FC Tucson 2021 soccer season
| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Benevolent Sports Tucson, LLC | ||
| Manager |  John Galas (2-4-3) Jon Pearlman (9-6-4) | ||
| Stadium | Kino North Stadium | ||
| USL1 Playoffs | Semifinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | Charlie Dennis (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,793 (November 6 vs Richmond Kickers, USL1 Playoff Quarterfinal) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 654 (August 28 vs Greenville Triumph SC) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,050 One result missing | ||
| Biggest win | 4–0 August 22 vs. Ft. Lauderdale | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–5 May 16 vs. Ft. Lauderdale | ||
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| ← 20202022 → | |||
The 2021 FC Tucson season was the eleventh season in the soccer team's history and their third in USL League One. On February 18, 2021, Phoenix Rising FC transferred ownership of FC Tucson to Benevolent Sports Tucson LLC, led by Rising co-owner Brett Johnson.
Players and staff
Roster
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps. | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Wallis Lapsley | |
GK | (1997-04-14) April 14, 1997 (age 27) | 2021 | New York Red Bulls II |
0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ryan Shellow | |
GK | (1997-10-10) October 10, 1997 (age 27) | 2021 | Cornell University |
0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jim Barkei | |
GK | (1995-12-21) December 21, 1995 (age 29) | 2021 | Memphis 901 FC |
0 | 0 |
| 30 | Emiliano Andraux | |
GK | (2002-05-02) May 2, 2002 (age 22) | 2020 | FC Tucson Academy |
0 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 3 | Alex Knox | |
DF | (1997-06-21) June 21, 1997 (age 27) | 2021 | UCLA |
0 | 0 |
| 4 | Luca Mastrantonio |  |
DF | (1996-05-27) May 27, 1996 (age 28) | 2021 | UC Irvine |
0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kaelon Fox | |
DF | (1995-05-31) May 31, 1995 (age 29) | 2021 |  Þór Akureyri |
0 | 0 |
| 15 | Noah Franke | |
DF | (1995-03-25) March 25, 1995 (age 29) | 2021 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC |
0 | 0 |
| 19 | Maxi Schenfeld |  |
DF | (1992-10-18) October 18, 1992 (age 32) | 2021 | FC Tulsa |
0 | 0 |
| 23 | Luke Lawrence | |
DF | (2001-08-22) August 22, 2001 (age 23) | 2021 | Barça Residency Academy |
0 | 0 |
| 24 | Dakota Barnathan | |
DF | (1994-11-09) November 9, 1994 (age 30) | 2021 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC |
0 | 0 |
| 58 | Miles Lyons | |
DF | (2001-01-01) January 1, 2001 (age 24) | 2021 | Barça Residency Academy |
0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 8 | Daniel Bedoya |  |
MF | (1994-02-13) February 13, 1994 (age 30) | 2021 | New Amsterdam FC |
0 | 0 |
| 10 | Charlie Dennis |  |
MF | (1998-04-21) April 21, 1998 (age 26) | 2020 | Tormenta FC |
15 | 0 |
| 11 | Kevin Rodriguez | |
MF | (1996-09-25) September 25, 1996 (age 28) | 2021 | Rio Grande Valley FC |
0 | 0 |
| 14 | Gerard Lavergne |  |
MF | (1999-01-25) January 25, 1999 (age 25) | 2021 | Atlético Pantoja |
0 | 0 |
| 20 | João Delgado |  |
MF | (1994-01-16) January 16, 1994 (age 30) | 2021 | Reading United AC |
0 | 0 |
| 21 | Manuel Ferriol |  |
MF | (1998-08-13) August 13, 1998 (age 26) | 2020 | James Madison University |
9 | 0 |
| 22 | Nathan Hurtado | |
MF | (2003-09-07) September 7, 2003 (age 21) | 2021 | Barça Residency Academy |
0 | 0 |
| 27 | Jordan Pena | |
MF | (2000-05-21) May 21, 2000 (age 24) | 2020 | Real Monarchs |
5 | 0 |
| 31 | Brandon Sanchez | |
MF | (2003-09-12) September 12, 2003 (age 21) | 2021 | FC Tucson Academy |
1 | 0 |
| 38 | Jerod Allen | |
MF | (2004-08-17) August 17, 2004 (age 20) | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Jared Odenbeck | |
MF | (1995-02-04) February 4, 1995 (age 29) | 2021 | Stumptown Athletic |
0 | 0 |
| 88 | Mohamed Kone |  |
MF/DF | (1993-12-12) December 12, 1993 (age 31) | 2021 | New Amsterdam FC |
0 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 7 | Tobenna Uzo |  |
FW | (1994-10-13) October 13, 1994 (age 30) | 2021 | FC Arizona |
0 | 0 |
| 9 | Deri Corfe | |
FW | (1998-03-03) March 3, 1998 (age 26) | 2021 | New York Red Bulls II |
0 | 0 |
| 14 | Alioune Diakhate |  |
FW | (1994-04-10) April 10, 1994 (age 30) | 2021 | Indy Eleven |
0 | 0 |
| 17 | Shak Adams | |
FW | (1998-09-07) September 7, 1998 (age 26) | 2021 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 |
31 | 4 |
| 37 | Franco Pérez |  |
FW | (1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 (age 29) | 2021 | Estudiantes de Río Cuarto (loan) |
0 | 0 |
| 91 | Gio Calixtro | |
FW | (2000-06-27) June 27, 2000 (age 24) | 2021 | Portland Timbers 2 |
0 | 0 |
- USL Academy contract.
Coaching staff
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jon Pearlman
|
Head coach |
| Mark Biagi
|
Assistant coach |
| Vito Higgins
|
Assistant coach & Academy Head Coach |
| Alex Rangel
|
Goalkeeper coach |
Front Office Staff
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Amanda Powers
|
President |
| Jon Pearlman
|
Director of Soccer Operations |
Competitions
Exhibitions
FC Tucson v Colorado Rapids| March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31) Preseason 1 | FC Tucson | 1–2 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
| 1:00 PM MST |
|
COL Report |
|
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
| Note: 40 Minute Game | ||||
10'| March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31) Preseason 2 | FC Tucson | 2–1 | LA Galaxy II | Tucson, Arizona |
| 3:00 PM MST | TUC Report | Stadium: Kino North Stadium | ||
| Note: 40 Minute Game | ||||
| April 7, 2021 (2021-04-07) Preseason 3 | FC Tucson | 0–5 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 11:00 AM MST | ELP Report | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
| April 13, 2021 (2021-04-13) Preseason 4 | FC Tucson | 3–1 | FC Arizona | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MST | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
| April 17, 2021 (2021-04-17) Preseason 5 | New Mexico United | 3–1 | FC Tucson | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 11:00 AM MST |
|
| April 24, 2021 (2021-04-24) Preseason 6 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–1 | FC Tucson | Chandler, Arizona |
| 11:00 AM MST |
|
PHX Report |
|
Stadium: Wild Horse Pass Stadium |
USL League One
Main article: 2021 USL League One seasonStandings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Greenville Triumph SC | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 45 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 3 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 44 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | FC Tucson | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 40 | |
| 5 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 40 | |
| 6 | North Texas SC | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 40 |
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) 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 |
| 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
Source: USL League One
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match results
Tormenta FC v FC Tucson| May 1, 2021 (2021-05-01) 1 | Tormenta FC | 3–1 | FC Tucson | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 7:00 PM EDT |
|
TUC Report TRM Report |
Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 635 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
3'| May 8, 2021 (2021-05-08) 2 | FC Tucson | 1–1 | Forward Madison FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MST | TUC Report MAD Report |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 680 Referee: Joseph Salinas |
| May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16) 3 | Fort Lauderdale CF | 5–1 | FC Tucson | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 4:30 MST | TUC Report FTL Report |
|
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Alejo Calume |
90+5'| May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26) 4 | Toronto FC II | 1–2 | FC Tucson | Casa Grande, Arizona |
| 7:00 MST |
|
TUC Report | Stadium: Grande Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Samantha Martinez |
| May 29, 2021 (2021-05-29) 5 | North Carolina FC | 1–2 | FC Tucson | Cary, North Carolina |
| TBD | NCA Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,060 Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
| June 5, 2021 (2021-06-05) 6 | FC Tucson | 1–1 | Toronto FC II | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MST |
|
TUC Report |
|
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 747 Referee: Héctor Hernández |
| June 12, 2021 (2021-06-12) 7 | FC Tucson | 2–3 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MST | TUC Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 995 Referee: Karen Callado |
| June 19, 2021 (2021-06-19) 8 | North Texas SC | 0–0 | FC Tucson | Arlington, Texas |
| 5:30 PM CDT | TUC Report NTX Report |
Stadium: Globe Life Park in Arlington Attendance: 726 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| June 26, 2021 (2021-06-26) 9 | Union Omaha | 1–0 | FC Tucson | Omaha, Nebraska |
| 5:00 PM CDT | Stadium: Werner Park Referee: Matt Grarenger |
| July 3, 2021 (2021-07-03) 10 | FC Tucson | 2–1 | Fort Lauderdale CF | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MST | TUC Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,545 Referee: William Hoffman |
| July 10, 2021 (2021-07-10) 11 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 2–2 | FC Tucson | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 4:00 PM MST | TUC Report | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) 12 | FC Tucson | 4–2 | New England Revolution II | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MDT | TUC Report NEW Report |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 825 Referee: Adorae Monroy |
| July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) 13 | FC Tucson | 1–2 | Union Omaha | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MST | TUC Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 715 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) 14 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | FC Tucson | Richmond, Virginia |
| 6:30 PM EDT | TUC Report RIC Report |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,691 Referee: Sara Griggs |
| August 7, 2021 (2021-08-07) 15 | FC Tucson | 0–2 | North Texas SC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MST | TUC Report NTX Report |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 812 Referee: DeShun Beard |
| August 14, 2021 (2021-08-14) 16 | FC Tucson | 0–1 | Union Omaha | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MST |
|
TUC Report OMA Report |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 859 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| August 21, 2021 (2021-08-21) 17 | Fort Lauderdale CF | 0–4 | FC Tucson | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 4:30 PM MST | TUC Report FTL Report |
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
| August 28, 2021 (2021-08-28) 18 | FC Tucson | 2–1 | Greenville Triumph SC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MST | TUC Report GVL Report |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 654 Referee: Jalen Gray |
| September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01) 19 | New England Revolution II | 1–2 | FC Tucson | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 7:00 PM EDT | TUC Report NEW Report |
|
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Anya Voigt |
| September 4, 2021 (2021-09-04) 20 | North Texas SC | 1–1 | FC Tucson | Arlington, Texas |
| 7:00 PM CDT | TUC Report NTX Report |
Stadium: Globe Life Park in Arlington Attendance: 708 Referee: Corbyn May |
| September 11, 2021 (2021-09-11) 21 | FC Tucson | 3–0 | Fort Lauderdale CF | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MST |
|
TUC Report FTL Report |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19) 22 | Greenville Triumph SC | 3–3 | FC Tucson | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | TUC Report GVL Report |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 1,536 Referee: Katherine McCormick |
| September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25) 23 | Union Omaha | 0–1 | FC Tucson | Omaha, Nebraska |
| 7:00 PM CDT | TUC Report OMA Report |
Stadium: Morrison Stadium Attendance: 2,217 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02) 24 | FC Tucson | 0–2 | North Texas SC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MST | TUC Report NTX Report |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,076 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
| October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13) 25 | FC Tucson | 0–2 | North Carolina FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MST |
|
TUC Report NCA Report |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,417 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
| October 16, 2021 (2021-10-16) 26 | FC Tucson | 3–1 | Tormenta FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MST | TUC Report |
|
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,018 Referee: Adorae Monroy |
| October 23, 2021 (2021-10-23) 27 | Forward Madison FC | 2–2 | FC Tucson | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 7:00 PM CDT |
|
TUC Report MAD Report |
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30) 28 | FC Tucson | 4–2 | Richmond Kickers | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MST |
|
TUC Report RIC Report |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,566 Referee: Joseph Salinas |
USL League One Playoffs
FC Tucson v Richmond Kickers| November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06) Quarterfinals | FC Tucson | 1–0 | Richmond Kickers | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 pm MST | TUC Report RIC Report |
|
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 1,793 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| November 13, 2021 (2021-11-13) Semifinals | Union Omaha | 6–1 | FC Tucson | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 4:00 pm CST | TUC Report OMA Report |
Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 3,607 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
Statistics
(regular-season & Playoffs)
| # | Pos. | Name | GP | GS | Min. | Goals | Assists | 
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | MF | Charlie Dennis
|
27 | 23 | 2002 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Deri Corfe
|
29 | 22 | 2008 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Shak Adams
|
28 | 21 | 1905 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | Gio Calixtro
|
28 | 20 | 1681 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Daniel Bedoya
|
29 | 17 | 1571 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Kevin Rodriguez
|
19 | 7 | 680 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | João Delgado
|
24 | 17 | 1392 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Luca Mastrantonio
|
18 | 14 | 1275 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Manuel Ferriol
|
22 | 8 | 904 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Tobenna Uzo
|
12 | 10 | 820 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Maxi Schenfeld
|
26 | 26 | 2244 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| 15 | DF | Noah Franke
|
28 | 28 | 2456 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | Kaelon Fox
|
29 | 28 | 2370 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Dakota Barnathan
|
26 | 19 | 1654 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | MF | Mohamed Kone
|
15 | 14 | 1184 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Jordan Pena
|
14 | 11 | 965 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Alex Knox
|
23 | 5 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  Samuel Biek
|
7 | 4 | 375 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Jared Odenbeck
|
7 | 4 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Franco Pérez
|
9 | 2 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | Brandon Sanchez
|
2 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Alioune Diakhate
|
5 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Gerard Lavergne
|
1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Luke Lawrence
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- One Own Goal scored by North Carolina FC
Goalkeepers
| # | Name | GP | GS | Min. | SV | GA | GAA | SO |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wallis Lapsley
|
30 | 30 | 2700 | 91 | 48 | 1.600 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
References
- "FC Tucson Announces Transfer of Ownership From Phoenix Rising FC". FC Tucson Communications. February 18, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- Schmidt, Caitlin (February 20, 2021). "With new owner, expanded staff, FC Tucson reinvents itself as an independent professional soccer club". tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- "2021 FC Tucson Roster". fctucson.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- "FC Tucson Staff". fctucson.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- "FC Tucson Technical Staff". fctucson.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- "FC Tucson Announces 2021 Preseason Schedule". FC Tucson Communications. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- "2021 USL League One Standings". USL League One.
- "2021 FC Tucson Schedule". FC Tucson Communications.
- "FC Tucson 2021 Player Stats". Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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