2019 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season

The 2019 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season is the club's fifth year of existence, and their fifth season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
2019 season
PresidentNick Ragain
Head coachSteve Trittschuh
StadiumWeidner Field
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(Capacity: 5,000)
USL ChampionshipConference: 18th
Overall: 35th
USL PlayoffsDid Not Qualify
2019 U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Four Corners Cup4th
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 5,606
(July 4 vs. Orange County SC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,702
(March 23 vs. Reno 1868 FC)
All: 300
(May 15 vs. FC Denver, USOC )
Average home league attendance4,005
Biggest win+3 goals (twice)
4–1 (March 9 vs. LA Galaxy II)
3–0 (June 8 vs. Tacoma Defiance)
Biggest defeat0–5
(June 29 vs. Austin Bold FC)

Players
As of June 14, 2019

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Abraham Rodriguez  United States
3 Defender Ismaila Jome  Gambia
4 Defender Ibrahim Yaro  Ghana
6 Midfielder Rony Argueta  United States
7 Forward Fernando González  Mexico
8 Defender Jamal Jack  Trinidad and Tobago
9 Forward César Romero (on loan from Motagua)  Honduras
10 Forward Mike Seth  United States
11 Midfielder Saeed Robinson  Jamaica
12 Goalkeeper Steward Ceus  Haiti
13 Midfielder Logan Hitzeman ([B])  United States
14 Defender Abdul Rwatubyaye ([A])  Rwanda
16 Forward Logan Dorsey ([B])  United States
17 Forward Austin Dewing  United States
19 Midfielder Tucker Bone  United States
20 Midfielder Kwasi Donsu  Ghana
21 Defender Kris Reaves  United States
22 Midfielder Jordan Schweitzer  Canada
23 Forward Shane Malcolm  Guam
24 Midfielder Brandon Farmelo ([B])  United States
33 Defender Alejandro Padilla ([B])  United States
34 Defender Eben Noverr ([B])  United States
44 Defender Jordan Burt  United States
  1. ^
    On loan from MLS affiliate Colorado Rapids.
    2.
  2. ^
    Colorado Rapids academy player.
    3.

Competitions

Exhibitions
6 February PreseasonColorado Rapids U-18—Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCCommerce City, Colorado
3:30 PM Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Turf Field
Note: Cancelled
9 February PreseasonColorado Pride U-191–5Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCColorado Springs, Colorado
1:00 PM Report Seth ,
Burt
Schweitzer
Stadium: Pride Complex
13 February PreseasonHarpo's FC1–7Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCCommerce City, Colorado
5:00 PM Report Malcolm
Burt




Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Turf Field
18 February Wasatch Winter CupReno 1868 FC1–4Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCHerriman, Utah
10:00 AM Richards  58' COS Report
RNO Report		 Jome  11', 61'
Seth  37'
Malcolm  77'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Real Academy
21 February Wasatch Winter CupReal Monarchs2–2Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCHerriman, Utah
11:30 AM Etoundi  33'
Brody  71'		 Report Argueta  17'
Seth  53'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Real Academy
24 February PreseasonColorado Springs Switchbacks FC—Real ColoradoColorado Springs, Colorado
12:00 PM Report Stadium: Pride Complex
Note: Cancelled
26 February PreseasonColorado Springs Switchbacks FC2–0Air Force FalconsColorado Springs, Colorado
2:00 PM Reaves  44'
Bone  60'		 Report Stadium: Pride Complex Field #1
2 March PreseasonColorado Springs Switchbacks FC2–2Denver PioneersColorado Springs, Colorado
1:00 PM Burt  12' (pen.)
Molano  45'		 Report Stensson  67'
Judd  81'		 Stadium: Weidner Field

USL Championship
Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.[1]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Portland Timbers 2 34 10 8 16 65 71 −6 38
15 OKC Energy FC 34 9 11 14 45 58 −13 38
16 Tulsa Roughnecks 34 8 10 16 45 69 −24 34
17 Tacoma Defiance 34 8 7 19 42 82 −40 31
18 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 34 7 6 21 31 65 −34 27
Source: USL Championship 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

Match results

Kickoff times are in MDT (UTC-06) unless otherwise noted

Saturday, March 9 1LA Galaxy II1–4Colorado Springs SwitchbacksCarson, California
8:00 PM MST Lopez  12'
Williams  26'
Acheampong  86'		 Report Malcolm  10',  48',  76'
Yaro  37'
Burt  57'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 689
Referee: Michael Radchuk
Saturday, March 16 2Colorado Springs Switchbacks0–1Sacramento Republic FCColorado Springs, Colorado
5:00 PM Jack  56' Report Iwasa  57' (pen.)
Skundrich  78'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
Saturday, March 23 3Colorado Springs Switchbacks1–0San Antonio FCColorado Springs, Colorado
5:00 PM Schweitzer  25'
Argueta  28'
Romero  86'
Malcolm  90+1'		 Report Greene  71' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 2,825
Referee: Matthew Franz
Saturday, March 30 4  Four Corners CupPhoenix Rising FC2–2Colorado Springs SwitchbacksScottsdale, Arizona
8:30 PM Jahn  41'  86'
Farrell  44'		 Report Burt  26'
Jome  90+1'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,446
Referee: Greg Dopka
Saturday, April 6 5Orange County SC2–0Colorado Springs SwitchbacksIrvine, California
8:00 PM Jones  42',  57'
McLain  83'
Adams  87'		 Report Yaro  89' Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 1,726
Referee: Malik Badawi
Saturday, April 13 6Colorado Springs Switchbacks0–2Reno 1868 FCColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM Romero  68' Report Brown  60',  90+3'
Casiple  64'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 2,702
Referee: Miguel Urbina-Barrios
Saturday, April 20 7Portland Timbers 22–2Colorado Springs SwitchbacksPortland, Oregon
8:00 PM Smith  46'
Jadama  61'
Langsdorf  63',  86'		 Report Burt  18' (pen.)
Hundley  45'
Schweitzer  84'		 Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 1,822
Referee: Mark Allatin
Wednesday, April 24 8Tulsa Roughnecks FC2–0Colorado Springs SwitchbacksTulsa, Oklahoma
6:00 PM da Costa  68',  78',  90+1'
Lobo  80'
Silva  84'		 Preview Argueta  70' Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 1,948
Referee: Elton Garcia
Saturday. May 4 9Colorado Springs Switchbacks0–2El Paso Locomotive FCColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM Schweitzer  65' Report Jérôme  24'
Ross  38'
Kiffe  45+3'
Kiesewetter  46',  56'
Ryan  59'
Rezende  64'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,883
Referee: Lorant Varga
Saturday. May 11 10Las Vegas Lights FC3–0Colorado Springs SwitchbacksLas Vegas, Nevada
8:30 PM Parra  34',  76' (pen.)
Fehr  41'
Ochoa  45+1'
Sandoval  65'
Hernandez  90+1'		 Report Hitzeman  87' Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 7,023
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
Saturday, May 18 11  Four Corners CupColorado Springs Switchbacks1–3New Mexico UnitedColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM Molano  24'
Reaves  38'
Seth  63'		 Report Frater  18',  36',  75',  88'
Guzman  90'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,151
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Saturday, May 25 12OKC Energy1–0Colorado Springs SwitchbacksOklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:30 PM CDT Gordon  15'
R.García  87'		 Report Jome  37' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,597
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
Saturday. June 1 13Colorado Springs Switchbacks1–0Fresno FCColorado Springs, Colorado
8:30 PM Burt  45'
Reaves  83'
Molano  89'		 Report Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,517
Referee: Michael Radchuk
Saturday. June 8 14Colorado Springs Switchbacks3–0Tacoma DefianceColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM Burt  23',  45+3'
Yaro  34'
Dorsey  71'
Jome  87'		 Report Gonzalez  51'
Berkolds  89'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,547
Referee: Greg Dopka
Saturday, June 15 15Rio Grande Valley FC Toros3–0Colorado Springs SwitchbacksEdinburg, Texas
7:30 PM Hernandez  32'
W. Cabrera  55'
Small  74' (pen.),  85'
Enriquez  84'		 Report Schweitzer  42'
Seth  50'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,004
Referee: Dejan Susak
Saturday, June 22 16  Four Corners CupColorado Springs Switchbacks1–2Real MonarchsColorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM Argueta  30'
Seth  55'
Rwatubyaye  61'
Jome  64'		 Report Heard  36'
Ávila  45+3'
Coffee  81'
Portillo  86'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,506
Referee: Luis Guardia
Saturday, June 29 17Austin Bold FC5–0Colorado Springs SwitchbacksAustin, Texas
7:30 PM Lima  13',  20'
Kléber  21'
Atuahene  28'
Báez  50'
Burt  56' (o.g.)		 Report Rwatubyaye  54'
Robinson  75'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
Thursday, July 4 18Colorado Springs Switchbacks1–2Orange County SCColorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM Argueta  46'
Burt  67'		 Report Alvarado  44'
Seaton  49'
Ramos-Godoy  76'
Hume  86'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 5,606
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Saturday, July 13 19Colorado Springs Switchbacks1–0Tulsa RoughnecksColorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM Malcolm  61' Report Hedrick  60'
Roberts  63'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,034
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Saturday, July 20 20Colorado Springs Switchbacks1–0OKC EnergyColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM Rwatubyaye  25'  83'
Jome  51'
Argueta  72'
Hundley  82'		 Report Ross  45+1' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,727
Referee: Joseph Salinas
Saturday, July 27 21Reno 1868 FC4–0Colorado Springs SwitchbacksReno, Nevada
7:30 PM Hertzog  18'
Lacroix  27'
Mfeka  51',  69'
Partida  80'
Richards  90+3'		 Report Schweitzer  76'
Bone  80'
Hundley  90+3'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,209
Referee: Chris Ruska
Friday, August 2 22Real Monarchs1–0Colorado Springs SwitchbacksHerriman, Utah
8:00 PM German  86',  86' Report Rodriguez  83' Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,817
Referee: David Barrie
Wednesday, August 7 23Colorado Springs Switchbacks2–2Portland Timbers 2Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM Jome  48'
Robinson  67'		 Report Ojeda  35'
Langsdorf  69'
Sierakowski  82'
Smith  90+3'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,201
Referee: Brandon Stevis
Saturday, August 10 24Colorado Springs Switchbacks3–3Rio Grande Valley FC TorosColorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM Malcolm  12'
Burt  20',  47'
Robinson  45+2'
Schweitzer  81'
Rwatubyaye  90+3'		 Report Salazar  27'
Rodriguez  42'
Arcila  58'
Coronado  90+6'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,254
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Saturday, August 17 25Sacramento Republic FC4–0Colorado Springs SwitchbacksSacramento, California
8:00 PM Barahona  24'
Villareal  31'
Enevoldsen  57',  60'
Iwasa  72'
Partain  80'		 Report Hundley  43'
Burt  48'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 9,350
Referee: Thomas Snyder
Saturday, August 24 26Fresno FC2–1Colorado Springs SwitchbacksFresno, California
8:30 PM del Campo  53',  90'
Kurimoto  67'		 Report Anderson  27'
Rwatubyaye  29'
Robinson  63'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,396
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
Saturday, August 31 27Colorado Springs Switchbacks0–3Phoenix Rising FCColorado Springs, Colorado
6:00pm Reaves  37'
Jack  45+4'
Schweitzer  64'		 Report Aguinaga  5',  83'
Asante  8'
Jahn  27'
Calistri  82'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,139
Referee: Brad Jensen
Saturday, September 7 28Colorado Springs Switchbacks1–1Austin Bold FCColorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM Romero  41' Report Rissi  26',  70'
Restrepo  45+2'
Tyrpak  59'
Twumasi  65'
Phillips  90'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Calin Radosav
Saturday, September 14 29New Mexico United3–1Colorado Springs SwitchbacksAlbuquerque, New Mexico
7:30 PM Sandoval  8',  47',  47',  66'
Moar  26'
Hamilton  36'		 Report Romero  32'
Reaves  51'
Burt  78'
Jome  87'		 Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Saturday, September 21 30El Paso Locomotive FC2–0Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCEl Paso, Texas
7:30 PM Rebellón  22'
Bosetti  90'		 Report Burt  51'
Malcolm  76'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,401
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
Saturday, September 28 31Colorado Springs Switchbacks1–3Las Vegas Lights FCColorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM Malcolm  25'
Rwatubyaye  90+2'		 Report de la Fuente  42'
Parra  55',  75',  84'
Tabortetaka  81'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,279
Referee: Mark Allatin
Saturday, October 5 32Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2–0LA Galaxy IIColorado Springs, Colorado
16:00 Hundley  29'
Robinson  40'
Anderson  48'
Argueta  77'
Romero  79'		 Report Kamara  49'
DePuy  70'
Hilliard-Arce  84'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 5,008
Referee: Lorant Varga
Saturday, October 12 33Tacoma Defiance2–0Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCTacoma, Washington
8:00 PM Daley  55'
Burke-Gilroy  61'
Atencio  90'+3'
Robles  90'+4'		 Report Robinson  10'
Reaves  26'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,351
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Saturday, October 19 34San Antonio FC2–2Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCSan Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT Hernández  8'
Pecka  30' (pen.),  72'
Restrepo  39',  90+6'
Gómez  45+4'
Barmby  48' (pen.)
Ackon  63'
Report Rwatubyaye  28'
Hundley  45+2'
Schweitzer  48'
Ackon  68' (o.g.)
Bone  82'
Rodriguez  85'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 8,406
Referee: Luis Guardia

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, the Switchbacks will enter the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 14-15, 2019[2]

Tuesday, May 15 Second roundColorado Springs Switchbacks 1–0 FC DenverColorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 pm MDT Donsu  45+1' Report Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 300
Referee: Adam Zarrin
Tuesday, May 29 Third roundColorado Springs Switchbacks 1–2 (a.e.t.) New Mexico UnitedColorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 pm MDT Burt  52'
Reaves  73'
Donsu  90+3'
Argueta  93'		 Report Frater  68',  95' (pen.)
Wehan  87'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 349
Referee: Karen Abt

References
  1. "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized" (Press release). U.S. Soccer Federation. January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
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