2019 FC Tucson season

The 2019 FC Tucson season was the club's eighth season of existence and their first full professional season in USL League One. They previously played in the Premier Development League (USL League Two as of 2019) and won four divisional titles.^[1][2]

FC Tucson

2019 season
Owner	Phoenix Rising FC
Manager	Darren Sawatzky
Stadium	Kino North Stadium
USL1 2019 season	8th
USL1 Playoffs	Did not qualify
Top goalscorer	Devin Vega Devyn Jambga (3)
Highest home attendance	1,772 (July 3 vs Toronto FC II)
Lowest home attendance	550 (Sept. 24 vs Greenville)
Average home league attendance	961
Biggest win	4–0 (May 18 v. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC)
Biggest defeat	0–5 (September 6 vs. Lansing)
Home colors Away colors
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Competitions

Friendlies

Grand Canyon University v FC Tucson

March 10, 2019	Grand Canyon University	2–2	FC Tucson	Phoenix, Arizona
7:00pm	Aristotelous 6' Yasuda 12'	Report	Delgado 9' Jambga 68' Hauswirth  70'	Stadium: GCU Stadium

FC Tucson v Sporting AZ FC

March 18, 2019	FC Tucson	9–0	Sporting AZ FC	Tucson, Arizona
3:00pm		Report		Stadium: Kino North Stadium

USL League One

Further information: 2019 USL League One season

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	8	9	11	35	41	−6	33	5	5	4	20	19	+1	3	4	7	15	22	−7

Source: Match reports

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Stadium	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	H	H
Result	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	D	D	W	W	L	L	D	L	D	L
Position	1	4	6	8	5	9	4	6	4	5	4	5	8	6	7	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8

Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League results

Orlando City B v FC Tucson

March 30, 2019 1	Orlando City B	1–3	FC Tucson	Montverde, Florida
4:30pm	Diouf  35' Hagan  38' Mbuyu  40' Mendoza  45' Osei-Wusu 56' Hill  62' Granitur  90+5'	Report Report	Bjornethun  14' Delgado 22', 54' Wright 45+4'	Stadium: Montverde Academy Attendance: 305 Referee: Jasmine Peralta

Tormenta FC v FC Tucson

April 3, 2019 2	Tormenta FC	3–1	FC Tucson	Statesboro, Georgia
5:00pm	Morrell  38' 58' Eckenrode  54' Coutinho 57' Vinyals  60' Micaletto 74'  74'	Report	Vega 55' Somersall  60'	Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 1,573 Referee: John Griggs

FC Tucson v Toronto FC II

April 13, 2019 3	FC Tucson	1–1	Toronto FC II	Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm	Cox 73'	Report Report	Dorsey  36' Swartz  57' Hamilton 79'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 1,606 Referee: Reyna Fonseca

FC Tucson v Tormenta FC

April 26, 2019 4	FC Tucson	0–2	Tormenta FC	Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm	Terrón  78'	Report	Gómez  52' Coutinho 63' Saint-Vil  65' Arslan  89' Micaletto  90+4' Antley 90+5'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 1,005 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

FC Tucson v Lansing Ignite FC

April 30, 2019 5	FC Tucson	2–0	Lansing Ignite FC	Tucson, Arizona
7:00pm	Jambga 27' Somersall  38' Spencer  49' Vega  57' 62'	Report	Fricke  49'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 702 Referee: Karen Abt

Richmond Kickers v FC Tucson

May 11, 2019 6	Richmond Kickers	2–0	FC Tucson	Richmond, Virginia
4:00pm	Keita  32' Ackwei  68' Gallardo 83' Mwape  85' 90+6'	Report Report	Hauswirth  55' Sousa  82'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,089 Referee: Danielle Chesky

FC Tucson v Chattanooga Red Wolves SC

May 18, 2019 7	FC Tucson	4–0	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm	Jones 25' (pen.) Wakasa 35' Jambga 66', 75' Hanlin  77' Stripling  86'	Report Report	Caparelli  24' Zguro  29'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 1,125 Referee: Brad Jensen

Toronto FC II v FC Tucson

May 24, 2019 8	Toronto FC II	1–0	FC Tucson	Toronto, Ontario
1:00pm	Mohammed  17' Dorsey  31' Perruzza 37' Okello  86' Campbell  88'	Report		Stadium: BMO Training Ground Attendance: 309 Referee: Scott Bowman

FC Tucson v Orlando City B

May 31, 2019 9	FC Tucson	2–2	Orlando City B	Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm	Wheeler-Omiunu 58' Terrón 73' Cox  84'	Report Report	Silva  35' Rafael 58' Sérginho  65' Osei-Wusu  72', 78' Simas  85'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 1,354 Referee: Omeed Azadpour

FC Tucson v Richmond Kickers

June 8, 2019 10	FC Tucson	0–0	Richmond Kickers	Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm	Jones  33'	Report Report	Rodriguez  24' Eckenrode  90+1'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 915 Referee: Samantha Martinez

Orlando City B v FC Tucson

June 12, 2019 11	Orlando City B	1–2	FC Tucson	Montverde, Florida
7:30pm	Amer  21' Tablante  56' De Souza 59' (pen.) Hernandez  81'	Report Report	Cox 44' Venter 45+1' Stripling  66' Delgado  90+1'	Stadium: Montverde Academy Attendance: 183 Referee: Natalie Simon

Forward Madison FC v FC Tucson

June 15, 2019 12	Forward Madison FC	2–1	FC Tucson	Madison, Wisconsin
7:30pm	Paulo Jr. 1' Eaton  23' Banks 34'	Report Report	Venter 90+5'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,020 Referee: Karen Abt

North Texas SC v FC Tucson

June 25, 2019 13	North Texas SC	1–0	FC Tucson	Frisco, Texas
7:00pm	Damus  32', 39' Roberts  54' Murillo  60'	Report Report	Batista  66' Venter  81' Cox  84'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

FC Tucson v Toronto FC II

July 3, 2019 14	FC Tucson	3–1	Toronto FC II	Tucson, Arizona
7:00pm	Wheeler-Omiunu 5' Vega 19' Jones 26'	Report Report	Srbely  41' Mingo  65' Bjornethun 77' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 1,772 Referee: Karen Callado

Lansing Ignite FC v FC Tucson

July 13, 2019 15	Lansing Ignite FC	2–2	FC Tucson	Lansing, Michigan
7:30pm	Moshobane 26' (pen.), 49' Williams  50'	Report	Howell 34' Jones 52' (pen.) Hauswirth  73'	Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium Attendance: 4,348 Referee: Gabriele Giusti

Greenville Triumph SC v FC Tucson

July 20, 2019 16	Greenville Triumph SC	1–3	FC Tucson	Greenville, South Carolina
5:00pm	Gómez 15'	Report	Jambga 20', 58' Venter 52' Hauswirth  68' Batista  68'	Stadium: Legacy Early College Attendance: 2,395 Referee: Michael Smith

Chattanooga Red Wolves v FC Tucson

July 27, 2019 17	Chattanooga Red Wolves	1–1	FC Tucson	Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00pm	Zguro  20' Beattie  38' Doyle  59' Zayed 69' Caparelli  85'	Report	Venter 1' Wheeler-Omiunu  36' Howell  45+5' Hauswirth  75'	Stadium: David Stanton Field Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Katja Koroleva

Forward Madison FC v FC Tucson

August 3, 2019 18	Forward Madison FC	1–0	FC Tucson	Madison, Wisconsin
7:30pm	Leonard  18' Smart 44' Núñez  76' Banks  90+5'	Report	Spencer  60'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,350 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

North Texas SC v FC Tucson

August 10, 2019 19	North Texas SC	1–1	FC Tucson	Frisco, Texas
7:20pm	Cerrillo  78' Rodríguez 79'	Report	Jones 45' Howell  58'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 2,153 Referee: Brandon Starves

Tormenta FC v FC Tucson

August 17, 2019 20	Tormenta FC	1–1	FC Tucson	Statesboro, Georgia
6:30pm	Dennis  71' Micaletto 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Jambga  38' Wakasa  42' Jones 78' (pen.) Batista  90+4' Venter  90+8'	Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Kevin Fikar

FC Tucson v Orlando City B

August 24, 2019 21	FC Tucson	3–1	Orlando City B	Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm	Delgado 36' Jones 43' Howell  53' Virgen  61' 69'	Report	Ontivero  57' Léo 76'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 848 Referee: Karen Callado

FC Tucson v Chattanooga Red Wolves

August 30, 2019 22	FC Tucson	1–0	Chattanooga Red Wolves	Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm	Jones 16' (pen.) Hauswirth  38' Wakasa  38' Terrón  90+4'	Report	Mare  86'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 910 Referee: Samantha Martinez

FC Tucson v Lansing Ignite FC

September 6, 2019 23	FC Tucson	0–5	Lansing Ignite FC	Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm	Wheeler-Omiunu  28' Venter  62' Batista  76'	Report	Moon  12' Faz 16', 26' Moshobane 33', 90+3' Williams 60'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 708 Referee: Omeed Azadpour

Greenville Triumph SC v FC Tucson

September 13, 2019 24	Greenville Triumph SC	4–0	FC Tucson	Greenville, South Carolina
7:30pm	Gómez 13', 21', 87' Walker 26' (pen.) Donnelly  84'	Report	Hanlin  25' Terrón  82'	Stadium: Legacy Early College Attendance: 1,684 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

FC Tucson v Richmond Kickers

September 21, 2019 25	FC Tucson	0–0	Richmond Kickers	Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm	Venter  55'  74' Howell  70'	Report	Gallardo  38' Ackwei  81'  87' Shanosky  84'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 640 Referee: Reyna Fonseca

FC Tucson v Greenville Triumph SC

September 24, 2019 26	FC Tucson	2–3	Greenville Triumph SC	Tucson, Arizona
7:00pm	Spencer  40' Jones 50' (pen.) Cox 89'	Report	Saul 3', 44' Walker  57' Bermudez 90+4',  90+5'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 550 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera

FC Tucson v Forward Madison FC

September 27, 2019 27	FC Tucson	1–1	Forward Madison FC	Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm	Jones 31' Batista  66'	Report	Smart 45+3' (pen.) Tobin  80'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 638 Referee: Marco Vega

FC Tucson v North Texas SC

October 4, 2019 28	FC Tucson	1–3	North Texas SC	Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm	Terrón  15' Hanlin  27' Jones 42' Cox  58'	Report	Jones 12' (o.g.) Romero 38', 65' Avilez  43' D. Rodriguez  89'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 678 Referee: Dejan Susak

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	South Georgia Tormenta FC	28	9	10	9	32	34	−2	37
7	Toronto FC II	28	9	9	10	43	46	−3	36
8	FC Tucson	28	8	9	11	35	41	−6	33
9	Richmond Kickers	28	9	5	14	26	35	−9	32
10	Orlando City B	28	4	4	20	23	52	−29	16

Source: 2019 USL League One 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

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a more advanced level professional club, FC Tucson was one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.^[4]

Statistics

As of October 5, 2019 ^[5]

#	Pos.	Name	GP	GS	Min.	Goals	Assists
99	FW	Jordan Jones	22	21	1,858	10	3	1	0
16	FW	Devyn Jambga	25	21	1,894	5	1	1	0
12	DF	Kyle Venter	23	23	2,054	4	1	3	1
11	MF	Jamael Cox	23	18	1,596	3	3	3	0
9	FW	Guillermo Delgado	24	12	1,179	3	2	1	0
15	FW	Devin Vega	9	7	660	3	0	1	0
28	MF	Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu	20	20	1,736	2	0	2	0
3	DF	José Terrón	19	17	1,475	1	2	4	0
33	DF	Kody Wakasa	17	14	1,298	1	0	2	0
50	MF	Erik Virgen	16	15	1,275	1	1	1	0
19	FW	Zach Wright	22	10	959	1	1	0	0
13	DF	Luke Hauswirth	24	21	1,849	0	0	5	0
22	DF	Lamar Batista	18	18	1,620	0	0	5	0
18	GK	Carlos Merancio	13	13	1,170	0	1	0	0
95	MF	Ramone Howell	12	10	906	0	1	2	0
23	DF	Kyle Bjornethun	8	8	720	0	0	1	0
6	MF	Raheem Somersall	11	8	713	0	1	2	0
17	MF	Karsten Hanlin	9	8	675	0	0	3	0
2	DF	Austin Ledbetter	8	7	643	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Colin Stripling	10	5	520	0	0	2	0
8	FW	Eti Tavares	13	4	374	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Scott DeVoss	5	3	314	0	0	0	0
25	FW	Ben Spencer	3	3	245	0	0	3	0
7	FW	Roy Abergil	7	1	196	0	1	0	0
10	MF	Luis Martínez	2	2	141	0	1	0	0
25	FW	Ilijah Paul	3	2	126	0	0	0	0
21	FW	Joey Calistri	1	1	72	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Corey Whelan	1	1	63	0	0	0	0
27	DF	Klisman Sousa	2	0	23	0	0	1	0

Goalkeepers

#	Name	GP	GS	Min.	SV	GA	GAA	SO
24	Phillip Ejimadu	15	15	1,350	37	21	1.400	4	0	0
18	Carlos Merancio	13	13	1,170	41	20	1.538	1	0	0

Transfers

Loan in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club
April 2, 2019	Until recalled	Forward	15	Devin Vega	Phoenix Rising FC[6]
April 11, 2019	Until recalled	Forward	25	Ilijah Paul	Phoenix Rising FC[7]
	Until recalled	Defender	20	Scott DeVoss	Hartford Athletic[7]
	Until recalled	Defender	27	Klisman Sousa	Hartford Athletic[7]
April 30, 2019	Until recalled	Forward	21	Joey Calistri	Phoenix Rising FC[8]
	Until recalled	Forward	25	Ben Spencer	Phoenix Rising FC[8]

See also

• 2019 in American soccer
• 2019 USL League One season
• FC Tucson