2019 New Mexico United season

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]

New Mexico United
2019 season
Head coachTroy Lesesne
StadiumIsotopes Park
Albuquerque, New Mexico
USLConference: 10th
USL Cup PlayoffsPlay-In Round
2019 U.S. Open Cup2nd Round
Four Corners Cup2nd
Highest home attendanceLeague: 15,247
(August 17 vs. LA Galaxy II)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 8,330
(March 20 vs. Tulsa)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 12,693
Biggest win5–1
(April 13 vs. Real Monarchs)
Biggest defeat1–6
(July 10 at Minnesota United FC, USOC QF)
0–5
(August 24 at San Antonio)
2020 →

Club

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Roster

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No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Cody Mizell   United States
2 DF Ethen Sampson   South Africa
3 DF Austin Yearwood   United States
4 MF Sam Hamilton   United States
5 DF Josh Suggs   United States
6 MF Toni Soler   Spain
7 MF Ryan Williams   United States
8 MF Juan Guzmán   Colombia
9 FW Devon Sandoval   United States
10 FW Kevaughn Frater   Jamaica
11 FW Santi Moar   Spain
12 GK Ben Beaury   United States
14 MF Chris Wehan   United States
15 DF Rashid Tetteh   Ghana
16 MF Saalih Muhammad   United States
17 DF Justin Schmidt   United States
19 FW David Estrada   Mexico
20 MF Josh Goss   United States
23 MF Tommy Madden   United States
24 DF Manny Padilla   United States
25 MF Daniel Bruce   England
26 MF Kenny Akamatsu   Japan

Competitions

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Exhibition

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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

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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

Match results

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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

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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

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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
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
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

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  1. ^ "New Mexico United Unveils Official Name, Branding". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.