El Paso Locomotive FC

El Paso Locomotive FC is an American professional soccer team based in El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2018, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019.[1][2]

El Paso Locomotive FC
FoundedMarch 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)
StadiumSouthwest University Park
Capacity7,500
OwnerMountainStar Sports Group
Head coachMark Lowry
LeagueUSL Championship
20196th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Conference Final
WebsiteClub website

Club crest and colors

The Locomotive brand was unveiled on October 4, 2018, beating out finalists Lagartos, Estrellas, Stars, and Tejanos.[3] The crest is shaped in a manner similar to Mission Style buildings and features three main colors: West Texas Sky blue, Desert Dusk blue, and High Noon Sun. The crest has 11 vertical stripes that represent the eleven players on the field and resemble the front of a locomotive. A city icon, The Star on The Mountain, adorns the top of the crest, which is shaped in the silhouette of the Franklin Mountains.[4][5]

Sponsorship
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2019–present BLK Southwest University

Stadium

The club will play on the grounds of the Southwest University Park, a baseball park that is also the home field for the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Pacific Coast League.

Rivalries

El Paso's primary rivals are New Mexico United[6][7] and FC Juárez.[8]

Players and staff

Roster
As of February 4, 2021[9]
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Logan Ketterer  United States
4 Defender Mechack Jérôme  Haiti
5 Defender Éder Borelli  Mexico
6 Midfielder Richie Ryan  Ireland
7 Midfielder Dylan Mares  United States
8 Midfielder Nick Ross  Scotland
10 Forward Leandro Carrijó  Brazil
13 Defender Matt Bahner  United States
20 Midfielder Chapa Herrera  United States
24 Midfielder Yuma  Spain
25 Defender Bryam Rebellón  Colombia
27 Defender Macauley King  England
— Midfielder José Aguinaga  Spain
— Forward Aidan Apodaca  United States
— Defender Niall Logue  Northern Ireland
— Forward Luis Solignac  Argentina

Front-office staff
  • Alan Ledford – president
  • Andrew Forrest – general manager

Technical staff
  • Mark Lowry – head coach
  • Bob Bigney – assistant coach
  • JC Garzon – goalkeeper coach
  • Gabriel Zapponi – manager of sports performance and science
  • Stuart Wright – athletic trainer
  • Keeler Watson – coordinator, equipment and player operations

Team records

Year-by-year
As of October 24, 2020
Season USL Championship Play-offs U.S. Open Cup Top scorer 1 Head coach
P W L D GF GA Pts Pos Player Goals
2019 34 13 10 11 42 36 50 6th, Western Conference Final 2nd Round Jerome Kiesewetter 12 Mark Lowry
2020 16 9 2 5 24 14 32 4th, Western
1st, Group C		 Conference Final Cancelled Aarón Gómez 5 Mark Lowry

^ 1. Top scorer includes statistics from league matches only.

Head coaches
  • Includes USL Regular Season, USL Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup. Excludes friendlies.
CoachNationalityStartEndGamesWinLossDrawWin %
Mark Lowry  England July 25, 2018 present 57 26 15 16 045.61

Average attendance
YearReg. seasonPlayoffs
2019[10] 6,584 7,460

Club captains
YearsNameNation
2019 Chiró N'Toko  Belgium

References
  1. "El Paso Joins the United Soccer League for 2019 Season". Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. "El Paso gets new expansion USL soccer team, will play at Southwest University Park in 2019". Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  3. "El Paso USL: Soccer team nickname will be the Locomotive; logo, crest unveiled". El Paso Times. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  4. "Our Crest". El Paso Locomotive FC. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  5. "El Paso Locomotive FC Rolled Out as City's New Professional Soccer Team" (Press release). El Paso Locomotive FC. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018 – via Business Wire.
  6. "One final United-El Paso matchup has big stakes". Albuquerque Journal. Journal Publishing Company. October 14, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  7. Morgan, Andy (July 14, 2020). "Locomotive FC set to renew rivalry with New Mexico United". KTSM-TV. Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  8. "Friendly Rival On The Border". eplocomotivefc.com. February 14, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  9. "Roster". www.eplocomotivefc.com.
  10. "2019 USL Championship Attendance". Soccer Stadium Digest. October 20, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.


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