2020 season | ||||
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Owners | List
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Manager | Rick Schantz (11-3-2) Blair Gavin (Interim)(3-0-0) | |||
Stadium | Casino Arizona Field | |||
USL playoffs | Finalist [1] | |||
Top goalscorer | Junior Flemmings (14) | |||
Highest home attendance | 6,585 (March 7 v. Portland Timbers 2) | |||
Average home league attendance | Regular season: 6,585 | |||
Biggest win | PHX 6–1 POR (March 7) | |||
Biggest defeat | OC 1–0 PHX (July 25) RNO 2–1 PHX (August 29) PHX 2–3 SD (September 19) | |||
The 2020 Phoenix Rising FC season was the club's seventh season in the USL Championship and their fourth as Rising FC. They were the defending USL Championship regular season champions.
All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00)
January 25, 2020Scrimmage | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–4 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
11:00 AM MST | Report | Sallói 23' Busio 43', 50' Harris 70' | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
January 29, 2020Friendly | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–3 | FC Cincinnati | Tucson, Arizona |
3:00 PM MST | Report | McCabe 22' Gutman 42' Gyau 53' | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 8, 2020Friendly | Grand Canyon University | 2–6 | Phoenix Rising FC | Phoenix, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST | Rasmussen 49' (pen.) Vannier 68' | Report | Flemmings 51', 58', 86' Barmby 63' Trialist 64' Asante 73' | Stadium: GCU Stadium |
February 12, 2020Scrimmage | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls | Oro Valley, Arizona |
Kunga 43' Farrell 50' | Report | Barlow 0' | Stadium: Naranja Park Attendance: Closed to the public |
February 15, 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST | Report Report | Zardes 73' | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field |
February 19, 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST | Moar 66' Calistri 78' | Report Report | Russell 56' | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field |
February 22, 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup | Phoenix Rising FC | 3–2 | Real Salt Lake | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST | Farrell 19' Asante 39' Bakero 57' | Report Report | Kreilach 11' Meram 89' | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field |
February 26, 2020Scrimmage | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–1 | New Mexico United | Tucson, Arizona |
11:30 AM MST | Report | Wehan 37' | Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: Closed to the public |
February 29, 2020Scrimmage | Phoenix Rising FC | 3–3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Tucson, Arizona |
12:00 PM MST | Bakero 51' (pen.) Flemmings 68' Asante 80' | Report Report | Mares 34', 43' Gómez 55' | Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: Closed to the public |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 |
Source: Match reports
March 7, 20201 | Phoenix Rising FC | 6–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30 PM MST | Dadashov 13', 24', 65' Flemmings 31' Lambert 75' Whelan 85' Kunga 90' Asante 90+3' | Report Report | Conechny 45+2' Bonilla 79' | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Attendance: 6,585 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
July 11, 20202 | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–0 | LA Galaxy II | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST | Flemmings 9' Bakero 40' (pen.) Asante 45+2', 81' King 54' | Report Report | Bawa 39' Ontiveros 55' | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Isaiah Vlad |
July 16, 20203 | Orange County SC | 1–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
6:00 PM MST | Forrester 28' Smith 45+3' Coleman 74' | Report Report | Asante 15' Flemmings 64' Kontoh 90+3' | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Brandon Stevis |
July 25, 20204 | Orange County SC | 1–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM MST | Okoli 20' Crisostomo 45' Orozco 90+1' | Report Report | Moar 9' 45' Barmby 71' | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Michael Radchuk |
August 1, 20205 | Phoenix Rising FC | 3–1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30 PM MDT | Dadashov 19' (pen.) Asante 36' Flemmings 45+6' Lambert 67' Dick 90+6' | Report Report | Gómez 15' Yuma 21' Beckie 40' | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Alan Martinez |
August 8, 20206 | Phoenix Rising FC | 5–2 | New Mexico United | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30 PM MST | Flemmings 17', 73', 86' Dadashov 22' Cochran 52' Lambert 57' Calistri 80' | Report Report | Parkes 5' Guzmán 45+1' Tinari 59' Moreno 87' | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
August 15, 20207 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–0 | San Diego Loyal SC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30 PM MST | Flemmings 26' King 59' | Report Report | Martin 44' Klimenta 56' Nazira 82' | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Isaiah Vlad |
August 19, 20208 | LA Galaxy II | 1–4 | Phoenix Rising FC | Carson, California |
2:00 PM MST | Vázquez 6' Williams 70' | Report Report | Flemmings 23' Moar 36' Schweitzer 63' Asante 90+6' | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Brandon Stevis |
August 22, 20209 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 3–3 | Phoenix Rising FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
7:30 PM MST | Chester 80' Moses 84' Cochran 90+6' (o.g.) del Campo 90+9' | Report Report | Dadashov 4' King 22' Kontoh 59' Flemmings 68' Stanton 74' Asante 90' (pen.) | Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Malik Badawi |
August 29, 202010 | Reno 1868 FC | 2–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Reno, Nevada |
7:00 PM MST | Janjigian 41' Langsdorf 62' Hertzog 79', 90+6' | Report Report | Dadashov 76', 90+6' Calistri 81' Lambert 87' | Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
September 5, 202011 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 0–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
7:30 PM MST | Fehr 45+1' Sandoval 50' de la Fuente 52' Amarikwa 90' | Report Report | King 14' Flemmings 53' (pen.) Cochran 73' Bakero 74' Dadashov 90+4' | Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: William Hoffman |
September 11, 202012 | Phoenix Rising FC | 5–1 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30 PM MST | Dadashov 27', 44' Flemmings 55' Stanton 57' Bakero 72' (pen.) Farrell 90+2' | Report Report | Moses 41' Fenwick 70' de la Fuente 82' | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Referee: Isaiah Vlad |
September 19, 202013 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–3 | San Diego Loyal SC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30 PM MST | Flemmings 41', 89' Barmby 90+2' | Report Report | Rubin 3', 12', 45+4' Stoneman 32' 90+7' Klimenta 54' Moshobane 63' Metcalf 72' Martin 87' | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
September 26, 202014 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–0 | Orange County SC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30 PM MST | Dadashov 37', 84' Lambert 45+2' Flemmings 60' | Report Report | Alston 83' Quinn 89' | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Referee: Isaiah Vlad |
September 30, 202015 | San Diego Loyal SC | 0–3 (Forfeit) | Phoenix Rising FC | San Diego, California |
7:00 PM MST | Berry 2' Rubín 20', 45+7' Stoneman 31' C. Martin 45+8' | Report | Stanton 27', 45' Calistri 28' Moar 45+5' Farrell 45+6' | Stadium: Torero Stadium Referee: Joseph Salinas |
Note: Match abandoned at start of second half due to Loyal walking off the pitch in protest of an alleged homophobic slur. [4] According to the FIFA disciplinary code, the match is forfeit to Phoenix and scored as a 3:0 victory for them. [5] |
October 3, 202016 | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–1 | LA Galaxy II | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30 PM MST | Moar 10' King 12' Stanton 27', 57' Cochran 51' | Report | Williams 6' Cuevas 28' Bawa 40' Ferkranus 74' | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
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1 | Phoenix Rising FC | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 35 | 2.19 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
2 | LA Galaxy II | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 26 | 1.63 | |
3 | Orange County SC | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 1.50 | |
4 | San Diego Loyal SC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 23 | 1.44 | |
5 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 11 | 0.69 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
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1 | Reno 1868 FC | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 36 | 2.25 | Conference Quarterfinals |
2 | Phoenix Rising FC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 35 | 2.19 | |
3 | San Antonio FC | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 33 | 2.06 | |
4 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 32 | 2.00 | |
5 | Sacramento Republic | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 30 | 1.88 | |
6 | New Mexico United | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 27 | 1.80 | |
7 | FC Tulsa | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 25 | 1.67 | |
8 | LA Galaxy II | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 26 | 1.63 | |
9 | Orange County SC | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 1.50 | |
10 | San Diego Loyal SC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 23 | 1.44 | |
11 | Austin Bold FC | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 22 | 1.38 | |
12 | Tacoma Defiance | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 14 | 0.88 | |
13 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 13 | 0.81 | |
14 | Real Monarchs | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 11 | 0.69 | |
15 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 11 | 0.69 | |
16 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 9 | 0.64 | |
17 | OKC Energy FC | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 10 | 0.63 | |
18 | Portland Timbers 2 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 9 | 0.56 |
October 10, 2020Quarterfinals | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Sacramento Republic FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30 pm MST | Dadashov 44' Lambert 109' Asante 114' | Report Report | Formella 12' López 45' Hilliard-Arce 74' McCrary 87' Keinan 90+1' | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
October 17, 2020Semifinals | Reno 1868 FC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Phoenix Rising FC | Reno, Nevada |
6:00 PM PDT | Hertzog 6' Janjigian 31' Partida 40' Bone 57' Langsdorf 79' Ycaza 90+4' Boudadi 119' | Report Report | King 23' Lambert 45+2', 51' Lowe 65' Asante 71' Moar 94' | Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 700 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
Penalties | ||||
Hertzog Alfaro Richards Gleadle Apodaca | Farrell Whelan Calistri King Dadashov |
October 24, 2020Final | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | El Paso Locomotive FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
7:30 PM MST | Schweitzer 18' Farrell 95' Asante 109' Lowe 113' | Report Report | Yuma 4' King 54' Rebellón 59', 94' Herrera 105+2' Diaz 106' Ryan 108' Carrijó 111' | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Referee: Elton García |
Penalties | ||||
Bakero Whelan Farrell Moar | Carrijó Ross Ryan Gómez |
The Final was cancelled the day before because several Tampa Bay players and staff tested positive for COVID-19. No league champion was chosen. [1]
November 1, 2020USL Final | Tampa Bay Rowdies | cancelled | Phoenix Rising FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
8:30 PM EST | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium | |||
Note: Phoenix relinquished the right to host the final as a gesture of respect to the LGBTQ community for the incident between Phoenix Rising and San Diego Loyal on September 30. [6] |
The U.S. Open Cup was cancelled.
Phoenix Rising FC | cancelled | FC Golden State Force or FC Arizona | Scottsdale, Arizona | |
7:30 PM MST | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field | |||
Note: Cancelled on August 17 due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United States |
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | ||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
18 | Eric Dick | GK | October 3, 1994 | 2020 | Sporting Kansas City (loan) | |||
22 | Landon Carter | GK | October 23, 2003 | 2020 | Phoenix Rising Academy [A] | |||
28 | Zac Lubin | GK | August 15, 1989 | 2020 | Ljungskile SK | |||
Defenders | ||||||||
2 | Darnell King | DF | September 23, 1990 | 2020 | Nashville SC | |||
3 | A. J. Cochran | DF | February 9, 1993 | 2020 | Atlanta United 2 | |||
4 | Corey Whelan | DF | December 12, 1997 | 2020 | Crewe Alexandra | |||
13 | Kyle Bjornethun | DF | March 15, 1995 | 2020 | FC Tucson | |||
15 | Joe Farrell | DF | February 13, 1994 | 2020 | Rochester Rhinos | |||
16 | Austin Ledbetter | DF | July 15, 1995 | 2020 | FC Tucson | |||
23 | Owusu-Ansah Kontoh | DF | August 24, 1993 | 2020 | Orange County SC | |||
31 | Damion Lowe | DF | May 5, 1993 | 2020 | IK Start | |||
Midfielders | ||||||||
6 | Jordan Schweitzer | MF | April 19, 1994 | 2020 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | |||
8 | Jack Barmby | MF | November 14, 1994 | 2020 | San Antonio FC | |||
10 | Jon Bakero | MF | November 5, 1996 | 2020 | Toronto FC | |||
12 | Sam Stanton | MF | April 19, 1994 | 2020 | Dundee United | |||
17 | Santi Moar | MF | September 5, 1993 | 2020 | New Mexico United | |||
19 | José Aguinaga | MF | May 11, 1995 | 2020 | New York Red Bulls II | |||
27 | Kevon Lambert | MF | March 22, 1997 | 2020 | Montego Bay United | |||
Forwards | ||||||||
7 | Junior Flemmings | FW | January 16, 1996 | 2020 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | |||
9 | Rufat Dadashov | FW | September 29, 1991 | 2020 | SC Preußen Münster | |||
14 | Ansuh Kanneh | FW | December 2, 2005 | 2020 | Phoenix Rising Academy [A] | |||
20 | Solomon Asante | FW | March 6, 1990 | 2020 | TP Mazembe | |||
21 | Joey Calistri | FW | November 20, 1993 | 2020 | Saint Louis FC | |||
24 | Denis Conteh | FW | September 18, 2001 | 2020 | Phoenix Rising Academy [A] | |||
70 | Lagos Kunga | FW | October 20, 1998 | 2020 | Atlanta United FC (loan) | |||
87 | Alex Krzykos | FW | October 6, 2002 | 2020 | Phoenix Rising Academy [A] |
Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
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January 21, 2020 | End of Season | Forward | 70 | Lagos Kunga | Atlanta United FC [8] |
February 4, 2020 | End of Season | Goalkeeper | 18 | Eric Dick | Sporting Kansas City [9] |
Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club |
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# | Pos. | Name | GP | GS | Min. | Goals | Assists | ||
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7 | FW | Junior Flemmings | 14 | 14 | 1192 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
9 | FW | Rufat Dadashov | 18 | 16 | 1465 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
20 | FW | Solomon Asante | 17 | 16 | 1537 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
12 | MF | Sam Stanton | 17 | 14 | 1220 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
10 | MF | Jon Bakero | 18 | 16 | 1208 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
3 | DF | A. J. Cochran | 14 | 13 | 1157 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 | MF | Santi Moar | 15 | 9 | 897 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
6 | MF | Jordan Schweitzer | 16 | 4 | 502 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | Darnell King | 18 | 18 | 1697 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
27 | MF | Kevon Lambert | 17 | 17 | 1603 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
70 | FW | Lagos Kunga | 9 | 0 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | Corey Whelan | 18 | 18 | 1709 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
15 | DF | Joe Farrell | 15 | 11 | 1066 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
23 | DF | Owusu-Ansah Kontoh | 8 | 6 | 526 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
21 | FW | Joey Calistri | 15 | 3 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
31 | DF | Damion Lowe | 5 | 2 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
19 | MF | Jose Aguinaga | 10 | 1 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | Jack Barmby | 9 | 1 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
13 | DF | Kyle Bjornethun | 1 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | DF | Austin Ledbetter | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | FW | Ansuh Kanneh | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
# | Name | GP | GS | Min. | SV | GA | GAA | SO | ||
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28 | Zac Lubin | 16 | 16 | 1530 | 46 | 16 | 0.941 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Eric Dick | 2 | 2 | 180 | 6 | 4 | 2.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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