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2020 Tacoma Defiance season

The 2020 Tacoma Defiance season was the club's sixth year of existence, formerly as Seattle Sounders FC 2, and their sixth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was their third season in Tacoma, Washington. The Defiance are majority owned by Seattle Sounders FC.

Tacoma Defiance
2020 season
Head coachWade Webber
StadiumCheney Stadium
USL ChampionshipGroup A: 3rd
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerLeague: Alec Díaz
All: Alec Díaz
Highest home attendanceLeague: 2,178
(March 3 vs. RNO)
Lowest home attendanceLeague:
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,178
Biggest winPOR 0–4 TAC (Aug. 3)
Biggest defeatPOR 3–0 TAC (Sept. 9)
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Roster edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of December 15, 2020.[1]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Trey Muse ([A])   United States
16 DF Alex Roldan ([A])   United States
31 GK Christian Herrera   United States
32 FW Alec Díaz   Puerto Rico
33 DF Sam Rogers   United States
34 FW Danny Robles   United States
37 FW Shandon Hopeau ([A])   United States
38 MF Azriel Gonzalez   United States
39 MF Marlon Vargas   United States
40 MF Chris Hegardt ([B])   United States
42 MF Alex Villanueva   United States
43 MF Sota Kitahara   United States
45 MF Ethan Dobbelaere ([A] on loan from Seattle Sounders FC)   United States
48 DF Joshua Hardin ([B])   United States
49 MF Reed Baker-Whiting   United States
52 DF Eric Kinzner   United States
61 GK Jamie Lowell ([B])   United States
74 DF Taylor Mueller   United States
75 MF Danny Leyva ([A])   United States
80 MF Ray Serrano   United States
81 DF Danny Reynolds   England
84 MF Josh Atencio ([A])   United States
87 FW Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez ([A] on loan from Seattle Sounders FC)   United States
90 MF Chino Pérez   United States
92 DF Abdoulaye Cissoko   France
97 MF Collin Fernandez   United States
98 MF Antonee Burke-Gilroy   England
99 FW Justin Dhillon ([A])   United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Sounders FC.
  2. ^
    Sounders FC Academy player.

Competitions edit

Preseason edit

February 6, 2020 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–0 Tacoma Defiance
(PDT)
Note: closed door 114 min match
February 12, 2020 LA Galaxy II – Tacoma Defiance Carson, California
(PDT) Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

Friendlies edit

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(PDT)

USL regular season edit

Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group A edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Reno 1868 FC 16 11 3 2 43 21 +22 36 2.25 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC 16 8 6 2 27 17 +10 30 1.88
3 Tacoma Defiance 16 4 2 10 25 32 −7 14 0.88
4 Portland Timbers 2 16 3 0 13 20 50 −30 9 0.56
Source: USL

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
16 4 2 10 25 32  −7 14 3 0 3 9 8  +1 1 2 7 16 24  −8

Last updated: October 3, 2020.
Source: USL Championship

Results by matchday edit

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StadiumHHAHAAAAAAAAAHHH
ResultLLDWWLLLLLLDLWWL
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 6, 2020 USL 1 Tacoma Defiance 1–3 Reno 1868 FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PST) Hegardt   26'
Daley   38'
Atencio   86'		 Report Skahan   56'
François   74'
Fuentes   87'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,178
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
March 11, 2020 USL 2 Tacoma Defiance 1–2 San Diego Loyal SC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Mueller   38'
Dhillon   56'		 Report Atuahene   31',   85',   89'
Stoneman   57'
Kempin   90+2'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luis Guardia
Note: Played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]
July 13, 2020 USL 3 Sacramento Republic FC 3–3 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Formella   8' (pen.),   37'
Hillard-Arce   23'
Villareal   84'
Skundrich   90+1'		 Report Díaz   1'
Daley   57'
Serrano   81'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
July 18, 2020 USL 4 Tacoma Defiance 3–0 Portland Timbers 2 Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Díaz   14'
Kitahara   21'
Burke-Gilroy   52'
Robles   58'
Reynolds   60'
Pérez   64'
Baker-Whiting   80'		 Report Ornstil   45'
Velásquez   60'
Krolicki   60'
Clapier   74'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Adorae Monroy
August 3, 2020 USL 5 Portland Timbers 2 0–4 Tacoma Defiance Portland, Oregon
6:00  p.m. (PDT) Dúran   30'
Anguiano   45'
Calixtro   73'		 Report Díaz   23', 47'
Mueller   40',   53'
Daley   70'
Pérez   72'
Ocampo-Chavez   90'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Isaiah Vlad
August 8, 2020 USL 6 Reno 1868 FC 2–1 Tacoma Defiance Reno, Nevada
7:30  p.m. (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 15, 2020 USL 7 Sacramento Republic FC 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
8:00  p.m. (PDT) Formella   14', 41'
Iwasa   33'
Belmar   54'
McCrary   84'		 Report Hinds   42'
Rogers   50'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
August 19, 2020 USL 8 Las Vegas Lights FC 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30  p.m. (PDT) Burgos   19'
Dally   30'
Sandoval   67'		 Report Cissoko   68'
Gonzalez   84'		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Karen Callado
Note: This match was originally scheduled for 8/12 but was moved due to COVID cases on the Lights squad
September 4, 2020 USL 10 Real Monarchs SLC 1–0 Tacoma Defiance Herriman, Utah
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Arriaga   26'
Davis   90'+6'		 Report Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 9, 2020 USL 9 Portland Timbers 2 3–0 Tacoma Defiance Portland, Oregon
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Gonzalez   18', 24'
Calixtro   21' (pen.)
Ornstil   80'		 Report Fernandez   68' Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
Note: A covered person within the Portland Timbers 2 organization has shown symptoms for COVID-19 so the match has been postponed.[3] Match rescheduled from 8/30 to 9/9.
September 17, 2020 USL 12 Reno 1868 FC 3–2 Tacoma Defiance Reno, Nevada
6:30  p.m. (PDT) Gleadle   5'
Hertzog   19'
Ycaza   52'
Langsdorf   57'		 Report Kinzner   37'
Serrano   40',   75'
Kitahara   47'
Cissoko   56'
Hegardt   65'
Gonzalez   90'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Joseph Salinas
Note: Due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Reno squad this match was moved from October 3. Due to a positive test in the Defiance squad the matched was moved from 9/16.
September 20, 2020 USL 13 Sacramento Republic FC 3–3 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
7:30  p.m. (PDT) Keinan   45'+4'
Bijev   48'
Skundrich   56'
Belmar   60' (pen.)
López   90'
Sargis   90'+4'		 Report Pérez   3'
Kitahara   15'
Díaz   66',   80'
Serrano   86'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Nicholas Marin
Note: Due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Defiance organization the match was moved from 9/19.
September 24, 2020 USL 11 Portland Timbers 2 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Portland, Oregon
7:00  p.m. (PDT) González Asensi   12',   75' (pen.)
Hanson   35'
Epps   49'		 Report Robles   47' Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
Note: Match rescheduled from September 12 due to air quality issues in the Pacific Northwest.[4]
September 27, 2020 USL 14 Tacoma Defiance 2–1 Portland Timbers 2 Tacoma, Washington
1:30  p.m. (PDT) Dobbelaere   28'
Hegardt   76'
Gonzalez   85'		 Report Anguiano   43'
Velásquez   45+1'
Hanson   62'
Stanley   71'
Gonzalez   87' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
September 30, 2020 USL 15 Tacoma Defiance 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Mueller   66'
Díaz   71',   90+4'		 Report Chavez   42'
Penagos   90'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Brandon Stevis
October 3, 2020 USL 16 Tacoma Defiance 1–2 Reno 1868 FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Ocampo-Chavez   16'
Robles   89'		 Report Richards   35'
Langsdorf   62'
Partida   89'
Rivas   90'+1'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Note: Originally schedule as a match in Tacoma on 7/23 that match was postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Reno squad and then move/switch with the away match with Reno.

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Seattle Sounders FC), Tacoma is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[5]

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Regular season Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Trey Muse 2 0 2 0 0 0
16 DF   USA Alex Roldan 1 0 1 0 0 0
31 DF   USA Nick Hinds 7 0 6+1 0 0 0
32 FW   PUR Alec Díaz 12 5 9+3 5 0 0
33 DF   USA Sam Rogers 8 1 8 1 0 0
34 MF   USA Danny Robles 13 3 11+2 3 0 0
37 FW   USA Shandon Hopeau 2 0 2 0 0 0
38 MF   USA Azriel Gonzalez 15 2 7+8 2 0 0
39 MF   USA Marlon Vargas 14 0 9+5 0 0 0
40 MF   USA Chris Hegardt 10 1 5+5 1 0 0
42 DF   USA Alex Villanueva 8 0 5+3 0 0 0
43 MF   USA Sota Kitahara 13 0 12+1 0 0 0
45 MF   USA Ethan Dobbelaere 5 1 4+1 1 0 0
48 DF   USA Joshua Hardin 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
49 MF   USA Reed Baker-Whiting 7 0 3+4 0 0 0
52 DF   USA Eric Kinzner 2 0 2 0 0 0
60 GK   USA Conrad Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 GK   USA Christian Herrera 6 0 6 0 0 0
65 GK   USA Eric Klenofsky 7 0 7 0 0 0
74 DF   USA Taylor Mueller 14 1 14 1 0 0
75 MF   USA Danny Leyva 1 0 1 0 0 0
80 MF   USA Ray Serrano 12 3 5+7 3 0 0
81 DF   ENG Danny Reynolds 11 0 6+5 0 0 0
84 MF   USA Josh Atencio 2 0 2 0 0 0
87 MF   USA Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 12 1 6+6 1 0 0
89 MF   AUS Jesse Daley 4 1 4 1 0 0
90 MF   USA Jesús Pérez 13 3 4+9 3 0 0
92 DF   FRA Abdoulaye Cissoko 11 1 8+3 1 0 0
97 MF   USA Collin Fernandez 8 0 4+4 0 0 0
98 DF   ENG Antonee Burke-Gilroy 13 0 11+2 0 0 0
99 FW   USA Justin Dhillon 1 1 1 1 0 0
  • Last updated: October 3, 2020
  • Source: [2]

Top scorers edit

Rank Position Number Name Regular season Playoffs Total
1 FW 32   Alec Díaz 5 0 5
4 FW 34   Danny Robles 3 0 3
MF 80   Ray Serrano 3 0 3
MF 90   Chino Pérez 3 0 3
5 MF 38   Azriel Gonzalez 2 0 2
6 DF 33   Sam Rogers 1 0 1
MF 40   Chris Hegardt 1 0 1
MF 45   Ethan Dobbelaere 1 0 1
MF 74   Taylor Mueller 1 0 1
MF 87   Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 1 0 1
MF 89   Jesse Daley 1 0 1
DF 92   Abdoulaye Cissoko 1 0 1
FW 99   Justin Dhillon 1 0 1
  • Last updated: October 3, 2020
  • Source: [3]

Top assists edit

Rank Position Number Name Regular Season Playoffs Total
1 FW 34   Danny Robles 3 0 3
DF 81   Danny Reynolds 3 0 3
3 FW 32   Alec Díaz 2 0 2
MF 39   Marlon Vargas 2 0 2
FW 87   Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 2 0 2
MF 98   Antonee Burke-Gilroy 2 0 2
7 FW 37   Shandon Hopeau 1 0 1
MF 40   Chris Hegardt 1 0 1
MF 90   Chino Pérez 1 0 1
MF 98   Azriel Gonzalez 1 0 1
  • Last updated: October 3, 2020
  • Source: [4]

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos Player Regular Season Playoffs Total
                       
31 DF   Nick Hinds 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
32 FW   Alec Díaz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
32 FW   Danny Robles 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
38 MF   Azriel Gonzalez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
40 MF   Chris Hegardt 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
43 MF   Sota Kitahara 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
49 MF   Reed Baker-Whiting 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
52 DF   Eric Kinzner 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
64 GK   Christian Herrera 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
74 DF   Taylor Mueller 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
80 MF   Ray Serrano 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
81 DF   Danny Reynolds 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
84 MF   Josh Atencio 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
87 FW   Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
89 DF   Jesse Daley 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
92 DF   Abdoulaye Cissoko 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
97 MF   Collin Fernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
98 MF   Antonee Burke-Gilroy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0
  • Last updated: October 3, 2020
  • Source: [5]

Honors and awards edit

Team of the Week edit

Week Position Player Ref
4 FW   Alec Díaz [6]
Bench   Danny Robles
7 FW   Alec Díaz [7]
15 DF   Danny Reynolds [8]


Transfers edit

For transfers in, dates listed are when Tacoma Defiance officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Defiance officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Tacoma Defiance roster.

In edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
74 DF   Taylor Mueller   Charleston Battery Free transfer December 12, 2019 [9]
97 MF   Collin Fernandez   Saint Louis FC Free transfer January 14, 2020 [10]
51 DF   Danny Reynolds   UNC Wilmington Seattle Sounders FC MLS SuperDraft 2nd round Pick (#35) February 7, 2020 [11]
90 MF   Jesús Pérez   UIC New York City FC MLS SuperDraft 1st round Pick (#22) February 19, 2020 [12]
52 DF   Eric Kinzner   Sounders FC Academy July 13, 2020 [13]
64 GK   Christian Herrera   Oakland Roots SC On loan through until September 12 July 13, 2020 [13]
49 MF   Reed Baker-Whiting   Sounders FC Academy July 23, 2020 [14]
87 FW   Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez   Seattle Sounders FC loan through end of season August 3, 2020 [15]
42 DF   Alex Villanueva   Sounders FC Academy August 19, 2020 [16]
65 GK   Eric Klenofsky   Toronto FC II On loan through end of season September 2, 2020 [17]
45 MF   Ethan Dobbelaere   Seattle Sounders FC On loan through end of season September 3, 2020 [18]
31 GK   Christian Herrera   Oakland Roots SC Signed after end of loan December 15, 2020 [19]
88 MF   Carlos Anguiano   Portland Timbers 2 Free December 15, 2020 [20]
MF   Sota Kitahara   Sounders FC Academy December 15, 2020 [21]

Out edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
71 DF   Aleks Berkolds   Reno 1868 FC Option declined November 21, 2019 [22]
88 DF   Matt Nance Option declined November 21, 2019 [22]
96 DF   Ever Rubio   Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Option declined November 21, 2019 [22]
90 MF   Herbert Robinson García   Deportivo CAFESSA Jalisco Option declined November 21, 2019 [22]
73 DF   Modou Ndow   MFK Vyškov End of loan November 21, 2019 [22]
36 DF   Denso Ulysse   Inter Miami CF Free transfer November 21, 2019 [22]
78 MF   Ben Numbi   MFK Vyškov End of loan November 21, 2019 [22]
84 MF   Josh Atencio   Seattle Sounders FC Signed Homegrown contract June 15, 2020 [23]
37 FW   Shandon Hopeau   Seattle Sounders FC Signed Homegrown contract June 30, 2020 [24]
89 MF   Jesse Daley   Brisbane Roar FC Requested release August 12, 2020 [25]
64 GK   Christian Herrera   Oakland Roots SC Recalled from loan September 3, 2020 [26]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tacoma Defiance Roster". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tacoma Defiance Statement on Governor Inslee Announcement" (Press release). March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tacoma Defiance's Match Sunday Evening at Portland Postponed". TacDefiance.com. August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Tacoma Defiance Match at Portland Timbers 2 Rescheduled for September 24". TacDefiance.com. September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "Birmingham's Lapa Voted Championship Player of the Week". USLChampionship.com. July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 7". USLChampionship.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 15". USLChampionship.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Tacoma Defiance signs defender Taylor Mueller". Seattle Sounders FC. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "Tacoma Defiance Signs Midfielder Collin Fernandez". Tacoma Defiance. January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  11. ^ "Tacoma Defiance signs defender Danny Reynolds". Sounders FC Communications. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "Tacoma Defiance Signs Midfielder Jesús Pérez". February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Tacoma Defiance signs defender Eric Kinzer". July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  14. ^ "Tacoma Defiance signs midfielder Reed Baker-Whiting". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "MATCH PREVIEW: TACOMA DEFIANCE AT PORTLAND TIMBERS 2 – AUGUST 3, 2020". Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "TACOMA DEFIANCE SIGNS DEFENDER ALEX VILLANUEVA". August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  17. ^ "TORONTO FC II LOAN ERIC KLENOFSKY TO TACOMA DEFIANCE". September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  18. ^ "MATCH PREVIEW: TACOMA DEFIANCE AT REAL MONARCHS – SEPTEMBER 4, 2020". September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  19. ^ "Kitahara, Anguiano and Herrera ink USL deals with Tacoma for 2021; Defiance also exercises options on three players, bringing current roster to 13". December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  20. ^ "Kitahara, Anguiano and Herrera ink USL deals with Tacoma for 2021; Defiance also exercises options on three players, bringing current roster to 13". December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  21. ^ "Kitahara, Anguiano and Herrera ink USL deals with Tacoma for 2021; Defiance also exercises options on three players, bringing current roster to 13". December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g "Tacoma Defiance Signs Four to New Contracts". Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  23. ^ "Sounders FC signs midfielders Atencio and Dobbelaere as Homegrown Players". Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  24. ^ "Sounders FC signs midfielder Shandon Hopeau as Homegrown Player". Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  25. ^ "TACOMA DEFIANCE RELEASES MIDFIELDER JESSE DALEY". Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  26. ^ "MATCH PREVIEW: TACOMA DEFIANCE AT REAL MONARCHS – SEPTEMBER 4, 2020". Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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