| 2019 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | |||
| Head coach | Troy Lesesne | ||
| Stadium | Isotopes Park Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||
| USL | Conference: 10th | ||
| USL Cup Playoffs | Play-In Round | ||
| 2019 U.S. Open Cup | 2nd Round | ||
| Four Corners Cup | 2nd | ||
| Highest home attendance | League: 15,247 (August 17 vs. LA Galaxy II) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 8,330 (March 20 vs. Tulsa) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 12,693 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–1 (April 13 vs. Real Monarchs) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–6 (July 10 at Minnesota United FC, USOC QF) 0–5 (August 24 at San Antonio) | ||
The 2019 New Mexico United season was the inaugural season for New Mexico United in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. [1]
| No. | Position | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Cody Mizell | |
| 2 | DF | Ethen Sampson | |
| 3 | DF | Austin Yearwood | |
| 4 | MF | Sam Hamilton | |
| 5 | DF | Josh Suggs | |
| 6 | MF | Toni Soler | |
| 7 | MF | Ryan Williams | |
| 8 | MF | Juan Guzmán | |
| 9 | FW | Devon Sandoval | |
| 10 | FW | Kevaughn Frater | |
| 11 | FW | Santi Moar | |
| 12 | GK | Ben Beaury | |
| 14 | MF | Chris Wehan | |
| 15 | DF | Rashid Tetteh | |
| 16 | MF | Saalih Muhammad | |
| 17 | DF | Justin Schmidt | |
| 19 | FW | David Estrada | |
| 20 | MF | Josh Goss | |
| 23 | MF | Tommy Madden | |
| 24 | DF | Manny Padilla | |
| 25 | MF | Daniel Bruce | |
| 26 | MF | Kenny Akamatsu |
| February 9 Preseason | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–1 | New Mexico United | El Paso, Texas |
| 2:00 PM CST | Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex Attendance: Closed-door |
| February 16 Preseason | New Mexico United | 1–0 | Denver Pioneers | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Sandoval | USL Report | Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,215 |
| February 24 Preseason | Sporting AZ FC | 0–4 | New Mexico United | Tucson, Arizona |
| Report | Akamatsu Frater Sandoval | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 27 Preseason | New Mexico United | 3–1 | OKC Energy FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| Soler Moar Frater | Report | Eissele | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| March 1 Preseason | FC Tucson | – | New Mexico United | Tucson, Arizona |
| Stadium: Kino Sports Complex | ||||
| Note: Match result not publicized. | ||||
| July 18 Midseason | New Mexico United | 1–1 | | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 7:45 pm | Akamatsu | USL Report CCFC Report | Bogle | Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,347 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Austin Bold FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 48 | Play-In Round |
| 9 | LA Galaxy II | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 48 | |
| 10 | New Mexico United | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 46 | |
| 11 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 45 | |
| 12 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 41 |
The 2019 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on December 19, 2018. [2]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in MST
| March 91 | New Mexico United | 1–1 | Fresno FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:30 PM | Sandoval | Report | Jackson Daly | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,896 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| March 162 Four Corners Cup | Phoenix Rising FC | 3–3 | New Mexico United | Tempe, AZ |
| 8:30 PM | Pérez Asante Jahn Johnson | Report | Moar Estrada Mizell Frater Williams Schmidt | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,607 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| March 203 | New Mexico United | 2–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:00 PM | Sandoval Moar Padilla Mizell Muhammad | Report | Hedrick Lobo Bastidas | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 8,330 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| March 234 | Orange County SC | 2–2 | New Mexico United | Irvine, CA |
| 8:00 PM | Jones Crisostomo Leonardo | Report | Moar Frater Guzman | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,320 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
| March 295 | Tacoma Defiance | 1–2 | New Mexico United | Tacoma, WA |
| 8:00 PM | Gonzalez Ndow | Report | Frater Moar Williams | Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 1,837 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| April 66 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 0–0 | New Mexico United | Edinburg, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Cabezas Foster Salazar Samuels | Report | Madden | Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 3,496 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| April 137 Four Corners Cup | New Mexico United | 5–1 | Real Monarchs | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:30 PM | Moar Frater Suggs Wehan Muhammad | Report | Blake Heard | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,327 Referee: Ricardo Robledo-Grajeda |
| April 208 | Reno 1868 FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | Reno, NV |
| 7:00 PM | Rivas Lacroix | Report | Suggs Padilla Moar | Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 3,656 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| April 269 | New Mexico United | 3–3 | Portland Timbers 2 | Albuquerque, NM |
| 8:30 PM | Suggs Frater | Report | Ornstil Williamson Sierakowski Wharton Leeker | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,921 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera, Jr. |
| May 510 | New Mexico United | 3–0 | San Antonio FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 5:00 p.m. CDT | Sandoval Wehan Guzman | Report | Hernández Ackon | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 15,023 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| May 1211 | 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 1812 Four Corners Cup | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–3 | New Mexico United | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 6:00 PM | Molano Reaves Seth | Report | Frater Guzman | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,151 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| May 2513 | Austin Bold FC | 1–3 | New Mexico United | Austin, TX |
| 6:30 PM | Isaac Garcia Okugo | Report | Okugo Moar Tetteh Williams | Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 2,907 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| June 514 | New Mexico United | 1–1 | OKC Energy FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Sandoval Frater | Report | Bosetti Brown | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 13,574 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| June 815 | New Mexico United | 0–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:30 PM | Frater Padilla Guzman | Report | Iwasa Mahoney Saari | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 14,780 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| June 1516 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 5–1 | New Mexico United | Las Vegas, NV |
| 8:30 PM | Torre Hernández Garcia-Lopez Tabortetaka Robinson Rivas Sandoval | Report | Tetteh Estrada | Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 7,882 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| June 2217 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | New Mexico United | Carson, CA |
| 8:00 PM | Hilliard-Arce Fiddes DePuy López | Report | Wehan Hamilton Frater Sampson | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 1,310 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| July 618 | Real Monarchs | 1–0 | New Mexico United | Herriman, UT |
| 8:00 P.M. | Plewa Chang Ávila Ryden | Report | Wehan Suggs Frater Guzmán | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,159 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| July 1319 | Fresno FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | Fresno, CA |
| 8:30 PM | Johnson Caffa Daly | Report | Schmidt | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 4,029 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| July 2420 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–2 | New Mexico United | Sacramento, CA |
| 8:00 PM | Iwasa Taintor Werner | Report | Wehan Moar Sandoval Bruce | Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,523 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| 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 | New Mexico United | 2–2 | Austin Bold FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 8:30 PM | Bruce Williams Frater | Report | Okugo McFarlane Promise Faris Phillips | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 14,327 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| August 1123 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–2 | New Mexico United | Portland, OR |
| 6:00 PM | Langsdorf Williamson Sierakowski Wharton | Report | Padilla Suggs Frater Moar Schmidt Bruce | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| August 1724 | New Mexico United | 2–2 | LA Galaxy II | Albuquerque, NM |
| 19:30 | Wehan Frater Soler Sandoval | Report | Kamara Saldana José Hernández Vera Williams | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 15,247 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| August 2425 | San Antonio FC | 5–0 | New Mexico United | San Antonio, TX |
| 6:30 PM | Parano Yaro Gómez Greene López Restrepo | Report | Muhammad Guzmán | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,057 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| September 126 | New Mexico United | 0–2 | Orange County SC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 19:30 | Suggs | Report | Orozco Forrester van Ewijk Seaton Quinn Arellano | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,873 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| September 827 | OKC Energy | 1–3 | New Mexico United | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM | Williams Brown Harris R. Garcia | Report | Sandoval Tetteh Guzman Wehan Suggs | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,293 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| September 1428 | New Mexico United | 3–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:30 PM | Sandoval Moar Hamilton | Report | Romero Reaves Burt Jome | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,122 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| September 2029 | New Mexico United | 1–3 | Reno 1868 FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:30 PM | Moar Wehan | Report | Hertzog Richards Galindo Partida Lacroix | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,518 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| September 2830 | New Mexico United | 2–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:30 PM | Sandoval Frater Hamilton Schmidt Padilla Guzmán | Report | Jahn Calistri | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 13,009 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| October 531 | New Mexico United | 1–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Albuquerque, NM |
| 8:30 PM | Hamilton Moar Muhammad | Report | Junqua Small Rodriguez | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 11,196 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| October 1232 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | Tulsa, OK |
| 6:00 PM | Uzo Marlon Boakye-Mensa Lobo Silva | Report | Suggs Sandoval Moar | Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 1,353 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| October 1633 | New Mexico United | 1–1 | Tacoma Defiance | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:00 PM | Wehan Frater | Report | Gonzalez Rubio | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,323 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| October 1934 | New Mexico United | 2–0 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:00 PM | Wehan Tetteh Hamilton Sandoval | Report | Torre Torres | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 13,788 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| 23 OctoberPlay-In Round | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | Sacramento, CA |
| 8:30 PM | Enevoldsen Alemán Villarreal Werner | Report | Sandoval Padilla Wehan Guzmán Schmidt | Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 9,907 Referee: Elton Garcia |
As a member of the USL Championship, New Mexico United will enter the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 14–15, 2019 [3]
| May 15 Second round | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30 PM MST | Flemmings Musa Jahn | Report | Muhammad Frater Sandoval Moar | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Referee: Dejan Susak |
| Penalties | ||||
| Jahn Asante Dia Spencer Cochran | ||||
| May 29 Third round | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 pm MDT | Burt Reaves Donsu Argueta | Report | Frater Wehan | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 349 Referee: Karen Abt |
| June 12 Fourth round | Colorado Rapids | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Sjöberg Rubio Blomberg Rosenberry Mezquida Acosta Wilson | Report | Sandoval Hamilton Sampson Wehan Frater Moar Guzman | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 2,619 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| Penalties | ||||
| Acosta Wilson Rosenberry Nicholson | ||||
| June 19 Round of 16 | FC Dallas | 1–2 | | Dallas, Texas |
| 6:00 PM | Servania Cerrillo Bressan | Report | Frater Hamilton Yearwood Mizell Padilla | Stadium: Westcott Field Attendance: 1,424 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| July 10 Quarter-final | Minnesota United FC | 6–1 | | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 6:00 p.m. CDT | Rodríguez Quintero Greguš Ibarra | Report | Moar Wehan | Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Ramy Touchan |