FC Tulsa

Not to be confused with FC Tulsa (NPSL), the fourth-division soccer team that played in the 2010 NPSL season.

FC Tulsa

Founded	December 18, 2013;10 years ago (2013-12-18) (as Tulsa Roughnecks FC)
Stadium	ONEOK Field Tulsa, Oklahoma
Capacity	7,833
Owners	Ryan, J.W. and Kyle Craft
Head Coach	Mario Sanchez
League	USL Championship
2023	10th, Eastern Conference Playoffs: DNQ
Website	Club website
Route 66 Kit colors Redbud Kit colors
Current season

FC Tulsa is an American professional soccer team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma which competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

History

The club was founded as Tulsa Roughnecks FC by Jeff and Dale Hubbard, brothers and co-owners of the Tulsa Drillers minor league baseball franchise. The Hubbards were announced as co-owners and co-chairs on December 18, 2013. ^{[1] [2]} Prodigal, LLC., owner of Oklahoma City Energy FC, another USL club, served as a minority owner. ^{[3] [4]}

The club's original logo used from 2014 to 2019

On February 26, 2014, it was announced that the team would be known as Tulsa Roughnecks FC, paying homage to the original Roughnecks which played in the original North American Soccer League from 1978 until the league folded in 1984 (and were best known for winning Soccer Bowl '83). ^[5] The name received nearly 50% of the votes in a "name the team" contest held in February 2014.

The team logo, colors and uniforms were introduced on September 2, 2014. ^[6] The oil derrick in the logo, as well as the name of the team, is a reference to Tulsa's "Oil Capitol" heritage; the dictionary definition of a "roughneck" is a worker in an oil-well drilling crew. ^[7] The team colors are Orange and Navy Blue with all kits supplied by Adidas. ^[8]

On August 20, 2019, it was announced that the Craft family, composed of Tulsa natives and brothers JW, Ryan, and Kyle Craft, had acquired the club from the Drillers and Prodigal Soccer. ^[9]

On December 4, 2019, the club announced that it would be renamed as FC Tulsa beginning with the 2020 season. ^[10] The team's new logo was designed by Matthew Wolff.

Stadium

Entrance to ONEOK Field, home to FC Tulsa

The team plays at ONEOK Field, a 7,833-seat stadium in the Greenwood District of Downtown Tulsa. The field opened in 2010 and was made the FC Tulsa's home in 2015. In order to transform the field from a baseball field to a soccer pitch, real sod is laid down atop the entire infield and the pitch stretches the length of the stadium, with one goal on the East side of the pitch and the other on the West side. ^[11]

Club culture

FC Tulsa's main rivals are Oklahoma City Energy FC in the Black Gold Derby, with both teams being located in Oklahoma. The supporters group of both teams established a trophy, a four-foot wrench painted with the colors of each team on either side, which is awarded to the regular season winner of the derby. 83UNITED are the only supporters group recognized by the club. ^[12]

FC Tulsa also shares a local derby with Tulsa Athletic, with both teams playing in Tulsa. While the teams have played in preseason, they can only meet in official competition during the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which has now happened twice:

  FC Tulsa win  Draw  Tulsa Athletic win

FC Tulsa v Tulsa Athletic

April 5, 2022 USOC	FC Tulsa	2–1	Tulsa Athletic	Tulsa, OK
7:30pm CDT	Brown 5' Rodríguez 28'	Report	Nzojyibwami 77'	Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,338
Note: Inaugural Tulsa Derby [13]

Tulsa Athletic v FC Tulsa

April 5, 2023 USOC	Tulsa Athletic	1–0	FC Tulsa	Tulsa, OK
7:00pm CDT	Harris 58'	Report		Stadium: Athletic Community Field at Hicks Park Referee: Brandon Gardner

Sponsorship

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2015–2016	Admiral	Oculto
2017–2018	New Balance	Osage Casino
2019	Adidas
2020–2021		Williams
2022–present	Puma

Players and staff

Current roster

As of May 10, 2024 ^[14]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   USA Michael Creek 3 DF   COM Alexis Souahy 4 DF   ENG Arthur Rogers 5 MF   USA Camilo Ponce 6 MF   SEN Boubacar Diallo 7 FW   NZL Moses Dyer 8 MF   USA Blaine Ferri 10 FW   USA Phillip Goodrum 11 MF   GER Milo Yosef 12 DF   GHA Rashid Tetteh 13 DF   BRA Jean Carlo Filho 14 MF   USA Luca Sowinski 17 MF   COL Edwin Laszo

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW   USA Stefan Stojanovic 20 DF   USA Patrick Seagrist 21 FW   USA Alex Dalou 22 DF   USA Bradley Bourgeois 24 GK   SUR Joey Roggeveen 26 DF   USA Angel Bernal 33 MF   SVN Aaron Kacinari(on loan from Triestina) 43 MF   USA Justin Portillo 47 DF   SCO Harvey St Clair 63 DF   USA Sebastian Sanchez(on loan from Louisville City) 66 MF   USA Santiago Sanchez( [A] ) 70 FW   POR Diogo Pacheco

1. ^
   USL Academy player

Staff

As of January 16, 2024

• Mario Sanchez – head coach and technical director
• Luke Spencer – first assistant coach
• Andy Costin – Director of Performance
• Adam Lewis – goalkeeping coach
• Johnathon Millwee – head athletic trainer

Year-by-year

As of January 23, 2024

Season	Record											Position		Playoffs	USOC	Average Attendance	Top Goalscorer
	Div	League	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall				Name	Goals
2015	3	USL	28	11	11	6	49	46	+3	39	1.39	7th	14th	DNQ	R3	4,714	Sammy Ochoa	9
2016		USL	30	5	21	4	25	64	−39	19	0.63	15th	29th	DNQ	R2	3,950	Sammy Ochoa	11
2017	2	USL	32	14	14	4	46	49	−3	46	1.44	7th	13th	CQF	R4	3,851	Ian Svantesson	13
2018		USL	34	3	19	12	36	77	−41	21	0.66	17th	22nd	DNQ	R2	3,094	Joaquin Rivas	12
2019		USLC	34	8	16	10	45	69	−24	34	1.00	17th	31st	DNQ	R2	2,031	Rodrigo da Costa	9
2020		USLC	15	6	2	7	21	16	+5	25	1.67	7th	13th	CQF	NH	2,636	Darío Suárez	8
2021		USLC	32	14	13	5	49	48	+1	47	1.47	8th	15th	CQF	NH	3,438	Rodrigo da Costa	11
2022		USLC	34	12	16	6	48	58	−10	42	1.24	8th	16th	DNQ	R3	4,044	JJ Williams Darío Suárez Rodrigo da Costa	9
2023		USLC	34	10	15	9	43	55	−12	39	1.15	10th	21st	DNQ	R2	4,445	Phillip Goodrum	12
2024		USLC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	R16	TBD	TBD	TBD

^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league, league playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.

Head coaches

As of April 27, 2024

Coach	Nationality	Start	End	Games	Win	Draw	Loss	Win %
David Irving	England	November 18, 2014	December 6, 2016	61	17	10	34	027.87
David Vaudreuil	United States	December 6, 2016	June 25, 2018	52	15	12	25	028.85
Michael Nsien	Nigeria	June 25, 2018	June 17, 2022	114	36	28	50	031.58
Donovan Ricketts (interim)	Jamaica	June 17, 2022	December 31, 2022	11	6	1	4	054.55
Blair Gavin [15]	United States	January 1, 2023	January 8, 2024	35	10	9	16	028.57
Mario Sanchez [16]	United States	January 16, 2024	present	7	3	2	2	042.86
Total				268	83	60	125	030.97

• Includes USL regular season, USL playoffs, and U.S. Open Cup

Affiliations

During the 2017 and 2018 seasons, Tulsa Roughnecks had an MLS affiliation with the Chicago Fire FC. The Roughnecks' head coach at the time, David Vaudreuil, had made 26 appearances for Chicago during the 2001–2002 MLS season. ^[17] The Roughnecks' affiliation with the Chicago Fire was dissolved as of January 2019. ^[18]

On February 11, 2020, Tulsa formed a partnership with EFL Championship side Wigan Athletic after tweeting about a possible friendship with a Championship side, to which Wigan responded. ^[19]

On January 18, 2024, FC Tulsa announced a strategic partnership with Serie C team US Triestina Calcio 1918 covering all areas of technical squad management including scouting, data analysis, player development and operational best practices. ^[20]

References

1. "Tulsa to Join USL PRO in 2015" (Press release). United Soccer Leagues. December 18, 2013. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
2. "Tulsa USL PRO soccer franchise holds contest to name team". Tulsa World . January 26, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
3. Moss, John (December 18, 2013). "Professional Soccer Is Returning To Tulsa". Tulsa, Oklahoma: KTUL-TV . Retrieved January 30, 2014.
4. Brown, Mike (December 19, 2013). "Pro soccer headed to ONEOK Field in 2015". Tulsa World . Retrieved January 30, 2014.
5. Bailey, Eric (February 26, 2014). "Fans vote to resurrect Roughnecks name for new Tulsa pro soccer team". Tulsa World . Retrieved February 27, 2014.
6. "Roughnecks Unveil Logo, Uniforms" (Press release). United Soccer Leagues. September 2, 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
7. "Roughneck". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
8. Eckert, T. J. (March 3, 2019). "Tulsa Roughnecks Announce Two New Changes". KTUL. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
9. "Tulsa Roughnecks Enter New Era Under Craft Family Ownership". Tulsa Roughnecks FC. August 20, 2019. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
10. "FC Tulsa Unveils New Name, Colors and Crest". USL Championship. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
11. "ONEOK Field". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
12. "83UNITED". 83united.org. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
13. Staff Reports (March 24, 2022). "Tulsa Athletic wins U.S. Open Cup opener, sets up showdown with FC Tulsa". Tulsa World. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
14. "2021 Roster". fctulsa.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
15. Galbreath, Nolan (October 25, 2022). "Blair Gavin Named the Next Head Coach of FC Tulsa". fctulsa.com. FC Tulsa. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
16. "FC Tulsa announces first-ever Head Coach and Technical Director, Mario Sanchez". fctulsa.com. FC Tulsa. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
17. Gordon, Bridget (March 16, 2018). "5 Things You Should Know About The Tulsa Roughnecks". Hot Time In Old Town. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
18. Apostol, Ruel (January 16, 2019). "A Look At The Fire's New Affiliate Teams". Hot Time in Old Town. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
19. "🤔 We've had a few people ask what on earth is going on with @FCTulsa, so let us explain a little bit..." Twitter.com (@laticsofficial).
20. FC Tulsa (January 18, 2024). "FC Tulsa Announces Transformational Partnership with Italian Professional Club Triestina". FC Tulsa.

External links

• Official website