El Paso Locomotive FC

El Paso Locomotive FC is an American professional soccer team based in El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2018, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019.[1][2]

El Paso Locomotive FC
FoundedMarch 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)
StadiumSouthwest University Park
Capacity7,500
OwnerMountainStar Sports Group
Head coachBrian Clarhaut
LeagueUSL Championship
20237th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals
WebsiteClub website

Club crest and colors

The Locomotive brand was unveiled on October 4, 2018, beating out finalists Lagartos, Estrellas, Stars, and Tejanos.[3] The crest is shaped in a manner similar to Mission Style buildings and features three main colors: West Texas Sky blue, Desert Dusk blue, and High Noon Sun. The crest has 11 vertical stripes that represent the eleven players on the field and resemble the front of a locomotive. A city icon, The Star on The Mountain, adorns the top of the crest, which is shaped in the silhouette of the Franklin Mountains.[4][5]

Sponsorship
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2019–2020 BLK Southwest University
2021–present Adidas[6]

Stadium

The club play at Southwest University Park, a baseball stadium in Downtown El Paso that is also the home field for the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Pacific Coast League.

Rivalries

El Paso's primary rivals are New Mexico United[7][8] and FC Juárez.[9]

Players and staff

Roster
As of August 11, 2023[10]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Benny Díaz (on loan from Tijuana)  United States
2 DF Marc Navarro  Spain
4 DF Erik McCue  Sweden
5 DF Éder Borelli  Mexico
6 MF Eric Calvillo  El Salvador
7 FW Aarón Gómez  Mexico
8 MF Luis Moreno  United States
9 FW Luis Solignac  Argentina
10 FW Denys Kostyshyn  Ukraine
11 MF Christopher Garcia  United States
13 GK Javier Garcia  United States
14 DF Ander Egiluz  United States
15 DF Noah Dollenmayer (on loan from Los Angeles FC 2)  United States
16 DF Miles Lyons  United States
17 FW Ricardo Zacarías  United States
19 MF Arun Basuljevic  United States
20 MF Chapa Herrera  United States
21 FW Emmanuel Sonupe  England
22 MF Liam Rose  Australia
23 DF José Carrillo  Spain
24 DF Yuma  Spain
27 MF Petar Petrović  Sweden
29 FW Petur Knudsen  Faroe Islands
31 DF Nick Hinds  United States
46 DF Márton Demkó ([A])  Hungary
57 DF Joseluis Villagomez ([A])  United States
72 DF Finnley O'Brien ([A])  United States
77 MF Diego Abarca  United States
79 GK Rommel Tarin ([A])  United States
80 MF Alejandro Estrada ([A])  United States
88 MF Joel Maldonado  United States
99 GK Santiago Vargas ([A])  United States
  1. ^
    USL Academy player
    2.

Front-office staff
  • Alan Ledford – president
  • Andrew Forrest – general manager

Technical staff
  • Brian Clarhaut – head coach & technical director
  • Jon Burklo – 1st assistant coach
  • Ray Saari – video analyst and assistant coach
  • Gianluca Masucci – assistant coach
  • Juan Carlos JC Garzon – goalkeeper coach
  • Saul Soto – coordinator, equipment and player operations

Team records

Year-by-year
As of October 21, 2023
Season USL Championship Play-offs U.S. Open Cup Top scorer 1 Head coach
P W L D GF GA Pts Pos Player Goals
2019 34 13 10 11 42 36 50 6th, Western Conference Final 2nd round United States Jerome Kiesewetter 12 England Mark Lowry
2020 16 9 2 5 24 14 32 4th, Western
1st, Group C		 Conference Final Cancelled Mexico Aarón Gómez 5
2021 32 18 4 10 56 34 64 2nd, Western
1st, Mountain Division		 Conference Quarterfinals Cancelled Mexico Aarón Gómez
Argentina Luis Solignac		 10
2022 34 13 14 7 56 52 46 8th, Western Did not qualify Second Round Argentina Luis Solignac 17 Malta John Hutchinson
2023 34 13 13 8 41 51 47 7th, Western Conference Quarterfinals Second Round Jamaica Romario Williams 15 United States Brian Clarhaut

^ 1. Top scorer includes statistics from league matches only.

Head coaches
  • Includes USL Regular Season, USL Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.
CoachNationalityStartEndGamesWinLossDrawWin %
Mark Lowry  England July 25, 2018 November 15, 2021[11] 57 26 15 16 045.61
John Hutchinson  Malta December 9, 2021 November 15, 2022[12] 35 13 15 7 037.14
Brian Clarhaut  United States December 15, 2022[13] present 36 13 15 8 036.11

Average attendance
YearReg. seasonPlayoffs
2019[14] 6,584 7,460

Honors

Minor

Player honors
Year Player Country Position Honor
2021 Diego Luna United States United States Midfielder All-League Second Team

References
  1. "El Paso Joins the United Soccer League for 2019 Season". Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. "El Paso gets new expansion USL soccer team, will play at Southwest University Park in 2019". Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  3. "El Paso USL: Soccer team nickname will be the Locomotive; logo, crest unveiled". El Paso Times. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  4. "Our Crest". El Paso Locomotive FC. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  5. "El Paso Locomotive FC Rolled Out as City's New Professional Soccer Team" (Press release). El Paso Locomotive FC. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018 – via Business Wire.
  6. "El Paso Locomotive FC Launches Partnership with Global Sports Brand Adidas".
  7. "One final United-El Paso matchup has big stakes". Albuquerque Journal. Journal Publishing Company. October 14, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  8. Morgan, Andy (July 14, 2020). "Locomotive FC set to renew rivalry with New Mexico United". KTSM-TV. Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  9. "Friendly Rival On The Border". eplocomotivefc.com. February 14, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  10. "El Paso Locomotive FC Roster". www.uslchampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  11. Locomotive FC Announces Departure of Mark Lowry
  12. Huichapa, Alberto (November 15, 2022). "El Paso Locomotive FC Head Coach and Technical Director John Hutchinson to Depart Organization". El Paso Locomotive FC. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  13. Huichapa, Alberto (December 15, 2022). "El Paso Locomotive Announce Brian Clarhaut as New Head Coach and Technical Director". El Paso Locomotive FC. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  14. "2019 USL Championship Attendance". Soccer Stadium Digest. October 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.


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