| 2021 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Prodigal LLC | |||
| Head Coach | Leigh Veidman (Interim) | |||
| United Soccer League | Eastern Conference: (current) | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Villyan Bijev (12) All: Villyan Bijev (12) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 3,677 (Sept. 29 vs. Indy Eleven) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,579 (Sept. 12 vs. Louisville) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 2,265 | |||
| Biggest win | OKC 4–1 MEM (8/7) | |||
| Biggest defeat | ELP 4–0 OKC (10/24) | |||
The 2021 OKC Energy FC season was the club's eighth and final season of existence, and their eighth consecutive season in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. The season covers the period from October 3, 2020, to the beginning of the 2022 USLC season. The 2021 season was the second for OKC coach John Pascarella. On June 4, 2021, following a winless start to the 2021 USL Championship season, Pascarella and the OKC Energy mutually agreed to part ways. [1]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | C.J. Cochran | | GK | September 27, 1991 | 2020 | | 58 | 0 |
| 35 | Kyle Ihn | | GK | December 20, 1994 | 2020 | | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Sam Howard | | GK | December 23, 1992 | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 3 | Rob Coronado | | DF | August 3, 1996 | 2021 | | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | Mitch Osmond | | DF | March 11, 1994 | 2021 | | 32 | 1 |
| 15 | Lamar Batista | | DF | March 7, 1998 | 2021 | | 15 | 1 |
| 19 | Mueng Sunday | | DF | March 1, 1994 | 2021 | | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | Conor Donovan | | DF | January 8, 1996 | 2021 | | 32 | 2 |
| 22 | Zachary Ellis-Hayden | | DF | March 1, 1992 | 2020 | | 37 | 1 |
| 28 | Deklan Wynne | | DF | March 20, 1995 | 2021 | | 14 | 4 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 6 | Brad Dunwell | | MF | December 31, 1996 | 2020 | | 35 | 0 |
| 7 | Seyi Adekoya | | FW | December 5, 1995 | 2021 | | 12 | 1 |
| 8 | Hiroki Kurimoto | | MF | June 16, 1990 | 2021 | | 32 | 1 |
| 9 | Jaime Chavez | | FW | July 17, 1987 | 2020 | | 42 | 5 |
| 10 | Arun Basuljevic | | MF | December 17, 1995 | 2020 | | 41 | 1 |
| 11 | Frank López | | FW | February 25, 1995 | 2020 | | 20 | 3 |
| 12 | Irakoze Donasiyano | | MF | February 3, 1998 | 2021 | | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Aidan Daniels | | FW | September 6, 1998 | 2021 | | 30 | 3 |
| 14 | Charlie Ward | | MF | February 19, 1995 | 2020 | | 33 | 0 |
| 17 | Jonathan Brown | | FW | April 17, 1990 | 2019 | | 89 | 4 |
| 18 | Tucker Stephenson | | FW | October 23, 1996 | 2020 | | 42 | 3 |
| 21 | Villyan Bijev | | FW | January 3, 1993 | 2021 | | 31 | 12 |
| 24 | Kodai Iida | | FW | December 6, 1994 | 2020 | | 23 | 0 |
| March 19, 2021 Friendly | Austin FC | 5–1 | OKC Energy | Austin, Texas |
| 11AM CST | Argudo Manneh Redes Hoesen | Report | López | Stadium: Lewis–Chen Family Field Attendance: 0 |
| March 20, 2021 Friendly | FC Dallas | 4–0 | OKC Energy FC | Frisco, Texas |
| 2:00PM CDT (UTC-05) | Vargas ElMedkhar Pepi | Report | Stadium: Camry Field at Toyota Stadium | |
| Note: Played in three 30-minute periods | ||||
| April 6, 2021 Friendly | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | OKC Energy | Houston, Texas |
| 12:00 PM CDT | Rodríguez Bajamich | Report | Stadium: Aveva Stadium |
| April 10, 2021 Friendly | OKC Energy FC | 3–1 | North Texas SC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 2:00 PM CDT | Frank Lopez Villyan Bijev Mitch Osmond | Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium |
| April 14, 2021 Friendly | OKC Energy FC | 0–1 | Austin Bold FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 11:00 AM CDT | Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium |
| April 14, 2021 Friendly | OKC Energy FC | 3–1 | USAO | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 11:00 AM CDT | Tucker Stephenson Daniels Villyan Bijev | Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium |
| 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] |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | −10 |
Source: USLC standings
| April 241 | OKC Energy | 1–3 | FC Tulsa | Oklahoma City,OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Conor Donovan | Report | Joaquin Rivas Jorge Corrales Bradley Bourgeois Raphael Ayagwa Matt Sheldon Darío Suárez | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,380 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| May 12 | OKC Energy | 0–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Oklahoma City,OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Report | Phillip Goodrum Brendan Lambe | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,229 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| May 73 | Sporting Kansas City II | 1–1 | OKC Energy | Kansas City, KS |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Duke Rad Freeman Cisneros | Report | Sunday Basuljevic Lopez Iida | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Jon Freemon |
| May 164 | OKC Energy | 2–2 | Atlanta United 2 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Bijev Osmond Daniels Donovan Ward | Report | Benítez McFadden Wolff | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,732 Referee: John Griggs |
| May 265 | Birmingham Legion | 1–0 | OKC Energy | Birmingham, Al |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Lapa Kleemann | Report | Brown | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| May 296 | OKC Energy | 0–0 | Memphis 901 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Dunwell Brown | Report | Paul Dacres Salazar | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,102 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| June 27 | Indy Eleven | 1–1 | OKC Energy | Indianapolis, IN |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Moon | Report | Daniels López | Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 3,999 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| June 128 | OKC Energy | 1–2 | Birmingham Legion | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Bijev | Report | Brett Asiedu James Oekel Williams | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,049 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| June 199 | Memphis 901 | 0–1 | OKC Energy | Memphis,TN |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Oduro Fortune | Report | Bijev Ellis-Hayden Coronado Basuljevic Ward | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 5,265 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| June 2310 | OKC Energy | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City II | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Bijev Ellis-Hayden | Report | Barbir | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,721 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| June 2711 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–2 | OKC Energy | Atlanta, GA |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Benítez Reilly Mertz | Report | Ellis-Hayden Stephenson Donovan Cochran | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 755 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| July 212 | OKC Energy | 0–0 | FC Tulsa | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Stephenson | Report | Ayagwa Winters | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,673 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| July 1413 | Louisville City FC | 3–1 | OKC Energy | Louisville, KY |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Charpie McMahon Lancaster Gomez Bone Charpie DelPiccolo | Report | Donovan Ward Bijev | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,032 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| July 1714 | FC Tulsa | 1–2 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Corrales Suárez da Costa | Report | Ward López Osmond Kurimoto | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 5,009 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| July 2415 | OKC Energy | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City II | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Rogers | Report | Duke | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,171 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| July 3116 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | OKC Energy | Louisville, KY |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Donovan Wynder Lancaster Gómez | Report | Bijev | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,602 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| August 717 | OKC Energy | 4–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Daniels Brown Osmond Bijev Dunwell Stephenson | Report | Logue Kissiedou Murphy Paul Morton | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,183 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| August 1118 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–2 | OKC Energy | Atlanta, GA |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Bauer Wiley Campbell Mertz Mejia | Report | Bijev Wynne Chávez | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Kyle Johnston |
| August 1419 | Indy Eleven | 2–1 | OKC Energy | Indianapolis, IN |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Sissoko Law Artega Wild | Report | Batista Adekoya | Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 5,999 Referee: Joshua Encarnacion |
| August 2220 | OKC Energy | 0–0 | Louisville City FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Ellis-Hayden | Report | J. Wynder | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,993 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| August 2921 | OKC Energy | 2–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Chavez Osmond Basuljevic Donovan | Report | Amoh | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,645 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| September 122 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–1 | OKC Energy | Memphis,TN |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Fortune Logue | Report | Batista Ellis-Hayden Bijev Cochran | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,816 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
| September 423 | Sporting Kansas City II | 3–0 | OKC Energy | Kanas City, KS |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Cisneros R. Smith Mushagalusa Davis | Report | Batista | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Malik Badawi |
| September 1224 | OKC Energy | 1–1 | Louisville City FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Ellis-Hayden Batista | Report | DelPiccolo Davis IV | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,579 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| September 1825 | Birmingham Legion FC | 1–1 | OKC Energy | Birmingham, AL |
| 6:30 PM CDT | Flemmings Lopez | Report | Kurimoto Bijev Batista Ellis-Hayden | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Matthew Franz |
| September 2626 | OKC Energy | 2–0 | Indy Eleven | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Chavez Daniels Kurimoto | Report | Seagrist Gutjahr Koffie Sissoko | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,960 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| September 2927 | OKC Energy | 1–1 | Indy Eleven | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Chavez Batista Cochran Adekoya Bijev | Report | Arteaga Edwards | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,677 Referee: John Matto |
| October 328 | OKC Energy | 0–1 | San Antonio FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Kurimoto Batista Bijev | Report | Taintor Epps Gallegos Hopeau | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,828 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| October 1029 | Austin Bold FC | 1–1 | OKC Energy | Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Walls Báez | Report | Bijev | Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,028 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| October 1730 | OKC Energy | 0–0 | Birmingham Legion FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Osmond Chavez | Report | A. Crognale Asiedu Lopez Kavita | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,246 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| October 2431 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 4–0 | OKC Energy | El Paso, TX |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Gómez King Bahner | Report | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 8,011 Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 6 | MF | | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW | | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 9 | FW | | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 10 | MF | | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 12 | MF | | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW | | 30 | 3 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 14 | MF | | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 15 | DF | | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 17 | FW | | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | | 31 | 2 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 19 | DF | | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | | 32 | 2 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 21 | FW | | 31 | 12 | 31 | 12 | ||
| 22 | DF | | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 24 | FW | | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 35 | GK | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Players who left the club during the season: | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | ||
Source: Energy FC stats
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Energy FC stats
| No. | Name | USL | Total | Games Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 31 | 9 | 31 |
| 35 | | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Energy FC stats
| Pos. | Player | Parent club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | | On a match-by-match basis. | Jul 1, 2021 | [4] |