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Phoenix Rising FC
2020 season
Owners
List
Manager Rick Schantz (11-3-2)
Blair Gavin (Interim)(3-0-0)
Stadium Casino Arizona Field
USL playoffsFinalist [1]
Top goalscorer Junior Flemmings (14)
Highest home attendance6,585
(March 7 v. Portland Timbers 2)
Average home league attendanceRegular season: 6,585
Biggest win PHX 6–1 POR (March 7)
Biggest defeat OC 1–0 PHX (July 25)
RNO 2–1 PHX (August 29)
PHX 2–3 SD (September 19)
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The 2020 Phoenix Rising FC season was the club's seventh season in the USL Championship and their fourth as Rising FC. They were the defending USL Championship regular season champions.

Competitions

Friendlies

All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time ( UTC-07:00)

January 25, 2020 Scrimmage Phoenix Rising FC 0–4 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
11:00 AM MST Report Sallói 23'
Busio 43', 50'
Harris 70'
Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 8, 2020 Friendly Grand Canyon University 2–6 Phoenix Rising FC Phoenix, Arizona
7:00 PM MST Rasmussen 49' ( pen.)
Vannier 68'
Report Flemmings 51', 58', 86'
Barmby 63'
Trialist 64'
Asante 73'
Stadium: GCU Stadium
February 12, 2020 Scrimmage Phoenix Rising FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls Oro Valley, Arizona
Kunga 43'
Farrell 50'
Report Barlow 0' Stadium: Naranja Park
Attendance: Closed to the public
February 26, 2020 Scrimmage Phoenix Rising FC 0–1 New Mexico United Tucson, Arizona
11:30 AM MST Report Wehan 37' Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: Closed to the public
February 29, 2020 Scrimmage Phoenix Rising FC 3–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Tucson, Arizona
12:00 PM MST Bakero 51' ( pen.)
Flemmings 68'
Asante 80'
Report
Report
Mares 34', 43'
Gómez 55'
Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: Closed to the public

[2] [3]

USL Championship

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 11 2 3 46 17  +29 35 8 0 1 32 9  +23 3 2 2 14 8  +6

Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516
Stadium H H A A H H H A A A A H H H A H
ResultWWDLWWWWDLWWLWWW
Position1213211111111111
Updated to match(es) played on October 3, 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

March 7, 2020 1 Phoenix Rising FC 6–1 Portland Timbers 2 Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Dadashov 13', 24', 65'
Flemmings 31'
Lambert Yellow card 75'
Whelan Yellow card 85'
Kunga 90'
Asante 90+3'
Report
Report
Conechny 45+2'
Bonilla Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 6,585
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
July 11, 2020 2 Phoenix Rising FC 4–0 LA Galaxy II Scottsdale, Arizona
7:00 PM MST Flemmings 9'
Bakero 40' ( pen.)
Asante 45+2', 81'
King Yellow card 54'
Report
Report
Bawa Yellow card 39'
Ontiveros Yellow card 55'
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Isaiah Vlad
July 16, 2020 3 Orange County SC 1–1 Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
6:00 PM MST Forrester Yellow card 28'
Smith Yellow card 45+3'
Coleman 74'
Report
Report
Asante Yellow card 15'
Flemmings 64'
Kontoh Red card 90+3'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Brandon Stevis
July 25, 2020 4 Orange County SC 1–0 Phoenix Rising FC Irvine, California
7:00 PM MST Okoli 20'
Crisostomo Yellow card 45'
Orozco Yellow card 90+1'
Report
Report
Moar Yellow card 9' Red card 45'
Barmby Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 1, 2020 5 Phoenix Rising FC 3–1 El Paso Locomotive FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MDT Dadashov 19' ( pen.)
Asante 36'
Flemmings 45+6'
Lambert Yellow card 67'
Dick Yellow card 90+6'
Report
Report
Gómez 15'
Yuma Yellow card 21'
Beckie Yellow card 40'
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Alan Martinez
August 8, 2020 6 Phoenix Rising FC 5–2 New Mexico United Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Flemmings 17', 73', 86'
Dadashov 22'
Cochran 52'
Lambert Yellow card 57'
Calistri Yellow card 80'
Report
Report
Parkes 5'
Guzmán Yellow card 45+1'
Tinari 59'
Moreno Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 15, 2020 7 Phoenix Rising FC 2–0 San Diego Loyal SC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Flemmings 26'
King 59'
Report
Report
Martin Yellow card 44'
Klimenta Yellow card 56'
Nazira Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Isaiah Vlad
August 19, 2020 8 LA Galaxy II 1–4 Phoenix Rising FC Carson, California
2:00 PM MST Vázquez Yellow card 6'
Williams 70'
Report
Report
Flemmings 23'
Moar 36'
Schweitzer 63'
Asante 90+6'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Brandon Stevis
August 22, 2020 9 Las Vegas Lights FC 3–3 Phoenix Rising FC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM MST Chester 80'
Moses Yellow card 84'
Cochran 90+6' ( o.g.)
del Campo 90+9'
Report
Report
Dadashov 4'
King Yellow card 22'
Kontoh Yellow card 59'
Flemmings 68'
Stanton Yellow card 74'
Asante 90' ( pen.)
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 29, 2020 10 Reno 1868 FC 2–1 Phoenix Rising FC Reno, Nevada
7:00 PM MST Janjigian Yellow card 41'
Langsdorf 62'
Hertzog 79', Yellow card 90+6'
Report
Report
Dadashov 76', Yellow card 90+6'
Calistri Yellow card 81'
Lambert Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
September 5, 2020 11 Las Vegas Lights FC 0–2 Phoenix Rising FC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM MST Fehr Yellow card 45+1'
Sandoval Yellow card 50'
de la Fuente Yellow card 52'
Amarikwa Yellow card 90'
Report
Report
King Yellow card 14'
Flemmings 53' ( pen.)
Cochran Yellow card 73'
Bakero Yellow card 74'
Dadashov 90+4'
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: William Hoffman
September 11, 2020 12 Phoenix Rising FC 5–1 Las Vegas Lights FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Dadashov 27', 44'
Flemmings 55'
Stanton 57'
Bakero 72' ( pen.)
Farrell Yellow card 90+2'
Report
Report
Moses Yellow card 41'
Fenwick Yellow card 70'
de la Fuente 82'
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Referee: Isaiah Vlad
September 19, 2020 13 Phoenix Rising FC 2–3 San Diego Loyal SC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Flemmings 41', 89'
Barmby Yellow card 90+2'
Report
Report
Rubin 3', 12', 45+4'
Stoneman Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 90+7'
Klimenta Yellow card 54'
Moshobane Yellow card 63'
Metcalf Yellow card 72'
Martin Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
September 26, 2020 14 Phoenix Rising FC 1–0 Orange County SC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Dadashov 37', Yellow card 84'
Lambert Yellow card 45+2'
Flemmings Yellow card 60'
Report
Report
Alston Yellow card 83'
Quinn Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Referee: Isaiah Vlad
September 30, 2020 15 San Diego Loyal SC 0–3
(Forfeit)
Phoenix Rising FC San Diego, California
7:00 PM MST Berry 2'
Rubín 20', 45+7'
Stoneman Yellow card 31'
C. Martin Red card 45+8'
Report Stanton Yellow card 27', 45'
Calistri Yellow card 28'
Moar Yellow card 45+5'
Farrell Yellow card 45+6'
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Referee: Joseph Salinas
Note: Match abandoned at start of second half due to Loyal walking off the pitch in protest of an alleged homophobic slur. [4] According to the FIFA disciplinary code, the match is forfeit to Phoenix and scored as a 3:0 victory for them. [5]
October 3, 2020 16 Phoenix Rising FC 4–1 LA Galaxy II Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Moar 10'
King Yellow card 12'
Stanton 27', 57'
Cochran 51'
Report Williams 6'
Cuevas Yellow card 28'
Bawa Yellow card 40'
Ferkranus Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Referee: Ricardo Fierro

Group table

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

Conference table

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.

USL Championship Playoffs

Conference Playoffs

October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10) Quarterfinals Phoenix Rising FC 1–0 ( a.e.t.) Sacramento Republic FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 pm MST Dadashov Yellow card 44'
Lambert Yellow card 109'
Asante 114'
Report
Report
Formella Yellow card 12'
López Yellow card 45'
Hilliard-Arce Yellow card 74'
McCrary Yellow card 87'
Keinan Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October 17, 2020 Semifinals Reno 1868 FC 2–2 ( a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Phoenix Rising FC Reno, Nevada
6:00 PM PDT Hertzog 6'
Janjigian Yellow card 31'
Partida 40'
Bone Yellow card 57'
Langsdorf Yellow card 79'
Ycaza Yellow card 90+4'
Boudadi Yellow card 119'
Report
Report
King Yellow card 23'
Lambert 45+2', Yellow card 51'
Lowe Yellow card 65'
Asante 71'
Moar Yellow card 94'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 700
Referee: Kevin Broadley
Penalties
Hertzog soccer ball with check mark
Alfaro soccer ball with check mark
Richards soccer ball with check mark
Gleadle soccer ball with check mark
Apodaca soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Farrell
soccer ball with check mark Whelan
soccer ball with check mark Calistri
soccer ball with check mark King
soccer ball with check mark Dadashov
October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24) Final Phoenix Rising FC 1–1 ( a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
El Paso Locomotive FC Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 PM MST Schweitzer 18'
Farrell Yellow card 95'
Asante Yellow card 109'
Lowe Yellow card 113'
Report
Report
Yuma Yellow card 4'
King Yellow card 54'
Rebellón 59', Yellow card 94'
Herrera Yellow card 105+2'
Diaz Yellow card 106'
Ryan Yellow card 108'
Carrijó Yellow card 111'
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Referee: Elton García
Penalties
Bakero soccer ball with check mark
Whelan soccer ball with check mark
Farrell soccer ball with check mark
Moar soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Carrijó
soccer ball with red X Ross
soccer ball with check mark Ryan
soccer ball with red X Gómez

USL Championship Final

The Final was cancelled the day before because several Tampa Bay players and staff tested positive for COVID-19. No league champion was chosen. [1]

November 1, 2020 (2020-11-01) USL Final Tampa Bay Rowdies cancelled Phoenix Rising FC St. Petersburg, Florida
8:30 PM EST Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Note: Phoenix relinquished the right to host the final as a gesture of respect to the LGBTQ community for the incident between Phoenix Rising and San Diego Loyal on September 30. [6]

U.S. Open Cup

The U.S. Open Cup was cancelled.

Roster

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
18 Eric Dick United States GK (1994-10-03) October 3, 1994 (age 29) 2020 United States Sporting Kansas City (loan)
22 Landon Carter United States GK (2003-10-23) October 23, 2003 (age 20) 2020 United States Phoenix Rising Academy [A]
28 Zac Lubin United States GK (1989-08-15) August 15, 1989 (age 34) 2020 Sweden Ljungskile SK
Defenders
2 Darnell King United States DF (1990-09-23) September 23, 1990 (age 33) 2020 United States Nashville SC
3 A. J. Cochran United States DF (1993-02-09) February 9, 1993 (age 31) 2020 United States Atlanta United 2
4 Corey Whelan Republic of Ireland DF (1997-12-12) December 12, 1997 (age 26) 2020 England Crewe Alexandra
13 Kyle Bjornethun United States DF (1995-03-15) March 15, 1995 (age 29) 2020 United States FC Tucson
15 Joe Farrell United States DF (1994-02-13) February 13, 1994 (age 30) 2020 United States Rochester Rhinos
16 Austin Ledbetter United States DF (1995-07-15) July 15, 1995 (age 28) 2020 United States FC Tucson
23 Owusu-Ansah Kontoh Ghana DF (1993-08-24) August 24, 1993 (age 30) 2020 United States Orange County SC
31 Damion Lowe Jamaica DF (1993-05-05) May 5, 1993 (age 30) 2020 Norway IK Start
Midfielders
6 Jordan Schweitzer Canada MF (1994-04-19) April 19, 1994 (age 29) 2020 United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks
8 Jack Barmby England MF (1994-11-14) November 14, 1994 (age 29) 2020 United States San Antonio FC
10 Jon Bakero Spain MF (1996-11-05) November 5, 1996 (age 27) 2020 Canada Toronto FC
12 Sam Stanton Scotland MF (1994-04-19) April 19, 1994 (age 29) 2020 Scotland Dundee United
17 Santi Moar Spain MF (1993-09-05) September 5, 1993 (age 30) 2020 United States New Mexico United
19 José Aguinaga Spain MF (1995-05-11) May 11, 1995 (age 28) 2020 United States New York Red Bulls II
27 Kevon Lambert Jamaica MF (1997-03-22) March 22, 1997 (age 27) 2020 Jamaica Montego Bay United
Forwards
7 Junior Flemmings Jamaica FW (1996-01-16) January 16, 1996 (age 28) 2020 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
9 Rufat Dadashov Azerbaijan FW (1991-09-29) September 29, 1991 (age 32) 2020 Germany SC Preußen Münster
14 Ansuh Kanneh United States FW (2005-12-02) December 2, 2005 (age 18) 2020 United States Phoenix Rising Academy [A]
20 Solomon Asante Ghana FW (1990-03-06) March 6, 1990 (age 34) 2020 Ghana TP Mazembe
21 Joey Calistri United States FW (1993-11-20) November 20, 1993 (age 30) 2020 United States Saint Louis FC
24 Denis Conteh United States FW (2001-09-18) September 18, 2001 (age 22) 2020 United States Phoenix Rising Academy [A]
70 Lagos Kunga United States FW (1998-10-20) October 20, 1998 (age 25) 2020 United States Atlanta United FC (loan)
87 Alex Krzykos United States FW (2002-10-06) October 6, 2002 (age 21) 2020 United States Phoenix Rising Academy [A]
  1. ^
    Phoenix Rising Academy contract.

[7]

Transfers

Loan in

Start date End date Position No. Player From club
January 21, 2020 End of Season Forward 70 United States Lagos Kunga United States Atlanta United FC [8]
February 4, 2020 End of Season Goalkeeper 18 United States Eric Dick United States Sporting Kansas City [9]

Loan out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club

Statistics

[10]

# Pos. Name GP GS Min. Goals Assists A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
7 FW Jamaica Junior Flemmings 14 14 1192 14 2 1 0
9 FW Azerbaijan Rufat Dadashov 18 16 1465 11 4 3 0
20 FW Ghana Solomon Asante 17 16 1537 8 9 2 0
12 MF Scotland Sam Stanton 17 14 1220 3 1 1 0
10 MF Spain Jon Bakero 18 16 1208 2 4 1 0
3 DF United States A. J. Cochran 14 13 1157 2 0 1 0
17 MF Spain Santi Moar 15 9 897 2 8 1 1
6 MF Canada Jordan Schweitzer 16 4 502 2 1 0 0
2 DF United States Darnell King 18 18 1697 1 1 5 0
27 MF Jamaica Kevon Lambert 17 17 1603 1 3 7 0
70 FW United States Lagos Kunga 9 0 73 1 1 0 0
4 DF Republic of Ireland Corey Whelan 18 18 1709 0 0 1 0
15 DF United States Joe Farrell 15 11 1066 0 1 2 0
23 DF Ghana Owusu-Ansah Kontoh 8 6 526 0 0 1 1
21 FW United States Joey Calistri 15 3 404 0 0 2 0
31 DF Jamaica Damion Lowe 5 2 291 0 0 2 0
19 MF Spain Jose Aguinaga 10 1 276 0 0 0 0
8 MF England Jack Barmby 9 1 165 0 0 2 0
13 DF United States Kyle Bjornethun 1 1 58 0 0 0 0
16 DF United States Austin Ledbetter 1 0 5 0 0 0 0
25 FW United States Ansuh Kanneh 1 0 3 0 0 0 0

Goalkeepers

# Name GP GS Min. SV GA GAA SO A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
28 United States Zac Lubin 16 16 1530 46 16 0.941 5 0 0
18 United States Eric Dick 2 2 180 6 4 2.000 0 1 0

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j The remainder of the competition, is played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America.

References

  1. ^ a b "USL Championship Final Cancelled, Season Concludes with Tampa Bay, Phoenix as Conference Title-Winners". USLChampionship.com Staff. October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Visit Tucson Sun Cup Schedule Announced". Phoenix Rising Communications. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Full Phoenix Rising Preseason Schedule Released". Phoenix Rising Communications. January 21, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "USL Championship Statement – San Diego Loyal SC vs. Phoenix Rising FC". USLChampionship.com. September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "FIFA Disciplinary Code" (PDF). FIFA.com. 2019. p. 20. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Phoenix Rising FC Relinquishes 2020 Championship Final Hosting Rights". USLChampionship.com Staff. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Phoenix Rising Roster". PHXRisingFC.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "Phoenix Rising Transfers Adam Jahn to Atlanta United". Phoenix Rising Football Club. January 21, 2020. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Phoenix Rising Acquires Goalkeeper Eric Dick On Loan From Sporting KC". Phoenix Rising Football Club. February 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "2020 Player Stats". Retrieved October 26, 2020.