The 2020 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season was the club's sixth year of existence, and their sixth season in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States soccer league system.
| 2020 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Nick Ragain |
| Head coach | Alan Koch |
| Stadium | Weidner Field Colorado Springs, Colorado (Capacity: 5,000) |
| USL Championship | Group C: 3rd Conference: 13th Overall: 27th |
| USL Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| 2020 U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled |
| Four Corners Cup | Cancelled |
| Average home league attendance | 1,000 |
| Biggest win | OKC 1–2 COS (March 7) NM 1–2 COS (Sept. 19) |
| Biggest defeat | SLC 4–1 COS (Sept. 9) |
This was planned to be the team's final season at Weidner Field, the club's home since it started play in 2015. A new downtown stadium, also known as Weidner Field, is set to open for the 2021 season.
Players
edit- As of March 6, 2020[1]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sean Melvin |  Canada
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| 2 | DF | Joan Cervós |  Andorra
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| 5 | DF | Ever Rubio |  Mexico
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| 6 | MF | Rony Argueta |  United States
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| 7 | FW | Austin Dewing | United States
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| 8 | MF | Hiroki Kurimoto |  Japan
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| 9 | FW | Christian Volesky | United States
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| 10 | FW | Luke Ferreira | United States
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| 11 | MF | Mamadi Camara |  Guinea
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| 12 | FW | Niki Jackson ([A]) | United States
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| 13 | MF | Aidan Daniels | Canada
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| 14 | DF | Abdul Rwatubyaye ([A]) |  Rwanda
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| 16 | DF | Adrián Diz Pe |  Cuba
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| 17 | FW | George Lebese |  South Africa
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| 21 | DF | Kris Reaves | United States
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| 22 | DF | Sebastian Anderson ([A]) | United States
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| 23 | MF | Uvaldo Luna | Mexico
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| 28 | MF | Will Vint ([A]) | United States
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| 30 | GK | Abraham Rodriguez ([A]) | United States
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| 31 | DF | Alejandro Padilla ([B]) | United States
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| 44 | DF | Jordan Burt | United States
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| 77 | MF | Andre Lewis |  Jamaica
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- ^ On loan from MLS affiliate Colorado Rapids.
- ^ Colorado Rapids academy player.
Competitions
editExhibitions
edit| February 5 Preseason 1 | Colorado Rapids U-19s | 1–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 1:00 PM MST |  1st half' |
Report | Daniels 1st half' Ferreira 2nd half' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Turf Field |
| February 8 Preseason 2 | New Mexico United | v | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 12:00 PM MST | Report | Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex | ||
| Note: Canceled due to snow and road conditions. | ||||
| February 16 Preseason 3 | Louisville City | 3–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Herriman, Utah |
| 7:00 PM MST | Lancaster 9', 22' Thiam 90' |
Report | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium |
| February 19 Preseason 4 | Real Monarchs | 0–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Herriman, Utah |
| 10:00 AM MST | Report | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium |
| February 22 Preseason 5 | Union Omaha | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Herriman, Utah |
| 11:30 AM MST | Report | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium |
| February 29 Preseason 6 | Air Force Falcons | v | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1:00 PM MST | Stadium: Cadet Soccer Stadium |
| March 1 Preseason 7 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | v | Denver Pioneers | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 2:00 PM MST | Stadium: Weidner Field |
USL Championship
editStandings — Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 32 | 2.00 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | New Mexico United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 27 | 1.80 | |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 13 | 0.81 | |
| 4 | Real Monarchs | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 11 | 0.69 |
Source: USL
Match results
editOn January 9, 2020, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule.[2] In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the remainder of the Switchbacks' schedule was announced on July 2.[3]
| March 7 1 | OKC Energy | 1–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM MST | Ward  53' Harris 58' Chavez 62' |
Report | Volesky 16' Lewis 33' Stephenson 78' (o.g.) Diz Pe 90+5' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,067 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| July 11 2 Four Corners Cup | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–2 | New Mexico United | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 5:00 PM MDT | Daniels 45+2' |
Report | Muhammad 25' Wehan 56', 87' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
| July 18 3 Four Corners Cup | Real Monarchs | 3–3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 2:00 PM MDT | Coffee 30' Brody 40' Farnsworth 49' Peay 61' |
Report | Cervós 45+3' Lewis 51'  73' Burt 89' Rwatubyaye 90+5', 90+5' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| July 26 4 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | P–P | Austin Bold FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1:00 PM MDT | Stadium: Weidner Field |
| August 1 5 Four Corners Cup | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–2 | Real Monarchs | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM MDT | Burt 2' Lebese 57' (pen.) Diz Pe 90+2' |
Report | Blake 35' (pen.) Davis 67' Peay 90+3' Sierakowski 90+5' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| August 8 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 4–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | El Paso, Texas |
| 7:30 PM MDT | Mares 15', 90+2' Gómez 21' Diaz 23' Herrera 66', 68' |
Report | Reaves 14' Quintero 36' Luna 82', 90+1' Burt 87' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| August 15 7 Four Corners Cup | New Mexico United | 0–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 3:00 PM MDT | Rubio 63' Ferreira 90+4' |
Report | Tinari 30' Wehan 45' Najem 66' Ryden 90+1' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| August 22 8 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 5:00 PM MDT | Quintero 18' Volesky 89' |
Report | King 16' Rebellón 51' Ryan 82' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
| August 26 4 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 4–4 | Austin Bold FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM MDT | Volesky 48', 64' Lewis 59' Lebese 84' Kurimoto 86' |
Report | Forbes 2', 45' Kléber 3', 89' Báez 38' Twumasi 75' Okugo 86' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| August 29 9 Four Corners Cup | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1 | New Mexico United | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 5:00 PM MDT | Lewis 54' Daniels 59' |
Report | Tinari 37' Moreno 54' (pen.) Williams 65' 75' Mizell 90+3' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| September 2 10 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | P–P | El Paso Locomotive FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 5:00 PM MDT | Stadium: Weidner Field | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to the COVID exposure of a person in the Switchbacks' organization.[4] | ||||
| September 5 11 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–0 | OKC Energy FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 5:00 PM MDT | Argueta 89' |
Report | Hernández 34' Taravel 90+2' Ellis-Hayden  90+9' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| September 9 12 Four Corners Cup | Real Monarchs | 4–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Vázquez 18' Brown 26' Davis 69' Powder 76' |
Report | Daniels 88', 34' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Brad Jensen |
| September 16 13 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | El Paso, Texas |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Robinson 53' King 57' Salgado 74' Monsalvez 85' |
Report | Daniels 26' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Marco Vega |
| September 19 14 Four Corners Cup | New Mexico United | 1–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 3:30 PM MDT | Sandoval 28' Moreno 64' |
Report | Volesky 45+1' (pen.), 45+2' Ferreira 48' Daniels 88' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Referee: Elton Garcia |
| September 26 15 Four Corners Cup | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1 | Real Monarchs | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM MDT | Volesky 11', 42' (pen.) Cervós 45' |
Report | Davis 21' Brown 47' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 700 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| September 30 10 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Quintero 11' |
Report | Robinson 57' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| Note: Reschedule of postponed match from September 2nd.[5] | ||||
| October 3 16 | FC Tulsa | 2–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 6:00 PM MDT | Marlon 36', 38' da Costa 40' Martínez 65' Bourgeois 86' |
Report | Diz Pe 43' 90+6' Kurimoto 68' Burt 81' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,128 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
U.S. Open Cup
editAs a USL Championship club, the Switchbacks will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[6]
| April 8 2nd round | FC Boulder Harpos (LQ)  or Switchbacks FC (USLC) | P–P | Switchbacks FC (USLC) or  Crossfire Redmond (NPSL) | Denver, Colorado or Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 pm MDT | Stadium: Regency Athletic Complex at MSU Denver or Weidner Field | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[7] | ||||
References
edit- ^ "2020 Roster". switchbacksfc.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Unveil Revised 2020 Regular Season Schedule". switchbacksfc.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Switchbacks FC Match Against El Paso Rescheduled". USLChampionship.com. August 31, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Switchbacks FC Match Against El Paso Rescheduled". USLChampionship.com. August 31, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.