2020 San Diego Loyal SC season
| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive VP | Landon Donovan | ||
| Manager | Landon Donovan | ||
| USL Championship | Conference: TBD | ||
| USLC Playoffs | TBD | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | TBD | ||
| Average home league attendance | 6,100 | ||
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The 2020 San Diego Loyal SC season is the club's first season of existence and their first season in the USL Championship (USLC). This article covers the period from the founding of the club to the conclusion of the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[1]
Roster
- As of 6 March 2020[2]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Morgan Hackworth |  United States
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| 3 | MF | Elijah Martin | United States
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| 4 | MF | Jack Metcalf |  England
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| 5 | DF | Grant Stoneman | United States
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| 6 | MF | Charlie Adams | England
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| 7 | MF | Carlos Alvarez | United States
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| 8 | DF | Sal Zizzo | United States
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| 9 | FW | Qudus Lawal |  Nigeria
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| 11 | FW | Irvin Parra | United States
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| 12 | DF | Eric Avila | United States
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| 14 | MF | Yair Jaen |  Panama
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| 15 | FW | Tumi Moshobane |  South Africa
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| 16 | MF | Beverly Makangila |  DR Congo
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| 17 | MF | Collin Martin | United States
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| 18 | DF | Edwin Lara |  Mexico
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| 19 | MF | Jerome Mbekeli |  Cameroon
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| 20 | DF | Joseph Greenspan | United States
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| 21 | FW | Ashley Nazira |  Mauritius
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| 22 | FW | Francis Atuahene (on loan from FC Dallas) |  Ghana
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| 23 | DF | Emrah Klimenta |  Montenegro
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| 24 | GK | Jake Fenlason | United States
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| 26 | MF | Suleiman Samura |  Sierra Leone
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| 28 | GK | Jon Kempin (on loan from Columbus Crew) | United States
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| 40 | MF | Raúl Mendiola | Mexico
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| — | GK | Amal Knight |  Jamaica
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Competitions
Exhibitions
| February 2 Preseason 1 | San Diego Loyal SC | 1–0 | FC Dallas | Chula Vista, California |
| 12:00 PM PDT | Atuahene  |
Report Report |
Stadium: Chula Vista Training Center |
| February 22 Preseason 2 | San Diego Loyal SC | 1–0 | Costa del Este FC | San Diego, California |
| 8:00 PM PST | Metcalf 44' Parra  60' |
Report | Stadium: Torero Stadium |
| February 29 Preseason 3 | Reno 1868 FC | 2–4 | San Diego Loyal SC | Reno, Nevada |
| 12:00 PM PST | Hertzog 44', 49' |
Report | 7' 24' 30' 75' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field |
| March 28 Midseason 1 | San Diego Loyal SC | v | Club Tijuana | San Diego, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Stadium: Torero Stadium |
USL Championship
Updated to match(es) played on July 11, 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match Results
On January 9, 2020, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule.[3]
| March 7 1 | San Diego Loyal SC | 1–1 | Las Vegas Lights FC | San Diego, California |
| 7:00 PM PST | Adams 15' Stoneman  90+3' |
Report | Burgos 4' Sandoval 29' Torre 55' |
Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Elton Garcia |
| March 11 2 | Tacoma Defiance | 1–2 | San Diego Loyal SC | Tacoma, Washington |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Mueller 38' Dhillon 56' |
Report | Atuahene 31', 85', 89' Stoneman 57' Kempin 90+2' |
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| Note: Played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] | ||||
| July 11 3 | Real Monarchs | 0–1 | San Diego Loyal SC | Sandy, Utah |
| 1:00 PM PDT | R. Sierakowski 57' |
Report | Stoneman 17' Avila 40' Zizzo 63' Martin 77' Alvarez 90+7' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Brad Jensen |
| July 19 4 | San Diego Loyal SC | 0–1 | LA Galaxy II | San Diego, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | C. Martin 22' E. Martin 66' Makangila 82' Jaen 87' |
Report | Hernandez 41' Vázquez 72', 90' |
Stadium: Torero Stadium Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| July 25 5 | San Diego Loyal SC | 2–1 | Las Vegas Lights FC | San Diego, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Moshobane 9' Adams 54' Parra 65' Kempin 81' |
Report | Sandoval 17' Dally 45+6' Fenwick 84' |
Stadium: Torero Stadium Referee: Joseph Salinas |
| August 1 6 | San Diego Loyal SC | 0–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | San Diego, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Spencer 41' Klimenta 66' Avila 85' |
Report | Wheeler-Omiunu 55' Hilliard-Arce 71' Skundrich 88' Iwasa 90+3' |
Stadium: Torero Stadium Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| August 12 7 | San Diego Loyal SC | 0–2 | Orange County SC | San Diego, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Alvarez 28' Klimenta 56' Moshobane 76' |
Report | Quinn 53', 84' Okoli 65' Alvarado 90+1' |
Stadium: Torero Stadium Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| August 15 8 | Phoenix Rising FC | v | San Diego Loyal SC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field |
| 9 | LA Galaxy II | PPD | San Diego Loyal SC | Carson, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| 10 | Las Vegas Lights FC | PPD | San Diego Loyal SC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 19:30 PM PDT | Stadium: Cashman Field |
| August 22 11 | San Diego Loyal SC | v | Reno 1868 FC | San Diego, California |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Torero Stadium |
| August 29 12 | Orange County SC | v | San Diego Loyal SC | Irvine, California |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| September 9 13 | LA Galaxy II | v | San Diego Loyal SC | Carson, California |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| September 13 14 | San Diego Loyal SC | v | Orange County SC | San Diego, California |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Torero Stadium |
| September 19 15 | Phoenix Rising FC | v | San Diego Loyal SC | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Casino Arizona Field |
| September 30 16 | San Diego Loyal SC | v | Phoenix Rising FC | San Diego, California |
| TBA PM PDT | Stadium: Torero Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup
As a USL Championship club, San Diego will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[5]
| 2nd Round | Los Angeles Force  | v | San Diego Loyal SC | Los Angeles, California |
| PDT | Stadium: Jesse Owens Stadium (Cal State LA) | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[6] | ||||
Standings — Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Rising FC | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 35 | 2.19 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | LA Galaxy II | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 26 | 1.63 | |
| 3 | Orange County SC | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 1.50 | |
| 4 | San Diego Loyal SC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 23 | 1.44 | |
| 5 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 11 | 0.69 |
Source: USL
Current standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reno 1868 FC | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 36 | 2.25 | Conference Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Rising FC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 35 | 2.19 | |
| 3 | San Antonio FC | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 33 | 2.06 | |
| 4 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 32 | 2.00 | |
| 5 | Sacramento Republic | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 30 | 1.88 | |
| 6 | New Mexico United | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 27 | 1.80 | |
| 7 | FC Tulsa | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 25 | 1.67 | |
| 8 | LA Galaxy II | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 26 | 1.63 | |
| 9 | Orange County SC | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 1.50 | |
| 10 | San Diego Loyal SC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 23 | 1.44 | |
| 11 | Austin Bold FC | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 22 | 1.38 | |
| 12 | Tacoma Defiance | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 14 | 0.88 | |
| 13 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 13 | 0.81 | |
| 14 | Real Monarchs | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 11 | 0.69 | |
| 15 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 11 | 0.69 | |
| 16 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 9 | 0.64 | |
| 17 | OKC Energy FC | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 10 | 0.63 | |
| 18 | Portland Timbers 2 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 9 | 0.56 |
Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) points; 3) total wins; 4) total goal differential; 5) total goals scored; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) points; 3) total wins; 4) total goal differential; 5) total goals scored; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.
References
- ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Roster". sdloyal.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Tacoma Defiance Statement on Governor Inslee Announcement" (Press release). March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
