| 2019 season | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Logan Ketterer | |
| 2 | DF | Drew Beckie | |
| 3 | DF | Chiró N'Toko | |
| 4 | DF | Mechack Jérôme | |
| 5 | DF | Daniel Navarro | |
| 6 | MF | Richie Ryan | |
| 7 | MF | Sebastián Velásquez | |
| 8 | MF | Nick Ross | |
| 9 | FW | Omar Salgado | |
| 10 | MF | Sebastián Contreras | |
| 11 | MF | Edson Partida (on loan from Toluca) | |
| 12 | MF | Joshua Castellanos | |
| 13 | GK | Jermaine Fordah | |
| 15 | DF | James Kiffe | |
| 17 | FW | Jerome Kiesewetter | |
| 19 | DF | Andrew Fox | |
| 20 | MF | Chapa Herrera | |
| 21 | FW | Alexy Bosetti | |
| 22 | DF | Moses Makinde | |
| 23 | MF | Memo Diaz | |
| 24 | MF | Yuma | |
| 25 | MF | Bryam Rebellón | |
| 26 | MF | Josué Gómez (on loan from Juárez) | |
| 30 | GK | Javier Beker |
| 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 | 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 | Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex |
| February 13 Friendly | | 1–3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Juárez, Mexico |
| 10:30 AM CST | Gomez | Report | Kiffe Contreras Salgado | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez |
| February 16 Friendly | El Paso Locomotive FC | 4–1 | FC Grande | El Paso, Texas |
| Salgado Partida Herrera | Report | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Kiffe | Report | Brown Harris Cato | 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 Martínez Blake | 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 Rebellón Contreras Gebhard | Report | Dunwell Hernandez Duvall Enríquez | 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 Partida Fox | Report | Kontor Jones Leonardo | 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 Lambert Spencer Fernandez | 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 | Report | N'Toko Kiffe | Stadium: Bold Stadium Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| April 277 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–0 | Reno 1868 FC | El Paso, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Contreras | Report | Lacroix Seymore | 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 | Report | Jérôme Ross Kiffe Kiesewetter Ryan Rezende | 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 Kiesewetter Contreras Monsalvez | Report | Hamilton Williams Moar Suggs | 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 Kiesewetter Herrera Salgado | Report | Skundrich | 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 Hanson | Report | N'Toko Salgado Contreras Kiffe Jérôme | 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 Dhillon Daley Rydstrand | Report | Kiesewetter Herrera Rezende Ross | 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 Salgado Rezende | Report | Zubak Iloski | 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 Mompremier | Report | Contreras Kiffe Kiesewetter Salgado | 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 Beckie | Report | Torres Tabortetaka Robinson Sandoval J. Gonzalez Olsen Fehr | 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 Barmby | Report | Beckie Ketterer Gebhard Gómez | 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 Lawal Johnson | Report | Navarro Fox Herrera | 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 R.García Harris Ibeagha | Report | Beckie Williams | 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 Salgado | Report | López Eboussi Jamieson | 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 Palma Portillo | 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 Wehan Madden | Report | Herrera Ryan Beckie | 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 Jahn Asante | Report | Partida Kiffe Contreras Velásquez | 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 Makinde N'Toko Salgado | Report | Berkolds Rubio Atencio Dhillon | 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 | Report | Ryan | 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 Rebellón Kiesewetter Gómez | Report | Marlon Altamirano Reyes Uzo | 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 Sandoval Torre | Report | Kiffe Velásquez Gómez | Stadium: Cashman Field Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| September 1428 | Orange County SC | 2–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Irvine, CA |
| 8:00 PM | Seaton Jones | Report | Ryan N'Toko | 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 Bosetti | Report | Burt Malcolm | 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 Skundrich Chantzopoulos | Report | Fox Rebellón Monsalvez Gómez | 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 Salgado Kiesewetter | Report | Kurimoto Ellis-Hayden Caffa Lawal | 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 Janjigian | Report | Monsalvez Bosetti Diaz | 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 Velásquez | Report | Mallace Okugo Kléber Lima Taylor Soto | 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 Monsalvez Ross Gómez | Report | Kobayashi Durán Diz Calixtro | 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 DePuy Iloski Kamara Harvey | Report | Ryan Ketterer Salgado Bosetti | 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 Strong Cooper | Report | Gómez Kiffe Velásquez | 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 Gómez Ryan Contreras Yuma Velásquez | Report | Alemán Enevoldsen Barahona | 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 Ryden Portillo Mulholland Holt | Report | Fox Kiffe Gómez | 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 |