2023 FC Tulsa season

The 2023 FC Tulsa season is the franchise's 9th season in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States. The team will also participate in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.

FC Tulsa
2023 season
Head coachBlair Gavin
StadiumONEOK Field
Tulsa, Oklahoma
USL ChampionshipConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
2023 U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Black Gold DerbyNot Held[1]
Route 66 Kit colors
Interstate Kit colors

Club
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Austin Wormell United States GK (1998-05-26) May 26, 1998 United States Rogers State Hillcats
24 Michael Nelson United States GK (1995-02-10) February 10, 1995 United States Houston Dynamo 2
25 Dallas Odle United States GK (2001-08-05) August 5, 2001 Spain CD Almuñécar City FC
Defenders
3 Justin Malou Senegal RB (1998-01-06) January 6, 1998 United States Columbus Crew 2
4 Ruxi[sp] Spain CB (1995-04-11) April 11, 1995 Finland AC Oulu
12 Rashid Tetteh Ghana CB (1995-07-14) July 14, 1995 United States New Mexico United
13 Jorge Corrales Cuba LB (1991-05-20) May 20, 1991 Canada CF Montréal
17 Brett Levis Canada LB (1993-03-29) March 29, 1993 Canada Valour FC
22 Bradley Bourgeois United States CB (1994-04-13) April 13, 1994 United States Nashville SC
23 Chase Bromstedt United States LB (1998-05-26) May 26, 1998 United States Kansas City Comets
26 Angel Bernal United States RB (2005-02-26) February 26, 2005 United States FC Dallas Academy
30 Adam Armour United States LB (2002-09-27) September 27, 2002 United States Charlotte FC[C]
Midfielders
6 Blaine Ferri United States CM (2000-09-29) September 29, 2000 United States North Texas SC
8 Collin Fernandez Peru CM (1997-02-13) February 13, 1997 United States Sporting Kansas City II
10 Rodrigo da Costa Brazil AM (1993-12-20) December 20, 1993 United States Florida Soccer Soldiers
18 Nate Worth United States MF (2007-02-26) February 26, 2007 United States New York Red Bulls II
28 Renan Mendoza United States MF (2008-06-30) June 30, 2008 United States Tulsa SC Academy[A]
48 Eric Bird United States CM (1993-04-08) April 8, 1993 United States Houston Dynamo FC
88 Christopher Pearson Jamaica CM (2003-01-21) January 21, 2003 Jamaica Cavalier F.C.
Forwards
7 Marcus Epps United States RW (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 United States Phoenix Rising
11 Watz Leazard Haiti RW (2003-06-17) June 17, 2003 Haiti Real Hope FA
19 Siad Haji Somalia RW (1999-12-01) December 1, 1999 United States San Jose Earthquakes II
20 Milo Yosef Germany FW (1998-09-11) September 11, 1998 United States Marshall Thundering Herd
21 Aimar Membrila United States RW (2003-10-05) October 5, 2003 United States Tulsa SC Academy[A]
77 Moses Dyer New Zealand CF (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997 Canada Valour FC
92 Darío Suárez Cuba LW (1992-08-25) August 25, 1992 United States Miami FC
Out on Loan
14 Luca Sowinski[B] United States AM (2004-06-05) June 5, 2004 United States Barça Residency Academy
    1. ^
      USL Academy player
      2.
    2. ^
      On loan to Charlotte Independence
      3.
    3. ^
      On loan from Charlotte FC
      4.

    Staff
    As of January 1, 2023[2][3]

    Competitions

    Preseason

    FC Tulsa announced their full preseason schedule on January 19, 2023.[4]

    February 5 Scrimmage Team Patina 0-2 Team Gold Tulsa, Oklahoma
    11:00 AM CST Report Mendoza 15+2'
    da Costa 30+1'    		 Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
    Note: Intrasquad scrimmage played in 2 15-minute halves
    February 11 Preseason 1 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 1-0 FC Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma
    1:00 PM CST 55' Stadium: Case Soccer Complex
    February 18 Preseason 2 San Antonio FC 1-7 FC Tulsa San Antonio, Texas
    1:00 PM CST Dhillon 14' Epps 49'
    Bird 76'
    Suarez 78', 88', 110'
    Cabrera 82'
    Trialist 111'    		 Stadium: Toyota Field
    Note: Played in four 30-minute quarters.
    February 25 Preseason 3 FC Tulsa 0-2 Union Omaha Tulsa, Oklahoma
    11:30 AM CST Meza 9'
    Gil 54'    		 Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
    Note: Split squad match
    February 25 Preseason 4 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 0-4 FC Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma
    1:00 PM CST Pearson 12', 25'
    da Costa 17'
    Dyer 44'    		 Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
    Note: Split squad match
    March 4 Preseason 5 FC Tulsa 1-2 Sporting Kansas City II Tulsa, Oklahoma
    1:00 PM CST Dyer 63' 25'
    83'    		 Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
    March 4 Preseason 6 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 2-1 FC Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma
    6:00 PM CST 33'
    47'    		 Vassell 35' Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium

    USL Championship
    Main article: 2023 USL Championship season

    Standings — Eastern Conference
    Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Charleston Battery 10 5 2 3 14 15 −1 18 Playoffs
    2 Louisville City FC 9 5 2 2 10 11 −1 17
    3 Birmingham Legion FC 11 5 5 1 16 20 −4 16
    4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 4 4 2 13 11 +2 14
    5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 10 3 2 5 12 10 +2 14
    6 Memphis 901 FC 8 3 2 3 13 11 +2 12
    7 Miami FC 10 2 3 5 11 11 0 11
    8 Loudoun United FC 9 3 5 1 11 12 −1 10
    9 Indy Eleven 9 2 4 3 8 13 −5 9
    10 FC Tulsa 10 1 3 6 13 13 0 9
    11 Hartford Athletic 9 1 6 2 12 20 −8 5
    12 Detroit City FC 10 1 7 2 5 13 −8 5
    Updated to match(es) played on May 13, 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 1 Miami FC 1-1 FC Tulsa Westchester, Florida
    5:00 p.m. EST Valot 26' Report Yousef 28' Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
    Attendance: 2,092
    Referee: John Griggs
    March 17 2 Birmingham Legion 3-2 FC Tulsa Birmingham, Alabama
    7:00 p.m. CDT Pasher 4', 83'
    Brett 90+2'    		 Report da Costa 49'
    Epps 54'    		 Stadium: Protective Stadium
    Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
    March 25 3 FC Tulsa 3-0 Loudoun United FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7:30 p.m. CDT Ferri 45+1'
    Yousef 46'
    Epps 90+6'    		 Report Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 4,645
    Referee: Mathew Corrigan
    March 28 4 FC Tulsa 0-0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7:00 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 2,177
    Referee: Melvin Rivas
    March 31 5 FC Tulsa 2-2 El Paso Locomotive FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    8:00 p.m. CDT da Costa 33'
    Dyer 90+1'    		 Report Solignac 38', 68' Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 4,003
    Referee: Brandon Stevis
    April 8 6 San Diego Loyal 2-1 FC Tulsa San Diego, California
    2:00 p.m. PDT Conway 63'
    Fernandez 90+4' (o.g.)    		 Report da Costa 65' Stadium: Torero Stadium
    Attendance: 4,412
    Referee: Corbyn May
    April 15 7 FC Tulsa 1-2 Charleston Battery Tulsa, Oklahoma
    5:00 p.m. CDT Epps 14' Report Markanich 5'
    Polvara 50'    		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 4,007
    Referee: Elton García
    April 29 8 FC Tulsa 1-1 Sacramento Republic FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    5:00 p.m. CDT Dyer 76' Report Herrera 54' Stadium: ONEOK Field
    Attendance: 5,004
    Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
    May 6 9 Detroit City FC 1-1 FC Tulsa Hamtramck, Michigan
    6:30 p.m. CDT Diop 10' Report Suarez 45' (pen) Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
    Attendance: 5,138
    Referee: Eric Tattersall
    May 13 10 Las Vegas Lights FC 1-1 FC Tulsa Las Vegas, Nevada
    7:30 p.m. PDT Botello Faz 68' (pen) Report Bird 61' Stadium: Cashman Field
    Referee: Ricardo Fierro
    May 19 11 FC Tulsa v Memphis 901 FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    8:00 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: ONEOK Field
    May 24 12 Louisville City FC v FC Tulsa Louisville, Kentucky
    6:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
    May 31 13 Monterey Bay FC v FC Tulsa Seaside, California
    7:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
    June 9 14 Loudoun United FC v FC Tulsa Leesburg, Virginia
    7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Segra Field
    June 17 15 FC Tulsa v Orange County SC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    8:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
    June 21 16 Memphis 901 FC v FC Tulsa Memphis, Tennessee
    7:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: AutoZone Park
    June 30 17 FC Tulsa v Detroit City FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    8:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
    July 8 18 Indy Eleven v FC Tulsa Indianapolis, Indiana
    6:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: IUPUI Carroll Stadium
    July 12 19 FC Tulsa v Miami FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    8:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
    July 15 20 FC Tulsa v Hartford Athletic Tulsa, Oklahoma
    8:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
    July 21 21 FC Tulsa v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Tulsa, Oklahoma
    8:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
    July 29 22 Tampa Bay Rowdies v FC Tulsa St. Petersburg, Florida
    7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
    August 4 23 FC Tulsa v Louisville City FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    8:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
    August 9 24 Colorado Springs Switchbacks v FC Tulsa Colorado Springs, Colorado
    7:00 p.m. MDT Stadium: Weidner Field
    Note: Aired on ESPN2
    August 18 25 FC Tulsa v Tampa Bay Rowdies Tulsa, Oklahoma
    8:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
    August 23 26 FC Tulsa v Birmingham Legion FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7:00 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
    August 26 27 New Mexico United v FC Tulsa Albuquerque, New Mexico
    7:00 p.m. MDT Stadium: RGCU Field at Isotopes Park
    September 3 28 FC Tulsa v San Antonio FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
    September 9 29 FC Tulsa v Phoenix Rising FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
    September 16 30 Oakland Roots SC v FC Tulsa Oakland, California
    7:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Laney Football Stadium
    September 23 31 Charleston Battery v FC Tulsa Charleston, South Carolina
    7:30 p.m. EDT Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
    September 30 32 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v FC Tulsa Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Highmark Stadium
    October 7 33 FC Tulsa v Indy Eleven Tulsa, Oklahoma
    7:30 p.m. CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
    October 14 34 Hartford Athletic v FC Tulsa Hartford, Connecticut
    7:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium

    U.S. Open Cup
    Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup
    April 5 Second Round Tulsa Athletic (NPSL) Oklahoma 1–0 Oklahoma FC Tulsa Tulsa, OK
    7:00 p.m. CDT Harris 58' Report Stadium: Athletic Community Field at Hicks Park
    Referee: Brandon Gardner
    Note: 2nd Tulsa Derby

    References
    1. Energy FC (2022-11-18). "CLUB STATEMENT FROM ENERGY FC". OKC Energy. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
    2. Galbreath, Nolan (October 25, 2022). "Blair Gavin Named the Next Head Coach of FC Tulsa". fctulsa.com. FC Tulsa. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
    3. Galbreath, Nolan (August 29, 2022). "FC Tulsa Announces Coaching Staff that will Join Blair Gavin in 2023". fctulsa.com. FC Tulsa. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
    4. Galbreath, Noah. "FC Tulsa Reveals Full 2023 Preseason Schedule to Kick Off February 5". FCTulsa.com. FC Tulsa. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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