2016 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season
| 2016 season | |||
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| President | Nick Ragain | ||
| Head coach | Steve Trittschuh | ||
| Stadium | Switchbacks Stadium | ||
| USL | Conference: TBD | ||
| USL Playoffs | TBD | ||
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The 2016 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season was the club's second year of existence, and their second season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid.
Roster
[edit]- As of June 7, 2016
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Devala Gorrick |  United States
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| 2 | DF | Josh Phillips | United States
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| 3 | DF | Christian Ibeagha | United States
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| 4 | MF | Luke Vercollone | United States
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| 5 | DF | Josh Suggs | United States
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| 6 | MF | Davy Armstrong | United States
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| 7 | MF | Nate Robinson | United States
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| 8 | MF | Rony Argueta | United States
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| 9 | FW | Martin Maybin |  Northern Ireland
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| 10 | FW | Miguel González |  Mexico
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| 11 | FW | Saeed Robinson |  Jamaica
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| 12 | FW | Mike Seth | United States
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| 13 | MF | Kevin Durr | United States
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| 14 | MF | Kim Tae-woo |  South Korea
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| 16 | MF | Jake Cawsey |  England
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| 18 | FW | Aaron King | United States
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| 21 | DF | Shintaro Harada |  Japan
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| 23 | GK | Billy Thompson | United States
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| 24 | GK | Dan Jackson |  Costa Rica
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| 34 | DF | J. J. Greer | United States
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| 35 | MF | Kim Tae-seong | South Korea
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| 44 | MF | Jordan Burt | United States
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Competitions
[edit]Preseason
[edit]| February 13, 2016 1 | Real Colorado Foxes | 1–6 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
| 10:00 (MDT) | Report | Stadium: Shea Stadium |
| February 27, 2016 2 | Air Force Falcons | 1–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 13:00 (MDT) |  10' |
Report | Suggs 4' N. Robinson 53' |
Stadium: Air Force Soccer Stadium |
| March 5, 2016 3 | CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves | 1–3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Pueblo, Colorado |
| 19:00 (MDT) | 37' |
Report | Vercollone 2' Maybin 11'King 74' (pen.) |
Stadium: Rawlings Soccer Complex |
| March 8, 2016 4 | Colorado Mines Orediggers | 0–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Golden, Colorado |
| 16:00 (MDT) | Report | N. Robinson 82' Maybin 85' |
Stadium: CSM Soccer Stadium |
| March 12, 2016 5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 3–2 | Colorado–Colorado Springs Mountain Lions | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 11:00 (MDT) | Vercollone 10' Seth 18'González 34' |
Report | Berntsson 21' Barnes 57' (pen.) |
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium |
| March 15, 2016 6 | Ventura County Fusion | 0–4 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Ventura, California |
| 20:00 (MDT) | Report | King 32' S. Robinson 40'N. Robinson 50'Vercollone 80' |
Stadium: Ventura College Sportsplex |
| March 18, 2016 7 | Orange County Blues FC | 0–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Irvine, California |
| 12:00 (MDT) | Stadium: Anteater Stadium |
| March 19, 2016 8 | LA Galaxy II | 4–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Carson, California |
| 11:00 (MDT) | Slager 1st half' Nishanian 1st half'McBean 1st half', 2nd half' |
S. Robinson 1st half' Vercollone 2nd half' |
Stadium: StubHub Center |
USL Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento Republic | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 52 | Conference Playoffs |
| 2 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 51 | |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 49 | |
| 4 | Swope Park Rangers | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 48 | |
| 5 | LA Galaxy II | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 47 |
Source: 2016 USL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| March 26, 2016 USL 1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 18:00 (MDT) | Evans  12' König 63' |
Report | Maybin 32' González 53' Gorrick 86' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium |
| April 9, 2016 USL 2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–0 | Arizona United SC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 13:30 (MDT) | Maybin 21' 41' Burt 44' Argueta 49' González 54' Phillips 58' Seth 61' Greer 88' |
Report | Poltronieri 39' |
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium |
| April 17, 2016 USL 3 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Tukwila, Washington |
| 20:00 (MDT) | Alfaro 15' Kovar 28' Fisher 85' |
Report | González 60' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex |
| April 23, 2016 USL 4 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–0 | San Antonio FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 13:30 (MDT) | Seth 59' |
Report | Palacios 30' Castillo 69' |
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium |
| May 4, 2016 USL 5 | LA Galaxy II | 3–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Carson, California |
| 20:30 (MDT) | McBean 32', 47', 71' Smith 74' |
Report | Maybin 30' Gorrick 33' Castillo 69' Robinson 77' González 81' Seth 90+2' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 1,724 |
| May 8, 2016 USL 6 | Orange County Blues FC | 0–3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Irvine, California |
| 17:00 (MDT) | Mirković 47' Ajeakwa  74' Meeus 85' Feeley 90' |
Report | Robinson 10' Tae-woo 32' Vercollone 45' 82' Armstrong 61' Seth 62' Ibeagha 70' Maybin 86' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 540 |
| May 13, 2016 USL 7 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–3 | Portland Timbers 2 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 19:00 (MDT) | Burt 44' Seth 52' |
Report | Thoma 86' |
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium Attendance: 4,012 |
| May 21, 2016 USL 8 | Arizona United SC | 1–3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Peoria, Arizona |
| 20:30 (MDT) | Granger 9' Ringhof 16' 79'Rooney 87' |
Report | Suggs 7' González 32' Maybin 52' Robinson 76' 86' |
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex |
| May 27, 2016 USL 9 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1 | Orange County Blues FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 19:00 (MDT) | Greer 21' Phillips 32' Tae-woo 32' |
Report | Cortes 20' McCracken 66' Mirković 73' Meeus 90+8' (pen.) |
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium |
| June 4, 2016 USL 10 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–0 | Saint Louis FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 19:00 (MDT) | Maybin 3' González 17' Suggs 41' |
Report | Bushue 59' |
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium Attendance: 3,910 |
| June 11, 2016 USL 11 | LA Galaxy II | 0–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Carson, California |
| 20:30 (MDT) | Smith Rebellón |
Report | Maybin |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 708 |
| June 18, 2016 USL 12 | San Antonio FC | 2–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 18:30 (MDT) | Araujo 8' McCarthy 35' |
Report | Vercollone 45' (pen.) 57' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,052 |
| June 26, 2016 USL 13 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–1 | Real Monarchs | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 13:30 (MDT) | Argueta 19' Tae-woo 41' Ibeagha 70' |
Report | Torres 24' Orozco 26' Arnone 70'  90' Frater 76' |
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium Attendance: 2,910 |
| June 29, 2016 USL 14 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–0 | Real Monarchs | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 19:00 (MDT) | Burt 13' 67' Armstrong 76' Tae-woo 89' |
Report | Sandoval 50' Orozco 54' Okwuonu 78' |
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium Attendance: 2,544 |
| July 7, 2016 USL 15 | Portland Timbers 2 | 1–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 20:00 (MDT) | Vercollone 16' |
Report | Farfan 19' Gallagher 81' Belmar 87' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 1,630 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| July 10, 2016 USL 16 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Tukwila, Washington |
| 18:00 (MDT) | Jones 60' Mansaray 86' Samuel 89' |
Report | Seth 27' Greenspan 31' 70' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Attendance: 1,370 |
| July 16, 2016 USL 17 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 19:00 (MDT) | Argueta 53' Greer 71' 84' |
Report | Guzmán 86' |
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium Attendance: 3,401 |
| July 20, 2016 USL 18 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 19:00 (MDT) | Suggs 37' Seth 60' González 70' |
Report | Myers 34' Alvarado 68' Tyrpak 72' Molano 84' 90+1' |
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium Attendance: 2,212 Referee: Chipalo Street |
| July 23, 2016 USL 19 | Saint Louis FC | 2–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Fenton, Missouri |
| 18:30 (MDT) | Musa 35' Herrera 45+2' |
Report | Doyle 23' Maybin 55' Ibeagha 62' Seth 86' |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park |
| July 29, 2016 USL 20 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1 | Whitecaps FC 2 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 19:00 (MDT) | 1 | 1 | Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium |
| August 3, 2016 USL 21 | Portland Timbers 2 | 1–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 20:30 (MDT) | 1 | 1 | Stadium: Merlo Field |
| August 8, 2016 USL 22 | Real Monarchs | 0–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 19:00 (MDT) | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium |
| August 11, 2016 USL 23 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 19:00 (MDT) | Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium |
| August 21, 2016 USL 24 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 13:30 (MDT) | Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium |
| August 24, 2016 USL 25 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 19:00 (MDT) | Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium |
| August 27, 2016 USL 26 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 18:30 (MDT) | Stadium: RGVFC Stadium |
| September 3, 2016 USL 27 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 3–0 | LA Galaxy II | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 19:00 (MDT) | Mike Seth 10', 45 + 2' J. J. Greer 35' Luke Vercollone 58' |
Report | Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium |
| September 11, 2016 USL 28 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 0–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 15:00 (MDT) | Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium |
| September 17, 2016 USL 29 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 19:00 (MDT) | Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium |
| September 24, 2016 USL 30 | Orange County Blues FC | 4–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Irvine, California |
| 20:00 (MDT) | Stadium: Anteater Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]| May 18, 2016 Second round | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC  | 1–0 | Harpo's FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 19:30 (MDT) | Maybin 13' |
Report | Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium |
| June 1, 2016 Third round | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 3–0 |  Arizona United SC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 20:30 (MDT) | Vercollone 39', 83' 61' King 59' Ibeagha 64' |
Report | Rooney 16' Gavin 44' Blackwood 49' |
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium |
| June 14, 2016 Fourth round | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 19:00 (MDT) | Powers 51' Serna 84' |
Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
Friendlies
[edit]| July 12, 2016 Freedom Cup | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–6 |  1. FSV Mainz 05 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 19:30 (MDT) | CSS Report USL Report |
de Blasis 7' Rodríguez 20'Holtmann 40'Clemens 45+1'Jairo 51'Halimi 57'Córdoba 90' |
Stadium: Switchbacks Stadium |