2019 Fresno FC season

Fresno FC
2019 season
OwnerRay Beshoff
General managerFrank Yallop
Head coachAdam Smith
USL ChampionshipWestern Conference: 3rd
USL PlayoffsConference Quarterfinals
2019 U.S. Open Cup2nd Round
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 7,863
(March 23 vs. Reno 1868 FC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All: 2,343
(September 18 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros)
Average home league attendance4,117
Biggest win5–0
(September 18 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros)
Biggest defeat1–3
(September 14 vs. Las Vegas Lights FC)
← 2018

The 2019 Fresno FC season was the club's second season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Current squad

As of March 5, 2019[1]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK C. J. Cochran  United States
2 DF Zach Ellis-Hayden  Canada
3 MF Elijah Martin  United States
4 DF Ramón Martín del Campo  Mexico
5 DF Michael Daly  United States
6 MF Jorge Escamilla  Mexico
7 MF Jackson  Brazil
8 MF Milton Blanco  United States
9 FW Jaime Chavez  United States
10 MF Juan Pablo Caffa  Argentina
11 FW Jemal Johnson  United States
13 MF Emir Alihodžić  Bosnia and Herzegovina
14 DF Jems Geffrard  Haiti
15 MF Hiroki Kurimoto  Japan
16 MF Suleiman Samura  Sierra Leone
17 MF Arun Basuljevic  United States
18 DF Alex Cooper  Scotland
19 MF Devann Yao  United States
20 FW Qudus Lawal  Nigeria
21 FW Christian Chaney  United States
22 MF Diego Casillas  Mexico
23 FW Renato Bustamante  Peru
24 DF Sam Strong  United States
33 GK Oscar Fernandez  United States
28 GK Sam Howard  United States
30 GK Matías Fernández  United States

Competitions

Preseason friendlies

February 8, 2019 Fresno FC 2–1 LA Galaxy II Fresno, California
7:00PM PDT Daly 25'
Johnson Yellow card 29'
Chaney 49'		 Report Zubak Yellow card 34'
Arellano 59'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
February 12, 2019 Academica SC 2–3 Fresno FC Turlock, California
6:00PM PDT Stadium: Warrior Stadium
February 16, 2019 Fresno FC 3–0 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Fresno, California
3:00PM PDT Lawal 7'
Basuljevic
Trialist 		USL Report Stadium: Fresno City College Soccer Field
February 21, 2019 Santa Barbara Gauchos 0–1 Fresno FC Santa Barbara, California
6:00PM PDT Report Lawal 77' Stadium: Harder Stadium
February 27, 2019 Fresno Pacific Sunbirds 1–3 Fresno FC Fresno, California
7:00PM PDT 43' Report Bustamante 40', 58'
Johnson 86'		 Stadium: Ramirez Field
March 2, 2019 Fresno City Rams 0–6 Fresno FC Fresno, California
3:00PM PDT Report Chavez 1', 17', 62'
Basuljevic 63', 85', 90'		 Stadium: Fresno City College Field

USL Championship

Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Western Conference Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Phoenix Rising FC (X) 34 24 6 4 89 36 +53 78 Conference Quarterfinals
2 Reno 1868 FC 34 18 6 10 72 51 +21 60
3 Fresno FC 34 16 9 9 58 44 +14 57
4 Real Monarchs (C) 34 16 8 10 71 53 +18 56
5 Orange County SC 34 15 9 10 54 43 +11 54
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; (X) Regular Season League Champion

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 9 1 New Mexico United 1–1 Fresno FC Albuquerque, NM
7:30 PM Sandoval 25', Yellow card 61' Report Jackson 47'
Daly Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 12,896
Referee: Mark Allatin
March 16 2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–2 Fresno FC Edinburg, TX
7:30 PM Arcila Yellow card 83' Report Basuljevic 2', 60'
Chavez Yellow card 13'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 22'
Moses Yellow card 33'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,460
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
March 23 3 Fresno FC 1–1 Reno 1868 FC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Janjigian 31' (o.g.)
Chaney Yellow card 46'
Moses Yellow card 52'		 Report Mendiola 42'
Carroll Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 7,863
Referee: Greg Dopka
April 6 4 Phoenix Rising FC 0–0 Fresno FC Scottsdale, AZ
7:30 PM Lambert Yellow card 69' Report Moses Yellow card 11' Red card 40'
Martin Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,433
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
April 13 5 Fresno FC 3–1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Alihodžić Yellow card 31'
Johnson 33', 59'
Chavez 55', Yellow card 72'		 Report Silva 39'
da Costa Yellow card 45+4'
Mompremier Yellow card 65'
Bastidas Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,348
Referee: Nicholas Marin
April 26 6 Fresno FC 2–2 Orange County SC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM del Campo Yellow card 25'
Moses Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Chaney 79'
Caffa 84'		 Report van Ewijk 4', Yellow card 65'
Forrester 12'
Seaton Yellow card 25'
Arellano Yellow card 68'
Trotter Yellow card 69'
Crisostomo Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,576
Referee: Joseph Salinas
May 4 7 Real Monarchs 2–4 Fresno FC Herriman, UT
12:00 PM Chang 17'
Heard 84'
Ávila Yellow card 87'		 Report Chaney 27', 61'
Ryden 58' (o.g.)
Johnson 90'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,685
Referee: Dejan Susak
May 8 8 Fresno FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Chaney Yellow card 41'
Jackson Yellow card 74'		 Report Keinan Yellow card 26'
Werner 29'
McCrary Yellow card 49'
Cohen Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 2,968
Referee: Luis Guardia
May 12 9 LA Galaxy II 0–3 Fresno FC Carson, CA
19:00 Hernández Yellow card 35'
Iloski Yellow card 51'		 Report Jackson 26' (pen.)
Lawal 34', 55'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 47'
del Campo Yellow card 76'
Moses Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 616
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 22 10 Fresno FC 1–0 Austin Bold FC Fresno, CA
9:30 PM Chaney Yellow card 25'
Cochran Yellow card 55'
Lawal 84', Yellow card 85'		 Report Lima Yellow card 54'
McFarlane Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,115
Referee: Malik Badawi
May 26 11 Tacoma Defiance 3–3 Fresno FC Tacoma, WA
1:30 pm (PDT) Wingo Yellow card 31'
Hopeau 52'
Dhillon 90'		 Report Lawal 38'
Daly 48' (o.g.)
Basuljevic 54'
Chavez 81'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 1,788
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 1 12 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Fresno FC Colorado Springs, CO
8:30 PM Burt 45'
Reaves Yellow card 83'
Molano Yellow card 89'		 Report Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,517
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 8 13 Fresno FC 1–1 OKC Energy FC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Johnson 8' Report Harris Yellow card 33'
Šašivarević Yellow card 39'
Brown 79'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,428
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
June 16 14 Portland Timbers 2 2–2 Fresno FC Portland, OR
2:00 PM Asprilla Yellow card 45+3'
Wharton 47' (pen.)
Langsdorf Yellow card 72'
Smith 90+2'		 Report Martin 53'
Kurimoto Yellow card 66'
Lawal 68'
Cochran Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Elton Garcia
June 21 15 Fresno FC 3–2 San Antonio FC Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Strong Yellow card 12'
Johnson Yellow card 20', 56', 64' (pen.)
Chavez 70'		 Report Jamieson 58', Yellow card 67'
Parano 78'
Barmby Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,674
Referee: Brad Jensen
June 29 16 Fresno FC 3–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Fresno, CA
8:30 PM Jackson 63'
Lawal 66', Yellow card 68', 84'
Johnson Yellow card 86'		 Report Navarro Yellow card 28'
Fox Yellow card 73'
Herrera Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
July 3 17 Sacramento Republic FC 0–1 Fresno FC Sacramento, CA
8:00 PM Keinan Red card 73'
McCrary Yellow card 90+4'		 Report del Campo Yellow card 60'
Lawal Yellow card 63'
Chavez Red card 73'
Casillas 77'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 9,677
Referee: Dejan Susak
July 13 18 Fresno FC 2–1 New Mexico United Fresno, CA
8:30 PM Johnson 18' (pen.)
Caffa Yellow card 45'
Daly 48'		 Report Schmidt 40' Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,029
Referee: Matthew Thompson
July 20 19 Fresno FC 2–1 Portland Timbers 2 Fresno, CA
8:30 PM del Campo 6'
Basuljevic 19'
Johnson Yellow card 40'
Lawal Yellow card 44'
Cooper Yellow card 84'		 Report Wharton Yellow card 44'
Sierakowski 47'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,457
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 27 20 Austin Bold FC 1–0 Fresno FC Austin, TX
7:30 PM Promise 43'
Soto Yellow card 48'		 Report Basuljevic Yellow card 37'
Chaney Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 3 21 Fresno FC 2–1 Las Vegas Lights Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Chavez 41', 56' Report Levin Red card 45+3'
Cruz 80'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,413
Referee: Turan Ozdemir
August 10 22 OKC Energy 1–2 Fresno FC Oklahoma City, OK
6:00 PM Hyland 23'
Eissele Yellow card 60'		 Report Chávez 27' , Yellow card 55'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 56'
del Campo 79'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,853
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
August 16 23 Fresno FC 1–1 Real Monarchs Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Chavez 38'
Daly Yellow card 57'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 78'		 Report Martínez 71' Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,842
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 24 24 Fresno FC 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks Fresno, CA
7:30 PM del Campo Yellow card 53', 90'
Kurimoto 67'		 Report Anderson Yellow card 27'
Rwatubyaye Yellow card 29'
Robinson 63'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,396
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
August 31 25 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2–1 Fresno FC Tulsa, OK
5:30 PM da Costa 5'
Marlon 46'
Lewis Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Chavez 28', Yellow card 72'
Martin Yellow card 73'
Kurimoto Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 1,516
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
September 7 26 Reno 1868 FC 2–3 Fresno FC Reno, NV
7:00 PM Lacroix Yellow card 68'
Musovski 89', 90+2'
Carroll Yellow card 90+3'
Seymore Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Chavez 23'
Martin Yellow card 29'
Caffa 35' (pen.)
Cooper Yellow card 45'
Ellis-HaydenYellow card 60'
Alihodžić 90+4', Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,962
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
September 14 27 Las Vegas Lights 3–1 Fresno FC Las Vegas, NV
7:30 PM Martínez 21'
Sousa Yellow card 54'
Tabortetaka 58'
Parra 71' (pen.)		 Report Daly Yellow card 9'
Cooper 17', Yellow card 78'
del Campo Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 7,228
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 18 28 Fresno FC 5–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Fresno, CA
9:30 PM Lawal 6', 63', Yellow card 69'
Alihodžić 30' (pen.)
Chavez 44', 61'		 Report Donovan Yellow card 28' Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 2,343
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 21 29 Fresno FC 2–1 Phoenix Rising FC Fresno, CA
7:30pm Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 40'
Lawal 68', Yellow card 75'
Kurimoto Yellow card 77'
Chavez 83' (pen.)
Martin Yellow card 85'
Daly Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Dia Yellow card 75'
Flemmings 78'
Dumbuya Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,523
Referee: Elton García
September 28 30 San Antonio FC 2–1 Fresno FC San Antonio, TX
5:30 PM Restrepo 17', Yellow card 71'
Yaro Yellow card 53'
Hernández 67'
Parano Yellow card 71'
Castillo Yellow card 78'		 Report del Campo Yellow card 8'
Geffrard Yellow card 49'
Cooper 55'
Jackson Yellow card 62'
Samura Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
October 2 31 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–1 Fresno FC El Paso, TX
5:00 PM N'Toko 53'
Salgado Yellow card 88'
Kiesewetter 90+2'		 Report Kurimoto Yellow card 42'
Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 56'
Caffa 66'
Lawal Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October 5 32 Fresno FC 1–4 Tacoma Defiance Fresno, CA
7:30 pm (PDT) Samura Yellow card 52'
Chaney 83'
Alihodžić Yellow card 90'+1'		 Report Villanueva Yellow card 28'
Dhillon 31', 64'
Daley Yellow card 53'
Ocampo-Chavez 69' Yellow card 69'
Leyva 75'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,819
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 12 33 Fresno FC 2–2 LA Galaxy II Fresno, CA
7:30 PM Casillas 22'
Alihodžić Yellow card 45+3'
Kurimoto Yellow card 63'
Caffa 85' (pen.)		 Report Cuello 30'
Koreniuk Yellow card 52'
Kamara 90+2'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 7,742
Referee: JJ Bilinski
October 19 34 Orange County SC 2–0 Fresno FC Irvine, CA
7:00 PM Forrester 45'
Quinn 87' (pen.)		 Report Lawal Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 41'
Moses Yellow card 34'
del Campo Red card 86'
Strong Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,122
Referee: Elijio Arreguin

USL Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2019 USL Championship Playoffs
October 26 Conference Quarterfinals Fresno FC 2–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Fresno, CA
8:30 PM Chaney 49'
Strong Yellow card 51' Red card 86'
Cooper 55'		 Report Gómez 19'
Kiffe 77'
Velásquez 83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, the Fresno FC will enter the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 14–15, 2019[2]

May 15 Second Round El Farolito California 0–1 California Fresno FC San Francisco, CA
2:30 PM Garduño Yellow card 12'
Cardona Yellow card 58'
Haywood Yellow card 87'		 Report Strong Yellow card 10'
Lawal 75'		 Stadium: Boxer Stadium
Attendance: 205
Referee: Nicholas Marin
May 29 Third Round Sacramento Republic FC California 1–0 (a.e.t.) California Fresno FC Sacramento, CA
7:30 pm PDT Chantzopoulos Yellow card 18'
Saari Yellow card 31'
Bonomo 120+3'		 Report Strong Yellow card 85'
Basuljevic Yellow card 102'
Martin Yellow card 107'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 1,618
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

References

  1. ^ "2019 Roster". March 5, 2019. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.

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