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2019 Fresno FC season

The 2019 Fresno FC season was the club's second season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Fresno FC
2019 season
OwnerRay Beshoff
General managerFrank Yallop
Head coachAdam Smith
USL ChampionshipWestern Conference: 3rd
USL PlayoffsConference Quarterfinals
2019 U.S. Open Cup2nd Round
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 7,863
(March 23 vs. Reno 1868 FC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All: 2,343
(September 18 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros)
Average home league attendance4,117
Biggest win5–0
(September 18 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros)
Biggest defeat1–3
(September 14 vs. Las Vegas Lights FC)
← 2018

Current squad

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As of March 5, 2019[1]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK C. J. Cochran   United States
2 DF Zach Ellis-Hayden   Canada
3 MF Elijah Martin   United States
4 DF Ramón Martín del Campo   Mexico
5 DF Michael Daly   United States
6 MF Jorge Escamilla   Mexico
7 MF Jackson   Brazil
8 MF Milton Blanco   United States
9 FW Jaime Chavez   United States
10 MF Juan Pablo Caffa   Argentina
11 FW Jemal Johnson   United States
13 MF Emir Alihodžić   Bosnia and Herzegovina
14 DF Jems Geffrard   Haiti
15 MF Hiroki Kurimoto   Japan
16 MF Suleiman Samura   Sierra Leone
17 MF Arun Basuljevic   United States
18 DF Alex Cooper   Scotland
19 MF Devann Yao   United States
20 FW Qudus Lawal   Nigeria
21 FW Christian Chaney   United States
22 MF Diego Casillas   Mexico
23 FW Renato Bustamante   Peru
24 DF Sam Strong   United States
33 GK Oscar Fernandez   United States
28 GK Sam Howard   United States
30 GK Matías Fernández   United States

Competitions

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Preseason friendlies

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February 8, 2019 Fresno FC 2–1 LA Galaxy II Fresno, California
7:00PM PDT Daly   25'
Johnson   29'
Chaney   49'		 Report Zubak   34'
Arellano   59'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
February 12, 2019 Academica SC 2–3 Fresno FC Turlock, California
6:00PM PDT Stadium: Warrior Stadium
February 16, 2019 Fresno FC 3–0 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Fresno, California
3:00PM PDT Lawal   7'
Basuljevic  
Trialist  		 USL Report Stadium: Fresno City College Soccer Field
February 21, 2019 Santa Barbara Gauchos 0–1 Fresno FC Santa Barbara, California
6:00PM PDT Report Lawal   77' Stadium: Harder Stadium
February 27, 2019 Fresno Pacific Sunbirds 1–3 Fresno FC Fresno, California
7:00PM PDT   43' Report Bustamante   40', 58'
Johnson   86'		 Stadium: Ramirez Field
March 2, 2019 Fresno City Rams 0–6 Fresno FC Fresno, California
3:00PM PDT Report Chavez   1', 17', 62'
Basuljevic   63', 85', 90'		 Stadium: Fresno City College Field

USL Championship

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Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Western Conference Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Phoenix Rising FC (X) 34 24 6 4 89 36 +53 78 Conference Quarterfinals
2 Reno 1868 FC 34 18 6 10 72 51 +21 60
3 Fresno FC 34 16 9 9 58 44 +14 57
4 Real Monarchs (C) 34 16 8 10 71 53 +18 56
5 Orange County SC 34 15 9 10 54 43 +11 54
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; (X) Regular Season League Champion

Results

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 9 1 New Mexico United 1–1 Fresno FC Albuquerque, NM
7:30 PM Sandoval   25',   61' Report Jackson   47'
Daly   75'		 Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 12,896
Referee: Mark Allatin
March 16 2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–2 Fresno FC Edinburg, TX
7:30 PM Arcila   83' Report Basuljevic   2',   60'
Chavez   13'
Ellis-Hayden   22'
Moses   33'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,460
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
March 23 3 Fresno FC 1–1 Reno 1868 FC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Janjigian   31' (o.g.)
Chaney   46'
Moses   52'		 Report Mendiola   42'
Carroll   72'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 7,863
Referee: Greg Dopka
April 6 4 Phoenix Rising FC 0–0 Fresno FC Scottsdale, AZ
7:30 PM Lambert   69' Report Moses   11'   40'
Martin   75'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,433
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
April 13 5 Fresno FC 3–1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Alihodžić   31'
Johnson   33',   59'
Chavez   55',   72'		 Report Silva   39'
da Costa   45+4'
Mompremier   65'
Bastidas   69'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,348
Referee: Nicholas Marin
April 26 6 Fresno FC 2–2 Orange County SC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM del Campo   25'
Moses   75'   90+2'
Chaney   79'
Caffa   84'		 Report van Ewijk   4',   65'
Forrester   12'
Seaton   25'
Arellano   68'
Trotter   69'
Crisostomo   86'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,576
Referee: Joseph Salinas
May 4 7 Real Monarchs 2–4 Fresno FC Herriman, UT
12:00 PM Chang   17'
Heard   84'
Ávila   87'		 Report Chaney   27',   61'
Ryden   58' (o.g.)
Johnson   90'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,685
Referee: Dejan Susak
May 8 8 Fresno FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Chaney   41'
Jackson   74'		 Report Keinan   26'
Werner   29'
McCrary   49'
Cohen   89'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 2,968
Referee: Luis Guardia
May 12 9 LA Galaxy II 0–3 Fresno FC Carson, CA
19:00 Hernández   35'
Iloski   51'		 Report Jackson   26' (pen.)
Lawal   34', 55'
Ellis-Hayden   47'
del Campo   76'
Moses   82'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 616
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 22 10 Fresno FC 1–0 Austin Bold FC Fresno, CA
9:30 PM Chaney   25'
Cochran   55'
Lawal   84',   85'		 Report Lima   54'
McFarlane   54'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,115
Referee: Malik Badawi
May 26 11 Tacoma Defiance 3–3 Fresno FC Tacoma, WA
1:30 pm (PDT) Wingo   31'
Hopeau   52'
Dhillon   90'		 Report Lawal   38'
Daly   48' (o.g.)
Basuljevic   54'
Chavez   81'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 1,788
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 1 12 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Fresno FC Colorado Springs, CO
8:30 PM Burt   45'
Reaves   83'
Molano   89'		 Report Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,517
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 8 13 Fresno FC 1–1 OKC Energy FC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Johnson   8' Report Harris   33'
Šašivarević   39'
Brown   79'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,428
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
June 16 14 Portland Timbers 2 2–2 Fresno FC Portland, OR
2:00 PM Asprilla   45+3'
Wharton   47' (pen.)
Langsdorf   72'
Smith   90+2'		 Report Martin   53'
Kurimoto   66'
Lawal   68'
Cochran   72'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Elton Garcia
June 21 15 Fresno FC 3–2 San Antonio FC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Strong   12'
Johnson   20',   56',   64' (pen.)
Chavez   70'		 Report Jamieson   58',   67'
Parano   78'
Barmby   90'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,674
Referee: Brad Jensen
June 29 16 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 3 17 Sacramento Republic FC 0–1 Fresno FC Sacramento, CA
8:00 PM Keinan   73'
McCrary   90+4'		 Report del Campo   60'
Lawal   63'
Chavez   73'
Casillas   77'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 9,677
Referee: Dejan Susak
July 13 18 Fresno FC 2–1 New Mexico United Fresno, CA
8:30 PM Johnson   18' (pen.)
Caffa   45'
Daly   48'		 Report Schmidt   40' Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,029
Referee: Matthew Thompson
July 20 19 Fresno FC 2–1 Portland Timbers 2 Fresno, CA
8:30 PM del Campo   6'
Basuljevic   19'
Johnson   40'
Lawal   44'
Cooper   84'		 Report Wharton   44'
Sierakowski   47'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,457
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 27 20 Austin Bold FC 1–0 Fresno FC Austin, TX
7:30 PM Promise   43'
Soto   48'		 Report Basuljevic   37'
Chaney   85'		 Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 3 21 Fresno FC 2–1 Las Vegas Lights Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Chavez   41',   56' Report Levin   45+3'
Cruz   80'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,413
Referee: Turan Ozdemir
August 10 22 OKC Energy 1–2 Fresno FC Oklahoma City, OK
6:00 PM Hyland   23'
Eissele   60'		 Report Chávez   27' ,   55'
Ellis-Hayden   56'
del Campo   79'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,853
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
August 16 23 Fresno FC 1–1 Real Monarchs Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Chavez   38'
Daly   57'
Ellis-Hayden   78'		 Report Martínez   71' Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,842
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 24 24 Fresno FC 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks Fresno, CA
7:30 PM del Campo   53',   90'
Kurimoto   67'		 Report Anderson   27'
Rwatubyaye   29'
Robinson   63'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,396
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
August 31 25 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2–1 Fresno FC Tulsa, OK
5:30 PM da Costa   5'
Marlon   46'
Lewis   90+3'		 Report Chavez   28',   72'
Martin   73'
Kurimoto   86'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 1,516
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
September 7 26 Reno 1868 FC 2–3 Fresno FC Reno, NV
7:00 PM Lacroix   68'
Musovski   89',   90+2'
Carroll   90+3'
Seymore   90+3'		 Report Chavez   23'
Martin   29'
Caffa   35' (pen.)
Cooper   45'
Ellis-Hayden  60'
Alihodžić   90+4',   90+5'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,962
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
September 14 27 Las Vegas Lights 3–1 Fresno FC Las Vegas, NV
7:30 PM Martínez   21'
Sousa   54'
Tabortetaka   58'
Parra   71' (pen.)		 Report Daly   9'
Cooper   17',   78'
del Campo   52'		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 7,228
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 18 28 Fresno FC 5–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Fresno, CA
9:30 PM Lawal   6',   63',   69'
Alihodžić   30' (pen.)
Chavez   44',   61'		 Report Donovan   28' Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 2,343
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 21 29 Fresno FC 2–1 Phoenix Rising FC Fresno, CA
7:30pm Ellis-Hayden   40'
Lawal   68',   75'
Kurimoto   77'
Chavez   83' (pen.)
Martin   85'
Daly   90+2'		 Report Dia   75'
Flemmings   78'
Dumbuya   81'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,523
Referee: Elton García
September 28 30 San Antonio FC 2–1 Fresno FC San Antonio, TX
5:30 PM Restrepo   17',   71'
Yaro   53'
Hernández   67'
Parano   71'
Castillo   78'		 Report del Campo   8'
Geffrard   49'
Cooper   55'
Jackson   62'
Samura   78'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
October 2 31 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–1 Fresno FC El Paso, TX
5:00 PM N'Toko   53'
Salgado   88'
Kiesewetter   90+2'		 Report Kurimoto   42'
Ellis-Hayden   56'
Caffa   66'
Lawal   87'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October 5 32 Fresno FC 1–4 Tacoma Defiance Fresno, CA
7:30 pm (PDT) Samura   52'
Chaney   83'
Alihodžić   90'+1'		 Report Villanueva   28'
Dhillon   31',   64'
Daley   53'
Ocampo-Chavez   69'   69'
Leyva   75'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,819
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 12 33 Fresno FC 2–2 LA Galaxy II Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Casillas   22'
Alihodžić   45+3'
Kurimoto   63'
Caffa   85' (pen.)		 Report Cuello   30'
Koreniuk   52'
Kamara   90+2'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 7,742
Referee: JJ Bilinski
October 19 34 Orange County SC 2–0 Fresno FC Irvine, CA
7:00 PM Forrester   45'
Quinn   87' (pen.)		 Report Lawal   29'   41'
Moses   34'
del Campo   86'
Strong   87'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,122
Referee: Elijio Arreguin

USL Cup Playoffs

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Main article: 2019 USL Championship Playoffs
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

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, the Fresno FC will enter the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 14–15, 2019[2]

May 15 Second Round El Farolito   0–1   Fresno FC San Francisco, CA
2:30 PM Garduño   12'
Cardona   58'
Haywood   87'		 Report Strong   10'
Lawal   75'		 Stadium: Boxer Stadium
Attendance: 205
Referee: Nicholas Marin
May 29 Third Round Sacramento Republic FC   1–0 (a.e.t.)   Fresno FC Sacramento, CA
7:30 pm PDT Chantzopoulos   18'
Saari   31'
Bonomo   120+3'		 Report Strong   85'
Basuljevic   102'
Martin   107'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 1,618
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Roster". March 5, 2019. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
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