2019 El Paso Locomotive FC season

El Paso Locomotive FC
2019 season
Head coach	Mark Lowry
Stadium	Southwest University Park; El Paso
USL	Conference: 6th
USL Cup Playoffs	Conference Final
2019 U.S. Open Cup	2nd Round
Copa Tejas	4th
Highest home attendance	League/All: 8,324 ; (March 9 vs. OKC Energy)
Lowest home attendance	League: 5,276 ; (May 12 vs. New Mexico United) ; All: 600 ; (May 15 vs. Forward Madison FC (USOC) )
Average home league attendance	League: 6,585
Biggest win	3–0; (June 8 vs. LA Galaxy II); (September 7 at Las Vegas Lights FC); 4–1; (October 15 vs. Portland)
Biggest defeat	0–3 (thrice); (May 15 vs. Forward Madison FC (USOC) ); (June 29 at Fresno FC); (July 31 at New Mexico U.)
	2020 →

The 2019 El Paso Locomotive FC season was the inaugural season for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.^[1]

Club

Roster

As of August 15, 2019^[2]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	GK	Logan Ketterer	United States
2	DF	Drew Beckie	Canada
3	DF	Chiró N'Toko	Belgium
4	DF	Mechack Jérôme	Haiti
5	DF	Daniel Navarro	United States
6	MF	Richie Ryan	Republic of Ireland
7	MF	Sebastián Velásquez	Colombia
8	MF	Nick Ross	Scotland
9	FW	Omar Salgado	United States
10	MF	Sebastián Contreras	Argentina
11	MF	Edson Partida (on loan from Toluca)	Mexico
12	MF	Joshua Castellanos	United States
13	GK	Jermaine Fordah	England
15	DF	James Kiffe	United States
17	FW	Jerome Kiesewetter	United States
19	DF	Andrew Fox	England
20	MF	Chapa Herrera	United States
21	FW	Alexy Bosetti	France
22	DF	Moses Makinde	England
23	MF	Memo Diaz	United States
24	MF	Yuma	Spain
25	MF	Bryam Rebellón	Colombia
26	MF	Josué Gómez (on loan from Juárez)	Mexico
30	GK	Javier Beker	United States

Competitions

Preseason

January 26 Friendly	El Paso Locomotive FC	3–1	Texas United	El Paso, Texas
2:00 PM CST	N'Toko Salgado ,	Report		Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex

February 2 Friendly	El Paso Locomotive FC	2–0	Hooligans FC	El Paso, Texas
2:00 PM CST	Contreras ?' (pen.)	USL Report		Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex

February 6 Friendly	El Paso Locomotive FC	2–0	Southwest FC Wolves	El Paso, Texas
7:00 PM CST				Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex

February 9 Friendly	El Paso Locomotive FC	0–1	New Mexico United	El Paso, Texas
2:00 PM CST			?' (pen.)	Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex

February 13 Friendly	FC Juárez	1–3	El Paso Locomotive FC	Juárez, Mexico
10:30 AM CST	Gomez 37'	Report	Kiffe 24' Contreras 66' Salgado 80'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez

February 16 Friendly	El Paso Locomotive FC	4–1	FC Grande	El Paso, Texas
	Salgado 1', Partida 5' (pen.) Herrera	Report	25' (pen.)	Stadium: Southwest University Park

February 23 Friendly	San Antonio FC	0–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	San Antonio, Texas
7:00 PM CST		Report		Stadium: Toyota Field
Note: Played in three periods of 45, 30, and 45 minutes.

March 2 Friendly	OKC Energy FC	2–1	El Paso Locomotive FC	Tucson, Arizona
10:00 AM CST	Brown Cato	Report	Jérôme	Stadium: Kino North Stadium

USL Championship

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Real Monarchs (C)	34	16	8	10	71	53	+18	56	Conference Quarterfinals
5	Orange County SC	34	15	9	10	54	43	+11	54
6	El Paso Locomotive FC	34	13	11	10	42	36	+6	50
7	Sacramento Republic	34	14	6	14	50	43	+7	48	Play-In Round
8	Austin Bold FC	34	13	9	12	53	52	+1	48	Play-In Round

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
(C) Champions

Match results

The 2019 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on December 19, 2018.^[3]

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

Unless otherwise noted, all times in MST

March 9 1	El Paso Locomotive FC	1–3	OKC Energy	El Paso, TX
8:30 PM	Gebhard 16' Kiffe 49'	Report	Brown 1', 54' Harris 43' Cato 81'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 8,324 Referee: Matthew Thompson

March 16 2	Real Monarchs	0–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Herriman, UT
2:00 PM	Ryden 32' Martínez 73' Blake 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

March 23 3	El Paso Locomotive FC	2–2	Rio Grande Valley FC	El Paso, TX
8:30 PM	Ross 45+1' Rebellón 59' Contreras 72' Gebhard 78'	Report	Dunwell 47' Hernandez 66', 79' Duvall 69' Enríquez 90'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,458 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera

March 30 4	El Paso Locomotive FC	2–0	Orange County SC	El Paso, TX
9:30 PM	Kiffe 45+1' Partida 64', 88' Fox 90'	Report	Kontor 79' Jones 89' Leonardo 90+5'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,064 Referee: Elton Garcia

April 13 5	El Paso Locomotive FC	0–2	Phoenix Rising FC	El Paso, TX
7:30 PM		Report	Flemmings 7' Lambert 69' Spencer 77' Fernandez 88'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,389 Referee: Mark Allatin

April 21 6	Austin Bold FC	0–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Austin, TX
4:00 PM	Okugo 62'	Report	N'Toko 44' Kiffe 79'	Stadium: Bold Stadium Referee: Michael Radchuk

April 27 7	El Paso Locomotive FC	1–0	Reno 1868 FC	El Paso, TX
7:30 PM	Contreras 76' (pen.)	Report	Lacroix 52' Seymore 69'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,389 Referee: Marco Vega

May 4 8	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	0–2	El Paso Locomotive FC	Colorado Springs, CO
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

May 12 9	El Paso Locomotive FC	2–2	New Mexico United	El Paso, TX
6:00 PM	Rezende 28' Kiesewetter 36', 65' Contreras 45+1' Monsalvez 72'	Report	Hamilton 45+2' Williams 69', 79' Moar 72' Suggs 73'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,276 Referee: Gustavo Solorio

May 18 10	El Paso Locomotive FC	3–1	Sacramento Republic FC	El Paso, TX
7:30 PM	Rezende 10' Kiesewetter 63', 73' Herrera 88' Salgado 90'	Report	Skundrich 35'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,667 Referee: Thomas Snyder

May 25 11	Portland Timbers 2	1–1	El Paso Locomotive FC	Portland, OR
8:00 PM	Asprilla 41', 65' Hanson 45+2'	Report	N'Toko 31' Salgado 40', 45+1' Contreras 52' Kiffe 75' Jérôme 90+1'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 3,134 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

June 1 12	Tacoma Defiance	1–2	El Paso Locomotive FC	Tacoma, WA
9:00 pm (MDT)	Rogers 24' Dhillon 42' Daley 55' Rydstrand 70'	Report	Kiesewetter 31' Herrera 62' Rezende 68' Ross 75'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 2,202 Referee: Joseph Salinas

June 8 13	El Paso Locomotive FC	3–0	LA Galaxy II	El Paso, TX
7:30 PM	Kiesewetter 43', 87' Salgado 88' Rezende 90+2'	Report	Zubak 40' Iloski 55'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,611 Referee: Luis Guardia

June 15 14	Tulsa Roughnecks	0–2	El Paso Locomotive FC	Tulsa, OK
6:30 P.M.	Rogers 26' Mompremier 87'	Report	Contreras 37' Kiffe 43' Kiesewetter 75' (pen.) Salgado 88'	Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,314 Referee: Jon Freemon

June 22 15	El Paso Locomotive FC	0–1	Las Vegas Lights FC	El Paso, TX
7:30 PM	Kiesewetter 66' Beckie 90+3'	Report	Torres 27' Tabortetaka 42' Robinson 70' Sandoval 71' J. Gonzalez 81' Olsen 86' Fehr 90+5'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 8,117 Referee: Michael Radchuk

June 26 16	San Antonio FC	0–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	San Antonio, TX
6:30 PM	Ackon 45' Barmby 58' 63'	Report	Beckie 16' Ketterer 44' Gebhard 87' Gómez 90+3'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,081 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

June 29 17	Fresno FC	3–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Fresno, CA
8:30 PM	Jackson 63' Lawal 66', 68', 84' Johnson 86'	Report	Navarro 28' Fox 73' Herrera 86'	Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 3,452 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

July 6 18	OKC Energy	1–1	El Paso Locomotive FC	Oklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM	J. Brown 27' R.García 29' (pen.), 53' Harris 42' Ibeagha 76'	Report	Beckie 28' Williams 62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,585 Referee: Thomas Snyder

July 17 19	El Paso Locomotive FC	1–3	San Antonio FC	El Paso, TX
7:00 PM	Fox 13', 28' Salgado 90+2'	Report	López 8', 45+3' Eboussi 34' Jamieson 52'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,128 Referee: Mark Allatin

July 20 20	El Paso Locomotive FC	0–0	Real Monarchs	El Paso, TX
7:30 PM		Report	Okumu 21' Palma 42' Portillo 48'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,012 Referee: Calin Radosav

July 31 21	New Mexico United	3–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Albuquerque, NM
7:00 PM	Frater 38' (pen.) Wehan 71', 75' Madden 86'	Report	Herrera 41' Ryan 49' Beckie 56'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 13,521 Referee: Elton García

August 3 22	El Paso Locomotive FC	P–P	Portland Timbers 2	El Paso, TX
7:30 PM				Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Dejan Susak
Note: Match postponed due to mass shooting event in El Paso.^[4]

August 10 23	Phoenix Rising FC	2–1	El Paso Locomotive FC	Scottsdale, AZ
8:30 PM	Aguinaga 21' Jahn 40' Asante 73' (pen.)	Report	Partida 26' Kiffe 41' 45' Contreras 42' Velásquez 45'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,520 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

August 17 24	El Paso Locomotive FC	2–0	Tacoma Defiance	El Paso, TX
7:30 PM	Partida 32' Makinde 48' N'Toko 62' Salgado 70'	Report	Berkolds 9' Rubio 37' Atencio 58' Dhillon 61'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,222 Referee: Marco Vega

August 24 25	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	1–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Edinburg, TX
7:30 PM	Bird 46'	Report	Ryan 56' 90+1'	Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,275 Referee: Luis Guardia

September 4 26	El Paso Locomotive FC	2–2	Tulsa Roughnecks	El Paso, TX
7:00 PM	Herrera 24' Rebellón 65' Kiesewetter 73', 81' Gómez 80'	Report	Marlon 41' Altamirano 56' Reyes 72' Uzo 72'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,519 Referee: Matthew Thompson

September 7 27	Las Vegas Lights FC	0–3	El Paso Locomotive FC	Las Vegas, NV
8:30 PM	Torres 20' Sandoval 29' 85' Torre 39'	Report	Kiffe 46' Velásquez 52' (pen.), 68' Gómez 81', 90'	Stadium: Cashman Field Referee: Farhad Dadkho

September 14 28	Orange County SC	2–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Irvine, CA
8:00 PM	Seaton 36' Jones 58'	Report	Ryan 45' N'Toko 90'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,913 Referee: Greg Dopka

September 21 29	El Paso Locomotive FC	2–0	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	El Paso, TX
7:30 PM	Rebellón 22' Bosetti 90'	Report	Burt 51' Malcolm 76'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

September 28 30	Sacramento Republic FC	1–2	El Paso Locomotive FC	Sacramento, CA
8:30 PM	Enevoldsen 14' Skundrich 84' Chantzopoulos 87'	Report	Fox 29' Rebellón 48' Monsalvez 57' Gómez 90+1'	Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,807 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

October 2 31	El Paso Locomotive FC	2–1	Fresno FC	El Paso, TX
7:00 PM	N'Toko 53' Salgado 88' Kiesewetter 90+2'	Report	Kurimoto 42' Ellis-Hayden 56' Caffa 66' Lawal 87'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,015 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

October 5 32	Reno 1868 FC	0–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Reno, NV
7:00 PM	Galindo 15' Janjigian 89'	Report	Monsalvez 10' Bosetti 54' Diaz 84'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 5,402 Referee: Malik Badawi

October 10 33	El Paso Locomotive FC	1–1	Austin Bold FC	El Paso, TX
8:00 PM	Monsalvez 42' Velásquez 76' (pen.)	Report	Mallace 35' Okugo 45+3' Kléber 53' Lima 77', 81' Taylor 82' Soto 90+3'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,175 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

October 15 22	El Paso Locomotive FC	4–1	Portland Timbers 2	El Paso, TX
7:00 PM	Velásquez 4' Monsalvez 12' Ross 24' Gómez 68', 79'	Report	Kobayashi 25' Durán 78' Diz 83' Calixtro 88'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,175 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Note: Reschedule of postponed August 3 match.^[5]

October 19 34	LA Galaxy II	2–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Carson, CA
8:00 PM	Zubak 15' DePuy 34' Iloski 36' Kamara 52' Harvey 64'	Report	Ryan 27' Ketterer 53' Salgado 54' Bosetti 63'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 1,984 Referee: Greg Dopka

USL Cup Playoffs

October 26 Conference Quarterfinals	Fresno FC	2–3	El Paso Locomotive FC	Fresno, CA
8:30 PM	Chaney 49' Strong 51' 86' Cooper 55'	Report	Gómez 19' Kiffe 77' Velásquez 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 5,352 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

November 2 Conference Semifinals	El Paso Locomotive FC	3–0	Sacramento Republic FC	El Paso, TX
6:30 PM	Beckie 25' Gómez 40' Ryan 70' Contreras 83' (pen.) Yuma 86' Velásquez 88'	Report	Alemán 51' Enevoldsen 70' Barahona 87'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,460 Referee: Farhad Dadkho

November 9 Conference Finals	Real Monarchs	2–1 (a.e.t.)	El Paso Locomotive FC	Herriman, UT
2:00 PM	Schmitt 21' Ryden 48' Portillo 88' Mulholland 90+4' Holt 116', 120'	Report	Fox 45+1' Kiffe 47' 51' Gómez 71'	Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza Assistant referees: Tom Felice Assistant referees: Diego Blas Fourth official: Elton Garcia

U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, El Paso entered the tournament in the Second Round.^[6]

May 15 Second Round	El Paso Locomotive FC	0–3	Forward Madison FC	El Paso, TX
7:00 PM		Report	Barriga Toyama 19' Díaz 26' Michaud 76'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Marco Vega

References

^ "Austin Bold FC Announces Full 2019 USL Championship Schedule". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
^ "Roster". www.eplocomotivefc.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
^ "El Paso-Portland Match Postponed". August 3, 2019.
^ "El Paso Locomotive FC Announce Date for Rescheduled Match vs Portland Timbers 2".
^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.

[1] "Austin Bold FC Announces Full 2019 USL Championship Schedule". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.

[2] "Roster". www.eplocomotivefc.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.

[3] "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.

[4] "El Paso-Portland Match Postponed". August 3, 2019.

[5] "El Paso Locomotive FC Announce Date for Rescheduled Match vs Portland Timbers 2".

[6] "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.

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