| 2021 season | |||
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| Head coach | Michael Nsien | ||
| Stadium | ONEOK Field Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||
| USL Championship | Division: 4th Overall: 14th | ||
| USL Cup | Conference Quarterfinals | ||
| 2021 U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | ||
| Black Gold Derby | Champions | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,241 (7/17 vs. OKC) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,302 (8/25 vs. MEM) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,438 | ||
| Biggest win | TUL 4–0 ATL (10/20) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ATL 5–0 TUL (5/19) | ||
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The 2021 FC Tulsa season was the franchise's 7th season in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States. It is their second season since the club's rebranding from Tulsa Roughnecks FC [1] to FC Tulsa. [2]
| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Apps [1] | Goals [2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Sean Lewis | | GK | April 17, 1992 | | 35 | 0 | |
| 12 | Daniel Gagliardi | | GK | January 21, 1997 | | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Austin Wormell | | GK | May 26, 1998 | | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 2 | Kevin Garcia | | CB | August 21, 1990 | | 19 | 0 | |
| 3 | Piercen Fisher [A] | | DF | June 3, 2004 | | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Modou Jadama | | CB | March 17, 1994 | | 37 | 1 | |
| 5 | Leo Folla | | CB | March 2, 1995 | | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Matt Sheldon | | RB | August 23, 1992 | | 39 | 1 | |
| 18 | Solomon Kwambe | | RB | September 30, 1993 | | 6 | 0 | |
| 22 | Bradley Bourgeois | | CB | April 13, 1994 | | 51 | 0 | |
| 26 | Jorge Corrales | | LB | May 20, 1991 | | 37 | 1 | |
| 28 | Jesus Hernandez [A] | | DF | December 31, 2002 | | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 16 | Rodrigo da Costa | | AM | December 20, 1993 | | 52 | 14 | |
| 20 | Ciaran Winters | | MF | May 29, 2001 | | 3 | 0 | |
| 21 | Kembo Kibato [†] | | AM | September 16, 2000 | | 2 | 0 | |
| 24 | Tony Mota [A] | | MF | September 27, 2002 | | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Lebo Moloto | | CM | May 21, 1990 | | 16 | 1 | |
| 33 | Lucas Coutinho | | AM | August 12, 1993 | | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Eric Bird | | CM | April 8, 1993 | | 16 | 2 | |
| 99 | Raphael Ayagwa | | DM | February 13, 1998 | | 19 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 7 | Stanley Oganbor | | FW | July 10, 1998 | | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Jerome Kiesewetter | | CF | February 9, 1993 | | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | Marlon | | RW | April 29, 1995 | | 27 | 8 | |
| 11 | Joaquín Rivas | | RW | April 26, 1992 | | 69 | 22 [+] | |
| 17 | Martin Martinez-Leyva [A] | | FW | January 11, 2004 | | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | Promise Akinpelu [A] | | FW | July 3, 2001 | | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | Michael Cunningham | | FW | February 5, 1991 | | 0 | 0 | |
| 92 | Darío Suárez | | LW | August 25, 1992 | | 19 | 10 | |
| March 20Scrimmage | Team Ricketts | 1–1 | Team Vuko | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 10am CDT | Suárez | Report | Rivas | Stadium: Titan Sports Complex Attendance: 0 |
| Note: Intrasquad scrimmage | ||||
| March 24Preseason 1 | Houston Dynamo FC | 3–0 | FC Tulsa | College Station, Texas |
| 4pm CDT | Urruti Pasher Vera | TUL Report HOU Report | Stadium: Ellis Field Attendance: 0 |
| March 25Preseason 2 | North Texas SC | 3–0 | FC Tulsa | Frisco, Texas |
| 3pm CDT | Trialist #1 Pickering Trialist #2 | Report | Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center Field #5 Attendance: 0 |
| March 27Preseason 3 | North Texas SC | 1–0 | FC Tulsa | Frisco, Texas |
| 11am CDT | Trialist #1 | Report | Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center Field #5 Attendance: 0 |
| April 2Preseason 4 | FC Tulsa | 5–0 | FC Wichita | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Moloto Rivas Kiesewetter Kiesewetter da Costa | Report | Stadium: Titan Sports Complex Attendance: 0 |
| April 17Preseason 5 | FC Tulsa | 1–1 | Austin Bold FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2pm CDT | Garcia | Report | Báez | Stadium: ONEOK Field |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 61 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 60 | |
| 3 | Memphis 901 FC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 50 | |
| 4 | FC Tulsa | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 47 | |
| 5 | OKC Energy FC | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 37 | |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 35 | |
| 7 | Atlanta United 2 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 34 [a] | |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City II | 32 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 20 [a] |
| April 241 | OKC Energy | 1–3 | FC Tulsa | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:30pm CDT | Donovan | Report | Rivas Suarez | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,380 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| May 12 | FC Tulsa | 2–0 | Sporting Kansas City II | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | da Costa Suarez | Report | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,241 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| May 83 | Indy Eleven | 0–2 | FC Tulsa | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 6pm CDT | Report | Rivas | Stadium: Carroll Stadium Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| May 194 | Atlanta United 2 | 5–0 | FC Tulsa | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 6:30 CDT | Allan McFadden Wolff Morales Gannon | Report | Corrales Jadama | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 650 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
| June 25 | Sporting Kansas City II | 4–1 | FC Tulsa | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Rad Duke Barber Harris R. Smith | Report | Coutinho Marlon Bird Kiesewetter | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| June 66 | Birmingham Legion | 2–1 | FC Tulsa | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Brett James | Report | Folla Suarez | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| June 167 | FC Tulsa | 4–3 | Sporting Kansas City II | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00pm CDT | Kibato da Costa Marlon Suarez Rivas Ayagwa | Report | R. Smith Džankić Rešetar Freeman | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,690 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| June 198 | FC Tulsa | 2–3 | Louisville City FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | da Costa Marlon Rivas | Report | Lancaster Gómez McCabe | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,976 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| June 259 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–2 | FC Tulsa | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Diz Pe Njie | Report | da Costa Kibato Sheldon Kiesewetter | Stadium: HEB Park Attendance: 2,955 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| July 210 | OKC Energy | 0–0 | FC Tulsa | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Stephenson | Report | Ayagwa Winters | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,673 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| July 1011 | FC Tulsa | 3–2 | Louisville City FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Marlon Kibato da Costa Suarez Moloto | Report | Hoppenot Greig Lancaster Watts | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,006 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| July 1712 | FC Tulsa | 1–2 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Corrales Suárez da Costa | Report | Ward López Osmond Kurimoto | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 5,009 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| July 2413 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–0 | FC Tulsa | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Murphy Carroll Dally | Report | Marlon | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 5,425 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| July 2814 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–1 | FC Tulsa | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| TBD CDT | Fewo Macky Diop Fortune Matheus | Report | Bourgeois da Costa | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 769 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| August 415 | FC Tulsa | 0–2 | Indy Eleven | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Report | Moon Arteaga Wild Hackshaw Vassell | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,099 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| August 716 | FC Tulsa | 3–1 | Birmingham Legion FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Jadama Sheldon Marlon Kibato Ayagwa | Report | Brett Vancaeyezeele Rufe | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,389 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| August 1417 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | FC Tulsa | Louisville, Kentucky |
| TBD CDT | Lancaster McMahon Gómez | Report | Sheldon Moloto Bourgeois Bird | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,675 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| August 2218 | Birmingham Legion FC | 1–2 | FC Tulsa | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Flemmings | Report | Johnson Suárez | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| August 2519 | FC Tulsa | 2–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Jadama Moloto Marlon | Report | Dacres Reynolds Murphy | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,302 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| August 2820 | FC Tulsa | 3–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Sheldon Moloto Suárez Jadama | Report | Chol Washington Benítez Macky Diop Kamdem Fewo McFadden | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,221 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
| September 321 | Louisville City FC | 0–1 | FC Tulsa | Louisville, Kentucky |
| TBD CDT | DelPiccolo Ownby | Report | Suárez Marlon Lewis Da Costa Fenwick | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,206 Referee: John Matto |
| September 822 | FC Tulsa | 2–1 | Indy Eleven | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Marlon Corrales Suárez Da Costa | Report | Arteaga Haworth Farr | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,312 Referee: John Griggs |
| September 1123 | FC Tulsa | 1–1 | Birmingham Legion FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Da Costa Suárez Coutinho | Report | Kasim Lopez Williams | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,439 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| September 1824 | FC Tulsa | 0–1 | Austin Bold FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Report | Garcia Rissi Diouf Ciss | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| September 2425 | Sporting Kansas City II | 1–1 | FC Tulsa | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Čuić Pierre Cisneros | Report | Suárez Johnson Flanagan Da Costa Jadama | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Kevin Fikar |
| October 226 | FC Tulsa | 0–3 | Memphis 901 FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Rivas Marlon | Report | Bourgeois Logue Kissiedou | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,405 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| October 927 | FC Tulsa | 1–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Da Costa | Report | Gómez Solignac | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,156 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| October 1628 | San Antonio FC | 1–1 | FC Tulsa | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 CDT | Maloney Gallegos | Report | Da Costa Kibato Marlon Ayagwa Milke | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,090 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| October 2029 | FC Tulsa | 4–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Da Costa Johnson Garcia Marlon Wormell Coutinho | Report | Washington Cobb McFadden | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,730 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| October 2330 | Indy Eleven | 1–1 | FC Tulsa | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| TBD CDT | Arteaga Vassell Adewole | Report | Fenwick Johnson | Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 6,499 Referee: Melvin Rivas |
| October 2731 | Memphis 901 FC | 3–2 | FC Tulsa | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Fortune Segbers Murphy Paul Oduro | Report | Marlon Logue | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 3,443 Referee: Elton García |
| October 3032 | FC Tulsa | 2–0 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Rivas Jadama Marlon | Report | Chavez | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,053 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| November 6, 2021 Conference Quarterfinals | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6–2 | FC Tulsa | Tampa Bay, FL |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Bird Rivas Suárez | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,262 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |