The 2021 El Paso Locomotive FC season was the third season for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship (USLC), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1] El Paso Locomotive FC also participates in the U.S. Open Cup and competes with all other professional teams in Texas in the Copa Tejas.
| 2021 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Mark Lowry |
| Stadium | Southwest University Park, El Paso, TX |
| USL | 2nd Western Conference |
| USL Cup Playoffs | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 2021 U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled |
| Copa Tejas | 1st - Division II Cup 1st - Shield |
| Biggest win | OKC Energy FC 4-0 (Oct. 24) |
| Biggest defeat | LA Galaxy II 0-5 (Oct. 17) |
Club edit
Roster edit
- As of November 5, 2021[2]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | GK | Logan Ketterer |  United States
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| 3 | DF | Andrew Fox |  England
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| 4 | DF | Mechack Jérôme |  Haiti
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| 5 | DF | Éder Borelli |  Mexico
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| 6 | MF | Richie Ryan |  Ireland
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| 7 | FW | Aarón Gómez | Mexico
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| 8 | MF | Nick Ross |  Scotland
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| 9 | FW | Leandro Carrijó |  Brazil
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| 10 | MF | Dylan Mares | United States
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| 12 | GK | Benjamin Beaury | United States
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| 13 | DF | Matt Bahner | United States
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| 14 | DF | Matthew Lewis | United States
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| 15 | MF | Diego Luna | United States
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| 16 | FW | Luis Solignac |  Argentina
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| 17 | FW | Ricardo Zacarías | United States
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| 19 | MF | José Aguinaga |  Spain
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| 22 | MF | Cole Turner | United States
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| 23 | DF | Macauley King | England
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| 24 | MF | Yuma | Spain
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| 25 | DF | Bryam Rebellón |  Colombia
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| 28 | GK | Marco Canales | Mexico
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| 30 | GK | Javier Beker | United States
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| 38 | MF | Louis Herrera | United States
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| 40 | MF | Brooklyn Raines | United States
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| 47 | GK | Harrison Shaw | England
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| 50 | MF | Diego Garcia | United States
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| 55 | MF | Sebastian Velasquez | Colombia
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| 57 | DF | Jaime Villagomez | United States
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| 88 | MF | Joel Maldanado | United States
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| 91 | MF | Edwin Villareal | United States
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| 95 | GK | Adrian Zendejas | United States
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Competitions edit
USL Championship edit
Standings — Western Conference edit
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PC | Phoenix Rising FC | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 67 | Playoffs |
| 2 | MT | El Paso Locomotive FC | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 64 | |
| 3 | PC | Orange County SC | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 52 | |
| 4 | MT | San Antonio FC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 52 | |
| 5 | MT | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 49 | |
| 6 | PC | San Diego Loyal SC | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 48 | |
| 7 | MT | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 47 | |
| 8 | MT | New Mexico United | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 46 | |
| 9 | MT | Austin Bold FC | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 42 | |
| 10 | PC | Oakland Roots SC | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 41 | Playoffs |
| 11 | PC | LA Galaxy II | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 39 | |
| 12 | PC | Tacoma Defiance | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 39 | |
| 13 | PC | Sacramento Republic FC | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 36 | |
| 14 | MT | Real Monarchs | 32 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 22 | |
| 15 | PC | Las Vegas Lights FC | 32 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 41 | 77 | −36 | 21 |
Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal differential; 4) total points earned against in-division opponents; 5) total regular season wins against in-division opponents; 6) total goal differential against in-division opponents; 7) total goals scored against in-division opponents; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal differential; 4) total points earned against in-division opponents; 5) total regular season wins against in-division opponents; 6) total goal differential against in-division opponents; 7) total goals scored against in-division opponents; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Match results edit
| May 8, 2021 1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1-1 | New Mexico United | El Paso, TX |
Yuma  7'Rebellón 26'Mares 75'Carrijó  90+5' |
Report | Sandoval 57' 87' Guzmán 66'Suggs 90+2' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5740 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| May 22, 2021 2 Copa Tejas | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | El Paso, TX |
| Solignac 1' Ryan 45+2'Mares 77'Borelli 89' |
Report | Amoh 70'  80'Njie 90+5' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6325 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| May 30, 2021 3 | Sporting Kansas City II | 0-0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Kansas City, KS |
| Kaveh Rad 78' |
Report | Borelli 67' King 90+4' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| June 3, 2021 4 Copa Tejas | Austin Bold FC | 0-1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Austin, TX |
| Ycaza 9' Garcia 29'Hinds 47'Báez 71'Okoli 87' |
Report | Yuma 39' Rebellón 51'Luna 56'Zendejas 81'Solignac 90+2' |
Stadium: Circuit of the Americas#Bold Stadium Attendance: 791 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| June 9, 2021 5 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2-0 | Indy Eleven | El Paso, TX |
| Ross 2' Luna 49'Rebellón 57' |
Report | Koffie 6' Smith 40'Ouimette 44' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,189 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| June 12, 2021 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1-1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | El Paso, TX |
| King 12' Ross 33'Herrera 58'Borelli 72'Ryan 84' |
Report | Echeverria 39' Barry 73' (pen.)Makangila 85' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,589 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| June 18, 2021 7 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1-2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Herriman, UT |
| Brown 67' Ibrahim Bancé 80'Quintero 88'Iloski 90+1' |
Report | Gómez 1' Yuma 59'King 70'Rebellón  79' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| June 30, 2021 8 Copa Tejas | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 3-2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Edinburg, TX |
| Manley 5' Kuzain 61' 90+3'Vera 87' |
Report | Aguinaga 31' Luna 77'Solignac 82' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 2,445 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| July 3, 2021 9 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | El Paso, TX |
| Borelli 33' Mares 56', 57'Jérôme 76' |
Report | Brown 33' 41' Guzmán 48' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 8,138 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| July 9, 2021 10 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1-3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Herriman, UT |
| Briggs 19' |
Report | Solignac 9' Zacharías 16'Luna 74' 76'Jérôme 88'Gómez 90+1' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 763 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| July 17, 2021 11 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1-0 | Las Vegas Lights FC | El Paso, TX |
| Yuma 35' Gómez 58' 89'Beaury 90+1' |
Report | Daroma 79' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,019 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| July 24, 2022 12 | New Mexico United | 0-0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| Guzman 26' 66' Tirari 83' |
Report | Zacarías 75' Yuma 90+4' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,303 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| July 28, 2021 13 Copa Tejas | San Antonio FC | 1-2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | San Antonio, TX |
| Lindley 23' Sjöberg 27' 74'Abu 42' |
Report | Solignac 18' (pen.) Bahner 30'Luna 37' 71'Ryan 58' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,273 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| July 31, 2021 14 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3-1 | Real Monarchs SLC | El Paso, TX |
| Gómez 24' Jérôme 36'King 40'Herrera 64'Solignac 68', 81' |
Report | Wehan 17' Ramirez 29'Quintero 68'Coronel 84' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,459 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| August 4, 2021 15 Copa Tejas | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2-0 | San Antonio FC | El Paso, TX |
| Luna 29' King 37'Aguinaga 44' 45+2'Jérôme 68'Rebellón 70' 77' |
Report | Deplagne 12' Maloney 56' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 4,688 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| August 7, 202 16 Copa Tejas | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3-0 | Austin Bold FC | El Paso, TX |
| Fox 59' Mares 72'Carrijó 90+3' |
Report | Garcia 86' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,348 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| August 14, 2021 17 | New Mexico United | 1-1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| Moreno 33' 64' Sandoval 75'Tinari 77'Bruce 77' |
Report | Luna 77' Carrijó 79'Bahner 90+7' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,418 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| August 21, 2021 18 Copa Tejas | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3-1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | El Paso, TX |
| Rebellón 7' Solignac 66'Velasquez 89'Mares 90+6' |
Report | Murphy 24' Amoh 38'Pimentel 82' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,017 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| August 28, 2021 19 Copa Tejas | San Antonio FC | 2-1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | San Antonio, TX |
| Epps 32' Victor Giro 41'Dhillon 90+3' 90+3' |
Report | Fox 24' Velasquez 54' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 4,892 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| September 3, 2021 20 | Orange County SC | 2-2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Irvine, CA |
| McCabe 59' Damus 61'Okoli 67' |
Report | Ross 20' Luna 63'Yuma 83'Ryan 87'Carrijó 89'Bahner 90+4' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,215 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| September 15, 2021 22 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0-0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Echeverria 29' Beckford 74' |
Report | Gómez 25' Fox 57' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 5,370 Referee: William Hoffman |
| September 22, 2021 23 Copa Tejas | Austin Bold FC | 2-2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Austin, TX |
| Stéfano Pihno 31' Taylor 34'Okugo 56'Ciss 90+1'Guadarrama 90+4' |
Report | Ryan 57' King 66'Luna 70'Gómez 83' |
Stadium: Circuit of the Americas#Bold Stadium Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| September 29, 2021 24 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 1-0 | Real Monarchs SLC | El Paso, TX |
| Ibrahim Bancé 68' (o.g.) Velasquez 76'Gómez 90+3' |
Report | Saucedo 40' Davis 59' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,275 Referee: Elton García |
| October 2, 2021 25 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1-1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Mahoney 46' Ockford 57'Toure 72'Bahner 90+1' (o.g.)Lewis 90+4' |
Report | Herrera 43' Carrijó 81'Aguinaga 85'Borelli 90+3' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 7,268 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| October 6, 2021 26 Copa Tejas | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3-3 | San Antonio FC | El Paso, TX |
| Yuma 42' King 57'Ross 73'Luna 85' |
Report | Dhillon 10' Deplagne 27' 62'Ford 45+1'Nathan 82'Ford 90+4' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,250 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| October 9, 2021 27 | FC Tulsa | 1-2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Tulsa, OK |
| Rodrigo da Costa 45+1' |
Report | Gómez 7' Solignac 14' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,156 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| October 9, 2021 28 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 4-2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | El Paso, TX |
| Zacarías 21' Herrera 33'King 61'Borelli 66'Solignac 86'Gómez 90'Luna 90+7' 90+7' |
Report | Barry 5' 26' Argueta 28'Beckford 35'Edwards 51'Hodge 60'Ockford 90+5' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,055 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| October 17, 2021 29 | LA Galaxy II | 5-0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Carson, CA |
| Vázquez 5' C. Harvey 7'Judd 17', 30'Hernández 69'Ferkranus 75'Dunbar 90+3' |
Report | Fox 22' Carrijó 40'Aguinaga 49'Solignac 58' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Brad Jensen |
| October 20, 2021 30 Copa Tejas | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3-0 | Austin Bold FC | El Paso, TX |
| Gómez 23' 34' Solignac 48'Luna 90' |
Report | Rissi 36' Diouf 77'Soto 90+2' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,007 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| October 24, 2021 31 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 4-0 | OKC Energy FC | El Paso, TX |
| Gómez 40', 44' King 42', 45+3' 45+4'Bahner 57' |
Report | Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 8,011 Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| October 30, 2021 32 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 4-1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Edinburg, TX |
| López 7' (pen) Ycaza 12' 80'Azócar 45+2'Edwards 45+4', 59' 45+4'Vera 90+1' |
Report | Borelli 45' Herrera 52' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,440 Referee: John Griggs |
USL Championship Playoffs edit
| November 5, 2021 Conf. Quarterfinals | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0-1 | Oakland Roots SC | El Paso, TX |
| Andrew Fox (footballer) 20' Luna 78' |
Report | Nane 26' Bokila 76'Morad 90+3' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,201 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
U.S. Open Cup edit
The 2021 U.S. Open Cup was cancelled due to COVID-19.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Our History". Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Roster". www.uslchampionship.com.
- ^ "Open Cup committee Determines 2021 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Will Not Be Held This Spring". Retrieved March 16, 2022.