The 2019 New Mexico United season was the inaugural season for New Mexico United in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1]
| 2019 season | |||
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| Head coach | Troy Lesesne | ||
| Stadium | Isotopes Park Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||
| USL | Conference: 10th | ||
| USL Cup Playoffs | Play-In Round | ||
| 2019 U.S. Open Cup | 2nd Round | ||
| Four Corners Cup | 2nd | ||
| Highest home attendance | League: 15,247 (August 17 vs. LA Galaxy II) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 8,330 (March 20 vs. Tulsa) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 12,693 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–1 (April 13 vs. Real Monarchs) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–6 (July 10 at Minnesota United FC, USOC QF) 0–5 (August 24 at San Antonio) | ||
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Club edit
Roster edit
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | GK | Cody Mizell |  United States
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| 2 | DF | Ethen Sampson |  South Africa
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| 3 | DF | Austin Yearwood | United States
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| 4 | MF | Sam Hamilton | United States
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| 5 | DF | Josh Suggs | United States
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| 6 | MF | Toni Soler |  Spain
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| 7 | MF | Ryan Williams | United States
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| 8 | MF | Juan Guzmán |  Colombia
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| 9 | FW | Devon Sandoval | United States
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| 10 | FW | Kevaughn Frater |  Jamaica
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| 11 | FW | Santi Moar | Spain
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| 12 | GK | Ben Beaury | United States
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| 14 | MF | Chris Wehan | United States
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| 15 | DF | Rashid Tetteh |  Ghana
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| 16 | MF | Saalih Muhammad | United States
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| 17 | DF | Justin Schmidt | United States
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| 19 | FW | David Estrada |  Mexico
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| 20 | MF | Josh Goss | United States
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| 23 | MF | Tommy Madden | United States
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| 24 | DF | Manny Padilla | United States
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| 25 | MF | Daniel Bruce |  England
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| 26 | MF | Kenny Akamatsu |  Japan
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Competitions edit
Exhibition edit
| February 9 Preseason | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–1 | New Mexico United | El Paso, Texas |
| 2:00 PM CST |  ?' (pen.) |
Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex Attendance: Closed-door |
| February 16 Preseason | New Mexico United | 1–0 | Denver Pioneers | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Sandoval 82' |
USL Report | Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,215 |
| February 24 Preseason | Sporting AZ FC | 0–4 | New Mexico United | Tucson, Arizona |
| Report | Akamatsu Frater , Sandoval |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 27 Preseason | New Mexico United | 3–1 | OKC Energy FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| Soler Moar Frater |
Report | Eissele 60' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| March 1 Preseason | FC Tucson | – | New Mexico United | Tucson, Arizona |
| Stadium: Kino Sports Complex | ||||
| Note: Match result not publicized. | ||||
| July 18 Midseason | New Mexico United | 1–1 |  Cardiff City | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 7:45 pm | Akamatsu 3' |
USL Report CCFC Report |
Bogle 63' |
Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,347 |
USL Championship edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 8 | Austin Bold FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 48 | Play-In Round |
| 9 | LA Galaxy II | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 48 | |
| 10 | New Mexico United | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 46 | |
| 11 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 45 | |
| 12 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 41 |
Source: USL Championship 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
Match results edit
The 2019 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on December 19, 2018.[2]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in MST
| March 9 1 | New Mexico United | 1–1 | Fresno FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:30 PM | Sandoval 25',  61' |
Report | Jackson 47' Daly 75' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,896 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| March 16 2 Four Corners Cup | Phoenix Rising FC | 3–3 | New Mexico United | Tempe, AZ |
| 8:30 PM | Pérez 11' Asante 29' (pen.), 40', 48' (pen.) Jahn 35' Johnson 71' |
Report | Moar 16', 33', 55' Estrada 24' Mizell 28' Frater 30', 72' Williams 63' Schmidt 81' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,607 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| March 20 3 | New Mexico United | 2–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:00 PM | Sandoval 7' Moar 20' Padilla 33' Mizell 84' Muhammad 90+4' |
Report | Hedrick 15' Lobo 60' Bastidas 83' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 8,330 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| March 23 4 | Orange County SC | 2–2 | New Mexico United | Irvine, CA |
| 8:00 PM | Jones 59' Crisostomo 63' Leonardo 90+2' |
Report | Moar 14' Frater 33', 58' Guzman 90+1' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,320 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
| March 29 5 | Tacoma Defiance | 1–2 | New Mexico United | Tacoma, WA |
| 8:00 PM | Gonzalez 2' Ndow 27' |
Report | Frater 17', 77' Moar 23'Williams 37' |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 1,837 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| April 6 6 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 0–0 | New Mexico United | Edinburg, TX |
| 7:30 PM | Cabezas 16' Foster 40' Salazar 54' Samuels 71' |
Report | Madden 89' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 3,496 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| April 13 7 Four Corners Cup | New Mexico United | 5–1 | Real Monarchs | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:30 PM | Moar 24', 28', 40' Frater 45+2' Suggs 47' Wehan 79' Muhammad 90' |
Report | Blake 16' Heard 47' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,327 Referee: Ricardo Robledo-Grajeda |
| April 20 8 | Reno 1868 FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | Reno, NV |
| 7:00 PM | Rivas 28', 53' Lacroix 89' |
Report | Suggs 39' Padilla 48' Moar 67' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 3,656 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| April 26 9 | New Mexico United | 3–3 | Portland Timbers 2 | Albuquerque, NM |
| 8:30 PM | Suggs 34' Frater 35', 50', 54' (pen.), 90+3' |
Report | Ornstil 42' Williamson 66', 77' (pen.) Sierakowski 68' Wharton 69' Leeker 85' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,921 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera, Jr. |
| May 5 10 | New Mexico United | 3–0 | San Antonio FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 5:00 p.m. CDT | Sandoval 9' Wehan 59', 63' Guzman 90+4' |
Report | Hernández 45+2' Ackon 86' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 15,023 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| May 12 11 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–2 | New Mexico United | El Paso, TX |
| 6:00 PM | Rezende 28' Kiesewetter 36', 65' Contreras 45+1' Monsalvez  72' |
Report | Hamilton 45+2' Williams 69', 79' Moar 72' Suggs 73' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 5,276 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
| May 18 12 Four Corners Cup | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–3 | New Mexico United | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 6:00 PM | Molano 24' Reaves 38' Seth 63' |
Report | Frater 18', 36', 75', 88' Guzman 90' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,151 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| May 25 13 | Austin Bold FC | 1–3 | New Mexico United | Austin, TX |
| 6:30 PM | Isaac 55' Garcia 72' Okugo 84' |
Report | Okugo 29' (o.g.), 84' Moar 40', 62', 88' Tetteh 75' Williams 90+3' |
Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 2,907 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| June 5 14 | New Mexico United | 1–1 | OKC Energy FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Sandoval 43' Frater 62' |
Report | Bosetti 49' Brown 73' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 13,574 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| June 8 15 | New Mexico United | 0–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:30 PM | Frater 35' Padilla 60' Guzman 61' |
Report | Iwasa 32' (pen.), 90' Mahoney 77' Saari 85' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 14,780 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| June 15 16 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 5–1 | New Mexico United | Las Vegas, NV |
| 8:30 PM | Torre 32', 33' Hernández 40' Garcia-Lopez 45' Tabortetaka 47' Robinson 69' Rivas 90' Sandoval 90+4' |
Report | Tetteh 39' Estrada 88' |
Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 7,882 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| June 22 17 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | New Mexico United | Carson, CA |
| 8:00 PM | Hilliard-Arce 20' Fiddes 24' DePuy 32' López 45+2' |
Report | Wehan 4' Hamilton 35' Frater 40' Sampson 54' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 1,310 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| July 6 18 | Real Monarchs | 1–0 | New Mexico United | Herriman, UT |
| 8:00 P.M. | Plewa 23' Chang 59' (pen.) Ávila 73' Ryden 90+7' |
Report | Wehan 26' Suggs 66' Frater 66' Guzmán 90+4' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,159 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| July 13 19 | Fresno FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | Fresno, CA |
| 8:30 PM | Johnson 18' (pen.) Caffa 45' Daly 48' |
Report | Schmidt 40' |
Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 4,029 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| July 24 20 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–2 | New Mexico United | Sacramento, CA |
| 8:00 PM | Iwasa 53' Taintor 66' Werner 75' |
Report | Wehan 10' Moar 36' Sandoval 44' Bruce 89' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,523 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| July 31 21 | New Mexico United | 3–0 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:00 PM | Frater 38' (pen.) Wehan 71', 75' Madden 86' |
Report | Herrera 41' Ryan 49' Beckie 56' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 13,521 Referee: Elton García |
| August 3 22 | New Mexico United | 2–2 | Austin Bold FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 8:30 PM | Bruce 5' Williams 38' Frater 48' |
Report | Okugo 11', 31', 67' McFarlane 70' Promise 72' Faris 85' Phillips 90+3' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 14,327 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| August 11 23 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–2 | New Mexico United | Portland, OR |
| 6:00 PM | Langsdorf 3' Williamson 43' Sierakowski 58' Wharton 74' (pen.) |
Report | Padilla 14'  84' Suggs 19' Frater 66' Moar 72' Schmidt 77' Bruce 90+3' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| August 17 24 | New Mexico United | 2–2 | LA Galaxy II | Albuquerque, NM |
| 19:30 | Wehan 25' Frater 55', 77' (pen.) Soler 73' Sandoval 85' |
Report | Kamara 9' Saldana 25' 41' José Hernández 51' Vera 71' Williams 74' (pen.) |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 15,247 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| August 24 25 | San Antonio FC | 5–0 | New Mexico United | San Antonio, TX |
| 6:30 PM | Parano 28', 90' Yaro 36' Gómez 39' Greene 42' López 56' Restrepo 66' |
Report | Muhammad 21' Guzmán 67' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,057 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| September 1 26 | New Mexico United | 0–2 | Orange County SC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 19:30 | Suggs 46' |
Report | Orozco 35' Forrester 43' van Ewijk 52' Seaton 55' Quinn 76' Arellano 81' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,873 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| September 8 27 | OKC Energy | 1–3 | New Mexico United | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM | Williams 15' Brown 57' Harris 86' R. Garcia 86' |
Report | Sandoval 11', 16' (pen.) Tetteh 21' Guzman 45' Wehan 71' Suggs 72' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,293 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| September 14 28 | New Mexico United | 3–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:30 PM | Sandoval 8', 47', 47', 66' Moar 26' Hamilton 36' |
Report | Romero 32' Reaves 51' Burt 78' Jome 87' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,122 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| September 20 29 | New Mexico United | 1–3 | Reno 1868 FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:30 PM | Moar 7', 83' Wehan 27' |
Report | Hertzog 45', 55' Richards 54' Galindo 67' Partida 75' 80' Lacroix 88' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,518 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| September 28 30 | New Mexico United | 2–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:30 PM | Sandoval 4' Frater 41'Hamilton 48'Schmidt 53'Padilla 58'Guzmán 68' |
Report | Jahn 13' Calistri 74', 90' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 13,009 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| October 5 31 | New Mexico United | 1–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Albuquerque, NM |
| 8:30 PM | Hamilton 44' Moar 55' Muhammad 65' |
Report | Junqua 26' Small 40' (pen.) Rodriguez 45+3' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 11,196 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| October 12 32 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | Tulsa, OK |
| 6:00 PM | Uzo 10' Marlon 48' 73' Boakye-Mensa 53' Lobo 89' Silva 90+6' |
Report | Suggs 37' Sandoval 68' Moar 86' |
Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 1,353 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| October 16 33 | New Mexico United | 1–1 | Tacoma Defiance | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:00 PM | Wehan 8' Frater 63' |
Report | Gonzalez 7' Rubio 88' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 9,323 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| October 19 34 | New Mexico United | 2–0 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Albuquerque, NM |
| 7:00 PM | Wehan 37' Tetteh 75' Hamilton 77' Sandoval 87' |
Report | Torre 58' Torres 81' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 13,788 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
USL Cup Playoffs edit
| 23 October Play-In Round | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | New Mexico United | Sacramento, CA |
| 8:30 PM | Enevoldsen 44', 82' Alemán 45+3'Villarreal 67'Werner 90+3' |
Report | Sandoval 1' Padilla 44'Wehan 64'Guzmán 69'Schmidt 90' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 9,907 Referee: Elton Garcia |
U.S. Open Cup edit
As a member of the USL Championship, New Mexico United will enter the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 14–15, 2019[3]
| May 15 Second round | Phoenix Rising FC  | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) |  New Mexico United | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 7:30 PM MST | Flemmings 65' (pen.) Musa 80'Jahn 101' |
Report | Muhammad 28' Frater 44'Sandoval 79', 95'Moar 90+3' |
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Referee: Dejan Susak |
| Penalties | ||||
Jahn  Asante Dia  Spencer Cochran |
Wehan Moar Sandoval Suggs Schmidt |
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| May 29 Third round | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC  | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | New Mexico United | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 pm MDT | Burt 52' Reaves 73' Donsu 90+3' Argueta 93' |
Report | Frater 68', 95' (pen.) Wehan 87' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 349 Referee: Karen Abt |
| June 12 Fourth round | Colorado Rapids | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | New Mexico United | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Sjöberg 24' 72' Rubio 35' Blomberg 43' Rosenberry 44' Mezquida 46' Acosta 88' Wilson 89' |
Report | Sandoval 3' Hamilton 34' Sampson 38' Wehan 45' Frater 90+4' Moar 92' Guzman 103' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 2,619 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| Penalties | ||||
| Acosta Wilson Rosenberry Nicholson |
Frater Moar Sandoval Wehan |
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| June 19 Round of 16 | FC Dallas  | 1–2 | New Mexico United | Dallas, Texas |
| 6:00 PM | Servania 41' Cerrillo 90+1' Bressan 90+7' |
Report | Frater 45', 59' Hamilton 64' Yearwood 68' Mizell 90+2' Padilla 90+3' |
Stadium: Westcott Field Attendance: 1,424 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| July 10 Quarter-final | Minnesota United FC  | 6–1 | New Mexico United | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 6:00 p.m. CDT | Rodríguez 10', 18', 45' Quintero 16' Greguš 23' Ibarra 62' |
Report | Moar 7' Wehan 54' |
Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Ramy Touchan |
References edit
- ^ "New Mexico United Unveils Official Name, Branding". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.