2018 Phoenix Rising FC season

The 2018 Phoenix Rising FC season was the club's fifth season in the United Soccer League and their second under the Rising FC name.

Phoenix Rising FC
2018 season
OwnersTurkey Berke Bakay
United States Brett M. Johnson
Hong Kong Alex Zheng
United States Tim Riester
United States Mark Detmer
Ivory Coast Didier Drogba
United States Brandon McCarthy
United States Diplo
United States Pete Wentz
United States David Rappaport
United States Dave Stearns
United States Rick Hauser
United States William Kraus
United States Kevin Kusatsu
United States Dr. Mark Leber
United States Jim Scussel
United States Dr. Christopher Yeung
ManagerFrance Patrice Carteron (7-3-4)
United States Rick Schantz (Interim)(15-7-2)
StadiumPhoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
USL3rd, Western Conference
USL PlayoffsConference Champions
U.S. Open Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerChris Cortez (19)
Highest home attendance7,707
(Team Record) (Playoff)
(October 26 v. Swope Park Rangers)
Lowest home attendance5,017
(August 22 v. San Antonio FC)
Average home league attendanceRegular Season: 6,380
Playoffs: 7,609
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Friendlies edit

All times from this point are on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00)

February 10, 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup Phoenix Rising FC 2–3 New York Red Bulls Scottsdale, Arizona
7:00pm Collin   7' (o.g.)
Frater   75'
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Muyl   37'
Bezecourt   90'
Escobar   90+1'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,620
February 14, 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup Phoenix Rising FC 0–2 Colorado Rapids Scottsdale, Arizona
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Badji   75'
Smith   80'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 3,418
February 17, 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup Phoenix Rising FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City Scottsdale, Arizona
3:00pm Frater   5'
Cortez   38'
Lambert   71'
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Sánchez   17'
Sallói   30'
Espinoza   34'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 5,060
February 21, 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup Phoenix Rising FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo Tucson, Arizona
5:00pm Farrell   24' Report
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Ward   38'
Álvarez   41'
Fuenmayor   78'
Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 24, 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup Phoenix Rising FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls Tucson, Arizona
2:00pm da Fonte   8'
Asante   28'
Mala   47'
Drogba   54' (pen.)
Fernandez   68'
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Stevens   8'
White   65'
Stadium: Kino North Stadium

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USL edit

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 19 6 9 63 38  +25 63 10 3 4 35 16  +19 9 3 5 28 22  +6

Source: Match reports

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StadiumAHAHAHHHAAHAAAHHAHAHAAHAHHHAAAHHAH
ResultDWWLWDDWWWLLWDWWDWLWLWLWWWWLWWWDLL
Updated to match(es) played on October 13, 2018. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League results edit

March 17, 2018 1 Orange County SC 1–1 Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
7:00pm Seaton   28'
Quinn   68'
Crognale   83'   90'
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Asante   11'   36'
Mala   20'
Dubose   85'
Stadium: Champions Stadium
Attendance: 3,127
Referee: Michael Radchuk
March 24, 2018 2 Phoenix Rising FC 4–1 OKC Energy FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:00pm Asante   28'
Cortez   45', 83', 90+4'
Woszczynski   90+1'
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Guzman   21'
Dixon   21'
González   52'
Ibeagha   85'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,828
Referee: Malik Badawi
March 31, 2018 3 Reno 1868 FC 0–1 Phoenix Rising FC Reno, Nevada
Abend   69' Report
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Asante   68'   90+2' (pen.)
Mala   73'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,104
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
April 7, 2018 4 Phoenix Rising FC 0–1 Real Monarchs Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm Lambert   28'
Fernandez   50'
Drogba   90+3'
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Velásquez   56'
Heard   58'
Brody   65'
Ryden   71'
Portillo   78'
Chang   90+5'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,531
Referee: Ramy Touchan
April 11, 2018 5 LA Galaxy II 0–1 Phoenix Rising FC Carson, California
7:30pm Acheampong   31'
Büscher   90+4'
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Drogba   64'
da Fonte   90+2'
Stadium: StubHub Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 1,236
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
April 21, 2018 6 Phoenix Rising FC 2–2 Swope Park Rangers Scottsdale, Arizona
7:00pm Lambert   8'   90+2'
Dubose   45'
Musa   52'
Forbes   66'
Asante   90'
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Hernandez   25'
Didic   28'
Belmar   70', 88'   89'
Kuzain   77'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,310
Referee: Victor Rivas
April 28, 2018 7 Phoenix Rising FC 1–1 Fresno FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:00pm Dia   26'
Mala   54'
Riggi   82'   90'
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Daly   27'
Ribeiro   45+3'
Johnson   47'
Barrera   78'
Verhoeven   88'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 5,829
Referee: Greg Dopka
May 4, 2018 8 Phoenix Rising FC 4–3 LA Galaxy II Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm Johnson   21', 71'
Riggi   47'
Drogba   78' (pen.)
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Alvarez   19'
Llanez   26'
Arellano   40'   56'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 7,332
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 9, 2018 9 OKC Energy FC 0–3 Phoenix Rising FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
5:00pm Chavez   54'
Ross   61'
Ibeagha   77'
Dixon   88'
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Farrell   16'
da Fonte   22'   54'
Johnson   75'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 2,616
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
May 12, 2018 10 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1–5 Phoenix Rising FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
5:00pm Arce   11' (pen.)   23'
Jusino   36'
Gamble   41'
Vukovic   81'
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Drogba   4', 69'
Lambert   66'   73'
Wakasa   80'
Cortez   87'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,586
Referee: Matt Franz
May 19, 2018 11 Phoenix Rising FC 1–3 Sacramento Republic FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm Wakasa   45+2'
da Fonte   59'
Cortez   62'
Drogba   90+2'
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Iwasa   8'
Bijev   21'   39'
Rodriguez   32'
Gomez   41'
Matjašič   64'
Kneeshaw   88'
Taintor   90+2'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,503
Referee: J.J. Bilinski
May 26, 2018 12 Swope Park Rangers 1–0 Phoenix Rising FC Kansas City, Kansas
2:00pm Barry   4'
Didic   49'
Zendejas   78'
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Dia   30'
Johnson   57'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 916
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
May 30, 2018 13 Saint Louis FC 1–3 Phoenix Rising FC Fenton, Missouri
5:30pm Barden   38'
Rudolph   74'
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Cortez   6'
Asante   49'
Musa   58'
Johnson   68'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,318
Referee: Kevin Broadley
June 9, 2018 14 Sacramento Republic FC 0–0 Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento, California
8:00pm Villarreal   53'
Taintor   85'
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Dia   13'
Awako   54'
Lambert   83'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 13, 2018 15 Phoenix Rising FC 4–0 Las Vegas Lights Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm Johnson   32', 77'
Wakasa   42'
Farrell   53'
Woszczynski   90+1'
Asante   90+2' (pen.)
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Huiqui   52'
Mathers   56'
Ferriño   79'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 5,939
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
June 16, 2018 16 Phoenix Rising FC 3–0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm Cortez   38'
Johnson   42'   43'
Musa   57'
Farrell   78'
Frater   89'
Waldrep   90+1'
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Pírez   30'   45+1'
Ugarte   60'
Cerda   73'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,273
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 23, 2018 17 Rio Grande Valley Toros 0–0 Phoenix Rising FC Edinburg, Texas
5:30pm Padilla   34' Report Musa   47' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 5,649
Referee: Ramy Touchan
June 29, 2018 18 Phoenix Rising FC 1–0 Orange County SC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm Cortez   13'
Wakasa   35'
Asante   37'
da Fonte   55'
Woszczynski   89'
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Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 7,001
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 14, 2018 19 Fresno FC 4–0 Phoenix Rising FC Fresno, California
7:00pm Chaney   25'
Ellis-Hayden   29'   84'
Del Campo   54'
Ribeiro   64'
Caffa   67'
Johnson   73'
Cuevas   88'
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Mala   34'
Lambert   43'
Awako   52'
Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,914
Referee: Michael Radchuk
July 20, 2018 20 Phoenix Rising FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders 2 Scottsdale, Arizona
8:00pm Cortez   56'
Musa   70'
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Burke-Gilroy   48'
Ulysse   53'
Usman   83'
Hinds   86'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 7,381
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
July 28, 2018 21 Real Monarchs 4–1 Phoenix Rising FC Herriman, Utah
7:00pm Velásquez   37'
da Fonte   43' (o.g.)
Heard   45'
Henley   60'
Chang   61'
Hoffman   65'
Portillo   77'
Brody   84'
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Awako   62'
Ryden   76' (o.g.)
da Fonte   78'
Woszczynski   85'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,743
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 5, 2018 22 Portland Timbers 2 1–4 Phoenix Rising FC Portland, Oregon
12:00pm Farfan   72' Report
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Cortez   8', 82'   68'
Fernandez   63'
Musa   85'
Asante   89'
Johnson   90+2'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 1,536
Referee: Mike Hohnholz
August 11, 2018 23 Phoenix Rising FC 3–4 Orange County SC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm Fernandez   38'
Mala   59'
Asante   68' (pen.), 73', 90+4'
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Seaton   39'   40'   67'
Enevoldsen   48'
Quinn   65' (pen.)
Alston   90+1'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,330
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 18, 2018 24 Las Vegas Lights 0–2 Phoenix Rising FC Las Vegas, Nevada
8:00pm Pérez   29'
Íñigo   65'
Salgado   72'
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Asante   10'
Vega   79'
Frater   85' (pen.)
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 6,720
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
August 22, 2018 25 Phoenix Rising FC 4–0 San Antonio FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm Cortez   18'
Asante   27'
Mala   39'   59'
Vega   45'
Forbes   64'
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Rodriguez   45+4' Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 5,017
Referee: Daniel Radford
August 25, 2018 26 Phoenix Rising FC 4–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm Awako   68'
Farrell   74'
Cortez   80'
Frater   90+4'
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Burt   65' Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,077
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
September 5, 2018 27 Phoenix Rising FC 1–0 Rio Grande Valley Toros Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm Asante   61' Report
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Greene   12' Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 5,307
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 8, 2018 28 San Antonio FC 3–2 Phoenix Rising FC San Antonio, Texas
7:30 P.M. Hedrick   22'
Guzmán   33'
Presley   45+2'
Laing   50' (pen)
Lopez   89'
Murphy   90+3'
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Cortez   15', 87'
Farrell   19'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,534
Referee: Ramy Touchan
September 15, 2018 29 Seattle Sounders 2 0–1 Phoenix Rising FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00pm Ulysse   38'
Markey   62'
Hopeau   69'
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Cortez   16'
Awako   89'
Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 5,392
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 22, 2018 30 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1–2 Phoenix Rising FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00pm Jack   8'
Robinson   66'
També   71'
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Farrell   22'
Lambert   43'
Awako   63'
Musa   78'
Woszczynski   90+5'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,871
Referee: Josh Willens
September 29, 2018 31 Phoenix Rising FC 2–0 Saint Louis FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm Forbes   82'
Cortez   90+2'
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Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,377
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
October 6, 2018 32 Phoenix Rising FC 0–0 Reno 1868 FC Scottsdale, Arizona
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Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,151
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
October 10, 2018 33 Las Vegas Lights 5–2 Phoenix Rising FC Las Vegas, Nevada
8:00pm García   29' (pen.)
Huiqui   41'
Íñigo   66'
Garduño   71'
Mendiola   74'
Alvarez   79'
Ochoa   84'
Thomas   90+2'
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Fernandez   2'
Vega   43' (pen.)
Vásquez   67'
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 5,929
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
October 13, 2018 34 Phoenix Rising FC 0–1 Portland Timbers 2 Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30pm Mala   45+3'
Drogba   89'
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Barmby   34'
Williams   85'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 7,289
Referee: Lorant Varga

USL Playoffs edit

Conference Playoffs edit

October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19) Quarterfinals Phoenix Rising FC 3–0 Portland Timbers 2 Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 pm MST Drogba   28'
Johnson   62'
Asante   90'
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Zambrano   40'
Hanson   84'
Diz Pe   90+5'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 7,511
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26) Semifinals Phoenix Rising FC 4–2 Swope Park Rangers Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 pm MST Johnson   22'
Drogba   29'   90+4'
Cortez   36'
Lambert   48'
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Blackwood   26'
Barry   33'
Akhmatov   49'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 7,707
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
November 3, 2018 (2018-11-03) Finals Orange County SC 1–2 Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
7:00 pm MST Chaplow   47'
Hashimoto   82'
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Drogba   73'
Forbes   90+7'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,189
Referee: Tim Ford

USL Championship edit

November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)[4] Final Louisville City FC 1–0 Phoenix Rising FC Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM EST Smith   45'
Spencer   62'   90+1'
Ranjitsingh   90+3'
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Farrell   39'
Drogba   73'
Lambert   85'
Stadium: Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 7,025
Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Western Conference standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orange County SC 34 20 6 8 70 40 +30 66 Conference Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic 34 19 8 7 47 32 +15 65
3 Phoenix Rising FC 34 19 6 9 63 38 +25 63
4 Real Monarchs 34 19 3 12 55 47 +8 60
5 Reno 1868 FC 34 16 11 7 56 38 +18 59
Source: 2018 USL 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

U.S. Open Cup edit

Statistics edit

(regular-season & Playoffs) [5]

# Pos. Name GP GS Min. Goals Assists    
9 FW   Chris Cortez 33 25 2232 19 5 1 0
20 FW   Solomon Asante 36 35 3042 14 9 3 0
14 FW   Jason Johnson 33 26 2331 9 2 3 0
11 FW   Didier Drogba 12 11 980 7 2 4 0
15 DF   Joe Farrell 26 24 2225 4 0 3 0
27 MF   Kevon Lambert 32 31 2776 3 4 4 2
7 FW   Billy Forbes 24 11 1100 3 2 1 0
51 FW   Kevaughn Frater 21 7 815 3 1 0 0
8 MF   Collin Fernandez 21 17 1428 2 3 2 0
23 MF   Devin Vega 12 7 690 2 1 1 0
17 MF   Alessandro Riggi 14 4 342 2 5 1 0
4 DF   Mike da Fonte 31 30 2699 1 0 5 0
10 MF   Gladson Awako 30 23 1833 1 5 4 1
3 DF   Kody Wakasa 13 11 938 1 1 2 1
13 DF   Amadou Dia 35 35 3086 0 3 2 1
41 MF   James Musa 26 24 2126 0 1 7 0
2 DF   Doueugui Mala 16 15 1295 0 0 6 1
5 DF   Saad Abdul-Salaam 13 13 1134 0 1 0 0
32 DF   Devante Dubose 15 13 1093 0 1 2 0
77 DF   Tristan Blackmon 8 8 720 0 0 0 0
6 MF   Evan Waldrep 12 3 375 0 1 1 0
24 FW   Shaft Brewer Jr. 10 3 302 0 0 0 0
25 DF   Victor Vásquez 3 3 260 0 0 1 0
21 MF   Luca Ricci 4 1 124 0 1 0 0
18 FW   Joshua Perez 1 0 28 0 0 0 0

Goalkeepers edit

# Name GP GS Min. SV GA GAA SO    
1   Carl Woszczynski 30 29 2633 94 29 0.990 13 5 0
28   Zac Lubin 9 9 787 16 13 1.494 3 0 0

Transfers edit

Loan in edit

Start date End date Position No. Player From club
January 29, 2018 December 31, 2018 Forward 51   Kevaughn Frater   Harbour View[6]
February 2, 2018 End of Season Midfielder 21   Luca Ricci   Montreal Impact[7]
February 10, 2018 End of Season Defender 4   Mike da Fonte   Colorado Rapids[8]
August 13, 2018 November 30, 2018 Defender 5   Saad Abdul-Salaam   New York City FC[9]
August 15, 2018 End of Season Defender 77   Tristan Blackmon   Los Angeles FC[10]
August 17, 2018 End of Season Forward 24   Shaft Brewer Jr.   Los Angeles FC[11]
September 4, 2018 End of Season Forward 18   Joshua Pérez   Los Angeles FC[12]

Loan out edit

Start date End date Position No. Player To club
June 30, 2018 August 17, 2018 Goalkeeper 28   Zac Lubin   Seattle Sounders FC

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Phoenix Rising FC and FC Tucson Debut 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup". Phoenix Rising Football Club. December 5, 2017. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Record-Setting 11 MLS Pre-Season Matches To Be Played In Phoenix and Tucson". Phoenix Rising Football Club. December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Phoenix Rising FC Announces Preseason Match Against L.D.U. Quito". Phoenix Rising Football Club. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 USL Cup Scheduled for Nov. 8". USLsoccer.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 Player Stats". Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Phoenix Rising Football Club Adds Jamaican Striker Kevaughn Frater". Phoenix Rising Football Club. January 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "Midfielder Luca Ricci Joins Phoenix Rising Football Club On Loan". Phoenix Rising Football Club. February 2, 2018.
  8. ^ "Phoenix Rising Football Club Bolsters Defense With Mike da Fonte". Phoenix Rising Football Club. February 10, 2018.
  9. ^ "Phoenix Rising Football Club Acquires Saad Abdul-Salaam On Loan From NYCFC". Phoenix Rising Football Club. August 13, 2018. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  10. ^ "Phoenix Rising Football Club Acquires Tristan Blackmon On Loan From LAFC". Phoenix Rising Football Club. August 15, 2018.
  11. ^ "Phoenix Rising Football Club Acquires Shaft Brewer Jr. On Loan From LAFC". Phoenix Rising Football Club. August 17, 2018.
  12. ^ "Phoenix Rising FC Acquires Two On Loan From LAFC". Phoenix Rising Football Club. September 4, 2018.