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2021 FC Tucson season

The 2021 FC Tucson season was the eleventh season in the soccer team's history and their third in USL League One. On February 18, 2021, Phoenix Rising FC transferred ownership of FC Tucson to Benevolent Sports Tucson LLC, led by Rising co-owner Brett Johnson.[1][2]

FC Tucson
2021 season
OwnerBenevolent Sports Tucson, LLC
ManagerUnited States John Galas (2-4-3)
United States Jon Pearlman (9-6-4)
StadiumKino North Stadium
USL1 PlayoffsSemifinals
Top goalscorerCharlie Dennis (9)
Highest home attendance1,793
(November 6 vs Richmond Kickers,
USL1 Playoff Quarterfinal)
Lowest home attendance654
(August 28 vs Greenville Triumph SC)
Average home league attendance1,050
One result missing
Biggest win4–0
August 22 vs. Ft. Lauderdale
Biggest defeat1–5
May 16 vs. Ft. Lauderdale
← 2020
2022 →

Players and staff

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Roster

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No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Wallis Lapsley   GK (1997-04-14) April 14, 1997 (age 27) 2021   New York Red Bulls II 0 0
12 Ryan Shellow   GK (1997-10-10) October 10, 1997 (age 26) 2021   Cornell University 0 0
18 Jim Barkei   GK (1995-12-21) December 21, 1995 (age 28) 2021   Memphis 901 FC 0 0
30 Emiliano Andraux   GK (2002-05-02) May 2, 2002 (age 22) 2020   FC Tucson Academy [A] 0 0
Defenders
3 Alex Knox   DF (1997-06-21) June 21, 1997 (age 27) 2021   UCLA 0 0
4 Luca Mastrantonio   DF (1996-05-27) May 27, 1996 (age 28) 2021   UC Irvine 0 0
5 Kaelon Fox   DF (1995-05-31) May 31, 1995 (age 29) 2021   Þór Akureyri 0 0
15 Noah Franke   DF (1995-03-25) March 25, 1995 (age 29) 2021   Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0 0
19 Maxi Schenfeld   DF (1992-10-18) October 18, 1992 (age 31) 2021   FC Tulsa 0 0
23 Luke Lawrence   DF (2001-08-22) August 22, 2001 (age 22) 2021   Barça Residency Academy 0 0
24 Dakota Barnathan   DF (1994-11-09) November 9, 1994 (age 29) 2021   Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0 0
58 Miles Lyons   DF (2001-01-01) January 1, 2001 (age 23) 2021   Barça Residency Academy 0 0
Midfielders
8 Daniel Bedoya   MF (1994-02-13) February 13, 1994 (age 30) 2021   New Amsterdam FC 0 0
10 Charlie Dennis   MF (1998-04-21) April 21, 1998 (age 26) 2020   Tormenta FC 15 0
11 Kevin Rodriguez   MF (1996-09-25) September 25, 1996 (age 27) 2021   Rio Grande Valley FC 0 0
14 Gerard Lavergne   MF (1999-01-25) January 25, 1999 (age 25) 2021   Atlético Pantoja 0 0
20 João Delgado   MF (1994-01-16) January 16, 1994 (age 30) 2021   Reading United AC 0 0
21 Manuel Ferriol   MF (1998-08-13) August 13, 1998 (age 25) 2020   James Madison University 9 0
22 Nathan Hurtado   MF (2003-09-07) September 7, 2003 (age 20) 2021   Barça Residency Academy 0 0
27 Jordan Pena   MF (2000-05-21) May 21, 2000 (age 24) 2020   Real Monarchs 5 0
31 Brandon Sanchez   MF (2003-09-12) September 12, 2003 (age 20) 2021   FC Tucson Academy [A] 1 0
38 Jerod Allen   MF (2004-08-17) August 17, 2004 (age 19) 2021 0 0
42 Jared Odenbeck   MF (1995-02-04) February 4, 1995 (age 29) 2021   Stumptown Athletic 0 0
88 Mohamed Kone   MF/DF (1993-12-12) December 12, 1993 (age 30) 2021   New Amsterdam FC 0 0
Forwards
7 Tobenna Uzo   FW (1994-10-13) October 13, 1994 (age 29) 2021   FC Arizona 0 0
9 Deri Corfe   FW (1998-03-03) March 3, 1998 (age 26) 2021   New York Red Bulls II 0 0
14 Alioune Diakhate   FW (1994-04-10) April 10, 1994 (age 30) 2021   Indy Eleven 0 0
17 Shak Adams   FW (1998-09-07) September 7, 1998 (age 25) 2021   Seattle Sounders FC U-23 31 4
37 Franco Pérez   FW (1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 (age 28) 2021   Estudiantes de Río Cuarto (loan) 0 0
91 Gio Calixtro   FW (2000-06-27) June 27, 2000 (age 24) 2021   Portland Timbers 2 0 0
  1. ^
    USL Academy contract.
    2.

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Coaching staff

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Name Position
  Jon Pearlman Head coach
  Mark Biagi Assistant coach
  Vito Higgins Assistant coach & Academy Head Coach
  Alex Rangel Goalkeeper coach

Front Office Staff

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Name Position
  Amanda Powers President
  Jon Pearlman Director of Soccer Operations

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Competitions

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Exhibitions

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March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31) Preseason 1 FC Tucson 1–2 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
1:00 PM MST
  • Adams   10'
 COL Report
Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Note: 40 Minute Game
March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31) Preseason 2 FC Tucson 2–1 LA Galaxy II Tucson, Arizona
3:00 PM MST
TUC Report Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Note: 40 Minute Game
April 7, 2021 (2021-04-07) Preseason 3 FC Tucson 0–5 El Paso Locomotive FC Tucson, Arizona
11:00 AM MST ELP Report
Stadium: Kino North Stadium
April 13, 2021 (2021-04-13) Preseason 4 FC Tucson 3–1 FC Arizona Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST Stadium: Kino North Stadium
April 17, 2021 (2021-04-17) Preseason 5 New Mexico United 3–1 FC Tucson Albuquerque, New Mexico
11:00 AM MST
April 24, 2021 (2021-04-24) Preseason 6 Phoenix Rising FC 2–1 FC Tucson Chandler, Arizona
11:00 AM MST
PHX Report
Stadium: Wild Horse Pass Stadium

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USL League One

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Main article: 2021 USL League One season

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Greenville Triumph SC 28 12 9 7 36 29 +7 45 Qualification for the semi-finals
3 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 28 11 11 6 37 29 +8 44 Qualification for the play-offs
4 FC Tucson 28 11 7 10 44 42 +2 40
5 Richmond Kickers 28 11 7 10 35 36 −1 40
6 North Texas SC 28 10 10 8 40 32 +8 40
Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
28 11 7 10 44 42  +2 40 6 2 6 23 21  +2 5 5 4 21 21  0

Source: USL League One[7]

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ResultLDLWWDLDLWDWLLLLWWWDWDWLLWDW
Position121010997911111011101011111111114544356674
Source: USL League One[8]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

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May 1, 2021 (2021-05-01) 1 Tormenta FC 3–1 FC Tucson Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT
TUC Report
TRM Report
Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 635
Referee: Kyle Johnston
May 8, 2021 (2021-05-08) 2 FC Tucson 1–1 Forward Madison FC Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST
TUC Report
MAD Report
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 680
Referee: Joseph Salinas
May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16) 3 Fort Lauderdale CF 5–1 FC Tucson Fort Lauderdale, Florida
4:30 MST
TUC Report
FTL Report
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Referee: Alejo Calume
May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26) 4 Toronto FC II 1–2 FC Tucson Casa Grande, Arizona
7:00 MST
TUC Report
Stadium: Grande Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samantha Martinez
May 29, 2021 (2021-05-29) 5 North Carolina FC 1–2 FC Tucson Cary, North Carolina
TBD
NCA Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,060
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
June 5, 2021 (2021-06-05) 6 FC Tucson 1–1 Toronto FC II Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST
TUC Report
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 747
Referee: Héctor Hernández
June 12, 2021 (2021-06-12) 7 FC Tucson 2–3 Chattanooga Red Wolves Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST
TUC Report
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 995
Referee: Karen Callado
June 19, 2021 (2021-06-19) 8 North Texas SC 0–0 FC Tucson Arlington, Texas
5:30 PM CDT
TUC Report
NTX Report
Stadium: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Attendance: 726
Referee: Katja Koroleva
June 26, 2021 (2021-06-26) 9 Union Omaha 1–0 FC Tucson Omaha, Nebraska
5:00 PM CDT
Stadium: Werner Park
Referee: Matt Grarenger
July 3, 2021 (2021-07-03) 10 FC Tucson 2–1 Fort Lauderdale CF Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST
TUC Report
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,545
Referee: William Hoffman
July 10, 2021 (2021-07-10) 11 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 2–2 FC Tucson East Ridge, Tennessee
4:00 PM MST
TUC Report
Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Referee: Jervis Atagana
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) 12 FC Tucson 4–2 New England Revolution II Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MDT
TUC Report
NEW Report
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 825
Referee: Adorae Monroy
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) 13 FC Tucson 1–2 Union Omaha Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST
TUC Report
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 715
Referee: Gerald Flores
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) 14 Richmond Kickers 1–0 FC Tucson Richmond, Virginia
6:30 PM EDT
TUC Report
RIC Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,691
Referee: Sara Griggs
August 7, 2021 (2021-08-07) 15 FC Tucson 0–2 North Texas SC Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST
TUC Report
NTX Report
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 812
Referee: DeShun Beard
August 14, 2021 (2021-08-14) 16 FC Tucson 0–1 Union Omaha Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST
TUC Report
OMA Report
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 859
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
August 21, 2021 (2021-08-21) 17 Fort Lauderdale CF 0–4 FC Tucson Fort Lauderdale, Florida
4:30 PM MST
TUC Report
FTL Report
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
August 28, 2021 (2021-08-28) 18 FC Tucson 2–1 Greenville Triumph SC Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST
TUC Report
GVL Report
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 654
Referee: Jalen Gray
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01) 19 New England Revolution II 1–2 FC Tucson Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 PM EDT
TUC Report
NEW Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Referee: Anya Voigt
September 4, 2021 (2021-09-04) 20 North Texas SC 1–1 FC Tucson Arlington, Texas
7:00 PM CDT
TUC Report
NTX Report
Stadium: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Attendance: 708
Referee: Corbyn May
September 11, 2021 (2021-09-11) 21 FC Tucson 3–0 Fort Lauderdale CF Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST
TUC Report
FTL Report
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19) 22 Greenville Triumph SC 3–3 FC Tucson Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT
TUC Report
GVL Report
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Attendance: 1,536
Referee: Katherine McCormick
September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25) 23 Union Omaha 0–1 FC Tucson Omaha, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT
TUC Report
OMA Report
Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 2,217
Referee: Jervis Atagana
October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02) 24 FC Tucson 0–2 North Texas SC Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST
TUC Report
NTX Report
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,076
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13) 25 FC Tucson 0–2 North Carolina FC Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST
TUC Report
NCA Report
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,417
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
October 16, 2021 (2021-10-16) 26 FC Tucson 3–1 Tormenta FC Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST
TUC Report
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,018
Referee: Adorae Monroy
October 23, 2021 (2021-10-23) 27 Forward Madison FC 2–2 FC Tucson Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT
TUC Report
MAD Report
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Calin Radosav
October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30) 28 FC Tucson 4–2 Richmond Kickers Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST
TUC Report
RIC Report
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,566
Referee: Joseph Salinas

USL League One Playoffs

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November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06) Quarterfinals FC Tucson 1–0 Richmond Kickers Tucson, Arizona
7:00 pm MST
TUC Report
RIC Report
Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,793
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
November 13, 2021 (2021-11-13) Semifinals Union Omaha 6–1 FC Tucson Papillion, Nebraska
4:00 pm CST
TUC Report
OMA Report
Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,607
Referee: Michael Radchuk

Statistics

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(regular-season & Playoffs)[9]

# Pos. Name GP GS Min. Goals Assists    
10 MF   Charlie Dennis 27 23 2002 10 8 7 0
9 FW   Deri Corfe 29 22 2008 8 2 5 0
17 FW   Shak Adams 28 21 1905 8 2 1 0
91 FW   Gio Calixtro 28 20 1681 4 4 3 1
8 MF   Daniel Bedoya 29 17 1571 3 3 5 0
11 MF   Kevin Rodriguez 19 7 680 3 1 1 0
20 MF   João Delgado 24 17 1392 2 3 4 0
4 DF   Luca Mastrantonio 18 14 1275 2 0 4 0
21 MF   Manuel Ferriol 22 8 904 2 1 9 0
7 FW   Tobenna Uzo 12 10 820 2 0 2 0
19 DF   Maxi Schenfeld 26 26 2244 1 0 11 4
15 DF   Noah Franke 28 28 2456 0 4 2 2
5 DF   Kaelon Fox 29 28 2370 0 1 4 0
24 DF   Dakota Barnathan 26 19 1654 0 0 2 1
88 MF   Mohamed Kone 15 14 1184 0 1 5 0
27 MF   Jordan Pena 14 11 965 0 0 1 0
3 DF   Alex Knox 23 5 630 0 0 2 0
6 DF   Samuel Biek 7 4 375 0 0 1 0
42 MF   Jared Odenbeck 7 4 308 0 0 0 0
37 MF   Franco Pérez 9 2 227 0 0 1 1
31 MF   Brandon Sanchez 2 1 71 0 0 0 0
14 FW   Alioune Diakhate 5 0 67 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Gerard Lavergne 1 0 12 0 0 0 0
23 DF   Luke Lawrence 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Goalkeepers

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# Name GP GS Min. SV GA GAA SO    
1   Wallis Lapsley 30 30 2700 91 48 1.600 5 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "FC Tucson Announces Transfer of Ownership From Phoenix Rising FC". FC Tucson Communications. February 18, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Schmidt, Caitlin (February 20, 2021). "With new owner, expanded staff, FC Tucson reinvents itself as an independent professional soccer club". tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 FC Tucson Roster". fctucson.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "FC Tucson Staff". fctucson.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "FC Tucson Technical Staff". fctucson.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "FC Tucson Announces 2021 Preseason Schedule". FC Tucson Communications. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 USL League One Standings". USL League One.
  8. ^ "2021 FC Tucson Schedule". FC Tucson Communications.
  9. ^ "FC Tucson 2021 Player Stats". Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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