The 2018 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season was the club's fourth year of existence, and their fourth season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. On January 26, 2018 it was announced that the Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 will join the Premier Development League’s Mountain Division for the upcoming 2018 season as the PDL partner of the USL’s Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.
| 2018 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Nick Ragain |
| Head coach | Steve Trittschuh |
| Stadium | Weidner Field Colorado Springs, Colorado (Capacity: 5,000) |
| USL | Conference: 11th |
| 2018 USL Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| 2018 U.S. Open Cup | Third Round |
| Highest home attendance | All: 5,000 (June 23 vs. Fresno FC) |
| Lowest home attendance | League: 941 (July 14 vs. Sacramento Republic FC) All: 135 (May 16 vs. FC Denver) |
| Average home league attendance | 4,050 |
Players edit
- As of February 22, 2018
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Moise Pouaty |  Cameroon
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| 3 | DF | Pascal Eboussi | Cameroon
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| 4 | MF | Luke Vercollone |  United States
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| 5 | DF | Josh Suggs | United States
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| 6 | DF | Taylor Hunter | United States
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| 7 | MF | Verneri Välimaa |  Finland
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| 8 | DF | Jamal Jack |  Trinidad and Tobago
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| 9 | FW | Marty Maybin |  Northern Ireland
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| 11 | MF | Saeed Robinson |  Jamaica
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| 12 | GK | Steward Ceus |  Haiti
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| 14 | FW | Akwafei Ajeakwa | United States
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| 15 | DF | Ayukokata També | Cameroon
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| 19 | MF | Uriel Macias | United States
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| 22 | MF | Jordan Schweitzer |  Canada
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| 23 | FW | Shane Malcolm |  Guam
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| 24 | FW | Tobenna Uzo |  Nigeria
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| 35 | MF | Kim Tae-seong |  South Korea
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| 44 | DF | Jordan Burt | United States
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Competitions edit
Preseason edit
USL edit
| March 17, 2018 USL 1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–0 | LA Galaxy II | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 P.M.(MDT) | Ajeakwa  25' Burt 55' (pen.) Schweitzer  57'Kim 73' |
COS Report USL Report |
Arellano 57' Hilliard-Arce 58' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 3,023 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| March 24, 2018 USL 2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 P.M. (MDT) | Kim 35' Välimaa 89' |
COS Report USL Report |
Mulligan 58' Phillips 73'Williams 82'Arboleda 90+1' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 2,591 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| March 31, 2018 USL 3 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Fenton, Missouri |
| 4:00 PM (CST) | Greig 5' Barden 9' Fink 39' |
Report | Kim 11' Ajeakwa 33' |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,034 Referee: Javier Santos |
| April 4, 2018 USL 4 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Overland Park, Kansas |
| 6:30 P.M. (MDT) | Blackwood 7' Barry 58'Silva 90+2'Rubio 90+3' |
COS Report USL Report |
Malcolm 69' |
Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium Attendance: 737 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
| April 7, 2018 USL 5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 P.M. (MDT) | Suggs 63' Burt 70' (pen.) Kim 90+3' |
COS Report USL Report |
Quintailla 80' Ontiveros 83' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 2,632 Referee: L. Szpala |
| April 14, 2018 USL 6 | Reno 1868 FC | 0–4 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Reno, Nevada |
| 8:00 P.M. (MDT) | Felipe Fernandes 17' Griffiths  88' |
COS Report USL Report |
Felipe Fernandes o.g' (18) Ajeakwa 25' Ajeakwa 25' Vercollone 47' Uzo 56' Jack 67' Robinson 77' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 4,081 Referee: M. Allatin |
| April 18, 2018 USL 7 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Sacramento, California |
| 8:30 P.M. (MDT) | Iwasa 64' Bijev 73' Moffat 79' Hall 79' |
COS Report USL Report |
Malcolm 28' Burt 55' Poaty 69' Schweitzer 76' Suggs 79' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: L. Guardia |
| April 21, 2018 USL 8 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 P.M. (MDT) | Vercollone 49' Vercollone 62' També 80' |
COS Report USL Report |
Saari 16' Saari 59' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 2,534 Referee: R. Mendoza |
| April 28, 2018 USL 9 | Orange County SC | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Orange County, California |
| 8:00 P.M. (MDT) | Quinn 6' (pen) Amico 8' Crognale 90+3' |
COS Report USL Report |
Ajeakwa 90+3' |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 3,742 Referee: M. Radchuk |
| May 5, 2018 USL 10 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–0 | Reno 1868 FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 P.M. (MDT) | COS Report | Murrell 80' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 3,830 Referee: L. Varga |
| May 11, 2018 USL 11 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–0 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 P.M. (MDT) | Vercollone 70' |
COS Report USL Report |
Alvarez 53' Jaime 65' Alatorre 80' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,039 Referee: A. Zarrin |
| May 19, 2018 USL 12 | OKC Energy FC | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 6:00 P.M. (MDT) | Ross 82' |
Report | Schweitzer 73' Suggs 85'Uzo 90+1' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 5,347 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| May 26, 2018 USL 13 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 3–0 | Saint Louis FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 P.M. (MDT) | Vercollone 32' (pen), 90+3' Robinson 61' Ceus 87' |
Report | Stanley 35' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,417 Referee: Chris Greer |
| June 2, 2018 USL 14 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 4–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 9:00 P.M. (MDT) | Alvarez 24' Adu 47'Thomas 52' 90+1'Ochoa 58' |
Report | Uzo 52' Suggs 77'Maybin 80' |
Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 5,712 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| June 9, 2018 USL 15 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 P.M. (MDT) | Report | Barry 40' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,086 Referee: Miguel Urbina-Barrios |
| June 17, 2018 USL 16 | Portland Timbers 2 | 1–4 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 3:00 P.M. (MDT) | Hanson 18' Zambrano 36' Phillips 49' |
Report | Schweitzer 34' Burt 51' 55' Maybin 71' Ajeakwa 79' Hamilton 83' Eboussi 86' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 1,798 Referee: Chipalo Street |
| June 23, 2018 USL 17 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–0 | Fresno FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 P.M. (MDT) | Eboussi 50' Malcolm 86' |
Report | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Oscar Arias Ochoa |
| June 30, 2018 USL 18 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1 | San Antonio FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 P.M. (MDT) | Eboussi 7' Burt 45+1' (pen.) Schweitzer 56' Hanlin 70' |
Report | Lopez 26' Restrepo 45+1' Castillo 66' (pen.) Guzmán 90+5' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 3,879 Referee: Joe Wykowski |
| July 3, 2018 USL 19 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0-1 | Orange County SC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 P.M. (MDT) | Hall 58' (pen.) Turnley 80'Moffat 81' |
Report | Hashimoto 10' Amico 26', 90+3' Kontor 32'Juel-Nielsen 90+1'Ramos-Godoy 90+2' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Adam Zarrin |
| July 7, 2018 USL 20 | OKC Energy FC | 1–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 6:30 P.M. (MDT) | A. Dixon 16' Atuahene 33'Rasmussen 42' |
Report | Malcolm 48' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,433 Referee: José Lara |
| July 14, 2018 USL 21 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 P.M. (MDT) | Barry 70' |
Report | Iwasa 45', 54' Eissele 67' 88' Klimenta 73' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 941 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| July 21, 2018 USL 22 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 4–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 P.M. (MDT) | Maybin 40', 70' Burt 45' (pen) Malcolm 87' |
Report | Rivas 19' Mirković 42' Cerda 44' Ceus 79' (og) Ugarte 82' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,029 Referee: Marco Villa |
| July 25, 2018 USL 23 | San Antonio FC | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 6:30 P.M. (MDT) | Escalante 29' Murphy 55' King 85' |
Report | Amoako 85' Ajeakwa 90+4' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,307 Referee: Matt Franz |
| July 28, 2018 USL 24 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 6:30 P.M. (MDT) | Greene 46' Perea 52' Aguilar 83' |
Report | Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,896 Referee: Arturo Ibarra |
| August 4, 2018 USL 25 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–0 | OKC Energy FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 P.M. (MDT) | Malcolm 69' Uzo 74', 75' Azira 80' Malcolm 89' |
Report | Beckie 52' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Adam Zarrin |
| August 11, 2018 USL 26 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 2–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 6:30 P.M. (MDT) | Vukovic 17' Gamble 55' Rivas 71' |
Report | Schweitzer 36' Hunter 45' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,328 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| August 25, 2018 USL 27 | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Phoenix metropolitan area |
| 8:30 P.M. (MDT) | Awako 68' Farrell 74'Cortez 80'Frater 90+4' |
Report | Burt 65' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,077 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| August 29, 2018 USL 28 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–0 | Real Monarchs | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 P.M. (MDT) | Robinson 87' |
Report | Mare 44' Gallagher 78' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 3,248 Referee: Joe Wykowsk |
| September 1, 2018 USL 29 | LA Galaxy II | 3–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Carson, California |
| 8:30 P.M. (MDT) | Hilliard-Arce 27' Lassiter 29', 56' Vera 81' |
Report | Toye 11' També 45+1' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,683 Referee: Tim Ford |
| September 15, 2018 USL 30 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 P.M. (MDT) | Robinson 8' També 35' |
Report | Perea 71' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,064 Referee: Adam Zarrin |
| September 22, 2018 USL 31 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 P.M. (MDT) | Jack 8' Robinson 66'També 71' |
Report | Farrell 22' Lambert 43'Awako 63'Musa 78'Woszczynski 90+5' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,871 Referee: Josh Willens |
| September 29, 2018 USL 32 | Real Monarchs | 0–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 7:00 P.M. (MDT) | Kacher 53' Ryden 90' |
Report | Ajeakwa 63' Maybin 90+1' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,386 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| October 5, 2018 USL 33 | Fresno FC | 3–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Fresno, California |
| 8:00 P.M. (MDT) | Chaney 23' Cooper 47' Johnson 57', 71' |
Report | Eboussi 25' |
Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| October 10, 2018 USL 34 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Tacoma, Washington |
| 8:00 P.M. (MDT) | Neagle 45', 76' Diaz 81' |
Report | Hunter 33' Robinson 51' Malcolm 52' Ajeakwa 61' |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Referee: Michael Radchuk |
Results summary edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 50 |
| 10 | OKC Energy FC | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 43 |
| 11 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 39 |
| 12 | Fresno FC | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 39 |
| 13 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 38 |
Source: 2018 USL 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
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 edit
| May 16, 2018 Second round | Colorado Springs Switchbacks  | 3–2 | FC Denver | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Eboussi 55' Macias 58'Burt 86' (pen.) |
Report SWbacks Report |
Magallanes 36' Castillo 77' (pen.) |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 135 Referee: Chris Greer |
| May 23, 2018 Third round | San Antonio FC  | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 3 p) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Castillo 8' (pen.) McCarthy 89' |
Report | Uzo 26' Eboussi 58' Robinson 104' 120' Jack 120' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 4,853 Referee: Elton Garcia |
| Penalties | ||||
Escalante  King Rodriguez Seth Lopez |
Vercollone Jack Suggs  Macias |
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