2022 season | |||
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Owner | Benevolent Sports Tucson, LLC | ||
Manager | Jon Pearlman | ||
Stadium | Kino North Stadium | ||
USL1 2022 season | 10th Place | ||
USL1 Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
Top goalscorer | Louis Perez Donny Toia (5) | ||
Highest home attendance | 1,785 (July 3 vs Greenville Triumph SC) | ||
Lowest home attendance | League: 855 (September 20 vs North Carolina FC) All: 528 (Cal. United Strikers, USOC) | ||
Average home league attendance | 1,259 | ||
Biggest win | 3–0 (September 11 vs Union Omaha) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–4 (April 2 vs Richmond Kickers) | ||
2022 FC Tucson season was the twelfth season in the soccer team's history and their fourth in USL League One.
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | ||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Sean Murray | GK | March 12, 1999 | 2022 | Monmouth University | |||
23 | Carlos Merancio | GK | September 14, 1998 | 2022 | Hartford Athletic | |||
30 | Emiliano Andraux | GK | May 2, 2002 | 2020 | FC Tucson Academy [A] | |||
Defenders | ||||||||
2 | Donny Toia | DF / FW | May 28, 1992 | 2022 | Real Salt Lake | |||
4 | Luca Mastrantonio | DF | May 27, 1996 | 2021 | UC Irvine | |||
5 | Kaelon Fox | DF | May 31, 1995 | 2021 | Þór Akureyri | |||
12 | Tyler Allen | DF | October 12, 1998 | 2022 | Forward Madison FC | |||
16 | Jake Crull | DF | October 3, 1997 | 2022 | Union Omaha | |||
17 | Tarn Weir | DF | April 10, 1999 | 2022 | Oakland Roots SC | |||
22 | Tyler Moss | DF | December 27, 1998 | 2022 | Sacramento State University | |||
27 | Eric Kinzner | DF | March 22, 2003 | 2022 | Tacoma Defiance (loan) | |||
49 | Diego Ruiz | DF | July 16, 2003 | 2022 | FC Tucson Academy [A] | |||
Midfielders | ||||||||
6 | Elijah Wynder | MF | March 10, 2003 | 2022 | Louisville City FC (loan) | |||
7 | João Delgado | MF | January 16, 1994 | 2021 | Reading United AC | |||
8 | Daniel Bedoya | MF | February 13, 1994 | 2022 | New Amsterdam FC | |||
11 | Kevin Rodriguez | MF | September 25, 1996 | 2022 | Rio Grande Valley FC | |||
13 | Louis Perez | MF | June 11, 1997 | 2022 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | |||
18 | Tevin Shaw | MF | February 24, 1997 | 2022 | Atlético Ottawa | |||
21 | Mueng Sunday | MF | March 1, 1994 | 2022 | OKC Energy FC | |||
25 | Charlie Machell | MF | October 25, 1994 | 2022 | Al-Ittihad Club | |||
31 | Brandon Sanchez | MF | September 12, 2003 | 2021 | FC Tucson Academy [A] | |||
32 | Burke Fahling | MF | August 3, 1997 | 2022 | Charleston Battery (loan) | |||
38 | Jerod Allen | MF | August 17, 2004 | 2021 | FC Tucson Academy [A] | |||
Forwards | ||||||||
9 | Yuki Shibata | FW | January 15, 1998 | 2022 | Stumptown AC | |||
10 | Deri Corfe | FW | March 3, 1998 | 2021 | New York Red Bulls II | |||
14 | Fernando Garcia | FW | May 21, 1999 | 2022 | Des Moines Menace | |||
20 | Daniel Bloyou | FW | April 18, 2000 | 2022 | Penn State | |||
29 | Franco Pérez | FW | November 4, 1998 | 2022 | Club Atlético Aldosivi (loan) | |||
33 | Nick Hanus | FW | February 25, 2003 | 2022 | FC Tucson Academy [A] | |||
91 | Gio Calixtro | FW | June 27, 2000 | 2021 | Portland Timbers 2 |
Name | Position |
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Jon Pearlman | Head coach |
Mark Biagi | Assistant coach |
Sebastian Pineda | Assistant coach & Academy Head Coach |
Vito Higgins | Goalkeeper coach |
Name | Position |
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Amanda Powers | President |
Jon Pearlman | Technical Director |
Kyle Cornell | Director of Soccer Operations |
All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00)
February 26, 2022 Desert Showcase | FC Tucson | 0–1 | Oakland Roots SC | Tucson, Arizona |
12:00 PM MST | TUC Report |
| Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 925 Referee: Laura Chambers Waliski |
March 5, 2022Preseason | Phoenix Rising FC | 5–1 | FC Tucson | Chandler, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST | PHX Report |
| Stadium: Wild Horse Pass Stadium | |
Note: Closed door scrimmage |
March 12, 2022Preseason | FC Tucson | 2–1 | Grand Canyon University | Tucson, Arizona |
11:00 PM MST |
| TUC Report |
| Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
Note: Closed door scrimmage |
March 27, 2022Preseason | FC Tucson | 2–0 | Pima Community College | Tucson, Arizona |
11:00 PM MST |
| TUC Report | Stadium: Kino North Stadium | |
Note: Closed door scrimmage |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 42 |
8 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 40 |
9 | Forward Madison FC | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 33 |
10 | FC Tucson | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 32 |
11 | North Carolina FC | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 30 |
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 |
30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −7 |
Source: USL League One [4]
April 2, 20221 | Richmond Kickers | 4–0 | FC Tucson | Richmond, Virginia |
5:30 PM MST | TUC Report RIC Report | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,054 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
April 16, 20222 | FC Tucson | 1–1 | Forward Madison FC | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST | TUC Report MAD Report |
| Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,482 Referee: Corbyn May |
April 23, 20223 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 2–3 | FC Tucson | East Ridge, Tennessee |
4:30 PM MST |
| TUC Report |
| Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,654 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
April 30, 20224 | FC Tucson | 0–2 | Tormenta FC | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST | TUC Report TRM Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,026 Referee: Adam Zarrin |
May 7, 20225 | FC Tucson | 1–2 | North Carolina FC | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST |
| TUC Report NCA Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 908 Referee: Killian Richardson |
May 15, 20226 | Charlotte Independence | 2–1 | FC Tucson | Charlotte, North Carolina |
3:00 PM MST | TUC Report CLT Report | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,702 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
May 28, 20227 | Tormenta FC | 0–1 | FC Tucson | Statesboro, Georgia |
4:30 PM MST | TUC Report TRM Report | Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 928 Referee: Laura Chambers Waliski |
June 4, 20228 | Forward Madison FC | 2–1 | FC Tucson | Madison, Wisconsin |
3:00 PM MST |
| TUC Report MAD Report | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Referee: Wes Caouette |
June 11, 20229 | FC Tucson | 1–2 | Union Omaha | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST | TUC Report OMA Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,355 Referee: Dejan Susak |
June 18, 202210 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 0–0 | FC Tucson | Fresno, California |
7:30 PM MST | TUC Report | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Referee: Joseph Salinas |
June 25, 202211 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 1–2 | FC Tucson | East Ridge, Tennessee |
4:30 PM MST |
| Report | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,213 Referee: DeShun Beard |
June 29, 202212 | FC Tucson | 0–1 | Richmond Kickers | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST |
| Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,688 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernández | |
Note: Postponed on May 20 by Richmond due to COVID-19 concerns. [6] [7] |
July 3, 202213 | FC Tucson | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph SC | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST | TUC Report GVL Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,785 Referee: Killian Richardson |
July 9, 202214 | FC Tucson | 1–1 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST | Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 983 Referee: Karen Callado |
July 16, 202215 | Union Omaha | 2–1 | FC Tucson | Papillion, Nebraska |
5:00 PM MST | TUC Report OMA Report | Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 4,004 Referee: Laura Chambers |
July 23, 202216 | FC Tucson | 2–3 | Charlotte Independence | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST | TUC Report CLT Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,096 Referee: Adorae Monroy |
August 6, 202217 | Richmond Kickers | 3–1 | FC Tucson | Richmond, Virginia |
5:20 PM MST |
| TUC Report RIC Report | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,170 Referee: John Matto |
August 17, 202218 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 1–2 | FC Tucson | Severance, Colorado |
7:00 PM MST | TUC Report NCO Report | Stadium: Severance High School Attendance: 301 Referee: Adam Rice |
August 20, 202219 | FC Tucson | 0–1 | Greenville Triumph SC | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST | TUC Report GVL Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,293 Referee: Dejan Susak |
August 27, 202220 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | FC Tucson | Cary, North Carolina |
4:00 PM MST | TUC Report NCA Report |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,756 Referee: Josiah Parke |
August 31, 202221 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 3–2 | FC Tucson | Fresno, California |
7:30PM PDT | TUC Report Soccerway Rpt | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 826 Referee: Adrian Gonzalez |
September 3, 202222 | FC Tucson | 1–0 | Charlotte Independence | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST |
| TUC Report CLT Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,187 Referee: Corbyn May |
September 11, 202223 | FC Tucson | 3–0 | Union Omaha | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST |
| Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez | ||
Note: No attendance due to weather delay. |
September 16, 202224 | Tormenta FC | 1–1 | FC Tucson | Statesboro, Georgia |
2:30 PM MST |
| TRM Report TUC Report | Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
September 20, 202225 | FC Tucson | 1–0 | North Carolina FC | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST |
| TUC Report NCA Report |
| Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 855 Referee: Shay Yinka-Kehinde |
Note: Match postponed from July 30 due to travel and weather-related issues. [8] |
September 24, 202226 | FC Tucson | 2–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST |
| TUC Report CHT Report Soccerway Rpt |
| Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,316 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
October 1, 202227 | Greenville Triumph SC | 2–2 | FC Tucson | Greenville, South Carolina |
| GVL Report TUC Report | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Jervis Atagana |
October 5, 202228 | FC Tucson | 0–2 | Central Valley Fuego FC | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST |
| TUC Report |
| Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Referee: DeShun Beard |
October 8, 202229 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 2–1 | FC Tucson | Severance, Colorado |
5:00 PM MST | TUC Report NCO Report |
| Stadium: Severance High School Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
October 15, 202230 | FC Tucson | 1–1 | Forward Madison FC | Tucson, Arizona |
7:00 PM MST | TUC Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,388 Referee: Kelsey Harms |
As a member of the USL League One, FC Tucson entered the tournament proper in the Second Round. This was their first appearance in the Open Cup since 2018. [9] [10]
April 6, 2022Second Round | FC Tucson | 3–2 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Tucson, Arizona |
6:30pm MST | TUC Report |
| Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Referee: Benjamin Davis |
April 19, 2022Third Round | FC Tucson | 1–2 | California United Strikers FC | Tucson, Arizona |
7:30pm MST |
| TUC Report ESPN Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 528 Referee: Dejan Susak |
# | Pos. | Name | GP | GS | Min. | Goals | Assists | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | MF | Louis Perez | 26 | 25 | 2067 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
2 | DF | Donny Toia | 18 | 15 | 1347 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
14 | FW | Fernando Garcia | 18 | 7 | 688 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
8 | MF | Daniel Bedoya | 24 | 14 | 1281 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
4 | DF | Luca Mastrantonio | 30 | 30 | 2700 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
16 | DF | Jake Crull | 30 | 28 | 2545 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
5 | DF | Kaelon Fox | 26 | 24 | 2154 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
29 | FW | Franco Pérez | 17 | 13 | 894 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
17 | DF | Tarn Weir | 25 | 19 | 1760 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
12 | DF | Tyler Allen | 24 | 18 | 1624 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
25 | MF | Charlie Machell | 22 | 17 | 1445 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
11 | FW | Gio Calixtro | 24 | 14 | 1309 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
22 | DF | Tyler Moss | 15 | 10 | 967 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
10 | FW | Deri Corfe | 9 | 6 | 576 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | MF | João Delgado | 10 | 5 | 443 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
32 | MF | Burke Fahling | 27 | 20 | 1805 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
18 | MF | Tevin Shaw | 18 | 11 | 966 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
27 | DF | Eric Kinzner | 12 | 10 | 864 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
21 | MF | Mueng Sunday | 17 | 6 | 542 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
9 | FW | Yuki Shibata | 8 | 4 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | MF | Elijah Wynder | 12 | 2 | 265 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20 | FW | Daniel Bloyou | 4 | 1 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | Kevin Rodriguez | 1 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
77 | FW | Josiah Romero | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | Christian Nydegger | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
# | Name | GP | GS | Min. | SV | GA | GAA | SO | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | Carlos Merancio | 29 | 29 | 2610 | 84 | 42 | 1.448 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Sean Murray | 1 | 1 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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