The 2018 Reno 1868 FC season was the club's second season of existence. It is their second season in the second tier of American soccer as well as the United Soccer League.
| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Herbert Simon | ||
| Head coach | Ian Russell | ||
| Stadium | Greater Nevada Field | ||
| USL | 5th, Western Conference | ||
| USL Cup | Conference Semifinals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third round | ||
| Silver State Cup | Winners | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,103 (August 25 vs. Sacramento Republic FC) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,224 (March 17 vs. Swope Park Rangers) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 5,066 | ||
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Background edit
Transfers edit
Transfers in edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | MF | Lindo Mfeka 
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San Jose Earthquakes 
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Free | January 1, 2018 |
Transfers out edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | FW | Jordan Roberts  |
Released | November 30, 2017 | ||
| 10 | MF | Junior Burgos  |
FAS |
Released | November 30, 2017 | |
| 11 | MF | Anibal Echeverria |
Western Nevada Coyotes |
Released | November 30, 2017 | |
| 18 | DF | Kip Colvey  |
Colorado Rapids |
Free | December 13, 2017 | |
| 15 | DF | Jimmy Ockford |
San Jose Earthquakes |
Free | December 14, 2017 | |
| 96 | MF | Luis Felipe  |
San Jose Earthquakes |
Free | December 14, 2017 | |
| 14 | FW | Chris Wehan |
San Jose Earthquakes |
Free | December 14, 2017 | |
| 12 | GK | Matt Bersano |
San Jose Earthquakes |
End of loan | January 1, 2018 | |
| 5 | DF | Nick von Niederhäusern  |
Wil 1900 |
Free | January 1, 2018 | |
| 2 | MF | Jackson Yueill |
San Jose Earthquakes |
End of loan | January 1, 2018 |
- Chris Wehan – to SJ Earthquakes
- Matt LaGrassa – to Nashville SC
- Matheus Silva – end of loan, transferred to Swope Park Rangers
- Luis Felipe Fernandes – to SJ Earthquakes
- Mackenzie Pridham – released
- Dane Kelly – to DC United
Loan in edit
- Chris Wehan from SJ Earthquakes
- Luis Felipe Fernandes – from SJ Earthquakes
Squad edit
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age)[[A]] | Previous Club |
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| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 | Russ Klabough |
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GK | November 11, 1990 (aged 27) | Stanislaus State Warriors
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| Defenders | |||||
| 4 | Jordan Murrell | 
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LB | May 2, 1993 (aged 25) | Pittsburgh Riverhounds
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| 6 | Thomas Janjigian |
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LB | November 10, 1994 (aged 23) | FC Golden State Force
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| 16 | Brent Richards |
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RB | May 20, 1990 (aged 28) | Portland Timbers 2
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| 23 | Brenton Griffiths | 
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CB | February 9, 1991 (aged 27) | Orange County SC
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| Midfielders | |||||
| 14 | Chris Wehan |
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LM | January 29, 1994 (aged 24) | New Mexico Lobos
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| 17 | Lindo Mfeka |
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CM | March 29, 1994 (aged 24) | San Jose Earthquakes[B]
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| 38 | Matheus Silva |
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MF | December 8, 1996 (aged 21) | San Jose Earthquakes[B]
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| 84 | Seth Casiple |
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RM | August 23, 1993 (aged 25) | Portland Timbers 2
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| 96 | Luis Fernandes |
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CM | January 29, 1996 (aged 22) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers
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| Forwards | |||||
| 19 | Dembakwi Yomba |  /
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CF | September 4, 1996 (aged 22) | Orlando City B
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| 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | 
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RF | November 23, 1990 (aged 27) | FC Cincinnati
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- ^ Player's age during the 2017 season..
- ^ On loan from MLS affiliate San Jose Earthquakes.
Non-competitive edit
| July 14 Friendliy | Reno 1868 | 2–4 |  Monarcas Morelia | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Stadium: Greater Nevada Field |
Competitive edit
USL edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Phoenix Rising FC | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 63 | Conference Playoffs |
| 4 | Real Monarchs | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 60 | |
| 5 | Reno 1868 FC | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 59 | |
| 6 | Portland Timbers 2 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 55 | |
| 7 | Swope Park Rangers | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 53 |
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
Results edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed Upcoming fixture
All times in Pacific Time
| March 17 1 | Reno 1868 FC | 3–4 | Swope Park Rangers | Reno, Nevada |
| 4:00 PM | Wehan  23' Brown 60' Lewis 89' (o.g.) |
Report | Rubio 51' Belmar 57', 90+2' Kuzain  64' Smith 74' Barry 83' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 3,224 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| March 24 2 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 1–1 | Reno 1868 FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 8:00 PM | Huiqui 13' Garduño 18'Mendoza 27', 28'Portugal 31' |
Report | Musovski 28', 34'  72'Richards 44' |
Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 9,019 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| March 31 3 | Reno 1868 FC | 0–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Reno, Nevada |
| 4:00 PM | Abend 69' |
Report | Asante 68' 90+2' (pen.) Mala 73' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 4,104 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| April 14 4 | Reno 1868 FC | 0–4 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:00 PM | Felipe Fernandes 17' Griffiths  88' |
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 21 5 | Portland Timbers 2 | 1–2 | Reno 1868 FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:00 PM | Arboleda 38' Williams 85' |
Report | Musovski 75', 89' Hoppenot 80' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 1,834 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| April 28 6 | Reno 1868 FC | 2–0 | OKC Energy | Reno, Nevada |
| 9:00 PM CDT | Partida 64' Mfeka 87' |
Report | Ross 29' González 37' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 4,153 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| May 2 7 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 0–0 | Reno 1868 FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| Ontiveros 24' |
Report | Mfeka 61' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,483 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| May 5 8 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–0 | Reno 1868 FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 5:00 P.M. | COS Report | Murrell 80' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 3,830 Referee: L. Varga |
| May 9 9 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 1–1 | Reno 1868 FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Gamble 43' |
Report | Carroll 26' Mfeka 70' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,311 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| May 12 10 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–3 | Reno 1868 FC | Sacramento, California |
| Matjasic 2' Iwasa 12' |
Report | Marie 57' Brown 59' Thiaw 62' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Elton García |
| May 19 11 | Reno 1868 FC | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:00 P.M. | Van Ewijk 60' |
Report | Carter 16' Neagle 45'Narbón 49'Estrada 71' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 5,759 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| May 26 12 | Reno 1868 FC | 2–1 | San Antonio FC | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:30 P.M. | Felipe 5' van Ewijk 40' Thiaw 61' Qwiberg 63' Marie 63' |
Report | Escalante 41' Gordon 47' Pecka 77' Restrepo 78' Elizondo 83' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 4,565 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| June 2 13 | OKC Energy | 1–2 | Reno 1868 FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 5:30 P.M. | A. Dixon 34' |
Report | Carroll 2' Richards 39'Mfeka 76' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,203 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| June 9 14 | Reno 1868 FC | 1–1 | Fresno FC | Fresno, California |
| Brown 46' |
Report | Cuevas 34' |
Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 4,724 Referee: Marco Vega |
| June 16 15 | Orange County SC | 2–2 | Reno 1868 FC | Irvine, California |
| 6:00 P.M. | Hooiveld 54' Enevoldsen 62'Juel-Nielsen 69'Quinn 82' |
Report | Brown 55' (pen.) Musovski 73', 83' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,840 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| June 23 16 | San Antonio FC | 0–2 | Reno 1868 FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 5:30 P.M. | Pecka 85' |
Report | van Ewijk 27' Richards 40' Brown 70' Casiple 74' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,527 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| June 30 17 | Reno 1868 FC | 1–0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:00 PM | Hoppenot 70' Musovski 81' |
Report | Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 4,603 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| July 3 18 | Reno 1868 FC | 3–0 | Real Monarchs | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:00 PM | Carroll 24' Felipe Fernandes 32', 84' Brown 57', 66' Hoppenot 74' |
Report | Moberg 74' Blake 83' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 5,125 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| July 8 19 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 1–2 | Reno 1868 FC | Tacoma, Washington |
| 3:30 P.M. | Estrada 18', 46' Ele 37'Brisco 58' |
Report | Mfeka 23' 42' Casiple 59' (pen.)Brown 70'Marie 75' |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 2,778 Referee: Mike Hohnholz |
| July 11 20 | LA Galaxy II | 1–4 | Reno 1868 FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30 P.M. | Büscher 21' Engola 46' Dhillon 57' |
Report | Hoppenot 7' van Ewijk 33', 80' Wehan 47' Calvillo 52' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,133 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| July 28 21 | Reno 1868 FC | 1–2 | Saint Louis FC | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:30 P.M. | Calvillo 11' 15' Carroll 13' Wehan 45+1' Lacroix 73' Marcinkowski 89' |
Report | Dikwa 14' Walls 49' da Silva 54' Fall 74' (pen) Fink 90+3' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 6,680 Referee: Turan Ozdemir |
| August 8 22 | Real Monarchs | 2–1 | Reno 1868 FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 P.M. | Adams 10' Ryden 31' Chang 41' Hernández 81' |
Report | Brown 9' Van Ewijk 71' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| August 19 23 | Swope Park Rangers | 3–3 | Reno 1868 FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 2:00 PM | Blackwood 7', 29' Kuzain 20' Belmar 89' Barry 90+3' |
Report | Brown 12', 64' Van Ewijk 82' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 462 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| August 25 24 | Reno 1868 FC | 1–2 | Sacramento Republic FC | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:30 P.M. | Carroll 30' Casiple 75' (pen) |
Report | Taintor 5' Iwasa 47' Kneeshaw 60' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 7,103 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| August 28 25 | Reno 1868 FC | 2–1 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Brown 5' Griffiths 70' Hoppenot 90+5', 90+5' |
Report | Alvarez 47' Herrera-Perla 67' Avila 87' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 5,559 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| September 1 26 | Fresno FC | 1–1 | Reno 1868 FC | Fresno, California |
| 7:00 PM | Ribeiro 60' Caffa 67', 75' Barrera 69' |
Report | Brown 12' |
Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 3,579 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| September 8 27 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | Reno 1868 | Fenton, Missouri |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Greig 27', 28' Culbertson 90+1' |
Report | Murrell 19', 53' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Victor Rivas |
| September 15 28 | Reno 1868 FC | 1–0 | LA Galaxy II | Reno, Nevada |
| 19:00 | Mfeka 33' Calvillo 37' Marie 67' |
Report | Acheampong 23' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 5,060 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| September 22 29 | Reno 1868 FC | 3–3 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:00 pm PDT | Brown 19' Casiple 47' Richards 50' Hoppenot 55' Griffiths 72' Mfeka 85' |
Report | Huiqui 23' Mendiola 29', 90' Alvarez 50' Ferriño 55' Íñigo 62' Guzman 82' Ochoa 90+5' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 6,467 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| September 26 30 | Reno 1868 FC | 4–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:00 PM | Casiple 12' Wehan 22' Brown 80' Thiaw 89' |
Report | James 4' Padilla 23' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 5,095 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| September 29 31 | Reno 1868 FC | 2–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:00 PM | Brown 26' Carroll 31' |
Report | Mirković 23' Servania 81' Cerda 87' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 4,690 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| October 3 32 | Portland Timbers 2 | 0–2 | Reno 1868 FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:00 (PST) | Barmby 22' Hanson 89' |
Report | Lacroix 36' Graf 69', 85' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 1,205 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| October 6 33 | Phoenix Rising FC | 0–0 | Reno 1868 FC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30pm | Report | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,151 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| October 13 34 | Reno 1868 FC | 3–1 | Orange County SC | Reno, Nevada |
| 6:00 P.M. | Griffiths 15', 83' Hoppenot 44', 63'Gonzalez 70' |
Report | Enevoldsen 58' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 5,136 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
Postseason edit
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| October 20 Conference Quarterfinal | Real Monarchs | 0–1 | Reno 1868 FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 14:00 (PST) | Velásquez 45+4' |
Report | Brown 90+2' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| October 27 Conference Semifinal | Orange County SC | 1–0 | Reno 1868 FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Alston 21' Quinn 29' Duke 90+2' |
Report | Richards 12' Brown 41' Hoppenot 45+2' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Victor Rivas |
U.S. Open Cup edit
| May 16 Second round | Reno 1868  | 7–3 |  Portland Timbers U23s | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Report |
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Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Referee: Nicholas Marin |
| May 23 Third round | Reno 1868 | 0–1 |  Sacramento Republic | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Report | Alemán 69' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Referee: Vince Apple-Chiarella |
Statistics edit
- As of May 26, 2018
Appearances edit
- Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of match played May 26, 2018
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | USL | USL Cup | US Open Cup | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
| 1 | GK |
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Russ Klabough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |
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James Kiffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |
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Connor Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |
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Jordan Murrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |
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Zach Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |
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Thomas Janjigian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF |
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Dembakwi Yomba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | 
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Guy Abend | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |
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Mark Anthony Gonzalez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |
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Lindo Mfeka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |
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Duke Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW |
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Danny Musovski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | 
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Darwin Espinal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |
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Chris Wehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers edit
Includes all competitive matches.
- As of match played 26 May 2018
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | USL | USL Cup | US Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 12 | Danny Musovski |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | MF | 22 |  Jerry van Ewijk |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Lindo Mfeka |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 20 | Christian Thierjung |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Clean sheets edit
Includes all competitive matches.
- Correct as of matches played on May 26, 2018
| No. | Player | USL | USL Cup | US Open Cup | TOTAL |
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Disciplinary record edit
- As of matches played May 26, 2018
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USL Cup | USOC | Total | ||||
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Awards edit
- As of May 26, 2018