanson 45+2' | Report | N'Toko 31' Salgado 40', 45+1' Contreras 52' Kiffe 75' Jérôme 90+1' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 3,134 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
June 112 | Tacoma Defiance | 1–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Tacoma, WA |
9:00 pm (MDT) | Rogers 24' Dhillon 42' Daley 55' Rydstrand 70' | Report | Kiesewetter 31' Herrera 62' Rezende 68' Ross 75' | Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 2,202 Referee: Joseph Salinas |
June 813 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3–0 | LA Galaxy II | El Paso, TX |
7:30 PM | Kiesewetter 43', 87' Salgado 88' Rezende 90+2' | Report | Zubak 40' Iloski 55' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,611 Referee: Luis Guardia |
June 1514 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 0–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Tulsa, OK |
6:30 P.M. | Rogers 26' Mompremier 87' | Report | Contreras 37' Kiffe 43' Kiesewetter 75' (pen.) Salgado 88' | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,314 Referee: Jon Freemon |
June 2215 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–1 | Las Vegas Lights FC | El Paso, TX |
7:30 PM | Kiesewetter 66' Beckie 90+3' | Report | Torres 27' Tabortetaka 42' Robinson 70' Sandoval 71' J. Gonzalez 81' Olsen 86' Fehr 90+5' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 8,117 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
June 2616 | San Antonio FC | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | San Antonio, TX |
6:30 PM | Ackon 45' Barmby 58' 63' | Report | Beckie 16' Ketterer 44' Gebhard 87' Gómez 90+3' | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,081 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
June 2917 | Fresno FC | 3–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Fresno, CA |
8:30 PM | Jackson 63' Lawal 66', 68', 84' Johnson 86' | Report | Navarro 28' Fox 73' Herrera 86' | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 3,452 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
July 618 | OKC Energy | 1–1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
7:00 PM | J. Brown 27' R.García 29' (pen.), 53' Harris 42' Ibeagha 76' | Report | Beckie 28' Williams 62' (o.g.) | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,585 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
July 1719 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–3 | San Antonio FC | El Paso, TX |
7:00 PM | Fox 13', 28' Salgado 90+2' | Report | López 8', 45+3' Eboussi 34' Jamieson 52' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,128 Referee: Mark Allatin |
July 2020 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–0 | Real Monarchs | El Paso, TX |
7:30 PM | Report | Okumu 21' Palma 42' Portillo 48' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,012 Referee: Calin Radosav |
July 3121 | New Mexico United | 3–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Albuquerque, NM |
7:00 PM | Frater 38' (pen.) Wehan 71', 75' Madden 86' | Report | Herrera 41' Ryan 49' Beckie 56' | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 13,521 Referee: Elton García |
August 322 | El Paso Locomotive FC | P–P | Portland Timbers 2 | El Paso, TX |
7:30 PM | Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Dejan Susak | |||
Note: Match postponed due to mass shooting event in El Paso. [4] |
August 1023 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Scottsdale, AZ |
8:30 PM | Aguinaga 21' Jahn 40' Asante 73' (pen.) | Report | Partida 26' Kiffe 41' 45' Contreras 42' Velásquez 45' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,520 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
August 1724 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–0 | Tacoma Defiance | El Paso, TX |
7:30 PM | Partida 32' Makinde 48' N'Toko 62' Salgado 70' | Report | Berkolds 9' Rubio 37' Atencio 58' Dhillon 61' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,222 Referee: Marco Vega |
August 2425 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Edinburg, TX |
7:30 PM | Bird 46' | Report | Ryan 56' 90+1' | Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,275 Referee: Luis Guardia |
September 426 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks | El Paso, TX |
7:00 PM | Herrera 24' Rebellón 65' Kiesewetter 73', 81' Gómez 80' | Report | Marlon 41' Altamirano 56' Reyes 72' Uzo 72' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,519 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
September 727 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 0–3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Las Vegas, NV |
8:30 PM | Torres 20' Sandoval 29' 85' Torre 39' | Report | Kiffe 46' Velásquez 52' (pen.), 68' Gómez 81', 90' | Stadium: Cashman Field Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
September 1428 | Orange County SC | 2–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Irvine, CA |
8:00 PM | Seaton 36' Jones 58' | Report | Ryan 45' N'Toko 90' | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,913 Referee: Greg Dopka |
September 2129 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | El Paso, TX |
7:30 PM | Rebellón 22' Bosetti 90' | Report | Burt 51' Malcolm 76' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
September 2830 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Sacramento, CA |
8:30 PM | Enevoldsen 14' Skundrich 84' Chantzopoulos 87' | Report | Fox 29' Rebellón 48' Monsalvez 57' Gómez 90+1' | Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,807 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
October 231 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–1 | Fresno FC | El Paso, TX |
7:00 PM | N'Toko 53' Salgado 88' Kiesewetter 90+2' | Report | Kurimoto 42' Ellis-Hayden 56' Caffa 66' Lawal 87' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,015 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
October 532 | Reno 1868 FC | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Reno, NV |
7:00 PM | Galindo 15' Janjigian 89' | Report | Monsalvez 10' Bosetti 54' Diaz 84' | Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 5,402 Referee: Malik Badawi |
October 1033 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–1 | Austin Bold FC | El Paso, TX |
8:00 PM | Monsalvez 42' Velásquez 76' (pen.) | Report | Mallace 35' Okugo 45+3' Kléber 53' Lima 77', 81' Taylor 82' Soto 90+3' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,175 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
October 1522 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 4–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | El Paso, TX |
7:00 PM | Velásquez 4' Monsalvez 12' Ross 24' Gómez 68', 79' | Report | Kobayashi 25' Durán 78' Diz 83' Calixtro 88' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,175 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
Note: Reschedule of postponed August 3 match. [5] |
October 1934 | LA Galaxy II | 2–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Carson, CA |
8:00 PM | Zubak 15' DePuy 34' Iloski 36' Kamara 52' Harvey 64' | Report | Ryan 27' Ketterer 53' Salgado 54' Bosetti 63' | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 1,984 Referee: Greg Dopka |
October 26Conference Quarterfinals | Fresno FC | 2–3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Fresno, CA |
8:30 PM | Chaney 49' Strong 51' 86' Cooper 55' | Report | Gómez 19' Kiffe 77' Velásquez 83' (pen.) | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 5,352 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
November 2Conference Semifinals | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | El Paso, TX |
6:30 PM | Beckie 25' Gómez 40' Ryan 70' Contreras 83' (pen.) Yuma 86' Velásquez 88' | Report | Alemán 51' Enevoldsen 70' Barahona 87' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,460 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
November 9Conference Finals | Real Monarchs | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | El Paso Locomotive FC | Herriman, UT |
2:00 PM | Schmitt 21' Ryden 48' Portillo 88' Mulholland 90+4' Holt 116', 120' | Report | Fox 45+1' Kiffe 47' 51' Gómez 71' | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza Assistant referees: Tom Felice Diego Blas Fourth official: Elton Garcia |
As a member of the USL Championship, El Paso entered the tournament in the Second Round. [6]
May 15Second Round | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–3 | Forward Madison FC | El Paso, TX |
7:00 PM | Report |
| Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Marco Vega |
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