2023 season | ||
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Head coach | Brian Clarhaut | |
Stadium | Southwest University Park, El Paso, TX | |
USL | Western Conference: 7th | |
USL Cup Playoffs | First Round | |
2023 U.S. Open Cup | 2nd Round | |
Copa Tejas Division II | 3rd | |
Copa Tejas Shield | 3rd | |
Top goalscorer | Luis Solignac (9) | |
Highest home attendance | 8,411 | |
Lowest home attendance | 5,014 | |
Average home league attendance | 6,711 | |
Biggest win | LOU 0–3 ELP (3/25) (USLC) | |
Biggest defeat | PHX 5–0 ELP (8/12) (USLC) OMA 2–0 ELP (4/5) (USOC) | |
All statistics correct as of 16:57, October 16, 2023 (UTC). |
The 2023 El Paso Locomotive FC season was the fifth season for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada. [1]
Position | Name |
---|---|
Head coach | Brian Clarhaut [2] |
Assistant coach | Marina Schachowskoj |
Assistant coach | Gianluca Masucci |
Assistant coach | Jon Burklo [3] |
Goalkeeping coach | Juan Carlos "JC" Garzon |
Coordinator, equipment and player operations | Saul Soto |
Date | No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 28, 2022 | 77 | MF | Diego Abarca | El Paso Locomotive Academy | Free | [5] |
October 28, 2022 | 88 | MF | Joel Maldonado | El Paso Locomotive Academy | Free | [5] |
November 3, 2022 | 2 | DF | Marc Navarro | Free agent | Free | [6] |
November 9, 2022 | 4 | DF | Erik McCue | AB Argir | Undisclosed | [7] |
December 5, 2022 | 10 | MF | Denys Kostyshyn | FC Oleksandriya | Free | [8] |
January 5, 2023 | 11 | FW | Christopher Garcia | Real Salt Lake | Free | [9] |
January 6, 2023 | 13 | GK | Javier Garcia | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Free | [10] |
January 11, 2023 | 27 | MF | Petar Petrović | Trelleborg | Free | [11] |
January 27, 2023 | 3 | DF | Bence Pávkovics | Debreceni | Free | [12] |
February 27, 2023 | 8 | MF | Luis Moreno | Houston Dynamo Academy | Free | [13] |
June 26, 2023 | 23 | DF | José Carrillo | Finn Harps F.C. | Free | [14] |
August 18, 2023 | FW | Petur Knudsen | Lyngby Boldklub | Free | [15] | |
August 31, 2023 | 19 | MF | Arun Basuljevic | Free agent | Free | [16] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Benny Díaz | Club Tijuana | January 18, 2023 | November 30, 2023 | [17] |
15 | DF | Noah Dollenmayer | LAFC 2 | August 24, 2023 | November 30, 2023 | [18] |
No. | Pos. | Player |
---|---|---|
46 | DF | Márton Demkó |
57 | DF | Joseluis Villagomez |
72 | DF | Finnley O'Brien |
79 | GK | Rommel Tarin |
80 | MF | Alejandro Estrada |
99 | GK | Santiago Vargas |
Date | No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 10, 2022 | 13 | DF | Matt Bahner | Retirement | N/A | [19] |
October 14, 2022 | 6 | MF | Richie Ryan | Retirement | N/A | [20] |
October 18, 2022 | 12 | MF | Shavon John-Brown | Free agent | Free | [21] |
October 18, 2022 | 23 | MF | Christiano François | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Free | [21] |
October 18, 2022 | 27 | GK | Philipp Beigl | Free agent | Free | [22] |
October 19, 2022 | 4 | DF | Andrew Fox | Orange County SC | Free | [23] |
October 20, 2022 | 10 | MF | Dylan Mares | Louisville City FC | Free | [24] |
January 19, 2023 | 33 | MF | Martín Payares | Mutual Agreement | Free | [25] |
July 3, 2023 | 19 | MF | Artem Kholod | Mutual Agreement | Free | [26] |
August 9, 2023 | 23 | DF | Bence Pávkovics | Vasas SC | Undisclosed | [27] |
January 28, 2023 | El Paso Locomotive FC | v | El Paso Locomotive FC U-20 | El Paso, TX |
Report | Stadium: Southwest University Park |
February 4, 2023 | Austin FC | 5–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Austin, TX |
Driussi 15' Wolff 33' Rodríguez 70' Finlay 72' Urruti 110' | Report | Stadium: St. David's Performance Center | ||
Note: Played as two 45-minute halves and a 30-minute extra period |
February 11, 2023 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 5–0 | Barcelona Residency Academy | El Paso, TX |
Gómez , Petrović , trailist | Report | Stadium: Southwest University Park |
February 14, 2023 | Real Salt Lake | 5-0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Tucson, Arizona |
Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
February 19, 2023 | New Mexico United | 3–1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
4:00 pm CT |
| Report | Stadium: Isotopes Park |
February 25, 2023 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–0 | San Antonio FC | El Paso, TX |
Gómez 84', 86' | Report | Stadium: Southwest University Park |
March 4, 2023 | El Paso Locomotive FC | v | UDA Soccer | El Paso, TX |
Stadium: Southwest University Park |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sacramento Republic FC | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 64 | Playoffs |
2 | Orange County SC | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 57 | |
3 | San Diego Loyal SC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 57 | |
4 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 56 | |
5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 53 | |
6 | Phoenix Rising FC (C) | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 48 | |
7 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 47 | |
8 | New Mexico United | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 46 | |
9 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 43 | |
10 | Oakland Roots SC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 42 | |
11 | Monterey Bay FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 41 | |
12 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 19 |
March 11, 20231 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | El Paso, Texas |
8:30 pm MST | Yuma 21' | Report | Wiedt 17' Cicerone 42' Lopez 75' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,136 Referee: Elton Garcia |
March 15, 20232 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | El Paso, Texas |
8:00 pm MDT | Zacarías 48' Pávkovics 56' Herrera 82' | Report | Henríquez 2' Williams 64' Skundrich 90+2' Lacroix 90+2' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,516 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
March 18, 20233 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–3 | Detroit City FC | El Paso, Texas |
8:30 pm MDT | Kostyshyn 17' Calvillo 52' Borelli 79' | Report | Yuma 9' (o.g.) Matthews 57'60' Rodriguez 78' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,014 Referee: Greg Dopka |
March 25, 20234 | Louisville City FC | 0–3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
2:00 pm CDT | Moguel 41' Gibson 90+1' | Report | Rose 23' Navarro 39' Zacarías 45' Solicnac 52' Petrović 57' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,881 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
March 31, 20235 | FC Tulsa | 2–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
8:00 pm CDT | Fernandez 6' da Costa 33' Suárez 41' Bourgeois 67' Dyer 90+1' | Report | Solignac 38', 68', 60' Kostyshyn 49' Zacarías 88' Hinds 90+3' | Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 4,003 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
April 8, 20236 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–0 | Orange County SC | El Paso, Texas |
8:30 pm MDT | Lyons 4' Pávkovics 6' Solignac 19' Zacarías 44' Kostyshyn 74' | Report | Fox 58' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,013 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez |
April 22, 20237 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | El Paso, Texas |
8:30 pm MDT | Petrović 39' Solignac 69', 90' Kostyshyn 80' Calvillo 86' Herrera 90+4' | Report | Biasi 11' Harmon 63' Farrell 66' Ordoñez 90+2' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Malik Badawi |
April 29, 20238 | San Diego Loyal SC | 1–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | San Diego, California |
9:00 pm PDT | Corona 7' Guido 45' Perez 60' Moshobane 61' | Report | Calvillo 9' Zacarías 13' Clarhaut 23' Pávkovics 56' Kostyshyn 65' Borelli 82' Lyons 88' Herrera 90+6' | Stadium: Torero Stadium Referee: Katja Koroleva |
May 5, 20239 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
8:00 pm MDT | Ockford 61' Musa 63' Henríquez 70' Williams 76', 88' (pen) | Report | Solignac 10' Petrović 13' Lyons 36' Calvillo 60' Sonupe 74' | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 8,023 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
May 13, 202310 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–0 | Loudoun United FC | El Paso, Texas |
8:30 pm MDT | Rose 29' Gómez 64' Garcia 89' Pávkovics 90+1' Borelli 90+5' | Report | Chica 42' Zanne 85' Koanda 90+5' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,723 Referee: Melvin Rivas |
May 20, 202311 | Birmingham Legion FC | 1–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Birmingham, Alabama |
6:30 pm CDT | Agudelo 17' Asiedu 55' | Report | Solignac 19' Rose 58' | Stadium: Protective Stadium Referee: Matthew Thompson |
June 3, 202312 | New Mexico United | 0–1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
8:00 pm MDT | Bruce 83' | Report | Kostyshyn 71' McCue 73' Herrera 89' Pávkovics 90+6' | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 11,247 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
June 10, 202313 Copa Tejas | San Antonio FC | 2–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | San Antonio, Texas |
8:30 pm CDT | Taintor 4', 45+3' Abu 7' Hernandez 56' Adeniran 60' Marcina 67' | Report | Gómez 11' Navarro 15' McCue 36' Solignac 45+2', 78' | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 4,706 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
June 14, 202314 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–1 | Las Vegas Lights FC | El Paso, Texas |
8:00 pm MDT | Solignac 24' (pen.) McCue 32' Rose 67' Pávkovics 74' | Report | Etaka 3' Lage 28' Sánchez 29' Carleton 31' Bagley 47' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,155 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
June 17, 202315 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | El Paso, Texas |
8:30 pm MDT | Borelli 19' Kostyshyn 63' Gómez 75' | Report | LaCava 52' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 8,121 Referee: Gerald Flores |
July 1, 202316 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–1 | New Mexico United | El Paso, Texas |
8:30 pm MDT | McCue 16' Pávkovics 86' | Report | Portillo 39' Bruce 51' Moreno 70' Moar 89', 89' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 8,411 Referee: Elton García |
July 8, 202317 | Monterey Bay FC | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Monterey Bay, California |
9:00 pm PDT | Rebollar 42' Murphy 54' Fehr 57' | Report | Calvillo 35' Díaz 69' Borelli 88' | Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,711 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
July 12, 202318 Copa Tejas | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–1 | San Antonio FC | El Paso, Texas |
8:00 pm MDT | Calvillo 22' Solignac 66' Zacarías 77' Rose 80' Gómez 88' Navarro 90+6' | Report | Cabrera 38', 41' Benítez 71' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,589 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
July 15, 202319 Copa Tejas | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | El Paso, Texas |
8:30 pm MDT | Calvillo 22' Solignac 66' Zacarías 77' Rose 80' Gómez 88' Navarro 90+6' | Report | Cabrera 38', 41' Benítez 71' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,589 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
July 22, 202320 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–3 | Oakland Roots SC | El Paso, Texas |
8:30 pm MDT | Petrović 29', 48' Zacarías 51' Borelli 72' | Report | Tamacas 52' Mfeka 65' Rodriguez 69' Matsoso 74' Peláez 85' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,795 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
July 29, 202321 Copa Tejas | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 5–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Edinburg, Texas |
7:00 pm CDT | Davila 7', 20' Calvillo 34' (o.g.) Cabrera 59' Kinzner 70' Torres 74' (pen.) López 86' | Report | Solignac 3' (pen.) Gómez 16', 51' Zacarías 24' Calvillo 40' | Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,730 Referee: Alejo Calume |
August 5, 202322 | Miami FC | 4–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Westchester, Florida |
6:00 pm EDT | Rivas 13', 46+3' (pen.) Ofeimu 62' Hinds 90+1' (o.g.) de Freitas 90+4' | Report | Gómez 45+1' Clarhaut 45+3' 45+3' Navarro 48' | Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 1,133 Referee: Calin Radosav |
August 12, 202323 | Phoenix Rising FC | 5–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Phoenix, Arizona |
9:30 pm MST | Munjoma 22', 61' Zambrano 30' Armenakas 43' Trejo 44', 70' Formella 85' (pen.) Torres 88' Uzochukwu 89' | Report | Díaz 58' McCue 60' | Stadium: Phoenix Rising Stadium Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
August 19, 202324 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–3 | Indy Eleven | El Paso, Texas |
8:30 pm MDT | Calvillo 21' Zacarías 32' Calvillo 45+3' Navarro 55' Díaz 58' | Report | Chapman-Page 45+3', 64' Blake 47' Guenzatti 53' Martínez 71' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,684 Referee: Gerald Flores |
August 26, 202325 | Hartford Athletic | 0–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
6:00 pm EDT | Torres 10' Hodge 54' Namazi 87' Logue 90+3' | Report | Gòmez 14' Dollenmeyer 19' Rose 48' Petrović 69' Lyons 84' | Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 5,193 Referee: Joe Surgan |
September 2, 202326 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–2 | Monterey Bay FC | El Paso, Texas |
8:30 pm MDT | Petrović 30' | Report | Dixon 44' Okoli 75' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,144 Referee: Natalie Simon |
September 9, 202327 | Orange County SC | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Irvine, California |
9:00 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
September 13, 202328 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 0–1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
9:30 pm PDT | Report | Lyons 12' | Stadium: Cashman Field Referee: Kevin Broadley |
September 16, 202329 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Sacramento, California |
9:00 pm PDT | Felipe 90+4' | Report | Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
September 23, 202330 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | El Paso, Texas |
8:30 pm MDT | Gómez 56' | Report | Formella 90+1' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,708 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
September 30, 202331 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3–2 | Charleston Battery | El Paso, Texas |
8:30 pm MDT | Report | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,736 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
October 4, 202332 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–0 | San Diego Loyal SC | El Paso, Texas |
8:00 pm MDT | Report | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,792 Referee: Gerald Flores |
October 8, 202333 | Memphis 901 FC | 4–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Memphis, Tennessee |
7:00 pm CDT | Report | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,537 Referee: Calin Radosav |
October 14, 202334 | Oakland Roots SC | 1–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Oakland, California |
9:00 pm PDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Laney Football Stadium Attendance: 6,135 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
October 21, 2023First Round | Orange County SC | 1–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Irvine, California |
7:30 pm PDT | M. Iloski 45+1' | Report | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Natalie Simon |
April 5, 2023Second Round | Union Omaha | 2–0 | El Paso Locomotive | Omaha, Nebraska |
7:00 pm CDT | Gallardo 11' Palacios 58' Dos Santos 75' Mueller 87' | Report | Gómez 22' Herrera 49' Zacarías 72' Borelli 84' | Stadium: Morrison Stadium Attendance: 548 Referee: Velimir Stefanovic |
Matchday | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Marc Navarro | Louisville City FC | DF | [28] |
4 | Denys Kostyshyn | FC Tulsa | FW | [29] |
7 | Éder Borelli | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | DF | [30] |
9 | Éder Borelli (2) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | DF | [31] |
Petar Petrović | MF | |||
10 | Benny Díaz | Loudoun United | GK | [32] |
13 | Éder Borelli (3) | New Mexico United | DF | [33] |
Denys Kostyshyn (2) | FW | |||
15 | Erik McCue | Tampa Bay Rowdies | DF | [34] |
18 | Erik McCue (2) | Monterey Bay FC | DF | [35] |
30 | Eric Calvillo | Charleston Battery | MF | [36] |
32 | Benny Díaz (2) | Oakland Roots SC | GK | [37] |
Matchday | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Petar Petrović | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | MF | [38] |
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