2017 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season

The 2017 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season was the club's third year of existence, and their third season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. On February 14, 2017 the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC officially announced Weidner Apartment Homes had acquired the naming rights to the Switchbacks Stadium which has been rebranded as "Weidner Field". The team's mascot is Ziggy, who is a mountain goat.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
2017 season
PresidentNick Ragain
Head coachSteve Trittschuh
StadiumWeidner Field
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(Capacity: 5,000)
USLConference: TBD
2017 USL PlayoffsTBD
2017 U.S. Open CupThird Round

Roster
As of September 3, 2017

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Moise Pouaty  Cameroon
2 Defender Josh Phillips  United States
3 Defender Pascal Eboussi  Cameroon
4 Midfielder Luke Vercollone  United States
5 Defender Josh Suggs  United States
6 Midfielder Davy Armstrong  United States
8 Midfielder Eddy Prugh  United States
9 Midfielder Damen Marcu  United States
10 Midfielder Masta Kacher  Canada
11 Forward Kevaughn Frater (on loan from Harbour View)  Jamaica
12 Goalkeeper Dan Jackson  Costa Rica
13 Defender Diego Gutiérrez  Mexico
14 Midfielder Rony Argueta  United States
16 Defender Jake Cawsey  England
17 Defender Sean McFarlane  Jamaica
18 Forward Aaron King  United States
22 Forward Connor Bevans  United States
23 Forward Shane Malcolm  Guam
24 Forward Tobenna Uzo  Nigeria
29 Goalkeeper Justin Luthy  United States
33 Forward Shawn Chin  United States
35 Midfielder Kim Tae-seong  South Korea
36 Forward Akwafei Ajeakwa  United States
44 Defender Jordan Burt  United States
77 Defender Jack Jones  United States

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Competitions

Preseason
February 22, 2017 1 Colorado Rapids Academy 1–3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Commerce City, Colorado
18:30 (MDT)  1st half' Final Malcolm  1st half'
James  1st half'
King  2nd half'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Field #8
February 25, 2017 2 Real Colorado 1-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Highlands Ranch, Colorado
11:00  2nd half' Final King  1st half' Stadium: Heritage Park
March 4, 2017 3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 5-2 Air Force Falcons Colorado Springs, Colorado
13:00 (MDT) Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: Closed door
March 8, 2017 4 CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves 1-3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Pueblo, Colorado
17:30 (MDT) Stadium: Art & Lorraine Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium
March 11, 2017 5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3-1 UCCS Mountain Lions Colorado Springs, Colorado
13:00 (MDT) Stadium: Weidner Field
March 15, 2017 6 Colorado Mines Orediggers 0-4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Golden, Colorado
16:00 (MDT) Stadium: Stermole Soccer Stadium
March 18, 2017 7 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 4-0 Harpo's FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
19:00 (MDT) Report Stadium: Weidner Field

USL Regular season
Main article: 2017 USL season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Tulsa Roughnecks 32 14 4 14 46 49 −3 46 Conference Playoffs
8 Sacramento Republic 32 13 7 12 45 43 +2 46
9 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 32 12 8 12 55 51 +4 44
10 Orange County SC 32 11 10 11 43 47 −4 43
11 Rio Grande Valley Toros 32 9 8 15 37 50 −13 35
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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 25, 2017 USL 1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 0-3 (Forfeit win) Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
6:00 P.M.(MDT) Caffa  24'
Svantesson  32', 51'
Ugarte  78'		 Malcolm  17' Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 4,952
Referee: A. Musashe
April 1, 2017 USL 2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1-1 Oklahoma City Energy FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M.(MDT) Kacher  20' Dixon  26' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Y. Marrakchi
April 7, 2017 USL 3 San Antonio FC 1-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC San Antonio, Texas
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Tyrpak  79' King  12' Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,217
Referee: P. Trejo
April 12, 2017 USL 4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Edinburg, Texas
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Rodríguez  18', 44'
Monroy  64'		 James  46' Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 5,481
Referee: W. Hale
April 15, 2017 USL 5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2-1 Real Monarchs SLC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Kacher  15'
King  19'		 Velasquez  60' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,249
Referee: C. Street
April 22, 2017 USL 6 Reno 1868 FC 2-2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Reno, NV
8:00 P.M. (MDT) Burgos  45'
Murrell  60'		 Burt  58'
Malcolm  90+1'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,881
Referee: M. Badawi
April 29, 2017 USL 7 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2-3 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Perez  40'
Burt  70'		 Parra  21'
Chenkam  51', 54'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 1,482
Referee: V. Rivas
May 5, 2017 USL 8 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3-0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Kacher  2', 69'
Malcolm  27'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,404
Referee: G. Dopka
May 10, 2017 USL 9 Portland Timbers 2 0-0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Portland, Oregon
12:00 P.M. (MDT) Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 7,277
Referee: B. Toledo
May 14, 2017 USL 10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 3-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Vancouver, BC
4:00 P.M. (MDT) Bustos  24'
Amanda  68'
Serban  82'		 McFarlane  88' Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Attendance: 410
Referee: D. Barrie
May 20, 2017 USL 11 Real Monarchs SLC 5-2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Salt Lake City, Utah
7"00 P.M. (MDT) Hoffman  30', 54'
Velasquez  51', 57'
Haber  83'		 Suggs  25'
Frater  87'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 2,209
Referee: J. Dickerson
May 27, 2017 USL 12 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3-3 Reno 1868 FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) King  50'
Burt  57', 88'		 Hoppenot  37', 85'
Kelly  42'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,046
Referee: R. Touchan
June 3, 2017 USL 13 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1-0 Oklahoma City Energy FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Argueta  90+3' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,606
Referee: L. Guardia
June 10, 2017 USL 14 LA Galaxy II 1-2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Los Angeles, California
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Dhillon  80' Frater  65', 90' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,214
Referee: F. Dadkho
June 21, 2017 USL 15 Swope Park Rangers 2-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Kansas City, Missouri
6:30 P.M. (MDT) Doyle  67'
Duke  75'		 Prugh  23' Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 914
Referee: I. Pekmic
June 24, 2017 USL 16 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1-0 San Antonio FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) McFarlane  45+3' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,429
Referee: M. Badawi
July 1, 2017 USL 17 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0-1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Luna  67' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,621
Referee: M. Radchuk
July 8, 2017 USL 18 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2-2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Kacher  48'
Frater  58'		 Bustos  38'
Sanner  43'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,962
Referee: R. Hullner
July 15, 2017 USL 19 Phoenix Rising FC 2-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Scottsdale, Arizona
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Johnson  66', 84' Frater  12' Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 5,605
Referee: D. Radford
July 22, 2017 USL 20 Oklahoma City Energy FC 4-3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Oklahoma City, OK
6:30 P.M. (MDT) González  39', 51'
Angulo  45+1', 60'		 Burt  25', 64'
Frater  72'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,283
Referee: J. Lara
July 29, 2017 USL 21 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2-1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Malcolm  21'
Narbón  33' (o.g.)		 Mathers  51' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,042
Referee: M. Badawi
August 5, 2017 USL 22 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 4-1 Portland Timbers 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Malcolm  13'
Suggs  18'
Frater  34'
Kacher  51'		 Bevans  89' (o.g.) Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,623
Referee: M. Urbina-Barrios
August 8, 2017 USL 23 Orange County SC 0-4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Irvine, California
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Vercollone  19'
Malcolm  22'
Kacher  39'
Frater  72'		 Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 1,553
Referee: T. Ford
August 12, 2017 USL 24 Real Monarchs SLC 2-0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Salt Lake City, Utah
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Hoffman  2'
Moberg  14'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 2,385
Referee: J. Dickerson
August 18, 2017 USL 25 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1-2 LA Galaxy II Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) King  77' Lassiter  52'
McFarlane  87' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,437
Referee: E. Koroleva
September 2, 2017 USL 26 Sacramento Republic FC 2-2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sacramento, California
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Cararez  37'
Wiesenfarth  45+2'		 Vercollone  38'
Ebossi  90+1'		 Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: M. Radchuk
September 9, 2017 USL 27 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1-2 Phoenix Rising FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Ajekwa  83' Dia  50'
Gray  86'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,582
Referee: M. Allatin
September 16, 2017 USL 28 Seattle Sounders FC 2 1-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Seattle, Washington
8:00 P.M. (MDT) Wingo  21' Jones  45' Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,004
Referee: B. Oakley
September 23, 2017 USL 29 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1-3 Swope Park Rangers Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Eboussi  90+2' Ballo  20'
Belmar  20'
Selbol  22'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 2,788
Referee: L. Szpala
September 30, 2017 USL 30 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2-1 Orange County SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Kim  22'
Frater  28'		 Parra  55' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,059
Referee: J. Meyer
October 7, 2017 USL 31 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1-0 Sacramento Republic FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Frater  36' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,860
Referee: Y. Marrakchi
October 14, 2017 USL 32 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2-4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Ayala  29'
Thierjung  35'		 Frater  38', 66'
Burt  45', 46'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,188
Referee: E. Tattersall

Schedule source

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup

The Switchbacks beat FC Tucson 2-0 in the second round of the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. The Switchbacks' goals were scored by Jun Gyeong Park and Kevaughn Frater.

The Switchbacks lost to OKC Energy FC 2-1 in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. The Switchbacks' goal was scored by Jordan Burt.

References
  1. http://www.switchbacksfc.com/2017-roster

http://www.kktv.com/content/sports/Switchbacks-Add-Three-More-to-2017-Roster-415373293.html

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