2018 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season

The 2018 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season is the club's fourth year of existence, and their fourth season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. On January 26, 2018 it was announced that the Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 will join the Premier Development League’s Mountain Division for the upcoming 2018 season as the PDL partner of the USL’s Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
2018 season
PresidentNick Ragain
Head coachSteve Trittschuh
StadiumWeidner Field
Colorado Springs, Colorado
(Capacity: 5,000)
USLConference: 11th
2018 USL PlayoffsDid Not Qualify
2018 U.S. Open CupThird Round
Highest home attendanceAll: 11,569
(July 3 vs. Orange County SC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 941
(July 14 vs. Sacramento Republic FC)
All: 135
(May 16 vs. FC Denver)
Average home league attendance4,050

Players
As of February 22, 2018

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Moise Pouaty  Cameroon
3 Defender Pascal Eboussi  Cameroon
4 Midfielder Luke Vercollone  United States
5 Defender Josh Suggs  United States
6 Defender Taylor Hunter  United States
7 Midfielder Verneri Välimaa  Finland
8 Defender Jamal Jack  Trinidad and Tobago
9 Forward Marty Maybin  Northern Ireland
11 Midfielder Saeed Robinson  Jamaica
12 Goalkeeper Steward Ceus  Haiti
14 Forward Akwafei Ajeakwa  United States
15 Defender Ayukokata També  Cameroon
19 Midfielder Uriel Macias  United States
22 Midfielder Jordan Schweitzer  Canada
23 Forward Shane Malcolm  Guam
24 Forward Tobenna Uzo  Nigeria
35 Midfielder Kim Tae-seong  South Korea
44 Defender Jordan Burt  United States

Competitions

USL
March 17, 2018 USL 1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–0 LA Galaxy II Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M.(MDT) Ajeakwa  25'
Burt  55' (pen.)
Schweitzer  57'
Kim  73'		 COS Report
USL Report		 Arellano  57'
Hilliard-Arce  58'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,023
Referee: Greg Dopka
March 24, 2018 USL 2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–1 Portland Timbers 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Kim  35'
Välimaa  89'		 COS Report
USL Report		 Mulligan  58'
Phillips  73'
Williams  82'
Arboleda  90+1'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 2,591
Referee: Kevin Stott
March 31, 2018 USL 3 Saint Louis FC 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Fenton, Missouri
4:00 PM (CST) Greig  5'
Barden  9'
Fink  39'		 Report Kim  11'
Ajeakwa  33'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,034
Referee: Javier Santos
April 4, 2018 USL 4 Swope Park Rangers 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Overland Park, Kansas
6:30 P.M. (MDT) Blackwood  7'
Barry  58'
Silva  90+2'
Rubio  90+3'		 COS Report
USL Report		 Malcolm  69' Stadium: Shawnee Mission District Stadium
Attendance: 737
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
April 7, 2018 USL 5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Suggs  63'
Burt  70' (pen.)
Kim  90+3'		 COS Report
USL Report		 Quintailla  80'
Ontiveros  83'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 2,632
Referee: L. Szpala
April 14, 2018 USL 6 Reno 1868 FC 0–4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Reno, Nevada
8:00 P.M. (MDT) Felipe Fernandes  17'
Griffiths  88'		 COS Report
USL Report		 Felipe Fernandes  o.g' (18)
Ajeakwa  25'
Ajeakwa  25'
Vercollone  47'
Uzo  56'
Jack  67'
Robinson  77'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 4,081
Referee: M. Allatin
April 18, 2018 USL 7 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sacramento, California
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Iwasa  64'
Bijev  73'
Moffat  79'
Hall  79'		 COS Report
USL Report		 Malcolm  28'
Burt  55'
Poaty  69'
Schweitzer  76'
Suggs  79'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: L. Guardia
April 21, 2018 USL 8 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Vercollone  49'
Vercollone  62'
També  80'		 COS Report
USL Report		 Saari  16'
Saari  59'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 2,534
Referee: R. Mendoza
April 28, 2018 USL 9 Orange County SC 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Orange County, California
8:00 P.M. (MDT) Quinn  6' (pen)
Amico  8'
Crognale  90+3'		 COS Report
USL Report		 Ajeakwa  90+3' Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 3,742
Referee: M. Radchuk
May 5, 2018 USL 10 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–0 Reno 1868 FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) COS Report Murrell  80' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,830
Referee: L. Varga
May 11, 2018 USL 11 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Las Vegas Lights FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Vercollone  70' COS Report
USL Report		 Alvarez  53'
Jaime  65'
Alatorre  80'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,039
Referee: A. Zarrin
May 19, 2018 USL 12 OKC Energy FC 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Ross  82' Report Schweitzer  73'
Suggs  85'
Uzo  90+1'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 5,347
Referee: Matthew Franz
May 26, 2018 USL 13 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3–0 Saint Louis FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Vercollone  32' (pen),  90+3'
Robinson  61'
Ceus  87'		 Report Stanley  35' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,417
Referee: Chris Greer
June 2, 2018 USL 14 Las Vegas Lights FC 4–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Las Vegas, Nevada
9:00 P.M. (MDT) Alvarez  24'
Adu  47'
Thomas  52' 90+1'
Ochoa  58'		 Report Uzo  52'
Suggs  77'
Maybin  80'		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 5,712
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
June 9, 2018 USL 15 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–1 Swope Park Rangers Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Report Barry  40' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,086
Referee: Miguel Urbina-Barrios
June 17, 2018 USL 16 Portland Timbers 2 1–4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Portland, Oregon
3:00 P.M. (MDT) Hanson  18'
Zambrano  36'
Phillips  49'		 Report Schweitzer  34'
Burt  51'  55'
Maybin  71'
Ajeakwa  79'
Hamilton  83'
Eboussi  86'		 Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 1,798
Referee: Chipalo Street
June 23, 2018 USL 17 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Fresno FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Eboussi  50'
Malcolm  86'		 Report Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Oscar Arias Ochoa
June 30, 2018 USL 18 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–1 San Antonio FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Eboussi  7'
Burt  45+1' (pen.)
Schweitzer  56'
Hanlin  70'		 Report Lopez  26'
Restrepo  45+1'
Castillo  66' (pen.)
Guzmán  90+5'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,879
Referee: Joe Wykowski
July 3, 2018 USL 19 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Orange County SC Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Hall  58' (pen.)
Turnley  80'
Moffat  81'		 Report Hashimoto  10'
Amico  26',  90+3' 
Kontor  32'
Juel-Nielsen  90+1'
Ramos-Godoy  90+2'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Malik Badawi
July 7, 2018 USL 20 OKC Energy FC 1–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:30 P.M. (MDT) A. Dixon  16'
Atuahene  33'
Rasmussen  42'		 Report Malcolm  48' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,433
Referee: José Lara
July 14, 2018 USL 21 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–3 Sacramento Republic FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Barry  70' Report Iwasa  45', 54'
Eissele  67'  88'
Klimenta  73'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 941
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 21, 2018 USL 22 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 4–2 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Maybin  40', 70'
Burt  45' (pen)
Malcolm  87'		 Report Rivas  19'
Mirković  42'
Cerda  44'
Ceus  79' (og)
Ugarte  82'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,029
Referee: Marco Villa
July 25, 2018 USL 23 San Antonio FC 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC San Antonio, Texas
6:30 P.M. (MDT) Escalante  29'
Murphy  55'
King  85'		 Report Amoako  85'
Ajeakwa  90+4'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,307
Referee: Matt Franz
July 28, 2018 USL 24 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Edinburg, Texas
6:30 P.M. (MDT) Greene  46'
Perea  52'
Aguilar  83'		 Report Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,896
Referee: Arturo Ibarra
August 4, 2018 USL 25 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–0 OKC Energy FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Malcolm  69'
Uzo  74', 75'
Azira  80'
Malcolm  89'		 Report Beckie  52' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Adam Zarrin
August 11, 2018 USL 26 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
6:30 P.M. (MDT) Vukovic  17'
Gamble  55'
Rivas  71'		 Report Schweitzer  36'
Hunter  45'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,328
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 25, 2018 USL 27 Phoenix Rising FC 4–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Phoenix metropolitan area
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Awako  68'
Farrell  74'
Cortez  80'
Frater  90+4'		 Report Burt  65' Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,077
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 29, 2018 USL 28 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–0 Real Monarchs Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Robinson  87' Report Mare  44'
Gallagher  78'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,248
Referee: Joe Wykowsk
September 1, 2018 USL 29 LA Galaxy II 3–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Carson, California
8:30 P.M. (MDT) Hilliard-Arce  27'
Lassiter  29', 56'
Vera  81'		 Report Toye  11'
També  45+1'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,683
Referee: Tim Ford
September 15, 2018 USL 30 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Robinson  8'
També  35'		 Report Perea  71' Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,064
Referee: Adam Zarrin
September 22, 2018 USL 31 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1–2 Phoenix Rising FC Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 P.M. (MDT) Jack  8'
Robinson  66'
També  71'		 Report Farrell  22'
Lambert  43'
Awako  63'
Musa  78'
Woszczynski  90+5'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,871
Referee: Josh Willens
September 29, 2018 USL 32 Real Monarchs 0–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Herriman, Utah
7:00 P.M. (MDT) Kacher  53'
Ryden  90'		 Report Ajeakwa  63'
Maybin  90+1'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,386
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
October 5, 2018 USL 33 Fresno FC 3–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Fresno, California
8:00 P.M. (MDT) Chaney  23'
Cooper  47'
Johnson  57',  71'		 Report Eboussi  25' Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 4,682
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 10, 2018 USL 34 Seattle Sounders FC 2 2–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tacoma, Washington
8:00 P.M. (MDT) Neagle  45',  76'
Diaz  81'		 Report Hunter  33'
Robinson  51'
Malcolm  52'
Ajeakwa  61'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Referee: Michael Radchuk
Further information: 2018 USL season

Results summary


Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 San Antonio FC 34 14 8 12 45 48 −3 50
10 OKC Energy FC 34 12 7 15 43 46 −3 43
11 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 34 11 6 17 36 39 −3 39
12 Fresno FC 34 9 12 13 44 38 +6 39
13 Rio Grande Valley Toros 34 8 14 12 36 42 −6 38
Source: 2018 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

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup
May 16, 2018 Second round Colorado Springs Switchbacks 3–2 FC Denver Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Eboussi  55'
Macias  58'
Burt  86' (pen.)		 Report
SWbacks Report		 Magallanes  36'
Castillo  77' (pen.)		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 135
Referee: Chris Greer
May 23, 2018 Third Round San Antonio FC 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 3 p)		 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC San Antonio, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT Castillo  8' (pen.)
McCarthy  89'		 Report Uzo  26'
Eboussi  58'
Robinson  104'  120'
Jack  120'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Elton Garcia
Penalties
Escalante
King
Rodriguez
Seth
Lopez 		Vercollone
Jack
Suggs
Macias

Transfers

References
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