2021 FC Tucson season

FC Tucson
2021 season
Owner	Benevolent Sports Tucson, LLC
Manager	John Galas (2-4-3); Jon Pearlman (9-6-4)
Stadium	Kino North Stadium
USL1 Playoffs	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	Charlie Dennis (9)
Highest home attendance	1,793; (November 6 vs Richmond Kickers,; USL1 Playoff Quarterfinal)
Lowest home attendance	654; (August 28 vs Greenville Triumph SC)
Average home league attendance	1,050; One result missing
Biggest win	4–0; August 22 vs. Ft. Lauderdale
Biggest defeat	1–5; May 16 vs. Ft. Lauderdale
Home colors	Away colors

The 2021 FC Tucson season was the eleventh season in the soccer team's history and their third in USL League One. On February 18, 2021, Phoenix Rising FC transferred ownership of FC Tucson to Benevolent Sports Tucson LLC, led by Rising co-owner Brett Johnson.^[1]^[2]

Players and staff

Roster

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Wallis Lapsley	GK	(1997-04-14) April 14, 1997	2021	New York Red Bulls II	0	0
12	Ryan Shellow	GK	(1997-10-10) October 10, 1997	2021	Cornell University	0	0
18	Jim Barkei	GK	(1995-12-21) December 21, 1995	2021	Memphis 901 FC	0	0
30	Emiliano Andraux	GK	(2002-05-02) May 2, 2002	2020	FC Tucson Academy ^[A]	0	0
Defenders
3	Alex Knox	DF	(1997-06-21) June 21, 1997	2021	UCLA	0	0
4	Luca Mastrantonio	DF	(1996-05-27) May 27, 1996	2021	UC Irvine	0	0
5	Kaelon Fox	DF	(1995-05-31) May 31, 1995	2021	Þór Akureyri	0	0
15	Noah Franke	DF	(1995-03-25) March 25, 1995	2021	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	0	0
19	Maxi Schenfeld	DF	(1992-10-18) October 18, 1992	2021	FC Tulsa	0	0
23	Luke Lawrence	DF	(2001-08-22) August 22, 2001	2021	Barça Residency Academy	0	0
24	Dakota Barnathan	DF	(1994-11-09) November 9, 1994	2021	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	0	0
58	Miles Lyons	DF	(2001-01-01) January 1, 2001	2021	Barça Residency Academy	0	0
Midfielders
8	Daniel Bedoya	MF	(1994-02-13) February 13, 1994	2021	New Amsterdam FC	0	0
10	Charlie Dennis	MF	(1998-04-21) April 21, 1998	2020	Tormenta FC	15	0
11	Kevin Rodriguez	MF	(1996-09-25) September 25, 1996	2021	Rio Grande Valley FC	0	0
14	Gerard Lavergne	MF	(1999-01-25) January 25, 1999	2021	Atlético Pantoja	0	0
20	João Delgado	MF	(1994-01-16) January 16, 1994	2021	Reading United AC	0	0
21	Manuel Ferriol	MF	(1998-08-13) August 13, 1998	2020	James Madison University	9	0
22	Nathan Hurtado	MF	(2003-09-07) September 7, 2003	2021	Barça Residency Academy	0	0
27	Jordan Pena	MF	(2000-05-21) May 21, 2000	2020	Real Monarchs	5	0
31	Brandon Sanchez	MF	(2003-09-12) September 12, 2003	2021	FC Tucson Academy ^[A]	1	0
38	Jerod Allen	MF	(2004-08-17) August 17, 2004	2021		0	0
42	Jared Odenbeck	MF	(1995-02-04) February 4, 1995	2021	Stumptown Athletic	0	0
88	Mohamed Kone	MF/DF	(1993-12-12) December 12, 1993	2021	New Amsterdam FC	0	0
Forwards
7	Tobenna Uzo	FW	(1994-10-13) October 13, 1994	2021	FC Arizona	0	0
9	Deri Corfe	FW	(1998-03-03) March 3, 1998	2021	New York Red Bulls II	0	0
14	Alioune Diakhate	FW	(1994-04-10) April 10, 1994	2021	Indy Eleven	0	0
17	Shak Adams	FW	(1998-09-07) September 7, 1998	2021	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	31	4
37	Franco Pérez	FW	(1996-01-01) January 1, 1996	2021	Estudiantes de Río Cuarto (loan)	0	0
91	Gio Calixtro	FW	(2000-06-27) June 27, 2000	2021	Portland Timbers 2	0	0

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USL Academy contract.

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Coaching staff

Name	Position
Jon Pearlman	Head coach
Mark Biagi	Assistant coach
Vito Higgins	Assistant coach & Academy Head Coach
Alex Rangel	Goalkeeper coach

Front Office Staff

Name	Position
Amanda Powers	President
Jon Pearlman	Director of Soccer Operations

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Competitions

Exhibitions

March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31) Preseason 1	FC Tucson	1–2	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona
1:00 PM MST	Adams 10'	COL Report	Rosenberry 26' Shinyashiki 31'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Note: 40 Minute Game

March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31) Preseason 2	FC Tucson	2–1	LA Galaxy II	Tucson, Arizona
3:00 PM MST	Adams Fox	TUC Report		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Note: 40 Minute Game

April 7, 2021 (2021-04-07) Preseason 3	FC Tucson	0–5	El Paso Locomotive FC	Tucson, Arizona
11:00 AM MST		ELP Report	Apodaca ?', ?', ?' Luna ?' Aquinaga ?'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium

April 13, 2021 (2021-04-13) Preseason 4	FC Tucson	3–1	FC Arizona	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST				Stadium: Kino North Stadium

April 17, 2021 (2021-04-17) Preseason 5	New Mexico United	3–1	FC Tucson	Albuquerque, New Mexico
11:00 AM MST	Suggs 29' Schmidt 49' Moreno 72'		Calixtro 30'

April 24, 2021 (2021-04-24) Preseason 6	Phoenix Rising FC	2–1	FC Tucson	Chandler, Arizona
11:00 AM MST	Adekoya 42', 50'	PHX Report	Calixtro 70'	Stadium: Wild Horse Pass Stadium

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USL League One

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Greenville Triumph SC	28	12	9	7	36	29	+7	45	Qualification for the semi-finals
3	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	28	11	11	6	37	29	+8	44	Qualification for the play-offs
4	FC Tucson	28	11	7	10	44	42	+2	40
5	Richmond Kickers	28	11	7	10	35	36	−1	40
6	North Texas SC	28	10	10	8	40	32	+8	40

Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.

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
28	11	7	10	44	42	+2	40	6	2	6	23	21	+2	5	5	4	21	21	0

Source: USL League One^[7]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Stadium	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	L	W	D	W
Position	12	10	10	9	9	7	9	11	11	10	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	4	5	4	4	3	5	6	6	7	4

Source: USL League One^[8]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

May 1, 2021 (2021-05-01) 1	Tormenta FC	3–1	FC Tucson	Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT	Gómez 3' Phelps 10' Thorn 30' O'Callaghan 34' Micaletto 65' 88'	TUC Report TRM Report	Adams 45' Ferriol 62'	Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 635 Referee: Kyle Johnston

May 8, 2021 (2021-05-08) 2	FC Tucson	1–1	Forward Madison FC	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Franke 17' Dennis 45+1' Corfe 51' Ferriol 82'	TUC Report MAD Report	Fernandes 20' Toyama 28' Keegan 67' Molloy 81'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 680 Referee: Joseph Salinas

May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16) 3	Fort Lauderdale CF	5–1	FC Tucson	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
4:30 MST	Caputo 2' Poplawski 9' Hardin 36' Lue Young 39' Acosta 48' Evans 77' 87'	TUC Report FTL Report	Schenfeld 33' Franke 63' 90+5' Delgado 75' Ferriol 80' Mastrantonio 86'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Alejo Calume

May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26) 4	Toronto FC II	1–2	FC Tucson	Casa Grande, Arizona
7:00 MST	Antonoglou 37'	TUC Report	Schenfeld 15' Delgado 24' Corfe 28' Dennis 52'	Stadium: Grande Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Samantha Martinez

May 29, 2021 (2021-05-29) 5	North Carolina FC	1–2	FC Tucson	Cary, North Carolina
TBD	Miscic 9' Simpson 71'	NCA Report	Pearson 11' (o.g.) Bedoya 17' Schenfeld 37' Ferriol 39' 50' Pérez 86' 90+4'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,060 Referee: Izlen Peksenar

June 5, 2021 (2021-06-05) 6	FC Tucson	1–1	Toronto FC II	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Calixtro 21' Schenfeld 38' 86'	TUC Report	Antonoglou 16' McLaughlin 78'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 747 Referee: Héctor Hernández

June 12, 2021 (2021-06-12) 7	FC Tucson	2–3	Chattanooga Red Wolves	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Pena 10' Bedoya 30' Barnathan 32' Calixtro 45+6' Dennis 61', 85' 71'	TUC Report	Ricketts 11' 44' Ruiz 28' España 34' García 69' Galindrez 89' 90'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 995 Referee: Karen Callado

June 19, 2021 (2021-06-19) 8	North Texas SC	0–0	FC Tucson	Arlington, Texas
5:30 PM CDT	Waldeck 42' Maldonado 63' Almaguer 82'	TUC Report NTX Report	Fox 41' Franke 57' Calixtro 62' 90+3' Barnathan 90+5'	Stadium: Globe Life Park in Arlington Attendance: 726 Referee: Katja Koroleva

June 26, 2021 (2021-06-26) 9	Union Omaha	1–0	FC Tucson	Omaha, Nebraska
5:00 PM CDT	Hurst 6' Otieno 42' Knutson 78' Firmino 90+3'		Ferriol 45+2' Corfe 61' Schenfeld 90+6' Fox 90+7'	Stadium: Werner Park Referee: Matt Grarenger

July 3, 2021 (2021-07-03) 10	FC Tucson	2–1	Fort Lauderdale CF	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Corfe 34' Franke 39' Schenfeld 62' Ferriol 74'	TUC Report	Azcona 10', 48', 82' Neville 63'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,545 Referee: William Hoffman

July 10, 2021 (2021-07-10) 11	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	2–2	FC Tucson	East Ridge, Tennessee
4:00 PM MST	España 23' Esparza 30' Ruiz 34' 80' Galindrez 64' Hernández 84' Navarro 85' Pineda 90+8'	TUC Report	Schenfeld 4' Knox 80' Bedoya 86' (pen.) Adams 89' Delgado 90+6'	Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Referee: Jervis Atagana

July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) 12	FC Tucson	4–2	New England Revolution II	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MDT	Bedoya 23' 53' Adams 26' Uzo 47', 75' Schenfeld 90+2'	TUC Report NEW Report	Verfurth 6' Rivera 34' Kizza 45+2' Michel 55' Rozhansky 76' Sierakowski 81'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 825 Referee: Adorae Monroy

July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) 13	FC Tucson	1–2	Union Omaha	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Bedoya 49' Dennis 67' Adams 74' Fox 90+4'	TUC Report	Sousa 23' Viader 44' Hurst 51' Murphy 84'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 715 Referee: Gerald Flores

July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) 14	Richmond Kickers	1–0	FC Tucson	Richmond, Virginia
6:30 PM EDT	Terzaghi 19' (pen.) Alves 52' Magalhães 53' Fitzgerald 86' Pavone 90+5'	TUC Report RIC Report	Bedoya 32' Schenfeld 44' Uzo 57' Ferriol 77' Dennis 84' Corfe 90+1'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,691 Referee: Sara Griggs

August 7, 2021 (2021-08-07) 15	FC Tucson	0–2	North Texas SC	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Ferriol 16' Schenfeld 19' Rodriguez 90+4'	TUC Report NTX Report	Rayo 14' Kazu 30' 48' Munjoma 78'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 812 Referee: DeShun Beard

August 14, 2021 (2021-08-14) 16	FC Tucson	0–1	Union Omaha	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Knox 58'	TUC Report OMA Report	Kone 19' (o.g.) Otieno 59' Viader 75' Doyle 80'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 859 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

August 21, 2021 (2021-08-21) 17	Fort Lauderdale CF	0–4	FC Tucson	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
4:30 PM MST	Neville 31' Mabika 43'	TUC Report FTL Report	Calixtro 6', 26', 53' 59' Dennis 25' (pen.) Fox 70' Ferriol 82'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

August 28, 2021 (2021-08-28) 18	FC Tucson	2–1	Greenville Triumph SC	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Kone 30' Adams 45', 58'	TUC Report GVL Report	Hemmings 40' Smart 90+2'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 654 Referee: Jalen Gray

September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01) 19	New England Revolution II	1–2	FC Tucson	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 PM EDT	Rivera 10' Fujiwara 38' Michel 90+1'	TUC Report NEW Report	Adams 43' Bedoya 49' Kone 54' Corfe 84' Mastrantonio 90+3'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Anya Voigt

September 4, 2021 (2021-09-04) 20	North Texas SC	1–1	FC Tucson	Arlington, Texas
7:00 PM CDT	Smith 64' Gomes 73' Kazu 77'	TUC Report NTX Report	Uzo 71' Delgado 74' Corfe 81'	Stadium: Globe Life Park in Arlington Attendance: 708 Referee: Corbyn May

September 11, 2021 (2021-09-11) 21	FC Tucson	3–0	Fort Lauderdale CF	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Mastrantonio 19' Kone 67' Corfe 74', 90+4'	TUC Report FTL Report	Acosta 67' Hundal 70'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19) 22	Greenville Triumph SC	3–3	FC Tucson	Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Walker 17' (pen.), 34' Brown 78' Booth 90+3'	TUC Report GVL Report	Dennis 6', 41' (pen.), 61' 10' Delgado 12' Corfe 90+2'	Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 1,536 Referee: Katherine McCormick

September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25) 23	Union Omaha	0–1	FC Tucson	Omaha, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT	Doyle 11' Alihodžić 32'	TUC Report OMA Report	Dennis 7' (pen.) Mastrantonio 51' Adams 56' Calixtro 76' Kone 81' Schenfeld 87'	Stadium: Morrison Stadium Attendance: 2,217 Referee: Jervis Atagana

October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02) 24	FC Tucson	0–2	North Texas SC	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Pérez 22' Delgado 36' Schenfeld 86'	TUC Report NTX Report	Vargas 12' Hernandez 29' Waldeck 31' ElMedkhar 33' Almaguer 77' Smith 86'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,076 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13) 25	FC Tucson	0–2	North Carolina FC	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Mastrantonio 25' Barnathan 27'	TUC Report NCA Report	Blanco 4' Pearson 45' 58' Miscic 61' (pen.) Kristo 79'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,417 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

October 16, 2021 (2021-10-16) 26	FC Tucson	3–1	Tormenta FC	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Rodriguez 17', 67' Schenfeld 23' Dennis 83'	TUC Report	Micaletto 6' Mueller 29' O'Callaghan 61'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,018 Referee: Adorae Monroy

October 23, 2021 (2021-10-23) 27	Forward Madison FC	2–2	FC Tucson	Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT	Rad 42' Molloy 50' Sierakowski 90+3'	TUC Report MAD Report	Dennis 16' (pen.) Rodriguez 24'	Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Calin Radosav

October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30) 28	FC Tucson	4–2	Richmond Kickers	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MST	Schenfeld 24' 45+2' Corfe 42' Mastrantonio 52' Adams 58'	TUC Report RIC Report	Bolanos 22' 45' Terzaghi 49' (pen.) Calvo 62'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,566 Referee: Joseph Salinas

USL League One Playoffs

November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06) Quarterfinals	FC Tucson	1–0	Richmond Kickers	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 pm MST	Kone 51' Corfe 55' 87'	TUC Report RIC Report	Bolanos 45+1'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 1,793 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

November 13, 2021 (2021-11-13) Semifinals	Union Omaha	6–1	FC Tucson	Papillion, Nebraska
4:00 pm CST	Conway 3', 31' Boyce 32' 54' Crull 34' Vlader 49' Panchot 70' Alihodžić 83'	TUC Report OMA Report	Schenfeld 30' 32' Dennis 44' 63' Ferriol 66'	Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 3,607 Referee: Michael Radchuk

Statistics

(regular-season & Playoffs)^[9]

#	Pos.	Name	GP	GS	Min.	Goals	Assists
10	MF	Charlie Dennis	27	23	2002	10	8	7	0
9	FW	Deri Corfe	29	22	2008	8	2	5	0
17	FW	Shak Adams	28	21	1905	8	2	1	0
91	FW	Gio Calixtro	28	20	1681	4	4	3	1
8	MF	Daniel Bedoya	29	17	1571	3	3	5	0
11	MF	Kevin Rodriguez	19	7	680	3	1	1	0
20	MF	João Delgado	24	17	1392	2	3	4	0
4	DF	Luca Mastrantonio	18	14	1275	2	0	4	0
21	MF	Manuel Ferriol	22	8	904	2	1	9	0
7	FW	Tobenna Uzo	12	10	820	2	0	2	0
19	DF	Maxi Schenfeld	26	26	2244	1	0	11	4
15	DF	Noah Franke	28	28	2456	0	4	2	2
5	DF	Kaelon Fox	29	28	2370	0	1	4	0
24	DF	Dakota Barnathan	26	19	1654	0	0	2	1
88	MF	Mohamed Kone	15	14	1184	0	1	5	0
27	MF	Jordan Pena	14	11	965	0	0	1	0
3	DF	Alex Knox	23	5	630	0	0	2	0
6	DF	Samuel Biek	7	4	375	0	0	1	0
42	MF	Jared Odenbeck	7	4	308	0	0	0	0
37	MF	Franco Pérez	9	2	227	0	0	1	1
31	MF	Brandon Sanchez	2	1	71	0	0	0	0
14	FW	Alioune Diakhate	5	0	67	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Gerard Lavergne	1	0	12	0	0	0	0
23	DF	Luke Lawrence	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

One Own Goal scored by North Carolina FC

Goalkeepers

#	Name	GP	GS	Min.	SV	GA	GAA	SO
1	Wallis Lapsley	30	30	2700	91	48	1.600	5	0	0

References

^ "FC Tucson Announces Transfer of Ownership From Phoenix Rising FC". FC Tucson Communications. February 18, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ Schmidt, Caitlin (February 20, 2021). "With new owner, expanded staff, FC Tucson reinvents itself as an independent professional soccer club". tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "2021 FC Tucson Roster". fctucson.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
^ "FC Tucson Staff". fctucson.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
^ "FC Tucson Technical Staff". fctucson.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
^ "FC Tucson Announces 2021 Preseason Schedule". FC Tucson Communications. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "2021 USL League One Standings". USL League One.
^ "2021 FC Tucson Schedule". FC Tucson Communications.
^ "FC Tucson 2021 Player Stats". Retrieved November 13, 2021.

[cnote_A_grp_1] 
USL Academy contract.

[1] "FC Tucson Announces Transfer of Ownership From Phoenix Rising FC". FC Tucson Communications. February 18, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[2] Schmidt, Caitlin (February 20, 2021). "With new owner, expanded staff, FC Tucson reinvents itself as an independent professional soccer club". tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[FCTroster-3] "2021 FC Tucson Roster". fctucson.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.

[4] "FC Tucson Staff". fctucson.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

[5] "FC Tucson Technical Staff". fctucson.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.

[6] "FC Tucson Announces 2021 Preseason Schedule". FC Tucson Communications. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[7] "2021 USL League One Standings". USL League One.

[8] "2021 FC Tucson Schedule". FC Tucson Communications.

[9] "FC Tucson 2021 Player Stats". Retrieved November 13, 2021.

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