2020 OKC Energy FC season

OKC Energy
2020 season
OwnerProdigal LLC
Head coachJohn Pascarella
United Soccer LeagueWestern Conf.: 17th
Group D: 5th
USL Championship PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Jaime Chavez (2)
All: Jaime Chavez (2)
Highest home attendance4,067
(March 7 vs. Colorado)
Lowest home attendance1,423
(July 22 vs Rio Grande)
Average home league attendanceOverall: 1,920
Pre-Covid: 4,067
Post-Covid: 1,562
Biggest winATX 1–3 OKC (July 17)
Biggest defeatSA 4–0 OKC (August 19)

The 2020 OKC Energy FC season was the club's seventh season of existence, and their seventh consecutive season in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Energy FC will also take part in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 19, 2019 to the beginning of the 2021 USLC season. The 2020 season was the first for OKC under new head coach John Pascarella, who had previously been the assistant coach at Minnesota United FC. Pascarella became just the third head coach in club history; Steve Cooke had been in charge for the previous two seasons.

Roster

As of match played December 12, 2019[1]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Cody Laurendi GK (1988-08-15) August 15, 1988 2016 Austin Aztex 105 0
2 C.J. Cochran GK (1991-09-17) September 17, 1991 2020 Fresno FC 31 0
35 Kyle Ihn GK (1994-12-20) December 20, 1994 2020 Lansing Ignite 0 0
Defenders
3 Kyle Hyland DF (1991-03-01) March 1, 1991 2016 Indy Eleven 117 7
4 Christian Ibeagha DF (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 2020 North Carolina FC 69 3
5 Joe Amico DF (1990-01-10) January 10, 1990 2018 Orange County SC 11 0
13 Nicolas Taravel DF (1994-10-13) October 13, 1994 2019 Grenoble 18 0
15 Atiba Harris DF (1985-01-09) January 9, 1985 2018 Murciélagos 56 4
22 Zachary Ellis-Hayden DF (1992-03-01) March 1, 1992 2020 Fresno FC 15 0
Midfielders
6 Brad Dunwell MF (1996-12-31) December 31, 1996 2020 Rio Grande Valley FC 13 0
7 Rafael Garcia MF (1988-12-19) December 19, 1988 2019 Las Vegas Lights 42 6
8 José Hernández MF (1996-04-12) April 12, 1996 2020 LA Galaxy II 15 1
9 Jaime Chavez FW (1987-07-17) July 17, 1987 2020 Fresno FC 16 3
10 Arun Basuljevic MF (1995-12-17) December 17, 1995 2020 Fresno FC 13 0
11 Frank López FW (1995-02-25) February 25, 1995 2020 San Antonio FC 6 1
14 Kodai Iida FW (1994-12-06) December 6, 1994 2020 HFX Wanderers FC 7 0
17 Cordell Cato FW (1992-07-15) July 15, 1992 2019 Charlotte Independence 42 5
18 Tucker Stephenson FW (1996-10-23) October 23, 1996 2020 Swope Park Rangers 11 1
19 Charlie Ward MF (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 2020 Ottawa Fury 10 0
25 Ray Saari MF (1995-04-18) April 18, 1995 2020 Kansas City Comets 3 0
26 Jonathan Brown FW (1990-04-17) April 17, 1990 2019 Abahani Limited Dhaka 71 4
91 Owayne Gordon FW (1991-10-08) October 8, 1991 2019 San Antonio FC 42 6

Non-competitive

Preseason

January 25 Friendly OKC Energy 6–1 Mid-American Christian Evangels Oklahoma City, OK
1:00 PMCST Chavez 3' (Ellis-Hayden)
López 5' (Cato), 1st period'
Trialist #1 2nd period'
Trialist #2 3rd period'
Trialist #3 3rd period' (pen.)
Report 2nd period' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
January 29 Friendly FC Dallas 2–3 OKC Energy Frisco, TX
4:00 PM CST Mosquera 1st half'
Ondrášek 1st half'
2nd half' (o.g.)
Report Iida 2nd half'
Chavez 2nd half'
Stadium: AdvoCare Field 4 at Toyota Soccer Center
February 1 Friendly San Antonio FC 5–1 OKC Energy Frisco, TX
1:00 PM CST Di Renzo 7'
Partain 17' (pen.)
Gallegos 2nd half'
Trialist 2nd half'
Trialist 2nd half' (pen.)
Report Gordon 2nd half' Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center
February 8 Friendly OKC Energy 2–2 Central Arkansas Bears Oklahoma City, OK
1:00 PM CST Chavez
Basuljevic
Report
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Note: Additional 15 minutes added after full-time.
February 15 Friendly Sporting Kansas City II 1–1 OKC Energy Wichita, KS
2:00 PM CST Rad 85' (pen.) Report Chavez 4' Stadium: Stryker Soccer Complex
February 23 Friendly New Mexico United 2–1 OKC Energy Tucson, AZ
2:00 PM CST Moreno 35'
Sergi 75'
Report Chavez 40' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 26 Friendly El Paso Locomotive FC 3–0 OKC Energy Tucson, AZ
2:00 PM CST Lomis 20'
Bosetti 2nd half'
Salgado 3rd period'
Report Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: 120-minute scrimmage.
February 29 Friendly Grand Canyon Antelopes 0–4 OKC Energy Phoenix, AZ
2:00 PM CST Stadium: GCU Stadium

Competitions

USL

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 San Antonio FC 16 10 3 3 30 14 +16 33 2.06 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 FC Tulsa 15 6 7 2 21 16 +5 25 1.67
3 Austin Bold FC 16 5 7 4 30 27 +3 22 1.38
4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 14 2 3 9 17 28 −11 9 0.64
5 OKC Energy FC 16 1 7 8 12 29 −17 10 0.63
Source: USL

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 1 3 6 6 18  −12 6 0 3 3 3 10  −7 1 0 3 3 8  −5

Source: USLC standings

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516
StadiumHHAHHHHAAHAAAHAA
ResultLDWDLLDLLDDDLDLL
Source: Energy FC schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

March 7 1 OKC Energy 1–2 Colorado Springs Oklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CST Ward  53'
Harris 58'
Chavez  62'
Report Volesky 16'
Lewis  33'
Stephenson 78' (o.g.)
Diz Pe  90+5'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,067
Referee: Eric Tattersall
July 13 2 OKC Energy 1–1 FC Tulsa Oklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT Chavez 40'
Hyland  51'
Basuljevic  53'
Harris  88'
Report da Costa 45+5' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,626
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
July 17 3 Austin Bold FC 1–3 OKC Energy Austin, TX
8:00 PM CDT Ciss  12'
Guadarrama 33'
Gladiator  58'
Okugo 68'
Report Harris  11'
Hernández  18', 90+4'
Brown 29'
Cato  38'
Chavez 64' (pen.)
Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 18
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
July 22 4 OKC Energy 1–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Oklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT López  62', 88'
Ellis-Hayden  63'
Hernández  90+10'
Report Beckford 11'
Kibato  20'
Coronado  90+7'
Taiberson 90+8'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Michael Cap
August 1 5 OKC Energy 0–3 New Mexico United Oklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT Ibeagha  86'
Chavez  87'
Report Moreno 31'
Wehan 45+3'
Mizell  82'
Ahlinvi 90+4'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,582
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
August 8 6 OKC Energy 0–3 San Antonio FC Oklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT Hernández  12'
Hyland  21'
López  42'
Taravel  69'
Report Di Renzo  29'
Parano 31'
Montgomery 70'
Bailone  73', 77'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,455
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
August 15 7 OKC Energy 0–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Oklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT Ellis-Hayden  14' Report Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 19 8 San Antonio FC 4–0 OKC Energy San Antonio, TX
8:00 PM CDT Solignac 3'
PC 14' (pen.),  25'
Taintor 42',  45+4'
Gorskie  66'
Di Renzo 67'
Report Brown  28'
Hernández  41'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Referee: Héctor Hernández
August 22 9 Sporting Kansas City II 3–0 OKC Energy Kansas City, KS
7:00 PM CDT Harris 5', 22',  54'
Barbir  19', 66'
Mompremier  42'
Rešetar  87'
Report Brown  60' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 30 10 OKC Energy 1–1 Austin Bold FC Oklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT Taravel  28'
García  31'  51'
Harris  38'
Chavez 41',  57'
Report Forbes 14'
Kléber  31'
Ortíz  90'
Saramutin  90+3'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,540
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
September 5 11 Colorado Springs 0–0 OKC Energy Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM CDT Argueta  89' Report Hernández  34'
Taravel  90+2'
Ellis-Hayden  90+9'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 12 12 FC Tulsa 1–1 OKC Energy Tulsa, OK
7:00 PM CDT Marlon  55'
Suárez 73'
Moloto  81'
Report Chavez  35'
Hernández  71'  77'
Gordon 90'
Ibeagha  90+5'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 2,932
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 19 13 San Antonio FC 2–0 OKC Energy San Antonio, TX
8:00 PM CDT Perruzza 45', 52'
Bailone  89'
Report Dunwell  63'
Chávez  67'
Stephenson  85'
Taravel  88'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Gerald Flores
September 27 14 OKC Energy 0–0 Austin Bold FC Oklahoma City, OK
7:00 PM CDT Ibeagha  43'
García  44'
Hernández  67'
Ellis-Hayden  90+8'
Report Guadarrama 44' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,775
Referee: Brandon Gardner
September 30 15 FC Tulsa 3–2 OKC Energy Tulsa, OK
7:00 PM CDT Marlon 15'
Chapman-Page  35'
Uzo 79', 88'
Altamirano  86'
Report Cato 12'
Taravel  45+2'
Chávez  45+4'
Stephenson 57'
Amico  70'
Ellis-Hayden  84'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 2,320
Referee: Matthew Thompson
October 3 16 Rio Grande Valley FC 4–2 OKC Energy Edinburg, TX
8:00 PM CDT Edwards 6'
Azócar 39'
Amico 43' (o.g.)
Obregón 67'
Report Cato 12'
Brown 83'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 956
Referee: Melvin Rivas

U.S. Open Cup

April 7–9 Second round Denton Diablos FC (NPSL)
or NTX Rayados (LQ)
v OKC Energy FC (USLC) Denton, Texas or TBD
Stadium: University of North Texas Soccer Stadium or TBD
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos. Name USL U.S. Open Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Cody Laurendi 4 0 0 0 4 0
2 GK C.J. Cochran 13 0 0 0 13 0
3 DF Kyle Hyland 8 0 0 0 8 0
4 DF Christian Ibeagha 14 0 0 0 14 0
5 DF Joe Amico 11 0 0 0 11 0
6 MF Brad Dunwell 13 0 0 0 13 0
7 MF Rafael Garcia 14 0 0 0 14 0
8 MF José Hernández 15 1 0 0 15 1
9 FW Jaime Chavez 16 3 0 0 16 3
10 MF Arun Basuljevic 13 0 0 0 13 0
11 FW Frank López 6 1 0 0 6 1
12 DF Ramón Martín del Campo 4 0 0 0 4 0
13 DF Nicolas Taravel 15 0 0 0 15 0
14 FW Kodai Iida 7 0 0 0 7 0
15 DF Atiba Harris 8 1 0 0 8 1
17 FW Cordell Cato 12 0 0 0 12 0
18 FW Tucker Stephenson 11 1 0 0 11 1
19 MF Charlie Ward 10 0 0 0 10 0
22 DF Zachary Ellis-Hayden 15 0 0 0 15 0
25 MF Ray Saari 3 0 0 0 3 0
26 FW Jonathan Brown 15 1 0 0 15 1
35 GK Kyle Ihn 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF Mike da Fonte 2 0 0 0 2 0
91 FW Owayne Gordon 8 0 0 0 8 0

Source: Energy FC stats

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name USL U.S. Open Cup Total
3 DF Kyle Hyland 2 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Christian Ibeagha 3 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF Joe Amico 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF Brad Dunwell 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Rafael Garcia 2 1 0 0 2 1
8 MF José Hernández 7 1 0 0 7 1
9 FW Jaime Chavez 6 0 0 0 6 0
10 MF Arun Basuljevic 1 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW Frank López 2 0 0 0 2 0
13 DF Nicolas Taravel 5 0 0 0 5 0
15 DF Atiba Harris 3 0 0 0 3 0
17 FW Cordell Cato 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 FW Tucker Stephenson 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF Charlie Ward 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF Zachary Ellis-Hayden 4 0 0 0 4 0
26 FW Jonathan Brown 2 0 0 0 2 0

Source: Energy FC stats

Clean sheets

No. Name USL U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played
1 Cody Laurendi 0 0 0 1
2 C.J. Cochran 1 0 1 8
35 Kyle Ihn 0 0 0 0

Source: Energy FC stats

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
MF Arun Basuljevic Fresno FC Dec 17, 2019 [3]
DF Zachary Ellis-Hayden Fresno FC Dec 17, 2019 [4]
MF Kodai Iida HFX Wanderers Dec 18, 2019 [5]
FW Jaime Chavez Fresno FC Dec 19, 2019 [6]
MF José Hernández LA Galaxy II Dec 19, 2019 [7]
GK C. J. Cochran Fresno FC Dec 20, 2019 [8]
DF Joe Amico Orange County SC Jan 7, 2020 [9]
MF Brad Dunwell Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Jan 10, 2020 [10]
GK Kyle Ihn Lansing Ignite Jan 10, 2020 [11]
FW Frank Lopez San Antonio FC Jan 13, 2020 [12]
MF Charlie Ward Ottawa Fury FC Jan 14, 2020 [13]
FW Tucker Stephenson Sporting Kansas City II Jan 14, 2020 [14]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
GK Bryan Byars Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
DF Max Gunderson Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
DF Christian Ibeagha Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
DF Alvin Jones Real Salt Lake OKC receives an undisclosed fee. Dec 5, 2019 [15][16]
DF Amir Šašivarević Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
DF Mekeil Williams Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
MF Josh García Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
MF Kal Okot Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
MF Callum Ross Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
MF Je-Vaughn Watson Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
FW Deshorn Brown Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]
FW Christian Eissele Contract expired. Dec 5, 2019 [15]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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