2020 Reno 1868 FC season

Reno 1868 FC
2020 season
President	Herbert Simon
Head coach	Ian Russell
Stadium	Greater Nevada Field
USL Championship	Western Conference: 1st; Group A: 1st
USL Cup	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	Cancelled
Silver State Cup	TBD
Biggest win	RNO 7–1 POR (Sept. 5)
Biggest defeat	SAC 1–0 RNO (July 19); RNO 0–1 SAC (August 12)
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2020 Reno 1868 FC season was the club's fourth season of existence and their fourth in the United Soccer League Championship (USLC), the second tier of American soccer. This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USLC Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.^[1]

Roster

As of March 6, 2020^[2]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
4	DF	Aleks Berkolds	United States
5	DF	Tony Alfaro	Mexico
6	DF	Thomas Janjigian	United States
7	MF	Tucker Bone	United States
8	DF	Ayrton Statie	Curaçao
9	MF	Christiano François	Haiti
10	MF	Sergio Rivas	Mexico
11	FW	Foster Langsdorf	United States
13	FW	Aidan Apodaca	United States
14	MF	Emilio Ycaza	United States
15	DF	Yosimar Hernandez	United States
16	DF	Brent Richards	United States
17	MF	Mouhamed Dabo	Senegal
18	GK	JT Marcinkowski (^[A])	United States
19	MF	Siad Haji (^[A])	Somalia
20	FW	Benji Kikanovic	United States
21	FW	Corey Hertzog	United States
22	MF	Diego Casillas	Mexico
23	MF	Sam Gleadle	England
26	MF	Eric Calvillo (^[A])	United States
27	DF	Marcos López (^[A])	Peru
32	GK	Ian Anderson	United States
35	MF	Gilbert Fuentes (^[A])	United States
38	MF	Jack Skahan (^[A])	United States
40	GK	Eric De La Cerda (^[B])	United States
89	MF	Kevin Partida	United States
97	MF	Jared Timmer	United States

^

on loan from MLS affiliate team San Jose Earthquakes.

^

San Jose Earthquakes Academy player.

Current staff

Role	Name	Nation
Head coach	Ian Russell	United States
Assistant coach	Chris Malenab	United States
Head athletic trainer	Steve Patera	United States

Competitions

Exhibitions

February 8 Preseason 1	Reno 1868 FC	3–0	Oakland Roots SC	Sparks, Nevada
TBD PST	Gleadle Kikanovic	Report		Stadium: Golden Eagle Sports Park

February 15 Preseason 2	Sacramento Republic FC	1–0	Reno 1868 FC	Sacramento, California
PST	Bijev 104'	Report		Stadium: Cosumnes River College
Note: 120-minute match.

February 18 Preseason 3	San Jose Earthquakes	5–1	Reno 1868 FC	San Jose, California
10:15 AM PST	Eriksson 34' Ríos Salinas , Wondolowski (pen.)	Report	Partida	Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium
Note: Played in four 40-minute periods.

February 22 Preseason 4	Reno 1868 FC	4–1	Sacramento Gold FC	Sparks, Nevada
12:00 PM PST	Apodaca Hertzog , François	Report		Stadium: Golden Eagle Sports Park

February 29 Preseason 5	Reno 1868 FC	2–4	San Diego Loyal SC	Reno, Nevada
12:00 PM PST	Hertzog 44', 49'	Report	7' 24' 30' 75'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field

USL Championship

Standings — Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Reno 1868 FC	16	11	3	2	43	21	+22	36	2.25	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	Sacramento Republic FC	16	8	6	2	27	17	+10	30	1.88	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
3	Tacoma Defiance	16	4	2	10	25	32	−7	14	0.88
4	Portland Timbers 2	16	3	0	13	20	50	−30	9	0.56

Source: USL

Match results

On December 20, 2019, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule, creating the following fixture list for the early part of Reno'a season.^[3]

March 6 1	Tacoma Defiance	1–3	Reno 1868 FC	Tacoma, Washington
7:00 PM PST	Hegardt 26' Daley 38' Atencio 86'	Report	Skahan 56' François 74' Fuentes 87'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 2,178 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the remainder of 1868's schedule was announced on July 2.^[4]

July 19 2	Sacramento Republic FC	1–0	Reno 1868 FC	Sacramento, California
6:00 PM PST	McCrary 74' Iwasa 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Langsdorf 19' Dabo 88'	Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Referee: Nicholas Marin

July 29 3	Portland Timbers 2	1–4	Reno 1868 FC	Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM PDT	Kiner 55' Ornstil 68' 83' Dúran 73' Anguiano 81'	Report	François 40', 90' (pen.) Alfaro 44' Rivas 52' Richards 59' Langsdorf 82'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Farhad Dadkho

August 1 4	Las Vegas Lights FC	0–1	Reno 1868 FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM PDT	Mendiola 81'	Report	Richards 18'	Stadium: Cashman Field Referee: Michael Radchuk

August 8 5	Reno 1868 FC	2–1	Tacoma Defiance	Reno, Nevada
7:15 PM PDT	Kikanovic 20' Hertzog 32' (pen.), 32' Rivas 48' Ycaza 90'+3'	Report	Robles 24' Herrera 31' Cissoko 40'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Referee: Nicholas Marin

August 12 6	Reno 1868 FC	0–1	Sacramento Republic FC	Reno, Nevada
7:15 PM PDT	Partida 80' Dabo 82'	Report	McCrary 21' Sargis 38' Bijev 45+2' (pen.), 71' Keinan 56' Lopez 75'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Referee: Ismir Pekmic

August 15 7	Reno 1868 FC	5–2	Portland Timbers 2	Reno, Nevada
7:30 PM PDT	Hertzog 25', 45+1' Rivas 28', 69' Bone 38' Langsdorf 64'	Report	Gonzalez 72' Kiner 73' 90+1' Epps 76' Ornstil 74'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Referee: Elijio Arreguin

August 22 8	San Diego Loyal SC	1–3	Reno 1868 FC	San Diego, California
7:00 PM PDT	Stoneman 37' Alvarez 66'	Report	Langsdorf 24' Bone 62' Apodaca 85'	Stadium: Torero Stadium Referee: Ricardo Fierro

August 29 9	Reno 1868 FC	2–1	Phoenix Rising FC	Reno, Nevada
5:45 PM PDT	Janjigian 41' Langsdorf 62' Hertzog 79', 90+6'	Report	Dadashov 76', 90+6' Calistri 81' Lambert 87'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Referee: Elijio Arreguin

September 5 10	Reno 1868 FC	7–1	Portland Timbers 2	Reno, Nevada
6:45 PM PDT	Bone 2', 11' Hertzog 20' (pen.) Langsdorf 35' François 49' Richards 65' Kikanovic 77'	Report	Anguiano 55' Clapier 74'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Referee: Ricardo Fierro

September 12 11	Sacramento Republic FC	3–3	Reno 1868 FC	Sacramento, California
7:30 PM PST	Werner 5' Formella 32' Villarreal 73' Belmar 80'	Report	Langsdorf 2' Partida 67', 84' Alfaro 79' Apodaca 90+3', 90+4'	Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Referee: Chris Ruska

September 17 12	Reno 1868 FC	3–2	Tacoma Defiance	Reno, Nevada
6:30 PM PDT	Gleadle 5' Hertzog 19' Ycaza 52' Langsdorf 57'	Report	Kinzner 37' Serrano 40', 75' Kitahara 47' Cissoko 55' Hegardt 65' Gonzalez 90'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Referee: Joseph Salinas

September 20 13	Portland Timbers 2	2–5	Reno 1868 FC	Portland, Oregon
6:00 PM PDT	Ornstil 45+4' Epps 57' González Asensi 79'	Report	François 19', 81' Langsdorf 37' Gleadle 45' Apodaca 88'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Brandon Stevis

September 26 14	Reno 1868 FC	1–1	Sacramento Republic FC	Reno, Nevada
6:15 PM PDT	Rivas 5' Richards 44' Langsdorf 45+1' Alfaro 50' Hertzog 58'	Report	Lopez 21' Keinan 51' Hilliard-Arce 52' Villarreal 83' Formella 90+3'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Referee: Michael Radchuk

September 30 15	Reno 1868 FC	2–2	Las Vegas Lights FC	Reno, Nevada
6:15 PM PDT	Alfaro 8' Langsdorf 12' Hertzog 19' Partida 28' (pen.) Apodaca 81'	Report	Burgos 9' Chester 25' Moses 57' Fehr 70' Gr. Robinson 74' Fenwick 90+5'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Referee: Nicholas Marin

October 3 16	Tacoma Defiance	1–2	Reno 1868 FC	Tacoma, Washington
7:00 PM PDT	Ocampo-Chavez 16' Robles 89'	Report	Richards 35' Langsdorf 62' Partida 89' Rivas 90'+1'	Stadium: Cheney Stadium Referee: Farhad Dadkho

USL Cup Playoffs

October 10 Conf. Quarterfinals	Reno 1868 FC	4–1	LA Galaxy II	Reno, Nevada
6:00 PM PDT	Partida 4', 45' Hertzog 35', 59' (pen.), 77' Langsdorf 53' Beaury 85'	Report	Neal 10' Romero 58' Hernandez 66' Vázquez 74' Saldana 76'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Matthew Thompson

October 17 Conf. Semifinals	Reno 1868 FC	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Phoenix Rising FC	Reno, Nevada
6:00 PM PDT	Hertzog 6' Janjigian 31' Partida 40' Bone 57' Langsdorf 79' Ycaza 90+4' Boudadi 119'	Report	King 23' Lambert 45+2', 51' Lowe 65' Asante 71' Moar 94'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 700 Referee: Kevin Broadley
	Penalties
	Hertzog Alfaro Richards Gleadle Apodaca		Farrell Whelan Calistri King Dadashov

U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Reno will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.^[5]

April 8 2nd Round	Olympic Club or FC Davis	Cancelled	Reno 1868 FC	San Francisco, California or Davis, California
7:30 pm PDT				Stadium: Negoesco Stadium or Ron and Mary Brown Stadium at Davis Senior High School
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[6]

References

^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ "2020 Roster". reno1868fc.com. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 22, 2020.
^ "2020 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". reno1868fc.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 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.

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on loan from MLS affiliate team San Jose Earthquakes.

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San Jose Earthquakes Academy player.

[1] "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[2] "2020 Roster". reno1868fc.com. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

[3] "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 22, 2020.

[4] "2020 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". reno1868fc.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

[5] "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.

[6] "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.

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