2019 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season
| 2019 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Nick Ragain |
| Head coach | Steve Trittschuh |
| Stadium | Weidner Field Colorado Springs, Colorado (Capacity: 5,000) |
| USL Championship | Conference: 18th Overall: 35th |
| USL Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| 2019 U.S. Open Cup | Second Round |
| Four Corners Cup | 4th |
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 5,606 (July 4 vs. Orange County SC) |
| Lowest home attendance | League: 2,702 (March 23 vs. Reno 1868 FC) All: 300 (May 15 vs. FC Denver, USOC ) |
| Average home league attendance | 4,005 |
| Biggest win | +3 goals (twice) 4–1 (March 9 vs. LA Galaxy II) 3–0 (June 8 vs. Tacoma Defiance) |
| Biggest defeat | 0–5 (June 29 vs. Austin Bold FC) |
The 2019 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season was the club's fifth year of existence, and their fifth season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid.
Players[edit]
- As of June 14, 2019
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Abraham Rodriguez |  United States
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| 3 | DF | Ismaila Jome |  Gambia
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| 4 | DF | Ibrahim Yaro |  Ghana
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| 6 | MF | Rony Argueta | United States
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| 7 | FW | Fernando González |  Mexico
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| 8 | DF | Jamal Jack |  Trinidad and Tobago
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| 9 | FW | César Romero (on loan from Motagua) |  Honduras
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| 10 | FW | Mike Seth | United States
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| 11 | MF | Saeed Robinson |  Jamaica
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| 12 | GK | Steward Ceus |  Haiti
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| 13 | MF | Logan Hitzeman ([B]) | United States
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| 14 | DF | Abdul Rwatubyaye ([A]) |  Rwanda
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| 16 | FW | Logan Dorsey ([B]) | United States
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| 17 | FW | Austin Dewing | United States
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| 19 | MF | Tucker Bone | United States
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| 20 | MF | Kwasi Donsu | Ghana
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| 21 | DF | Kris Reaves | United States
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| 22 | MF | Jordan Schweitzer |  Canada
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| 23 | FW | Shane Malcolm |  Guam
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| 24 | MF | Brandon Farmelo ([B]) | United States
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| 33 | DF | Alejandro Padilla ([B]) | United States
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| 34 | DF | Eben Noverr ([B]) | United States
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| 44 | DF | Jordan Burt | United States
|
- ^ On loan from MLS affiliate Colorado Rapids.
- ^ Colorado Rapids academy player.
Competitions[edit]
Exhibitions[edit]
| February 6 Preseason | Colorado Rapids U-18 | — | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 3:30 PM | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Turf Field | |||
| Note: Cancelled | ||||
| February 9 Preseason | Colorado Pride U-19 | 1–5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1:00 PM |  |
Report | Seth , Burt Schweitzer |
Stadium: Pride Complex |
| February 13 Preseason | Harpo's FC | 1–7 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 5:00 PM | |
Report | Malcolm Burt |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Turf Field |
| February 18 Wasatch Winter Cup | Reno 1868 FC | 1–4 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 10:00 AM | Richards 58' |
COS Report RNO Report |
Jome 11', 61' Seth 37'Malcolm 77' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Real Academy |
| February 21 Wasatch Winter Cup | Real Monarchs | 2–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 11:30 AM | Etoundi 33' Brody 71' |
Report | Argueta 17' Seth 53' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Real Academy |
| February 24 Preseason | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | — | Real Colorado | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 12:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Pride Complex | ||
| Note: Cancelled | ||||
| February 26 Preseason | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–0 | Air Force Falcons | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 2:00 PM | Reaves 44' Bone 60' |
Report | Stadium: Pride Complex Field #1 |
| March 2 Preseason | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–2 | Denver Pioneers | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1:00 PM | Burt 12' (pen.) Molano 45' |
Report | Stensson 67' Judd 81' |
Stadium: Weidner Field |
USL Championship[edit]
On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.[1]
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Portland Timbers 2 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 71 | −6 | 38 |
| 15 | OKC Energy FC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 38 |
| 16 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 69 | −24 | 34 |
| 17 | Tacoma Defiance | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 82 | −40 | 31 |
| 18 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 27 |
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
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
Match results[edit]
Kickoff times are in MDT (UTC-06) unless otherwise noted
| March 9 1 | LA Galaxy II | 1–4 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Carson, California |
| 8:00 PM MST | Lopez  12' Williams 26' Acheampong 86' |
Report | Malcolm 10', 48', 76' Yaro 37' Burt 57' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 689 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| March 16 2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 0–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 5:00 PM | Jack 56' |
Report | Iwasa 57' (pen.) Skundrich 78' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 2,862 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
| March 23 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–0 | San Antonio FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 5:00 PM | Schweitzer 25' Argueta 28' Romero 86' Malcolm 90+1' |
Report | Greene 71' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 2,825 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| March 30 4 Four Corners Cup | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 8:30 PM | Jahn 41' 86' Farrell 44' |
Report | Burt 26' Jome 90+1' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,446 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| April 6 5 | Orange County SC | 2–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Irvine, California |
| 8:00 PM | Jones 42', 57' McLain 83' Adams 87' |
Report | Yaro 89' |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 1,726 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| April 13 6 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 0–2 | Reno 1868 FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM | Romero 68' |
Report | Brown 60', 90+3' Casiple 64' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 2,702 Referee: Miguel Urbina-Barrios |
| April 20 7 | Portland Timbers 2 | 2–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Portland, Oregon |
| 8:00 PM | Smith 46' Jadama 61' Langsdorf 63', 86' |
Report | Burt 18' (pen.) Hundley 45' Schweitzer 84' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 1,822 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| April 24 8 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 2–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 6:00 PM | da Costa 68', 78', 90+1' Lobo 80' Silva 84' |
Preview | Argueta 70' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 1,948 Referee: Elton Garcia |
| Saturday. May 4 9 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 0–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 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 |
| Saturday. May 11 10 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 3–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 8:30 PM | Parra 34', 76' (pen.) Fehr 41' Ochoa 45+1' Sandoval 65' Hernandez 90+1' |
Report | Hitzeman 87' |
Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 7,023 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera |
| May 18 11 Four Corners Cup | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–3 | New Mexico United | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM | Molano 24' Reaves 38' Seth 63' |
Report | Frater 18', 36', 75', 88' Guzman 90' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,151 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| May 25 12 | OKC Energy | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Gordon 15' R.García 87' |
Report | Jome 37' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,597 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| Saturday. June 1 13 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–0 | Fresno FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 8:30 PM | Burt 45' Reaves 83' Molano 89' |
Report | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| Saturday. June 8 14 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 3–0 | Tacoma Defiance | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM | Burt 23', 45+3' Yaro 34' Dorsey 71' Jome 87' |
Report | Gonzalez 51' Berkolds 89' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 3,547 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| June 15 15 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 3–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Hernandez 32' W. Cabrera 55' Small 74' (pen.), 85' Enriquez 84' |
Report | Schweitzer 42' Seth 50' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,004 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| June 22 16 Four Corners Cup | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–2 | Real Monarchs | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM | Argueta 30' Seth 55' Rwatubyaye 61' Jome 64' |
Report | Heard 36' Ávila 45+3' Coffee 81' Portillo 86' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,506 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| June 29 17 | Austin Bold FC | 5–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Austin, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Lima 13', 20' Kléber 21' Atuahene 28' Báez 50' Burt 56' (o.g.) |
Report | Rwatubyaye 54' Robinson 75' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| July 4 18 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–2 | Orange County SC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM | Argueta 46' Burt 67' |
Report | Alvarado 44' Seaton 49' Ramos-Godoy 76' Hume  86' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 5,606 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| July 13 19 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM | Malcolm 61' |
Report | Hedrick 60' Roberts 63' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,034 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| July 20 20 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–0 | OKC Energy | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM | Rwatubyaye 25'  83' Jome 51' Argueta 72' Hundley 82' |
Report | Ross 45+1' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 3,727 Referee: Joseph Salinas |
| July 27 21 | Reno 1868 FC | 4–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:30 PM | Hertzog 18' Lacroix 27' Mfeka 51', 69' Partida 80' Richards 90+3' |
Report | Schweitzer 76' Bone 80' Hundley 90+3' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 4,209 Referee: Chris Ruska |
| August 2 22 | Real Monarchs | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM | German 86', 86' |
Report | Rodriguez 83' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,817 Referee: David Barrie |
| August 7 23 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2–2 | Portland Timbers 2 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM | Jome 48' Robinson 67' |
Report | Ojeda 35' Langsdorf 69' Sierakowski 82' Smith 90+3' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,201 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| August 10 24 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 3–3 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM | Malcolm 12' Burt 20', 47' Robinson 45+2' Schweitzer 81' Rwatubyaye 90+3' |
Report | Salazar 27' Rodriguez 42' Arcila 58' Coronado 90+6' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,254 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| August 17 25 | Sacramento Republic FC | 4–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Sacramento, California |
| 8:00 PM | Barahona 24' Villareal 31' Enevoldsen 57', 60' Iwasa 72' Partain 80' |
Report | Hundley 43' Burt 48' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 9,350 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| August 24 26 | Fresno FC | 2–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Fresno, California |
| 8:30 PM | del Campo 53', 90' Kurimoto 67' |
Report | Anderson 27' Rwatubyaye 29' Robinson 63' |
Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 3,396 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera |
| August 31 27 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 0–3 | Phoenix Rising FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00pm | Reaves 37' Jack 45+4'Schweitzer 64' |
Report | Aguinaga 5', 83' Asante 8'Jahn 27'Calistri 82' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,139 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| September 7 28 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–1 | Austin Bold FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM | Romero 41' |
Report | Rissi 26', 70' Restrepo 45+2' Tyrpak 59' Twumasi 65' Phillips 90' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| September 14 29 | New Mexico United | 3–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 7:30 PM | Sandoval 8', 47', 47', 66' Moar 26' Hamilton 36' |
Report | Romero 32' Reaves 51' Burt 78' Jome 87' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,122 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| September 21 30 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | El Paso, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Rebellón 22' Bosetti 90' |
Report | Burt 51' Malcolm 76' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| September 28 31 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–3 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM | Malcolm 25' Rwatubyaye 90+2' |
Report | de la Fuente 42' Parra 55', 75', 84' Tabortetaka 81' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,279 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| October 5 32 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–0 | LA Galaxy II | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 16:00 | Hundley 29' Robinson 40' Anderson 48' Argueta 77' Romero 79' |
Report | Kamara 49' DePuy 70' Hilliard-Arce 84' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 5,008 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| October 12 33 | Tacoma Defiance | 2–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Tacoma, Washington |
| 8:00 PM | Daley 55' Burke-Gilroy 61'Atencio 90'+3'Robles 90'+4' |
Report | Robinson 10' Reaves 26' |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 3,351 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| October 19 34 | San Antonio FC | 2–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Hernández 8' Pecka 30' (pen.), 72' Restrepo 39', 90+6' Gómez 45+4' Barmby 48' (pen.) Ackon 63' |
Report | Rwatubyaye 28' Hundley 45+2' Schweitzer 48' Ackon 68' (o.g.) Bone 82' Rodriguez 85' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,406 Referee: Luis Guardia |
U.S. Open Cup[edit]
As a member of the USL Championship, the Switchbacks will enter the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 14–15, 2019[2]
| May 15 Second round | Colorado Springs Switchbacks  | 1–0 | FC Denver | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 pm MDT | Donsu 45+1' |
Report | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 300 Referee: Adam Zarrin |
| May 29 Third round | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |  New Mexico United | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 pm MDT | Burt 52' Reaves 73' Donsu 90+3' Argueta 93' |
Report | Frater 68', 95' (pen.) Wehan 87' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 349 Referee: Karen Abt |
References[edit]
- ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized" (Press release). U.S. Soccer Federation. January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
