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New Mexico United
2021 season
Head coachTroy Lesesne
StadiumRio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
Albuquerque, New Mexico
USLTBD
USL Cup PlayoffsTBD
Four Corners CupTBD
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 New Mexico United season will be the third season for New Mexico United in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States. This article covers the period from November 1, 2020, the day after the cancellation of the 2020 USL playoff final, to the conclusion of the 2021 USL playoff final. The USL Championship 2021 season has yet to be scheduled.[1]

Season in review

Off-season and pre-season

The club concluded the 2020 season with a loss to El Paso Locomotive FC in the Western Conference semifinal.[2] They ended the regular season in 2nd place in Group C.[3]

Six players departed in November after the conclusion of play. Romeo Parkes returned to Sligo Rovers at the end of his loan.[4] Chris Wehan and Saalih Muhammed transferred to Orange County SC and Oakland Roots SC, respectively.[5][6] Ryan Williams and David Estrada announced their retirements from professional football,[5][6] and Joris Ahlinvi was released at the end of his contract.[7] December saw Ilija Ilić, Harry Swartz, and Sergio Rivas join from Indy Eleven, Hartford Athletic, and Reno 1868 FC, respectively.[8][9][10]

In January 2021, the club announced the signings of Isidro Martinez from Rio Grande Valley FC Toros and semiprofessional defender Alex Touche.[11][12] February saw two players depart the club, Ben Beaury and Sammy Sergi; and two new signings, Micheal Azira and Brian Brown.

In March, first-choice goalkeeper Cody Mizell announced he would be departing New Mexico United for a club in Major League Soccer, later revealed to be New York City FC.[13] Later that month, on March 11 the club announced the signing of Alex Tambakis from North Carolina FC, where he had been first-choice for the prior three seasons.[14]

Club roster

As of March 15, 2021[15]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Season signed Previous club Apps. [note 1] Goals [note 2]
Goalkeepers
1 Alex Tambakis Greece GK (1992-12-08) December 8, 1992 (age 31) 2021 United States North Carolina FC 0 0
18 Philipp Beigl Germany GK (1992-09-27) September 27, 1992 (age 31) 2020 Germany TSV Landsberg 0 0
Defenders
3 Austin Yearwood United States LB (1994-08-12) August 12, 1994 (age 30) 2019 United States Richmond Kickers 37 0
4 Sam Hamilton United States DM/CB (1995-07-26) July 26, 1995 (age 29) 2019 United States Colorado Rapids 39 2
5 Josh Suggs United States LB/CB (1989-04-24) April 24, 1989 (age 35) 2019 United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks 44 1
15 Rashid Tetteh Ghana CB (1995-07-14) July 14, 1995 (age 29) 2019 United States High Point Panthers 43 0
16 Alex Touche England CB 1999 (age 24–25) 2021 United States Lionsbridge FC 0 0
17 Justin Schmidt United States LB/CB (1993-11-02) November 2, 1993 (age 30) 2019 United States Sacramento Republic 38 2
22 Kalen Ryden United States CB/LB (1991-01-29) January 29, 1991 (age 33) 2020 United States Real Monarchs 17 1
Midfielders
7 Isidro Martinez United States DM/CM (1997-03-15) March 15, 1997 (age 27) 2021 United States Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0 0
8 Juan Pablo Guzmán Colombia DM/CM (1988-08-31) August 31, 1988 (age 36) 2019 United States Oklahoma City Energy 49 0
11 Sergio Rivas Mexico AM (1997-10-03) October 3, 1997 (age 26) 2021 United States Reno 1868 0 0
20 Andrew Tinari United States CM/AM (1995-09-12) September 12, 1995 (age 29) 2020 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 1
23 Micheal Azira Uganda M/DM (1987-08-22) August 22, 1987 (age 37) 2021 United States Chicago Fire FC 0 0
25 Daniel Bruce England RW/RM (1996-05-13) May 13, 1996 (age 28) 2019 United States UNC Charlotte 49ers 37 2
33 Harry Swartz United States RB/RM (1996-03-19) March 19, 1996 (age 28) 2021 United States Hartford Athletic 0 0
Forwards
9 Devon Sandoval United States CF (1991-06-16) June 16, 1991 (age 33) 2019 United States Atlanta United 2 52 20
10 Amando Moreno United States LW/RW/AM (1995-09-10) September 10, 1995 (age 29) 2020 United States Chicago Fire 17 6
14 Ilija Ilić Serbia CF (1991-04-26) April 26, 1991 (age 33) 2021 United States Indy Eleven 0 0
99 Brian Brown Jamaica CF (1992-12-24) December 24, 1992 (age 31) 2021 Albania Partizani Tirana 0 0
  1. ^ All competitive matches; includes substitute appearances
  2. ^ Goals in all competitions

Transfers out

Pos. No. Player To club Exit date Ref.
MF 14 United States Chris Wehan United States Orange County SC November 6, 2020 [16]
MF 7 United States Ryan Williams Retired November 17, 2020 [5]
MF 16 United States Saalih Muhammad United States Oakland Roots SC November 24, 2020 [17]
FW 19 Mexico/United States David Estrada Retired November 26, 2020 [6]
MF 26 France Joris Ahlinvi Free agent November 28, 2020 [7]
GK 12 United States Ben Beaury United States Oakland Roots SC February 1, 2021 [18]
FW 23 United States Sammy Sergi United States Loudoun United February 11, 2021 [19]
GK 1 United States Cody Mizell United States New York City FC March 3, 2021 [13]
DF 6 Afghanistan David Najem Free agent — [a]
  1. ^ Did not appear in the club's 2021 roster.

Transfers in

Pos. No. Player From club Date Ref.
FW 14 Serbia Ilija Ilić United States Indy Eleven December 14, 2020 [8]
MF 2 United States Harry Swartz United States Hartford Athletic December 18, 2020 [9]
MF 11 Mexico Sergio Rivas United States Reno 1868 December 24, 2020 [10]
MF 7 United States Isidro Martinez United States Rio Grande Valley FC Toros January 4, 2021 [11]
DF 16 England Alex Touche United States Lionsbridge FC January 12, 2021 [12]
MF 23 Uganda Micheal Azira United States Chicago Fire FC February 1, 2021 [20]
FW 99 Jamaica Brian Brown Albania Partizani Tirana February 8, 2021 [21]
GK 1 Greece Alex Tambakis United States North Carolina FC March 11, 2021 [14]


Competitions

Exhibition

On March 1, United announced 6 preseason friendlies; three of which will be held in Albuquerque, and 3 of which will be held away.[22]

March 20 Preseason New Mexico United 1–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
3:00 pm Sandoval 37' (pen.)
Yellow card 40'
Semelsberger Yellow card 48'		 KRQE Report
ELP Report		 Herrera Yellow card 40'
Trialist 1 45+2'
Carrijó 61'
Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Mesa del Sol - Training Facility
March 27 Preseason Colorado Rapids 1–0 New Mexico United Tucson, Arizona
TBA Shinyashiki 23' (Abubakar)
Yellow card 43'
Namli Yellow card 45'
Wilkerson Yellow card 77'
Rosenberry Yellow card 78'		 Report Yellow card 31'
Guzmán Yellow card 42'
Suggs Yellow card 56'
Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
April 3 Preseason San Diego Loyal 1–2 New Mexico United Chula Vista, California
12:00 pm Stoneman 64' (Adams) NMU Report
SD Report		 Moreno 27'
Yellow card
Sandoval 86'		 Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
Attendance: closed door match
April 10 Preseason New Mexico United 4–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
12:00 pm Martinez 21', 84'
Moreno 44'
Swartz 45+3'		 Report 17'
50'
Argueta Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Mesa del Sol - Training Facility
Attendance: 300
April 17 Preseason New Mexico United 3-1 FC Tucson Albuquerque, New Mexico
11:00 am Suggs 29'
Schmidt 48'
Moreno 72'		 Report 31' Stadium: Mesa del Sol - Training Facility
April 24 Preseason Phoenix Rising FC v New Mexico United Chandler, Arizona
TBA Stadium: Wild Horse Pass Stadium

USL Championship

Main article: 2021 USL Championship season

On January 21, the USL Board of Governors announced the format for the 2021 season, which would divide the Eastern and Western Conferences into two smaller divisions. Teams will play 32 regular season matches, playing a quadruple round-robin schedule against teams in their division, and playing other opponents to reach 32 games played.[23] On March 2, the final division alignment was released, placing New Mexico United into the Mountain Division, alongside Austin Bold FC, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, El Paso Locomotive FC, Real Monarchs, RGV FC Toros, and San Antonio FC.[24] As the only division with 7 teams instead of 8, the Mountain Division will play 24 regular season matches against division opponents, and 8 against regional or cross-conference opponents.

Group table

Mountain Division
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 El Paso Locomotive FC 32 18 4 10 56 34 +22 64 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 San Antonio FC 32 14 8 10 50 38 +12 52
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 32 13 8 11 61 48 +13 50
4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 32 13 11 8 49 42 +7 47
5 New Mexico United 32 12 10 10 44 40 +4 46
6 Austin Bold FC 32 10 10 12 32 42 −10 42
7 Real Monarchs 32 5 20 7 28 56 −28 22
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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 15 April 2021.
Source: [25]

Results by matchday

Position in the Mountain Division

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Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on April 15, 2021. Source: [26]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Home team is listed first, left to right.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Kickoff times are in MDT (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise

May 1 1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v New Mexico United Edinburg, Texas
6:30pm MDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
May 8 2 El Paso Locomotive FC v New Mexico United El Paso, Texas
7:30pm MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
May 15 3 Home Opener New Mexico United v Austin Bold FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:30pm MDT Stadium: Isotopes Park
May 21 4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks v New Mexico United Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00pm MDT Stadium: Weidner Field
May 29 5 New Mexico United v Loudoun United FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:30pm MDT Stadium: Isotopes Park
June 4 6 Real Monarchs v New Mexico United Sandy, Utah
8:00pm MDT Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
June 12 7 Pride Night New Mexico United v Austin Bold FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:30pm MDT Stadium: Isotopes Park
June 16 8 New Mexico United v San Antonio FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:30pm MDT Stadium: Isotopes Park
June 25 9 Colorado Springs Switchbacks v New Mexico United Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00pm MDT Stadium: Weidner Field
June 30 10 Real Monarchs v New Mexico United Sandy, Utah
8:00pm MDT Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
July 3 11 El Paso Locomotive FC v New Mexico United El Paso, Texas
7:30pm MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
July 9 12 New Mexico United v Colorado Springs Switchbacks Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:30pm MDT Stadium: Isotopes Park
July 12 13 Monday Night Futbol New Mexico United v Charleston Battery Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:30pm MDT Stadium: Isotopes Park
July 21 14 San Antonio FC v New Mexico United San Antonio, Texas
7:30pm MDT Stadium: Toyota Field
July 24 15 New Mexico United v El Paso Locomotive FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:30pm MDT Stadium: Isotopes Park
August 1 16 Tacoma Defiance v New Mexico United Tacoma, Washington
2:30pm MDT Stadium: Cheney Stadium
August 14 17 Meow Wolf Night New Mexico United v El Paso Locomotive FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:30pm MDT Stadium: Isotopes Park
August 18 18 New Mexico United v Oakland Roots Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:30pm MDT Stadium: Isotopes Park
August 22 19 Austin Bold FC v New Mexico United Austin, Texas
7:00pm MDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
August 28 20 Phoenix Rising FC v New Mexico United Chandler, Arizona
8:30pm MDT Stadium: Wild Horse Pass Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

After cancelling the 2020 U.S. Open Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, on February 9 the United States Soccer Federation announced an abbreviated format for the 2021 edition, limiting the field of participants to 24 clubs. Originally, 8 spots were reserved for the USL Championship, with 24 of 31 teams eligible to compete.[27] However, on March 29, the tournament was further abbreviated to include 16 teams. The 4 2020 USL Conference finalists were confirmed to participate, so New Mexico United will not play the 2021 U.S. Open Cup.[28]

References

  1. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (October 31, 2020). "USL Championship Final Cancelled, Season Concludes with Tampa Bay, Phoenix as Conference Title-Winners". USL Championship. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "El Paso Locomotive FC Down New Mexico United in Western Semifinal". www.eplocomotivefc.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Standings". uslchampionship.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  4. ^ @newmexicoutd (November 20, 2020). "Thanks for the memories Romeo, best of luck in your next chapter. 🖤💛#somosunidos #somosfamilia #nmunited #wearenewmexico" (Tweet). Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ a b c @newmexicoutd (November 17, 2020). "Mahalo for everything Ryan and congratulations on your retirement! Best of luck with seminary school and in all your future endeavors. Somos Unidos por siempre 🖤💛#somosunidos #somosfamilia #family #nmunited" (Tweet). Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ a b c @newmexicoutd (November 26, 2020). "Thank you for everything David. You've made an immeasurable impact everywhere you've gone, and we can't wait to be part of your next chapter! #SomosUnidos Watch @DaveedEstrada's full retirement announcement here: https://youtu.be/qC3c6Z68Qn8" (Tweet). Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ a b @newmexicoutd (November 28, 2020). "Merci @JAhlinvi for some truly special moments! We're wishing you all the best going forward. Somos Unidos por siempre! 🖤💛#somosfamilia #prosoccer #nmunited #uslchampionship" (Tweet). Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ a b @NewMexicoUTD (December 14, 2020). "It is our pleasure to announce the newest member of the Black & Yellow family. 2 time USL Cup Champion, our new forward, and number 14, Ilija Ilic!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b @NewMexicoUTD (December 18, 2020). "He was the 2019 Hartford Athetic MVP and we couldn't be more excited to welcome him to the United family. Black & Yellow Nation, meet @HarrySwartz1 !" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ a b @NewMexicoUTD (December 24, 2020). "HE'S COMING HOME! Welcome to the Black & Yellow Familia @Sergiioo_77, let's get to work!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ a b "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF ISIDRO MARTINEZ, THEIR FOURTH NEW SIGNING AHEAD OF THE 2021 SEASON". New Mexico Utd. January 4, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ a b "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF ALBUQUERQUE NATIVE ALEX TOUCHE". New Mexico Utd. January 12, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ a b "United loses goalkeeper Mizell to MLS team in New York". www.abqjournal.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ a b Staff, USLChampionship com (March 11, 2021). "New Mexico Inks Goalkeeper Alex Tambakis". USL Championship. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  15. ^ "2021 Roster". New Mexico Utd. 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  16. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (November 6, 2020). "Orange County Announces Signing of Chris Wehan". USL Championship. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  17. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (November 24, 2020). "Saalih Muhammad Returns to His Roots in Oakland". USL Championship. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  18. ^ Roots SC (February 1, 2021). "Roots Sign Goalkeeper Ben Beaury".
  19. ^ Staff (February 11, 2021). "Loudoun United FC Announce Multiple Signings Ahead of the 2021 USL Championship Season". Loudoun United FC. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  20. ^ "New Mexico Adds Veteran Midfielder Micheal Azira". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  21. ^ Staff, New Mexico United (February 8, 2021). "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF GOALSCORING JAMAICAN INTERNATIONAL BRIAN BROWN". New Mexico United. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  22. ^ New Mexico United Twitter https://twitter.com/NewMexicoUTD/status/1366448733240647689?s=20. Retrieved March 14, 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ^ "USL Championship Announces 2021 Season Format". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  24. ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2021 League Alignment". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  25. ^ "New Mexico United". newmexicounited.com.
  26. ^ "League Standings". uslsoccer.com.
  27. ^ "Open Cup Committee Approves Schedule, Format and Contingency Plan for 2021 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  28. ^ Staff, USLSoccer com (March 29, 2021). "United Soccer League Announces Participating Teams for 2021 U.S. Open Cup". USL Championship. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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