2019 Fresno FC season

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Fresno FC
2019 season
OwnerRay Beshoff
General manager Frank Yallop
Head coach Adam Smith
USL Championship Western Conference: 3rd
USL Playoffs Conference Quarterfinals
2019 U.S. Open Cup 2nd Round
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 7,863
(March 23 vs. Reno 1868 FC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All: 2,343
(September 18 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros)
Average home league attendance4,117
Biggest win5–0
(September 18 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros)
Biggest defeat1–3
(September 14 vs. Las Vegas Lights FC)
←  2018

The 2019 Fresno FC season was the club's second season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Contents

Current squad

As of March 5, 2019 [1]
No.PositionNationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA C. J. Cochran
2 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Zach Ellis-Hayden
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elijah Martin
4 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Ramón Martín del Campo
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Daly
6 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Jorge Escamilla
7 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Jackson
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Milton Blanco
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jaime Chavez
10 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Juan Pablo Caffa
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jemal Johnson
13 MF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Emir Alihodžić
14 DF Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Jems Geffrard
15 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hiroki Kurimoto
16 MF Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  SLE Suleiman Samura
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arun Basuljevic
18 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alex Cooper
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Devann Yao
20 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Qudus Lawal
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Chaney
22 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Diego Casillas
23 FW Flag of Peru.svg  PER Renato Bustamante
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Strong
33 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Oscar Fernandez
28 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Howard
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matías Fernández

Competitions

Preseason friendlies

February 8, 2019 Fresno FC 2–1 LA Galaxy II Fresno, California
7:00PM PDT Daly Soccerball shade.svg25'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 29'
Chaney Soccerball shade.svg49'		 Report Zubak Yellow card.svg 34'
Arellano Soccerball shade.svg59'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
February 12, 2019 Academica SC 2–3 Fresno FC Turlock, California
6:00PM PDTStadium: Warrior Stadium
February 16, 2019 Fresno FC 3–0 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Fresno, California
3:00PM PDT Lawal Soccerball shade.svg7'
Basuljevic Soccerball shade.svg
Trialist Soccerball shade.svg		 USL Report Stadium: Fresno City College Soccer Field
March 2, 2019 Fresno City Rams 0–6 Fresno FC Fresno, California
3:00PM PDT Report Chavez Soccerball shade.svg1', 17', 62'
Basuljevic Soccerball shade.svg63', 85', 90'		Stadium: Fresno City College Field

USL Championship

Western Conference Table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Phoenix Rising FC (X)3424648936+5378 Conference Quarterfinals
2 Reno 1868 FC 34186107251+2160
3 Fresno FC 3416995844+1457
4 Real Monarchs (C)34168107153+1856
5 Orange County SC 34159105443+1154
Source: USL Championship 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
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion

Results

  Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

March 91 New Mexico United 1–1 Fresno FC Albuquerque, NM
7:30 PM Sandoval Soccerball shade.svg25', Yellow card.svg 61' Report Jackson Soccerball shade.svg47'
Daly Yellow card.svg 75'		Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 12,896
Referee: Mark Allatin
March 162 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–2 Fresno FC Edinburg, TX
7:30 PMArcila Yellow card.svg 83' Report Basuljevic Soccerball shade.svg2', Soccerball shade.svg60'
Chavez Yellow card.svg 13'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 22'
Moses Yellow card.svg 33'		Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,460
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
March 233 Fresno FC 1–1 Reno 1868 FC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Janjigian Soccerball shade.svg31' (o.g.)
Chaney Yellow card.svg 46'
Moses Yellow card.svg 52'		 Report Mendiola Soccerball shade.svg42'
Carroll Yellow card.svg 72'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 7,863
Referee: Greg Dopka
April 64 Phoenix Rising FC 0–0 Fresno FC Scottsdale, AZ
7:30 PM Lambert Yellow card.svg 69' Report Moses Yellow card.svg 11' Red card.svg 40'
Martin Yellow card.svg 75'		Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,433
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
April 135 Fresno FC 3–1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Alihodžić Yellow card.svg 31'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg33', Soccerball shade.svg59'
Chavez Soccerball shade.svg55', Yellow card.svg 72'		 Report Silva Soccerball shade.svg39'
da Costa Yellow card.svg 45+4'
Mompremier Yellow card.svg 65'
Bastidas Yellow card.svg 69'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,348
Referee: Nicholas Marin
April 266 Fresno FC 2–2 Orange County SC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM del Campo Yellow card.svg 25'
Moses Yellow card.svg 75' Yellow-red card.svg 90+2'
Chaney Soccerball shade.svg79'
Caffa Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report van Ewijk Soccerball shade.svg4', Yellow card.svg 65'
Forrester Soccerball shade.svg12'
Seaton Yellow card.svg 25'
Arellano Yellow card.svg 68'
Trotter Yellow card.svg 69'
Crisostomo Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,576
Referee: Joseph Salinas
May 47 Real Monarchs 2–4 Fresno FC Herriman, UT
12:00 PM Chang Soccerball shade.svg17'
Heard Soccerball shade.svg84'
Ávila Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Chaney Soccerball shade.svg27', Soccerball shade.svg61'
Ryden Soccerball shade.svg58' (o.g.)
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,685
Referee: Dejan Susak
May 88 Fresno FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Chaney Yellow card.svg 41'
Jackson Yellow card.svg 74'		 Report Keinan Yellow card.svg 26'
Werner Soccerball shade.svg29'
McCrary Yellow card.svg 49'
Cohen Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 2,968
Referee: Luis Guardia
May 129 LA Galaxy II 0–3 Fresno FC Carson, CA
19:00 Hernández Yellow card.svg 35'
Iloski Yellow card.svg 51'		 Report Jackson Soccerball shade.svg26' (pen.)
Lawal Soccerball shade.svg34', 55'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 47'
del Campo Yellow card.svg 76'
Moses Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 616
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 2210 Fresno FC 1–0 Austin Bold FC Fresno, CA
9:30 PM Chaney Yellow card.svg 25'
Cochran Yellow card.svg 55'
Lawal Soccerball shade.svg84', Yellow card.svg 85'		 Report Lima Yellow card.svg 54'
McFarlane Yellow card.svg 54'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,115
Referee: Malik Badawi
May 2611 Tacoma Defiance 3–3 Fresno FC Tacoma, WA
1:30 pm (PDT) Wingo Yellow card.svg 31'
Hopeau Soccerball shade.svg52'
Dhillon Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Lawal Soccerball shade.svg38'
Daly Soccerball shade.svg48' (o.g.)
Basuljevic Soccerball shade.svg54'
Chavez Soccerball shade.svg81'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 1,788
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 112 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Fresno FC Colorado Springs, CO
8:30 PM Burt Soccerball shade.svg45'
Reaves Yellow card.svg 83'
Molano Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,517
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 813 Fresno FC 1–1 OKC Energy FC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Johnson Soccerball shade.svg8' Report Harris Yellow card.svg 33'
Šašivarević Yellow card.svg 39'
Brown Soccerball shade.svg79'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,428
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
June 1614 Portland Timbers 2 2–2 Fresno FC Portland, OR
2:00 PM Asprilla Yellow card.svg 45+3'
Wharton Soccerball shade.svg47' (pen.)
Langsdorf Yellow card.svg 72'
Smith Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Martin Soccerball shade.svg53'
Kurimoto Yellow card.svg 66'
Lawal Soccerball shade.svg68'
Cochran Yellow card.svg 72'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Elton Garcia
June 2115 Fresno FC 3–2 San Antonio FC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Strong Yellow card.svg 12'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 20', Soccerball shade.svg56', Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)
Chavez Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Jamieson Soccerball shade.svg58', Yellow card.svg 67'
Parano Soccerball shade.svg78'
Barmby Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,674
Referee: Brad Jensen
June 2916 Fresno FC 3–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Fresno, CA
8:30 PM Jackson Soccerball shade.svg63'
Lawal Soccerball shade.svg66', Yellow card.svg 68', Soccerball shade.svg84'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Navarro Yellow card.svg 28'
Fox Yellow card.svg 73'
Herrera Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
July 317 Sacramento Republic FC 0–1 Fresno FC Sacramento, CA
8:00 PM Keinan Red card.svg 73'
McCrary Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report del Campo Yellow card.svg 60'
Lawal Yellow card.svg 63'
Chavez Red card.svg 73'
Casillas Soccerball shade.svg77'		Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 9,677
Referee: Dejan Susak
July 1318 Fresno FC 2–1 New Mexico United Fresno, CA
8:30 PM Johnson Soccerball shade.svg18' (pen.)
Caffa Yellow card.svg 45'
Daly Soccerball shade.svg48'		 Report Schmidt Soccerball shade.svg40'Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,029
Referee: Matthew Thompson
July 2019 Fresno FC 2–1 Portland Timbers 2 Fresno, CA
8:30 PM del Campo Soccerball shade.svg6'
Basuljevic Soccerball shade.svg19'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 40'
Lawal Yellow card.svg 44'
Cooper Yellow card.svg 84'		 Report Wharton Yellow card.svg 44'
Sierakowski Soccerball shade.svg47'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,457
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 2720 Austin Bold FC 1–0 Fresno FC Austin, TX
7:30 PM Promise Soccerball shade.svg43'
Soto Yellow card.svg 48'		 Report Basuljevic Yellow card.svg 37'
Chaney Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 321 Fresno FC 2–1 Las Vegas Lights Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Chavez Soccerball shade.svg41', Soccerball shade.svg56' Report Levin Red card.svg 45+3'
Cruz Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,413
Referee: Turan Ozdemir
August 1022 OKC Energy 1–2 Fresno FC Oklahoma City, OK
6:00 PM Hyland Soccerball shade.svg23'
Eissele Yellow card.svg 60'		 Report Chávez Soccerball shade.svg27' , Yellow card.svg 55'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 56'
del Campo Soccerball shade.svg79'		Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,853
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
August 1623 Fresno FC 1–1 Real Monarchs Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Chavez Soccerball shade.svg38'
Daly Yellow card.svg 57'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 78'		 Report Martínez Soccerball shade.svg71'Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,842
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 2424 Fresno FC 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks Fresno, CA
7:30 PM del Campo Yellow card.svg 53', Soccerball shade.svg90'
Kurimoto Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Report Anderson Yellow card.svg 27'
Rwatubyaye Yellow card.svg 29'
Robinson Soccerball shade.svg63'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,396
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
August 3125 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2–1 Fresno FC Tulsa, OK
5:30 PM da Costa Soccerball shade.svg5'
Marlon Soccerball shade.svg46'
Lewis Yellow card.svg 90+3'		 Report Chavez Soccerball shade.svg28', Yellow card.svg 72'
Martin Yellow card.svg 73'
Kurimoto Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 1,516
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
September 726 Reno 1868 FC 2–3 Fresno FC Reno, NV
7:00 PM Lacroix Yellow card.svg 68'
Musovski Soccerball shade.svg89', Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Carroll Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Seymore Yellow card.svg 90+3'		 Report Chavez Soccerball shade.svg23'
Martin Yellow card.svg 29'
Caffa Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.)
Cooper Yellow card.svg 45'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 60'
Alihodžić Soccerball shade.svg90+4', Yellow card.svg 90+5'		Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,962
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
September 1427 Las Vegas Lights 3–1 Fresno FC Las Vegas, NV
7:30 PM Martínez Soccerball shade.svg21'
Sousa Yellow card.svg 54'
Tabortetaka Soccerball shade.svg58'
Parra Soccerball shade.svg71' (pen.)		 Report Daly Yellow card.svg 9'
Cooper Soccerball shade.svg17', Yellow card.svg 78'
del Campo Yellow card.svg 52'		Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 7,228
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 1828 Fresno FC 5–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Fresno, CA
9:30 PM Lawal Soccerball shade.svg6', Soccerball shade.svg63', Yellow card.svg 69'
Alihodžić Soccerball shade.svg30' (pen.)
Chavez Soccerball shade.svg44', Soccerball shade.svg61'		 Report Donovan Yellow card.svg 28'Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 2,343
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 2129 Fresno FC 2–1 Phoenix Rising FC Fresno, CA
7:30pm Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 40'
Lawal Soccerball shade.svg68', Yellow card.svg 75'
Kurimoto Yellow card.svg 77'
Chavez Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.)
Martin Yellow card.svg 85'
Daly Yellow card.svg 90+2'		 Report Dia Yellow card.svg 75'
Flemmings Soccerball shade.svg78'
Dumbuya Yellow card.svg 81'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,523
Referee: Elton García
September 2830 San Antonio FC 2–1 Fresno FC San Antonio, TX
5:30 PM Restrepo Soccerball shade.svg17', Yellow card.svg 71'
Yaro Yellow card.svg 53'
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg67'
Parano Yellow card.svg 71'
Castillo Yellow card.svg 78'		 Report del Campo Yellow card.svg 8'
Geffrard Yellow card.svg 49'
Cooper Soccerball shade.svg55'
Jackson Yellow card.svg 62'
Samura Yellow card.svg 78'		Stadium: Toyota Field
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
October 231 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–1 Fresno FC El Paso, TX
5:00 PM N'Toko Soccerball shade.svg53'
Salgado Yellow card.svg 88'
Kiesewetter Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Kurimoto Yellow card.svg 42'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card.svg 56'
Caffa Soccerball shade.svg66'
Lawal Yellow card.svg 87'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October 532 Fresno FC 1–4 Tacoma Defiance Fresno, CA
7:30 pm (PDT) Samura Yellow card.svg 52'
Chaney Soccerball shade.svg83'
Alihodžić Yellow card.svg 90'+1'		 Report Villanueva Yellow card.svg 28'
Dhillon Soccerball shade.svg31', Soccerball shade.svg64'
Daley Yellow card.svg 53'
Ocampo-Chavez Soccerball shade.svg69'Yellow card.svg 69'
Leyva Soccerball shade.svg75'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,819
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 1233 Fresno FC 2–2 LA Galaxy II Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Casillas Soccerball shade.svg22'
Alihodžić Yellow card.svg 45+3'
Kurimoto Yellow card.svg 63'
Caffa Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)		 Report Cuello Soccerball shade.svg30'
Koreniuk Yellow card.svg 52'
Kamara Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 7,742
Referee: JJ Bilinski
October 1934 Orange County SC 2–0 Fresno FC Irvine, CA
7:00 PM Forrester Soccerball shade.svg45'
Quinn Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)		 Report Lawal Yellow card.svg 29' Yellow-red card.svg 41'
Moses Yellow card.svg 34'
del Campo Red card.svg 86'
Strong Yellow card.svg 87'		Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,122
Referee: Elijio Arreguin

USL Cup Playoffs

October 26Conference Quarterfinals Fresno FC 2–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Fresno, CA
8:30 PM Chaney Soccerball shade.svg49'
Strong Yellow card.svg 51' Red card.svg 86'
Cooper Soccerball shade.svg55'		 Report Gómez Soccerball shade.svg19'
Kiffe Soccerball shade.svg77'
Velásquez Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.)		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, the Fresno FC will enter the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 14–15, 2019 [2]

May 15Second Round El Farolito Flag of California.svg 0–1 Flag of California.svg Fresno FC San Francisco, CA
2:30 PM Garduño Yellow card.svg 12'
Cardona Yellow card.svg 58'
Haywood Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Strong Yellow card.svg 10'
Lawal Soccerball shade.svg75'		Stadium: Boxer Stadium
Attendance: 205
Referee: Nicholas Marin
May 29Third Round Sacramento Republic FC Flag of California.svg 1–0 (a.e.t.) Flag of California.svg Fresno FC Sacramento, CA
7:30 pm PDT Chantzopoulos Yellow card.svg 18'
Saari Yellow card.svg 31'
Bonomo Soccerball shade.svg120+3'		 Report Strong Yellow card.svg 85'
Basuljevic Yellow card.svg 102'
Martin Yellow card.svg 107'		Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 1,618
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Roster". March 5, 2019. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized" . Retrieved February 15, 2019.
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