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2018 Fresno FC season

The 2018 Fresno FC season is the club's first season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Fresno FC
2018 season
OwnerRay Beshoff
General managerFrank Yallop
Head CoachAdam Smith
USLWestern Conference: 12th
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerJohnson
Juan Caffa (9)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 7,750
(Mar. 17 vs. Las Vegas)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,056
(Sep. 16 vs. Orange Co.)
All: 1,671
(May 16 vs. Orange Co.)
Average home league attendance4,831
2019 →

Current squad edit

As of June 15, 2018[1]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Mark Pais   United States
2 DF Zach Ellis-Hayden   Canada
3 DF Bradley Kamdem   France
4 DF Ramón Martín del Campo   Mexico
5 DF Michael Daly   United States
6 MF Rony Argueta   United States
7 MF Milton Blanco   United States
8 MF Agustin Cazarez   United States
9 MF Pedro Ribeiro   Brazil
10 MF Juan Pablo Caffa   Argentina
11 FW Jemal Johnson   United States
12 MF Don Smart   Jamaica
13 DF Beto Navarro   United States
14 FW Myer Bevan (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC)   New Zealand
15 MF Danny Barrera   United States
16 MF Matthew Baldisimo   Canada
17 MF Noah Verhoeven   Canada
18 DF Alex Cooper   Scotland
19 FW Terran Campbell   Canada
21 FW Christian Chaney   United States
23 FW Renato Bustamante   Peru
24 DF Sam Strong   United States
25 FW Franck Tayou   Cameroon
28 GK Sam Howard   United States
29 DF Cory Brown   New Zealand
33 GK Oscar Fernandez   United States

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source

Out edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source

Friendlies edit

Preseason edit

February 15, 2018 LA Galaxy 3–1 Fresno FC Santa Barbara, California
7:30PM PDT Lletget   26'
Pontius   50'
Hilliard-Arce   77'		 Report Bustamante   19' Stadium: Harder Stadium
February 24, 2018 Fresno FC 2–0 Fresno Pacific Sunbirds Fresno, California
3:00PM PDT Ribeiro   21'
Bustamante   36'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
February 28, 2018 Fresno FC 2–1 San Jose City College Jaguars
12:00PM PDT Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Match results not publicized.
March 4, 2018 Sacramento Republic FC 1–1 Fresno FC Turlock, California
7:00 PDT Taintor   19'
Iwasa   36'		 Report Barrera   19'
Kamdem   59'
Caffa   65'		 Stadium: Warrior Stadium
March 10, 2018 Fresno FC 3–2 Real Monarchs Davis, California
3:00 PDT Johnson   40'
Bustamante   77'
Campbell   89'		 Report Heard  
Hoffman   53'		 Stadium: Aggie Soccer Field
Attendance: Closed-door

Postseason edit

November 14, 2018 Fresno FC   1–1   Club León Fresno, California
7:00PM PDT Lawal   2'
Santos   74'		 Report Rodríguez   26'
Mejía   34'
Boselli   42'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 7,104

Source:[2]

Competitions edit

USL edit

Main article: 2018 USL season

Table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
14 LA Galaxy II 34 10 7 17 60 67 −7 37
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

Results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 17 1 Fresno FC 2–3 Las Vegas Lights FC Fresno, CA
Johnson   73',   90'
Bustamante   90'		 FRE Report
USL Report		 Thomas   2'
Ochoa   33'
Mendoza   57'
Huiqui   63',   74'
Garduño   65'
Portugal   78'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 7,750
Referee: Ramy Touchan
March 24 2 Fresno FC 1–1 LA Galaxy II Fresno, CA
19:00 Cooper   75' FRE Report
USL Report		 Appiah   3'
Dhillon   24'
Engola   51'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 6,128
Referee: Vincent Apple-Chiarella
March 28 3 Seattle Sounders FC 2 0–1 Fresno FC Tacoma, WA
19:00 (PDT) Saari   30'
Ulysse   90+2'		 FRE Report
USL Report		 Johnson   82'
Ribeiro   83'
Ellis-Hayden   85'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Daniel Radford
March 31 4 Fresno FC 2–1 OKC Energy FC Fresno, CA
7:00 PM PDT Caffa   15'
Argueta   78',   79'		 FRE Report
USL Report		 Siaj   21'
R. Dixon   38'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
April 7 5 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Fresno FC Fenton, MO
7:30 PM (CST) Hertzog   45+2' (pen) FRE Report
USL Report		   45+1' Navarro
  47' Caffa
  89' Barrera
  90+5' Pedro Ribeiro		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,683
Referee: Jon Freemon
April 18 6 Fresno FC 2–2 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Fresno, CA
7:00 PM Ribeiro   27'
Argueta   77',   81'
Del Campo   81'
Reynish   90+2'
Rodolfo   90+4'		 Report Gee   55'
Muñoz   81'
Mirković   87'
Bakero   90+5'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,718
Referee: David Barrie
April 22 7 Fresno FC 0–0 San Antonio FC Fresno, CA
6:00 P.M. Johnson   61'
Cooper   78'
Caffa   90'		 Report King   76'
Tyrpak   88'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 28 8 Phoenix Rising FC 1–1 Fresno FC Scottsdale, AZ
7:00pm Dia   26'
Mala   54'
Riggi   82'   90'		 Report Daly   27'
Ribeiro   45+3'
Johnson   47'
Barrera   78'
Verhoeven   88'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 5,829
Referee: Greg Dopka
May 5 9 San Antonio FC 2–1 Fresno FC San Antonio, TX
5:30 P.M. Bruce   20'
Pecka   41'
Reynish   67' (o.g.)
Felix   74'
Gordon   83'		 Report Ribeiro   39'
Johnson   63'
Cooper   64'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,342
Referee: Michael Radchuk
May 9 10 Fresno FC 2–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Fresno, CA
7:30 PM CDT Fewo   14'
Donovan   30' (og)
Fiddes   43'
Del Campo   60'
Cooper   61'
Argueta   87'		 Report Enríquez   52'
Quintanilla   73'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,568
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
May 12 11 Real Monarchs 1–0 Fresno FC Herriman, UT
1:00 P.M. Chang   8' Report Barrera   31'
Cazarez   79'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 26 12 Orange County SC 3–0 Fresno FC Irvine, CA
7:00 PM Enevoldsen   10',   45+1'
Duke   50'
Seaton   66'
Ramos-Godoy   90+3'		 Report Fiddes   42'
Ribeiro   48'
Daly   57'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,846
Referee: Brandon Stevis
June 2 13 Fresno FC 4–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Fresno, CA
7:00 P.M. Caffa   27' (pen.)
Kamdem   45'+3'
Chaney   52',   55'
Johnson   54', 84'		 Report Hinds   12'
Daley   56'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 5,382
Referee: Elton García
June 9 14 Reno 1868 FC 1–1 Fresno FC Reno, NV
Brown   46' Report Cuevas   34' Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,724
Referee: Marco Vega
June 13 15 Fresno FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC Fresno, CA
7:00 P.M. Johnson   85' Report Vazquez   37' Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,136
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
June 17 16 Fresno FC 4–1 Swope Park Rangers Fresno, CA
6:00 P.M. Chaney   4'
Barrera   23'
Ellis-Hayden   27'
Johnson   32'
Argueta   76'
Bustamante   82'
Tayou   87'		 Report Smith   34'
Harris   86'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,370
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 23 17 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Fresno FC Colorado Springs, CO
6:00 P.M. Eboussi   50'
Malcolm   86'		 Report Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Oscar Arias Ochoa
June 26 18 Real Monarchs 1–0 Fresno FC Herriman, UT
6:00 P.M. Brody   8'
Blake   87'		 Report Brown   30'
Johnson   65'   69'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,812
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
June 30 19 Fresno FC 2–0 Sacramento Republic FC Fresno, CA
7:00 P.M. Caffa   38'
Caffa   44'
Daly   45+2'
Ribeiro   87'
Ellis-Hayden   90'
Argueta   90+1'
Tayou   90+2',   90+3'		 Report Gomez   31'
Hall   87'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 8 20 Portland Timbers 2 2–4 Fresno FC Portland, OR
7:00 PM Langsdorf   36' (pen)
Tuiloma   64'
Loría   79'		 Report Chaney   21' (Caffa)
Caffa   24' (pen)   65'
Argueta   51'
Verhoeven   66'
Ellis-Hayden   88'		 Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 1,121
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
July 14 21 Fresno FC 4–0 Phoenix Rising FC Fresno, CA
7:00 PM Chaney   25'
Ellis-Hayden   29'   84'
Del Campo   54'
Ribeiro   64'
Caffa   67'
Johnson   73'
Cuevas   88'		 Report Mala   34'
Lambert   43'
Awako   52'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,914
Referee: Michael Radchuk
July 25 22 OKC Energy 0–0 Fresno FC Oklahoma City, OK
5:30 PM Report Kamdem   36' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 2,838
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
July 28 23 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1–1 Fresno FC Tulsa, OK
7:00 PM Mirković   37'
Díaz   90',   90'
Gamble   90+4'		 Report Ellis-Hayden   14'
Daly   48'
Servania   63' (og)
Cuevas   83'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,194
Referee: José Lara
August 4 24 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Fresno FC Sacramento, CA
8:00 P.M. Villareal   44'
Bijev   76'		 Report Baldisimo   32'
Cooper   38'
Ribeiro   82'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,632
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 9 25 LA Galaxy II 2–1 Fresno FC Carson, CA
19:30 López   50', 72',   86'
Vera   53'
Zubak   90+1'		 Report Del Campo   64'
Chaney   90+2',   90+6'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 706
Referee: Daniel Radford
August 18 26 Fresno FC 1–0 Saint Louis FC Fresno, CA
7:00 PM Ellis-Hayden   20',   33'
Cooper   45'		 Report Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,951
Referee: Mark Allatin
August 25 27 Las Vegas Lights FC 2–2 Fresno FC Las Vegas, NV
8:00 PM Alvarez   45'
Mendiola   64'
Garcia   86'		 Report Caffa   4'
del Campo   68'
Bustamante   90+4'		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 5,779
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 1 28 Fresno FC 1–1 Reno 1868 FC Fresno, CA
7:00 PM Ribeiro   60'
Caffa   67',   75'
Barrera   69'		 Report Brown   12' Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,579
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
September 9 29 Swope Park Rangers 1–0 Fresno FC Kansas City, KS
2:00 P.M. Barry   14',   66'
Bilyeu   29'		 Report Reynish   35'
Cooper   53'
Ellis-Hayden   60'
Caffa   90+1'
Daly   90+3'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 961
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 16 30 Fresno FC 0–1 Orange County SC Fresno, CA
7:00 PM PDT Report Powder   44',   84'
Duke   49'
Enevoldsen   80'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,056
Referee: Michael Radchuk
September 22 31 Fresno FC 2–2 Portland Timbers 2 Fresno, California
19:00 (PST) Brown   38'
Baldisimo   54'
Ribeiro   60'
Ellis-Hayden   70'
Chaney   90+5' (Smart)   90+5'		 Report Barmby   8' (pen)   84'
Loría   11' (pen)
Zambrano   62'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 6,103
Referee: Luis Guardia
September 29 32 Rio Grande Valley FC 2–1 Fresno FC Edinburg, Texas
7:30 P.M. Enríquez   9'
Small   84'		 Report Cazarez   14'
Strong   26'
Johnson   43'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,489
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
October 5 33 Fresno FC 3–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Fresno, California
7:00 P.M. Chaney   23'
Cooper   47'
Johnson   57',   71'		 Report Eboussi   25' Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,682
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 13 34 Fresno FC 0–1 Real Monarchs Fresno, California
7:00 P.M. Caffa   77'
Del Campo   82'		 Report Adams   37'
Okumu   86'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Michael Radchuk

U.S. Open Cup edit

May 16 Second round Fresno FC 2–0 Orange County FC Clovis, CA
7:00 P.M. Campbell   95'
Bustamante   118'		 FRE Report
Report		 Stadium: Lamonica Stadium
Attendance: 1,671
Referee: Turan Ozdemir
May 23 Third round Sporting Arizona FC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Fresno FC Mesa, AZ
6:30 P.M. Flood   66' FRE Report
Report		 Barrera   75'
Bustamante   99'		 Stadium: John D. Riggs Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Anthony Bersano
June 6 Fourth round Los Angeles FC 2–0 Fresno FC Los Angeles, CA
19:00 P.M. Rossi   53'
Blessing   56'		 Report Caffa   63'
Cazarez   80'		 Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Mark Allatin

Statistics edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2018 Roster". Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Fresno Football Club announces full 2018 schedule Archived February 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

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