2020 FC Tulsa season

The 2020 FC Tulsa season was the franchise's 6th season in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1] It was their first season since the club's rebranding from Tulsa Roughnecks to FC Tulsa.[2]

FC Tulsa
2020 season
Head coachMichael Nsien
StadiumONEOK Field
Tulsa, Oklahoma
USLConference: 7th
Group D: 2nd
USL CupConference Quarterfinals
2020 U.S. Open CupCancelled
Black Gold DerbyChampions
Highest home attendance3,381 vs. SA (Sept. 26)
Lowest home attendance2,255 vs. ATX (Aug. 19)
Average home league attendance2,636
Biggest winSTL 0–2 TUL (Aug. 8)
TUL 2–0 COS (Oct. 3)
Biggest defeatSA 2–0 TUL (Aug. 22)
City Kit colors
State Kit colors

Club

As of October 6, 2020[3]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Sean Lewis  United States
2 GK Bryan Byars  United States
3 DF Vangjel Zguro  Albania
4 DF Cyprian Hedrick  Cameroon
5 DF Callum Chapman-Page  England
6 FW Ariel Martínez  Cuba
7 FW Panin Boakye  Ghana
8 MF Eric Bird  United States
9 FW Toby Uzo  Nigeria
10 FW Marlon  Brazil
11 MF Christian Altamirano  Honduras
12 GK Andrew MacRae  Canada
13 DF Matthew Sheldon  United States
14 MF Brayan Reyes  Honduras
15 DF Kevin Garcia  United States
16 MF Rodrigo da Costa  Brazil
17 FW Mfon Udoh  Nigeria
18 DF Solomon Kwambe  Nigeria
21 MF Fabián Bastidas  United States
22 DF Bradley Bourgeois  United States
24 MF Raphael Ayagwa  Nigeria
29 MF Ciaran Winters  United States
30 MF Lebo Moloto  South Africa
92 FW Darío Suárez  Cuba

Competitions

Exhibitions

February 8 Preseason 1 FC Tulsa 2–0 Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles Tulsa, Oklahoma
2:00PM CDT da Costa 43' (pen.)
Suárez 65'
Report Stadium: Titan Sports Complex
February 16 Preseason 2 FC Tulsa 1–1 Saint Louis FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
2:00PM CDT Suárez 35' Report Blackwood 90' Stadium: Titan Sports Complex
Note: Played three 40-minute periods.
February 22 Preseason 4 Rogers State Hillcats 0–1 FC Tulsa Claremore, Oklahoma
2:00PM CDT Report Suárez 65' Stadium: Soldier Field
February 25 Preseason 5 North Texas SC 1–3 FC Tulsa Frisco, Texas
2:00PM CDT Sealy 16' Report Boakye 23'
Marlon 34'
Udoh 73'
Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center
February 29 Preseason 6 FC Tulsa 1–2 Sporting Kansas City II Tulsa, Oklahoma
1:00PM CDT Martinez 62' Report 8'
78' (pen.)
Stadium: Titan Sports Complex

USL Championship

Standings — Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 San Antonio FC 16 10 3 3 30 14 +16 33 2.06 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 FC Tulsa 15 6 7 2 21 16 +5 25 1.67
3 Austin Bold FC 16 5 7 4 30 27 +3 22 1.38
4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 14 2 3 9 17 28 11 9 0.64
5 OKC Energy FC 16 1 7 8 12 29 17 10 0.63
Source: USL

Match results

March 7 1 Sacramento Republic FC 1–1 FC Tulsa Sacramento, California
9:30 PM CST Skundrich  23', 42'
Sargis  28'
Barahona  32'
Report Moloto  24'
Sheldon  60'
Garcia  68'
da Costa 79'
Martínez  90+3'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
July 13 2 OKC Energy 1–1 FC Tulsa Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Chávez 40'
Hyland  51'
Basuljevic  53'
Harris  87'
Report da Costa 45+5' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,626
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
Note: Black Gold Derby
August 1 4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–2 FC Tulsa Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Castellanos 71'
Adams  73'
Report Marlon 26'
Bird  28'
Martinez 74' (pen.)
da Costa  90+1'
Boakye  90+2'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Referee: Elton Garcia
August 8 5 Saint Louis FC 0–2 FC Tulsa Fenton, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT Umar  18'
Blackwood  75'
Bryan  83'
Report Bird 43'
Garcia  59'
Martinez  72'
da Costa  87'
Suárez 90'
Stadium: West Community Stadium
Attendance: 950
Referee: Jervis Atagana
August 12 6 FC Tulsa 0–0 San Antonio FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Bird  44'
Garcia  69'
Moloto  72'
Sheldon  85'
Report Montgomery  37'
Solignac  90+4'
Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 2,445
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
August 19 7 FC Tulsa 2–2 Austin Bold FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Marlon  16'
Moloto 26'
Suárez 65'
Ayagwa  69'
Report Taylor  44'
Garcia 45+2',  61'
Báez  49'
McFarlane 83',  89'
Jome  88'
Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 2,255
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 22 8 San Antonio FC 2–0 FC Tulsa San Antonio, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Solignac  41', 42'
Bailone 89'
Report Marlon  59'
da Costa  64'
Bourgeois  81'
Bird  82'  90+8'
Bastidas  87'
Martinez  90+7'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Referee: Luis Guardia
August 29 9 FC Tulsa 1–2 Sporting Kansas City II Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Kwambe  36'
Martinez 39'
Report Mompremier 20',  86'
Riley  25'
Harris 55'
Duke  90'
Davis  90+4'
Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: Chris Ruska
Referee: 2,790
September 2 10 FC Tulsa 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Suárez 25', 68'
Marlon  27'
Bird  43'
Moloto  75'
Zguro  84'
Report Prpa 28' Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 1,836
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
September 5 11 Austin Bold FC 1–1 FC Tulsa Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Avila 74' Report Suárez 30' Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Referee: Elton García
September 8 3 Austin Bold FC 2–2 FC Tulsa Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Guadarrama 45+5' (pen.)
F. Garcia 52'
Forbes  73'
Report Suárez 17', 37'
Bourgeois  45+5'
K. Garcia  67'
Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Referee: Melvin Rivas
Note: Rescheduled from Thursday, July 23, 2020.
September 12 12 FC Tulsa 1–1 OKC Energy Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Marlon  55'
Suárez 73'
Moloto  81'
Report Chavez  35'
Hernández  71'  77'
Gordon 90'
Ibeagha  90+5'
Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 2,932
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Note: Black Gold Derby
September 26 14 FC Tulsa 1–0 San Antonio FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Moloto  59'
Suárez  61'
Martinez  63'
Bird 90+2'
Report Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 3,381
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 30 15 FC Tulsa 3–2 OKC Energy Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Marlon 15'
Chapman-Page  35'
Uzo 79', 88'
Altamirano  86'
Report Cato 12'
Taravel  45+2'
Chávez  45+4'
Stephenson 57'
Amico  70'
Ellis-Hayden  84'
Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 2,320
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Note: Black Gold Derby
October 3 16 FC Tulsa 2–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Marlon 36',  38'
da Costa 40'
Martínez  65'
Bourgeois  86'
Report Diz Pe  43'  90+6'
Kurimoto  68'
Burt  81'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,128
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
October 6 13 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros P-P FC Tulsa Edinburg, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
Note: Match postponed due to a positive Covid-19 test in the RGVFC organization. Not played because not necessary for playoff qualification.

USL Championship Playoffs

October 10, 2020 Conference Quarterfinals El Paso Locomotive FC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
FC Tulsa El Paso, TX
7:30 p.m. MDT Carrijó 19', 82'
Borelli  67'
Rebellón  96'
Report Bird  24'
da Costa 38'
Chapman-Page  61', 68',  101'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 1,659
Referee: Brandon Stevis
Penalties
Ross
Rebellón
Ryan
Robinson
Altamirano
Moloto
Martínez
Bourgeois

U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, the FC Tulsa were to begin play by April 7–9. However, the tournament was suspended and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. Bailey, Eric (February 26, 2014). "Fans vote to resurrect Roughnecks name for new Tulsa pro soccer team". Tulsa World. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  2. "FC Tulsa Unveils New Name, Crest and Colors to Usher in New Era of Pro Soccer in Tulsa" (Press release). FC Tulsa. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. "2020 Roster". fctulsa.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
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