2017 Reno 1868 FC season

The 2017 Reno 1868 FC season was the club's inaugural season of existence, and their first in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer.

Reno 1868 FC
2017 season
PresidentHerbert Simon
Head coachIan Russell
StadiumGreater Nevada Field
USLConference: 12th
Overall: 23rd
USL CupTBD
U.S. Open CupThird round
Biggest winRNO 9–0 LA (7/31)
Biggest defeatSA 4–0 RNO (4/15)
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Background

Ahead of the 2017 season, there had been three professional soccer clubs in Northern Nevada: Reno Rattlers, Northern Nevada Aces, and Nevada Wonders. The announcement of an expansion franchise to join the USL was announced in September 2015.[1]

The club's named was decided with a contest known as "USL Reno 2017". Nearly 5,000 entries were submitted, followed by fans choosing from amongst the top six names: Reno FC, FC Reno, Reno Silver FC, Reno City FC, Reno United, or Reno 1868. The fans response refined the contest down to three finalists—Reno FC, Reno United, and Reno 1868—with the winner being Reno 1868, a nod to the founding year of the City of Reno.[2]

On June 29, 2016, the club announced a two-year partnership with the San Jose Earthquakes of MLS. It was also stated that San Jose would have control over the technical side of the club.[3] The team hired Earthquakes Assistant Coach Ian Russell as Head Coach on November 22, 2016.[4]

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

Squad

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of Birth (Age)[[A]]Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1Russ Klabough GK (1990-11-11)November 11, 1990 (aged 26) Stanislaus State Warriors
12Matt Bersano GK (1992-09-10)September 10, 1992 (aged 25) San Jose Earthquakes[B]
Defenders
4Jordan Murrell LB (1993-05-02)May 2, 1993 (aged 24) Pittsburgh Riverhounds
5Nick von Niederhäusern DF (1989-09-28)September 28, 1989 (aged 28) Vaduz
6Thomas Janjigian LB (1994-11-10)November 10, 1994 (aged 22) FC Golden State Force
15Jimmy Ockford CB (1992-06-10)June 10, 1992 (aged 25) Seattle Sounders FC
16Brent Richards RB (1990-05-20)May 20, 1990 (aged 27) Portland Timbers 2
18Kip Colvey RB (1994-03-15)March 15, 1994 (aged 23) San Jose Earthquakes[B]
23Brenton Griffiths CB (1991-02-09)February 9, 1991 (aged 26) Orange County SC
Midfielders
2Jackson Yueill CM (1997-03-19)March 19, 1997 (aged 20) San Jose Earthquakes[B]
7Jordan Roberts CM (1993-01-02)January 2, 1993 (aged 24) Saint Louis FC
10Junior Burgos AM (1988-08-14)August 14, 1988 (aged 29) Atlanta United FC
11Anibal Echeverria CM (1987-09-05)September 5, 1987 (aged 30) Turlock Express
14Chris Wehan LM (1994-01-29)January 29, 1994 (aged 23) New Mexico Lobos
17Lindo Mfeka CM (1994-03-29)March 29, 1994 (aged 23) San Jose Earthquakes[B]
20Matt LaGrassa LM (1993-01-27)January 27, 1993 (aged 24) Sacramento Republic FC
38Matheus Silva MF (1996-12-08)December 8, 1996 (aged 20) San Jose Earthquakes[B]
84Seth Casiple RM (1993-08-23)August 23, 1993 (aged 24) Portland Timbers 2
96Luis Fernandes CM (1996-01-29)January 29, 1996 (aged 21) Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Forwards
8Mackenzie Pridham LF (1990-08-13)August 13, 1990 (aged 27) Sacramento Republic
9Dane Kelly ST (1991-02-09)February 9, 1991 (aged 26) Swope Park Rangers
19Dembakwi Yomba / CF (1996-09-04)September 4, 1996 (aged 21) Orlando City B
29Antoine Hoppenot RF (1990-11-23)November 23, 1990 (aged 26) FC Cincinnati

Non-competitive

Preseason

February 18 Reno 1868 FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Reno, Nevada
12:30 PSTReportThompson 40'Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 6,289

Midseason friendlies

Competitive

USL

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Real Monarchs (X)3220755931+2867Conference Playoffs
2San Antonio FC32171144524+2162
3Reno 1868 FC3217877539+3659
4Swope Park Rangers3217785537+1858
5Phoenix Rising FC3217785037+1358
Source: 2017 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
(X) Regular Season League Champion

Results

March 25 1 Reno 1868 FC 0–2 Orange County SC Reno, Nevada
19:00 PSTMatheus Silva  29'ReportLacroix 31', 45+1'
Pineda  81'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 5,691
Referee: Victor Rivas
April 1 2 Reno 1868 FC 1–1 Whitecaps FC 2 Reno, Nevada
19:00 PSTGriffiths 4'
Casiple  88'
ReportSanner 8'
Flores  14'
Wynne  90+3'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,430
Referee: Joe Dickerson
April 6 3 Real Monarchs 5–3 Reno 1868 FC Sandy, Utah
18:00 PSTMinter 14'
Velásquez 26'
Hoffman 34'
Orozco  41'
Curinga 43'
Moberg  54'
Hernández 90+2'
ReportPridham 39'
Hoppenot  78'
Kelly 84', 87'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 2,316
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
April 15 4 San Antonio FC 4–0 Reno 1868 FC San Antonio, Texas
18:00 PSTForbes 34'
Elizondo 67', 79'
Pecka  69'
Castillo 90+2' (pen.)
ReportStadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,403
Referee: Tyler Mitcham
April 22 5 Reno 1868 FC 2–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Reno, Nevada
19:00 PSTBurgos 45' (pen.)
Murrell  45+2' 60'
ReportMcFarlane  52'
Burt 58'
Malcolm 90+1'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,881
Referee: Malik Badawi
May 6 6 Phoenix Rising FC 0–4 Reno 1868 FC Tempe, Arizona
19:00 PSTReportKelly 2', 6', 66'  66'
Mfeka  74'
Wehan 76'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,067
Referee: Joe Dickerson
May 20 7 Reno 1868 FC 6–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Reno, Nevada
19:30 PSTKelly 28', 32' (pen.), 35' (pen.)
Mfeka 44'
Casiple 48'
Ockford  80' 90+2'
ReportEle  30'   34'Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 5,711
Referee: Chipalo Street
May 24 8 Reno 1868 FC 4–0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Reno, Nevada
19:30 PSTMfeka  24' 62'
Casiple  37'
Ockford 43'
Kelly 57'
Hoppenot 67'  71'
Fernandes  75'
ReportMata  16'
Corrales  55'
Caffa  57'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,418
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
May 27 9 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3–3 Reno 1868 FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
17:00 PSTArgueta  55'
Burt 57', 88'
Prugh  58'
ReportHoppenot 37', 85'
Kelly 42'  55'
Murrell  61'
Griffiths  69'
LaGrassa  71'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,046
Referee: Ramy Touchan
June 7 10 Reno 1868 FC 3–2 Rio Grande Valley FC Reno, Nevada
19:30 PSTKelly 22'
Fernandes 66'
Richards 77'
ReportRodriguez 20'
Sagel  70'
Wharton  72'
Bird 74' (pen.)
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,844
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 10 11 Reno 1868 FC 2–0 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
19:30 PSTHoppenot 38'
Ockford  56'
Kelly 73'
ReportJames  14'
Barrera  64'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 6,060
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
June 19 12 Real Monarchs 2–1 Reno 1868 FC Sandy, Utah
18:00 PSTBrody 22'
Peay 45+3'
Besler  90'
Velásquez  90+6'
ReportMfeka  18'
Hoppenot 34'
Ockford  80'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 2,321
Referee: Robi Hullner
June 24 13 Portland Timbers 2 0–2 Reno 1868 FC Portland, Oregon
19:00 PSTReportCasiple 55'
Fernandes 82'
Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 1,993
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 30 14 Reno 1868 FC 0–0 Phoenix Rising FC Reno, Nevada
19:30 PSTBrown  86'ReportWakasa  34'
Drogba  90+4'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 7,092
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 3 15 Reno 1868 FC 9–0 LA Galaxy II Reno, Nevada
19:30 PSTCastellanos 3' (o.g.)
Kelly 8'
Murrell 11', 49'  61'
Griffiths  22'
Hoppenot 25' (pen.)
LaGrassa 66'
Wehan 76', 84'
Brown  78'
Espinal 88'
ReportCovarrubias  82'Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 5,140
Referee: Victor Rivas
July 15 16 Whitecaps FC 2 1–1 Reno 1868 FC UEL, British Columbia
19:00 PSTGardner  62'
Bevan  83'
de Vries  85'
ReportBrown 73'
Murrell  81'
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Attendance: 1,788
Referee: Alian Ruch
July 22 17 Reno 1868 FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2 Reno, Nevada
19:00 PSTLaGrassa  42'
Hoppenot  64'
Fernandes  65'
Casiple 71'
ReportMcIntosh  52'
Calixtro  83'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 6,027
Referee: Benjamin Oakley
July 30 18 Swope Park Rangers 1–4 Reno 1868 FC Kansas City, Missouri
00:00 PSTHernandez 60'
Duke 68'
ReportHoppenot 1'
Kelly  34' 76'
Fernandes 45'
Bersano  45+2'
Mfeka  64'
Murrell  66'
Casiple 90'
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 989
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
August 2 19 OKC Energy FC 1–0 Reno 1868 FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
21:00 PSTBarril  29'
Angulo 62'
ReportAlashe  29'Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 2,650
Referee: Luis Guardia
August 5 20 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2–3 Reno 1868 FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
17:30 PDTCaffa 52',  64'
Corrales  58'
Svantesson 67'
ReportHoppenot 19',  84'
Kelly 26'
Fernandes  52'
Wehan 84'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,798
Referee: D. Djurasevic
August 12 21 Reno 1868 FC 2–0 San Antonio FC Reno, Nevada
00:00 PSTFernandes 25'
Brown 70'
ReportIbeagha  23'
Newnam  59'
Tyrpak  60'
Rodriguez  67'
Elizondo  79'
O'Ojong  80'
Forbes 83'
Ajeakwa  90+1'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 5,847
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 19 22 Sacramento Republic FC 1–2 Reno 1868 FC Sacramento, California
20:00 PDTPartain 15'ReportKelly 17'
Wehan 22'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Chipalo Street
August 26 23 Reno 1868 FC 1–0 Swope Park Rangers Reno, Nevada
19:30 PSTHoppenot 10' (pen.)
Ockford  58'
Griffiths  87'
Fernandes  90+4'
ReportZendejas  18'
Didic  68'
Ballo  86'
Kuzain  90+2'
Saad  90+4'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Referee: Robi Hullner
September 2 24 Orange County SC 1–3 Reno 1868 FC Irvine, California
19:00 PDTSorto  11'
Parra  35'
Kobayashi  48'
Abolaji  56'
Etim 90+1'
ReportOckford 13'
Sorto 15' (o.g.)
Murrell  37'
Wehan 67'
Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
September 6 25 LA Galaxy II 1–2 Reno 1868 FC Carson, California
19:30 PSTMendiola 37'
Smith  62'
Turner  83'
ReportRichards 5'
LaGrassa  26'
Espinal 66'
Ockford  90+1'
Stadium: StubHub Center Track Stadium
Referee: Daniel Radford
September 9 26 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1–1 Reno 1868 FC Tukwila, Washington
19:00 PDTMathers 1'
Ele  24'
ReportOckford  21'
Brown 38'
Pelosi  85'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Stadium
Attendance: 1,129
Referee: Mike Hohnholz
September 16 27 Rio Grande Valley FC 1–0 Reno 1868 FC Edinburg, Texas
17:30 PSTBilyeu 32' (pen.)
García  90+7'
ReportHoppenot  24'
Bersano  31'
Kelly  79'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 6,169
Referee: William Hale
September 20 28 Reno 1868 FC 3–0 OKC Energy FC Reno, Nevada
00:00 PSTMfeka 18', 50', 62'
Burgos  90'
ReportBrown  60'
Guzmán  64'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 6,001
Referee: Timothy Ford
September 23 29 Reno 1868 FC 6–1 Portland Timbers 2 Reno, Nevada
00:00 PSTKelly 10', 13'
Mfeka 32'
Hoppenot 49', 59'
Pridham 61'
ReportHanson  24'
Batista  59'
Ornstil 73'
Lowe  87'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 5,640
Referee: Benjamin Oakley
September 30 30 Reno 1868 FC 0–3 Real Monarchs Reno, Nevada
00:00 PSTHoppenot 24'
Murrell  64'
ReportBrody  43'
Hoffman 47'
Velásquez  70'
Besler  77'
Mare 86'
Haber 89'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 6,598
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 7 31 Orange County SC 1–4 Reno 1868 FC Irvine, California
00:00 PSTKobayashi  57'
Parra 71'
ReportOckford 30'
Fernandes 65'
Wehan 81' (pen.)  89'
Pridham 85'
Mfeka  90+2'
Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 4,229
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
October 14 32 Reno 1868 FC 2–2 Sacramento Republic FC Reno, Nevada
00:00 PSTWehan 41'
Hoppenot 51'
Bersano  65'
LaGrassa  82'
ReportOchoa 16',  48', 67'
Christian  53'
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 6,144
Referee: Jason Hutchinson

USL Playoffs

First round

October 21 First Round Reno 1868 FC 0–1 OKC Energy FC Reno, Nevada
17:45 PSTWehan  32'ReportWojcik 41',  90+1'Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,342
Referee: Victor Rivas

U.S. Open Cup

v Reno 1868 FC
May 17 Second round OSA FC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Reno 1868 FC Tukwila, Washington
7:30 PM PDTGordley 14'ReportYomba 30'Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 250
Referee: Jeff Arthurholtz
Penalties
Blanchard
Roldan
Haddadi
Wright
Casiple
Richards
Hoppenot
Burgos

Statistics

Awards

See also

References