2023 El Paso Locomotive FC season

The 2023 El Paso Locomotive FC season will be the fifth season for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada.[1]

El Paso Locomotive FC
2023 season
Head coachBrian Clarhaut
StadiumSouthwest University Park, El Paso, TX
USLWestern Conference: 2nd
2023 U.S. Open Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLuis Solignac (5)
Highest home attendance7,136
Lowest home attendance5,014
Average home league attendance6,080
Biggest winLOU 0–3 ELP (3/25) (USLC)
Biggest defeatELP 1–3 DET (3/18) (USLC)
OMA 2–0 ELP (4/5) (USOC)

Staff
Position Name
Head coach United States Brian Clarhaut[2]
Assistant coach United States Marina Schachowskoj
Assistant coach United States Gianluca Masucci
Assistant coach England Dominic Casciato
Assistant coach United States Jon Burklo[3]
Goalkeeping coach Colombia Juan Carlos "JC" Garzon
Coordinator, equipment and player operations United States Saul Soto

Roster
As of February 26, 2023[4]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Benny Díaz (on loan from Tijuana)  United States
2 DF Marc Navarro  Spain
3 DF Bence Pávkovics  Hungary
4 DF Erik McCue  Sweden
5 DF Éder Borelli  Mexico
6 MF Eric Calvillo  El Salvador
7 FW Aarón Gómez  Mexico
8 MF Luis Moreno  United States
9 FW Luis Solignac  Argentina
10 FW Denys Kostyshyn  Ukraine
11 MF Christopher Garcia  United States
13 GK Javier Garcia  United States
14 DF Ander Egiluz  United States
16 DF Miles Lyons  United States
17 FW Ricardo Zacarías  United States
19 MF Artem Kholod  Ukraine
20 MF Chapa Herrera  United States
21 FW Emmanuel Sonupe  England
22 MF Liam Rose  Australia
24 DF Yuma  Spain
27 MF Petar Petrović  Sweden
31 DF Nick Hinds  United States
77 MF Diego Abarca  United States
88 FW Joel Maldonado  United States

Transfers

In
Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source
October 28, 2022 77 MF United States Diego Abarca United States El Paso Locomotive Academy Free [5]
October 28, 2022 88 MF United States Joel Maldonado United States El Paso Locomotive Academy Free [5]
November 3, 2022 2 DF Spain Marc Navarro Free agent Free [6]
November 9, 2022 – DF United States Erik McCue Faroe Islands AB Argir Undisclosed [7]
December 5, 2022 – MF Ukraine Denys Kostyshyn Ukraine FC Oleksandriya Free [8]
January 5, 2023 — FW United States Christopher Garcia United States Real Salt Lake Free [9]
January 6, 2023 — GK United States Javier Garcia United States Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Free [10]
January 11, 2023 — MF Sweden Petar Petrović Sweden Trelleborg Free [11]
January 27, 2023 — DF Hungary Bence Pávkovics Hungary Debreceni Free [12]
February 27, 2023 — MF United States Luis Moreno United States Houston Dynamo Academy Free [13]

Loan In
No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
GKBenny DíazClub TijuanaJanuary 18, 2022December 31, 2022[14]

Out
Date No. Pos. Player To Fee Source
October 10, 2022 13 DF United States Matt Bahner Retirement N/A [15]
October 14, 2022 6 MF Republic of Ireland Richie Ryan Retirement N/A [16]
October 18, 2022 12 MF Grenada Shavon John-Brown Free agent Free [17]
October 18, 2022 23 MF Haiti Christiano François United States Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Free [17]
October 18, 2022 27 GK Germany Philipp Beigl Free agent Free [18]
October 19, 2022 4 DF England Andrew Fox United States Orange County SC Free [19]
October 20, 2022 10 MF United States Dylan Mares United States Louisville City FC Free [20]
January 19, 2023 33 MF Colombia Martín Payares Mutual Agreement Free [21]

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason
January 28, 2023 El Paso Locomotive FC v El Paso Locomotive FC U-20 El Paso, TX
Report Stadium: Southwest University Park
February 4, 2023 Austin FC 5–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Austin, TX
Driussi 15'
Wolff 33'
Rodríguez 70'
Finlay 72'
Urruti 110'		 Report Stadium: St. David's Performance Center
Note: Played as two 45-minute halves and a 30-minute extra period
February 11, 2023 El Paso Locomotive FC 5–0 Barcelona Residency Academy El Paso, TX
Gómez ,
Petrović ,
trailist 		Report Stadium: Southwest University Park
February 14, 2023 Real Salt Lake 5-0 El Paso Locomotive FC Tucson, Arizona
Report Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 19, 2023 New Mexico United 3–1 El Paso Locomotive FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
4:00 pm CT
  • Waggoner 9'
  • Bruce 33', 41'
 Report
Stadium: Isotopes Park
February 25, 2023 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–0 San Antonio FC El Paso, TX
Gómez 84', 86' Report Stadium: Southwest University Park
March 4, 2023 El Paso Locomotive FC v UDA Soccer El Paso, TX
Stadium: Southwest University Park

Competitive fixtures

USL Championship
Main article: 2023 USL Championship season

Standings — Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sacramento Republic FC 10 6 1 3 17 4 +13 21 Playoffs
2 El Paso Locomotive FC 10 6 3 1 16 11 +5 19
3 San Antonio FC 10 5 1 4 18 7 +11 19
4 San Diego Loyal SC 10 5 3 2 15 11 +4 17
5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 10 5 4 1 12 14 −2 16
6 Oakland Roots SC 9 4 3 2 14 9 +5 14
7 New Mexico United 9 4 3 2 15 13 +2 14
8 Monterey Bay FC 10 3 3 4 18 16 +2 13
9 Phoenix Rising FC 9 3 2 4 13 13 0 13
10 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 9 2 2 5 9 12 −3 11
11 Orange County SC 11 2 6 3 10 18 −8 9
12 Las Vegas Lights FC 9 0 3 6 9 14 −5 6
Updated to match(es) played on May 17, 2023. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Match results
March 11, 2023 1 El Paso Locomotive FC 0–1 Sacramento Republic FC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MST Yuma Yellow card 21' Report Wiedt Yellow card 17'
Cicerone 42'
Lopez Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,136
Referee: Elton Garcia
March 15, 2023 2 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC El Paso, Texas
8:00 pm MDT Zacarías 48'
Pávkovics Yellow card 56'
Herrera Yellow card 82'		 Report Henríquez 2'
Williams Yellow card 64'
Skundrich Yellow card 90+2'
Lacroix 90+2'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,516
Referee: Matthew Thompson
March 18, 2023 3 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–3 Detroit City FC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDT Kostyshyn 17'
Calvillo Yellow card 52'
Borelli Yellow card 79'		 Report Yuma 9' (o.g.)
Matthews Yellow card 57' 60'
Rodriguez 78'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,014
Referee: Greg Dopka
March 25, 2023 4 Louisville City FC 0–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Louisville, Kentucky
2:00 pm CDT Moguel Yellow card 41'
Gibson Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Rose Yellow card 23'
Navarro 39'
Zacarías 45'
Solicnac Yellow card 52'
Petrović 57'		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,881
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
March 31, 2023 5 FC Tulsa 2–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
8:00 pm CDT Fernandez Yellow card 6'
da Costa 33'
Suárez Yellow card 41'
Bourgeois Yellow card 67'
Dyer 90+1'		 Report Solignac 38', 68', Yellow card 60'
Kostyshyn Yellow card 49'
Zacarías Yellow card 88'
Hinds Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 4,003
Referee: Brandon Stevis
April 8, 2023 6 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–0 Orange County SC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDT Lyons Yellow card 4'
Pávkovics Yellow card 6'
Solignac 19'
Zacarías Yellow card 44'
Kostyshyn Yellow card 74'		 Report Fox Yellow card 58' Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,013
Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez
April 22, 2023 7 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDT Petrović 39'
Solignac 69', Yellow card 90'
Kostyshyn Yellow card 80'
Calvillo Yellow card 86'
Herrera Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Biasi Yellow card 11'
Harmon Yellow card 63'
Farrell Yellow card 66'
Ordoñez Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Referee: Malik Badawi
April 29, 2023 8 San Diego Loyal SC 1–2 El Paso Locomotive FC San Diego, California
9:00 pm PDT Corona Yellow card 7'
Guido Yellow card 45'
Perez Yellow card 60'
Moshobane 61'		 Report Calvillo Yellow card 9'
Zacarías 13'
Clarhaut Yellow card 23'
Pávkovics Yellow card 56'
Kostyshyn 65'
Borelli Yellow card 82'
Lyons Yellow card 88'
Herrera Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Torero Stadium
Referee: Katja Koroleva
May 5, 2023 9 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–3 El Paso Locomotive FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
8:00 pm MDT Ockford 61'
Musa Yellow card 63'
Henríquez Yellow card 70'
Williams Yellow card 76', 88' (pen)		 Report Solignac 10'
Petrović 13'
Lyons Yellow card 36'
Calvillo Yellow card 60'
Sonupe 74'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 13, 2023 10 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–0 Loudoun United FC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDT Rose Yellow card 29'
Gómez Yellow card 64'
Garcia 89'
Pávkovics Yellow card 90+1'
Borelli Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Chica Yellow card 42'
Zanne Yellow card 85'
Koanda Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,723
Referee: Melvin Rivas
May 20, 2023 11 Birmingham Legion FC v El Paso Locomotive FC Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 pm CDT Stadium: Protective Stadium
June 3, 2023 12 New Mexico United v El Paso Locomotive FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
8:00 pm MDT Stadium: Isotopes Park
June 10, 2023 13 Copa Tejas San Antonio FC v El Paso Locomotive FC San Antonio, Texas
8:30 pm CDT Stadium: Toyota Field
June 14, 2023 14 El Paso Locomotive FC v Las Vegas Lights FC El Paso, Texas
8:00 pm MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
June 17, 2023 15 El Paso Locomotive FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
July 1, 2023 16 El Paso Locomotive FC v New Mexico United El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
July 8, 2023 17 Monterey Bay FC v El Paso Locomotive FC Monterey Bay, California
9:00 pm PDT Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
July 12, 2023 18 Copa Tejas El Paso Locomotive FC v San Antonio FC El Paso, Texas
8:00 pm MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
July 15, 2023 19 Copa Tejas El Paso Locomotive FC v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
July 22, 2023 20 El Paso Locomotive FC v Oakland Roots SC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
July 29, 2023 21 Copa Tejas Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v El Paso Locomotive FC Edinburg, Texas
7:00 pm CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
August 5, 2023 22 Miami FC v El Paso Locomotive FC Westchester, Florida
6:00 pm EDT Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
August 12, 2023 23 Phoenix Rising FC v El Paso Locomotive FC Phoenix, Arizona
9:30 pm MST Stadium: Phoenix Rising Stadium
August 19, 2023 24 El Paso Locomotive FC v Indy Eleven El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
August 26, 2023 25 Hartford Athletic v El Paso Locomotive FC Hartford, Connecticut
6:00 pm EDT Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
September 2, 2023 26 El Paso Locomotive FC v Monterey Bay FC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
September 9, 2023 27 Orange County SC v El Paso Locomotive FC Irvine, California
9:00 pm PDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
September 13, 2023 28 Las Vegas Lights FC v El Paso Locomotive FC Las Vegas, Nevada
9:30 pm PDT Stadium: Cashman Field
September 16, 2023 29 Sacramento Republic FC v El Paso Locomotive FC Sacramento, California
9:00 pm PDT Stadium: Heart Health Park
September 23, 2023 30 El Paso Locomotive FC v Phoenix Rising FC El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
September 30, 2023 31 El Paso Locomotive FC v Charleston Battery El Paso, Texas
8:30 pm MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
October 4, 2023 32 El Paso Locomotive FC v San Diego Loyal SC El Paso, Texas
8:00 pm MDT Stadium: Southwest University Park
October 8, 2023 33 Memphis 901 FC v El Paso Locomotive FC Memphis, Tennessee
7:00 pm CDT Stadium: AutoZone Park
October 14, 2023 34 Oakland Roots SC v El Paso Locomotive FC Oakland, California
9:00 pm PDT Stadium: Laney Football Stadium

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup
April 5, 2023 Second Round Union Omaha 2–0 El Paso Locomotive Omaha, Nebraska
7:00 pm CDT Gallardo Yellow card 11'
Palacios 58'
Dos Santos 75'
Mueller Yellow card 87'		 Report Gómez Yellow card 22'
Herrera Yellow card 49'
Zacarías Yellow card 72'
Borelli Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic

Awards and Honors

USL Championship Team of the Matchday
Matchday Player Opponent Position Ref
3 Spain Marc Navarro Louisville City FC DF [22]
4 Ukraine Denys Kostyshyn FC Tulsa FW [23]
7 Mexico Éder Borelli Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC DF [24]
9 Mexico Éder Borelli Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC DF [25]
Sweden Petrović MF

Goal of the Matchday
Matchday Player Opponent Position Ref
7 Sweden Petar Petrović Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC MF [26]

References
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