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| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Smelzer J. David Harden Bob Roback |
| President | John Smelzer |
| Head coach | Brian Kleiban |
| Stadium | Lancaster Municipal Stadium |
| USL League One | 8th |
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 |
| USL Cup | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Eduardo Blancas (9 goals) All: Eduardo Blancas (10 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 5,433 vs Westchester SC April 5 |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,403 vs One Knoxville SC June 7, U.S. Open Cup 2,453 vs Ventura County Fusion March 18 |
| Average home league attendance | 4,117, 4,125 With USL Cup, 3,920 with U.S. Open Cup and USL Cup |
| Biggest win | Westchester SC 2–5 AV Alta FC June 15 |
| Biggest defeat | South Georgia Tormenta FC 2–0 AV Alta FC March 15, Richmond Kickers 3–1 AV Alta FC March 22, FC Dallas 3–1 AV Alta FC May 7 |
The 2025 AV Alta FC season is the inaugural season in the club's existence as well as their first in USL League One, the third-tier of American soccer.
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| Date | Position | Number | Name | To | Type | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15 | GK | NA | | | Loan | NA | [29] |
| February 151 | Orange County SC | 1–0 | AV Alta FC | Irvine, California |
| Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| September 10 | AV Alta FC | 3–2 | | Lancaster, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium |
| March 151 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 2–0 | AV Alta FC | Statesboro, Georgia |
| Report | Stadium: Tormenta Stadium Attendance: 539 Referee: Alex Beehler |
| March 222 | Richmond Kickers | 3–1 | AV Alta FC | Richmond, Virginia |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,542 Referee: DeShun Beard |
| April 53 | AV Alta FC | 2–0 | Westchester SC | Lancaster, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report |
| Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 5,433 Referee: Trevor Wiseman |
| April 124 | AV Alta FC | 3–2 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Lancaster, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,982 Referee: Robert Vincze |
| April 195 | AV Alta FC | 1–2 | Spokane Velocity | Lancaster, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report |
| Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,154 Referee: Juma Abdu-Razzaq |
| May 107 | AV Alta FC | 0–0 | Texoma FC | Lancaster, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report |
| Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,607 Referee: Steven Cardozo |
| May 178 | Greenville Triumph SC | 2–2 | AV Alta FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 4:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Paladin Stadium Attendance: 1,758 Referee: Cristian Campo |
| May 249 | AV Alta FC | 2–1 | Charlotte Independence | Lancaster, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,024 Referee: Felix Granados |
| June 710 | AV Alta FC | 0–0 | Spokane Velocity | Lancaster, California |
| 8:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,507 Referee: Corbyn May |
| June 1511 | Westchester SC | 2–5 | AV Alta FC | Mount Vernon, New York |
| 4:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: The Stadium at Memorial Field Attendance: 2,492 Referee: Muhammad Kaleia |
| June 2112 | AV Alta FC | 1–1 | Portland Hearts of Pine | Lancaster, California |
| 8:00 PM PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,020 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| June 286 | AV Alta FC | 4–1 | FC Naples | Lancaster, California |
| 8:00 PM PDT | Report |
| Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,420 Referee: Jay Schlesinger |
| July 213 | Portland Hearts of Pine | 0–2 | AV Alta FC | Portland, Maine |
| 6:30 PM EDT |
| Stadium: Fitzpatrick Stadium Attendance: 5,735 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
| July 514 | AV Alta FC | 2–1 | Union Omaha | Lancaster, California |
| 8:00 PM PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,062 Referee: Joe Surgan |
| July 1615 | One Knoxville SC | 3–1 | AV Alta FC | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Covenant Health Park Attendance: 2,205 Referee: Stephen Foster |
| July 1916 | AV Alta FC | 1–1 | FC Naples | Lancaster, California |
| 8:00 PM PDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,557 Referee: Dion Coxe-Trieger |
| August 217 | Forward Madison FC | 0–0 | AV Alta FC | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 3:00 PM PDT | Report |
| Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,650 Referee: Carlos Rodriguez |
| August 918 | Spokane Velocity | 2–0 | AV Alta FC | Spokane, Washington |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report |
| Stadium: ONE Spokane Stadium Attendance: 2,848 Referee: Drew Klemp |
| August 1619 | AV Alta FC | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph SC | Lancaster, California |
| 8:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,474 Referee: Jaclyn Metz |
| August 2020 | Texoma FC | 3–3 | AV Alta FC | Sherman, Texas |
| 5:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Sherman Bearcat Stadium Attendance: 765 Referee: Gloria Martinez |
| August 2321 | Union Omaha | 2–0 | AV Alta FC | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 5:00 PM PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 3,704 Referee: Rodrigo Albuquerque |
| August 3022 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 0–0 | AV Alta FC | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 3:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mario Maric |
| September 623 | AV Alta FC | 3–3 | Forward Madison FC | Lancaster, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,740 Referee: Trevor Wiseman |
| September 1324 | AV Alta FC | 1–2 | One Knoxville SC | Lancaster, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,403 Referee: Cristian Campo |
| September 2025 | AV Alta FC | 0–3 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | Lancaster, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,254 Referee: Ivan de Cristofaro |
| September 2726 | FC Naples | 4–0 | AV Alta FC | Naples, Florida |
| 4:00 PM PDT | Report |
| Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex Attendance: 3,091 Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov |
| October 427 | Texoma FC | 1–1 | AV Alta FC | Sherman, Texas |
| 5:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Sherman Bearcat Stadium Attendance: 1,182 Referee: Jay Schlesinger |
| October 1028 | Charlotte Independence | 3–2 | AV Alta FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 4:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 584 Referee: John Matto |
| October 1729 | AV Alta FC | v | Richmond Kickers | Lancaster, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium |
| October 2530 | Portland Hearts of Pine | v | AV Alta FC | Portland, Maine |
| Stadium: Fitzpatrick Stadium |
| March 18First Round | AV Alta FC | 3–1 | Ventura County Fusion | Lancaster, California |
| 10:30 PM EDT |
| Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,453 Referee: Felix Granados |
| April 1Second Round | AV Alta FC | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Los Angeles FC 2 | Lancaster, California |
| 10:30 PM ET |
| Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,735 Referee: Servando Berna Rico |
| April 15Third Round | AV Alta FC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Orange County SC | Lancaster, California |
| 10:00 PM ET |
| Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,287 Referee: Brandon Stevis | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| May 7Fourth Round | FC Dallas | 3–1 | AV Alta FC | Frisco, Texas |
| 7:00 pm CT |
| Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,892 |
| April 26Group Stage | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–0 | AV Alta FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 8,898 Referee: Servando Berna Rico |
| April 30Group Stage | Las Vegas Lights FC | 2–1 | AV Alta FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 1,795 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
| May 31Group Stage | AV Alta FC | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Oakland Roots SC | Lancaster, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report |
| Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,951 Referee: Mark Verso | |
| Penalties | ||||
| July 26Group Stage | AV Alta FC | 2–1 | Monterey Bay FC | Lancaster, California |
| 8:00 PM PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,408 Referee: Muhammad Kaleia |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL League One | Lamar Hunt US Open Cup | USL Cup | USL League One Playoffs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF | Christian Ortiz | 21 | 1 | 13+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Elijah Martin | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Luca Mastrantonio | 20 | 2 | 9+5 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | Maboumou Alassane | 31 | 1 | 20+4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Osvaldo Lay | 33 | 3 | 16+10 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Jerry Desdunes | 31 | 6 | 20+4 | 4 | 3+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW | Emmanuel Alaribe | 31 | 5 | 12+12 | 3 | 3+1 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Joaquin Acuna | 6 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Miguel Ibarra | 8 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Alexis Cerritos | 24 | 5 | 11+6 | 5 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Ashkanov Apollon | 8 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Erick Gonzalez | 16 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Javier Mariona | 22 | 2 | 11+7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Adam Aoumaich | 20 | 1 | 5+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Sebastian Cruz | 33 | 3 | 26+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Jimmie Villalobos | 32 | 5 | 18+9 | 4 | 0+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | Denzil Smith | 13 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | GK | Carlos Avilez | 25 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | Miguel Pajaro | 31 | 1 | 26+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 27 | GK | Djibril Doumbia | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | Eduardo Blancas | 34 | 10 | 21+6 | 9 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | Adrian Villafranco | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF | Aaron Huerta | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 35 | MF | Harrison Robledo | 30 | 0 | 15+7 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 41 | MF | Erik Hernandez | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 44 | DF | Kaloyan Pehlivanov | 31 | 0 | 21+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 45 | DF | Steven Ramos | 19 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 80 | DF | Walmer Martinez | 27 | 3 | 17+6 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Rank | Position | Number | Name | USL1 Season | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | USL League One Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 30 | | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MF | 21 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| FW | 8 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | DF | 80 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 6 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | 19 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | MF | 17 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | 4 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | DF | 2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | 9 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 26 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 45 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 18 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 5 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 51 | |||
| Rank | Position | Number | Name | USL1 Season | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | USL League One Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 7 | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| MF | 30 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | MF | 19 | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | DF | 80 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | 35 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | 18 | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | MF | 17 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 21 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 6 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | DF | 44 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | 9 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 2 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 35 | |||
| Rank | Name | USL1 Season | U.S. Open Cup | USL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| No. | Pos. | Player | USL League One Regular Season | Lamar Hunt US Open Cup | USL Cup | USL League One Playoffs | Total | ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | DF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Coach | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 77 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Month | Player | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| June | | FW | [30] |
| Week | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | MF | [31] |
| 17/18 | | FC Naples, Portland Hearts of Pine, and Union Omaha | MF | [32] |
| 27 | | Forward Madison FC | MF | [33] |
| Round | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | | Monterey Bay FC | DF | [74] |
| Round | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | | Monterey Bay FC | MF | [75] |
| Week | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | | Westchester SC | MF | [76] |
| 6 | | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | MF | [77] |
| 17/18 | | FC Naples | FW | [78] |
| Month | Coach | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| June | | [79] |