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2016 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season

The 2016 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season was the club's second year of existence, and their second season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
2016 season
PresidentNick Ragain
Head coachSteve Trittschuh
StadiumSwitchbacks Stadium
USLConference: TBD
USL PlayoffsTBD
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Roster edit

As of June 7, 2016
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Devala Gorrick   United States
2 DF Josh Phillips   United States
3 DF Christian Ibeagha   United States
4 MF Luke Vercollone   United States
5 DF Josh Suggs   United States
6 MF Davy Armstrong   United States
7 MF Nate Robinson   United States
8 MF Rony Argueta   United States
9 FW Martin Maybin   Northern Ireland
10 FW Miguel González   Mexico
11 FW Saeed Robinson   Jamaica
12 FW Mike Seth   United States
13 MF Kevin Durr   United States
14 MF Kim Tae-woo   South Korea
16 MF Jake Cawsey   England
18 FW Aaron King   United States
21 DF Shintaro Harada   Japan
23 GK Billy Thompson   United States
24 GK Dan Jackson   Costa Rica
34 DF J. J. Greer   United States
35 MF Kim Tae-seong   South Korea
44 MF Jordan Burt   United States

Competitions edit

Preseason edit

February 13, 2016 1 Real Colorado Foxes 1–6 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Highlands Ranch, Colorado
10:00 (MDT) Report Stadium: Shea Stadium
February 27, 2016 2 Air Force Falcons 1–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
13:00 (MDT)   10' Report Suggs   4'
N. Robinson   53'		 Stadium: Air Force Soccer Stadium
March 5, 2016 3 CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves 1–3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Pueblo, Colorado
19:00 (MDT)   37' Report Vercollone   2'
Maybin   11'
King   74' (pen.)		 Stadium: Rawlings Soccer Complex
March 8, 2016 4 Colorado Mines Orediggers 0–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Golden, Colorado
16:00 (MDT) Report N. Robinson   82'
Maybin   85'		 Stadium: CSM Soccer Stadium
March 12, 2016 5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3–2 Colorado–Colorado Springs Mountain Lions Colorado Springs, Colorado
11:00 (MDT) Vercollone   10'
Seth   18'
González   34'		 Report Berntsson   21'
Barnes   57' (pen.)		 Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
March 15, 2016 6 Ventura County Fusion 0–4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Ventura, California
20:00 (MDT) Report King   32'
S. Robinson   40'
N. Robinson   50'
Vercollone   80'		 Stadium: Ventura College Sportsplex
March 18, 2016 7 Orange County Blues FC 0–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Irvine, California
12:00 (MDT) Stadium: Anteater Stadium
March 19, 2016 8 LA Galaxy II 4–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Carson, California
11:00 (MDT) Slager   1st half'
Nishanian   1st half'
McBean   1st half', 2nd half'		 S. Robinson   1st half'
Vercollone   2nd half'		 Stadium: StubHub Center

USL Regular season edit

Main article: 2016 USL season

Standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sacramento Republic 30 14 10 6 43 27 +16 52 Conference Playoffs
2 Rio Grande Valley Toros 30 14 9 7 47 24 +23 51
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 30 14 7 9 37 27 +10 49
4 Swope Park Rangers 30 14 6 10 45 36 +9 48
5 LA Galaxy II 30 12 11 7 52 42 +10 47
Source: 2016 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

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 26, 2016 USL 1 Oklahoma City Energy FC 1–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
18:00 (MDT) Evans   12'
König   63'		 Report Maybin   32'
González   53'
Gorrick   86'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
April 9, 2016 USL 2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–0 Arizona United SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
13:30 (MDT) Maybin   21'   41'
Burt   44'
Argueta   49'
González   54'
Phillips   58'
Seth   61'
Greer   88'		 Report Poltronieri   39' Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
April 17, 2016 USL 3 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tukwila, Washington
20:00 (MDT) Alfaro   15'
Kovar   28'
Fisher   85'		 Report González   60' Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
April 23, 2016 USL 4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 San Antonio FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
13:30 (MDT) Seth   59' Report Palacios   30'
Castillo   69'		 Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
May 4, 2016 USL 5 LA Galaxy II 3–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Carson, California
20:30 (MDT) McBean   32', 47', 71'
Smith   74'		 Report Maybin   30'
Gorrick   33'
Castillo   69'
Robinson   77'
González   81'
Seth   90+2'		 Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 1,724
May 8, 2016 USL 6 Orange County Blues FC 0–3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Irvine, California
17:00 (MDT) Mirković   47'
Ajeakwa   74'
Meeus   85'
Feeley   90'		 Report Robinson   10'
Tae-woo   32'
Vercollone   45'   82'
Armstrong   61'
Seth   62'
Ibeagha   70'
Maybin   86'		 Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 540
May 13, 2016 USL 7 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–3 Portland Timbers 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 (MDT) Burt   44'
Seth   52'		 Report Thoma   86' Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
Attendance: 4,012
May 21, 2016 USL 8 Arizona United SC 1–3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Peoria, Arizona
20:30 (MDT) Granger   9'
Ringhof   16'   79'
Rooney   87'		 Report Suggs   7'
González   32'
Maybin   52'
Robinson   76'   86'		 Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
May 27, 2016 USL 9 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–1 Orange County Blues FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 (MDT) Greer   21'
Phillips   32'
Tae-woo   32'		 Report Cortes   20'
McCracken   66'
Mirković   73'
Meeus   90+8' (pen.)		 Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
June 4, 2016 USL 10 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–0 Saint Louis FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 (MDT) Maybin   3'
González   17'
Suggs   41'		 Report Bushue   59' Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
Attendance: 3,910
June 11, 2016 USL 11 LA Galaxy II 0–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Carson, California
20:30 (MDT) Smith  
Rebellón  		 Report Maybin   Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 708
June 18, 2016 USL 12 San Antonio FC 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC San Antonio, Texas
18:30 (MDT) Araujo   8'
McCarthy   35'		 Report Vercollone   45' (pen.)   57' Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,052
June 26, 2016 USL 13 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–1 Real Monarchs Colorado Springs, Colorado
13:30 (MDT) Argueta   19'
Tae-woo   41'
Ibeagha   70'		 Report Torres   24'
Orozco   26'
Arnone   70'   90'
Frater   76'		 Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
Attendance: 2,910
June 29, 2016 USL 14 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Real Monarchs Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 (MDT) Burt   13'   67'
Armstrong   76'
Tae-woo   89'		 Report Sandoval   50'
Orozco   54'
Okwuonu   78'		 Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
Attendance: 2,544
July 7, 2016 USL 15 Portland Timbers 2 1–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Portland, Oregon
20:00 (MDT) Vercollone   16' Report Farfan   19'
Gallagher   81'
Belmar   87'		 Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 1,630
Referee: Victor Rivas
July 10, 2016 USL 16 Seattle Sounders FC 2 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tukwila, Washington
18:00 (MDT) Jones   60'
Mansaray   86'
Samuel   89'		 Report Seth   27'
Greenspan   31'   70'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports
Attendance: 1,370
July 16, 2016 USL 17 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 (MDT) Argueta   53'
Greer   71'   84'		 Report Guzmán   86' Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
Attendance: 3,401
July 20, 2016 USL 18 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–1 Swope Park Rangers Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 (MDT) Suggs   37'
Seth   60'
González   70'		 Report Myers   34'
Alvarado   68'
Tyrpak   72'
Molano   84'   90+1'		 Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
Attendance: 2,212
Referee: Chipalo Street
July 23, 2016 USL 19 Saint Louis FC 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Fenton, Missouri
18:30 (MDT) Musa   35'
Herrera   45+2'		 Report Doyle   23'
Maybin   55'
Ibeagha   62'
Seth   86'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
July 29, 2016 USL 20 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–1 Whitecaps FC 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 (MDT) 1 1 Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
August 3, 2016 USL 21 Portland Timbers 2 1–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Portland, Oregon
20:30 (MDT) 1 1 Stadium: Merlo Field
August 8, 2016 USL 22 Real Monarchs 0–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sandy, Utah
19:00 (MDT) Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
August 11, 2016 USL 23 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 (MDT) Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
August 21, 2016 USL 24 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Colorado Springs, Colorado
13:30 (MDT) Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
August 24, 2016 USL 25 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–0 Oklahoma City Energy FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 (MDT) Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
August 27, 2016 USL 26 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Edinburg, Texas
18:30 (MDT) Stadium: RGVFC Stadium
September 3, 2016 USL 27 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3–0 LA Galaxy II Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 (MDT) Mike Seth   10', 45 + 2'
J. J. Greer   35'
Luke Vercollone   58'		 Report Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
September 11, 2016 USL 28 Whitecaps FC 2 0–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Vancouver, British Columbia
15:00 (MDT) Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
September 17, 2016 USL 29 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 (MDT) Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
September 24, 2016 USL 30 Orange County Blues FC 4–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Irvine, California
20:00 (MDT) Stadium: Anteater Stadium

Schedule source

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2016 U.S. Open Cup
May 18, 2016 Second round Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC   1–0   Harpo's FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:30 (MDT) Maybin   13' Report Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
June 1, 2016 Third round Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC   3–0   Arizona United SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
20:30 (MDT) Vercollone   39', 83'   61'
King   59'
Ibeagha   64'		 Report Rooney   16'
Gavin   44'
Blackwood   49'		 Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium
June 14, 2016 Fourth round Colorado Rapids   1–0   Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 (MDT) Powers   51'
Serna   84'		 Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Friendlies edit

July 12, 2016 Freedom Cup Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC   0–6   1. FSV Mainz 05 Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:30 (MDT) CSS Report
USL Report		 de Blasis   7'
Rodríguez   20'
Holtmann   40'
Clemens   45+1'
Jairo   51'
Halimi   57'
Córdoba   90'		 Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium

References edit

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