2025 Monterey Bay FC season

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Monterey Bay FC
2025 season
OwnersRay Beshoff
Manager Frank Yallop
Stadium Cardinale Stadium
USL Championship Western Conference: TBD
USLC playoffs TBD
U.S. Open Cup TBD
USL Cup TBD
  2024
2026  

The 2025 Monterey Bay FC season is the club's fourth season since their establishment on February 1, 2021. [1]

Contents

Background

Season squad

Squad No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1 Nico Campuzano Flag of Spain.svg GK January 29, 1998 (age 27)
18Sam Gomez Flag of the United States.svg GK December 26, 1999 (age 25)
25 Dallas Odle Flag of the United States.svg GK August 5, 2001 (age 23)
Defenders
2 Nico Gordon Flag of Montserrat.svg DF April 28, 2002 (age 22)
3 Jacob Muir Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF May 3, 2002 (age 22)
4 Alex Lara Flag of the United States.svg DF September 15, 1998 (age 26)
5 Carlos Guzmán Flag of Mexico.svg DF May 19, 1994 (age 30)
12 Grant Robinson Flag of the United States.svg DF August 15, 1998 (age 26)
15 Miles Lyons Flag of the United States.svg DF October 8, 2002 (age 22)
22Joel Garcia Jr. Flag of the United States.svg DF April 26, 2002 (age 22)
Midfielders
6 Wesley Fonguck Flag of England.svg MF July 16, 1997 (age 27)
7 Adrian Rebollar Flag of the United States.svg MF November 12, 1999 (age 25)
8 Ethan Bryant Flag of the United States.svg MF August 20, 2002 (age 22)
13 Mobi Fehr Flag of the United States.svg MF December 13, 1994 (age 30)
14Pierce Gallaway Flag of the United States.svg MF August 23, 2001 (age 23)
88 Xavi Gnaulati Flag of the United States.svg MF January 22, 2005 (age 20)
Forwards
9 Adam Larsson Flag of Sweden.svg FW September 5, 1999 (age 25)
10 Alex Dixon Flag of the United States.svg FW February 7, 1990 (age 35)
11 Mayele Malango Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg FW February 25, 1997 (age 28)
16Diego Gutiérrez Flag of the United States.svg FW January 5, 1999 (age 26)
17 Luther Archimède Flag of France.svg FW September 17, 1999 (age 25)
20Paul Gindiri Flag of the United States.svg FW July 26, 2002 (age 22)
22 Anton Søjberg Flag of Denmark.svg FW December 21, 2000 (age 24)
31 Luke Ivanovic Flag of Australia (converted).svg FW June 6, 2000 (age 24)

Last updated: March 30, 2025.
Source: Monterey Bay F.C., USL Championship

Competitions

USL Championship

Western Conference

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
2 New Mexico United 431064+29 Playoffs
3 FC Tulsa 431031+29
4 Monterey Bay FC 421174+37
5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 41128805
6 El Paso Locomotive FC 41128805
First match(es) will be played: March 8, 2025. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Matches

On December 19, 2024, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams. [2]

All times are in Pacific Standard Time.

March 8, 2025 (2025-03-08)1 San Antonio FC 1–0 Monterey Bay FC San Antonio, Texas
5:30 PMStadium: Toyota Field
May 4, 2025 (2025-05-04)9 Monterey Bay FC v Miami FC Seaside, California
7:00 PMStadium: Cardinale Stadium
July 16, 2025 (2025-07-16)18 FC Tulsa v Monterey Bay FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
5:30 PMStadium: ONEOK Field
August 6, 2025 (2025-08-06)19 Monterey Bay FC v FC Tulsa Seaside, California
7:00 PMStadium: Cardinale Stadium

USL Cup

Monterey Bay will participate in the second edition of the USL Cup, the first edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One. [3] [4]

Standings

PosLgTeamPldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 USL1 AV Alta FC 000000000Advance to knockout stage
2 USLC Las Vegas Lights FC 000000000
3 USLC Monterey Bay FC 000000000
4 USLC Oakland Roots SC 000000000
5 USLC Orange County SC 000000000
First match(es) will be played: April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26). Source: USL

Group stage

U.S. Open Cup

Monterey Bay are playing in the 110th edition of the U.S. Open Cup. Entering the tournament in the first round alongside half the teams in the USL Championship, the club was drawn as hosts against amateur club International San Francisco of the San Francisco Soccer Football League. [5] After thrashing the visitors 4–0, the club is scheduled to play again at home against perennially participating amateur club El Farolito SC of the National Premier Soccer League. [6]

March 19First Round Monterey Bay FC (USLC) Flag of California.svg 4–0 Flag of California.svg International San Francisco (SFSFL) Seaside, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 968
Referee: Robert Vincze
April 1Second Round Monterey Bay FC (USLC) Flag of California.svg v Flag of California.svg El Farolito SC (NPSL) Seaside, California
7:00 PM PDT Stadium: Cardinale Stadium

References

  1. USLChampionship com Staff (February 1, 2021). "USL Championship Welcomes Monterey Bay Football Club". USL Championship. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. USLSoccer Staff (December 19, 2024). "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  3. Lewis, Michael (December 12, 2024). "ANOTHER COMPETITION: USL adds Jägermeister Cup for Championship, League One teams". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  4. Silverman, Alex (December 12, 2024). "USL expanding Jägermeister Cup to all teams". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  5. Hakala, Josh (February 6, 2025). "Draw for 2025 US Open Cup revealed, 110th tournament begins March 18". thecup.us. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  6. "U.S. Soccer Announces Matchups for Second Round of 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved March 25, 2025.