2020 Tacoma Defiance season

Tacoma Defiance
2020 season
Head coachWade Webber
StadiumCheney Stadium
USL ChampionshipGroup A: 3rd
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerLeague: Alec Díaz
All: Alec Díaz
Highest home attendanceLeague: 2,178
(March 3 vs. RNO)
Lowest home attendanceLeague:
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,178
Biggest winPOR 0–4 TAC (Aug. 3)
Biggest defeatPOR 3–0 TAC (Sept. 9)

The 2020 Tacoma Defiance season was the club's sixth year of existence, formerly as Seattle Sounders FC 2, and their sixth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was their third season in Tacoma, Washington. The Defiance are majority owned by Seattle Sounders FC.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of December 15, 2020.[1]

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Trey Muse ([A])
16 DF  USA Alex Roldan ([A])
31 GK  USA Christian Herrera
32 FW  PUR Alec Díaz
33 DF  USA Sam Rogers
34 FW  USA Danny Robles
37 FW  USA Shandon Hopeau ([A])
38 MF  USA Azriel Gonzalez
39 MF  USA Marlon Vargas
40 MF  USA Chris Hegardt ([B])
42 MF  USA Alex Villanueva
43 MF  USA Sota Kitahara
45 MF  USA Ethan Dobbelaere ([A] on loan from Seattle Sounders FC)
48 DF  USA Joshua Hardin ([B])
49 MF  USA Reed Baker-Whiting
52 DF  USA Eric Kinzner
61 GK  USA Jamie Lowell ([B])
74 DF  USA Taylor Mueller
75 MF  USA Danny Leyva ([A])
80 MF  USA Ray Serrano
81 DF  ENG Danny Reynolds
84 MF  USA Josh Atencio ([A])
87 FW  USA Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez ([A] on loan from Seattle Sounders FC)
90 MF  USA Chino Pérez
92 DF  FRA Abdoulaye Cissoko
97 MF  USA Collin Fernandez
98 MF  ENG Antonee Burke-Gilroy
99 FW  USA Justin Dhillon ([A])
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Sounders FC.
  2. ^
    Sounders FC Academy player.

Competitions

Preseason

February 6, 2020 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–0 Tacoma Defiance
(PDT)
Note: closed door 114 min match
February 12, 2020 LA Galaxy II – Tacoma Defiance Carson, California
(PDT) Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

Friendlies

–
(PDT)

USL regular season

Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Reno 1868 FC 16 11 3 2 43 21 +22 36 2.25 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC 16 8 6 2 27 17 +10 30 1.88
3 Tacoma Defiance 16 4 2 10 25 32 −7 14 0.88
4 Portland Timbers 2 16 3 0 13 20 50 −30 9 0.56
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
16 4 2 10 25 32  −7 14 3 0 3 9 8  +1 1 2 7 16 24  −8

Last updated: October 3, 2020.
Source: USL Championship

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516
StadiumHHAHAAAAAAAAAHHH
ResultLLDWWLLLLLLDLWWL
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 6, 2020 USL 1 Tacoma Defiance 1–3 Reno 1868 FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PST) Hegardt 26'
Daley  38'
Atencio  86'		 Report Skahan 56'
François 74'
Fuentes 87'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,178
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
March 11, 2020 USL 2 Tacoma Defiance 1–2 San Diego Loyal SC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Mueller  38'
Dhillon 56'		 Report Atuahene 31', 85',  89'
Stoneman  57'
Kempin  90+2'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luis Guardia
Note: Played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]
July 13, 2020 USL 3 Sacramento Republic FC 3–3 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Formella 8' (pen.), 37'
Hillard-Arce 23'
Villareal  84'
Skundrich  90+1'		 Report Díaz 1'
Daley 57'
Serrano 81'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
July 18, 2020 USL 4 Tacoma Defiance 3–0 Portland Timbers 2 Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Díaz 14'
Kitahara  21'
Burke-Gilroy  52'
Robles 58'
Reynolds  60'
Pérez 64'
Baker-Whiting  80'		 Report Ornstil  45'
Velásquez  60'
Krolicki  60'
Clapier  74'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Adorae Monroy
August 3, 2020 USL 5 Portland Timbers 2 0–4 Tacoma Defiance Portland, Oregon
6:00  p.m. (PDT) Dúran  30'
Anguiano  45'
Calixtro  73'		 Report Díaz 23', 47'
Mueller 40',  53'
Daley  70'
Pérez 72'
Ocampo-Chavez  90'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Isaiah Vlad
August 8, 2020 USL 6 Reno 1868 FC 2–1 Tacoma Defiance Reno, Nevada
7:30  p.m. (PDT) Kikanovic 20'
Hertzog 32' (pen.),  32'
Rivas  48'
Ycaza  90'+3'		 Report Robles 24'
Herrera  31'
Cissoko  40'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Nicholas Marin
August 15, 2020 USL 7 Sacramento Republic FC 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
8:00  p.m. (PDT) Formella 14', 41'
Iwasa 33'
Belmar  54'
McCrary  84'		 Report Hinds  42'
Rogers 50'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
August 19, 2020 USL 8 Las Vegas Lights FC 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30  p.m. (PDT) Burgos 19'
Dally 30'
Sandoval 67'		 Report Cissoko  68'
Gonzalez 84'		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Karen Callado
Note: This match was originally scheduled for 8/12 but was moved due to COVID cases on the Lights squad
September 4, 2020 USL 10 Real Monarchs SLC 1–0 Tacoma Defiance Herriman, Utah
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Arriaga 26'
Davis  90'+6'		 Report Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 9, 2020 USL 9 Portland Timbers 2 3–0 Tacoma Defiance Portland, Oregon
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Gonzalez 18', 24'
Calixtro 21' (pen.)
Ornstil  80'		 Report Fernandez  68' Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
Note: A covered person within the Portland Timbers 2 organization has shown symptoms for COVID-19 so the match has been postponed.[3] Match rescheduled from 8/30 to 9/9.
September 17, 2020 USL 12 Reno 1868 FC 3–2 Tacoma Defiance Reno, Nevada
6:30  p.m. (PDT) Gleadle 5'
Hertzog  19'
Ycaza 52'
Langsdorf 57'		 Report Kinzner  37'
Serrano  40', 75'
Kitahara  47'
Cissoko 56'
Hegardt  65'
Gonzalez  90'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Joseph Salinas
Note: Due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Reno squad this match was moved from October 3. Due to a positive test in the Defiance squad the matched was moved from 9/16.
September 20, 2020 USL 13 Sacramento Republic FC 3–3 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
7:30  p.m. (PDT) Keinan  45'+4'
Bijev 48'
Skundrich  56'
Belmar 60' (pen.)
López 90'
Sargis  90'+4'		 Report Pérez 3'
Kitahara  15'
Díaz 66',  80'
Serrano 86'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Referee: Nicholas Marin
Note: Due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Defiance organization the match was moved from 9/19.
September 24, 2020 USL 11 Portland Timbers 2 3–1 Tacoma Defiance Portland, Oregon
7:00  p.m. (PDT) González Asensi 12', 75' (pen.)
Hanson  35'
Epps 49'		 Report Robles 47' Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
Note: Match rescheduled from September 12 due to air quality issues in the Pacific Northwest.[4]
September 27, 2020 USL 14 Tacoma Defiance 2–1 Portland Timbers 2 Tacoma, Washington
1:30  p.m. (PDT) Dobbelaere 28'
Hegardt  76'
Gonzalez 85'		 Report Anguiano  43'
Velásquez  45+1'
Hanson  62'
Stanley  71'
Gonzalez 87' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
September 30, 2020 USL 15 Tacoma Defiance 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Mueller  66'
Díaz 71',  90+4'		 Report Chavez  42'
Penagos  90'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Brandon Stevis
October 3, 2020 USL 16 Tacoma Defiance 1–2 Reno 1868 FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00  p.m. (PDT) Ocampo-Chavez 16'
Robles  89'		 Report Richards 35'
Langsdorf 62'
Partida  89'
Rivas  90'+1'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Note: Originally schedule as a match in Tacoma on 7/23 that match was postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Reno squad and then move/switch with the away match with Reno.

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Seattle Sounders FC), Tacoma is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[5]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Regular season Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  USA Trey Muse 2 0 2 0 0 0
16 DF  USA Alex Roldan 1 0 1 0 0 0
31 DF  USA Nick Hinds 7 0 6+1 0 0 0
32 FW  PUR Alec Díaz 12 5 9+3 5 0 0
33 DF  USA Sam Rogers 8 1 8 1 0 0
34 MF  USA Danny Robles 13 3 11+2 3 0 0
37 FW  USA Shandon Hopeau 2 0 2 0 0 0
38 MF  USA Azriel Gonzalez 15 2 7+8 2 0 0
39 MF  USA Marlon Vargas 14 0 9+5 0 0 0
40 MF  USA Chris Hegardt 10 1 5+5 1 0 0
42 DF  USA Alex Villanueva 8 0 5+3 0 0 0
43 MF  USA Sota Kitahara 13 0 12+1 0 0 0
45 MF  USA Ethan Dobbelaere 5 1 4+1 1 0 0
48 DF  USA Joshua Hardin 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
49 MF  USA Reed Baker-Whiting 7 0 3+4 0 0 0
52 DF  USA Eric Kinzner 2 0 2 0 0 0
60 GK  USA Conrad Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 GK  USA Christian Herrera 6 0 6 0 0 0
65 GK  USA Eric Klenofsky 7 0 7 0 0 0
74 DF  USA Taylor Mueller 14 1 14 1 0 0
75 MF  USA Danny Leyva 1 0 1 0 0 0
80 MF  USA Ray Serrano 12 3 5+7 3 0 0
81 DF  ENG Danny Reynolds 11 0 6+5 0 0 0
84 MF  USA Josh Atencio 2 0 2 0 0 0
87 MF  USA Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 12 1 6+6 1 0 0
89 MF  AUS Jesse Daley 4 1 4 1 0 0
90 MF  USA Jesús Pérez 13 3 4+9 3 0 0
92 DF  FRA Abdoulaye Cissoko 11 1 8+3 1 0 0
97 MF  USA Collin Fernandez 8 0 4+4 0 0 0
98 DF  ENG Antonee Burke-Gilroy 13 0 11+2 0 0 0
99 FW  USA Justin Dhillon 1 1 1 1 0 0
  • Last updated: October 3, 2020
  • Source: [2]

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name Regular season Playoffs Total
1 FW 32 Alec Díaz 5 0 5
4 FW 34 Danny Robles 3 0 3
MF 80 Ray Serrano 3 0 3
MF 90 Chino Pérez 3 0 3
5 MF 38 Azriel Gonzalez 2 0 2
6 DF 33 Sam Rogers 1 0 1
MF 40 Chris Hegardt 1 0 1
MF 45 Ethan Dobbelaere 1 0 1
MF 74 Taylor Mueller 1 0 1
MF 87 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 1 0 1
MF 89 Jesse Daley 1 0 1
DF 92 Abdoulaye Cissoko 1 0 1
FW 99 Justin Dhillon 1 0 1
  • Last updated: October 3, 2020
  • Source: [3]

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name Regular Season Playoffs Total
1 FW 34 Danny Robles 3 0 3
DF 81 Danny Reynolds 3 0 3
3 FW 32 Alec Díaz 2 0 2
MF 39 Marlon Vargas 2 0 2
FW 87 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 2 0 2
MF 98 Antonee Burke-Gilroy 2 0 2
7 FW 37 Shandon Hopeau 1 0 1
MF 40 Chris Hegardt 1 0 1
MF 90 Chino Pérez 1 0 1
MF 98 Azriel Gonzalez 1 0 1
  • Last updated: October 3, 2020
  • Source: [4]

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Player Regular Season Playoffs Total
     
31 DF Nick Hinds 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
32 FW Alec Díaz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
32 FW Danny Robles 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
38 MF Azriel Gonzalez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
40 MF Chris Hegardt 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
43 MF Sota Kitahara 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
49 MF Reed Baker-Whiting 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
52 DF Eric Kinzner 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
64 GK Christian Herrera 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
74 DF Taylor Mueller 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
80 MF Ray Serrano 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
81 DF Danny Reynolds 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
84 MF Josh Atencio 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
87 FW Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
89 DF Jesse Daley 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
92 DF Abdoulaye Cissoko 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
97 MF Collin Fernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
98 MF Antonee Burke-Gilroy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0
  • Last updated: October 3, 2020
  • Source: [5]

Honors and awards

Team of the Week

Week Position Player Ref
4 FW Alec Díaz [6]
Bench Danny Robles
7 FW Alec Díaz [7]
15 DF Danny Reynolds [8]


Transfers

For 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

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
74 DF Taylor Mueller Charleston Battery Free transfer December 12, 2019 [9]
97 MF Collin Fernandez Saint Louis FC Free transfer January 14, 2020 [10]
51 DF Danny Reynolds UNC Wilmington Seattle Sounders FC MLS SuperDraft 2nd round Pick (#35) February 7, 2020 [11]
90 MF Jesús Pérez UIC New York City FC MLS SuperDraft 1st round Pick (#22) February 19, 2020 [12]
52 DF Eric Kinzner Sounders FC Academy July 13, 2020 [13]
64 GK Christian Herrera Oakland Roots SC On loan through until September 12 July 13, 2020 [13]
49 MF Reed Baker-Whiting Sounders FC Academy July 23, 2020 [14]
87 FW Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez Seattle Sounders FC loan through end of season August 3, 2020 [15]
42 DF Alex Villanueva Sounders FC Academy August 19, 2020 [16]
65 GK Eric Klenofsky Toronto FC II On loan through end of season September 2, 2020 [17]
45 MF Ethan Dobbelaere Seattle Sounders FC On loan through end of season September 3, 2020 [18]
31 GK Christian Herrera Oakland Roots SC Signed after end of loan December 15, 2020 [19]
88 MF Carlos Anguiano Portland Timbers 2 Free December 15, 2020 [20]
MF Sota Kitahara Sounders FC Academy December 15, 2020 [21]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
71 DF Aleks Berkolds Reno 1868 FC Option declined November 21, 2019 [22]
88 DF Matt Nance Option declined November 21, 2019 [22]
96 DF Ever Rubio Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Option declined November 21, 2019 [22]
90 MF Herbert Robinson García Deportivo CAFESSA Jalisco Option declined November 21, 2019 [22]
73 DF Modou Ndow MFK Vyškov End of loan November 21, 2019 [22]
36 DF Denso Ulysse Inter Miami CF Free transfer November 21, 2019 [22]
78 MF Ben Numbi MFK Vyškov End of loan November 21, 2019 [22]
84 MF Josh Atencio Seattle Sounders FC Signed Homegrown contract June 15, 2020 [23]
37 FW Shandon Hopeau Seattle Sounders FC Signed Homegrown contract June 30, 2020 [24]
89 MF Jesse Daley Brisbane Roar FC Requested release August 12, 2020 [25]
64 GK Christian Herrera Oakland Roots SC Recalled from loan September 3, 2020 [26]

References

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  2. ^ "Tacoma Defiance Statement on Governor Inslee Announcement" (Press release). March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tacoma Defiance's Match Sunday Evening at Portland Postponed". TacDefiance.com. August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Tacoma Defiance Match at Portland Timbers 2 Rescheduled for September 24". TacDefiance.com. September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Record-Setting 100 Teams Confirmed for 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "Birmingham's Lapa Voted Championship Player of the Week". USLChampionship.com. July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 7". USLChampionship.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 15". USLChampionship.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Tacoma Defiance signs defender Taylor Mueller". Seattle Sounders FC. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "Tacoma Defiance Signs Midfielder Collin Fernandez". Tacoma Defiance. January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  11. ^ "Tacoma Defiance signs defender Danny Reynolds". Sounders FC Communications. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "Tacoma Defiance Signs Midfielder Jesús Pérez". February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Tacoma Defiance signs defender Eric Kinzer". July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  14. ^ "Tacoma Defiance signs midfielder Reed Baker-Whiting". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "MATCH PREVIEW: TACOMA DEFIANCE AT PORTLAND TIMBERS 2 – AUGUST 3, 2020". Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "TACOMA DEFIANCE SIGNS DEFENDER ALEX VILLANUEVA". August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  17. ^ "TORONTO FC II LOAN ERIC KLENOFSKY TO TACOMA DEFIANCE". September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  18. ^ "MATCH PREVIEW: TACOMA DEFIANCE AT REAL MONARCHS – SEPTEMBER 4, 2020". September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  19. ^ "Kitahara, Anguiano and Herrera ink USL deals with Tacoma for 2021; Defiance also exercises options on three players, bringing current roster to 13". December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  20. ^ "Kitahara, Anguiano and Herrera ink USL deals with Tacoma for 2021; Defiance also exercises options on three players, bringing current roster to 13". December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  21. ^ "Kitahara, Anguiano and Herrera ink USL deals with Tacoma for 2021; Defiance also exercises options on three players, bringing current roster to 13". December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
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  23. ^ "Sounders FC signs midfielders Atencio and Dobbelaere as Homegrown Players". Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  24. ^ "Sounders FC signs midfielder Shandon Hopeau as Homegrown Player". Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  25. ^ "TACOMA DEFIANCE RELEASES MIDFIELDER JESSE DALEY". Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  26. ^ "MATCH PREVIEW: TACOMA DEFIANCE AT REAL MONARCHS – SEPTEMBER 4, 2020". Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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