The 2020 FC Tulsa season was the franchise's 6th season in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1] It was their first season since the club's rebranding from Tulsa Roughnecks to FC Tulsa.[2]
| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Head coach | Michael Nsien | ||
| Stadium | ONEOK Field Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||
| USL | Conference: 7th Group D: 2nd | ||
| USL Cup | Conference Quarterfinals | ||
| 2020 U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | ||
| Black Gold Derby | Champions | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,381 vs. SA (Sept. 26) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,255 vs. ATX (Aug. 19) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,636 | ||
| Biggest win | STL 0–2 TUL (Aug. 8) TUL 2–0 COS (Oct. 3) | ||
| Biggest defeat | SA 2–0 TUL (Aug. 22) | ||
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Club
edit- As of 6 October 2020[3]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sean Lewis |  United States
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| 2 | GK | Bryan Byars | United States
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| 3 | DF | Vangjel Zguro |  Albania
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| 4 | DF | Cyprian Hedrick |  Cameroon
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| 5 | DF | Callum Chapman-Page |  England
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| 6 | FW | Ariel Martínez |  Cuba
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| 7 | FW | Panin Boakye |  Ghana
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| 8 | MF | Eric Bird | United States
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| 9 | FW | Toby Uzo |  Nigeria
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| 10 | FW | Marlon |  Brazil
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| 11 | MF | Christian Altamirano |  Honduras
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| 12 | GK | Andrew MacRae |  Canada
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| 13 | DF | Matthew Sheldon | United States
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| 14 | MF | Brayan Reyes | Honduras
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| 15 | DF | Kevin Garcia | United States
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| 16 | MF | Rodrigo da Costa | Brazil
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| 17 | FW | Mfon Udoh | Nigeria
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| 18 | DF | Solomon Kwambe | Nigeria
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| 21 | MF | Fabián Bastidas | United States
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| 22 | DF | Bradley Bourgeois | United States
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| 24 | MF | Raphael Ayagwa | Nigeria
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| 29 | MF | Ciaran Winters | United States
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| 30 | MF | Lebo Moloto |  South Africa
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| 92 | FW | Darío Suárez | Cuba
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Competitions
editExhibitions
edit| February 8 Preseason 1 | FC Tulsa | 2–0 | Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2:00PM CDT | da Costa  43' (pen.)Suárez 65' |
Report | Stadium: Titan Sports Complex |
| February 16 Preseason 2 | FC Tulsa | 1–1 | Saint Louis FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2:00PM CDT | Suárez 35' |
Report | Blackwood 90' |
Stadium: Titan Sports Complex |
| Note: Played three 40-minute periods. | ||||
| February 19 Preseason 3 | FC Tulsa | 1–1 | Oral Roberts Golden Eagles | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00PM CDT | Winters 65' |
Report | 11' |
Stadium: Holland Hall |
| February 22 Preseason 4 | Rogers State Hillcats | 0–1 | FC Tulsa | Claremore, Oklahoma |
| 2:00PM CDT | Report | Suárez 65' |
Stadium: Soldier Field |
| February 25 Preseason 5 | North Texas SC | 1–3 | FC Tulsa | Frisco, Texas |
| 2:00PM CDT | Sealy 16' |
Report | Boakye 23' Marlon 34'Udoh 73' |
Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center |
| February 29 Preseason 6 | FC Tulsa | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City II | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1:00PM CDT | Martinez 62' |
Report | 8' 78' (pen.) |
Stadium: Titan Sports Complex |
USL Championship
editStandings — Group D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio FC | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 33 | 2.06 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | FC Tulsa | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 25 | 1.67 | |
| 3 | Austin Bold FC | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 22 | 1.38 | |
| 4 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 9 | 0.64 | |
| 5 | OKC Energy FC | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 10 | 0.63 |
Source: USL
Match results
edit| March 7 1 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–1 | FC Tulsa | Sacramento, California |
| 9:30 PM CST | Skundrich  23', 42' Sargis 28' Barahona 32' |
Report | Moloto 24' Sheldon 60' Garcia 68' da Costa 79' Martínez 90+3' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| July 13 2 | OKC Energy | 1–1 | FC Tulsa | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Chávez 40' Hyland 51' Basuljevic 53' Harris 87' |
Report | da Costa 45+5' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,626 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| Note: Black Gold Derby | ||||
| August 1 4 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–2 | FC Tulsa | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Castellanos 71' Adams 73' |
Report | Marlon 26' Bird 28' Martinez 74' (pen.) da Costa 90+1' Boakye 90+2' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Referee: Elton Garcia |
| August 8 5 | Saint Louis FC | 0–2 | FC Tulsa | Fenton, Missouri |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Umar 18' Blackwood 75' Bryan 83' |
Report | Bird 43' Garcia 59' Martinez 72' da Costa 87' Suárez 90' |
Stadium: West Community Stadium Attendance: 950 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| August 12 6 | FC Tulsa | 0–0 | San Antonio FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Bird 44' Garcia 69' Moloto 72' Sheldon 85' |
Report | Montgomery 37' Solignac 90+4' |
Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 2,445 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| August 19 7 | FC Tulsa | 2–2 | Austin Bold FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Marlon 16' Moloto 26' Suárez 65' Ayagwa 69' |
Report | Taylor 44' Garcia 45+2', 61' Báez 49' McFarlane 83', 89' Jome 88' |
Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 2,255 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| August 22 8 | San Antonio FC | 2–0 | FC Tulsa | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Solignac 41', 42' Bailone 89' |
Report | Marlon 59' da Costa 64' Bourgeois 81' Bird 82'  90+8' Bastidas  87' Martinez 90+7' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Referee: Luis Guardia |
| August 29 9 | FC Tulsa | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City II | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Kwambe 36' Martinez 39' |
Report | Mompremier 20', 86' Riley 25' Harris 55' Duke 90' Davis 90+4' |
Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: Chris Ruska Referee: 2,790 |
| September 2 10 | FC Tulsa | 2–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Suárez 25', 68' Marlon 27' Bird 43' Moloto 75' Zguro 84' |
Report | Prpa 28' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 1,836 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| September 5 11 | Austin Bold FC | 1–1 | FC Tulsa | Austin, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Avila 74' |
Report | Suárez 30' |
Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium Referee: Elton García |
| September 8 3 | Austin Bold FC | 2–2 | FC Tulsa | Austin, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Guadarrama 45+5' (pen.) F. Garcia 52' Forbes 73' |
Report | Suárez 17', 37' Bourgeois 45+5' K. Garcia 67' |
Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium Referee: Melvin Rivas |
| Note: Rescheduled from Thursday, July 23, 2020. | ||||
| September 12 12 | FC Tulsa | 1–1 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Marlon 55' Suárez 73' Moloto 81' |
Report | Chavez 35' Hernández 71' 77' Gordon 90' Ibeagha 90+5' |
Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 2,932 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| Note: Black Gold Derby | ||||
| September 26 14 | FC Tulsa | 1–0 | San Antonio FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Moloto 59' Suárez 61' Martinez 63' Bird 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 3,381 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| September 30 15 | FC Tulsa | 3–2 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Marlon 15' Chapman-Page 35' Uzo 79', 88' Altamirano 86' |
Report | Cato 12' Taravel 45+2' Chávez 45+4' Stephenson 57' Amico 70' Ellis-Hayden 84' |
Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 2,320 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| Note: Black Gold Derby | ||||
| October 3 16 | FC Tulsa | 2–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Marlon 36', 38' da Costa 40' Martínez 65' Bourgeois 86' |
Report | Diz Pe 43' 90+6' Kurimoto 68' Burt 81' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,128 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| October 6 13 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | P-P | FC Tulsa | Edinburg, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Stadium: H-E-B Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to a positive Covid-19 test in the RGVFC organization. Not played because not necessary for playoff qualification. | ||||
USL Championship Playoffs
edit| October 10, 2020 Conference Quarterfinals | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | FC Tulsa | El Paso, TX |
| 7:30 p.m. MDT | Carrijó 19', 82' Borelli 67' Rebellón 96' |
Report | Bird 24' da Costa 38' Chapman-Page 61', 68', 101' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 1,659 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| Penalties | ||||
Ross  Rebellón Ryan Robinson |
Altamirano  Moloto Martínez Bourgeois |
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U.S. Open Cup
editAs a USL Championship club, the FC Tulsa were to begin play by April 7–9. However, the tournament was suspended and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^ Bailey, Eric (February 26, 2014). "Fans vote to resurrect Roughnecks name for new Tulsa pro soccer team". Tulsa World. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ "FC Tulsa Unveils New Name, Crest and Colors to Usher in New Era of Pro Soccer in Tulsa" (Press release). FC Tulsa. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Roster". fctulsa.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.