2020–21 San Diego 1904 FC season

The 2020–21 San Diego 1904 FC season was the club's second in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) and second overall.

San Diego 1904 FC

2020–21 NISA season
Owner	Demba Ba Eden Hazard Vagno Chandara Alexandre Gontran
Head coach	Scott Morrison[a]
Stadium	Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center Chula Vista, California
NISA	Fall: Did not compete Spring: 7th
Playoffs	Fall: Did not compete Spring: Did not qualify
Legends Cup	Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Did not qualify
Top goalscorer	League: César Romero: 3 All: César Romero: 5
Biggest win	MBFC 1–2 1904 (Apr. 16, NISA Legends Cup)
Biggest defeat	1904 1–4 NAFC (June 16)
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Roster

Players

As of April 13, 2021^[1][2]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	GK	USA	Rodrigo Sarmiento
2	DF	USA	Edwin Lara
3	DF	CAN	James Hone-Blanchet
4	MF	USA	Ozzie Ramos
5	DF	USA	Jonathan Stoop
6	DF	USA	Dallin Cutler
7	MF	USA	Felipe Liborio
8	FW	USA	Faisal Almubaslat
9	FW	USA	Lorenzo Ramirez
10	FW	USA	Moe Espinoza
11	MF	USA	Romario Lomeli
12	MF	USA	Gael Ruiz
13	DF	USA	Eder Arreola
14	MF	MEX	Brandon Zambrano
15	FW	USA	Ivan Garduno
16	GK	USA	Misha Marson
18	FW	USA	Ashkanov Apollon
19	FW	MEX	César Romero
21	DF	MLI	Amadou Mogossirega
22	DF	USA	Andrew Keszweski
23	MF	USA	Diego Esquivel
24	MF	USA	Jomar Munaf
26	MF	SCO	Rhys Gourdie
30	GK	COL	Mateo Zabala

Staff

• Scott Morrison – Head coach

1. During the Legends Cup tournament Alexandre Gontran served as head coach since Morrison could not travel due to COVID complications

Transfers

In

#	Pos.	Player	Signed from	Details	Date	Source
4	DF	Ozzie Ramos	Atlético Jalisco	Free transfer	March 27, 2021	[3]
8	FW	Faisal Almubaslat	Moros FC (UPSL)	Free transfer	March 29, 2021	[4]
11	MF	Romario Lomeli	Cal FC	Free transfer	April 6, 2021	[5][6]
18	FW	Ashkanov Apollon	Sacramento Republic FC	Free transfer	May 11, 2021	[7]

Out

#	Pos.	Player	Signed to	Details	Date	Source
11	FW	Nelson Blanco	Oakland Roots SC	Not re-signed	August 6, 2020	[8]
21	GK	Jean Antoine	Detroit City FC	Not re-signed	August 11, 2020	[9]
4	DF	Ozzie Ramos	Atlético Jalisco	Not re-signed	August 19, 2020	[10]
	GK	Antony Siaha	San Diego Sockers (Indoor)	Not re-signed	January 8, 2021	[11]
19	MF	Billy Garton Jr.	California United Strikers FC	Not re-signed	April 7, 2021	[12]

Friendlies

California United Strikers FC v San Diego 1904 FC

February 26, 2021 (2021-02-26) Scrimmage	California United Strikers FC	4–2	San Diego 1904 FC	Irvine, California
1:30 PM PST		Broadcast		Stadium: Orange County Great Park

San Diego 1904 FC v White Tigers FC (UPSL)

March 7, 2021 (2021-03-07) Scrimmage	San Diego 1904 FC	2–2	White Tigers FC (UPSL)	Temecula, California
11:30 AM PST		Broadcast		Stadium: Patricia H. Birdsall Sports Park

Temecula FC v San Diego 1904 FC

March 20, 2021 (2021-03-20) Scrimmage	Temecula FC	3–6	San Diego 1904 FC	Temecula, California
3:00 PM PDT		Report		Stadium: Birdsall Sports Park Attendance: 0
Note: Match consisted of three 35 minute periods and was played behind closed doors

San Diego Loyal SC v San Diego 1904 FC

March 28, 2021 (2021-03-28) Preseason	San Diego Loyal SC	3–1	San Diego 1904 FC	Chula Vista, California
12:00 PM PDT	Ibarra 17' Adams 22' Blake 45'	Report	Lomeli 8'	Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center Attendance: 0
Note: Match was 75 minutes long and played behind closed doors. The two teams also played a scrimmage between their trialists which ended 6–0 for the Loyal.[13]

Los Angeles Force v San Diego 1904 FC

March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31) Preseason	Los Angeles Force	1–0	San Diego 1904 FC	Whittier, California
12:00 p.m. PDT		Report		Stadium: Rio Hondo Stadium

San Diego 1904 FC v FC Arizona

April 4, 2021 (2021-04-04) Preseason	San Diego 1904 FC	3–2	FC Arizona	Irvine, California
10:00 a.m. PDT		Report Match Info		Stadium: Orange County Great Park

Competitions

2020 Fall season

Main article: 2020–21 NISA season § Fall season

Initial details for the NISA Fall 2020 season were released on June 4, 2020.^[14] In late July, it was announced that 1904 FC would not be taking part in either the Fall Season or NISA Independent Cup due to concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[15] A second NISA team, Stumptown Athletic, followed shortly after.^[16]

On September 2, NISA confirmed San Diego would return for the NISA Spring 2021 season.^[17]

2021 Spring Season

Main article: 2020–21 NISA season § Spring season

NISA Legends Cup

NISA announced initial spring season plans in early February 2021, including starting the season with a tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee with a standard regular season to follow.^[18][19] The tournament, now called the NISA Legends Cup, was officially announced on March 10 and is scheduled to run between April 13 and 25.^[20] All nine NISA members teams take part in the Spring will be divided into three team groups. The highest placing group winner would automatically qualify for the tournament final, while the second and third highest finishing teams overall would play one-another in a semifinal to determine a second finalist.

1904 were drawn into Group 1 alongside Michigan Stars FC and the debuting Maryland Bobcats FC.^[21]

Group 1 Standings

v t e Home \ Away	MAR	MIC	SDG
Maryland Bobcats FC	—	1–1	1–2
Michigan Stars FC		—	1–1
San Diego 1904 FC			—

Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Legends Cup Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chattanooga FC	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	6	Advance to Legends Cup final
2	Detroit City FC	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4	Advance to Legends Cup semifinal
3	San Diego 1904 FC	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
4	Los Angeles Force	2	1	0	1	4	6	−2	3
5	Michigan Stars FC	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
6	California United Strikers FC	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
7	Maryland Bobcats FC	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
8	Stumptown AC	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
9	New Amsterdam FC	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0

Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss

Matches

Michigan Stars FC v San Diego 1904 FC

April 13, 2021 (2021-04-13) Group 1 Round 1	Michigan Stars FC	1–1	San Diego 1904 FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
12:00 p.m. EDT	Abraham  29' Satrústegui 60' Vang  67' Aidoo  85'  90+3'	NISA Report Stars Report[usurped] Broadcast	Lara  8' Cutler  45+1' Espinoza 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Finley Stadium Referee: Andrew Musashe

Maryland Bobcats FC v San Diego 1904 FC

April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16) Group 1 Round 2	Maryland Bobcats FC	1–2	San Diego 1904 FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. EDT	Argueta  20', 61' Akinlosotu  28' Mason  39' Sesay  42'  90+1' Caulker  80'  82'	Report	Romero 13', 14' Lomeli  30' Arreola  68'	Stadium: Finley Stadium Referee: Ben Meyer

#2 Detroit City FC v #3 San Diego 1904 FC

April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22) Legends Cup Semifinal	#2 Detroit City FC	1–0	#3 San Diego 1904 FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee
8:00 p.m. EDT	Todd  34' Carroll 43' Rodriguez  89'	Report	Lara  84'	Stadium: Finley Stadium

Regular season

The Spring Season schedule was announced on March 18 with each association member playing eight games, four home and four away, in a single round-robin format.^[22]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Detroit City FC (Y, X)	8	6	2	0	14	3	+11	20	Advance to season final
2	Los Angeles Force	8	6	0	2	11	6	+5	18	Advance to spring final[a]
3	Stumptown AC	8	4	3	1	8	4	+4	15
4	California United Strikers FC	8	4	1	3	12	10	+2	13
5	Maryland Bobcats FC	8	3	2	3	9	8	+1	11
6	Chattanooga FC (Z)	8	2	2	4	6	8	−2	8	Advance to spring final
7	San Diego 1904 FC	8	2	1	5	8	17	−9	7
8	Michigan Stars FC	8	1	2	5	5	12	−7	5
9	New Amsterdam FC	8	1	1	6	5	10	−5	4

Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss
(X) Spring Legends Cup champion; (Y) Fall Champion, qualifies for season final; (Z) Spring Legends Cup runner-up, qualifies for spring final
Notes:

1. If either 2020 Fall Champion Detroit or 2021 Legends Cup runner-up Chattanooga finish the spring season in first place, or both teams finish in the top two, the spot in the spring final will go to the next best team.

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
8	2	1	5	8	17	−9	7	1	1	2	4	8	−4	1	0	3	4	9	−5

Last updated: June 26, 2021.
Source: Match reports

Matches

Los Angeles Force v San Diego 1904 FC

May 8, 2021 (2021-05-08) Week 1	Los Angeles Force	0–1	San Diego 1904 FC	Whittier, California
7:00 p.m. PDT	Gordillo  60' Barrera  75' Alvarado  90+3'	Report Broadcast (Non-U.S.)	Marson  32' Garduno  45+1' Esquivel 67' Cutler  79'	Stadium: Rio Hondo Stadium Referee: Omeed Azadpour
Note: Report missing Ivan Garduno's caution, 1904 subs (Lomeli on for Arreola in the 55', Ramirez on for Apollon in the 64'), LAF subs (Culwell on for Barrera in the 82')

San Diego 1904 FC v Detroit City FC

May 15, 2021 (2021-05-15) Week 2	San Diego 1904 FC	1–3	Detroit City FC	Chula Vista, California
7:00 p.m. PDT	Ramos  32' Keszweski  35' Romero Jr  70', 87' (Pen)	NISA Report Detroit Report Broadcast	Manning 45+3' Rutz 51' Todd  52' Filerman 84'	Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center Referee: Randy Hoffman

San Diego 1904 FC v Michigan Stars FC

May 29, 2021 (2021-05-29) Week 3	San Diego 1904 FC	1–0	Michigan Stars FC	Chula Vista, California
7:00 p.m. PDT	Ramirez 2' Almubaslat  72' Espinoza  90+2'	Report Broadcast	Chalbaud  32' Reynolds  43'	Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center Referee: Brendon Gardner

California United Strikers FC v San Diego 1904 FC

June 9, 2021 (2021-06-09) Week 4	California United Strikers FC	3–1	San Diego 1904 FC	Irvine, California
2:00 p.m. PDT	Ebert  27' Waldrep  28' Thierjung 72' Lopez 86' Garton Jr. 90'	Report Highlights	Cutler 51',  55' Ramos  54'	Stadium: Auxiliary Field at Great Park
Note: Not streamed, match report incomplete with details and stats taken from Strikers' Twitter. All players listed as subs for 1904 made appearances during the match.

San Diego 1904 FC v Chattanooga FC

June 12, 2021 (2021-06-12) Week 5	San Diego 1904 FC	1–1	Chattanooga FC	Chula Vista, California
7:00 p.m. PDT	Ramos  37' Gourdie 45+2' Keszweski  85'	Report Broadcast	Coleman  24' McKinley  46' McGrath 89'	Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center Referee: Samantha Martinez

San Diego 1904 FC v New Amsterdam FC

June 16, 2021 (2021-06-16) Week 6	San Diego 1904 FC	1–4	New Amsterdam FC	Chula Vista, California
7:00 p.m. PDT	Espinoza  24' Hone-Blanchet 57' Ramos  73' Cutler  79'	Report Broadcast	John-Brown 7', 11' Mikaheel  14' Barone 45+1' Bermudez 77'	Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center Referee: Jervis Atagana

Stumptown AC v San Diego 1904 FC

June 22, 2021 (2021-06-22) Week 7	Stumptown AC	3–1	San Diego 1904 FC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT	McGrath 8',  89' Ward 13' Garcia Sosa 45+3'	Report Broadcast	Romero 10' Ramos  40'	Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Referee: Alexander Zhelyazkov

Maryland Bobcats FC v San Diego 1904 FC

June 26, 2021 (2021-06-26) Week 8	Maryland Bobcats FC	3–1	San Diego 1904 FC	Germantown, Maryland
7:30 p.m. EDT	Banjo 20' Argueta  69' Balogun 71' Sesay 90'	NISA Report FotMob Report Match Recording	Gourdie  46' Romero  70', 85' Espinoza  89'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Referee: Balvir Cabrera Garcia
Note: Match was not streamed due to technical issue and the match report only shows the starting lineups. Further detail was gathered from team social media and a match recording provided by Maryland. 1904 Subs (63' Lomeli in for Almubaslat, 75' Ramirez Jr in for Esquivel), MBFC Subs (56' Pato in for Alvarado, 79' Mason in for Balogun / Gray in for Kao / Kahsai in for Banjo, 85' Blystone in for Dawkins). Additionally, match report incorrectly lists Marson as starting GK for 1904 when it was actually Sarmiento.[23]

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

As a team playing in a recognized professional league, San Diego would normally be automatically qualified for the U.S. Open Cup. However, with the 2021 edition shorted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NISA has only been allotted 1 to 2 teams spots.^[24] On March 29, U.S. Soccer announced 2020 Fall Champion Detroit City FC as NISA's representative in the tournament.^[25]

Squad statistics

As of Match played June 26, 2021

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Legends Cup		Spring Season
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Rodrigo Sarmiento	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	GK	USA	Misha Marson	7	0	3+0	0	4+0	0
30	GK	COL	Mateo Zabala	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Edwin Lara	9	0	3+0	0	4+2	0
3	DF	CAN	James Hone-Blanchet	7	1	0+0	0	2+5	1
5	DF	USA	Jonathan Stoop	6	0	3+0	0	1+2	0
6	DF	USA	Dallin Cutler	10	1	2+0	0	8+0	1
13	DF	USA	Eder Arreola	9	0	2+1	0	4+2	0
21	DF	MLI	Amadou Mogossirega	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	USA	Andrew Keszweski	6	0	0+0	0	6+0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	USA	Ozzie Ramos	11	0	3+0	0	8+0	0
7	MF	USA	Felipe Liborio	11	0	3+0	0	7+1	0
11	MF	USA	Romario Lomeli	10	0	3+0	0	5+2	0
12	MF	USA	Gael Ruiz	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
14	MF	MEX	Brandon Zambrano	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	USA	Diego Esquivel	9	1	2+1	0	1+5	1
24	MF	USA	Jomar Munaf	10	0	0+2	0	2+6	0
26	MF	SCO	Rhys Gourdie	5	1	0+0	0	5+0	1
Forwards
8	FW	USA	Faisal Almubaslat	11	0	3+0	0	7+1	0
9	FW	USA	Lorenzo Ramirez	11	1	1+2	0	6+2	1
10	FW	USA	Moe Espinoza	9	1	3+0	1	5+1	0
15	FW	USA	Ivan Garduno	5	0	0+3	0	1+1	0
18	FW	USA	Ashkanov Apollon	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
19	FW	MEX	César Romero	8	5	2+0	2	6+0	3
Left during season

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Legends Cup	Spring Season	Total
1	FW		19	César Romero	2	3	5
2	DF		3	James Hone-Blanchet	0	1	1
	DF		6	Dallin Cutler	0	1	1
	FW		9	Lorenzo Ramirez	0	1	1
	FW		10	Moe Espinoza	1	0	1
	MF		23	Diego Esquivel	0	1	1
	MF		26	Rhys Gourdie	0	1	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Legends Cup		Spring Season		Total
2		DF	Edwin Lara	2	0	0	0	2	0
4		MF	Ozzie Ramos	0	0	5	0	5	0
6		DF	Dallin Cutler	1	0	3	0	4	0
8		FW	Faisal Almubaslat	0	0	1	0	1	0
10		FW	Moe Espinoza	0	0	3	0	3	0
11		MF	Romario Lomeli	1	0	0	0	1	0
13		DF	Eder Arreola	1	0	0	0	1	0
15		FW	Ivan Garduno	0	0	1	0	1	0
16		GK	Misha Marson	0	0	1	0	1	0
19		FW	César Romero	0	0	2	0	2	0
22		DF	Andrew Keszweski	0	0	2	0	2	0
26		MF	Rhys Gourdie	0	0	1	0	1	0