2023 El Paso Locomotive FC season (original) (raw)

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El Paso Locomotive FC 2023 soccer season

El Paso Locomotive FC

2023 season
Head coach Brian Clarhaut
Stadium Southwest University Park, El Paso, TX
USL Western Conference: 7th
USL Cup Playoffs First Round
2023 U.S. Open Cup 2nd Round
Copa Tejas Division II 3rd
Copa Tejas Shield 3rd
Top goalscorer Luis Solignac (9)
Highest home attendance 8,411
Lowest home attendance 5,014
Average home league attendance 6,711
Biggest win LOU 0–3 ELP (3/25) (USLC)
Biggest defeat PHX 5–0 ELP (8/12) (USLC)OMA 2–0 ELP (4/5) (USOC)
Away colors
← 20222024 →
All statistics correct as of 16:57, October 16, 2023 (UTC).

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]

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

As of September 5, 2023[4]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Benny Díaz (on loan from Tijuana) United States
2 DF Marc Navarro Spain
4 DF Erik McCue Sweden
5 DF Éder Borelli Mexico
6 MF Eric Calvillo El Salvador
7 FW Aarón Gómez Mexico
8 MF Luis Moreno United States
9 FW Luis Solignac Argentina
10 FW Denys Kostyshyn Ukraine
11 MF Christopher Garcia United States
13 GK Javier Garcia United States
14 DF Ander Egiluz United States
15 GK Noah Dollenmayer United States
16 DF Miles Lyons United States
17 FW Ricardo Zacarías United States
19 MF Arun Basuljevic United States
20 MF Chapa Herrera United States
21 FW Emmanuel Sonupe England
22 MF Liam Rose Australia
23 DF José Carrillo Spain
24 DF Yuma Spain
27 MF Petar Petrović Sweden
31 DF Nick Hinds United States
46 DF Márton Demkó Hungary
57 DF Joseluis Villagomez United States
72 DF Finnley O'Brien United States
77 MF Diego Abarca United States
79 GK Rommel Tarin United States
80 MF Alejandro Estrada United States
88 MF Joel Maldonado United States
99 GK Santiago Vargas United States
— DF Petur Knudsen Faroe Islands
No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
1 GK United States Benny Díaz Mexico Club Tijuana January 18, 2023 November 30, 2023 [17]
15 DF United States Noah Dollenmayer United States LAFC 2 August 24, 2023 November 30, 2023 [18]

USL Academy players

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No. Pos. Player
46 DF Márton Demkó
57 DF Joseluis Villagomez
72 DF Finnley O'Brien
79 GK Rommel Tarin
80 MF Alejandro Estrada
99 GK Santiago Vargas

Non-competitive fixtures

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Competitive fixtures

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Standings — Western Conference

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Pos Teamvte Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sacramento Republic FC 34 18 6 10 51 26 +25 64 Playoffs
2 Orange County SC 34 17 11 6 46 39 +7 57
3 San Diego Loyal SC 34 16 9 9 61 43 +18 57
4 San Antonio FC 34 14 6 14 63 38 +25 56
5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 34 16 13 5 49 42 +7 53
6 Phoenix Rising FC (C) 34 12 10 12 54 41 +13 48
7 El Paso Locomotive FC 34 13 13 8 41 51 −10 47
8 New Mexico United 34 13 14 7 51 49 +2 46
9 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 34 10 11 13 43 48 −5 43
10 Oakland Roots SC 34 11 14 9 45 48 −3 42
11 Monterey Bay FC 34 11 15 8 42 53 −11 41
12 Las Vegas Lights FC 34 3 21 10 36 66 −30 19

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

USL Championship Playoffs

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USL Championship Team of the Matchday

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Matchday Player Opponent Position Ref
3 Spain Marc Navarro Louisville City FC DF [28]
4 Ukraine Denys Kostyshyn FC Tulsa FW [29]
7 Mexico Éder Borelli Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC DF [30]
9 Mexico Éder Borelli (2) Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC DF [31]
Sweden Petar Petrović MF
10 Mexico Benny Díaz Loudoun United GK [32]
13 Mexico Éder Borelli (3) New Mexico United DF [33]
Ukraine Denys Kostyshyn (2) FW
15 Sweden Erik McCue Tampa Bay Rowdies DF [34]
18 Sweden Erik McCue (2) Monterey Bay FC DF [35]
30 Sweden Eric Calvillo Charleston Battery MF [36]
32 Mexico Benny Díaz (2) Oakland Roots SC GK [37]

Goal of the Matchday

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Matchday Player Opponent Position Ref
7 Sweden Petar Petrović Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC MF [38]
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