2020 New Mexico United season

The 2020 New Mexico United season was the second season for New Mexico United in the USL Championship (USL-C), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1] This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USL-C Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USL-C Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[2]

New Mexico United

2020 season
Head coach	Troy Lesesne
Stadium	Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Albuquerque, New Mexico
USL	Conference: 6th Group C: 2nd
USL Cup Playoffs	Conf. Semifinals
2020 U.S. Open Cup	Cancelled
Four Corners Cup	Cancelled
Biggest win	OKC 0–3 NM (August 1)
Biggest defeat	PHX 5–2 NM (August 8)

On March 12 the season was suspended for a minimum of 30 days due to concerns for player and fans health during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

On June 4, the league announced a return to play on July 11, 2020[4] and on July 2 the club announced its updated schedule.[5]

Season in Review

Off-season and Pre-season

The club completed its inaugural season by leading the league in attendance while qualifying for the last playoff spot in the western conference, although they fell in the play-in round to the Sacramento Republic. Their run to the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open Cup saw them eliminate two established USL-C clubs and two MLS clubs before falling to eventual runners-up Minnesota United.[6] One week after their elimination from the playoffs in October, the club announced that they would be retaining a majority (thirteen) of the players from the inaugural season roster. Fullback Ethen Sampson and midfielders Ken Akamatsu, Tommy Madden, and Toni Soler left the club at the expiration of their contracts after the 2019 season.[7] In November, the club announced that they had signed new contracts with two additional inaugural season players, midfielder Daniel Bruce[8] and defender Manny Padilla.[9] Santi Moar departed the club in December, moving to Four Corners Cup opponent Phoenix Rising FC.[10]

The club announced their first signing of the off-season, Amando Moreno, on December 5, followed by 2019 USL Cup winner Kalen Ryden on December 17.[11][12] January saw three additions to the squad in goalkeeper Philipp Beigl, forward Sammy Sergi, and defender David Najem.[13] On January 29, New Mexico United drew USL League One opponent Greenville Triumph SC in the Second Round of the U.S. Open Cup, to be played April 7.[14] The club announced the signing of midfielder Andrew Tinari on February 7, the day before a scheduled preseason friendly against Colorado Springs Switchbacks.[15] However, inclement weather in Colorado Springs precluded the team from travelling to Albuquerque, and the match was canceled, replaced by a 60-minute intrasquad scrimmage.[16] On February 12, 2019 top scorer Kevaughn Frater completed a move to Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC on a short-term contract.[17] The next day, French midfielder Joris Ahlinvi became the final preseason addition to the squad, after not signing with FC Cincinnati as 53rd overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.[18]

The club played preseason exhibitions against USL Championship opponents El Paso Locomotive, OKC Energy FC, Phoenix Rising FC, and USL League One Phoenix affiliate FC Tucson, all behind closed doors.[19]

Also during February, New Mexico state legislators approved a $4.1 million capital outlay to fund feasibility and design studies for a potential soccer-specific stadium in the city of Albuquerque.[20]

March

New Mexico United began the 2020 competitive season away at fellow 2019 expansion team Austin Bold FC. New signings Najem, Ryden, Parkes, and Sergi all debuted in the eventual 1–0 loss.[21] Before the next scheduled match against FC Tulsa, on March 12 the season was suspended for 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[22] The next day, the U.S. Open Cup announced a temporary suspension of the competition.[23] The club's Second Round entrance against Greenville Triumph was therefore postponed indefinitely. On March 18, the suspension was extended until May 10 to comply with CDC recommendations.[24] As a result, games scheduled against FC Tulsa away on March 14, El Paso Locomotive FC at home on March 21, and Las Vegas Lights FC at home on March 25 were postponed.[25]

April

All matches in April were postponed due to the suspension of play. Games scheduled against Colorado Springs Switchbacks away on April 4, LA Galaxy II at home on April 11, Sacramento Republic away on April 18, and Real Monarchs at home on April 25 were postponed.[25] On April 30, the USL again extended the suspension, this time without setting a firm return date.[26]

May

All matches in May were postponed due to the suspension of play. Games scheduled against San Antonio FC away on May 9, Rio Grande Valley FC Toros away on May 16, Orange County SC at home on May 23, Portland Timbers 2 away on May 27, and away at Las Vegas Lights FC on May 30 were postponed.[25]

June

The first three matches in June were postponed due to the suspension of play, including games scheduled against OKC Energy at home on June 10, Phoenix Rising at home on June 13, and Reno 1868 away on June 20.[25] On June 24, the USL released a revised competition format to play an abbreviated season, aiming to return in July. Teams would be drawn into eight regional groups of four or five teams, with the top two from each group advancing to the 2020 USL playoffs.[27] The following day, the club was placed into Group C with Colorado Springs Switchbacks, El Paso Locomotive, and Real Monarchs.[28]

July

On July 2, the revised schedule was finalized to include inter-group matches against OKC Energy, Phoenix Rising, and Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.[29] Before the season restarted, on July 9 New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that the club would not play games or practice in New Mexico, as part of a wider moratorium on contact sports ordered in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[30] On July 11, New Mexico United resumed play at Colorado Springs Switchbacks in their second competitive match of 2020. Chris Wehan and Saalih Muhammad scored to earn a 2–1 win, the latter of which would win the league's online fan poll goal of the week award.[31] Wehan and Devon Sandoval scored in a 2–2 away draw at El Paso Locomotive on July 15, both scoring again in a 2–1 win in a repeat fixture ten days later. Sandoval won the club's second goal of the week in three for United's second in the latter match on July 24, which would end up being the winner.[32] Cody Mizell won the fan-selected save of the week award in the same game, saving from a headed corner kick.[33]

Two players left the club in July, one temporarily and one permanently. Goalkeeper Ben Beaury left on a season-long loan to Reno 1868 on July 6, leaving Philipp Beigl as second-choice behind Cody Mizell.[33] On July 25, the club released defender Manny Padilla following an investigation into a sexual misconduct case during Padilla's collegiate soccer career.[34][35]

August

The club began August with a 3–0 away win over inter-group opponents OKC Energy. Wehan scored in his fourth consecutive game since the resumption of play, along with Amando Moreno and Joris Ahlinvi, the first two new signings to score for the club.[36] On August 8, the club played their second consecutive inter-group match away against Phoenix Rising. Romeo Parkes scored the opening goal in an eventual 5–2 loss, which included a Junior Flemmings hat-trick.[37]

Club

Current roster

As of July 25, 2020[38]

[39]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Season signed	Previous club	Apps. [note 1]	Goals [note 2]
Goalkeepers
1	Cody Mizell		GK	September 30, 1991	2019	Tampa Bay Rowdies	57	0
18	Philipp Beigl		GK	September 27, 1992	2020	TSV Landsberg	0	0
Defenders
3	Austin Yearwood		LB	August 12, 1994	2019	Richmond Kickers	37	0
5	Josh Suggs		LB/CB	April 24, 1989	2019	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	44	1
6	David Najem		RB/RM/LB	May 26, 1992	2020	Tampa Bay Rowdies	13	0
15	Rashid Tetteh		CB	July 14, 1995	2019	High Point Panthers	43	0
17	Justin Schmidt		LB/CB	November 2, 1993	2019	Sacramento Republic	38	2
22	Kalen Ryden		CB/LB	January 29, 1991	2020	Real Monarchs	17	1
Midfielders
4	Sam Hamilton		DM/CB	July 26, 1995	2019	Colorado Rapids	39	2
7	Ryan Williams		CM/AM	October 11, 1996	2019	John Brown University Golden Eagles	31	2
8	Juan Pablo Guzmán		DM/CM	August 31, 1988	2019	Oklahoma City Energy	49	0
10	Amando Moreno		LW/RW/AM	September 10, 1995	2020	Chicago Fire	17	6
14	Chris Wehan		LM/CM/AM/SS	January 29, 1994	2019	San Jose Earthquakes	51	18
16	Saalih Muhammad		CM/AM	August 25, 1995	2019	Penn FC	42	1
20	Andrew Tinari		CM/AM	September 12, 1995	2020	Tampa Bay Rowdies	16	1
25	Daniel Bruce		RW/RM	May 13, 1996	2019	UNC Charlotte 49ers	37	2
26	Joris Ahlinvi		CM/RW	July 13, 1995	2020	Indiana Hoosiers	6	1
Forwards
9	Devon Sandoval		CF	June 16, 1991	2019	Atlanta United 2	52	20
19	David Estrada	/	CF/RW/RM	February 4, 1988	2019	Tacoma Defiance	49	3
23	Sammy Sergi		CF	July 2, 1996	2020	Xavier Musketeers	6	0
27	Romeo Parkes		CF/LW/RW	November 11, 1990	2020	Sligo Rovers (loan)	16	2

1. All competitive matches; includes substitute appearances
2. Goals in all competitions

Transfers

Transfers Out

Pos.	No.	Player	To club	Exit date	Ref.
MF	20	Josh Goss	Free agent	Preseason	[40]
MF	26	Ken Akamatsu	Free agent	December 1, 2019	[41]
MF	23	Tommy Madden	Free agent	December 1, 2019	[41]
MF	6	Toni Soler	Free agent	December 1, 2019	[41]
DF	2	Ethen Sampson	Free agent	December 1, 2019	[41]
FW	11	Santi Moar	Phoenix Rising FC	December 3, 2019	[10]
FW	10	Kevaughn Frater	Bengaluru FC	February 12, 2020	[42]
DF	24	Manny Padilla	Released from contract	July 25, 2020	[43]

Loans Out

Pos.	No.	Player	To club	Start Date	End Date	Ref.
GK	12	Ben Beaury	Reno 1868 FC	July 6, 2020	End of season	[44]

Transfers In

Pos.	No.	Player	From club	Date	Ref.
FW	10	Amando Moreno	Chicago Fire FC	December 5, 2019	[11]
DF	22	Kalen Ryden	Real Monarchs	December 19, 2019	[12]
GK	18	Philipp Beigl	Free agent	January 16, 2020	[13]
FW	23	Sammy Sergi	Xavier Musketeers
DF	6	David Najem	Tampa Bay Rowdies	January 31, 2020	[45]
MF	20	Andrew Tinari		February 7, 2020	[15]
MF	26	Joris Ahlinvi	Free agent	February 13, 2020	[46]

Loans In

Pos.	No.	Player	From club	Start Date	End Date	Ref.
FW	27	Romeo Parkes	Sligo Rovers	January 3, 2020	End of season	[47][48]

Competitions

Exhibition

February 8 Preseason	New Mexico United	v	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
12:00 pm		Report		Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex
Note: Match canceled. Colorado Springs was unable to travel due to weather.

February 8 Preseason	Team Somos	0–0 (4–2 p)	Team Unidos	Albuquerque, New Mexico
12:00 pm		Report		Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,147
	Penalties
	Suggs Sandoval Hamilton Muhammad Padilla		Sergi Moreno Tinari Williams
Note: Intrasquad scrimmage to replace canceled match vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Played in two 30-minute halves.

February 15 Preseason	El Paso Locomotive FC	1–4	New Mexico United	El Paso, Texas
	Zola  2nd half'	Report	Parkes  5' Makinde  35' (o.g.) Sergi  2nd half' Sergi  80'	Stadium: Westside Training Fields Attendance: Closed-door

February 23 Preseason	OKC Energy	1–2	New Mexico United	Tucson, Arizona
	Chavez  40'	Report	Moreno  35' Sergi  75'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

February 26 Preseason	Phoenix Rising FC	0–1	New Mexico United	Tucson, Arizona
		Report	Wehan  37'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: Closed to the public

February 28 Preseason	FC Tucson	2-0	New Mexico United	Tucson, Arizona
	trialist  70' Adams  80'			Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: Closed to the public

USL Championship

Standings — Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	El Paso Locomotive FC	16	9	5	2	24	14	+10	32	2.00	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	New Mexico United	15	8	3	4	23	17	+6	27	1.80
3	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	16	2	7	7	19	28	−9	13	0.81
4	Real Monarchs	16	3	2	11	14	25	−11	11	0.69

Source: USL

Position by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ground	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	H	H
Result	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	-	D	W
Position	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on August 8, 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

On January 9, 2020, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule.[49]

March 7 1	Austin Bold FC	1–0	New Mexico United	Austin, TX
6:30 PM MDT	Twumasi  37' Lima  52' (pen.) Troncoso  77' Báez  85'	Report	Najem  77'	Stadium: Bold Stadium Attendance: 2,496 Referee: Malik Badawi

In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, the remainder of United's schedule was announced on July 2.[50]

July 11 2  Four Corners Cup	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	1–2	New Mexico United	Colorado Springs, CO
6:00 PM MDT	Daniels  45+2'	Report	Muhammad  25' Wehan  56',  87'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

July 15 3	El Paso Locomotive FC	2–2	New Mexico United	El Paso, TX
8:00 PM MDT	Rebellón  37' Salgado  40',  43' Fox  45+5' Jérôme  84' Mares  90+6'	Report	Wehan  11' Tinari  49' Parkes  53' Sandoval  76' (pen.)	Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Chris Ruska

July 24 4	El Paso Locomotive FC	1–2	New Mexico United	El Paso, TX
7:30 PM MDT	Beckie  69' Gómez  86' (pen.),  87' N'Toko  90+6'	Report	Wehan  35' Sandoval  45+4' Guzmán  76' Mizell  87'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Matthew Thompson

August 1 5	OKC Energy FC	0–3	New Mexico United	Oklahoma City, OK
6:00 PM MDT	Ibeagha  86' Chavez  87'	Report	Moreno  31' Wehan  45+3' Mizell  82' Ahlinvi  90+4'	Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,582 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

August 8 6  Four Corners Cup	Phoenix Rising FC	5–2	New Mexico United	Scottsdale, AZ
7:30 PM MST	Flemmings  17',  73',  86' Dadashov  22' Cochran  52' Lambert  57' Calistri  80'	Report	Parkes  5' Guzmán  45+1' Tinari  59' Moreno  89'	Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Referee: Lukasz Szpala

August 15 7  Four Corners Cup	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	0–1	New Mexico United	Colorado Springs, CO
3:00 PM MDT	Rubio  63' Ferreira  90+4'	Report	Tinari  30' Wehan  45' Najem  66' Ryden  90+1'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Malik Badawi

August 19 8  Four Corners Cup	Real Monarchs	0–2	New Mexico United	Sandy, UT
8:00 PM MDT	Powder  45+3'	Report	Ryden  38' Muhammad  42' Williams  42' Moreno  68'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 465 Referee: Matthew Thompson

August 22 9  Four Corners Cup	Real Monarchs	1–2	New Mexico United	Sandy, UT
8:00 PM MDT	Sierakowski  53'	Report	Moreno  5',  45' Tetteh  29' Wehan  48' Guzmán  55' Ryden  87'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 570 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

August 29 10  Four Corners Cup	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	1–1	New Mexico United	Colorado Springs, CO
5:00 PM MDT	Lewis  54' Daniels  59'	Report	Tinari  37' Moreno  54' (pen.) Williams  65'  75' Mizell  90+3'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Farhad Dadkho

September 5 11	El Paso Locomotive FC	3–2	New Mexico United	El Paso, TX
7:30 PM MDT	King  25',  40' Yearwood  60' (o.g.) Fox  82' Mares  88' Beckie  90'	Report	Estrada  13',  44' Sandoval  41',  52' Muhammad  70' Wehan  89'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 1,519 Referee: Malik Badawi

September 12 12  Four Corners Cup	Real Monarchs	0–2	New Mexico United	Herriman, Utah
12:00 PM MDT	Giménez  23' Vázquez  54' Moberg  66'	Report	Tinari  30' Moreno  40',  65' Guzmán  90+2'	Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

September 19 13  Four Corners Cup	New Mexico United	1–2	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Albuquerque, NM
3:30 PM MDT	Sandoval  28' Moreno  64'	Report	Volesky  45+1' (pen.),  45+2' Ferreira  48' Daniels  88'	Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Referee: Elton Garcia

September 23 14	New Mexico United	P–P	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	Albuquerque, NM
TBA PM MDT				Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex
Note: Match postponed due to a positive covid-19 test in the RGVFC organization.[51]

September 26 15	New Mexico United	0–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Albuquerque, NM
7:30 PM MDT	Borelli  28' Rebellón  41' Ryan  52' Carrijó  68'	Report	Moreno  36' Tetteh  88'	Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,669 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

September 30 16  Four Corners Cup	Real Monarchs	0–1	New Mexico United	Herriman, Utah
7:30 PM MDT	Flores  17' Moberg  23' Ávila  29' Jasso  62'	Report	Bruce  27' Muhammad  38' Ryden  46' Ahlinvi  57'	Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 396 Referee: Chris Ruska

USL Cup Playoffs

October 10 Conf. Quarterfinals	San Antonio FC	0–1	New Mexico United	San Antonio, Texas
7:00 PM MDT	Taintor  51' PC  104' Bailone  105+1' Parano  115'	Report	Moreno  48' Wehan  101',  105+2' Mizell  103' Suggs  104' Tinari  105+3' Guzmán  107'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 2,175 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

October 17 Conf. Semifinals	El Paso Locomotive FC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	New Mexico United	El Paso, Texas
7:30 PM MDT	Mares  30' Borelli  50' Gómez  52' Diaz  112'	Report	Hamilton  38' Moreno  53' Parkes  90+5'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 1,659 Referee: Jon Freemon
	Penalties
	Borelli Ross Ryan Robinson Zola		Sandoval Wehan Ryden Parkes

Four Corners Cup

On June 24, the league announced the structure of its Return To Play format, separating the league into eight separate groups for regional competitions.[52] Unfortunately, Phoenix was combined with the southern California clubs into Group B, while the other three cup competitors were combined with El Paso into Group C, making a full cup competition impossible for the year.[53] Matches between Four Corners clubs are identified but no cup will be awarded in 2020.

Statistics

As of October 18, 2020[54]

Outfield players

#	Pos.	Name	GP	GS	Min.	Goals	Assists
3	DF	Austin Yearwood	15	15	1409	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Sam Hamilton	14	10	1032	0	0	1	0
5	DF	Josh Suggs	14	12	1171	0	1	1	0
6	DF	David Najem	13	7	719	0	0	2	0
7	MF	Ryan Williams	14	2	326	0	0	1	1
8	MF	Juan Pablo Guzmán	15	14	1123	0	0	5	0
9	FW	Devon Sandoval	14	12	1113	4	1	1	0
10	FW	Amando Moreno	17	15	1236	6	4	6	0
14	MF	Chris Wehan	15	15	1319	7	5	3	0
15	DF	Rashid Tetteh	10	5	415	0	0	2	0
16	MF	Saalih Muhammad	14	9	825	1	1	3	0
17	DF	Justin Schmidt	1	1	90	0	0	0	0
19	FW	David Estrada	15	3	501	1	2	1	0
20	MF	Andrew Tinari	16	14	1194	1	0	5	0
22	DF	Kalen Ryden	17	17	1530	1	0	3	0
23	FW	Samson Sergi	6	0	71	0	0	0	0
25	MF	Daniel Bruce	15	7	655	0	1	1	0
26	MF	Joris Ahlinvi	6	2	186	2	0	0	0
27	FW	Romeo Parkes	16	8	720	2	1	1	0
—	MF	Manny Padilla[note 1]	2	2	180	0	0	0	0

Notes

1. Player left the club before the conclusion of the 2020 season.

Goalkeepers

#	Name	GP	GS	Min.	SV	GA	GAA	SO
1	Cody Mizell	17	17	1530	32	18	1.059	7	4	0
18	Philipp Beigl	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0

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