El Paso Locomotive FC 2021 football season
| 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) |
| ← 20202022 → | |
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. El Paso Locomotive FC also planned to participate in the U.S. Open Cup and competed with all other professional teams in Texas in the Copa Tejas.
Club
Roster
- As of November 5, 2021
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
USL Championship
Main article: 2021 USL Championship seasonStandings — Western Conference
| 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 |
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
El Paso Locomotive FC v New Mexico United| 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
El Paso Locomotive FC v Oakland Roots SC| 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
Main article: 2021 U.S. Open CupThe 2021 U.S. Open Cup was cancelled due to COVID-19.
References
- "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.
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