2017 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season

The 2017 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season was the club's third year of existence, and their third season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. On February 14, 2017 the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC officially announced Weidner Apartment Homes had acquired the naming rights to the Switchbacks Stadium which has been rebranded as "Weidner Field". The team's mascot is Ziggy, who is a mountain goat.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
2017 season
PresidentNick Ragain
Head coachSteve Trittschuh
StadiumWeidner Field
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(Capacity: 5,000)
USLConference: TBD
2017 USL PlayoffsTBD
2017 U.S. Open CupThird Round

Roster
As of September 3, 2017

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Moise Pouaty  Cameroon
2 Defender Josh Phillips  United States
3 Defender Pascal Eboussi  Cameroon
4 Midfielder Luke Vercollone  United States
5 Defender Josh Suggs  United States
6 Midfielder Davy Armstrong  United States
8 Midfielder Eddy Prugh  United States
9 Midfielder Damen Marcu  United States
10 Midfielder Masta Kacher  Canada
11 Forward Kevaughn Frater (on loan from Harbour View)  Jamaica
12 Goalkeeper Dan Jackson  Costa Rica
13 Defender Diego Gutiérrez  Mexico
14 Midfielder Rony Argueta  United States
16 Defender Jake Cawsey  England
17 Defender Sean McFarlane  Jamaica
18 Forward Aaron King  United States
22 Forward Connor Bevans  United States
23 Forward Shane Malcolm  Guam
24 Forward Tobenna Uzo  Nigeria
29 Goalkeeper Justin Luthy  United States
33 Forward Shawn Chin  United States
35 Midfielder Kim Tae-seong  South Korea
36 Forward Akwafei Ajeakwa  United States
44 Defender Jordan Burt  United States
77 Defender Jack Jones  United States

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Competitions

Preseason
February 22, 2017 1Colorado Rapids Academy1–3Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCCommerce City, Colorado
18:30 (MDT)  1st half' Final Malcolm  1st half'
James  1st half'
King  2nd half'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Field #8
February 25, 2017 2Real Colorado1-1Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCHighlands Ranch, Colorado
11:00  2nd half' Final King  1st half' Stadium: Heritage Park
March 4, 2017 3Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC5-2Air Force FalconsColorado Springs, Colorado
13:00 (MDT) Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: Closed door
March 8, 2017 4CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves1-3Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCPueblo, Colorado
17:30 (MDT) Stadium: Art & Lorraine Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium
March 11, 2017 5Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC3-1UCCS Mountain LionsColorado Springs, Colorado
13:00 (MDT) Stadium: Weidner Field
March 15, 2017 6Colorado Mines Orediggers0-4Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCGolden, Colorado
16:00 (MDT) Stadium: Stermole Soccer Stadium
March 18, 2017 7Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC4-0Harpo's FCColorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 (MDT) Report Stadium: Weidner Field

USL Regular season
Main article: 2017 USL season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Tulsa Roughnecks 32 14 4 14 46 49 −3 46 Conference Playoffs
8 Sacramento Republic 32 13 7 12 45 43 +2 46
9 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 32 12 8 12 55 51 +4 44
10 Orange County SC 32 11 10 11 43 47 −4 43
11 Rio Grande Valley Toros 32 9 8 15 37 50 −13 35
Source: 2017 USL 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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 25, 2017 USL 1Tulsa Roughnecks FC0-3 (Forfeit win)Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCTulsa, Oklahoma
6:00 P.M.(MDT) Caffa  24'
Svantesson  32', 51'
Ugarte  78'		 Malcolm  17' Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4,952
Referee: A. Musashe
April 1, 2017 USL 2Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1-1Oklahoma City Energy FCColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M.(MDT) Kacher  20' Dixon  26' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Y. Marrakchi
April 7, 2017 USL 3San Antonio FC1-1Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCSan Antonio, Texas
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Tyrpak  79' King  12' Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,217
Referee: P. Trejo
April 12, 2017 USL 4Rio Grande Valley FC Toros3-1Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCEdinburg, Texas
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Rodríguez  18', 44'
Monroy  64'		 James  46' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 5,481
Referee: W. Hale
April 15, 2017 USL 5Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2-1Real Monarchs SLCColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Kacher  15'
King  19'		 Velasquez  60' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,249
Referee: C. Street
April 22, 2017 USL 6Reno 1868 FC2-2Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCReno, NV
8:00 P.M. (MDT) Burgos  45'
Murrell  60'		 Burt  58'
Malcolm  90+1'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,881
Referee: M. Badawi
April 29, 2017 USL 7Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2-3Seattle Sounders FC 2Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Perez  40'
Burt  70'		 Parra  21'
Chenkam  51', 54'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 1,482
Referee: V. Rivas
May 5, 2017 USL 8Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC3-0Tulsa Roughnecks FCColorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Kacher  2', 69'
Malcolm  27'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,404
Referee: G. Dopka
May 10, 2017 USL 9Portland Timbers 20-0Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCPortland, Oregon
12:00 P.M. (MDT) Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 7,277
Referee: B. Toledo
May 14, 2017 USL 10Vancouver Whitecaps FC 23-1Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCVancouver, BC
4:00 P.M. (MDT) Bustos  24'
Amanda  68'
Serban  82'		 McFarlane  88' Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Attendance: 410
Referee: D. Barrie
May 20, 2017 USL 11Real Monarchs SLC5-2Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCSalt Lake City, Utah
7"00 P.M. (MDT) Hoffman  30', 54'
Velasquez  51', 57'
Haber  83'		 Suggs  25'
Frater  87'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 2,209
Referee: J. Dickerson
May 27, 2017 USL 12Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC3-3Reno 1868 FCColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) King  50'
Burt  57', 88'		 Hoppenot  37', 85'
Kelly  42'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,046
Referee: R. Touchan
June 3, 2017 USL 13Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1-0Oklahoma City Energy FCColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Argueta  90+3' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,606
Referee: L. Guardia
June 10, 2017 USL 14LA Galaxy II1-2Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCLos Angeles, California
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Dhillon  80' Frater  65', 90' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,214
Referee: F. Dadkho
June 21, 2017 USL 15Swope Park Rangers2-1Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCKansas City, Missouri
6:30 P.M. (MDT) Doyle  67'
Duke  75'		 Prugh  23' Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 914
Referee: I. Pekmic
June 24, 2017 USL 16Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1-0San Antonio FCColorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) McFarlane  45+3' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,429
Referee: M. Badawi
July 1, 2017 USL 17Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC0-1Rio Grande Valley FC TorosColorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Luna  67' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,621
Referee: M. Radchuk
July 8, 2017 USL 18Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2-2Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Kacher  48'
Frater  58'		 Bustos  38'
Sanner  43'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,962
Referee: R. Hullner
July 15, 2017 USL 19Phoenix Rising FC2-1Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCScottsdale, Arizona
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Johnson  66', 84' Frater  12' Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 5,605
Referee: D. Radford
July 22, 2017 USL 20Oklahoma City Energy FC4-3Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCOklahoma City, OK
6:30 P.M. (MDT) González  39', 51'
Angulo  45+1', 60'		 Burt  25', 64'
Frater  72'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,283
Referee: J. Lara
July 29, 2017 USL 21Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2-1Seattle Sounders FC 2Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Malcolm  21'
Narbón  33' (o.g.)		 Mathers  51' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,042
Referee: M. Badawi
August 5, 2017 USL 22Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC4-1Portland Timbers 2Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Malcolm  13'
Suggs  18'
Frater  34'
Kacher  51'		 Bevans  89' (o.g.) Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,623
Referee: M. Urbina-Barrios
August 8, 2017 USL 23Orange County SC0-4Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCIrvine, California
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Vercollone  19'
Malcolm  22'
Kacher  39'
Frater  72'		 Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 1,553
Referee: T. Ford
August 12, 2017 USL 24Real Monarchs SLC2-0Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCSalt Lake City, Utah
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Hoffman  2'
Moberg  14'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 2,385
Referee: J. Dickerson
August 18, 2017 USL 25Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1-2LA Galaxy IIColorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) King  77' Lassiter  52'
McFarlane  87' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,437
Referee: E. Koroleva
September 2, 2017 USL 26Sacramento Republic FC2-2Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCSacramento, California
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Cararez  37'
Wiesenfarth  45+2'		 Vercollone  38'
Ebossi  90+1'		 Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: M. Radchuk
September 9, 2017 USL 27Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1-2Phoenix Rising FCColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Ajekwa  83' Dia  50'
Gray  86'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,582
Referee: M. Allatin
September 16, 2017 USL 28Seattle Sounders FC 21-1Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCSeattle, Washington
8:00 P.M. (MDT) Wingo  21' Jones  45' Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,004
Referee: B. Oakley
September 23, 2017 USL 29Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1-3Swope Park RangersColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Eboussi  90+2' Ballo  20'
Belmar  20'
Selbol  22'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 2,788
Referee: L. Szpala
September 30, 2017 USL 30Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2-1Orange County SCColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Kim  22'
Frater  28'		 Parra  55' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,059
Referee: J. Meyer
October 7, 2017 USL 31Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC1-0Sacramento Republic FCColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Frater  36' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,860
Referee: Y. Marrakchi
October 14, 2017 USL 32Tulsa Roughnecks FC2-4Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCTulsa, Oklahoma
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Ayala  29'
Thierjung  35'		 Frater  38', 66'
Burt  45', 46'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,188
Referee: E. Tattersall

Schedule source

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup

The Switchbacks beat FC Tucson 2-0 in the second round of the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. The Switchbacks' goals were scored by Jun Gyeong Park and Kevaughn Frater.

The Switchbacks lost to OKC Energy FC 2-1 in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. The Switchbacks' goal was scored by Jordan Burt.

References
  1. http://www.switchbacksfc.com/2017-roster

http://www.kktv.com/content/sports/Switchbacks-Add-Three-More-to-2017-Roster-415373293.html

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