2019 El Paso Locomotive FC season

The 2019 El Paso Locomotive FC season was the inaugural season for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1]

El Paso Locomotive FC
2019 season
Head coachMark Lowry
StadiumSouthwest University Park
El Paso
USLConference: 6th
USL Cup PlayoffsConference Final
2019 U.S. Open Cup2nd Round
Copa Tejas4th
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 8,324
(March 9 vs. OKC Energy)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 5,276
(May 12 vs. New Mexico United)
All: 600
(May 15 vs. Forward Madison FC (USOC) )
Average home league attendanceLeague: 6,585
Biggest win3–0
(June 8 vs. LA Galaxy II)
(September 7 at Las Vegas Lights FC)

4–1
(October 15 vs. Portland)
Biggest defeat0–3 (thrice)
(May 15 vs. Forward Madison FC (USOC) )
(June 29 at Fresno FC)
(July 31 at New Mexico U.)
2020 →

Club

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Roster

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As of August 15, 2019[2]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Logan Ketterer   United States
2 DF Drew Beckie   Canada
3 DF Chiró N'Toko   Belgium
4 DF Mechack Jérôme   Haiti
5 DF Daniel Navarro   United States
6 MF Richie Ryan   Republic of Ireland
7 MF Sebastián Velásquez   Colombia
8 MF Nick Ross   Scotland
9 FW Omar Salgado   United States
10 MF Sebastián Contreras   Argentina
11 MF Edson Partida (on loan from Toluca)   Mexico
12 MF Joshua Castellanos   United States
13 GK Jermaine Fordah   England
15 DF James Kiffe   United States
17 FW Jerome Kiesewetter   United States
19 DF Andrew Fox   England
20 MF Chapa Herrera   United States
21 FW Alexy Bosetti   France
22 DF Moses Makinde   England
23 MF Memo Diaz   United States
24 MF Yuma   Spain
25 MF Bryam Rebellón   Colombia
26 MF Josué Gómez (on loan from Juárez)   Mexico
30 GK Javier Beker   United States

Competitions

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Preseason

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January 26 Friendly El Paso Locomotive FC 3–1 Texas United El Paso, Texas
2:00 PM CST N'Toko  
Salgado  ,  
Report   Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex
February 2 Friendly El Paso Locomotive FC 2–0 Hooligans FC El Paso, Texas
2:00 PM CST  
Contreras   ?' (pen.)
USL Report Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex
February 6 Friendly El Paso Locomotive FC 2–0 Southwest FC Wolves El Paso, Texas
7:00 PM CST Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex
February 9 Friendly El Paso Locomotive FC 0–1 New Mexico United El Paso, Texas
2:00 PM CST   ?' (pen.) Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex
February 13 Friendly   FC Juárez 1–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Juárez, Mexico
10:30 AM CST Gomez   37' Report Kiffe   24'
Contreras   66'
Salgado   80'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
February 16 Friendly El Paso Locomotive FC 4–1 FC Grande El Paso, Texas
Salgado   1',  
Partida   5' (pen.)
Herrera  
Report   25' (pen.) Stadium: Southwest University Park
February 23 Friendly San Antonio FC 0–0 El Paso Locomotive FC San Antonio, Texas
7:00 PM CST Report Stadium: Toyota Field
Note: Played in three periods of 45, 30, and 45 minutes.
March 2 Friendly OKC Energy FC 2–1 El Paso Locomotive FC Tucson, Arizona
10:00 AM CST Brown  
Cato  
Report Jérôme   Stadium: Kino North Stadium

USL Championship

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Real Monarchs (C) 34 16 8 10 71 53 +18 56 Conference Quarterfinals
5 Orange County SC 34 15 9 10 54 43 +11 54
6 El Paso Locomotive FC 34 13 11 10 42 36 +6 50
7 Sacramento Republic 34 14 6 14 50 43 +7 48 Play-In Round
8 Austin Bold FC 34 13 9 12 53 52 +1 48
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions

Match results

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The 2019 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on December 19, 2018.[3]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Unless otherwise noted, all times in MST

March 9 1 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–3 OKC Energy El Paso, TX
8:30 PM Gebhard   16'
Kiffe   49'
Report Brown   1',   54'
Harris   43'
Cato   81'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 8,324
Referee: Matthew Thompson
March 16 2 Real Monarchs 0–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Herriman, UT
2:00 PM Ryden   32'
Martínez   73'
Blake   90+2'
Report Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,320
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
March 23 3 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–2 Rio Grande Valley FC El Paso, TX
8:30 PM Ross   45+1'
Rebellón   59'
Contreras   72'
Gebhard   78'
Report Dunwell   47'
Hernandez   66',   79'
Duvall   69'
Enríquez   90'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,458
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
March 30 4 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–0 Orange County SC El Paso, TX
9:30 PM Kiffe   45+1'
Partida   64',   88'
Fox   90'
Report Kontor   79'
Jones   89'
Leonardo   90+5'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,064
Referee: Elton Garcia
April 13 5 El Paso Locomotive FC 0–2 Phoenix Rising FC El Paso, TX
7:30 PM Report Flemmings   7'
Lambert   69'
Spencer   77'
Fernandez   88'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,389
Referee: Mark Allatin
April 21 6 Austin Bold FC 0–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Austin, TX
4:00 PM Okugo   62' Report N'Toko   44'
Kiffe   79'
Stadium: Bold Stadium
Referee: Michael Radchuk
April 27 7 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–0 Reno 1868 FC El Paso, TX
7:30 PM Contreras   76' (pen.) Report Lacroix   52'
Seymore   69'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,389
Referee: Marco Vega
May 4 8 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Colorado Springs, CO
6:00 PM Schweitzer   65' Report Jérôme   24'
Ross   38'
Kiffe   45+3'
Kiesewetter   46',   56'
Ryan   59'
Rezende   64'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,883
Referee: Lorant Varga
May 12 9 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–2 New Mexico United El Paso, TX
6:00 PM Rezende   28'
Kiesewetter   36',   65'
Contreras   45+1'
Monsalvez   72'
Report Hamilton   45+2'
Williams   69',   79'
Moar   72'
Suggs   73'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,276
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
May 18 10 El Paso Locomotive FC 3–1 Sacramento Republic FC El Paso, TX
7:30 PM Rezende   10'
Kiesewetter   63',   73'
Herrera   88'
Salgado   90'
Report Skundrich   35' Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Thomas Snyder
May 25 11 Portland Timbers 2 1–1 El Paso Locomotive FC Portland, OR
8:00 PM Asprilla   41',   65'
Hanson   45+2'
Report N'Toko   31'
Salgado   40',   45+1'
Contreras   52'
Kiffe   75'
Jérôme   90+1'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 3,134
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
June 1 12 Tacoma Defiance 1–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Tacoma, WA
9:00 pm (MDT) Rogers   24'
Dhillon   42'
Daley   55'
Rydstrand   70'
Report Kiesewetter   31'
Herrera   62'
Rezende   68'
Ross   75'
Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,202
Referee: Joseph Salinas
June 8 13 El Paso Locomotive FC 3–0 LA Galaxy II El Paso, TX
7:30 PM Kiesewetter   43',   87'
Salgado   88'
Rezende   90+2'
Report Zubak   40'
Iloski   55'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,611
Referee: Luis Guardia
June 15 14 Tulsa Roughnecks 0–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Tulsa, OK
6:30 P.M. Rogers   26'
Mompremier   87'
Report Contreras   37'
Kiffe   43'
Kiesewetter   75' (pen.)
Salgado   88'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 2,314
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 22 15 El Paso Locomotive FC 0–1 Las Vegas Lights FC El Paso, TX
7:30 PM Kiesewetter   66'
Beckie   90+3'
Report Torres   27'
Tabortetaka   42'
Robinson   70'
Sandoval   71'
J. Gonzalez   81'
Olsen   86'
Fehr   90+5'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 8,117
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 26 16 San Antonio FC 0–0 El Paso Locomotive FC San Antonio, TX
6:30 PM Ackon   45'
Barmby   58'   63'
Report Beckie   16'
Ketterer   44'
Gebhard   87'
Gómez   90+3'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,081
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 29 17 Fresno FC 3–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Fresno, CA
8:30 PM Jackson   63'
Lawal   66',   68',   84'
Johnson   86'
Report Navarro   28'
Fox   73'
Herrera   86'
Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
July 6 18 OKC Energy 1–1 El Paso Locomotive FC Oklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM J. Brown   27'
R.García   29' (pen.),   53'
Harris   42'
Ibeagha   76'
Report Beckie   28'
Williams   62' (o.g.)
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,585
Referee: Thomas Snyder
July 17 19 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–3 San Antonio FC El Paso, TX
7:00 PM Fox   13',   28'
Salgado   90+2'
Report López   8',   45+3'
Eboussi   34'
Jamieson   52'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,128
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 20 20 El Paso Locomotive FC 0–0 Real Monarchs El Paso, TX
7:30 PM Report Okumu   21'
Palma   42'
Portillo   48'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,012
Referee: Calin Radosav
July 31 21 New Mexico United 3–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Albuquerque, NM
7:00 PM Frater   38' (pen.)
Wehan   71',   75'
Madden   86'
Report Herrera   41'
Ryan   49'
Beckie   56'
Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 13,521
Referee: Elton García
August 3 22 El Paso Locomotive FC P–P Portland Timbers 2 El Paso, TX
7:30 PM Stadium: Southwest University Park
Referee: Dejan Susak
Note: Match postponed due to mass shooting event in El Paso.[4]
August 10 23 Phoenix Rising FC 2–1 El Paso Locomotive FC Scottsdale, AZ
8:30 PM Aguinaga   21'
Jahn   40'
Asante   73' (pen.)
Report Partida   26'
Kiffe   41'   45'
Contreras   42'
Velásquez   45'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,520
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
August 17 24 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–0 Tacoma Defiance El Paso, TX
7:30 PM Partida   32'
Makinde   48'
N'Toko   62'
Salgado   70'
Report Berkolds   9'
Rubio   37'
Atencio   58'
Dhillon   61'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,222
Referee: Marco Vega
August 24 25 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Edinburg, TX
7:30 PM Bird   46' Report Ryan   56'   90+1' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,275
Referee: Luis Guardia
September 4 26 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–2 Tulsa Roughnecks El Paso, TX
7:00 PM Herrera   24'
Rebellón   65'
Kiesewetter   73',   81'
Gómez   80'
Report Marlon   41'
Altamirano   56'
Reyes   72'
Uzo   72'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,519
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 7 27 Las Vegas Lights FC 0–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Las Vegas, NV
8:30 PM Torres   20'
Sandoval   29'   85'
Torre   39'
Report Kiffe   46'
Velásquez   52' (pen.),   68'
Gómez   81',   90'
Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
September 14 28 Orange County SC 2–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Irvine, CA
8:00 PM Seaton   36'
Jones   58'
Report Ryan   45'
N'Toko   90'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,913
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 21 29 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC El Paso, TX
7:30 PM Rebellón   22'
Bosetti   90'
Report Burt   51'
Malcolm   76'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,401
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
September 28 30 Sacramento Republic FC 1–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Sacramento, CA
8:30 PM Enevoldsen   14'
Skundrich   84'
Chantzopoulos   87'
Report Fox   29'
Rebellón   48'
Monsalvez   57'
Gómez   90+1'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,807
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 2 31 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–1 Fresno FC El Paso, TX
7:00 PM N'Toko   53'
Salgado   88'
Kiesewetter   90+2'
Report Kurimoto   42'
Ellis-Hayden   56'
Caffa   66'
Lawal   87'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,015
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October 5 32 Reno 1868 FC 0–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Reno, NV
7:00 PM Galindo   15'
Janjigian   89'
Report Monsalvez   10'
Bosetti   54'
Diaz   84'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 5,402
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 10 33 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–1 Austin Bold FC El Paso, TX
8:00 PM Monsalvez   42'
Velásquez   76' (pen.)
Report Mallace   35'
Okugo   45+3'
Kléber   53'
Lima   77',   81'
Taylor   82'
Soto   90+3'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,175
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
October 15 22 El Paso Locomotive FC 4–1 Portland Timbers 2 El Paso, TX
7:00 PM Velásquez   4'
Monsalvez   12'
Ross   24'
Gómez   68',   79'
Report Kobayashi   25'
Durán   78'
Diz   83'
Calixtro   88'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,175
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Note: Reschedule of postponed August 3 match.[5]
October 19 34 LA Galaxy II 2–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Carson, CA
8:00 PM Zubak   15'
DePuy   34'
Iloski   36'
Kamara   52'
Harvey   64'
Report Ryan   27'
Ketterer   53'
Salgado   54'
Bosetti   63'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 1,984
Referee: Greg Dopka

USL Cup Playoffs

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October 26 Conference Quarterfinals Fresno FC 2–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Fresno, CA
8:30 PM Chaney   49'
Strong   51'   86'
Cooper   55'
Report Gómez   19'
Kiffe   77'
Velásquez   83' (pen.)
Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
November 2 Conference Semifinals El Paso Locomotive FC 3–0 Sacramento Republic FC El Paso, TX
6:30 PM Beckie   25'
Gómez   40'
Ryan   70'
Contreras   83' (pen.)
Yuma   86'
Velásquez   88'
Report Alemán   51'
Enevoldsen   70'
Barahona   87'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,460
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
November 9 Conference Finals Real Monarchs 2–1 (a.e.t.) El Paso Locomotive FC Herriman, UT
2:00 PM Schmitt   21'
Ryden   48'
Portillo   88'
Mulholland   90+4'
Holt   116',   120'
Report Fox   45+1'
Kiffe   47'   51'
Gómez   71'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 4,521
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Diego Blas
Fourth official: Elton Garcia

U.S. Open Cup

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As a member of the USL Championship, El Paso entered the tournament in the Second Round.[6]

May 15 Second Round El Paso Locomotive FC 0–3 Forward Madison FC El Paso, TX
7:00 PM Report
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Referee: Marco Vega

References

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  1. ^ "Austin Bold FC Announces Full 2019 USL Championship Schedule". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Roster". www.eplocomotivefc.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "El Paso-Portland Match Postponed". August 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "El Paso Locomotive FC Announce Date for Rescheduled Match vs Portland Timbers 2".
  6. ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.