2020 El Paso Locomotive FC season

The 2020 El Paso Locomotive FC season was the second season for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship (USL-C), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[2] This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USL-C Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USL-C Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[3]

El Paso Locomotive FC
2020 season
Head coachMark Lowry
StadiumSouthwest University Park, El Paso
USLConference: 4th
Group C: 1st
USL Cup PlayoffsConf. Finals
2020 U.S. Open CupCancelled
Copa TejasNot held[1]
Average home league attendance1,458 (Overall)
3,188 (Pre-Covid)
1,423 (Post-Covid)
Biggest winSLC 0–4 ELP (Oct. 4)
Biggest defeatPHX 1–3 ELP (Aug. 1)

Club

Roster

As of July 7, 2020[4]
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 Éder Borelli  Mexico
6 MF Richie Ryan  Ireland
7 MF Dylan Mares  United States
8 MF Nick Ross  Scotland
9 FW Omar Salgado  United States
10 FW Leandro Carrijó  Brazil
11 MF Saeed Robinson  Jamaica
12 GK Jermaine Fordah  England
14 FW Marios Lomis  Netherlands
19 DF Andrew Fox  England
20 MF Chapa Herrera  United States
21 MF Distel Zola  DR Congo
22 DF Moses Makinde  England
23 MF Memo Diaz  United States
24 MF Yuma  Spain
25 DF Bryam Rebellón  Colombia
26 FW Aarón Gómez (on loan from Juárez)  Mexico
71 MF Fabrice Fokobo  Cameroon

Competitions

Exhibitions

January 29 Preseason 1 El Paso Locomotive FC 7–0 Texas United El Paso, TX
Zola
Herrera ,
Unannounced Player
Rebellón
Trialist
Trialist
Report
February 7 Preseason 3 El Paso Locomotive FC 6–2 San Antonio FC El Paso, TX
1st half'
Salgado 2nd half'
Lomis 2nd half'
Bosetti 2nd half'
Beckie 2nd half'
2nd half'
Report Di Renzo 1st half'
Gallegos 1st half'
February 15 Preseason 4 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–4 New Mexico United El Paso, TX
Zola 2nd half' Report Parkes 5'
Makinde 35' (o.g.)
Sergi 2nd half'
Sergi 80'
Stadium: Westside Training Fields
Attendance: closed-door
February 22 Preseason 6 El Paso Locomotive FC 0–1 North Texas SC Texas
Report Fazio 2nd half'
February 26 Preseason 7 OKC Energy FC 0–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Tucson, AZ
Report Lomis 20'
Bosetti 2nd half'
Salgado 3rd period'
Note: 120-minute scrimmage.

USL Championship

Standings — Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 El Paso Locomotive FC 16 9 5 2 24 14 +10 32 2.00 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 New Mexico United 15 8 3 4 23 17 +6 27 1.80
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 16 2 7 7 19 28 9 13 0.81
4 Real Monarchs 16 3 2 11 14 25 11 11 0.69
Source: USL

Match results

On December 20, 2019, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule, creating the following fixture list for the early part of El Paso's season.[5]

March 6 1 Orange County SC 00 El Paso Locomotive FC Irvine, CA
8:00 PM (MST) Report Fox  53'
Rebellón  58'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,188
Referee: Michael Radchuk

In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the remainder of El Paso's schedule was announced on July 2.[6]

July 15 3 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–2 New Mexico United El Paso, TX
8:00 PM MDT Rebellón  37'
Salgado  40', 43'
Fox 45+5'
Jérôme  84'
Mares  90+6'
Report Wehan 11'
Tinari  49'
Parkes  53'
Sandoval 76' (pen.)
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Referee: Chris Ruska
July 24 4 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–2 New Mexico United El Paso, TX
7:30 PM MDT Beckie  69'
Gómez 86' (pen.),  87'
N'Toko  90+6'
Report Wehan 35'
Sandoval 45+4'
Guzmán  76'
Mizell  87'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 8 6 El Paso Locomotive FC 4–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC El Paso, TX
7:30 PM MDT Mares 15',  90+2'
Gómez 21'
Diaz  23'
Herrera 66', 68'
Report Reaves  14'
Quintero  36'
Luna 82', 90+1'
Burt  87'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
August 15 7 Real Monarchs 0–1 El Paso Locomotive FC Herriman, UT
8:00 PM MDT Brown  44'
Moberg  65'
Blake  76'
Powder  80'
Report Herrera  34'
Ross 50'
Ketterer  89'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Brad Jensen
August 22 8 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Colorado Springs, CO
6:00 PM MDT Quintero  18'
Volesky  89'
Report King  16'
Rebellón  51'
Ryan  82'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
August 29 9 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–1 Real Monarchs El Paso, TX
7:30 PM MDT Rebellón  24', 86'
Zola  49'
Kallman 53'
Report Blake  24'
Powder  34'
Coffee 81'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 801
Referee: Elton García
September 2 10 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC P–P El Paso Locomotive FC Colorado Springs, CO
5:00 PM MDT Stadium: Weidner Field
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID exposure of a person in the Switchbacks' organization.[7]
September 5 11 El Paso Locomotive FC 3–2 New Mexico United El Paso, TX
7:30 PM (MDT) King 25',  40'
Yearwood 60' (o.g.)
Fox  82'
Mares 88'
Beckie  90'
Report Estrada 13',  44'
Sandoval 41',  52'
Muhammad  70'
Wehan  89'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 1,519
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 12 12 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–1 San Antonio FC El Paso, TX
7:30 PM MDT Gómez 40' (pen.)
Fox  43'
Salgado  84'
King  90+4'
Taintor 90+4' (o.g.)
Report Montgomery  39'
Solignac 45' (pen.)
Marcina  52'
PC  69'
Perruzza  83'
Taintor  90+3'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 1,519
Referee: Michael Radchuk
September 19 14 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–0 Real Monarchs El Paso, TX
7:30 PM MDT Borelli 45+3'
Ryan  79'
Report Blake  47'
Moberg  78'
Ávila  87'
Brown  89'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 1,519
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 26 15 El Paso Locomotive FC 0–0 New Mexico United El Paso, TX
7:30 PM (MDT) Borelli  28'
Rebellón  41'
Ryan  52'
Carrijó  68'
Report Moreno  36'
Tetteh  88'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 1,669
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
September 30 10 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Colorado Springs, CO
7:00 PM MDT Quintero  11' Report Robinson  57' Stadium: Weidner Field
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Note: Reschedule of postponed match from September 2nd.[8]
October 4 16 Real Monarchs 0–4 El Paso Locomotive FC Herriman, UT
2:00 PM MDT Davis  48'
Jasso  50'
Giménez  86'
Flores  90+3'
Report Mares 8'
Gómez 68'
King  70'
Robinson 78', 87'
Diaz  83'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 343
Referee: Brad Jensen

USL Championship Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, El Paso will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[9] It was announced on 29 January that their first opponent would be NISA side Detroit City FC.[10]

8 April 2020 (2020-04-08) Round 2 Detroit City P–P El Paso Locomotive FC Hamtramck, Michigan
19:30 EST Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[11]

References

  1. https://copatejas.com/
  2. "Austin Bold FC Announces Full 2019 USL Championship Schedule". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. "Roster". www.eplocomotivefc.com.
  5. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  6. "El Paso Locomotive FC Unveils 2020 Return To Play Schedule". eplocomotivefc.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  7. "Switchbacks FC Match Against El Paso Rescheduled". USLChampionship.com. August 31, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  8. "Switchbacks FC Match Against El Paso Rescheduled". USLChampionship.com. August 31, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  9. "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  10. "2020 U.S. OPEN CUP SECOND ROUND PAIRINGS AND HOST SCENARIOS". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  11. "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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