FC Tucson
2020 season
OwnerPhoenix Rising FC
ManagerUnited States John Galas
StadiumKino North Stadium
USL1 2020 season6th
USL1 PlayoffsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerShak Adams
Josh Coan (4)
Biggest win4–1
(Aug. 18 at Orlando City B)
Biggest defeat0–2
(Sept. 12 vs. North Texas SC)
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The 2020 FC Tucson season was the ninth season in the soccer team's history and their second in USL League One, a league in the third division of American soccer. FC Tucson, as a child club of Phoenix Rising FC of USL Championship, are barred from participating in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup.[1] FC Tucson play their home games at Kino North Stadium, located in Tucson, Arizona, United States.

Club

Roster

As of September 6, 2020[2]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Carlos Merancio  Mexico
2 MF Darryl Longdon  United States
3 DF Jonathan Caparelli  Argentina
4 DF Jordan Hill  United States
5 MF Esteban Calvo  Costa Rica
6 DF Elivelton Oliveira de Lima (on loan from FC Cascavel)  Brazil
7 MF Roberto Alarcón  Spain
9 FW Azaad Liadi  United States
10 FW Charlie Dennis  England
11 MF Josh Coan  United States
13 GK Rafael Guerrero  United States
14 MF Manuel Ferriol  Spain
16 DF Samuel Biek  Germany
17 MF Gio Magaña-Rivera  United States
19 FW Giovanni Godoy  United States
20 DF Niall Logue  Northern Ireland
21 DF Charlie Booth  United States
23 MF Erik Virgen  United States
26 DF A. J. Valenzuela  United States
33 DF Tommy Silva  United States
44 MF Raheem Somersall  Saint Kitts and Nevis
50 FW Darius Lewis  Trinidad and Tobago
77 FW Shak Adams  United States
95 MF Ramone Howell  Jamaica
99 GK Amal Knight (on loan from San Diego Loyal)  Jamaica
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract.
    2.

Coaching staff

Name Position
United States John Galas Head coach
United States Jon Pearlman Assistant coach
United States Alex Rangel Goalkeeper coach

Front Office Staff

Name Position
United States Amanda Powers President
United States Jon Pearlman Director of Soccer Operations

Competitions

Exhibitions

February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28) Preseason 1 FC Tucson 2–0 New Mexico United Tucson, Arizona
11:00 AM MST Trialist 70'
Adams 80'		 Report Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 29, 2020 (2020-02-29) Preseason 2 FC Tucson 0–4 OKC Energy FC Tucson, Arizona
11:00 AM MST Report
Goals: 1 2 3 4
Stadium: Kino North Stadium

USL League One

Main article: 2020 USL League One season

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG
4 Richmond Kickers 16 8 6 2 22 22 0 26 1.63
5 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 15 6 5 4 21 17 +4 22 1.47
6 FC Tucson 16 6 6 4 21 19 +2 22 1.38
7 Forward Madison FC 16 5 5 6 20 14 +6 21 1.31
8 Tormenta FC 16 5 7 4 19 22 −3 19 1.19
Source: 2020 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 6 4 6 21 19  +2 22 3 2 3 11 11  0 3 2 3 10 8  +2

Source: USL League One[3]

Round12345678910111213141516
StadiumAAHAAAHHHAHHAAHH
ResultWLLLWLDLWDWLDWDW
Position36810488977566555
Source: USL League One[4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

July 25, 2020 (2020-07-25) 1 Fort Lauderdale CF 1–2 FC Tucson Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EDT Lopez-Espin 8'
Saavedra Yellow card 25' Red card 27'
Fray Yellow card 38' Red card 45+2'		 Report
Report		 Biek Yellow card 37'
Liadi 87'
Valenzuela 90'		 Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 1, 2020 (2020-08-01) 2 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 1–0 FC Tucson East Ridge, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Soto Yellow card 5'
Folla Yellow card 15'
Doyle Yellow card 38'
Zacarías Yellow card 41'
Hurst 53'
Mangels Yellow card 68'
Pineda Yellow card 84'		 Report
Report		 Liadi Yellow card 22'
Magaña-Rivera Yellow card 42'
Somersall Yellow card 59'
Biek Yellow card 61'
Coan soccer ball with red X 69'
Alarcón Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 721
Referee: Kyle Johnston
August 8, 2020 (2020-08-08) 3 FC Tucson 1–2 Union Omaha Tucson, Arizona
7:30 PM MDT Alarcón Yellow card 49'
Calvo Yellow card 63'
Ramos-Godoy Yellow card 76'
Virgen 90+3'		 Report
Report		 Conway Yellow card 23'
Hauswirth 48', Yellow card 78'
Vanacore-Decker 58'
Boyce Yellow card 77'
Mare Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Isaiah Vlad
August 15, 2020 (2020-08-15) 4 Richmond Kickers 2–1 FC Tucson Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Magalhães 8'
Kraft Yellow card 24'
Bolduc Yellow card 35'
Terzaghi 42'		 Report
Report		 Silva Yellow card 41'
Logue Yellow card 63'
Adams 81'
Dennis Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 634
Referee: Danielle Chesky
August 18, 2020 (2020-08-18) 5 Orlando City B 1–4 FC Tucson Kissimmee, Florida
4:00 PM MST Rodas 18' (pen.), Yellow card 90+1'
Kennedy Yellow card 29'		 Report
Report		 Liadi 6', 26'
Alarcón 21'
Adams 41'
Valenzuela Yellow card 46'		 Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
August 29, 2020 (2020-08-29) 6 Union Omaha 2–1 FC Tucson Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM EDT Boyce 16'
David Yellow card 28'
Viader Yellow card 55'
Sousa Yellow card 73'
Molina 78'		 Report Adams 33' Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05) 7 FC Tucson 2–2 Richmond Kickers Tucson, Arizona
7:30 PM MDT Alarcón 10' (pen.)
Adams 15'		 Report Terzaghi 40' (pen.)
Falck 90+3'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Alan Martinez-Loyola
September 12, 2020 (2020-09-12) 8 FC Tucson 0–2 North Texas SC Tucson, Arizona
7:30 PM MDT Alarcón Yellow card 3'
Ramos-Godoy Yellow card 59'
Liadi Yellow card 70'
Lewis Yellow card 83'
Ferriol Yellow card 84'		 Report Damus 61' (pen.)
Smith 69'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
September 16, 2020 (2020-09-16) 9 FC Tucson 1–0 New England Revolution II Tucson, Arizona
7:30 PM MDT Elivelton 8'
Liadi Yellow card 90+1'
Alarcón Yellow card 90+4'		 Report
Report		 Maciel Yellow card 29' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Isaiah Vlad
September 19, 2020 (2020-09-19) 10 North Texas SC 1–1 FC Tucson Arlington, Texas
7:30 PM EDT Cerrillo Red card 21'
Hernandez 71'
Bruce Yellow card 90+5'		 Report
Report		 Dennis Yellow card 21'
Elivelton 45+5'		 Stadium: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Attendance: 926
Referee: Gloria Resendiz
September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23) 11 FC Tucson 2–1 Forward Madison FC Tucson, Arizona
7:30 PM MDT Elivelton 3'
Coan 55'
Liadi Yellow card 74'		 Report
Report		 Paulo Jr. 40'
Leonard Yellow card 68'
Trimmingham Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Alan Martinez-Loyola
September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26) 12 FC Tucson 1–2 Fort Lauderdale CF Tucson, Arizona
7:30 PM MDT Elivelton Yellow card 49'
Ramos-Godoy 55' (pen.)
Logue Yellow card 82'		 Report
Report		 Nodarse Yellow card 9'
Sosa Yellow card 84', 90+4'
Kiesewetter 87'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Samantha Martinez
October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03) 13 Forward Madison FC 0–0 FC Tucson Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
4:00 PM MDT Wojcik Yellow card 9'
Toyama Yellow card 65'		 Report
Report		 Alarcón Yellow card 26'
Liadi Yellow card 35'
Virgen Yellow card 45+3'
Dennis Yellow card 66'
Biek Yellow card 71'
Pena Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Hart Park
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07) 14 Tormenta FC 0–1 FC Tucson Statesboro, Georgia
4:00 PM MDT Skelton Yellow card 19'
Williams Yellow card 68'
Rowe Yellow card 90+4'		 Report
Report		 Ramos-Godoy 34'
Biek Yellow card 67'
Logue Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 400
Referee: Joshua Belk
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10) 15 FC Tucson 2–2 Greenville Triumph SC Tucson, Arizona
7:30 PM MDT Ramos-Godoy Yellow card 12', 47'
Calvo Yellow card 14'
Coan 45'
Virgen Yellow card 56'
Merancio Yellow card 71'		 Report
Report		 McLean 14', 90+1'
Polak Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Alan Martinez-Loyola
October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17) 16 FC Tucson 2–0 Orlando City B Tucson, Arizona
7:30 PM MDT Coan 45+3', 90'
Pena Yellow card 83'		 Report
Report		 Williams Yellow card 57'
Rosales Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Kevin Sánchez

Statistics

[5]

# Pos. Name GP GS Min. Goals Assists A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
77 FW United States Shak Adams 12 9 809 4 2 0 0
11 MF United States Josh Coan 11 6 561 4 0 0 0
6 DF Brazil Elivelton 16 14 1104 3 2 1 0
9 FW United States Azaad Liadi 15 11 979 3 3 5 0
19 FW United States Giovanni Ramos-Godoy 15 11 952 3 0 2 0
7 MF Spain Roberto Alarcón 16 15 1330 2 2 5 0
23 MF United States Erik Virgen 12 10 907 1 0 3 0
26 DF United States A. J. Valenzuela 3 1 100 1 0 1 0
20 DF Northern Ireland Niall Logue 16 16 1440 0 0 4 0
10 FW England Charlie Dennis 15 14 1176 0 5 3 0
5 MF Costa Rica Esteban Calvo 13 12 1080 0 0 2 0
16 DF Germany Samuel Biek 12 12 1062 0 0 4 0
1 GK Mexico Carlos Merancio 9 9 810 0 1 1 0
33 DF United States Tommy Silva 9 8 721 0 1 1 0
44 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis Raheem Somersall 9 8 628 0 0 1 0
27 MF United States Jordan Pena 5 5 450 0 0 2 0
95 MF Jamaica Ramone Howell 14 2 294 0 0 0 0
21 DF United States Charlie Booth 9 3 282 0 0 0 0
14 MF Spain Manuel Ferriol 9 1 208 0 1 1 0
17 MF United States Gio Magaña-Rivera 2 1 99 0 0 1 0
2 MF United States Darryl Longdon 6 0 92 0 0 0 0
50 MF Trinidad and Tobago Darius Lewis 5 0 52 0 0 1 0
4 DF United States Jordan Hill 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Goalkeepers

# Name GP GS Min. SV GA GAA SO A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
99 Jamaica Amal Knight 7 7 630 26 6 0.857 2 0 0
1 Mexico Carlos Merancio 9 9 810 25 13 1.444 2 1 0

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h The remainder of the competition, is played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "2020 Roster". fctucson.com. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 USL League One Standings". USL League One.
  4. ^ "FC Tucson Schedule". USLLeagueOne.com Staff.
  5. ^ 2020 Player Stats
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