2020 Tacoma Defiance season

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Tacoma Defiance
2020 season
Head coach Wade Webber
Stadium Cheney Stadium
USL Championship Group A: 3rd
USL Playoffs Did not qualify
Top goalscorerLeague: Alec Díaz
All: Alec Díaz
Highest home attendanceLeague: 2,178
(March 3 vs. RNO)
Lowest home attendanceLeague:
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,178
Biggest win POR 0–4 TAC (Aug. 3)
Biggest defeat POR 3–0 TAC (Sept. 9)
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The 2020 Tacoma Defiance season was the club's sixth year of existence, formerly as Seattle Sounders FC 2, and their sixth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was their third season in Tacoma, Washington. The Defiance are majority owned by Seattle Sounders FC.

Contents

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of December 15, 2020. [1]

No.Pos.Player Nation
1 GK Trey Muse ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
16 DF Alex Roldan ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
31 GK Christian Herrera Flag of the United States.svg  United States
32 FW Alec Díaz Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
33 DF Sam Rogers Flag of the United States.svg  United States
34 FW Danny Robles Flag of the United States.svg  United States
37 FW Shandon Hopeau ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
38 MF Azriel Gonzalez Flag of the United States.svg  United States
39 MF Marlon Vargas Flag of the United States.svg  United States
40 MF Chris Hegardt ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
42 MF Alex Villanueva Flag of the United States.svg  United States
43 MF Sota Kitahara Flag of the United States.svg  United States
45 MF Ethan Dobbelaere ( [A] on loan from Seattle Sounders FC)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
48 DF Joshua Hardin ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
49 MF Reed Baker-Whiting Flag of the United States.svg  United States
52 DF Eric Kinzner Flag of the United States.svg  United States
61 GK Jamie Lowell ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
74 DF Taylor Mueller Flag of the United States.svg  United States
75 MF Danny Leyva ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
80 MF Ray Serrano Flag of the United States.svg  United States
81 DF Danny Reynolds Flag of England.svg  England
84 MF Josh Atencio ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
87 FW Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez ( [A] on loan from Seattle Sounders FC)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
90 MF Chino Pérez Flag of the United States.svg  United States
92 DF Abdoulaye Cissoko Flag of France.svg  France
97 MF Collin Fernandez Flag of the United States.svg  United States
98 MF Antonee Burke-Gilroy Flag of England.svg  England
99 FW Justin Dhillon ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Sounders FC.
  2. ^
    Sounders FC Academy player.

Competitions

Preseason

February 6, 2020 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–0 Tacoma Defiance
(PDT)
Note: closed door 114 min match

Friendlies

–
(PDT)

USL regular season

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

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
1642102532 −71430398 +11271624 −8

Last updated: October 3, 2020.
Source: USL Championship

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516
StadiumHHAHAAAAAAAAAHHH
ResultLLDWWLLLLLLDLWWL
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

Tacoma Defiance v Reno 1868 FC
March 6, 2020 USL 1 Tacoma Defiance 1–3 Reno 1868 FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (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
March 11, 2020 USL 2 Tacoma Defiance 1–2 San Diego Loyal SC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Mueller Yellow card.svg 38'
Dhillon Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report Atuahene Soccerball shade.svg31', Soccerball shade.svg85', Yellow card.svg 89'
Stoneman Yellow card.svg 57'
Kempin Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luis Guardia
Note: Played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. [2]
July 13, 2020 USL 3 Sacramento Republic FC 3–3 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Formella Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen.), Soccerball shade.svg37'
Hillard-Arce Soccerball shade.svg23'
Villareal Yellow card.svg 84'
Skundrich Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Report Díaz Soccerball shade.svg1'
Daley Soccerball shade.svg57'
Serrano Soccerball shade.svg81'		Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
July 18, 2020 USL 4 Tacoma Defiance 3–0 Portland Timbers 2 Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Díaz Soccerball shade.svg14'
Kitahara Yellow card.svg 21'
Burke-Gilroy Yellow card.svg 52'
Robles Soccerball shade.svg58'
Reynolds Yellow card.svg 60'
Pérez Soccerball shade.svg64'
Baker-Whiting Yellow card.svg 80'		 Report Ornstil Yellow card.svg 45'
Velásquez Yellow card.svg 60'
Krolicki Yellow card.svg 60'
Clapier Yellow card.svg 74'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Adorae Monroy
August 3, 2020 USL 5 Portland Timbers 2 0–4 Tacoma Defiance Portland, Oregon
6:00  p.m. (PDT) Dúran Yellow card.svg 30'
Anguiano Yellow card.svg 45'
Calixtro Yellow card.svg 73'		 Report Díaz Soccerball shade.svg23', 47'
Mueller Soccerball shade.svg40', Yellow card.svg 53'
Daley Yellow card.svg 70'
Pérez Soccerball shade.svg72'
Ocampo-Chavez Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Isaiah Vlad
August 8, 2020 USL 6 Reno 1868 FC 2–1 Tacoma Defiance Reno, Nevada
7:30  p.m. (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 15, 2020 USL 7 Sacramento Republic FC 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
8:00  p.m. (PDT) Formella Soccerball shade.svg14', 41'
Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg33'
Belmar Yellow card.svg 54'
McCrary Yellow card.svg 84'		 Report Hinds Yellow card.svg 42'
Rogers Soccerball shade.svg50'		Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
August 19, 2020 USL 8 Las Vegas Lights FC 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30  p.m. (PDT) Burgos Soccerball shade.svg19'
Dally Soccerball shade.svg30'
Sandoval Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Report Cissoko Yellow card.svg 68'
Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg84'		Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Karen Callado
Note: This match was originally scheduled for 8/12 but was moved due to COVID cases on the Lights squad
September 4, 2020 USL 10 Real Monarchs SLC 1–0 Tacoma Defiance Herriman, Utah
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Arriaga Soccerball shade.svg26'
Davis Yellow card.svg 90'+6'		 Report Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 9, 2020 USL 9 Portland Timbers 2 3–0 Tacoma Defiance Portland, Oregon
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg18', 24'
Calixtro Soccerball shade.svg21' (pen.)
Ornstil Yellow card.svg 80'		 Report Fernandez Yellow card.svg 68'Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
Note: A covered person within the Portland Timbers 2 organization has shown symptoms for COVID-19 so the match has been postponed. [3] Match rescheduled from 8/30 to 9/9.
September 17, 2020 USL 12 Reno 1868 FC 3–2 Tacoma Defiance Reno, Nevada
6:30  p.m. (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.svg56'
Hegardt Yellow card.svg 65'
Gonzalez Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Joseph Salinas
Note: Due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Reno squad this match was moved from October 3. Due to a positive test in the Defiance squad the matched was moved from 9/16.
September 20, 2020 USL 13 Sacramento Republic FC 3–3 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
7:30  p.m. (PDT) Keinan Yellow card.svg 45'+4'
Bijev Soccerball shade.svg48'
Skundrich Yellow card.svg 56'
Belmar Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)
López Soccerball shade.svg90'
Sargis Yellow card.svg 90'+4'		 Report Pérez Soccerball shade.svg3'
Kitahara Yellow card.svg 15'
Díaz Soccerball shade.svg66', Yellow card.svg 80'
Serrano Soccerball shade.svg86'		Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Nicholas Marin
Note: Due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Defiance organization the match was moved from 9/19.
September 24, 2020 USL 11 Portland Timbers 2 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Portland, Oregon
7:00  p.m. (PDT) González Asensi Soccerball shade.svg12', Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)
Hanson Yellow card.svg 35'
Epps Soccerball shade.svg49'		 Report Robles Soccerball shade.svg47'Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
Note: Match rescheduled from September 12 due to air quality issues in the Pacific Northwest. [4]
September 27, 2020 USL 14 Tacoma Defiance 2–1 Portland Timbers 2 Tacoma, Washington
1:30  p.m. (PDT) Dobbelaere Soccerball shade.svg28'
Hegardt Yellow card.svg 76'
Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Anguiano Yellow card.svg 43'
Velásquez Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Hanson Yellow card.svg 62'
Stanley Yellow card.svg 71'
Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg87' (o.g.)		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
September 30, 2020 USL 15 Tacoma Defiance 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Mueller Yellow card.svg 66'
Díaz Soccerball shade.svg71', Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report Chavez Yellow card.svg 42'
Penagos Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Brandon Stevis
October 3, 2020 USL 16 Tacoma Defiance 1–2 Reno 1868 FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (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
Note: Originally schedule as a match in Tacoma on 7/23 that match was postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Reno squad and then move/switch with the away match with Reno.

U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Seattle Sounders FC), Tacoma is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition. [5]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No.PosNatPlayerTotalRegular seasonPlayoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trey Muse 202000
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Roldan 101000
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Hinds 706+1000
32 FW Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Alec Díaz 1259+3500
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Rogers 818100
34 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danny Robles 13311+2300
37 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shandon Hopeau 202000
38 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Azriel Gonzalez 1527+8200
39 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marlon Vargas 1409+5000
40 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Hegardt 1015+5100
42 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Villanueva 805+3000
43 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sota Kitahara 13012+1000
45 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Dobbelaere 514+1100
48 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joshua Hardin 100+1000
49 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reed Baker-Whiting 703+4000
52 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eric Kinzner 202000
60 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Conrad Lee 000000
64 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Herrera 606000
65 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eric Klenofsky 707000
74 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Mueller 14114100
75 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danny Leyva 101000
80 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ray Serrano 1235+7300
81 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Danny Reynolds 1106+5000
84 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Atencio 202000
87 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 1216+6100
89 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jesse Daley 414100
90 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jesús Pérez 1334+9300
92 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Abdoulaye Cissoko 1118+3100
97 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Collin Fernandez 804+4000
98 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Antonee Burke-Gilroy 13011+2000
99 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Dhillon 111100
  • Last updated: October 3, 2020
  • Source:

Top scorers

RankPositionNumberNameRegular seasonPlayoffsTotal
1 FW 32 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alec Díaz 505
4 FW 34 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Robles 303
MF 80 Flag of the United States.svg Ray Serrano 303
MF 90 Flag of the United States.svg Chino Pérez 303
5 MF 38 Flag of the United States.svg Azriel Gonzalez 202
6 DF 33 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Rogers 101
MF 40 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Hegardt 101
MF 45 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Dobbelaere 101
MF 74 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Mueller 101
MF 87 Flag of the United States.svg Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 101
MF 89 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jesse Daley 101
DF 92 Flag of France.svg Abdoulaye Cissoko 101
FW 99 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Dhillon 101

Top assists

RankPositionNumberNameRegular SeasonPlayoffsTotal
1 FW 34 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Robles 303
DF 81 Flag of England.svg Danny Reynolds 303
3 FW 32 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alec Díaz 202
MF 39 Flag of the United States.svg Marlon Vargas 202
FW 87 Flag of the United States.svg Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 202
MF 98 Flag of England.svg Antonee Burke-Gilroy 202
7 FW 37 Flag of the United States.svg Shandon Hopeau 101
MF 40 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Hegardt 101
MF 90 Flag of the United States.svg Chino Pérez 101
MF 98 Flag of the United States.svg Azriel Gonzalez 101

Disciplinary record

No.PosPlayerRegular SeasonPlayoffsTotal
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svg
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg Nick Hinds 100000100
32 FW Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alec Díaz 100000100
32 FW Flag of the United States.svg Danny Robles 100000100
38 MF Flag of the United States.svg Azriel Gonzalez 100000100
40 MF Flag of the United States.svg Chris Hegardt 200000200
43 MF Flag of the United States.svg Sota Kitahara 300000300
49 MF Flag of the United States.svg Reed Baker-Whiting 100000100
52 DF Flag of the United States.svg Eric Kinzner 100000100
64 GK Flag of the United States.svg Christian Herrera 100000100
74 DF Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Mueller 200000200
80 MF Flag of the United States.svg Ray Serrano 100000100
81 DF Flag of England.svg Danny Reynolds 100000100
84 MF Flag of the United States.svg Josh Atencio 100000100
87 FW Flag of the United States.svg Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 100000100
89 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jesse Daley 200000200
92 DF Flag of France.svg Abdoulaye Cissoko 200000200
97 MF Flag of the United States.svg Collin Fernandez 100000100
98 MF Flag of England.svg Antonee Burke-Gilroy 100000100
Total24000002400

Honors and awards



Team of the Week

WeekPositionPlayerRef
4FW Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alec Díaz [6]
Bench Flag of the United States.svg Danny Robles
7FW Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alec Díaz [7]
15DF Flag of England.svg Danny Reynolds [8]


Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Tacoma Defiance officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Defiance officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Tacoma Defiance roster.

In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
74DF Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Mueller Flag of the United States.svg Charleston Battery Free transferDecember 12, 2019 [9]
97MF Flag of the United States.svg Collin Fernandez Flag of the United States.svg Saint Louis FC Free transferJanuary 14, 2020 [10]
51DF Flag of England.svg Danny Reynolds Flag of the United States.svg UNC Wilmington Seattle Sounders FC MLS SuperDraft 2nd round Pick (#35)February 7, 2020 [11]
90MF Flag of the United States.svg Jesús Pérez Flag of the United States.svg UIC New York City FC MLS SuperDraft 1st round Pick (#22)February 19, 2020 [12]
52DF Flag of the United States.svg Eric Kinzner Flag of the United States.svg Sounders FC Academy July 13, 2020 [13]
64GK Flag of the United States.svg Christian Herrera Flag of the United States.svg Oakland Roots SC On loan through until September 12July 13, 2020 [13]
49MF Flag of the United States.svg Reed Baker-Whiting Flag of the United States.svg Sounders FC Academy July 23, 2020 [14]
87FW Flag of the United States.svg Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC loan through end of seasonAugust 3, 2020 [15]
42DF Flag of the United States.svg Alex Villanueva Flag of the United States.svg Sounders FC Academy August 19, 2020 [16]
65GK Flag of the United States.svg Eric Klenofsky Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC II On loan through end of seasonSeptember 2, 2020 [17]
45MF Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Dobbelaere Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC On loan through end of seasonSeptember 3, 2020 [18]
31GK Flag of the United States.svg Christian Herrera Flag of the United States.svg Oakland Roots SC Signed after end of loanDecember 15, 2020 [19]
88MF Flag of the United States.svg Carlos Anguiano Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers 2 FreeDecember 15, 2020 [20]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Sota Kitahara Flag of the United States.svg Sounders FC Academy December 15, 2020 [21]

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
71DF Flag of the United States.svg Aleks Berkolds Flag of the United States.svg Reno 1868 FC Option declinedNovember 21, 2019 [22]
88DF Flag of the United States.svg Matt Nance Option declinedNovember 21, 2019 [22]
96DF Flag of Mexico.svg Ever Rubio Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Option declinedNovember 21, 2019 [22]
90MF Flag of Mexico.svg Herbert Robinson García Flag of Mexico.svg Deportivo CAFESSA Jalisco Option declinedNovember 21, 2019 [22]
73DF Flag of The Gambia.svg Modou Ndow Flag of the Czech Republic.svg MFK Vyškov End of loanNovember 21, 2019 [22]
36DF Flag of Haiti.svg Denso Ulysse Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF Free transferNovember 21, 2019 [22]
78MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Ben Numbi Flag of the Czech Republic.svg MFK Vyškov End of loanNovember 21, 2019 [22]
84MF Flag of the United States.svg Josh Atencio Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Signed Homegrown contractJune 15, 2020 [23]
37FW Flag of the United States.svg Shandon Hopeau Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Signed Homegrown contractJune 30, 2020 [24]
89MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jesse Daley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Roar FC Requested releaseAugust 12, 2020 [25]
64GK Flag of the United States.svg Christian Herrera Flag of the United States.svg Oakland Roots SC Recalled from loanSeptember 3, 2020 [26]

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