2025 New Mexico United season

New Mexico United

2025 season
CEO	Peter Trevisani
Head coach	Dennis Sanchez
Stadium	Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Albuquerque, New Mexico
USL	TBD
USLC Playoffs	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	TBD
USL Cup	TBD
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2025 New Mexico United season is the seventh season for New Mexico United in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States.

Roster

As of July 10, 2024 ^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Season signed	Previous club	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Alex Tambakis		GK	(1992-12-08) December 8, 1992 (age 32)	2021	North Carolina FC		0
13	Kristopher Shakes		GK	(2001-04-27) April 27, 2001 (age 24)	2024	Philadelphia Union Academy		0
Defenders
3	Christopher Gloster		DF	(2000-07-28) July 28, 2000 (age 25)	2024	Atlanta United 2
4	Anthony Herbert		DF	(1998-04-18) April 18, 1998 (age 27)	2024	FC Haka
12	Jon-Talen Maples		DF	(1998-11-20) November 20, 1998 (age 26)	2024	Houston Dynamo 2
16	Will Seymore		DF	(1992-02-29) February 29, 1992 (age 33)	2022	Finn Harps F.C.
22	Kalen Ryden		DF	(1991-04-12) April 12, 1991 (age 34)	2020	Real Monarchs
24	Jaylin Lindsey		DF	(2000-03-27) March 27, 2000 (age 25)	2025	Charlotte FC
42	Jace Sais		DF	(2006-01-17) January 17, 2006 (age 19)	2024	New Mexico United U23
47	Jackson DuBois		DF	(2006-02-22) February 22, 2006 (age 19)	2024	New Mexico United U23
Midfielders
5	Dayonn Harris		MF	(1997-08-29) August 29, 1997 (age 28)	2024	Tampa Bay Rowdies
6	Gedion Zelalem		MF	(1997-01-26) January 26, 1997 (age 28)	2024	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
7	Sergio Rivas		AM	(1997-10-03) October 3, 1997 (age 28)	2021	Reno 1868
8	Marlon Vargas		MF	(1998-09-21) September 21, 1998 (age 27)	2023	FC Dallas
9	Marco Micaletto		MF	(1996-01-19) January 19, 1996 (age 29)	2024	Columbus Crew 2
15	Avionne Flanagan		MF	(1999-04-06) April 6, 1999 (age 26)	2024	Charlotte Independence
19	Cristian Nava		MF	(2003-09-02) September 2, 2003 (age 22)	2021	New Mexico United U23
27	Yuto Oketani		MF	(2005-03-27) March 27, 2005 (age 20)	2024	New Mexico United U23
Forwards
10	McKinze Gaines		CF	(1998-03-02) March 2, 1998 (age 27)	2024	Houston Dynamo 2
11	Mukwelle Akale		LW/RW	(1997-01-18) January 18, 1997 (age 28)	2024	Tormenta FC
17	Greg Hurst		CF	(1997-04-08) April 8, 1997 (age 28)	2023	Phoenix Rising FC
23	Thomas Amang		CF	(1998-02-09) February 9, 1998 (age 27)	2024	Orange County SC
25	Daniel Bruce		LW	(1996-05-13) May 13, 1996 (age 29)	2019	UNC Charlotte 49ers
54	Derek Lozano-Villa		LW	(2005-06-06) June 6, 2005 (age 20)	2024	New Mexico United U23

Competitions

USL Championship

Main article: 2025 USL Championship season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Tulsa (I)	26	13	5	8	41	29	+12	47	Playoffs
2	Sacramento Republic FC	25	11	6	8	37	20	+17	41
3	New Mexico United	26	12	10	4	36	34	+2	40
4	San Antonio FC	25	10	8	7	34	31	+3	37
5	El Paso Locomotive FC	26	9	8	9	42	38	+4	36

Updated to match(es) played on October 1, 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
(I) Clinched/In

Match results

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

All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

March

Sacramento Republic FC v New Mexico United

March 8, 2025 (2025-03-08)	Sacramento Republic FC	2–1	New Mexico United	Sacramento, California
8:00 PM MST				Stadium: Heart Health Park

Las Vegas Lights FC v New Mexico United

March 15, 2025 (2025-03-15)	Las Vegas Lights FC	2–3	New Mexico United	Las Vegas, Nevada
8:30 PM				Stadium: Cashman Field

New Mexico United v El Paso Locomotive FC

March 22, 2025 (2025-03-22)	New Mexico United	1–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
3:00 PM				Stadium: Isotopes Park

Miami FC v New Mexico United

March 29, 2025 (2025-03-29)	Miami FC	0–1	New Mexico United	Miami, Florida
5:00 PM				Stadium: Pitbull Stadium

April

New Mexico United v North Carolina FC

April 12, 2025 (2025-04-12)	New Mexico United	1−0	North Carolina FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Akale  22' Zelalem  38' Jabang  67' Amang 90+2'	Report	Perez  9' Mentzingen  36' Somersall  56' Dolabella  71'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,291 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

New Mexico United v Monterey Bay FC

April 23, 2025 (2025-04-23)	New Mexico United	1−0	Monterey Bay FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Seymore  26' Jabang 29'	Report	Lara  90+3'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 6,713 Referee: Greg Dopka

May

El Paso Locomotive FC v New Mexico United

May 3, 2025 (2025-05-03)	El Paso Locomotive FC	3–0	New Mexico United	El Paso, Texas
7:00 PM	Cabrera 12', 51', 83'	Report		Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,059 Referee: Thomas Snyder

New Mexico United v Phoenix Rising FC

May 10, 2025 (2025-05-10)	New Mexico United	1–2	Phoenix Rising FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Tabakis  57' Gaines 84'	Report	Avayevu 13' Johnson 62'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,844 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

Orange County SC v New Mexico United

May 17, 2025 (2025-05-17)	Orange County SC	0–3	New Mexico United	Irvine, California
8:00 PM		Report	Maples 28' (pen.), 53' Fernando 79'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: John Matto

Oakland Roots SC v New Mexico United

May 24, 2025 (2025-05-24)	Oakland Roots SC	0–3	New Mexico United	Oakland, California
8:00 PM		Report	Gloster 3' Bailey 6' Akale 89'	Stadium: Oakland Coliseum Attendance: 8,757 Referee: Trevor Wiseman

June

New Mexico United v Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

June 7, 2025	New Mexico United	1–1	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
	Vargas 22'	Report	Ryden 41' (o.g.)	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,862 Referee: Timothy Ford

Lexington SC v New Mexico United

June 14, 2025	Lexington SC	2−1	New Mexico United	Lexington, Kentucky
5:00 PM	Djeffal 66' Zengue 73'	Report	Fernando 45'+6'	Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium Attendance: 3,471 Referee: Matthew Thompson

New Mexico United v San Antonio FC

June 21, 2025 (2025-06-21)	New Mexico United	4−2	San Antonio FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Lindsey 10' Akale 59' Fernando 90'+1' Vargas 90'+3'	Report	Taintor 54' (pen.) Buckmaster 76' Paredes  40'  88'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,801 Referee: Servando Berna Rico

July

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v New Mexico United

July 4, 2025 (2025-07-04)	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	1–0	New Mexico United	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM	Mertz 73'	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 5,626 Referee: Rodrigo Albuquerque

New Mexico United v Charleston Battery

July 12, 2025 (2025-07-12)	New Mexico United	1–2	Charleston Battery	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Maples 63' (pen.)	Report	Jabang 49' (o.g.) Rubín 68'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 11,072 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

Hartford Athletic v New Mexico United

July 30, 2025 (2025-07-30)	Hartford Athletic	0–4	New Mexico United	Hartford, Connecticut
5:30 PM		Report	Mamadou 17', 24' Ngalina 26' Edwards 82' Gloster  87'	Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 4,151 Referee: Elton Garcia

August

FC Tulsa v New Mexico United

August 9, 2025 (2025-08-09)	FC Tulsa	5–2	New Mexico United	Tulsa, Oklahoma
6:30 PM	Calheira 18' (pen.) St Clair 46' Serrato 51' ElMedkhar 54' Dalou 83'	Report	Hurst 34' Jabang 41'	Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,706 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

New Mexico United v Las Vegas Lights FC

August 16, 2025 (2025-08-16)	New Mexico United	2–2	Las Vegas Lights FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Noël 5' Maples  64'  66' Amang 87'	Report	Herbert 12' Pickering 74'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 11,581 Referee: Luis Arroyo

Louisville City FC v New Mexico United

August 23, 2025 (2025-08-23)	Louisville City FC	0−0	New Mexico United	Louisville, Kentucky
6:00 PM		Report		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,719 Referee: Brandon Stevis

New Mexico United v Sacramento Republic FC

August 30, 2025 (2025-08-30)	New Mexico United	0–2	Sacramento Republic FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM		Report	Bennett 52', 69'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,752 Referee: Mark Verso

September

San Antonio FC v New Mexico United

September 6, 2025	San Antonio FC	0–1	New Mexico United	San Antonio, Texas
7:00 PM	Walker	Report	Archimede 67'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,210 Referee: Alyssa Pennington

New Mexico United v Detroit City FC

September 10, 2025 (2025-09-10)	New Mexico United	4–0	Detroit City FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Bailey 5' Gloster 20' Hurst 69' Noël 90'+7'	Report		Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 7,347 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

New Mexico United v FC Tulsa

September 13, 2025 (2025-09-13)	New Mexico United	0–1	FC Tulsa	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM		Report	Rivas 90'+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,177 Referee: Calin Radosav

Monterey Bay FC v New Mexico United

September 20, 2025 (2025-09-20)	Monterey Bay FC	1–1	New Mexico United	Seaside, California
7:00 PM	Gnaulati 48'	Report	Archimede 87'	Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,299 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC v New Mexico United

September 24, 2025 (2025-09-24)	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	1–2	New Mexico United	Colorado Springs, Colorado
4:00 PM	Hanya 3'		Harris 64' Moguel 83'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 6,059 Referee: Muhammad Kaleia

New Mexico United v Lexington SC

September 28, 2025	New Mexico United	2–1	Lexington SC	Las Vegas, Nevada
6:00 PM	Vargas 7' Maples 10' (pen.)	Report	Wu  38' Epps 64'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 8,439 Referee: Rodrigo Albuquerque

October

Phoenix Rising FC v New Mexico United

October 4, 2025 (2025-10-04)	Phoenix Rising FC	v	New Mexico United	Phoenix, Arizona
6:00 PM				Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

New Mexico United v Orange County SC

October 11, 2025 (2025-10-11)	New Mexico United	v	Orange County SC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM				Stadium: Isotopes Park

New Mexico United v Oakland Roots SC

October 19, 2025 (2025-10-19)	New Mexico United	v	Oakland Roots SC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
3:00 PM				Stadium: Isotopes Park

New Mexico United v Rhode Island FC

October 24, 2025 (2025-10-24)	New Mexico United	v	Rhode Island FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM				Stadium: Isotopes Park

USL Cup

Main article: 2025 USL Cup

New Mexico participated 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

Pos	Lg	Team v t e	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	USLC	San Antonio FC	4	3	0	1	0	6	2	+4	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	USLC	New Mexico United	4	1	2	1	0	9	7	+2	8
3	USLC	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	4	2	0	1	1	7	4	+3	7
4	USLC	Phoenix Rising FC	4	1	2	0	1	10	10	0	7
5	USLC	El Paso Locomotive FC	4	1	1	1	1	3	3	0	6

Updated to match(es) played on July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26). Source: USL

Group stage

New Mexico United v Union Omaha

April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26)	New Mexico United	2−0	Union Omaha	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM MDT	Maples 42' (pen.) Seymore  46' Akale  86' Vargas 90+3'	Report	Ouamri  6' Schneider  15' Kallman  25' Gómez  75'	Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,495 Referee: Brandon Stevis

Phoenix Rising FC v New Mexico United

May 31, 2025 (2025-05-31)	Phoenix Rising FC	3–3 (3–2 p)	New Mexico United	Phoenix, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Sacko 40' (pen.) Avayevu 45+2' Scearce 70'	Report	Akale 14' Fernando 57' Gaines 63'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,122 Referee: John Griggs
	Penalties
	Scearce Dennis Formella Margaritha Sacko		Bruce Maples Pondeca Seymore Ryden

New Mexico United v Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28)	New Mexico United	2–2 (3–2 p)	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM MDT	Amang 24' Maples 34' (pen.)	Report	Tejada 28' Fontana 65'	Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,747 Referee: Nabil Bensalah
	Penalties
	Fernando Jabang Maples Gloster		Adams Huerman Lacroix Zandi Mahoney

San Antonio FC v New Mexico United

July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26)	San Antonio FC	2–2 (0–3 p)	New Mexico United	San Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT	Agudelo 8', 51'	Report	Noël 90+2' Harris 90+9'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,092 Referee: Matthew Corrigan
	Penalties
	Hernández Taintor Neville		Hurst Akale Maples

US Open Cup

Main article: 2025 US Open Cup

New Mexico United v El Paso Locomotive (USLC)

April 16	New Mexico United	2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	El Paso Locomotive (USLC)	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:30 p.m. MDT	Vargas 39' Lindsey 72'	Report	Carter 21' Cabrera Jr. 90+7'	Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Referee: John Griggs
	Penalties
	Zelalem Maples Ryden		Coronado Ruiz Torres Cabrera Jr.

References

1. "2024 Roster". USL Network. USL Championship. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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.