2020 season | |||
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Owner | Hartford Sports Group | ||
Head coach | Radhi Jaïdi | ||
Stadium | Dillon Stadium | ||
USL Championship | Group F: 1st Eastern Conf.: 2nd | ||
USLC Playoffs | Conf. Quarterfinals | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | ||
Highest home attendance | 1,375 (6 times) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,207 (July 20 vs. Loudoun) | ||
Average home league attendance | 1,351 | ||
Biggest win | HFD 4–1 LDN (Aug. 2) PHI 0–3 HFD(Sept. 20) | ||
Biggest defeat | PIT 5–0 HFD (Sept. 12) | ||
The 2020 Hartford Athletic season was the club's second season of existence and their second in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. [1] This article covers the period from October 20, 2019, the day after Hartford's final match of the 2019 regular season, to the conclusion of the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020. [2]
Hartford finished its inaugural season in next to last place in the Eastern Conference, seven table positions and fourteen points out of the playoff spots. The club parted ways with head coach Jimmy Nielsen [3] just seven days after the 2019 season's end and signed former Southampton U-23 coach Radhi Jaïdi to fill the vacancy on November 8. [4] The club also parted ways with COO Donovan Powell five days later. [5]
The club began announcing roster moves in October, also, quickly announcing the return of four players from the 2019 roster (Harry Swartz, Alex Dixon, Alex Davey, and Nicky Downs), [6] with the return of Danny Barrera [7] and Mads Jørgensen [8] being announced in early November, and the return of Mike Novotny [9] being announced in early December. New signings began in earnest in late November with the addition of Aiden Mesias, [10] former Fresno FC defender Sam Strong, [11] Brazilian defender Gabriel Torres, [12] 2019 Greenville Triumph center back Kevin Politz, [13] Cal State Northridge products Dre Deas [14] and Alex Lara, [15] Dartmouth midfielder Noah Paravicini, [16] and UT-Rio Grande Valley midfielder Arthur Rogers. [17] In January, the club signed San Antonio FC's all-time leading scorer Éver Guzmán, [18] Brazilian defender Matheus Silva, [19] and announced the return of forward Mac Steeves. [20] In February, the club announced loan deals for goalkeeper Parfait Mandanda [21] and Southampton U-23 midfielder Tyreke Johnson. [22]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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2 | DF | Alex Lara | ![]() |
3 | DF | Matheus Silva | ![]() |
4 | DF | Kevin Politz | ![]() |
5 | DF | Alex Davey | ![]() |
6 | MF | Arthur Rogers | ![]() |
7 | MF | Noah Paravicini | ![]() |
8 | MF | Mads Jørgensen | ![]() |
9 | FW | Mac Steeves | ![]() |
10 | MF | Danny Barrera | ![]() |
11 | FW | Alex Dixon | ![]() |
16 | MF | Gabriel Torres | ![]() |
17 | FW | Alfonso Vazquez | ![]() |
18 | GK | Mike Novotny | ![]() |
25 | DF | Idan Cohen | ![]() |
20 | FW | Markus Naglestad | ![]() |
21 | MF | Nicky Downs | ![]() |
23 | MF | Aiden Mesias | ![]() |
24 | DF | Sam Strong | ![]() |
28 | MF | Conor McGlynn | ![]() |
33 | MF | Harry Swartz | ![]() |
35 | GK | Parfait Mandanda (on loan from Charleroi) | ![]() |
42 | FW | Dre Deas | ![]() |
80 | MF | Justin Haak (on loan from New York City FC) | ![]() |
88 | MF | Tyreke Johnson (on loan from Southampton) | ![]() |
99 | FW | Éver Guzmán | ![]() |
February 12, 2020Preseason 1 | Hartford Athletic | 3–0 | Newtown Pride FC | Farmington, Connecticut |
Report | Stadium: Farmington Sports Arena |
February 14, 2020Preseason 2 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–3 | Hartford Athletic | Montclair, New Jersey |
Report | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field |
February 19, 2020Preseason 3 | Hartford Athletic | 5–1 | New England Revolution II | Farmington, Connecticut |
1:00 PM EST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Farmington Sports Arena |
February 22, 2020Preseason 4 | New England Revolution II | 1–0 | Hartford Athletic | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
1:00 PM EST | Report |
| Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 0 | |
Note: Closed door scrimmage |
March 3, 2020Preseason 5 | Hartford Athletic | 2–2 | Hartford Hawks | Farmington, Connecticut |
1:30 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Farmington Sports Arena |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
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1 | Hartford Athletic | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 35 | 2.19 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 34 | 2.13 | |
3 | New York Red Bulls II | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 15 | 0.94 | |
4 | Philadelphia Union II | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 9 | 0.56 | |
5 | Loudoun United FC | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 6 | 0.46 |
In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Hartford's schedule was announced on July 2. [24]
July 171 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–1 | Hartford Athletic | Montclair, NJ |
7:00 PM EDT | Corfe ![]() Elney ![]() | Report | Guzmán ![]() Silva ![]() Barrera ![]() Downs ![]() Deas ![]() | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
July 202 | Hartford Athletic | 3–1 | Loudoun United | Hartford, CT |
7:00 PM EDT | Politz ![]() Swartz ![]() Johnson ![]() Dixon ![]() | Report | Amoh ![]() ![]() Doue ![]() | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 1,207 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
July 253 | Hartford Athletic | 3–2 | Philadelphia Union II | Hartford, CT |
7:00 PM EDT | Silva ![]() Torres ![]() Jørgensen ![]() Guzmán ![]() McGlynn ![]() | Report | Scintu ![]() Picazo ![]() Kingue ![]() | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
July 294 | Indy Eleven | 4–1 | Hartford Athletic | Indianapolis, IN |
7:00 PM EDT | Moon ![]() Pasher ![]() Conner ![]() Watson ![]() | Report | Swartz ![]() Davey ![]() Dixon ![]() Silva ![]() | Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 4,775 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
August 25 | Hartford Athletic | 4–1 | Loudoun United | Hartford, CT |
7:00 PM EDT | Guzmán ![]() ![]() Lara ![]() Barrera ![]() Dixon ![]() Torres ![]() Vazquez Villar ![]() | Report | Amoh ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
August 96 | Philadelphia Union II | P–P | Hartford Athletic | Chester, PA |
TBA PM EDT | Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium | |||
Note: Match postponed due to positive covid-19 test in the Union II organization. [25] |
August 157 | Hartford Athletic | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Hartford, CT |
7:00 PM EDT | Dixon ![]() Silva ![]() Strong ![]() ![]() Johnson ![]() | Report | LaCava ![]() Elney ![]() | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Ernie Constantine |
August 198 | Philadelphia Union II | P–P | Hartford Athletic | Chester, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium | |||
Note: Match postponed due to positive covid-19 test in the Union II organization. [26] |
August 239 | Hartford Athletic | 2–2 | Loudoun United | Hartford, CT |
7:00 PM EDT | Swartz ![]() Barrera ![]() Silva ![]() Naglestad ![]() Dixon ![]() | Report | Wiedt ![]() Ndour ![]() Amoustapha ![]() Amoh ![]() ![]() Greene ![]() | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
August 2810 | Hartford Athletic | 0–3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Hartford, CT |
7:00 PM EDT | Lara ![]() | Report | Gómez ![]() James ![]() ![]() Griffin ![]() | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
September 511 | Hartford Athletic | 2–1 | Loudoun United | Hartford, CT |
7:00 PM EDT | Silva ![]() Rogers ![]() ![]() Strong ![]() Guzmán ![]() Torres ![]() | Report | Fawole ![]() Ndour ![]() Mehl ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Christian Centeno |
September 1212 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 5–0 | Hartford Athletic | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | James ![]() ![]() Mensah ![]() ![]() Velarde ![]() | Report | Strong ![]() Torres ![]() Naglestad ![]() Haak ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Referee: Eric Tattersall |
September 1613 | Hartford Athletic | 3–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Hartford, CT |
7:00 PM EDT | Silva ![]() Haak ![]() ![]() Dixon ![]() Torres ![]() Barrera ![]() | Report | Rito ![]() LaCava ![]() Clark ![]() | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Referee: Thomas Snyder |
September 2014 | Philadelphia Union II | 0–3 | Hartford Athletic | Chester, PA |
5:00 PM EDT | Huckaby ![]() | Report | Dixon ![]() ![]() Topey ![]() Strong ![]() Johnson ![]() | Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Luis Arroyo |
September 2315 | Hartford Athletic | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union II | Hartford, CT |
7:00 PM EDT | Strong ![]() ![]() Cohen ![]() Jørgensen ![]() | Report | McGlynn ![]() Aaronson ![]() | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
September 2616 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0–1 | Hartford Athletic | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Dos Santos ![]() | Report | Guzmán ![]() ![]() Silva ![]() Politz ![]() Barrera ![]() Mandanda ![]() Novotny ![]() Haak ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
September 3017 | Philadelphia Union II | 2–3 | Hartford Athletic | Chester, PA |
7:30 PM EDT | Budler ![]() Cohen ![]() Sorenson ![]() Stafford ![]() | Report | Jørgensen ![]() Lara ![]() Dixon ![]() Strong ![]() Barrera ![]() | Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Christian Centeno |
October 418 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–2 | Hartford Athletic | Montclair, NJ |
7:00 PM EDT | Bounthong ![]() Sowe ![]() Dieye ![]() | Report | Lara ![]() Johnson ![]() McGlynn ![]() Strong ![]() | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Referee: Sean Lyons |
October 10 First round | Hartford Athletic | 0–1 | Saint Louis FC | Hartford, CT |
7:00 PM EDT | Silva ![]() Strong ![]() Barrera ![]() Politz ![]() | Report | Greig ![]() Fall ![]() Rivas ![]() | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 2,194 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
As a USL Championship club, Hartford as enter the competition in the second round, to be played April 7–9. [27] The 2020 U.S. Open Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [28]
April 9 2nd Round | Hartford Athletic ![]() | P–P | ![]() ![]() | Hartford, CT |
7:00 pm EDT | Stadium: Dillon Stadium | |||
Note: Match cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [28] |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USLC | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
11 | FW | ![]() | Alex Dixon ||16 || 6 ||15 || 6 | ||||||
99 | FW | ![]() | Éver Guzmán || 13 || 5 || 12|| 5 | ||||||
4 | DF | ![]() | Kevin Politz ||15 || 1||14 ||1 | ||||||
33 | MF | ![]() | Harry Swartz ||7 || 1||7 ||1 | ||||||
23 | MF | ![]() | Aiden Mesias || 14 || 0||13 ||0 | ||||||
42 | FW | ![]() | Dre Deas || 7 || 0|| 7||0 | ||||||
28 | MF | ![]() | Conor McGlynn ||10 ||1 ||9 ||1 | ||||||
25 | DF | ![]() | Idan Cohen || 8 || 0|| 7||0 | ||||||
24 | DF | ![]() | Sam Strong ||14 || 2|| 13||2 | ||||||
21 | DF | ![]() | Nicky Downs ||11 || 0|| 11||0 | ||||||
20 | FW | ![]() | Markus Naglestad || 9 ||1 || 8||1 | ||||||
17 | FW | ![]() | Alfonso Vazquez || 4||1 || 4||1 | ||||||
16 | MF | ![]() | Gabriel Torres ||15 || 2|| 14||2 | ||||||
10 | MF | ![]() | Danny Barrera || 17 ||2 || 16||2 | ||||||
9 | FW | ![]() | Mac Steeves ||0 || 0|| 0||0 | ||||||
8 | MF | ![]() | Mads Jørgensen ||12 ||2 || 12||2 | ||||||
6 | MF | ![]() | Arthur Rogers ||15 ||1 ||14 ||1 | ||||||
3 | DF | ![]() | Matheus Silva || 15 || 1|| 14||1 | ||||||
2 | DF | ![]() | Alex Lara ||12 ||1 || 12||1 | ||||||
7 | MF | ![]() | Noah Paravicini ||0 ||0 || 0||0 | ||||||
80 | MF | ![]() | Justin Haak || 8 ||1 ||7 ||1 | ||||||
Players who left Hartford during the season: | |||||||||
85 | MF | ![]() | Tyreke Johnson | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ||
5 | DF | ![]() | Alex Davey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
No. | Pos. | Name | USLC | Total | ||
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3 | Defender | Matheus Silva | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
10 | Midfielder | Danny Barrera | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
21 | Midfielder | Nicky Downs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
42 | Forward | Dre Deas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Forward | Alex Dixon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
28 | Midfielder | Conor McGlynn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33 | Midfielder | Harry Swartz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
5 | Defender | Alex Davey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | Midfielder | Gabriel Torres | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
35 | Goalkeeper | Parfait Mandanda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
24 | Defender | Sam Strong | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
12 | Defender | Alex Lara | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
80 | Midfielder | Justin Haak | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
4 | Defender | Kevin Politz | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
88 | Midfielder | Tyreke Johnson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
18 | Goalkeeper | Mike Novotny | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
8 | Midfielder | Mads Jørgensen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | Midfielder | Arthur Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
99 | Forward | Ever Guzman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
20 | Forward | Markus Naglestad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
25 | Defender | Idan Cohen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
No. | Name | USLC | USLC Playoffs | Total | Games Played |
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22 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
16 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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Defender | Sam Strong | Fresno FC | Free | December 1, 2019 | |
Defender | Gabriel Torres | Chattanooga FC | Free | December 9, 2020 | |
Defender | Kevin Politz | Greenville Triumph SC | Free | December 9, 2019 | |
Forward | Dre Deas | CSUN Matadors | Free | December 12, 2019 | |
Defender | Alex Lara | CSUN Matadors | Free | December 12, 2019 | |
Midfielder | Noah Paravicini | Napa Valley 1839 FC | Free | December 18, 2019 | |
Forward | Arthur Rogers | Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros | Free | December 23, 2020 | |
Forward | Ever Guzman | San Antonio FC | Free | January 8, 2020 | |
Midfielder | Matheus Silva | Miami FC | Free | January 13, 2020 | |
Midfielder | Conor McGlynn | FA Euro New York | Open tryouts | March 12, 2020 | |
Forward | Alfonso Vazquez | Windham High School | Open tryouts | March 12, 2020 | |
Forward | Markus Naglestad | Egersunds IK | Free | August 13, 2020 | |
Defender | Idan Cohen | Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. | Free | September 3, 2020 |
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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Defender | Alex Davey | ![]() | Free | September 2 |
Pos. | Player | Parent club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
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Goalkeeper | Parfait Mandanda | ![]() | Season long | February 20 | End of season | |
Midfielder | Tyreke Johnson | ![]() | Season long | February 24 | October 8 | |
Midfielder | Justin Haak | ![]() | Remainder of the season | September 9 | End of season | |
Pos. | Player | Loanee club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Home | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Away | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Charity Alternate |
Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Record |
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Home | Green | Green | Green | Match 3 vs. Louisville / 6–2–1 |
Away | White | White | White | Match 1 vs. New York / 4–0–2 |
Charity Alternate | Red | Red | Red | Match 15 vs. Philadelphia / 1-0-0 |
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