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 |
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Coordinator, equipment and player operations | ![]() |
Date | No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 28, 2022 | 77 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [5] |
October 28, 2022 | 88 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [5] |
November 3, 2022 | 2 | DF | ![]() | Free agent | Free | [6] |
November 9, 2022 | 4 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [7] |
December 5, 2022 | 10 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [8] |
January 5, 2023 | 11 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [9] |
January 6, 2023 | 13 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [10] |
January 11, 2023 | 27 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [11] |
January 27, 2023 | 3 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [12] |
February 27, 2023 | 8 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [13] |
June 26, 2023 | 23 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [14] |
August 18, 2023 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [15] | |
August 31, 2023 | 19 | MF | ![]() | Free agent | Free | [16] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | January 18, 2023 | November 30, 2023 | [17] |
15 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Retirement | N/A | [19] |
October 14, 2022 | 6 | MF | ![]() | Retirement | N/A | [20] |
October 18, 2022 | 12 | MF | ![]() | Free agent | Free | [21] |
October 18, 2022 | 23 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [21] |
October 18, 2022 | 27 | GK | ![]() | Free agent | Free | [22] |
October 19, 2022 | 4 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [23] |
October 20, 2022 | 10 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [24] |
January 19, 2023 | 33 | MF | ![]() | Mutual Agreement | Free | [25] |
July 3, 2023 | 19 | MF | ![]() | Mutual Agreement | Free | [26] |
August 9, 2023 | 23 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | 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 ![]() Wolff ![]() Rodríguez ![]() Finlay ![]() Urruti ![]() | 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 ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Wiedt ![]() Cicerone ![]() Lopez ![]() | 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 ![]() Pávkovics ![]() Herrera ![]() | Report | Henríquez ![]() Williams ![]() Skundrich ![]() Lacroix ![]() | 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 ![]() Calvillo ![]() Borelli ![]() | Report | Yuma ![]() Matthews ![]() ![]() Rodriguez ![]() | 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 ![]() Gibson ![]() | Report | Rose ![]() Navarro ![]() Zacarías ![]() Solicnac ![]() Petrović ![]() | 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 ![]() da Costa ![]() Suárez ![]() Bourgeois ![]() Dyer ![]() | Report | Solignac ![]() ![]() Kostyshyn ![]() Zacarías ![]() Hinds ![]() | 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 ![]() Pávkovics ![]() Solignac ![]() Zacarías ![]() Kostyshyn ![]() | Report | Fox ![]() | 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 ![]() Solignac ![]() ![]() Kostyshyn ![]() Calvillo ![]() Herrera ![]() | Report | Biasi ![]() Harmon ![]() Farrell ![]() Ordoñez ![]() | 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 ![]() Guido ![]() Perez ![]() Moshobane ![]() | Report | Calvillo ![]() Zacarías ![]() Clarhaut ![]() Pávkovics ![]() Kostyshyn ![]() Borelli ![]() Lyons ![]() Herrera ![]() | 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 ![]() Musa ![]() Henríquez ![]() Williams ![]() ![]() | Report | Solignac ![]() Petrović ![]() Lyons ![]() Calvillo ![]() Sonupe ![]() | 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 ![]() Gómez ![]() Garcia ![]() Pávkovics ![]() Borelli ![]() | Report | Chica ![]() Zanne ![]() Koanda ![]() | 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 ![]() Asiedu ![]() | Report | Solignac ![]() Rose ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Kostyshyn ![]() McCue ![]() Herrera ![]() Pávkovics ![]() | 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 ![]() ![]() Abu ![]() Hernandez ![]() Adeniran ![]() Marcina ![]() | Report | Gómez ![]() Navarro ![]() McCue ![]() Solignac ![]() ![]() | 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 ![]() McCue ![]() Rose ![]() Pávkovics ![]() | Report | Etaka ![]() Lage ![]() Sánchez ![]() Carleton ![]() Bagley ![]() | 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 ![]() Kostyshyn ![]() Gómez ![]() | Report | LaCava ![]() | 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 ![]() Pávkovics ![]() | Report | Portillo ![]() Bruce ![]() Moreno ![]() Moar ![]() ![]() | 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 ![]() Murphy ![]() Fehr ![]() | Report | Calvillo ![]() Díaz ![]() Borelli ![]() | 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 ![]() Solignac ![]() Zacarías ![]() Rose ![]() Gómez ![]() Navarro ![]() | Report | Cabrera ![]() ![]() Benítez ![]() | 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 ![]() Solignac ![]() Zacarías ![]() Rose ![]() Gómez ![]() Navarro ![]() | Report | Cabrera ![]() ![]() Benítez ![]() | 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 ![]() ![]() Zacarías ![]() Borelli ![]() | Report | Tamacas ![]() Mfeka ![]() Rodriguez ![]() Matsoso ![]() Peláez ![]() | 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 ![]() Calvillo ![]() Cabrera ![]() Kinzner ![]() Torres ![]() López ![]() | Report | Solignac ![]() Gómez ![]() ![]() Zacarías ![]() Calvillo ![]() | 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 ![]() Ofeimu ![]() Hinds ![]() de Freitas ![]() | Report | Gómez ![]() Clarhaut ![]() ![]() Navarro ![]() | 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 ![]() ![]() Zambrano ![]() Armenakas ![]() Trejo ![]() Formella ![]() Torres ![]() Uzochukwu ![]() | Report | Díaz ![]() McCue ![]() | 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 ![]() Zacarías ![]() Calvillo ![]() Navarro ![]() Díaz ![]() | Report | Chapman-Page ![]() ![]() Blake ![]() Guenzatti ![]() Martínez ![]() | 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 ![]() Hodge ![]() Namazi ![]() Logue ![]() | Report | Gòmez ![]() Dollenmeyer ![]() Rose ![]() Petrović ![]() Lyons ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Dixon ![]() Okoli ![]() | 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 ![]() | 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 ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Formella ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Natalie Simon |
April 5, 2023Second Round | Union Omaha ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Omaha, Nebraska |
7:00 pm CDT | Gallardo ![]() Palacios ![]() Dos Santos ![]() Mueller ![]() | Report | Gómez ![]() Herrera ![]() Zacarías ![]() Borelli ![]() | Stadium: Morrison Stadium Attendance: 548 Referee: Velimir Stefanovic |
Matchday | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref |
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3 | ![]() | Louisville City FC | DF | [28] |
4 | ![]() | FC Tulsa | FW | [29] |
7 | ![]() | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | DF | [30] |
9 | ![]() | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | DF | [31] |
![]() | MF | |||
10 | ![]() | Loudoun United | GK | [32] |
13 | ![]() | New Mexico United | DF | [33] |
![]() | FW | |||
15 | ![]() | Tampa Bay Rowdies | DF | [34] |
18 | ![]() | Monterey Bay FC | DF | [35] |
30 | ![]() | Charleston Battery | MF | [36] |
32 | ![]() | Oakland Roots SC | GK | [37] |
Matchday | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref |
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7 | ![]() | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | MF | [38] |
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