2020 Reno 1868 FC season

The 2020 Reno 1868 FC season is the club's fourth season of existence and their fourth in the United Soccer League Championship (USL-C), the second tier of American soccer. 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.[1]

Reno 1868 FC
2020 season
PresidentHerbert Simon
Head coachIan Russell
StadiumGreater Nevada Field
USL ChampionshipWestern Conference: TBD
USL CupTBD
U.S. Open CupSecond round
Silver State CupTBD
Biggest winLeague/All: 4–1
(July 29 at Portland)
5–2
(August 15 vs. Portland)

Current roster
As of March 6, 2020[2]
No. Position Player Nation
4 Defender Aleks Berkolds  United States
5 Defender Tony Alfaro  Mexico
6 Defender Thomas Janjigian  United States
7 Midfielder Tucker Bone  United States
8 Defender Ayrton Statie  Curaçao
9 Midfielder Christiano François  Haiti
10 Midfielder Sergio Rivas  Mexico
11 Forward Foster Langsdorf  United States
13 Forward Aidan Apodaca  United States
14 Midfielder Emilio Ycaza  United States
15 Defender Yosimar Hernandez  United States
16 Defender Brent Richards  United States
17 Midfielder Mouhamed Dabo  Senegal
18 Goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski ([A])  United States
19 Midfielder Siad Haji ([A])  United States
20 Forward Benji Kikanovic  United States
21 Forward Corey Hertzog  United States
22 Midfielder Diego Casillas  Mexico
23 Midfielder Sam Gleadle  England
26 Midfielder Eric Calvillo ([A])  United States
27 Defender Marcos López ([A])  Peru
35 Midfielder Gilbert Fuentes ([A])  United States
38 Midfielder Jack Skahan ([A])  United States
40 Goalkeeper Eric De La Cerda ([B])  United States
89 Midfielder Kevin Partida  United States
97 Midfielder Jared Timmer  United States
  1. ^
    on loan from MLS affiliate team San Jose Earthquakes.
    2.
  2. ^
    San Jose Earthquakes Academy player.
    3.

Current staff
Role Name Nation
Head coachIan Russell United States
Assistant coachCasey Tate United States
Assistant coachChris Malenab United States
Head athletic trainerSteve Patera United States

Competitions

Exhibitions
February 8 Preseason 1Reno 1868 FC3–0Oakland Roots SCSparks, Nevada
TBD PST Gleadle

Kikanovic 		Report Stadium: Golden Eagle Sports Park
February 15 Preseason 2Sacramento Republic FC1–0Reno 1868 FCSacramento, California
PST Bijev  104' Report Stadium: Cosumnes River College
Note: 120-minute match.
February 18 Preseason 3San Jose Earthquakes5–1Reno 1868 FCSan Jose, California
10:15 AM PST Eriksson  34'
Ríos
Salinas ,
Wondolowski  (pen.)		 Report Partida Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium
Note: Played in four 40-minute periods.
February 22 Preseason 4Reno 1868 FC4–1Sacramento Gold FCSparks, Nevada
12:00 PM PST Apodaca
Hertzog ,
François 		Report Stadium: Golden Eagle Sports Park
February 29 Preseason 5Reno 1868 FC2–4San Diego Loyal SCReno, Nevada
12:00 PM PST Hertzog  44', 49'
 Report  7'
 24'
 30'
 75'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field

USL Championship
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Reno 1868 FC 7 5 0 2 15 7 +8 15 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC 8 4 3 1 10 6 +4 15
3 Tacoma Defiance 7 2 1 4 14 13 +1 7
4 Portland Timbers 2 6 0 0 6 4 23 −19 0
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 Las Vegas' season.[3]

March 6 1Tacoma Defiance1–3Reno 1868 FCTacoma, Washington
7:00 PM PST Hegardt  26'
Daley  38'
Atencio  86'		 Report Skahan  56'
François  74'
Fuentes  87'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,178
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, the remainder of United's schedule was announced on July 2.[4]

July 19 2Sacramento Republic FC1–0Reno 1868 FCSacramento, California
6:00 PM PST McCrary  74'
Iwasa  90+2' (pen.)		 Report Langsdorf  19'
Dabo  88'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Nicholas Marin
July 29 3Portland Timbers 21–4Reno 1868 FCPortland, Oregon
7:30 PM PDT Kiner  55'
Ornstil  68'  83'
Dúran  73'
Anguiano  81'		 Report François  40',  90' (pen.)
Alfaro  44'
Rivas  52'
Richards  59'
Langsdorf  82'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
August 1 4Las Vegas Lights FC0–1Reno 1868 FCLas Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM PDT Mendiola  81' Report Richards  18' Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 8 5Reno 1868 FC2–1Tacoma DefianceReno, Nevada
7:15 PM PDT Kikanovic  20'
Hertzog  32' (pen.),  32'
Rivas  48'
Ycaza  90'+3'		 Report Robles  24'
Herrera  31'
Cissoko  40'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Nicholas Marin
August 12 6Reno 1868 FC0–1Sacramento Republic FCReno, Nevada
7:15 PM PDT Partida  80'
Dabo  82'		 Report McCrary  21'
Sargis  38'
Bijev  45+2' (pen.),  71'
Keinan  56'
Lopez  75'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 15 7Reno 1868 FC5–2Portland Timbers 2Reno, Nevada
7:30 PM PDT Hertzog  25',  45+1'
Rivas  28',  69'
Bone  38'
Langsdorf  64'		 Report Gonzalez  72'
Kiner  73'  90+1'
Epps  76'
Ornstil  74'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
August 22 8San Diego Loyal SCvReno 1868 FCSan Diego, California
5:00 PM PDT Stadium: Torero Stadium
August 29 9Reno 1868 FCvPhoenix Rising FCReno, Nevada
5:45 PM PDT Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
September 5 10Reno 1868 FCvPortland Timbers 2Reno, Nevada
6:45 PM PST Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
September 12 11Sacramento Republic FCvReno 1868 FCSacramento, California
7:30 PM PST Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
September 16 12Reno 1868 FCvTacoma DefianceReno, Nevada
5:45 PM PDT Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
September 20 13Portland Timbers 2vReno 1868 FCPortland, Oregon
6:00 PM PDT Stadium: Providence Park
September 26 14Reno 1868 FCvSacramento Republic FCReno, Nevada
6:15 PM PDT Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
September 30 15Reno 1868 FCvLas Vegas Lights FCReno, Nevada
6:15 PM PDT Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
October 3 16Tacoma DefiancevReno 1868 FCTacoma, Washington
TBA PM PST Stadium: Cheney Stadium

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Reno will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[5]

April 8 2nd RoundOlympic Club
or FC Davis 		P–P Reno 1868 FCSan Francisco, California or
Davis, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Negoesco Stadium or
Ron and Mary Brown Stadium at Davis Senior High School
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[6]

References
  1. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. "2020 Roster". reno1868fc.com. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  3. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  4. "2020 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". reno1868fc.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "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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