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2023 El Paso Locomotive FC season

The 2023 El Paso Locomotive FC season was the fifth season for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada.[1]

El Paso Locomotive FC
2023 season
Head coachBrian Clarhaut
StadiumSouthwest University Park, El Paso, TX
USLWestern Conference: 7th
USL Cup PlayoffsFirst Round
2023 U.S. Open Cup2nd Round
Copa Tejas Division II3rd
Copa Tejas Shield3rd
Top goalscorerLuis Solignac (9)
Highest home attendance8,411
Lowest home attendance5,014
Average home league attendance6,711
Biggest winLOU 0–3 ELP (3/25) (USLC)
Biggest defeatPHX 5–0 ELP (8/12) (USLC)
OMA 2–0 ELP (4/5) (USOC)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 16:57, October 16, 2023 (UTC).

Staff

PositionName
Head coach Brian Clarhaut[2]
Assistant coach Marina Schachowskoj
Assistant coach Gianluca Masucci
Assistant coach Jon Burklo[3]
Goalkeeping coach Juan Carlos "JC" Garzon
Coordinator, equipment and player operations Saul Soto

Roster

As of 5 September 2023[4]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
1GKBenny Díaz (on loan from Tijuana)  United States
2DFMarc Navarro  Spain
4DFErik McCue  Sweden
5DFÉder Borelli  Mexico
6MFEric Calvillo  El Salvador
7FWAarón Gómez  Mexico
8MFLuis Moreno  United States
9FWLuis Solignac  Argentina
10FWDenys Kostyshyn  Ukraine
11MFChristopher Garcia  United States
13GKJavier Garcia  United States
14DFAnder Egiluz  United States
15GKNoah Dollenmayer  United States
16DFMiles Lyons  United States
17FWRicardo Zacarías  United States
19MFArun Basuljevic  United States
20MFChapa Herrera  United States
21FWEmmanuel Sonupe  England
22MFLiam Rose  Australia
23DFJosé Carrillo  Spain
24DF Yuma  Spain
27MFPetar Petrović  Sweden
31DFNick Hinds  United States
46DFMárton Demkó  Hungary
57DFJoseluis Villagomez  United States
72DFFinnley O'Brien  United States
77MFDiego Abarca  United States
79GKRommel Tarin  United States
80MFAlejandro Estrada  United States
88MFJoel Maldonado  United States
99GKSantiago Vargas  United States
—DFPetur Knudsen  Faroe Islands

Transfers

In

DateNo.Pos.PlayerFromFeeSource
October 28, 202277MF Diego Abarca El Paso Locomotive AcademyFree[5]
October 28, 202288MF Joel Maldonado El Paso Locomotive AcademyFree[5]
November 3, 20222DF Marc NavarroFree agentFree[6]
November 9, 20224DF Erik McCue AB ArgirUndisclosed[7]
December 5, 202210MF Denys Kostyshyn FC OleksandriyaFree[8]
January 5, 202311FW Christopher Garcia Real Salt LakeFree[9]
January 6, 202313GK Javier Garcia Rio Grande Valley FC TorosFree[10]
January 11, 202327MF Petar Petrović TrelleborgFree[11]
January 27, 20233DF Bence Pávkovics DebreceniFree[12]
February 27, 20238MF Luis Moreno Houston Dynamo AcademyFree[13]
June 26, 202323DF José Carrillo Finn Harps F.C.Free[14]
August 18, 2023FW Petur Knudsen Lyngby BoldklubFree[15]
August 31, 202319MF Arun BasuljevicFree agentFree[16]

Loans in

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource
1GK Benny Díaz Club TijuanaJanuary 18, 2023November 30, 2023[17]
15DF Noah Dollenmayer LAFC 2August 24, 2023November 30, 2023[18]

USL Academy players

No.Pos.Player
46DFMárton Demkó
57DFJoseluis Villagomez
72DFFinnley O'Brien
79GKRommel Tarin
80MFAlejandro Estrada
99GKSantiago Vargas

Out

DateNo.Pos.PlayerToFeeSource
October 10, 202213DF Matt BahnerRetirementN/A[19]
October 14, 20226MF Richie RyanRetirementN/A[20]
October 18, 202212MF Shavon John-BrownFree agentFree[21]
October 18, 202223MF Christiano François Rio Grande Valley FC TorosFree[21]
October 18, 202227GK Philipp BeiglFree agentFree[22]
October 19, 20224DF Andrew Fox Orange County SCFree[23]
October 20, 202210MF Dylan Mares Louisville City FCFree[24]
January 19, 202333MF Martín PayaresMutual AgreementFree[25]
July 3, 202319MF Artem KholodMutual AgreementFree[26]
August 9, 202323DF Bence Pávkovics Vasas SCUndisclosed[27]

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

January 28, 2023 El Paso Locomotive FC v El Paso Locomotive FC U-20 El Paso, TX
ReportStadium: Southwest University Park
February 4, 2023 Austin FC 5–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Austin, TX
Driussi 15'
Wolff 33'
Rodríguez 70'
Finlay 72'
Urruti 110'		ReportStadium: St. David's Performance Center
Note: Played as two 45-minute halves and a 30-minute extra period
February 11, 2023 El Paso Locomotive FC 5–0 Barcelona Residency Academy El Paso, TX
Gómez ,
Petrović ,
trailist 		ReportStadium: Southwest University Park
February 14, 2023 Real Salt Lake 5-0 El Paso Locomotive FC Tucson, Arizona
ReportStadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 19, 2023 New Mexico United 3–1 El Paso Locomotive FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
4:00 pm CT
  • Waggoner 9'
  • Bruce 33', 41'
Report
Stadium: Isotopes Park
February 25, 2023 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–0 San Antonio FC El Paso, TX
Gómez 84', 86'ReportStadium: Southwest University Park
March 4, 2023 El Paso Locomotive FC v UDA Soccer El Paso, TX
Stadium: Southwest University Park

Competitive fixtures

USL Championship

Standings — Western Conference

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Sacramento Republic FC34186105126+2564Playoffs
2Orange County SC34171164639+757
3San Diego Loyal SC3416996143+1857
4San Antonio FC34146146338+2556
5Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC34161354942+753
6Phoenix Rising FC (C)341210125441+1348
7El Paso Locomotive FC34131384151−1047
8New Mexico United34131475149+246
9Rio Grande Valley FC Toros341011134348−543
10Oakland Roots SC34111494548−342
11Monterey Bay FC34111584253−1141
12Las Vegas Lights FC34321103666−3019
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions

Match results

March 11, 2023 1 El Paso Locomotive FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MSTYuma  21'ReportWiedt  17'
Cicerone 42'
Lopez  75'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,136
Referee: Elton Garcia
March 15, 2023 2 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC El Paso, Texas
8:00 pm MDTZacarías 48'
Pávkovics  56'
Herrera  82'		ReportHenríquez 2'
Williams  64'
Skundrich  90+2'
Lacroix 90+2'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,516
Referee: Matthew Thompson
March 18, 2023 3 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–3 Detroit City FC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDTKostyshyn 17'
Calvillo  52'
Borelli  79'		ReportYuma 9' (o.g.)
Matthews  57' 60'
Rodriguez 78'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,014
Referee: Greg Dopka
March 25, 2023 4 Louisville City FC 0–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Louisville, Kentucky
2:00 pm CDTMoguel  41'
Gibson  90+1'		ReportRose  23'
Navarro 39'
Zacarías 45'
Solicnac  52'
Petrović 57'		Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,881
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
March 31, 2023 5 FC Tulsa 2–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
8:00 pm CDTFernandez  6'
da Costa 33'
Suárez  41'
Bourgeois  67'
Dyer 90+1'		ReportSolignac 38', 68',  60'
Kostyshyn  49'
Zacarías  88'
Hinds  90+3'		Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 4,003
Referee: Brandon Stevis
April 8, 2023 6 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–0 Orange County SC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDTLyons  4'
Pávkovics  6'
Solignac 19'
Zacarías  44'
Kostyshyn  74'		ReportFox  58'Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,013
Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez
April 22, 2023 7 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDTPetrović 39'
Solignac 69',  90'
Kostyshyn  80'
Calvillo  86'
Herrera  90+4'		ReportBiasi  11'
Harmon  63'
Farrell  66'
Ordoñez  90+2'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Referee: Malik Badawi
April 29, 2023 8 San Diego Loyal SC 1–2 El Paso Locomotive FC San Diego, California
9:00 pm PDTCorona  7'
Guido  45'
Perez  60'
Moshobane 61'		ReportCalvillo  9'
Zacarías 13'
Clarhaut  23'
Pávkovics  56'
Kostyshyn 65'
Borelli  82'
Lyons  88'
Herrera  90+6'		Stadium: Torero Stadium
Referee: Katja Koroleva
May 5, 2023 9 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
8:00 pm MDTOckford 61'
Musa  63'
Henríquez  70'
Williams  76', 88' (pen)		ReportSolignac 10'
Petrović 13'
Lyons  36'
Calvillo  60'
Sonupe 74'		Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 13, 2023 10 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–0 Loudoun United FC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDTRose  29'
Gómez  64'
Garcia 89'
Pávkovics  90+1'
Borelli  90+5'		ReportChica  42'
Zanne  85'
Koanda  90+5'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,723
Referee: Melvin Rivas
May 20, 2023 11 Birmingham Legion FC 1–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 pm CDTAgudelo 17'
Asiedu  55'		ReportSolignac 19'
Rose 58'		Stadium: Protective Stadium
Referee: Matthew Thompson
June 3, 2023 12 New Mexico United 0–1 El Paso Locomotive FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
8:00 pm MDTBruce  83'ReportKostyshyn 71'
McCue  73'
Herrera  89'
Pávkovics  90+6'		Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 11,247
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
June 10, 2023 13 Copa Tejas San Antonio FC 2–2 El Paso Locomotive FC San Antonio, Texas
8:30 pm CDTTaintor 4',  45+3'
Abu  7'
Hernandez  56'
Adeniran 60'
Marcina  67'		ReportGómez 11'
Navarro  15'
McCue  36'
Solignac  45+2', 78'		Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 4,706
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
June 14, 2023 14 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–1 Las Vegas Lights FC El Paso, Texas
8:00 pm MDTSolignac 24' (pen.)
McCue 32'
Rose  67'
Pávkovics  74'		ReportEtaka 3'
Lage  28'
Sánchez  29'
Carleton  31'
Bagley  47'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,155
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
June 17, 2023 15 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDTBorelli  19'
Kostyshyn 63'
Gómez  75'		ReportLaCava 52'Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 8,121
Referee: Gerald Flores
July 1, 2023 16 El Paso Locomotive FC 0–1 New Mexico United El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDTMcCue  16'
Pávkovics  86'		ReportPortillo  39'
Bruce  51'
Moreno  70'
Moar 89',  89'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 8,411
Referee: Elton García
July 8, 2023 17 Monterey Bay FC 0–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Monterey Bay, California
9:00 pm PDTRebollar  42'
Murphy  54'
Fehr  57'		ReportCalvillo  35'
Díaz  69'
Borelli  88'		Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 3,711
Referee: Brandon Stevis
July 12, 2023 18 Copa Tejas El Paso Locomotive FC 1–1 San Antonio FC El Paso, Texas
8:00 pm MDTCalvillo  22'
Solignac  66'
Zacarías  77'
Rose  80'
Gómez 88'
Navarro  90+6'		ReportCabrera 38',  41'
Benítez  71'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,589
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
July 15, 2023 19 Copa Tejas El Paso Locomotive FC 1–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDTCalvillo  22'
Solignac  66'
Zacarías  77'
Rose  80'
Gómez 88'
Navarro  90+6'		ReportCabrera 38',  41'
Benítez  71'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,589
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
July 22, 2023 20 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–3 Oakland Roots SC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDTPetrović  29', 48'
Zacarías  51'
Borelli  72'		ReportTamacas  52'
Mfeka 65'
Rodriguez 69'
Matsoso  74'
Peláez 85'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,795
Referee: Eric Tattersall
July 29, 2023 21 Copa Tejas Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 5–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDTDavila 7', 20'
Calvillo 34' (o.g.)
Cabrera 59'
Kinzner  70'
Torres 74' (pen.)
López  86'		ReportSolignac 3' (pen.)
Gómez 16',  51'
Zacarías  24'
Calvillo  40'		Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,730
Referee: Alejo Calume
August 5, 2023 22 Miami FC 4–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Westchester, Florida
6:00 pm EDTRivas 13', 46+3' (pen.)
Ofeimu  62'
Hinds 90+1' (o.g.)
de Freitas 90+4'		ReportGómez  45+1'
Clarhaut  45+3'   45+3'
Navarro  48'		Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Attendance: 1,133
Referee: Calin Radosav
August 12, 2023 23 Phoenix Rising FC 5–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Phoenix, Arizona
9:30 pm MSTMunjoma 22',  61'
Zambrano  30'
Armenakas  43'
Trejo 44', 70'
Formella 85' (pen.)
Torres 88'
Uzochukwu  89'		ReportDíaz  58'
McCue  60'		Stadium: Phoenix Rising Stadium
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
August 19, 2023 24 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–3 Indy Eleven El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDTCalvillo 21'
Zacarías  32'
Calvillo  45+3'
Navarro 55'
Díaz  58'		ReportChapman-Page  45+3', 64'
Blake  47'
Guenzatti 53'
Martínez 71'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,684
Referee: Gerald Flores
August 26, 2023 25 Hartford Athletic 0–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Hartford, Connecticut
6:00 pm EDTTorres  10'
Hodge  54'
Namazi  87'
Logue  90+3'		ReportGòmez 14'
Dollenmeyer  19'
Rose  48'
Petrović 69'
Lyons  84'		Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 5,193
Referee: Joe Surgan
September 2, 2023 26 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–2 Monterey Bay FC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDTPetrović 30'ReportDixon 44'
Okoli 75'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,144
Referee: Natalie Simon
September 9, 2023 27 Orange County SC 0–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Irvine, California
9:00 pm PDTReportStadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Ramy Touchan
September 13, 2023 28 Las Vegas Lights FC 0–1 El Paso Locomotive FC Las Vegas, Nevada
9:30 pm PDTReportLyons 12'Stadium: Cashman Field
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 16, 2023 29 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Sacramento, California
9:00 pm PDTFelipe 90+4'ReportStadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Brandon Stevis
September 23, 2023 30 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–1 Phoenix Rising FC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDTGómez 56'ReportFormella 90+1'Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,708
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
September 30, 2023 31 El Paso Locomotive FC 3–2 Charleston Battery El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,736
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
October 4, 2023 32 El Paso Locomotive FC 0–0 San Diego Loyal SC El Paso, Texas
8:00 pm MDTReportStadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,792
Referee: Gerald Flores
October 8, 2023 33 Memphis 901 FC 4–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Memphis, Tennessee
7:00 pm CDT
ReportStadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,537
Referee: Calin Radosav
October 14, 2023 34 Oakland Roots SC 1–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Oakland, California
9:00 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Laney Football Stadium
Attendance: 6,135
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

USL Championship Playoffs

October 21, 2023 First Round Orange County SC 1–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Irvine, California
7:30 pm PDTM. Iloski 45+1'ReportStadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Natalie Simon

U.S. Open Cup

v El Paso Locomotive
April 5, 2023 Second Round Union Omaha 2–0 El Paso Locomotive Omaha, Nebraska
7:00 pm CDTGallardo  11'
Palacios 58'
Dos Santos 75'
Mueller  87'		ReportGómez  22'
Herrera  49'
Zacarías  72'
Borelli  84'		Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 548
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic

Awards and honors

USL Championship Team of the Matchday

MatchdayPlayerOpponentPositionRef
3 Marc NavarroLouisville City FCDF[28]
4 Denys KostyshynFC TulsaFW[29]
7 Éder BorelliPittsburgh Riverhounds SCDF[30]
9 Éder Borelli (2)Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCDF[31]
Petar PetrovićMF
10 Benny DíazLoudoun UnitedGK[32]
13 Éder Borelli (3)New Mexico UnitedDF[33]
Denys Kostyshyn (2)FW
15 Erik McCueTampa Bay RowdiesDF[34]
18 Erik McCue (2)Monterey Bay FCDF[35]
30 Eric CalvilloCharleston BatteryMF[36]
32 Benny Díaz (2)Oakland Roots SCGK[37]

Goal of the Matchday

MatchdayPlayerOpponentPositionRef
7 Petar PetrovićPittsburgh Riverhounds SCMF[38]

References

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