2020 Phoenix Rising FC season

Phoenix Rising FC
2020 season
Owners
List
ManagerRick Schantz (11-3-2)
Blair Gavin (Interim)(3-0-0)
StadiumCasino Arizona Field
USL playoffsFinalist [1]
Top goalscorerJunior Flemmings (14)
Highest home attendance6,585
(March 7 v. Portland Timbers 2)
Average home league attendanceRegular season: 6,585
Biggest winPHX 6–1 POR (March 7)
Biggest defeatOC 1–0 PHX (July 25)
RNO 2–1 PHX (August 29)
PHX 2–3 SD (September 19)

The 2020 Phoenix Rising FC season was the club's seventh season in the USL Championship and their fourth as Rising FC. They were the defending USL Championship regular season champions.

Competitions

Friendlies

Further information: 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup

All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00)

January 25, 2020 Scrimmage Phoenix Rising FC 0–4 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
11:00 AM MST Report Sallói 23'
Busio 43', 50'
Harris 70'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
January 29, 2020 Friendly Phoenix Rising FC 0–3 FC Cincinnati Tucson, Arizona
3:00 PM MST Report McCabe 22'
Gutman 42'
Gyau 53'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 8, 2020 Friendly Grand Canyon University 2–6 Phoenix Rising FC Phoenix, Arizona
7:00 PM MST Rasmussen 49' (pen.)
Vannier 68'		 Report Flemmings 51', 58', 86'
Barmby 63'
Trialist 64'
Asante 73'		 Stadium: GCU Stadium
February 12, 2020 Scrimmage Phoenix Rising FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls Oro Valley, Arizona
Kunga 43'
Farrell 50'		 Report Barlow 0' Stadium: Naranja Park
Attendance: Closed to the public
February 15, 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup Phoenix Rising FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:00 PM MST Report
Report		 Zardes 73' Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
February 19, 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup Phoenix Rising FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Scottsdale, Arizona
7:00 PM MST Moar 66'
Calistri 78'		 Report
Report		 Russell 56' Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
February 22, 2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup Phoenix Rising FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake Scottsdale, Arizona
7:00 PM MST Farrell 19'
Asante 39'
Bakero 57'		 Report
Report		 Kreilach 11'
Meram 89'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
February 26, 2020 Scrimmage Phoenix Rising FC 0–1 New Mexico United Tucson, Arizona
11:30 AM MST Report Wehan 37' Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: Closed to the public
February 29, 2020 Scrimmage Phoenix Rising FC 3–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Tucson, Arizona
12:00 PM MST Bakero 51' (pen.)
Flemmings 68'
Asante 80'		 Report
Report		 Mares 34', 43'
Gómez 55'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: Closed to the public

[2][3]

USL Championship

Further information: 2020 USL Championship season
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 11 2 3 46 17  +29 35 8 0 1 32 9  +23 3 2 2 14 8  +6

Source: Match reports

Results by round

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StadiumHHAAHHHAAAAHHHAH
ResultWWDLWWWWDLWWLWWW
Position1213211111111111
Updated to match(es) played on October 3, 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

March 7, 2020 1 Phoenix Rising FC 6–1 Portland Timbers 2 Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Dadashov 13', 24', 65'
Flemmings 31'
Lambert  75'
Whelan  85'
Kunga 90'
Asante 90+3'		 Report
Report		 Conechny 45+2'
Bonilla  79'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 6,585
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
July 11, 2020 2 Phoenix Rising FC 4–0 LA Galaxy II Scottsdale, Arizona
7:00 PM MST Flemmings 9'
Bakero 40' (pen.)
Asante 45+2', 81'
King  54'		 Report
Report		 Bawa  39'
Ontiveros  55'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Isaiah Vlad
July 16, 2020 3 Orange County SC 1–1 Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
6:00 PM MST Forrester  28'
Smith  45+3'
Coleman 74'		 Report
Report		 Asante  15'
Flemmings 64'
Kontoh  90+3'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Brandon Stevis
July 25, 2020 4 Orange County SC 1–0 Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM MST Okoli 20'
Crisostomo  45'
Orozco  90+1'		 Report
Report		 Moar  9'  45'
Barmby  71'		 Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 1, 2020 5 Phoenix Rising FC 3–1 El Paso Locomotive FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MDT Dadashov 19' (pen.)
Asante 36'
Flemmings 45+6'
Lambert  67'
Dick  90+6'		 Report
Report		 Gómez 15'
Yuma  21'
Beckie  40'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Alan Martinez
August 8, 2020 6 Phoenix Rising FC 5–2 New Mexico United Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Flemmings 17', 73', 86'
Dadashov 22'
Cochran 52'
Lambert  57'
Calistri  80'		 Report
Report		 Parkes 5'
Guzmán  45+1'
Tinari 59'
Moreno  87'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 15, 2020 7 Phoenix Rising FC 2–0 San Diego Loyal SC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Flemmings 26'
King 59'		 Report
Report		 Martin  44'
Klimenta  56'
Nazira  82'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Isaiah Vlad
August 19, 2020 8 LA Galaxy II 1–4 Phoenix Rising FC Carson, California
2:00 PM MST Vázquez  6'
Williams 70'		 Report
Report		 Flemmings 23'
Moar 36'
Schweitzer 63'
Asante 90+6'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Brandon Stevis
August 22, 2020 9 Las Vegas Lights FC 3–3 Phoenix Rising FC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM MST Chester 80'
Moses  84'
Cochran 90+6' (o.g.)
del Campo 90+9'		 Report
Report		 Dadashov 4'
King  22'
Kontoh  59'
Flemmings 68'
Stanton  74'
Asante 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 29, 2020 10 Reno 1868 FC 2–1 Phoenix Rising FC Reno, Nevada
7:00 PM MST Janjigian  41'
Langsdorf 62'
Hertzog 79',  90+6'		 Report
Report		 Dadashov 76',  90+6'
Calistri  81'
Lambert  87'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
September 5, 2020 11 Las Vegas Lights FC 0–2 Phoenix Rising FC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM MST Fehr  45+1'
Sandoval  50'
de la Fuente  52'
Amarikwa  90'		 Report
Report		 King  14'
Flemmings 53' (pen.)
Cochran  73'
Bakero  74'
Dadashov 90+4'		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: William Hoffman
September 11, 2020 12 Phoenix Rising FC 5–1 Las Vegas Lights FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Dadashov 27', 44'
Flemmings 55'
Stanton 57'
Bakero 72' (pen.)
Farrell  90+2'		 Report
Report		 Moses  41'
Fenwick  70'
de la Fuente 82'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Referee: Isaiah Vlad
September 19, 2020 13 Phoenix Rising FC 2–3 San Diego Loyal SC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Flemmings 41', 89'
Barmby  90+2'		 Report
Report		 Rubin 3', 12', 45+4'
Stoneman  32'  90+7'
Klimenta  54'
Moshobane  63'
Metcalf  72'
Martin  87'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
September 26, 2020 14 Phoenix Rising FC 1–0 Orange County SC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Dadashov 37',  84'
Lambert  45+2'
Flemmings  60'		 Report
Report		 Alston  83'
Quinn  89'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Referee: Isaiah Vlad
September 30, 2020 15 San Diego Loyal SC 0–3
(Forfeit)		 Phoenix Rising FC San Diego, California
7:00 PM MST Berry 2'
Rubín 20', 45+7'
Stoneman  31'
C. Martin  45+8'		 Report Stanton  27', 45'
Calistri  28'
Moar  45+5'
Farrell  45+6'		 Stadium: Torero Stadium
Referee: Joseph Salinas
Note: Match abandoned at start of second half due to Loyal walking off the pitch in protest of an alleged homophobic slur.[4] According to the FIFA disciplinary code, the match is forfeit to Phoenix and scored as a 3:0 victory for them.[5]
October 3, 2020 16 Phoenix Rising FC 4–1 LA Galaxy II Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Moar 10'
King  12'
Stanton 27', 57'
Cochran 51'		 Report Williams 6'
Cuevas  28'
Bawa  40'
Ferkranus  74'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Referee: Ricardo Fierro

Group table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Phoenix Rising FC 16 11 2 3 46 17 +29 35 2.19 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 LA Galaxy II 16 8 2 6 29 32 −3 26 1.63
3 Orange County SC 16 7 3 6 18 18 0 24 1.50
4 San Diego Loyal SC 16 6 5 5 17 18 −1 23 1.44
5 Las Vegas Lights FC 16 2 5 9 24 34 −10 11 0.69
Source: USL

Conference table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Reno 1868 FC 16 11 2 3 43 21 +22 36 2.25 Conference Quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Rising FC 16 11 3 2 46 17 +29 35 2.19
3 San Antonio FC 16 10 3 3 30 14 +16 33 2.06
4 El Paso Locomotive FC 16 9 2 5 24 14 +10 32 2.00
5 Sacramento Republic 16 8 2 6 27 17 +10 30 1.88
6 New Mexico United 15 8 4 3 23 17 +6 27 1.80
7 FC Tulsa 15 6 2 7 21 16 +5 25 1.67
8 LA Galaxy II 16 8 6 2 29 32 −3 26 1.63
9 Orange County SC 16 7 6 3 18 18 0 24 1.50
10 San Diego Loyal SC 16 6 5 5 17 18 −1 23 1.44
11 Austin Bold FC 16 5 4 7 30 26 +4 22 1.38
12 Tacoma Defiance 16 4 10 2 25 32 −7 14 0.88
13 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 16 2 7 7 19 28 −9 13 0.81
14 Real Monarchs 16 3 11 2 14 25 −11 11 0.69
15 Las Vegas Lights FC 16 2 9 5 24 34 −10 11 0.69
16 Rio Grande Valley Toros 14 2 9 3 17 28 −11 9 0.64
17 OKC Energy FC 16 1 8 7 12 29 −17 10 0.63
18 Portland Timbers 2 16 3 13 0 20 50 −30 9 0.56
Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) points; 3) total wins; 4) total goal differential; 5) total goals scored; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.

USL Championship Playoffs

Further information: 2020 USL Championship Playoffs

Conference Playoffs

October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10) Quarterfinals Phoenix Rising FC 1–0 (a.e.t.) Sacramento Republic FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 pm MST Dadashov  44'
Lambert  109'
Asante 114'		 Report
Report		 Formella  12'
López  45'
Hilliard-Arce  74'
McCrary  87'
Keinan  90+1'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October 17, 2020 Semifinals Reno 1868 FC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Phoenix Rising FC Reno, Nevada
6:00 PM PDT Hertzog 6'
Janjigian  31'
Partida 40'
Bone  57'
Langsdorf  79'
Ycaza  90+4'
Boudadi  119'		 Report
Report		 King  23'
Lambert 45+2',  51'
Lowe  65'
Asante 71'
Moar  94'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 700
Referee: Kevin Broadley
Penalties
Hertzog
Alfaro
Richards
Gleadle
Apodaca 		Farrell
Whelan
Calistri
King
Dadashov
October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24) Final Phoenix Rising FC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 El Paso Locomotive FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Schweitzer 18'
Farrell  95'
Asante  109'
Lowe  113'		 Report
Report		 Yuma  4'
King  54'
Rebellón 59',  94'
Herrera  105+2'
Diaz  106'
Ryan  108'
Carrijó  111'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Referee: Elton García
Penalties
Bakero
Whelan
Farrell
Moar 		Carrijó
Ross
Ryan
Gómez

USL Championship Final

The Final was cancelled the day before because several Tampa Bay players and staff tested positive for COVID-19. No league champion was chosen.[1]

November 1, 2020 (2020-11-01) USL Final Tampa Bay Rowdies cancelled Phoenix Rising FC St. Petersburg, Florida
8:30 PM EST Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Note: Phoenix relinquished the right to host the final as a gesture of respect to the LGBTQ community for the incident between Phoenix Rising and San Diego Loyal on September 30.[6]

U.S. Open Cup

The U.S. Open Cup was cancelled.

Phoenix Rising FC cancelled FC Golden State Force or FC Arizona Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Note: Cancelled on August 17 due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

Roster

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
18 Eric Dick GK (1994-10-03) October 3, 1994 2020 Sporting Kansas City (loan)
22 Landon Carter GK (2003-10-23) October 23, 2003 2020 Phoenix Rising Academy [A]
28 Zac Lubin GK (1989-08-15) August 15, 1989 2020 Ljungskile SK
Defenders
2 Darnell King DF (1990-09-23) September 23, 1990 2020 Nashville SC
3 A. J. Cochran DF (1993-02-09) February 9, 1993 2020 Atlanta United 2
4 Corey Whelan DF (1997-12-12) December 12, 1997 2020 Crewe Alexandra
13 Kyle Bjornethun DF (1995-03-15) March 15, 1995 2020 FC Tucson
15 Joe Farrell DF (1994-02-13) February 13, 1994 2020 Rochester Rhinos
16 Austin Ledbetter DF (1995-07-15) July 15, 1995 2020 FC Tucson
23 Owusu-Ansah Kontoh DF (1993-08-24) August 24, 1993 2020 Orange County SC
31 Damion Lowe DF (1993-05-05) May 5, 1993 2020 IK Start
Midfielders
6 Jordan Schweitzer MF (1994-04-19) April 19, 1994 2020 Colorado Springs Switchbacks
8 Jack Barmby MF (1994-11-14) November 14, 1994 2020 San Antonio FC
10 Jon Bakero MF (1996-11-05) November 5, 1996 2020 Toronto FC
12 Sam Stanton MF (1994-04-19) April 19, 1994 2020 Dundee United
17 Santi Moar MF (1993-09-05) September 5, 1993 2020 New Mexico United
19 José Aguinaga MF (1995-05-11) May 11, 1995 2020 New York Red Bulls II
27 Kevon Lambert MF (1997-03-22) March 22, 1997 2020 Montego Bay United
Forwards
7 Junior Flemmings FW (1996-01-16) January 16, 1996 2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies
9 Rufat Dadashov FW (1991-09-29) September 29, 1991 2020 SC Preußen Münster
14 Ansuh Kanneh FW (2005-12-02) December 2, 2005 2020 Phoenix Rising Academy [A]
20 Solomon Asante FW (1990-03-06) March 6, 1990 2020 TP Mazembe
21 Joey Calistri FW (1993-11-20) November 20, 1993 2020 Saint Louis FC
24 Denis Conteh FW (2001-09-18) September 18, 2001 2020 Phoenix Rising Academy [A]
70 Lagos Kunga FW (1998-10-20) October 20, 1998 2020 Atlanta United FC (loan)
87 Alex Krzykos FW (2002-10-06) October 6, 2002 2020 Phoenix Rising Academy [A]
  1. ^
    Phoenix Rising Academy contract.
    2.

[7]

Transfers

Loan in

Start date End date Position No. Player From club
January 21, 2020 End of Season Forward 70 Lagos Kunga Atlanta United FC[8]
February 4, 2020 End of Season Goalkeeper 18 Eric Dick Sporting Kansas City[9]

Loan out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club

Statistics

[10]

# Pos. Name GP GS Min. Goals Assists
7 FW Junior Flemmings 14 14 1192 14 2 1 0
9 FW Rufat Dadashov 18 16 1465 11 4 3 0
20 FW Solomon Asante 17 16 1537 8 9 2 0
12 MF Sam Stanton 17 14 1220 3 1 1 0
10 MF Jon Bakero 18 16 1208 2 4 1 0
3 DF A. J. Cochran 14 13 1157 2 0 1 0
17 MF Santi Moar 15 9 897 2 8 1 1
6 MF Jordan Schweitzer 16 4 502 2 1 0 0
2 DF Darnell King 18 18 1697 1 1 5 0
27 MF Kevon Lambert 17 17 1603 1 3 7 0
70 FW Lagos Kunga 9 0 73 1 1 0 0
4 DF Corey Whelan 18 18 1709 0 0 1 0
15 DF Joe Farrell 15 11 1066 0 1 2 0
23 DF Owusu-Ansah Kontoh 8 6 526 0 0 1 1
21 FW Joey Calistri 15 3 404 0 0 2 0
31 DF Damion Lowe 5 2 291 0 0 2 0
19 MF Jose Aguinaga 10 1 276 0 0 0 0
8 MF Jack Barmby 9 1 165 0 0 2 0
13 DF Kyle Bjornethun 1 1 58 0 0 0 0
16 DF Austin Ledbetter 1 0 5 0 0 0 0
25 FW Ansuh Kanneh 1 0 3 0 0 0 0

Goalkeepers

# Name GP GS Min. SV GA GAA SO
28 Zac Lubin 16 16 1530 46 16 0.941 5 0 0
18 Eric Dick 2 2 180 6 4 2.000 0 1 0

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j The remainder of the competition, is played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America.

References

  1. ^ a b "USL Championship Final Cancelled, Season Concludes with Tampa Bay, Phoenix as Conference Title-Winners". USLChampionship.com Staff. October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup Schedule Announced". Phoenix Rising Communications. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Full Phoenix Rising Preseason Schedule Released". Phoenix Rising Communications. January 21, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "USL Championship Statement – San Diego Loyal SC vs. Phoenix Rising FC". USLChampionship.com. September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "FIFA Disciplinary Code" (PDF). FIFA.com. 2019. p. 20. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Phoenix Rising FC Relinquishes 2020 Championship Final Hosting Rights". USLChampionship.com Staff. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Phoenix Rising Roster". PHXRisingFC.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "Phoenix Rising Transfers Adam Jahn to Atlanta United". Phoenix Rising Football Club. January 21, 2020. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Phoenix Rising Acquires Goalkeeper Eric Dick On Loan From Sporting KC". Phoenix Rising Football Club. February 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "2020 Player Stats". Retrieved October 26, 2020.
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