2020 Reno 1868 FC season

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Reno 1868 FC
2020 season
President Herbert Simon
Head coach Ian Russell
Stadium Greater Nevada Field
USL Championship Western Conference: 1st
Group A: 1st
USL Cup TBD
U.S. Open Cup Cancelled
Silver State Cup TBD
Biggest win RNO 7–1 POR (Sept. 5)
Biggest defeat SAC 1–0 RNO (July 19)
RNO 0–1 SAC (August 12)
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The 2020 Reno 1868 FC season was the club's fourth season of existence and their fourth in the United Soccer League Championship (USLC), the second tier of American soccer. This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USLC Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020. [1]

Contents

Roster

As of March 6, 2020 [2]
No.PositionPlayerNation
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aleks Berkolds
5 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Tony Alfaro
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Thomas Janjigian
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tucker Bone
8 DF Flag of Curacao.svg  CUW Ayrton Statie
9 MF Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Christiano François
10 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Sergio Rivas
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Foster Langsdorf
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aidan Apodaca
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emilio Ycaza
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Yosimar Hernandez
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brent Richards
17 MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Mouhamed Dabo
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA JT Marcinkowski ( [A] )
19 MF Flag of Somalia.svg  SOM Siad Haji ( [A] )
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Benji Kikanovic
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Corey Hertzog
22 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Diego Casillas
23 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Gleadle
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eric Calvillo ( [A] )
27 DF Flag of Peru (state).svg  PER Marcos López ( [A] )
35 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gilbert Fuentes ( [A] )
38 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Skahan ( [A] )
40 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eric De La Cerda ( [B] )
89 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Partida
97 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jared Timmer
  1. ^
    on loan from MLS affiliate team San Jose Earthquakes.
  2. ^
    San Jose Earthquakes Academy player.

Current staff

RoleNameNation
Head coach Ian Russell Flag of the United States.svg United States
Assistant coachChris MalenabFlag of the United States.svg United States
Head athletic trainerSteve PateraFlag of the United States.svg United States

Competitions

Exhibitions

February 8Preseason 1 Reno 1868 FC 3–0 Oakland Roots SC Sparks, Nevada
TBD PST Gleadle Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg
Kikanovic Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Stadium: Golden Eagle Sports Park
February 18Preseason 3 San Jose Earthquakes 5–1 Reno 1868 FC San Jose, California
10:15 AM PST Eriksson Soccerball shade.svg34'
Ríos Soccerball shade.svg
Salinas Soccerball shade.svg, Soccerball shade.svg
Wondolowski Soccerball shade.svg(pen.)		 Report Partida Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Earthquakes Stadium
Note: Played in four 40-minute periods.
February 22Preseason 4 Reno 1868 FC 4–1 Sacramento Gold FC Sparks, Nevada
12:00 PM PST Apodaca Soccerball shade.svg
Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg, Soccerball shade.svg
François Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Golden Eagle Sports Park
February 29Preseason 5 Reno 1868 FC 2–4 San Diego Loyal SC Reno, Nevada
12:00 PM PST Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg44', 49' Report Soccerball shade.svg7'
Soccerball shade.svg24'
Soccerball shade.svg30'
Soccerball shade.svg75'		Stadium: Greater Nevada Field

USL Championship

Standings — Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPPGQualification
1 Reno 1868 FC 1611324321+22362.25Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC 168622717+10301.88
3 Tacoma Defiance 1642102532−7140.88
4 Portland Timbers 2 1630132050−3090.56
Source: USL

Match results

On December 20, 2019, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule, creating the following fixture list for the early part of Reno'a season. [3]

March 61 Tacoma Defiance 1–3 Reno 1868 FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 PM PST Hegardt Soccerball shade.svg26'
Daley Yellow card.svg 38'
Atencio Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Skahan Soccerball shade.svg56'
François Soccerball shade.svg74'
Fuentes Soccerball shade.svg87'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,178
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the remainder of 1868's schedule was announced on July 2. [4]

July 293 Portland Timbers 2 1–4 Reno 1868 FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM PDT Kiner Yellow card.svg 55'
Ornstil Yellow card.svg 68' Yellow-red card.svg 83'
Dúran Soccerball shade.svg73'
Anguiano Yellow card.svg 81'		 Report François Soccerball shade.svg40', Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
Alfaro Yellow card.svg 44'
Rivas Soccerball shade.svg52'
Richards Yellow card.svg 59'
Langsdorf Soccerball shade.svg82'		Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
August 14 Las Vegas Lights FC 0–1 Reno 1868 FC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM PDT Mendiola Yellow card.svg 81' Report Richards Soccerball shade.svg18'Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 85 Reno 1868 FC 2–1 Tacoma Defiance Reno, Nevada
7:15 PM PDT Kikanovic Soccerball shade.svg20'
Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg32' (pen.), Yellow card.svg 32'
Rivas Yellow card.svg 48'
Ycaza Yellow card.svg 90'+3'		 Report Robles Soccerball shade.svg24'
Herrera Yellow card.svg 31'
Cissoko Yellow card.svg 40'		Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Nicholas Marin
August 126 Reno 1868 FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
7:15 PM PDT Partida Yellow card.svg 80'
Dabo Yellow card.svg 82'		 Report McCrary Yellow card.svg 21'
Sargis Yellow card.svg 38'
Bijev Soccerball shade.svg45+2' (pen.), Yellow card.svg 71'
Keinan Yellow card.svg 56'
Lopez Yellow card.svg 75'		Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 157 Reno 1868 FC 5–2 Portland Timbers 2 Reno, Nevada
7:30 PM PDT Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg25', Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Rivas Soccerball shade.svg28', Yellow card.svg 69'
Bone Soccerball shade.svg38'
Langsdorf Soccerball shade.svg64'		 Report Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg72'
Kiner Yellow card.svg 73' Yellow-red card.svg 90+1'
Epps Soccerball shade.svg76'
Ornstil Yellow card.svg 74'		Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
August 228 San Diego Loyal SC 1–3 Reno 1868 FC San Diego, California
7:00 PM PDT Stoneman Yellow card.svg 37'
Alvarez Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Report Langsdorf Soccerball shade.svg24'
Bone Soccerball shade.svg62'
Apodaca Soccerball shade.svg85'		Stadium: Torero Stadium
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
August 299 Reno 1868 FC 2–1 Phoenix Rising FC Reno, Nevada
5:45 PM PDT Janjigian Yellow card.svg 41'
Langsdorf Soccerball shade.svg62'
Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg79', Yellow card.svg 90+6'		 Report Dadashov Soccerball shade.svg76', Yellow card.svg 90+6'
Calistri Yellow card.svg 81'
Lambert Yellow card.svg 87'		Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
September 510 Reno 1868 FC 7–1 Portland Timbers 2 Reno, Nevada
6:45 PM PDT Bone Soccerball shade.svg2', Soccerball shade.svg11'
Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.)
Langsdorf Soccerball shade.svg35'
François Soccerball shade.svg49'
Richards Soccerball shade.svg65'
Kikanovic Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report Anguiano Red card.svg 55'
Clapier Soccerball shade.svg74'		Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
September 1211 Sacramento Republic FC 3–3 Reno 1868 FC Sacramento, California
7:30 PM PST Werner Soccerball shade.svg5'
Formella Soccerball shade.svg32'
Villarreal Soccerball shade.svg73'
Belmar Yellow card.svg 80'		 Report Langsdorf Soccerball shade.svg2'
Partida Soccerball shade.svg67', Yellow card.svg 84'
Alfaro Yellow card.svg 79'
Apodaca Soccerball shade.svg90+3', Yellow card.svg 90+4'		Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Chris Ruska
September 1712 Reno 1868 FC 3–2 Tacoma Defiance Reno, Nevada
6:30 PM PDT Gleadle Soccerball shade.svg5'
Hertzog Yellow card.svg 19'
Ycaza Soccerball shade.svg52'
Langsdorf Soccerball shade.svg57'		 Report Kinzner Yellow card.svg 37'
Serrano Yellow card.svg 40', Soccerball shade.svg75'
Kitahara Yellow card.svg 47'
Cissoko Soccerball shade.svg55'
Hegardt Yellow card.svg 65'
Gonzalez Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Joseph Salinas
September 2013 Portland Timbers 2 2–5 Reno 1868 FC Portland, Oregon
6:00 PM PDT Ornstil Yellow card.svg 45+4'
Epps Soccerball shade.svg57'
González Asensi Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Report François Soccerball shade.svg19', Soccerball shade.svg81'
Langsdorf Soccerball shade.svg37'
Gleadle Soccerball shade.svg45'
Apodaca Soccerball shade.svg88'		Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 2614 Reno 1868 FC 1–1 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
6:15 PM PDT Rivas Yellow card.svg 5'
Richards Soccerball shade.svg44'
Langsdorf Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Alfaro Yellow card.svg 50'
Hertzog Yellow card.svg 58'		 Report Lopez Yellow card.svg 21'
Keinan Soccerball shade.svg51'
Hilliard-Arce Yellow card.svg 52'
Villarreal Yellow card.svg 83'
Formella Yellow card.svg 90+3'		Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Michael Radchuk
September 3015 Reno 1868 FC 2–2 Las Vegas Lights FC Reno, Nevada
6:15 PM PDT Alfaro Yellow card.svg 8'
Langsdorf Soccerball shade.svg12'
Hertzog Soccerball shade cross.svg19'
Partida Soccerball shade.svg28' (pen.)
Apodaca Yellow card.svg 81'		 Report Burgos Soccerball shade.svg9'
Chester Soccerball shade.svg25'
Moses Yellow card.svg 57'
Fehr Yellow card.svg 70'
Gr. Robinson Yellow card.svg 74'
Fenwick Yellow card.svg 90+5'		Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Nicholas Marin
October 316 Tacoma Defiance 1–2 Reno 1868 FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 PM PDT Ocampo-Chavez Soccerball shade.svg16'
Robles Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Richards Soccerball shade.svg35'
Langsdorf Soccerball shade.svg62'
Partida Yellow card.svg 89'
Rivas Yellow card.svg 90'+1'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

USL Cup Playoffs

October 10 Conf. Quarterfinals Reno 1868 FC 4–1 LA Galaxy II Reno, Nevada
6:00 PM PDT Partida Soccerball shade.svg4', Yellow card.svg 45'
Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg35', Soccerball shade.svg59' (pen.), Yellow card.svg 77'
Langsdorf Soccerball shade.svg53'
Beaury Yellow card.svg 85'		 Report Neal Soccerball shade.svg10'
Romero Yellow card.svg 58'
Hernandez Yellow card.svg 66'
Vázquez Yellow card.svg 74'
Saldana Red card.svg 76'		Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 250
Referee: Matthew Thompson
October 17 Conf. Semifinals Reno 1868 FC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Phoenix Rising FC Reno, Nevada
6:00 PM PDT Hertzog Soccerball shade.svg6'
Janjigian Yellow card.svg 31'
Partida Soccerball shade.svg40'
Bone Yellow card.svg 57'
Langsdorf Yellow card.svg 79'
Ycaza Yellow card.svg 90+4'
Boudadi Yellow card.svg 119'		 Report King Yellow card.svg 23'
Lambert Soccerball shade.svg45+2', Yellow card.svg 51'
Lowe Yellow card.svg 65'
Asante Soccerball shade.svg71'
Moar Yellow card.svg 94'		Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 700
Referee: Kevin Broadley
Penalties
Hertzog Soccerball shad check.svg
Alfaro Soccerball shad check.svg
Richards Soccerball shad check.svg
Gleadle Soccerball shad check.svg
Apodaca Soccerball shade cross.svg		Soccerball shad check.svg Farrell
Soccerball shad check.svg Whelan
Soccerball shad check.svg Calistri
Soccerball shad check.svg King
Soccerball shad check.svg Dadashov

U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Reno will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9. [5]

April 8 2nd Round Olympic Club Flag of California.svg
or FC Davis Flag of California.svg 		Cancelled Flag of Nevada.svg Reno 1868 FC San Francisco, California or
Davis, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Negoesco Stadium or
Ron and Mary Brown Stadium at Davis Senior High School
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic [6]

References

  1. ↑ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule" . Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2020 Roster". reno1868fc.com. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule" . Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2020 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". reno1868fc.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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