2021 El Paso Locomotive FC season
Appearance
2021 season | |
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Head coach | Mark Lowry |
Stadium | Southwest University Park, El Paso, TX |
USL | 2nd Western Conference |
USL Cup Playoffs | Conference Quarterfinals |
2021 U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled |
Copa Tejas | 1st - Division II Cup 1st - Shield |
Biggest win | OKC Energy FC 4-0 (Oct. 24) |
Biggest defeat | LA Galaxy II 0-5 (Oct. 17) |
The 2021 El Paso Locomotive FC season was the third season for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship (USLC), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1] El Paso Locomotive FC also planned to participate in the U.S. Open Cup and competed with all other professional teams in Texas in the Copa Tejas.
Club
[edit]Roster
[edit]- As of November 5, 2021[2]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Logan Ketterer | United States |
3 | DF | Andrew Fox | England |
4 | DF | Mechack Jérôme | Haiti |
5 | DF | Éder Borelli | Mexico |
6 | MF | Richie Ryan | Ireland |
7 | FW | Aarón Gómez | Mexico |
8 | MF | Nick Ross | Scotland |
9 | FW | Leandro Carrijó | Brazil |
10 | MF | Dylan Mares | United States |
12 | GK | Benjamin Beaury | United States |
13 | DF | Matt Bahner | United States |
14 | DF | Matthew Lewis | United States |
15 | MF | Diego Luna | United States |
16 | FW | Luis Solignac | Argentina |
17 | FW | Ricardo Zacarías | United States |
19 | MF | José Aguinaga | Spain |
22 | MF | Cole Turner | United States |
23 | DF | Macauley King | England |
24 | MF | Yuma | Spain |
25 | DF | Bryam Rebellón | Colombia |
28 | GK | Marco Canales | Mexico |
30 | GK | Javier Beker | United States |
38 | MF | Louis Herrera | United States |
40 | MF | Brooklyn Raines | United States |
47 | GK | Harrison Shaw | England |
50 | MF | Diego Garcia | United States |
55 | MF | Sebastian Velasquez | Colombia |
57 | DF | Jaime Villagomez | United States |
88 | MF | Joel Maldanado | United States |
91 | MF | Edwin Villareal | United States |
95 | GK | Adrian Zendejas | United States |
Competitions
[edit]USL Championship
[edit]Standings — Western Conference
[edit]Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | PC | Phoenix Rising FC | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 67 | Playoffs |
2 | MT | El Paso Locomotive FC | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 64 | |
3 | PC | Orange County SC | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 52 | |
4 | MT | San Antonio FC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 52 | |
5 | MT | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 49 | |
6 | PC | San Diego Loyal SC | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 48 | |
7 | MT | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 47 | |
8 | MT | New Mexico United | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 46 | |
9 | MT | Austin Bold FC | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 42 | |
10 | PC | Oakland Roots SC | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 41 | Playoffs |
11 | PC | LA Galaxy II | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 39 | |
12 | PC | Tacoma Defiance | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 39 | |
13 | PC | Sacramento Republic FC | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 36 | |
14 | MT | Real Monarchs | 32 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 22 | |
15 | PC | Las Vegas Lights FC | 32 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 41 | 77 | −36 | 21 |
Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal differential; 4) total points earned against in-division opponents; 5) total regular season wins against in-division opponents; 6) total goal differential against in-division opponents; 7) total goals scored against in-division opponents; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal differential; 4) total points earned against in-division opponents; 5) total regular season wins against in-division opponents; 6) total goal differential against in-division opponents; 7) total goals scored against in-division opponents; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Match results
[edit]May 8, 2021 1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1-1 | New Mexico United | El Paso, TX |
Yuma 7' Rebellón 26' Mares 75' Carrijó 90+5' |
Report | Sandoval 57' 87' Guzmán 66' Suggs 90+2' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5740 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
May 22, 2021 2 Copa Tejas | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | El Paso, TX |
Solignac 1' Ryan 45+2' Mares 77' Borelli 89' |
Report | Amoh 70' 80' Njie 90+5' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6325 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
May 30, 2021 3 | Sporting Kansas City II | 0-0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Kansas City, KS |
Kaveh Rad 78' | Report | Borelli 67' King 90+4' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
June 3, 2021 4 Copa Tejas | Austin Bold FC | 0-1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Austin, TX |
Ycaza 9' Garcia 29' Hinds 47' Báez 71' Okoli 87' |
Report | Yuma 39' Rebellón 51' Luna 56' Zendejas 81' Solignac 90+2' |
Stadium: Circuit of the Americas#Bold Stadium Attendance: 791 Referee: Mark Allatin |
June 9, 2021 5 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2-0 | Indy Eleven | El Paso, TX |
Ross 2' Luna 49' Rebellón 57' |
Report | Koffie 6' Smith 40' Ouimette 44' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,189 Referee: Jon Freemon |
June 12, 2021 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1-1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | El Paso, TX |
King 12' Ross 33' Herrera 58' Borelli 72' Ryan 84' |
Report | Echeverria 39' Barry 73' (pen.) Makangila 85' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,589 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
June 18, 2021 7 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1-2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Herriman, UT |
Brown 67' Ibrahim Bancé 80' Quintero 88' Iloski 90+1' |
Report | Gómez 1' Yuma 59' King 70' Rebellón 79' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
June 30, 2021 8 Copa Tejas | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 3-2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Edinburg, TX |
Manley 5' Kuzain 61' 90+3' Vera 87' |
Report | Aguinaga 31' Luna 77' Solignac 82' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 2,445 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
July 3, 2021 9 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | El Paso, TX |
Borelli 33' Mares 56', 57' Jérôme 76' |
Report | Brown 33' 41' Guzmán 48' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 8,138 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
July 9, 2021 10 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1-3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Herriman, UT |
Briggs 19' | Report | Solignac 9' Zacharías 16' Luna 74' 76' Jérôme 88' Gómez 90+1' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 763 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
July 17, 2021 11 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1-0 | Las Vegas Lights FC | El Paso, TX |
Yuma 35' Gómez 58' 89' Beaury 90+1' |
Report | Daroma 79' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,019 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
July 24, 2022 12 | New Mexico United | 0-0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Albuquerque, NM |
Guzman 26' 66' Tirari 83' |
Report | Zacarías 75' Yuma 90+4' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,303 Referee: Greg Dopka |
July 28, 2021 13 Copa Tejas | San Antonio FC | 1-2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | San Antonio, TX |
Lindley 23' Sjöberg 27' 74' Abu 42' |
Report | Solignac 18' (pen.) Bahner 30' Luna 37' 71' Ryan 58' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,273 Referee: Malik Badawi |
July 31, 2021 14 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3-1 | Real Monarchs SLC | El Paso, TX |
Gómez 24' Jérôme 36' King 40' Herrera 64' Solignac 68', 81' |
Report | Wehan 17' Ramirez 29' Quintero 68' Coronel 84' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,459 Referee: Luis Guardia |
August 4, 2021 15 Copa Tejas | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2-0 | San Antonio FC | El Paso, TX |
Luna 29' King 37' Aguinaga 44' 45+2' Jérôme 68' Rebellón 70' 77' |
Report | Deplagne 12' Maloney 56' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 4,688 Referee: Brad Jensen |
August 7, 202 16 Copa Tejas | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3-0 | Austin Bold FC | El Paso, TX |
Fox 59' Mares 72' Carrijó 90+3' |
Report | Garcia 86' | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,348 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
August 14, 2021 17 | New Mexico United | 1-1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Albuquerque, NM |
Moreno 33' 64' Sandoval 75' Tinari 77' Bruce 77' |
Report | Luna 77' Carrijó 79' Bahner 90+7' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,418 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
August 21, 2021 18 Copa Tejas | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3-1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | El Paso, TX |
Rebellón 7' Solignac 66' Velasquez 89' Mares 90+6' |
Report | Murphy 24' Amoh 38' Pimentel 82' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,017 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
August 28, 2021 19 Copa Tejas | San Antonio FC | 2-1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | San Antonio, TX |
Epps 32' Victor Giro 41' Dhillon 90+3' 90+3' |
Report | Fox 24' Velasquez 54' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 4,892 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
September 3, 2021 20 | Orange County SC | 2-2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Irvine, CA |
McCabe 59' Damus 61' Okoli 67' |
Report | Ross 20' Luna 63' Yuma 83' Ryan 87' Carrijó 89' Bahner 90+4' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,215 Referee: Mark Allatin |
September 15, 2021 22 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0-0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Colorado Springs, CO |
Echeverria 29' Beckford 74' |
Report | Gómez 25' Fox 57' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 5,370 Referee: William Hoffman |
September 22, 2021 23 Copa Tejas | Austin Bold FC | 2-2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Austin, TX |
Stéfano Pihno 31' Taylor 34' Okugo 56' Ciss 90+1' Guadarrama 90+4' |
Report | Ryan 57' King 66' Luna 70' Gómez 83' |
Stadium: Circuit of the Americas#Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Natalie Simon |
September 29, 2021 24 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1-0 | Real Monarchs SLC | El Paso, TX |
Ibrahim Bancé 68' (o.g.) Velasquez 76' Gómez 90+3' |
Report | Saucedo 40' Davis 59' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,275 Referee: Elton García |
October 2, 2021 25 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1-1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Colorado Springs, CO |
Mahoney 46' Ockford 57' Toure 72' Bahner 90+1' (o.g.) Lewis 90+4' |
Report | Herrera 43' Carrijó 81' Aguinaga 85' Borelli 90+3' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 7,268 Referee: Gerald Flores |
October 6, 2021 26 Copa Tejas | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3-3 | San Antonio FC | El Paso, TX |
Yuma 42' King 57' Ross 73' Luna 85' |
Report | Dhillon 10' Deplagne 27' 62' Ford 45+1' Nathan 82' Ford 90+4' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,250 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
October 9, 2021 27 | FC Tulsa | 1-2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Tulsa, OK |
Rodrigo da Costa 45+1' | Report | Gómez 7' Solignac 14' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,156 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
October 9, 2021 28 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 4-2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | El Paso, TX |
Zacarías 21' Herrera 33' King 61' Borelli 66' Solignac 86' Gómez 90' Luna 90+7' 90+7' |
Report | Barry 5' 26' Argueta 28' Beckford 35' Edwards 51' Hodge 60' Ockford 90+5' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,055 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
October 17, 2021 29 | LA Galaxy II | 5-0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Carson, CA |
Vázquez 5' C. Harvey 7' Judd 17', 30' Hernández 69' Ferkranus 75' Dunbar 90+3' |
Report | Fox 22' Carrijó 40' Aguinaga 49' Solignac 58' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Brad Jensen |
October 20, 2021 30 Copa Tejas | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3-0 | Austin Bold FC | El Paso, TX |
Gómez 23' 34' Solignac 48' Luna 90' |
Report | Rissi 36' Diouf 77' Soto 90+2' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,007 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
October 24, 2021 31 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 4-0 | OKC Energy FC | El Paso, TX |
Gómez 40', 44' King 42', 45+3' 45+4' Bahner 57' |
Report | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 8,011 Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
October 30, 2021 32 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 4-1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Edinburg, TX |
López 7' (pen) Ycaza 12' 80' Azócar 45+2' Edwards 45+4', 59' 45+4' Vera 90+1' |
Report | Borelli 45' Herrera 52' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,440 Referee: John Griggs |
USL Championship Playoffs
[edit]November 5, 2021 Conf. Quarterfinals | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0-1 | Oakland Roots SC | El Paso, TX |
Andrew Fox (footballer) 20' Luna 78' |
Report | Nane 26' Bokila 76' Morad 90+3' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,201 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]The 2021 U.S. Open Cup was cancelled due to COVID-19.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Our History". Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Roster". www.uslchampionship.com.
- ^ "Open Cup committee Determines 2021 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Will Not Be Held This Spring". Retrieved March 16, 2022.