2020 El Paso Locomotive FC season

The 2020 El Paso Locomotive FC season is 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: TBD
USL Cup PlayoffsTBD
2020 U.S. Open Cup2nd Round
Copa TejasNot held[1]
Average home league attendance3,188
Biggest win4–2
(August 8 vs. Col. Springs)
Biggest defeat1–3
(August 1 at Phoenix)

Club

Roster
As of July 7, 2020[4]
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Logan Ketterer  United States
2 Defender Drew Beckie  Canada
3 Defender Chiró N'Toko  Belgium
4 Defender Mechack Jérôme  Haiti
5 Defender Éder Borelli  Mexico
6 Midfielder Richie Ryan  Ireland
7 Midfielder Dylan Mares  United States
8 Midfielder Nick Ross  Scotland
9 Forward Omar Salgado  United States
10 Forward Leandro Carrijó  Brazil
11 Midfielder Saeed Robinson  Jamaica
12 Goalkeeper Jermaine Fordah  England
14 Forward Marios Lomis  Netherlands
19 Defender Andrew Fox  England
20 Midfielder Chapa Herrera  United States
21 Midfielder Distel Zola  DR Congo
22 Defender Moses Makinde  England
23 Midfielder Memo Diaz  United States
24 Midfielder Yuma  Spain
25 Defender Bryam Rebellón  Colombia
26 Forward Aarón Gómez (on loan from Juárez)  Mexico
71 Midfielder Fabrice Fokobo  Cameroon

Competitions

Exhibitions
January 29 Preseason 1El Paso Locomotive FC7–0Texas UnitedEl Paso, TX
Zola
Herrera ,
Unannounced Player
Rebellón
Trialist
Trialist 		Report
February 5 Preseason 2El Paso Locomotive FC0–1FC CincinnatiTucson, AZ
Makinde  24'
Zola  71'		 Report Alashe  81' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 7 Preseason 3El Paso Locomotive FC6–2San Antonio FCEl 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 4El Paso Locomotive FC1–4New Mexico UnitedEl 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 19 Preseason 5FC Juárez 0–2 El Paso Locomotive FCJuarez, Mexico
Report Ross  10'
Robinson  32'
February 22 Preseason 6El Paso Locomotive FC0–1North Texas SCTexas
Report Fazio  2nd half'
February 26 Preseason 7OKC Energy FC0–3El Paso Locomotive FCTucson, AZ
Report Lomis  20'
Bosetti  2nd half'
Salgado  3rd period'
Note: 120-minute scrimmage.

USL Championship
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Mexico United 7 4 1 2 12 10 +2 13 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 El Paso Locomotive FC 7 3 2 2 10 9 +1 11
3 Real Monarchs 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2 4
4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 6 1 1 4 9 13 −4 4
Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. 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 1Orange County SC0–0El Paso Locomotive FCIrvine, 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 coronavirus pandemic, the remainder of El Paso's schedule was announced on July 2.[6]

July 11 2El Paso Locomotive FC1–0Rio Grande Valley FC TorosEl Paso, TX
7:30 PM Beckie  30'
Monsalvez  38'
Mares  78',  83'		 Report Murphy  79'
Castellanos  85'
Legault  90+5'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
July 15 3El Paso Locomotive FC2–2New Mexico UnitedEl 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 4El Paso Locomotive FC1–2New Mexico UnitedEl 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 1 5Phoenix Rising FC3–1El Paso Locomotive FCScottsdale, AZ
7:30 PM MDT Dadashov  19' (pen.)
Asante  36'
Flemmings  45+6'
Lambert  67'
Dick  90+6'		 Report Gómez  15'
Yuma  21'
Beckie  40'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Referee: Alan Martinez
August 8 6El Paso Locomotive FC4–2Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCEl 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 7Real MonarchsvEl Paso Locomotive FCHerriman, UT
TBA PM MDT Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
August 22 8Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCvEl Paso Locomotive FCColorado Springs, CO
TBA PM MDT Stadium: Weidner Field
August 29 9El Paso Locomotive FCvReal MonarchsEl Paso, TX
7:30 PM MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
September 2 10Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCvEl Paso Locomotive FCColorado Springs, CO
TBA PM MDT Stadium: Weidner Field
September 5 11New Mexico UnitedvEl Paso Locomotive FCAlbuquerque, NM
7:00 PM (MDT) Stadium: Isotopes Park
September 12 12El Paso Locomotive FCvSan Antonio FCEl Paso, TX
7:30 PM MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
September 16 13El Paso Locomotive FCvColorado Springs Switchbacks FCEl Paso, TX
7:00 PM MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
September 19 14El Paso Locomotive FCvReal MonarchsEl Paso, TX
7:30 PM MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
September 26 15New Mexico UnitedvEl Paso Locomotive FCAlbuquerque, NM
TBA PM (MDT) Stadium: Isotopes Park
October 4 16Real MonarchsvEl Paso Locomotive FCHerriman, UT
TBA PM MDT Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2020 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.[7] It was announced on 29 January that their first opponent would be NISA side Detroit City FC.[8]

8 April 2020 (2020-04-08) Round 2Detroit City P–P El Paso Locomotive FCHamtramck, Michigan
19:30 EST Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[9]
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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. "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.
  8. "2020 U.S. OPEN CUP SECOND ROUND PAIRINGS AND HOST SCENARIOS". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  9. "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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