2020 OKC Energy FC season

The 2020 OKC Energy FC season is the club's seventh season of existence, and their seventh consecutive season in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Energy FC will also take part in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 19, 2019 to the beginning of the 2021 USLC season. The 2020 season was the first for OKC under new head coach John Pascarella, who had previously been the assistant coach at Minnesota United FC. Pascarella became just the third head coach in club history; Steve Cooke had been in charge for the previous two seasons.

OKC Energy
2020 season
OwnerProdigal LLC
Head CoachJohn Pascarella
United Soccer LeagueWestern Conference: (current)
Top goalscorerLeague: Jaime Chavez (2)
All: Jaime Chavez (2)
Highest home attendance4,067
(March 7 vs. Colorado)
Lowest home attendance1,423
(July 22 vs Rio Grande)
Average home league attendanceOverall: 2,025
Pre-Covid: 4,067
Post-Covid: 1,514
Biggest win3–1
(July 17 at Austin)
Biggest defeat0–3
(August 1 vs. New Mexico)
(August 8 vs. San Antonio)

Roster
As of match played December 12, 2019[1]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1Cody LaurendiGK (1988-08-15) August 15, 19882016 Austin Aztex960
2C.J. CochranGK (1991-09-17) September 17, 19912020 Fresno FC50
35Kyle IhnGK (1994-12-20) December 20, 19942020 Lansing Ignite00
Defenders
3Kyle HylandDF (1991-03-01) March 1, 19912016 Indy Eleven1127
4Christian IbeaghaDF (1995-04-17) April 17, 19952020 North Carolina FC633
5Joe AmicoDF (1990-01-10) January 10, 19902018 Orange County SC00
13Nicolas TaravelDF (1994-10-13) October 13, 19942019 Grenoble80
15Atiba HarrisDF (1985-01-09) January 9, 19852018 Murciélagos503
22Zachary Ellis-HaydenDF (1992-03-01) March 1, 19922020 Fresno FC40
Midfielders
6Brad DunwellMF (1996-12-31) December 31, 19962020 Rio Grande Valley FC50
7Rafael GarciaMF (1988-12-19) December 19, 19882019 Las Vegas Lights326
8José HernándezMF (1996-04-12) April 12, 19962020 LA Galaxy II51
9Jaime ChavezFW (1987-07-17) July 17, 19872020 Fresno FC52
10Arun BasuljevicMF (1995-12-17) December 17, 19952020 Fresno FC40
11Frank LópezFW (1995-02-25) February 25, 19952020 San Antonio FC41
14Kodai IidaFW (1994-12-06) December 6, 19942020 HFX Wanderers FC30
17Cordell CatoFW (1992-07-15) July 15, 19922019 Charlotte Independence313
18Tucker StephensonFW (1996-10-23) October 23, 19962020 Swope Park Rangers10
19Charlie WardMF (1995-02-19) February 19, 19952020 Ottawa Fury40
25Ray SaariMF (1995-04-18) April 18, 19952020 Kansas City Comets20
26Jonathan BrownFW (1990-04-17) April 17, 19902019 Abahani Limited Dhaka531
91Owayne GordonFW (1991-10-08) October 8, 19912019 San Antonio FC365

Non-competitive

Preseason
January 25 FriendlyOKC Energy6–1Mid-American Christian EvangelsOklahoma City, OK
1:00 PMCST Chavez  3' (Ellis-Hayden)
García  5' (Cato), 1st period'
Trialist #1  2nd period'
Trialist #2  3rd period'
Trialist #3  3rd period' (pen.)		 Report  2nd period' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
January 29 FriendlyFC Dallas2–3OKC EnergyFrisco, TX
4:00 PM CST Mosquera  1st half'
Ondrášek  1st half'
 2nd half' (o.g.)		 Report Iida  2nd half'
Chavez  2nd half'		 Stadium: AdvoCare Field 4 at Toyota Soccer Center
February 1 FriendlySan Antonio FC5–1OKC EnergyFrisco, TX
1:00 PM CST Di Renzo  7'
Partain  17' (pen.)
Gallegos  2nd half'
Trialist  2nd half'
Trialist  2nd half' (pen.)		 Report Gordon  2nd half' Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center
February 8 FriendlyOKC Energy2–2Central Arkansas BearsOklahoma City, OK
1:00 PM CST Chavez
Basuljevic 		Report
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Note: Additional 15 minutes added after full-time.
February 15 FriendlySporting Kansas City II1–1OKC EnergyWichita, KS
2:00 PM CST Rad  85' (pen.) Report Chavez  4' Stadium: Stryker Soccer Complex
February 23 FriendlyNew Mexico United2–1OKC EnergyTucson, AZ
2:00 PM CST Moreno  35'
Sergi  75'		 Report Chavez  40' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 26 FriendlyEl Paso Locomotive FC3–0OKC EnergyTucson, AZ
2:00 PM CST Lomis  20'
Bosetti  2nd half'
Salgado  3rd period'		 Report Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: 120-minute scrimmage.
February 29 FriendlyGrand Canyon Antelopes0–4OKC EnergyPhoenix, AZ
2:00 PM CST Stadium: GCU Stadium

Competitions

USL
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Antonio FC 7 4 3 0 11 4 +7 15 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 FC Tulsa 5 2 3 0 6 3 +3 9
3 Austin Bold FC 5 2 1 2 9 9 0 7
4 OKC Energy FC 7 1 3 3 6 11 −5 6
5 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 8 0 3 5 5 15 −10 3
Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
5 1 2 2 6 8  −2 5 0 2 2 3 7  −4 1 0 0 3 1  +2

Source: USLC standings

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516
GroundHHAHHH
ResultLDWDL
Source: Energy FC schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results
March 7 1OKC Energy1–2Colorado SpringsOklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CST Ward  53'
Harris  58'
Chavez  62'		 Report Volesky  16'
Lewis  33'
Stephenson  78' (o.g.)
Diz Pe  90+5'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,067
Referee: Eric Tattersall
July 13 2OKC Energy1–1FC TulsaOklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT Chavez  40'
Hyland  51'
Basuljevic  53'
Harris  88'		 Report da Costa  45+5' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,626
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
July 17 3Austin Bold FC1–3OKC EnergyAustin,TX
8:00 PM CDT Ciss  12'
Guadarrama  33'
Gladiator  58'
Okugo 68'		 Report Harris  11'
Hernández  18',  90+4'
Brown  29'
Cato  38'
Chavez  64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 18
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
July 22 4OKC Energy1–1Rio Grande Valley FCOklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT López  62',  88'
Ellis-Hayden  63'
Hernandez  90+10'		 Report Beckford  11'
Kibato  20'
Coronado  90+7'
Taiberson 90+8'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Michael Cap
August 1 5OKC Energy0–3New Mexico UnitedOklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT Ibeagha  86'
Chavez  87'		 Report Moreno  31'
Wehan  45+3'
Mizell  82'
Ahlinvi  90+4'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,582
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
August 8 6OKC Energy0–3San Antonio FCOklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT Hernandez  12'
Hyland  21'
López  42'
Taravel  69'		 Report Di Renzo  29'
Parano  31'
Montgomery  70'
Bailone  73',  77'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,455
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
August 15 7OKC Energy0–0Rio Grande Valley FCOklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT Ellis-Hayden  14' Report Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 19 8San Antonio FCvOKC EnergySan Antonio, TX
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Toyota Field
August 22 9Sporting Kansas City IIvOKC EnergyKansas City, KS
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
August 30 10OKC EnergyvAustin Bold FCOklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Taft Stadium
September 5 11Colorado SpringsvOKC Energy Colorado Springs,CO
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Weiner Field
September 12 12FC TulsavOKC EnergyTulsa,OK
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
September 19 13San Antonio FCvOKC EnergySan Antonio, TX
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Toyota Field
September 27 14OKC EnergyvAustin Bold FCOklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Taft Stadium
September 30 15FC TulsavOKC EnergyTulsa,OK
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
October 3 16Rio Grande Valley FCvOKC EnergyEdinburg,TX
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup
April 7-9 Second RoundDenton Diablos FC (NPSL)
or NTX Rayados (LQ) 		v OKC Energy FC (USLC)Denton, Texas or TBD
Stadium: University of North Texas Soccer Stadium or TBD
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos. Name USL U.S. Open Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Cody Laurendi 000000
2 GK C.J. Cochran 500050
3 DF Kyle Hyland 300030
4 DF Christian Ibeagha 400040
5 DF Joe Amico 000000
6 MF Brad Dunwell 500050
7 MF Rafael Garcia 400040
8 MF José Hernández 510051
9 FW Jaime Chavez 520052
10 MF Arun Basuljevic 400040
11 FW Frank López 310031
13 DF Nicolas Taravel 400040
14 FW Kodai Iida 300030
15 DF Atiba Harris 510051
17 FW Cordell Cato 400040
18 FW Tucker Stephenson 200020
19 MF Charlie Ward 400040
22 DF Zachary Ellis-Hayden 500050
25 MF Ray Saari 300030
26 FW Jonathan Brown 410041
35 GK Kyle Ihn 000000
91 FW Owayne Gordon 200020

Source: Energy FC stats

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Name USL U.S. Open Cup Total
3 DF Kyle Hyland 100010
4 DF Christian Ibeagha 100010
8 MF José Hernández 200020
9 FW Jaime Chavez 200020
10 MF Arun Basuljevic 100010
11 FW Frank López 100010
15 DF Atiba Harris 200020
17 FW Cordell Cato 100010
19 MF Charlie Ward 100010
22 DF Zachary Ellis-Hayden 100010

Source: Energy FC stats

Clean sheets
No. Name USL U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played
1 Cody Laurendi 0000
2 C.J. Cochran 0005
35 Kyle Ihn 0000

Source: Energy FC stats

Transfers

In
Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source
MF Arun Basuljevic Fresno FC Dec 17, 2019 [3]
DF Zachary Ellis-Hayden Fresno FC Dec 17, 2019 [4]
MF Kodai Iida HFX Wanderers Dec 18, 2019 [5]
FW Jaime Chavez Fresno FC Dec 19, 2019 [6]
MF José Hernández LA Galaxy II Dec 19, 2019 [7]
GK C. J. Cochran Fresno FC Dec 20, 2019 [8]
DF Joe Amico Orange County SC Jan 7, 2020 [9]
MF Brad Dunwell Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Jan 10, 2020 [10]
GK Kyle Ihn Lansing Ignite Jan 10, 2020 [11]
FW Frank Lopez San Antonio FC Jan 13, 2020 [12]
MF Charlie Ward Ottawa Fury FC Jan 14, 2020 [13]
FW Tucker Stephenson Sporting Kansas City II Jan 14, 2020 [14]

Out
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
GK Bryan Byars Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
DF Max Gunderson Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
DF Christian Ibeagha Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
DF Alvin Jones Real Salt Lake OKC receives an undisclosed fee. Dec 5, 2019 [15][16]
DF Amir Šašivarević Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
DF Mekeil Williams Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
MF Josh García Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
MF Kal Okot Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
MF Callum Ross Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
MF Je-Vaughn Watson Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
FW Deshorn Brown Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
FW Christian Eissele Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]

Kits
Home
Away
Secondary
TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Record
HomeGreenGreenGreenMatch 2 vs Tulsa / 0–2–1
AwayWhiteWhiteWhiteMatch 3 vs Austin / 1–0–0
SecondaryBlackBlackBlackMatch 1 vs Colorado Springs / 0–0–1
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See also

References
  1. "OKC Energy roster". EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  2. "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.
  3. Vaughn, Tyler (December 17, 2019). "ENERGY FC SIGNS DYNAMIC PLAYMAKER ARUN BASULJEVIC". EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  4. Vaughn, Tyler (December 18, 2019). "ENERGY FC SIGNS DEFENDER ZACHARY ELLIS-HAYDEN". EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  5. Vaughn, Tyler (December 18, 2019). "ENERGY FC SIGNS JAPANESE MIDFIELDER KODAI IIDA". EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  6. Vaughn, Tyler (December 19, 2019). "ENERGY FC SIGNS VETERAN FORWARD JAIME CHAVEZ". EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  7. Vaughn, Tyler (December 19, 2019). "ENERGY FC SIGNS MIDFIELDER JOSE HERNANDEZ". EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  8. Vaughn, Tyler (December 20, 2019). "ENERGY FC WELCOMES BACK GOALKEEPER CJ COCHRAN". EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  9. Vaughn, Tyler (January 7, 2020). "ENERGY FC ADDS VERSATILE DEFENDER JOE AMICO". EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  10. Vaughn, Tyler (January 10, 2020). "ENERGY FC SIGNS 2019 MLS SUPERDRAFT PICK, MIDFIELDER BRAD DUNWELL". EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  11. Vaughn, Tyler (January 10, 2020). "GREENS GRAB GOALKEEPER KYLE IHN". EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  12. Vaughn, Tyler (January 13, 2020). "ENERGY FC INKS PROLIFIC STRIKER FRANK LOPEZ". EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  13. Vaughn, Tyler (January 14, 2020). "ENERGY FC SIGNS ENGLISH PASSING MAESTRO CHARLIE WARD". EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  14. Vaughn, Tyler (January 14, 2020). "GREENS SIGN FORWARD TUCKER STEPHENSON". EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  15. Vaughn, Tyler (December 5, 2018). "ENERGY FC CONFIRMS RETURN OF EIGHT PLAYERS FOR 2020". EnergyFC.com. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  16. Tyler Vaughn (December 9, 2019). "ENERGY FC TRANSFERS ALVIN JONES TO MLS CLUB REAL SALT LAKE". Energy FC. OKC Energy FC. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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