2019 FC Tucson season

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FC Tucson
2019 season
Owner Phoenix Rising FC
Manager Flag of the United States.svg Darren Sawatzky
Stadium Kino North Stadium
USL1 2019 season 8th
USL1 Playoffs Did not qualify
Top goalscorer Devin Vega
Devyn Jambga (3)
Highest home attendance1,772
(July 3 vs Toronto FC II)
Lowest home attendance550
(Sept. 24 vs Greenville)
Average home league attendance961
Biggest win4–0
(May 18 v. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC)
Biggest defeat0–5
(September 6 vs. Lansing)
←  2018
2020  →

The 2019 FC Tucson season was the club's eighth season of existence and their first full professional season in USL League One. They previously played in the Premier Development League (USL League Two as of 2019) and won four divisional titles. [1] [2]

Contents

Competitions

Friendlies

March 10, 2019 Grand Canyon University 2–2 FC Tucson Phoenix, Arizona
7:00pm Aristotelous Soccerball shade.svg6'
Yasuda Soccerball shade.svg12'		 Report Delgado Soccerball shade.svg9'
Jambga Soccerball shade.svg68'
Hauswirth Yellow card.svg 70'		Stadium: GCU Stadium

USL League One

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2889113541 −6335542019 +13471522 −7

Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumAAHHHAHAHHAAAHAAAAAAHHHAHHHH
ResultWLDLWLWLDDWLLWDWDLDDWWLLDLDL
Position1468594645458675577777777888
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League results

March 30, 20191 Orlando City B 1–3 FC Tucson Montverde, Florida
4:30pm Diouf Yellow card.svg 35'
Hagan Yellow card.svg 38'
Mbuyu Yellow card.svg 40'
Mendoza Red card.svg 45'
Osei-Wusu Soccerball shade.svg56'
Hill Yellow card.svg 62'
Granitur Yellow card.svg 90+5'		 Report
Report 		Bjornethun Yellow card.svg 14'
Delgado Soccerball shade.svg22', 54'
Wright Soccerball shade.svg45+4'		Stadium: Montverde Academy
Attendance: 305
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
April 3, 20192 Tormenta FC 3–1 FC Tucson Statesboro, Georgia
5:00pm Morrell Yellow card.svg 38'Soccerball shade.svg58'
Eckenrode Yellow card.svg 54'
Coutinho Soccerball shade.svg57'
Vinyals Yellow card.svg 60'
Micaletto Soccerball shade.svg74'Yellow card.svg 74'		 Report Vega Soccerball shade.svg55'
Somersall Yellow card.svg 60'		Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,573
Referee: John Griggs
April 13, 20193 FC Tucson 1–1 Toronto FC II Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm Cox Soccerball shade.svg73' Report
Report 		Dorsey Yellow card.svg 36'
Swartz Yellow card.svg 57'
Hamilton Soccerball shade.svg79'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,606
Referee: Reyna Fonseca
April 26, 20194 FC Tucson 0–2 Tormenta FC Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm Terrón Yellow card.svg 78' Report Gómez Yellow card.svg 52'
Coutinho Soccerball shade.svg63'
Saint-Vil Yellow card.svg 65'
Arslan Yellow card.svg 89'
Micaletto Yellow card.svg 90+4'
Antley Soccerball shade.svg90+5'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,005
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
April 30, 20195 FC Tucson 2–0 Lansing Ignite FC Tucson, Arizona
7:00pm Jambga Soccerball shade.svg27'
Somersall Yellow card.svg 38'
Spencer Yellow card.svg 49'
Vega Yellow card.svg 57'Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report Fricke Yellow card.svg 49'Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 702
Referee: Karen Abt
May 11, 20196 Richmond Kickers 2–0 FC Tucson Richmond, Virginia
4:00pm Keita Yellow card.svg 32'
Ackwei Yellow card.svg 68'
Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg83'
Mwape Yellow card.svg 85'Soccerball shade.svg90+6'		 Report
Report 		Hauswirth Yellow card.svg 55'
Sousa Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,089
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 18, 20197 FC Tucson 4–0 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm Jones Soccerball shade.svg25' (pen.)
Wakasa Soccerball shade.svg35'
Jambga Soccerball shade.svg66', 75'
Hanlin Yellow card.svg 77'
Stripling Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report
Report 		Caparelli Yellow card.svg 24'
Zguro Yellow card.svg 29'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,125
Referee: Brad Jensen
May 24, 20198 Toronto FC II 1–0 FC Tucson Toronto, Ontario
1:00pm Mohammed Yellow card.svg 17'
Dorsey Yellow card.svg 31'
Perruzza Soccerball shade.svg37'
Okello Yellow card.svg 86'
Campbell Yellow card.svg 88'		 Report Stadium: BMO Training Ground
Attendance: 309
Referee: Scott Bowman
May 31, 20199 FC Tucson 2–2 Orlando City B Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm Wheeler-Omiunu Soccerball shade.svg58'
Terrón Soccerball shade.svg73'
Cox Yellow card.svg 84'		 Report
Report 		Silva Yellow card.svg 35'
Rafael Soccerball shade.svg58'
Sérginho Yellow card.svg 65'
Osei-Wusu Yellow card.svg 72', Soccerball shade.svg78'
Simas Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,354
Referee: Omeed Azadpour
June 8, 201910 FC Tucson 0–0 Richmond Kickers Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm Jones Yellow card.svg 33' Report
Report 		Rodriguez Yellow card.svg 24'
Eckenrode Yellow card.svg 90+1'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 915
Referee: Samantha Martinez
June 12, 201911 Orlando City B 1–2 FC Tucson Montverde, Florida
7:30pm Amer Yellow card.svg 21'
Tablante Yellow card.svg 56'
De Souza Soccerball shade.svg59' (pen.)
Hernandez Yellow card.svg 81'		 Report
Report 		Cox Soccerball shade.svg44'
Venter Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Stripling Yellow card.svg 66'
Delgado Yellow card.svg 90+1'		Stadium: Montverde Academy
Attendance: 183
Referee: Natalie Simon
June 15, 201912 Forward Madison FC 2–1 FC Tucson Madison, Wisconsin
7:30pm Paulo Jr. Soccerball shade.svg1'
Eaton Yellow card.svg 23'
Banks Soccerball shade.svg34'		 Report
Report 		Venter Soccerball shade.svg90+5'Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 4,020
Referee: Karen Abt
June 25, 201913 North Texas SC 1–0 FC Tucson Frisco, Texas
7:00pm Damus Yellow card.svg 32', Soccerball shade.svg39'
Roberts Yellow card.svg 54'
Murillo Yellow card.svg 60'		 Report
Report 		Batista Yellow card.svg 66'
Venter Yellow card.svg 81'
Cox Yellow card.svg 84'		Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 1,021
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
July 3, 201914 FC Tucson 3–1 Toronto FC II Tucson, Arizona
7:00pm Wheeler-Omiunu Soccerball shade.svg5'
Vega Soccerball shade.svg19'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg26'		 Report
Report 		Srbely Yellow card.svg 41'
Mingo Yellow card.svg 65'
Bjornethun Soccerball shade.svg77' (o.g.)		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,772
Referee: Karen Callado
July 13, 201915 Lansing Ignite FC 2–2 FC Tucson Lansing, Michigan
7:30pm Moshobane Soccerball shade.svg26' (pen.), Soccerball shade.svg49'
Williams Yellow card.svg 50'		 Report Howell Soccerball shade.svg34'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg52' (pen.)
Hauswirth Yellow card.svg 73'		Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 4,348
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
July 20, 201916 Greenville Triumph SC 1–3 FC Tucson Greenville, South Carolina
5:00pm Gómez Soccerball shade.svg15' Report Jambga Soccerball shade.svg20', Soccerball shade.svg58'
Venter Soccerball shade.svg52'
Hauswirth Yellow card.svg 68'
Batista Yellow card.svg 68'		Stadium: Legacy Early College
Attendance: 2,395
Referee: Michael Smith
July 27, 201917 Chattanooga Red Wolves 1–1 FC Tucson Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00pm Zguro Yellow card.svg 20'
Beattie Yellow card.svg 38'
Doyle Yellow card.svg 59'
Zayed Soccerball shade.svg69'
Caparelli Yellow card.svg 85'		 Report Venter Soccerball shade.svg1'
Wheeler-Omiunu Yellow card.svg 36'
Howell Yellow card.svg 45+5'
Hauswirth Yellow card.svg 75'		Stadium: David Stanton Field
Attendance: 1,325
Referee: Katja Koroleva
August 3, 201918 Forward Madison FC 1–0 FC Tucson Madison, Wisconsin
7:30pm Leonard Yellow card.svg 18'
Smart Soccerball shade.svg44'
Núñez Yellow card.svg 76'
Banks Yellow card.svg 90+5'		 Report Spencer Yellow card.svg 60'Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 4,350
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
August 10, 201919 North Texas SC 1–1 FC Tucson Frisco, Texas
7:20pm Cerrillo Yellow card.svg 78'
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Report Jones Soccerball shade.svg45'
Howell Yellow card.svg 58'		Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 2,153
Referee: Brandon Starves
August 17, 201920 Tormenta FC 1–1 FC Tucson Statesboro, Georgia
6:30pm Dennis Yellow card.svg 71'
Micaletto Soccerball shade.svg90+5' (pen.)		 Report Jambga Yellow card.svg 38'
Wakasa Yellow card.svg 42'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg78' (pen.)
Batista Yellow card.svg 90+4'
Venter Yellow card.svg 90+8'		Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,990
Referee: Kevin Fikar
August 24, 201921 FC Tucson 3–1 Orlando City B Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm Delgado Soccerball shade.svg36'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg43'
Howell Yellow card.svg 53'
Virgen Yellow card.svg 61'Soccerball shade.svg69'		 Report Ontivero Yellow card.svg 57'
Léo Soccerball shade.svg76'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 848
Referee: Karen Callado
August 30, 201922 FC Tucson 1–0 Chattanooga Red Wolves Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm Jones Soccerball shade.svg16' (pen.)
Hauswirth Yellow card.svg 38'
Wakasa Yellow card.svg 38'
Terrón Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report Mare Yellow card.svg 86'Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 910
Referee: Samantha Martinez
September 6, 201923 FC Tucson 0–5 Lansing Ignite FC Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm Wheeler-Omiunu Yellow card.svg 28'
Venter Yellow card.svg 62'
Batista Yellow card.svg 76'		 Report Moon Yellow card.svg 12'
Faz Soccerball shade.svg16', Soccerball shade.svg26'
Moshobane Soccerball shade.svg33', Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg60'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 708
Referee: Omeed Azadpour
September 13, 201924 Greenville Triumph SC 4–0 FC Tucson Greenville, South Carolina
7:30pm Gómez Soccerball shade.svg13', Soccerball shade.svg21', Soccerball shade.svg87'
Walker Soccerball shade.svg26' (pen.)
Donnelly Yellow card.svg 84'		 Report Hanlin Yellow card.svg 25'
Terrón Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: Legacy Early College
Attendance: 1,684
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
September 21, 201925 FC Tucson 0–0 Richmond Kickers Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm Venter Yellow card.svg 55' Yellow-red card.svg 74'
Howell Yellow card.svg 70'		 Report Gallardo Yellow card.svg 38'
Ackwei Yellow card.svg 81' Yellow-red card.svg 87'
Shanosky Red card.svg 84'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 640
Referee: Reyna Fonseca
September 24, 201926 FC Tucson 2–3 Greenville Triumph SC Tucson, Arizona
7:00pm Spencer Yellow card.svg 40'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.)
Cox Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Saul Soccerball shade.svg3', Soccerball shade.svg44'
Walker Yellow card.svg 57'
Bermudez Soccerball shade.svg90+4', Yellow card.svg 90+5'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 550
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
September 27, 201927 FC Tucson 1–1 Forward Madison FC Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm Jones Soccerball shade.svg31'
Batista Yellow card.svg 66'		 Report Smart Soccerball shade.svg45+3' (pen.)
Tobin Yellow card.svg 80'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 638
Referee: Marco Vega
October 4, 201928 FC Tucson 1–3 North Texas SC Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm Terrón Yellow card.svg 15'
Hanlin Yellow card.svg 27'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg42'
Cox Yellow card.svg 58'		 Report Jones Soccerball shade.svg12' (o.g.)
Romero Soccerball shade.svg38', Soccerball shade.svg65'
Avilez Yellow card.svg 43'
D. Rodriguez Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 678
Referee: Dejan Susak

[3]

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
6 South Georgia Tormenta FC 2891093234−237
7 Toronto FC II 2899104346−336
8 FC Tucson 2889113541−633
9 Richmond Kickers 2895142635−932
10 Orlando City B 2844202352−2916
Source: 2019 USL League One 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

U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a more advanced level professional club, FC Tucson was one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition. [4]

Statistics

As of October 5, 2019 [5]

#Pos.NameGPGSMin.GoalsAssists Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
99FW Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Jones 22211,85810310
16FW Flag of the United States.svg Devyn Jambga 25211,8945110
12DF Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Venter 23232,0544131
11MF Flag of the United States.svg Jamael Cox 23181,5963330
9FW Flag of Spain.svg Guillermo Delgado 24121,1793210
15FW Flag of the United States.svg Devin Vega 976603010
28MF Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu 20201,7362020
3DF Flag of Spain.svg José Terrón 19171,4751240
33DF Flag of the United States.svg Kody Wakasa 17141,2981020
50MF Flag of the United States.svg Erik Virgen 16151,2751110
19FW Flag of the United States.svg Zach Wright 22109591100
13DF Flag of the United States.svg Luke Hauswirth 24211,8490050
22DF Flag of the United States.svg Lamar Batista 18181,6200050
18GK Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Merancio 13131,1700100
95MF Flag of Jamaica.svg Ramone Howell 12109060120
23DF Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Bjornethun 887200010
6MF Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Raheem Somersall 1187130120
17MF Flag of the United States.svg Karsten Hanlin986750030
2DF Flag of the United States.svg Austin Ledbetter 876430000
14MF Flag of the United States.svg Colin Stripling 1055200020
8FW Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Eti Tavares 1343740000
20DF Flag of the United States.svg Scott DeVoss533140000
25FW Flag of the United States.svg Ben Spencer 332450030
7FW Flag of Israel.svg Roy Abergil 711960100
10MF Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Martínez 221410100
25FW Flag of the United States.svg Ilijah Paul 321260000
21FW Flag of the United States.svg Joey Calistri 11720000
4DF Flag of Ireland.svg Corey Whelan 11630000
27DF Flag of Cape Verde.svg Klisman Sousa 20230010

Goalkeepers

#NameGPGSMin.SVGAGAASO Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
24 Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Ejimadu 15151,35037211.400400
18 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Merancio 13131,17041201.538100

Transfers

Loan in

Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom club
April 2, 2019Until recalledForward15 Flag of the United States.svg Devin Vega Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Rising FC [6]
April 11, 2019Until recalledForward25 Flag of the United States.svg Ilijah Paul Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Rising FC [7]
Until recalledDefender20 Flag of the United States.svg Scott DeVoss Flag of the United States.svg Hartford Athletic [7]
Until recalledDefender27 Flag of Cape Verde.svg Klisman Sousa Flag of the United States.svg Hartford Athletic [7]
April 30, 2019Until recalledForward21 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Calistri Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Rising FC [8]
Until recalledForward25 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Spencer Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Rising FC [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FC Tucson Leads USL Division III'S West Coast Expansion". United Soccer League (USL). February 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "FC Tucson moves to USL Division III, becomes professional team". Arizona Daily Star. February 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ "FC Tucson Schedule". Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  4. ↑ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized" (Press release). U.S. Soccer Federation. January 31, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  5. ↑ 2019 Player Stats
  6. ↑ "FC Tucson Adds 20-Year-Old Midfielder Devin Vega From Phoenix Rising". FC Tucson. April 2, 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 "FC Tucson Acquires Three Players Ahead Of Home Opener". FC Tucson. April 11, 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Phoenix Rising FC Press Release". Phoenix Rising FC. April 30, 2019.
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