2019 Tacoma Defiance season
The 2019 Tacoma Defiance season was the club's fifth year of existence, previously for the last four seasons as Seattle Sounders FC 2, and their fifth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was the team's second season playing in the Tacoma, Washington. The Defiance are majority owned by Seattle Sounders FC.
2019 season | |||
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General manager | Marc Nicholls | ||
Head coach | Chris Little | ||
Stadium | Cheney Stadium | ||
USL Championship | Conference: 17th | ||
USL Playoffs | DNQ | ||
Top goalscorer | Justin Dhillon | ||
Highest home attendance | League: 5,185 (October 19 vs. Austin Bold FC) | ||
Lowest home attendance | League: 1,396 (April 1 vs. Sacramento Republic) | ||
Average home league attendance | League: 2,636 | ||
Biggest win | 5–1 (August 30 vs. San Antonio) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–5 (April 13 at Las Vegas) (July 12 at Real Monarchs) (September 10 at Reno) | ||
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Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of October 16, 2019.[1]
Out on loanNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of September 6, 2019.
CompetitionsPreseason
Friendlies
USL regular seasonStandings
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 Results summary
Last updated: October 19, 2019. Results by matchdayMatchesWin Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
U.S. Open CupDue to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Seattle Sounders FC), Tacoma is one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[2] StatisticsAppearances and goalsNumbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute. Top scorers
Top assists
Disciplinary record
Honors and awards
Goal of the Week
Team of the Week
USL 20 under 20
TransfersFor transfers in, dates listed are when Tacoma Defiance officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Defiance officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Tacoma Defiance roster. In
Out
References
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