El Paso Locomotive FC
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| Founded | March 1, 2018 | |||
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| Stadium | Southwest University Park | |||
| Capacity | 7,500 | |||
| Owner | MountainStar Sports Group | |||
| Head coach | Mark Lowry | |||
| League | USL Championship | |||
| 2019 | 6th, Western Conference Playoffs: Conference Final | |||
| Website | https://www.eplocomotivefc.com/ | |||
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El Paso Locomotive FC is an American professional soccer team based in El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2018, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019.[1][2]
Club crest and colors
The Locomotive brand was unveiled on October 4, 2018, beating out finalists Lagartos, Estrellas, Stars, and Tejanos.[3] The crest is shaped in a manner similar to Mission Style buildings and features three main colors: West Texas Sky blue, Desert Dusk blue, and High Noon Sun. The crest has 11 vertical stripes that represent the eleven players on the field and resemble the front of a locomotive. A city icon, The Star on The Mountain, adorns the top of the crest, which is shaped in the silhouette of the Franklin Mountains.[4][5]
Sponsorship
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–present | BLK | Southwest University |
Stadium
The club will play on the grounds of the Southwest University Park, a baseball park that is also the home field for the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Pacific Coast League.
Rivalries
El Paso's primary rivals are New Mexico United[6][7] and FC Juárez.[8]
Players and staff
Roster
- As of February 4, 2021[9]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Logan Ketterer |  United States
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| 4 | DF | Mechack Jérôme |  Haiti
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| 5 | DF | Éder Borelli |  Mexico
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| 6 | MF | Richie Ryan |  Ireland
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| 7 | MF | Dylan Mares | United States
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| 8 | MF | Nick Ross |  Scotland
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| 10 | FW | Leandro Carrijó |  Brazil
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| 13 | DF | Matt Bahner | United States
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| 20 | MF | Chapa Herrera | United States
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| 24 | MF | Yuma |  Spain
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| 25 | DF | Bryam Rebellón |  Colombia
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| 27 | DF | Macauley King |  England
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| — | MF | José Aguinaga | Spain
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| — | FW | Aidan Apodaca | United States
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| — | DF | Niall Logue |  Northern Ireland
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| — | FW | Luis Solignac |  Argentina
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Front-office staff
- Alan Ledford – president
- Andrew Forrest – general manager
Technical staff
- Mark Lowry – head coach
- Bob Bigney – assistant coach
- JC Garzon – goalkeeper coach
- Gabriel Zapponi – manager of sports performance and science
- Stuart Wright – athletic trainer
- Keeler Watson – coordinator, equipment and player operations
Team records
Year-by-year
- As of October 24, 2020
| Season | USL Championship | Play-offs | U.S. Open Cup | Top scorer 1 | Head coach | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||||
| 2019 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 36 | 50 | 6th, Western | Conference Final | 2nd Round | Jerome Kiesewetter
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12 | Mark Lowry
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| 2020 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 32 | 4th, Western 1st, Group C |
Conference Final | Cancelled | Aarón Gómez
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5 | Mark Lowry
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^ 1. Top scorer includes statistics from league matches only.
Head coaches
- Includes USL Regular Season, USL Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.
| Coach | Nationality | Start | End | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Lowry | England
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July 25, 2018 | present | 57 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 45.61 |
Average attendance
| Year | Reg. season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|
| 2019[10] | 6,584 | 7,460 |
Club captains
 | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (November 2019) |
| Years | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Chiró N'Toko |  Belgium
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References
- ^ "El Paso Joins the United Soccer League for 2019 Season". Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "El Paso gets new expansion USL soccer team, will play at Southwest University Park in 2019". Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "El Paso USL: Soccer team nickname will be the Locomotive; logo, crest unveiled". El Paso Times. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ "Our Crest". El Paso Locomotive FC. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ "El Paso Locomotive FC Rolled Out as City's New Professional Soccer Team" (Press release). El Paso Locomotive FC. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018 – via Business Wire.
- ^ "One final United-El Paso matchup has big stakes". Albuquerque Journal. Journal Publishing Company. October 14, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Andy (July 14, 2020). "Locomotive FC set to renew rivalry with New Mexico United". KTSM-TV. Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ "Friendly Rival On The Border". eplocomotivefc.com. February 14, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ "Roster". www.eplocomotivefc.com.
- ^ "2019 USL Championship Attendance". Soccer Stadium Digest. October 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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