2019 FC Tucson season
The 2019 FC Tucson season was the club's eighth season of existence and their first full professional season in USL League One. They previously played in the Premier Development League (USL League Two as of 2019) and won four divisional titles.[1][2]
| 2019 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Phoenix Rising FC | ||
| Manager |  Darren Sawatzky | ||
| Stadium | Kino North Stadium | ||
| USL1 2019 season | 8th | ||
| USL1 Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| Top goalscorer | Devin Vega Devyn Jambga (3) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,772 (July 3 vs Toronto FC II) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 550 (Sept. 24 vs Greenville) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 961 | ||
| Biggest win | 4–0 (May 18 v. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–5 (September 6 vs. Lansing) | ||
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Competitions
Friendlies
| March 10, 2019 | Grand Canyon University | 2–2 | FC Tucson | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Aristotelous  6'Yasuda 12' |
Report | Delgado 9' Jambga 68'Hauswirth  70' |
Stadium: GCU Stadium |
| March 18, 2019 | FC Tucson | 9–0 | Sporting AZ FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 3:00pm | Report | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
USL League One
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −7 |
Source: Match reports
League results
| March 30, 2019 1 | Orlando City B | 1–3 | FC Tucson | Montverde, Florida |
| 4:30pm | Diouf 35' Hagan 38'Mbuyu 40'Mendoza  45'Osei-Wusu 56'Hill 62'Granitur 90+5' |
Report Report |
Bjornethun 14' Delgado 22', 54'Wright 45+4' |
Stadium: Montverde Academy Attendance: 305 Referee: Jasmine Peralta |
| April 3, 2019 2 | Tormenta FC | 3–1 | FC Tucson | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 5:00pm | Morrell 38' 58' Eckenrode 54'Coutinho 57'Vinyals 60'Micaletto 74' 74' |
Report | Vega 55' Somersall 60' |
Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 1,573 Referee: John Griggs |
| April 13, 2019 3 | FC Tucson | 1–1 | Toronto FC II | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Cox 73' |
Report Report |
Dorsey 36' Swartz 57'Hamilton 79' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 1,606 Referee: Reyna Fonseca |
| April 26, 2019 4 | FC Tucson | 0–2 | Tormenta FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Terrón 78' |
Report | Gómez 52' Coutinho 63'Saint-Vil 65'Arslan 89'Micaletto 90+4'Antley 90+5' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 1,005 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
| April 30, 2019 5 | FC Tucson | 2–0 | Lansing Ignite FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Jambga 27' Somersall 38'Spencer 49'Vega 57' 62' |
Report | Fricke 49' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 702 Referee: Karen Abt |
| May 11, 2019 6 | Richmond Kickers | 2–0 | FC Tucson | Richmond, Virginia |
| 4:00pm | Keita 32' Ackwei 68'Gallardo 83'Mwape 85' 90+6' |
Report Report |
Hauswirth 55' Sousa 82' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,089 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| May 18, 2019 7 | FC Tucson | 4–0 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Jones 25' (pen.) Wakasa 35'Jambga 66', 75'Hanlin 77'Stripling 86' |
Report Report |
Caparelli 24' Zguro 29' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 1,125 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| May 24, 2019 8 | Toronto FC II | 1–0 | FC Tucson | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1:00pm | Mohammed 17' Dorsey 31' Perruzza 37' Okello 86' Campbell 88' |
Report | Stadium: BMO Training Ground Attendance: 309 Referee: Scott Bowman |
| May 31, 2019 9 | FC Tucson | 2–2 | Orlando City B | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Wheeler-Omiunu 58' Terrón 73'Cox 84' |
Report Report |
Silva 35' Rafael 58'Sérginho 65'Osei-Wusu 72', 78'Simas 85' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 1,354 Referee: Omeed Azadpour |
| June 8, 2019 10 | FC Tucson | 0–0 | Richmond Kickers | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Jones 33' |
Report Report |
Rodriguez 24' Eckenrode 90+1' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 915 Referee: Samantha Martinez |
| June 12, 2019 11 | Orlando City B | 1–2 | FC Tucson | Montverde, Florida |
| 7:30pm | Amer 21' Tablante 56'De Souza 59' (pen.)Hernandez 81' |
Report Report |
Cox 44' Venter 45+1'Stripling 66'Delgado 90+1' |
Stadium: Montverde Academy Referee: Natalie Simon |
| June 15, 2019 12 | Forward Madison FC | 2–1 | FC Tucson | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:30pm | Paulo Jr. 1' Eaton 23'Banks 34' |
Report Report |
Venter 90+5' |
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,020 Referee: Karen Abt |
| June 25, 2019 13 | North Texas SC | 1–0 | FC Tucson | Frisco, Texas |
| 7:00pm | Damus 32', 39' Roberts 54'Murillo 60' |
Report Report |
Batista 66' Venter 81'Cox 84' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
| July 3, 2019 14 | FC Tucson | 3–1 | Toronto FC II | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Wheeler-Omiunu 5' Vega 19'Jones 26' |
Report Report |
Srbely 41' Mingo 65'Bjornethun 77' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 1,772 Referee: Karen Callado |
| July 13, 2019 15 | Lansing Ignite FC | 2–2 | FC Tucson | Lansing, Michigan |
| 7:30pm | Moshobane 26' (pen.), 49' Williams 50' |
Report | Howell 34' Jones 52' (pen.) Hauswirth 73' |
Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium Attendance: 4,348 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
| July 20, 2019 16 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–3 | FC Tucson | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 5:00pm | Gómez 15' |
Report | Jambga 20', 58' Venter 52' Hauswirth 68' Batista 68' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Referee: Michael Smith |
| July 27, 2019 17 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 1–1 | FC Tucson | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 7:00pm | Zguro 20' Beattie 38' Doyle 59' Zayed 69' Caparelli 85' |
Report | Venter 1' Wheeler-Omiunu 36' Howell 45+5' Hauswirth 75' |
Stadium: David Stanton Field Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| August 3, 2019 18 | Forward Madison FC | 1–0 | FC Tucson | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:30pm | Leonard 18' Smart 44' Núñez 76' Banks 90+5' |
Report | Spencer 60' |
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,350 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| August 10, 2019 19 | North Texas SC | 1–1 | FC Tucson | Frisco, Texas |
| 7:20pm | Cerrillo 78' Rodríguez 79' |
Report | Jones 45' Howell 58' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 2,153 Referee: Brandon Starves |
| August 17, 2019 20 | Tormenta FC | 1–1 | FC Tucson | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 6:30pm | Dennis 71' Micaletto 90+5' (pen.) |
Report | Jambga 38' Wakasa 42' Jones 78' (pen.) Batista 90+4' Venter 90+8' |
Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Kevin Fikar |
| August 24, 2019 21 | FC Tucson | 3–1 | Orlando City B | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Delgado 36' Jones 43' Howell 53' Virgen 61' 69' |
Report | Ontivero 57' Léo 76' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 848 Referee: Karen Callado |
| August 30, 2019 22 | FC Tucson | 1–0 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Jones 16' (pen.) Hauswirth 38' Wakasa 38' Terrón 90+4' |
Report | Mare 86' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 910 Referee: Samantha Martinez |
| September 6, 2019 23 | FC Tucson | 0–5 | Lansing Ignite FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Wheeler-Omiunu 28' Venter 62' Batista 76' |
Report | Moon 12' Faz 16', 26' Moshobane 33', 90+3' Williams 60' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 708 Referee: Omeed Azadpour |
| September 13, 2019 24 | Greenville Triumph SC | 4–0 | FC Tucson | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:30pm | Gómez 13', 21', 87' Walker 26' (pen.) Donnelly 84' |
Report | Hanlin 25' Terrón 82' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Attendance: 1,684 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| September 21, 2019 25 | FC Tucson | 0–0 | Richmond Kickers | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Venter 55'  74' Howell 70' |
Report | Gallardo 38' Ackwei 81' 87' Shanosky 84' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 640 Referee: Reyna Fonseca |
| September 24, 2019 26 | FC Tucson | 2–3 | Greenville Triumph SC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00pm | Spencer 40' Jones 50' (pen.) Cox 89' |
Report | Saul 3', 44' Walker 57' Bermudez 90+4', 90+5' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 550 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera |
| September 27, 2019 27 | FC Tucson | 1–1 | Forward Madison FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Jones 31' Batista 66' |
Report | Smart 45+3' (pen.) Tobin 80' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 638 Referee: Marco Vega |
| October 4, 2019 28 | FC Tucson | 1–3 | North Texas SC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Terrón 15' Hanlin 27' Jones 42' Cox 58' |
Report | Jones 12' (o.g.) Romero 38', 65' Avilez 43' D. Rodriguez 89' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 678 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 37 |
| 7 | Toronto FC II | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 36 |
| 8 | FC Tucson | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 33 |
| 9 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 32 |
| 10 | Orlando City B | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 16 |
Source: 2019 USL League One 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
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
U.S. Open Cup
Due to their ownership by a more advanced level professional club, FC Tucson was one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[4]
Statistics
As of October 5, 2019 [5]
| # | Pos. | Name | GP | GS | Min. | Goals | Assists | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | FW | Jordan Jones |
22 | 21 | 1,858 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Devyn Jambga |
25 | 21 | 1,894 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Kyle Venter |
23 | 23 | 2,054 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Jamael Cox |
23 | 18 | 1,596 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  Guillermo Delgado |
24 | 12 | 1,179 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Devin Vega |
9 | 7 | 660 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu |
20 | 20 | 1,736 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | José Terrón |
19 | 17 | 1,475 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Kody Wakasa |
17 | 14 | 1,298 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | Erik Virgen |
16 | 15 | 1,275 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Zach Wright |
22 | 10 | 959 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Luke Hauswirth |
24 | 21 | 1,849 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Lamar Batista |
18 | 18 | 1,620 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | GK |  Carlos Merancio |
13 | 13 | 1,170 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | MF |  Ramone Howell |
12 | 10 | 906 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Kyle Bjornethun |
8 | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  Raheem Somersall |
11 | 8 | 713 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Karsten Hanlin |
9 | 8 | 675 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Austin Ledbetter |
8 | 7 | 643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Colin Stripling |
10 | 5 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | FW |  Eti Tavares |
13 | 4 | 374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Scott DeVoss |
5 | 3 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Ben Spencer |
3 | 3 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW |  Roy Abergil |
7 | 1 | 196 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Luis Martínez |
2 | 2 | 141 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Ilijah Paul |
3 | 2 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Joey Calistri |
1 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  Corey Whelan |
1 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF |  Klisman Sousa |
2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Goalkeepers
| # | Name | GP | GS | Min. | SV | GA | GAA | SO | |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Phillip Ejimadu |
15 | 15 | 1,350 | 37 | 21 | 1.400 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Carlos Merancio |
13 | 13 | 1,170 | 41 | 20 | 1.538 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
Loan in
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2019 | Until recalled | Forward | 15 | Devin Vega |
Phoenix Rising FC[6] |
| April 11, 2019 | Until recalled | Forward | 25 | Ilijah Paul |
Phoenix Rising FC[7] |
| Until recalled | Defender | 20 | Scott DeVoss |
Hartford Athletic[7] | |
| Until recalled | Defender | 27 | Klisman Sousa |
Hartford Athletic[7] | |
| April 30, 2019 | Until recalled | Forward | 21 | Joey Calistri |
Phoenix Rising FC[8] |
| Until recalled | Forward | 25 | Ben Spencer |
Phoenix Rising FC[8] | |
References
- "FC Tucson Leads USL Division III'S West Coast Expansion". United Soccer League (USL). February 6, 2018.
- "FC Tucson moves to USL Division III, becomes professional team". Arizona Daily Star. February 6, 2018.
- "FC Tucson Schedule". Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized" (Press release). U.S. Soccer Federation. January 31, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- 2019 Player Stats
- "FC Tucson Adds 20-Year-Old Midfielder Devin Vega From Phoenix Rising". FC Tucson. April 2, 2019.
- "FC Tucson Acquires Three Players Ahead Of Home Opener". FC Tucson. April 11, 2019.
- "Phoenix Rising FC Press Release". Phoenix Rising FC. April 30, 2019.
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