2021 FC Tulsa season
| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Head coach | Michael Nsien | ||
| Stadium | ONEOK Field Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||
| USL Championship | Division: 4th Overall: 14th | ||
| USL Cup | Conference Quarterfinals | ||
| 2021 U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | ||
| Black Gold Derby | Champions | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,241 (7/17 vs. OKC) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,302 (8/25 vs. MEM) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,438 | ||
| Biggest win | TUL 4–0 ATL (10/20) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ATL 5–0 TUL (5/19) | ||
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The 2021 FC Tulsa season was the franchise's 7th season in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States. It is their second season since the club's rebranding from Tulsa Roughnecks FC[1] to FC Tulsa.[2]
Club
[edit]| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Apps [1] | Goals [2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Sean Lewis | 
|
GK | April 17, 1992 | Penn FC
|
35 | 0 | |
| 12 | Daniel Gagliardi |
|
GK | January 21, 1997 | Fort Lauderdale CF
|
0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Austin Wormell |
|
GK | May 26, 1998 | Rogers State University Hillcats
|
0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 2 | Kevin Garcia |
|
CB | August 21, 1990 | Houston Dynamo FC
|
19 | 0 | |
| 3 | Piercen Fisher [A] |
|
DF | June 3, 2004 | Tulsa SC Academy
|
0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Modou Jadama | 
|
CB | March 17, 1994 | Atlanta United 2
|
37 | 1 | |
| 5 | Leo Folla |
|
CB | March 2, 1995 | Chattanooga Red Wolves
|
0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Matt Sheldon |
|
RB | August 23, 1992 |  Waterside Karori
|
39 | 1 | |
| 18 | Solomon Kwambe | 
|
RB | September 30, 1993 | Lobi Stars F.C.
|
6 | 0 | |
| 22 | Bradley Bourgeois |
|
CB | April 13, 1994 | Nashville SC
|
51 | 0 | |
| 26 | Jorge Corrales | 
|
LB | May 20, 1991 |  CF Montréal
|
37 | 1 | |
| 28 | Jesus Hernandez [A] |
|
DF | December 31, 2002 | Tulsa Soccer Academy
|
0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 16 | Rodrigo da Costa | 
|
AM | December 20, 1993 | Florida Soccer Soldiers
|
52 | 14 | |
| 20 | Ciaran Winters |
|
MF | May 29, 2001 | Sporting Kansas City Academy
|
3 | 0 | |
| 21 | Kembo Kibato[†] |
|
AM | September 16, 2000 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
|
2 | 0 | |
| 24 | Tony Mota [A] |
|
MF | September 27, 2002 | Tulsa SC Academy
|
0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Lebo Moloto | 
|
CM | May 21, 1990 | Nashville SC
|
16 | 1 | |
| 33 | Lucas Coutinho |
|
AM | August 12, 1993 | Tormenta FC
|
0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Eric Bird |
|
CM | April 8, 1993 | Houston Dynamo FC
|
16 | 2 | |
| 99 | Raphael Ayagwa |
|
DM | February 13, 1998 | Lobi Stars F.C.
|
19 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 7 | Stanley Oganbor |
|
FW | July 10, 1998 | Flight FC
|
0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Jerome Kiesewetter |
|
CF | February 9, 1993 | Inter Miami CF
|
3 | 0 | |
| 10 | Marlon |
|
RW | April 29, 1995 | Madureira Esporte Clube
|
27 | 8 | |
| 11 | Joaquín Rivas | 
|
RW | April 26, 1992 | Saint Louis FC
|
69 | 22 [+] | |
| 17 | Martin Martinez-Leyva [A] |
|
FW | January 11, 2004 | Tulsa SC Academy
|
0 | 0 | |
| 72 | Promise Akinpelu [A] |
|
FW | July 3, 2001 |  NK Trnje
|
0 | 0 | |
| 77 | Michael Cunningham | 
|
FW | February 5, 1991 | Rochester Lancers
|
0 | 0 | |
| 92 | Darío Suárez |
|
LW | August 25, 1992 | Miami FC
|
19 | 10 | |
Staff
[edit]
James Cannon – President
Michael Nsien – Head Coach
Donovan Ricketts – First Assistant and Goalkeeping Coach
Nemanja Vuković – Assistant Coach
Cyprian Hedrick – Assistant Coach- Miguel Wickert – Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Johnathon Millwee – Head Athletic Trainer
Competitions
[edit]Preseason
[edit]| March 20 Scrimmage | Team Ricketts | 1–1 | Team Vuko | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 10am CDT | Suárez  4' (pen.) |
Report | Rivas 42' |
Stadium: Titan Sports Complex Attendance: 0 |
| Note: Intrasquad scrimmage | ||||
| March 24 Preseason 1 | Houston Dynamo FC | 3–0 | FC Tulsa | College Station, Texas |
| 4pm CDT | Urruti 15' (Pasher) Pasher 34'Vera 57' (Urruti) |
TUL Report HOU Report |
Stadium: Ellis Field Attendance: 0 |
| March 25 Preseason 2 | North Texas SC | 3–0 | FC Tulsa | Frisco, Texas |
| 3pm CDT | Trialist #1 50' Pickering 82'Trialist #2 86' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center Field #5 Attendance: 0 |
| March 27 Preseason 3 | North Texas SC | 1–0 | FC Tulsa | Frisco, Texas |
| 11am CDT | Trialist #1 61' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center Field #5 Attendance: 0 |
| April 2 Preseason 4 | FC Tulsa | 5–0 | FC Wichita | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Moloto 3' Rivas 22'Kiesewetter 43'Kiesewetter 52'da Costa 54' |
Report | Stadium: Titan Sports Complex Attendance: 0 |
| April 17 Preseason 5 | FC Tulsa | 1–1 | Austin Bold FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2pm CDT | Garcia 68' |
Report | Báez 37' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field |
USL Championship
[edit]Standings — Central Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 61 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 60 | |
| 3 | Memphis 901 FC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 50 | |
| 4 | FC Tulsa | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 47 | |
| 5 | OKC Energy FC | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 37 | |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 35 | |
| 7 | Atlanta United 2 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 34[a] | |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City II | 32 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 20[a] |
Source: USL
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b The USL awarded a 3–0 win to Atlanta United 2 after Sporting Kansas City II fielded Jake Davis who was an ineligible player. The original score was 1–0 for Sporting Kansas City II.[3]
Match results
[edit]| April 24 1 | OKC Energy | 1–3 | FC Tulsa | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:30pm CDT | Donovan 76' |
Report | Rivas 29', 36' Suarez 87' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,380 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| May 1 2 | FC Tulsa | 2–0 | Sporting Kansas City II | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | da Costa 14' Suarez 25' |
Report | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,241 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| May 8 3 | Indy Eleven | 0–2 | FC Tulsa | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 6pm CDT | Report | Rivas 62', 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: Carroll Stadium Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| May 19 4 | Atlanta United 2 | 5–0 | FC Tulsa | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 6:30 CDT | Allan 34' McFadden 36', 39'Wolff 45+2'Morales  78'Gannon 80' |
Report | Corrales 34'  68'Jadama 76' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 650 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
| June 2 5 | Sporting Kansas City II | 4–1 | FC Tulsa | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Rad 41', 54' Duke 45+3' Barber 49' Harris 55' R. Smith 73' |
Report | Coutinho 14' Marlon 23' Bird 71' Kiesewetter 85' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| June 6 6 | Birmingham Legion | 2–1 | FC Tulsa | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Brett 30', 75' James 43' |
Report | Folla 47' Suarez 83' |
Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| June 16 7 | FC Tulsa | 4–3 | Sporting Kansas City II | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00pm CDT | Kibato 18' da Costa 42' Marlon 45', 45+2' Suarez 62' (pen.) Rivas 72' Ayagwa 90+5' |
Report | R. Smith 7' Džankić 34' Rešetar 45+3' Freeman 87', 90+4' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,690 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| June 19 8 | FC Tulsa | 2–3 | Louisville City FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | da Costa 23' Marlon 55' Rivas 60' |
Report | Lancaster 2', 10' (pen.) Gómez 7' McCabe 88' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,976 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| June 25 9 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–2 | FC Tulsa | Edinburg, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Diz Pe 4' Njie 90+2' |
Report | da Costa 22', 60' Kibato 25' 78' Sheldon 57' Kiesewetter 89' |
Stadium: HEB Park Attendance: 2,955 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| July 2 10 | OKC Energy | 0–0 | FC Tulsa | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Stephenson 90+2' |
Report | Ayagwa 42' Winters 74' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,673 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| July 10 11 | FC Tulsa | 3–2 | Louisville City FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Marlon 6' Kibato 16' da Costa 40' Suarez 65' Moloto 81' |
Report | Hoppenot 5' Greig 45+1' Lancaster 61' Watts 90+2' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,006 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| July 17 12 | FC Tulsa | 1–2 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Corrales 14' Suárez 25' da Costa 63', 90+1' |
Report | Ward 39' López 65' Osmond 89' Kurimoto 90+6' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 5,009 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| July 24 13 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–0 | FC Tulsa | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Murphy 45+4' Carroll 64' Dally 90+5' |
Report | Marlon 39' |
Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 5,425 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| July 28 14 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–1 | FC Tulsa | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| TBD CDT | Fewo 14' Macky Diop 25' (pen.)Fortune 49' Matheus 90+3' |
Report | Bourgeois 18' da Costa  42', 55' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 769 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| August 4 15 | FC Tulsa | 0–2 | Indy Eleven | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Report | Moon 37' Arteaga 54' Wild 79' Hackshaw 81' Vassell 85' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,099 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| August 7 16 | FC Tulsa | 3–1 | Birmingham Legion FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Jadama 71' Sheldon 25' Marlon 88', 89' Kibato 90+1' Ayagwa 80' |
Report | Brett 45+1', 66' (pen.) Vancaeyezeele 77' Rufe 84' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,389 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| August 14 17 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | FC Tulsa | Louisville, Kentucky |
| TBD CDT | Lancaster 10', 66' McMahon 66' Gómez 85' |
Report | Sheldon 72' Moloto 81' Bourgeois 90+1' Bird 90+3' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,675 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| August 22 18 | Birmingham Legion FC | 1–2 | FC Tulsa | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Flemmings 68' |
Report | Johnson 8' Suárez 56' |
Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| August 25 19 | FC Tulsa | 2–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Jadama 8' Moloto 75' Marlon 80', 90+2' |
Report | Dacres 16' Reynolds 39' Murphy 87' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,302 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| August 28 20 | FC Tulsa | 3–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Sheldon 14', 70' Moloto 30', 34' Suárez 54' Jadama 64' |
Report | Chol 17' Washington 50' Benítez 70' Macky Diop 73' Kamdem Fewo 75' McFadden 81' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,221 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
| September 3 21 | Louisville City FC | 0–1 | FC Tulsa | Louisville, Kentucky |
| TBD CDT | DelPiccolo 68' Ownby 82' |
Report | Suárez 20' Marlon 47' Lewis 71' Da Costa 79' Fenwick 90+3' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,206 Referee: John Matto |
| September 8 22 | FC Tulsa | 2–1 | Indy Eleven | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Marlon 9', 67' Corrales 51' Suárez 89' (pen.) Da Costa 90+6' |
Report | Arteaga 34' Haworth 41' Farr 88' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,312 Referee: John Griggs |
| September 11 23 | FC Tulsa | 1–1 | Birmingham Legion FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Da Costa 12' Suárez 29' (pen.) Coutinho 88' |
Report | Kasim 53' Lopez 65' Williams 80' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,439 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| September 18 24 | FC Tulsa | 0–1 | Austin Bold FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Report | Garcia 11' Rissi 14' Diouf 78' Ciss 90+3' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| September 24 25 | Sporting Kansas City II | 1–1 | FC Tulsa | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Čuić 55' Pierre 65' Cisneros 87' |
Report | Suárez 8' (pen.) Johnson 16' Flanagan 88' Da Costa 90+1' Jadama 90+5' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Kevin Fikar |
| October 2 26 | FC Tulsa | 0–3 | Memphis 901 FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Rivas 2' Marlon 70' |
Report | Bourgeois 17' (o.g.) Logue 33' Kissiedou 25', 35', 45+3' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,405 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| October 9 27 | FC Tulsa | 1–2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Da Costa 45+1' |
Report | Gómez 7' Solignac 14' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,156 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| October 16 28 | San Antonio FC | 1–1 | FC Tulsa | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 CDT | Maloney 25' Gallegos 56' |
Report | Da Costa 27' Kibato 45+1' Marlon 59' Ayagwa 87' Milke 87' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,090 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| October 20 29 | FC Tulsa | 4–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Da Costa 17' Johnson 21' Garcia 23' Marlon 34' Wormell 70' Coutinho 90+1' |
Report | Washington 31' Cobb 83' McFadden 84' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,730 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| October 23 30 | Indy Eleven | 1–1 | FC Tulsa | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| TBD CDT | Arteaga 43' Vassell 71' Adewole 77' |
Report | Fenwick 32' Johnson 78' |
Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 6,499 Referee: Melvin Rivas |
| October 27 31 | Memphis 901 FC | 3–2 | FC Tulsa | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Fortune 24', 39' Segbers 33' Murphy 75', 85' Paul 88' Oduro 90+2' |
Report | Marlon 8' (pen.) Logue 74' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 3,443 Referee: Elton García |
| October 30 32 | FC Tulsa | 2–0 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7pm CDT | Rivas 11' Jadama 68' Marlon 82' |
Report | Chavez 71' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,053 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
USL Championship Playoffs
[edit]| November 6, 2021 Conference Quarterfinals | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6–2 | FC Tulsa | Tampa Bay, FL |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Bird 63',  72' Rivas 67' Suárez 90' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,262 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
References
[edit]- ^ Bailey, Eric (February 26, 2014). "Fans vote to resurrect Roughnecks name for new Tulsa pro soccer team". Tulsa World. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ "FC Tulsa Unveils New Name, Crest and Colors to Usher in New Era of Pro Soccer in Tulsa" (Press release). FC Tulsa. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
