2018 Fresno FC season
Fresno FC 2018 soccer season
2018 season | |
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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 |
2019 → |
The 2018 Fresno FC season is the club's first season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
Current squad
- As of June 15, 2018[1]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | Mark Pais | ![]() |
2 | DF | Zach Ellis-Hayden | ![]() |
3 | DF | Bradley Kamdem | ![]() |
4 | DF | Ramón Martín del Campo | ![]() |
5 | DF | Michael Daly | ![]() |
6 | MF | Rony Argueta | ![]() |
7 | MF | Milton Blanco | ![]() |
8 | MF | Agustin Cazarez | ![]() |
9 | MF | Pedro Ribeiro | ![]() |
10 | MF | Juan Pablo Caffa | ![]() |
11 | FW | Jemal Johnson | ![]() |
12 | MF | Don Smart | ![]() |
13 | DF | Beto Navarro | ![]() |
14 | FW | Myer Bevan (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC) | ![]() |
15 | MF | Danny Barrera | ![]() |
16 | MF | Matthew Baldisimo | ![]() |
17 | MF | Noah Verhoeven | ![]() |
18 | DF | Alex Cooper | ![]() |
19 | FW | Terran Campbell | ![]() |
21 | FW | Christian Chaney | ![]() |
23 | FW | Renato Bustamante | ![]() |
24 | DF | Sam Strong | ![]() |
25 | FW | Franck Tayou | ![]() |
28 | GK | Sam Howard | ![]() |
29 | DF | Cory Brown | ![]() |
33 | GK | Oscar Fernandez | ![]() |
Transfers
In
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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Out
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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Friendlies
Preseason
LA Galaxy v Fresno FC
February 15, 2018 | LA Galaxy | 3–1 | Fresno FC | Santa Barbara, California |
7:30PM PDT | Lletget ![]() Pontius ![]() Hilliard-Arce ![]() | Report | Bustamante ![]() | Stadium: Harder Stadium |
Fresno FC v Fresno Pacific Sunbirds
February 24, 2018 | Fresno FC | 2–0 | Fresno Pacific Sunbirds | Fresno, California |
3:00PM PDT | Ribeiro ![]() Bustamante ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park |
Fresno FC v San Jose City College Jaguars
February 28, 2018 | Fresno FC | 2–1 | San Jose City College Jaguars | |
12:00PM PDT | Attendance: Closed-door | |||
Note: Match results not publicized. |
Sacramento Republic FC v Fresno FC
March 4, 2018 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–1 | Fresno FC | Turlock, California |
7:00 PDT | Taintor ![]() Iwasa ![]() | Report | Barrera ![]() Kamdem ![]() Caffa ![]() | Stadium: Warrior Stadium |
Fresno FC v Real Monarchs
March 10, 2018 | Fresno FC | 3–2 | Real Monarchs | Davis, California |
3:00 PDT | Johnson ![]() Bustamante ![]() Campbell ![]() | Report | Heard ![]() Hoffman ![]() | Stadium: Aggie Soccer Field Attendance: Closed-door |
Postseason
Fresno FC
v
Club León
![United States](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png)
![Mexico](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png)
November 14, 2018 | Fresno FC ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Fresno, California |
7:00PM PDT | Lawal ![]() Santos ![]() | Report | Rodríguez ![]() Mejía ![]() Boselli ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 7,104 |
Source:[2]
Competitions
USL
Table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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
Fresno FC v Las Vegas Lights FC
March 17 1 | Fresno FC | 2–3 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Fresno, CA |
Johnson ![]() ![]() Bustamante ![]() | FRE Report USL Report | Thomas ![]() Ochoa ![]() Mendoza ![]() Huiqui ![]() ![]() Garduño ![]() Portugal ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 7,750 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
Fresno FC v LA Galaxy II
March 24 2 | Fresno FC | 1–1 | LA Galaxy II | Fresno, CA |
19:00 | Cooper ![]() | FRE Report USL Report | Appiah ![]() Dhillon ![]() Engola ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 6,128 Referee: Vincent Apple-Chiarella |
Seattle Sounders FC 2 v Fresno FC
March 28 3 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0–1 | Fresno FC | Tacoma, WA |
19:00 (PDT) | Saari ![]() Ulysse ![]() | FRE Report USL Report | Johnson ![]() Ribeiro ![]() Ellis-Hayden ![]() | Stadium: Cheney Stadium Referee: Daniel Radford |
Fresno FC v OKC Energy FC
March 31 4 | Fresno FC | 2–1 | OKC Energy FC | Fresno, CA |
7:00 PM PDT | Caffa ![]() Argueta ![]() ![]() | FRE Report USL Report | Siaj ![]() R. Dixon ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 5,123 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Saint Louis FC v Fresno FC
April 7 5 | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 | Fresno FC | Fenton, MO |
7:30 PM (CST) | Hertzog ![]() | FRE Report USL Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 3,683 Referee: Jon Freemon |
Fresno FC v Tulsa Roughnecks FC
April 18 6 | Fresno FC | 2–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Fresno, CA |
7:00 PM | Ribeiro ![]() Argueta ![]() ![]() Del Campo ![]() Reynish ![]() Rodolfo ![]() | Report | Gee ![]() Muñoz ![]() Mirković ![]() Bakero ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 3,718 Referee: David Barrie |
Fresno FC v San Antonio FC
April 22 7 | Fresno FC | 0–0 | San Antonio FC | Fresno, CA |
6:00 P.M. | Johnson ![]() Cooper ![]() Caffa ![]() | Report | King ![]() Tyrpak ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
Phoenix Rising FC v Fresno FC
April 28 8 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–1 | Fresno FC | Scottsdale, AZ |
7:00pm | Dia ![]() Mala ![]() Riggi ![]() ![]() | Report | Daly ![]() Ribeiro ![]() Johnson ![]() Barrera ![]() Verhoeven ![]() | Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,829 Referee: Greg Dopka |
San Antonio FC v Fresno FC
May 5 9 | San Antonio FC | 2–1 | Fresno FC | San Antonio, TX |
5:30 P.M. | Bruce ![]() Pecka ![]() Reynish ![]() Felix ![]() Gordon ![]() | Report | Ribeiro ![]() Johnson ![]() Cooper ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,342 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
Fresno FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
May 9 10 | Fresno FC | 2–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Fresno, CA |
7:30 PM CDT | Fewo ![]() Donovan ![]() Fiddes ![]() Del Campo ![]() Cooper ![]() Argueta ![]() | Report | Enríquez ![]() Quintanilla ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 4,568 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
Real Monarchs v Fresno FC
May 12 11 | Real Monarchs | 1–0 | Fresno FC | Herriman, UT |
1:00 P.M. | Chang ![]() | Report | Barrera ![]() Cazarez ![]() | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,245 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
Orange County SC v Fresno FC
May 26 12 | Orange County SC | 3–0 | Fresno FC | Irvine, CA |
7:00 PM | Enevoldsen ![]() ![]() Duke ![]() Seaton ![]() Ramos-Godoy ![]() | Report | Fiddes ![]() Ribeiro ![]() Daly ![]() | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,846 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
Fresno FC v Seattle Sounders FC 2
June 2 13 | Fresno FC | 4–0 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Fresno, CA |
7:00 P.M. | Caffa ![]() Kamdem ![]() Chaney ![]() ![]() Johnson ![]() | Report | Hinds ![]() Daley ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 5,382 Referee: Elton García |
Reno 1868 FC v Fresno FC
June 9 14 | Reno 1868 FC | 1–1 | Fresno FC | Reno, NV |
Brown ![]() | Report | Cuevas ![]() | Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 4,724 Referee: Marco Vega |
Fresno FC v Sacramento Republic FC
June 13 15 | Fresno FC | 0–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Fresno, CA |
7:00 P.M. | Johnson ![]() | Report | Vazquez ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 4,136 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
Fresno FC v Swope Park Rangers
June 17 16 | Fresno FC | 4–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Fresno, CA |
6:00 P.M. | Chaney ![]() Barrera ![]() Ellis-Hayden ![]() Johnson ![]() Argueta ![]() Bustamante ![]() Tayou ![]() | Report | Smith ![]() Harris ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 3,370 Referee: Malik Badawi |
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC v Fresno FC
June 23 17 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–0 | Fresno FC | Colorado Springs, CO |
6:00 P.M. | Eboussi ![]() Malcolm ![]() | Report | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Oscar Arias Ochoa |
Real Monarchs v Fresno FC
June 26 18 | Real Monarchs | 1–0 | Fresno FC | Herriman, UT |
6:00 P.M. | Brody ![]() Blake ![]() | Report | Brown ![]() Johnson ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,812 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
Fresno FC v Sacramento Republic FC
June 30 19 | Fresno FC | 2–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Fresno, CA |
7:00 P.M. | Caffa ![]() Caffa ![]() Daly ![]() Ribeiro ![]() Ellis-Hayden ![]() Argueta ![]() Tayou ![]() ![]() | Report | Gomez ![]() Hall ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 4,571 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
Portland Timbers 2 v Fresno FC
July 8 20 | Portland Timbers 2 | 2–4 | Fresno FC | Portland, OR |
7:00 PM | Langsdorf ![]() Tuiloma ![]() Loría ![]() | Report | Chaney ![]() Caffa ![]() ![]() Argueta ![]() Verhoeven ![]() Ellis-Hayden ![]() | Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 1,121 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
Fresno FC v Phoenix Rising FC
July 14 21 | Fresno FC | 4–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Fresno, CA |
7:00 PM | Chaney ![]() Ellis-Hayden ![]() ![]() Del Campo ![]() Ribeiro ![]() Caffa ![]() Johnson ![]() Cuevas ![]() | Report | Mala ![]() Lambert ![]() Awako ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 3,914 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
OKC Energy v Fresno FC
July 25 22 | OKC Energy | 0–0 | Fresno FC | Oklahoma City, OK |
5:30 PM | Report | Kamdem ![]() | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,838 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
Tulsa Roughnecks FC v Fresno FC
July 28 23 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 1–1 | Fresno FC | Tulsa, OK |
7:00 PM | Mirković ![]() Díaz ![]() ![]() Gamble ![]() | Report | Ellis-Hayden ![]() Daly ![]() Servania ![]() Cuevas ![]() | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,194 Referee: José Lara |
Sacramento Republic FC v Fresno FC
August 4 24 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–0 | Fresno FC | Sacramento, CA |
8:00 P.M. | Villareal ![]() Bijev ![]() | Report | Baldisimo ![]() Cooper ![]() Ribeiro ![]() | Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 10,632 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
LA Galaxy II v Fresno FC
August 9 25 | LA Galaxy II | 2–1 | Fresno FC | Carson, CA |
19:30 | López ![]() ![]() Vera ![]() Zubak ![]() | Report | Del Campo ![]() Chaney ![]() ![]() | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 706 Referee: Daniel Radford |
Fresno FC v Saint Louis FC
August 18 26 | Fresno FC | 1–0 | Saint Louis FC | Fresno, CA |
7:00 PM | Ellis-Hayden ![]() ![]() Cooper ![]() | Report | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 4,951 Referee: Mark Allatin |
Las Vegas Lights FC v Fresno FC
August 25 27 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 2–2 | Fresno FC | Las Vegas, NV |
8:00 PM | Alvarez ![]() Mendiola ![]() Garcia ![]() | Report | Caffa ![]() del Campo ![]() Bustamante ![]() | Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 5,779 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
Fresno FC v Reno 1868 FC
September 1 28 | Fresno FC | 1–1 | Reno 1868 FC | Fresno, CA |
7:00 PM | Ribeiro ![]() Caffa ![]() ![]() Barrera ![]() | Report | Brown ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 3,579 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Swope Park Rangers v Fresno FC
September 9 29 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–0 | Fresno FC | Kansas City, KS |
2:00 P.M. | Barry ![]() ![]() Bilyeu ![]() | Report | Reynish ![]() Cooper ![]() Ellis-Hayden ![]() Caffa ![]() Daly ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 961 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
Fresno FC v Orange County SC
September 16 30 | Fresno FC | 0–1 | Orange County SC | Fresno, CA |
7:00 PM PDT | Report | Powder ![]() ![]() Duke ![]() Enevoldsen ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 3,056 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
Fresno FC v Portland Timbers 2
September 22 31 | Fresno FC | 2–2 | Portland Timbers 2 | Fresno, California |
19:00 (PST) | Brown ![]() Baldisimo ![]() Ribeiro ![]() Ellis-Hayden ![]() Chaney ![]() ![]() | Report | Barmby ![]() ![]() Loría ![]() Zambrano ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 6,103 Referee: Luis Guardia |
Rio Grande Valley FC v Fresno FC
September 29 32 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 2–1 | Fresno FC | Edinburg, Texas |
7:30 P.M. | Enríquez ![]() Small ![]() | Report | Cazarez ![]() Strong ![]() Johnson ![]() | Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
Fresno FC v Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
October 5 33 | Fresno FC | 3–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Fresno, California |
7:00 P.M. | Chaney ![]() Cooper ![]() Johnson ![]() ![]() | Report | Eboussi ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
Fresno FC v Real Monarchs
October 13 34 | Fresno FC | 0–1 | Real Monarchs | Fresno, California |
7:00 P.M. | Caffa ![]() Del Campo ![]() | Report | Adams ![]() Okumu ![]() | Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 6,248 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
U.S. Open Cup
Fresno FC v Orange County FC
May 16 Second round | Fresno FC | 2–0 | Orange County FC | Clovis, CA |
7:00 P.M. | Campbell ![]() Bustamante ![]() | FRE Report Report | Stadium: Lamonica Stadium Attendance: 1,671 Referee: Turan Ozdemir |
Sporting Arizona FC v Fresno FC
May 23 Third round | Sporting Arizona FC | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Fresno FC | Mesa, AZ |
6:30 P.M. | Flood ![]() | FRE Report Report | Barrera ![]() Bustamante ![]() | Stadium: John D. Riggs Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Anthony Bersano |
Los Angeles FC v Fresno FC
June 6 Fourth round | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | Fresno FC | Los Angeles, CA |
19:00 P.M. | Rossi ![]() Blessing ![]() | Report | Caffa ![]() Cazarez ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Mark Allatin |
Statistics
See also
References
- ^ "2018 Roster". Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ Fresno Football Club announces full 2018 schedule Archived February 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine