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.
| 2018 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ray Beshoff |
| General manager | Frank Yallop |
| Head Coach | Adam Smith |
| USL | Western Conference: 12th |
| USL Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Top goalscorer | Johnson Juan Caffa (9) |
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 7,750 (Mar. 17 vs. Las Vegas) |
| Lowest home attendance | League: 3,056 (Sep. 16 vs. Orange Co.) All: 1,671 (May 16 vs. Orange Co.) |
| Average home league attendance | 4,831 |
Current squad
- As of June 15, 2018[1]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mark Pais |  United States |
| 2 | DF | Zach Ellis-Hayden | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Friendlies
Preseason
| 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
| 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
USL
Table
| 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
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
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
| 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
References
- "2018 Roster". Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- Fresno Football Club announces full 2018 schedule Archived February 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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