El Paso Locomotive FC
El Paso Locomotive FC is an American professional soccer team based in El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2018, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019.[1][2]
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Founded | March 1, 2018 | |||
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Stadium | Southwest University Park | |||
Capacity | 7,500 | |||
Owner | MountainStar Sports Group | |||
Head coach | Mark Lowry | |||
League | USL Championship | |||
2019 | 6th, Western Conference Playoffs: Conference Final | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Club crest and colors
The Locomotive brand was unveiled on October 4, 2018, beating out finalists Lagartos, Estrellas, Stars, and Tejanos.[3] The crest is shaped in a manner similar to Mission Style buildings and features three main colors: West Texas Sky blue, Desert Dusk blue, and High Noon Sun. The crest has 11 vertical stripes that represent the eleven players on the field and resemble the front of a locomotive. A city icon, The Star on The Mountain, adorns the top of the crest, which is shaped in the silhouette of the Franklin Mountains.[4][5]
Sponsorship
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2019–present | BLK | Southwest University |
Stadium
The club will play on the grounds of the Southwest University Park, a baseball park that is also the home field for the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Pacific Coast League.
Players and staff
Roster
- As of August 11, 2020[6]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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1 | Goalkeeper | Logan Ketterer | ![]() |
2 | Defender | Drew Beckie | ![]() |
3 | Defender | Chiró N'Toko | ![]() |
4 | Defender | Mechack Jérôme | ![]() |
5 | Defender | Éder Borelli | ![]() |
6 | Midfielder | Richie Ryan | ![]() |
7 | Midfielder | Dylan Mares | ![]() |
8 | Midfielder | Nick Ross | ![]() |
9 | Forward | Omar Salgado | ![]() |
10 | Forward | Leandro Carrijó | ![]() |
11 | Midfielder | Saeed Robinson | ![]() |
12 | Goalkeeper | Jermaine Fordah | ![]() |
13 | Defender | Matt Bahner | ![]() |
15 | Defender | Brent Kallman (on loan from Minnesota United) | ![]() |
19 | Defender | Andrew Fox | ![]() |
20 | Midfielder | Chapa Herrera | ![]() |
21 | Midfielder | Distel Zola | ![]() |
22 | Defender | Moses Makinde | ![]() |
23 | Midfielder | Memo Diaz | ![]() |
24 | Midfielder | Yuma | ![]() |
25 | Defender | Bryam Rebellón | ![]() |
26 | Forward | Aarón Gómez (on loan from Juárez) | ![]() |
27 | Defender | Macauley King | ![]() |
71 | Midfielder | Fabrice Fokobo | ![]() |
Front-office staff
- Alan Ledford – president
- Andrew Forrest – general manager
Technical staff
- Mark Lowry – head coach
- Bob Bigney – assistant coach
- JC Garzon – goalkeeper coach
- Gabriel Zapponi – manager of sports performance and science
- Stuart Wright – athletic trainer
- Keeler Watson – coordinator, equipment and player operations
Team records
Year-by-year
- As of November 2, 2019
Season | USL Championship | Play-offs | U.S. Open Cup | Top scorer 1 | Head coach | ||||||||
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P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||||
2019 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 36 | 50 | 6th, Western | Conference Final | 2nd Round | ![]() |
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^ 1. Top scorer includes statistics from league matches only.
Head coaches
- Includes USL Regular Season, USL Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.
Coach | Nationality | Start | End | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
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Mark Lowry | ![]() |
July 25, 2018 | present | 37 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 40.54 |
Average attendance
Year | Reg. season | Playoffs |
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2019[7] | 6,584 | 7,460 |
Club captains
Years | Name | Nation |
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2019 | Chiró N'Toko | ![]() |
References
- "El Paso Joins the United Soccer League for 2019 Season". Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- "El Paso gets new expansion USL soccer team, will play at Southwest University Park in 2019". Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- "El Paso USL: Soccer team nickname will be the Locomotive; logo, crest unveiled". El Paso Times. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- "Our Crest". El Paso Locomotive FC. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- "El Paso Locomotive FC Rolled Out as City's New Professional Soccer Team" (Press release). El Paso Locomotive FC. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018 – via Business Wire.
- "Roster". www.eplocomotivefc.com.
- "2019 USL Championship Attendance". Soccer Stadium Digest. October 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.