2018 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season

The 2018 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season was the club's fourth year of existence, and their fourth season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. On January 26, 2018 it was announced that the Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 will join the Premier Development League’s Mountain Division for the upcoming 2018 season as the PDL partner of the USL’s Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
2018 season
PresidentNick Ragain
Head coachSteve Trittschuh
StadiumWeidner Field
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(Capacity: 5,000)
USLConference: 11th
2018 USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
2018 U.S. Open CupThird Round
Highest home attendanceAll: 5,000
(June 23 vs. Fresno FC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 941
(July 14 vs. Sacramento Republic FC)
All: 135
(May 16 vs. FC Denver)
Average home league attendance4,050
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Players

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As of February 22, 2018

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Moise Pouaty   Cameroon
3 DF Pascal Eboussi   Cameroon
4 MF Luke Vercollone   United States
5 DF Josh Suggs   United States
6 DF Taylor Hunter   United States
7 MF Verneri Välimaa   Finland
8 DF Jamal Jack   Trinidad and Tobago
9 FW Marty Maybin   Northern Ireland
11 MF Saeed Robinson   Jamaica
12 GK Steward Ceus   Haiti
14 FW Akwafei Ajeakwa   United States
15 DF Ayukokata També   Cameroon
19 MF Uriel Macias   United States
22 MF Jordan Schweitzer   Canada
23 FW Shane Malcolm   Guam
24 FW Tobenna Uzo   Nigeria
35 MF Kim Tae-seong   South Korea
44 DF Jordan Burt   United States

Competitions

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Preseason

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March 17, 2018 USL 1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–0 LA Galaxy II Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M.(MDT) Ajeakwa   25'
Burt   55' (pen.)
Schweitzer   57'
Kim   73'
COS Report
USL Report
Arellano   57'
Hilliard-Arce   58'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,023
Referee: Greg Dopka
March 24, 2018 USL 2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–1 Portland Timbers 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Kim   35'
Välimaa   89'
COS Report
USL Report
Mulligan   58'
Phillips   73'
Williams   82'
Arboleda   90+1'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 2,591
Referee: Kevin Stott
March 31, 2018 USL 3 Saint Louis FC 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Fenton, Missouri
4:00 PM (CST) Greig   5'
Barden   9'
Fink   39'
Report Kim   11'
Ajeakwa   33'
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,034
Referee: Javier Santos
April 14, 2018 USL 6 Reno 1868 FC 0–4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Reno, Nevada
8:00 P.M. (MDT) Felipe Fernandes   17'
Griffiths   88'
COS Report
USL Report
Felipe Fernandes   o.g' (18)
Ajeakwa   25'
Ajeakwa   25'
Vercollone   47'
Uzo   56'
Jack   67'
Robinson   77'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,081
Referee: M. Allatin
April 18, 2018 USL 7 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sacramento, California
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Iwasa   64'
Bijev   73'
Moffat   79'
Hall   79'
COS Report
USL Report
Malcolm   28'
Burt   55'
Poaty   69'
Schweitzer   76'
Suggs   79'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: L. Guardia
April 28, 2018 USL 9 Orange County SC 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Orange County, California
8:00 P.M. (MDT) Quinn   6' (pen)
Amico   8'
Crognale   90+3'
COS Report
USL Report
Ajeakwa   90+3' Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 3,742
Referee: M. Radchuk
May 19, 2018 USL 12 OKC Energy FC 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Ross   82' Report Schweitzer   73'
Suggs   85'
Uzo   90+1'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 5,347
Referee: Matthew Franz
May 26, 2018 USL 13 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3–0 Saint Louis FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Vercollone   32' (pen),   90+3'
Robinson   61'
Ceus   87'
Report Stanley   35' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,417
Referee: Chris Greer
June 2, 2018 USL 14 Las Vegas Lights FC 4–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Las Vegas, Nevada
9:00 P.M. (MDT) Alvarez   24'
Adu   47'
Thomas   52'  90+1'
Ochoa   58'
Report Uzo   52'
Suggs   77'
Maybin   80'
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 5,712
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
June 9, 2018 USL 15 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–1 Swope Park Rangers Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Report Barry   40' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,086
Referee: Miguel Urbina-Barrios
June 17, 2018 USL 16 Portland Timbers 2 1–4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Portland, Oregon
3:00 P.M. (MDT) Hanson   18'
Zambrano   36'
Phillips   49'
Report Schweitzer   34'
Burt   51'   55'
Maybin   71'
Ajeakwa   79'
Hamilton   83'
Eboussi   86'
Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 1,798
Referee: Chipalo Street
June 23, 2018 USL 17 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Fresno FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Eboussi   50'
Malcolm   86'
Report Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Oscar Arias Ochoa
June 30, 2018 USL 18 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–1 San Antonio FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Eboussi   7'
Burt   45+1' (pen.)
Schweitzer   56'
Hanlin   70'
Report Lopez   26'
Restrepo   45+1'
Castillo   66' (pen.)
Guzmán   90+5'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,879
Referee: Joe Wykowski
July 3, 2018 USL 19 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0-1 Orange County SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Hall   58' (pen.)
Turnley   80'
Moffat   81'
Report Hashimoto   10'
Amico   26',   90+3'  
Kontor   32'
Juel-Nielsen   90+1'
Ramos-Godoy   90+2'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,521
Referee: Adam Zarrin
July 7, 2018 USL 20 OKC Energy FC 1–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:30 P.M. (MDT) A. Dixon   16'
Atuahene   33'
Rasmussen   42'
Report Malcolm   48' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,433
Referee: José Lara
July 14, 2018 USL 21 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–3 Sacramento Republic FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Barry   70' Report Iwasa   45', 54'
Eissele   67'   88'
Klimenta   73'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 941
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 21, 2018 USL 22 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 4–2 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Maybin   40', 70'
Burt   45' (pen)
Malcolm   87'
Report Rivas   19'
Mirković   42'
Cerda   44'
Ceus   79' (og)
Ugarte   82'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,029
Referee: Marco Villa
July 25, 2018 USL 23 San Antonio FC 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC San Antonio, Texas
6:30 P.M. (MDT) Escalante   29'
Murphy   55'
King   85'
Report Amoako   85'
Ajeakwa   90+4'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,307
Referee: Matt Franz
July 28, 2018 USL 24 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Edinburg, Texas
6:30 P.M. (MDT) Greene   46'
Perea   52'
Aguilar   83'
Report Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,896
Referee: Arturo Ibarra
August 4, 2018 USL 25 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–0 OKC Energy FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Malcolm   69'
Uzo   74',  75'
Azira   80'
Malcolm   89'
Report Beckie   52' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Adam Zarrin
August 11, 2018 USL 26 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
6:30 P.M. (MDT) Vukovic   17'
Gamble   55'
Rivas   71'
Report Schweitzer   36'
Hunter   45'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,328
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 25, 2018 USL 27 Phoenix Rising FC 4–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Phoenix metropolitan area
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Awako   68'
Farrell   74'
Cortez   80'
Frater   90+4'
Report Burt   65' Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,077
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 29, 2018 USL 28 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Real Monarchs Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Robinson   87' Report Mare   44'
Gallagher   78'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,248
Referee: Joe Wykowsk
September 1, 2018 USL 29 LA Galaxy II 3–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Carson, California
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Hilliard-Arce   27'
Lassiter   29', 56'
Vera   81'
Report Toye   11'
També   45+1'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,683
Referee: Tim Ford
September 22, 2018 USL 31 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–2 Phoenix Rising FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Jack   8'
Robinson   66'
També   71'
Report Farrell   22'
Lambert   43'
Awako   63'
Musa   78'
Woszczynski   90+5'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,871
Referee: Josh Willens
September 29, 2018 USL 32 Real Monarchs 0–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Herriman, Utah
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Kacher   53'
Ryden   90'
Report Ajeakwa   63'
Maybin   90+1'
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,386
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
October 5, 2018 USL 33 Fresno FC 3–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Fresno, California
8:00 P.M. (MDT) Chaney   23'
Cooper   47'
Johnson   57',   71'
Report Eboussi   25' Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,682
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 10, 2018 USL 34 Seattle Sounders FC 2 2–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tacoma, Washington
8:00 P.M. (MDT) Neagle   45',   76'
Diaz   81'
Report Hunter   33'
Robinson   51'
Malcolm   52'
Ajeakwa   61'
Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Michael Radchuk

Results summary

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 San Antonio FC 34 14 8 12 45 48 −3 50
10 OKC Energy FC 34 12 7 15 43 46 −3 43
11 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 34 11 6 17 36 39 −3 39
12 Fresno FC 34 9 12 13 44 38 +6 39
13 Rio Grande Valley Toros 34 8 14 12 36 42 −6 38
Source: 2018 USL 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

U.S. Open Cup

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May 16, 2018 Second round Colorado Springs Switchbacks   3–2   FC Denver Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Eboussi   55'
Macias   58'
Burt   86' (pen.)
Report
SWbacks Report
Magallanes   36'
Castillo   77' (pen.)
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 135
Referee: Chris Greer
May 23, 2018 Third round San Antonio FC   1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 3 p)
  Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT Castillo   8' (pen.)
McCarthy   89'
Report Uzo   26'
Eboussi   58'
Robinson   104'   120'
Jack   120'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Elton Garcia
Penalties
Escalante  
King  
Rodriguez  
Seth  
Lopez  
  Vercollone
  Jack
  Suggs
  Macias

Friendlies

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Transfers

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Loan in

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References

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